Beyond Gold and Jade [Interstellar ABO]

In the empty room, the originally subtle noise seemed to be infinitely magnified, like a stone falling into the water, causing ripples in the originally silent air.

He took back the steps that were about to step up the stairs, and took out the communicator from his pocket.When Pei Qingque saw Wen Jingyi's name flashing on the screen, her temples twitched a few times.

After confirming that the door of the laboratory was locked, Pei Qingque walked to a corner of the room.Standing in front of a snow-white wall, he reached out and clicked the connect button.

Sure enough, at the moment of connection, the first thing that catches the eye is still a video that is playing.

The picture is extremely unstable, wobbly and dizzy.In the video, the midday sun is in full bloom, shining dazzling light on the protective coating outside the Meng's company building.

As the camera gradually zoomed in, two faces that Pei Qingque was very familiar with originally appeared in the frame of a crowd of hurried pedestrians.

—— Gu Dingci was surrounded by security team members, walking in the center of the crowd, a wide and thick mask covered most of his face.There was a deep worry between the exposed eyebrows, his eyes were red, and those pure black pupils that were originally out of focus were covered by thick sadness, making him even more fragile and dazed.

Meng Wangchuan's wheelchair turned on its automatic driving and walked on the other side not far from Gu Dingci.The man frowned, staring at the light screen projected in front of him, followed by a large group of subordinates in formal suits, reporting work to Meng Wangchuan non-stop.

With a casual glance, Pei Qingque noticed the flashing clock screen on the device held by a subordinate in the screen, and then realized that this video was not what he thought was a video, but a video similar to the scene Covert monitoring such as live broadcast.

The monitoring only had pictures, but no sound. Pei Qingque stood there in a daze, watching the unexpected and reasonable "pantomime" in front of him.

I didn't let Pei Qingque watch it alone for too long, and it is estimated that the other party has seen the two protagonists in the picture clearly. Soon, the second prince's weird voice rang out from the communicator: "Tomorrow is the agreed How about time? Are you ready, little one?"

"..."

Hearing the Zerg's voice ringing in his ears, Pei Qingque frowned, turned his attention away from the screen, and after a long silence, he whispered: "I will do what I promised you...don't hurt Xiao Yi and His father."

The second prince laughed a few times, and said inexplicably: "I admire you, a good boy who knows current affairs."

After hearing this, Pei Qingque clenched her fists subconsciously.Looking at Gu Dingci's sad eyes in the picture, he asked, "Huo Zhoutong has disappeared, why are you still so obsessed with Gu Dingci's life?"

"Hey, are you still helping your rival in love?" The second prince's voice was sarcasm, and he didn't plan to reveal his panic at all: "I thought you were a weak idiot, but you're pretty smart after looking at it this way."

"You humans have a saying called 'be prepared for danger'. Huo Zhoutong is just missing...I want to watch him die in front of me." The second prince said bitterly: "If it wasn't for him, the person who is leading the Zerg fight now It's still me! How could I have fallen to this point?"

"Wait," the second prince of the Zerg race paused, and said vigilantly, "You don't want to go back on your word, do you?"

Pei Qingque opened her mouth, and before she could answer him, she heard the other party chattering, as if she had made up her mind, "I warn you, Huo Zhoutong's life and death are unknown now, if he lives, Gu Dingci's life will be The biggest bargaining chip, if he dies, I don't mind killing one more human to be buried with him."

"So, no matter what the truth of the matter is, I have decided Gu Dingci's fate. Tomorrow, you must bring me here completely."

Feeling Pei Qingque's vacillation, the second prince was resentful, and continued to increase his strength through gritted teeth: "It's okay, if you are still hesitant, then I will help you?"

"... Gu Dingci is a blind man. He probably doesn't know what you look like until now, right? Do you think anyone in this world would like a replica of yourself? Will Gu Dingci still treat you so well after knowing it? Oh, yes , if you still don't want to, I still have the recordings of these communications in my hand, and it's not too difficult to send a copy to each of them. Besides, don't forget, Wen Jingyi's life is still in jeopardy. It's in my hands."

"Tsk tsk, if you calculate it like this, kid, you don't seem to have the capital to resist at all. How pitiful."

"You!!!" Being threatened so bluntly, Pei Qingque suddenly couldn't think of how to refute it.

The second prince sneered, suppressed the anger caused by mentioning Huo Zhoutong before, and poked Pei Qingque's painful feet: "Think about it, if Huo Zhoutong dies, only Gu Dingci will be left behind." On the one hand... aren't you afraid that your Mr. Meng and Gu Dingci will resurface and restore the old?"

The Zerg were not familiar with human language. Although these two idioms were not used accurately, they still easily touched Pei Qingque's secret and heavy heart.

Pei Qingque's breathing became rapid for a moment, and he mumbled words of unknown meaning from his throat: "I..."

"Okay, I don't intend to waste time with you." The second prince interrupted Pei Qingque's raving: "Remember what I said, as long as you follow the plan, there will be no problems."

The moment the voice fell, the communication was unilaterally cut off by the other party, leaving only Pei Qingque standing alone in the empty laboratory, his eyes dim.

***

When Pei Qingque walked out of the underground laboratory, a long time had passed before he knew it.

The sky has just been wiped black, and it is no longer bright and clear before.As night fell, the lights used for lighting in the house were turned on one after another. The lights were brightly lit, and they looked extraordinarily bright in the night.

Pei Qingque wobbled and walked slowly from where the laboratory was to the front hall of the main house.There was a strong exhaustion all over his body, his eyes were dull, and his appearance as he walked forward with his head bowed on his back made him look extremely decadent.

The time set by the Zerg was tomorrow morning, and it was getting closer and closer to the limit. On the contrary, Pei Qingque was withdrawn from the original anxiety and boredom, and returned to a strange calm.

However, the moment Pei Qingque opened the glass door at the junction of the front hall and the corridor in the backyard, stepped into the hall, and was wrapped in warm air, the figure of Gu Dingci appearing at the gate made his whole body move. Involuntarily paused.

Gu Dingci was travel-laden, and his whole body was visibly haggard. He was helped by his servants to the sofa, where he sat on it alone for a long while, and then slowly took off the mask covering his face.

Taking a sip of the hot water prepared on the table, Gu Dingci moistened his chapped lips a little bit, as if he didn't feel the high heat coming from the ceramic teacup in his hand, Gu Dingci was in a daze while holding the hot tea.

Pei Qingque frowned imperceptibly, and put his hand into his pocket. He knew that the light green medicine was lying quietly inside.

Gu Dingci is now at a time when his mind is in turmoil, and he is unsuspecting of himself.Meng Wangchuan should still be busy with the series of incidents that happened today. There was no one else in the hall except the maid who bowed her head and waited aside.

As long as I can seize this great opportunity, get close to Gu Dingci, and put the potion into the teacup in the opponent's hand... then not only Wen Jingyi can be saved, but from now on... from now on, Mr. Meng belongs to him alone, and It will only be his alone.

Pei Qingque's right hand holding the potion tightened slightly, the blackness rolled in her pupils, her face was expressionless, and there were many unclear emotions in her eyes staring at Gu Dingci.

He took a few steps forward, stopped beside Gu Dingci, and called softly, "Mr. Gu."

Gu Dingci didn't react immediately, and after a while, he realized Pei Qingque's existence belatedly.As if at a loss, he put the teacup in his hand back on the coffee table in front of him, twitched between the hot red ones, a forced smile appeared on his face, and he tried to stand up: "Ah...yes, Is it Xiaoque?"

"Well, it's me." Pei Qingque took a step forward while answering, supported Gu Dingci's left hand, and accompanied him to sit back on the sofa again.

The air was quiet for a few seconds, and the two of them looked at each other silently, until finally, it was Pei Qingque who spoke first, comforting: "Mr. Gu, I also read today's news, don't worry, General Huo will be fine of."

Since Gu Dingci lived in Meng's house, he spent most of his time in the laboratory, and he didn't have many opportunities to communicate with other people.Although there were several contacts with Pei Qingque before, most of them were short-lived.So he naturally didn't notice Pei Qingque's hoarse voice and weird tone tonight.

Hearing that the other party's voice was not as clear as usual, Gu Dingci was distracted by the words related to Huo Zhoutong in Pei Qingque's words. not sure.

In Pei Qingque's eyes, Gu Dingci's distraught appearance made his already overwhelmed heart sink a little bit more.

When he came back to his senses, the heavy emotions that had been pent up in his heart for a day seemed to finally have an outlet. Gu Dingci was like a traveler grasping at straws. It's some insignificant little things, but they still can't hide the deep love in them.

Gu Dingci spoke engrossedly, and Pei Qingque's soft voice echoed during the period. He didn't notice that Pei Qingque's right hand, which was quietly stretched out and suspended on the teacup, dropped a few drops of transparent water from the small bottle tightly held in his palm. liquid.

The sound of the dripping medicine was covered by the words of the conversation, and the surface was still calm.

Pei Qingque's eyes were dark, and she looked at the teacup with a particularly deep gaze.He grabbed the chattering Gu Dingci, handed the teacup to his hand, and said in a low voice, "Mr. Gu, drink some water."

Looking at the expression of gratitude on the other party's face, Pei Qingque spoke in a very soft voice, watching the thirsty Gu Dingci swallow half of the tea in the cup.

Pei Qingque lowered his eyes, his half-closed eyelids covered the complicated light in his eyes, his eyelashes like small fans cast a faint shadow on his eyelids, he opened his mouth, and said silently to Gu Dingci——

"……Feel sorry."