Beyond Gold and Jade [Interstellar ABO]

At noon, Star Field Sixteen Joint District.

In the dark bedroom, there is a large copper bed carved with fine patterns.

The window sills that should be exposed to the sun were replaced with anti-light curtains after cleaning, and the thick light-absorbing material isolated the outside sunlight and noise from the windows.The whole bedroom was quiet, except for Pei Qingque's even breathing sound when she was sleeping soundly from the slightly undulating bulge.

Two hours ago, when Meng Wangchuan's mecha carried him out of the sleeping bag on the ground and put him on the bed, Pei Qingque's sleeping appearance was fairly good, lying obediently under the quilt.But as long as no one is watching, the bird will roll up the quilt in a short time and bury himself in the soft quilt, only showing half of his small face enough to breathe.

The warm blanket dyed Pei Qingque's cheeks pale pink, and her black and thick eyelashes cast a small shadow on her eyelids. She was exhausted the night before, so she naturally slept soundly now.

However, if you look carefully, you can find that although the little guy is sleeping, his closed eyelids are trembling uncontrollably, and even his delicate eyebrows are furrowed, looking like he is in a very uneasy dream.

The weather that day was particularly good, the sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly.Pei Qingque's mood was as warm and bright as the pot of rustic sunflowers at the school gate—after all, today he is graduating from Burleigh, one of the most famous art schools in Interstellar!

Although the major is the famous unpopular major in the school that "can recruit a single seedling every time, so it is difficult to keep it"-puppet show, but at least it is the same alma mater as those well-known Uranus superstars in the star field , he Pei Qingque and You Rongyan.

"Graduation" always has a special meaning for a student. It symbolizes that you have to say goodbye to the step-by-step life of the past few years, stand at a new starting point, and start your journey again.No matter the grades are good or bad, once the ceremony is over, it is a brand new life.

An art school with a long history in Burleigh, although 90.00% of the students in the star entertainment circle have been cultivated in the past [-] years, at the graduation ceremony every year, it is almost strict to carry out The long-standing ceremony process: taking a group photo in front of the big bunch of sunflowers facing the rising sun in the morning, and sending messages from the family members, and then the current principal will issue a certificate of completion to each graduate, and finally everyone will read the school history volume in the library one by one leave a message.The rest is the carnival dinner for the graduates.

The most pleasing thing for Pei Qingque in this series of ceremonies is that the school, which usually has very strict control over people outside the school, will allow students to bring their closest people to complete this grand ceremony throughout the day.

Although today's parents are going to attend the opening ceremony of their younger siblings and sisters respectively, and cannot rush over to accompany him, Pei Qingque made plans early on, and mentioned this to Mr. Meng a week ago when their family was in a good mood. matter.

Meng Wangchuan quickly agreed, and even raised his hand to gently smooth the messy hair on the top of Pei Qingque's head.

Thinking of the gentle light in her husband's eyes that rarely appeared at that time, Pei Qingque felt that her mood improved a little today.

There was still a smile on the corner of her mouth that didn't have time to disappear, and Pei Qingque saw her professional tutor from a distance——

The instructor is an elegant female beta who has studied puppet performances for decades. It can be said that she has been burning her passion for puppet performances throughout her life.Along the way, there were three or two students around, chatting and laughing very lively.

Seeing him coming, the instructor stopped with a smile, stood in front of Pei Qingque and patted the child's head kindly: "Qingque, is there any family to accompany you today?"

Although I don't know why it's almost noon, Pei Qingque still hasn't received any message from Meng Wangchuan, but in front of the teacher who cares about her, Pei Qingque still smiled and showed her big white teeth, and nodded happily and excitedly, "Yes Ah, it's just that he's a little busy, so he should be back later!"

After a few more pleasantries, the teacher was reminded by someone who looked like an assistant beside her to prepare her graduation speech.

The elegant and beautiful woman stroked her silver-white hair at the side of her temples, looked at Pei Qingque's still full of vitality, and gave a few more words of advice before she was willing to leave with peace of mind.

Probably because there is some work that needs to be done first, Pei Qingque hugged his Bi She puppet, humming a song, and found a reason for his Mr. Meng in his heart.

Although I was a little bit late, it didn't matter, Mr. Meng promised to come, and he would definitely come - after all, the whole Star Region knows that the head of the Meng family is the most trustworthy in business.

Pei Qingque turned over again. At this time, there was a thin layer of cold sweat on his forehead. The whole person was in an abnormal state, as if he was imprisoned in a nightmare. No matter how he struggled, he could not There is no escape.

into a dream.

Before the dinner, the setting sun set and outlined a golden border on the white buildings of Burleigh.

"Are you going home?"

A young man suddenly appeared behind Pei Qingque, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and his clear voice rang in Pei Qingque's ears, making the bird shiver with fright.

"Don't get excited, don't get excited," the young man looked at Pei Qingque, who jumped three feet high, and couldn't laugh or cry: "Student is still so unintimidated."

"Senior Jinqi!"

Seeing the person coming, Pei Qingque immediately put on a smile all over his face. This is his direct senior, another only seedling of the puppet show major in the legend. Qing Que nodded: "Yes, my family lives a little far away, so it's too late to go back after dinner."

Jin Qi was wearing a well-crafted suit and shiny leather shoes. Pei Qingque could tell at a glance the hairstyle he had just made, and he looked like he was rushing to a banquet.

"Are you going back alone? Wouldn't it be a bit unsafe?" Although Jin Qi was in a hurry, he was a little worried when he saw the elementary school boy wandering alone at the school gate, so he ran up to talk to Pei Qingque.

Hearing Jin Qi's words, Pei Qingque was stunned, and then laughed out loud: "I'm already this big, so what's not safe? Senior, go to the venue! If you play again, you won't have time to talk to Qingqing." Senpai is dancing!"

The senior who was teased by the children blushed instantly, and cursed with a smile: "Little bastard talking nonsense." After repeatedly confirming that Pei Qingque was fine, he turned and hurried towards the auditorium.

Waving at the senior until he couldn't see the back of the other party, Pei Qingque turned around and boarded the aircraft that had been booked in the travel system to go home.

Before going up, Pei Qingque picked up the puppet in her arms, shook it, and said to the puppet with a smile, "Okay, it's just an ordinary graduation ceremony. It's not a big deal, right?"

Sitting in the aircraft, surrounded by silence, Pei Qingque suddenly heard a voice saying this in his heart.

Yes, no big deal.

……

The distance between the school and Meng's house is indeed a bit far. Even if the triple space folding and jumping program is set, by the time Pei Qingque gets off the aircraft, the night has quietly climbed into the sky.

It's just that they didn't expect that the Meng family was still as bright as daylight at this time.

Opening the door and stepping off the aircraft, Pei Qingque saw that all the lights that were usually idle in the mansion were turned on at this moment, illuminating half of the sky one by one.The servants of the whole family were busy walking around the house, and the garden that was usually used for decoration had now cleared a complete and huge open space.

There are many mechanical parts that Pei Qingque is not familiar with placed around the open space. A large number of sergeants look like they are equipped with many weapons of mass destruction, and the tall and strong Alpha surrounded the open space tightly.

Across the walls of people, Pei Qingque couldn't see clearly, just as he was holding the limp puppet in his hand and wanted to go closer to see what was going on, he was stopped by an arm.

"Mr. Pei, the garden has been sealed off by the master's order. You'd better not get too close."

Recognizing the voice of the housekeeper, Pei Qingque quickly stopped, turned around, and saw the handsome old man.

Over the past few years, the old man has always been very gentle to him. Pei Qingque respected him, and immediately stepped back a few steps obediently. Looking at the shallow smile on the old man's face, Pei Qingque couldn't help asking: "Grandpa , do you know what they are doing?"

After hearing what he said, the butler kept a smile on his face as always, and the seriousness in his eyes was indeed rare for Pei Qingque.

Seeing this, Pei Qingque didn't intend to embarrass others, curled her lips, turned around with her little puppet in her arms, and wanted to go to the back door.

But before he took a few steps, the voice of the butler suddenly sounded from behind him, calm and calm, with a very steady tone: "The military of the Federation sent a person to the master's house, and the whole Meng family knows how much the master values ​​him. To a certain extent, you must not neglect it.”

"The warship that escorted him is expected to arrive today."

"Mr. Pei, look, the man is here."

Pei Qingque turned around and followed the direction pointed by the butler, and indeed saw a small warship slowly descending. The indicator lights of the instruments that Pei Qingque could not understand what they were used for before all lit up. Buffer docking with the falling ship.

The huge roar almost shattered Pei Qingque's eardrums, and the few strands of hair on his forehead were also blown to pieces by the cold wind blown up when the ship fell. The man standing at the door illuminated the whole way down.

The man's face was young, his features were beautiful and exquisite, and the clothes on his body were gorgeous and appropriate.The temperament is gentle and moist like jade, and there is a smile on the corner of the mouth that makes others feel like a spring breeze. Standing under countless lights and gazes, the whole person is still not lost.

It's a pity that the eyes that should be as bright as stars are very dim, unable to reflect anything from the outside world. The empty and gray pupils and the crutch in his hand are showing everyone that the owner of these eyes is blind.Meng Wangchuan was sitting in a wheelchair, looking at this person with emotions that others could not understand.

Without even needing to speak, a large group of servants immediately surrounded him, and carefully helped the man who looked like a star like a moon down, for fear that he would have any accidents.

Soon, after confirming that the Meng family had safely re-protected the people they escorted, the warship closed the hatch and flew into the night sky again.

Domestic servants, bodyguards, personal assistants... A mighty group of people sent the two people in the center into the house like escorting treasures. The gate was closed, the protective cover was opened, and the bright white lights were instantly extinguished.

There was silence, as if the noise just now was just an illusion.

In the darkness, Pei Qingque stood there blankly, her eyes glued to the door that had already been closed and locked.

As if waking up from a dazzling dream, Pei Qingque stared at a pair of round and bright cat eyes, stretched out his hand to the housekeeper, and pointed to the door that was tightly closed without leaving a single gap.The corners of his eyes were flushed because he was too excited, and there was something shiny hanging from his eye sockets that was precarious. He opened his mouth slightly, and let out an indistinct "ho ho" sound from his throat. The temporary aphasia made Pei Qingque even I can't even speak.

Seeing Pei Qingque's pitiful and pathetic appearance, the housekeeper beside him silently put on a windproof coat for him, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Pei, the master wants you to move to another garden temporarily. "

"If you want, I can take you there now. Look... is there anything else you need to take with you?"

...Pei Qingque couldn't hear what the housekeeper said any more.

The whole body seemed to sink into the deep sea suddenly, the voice from the outside world was illusory and far away, wrapped in thick and sticky emotions and couldn't break free, so he could only allow himself to drown little by little, without the power to resist.

In fact, the moment Pei Qingque saw the man's appearance clearly, he had a very clear judgment in his heart about what had happened and what was going to happen.

Maybe it wasn't so sudden.

Whether it's the group photo of him and Meng Wangchuan gradually disappearing at home, or the auxiliary facilities that Meng Wangchuan suddenly asked someone to add to every corner of the main house half a month ago... all these seem to have clearly and bloodily explained to Pei Qingque fact--

As a substitute, he is about to be completely abandoned by his master.

How sad.

……

"Mr. Pei? Mr. Pei?"

Pulled back to his senses by the butler's soft reminder from the dazed state, Pei Qingque tightened the puppet in his hand, blinked, and the precarious appearance made people worry.

Compared with the excitement and struggle at the beginning, the little guy has obviously calmed down a lot, and the light in those black and white pupils is extinguished bit by bit as time goes by.

In the ear is the unique cool wind blowing in the middle of the night. When all the hustle and bustle and dust settle down, the silence will only become more silent.

Just when the butler thought that he would never get a response from Pei Qingque tonight, the other party moved instead and turned around.

The teardrops in the corners of his eyes had long since disappeared, replaced by the sweet smile that the boy always put on his face.Pei Qingque raised the corners of her mouth at the old man, the upward curve was very obvious, and whispered:

"……No."

"Ok?"

Pei Qingque shook her head slightly, and added softly: "I don't have anything else to take away, now... that's fine."

"You can go now."