Age of Heroes, ten consecutive guarantees

The sea wind roared with a sharp sound, as if the sea was angry.

Dark clouds cover the sky, a storm is coming, and the dark sky is lead-colored, extending to the depths of the sea.

The old man stood at the door, his expression silent, his facial lines as rigid as a sculpture.

"grandfather……"

Melusina looked at the old man in surprise: "How did you..."

"Of course I came all the way here." Bai Potian looked at his granddaughter and took off his hat: "I came all the way here in a dusty way and didn't even drink a glass of water...Why, you bought a new home and you didn't invite me to sit in it. Sit down?"

Melusina stepped aside, took out a pair of slippers, and invited the old man into the home she had decorated for three weeks.

This home was renovated from an old house. It has two floors and only two bedrooms. The first floor is the living room, dining room and large bath, and the second floor is two bedrooms and a balcony.

The total area is more than 100 square meters, decorated very warmly by Melusina.

She placed her favorite furniture in the living room and bedroom, planted potted flowers on the balcony, put favorite stickers on the windows, and left a wall covered with colorful drawings drawn by the boy.

The old man walked in, walked around the living room, and sat down.

Melusina put down a glass of hot water and said with some anxiety: "I..."

"I'm very worried about you." Bai Potian said in a deep voice: "You should at least give me some news. Do you know how I, an old man, have spent these three weeks?"

"I'm sorry, Grandpa." Melusina bowed her head and apologized.

"..." Bai Potian sighed heavily, then picked up the water glass: "Tell me what happened."

Melusina said the correct words, it was probably an accident, drifting, and then came here.

Bai Potian listened silently, and then said firmly: "You didn't tell the truth."

Melusina's fingers under the table suddenly clenched.

The old man's eyes were blazing, and he said slowly: "You have always been a very obedient child, and I trust you very much. I treat you as my granddaughter. You also know it, so as long as you tell the truth to grandpa, I will forgive you." of."

"I..." Melusina said one word, then bit her lip, unable to make a sound.

"Don't you want to say yes?" Bai Potian sighed again: "Then don't blame grandpa, I'm cruel and ask directly."

He tapped his fingers on the table, leaving a dent in the wood: "Why did you kidnap Xiao Yujing and bring him to such a remote area?"

Melusina suddenly raised her cheek: "I..."

"Don't say you didn't do it yourself!" Bai Potian said solemnly: "Do you really think those clever little schemes of yours can escape my eyes?"

"You found a few thugs on the dark web to kidnap the target, and deliberately dressed Xiao Yujing in the same clothes to make them mistake the target."

"Then I jumped on the ship, set up an early cruise, and after three days, under the influence of ocean currents and cruises, I arrived at this island far away from Rome."

"You did a good job, you knew how to destroy the evidence left behind, and you also knew how to register the ships to the merchants who left Rome, but there is no impermeable wall in this world."

"Many things cannot withstand inspection. Just because you have withdrawn your pocket money over the years in batches within a month, I can guess what you must have planned."

The sixteen-year-old girl turned pale under the gaze of the canon. She tried her best to defend herself: "I donated the money to the charity foundation..."

"That's a money laundering foundation on the dark web. They secretly transfer funds under the pretext of helping the poor. If they are really doing charity, why not choose the Holy Church?" Bai Potian said lightly: "You underestimate the Donghuang Group. As long as Grandpa wants to, I can find out where every money you use goes... And if you want to take Xiao Yujing out of Rome, you need money to clear the way."

Melusina clenched her fists, her eyes alternating between light and dark.

"Aren't you convinced?" This was the first time Bai Potian felt her granddaughter's negative emotions towards him.

"Yes!" Melusina suddenly calmed down and said sternly: "If it weren't for the rush of time, I would not have used the funds I had saved. I originally planned to secretly use other people's identities to create accounts and grab funds from the stock market. Then invest in the bank to clear my name... Even if grandpa can't find any clues, my plan will have been successful. What I lack is not money, what I lack is time!"

Bai Potian couldn't laugh or cry: "You still plan to support Zhou Xiang and are very proud?"

The old man couldn't figure it out at all: "Why are you doing this? Is it because Yu Jing's appearance makes you feel uncomfortable or jealous, so you have to..."

In the eyes of the old man, the granddaughter's behavior seemed to be that the youngest in the family was the most favored. As a result, the original sister was left out and had to run away from home with her younger brother to attract the attention of relatives at home.

Very willful, but also very reasonable.

When Bai Potian thought of this, he felt a little angry and felt more helpless than sad.

He is a little biased, but he can't help it... He is such a single person in the family.

"No." Melusina glanced at the old man, her eyes were exceptionally calm, as calm as a deep pool: "I didn't want to take Xiao Yujing away because of jealousy or discomfort."

She whispered: "I want him to stay, stay forever, stay by my side, and don't go anywhere."

The heavy meaning revealed in the voice made Mr. Bai's expression change.

"Melu, you know what you are talking about..."

"I know, of course I know, I'm sober!" Melusina clenched her fists: "Didn't Grandpa say that, soon, you will send Yu Jing back to Daxia! You don't plan to let him stay long In Rome!”

Bai Potian understood the crux: "Did you peek at the letter I wrote?"

"Yes...but this is what I saw accidentally." Melusina said: "That's why I can't understand. Grandpa is also in Rome. I am also here. I can also take care of him. I can take care of him." Very good!”

Bai Potian said seriously: "No."

Melusina stood up angrily: "Why not! Yu Jing likes to stay with me very much, and I also like to stay with him. We are already family! Grandpa asked me to take good care of him, but now Do you want me to let go?"

Seeing his granddaughter's completely different behavior, Bai Potian tapped his fingers on the table again: "I don't agree because Yu Jing also has relatives in Daxia; it was already decided before this happened!"

The old man scolded in a loud voice.

"Moreover, in order to bring Yu Jing here, you abducted and kidnapped, what kind of care do you think you are doing!"

"Mei Lu! You are not doing this for Yu Jing's benefit at all, but to satisfy your own selfish desires!"

Her face turned pale after being scolded, and the chandelier above her head shook a few times. Melusina bit her lip and looked at her grandfather with a stubborn expression.

"I have never asked Grandpa for anything..."

"Just think of it as me begging you, okay?"

The girl begged: "I really...can't let him go."

"Love manifests itself in many forms. Whether it is excessive dependence or strong restraint, it will suffocate the other person."

"Melu... you are still a child, so you don't understand. But adults must understand one thing."

The old man raised his hand and put it on her shoulder, patting her gently: "A story that starts with deception can only end with a lie."

"Even if I agree to you, how do you plan to face Xiao Yujing when he grows up?"

"If you really like him, then you should choose the path that's best for him."

Bai Potian said earnestly: "Think carefully about how to say goodbye to Xiao Yujing."

Melusina fell into her chair and looked at the carefully decorated house.

It felt like a three-week dream.

They are all illusions, they are all dreams, they are all illusions.

This is a fruitless escape.

No matter how much she liked it, she shouldn't run away with a ten-year-old child.

This is not an elopement, but an abduction.

Such an approach is really too selfish.

Melusina hugged her knees, buried her head in her knees, cried silently and choked, accepting the beating from reality.

A few days later.

The siblings returned to Rome and spent the last week as usual.

Yu Jing embarked on the road back home.

Melusina said goodbye to the boy gently. She kissed the boy's forehead without saying goodbye. She felt that she no longer had the qualifications.

When the ghost ship sailed into the gray fog, she gently waved goodbye and unknowingly burst into tears.

At this time, she suddenly felt a heartache, and along with the heartache came a kind of enlightenment and sudden realization.

It turned out that when they first met, the embarrassment and panic she felt was not due to jealousy and resistance, but the confusion and panic caused by facing sudden emotions.

I fell in love with it the first time I saw it.

Unfortunately, it was too late to notice.

After all, he is still a child who doesn't understand anything and only sees himself as his sister.

It would be nice to wait until he is older to meet again.

Melusina couldn't help but imagine that possibility.

Maybe five years, maybe ten years later, the two meet again.

It will definitely be a beautiful night, under the moonlight, by the flowing water...

Until then...

Can you still remember me?

…

A burst of light passed through her memory, like the sun illuminating a pool of water, its light shining on the water.

After the eyelashes trembled slightly, the girl opened her eyes.

The first thing Melusina saw were small dark blue flowers, which were decorations placed on the windowsill.

A little forget-me-not.

She sat up, and with a slight movement, the sheet slipped off her body. She raised her hand to grab the sheet. She looked at her shoulders, and a long-lost sense of fullness returned to her body.

He already has an adult body, and has broken away from the childish state of Loli.

Then she heard the sound of the book closing.

Under the dim light of the morning, the young man sat on a chair with his legs crossed and a book in his left hand. The sunlight passed through the fine hair and illuminated his dark pupils, like a mirror, reflecting the sunshine and flowers clearly. , and her.

Just like nine years ago, the familiar feeling passed through her eyes and penetrated into her heart, and a faint numbness emerged from the depths of her soul.

Short breaths, twinkling eyes.

She turned her face sideways and unnaturally brushed the hair around her ears with her fingers. Her side face looked even more delicate and shy under the glow.

The young man put down his book.

Waited quietly all night.

He breathed a sigh of relief and smiled and said hello.

"Welcome back."

Melusina looked at the person who had been waiting for nearly ten years, pursed her lips slightly, and smiled lightly.

"I'm back."