midnight out of control

Charlie's words confirmed Curtis' guess. Everything went smoothly and weirdly until the day of the incident, when the bullet that tried to take Jack's life but failed revealed the ultimate purpose of some people.Perhaps the news had leaked out long ago, and the king has been pretending to be dead for the past few days, keeping a low profile in order to lure out the biggest murderer behind the scenes.It is really unwise for Jack to be exposed in front of everyone in a high-profile manner at this time. Curtis is extremely worried, and even more angry because Jack is engaged to someone else. He has no time to confirm the deep meaning of Charlie's words, so he has to go back immediately to stop Jack.

Before returning, he looked to the far side of the border. The pine forest was still covered with snow as before, standing upright in the snow, and nothing seemed to have changed.

However, everything has changed.

Jack's engagement banquet will be held tonight. As soon as the news of the old king's death spreads, he has been questioned from all walks of life. In order to stabilize the situation, Jack has to advance the engagement time, even before the king's funeral can be held in time.

Liz was wearing a champagne-colored dress, wearing the huge diamond ring given to her by the queen, flying around the crowd excitedly like a butterfly.

The engagement banquet was held in the palace. The palace was built to be extremely luxurious, and the queen took over the engagement matter completely, and the arrangements were extremely appropriate.Therefore, although the engagement time was rushed, it was not shabby, and the arrangement was well-organized, as always, in the royal style. The lights were brightly lit at night, and 120 eight fireworks bloomed at the same time, melting the sky into a bright golden light.

Tables and chairs were placed in the open air in the palace garden, and media reporters rushed to the scene after hearing the news.There are also royal family members, dignitaries and ministers sitting there, and the momentum is extremely grand.The pearls are sprinkled on the lawn like no money, and they are crystal clear like dewdrops under the light, exuding a moist luster.Four helicopters were sent in the air, and special personnel dropped flower petals from the planes.

The red carpet was 50 meters long. Liz took Jack's hand and walked towards the red carpet.Crowds of people poured in and welcomed everyone on both sides of the red carpet. Liz accepted everyone's warm cheers and other women's envious and jealous eyes, and expanded into a huge colorful soap bubble, flying far into the sky.

Such a warm atmosphere could not arouse Jack's emotions. At his engagement banquet, he pretended to smile brightly at the camera, with his fiancée standing beside him, but he was thinking of another man in his heart.He let Liz walk on his arm like a dead body. The wound on his left arm that had grown up suddenly began to hurt. The pain climbed up the arm, passed through the shoulder blade and reached the chest cavity, making the heart ache.

Does he betray Curtis, abandon Curtis, he is with other women... Jack thought of the few kisses between them, stroked his arm uncomfortably, and felt the pain through his clothes. Pain points.But it doesn't matter, marrying Liz, grasping power, becoming a king, and gaining recognition is what he was born to do. Curtis was not a part of his plan, but it had vaguely become a part of his life. He didn't know what was happening in his heart. Is this uncomfortable feeling called pain? It is thousands of times deeper than the feeling on the arm, as if under a microscope, the details are infinitely magnified.

Countless pairs of eyes stared at Jack, and the flashlight dazzled his eyes, pulling his nerves on the frying pan to be roasted repeatedly, and the smoke came out. The smoke was filled with resentment and roared into the sky.

Jack was in a trance. Among these eyes, would there be a pair of Curtis's, fierce, decisive, fiery, loyal blue eyes?What was he thinking, Curtis should still be at the border now, but he seemed to really see Curtis, maybe he missed him too much, what was going on, Jack laughed at himself, his eyes were confused.

The queen and the princess greeted him eagerly. Liz was pulled aside by the princess to take a photo. The queen hugged Jack and whispered in his ear: "Success is just around the corner. God bless you, son."

Jack was in a daze, as if he didn't understand what she was saying, he looked at the queen, she was his only relative in this world, but Jack couldn't feel any intimacy at all, he just felt at a loss, his words didn't express his meaning, and he couldn't express himself to the queen. Said: "I dug him out of my heart." His voice was so low that he couldn't hear it himself.

The queen didn't know what he was talking about at all, she just thought he was too excited, she kissed Jack's cheek comfortingly, and said softly: "Go and wash your face, child, you look a little tired."

destroy

Jack came to the bathroom alone. The royal family has always been extravagant. Even the bathroom was repaired extremely luxuriously. The floor tiles were white and shiny, which hurt Jack's optic nerve.The bathroom was empty at this time, and there was no one there—everyone was busy in the garden.

Cold water came out of the faucet, Jack lowered his head to wash his face, and was stunned when he looked up at the mirror—Curtis was also looking at him in the mirror.

Jack looked back in disbelief. Curtis was standing in a hidden corner of the bathroom, staring at him quietly with blue eyes. Jack felt like a fish swimming in the deep blue sea. Curtis' eyes.

Curtis remained silent, stepped forward and pulled Jack to the corner cubicle, closed the bathroom door, and blocked him against the wall.Jack's throat was dry, and the part of the heart that had been dug out flowed out blood again, soaking his limbs and bones, and the residual warmth of the blood filled his whole body.

The two stared at each other silently for a few seconds, seeing each other through each other's eyes.

"The king is not dead." Curtis whispered.

Jack opened his eyes wide in horror, unable to believe the news that Curtis brought.

"He has been pretending to be dead just to lure you out." Curtis spoke quickly, "You have been exposed, and he will come back to settle accounts with you soon."

"What about Uncle Wang?" Jack couldn't believe that things had suddenly turned like this.

"You still miss him? He has no news so far." Curtis looked at him, "You are the only one exposed, don't get engaged, drop everything and follow me, it's still too late."

"It's too late." Jack shook his head in a panic, "It's impossible."

Curtis persistently took Jack's arm, touched his gunshot wound through his clothes distressedly, and said patiently, "Come with me, you will be safe with me."

"Being with you will only destroy me." Jack no longer hesitated, expressing his rejection, and shook off his hand.

Curtis was almost blown away by him, grabbed Jack by the shoulder and pressed him firmly, and asked, "Is royal power so important to you? So important that you put life and death aside?"

"You don't understand, Curtis..." Jack looked at him sadly, his eyes full of despair, "I live under the spotlight, as long as this light shines, I will be a prince for a day... I can only be a prince .”

"The one who doesn't understand is you!!!" Curtis was furious instantly. He hugged Jack tightly and tore off his suit jacket angrily. There was never a place for him in the prince's heart, and even this body didn't belong to him. he.This body may belong to that woman in the future, and even the prince's lips don't belong to him alone.Since you don't love me, why did you seduce me and kiss me from the beginning? !This person is a sin, and Curtis's anger is burning. He possesses him and makes him his prince. Whether he lives or dies in the future has nothing to do with him.

Jack obediently let Curtis tear the kiss away, weeping in pain, his arms trembled violently, his fingers twitched around Curtis's waist, exchanging this desperate, suffocating kiss with him.

Jack's coat was thrown on the ground, his shirt was ripped open, Curtis's kiss came all the way down to his chest, messy breath gushed on Jack's heart, the light in the bathroom was dazzling, Curtis's breath pierced him like a blade body, Jack raised his arms to cover his eyes, tears flowed down his arms, he pleaded with difficulty:

"Stop it, Curtis...don't destroy me."

Curtis's destructive desire reached its peak, his whole body was excited, but his heart turned cold at this moment.Jack's words poured cold water on him, and he suddenly returned to the 17 years on the Snowpiercer. He looked at Jack in despair, the prince's heart did not belong to him completely, and he would never be able to have this person.Just like two different railroad tracks, they are different cars driving on them, running side by side, chasing each other, attracting each other, but never having the possibility of meeting.The moment of meeting is death.

Jack sobbed, the hustle and bustle outside had nothing to do with them, the person they loved was right in front of them, but they could never touch each other.Curtis sighed, and finally gave up. He let go of Jack, said nothing, and took out of his pocket what Jack gave him on the first day. Without hesitation, he opened the compartment door, opened his long legs, turned around and strode away.

Jack lost his strength all over his body. He leaned against the bathroom wall and slid down slowly with his limp legs. He stretched out his hand and pulled the bathroom door tightly to make it close.He curled up, buried his head between his knees and whimpered softly, like a wounded animal, bewildered and at a loss.The cigarette case Curtis in the trash can was well preserved. Jack knelt and picked up the pack of cigarettes from the trash can. There were only two cigarettes left in it. He lit a cigarette, put it between his slightly trembling lips, and took a deep breath.

Curtis walked fast, but unexpectedly met the princess at the end of the corridor. At this moment, he was really not in the mood to talk to her, so he forced a smile and wanted to leave, but the princess relentlessly held him back.

"When did you come back, Curtis?" the princess asked him with a smile.

"It's only in the afternoon." Curtis suppressed his emotions.

"Come to attend my brother's engagement ceremony?"

"Yes." Curtis' expression was stiff.

The princess approached Curtis and looked at him gently