Sentimental charm

  I involuntarily shrank back, staring at the man in front of me, and what flashed through my mind was his gloomy smile that night. Although this face looked exactly like Ge Fei's, and a part of him was indeed Ge Fei, he was ultimately not Ge Fei. I retreated step by step, without responding. I didn't know what to say either, as the person standing in front of me at this moment was just a stranger who happened to look like Ge Fei.

  "You're Lin Sijia? Not very pretty, are you! How could I like a coarse woman like you?" He walked over with his arms around him, speaking in the same tone as Ge Fei, only more vicious. Ge Fei...Ge Fei had already disappeared.

  Facing such a identical face, my tears couldn't help but fall. In the past when I watched TV dramas, I didn't like those women who cried and wailed, but now I've become that crying woman. Even now, I still can't believe Ge Fei is just one of Xu Shiwei's seven souls, he is Ge Fei, he is clearly whole and intact. How could it be...

  Seeing me cry, 'Ge Fei' hastily said: "Hey hey hey, why are you crying? Don't cry, or that old fox will think I'm bullying you! I don't want to fight with him."

  I raised my eyes and glanced at him, wiping away tears as I headed to the bedroom. Ge Fei had disappeared, so I should leave too. Although I wanted to die, I couldn't die, after all, I still have a father and mother, so I must live well, I will listen to Ge Fei's words, I will live a good life.

  It's just that my heart is still like a knife twisting, I don't have much stuff, it was quickly packed up. Looking at the necklace Ge Fei gave me and the Ling Kong ring on my hand, I feel like he's still by my side. I think...I won't fall in love with anyone else for the rest of my life. Hehe, if my mom knew, she'd definitely faint.

  "Hey, what are you doing?" I had just dragged my luggage to the door and hadn't even stepped out when Ge Fei blocked me at the entrance.

  I raised an eyebrow and looked at him, answering in a low voice: "Of course I'm leaving."

  "You...can't leave." He blocked the doorway even more tightly, directly blocking me back into the bedroom.

  I clutched the ring tightly in my hand and stared at him warily: "You... what are you trying to do?"

  After all, he is not Ge Fei, I am naturally afraid, and besides, the way he smiled at me in the elevator before, I was even more afraid of him.

  He snatched the suitcase from my hand and kicked the door shut with a loud bang, closing the bedroom door.

  I backed away, and when I reached the window, I almost wanted to jump out, but I didn't even have a chance. Ge Fei's head was very high, his hands were also very long, he stretched out his hand and closed the window. He dragged me back to the window like a dead dog, with a serious face saying: "Sit down."

  I subconsciously backed away, extremely fearful in my heart: "You... what do you want to do?"

  "Ge Fei" slowly sat down, extremely helpless: "I won't do anything to you...... don't be afraid, I just need your help. Now someone wants to harm me, so for now, I'm still Ge Fei, so you'll have to continue staying by my side. Do you understand what I mean?"

  The man in front of me speaks similarly to Ge Fei, but not quite. Although Ge Fei's speech is slow and often rough, he has a righteous air about him that this man doesn't. This man exudes an aura of being a spoiled rich kid, and when he speaks, it feels somewhat...off. The "off" I'm referring to isn't the kind related to evil or anything like that, but rather his temperament.

  "What right do I have to stay here, what right do I have to help you, you're not Ge Fei!" I glared at him fiercely and said loudly, without knowing whether it was a reminder for him or for myself.

  He had a sly smile on his face, and his beautiful peach blossom eyes gazed at me: "I am Ge Fei, Ge Fei is me, I suppose the old fox has already told you about it. Ge Fei is just one of my seven souls, so actually you like only part of me, which is no different from liking me."

  "No... you're not him. He clearly said that you are his twin brother..." I shook my head, immediately denying his words. As soon as he said this, I also had doubts in my heart, Ge Fei clearly said that Xu Shiwei is his twin brother, but how could it be...

  Xu Shiwei looked at me for a moment, smiling triumphantly: "I deceived him. If I hadn't deceived him, I wouldn't have been able to come back. He's a sentimental person, especially when it comes to emotions. As soon as I said that, he believed me. Although he found out later, it was too late. There's nothing that can be done, a sentimental person is just that, they can't be independent, do you understand?" He spoke very seriously at this point.

  I stared blankly at him: "So, Ge Fei was deceived by you...... that's why he disappeared, right?!" Hearing his words, I felt even more distressed. If it were really like this, Ge Fei was truly too pitiful.

  "What are you talking about, cheating him? He's obviously my soulmate, and it's only right that he returns to my body." Xu Shiwei's tone was very unpleasant: "And who knows what kind of evil deeds those two old people from the Ge family did to my soulmate, causing me to not have a romantic relationship for over twenty years, and being treated like a gay man every day... When I find them, I'll definitely skin them alive..."

  Uh... it turns out that Xu Shiwei is not a refined person either, can be said to be even more rude than Ge Fei. I can imagine how shameless he must be. Watching him muttering in anger, I couldn't help but remind him: "Are you done? If you're done, please step aside."

  "Where are you going? Didn't I tell you to stay here? Lin Sijia, let me tell you, if you dare not cooperate, I'll ruin your cousin!" He stopped nagging and glared at me menacingly.

  "You..." I was so angry that I couldn't speak for a moment, my heart was aching, but now I'm even angrier. He's not Ge Fei, why is he making demands on me? Although... he really looks like Ge Fei, or rather, he is also Ge Fei, but... he just isn't Ge Fei..., Ah, anyway, I'm all confused.

  I gritted my teeth and stared at him for a moment, then said through clenched teeth: "If you want to stop me, just try it. I'm going anyway."

  As I spoke, I suddenly pushed him away and dragged the suitcase beside him out. I don't know how to face him now, he is Ge Fei, but not my Ge Fei. It turns out that Ge Fei never disappeared, he just isn't my Ge Fei anymore, I really don't know whether to be happy or sad.

  "Are you not curious to know who harmed Ge Fei? Don't you want to know why I appeared at Cui Ming Garden that day, and why the old fox is so concerned about you...and yet so disgusted with Ge Fei. Don't you want to know who actually harmed Ge Fei back then?" As I walked to the door, Xu Shiwei's voice came from behind me.

  I have to admit, he knows how to grasp people's thoughts. I originally took a step out the door and then turned back around, looking at him: "Do you know?"

  He walked over with big strides, pulling over the suitcase in my hand while answering: "I only know a part of it."

  "Do you know who hurt Ge Fei?" As soon as I heard something about Ge Fei, I couldn't calm down and even excitedly grabbed his wrist.

  When I felt the temperature of his hand, I subconsciously withdrew my hand. The temperature on his body, which was different from Ge Fei's, kept reminding me at all times that he wasn't Ge Fei, but Xu Shiwei.

  My actions made Xu Shiwei a bit embarrassed, but the embarrassment on his face quickly dissipated. He shook his head and said: "I really didn't know about this, but I do know that it was the old man of the Fang family who got him to stick with me, saying something about helping his father recover his emotions, but in the end, he ended up making me a lonely ghost for five years."

  Xu Shiwei grumbled and complained about Fang Junru, then turned to ask me: "What do you want to know? I'll tell you everything I know, but... you have to help me."

  "How am I supposed to know whether you're telling the truth or lying..." I shot back at him, my voice cold and skeptical.

  Xu Shiwei smiled slyly, suddenly pulling me into his arms, his tone very ambiguous: "How can you still not believe your boyfriend? I'll tell you, I have his memories."

  "Damn it!" I flung his hand away, my face full of anger. He said he had Ge Fei's memories, but he wasn't Ge Fei after all. So when he leaned in close to me, I subconsciously wanted to beat him to death.

  "Hey, you're so rough, I'm telling you, a woman who isn't gentle can't get married!" Xǔ Shì Wéi said disdainfully, looking at me.

  "I shot him a withering look: 'What business is it of yours whether I get married or not? I've only been gentle a few times in my life, who are you that I should be gentle with you?!'"

  What I said is also true. In more than 20 years, I have been gentle only a few times. My gentleness was given to Ge Fei in the past, but now... Hehe, can I still be gentle?

  Xu Shiwei was left somewhat bewildered by my yelling, and reluctantly said: "Alright alright alright, I'm nothing to you, you don't have an obligation to be gentle with me, but... you must stay. Now, apart from me, who else can you trust? That old fox dislikes Ge Fei so much...... uh...... no, it's me he dislikes, anyway it's all the same, he won't help you investigate Ge Fei's matter!"

  Can't help but say, he really is well-versed in human nature. Indeed, I think Ye Jingchen won't be of any help. Even if I really had something to do with that Xiangxiang, he still wouldn't help me investigate Ge Fei's affairs just because of that. For some reason, I always feel like he extremely hopes I'll keep my distance from Ge Fei - not "seems like", but actually is. So...I can't go find him.

  I fixed my eyes on him and said seriously: "I can help you, but...you have to let Ge Fei go!"

  Actually, I also knew it was impossible, probably because Ge Fei had just left and my heart was aching so much that my thinking was a bit abnormal.

  Xu Shiwei was startled by my request and immediately refused: "Impossible!"

  "Why? You didn't have feelings before and you still lived for over twenty years, did you?" I asked persistently.

  Xu Shiwei stared at me with a black line on his forehead: "Lin Sijia, you're really stupid. I'm asking you... if someone suddenly wants to dig out your eyes, would you be willing?"

  He didn't even give me a chance to speak before he fired off another round: "You're definitely not willing to, right?!"

  He asked this, and I suddenly didn't know how to answer. My request... was indeed unreasonable and ridiculous.

  Ge Fei... really can't come back anymore. Thinking of this makes my heart feel sour, and my already red and swollen eyes feel even more astringent.

  I forced myself not to let tears fall, pretending to be calm and looking up at him: "Why does Ye Jingchen dislike Ge Fei so much, and... I heard from Ge Fei that Ye Jingchen had threatened him before, even wanted his life... And... it seems to have something to do with me."