Untouchable Lovers-Chapter 275 - 252 Listening to Spring Rain All Night

Chapter 275: Chapter 252: Listening to Spring Rain All Night

Chapter 275 -252: Listening to Spring Rain All Night

Chu Yu’s words lightly swept across the full bloom of spring, like a sharp sword released from the strings, heading straight into Rong Zhi’s ears without turning back.

Rong Zhi’s hand paused slightly as he scattered the fish bait, then continued as normal, a faint smile on his lips, “Is that so? I wish you a smooth journey.”

Chu Yu nodded her head, sitting beside Rong Zhi, she sighed, “Actually, I’m somewhat reluctant to leave you, but there are no eternal banquets in this world. Even good friends must part eventually. I will often miss you in the future.”

It was “Guan Canghai” she would miss.

Rong Zhi said nothing; his lips curved into a perfect smile, slightly upturned at the corners, showing a demeanor of great spirits, “It is indeed a pity. You are also a great friend with whom I get along very well. I will occasionally think of you too.”

His voice and tone revealed no flaws, carrying a light joy and a touch of melancholy—this must be the expression of “Guan Canghai.”

Chu Yu smiled, “Only occasionally? You really don’t know how to charm girls. You should say you will miss me every day; then perhaps my heart would soften, and I might not bear to leave.”

She joked carelessly, not noticing that Rong Zhi’s lips parted slightly, yet no sound came out.

The next moment, she quickly said, “Just kidding, just kidding. Even if you really said that, I still have to go. I’ve always longed for the carefree life that Wang Yizhi leads. Even if he didn’t invite me, someday, I would want to travel around on my own. Now the timing is perfect, Liu Sang and Huan Yuan just left, and I have fewer attachments. Having Wang Yizhi as company on the road, it should not be boring.”

Rong Zhi spoke softly, “Indeed it is so.”

Chu Yu talked with Rong Zhi for a long time, feeling reluctant to leave. She recalled the amusing moments she had spent with “Guan Canghai” over the past year, speaking very happily until noon, when the direct sunlight made her realize she had delayed too long. She hastily bid farewell to Guan Canghai and then went home to handle her private affairs.

Aside from sending someone to the outskirts of the city to deliver a message to Wang Yizhi, she also had to deal with all the household matters, including the disposition of the servants at home and the gathering of her possessions.

Time was pressing; she had less than two days left.

After Chu Yu had left, Rong Zhi still sat by the pond. He slowly tore off his blindfold, tossed it aside, and seemed to be frozen in place, motionlessly gazing down at the pond water.

The bright sunlight fell on him, casting a dark silhouette on the ground.

The fish in the pond continued to swim merrily—these were Chu Yu’s fish. Sometimes she would forget to feed them for days, and Rong Zhi would then get some fish food to throw into the water, just as he did before Chu Yu arrived that day.

His body was still, and his gaze seemed completely frozen, his dark, beautiful eyes showed no ripple, and his gaze did not shift for a moment. The reflections of the fish swimming back and forth mirrored in his eyes, as if viewed in a mirror.

The garden was full of lush vitality, but in this small corner, what enveloped it was a cold loneliness.

Rong Zhi sat there for a long time, not worried at all that Chu Yu might come back. Since she was leaving, she would surely have many things to arrange and prepare, so busy that even remembering him occasionally would be difficult.

The midday sunlight slowly shifted, tracing its daily path across the sky, gradually thinning and dimming. Rong Zhi’s shrunken shadow stretched bit by bit with the changing angle of the light, finally disappearing into the night with the setting sun.

Night fell, and Rong Zhi still sat by the pond.

Most of the attendants in the house were his subordinates. With no summons from him, nobody dared to come disturb him, nor did anyone know that Rong Zhi, normally so cautious and vigilant, could sit for such a long time with nothing on his mind.

He was merely standing there, spacing out.

After spacing out for half a day, followed by an entire night, when the first light of dawn pierced through the clouds, Rong Zhi was as wet as if he had just been fished out of the water.

Last night, there had been a tiny, tiny bit of rain.

The continuous spring rain, with its strands so fine they were almost unfelt, had silently and gradually drenched everything in a chilly moisture, a very light rain yet it lasted the entire night.

And Rong Zhi spent that entire night bathed in this spring rain.

His hair and clothes were completely drenched, his long and curled eyelashes clung with crystal-clear tiny droplets, making his eyes appear even more clear and moving.

Rong Zhi breathed out softly, the first noticeable action proving he was still alive since yesterday noon, till today, other than breathing and his heartbeat; then, he picked up the bowl by his side—with fish food that had soaked in water overnight—and overturned it, pouring all of it into the pond.

He parted his lips slowly, his voice slightly hoarse as he said, “Perhaps this is for the best.”

Upon closer consideration, her departure was indeed beneficial and harmless to him, able to free him from the current dilemma he was caught in, ensuring they would no longer be entangled in the future.

“Perhaps this is for the best,” he repeated the phrase once more, very solemnly, as if trying to convince someone.

Then, he took out a white porcelain bottle from his embrace, his thumb pried open the cap, and he inverted the bottle, letting the gray-white powder drift leisurely into the pond water.

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At first, there was no change, but gradually, the fish in the pond began to slow down in their movements and eventually, they floated up one by one, their snow-white bellies exposed on the water’s surface, unable to move any further.

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As time quickly passed while she stayed busy, Chu Yu left the residence to Hua Cuo, since Hua Cuo still planned to stay in Luoyang for a bit longer, and also because such a large estate wouldn’t find a good buyer on short notice, she decided simply not to sell it.

Many of the household servants were dismissed, their indentures returned to them, but You Lan had no indenture; after thinking it over, Chu Yu decided to keep her, as not everyone was keen on running around.

Packing up the valuables to take with them, although they tried to minimize, still filled an entire horse cart, including some garments and accessories that Chu Yu couldn’t bear to leave behind; however, Wang Yizhi’s painted boat was large enough that it probably wouldn’t be a problem to accommodate these items.

So, on the appointed day, before dawn had even broken, Chu Yu had Amman drive the horse cart out of the city, while she followed behind the cart at a slow pace.

No matter how long the journey, there was always an end to it; finally having left the city, Chu Yu stood by the city gate and told Amman, “Go ahead and find Wang Yizhi, I’ll take one last look.”

By this time, it had already grown light, Luoyang, in the dawn light, seemed both ancient and tranquil; Chu Yu paused and looked back, her gaze somewhat reluctant.

After watching for a while, she then smiled wistfully, sighing as she continued forward. Ahead of her was the Luoshui, with a vast expanse planted with willows by the riverbank, a segment of a deeper river where the painted boat was anchored beyond that belt of emerald willow silk.

By then, she could no longer see where Amman and the horse cart were, presumably they were already waiting on the boat.

Walking into the Willow Forest, threading through branches and leaves, she could already faintly see the river surface, and the corner of the painted boat moored at the river’s edge; just as Chu Yu was about to quicken her steps, she suddenly felt her wrist grabbed by a strong force.