books44 Chapter 247 [Empire] Changing People
Chapter 247 [Empire] Changing People
I didn't say anything else and didn't know what to say.
The tension in the air grew thicker, and they could even hear each other's breathing. It became distant, heavy, and full of pressure.
"Wen Ya, I'm worried about you."
The words seemed to be forced out of my throat, trembling slightly. I could even sense the fragility and powerlessness within them, yet they pierced the air in this moment of silence like a needle, piercing something unknown.
Wen Ya's expression froze slightly, his eyes flickering. His lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back.
"Worried about me?" he repeated softly, a complex emotion in his eyes. "Why?"
why?
This requires asking why?
I didn't answer immediately, and silence fell again. Wen Ya before me seemed like another puzzle. All the past, all the changes, seemed incomprehensible to me. What had happened to him to become like this?
I raised my head, my eyes were a little dry, but I still tried to look at him: "You are not at home, I can't find you, I... I don't know what happened. You are hiding something from me, right?"
Wen Ya's eyes swept over me, as if momentarily assessing all my emotions, and then he finally sighed. He took a step closer, lowered his head slightly, and his eyes softened. "I'm not hiding anything from you, really." When he said this, his tone was not concealed, but there was no further explanation. It was just that calm tone, as if nothing else mattered.
I frowned, trying to suppress the anxiety in my heart, but the more I suppressed it, the more intense the uneasiness in my heart became. Wen Ya stood in front of me, looking at me quietly, as if waiting for me to say something.
"You've changed lately," I finally couldn't help but say, my voice a little low, as if I were talking to myself, or searching for some kind of answer. "I feel like you're getting farther and farther away from me, and as a result... I'm starting to feel like a stranger too." As I said this, the emptiness in my heart grew stronger, as if the distance between him and me was growing wider and wider.
"What happened, Wen Ya."
He didn't answer immediately, his eyes lowered for a moment, as if he was thinking about what I said. I could feel his body tense slightly, as if he was also enduring something.
"There are some things I can't tell you." He finally spoke, his voice low but resolute. "It's not because I don't trust you, but there are some things..."
"You... want to exclude me?" My voice was so low that it was almost inaudible, but every word hit my heart hard.
Wen Ya shook her head slowly, a hint of helplessness and pain flashing in her eyes.
Wen Ya's words fell softly, but they hit me like a huge rock, leaving me unable to react for a moment. Those brief words seemed to resonate in the air, echoing in my ears for a long time: "I don't want to lose you."
I didn't answer immediately, just staring at him blankly. Those words kept turning over and over in my mind.
"You..." I wanted to say something, but found myself unable to continue. My lips trembled slightly. I didn't really understand what he was afraid of, or what he was afraid of losing.
Wen Ya looked at me, his eyes still deep and complex. It seemed as if there was so much hidden in his gaze, so much he was unwilling to speak, but that one sentence was like a ray of light. I don't know what it opened up.