C6 In the Storeroom
Ji Xue is the princess. And she was an ordinary girl. How could black be compared to white? How could happiness dance with sorrow?
Ji Ye suddenly turned his head and stared sharply at Ji Li at the door. He said in a cold tone, "Who asked you to come up."
"Uncle, I'm scared."
Ji Li stood at the door. Her face was pale and her small body was trembling. That room was so dark. Even the light bulb was broken. There seemed to be a monster living in that room. Children had a natural fear of darkness.
Ji Ye smiled devilishly, his eyes flashing with a cruel light. He walked up to her, but instead of bending down, he lowered his eyes, as if he was looking down on inferior creatures.
He coldly said, "Are you afraid? Then you can choose to return to the orphanage now." He was heartless and showed no mercy. Don't blame him for being ruthless, this can only be blamed on her existence.
Ji Li's face became even paler, even her lips turned white. She did not want to return to the orphanage, did not want to lose her name and be treated like a kitten or puppy.
She hurriedly said, "Uncle, please don't chase me away. I will always be very obedient, and I can do anything." She wanted to stay, she didn't want to lose her name again.
"Really?" Ji Ye lifted her chin with his finger. She had bright eyes. Her eyes were as bright as black pearls. Her facial features were delicate and her hair was soft. When she grew up, she would be a beauty. She was enough to make any man fall in love with her and give up everything for her.
"Then let me see how obedient you are. Go to the storeroom and stay there. If you can last one night, I'll let you stay here. You'll like it there " His smile was beautiful and ruthless. In fact, even if she couldn't hold on, he wouldn't chase her away, because her life was under his control from now on.
Ji Li thought, "He smiled. So it turns out that as long as I stay in the black house, he will like me."
"Yes. I'll stay there obediently. "
At night, Ji Li carried the blanket that Mrs Lee gave her and once again walked into the storeroom. Because she was afraid, she escaped many times. But as long as she thought of Ji Ye's words, she would muster up the courage to walk in again and again.
Finally, she had overcome her fear. She would not escape again. When the lights lit up, she saw an old wooden bed in the corner of the wall. The bed was surrounded by spider webs. The rats squeaked and scuttled around. They were not afraid of strangers at all. It was as if she had snatched their territory. The damaged tables and chairs were thrown all over the floor in a mess. The floor was covered with the dust of time.
That night, she fell asleep accompanied by the sound of mice. In the haze, she seemed to see that the junk seemed to be alive, and the junk transformed into all kinds of things.
The chair that was missing a leg turned into a large car, and the washbasin that had a hole in it turned into a gorgeous hat.
It was dawn, and the servants were saying that the closed storage room had been opened. The young girl that the mister had adopted stayed inside for the whole night. The strange thing was that they didn't hear her scream at night, nor did they hear her cry. Everything was calm as usual.
Thus, an even more terrifying guess was that she was possessed by the evil spirit inside.
From then on, no one in the villa dared to be friends with her. Even the daughter of the servant gardener did not dare to approach her.
Ji Ye was surprised by her courage. Like her mother, she would do anything to achieve her goals.
She became a member of this family. With her status as a young lady, she lived a life even more lowly than a servant.
She adapted to staying in the wet junk room. She would not be afraid of the cold if she had not tasted warmth.
Her blanket was old cotton that Mrs Lee had used for decades. Apart from the humidity, there was also a musty smell in the blanket. Her clothes were changed from Mrs Lee's rough and worn clothes when she was young. It was a dark blue long robe that was close to black.
No one liked her, no one approached her. Even though she forced a smile at everyone. But everyone still didn't like her.
She followed Mrs Lee to do housework and do farm work. She studied these jobs very seriously and did not dare to slack off.
That day was the third day Ji Li entered the Ji family. Ji Xue was led downstairs by her uncle. Ji Xue was wearing a snow-white sweater and a blood-red cape. Ji Xue's white princess shoes reflected Ji Li's black robe.