The living room fell into a profound silence.
Bella did not speak, and Edward also remained silent, quietly watching her as she stood in front of the fish tank.
As if waiting for some kind of reaction.
After a long while, she turned around, her eyes red and her voice trembling slightly: "'Ye Jue' is dead."
Edward was taken aback by her words, got up, and walked to her, embracing her.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm still here."
Of course, he knew that Bella was talking about the goldfish, but he understood very well what these two goldfish meant to her.
The red one represented her, and the black one represented himself.
He soothed Bella's emotions, as if comforting a three-year-old child.
It was unknown how much time passed before Bella calmed down, her expression indifferent: "I'm tired, I'm going to sleep."
After speaking, she gently pushed away from his embrace, turned around, and went upstairs.
Edward stood alone in the living room, fished out the black goldfish, and threw it into the trash can.
The next day.
Edward did not sleep in, but got up early, on the contrary, Bella slept soundly.
He looked at Bella's sleeping face with a gentle expression, got up, changed his clothes, and drove to the company.
Edward did not notice that the moment the bedroom door closed, Bella opened her eyes.
Her eyes were filled with emptiness and dullness.
...
At the company.
"Mr. Gu, there is still a client to meet today."
Edward rubbed his temples, as he had not been back to the company for too long, resulting in a lot of work being left behind.
He was busy all day today.
"What client?" Edward's voice was steady.
"It is a client who signed a contract with our company before your accident, but because you have not been around for a while, no one has signed the project initiation, the construction period has been delayed, and the client is a bit angry, and called me today."
"Why didn't they call me?" Edward frowned.
"The client said they called you many times, but no one answered."
It was then that he realized that he seemed to have left his mobile phone beside his pillow.
"Understood." Edward replied.
The company had been in chaos for a long time, and his long absence had led to many projects being delayed.
He frowned and looked at the assistant next to him, slowly speaking: "Why didn't you bring these matters to my home for me to handle?"
The assistant's face showed a trace of doubt, and half wanted to say something.
"Say whatever you want to say." Edward hated to see someone look at him like this.
"...After your accident, I couldn't get in touch with you, and only contacted the wife, the wife said that you must rest during this time, otherwise, I will disturb you with work, saying it's your idea." The assistant said.
Edward raised his eyebrows.
He didn't expect Bella to say such words.
So she is not just simply in love with me, but also has a terrible possessiveness that has been suppressed for many years.
Thinking of this, Edward was not angry, but was in a good mood.
At least it proves that she will not leave me, and is reluctant to leave me.
It was already eight o'clock in the evening when the work was finished, and Edward did not bring his mobile phone, so he did not contact Bella all day.
He rushed to the parking lot, almost at the fastest speed back home.
He parked the car, walked step by step into his own villa, opened the door, and saw Bella sitting on the sofa with her back to himself.
As if hearing the sound, Bella slowly turned her head, her face was still that charming appearance.
Edward took a step forward, but saw the lifeless red goldfish and his mobile phone in front of Bella.
The mobile phone was on, and the screen showed the conversation between Edward and the doctor.
It was clearly Edward's message: Thank you, Dr. Chen, for accompanying me to perform this play.
Edward looked up again, and Bella was still smiling at him.
Smiling very gently.
Once again, there was that silence.
The two looked at each other, no one spoke.
Only the ticking of the clock, tick tock, tick tock, reminding them that this silence had lasted too long.
Finally, Bella seemed to be at a disadvantage. The moment she wanted to speak, her eyes also turned deep red.
Tears burst from her eyes, and she reached out and held the red goldfish in front of Edward.
"Look, without 'An'an', 'Yinyin' is also dead. You said, they would have each other's company."
Edward did not speak, just quietly waiting for her to continue.
"Why did you deceive me?" Bella's expression was painful, and her once lively and beautiful face showed confusion.
He still stood still, with no ripples in his eyebrows and eyes.
"Did you deliberately go to buy sunglasses?" She asked, recalling the collapse on the carousel that day.
"Yes." Edward's face showed no emotion.
"Because you wanted to see me scared when you disappeared, right?"
"Yes."
"Did you suddenly say that the goldfish in the amusement park were strong in life, to tell me that you were going to kill 'Ye Jue'?"
"Yes."
"Why? Because you wanted to see me lose 'Ye Jue' to make you feel important to me, right?"
"Yes."
"Saying to retake wedding photos, is it because you don't want to see the red dot on it? Or to remind me how much I love you, to remind me how painful I am because of you?"
"Both." Edward smiled, that smile was still so harmless.
Bella almost collapsed, looking at Edward in front of her and everything in this villa, she just wanted to escape.
"Crazy, you are a complete madman! Edward, go to the hospital for treatment, don't harm me, okay?" Bella shouted, tears had already blurred her vision, she couldn't see anything clearly.
Edward looked at her and slowly said, "I love you."
These three words made Bella gasp for breath, she looked at Edward's calm face, only feeling cold all over.
The "I love you too" that was beating in her heart, she swallowed it with her last rationality.
"I dare not love you anymore, Edward."
Hearing this, Edward looked at her straight.
There was another silence.
It was unknown how long it took, Edward slowly said.
"Bella, you just asked me a lot of questions, now I will ask you."
"In the left drawer of the coffee table, there is your notebook, right?"
"What does 'It's your turn' mean? Let me accompany you to walk under the scorching sun at noon in the hottest days of the year, to see me upset but hold back my temper because I love you, isn't it you?"
Unlike Bella's collapse, Edward's tone was very calm.
He seemed to want to stuff all these words into Bella's ears without any omission.
She stood in place, her body trembling, she wanted to ask Edward to shut up, but she had no strength to speak, and could only listen quietly.
"Have you already arranged a memory in your heart, ready to give it to me at any time?"
Yes.
Bella silently answered in her heart.
"Reluctant to retake wedding photos, but feel the red dot on it is extremely dazzling, so you are very anxious, right? Reminding yourself while being trapped in the mire, isn't it you?"
Yes.
Her tears were almost dried up, Bella could only pray in her heart: Don't say it, don't say it.
The next second, Edward's gaze fell on the red goldfish in her hand, and he slowly said, "Because 'Ye Jue' left, so you took the initiative to let 'Yinyin' go with it to death, isn't it you?"
"Enough!"
Bella finally couldn't bear it anymore, she shouted.
Enough, enough.
But Edward ignored her, his deep eyes still locked on Bella's face, he spoke word by word.
"Bella, you said you dare not love me?"
That voice clearly penetrated into Bella's ears, the voice that used to be pleasant to her ears, but now it was very harsh.
The next second, she heard Edward's voice again.
"I am crazy, and what are you?"