Chapter 155 Mirror Flowers and Water Moon (Two-in-One Chapter)

For a moment, Rhode thought he had read it wrong, and it was not until a deep stinging sensation came from his palm that he woke him up from his dullness. (_　　　) Looking at the girl in front of him, Rhode took a deep breath and closed his eyes. After a while, he calmed down and walked slowly towards the girl, then bent down and squatted in front of the girl, making his sight parallel to the other party.

When facing Rhode, the girl was a little cowardly. She grabbed the teacup with her hands restlessly, but she did not escape. On the contrary, when Rhode looked at her, the girl was also curiously looking at the young and strange man in front of her. She was also very confused about why the other party had a face exactly the same as her.

"Hello, Miss. My name is Rod, Rod Elant. Can you tell me what your name is?"

After a moment, Rhode asked, his tone was incredibly gentle, and even the indifference that had originally condensed like ice on his face had completely melted.

When they saw Rhode's expression, the three girls present were shocked and stunned. They had been with Rhode for so long and had never seen him show such an expression. In normal times, Rhode gave them the feeling of a city wall, cold, solid and reliable.

But now, the atmosphere around Rhodes has changed, becoming warm and gentle. It is like the bright sunshine spreading its hands and unconditionally embracing everything into its arms, making people feel comfortable and warm. If Rhodes gave people the feeling of "cold as ice", then no matter who sees his expression, he will only regard him as a gentle, beautiful and kind princess who only appear in the stories of brave and sword. There may even be a fully armed knight who kneels on one knee on the spot and presents his sword to express his enthusiasm and loyalty.

"No wonder he always has no expression on weekdays..."

Seeing this scene, similar thoughts immediately emerged in Marlin, Lijie and Anne's minds. Rhodes were easily mistaken for women on weekdays. And his current appearance is even more feminine. Although gentleness is not something they lack. However, a handsome man who shows gentleness and a beautiful man who shows gentleness will only give people a completely different feeling.

If a handsome man's gentle smile will completely fascinate those girls, then the smile displayed by Rod can allow those who see his smile to completely unconditionally let go of their guard and integrate into this warmth with peace of mind.

Of course, from the perspective of the bystander, the current scene is more like a pair of sisters talking.

“………”

Perhaps attracted by Rhode's tone and expression, the girl gradually relaxed her vigilance. She raised her head and opened her mouth to talk, but then she seemed to think of something and quickly closed her mouth.

"Don't worry."

When Rhode noticed the girl's expression, he smiled and touched her hair.

"You don't have to be afraid of cursing me. It's not your fault. Believe me, you won't curse anyone. Come on, talk to me and tell me your name, okay?"

“……Christy……”

Hearing this, the girl lowered her shoulders with peace of mind. She raised her face, looked at Rhode in front of her, and whispered.

"A nice name."

When Rhode nodded gently when he heard the girl's answer.

"So, Christie, I hope you can stay here for the time being, eat something, drink some water, and have a good sleep, and after you wake up, I have something important to say to you... OK?"

"………Um………"

Christy nodded slightly, and after receiving the reply, Rhode didn't say anything more. He just stroked the girl's head with a smile, and then stood up. However, Rhode was unable to leave, because at this moment, the girl stretched out a hand and grabbed the corner of Rhode's clothes. She raised her head, and the depths of her clear eyes of different colors revealed some expectations and concerns that even the girl herself might not have noticed.

"………name………"

"Um?"

“…………… Can you say it again, your name…”

Rhode was stunned when he heard the girl's question, and then he smiled again.

"Of course, my name is Rhode Erant, just call me Rhode."

“……Rod……”

The girl repeated the name in a low voice, as if she had obtained some precious revelation, and wanted to completely store it in the depths of her memory. After a moment, a heart-warming smile appeared on the girl's face - it was a smile that seemed to have obtained the most precious treasure in the world, with an extremely happy smile.

"call………"

Walking out of the room, Rhode's smile quickly subsided and returned to his usual cold appearance. This made Marlene and Anne, who followed him away from the room, feel a little regretful... You know, such a scene has never been seen before.

After that, Rhode handed Christie over to Lijie. After all, as a spiritual master, the girl was still very reassuring in taking care of people. In order to avoid disturbing the patient, Marlene and Anne chose to leave. Although they were a little reluctant, they knew that sometimes the more people they were, the more chaotic they became, so they had to leave helplessly.

But their inner doubts were not eliminated.

"Captain, is there any relationship between you and that girl?"

Anne, who was outspoken, couldn't hide her words at all and asked quickly.

“We shouldn’t have much to do with each other.”

Faced with Anne's curious inquiry, Rhode raised his brow and quickly gave an answer. However, this answer could not satisfy both of them.

"But...you look so similar..."

Marlene used a relatively euphemistic term. In fact, Rod and Christie have surpassed the "similar" level and reached the "same" field. Especially when the two of them stood face to face, they just looked at it and thought that Christie was Rhode who was more than 10 years younger than him, and Rhode was Christie when he grew up. Even Marlene didn't believe it. Although she did think that theoretically, Rhode, who was born in Oriental Mountain, could not have any relationship with a small trading village in the Parfield area, the scene in front of her obviously did not support this reasonable argument.

"As the saying goes, it's not surprising that there are always three people in the world who look exactly the same as you."

Unlike the two people who were full of doubt and curiosity, Rhode himself was very calm at this moment.

"Can you be the team leader, you have been separated for many years?"

Anne asked curiously, but she did not notice the shadow flashing in Rhode's eyes when she heard the word.

"……I do have a sister, but unfortunately, she has not been separated from me for many years."

"The leader really has a sister?"

Hearing this, Anne screamed curiously, and even Marlin couldn't help but concentrate. After all, Rhode had never mentioned his own affairs in front of them. This time he took the initiative to mention it, which naturally attracted their attention.

"Yes, if she was still alive, she should..."

"ah……"

Speaking of this, Rhode shrugged his shoulders. Although he didn't say it, the two of them still heard what he meant, which made them feel a little silent... The atmosphere became awkward for a moment. Rhode held his hands behind his back and looked at the view outside the window, while Anne and Marlene didn't know what to say. After a while, Anne gritted the bullet and patted her hands.

"Team, the leader must love his sister very much."

"No, it's the opposite."

But to the surprise of the two, Rhode shook his head very simply and interrupted Anne's words.

"Frankly, I hated her at first."

"Why?"

When they heard this, both of them were stunned.

"For, why?"

Marlene finally couldn't help but speak. Although the education she received had always restricted the girl from asking for other people's questions without authorization, the girl was still a little surprised when she heard this. After all, no matter what, Rhode's answer was too far beyond their understanding and imagination.

But Rhode did not answer her inquiry immediately, but raised his head and looked out the window, and then spoke for a while.

“…………have you seen twins?”

"Hey? This... has been seen..."

"Annie has seen it several times, too..."

Because Rhode's answer was too reckless, Marlene and Anne couldn't keep up with the rhythm. They hesitated to recall and then gave the answer.

"Generally speaking, there are many sisters or brothers who look the same between twins, but if they are brothers or sisters, although the two are similar in appearance, they cannot be exactly the same, right?"

"This... I heard what you said, it is indeed..."

When Marlene heard this, she seemed to remember something. Anne looked left and right, obviously confused.

"This is a common situation. I won't talk about the specific principles, and you won't understand it. In short, you just need to know that in general, twins who look like the same are basically the same gender. But twins with different genders cannot be exactly the same in appearance - this is in general terms. And she and I are the exception freak."

“…………”

Marlene and Anne looked at each other. Although they didn't understand what Rhodes meant, they could feel the unignorable, silent and boiling emotion from his tone.

"I don't know where something went wrong or whether there was a genetic problem. In short, our birth is a completely special case. This does not bring us any benefits. Perhaps it is because we violated the laws of nature that my sister is born with a weak body and her physical constitution is twice as bad as ordinary people. She cannot even leave her room. Once she is infected with a disease, even the mildest symptoms are likely to turn into a serious illness."

“It’s still very hard…”

Marlene murmured to herself in a low voice. Although she had never seen a similar description in books, she could still imagine what a terrible scene it was when she heard Rhodes’s story.

"But, isn't such a sister very pitiful? Why do you still hate her, the leader?"

Anne frowned and asked dissatisfiedly. Hearing her inquiry, Rhode sighed.

"Indeed, if it were just that, then I wouldn't hate her. But... there is a connection between us that is difficult to describe."

"connect?"

"That's right."

Rhode nodded.

"Simply put, we can feel the other person's feelings--if I get hurt, then she will also feel pain. And if she gets sick, then I will also feel uncomfortable..."

Speaking of this, Rhodes stretched out his right hand and spread it forward.

"So at that time, I really hated her. She was obviously the one who was ill in bed, but my parents forbid me from going out to play with my friends. Even if I occasionally break my parents' ban and sneak out to play, I would only be blamed by my parents when I come back. And she was obviously sick herself, but I also had to lie on the bed and live like a patient. Plus this face..."

Speaking here, Rhode sneered.

"For women, this face may be pretty good. But it's a pity that I'm a man and I don't have much interest in this face. I've had enough to be treated as a cute girl, or be ridiculed by a playmate like a woman... To be honest, I once thought so at that time that if it weren't for her, I wouldn't have become like this. If she wasn't here, then I wouldn't have suffered this sin again."

Rhode's voice was very calm, without any ups and downs, but when he heard his story, Marlene and Anne keenly felt the complex emotions deep in Rhode's tone.

"After that... I had a big fight with her, and in the face of my complaints and anger, she just cried and apologized to me... And we were brothers and sisters after all. In the end, I tried to accept it all and hoped to come up with her with a way that we could all accept. After that, I began to learn to take care of her and be with her, but unfortunately... Her health was very poor after all. After she was born, my parents knew that she was unlikely to live past fourteen years old. And so, her health was getting worse and worse, and her organs began to fail irreversibly, but there was no way to stop it, and eventually…"

Speaking of this, Rhode closed his mouth and looked through the window at the leaves shaking in the wind outside.

A slight rustling sound came, with a kind of reassuring softness.

Everything is so similar to that day.
To be continued...