Chapter 59 Chapter 59 Xiaoying, my life will not get better...

The door to the rooftop was half open, and there was a smell of fresh paint.

The sky was gloomy, as if it was going to rain, and the humid air stuck to my skin.

A sudden flash of lightning illuminated the faces of the three people on the rooftop.

“How does it feel to be up there?”

——Tao Ying asked.

Nan Gua hugged the sketchbook to his chest and turned around.

She looked unusually calm, so calm that it was frightening. Even Lin Biege noticed that Nan Gua was in a strange mood.

“How does it feel to be up there?”

Tao Ying asked again.

Nan Gua finally came back to her senses. She blinked and smiled brightly.

"The air is fine, but the wind is a little chilly. Sorry to have worried you, I'm fine."

Nan Gua smiled and said, "I just want to get some wind."

…

Tao Ying rubbed his eyebrows.

Why is it that everyone’s excuse for going to the rooftop is “I want to get some fresh air”?

There was a distant rumble of thunder outside. Rain was about to begin. The rooftop would become more slippery after the rain, making it easier to slip and fall.

Tao Ying approached slowly, her steps not hurried, but calm as usual.

"It's too dangerous, come down." Tao Ying stretched out her hand calmly.

Nan Gua smiled and shook his head, still standing firmly outside the railing.

"I'm really fine. You guys go back first. I'll calm down and go to class by myself."

After a moment of silence, Tao Ying asked directly:

"Nan Gua, do you want to commit suicide?"

Lin Biege quickly pulled Tao Ying aside and whispered, "Why are you asking that? What if it upsets her?"

Tao Ying didn't say anything, but just typed a few letters on the computer and clicked search.

Lin Biege leaned over to take a look.

Article 1 of the Interstellar Suicide Prevention Handbook.

If you suspect someone is suicidal, don't be subtle. Instead, ask directly: "Do you want to commit suicide?"

Guiding someone to express their inner feelings can significantly reduce the chance of suicide.

Lin Biege scratched his head. "Yes, really? There's also this principle."

Sure enough, after Tao Ying asked this question, Nan Gua fell into a long period of thought.

Nan Gua nodded and said, "Yes. I think so."

"But I haven't really thought about dying in a long, long time."

"After I started school, I was in a very peaceful state every day. Everything went smoothly, and my life had never been so good. I thought I could finally leave that home and start a new life."

“But they showed up again.”

Nan Gua's face showed pain and his tone became excited.

"They always show up like this, every time I think I'm about to come out, every time!"

After Nan Gua finished speaking, he seemed to have let out some anger and collapsed on the railing. After a moment's rest, he continued.

"When I saw the missing person notice, that familiar feeling came back, as if all the efforts I had made, the efforts that kept me alive, were meaningless."

The pain of being powerless, helpless, and unable to change anything always makes her fall to the bottom again after her life has finally gotten a little better.

Nan Gua's face was bitter. "You must have figured it out. Yes, that flyer was meant for me. They'll destroy me... I know that family too well. They'll keep making trouble until I drop out of school."

"Xiaoying, my life will never get better."

Tao Ying listened calmly until the end, and this time she was silent for a long time before speaking.

"At least one thing is certain, your life has indeed changed for the better, Nan Gua."

Nan Gua hugged her knees and looked up with tears in her eyes: "Where? Are you saying that I have become better because I tried so hard to survive? But I still keep getting beaten down. What's the point?"

"Are you going to tell me to be optimistic and look forward? But I'm not an optimistic person. I can't do it."

Nan Gua was prepared to not be understood, but Tao Ying waved her hand and said, "That's not what I wanted to say. Listening to sermons at this time will only make you want to die more."

Nan Gua: "..."

She wiped away a tear.

"So what do you want to say?"

Tao Ying curled the corners of her mouth slightly and took a step forward.

Her steps were light, without any temptation to persuade people to live. She just walked to the railing naturally, as if she was here to chat with Nan Gua.

The two just stared at each other across the railing.

Like a cat, yes, Tao Ying made Nan Gua let down his guard like a cat.

Nan Gua was still waiting for an answer. Tao Ying whetted her appetite and then said—

"I see you're angry."

Nan Gua tilted his head in confusion: "Am I angry?"

"You just said it excitedly. They can easily control your emotions with just a little action, time and time again."

Tao Ying imitated Nan Gua's tone and spread his hands.

"You're angry."

Nan Gua murmured, "Yes, I am indeed angry. What does that mean?"

Tao Ying's slightly narrowed eyes held a hint of cat-like cunning.

"That means you want to live, but you've encountered some problems—but that's easy to fix. I'm the best at solving problems."

Nan Gua's gaze was slightly dazed.

And the reliable captain seemed to have an idea.

Tao Ying shook the light computer on her wrist.

"Want to hear my solution?"

…

Nan Gua's emotions came and went quickly, and after he stabilized, he no longer felt like dying.

Nan Gua rolled to the inside of the rooftop. Because it was raining, the ground was very slippery. She almost fell when she landed. Fortunately, Lin Biege was quick to catch her.

Tao Ying wrapped herself in her coat early to block the splashing water.

Nan Gua and Lin Biege fell together in the rain, and were completely soaked.

The two of them were as embarrassed as female ghosts, and fled back to the dormitory in a panic, and then -

Wrap Tao Ying in a blanket.

Tao Ying, who was being repeatedly scanned by the thermometer, asked: "?"

"I didn't fall, why did you put me on the bed? Be gentle, my hands are bruised!"

Nan Gua, who had just looked like he wanted to die, suddenly turned his attack and said in a vicious tone, "You were caught in the rain for twenty seconds when you came back! Do you know how serious this is?"

“…”

So now that everything is back to normal, has she become the protected, fragile captain again?

No matter what, you wouldn't get a fever just by being in the rain for twenty seconds - Tao Ying glanced at the thermometer, 37.8 degrees.

Wow.

Tao Ying shook her head in amazement.

So exaggerated?

After she finished exclaiming, she slapped the fever-reducing patch from the bedside medicine box on her forehead.

Should I be fine after a good night's sleep? Tao Ying wanted to sleep, but when she closed her eyes, she kept thinking about the issues she had to deal with her teammates tomorrow, as well as the arrangements for the next few days...

I couldn't sleep. Although my body felt heavy, my mind was unusually clear.

How can I sleep healthily?

Tao Ying looked at the ceiling and thought for a moment, then turned her head to see Lin Biege sitting on the edge of the bed with a little red liquid on his wrist.

As soon as Tao Ying realized what it was, he felt dizzy.

“…”

Tao Ying's eyes lit up, and she poked Lin Biege on the back: "Lin Biege, give me your hand."

"What? I'm searching for the Interstellar Fever Prevention Manual." Lin Biege was busy and didn't hear what Tao Ying said at all. He turned around and the last thing he saw was -

Tao Ying held her hand, looked contented, and fell peacefully on the pillow.

Start sleeping like a baby.

"?"

Lin Biege looked down at his scraped wrist, revealing a few drops of blood.

Is it okay to force yourself to fall asleep by using hemophobia?

…

After this incident, Nan Gua rested at home temporarily. Although she didn't want to die so much, she was still worried that if she continued to stay in school, she would meet her family who came to look for her.

Nan Gua's absence made her classmates very worried. They all asked her why she suddenly took a break and what happened when she was standing on the rooftop before.

Tao Ying fooled them by saying that everyone in the dormitory wanted to go to the rooftop to get some fresh air.

The students had no doubts about this reason. After all, these three people were usually quite unruly, so it was not surprising that they did something like this. They turned to discuss another recent hot topic on campus.

"But then, who is the missing daughter? Has anyone seen who posted the flyers?"

…

Outside the gate of Jite College, a woman was on the phone. The man on the other end of the phone sounded impatient, as if he was urging her for something.

"Has Nan Gua not contacted you yet?"

The woman gritted her teeth and said, "No, it seems that she is determined to break off relations with us this time."

"She's dreaming. After raising her to this age, she wants to just walk away?" The man snorted coldly. "Since she's so unkind, don't blame us for being unfair. Take the photo and ask her classmates. Look for her all over the school. I don't believe she'll sit still."

The woman hesitated. "Well, well, she has good grades. If she studies here, can she get a scholarship? Or if we wait a little longer, maybe we can get some money—"

"What scholarship? The school I helped her get into wasn't good at all. You don't understand. It was a terrible school anyway. What kind of scholarship could it possibly have? It's lucky she didn't ask us for tuition. Just listen to me and ask her classmates about her. She's too shy to handle gossip."

"Okay, okay." The woman agreed and hung up the phone.

The woman was about to enter the school gate holding Nan Gua's photo in her hand, but the security guard at the gate reached out and stopped her.

The woman was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'm a student's parent, here to look for someone. I went in there a couple of days ago. Have you forgotten?"

The security guard snorted coldly: "Don't give me that. A student has already reported the crime. You guys just wait here for the Star Police!"

Report a crime? What case?

Before the woman knew what was happening, she was pinned to the ground by the Star Police who arrived in a hurry.

"What? Let me go! I didn't do anything. Why did you arrest me?"

"You didn't do anything? You're harassing the future of the empire, and you think you're right."

The star police looked at the wanted poster on the computer and found that it was this woman.

Her tactical goggles reflected coldly as she pressed the communicator.

"Well, okay, now that I've caught him, I'll hand him over to your country."

…

The woman's eyes were covered with a black cloth, and she could feel that she had changed shuttles many times in a row.

Gravity also seems to be subtly different.

Wasn't she on Chester right now? Were these people really the Star Police? What exactly were they trying to do?

Hearing someone snoring next to her, the woman distinguished the voice and realized it was her husband. She said in surprise, "Lao Ding, is that you?"

Someone pulled the black cloth off the woman's eyes. The sudden glare made her want to cry.

The man next to her was still sleeping.

The woman nudged him with her elbow. "How can you still sleep at this hour? Where is this? Why aren't you home? Where's my son?"

The man groaned and then slowly woke up.

The two checked the situation and found that the man was also lying at home, but was caught by the Star Police who suddenly rushed in.

Their hands and feet were handcuffed to the chairs and they couldn't move at all.

The woman could only move the chair, but the metal chair made a sharp friction sound when it was moved slightly.

They didn't dare move.

This seems to be an interrogation room. There is a large piece of one-way glass on the right, a rusty iron door in the front that is closed, and a camera in each of the four corners.

The iron gate suddenly opened.

A thin girl came over. She had no flesh on her limbs and it was obvious that she had a poor physical condition.

He looks like a student and doesn't look aggressive.

Her hair was neatly tied up, and a strand of hair was blown by the wind as she sat down. She reached out and naturally tucked it behind her ear.

There was a fever-reducing patch on her forehead, but the girl seemed to find it a bit of a nuisance and tore it off and put it on the table.

She slowly placed the folder in her hand on the metal table, making a crisp sound that shocked both of their ears.

But in short, it's an identity that has little to do with a place like an interrogation room.

The man came back to his senses and asked, "Who are you and why are you arresting us?"

"Oh, relax. I'm not the one arresting you." Tao Ying raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, but there was no emotion in his eyes.

"I'm just here as Nan Gua's agent to confirm some things. After all, she doesn't want to see you at all."

"Our daughter's agent? Agent for what?"

They remembered that when they were arrested, the charge given by the police officer was "repeated harassment", and they immediately understood that this matter must be related to their daughter.

The two of them instantly became tough.

"You're not going to say that our going to school to look for her is harassment, are you? We are Nan Gua's family. She has our blood flowing in her body. Is there anything wrong with wanting to reunite with her?"

"Oh, it's your blood. Is blood relationship important?" Tao Ying was spinning a pen boredly, and her hand slipped, and the pen fell on the folder on the table.

document.

The two of them noticed the document early on. For some reason, their scalps felt tingling. They felt that there would be something in the document that would be disadvantageous to them.

But, what is it?

Why did this sickly student suddenly mention their blood relationship with Nan Gua?

Tao Yinghou leaned back in her chair, grabbed a strand of hair, and began to play with it intently. She didn't sit up until the other person couldn't bear the torture anymore.

Just think of it as if blood ties are important.

"But you are not Nan Gua's parents."

"You, what do you mean? If we are not her parents, then who else can we be? She will always be our daughter!"

The man was halfway through his speech when he seemed to remember something from long ago, and his eyes flashed.

Tao Ying rested her hands on the table, leaned her upper body slightly, and spoke with a strong sense of oppression.

"Do I really have to explain it so clearly? What I mean is—are you related to Nan Gua by blood?"

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