Chapter 169 Extra 1

Gu Zhi's solo route: A parallel world setting with an alternate childhood background, this is an "if" route for Gu Zhi, 1v1, HE ending.

[Bad Seed Chapter]

Birds of a feather flock together – this is an age-old law.

Gu Zhi's biological father, like Cheng Huaiyuan, is essentially the same kind of scum.

Gu Yicheng is the father's name.

Gu Yicheng never believed a word his wife said, and was constantly suspicious and distrustful.

She glanced at the stranger passing by, and the man's sinister gaze instantly flashed, suspecting that his wife and lover were exchanging glances; she went out to buy some vegetables, and when she returned, she was subjected to his interrogation that was comparable to an interrogation.

Su Man had considered escaping, but on the eve of her train ticket, the two red lines on the pregnancy test became the chains that bound her for life.

With Gu Zhi by her side, she completely extinguished the thought of escaping, and meekly yet desperately endured her husband's control.

Looking at his mother, who was silently shedding tears, the boy clearly said something beyond his years: "Mom, leave Azhi behind and throw Dad away too."

Looking at her son, whose mental development was beyond his years, Su Man was filled with guilt. She believed that it was this broken family that had caused her child to grow up to be the way he was.

She reached out and touched Gu Zhi's head. "Silly boy, I can't do this. Dad and I already have you. How can Mommy not want you?"

The woman believed that once a child was born, it was impossible to completely sever ties. Even if she went through great lengths to file for divorce, she couldn't bear to abandon Gu Zhi and leave for another place.

That man would never let go of any bargaining chip that could restrain her.

Gu Zhi listened, but his little face remained expressionless, seemingly unable to understand his mother's predicament.

Su Man thought she was already used to this kind of life, and she would eventually get through it until Gu Zhi grew up and Gu Cheng stopped being so extreme.

Until that drunken night, the man's extreme desire for control, fueled by alcohol, fermented into violence, and he took action.

Gu Yicheng was extremely drunk. He dragged his wife across the cold floor. He squatted down, grabbed Su Man's hair, and slammed her head against the corner of the wall. He watched helplessly as the woman's forehead bled. His heavy breathing was filled with the smell of alcohol and violence.

"Why did you talk to my brother? Why did you smile at him? Why did you accept his contact information?"

"He told me everything! Are you trying to cheat on me? Are you?! Answer me!"

No matter how Su Man explained, her husband wouldn't believe her. Blood flowed from her forehead into her eyes, blurring her vision.

The man didn't see that the child behind him had somehow gotten a fruit knife in his hand.

Without hesitation, he unleashed astonishing strength from his small body as he plunged a knife precisely into Gu Yicheng's neck when his mother let out a painful cry.

Blood splattered everywhere. Looking at her son's blood-stained hands, Su Man felt not only relief but also a deep-seated fear.

The young child did not cry or make a fuss, but instead raised the sharp blade in resistance with a blank expression. Gu Zhi seemed to have lacked something since birth, yet he was very well-behaved and sensible.

The young son's face vaguely overlapped with that of her husband, like a monster sharing the same blood as him.

But Su Man didn't show it; she just hugged her son, trembling. The boy in her arms clearly noticed the sudden stiffness in his mother's arms.

Just as Su Man had composed herself and was ready to start a new life with Gu Zhi, her old friend Cheng Huaiyuan, who had learned of her husband's unexpected death, contacted her.

At that time, Cheng Huaiyuan had already married into a wealthy family and moved into the Ruan family. The man wanted both a son and a daughter, but because his wife was the only one in the family, he dared not mention the idea of ​​having another son.

Upon learning about the Gu family's situation, he almost immediately had the idea of ​​adopting Gu Zhi, his eyes revealing a calculated desire to finally have "one of his own."

Cheng Huaiyuan offered a very substantial sum of money, which Su Man initially refused firmly. However, when her son told her in person that he wanted to leave, she chose to let go with tears in her eyes.

Gu Zhi knew that he was a hindrance to his mother's painful memories and a burden to her pursuit of a new life, so when that man appeared, he took the initiative to leave.

In the days that followed, Su Man used that money, along with her skillful hands, to open a small fabric shop.

She was skillful and her business gradually improved. Later, she opened an online store, which attracted a wider and wider customer base.

The woman bought a small house and lived a vibrant and fulfilling life. In her spare time, she would meet with friends for tea and travel, living a carefree and independent life.

Kind people will eventually reap the rewards of their hard work.

The boy had no expectations for his new home until the girl appeared—his older sister, Ruan Yi.

The girl always exuded the sunshine-kissed aura, would share half of the candy she snatched from her childhood sweetheart with him, would ruffle his hair from time to time, and would chatter on and on about all the wonderful things in her life.

He was different from her; they seemed like they should never have met or existed in the same world.

He had never felt such softness and warmth before, and couldn't help but move closer and closer.

The boy never forgot the fear in his mother's eyes back then; he knew he was different from other children.

He began to learn to pretend, and would cry with red eyes when the Ruan family mentioned his parents, pretending to be an ordinary child immersed in sadness, until Ruan Yi stuffed his mouth with leftover candied strawberries.

He thought he could preserve this beautiful moment, but the pretense will eventually crumble.

Ruan Yi adopted a stray puppy, and has been raising it for two months. The puppy is now round and fat, but it is always a little reckless when playing.

The boy stood on the porch, watching, his heart filled with a feeling of jealousy; he hated the dog.

Why can't he be a dog?

The puppy received more affection than he did.

One day, because he wasn't disciplined by being scolded or beaten, Ruan Yichong's dog, which had developed a habit of guarding its food, bit its owner's hand.

The boy seemed lost in thought as he watched the beads of blood seeping from her arm.

On the day Ruan Yi was not home, he ended the life of this dog, which should never have been there, with a brick. He buried the dog under a tree in a corner of Ruan's house.

The boy thought this would remain a secret forever, but Ruan Yi's thorough search revealed traces of disturbance.

The boy trembled, waiting for her to show the same fear as her mother, waiting for her to turn and run away.

But what appeared in the girl's eyes was conflict and heartache.

Is it because you feel sorry for his past, or because you feel sorry for him?

He didn't understand why Ruan Yi, who should be afraid of him, was worried about his feelings and wanted to know his thoughts.

“It didn’t hurt me on purpose,” Ruan Yi said, pulling him to sit on the steps and explaining earnestly like a little adult.

"It's my fault for not training the puppy properly. The puppy doesn't know why it's possessive of its food. You should have taught it, instead of hurting it just because it's a bit slow!"

"Ah Zhi is so smart, he must understand, so why did you do this?" The girl wanted to know the reason.

Gu Zhi lowered his head, "I saw my sister bleeding, I got angry, I couldn't help it..."

The girl thought for a moment before speaking: "Idiot! It's just a little blood, your emotions are terrible!"

"Let me think... how can I teach you to control these bad emotions?"

Before Ruan Yi could come up with a solution, the boy suddenly opened his mouth quietly.

"I want an older sister."

"Because my sister wasn't there that day. If she were, I could only think about her and wouldn't..."

Ruan Yi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled like a little sunflower, "It's that simple? I thought it would require a more complicated method!"

"Then you can just stick close to me from now on and always think about me!" the girl said casually, pulling his head into her arms and ruffling his hair.

"Remember, this can't happen again. Animals are meant to be protected, not used to vent your emotions or hurt them! You have to stand in the corner tonight as punishment!"

"Is it just... just standing as punishment?"

"Treat small animals as gently as I would pet you."

Actually, Ruan Yi's touch was not light at all.

"But I like it so much."

"I love you so much, I love my older sister so much."

"I love it so much, so much, so much, so much..."

At that moment, Ruan Yi had no idea that a man is like a poisonous vine with a deadly entanglement, no matter how pure or fertile the environment in which he grows—a bad seed will always be a bad seed.

He would quietly climb onto Ruan Yi's skin, slowly slipping under her sleeve, wrapping his arms around her soft body and tightening his grip little by little until the two were completely fused together, never to be separated again.

But it seems that even the heavens hate monsters like him.

He went to great lengths to make Ruan Yi feel disgusted with everyone else, and only have eyes for him.

But fate always seemed to want to take Ruan Yi away from him.

It was just a lapse in judgment. When he rushed there, all he saw was her frozen in time; the girl had become a perfect work of art.

My mind went blank; all I could do was follow her.

The man kissed her already cold body again and again, then covered her body and plunged the blade into her heart.

The next second, consciousness returned.

Gu Zhi opened his eyes with his eyelashes fluttering slightly, his nose still brushing against the girl's warm lower abdomen—he had returned to the past.

Before the start of the third-year sports meet, Ruan Yi suffered heatstroke and fainted, ending up in the infirmary.

This time, the man opened his eyes and had clear memories of his past life. Although Ruan Yi seemed to have some vague impressions, she was clearly still trapped in the misunderstanding he had created.

This time, it's not too late; my sister will never be able to shake him off again.

The man stopped being soft-hearted and gradually increased his control over her until the girl would feel unconsciously flustered when she was alone, and would instinctively seek him out and depend on him at all times.

Until she completely lost trust in others and only saw him as her safe haven.

This time, Fu Jingchen is no longer an uncontrollable variable. Although the other party has never given up, he already knows everything that will happen in the future.

Gu Zhi did not stop the man from trying to enter the Ruan family as he had done in his previous life, because only in this way could the plan to frame him be successfully implemented.

He was drugged by Fu Jingchen without any trouble, and at this moment he was in a daze and in great pain.

Everything went as he expected. When Ruan Yi saw the scene before her, she turned around, grabbed a vase, and smashed it hard at Fu Jingchen.

Looking at the unconscious man, a smile appeared on his lips. What was about to happen would not be like in his previous life... He would no longer use the extreme method of cutting his abdomen to suppress the drug's effects.

The man staggered and grabbed Ruan Yi's hand, pressing his forehead against the crook of her neck, his voice trembling with vulnerability.

"It feels so bad... I think I'm going to die..."

Seeing the panic and dependence in Ruan Yi's eyes, Gu Zhi knew that the time had come.

There were no protective measures in place.

Using the excuse of being tormented by the effects of the drug, they made endless demands, unable to stop for a long time.

Today's date is also too "coincidental"—it's Ruan Yi's ovulation period.

Why is he like this? Perhaps it's because of the words his mother uttered when she chose not to leave.

But he would never go that far with Ruan Yi.

What men want is not dependence, but to bind the two of them together by blood, to make themselves an inseparable part of her life.

In this way, no matter how much fate plays tricks on them, they will never be separated again.

Time always flies.

The man rushed back from the company early, tiptoeing around, and immediately went into the kitchen to get busy. He picked vegetables with one hand and gently stroked his son's head as he leaned in with the other.

"Keep your voice down, don't wake Mom."

The next second, a rustling sound was heard as a fluffy head lifted up from the living room sofa.

"Honey, you're awake? Didn't you say you wanted to eat candied sweet potatoes yesterday? Just wait a little longer, play on your phone for a bit."

The man, wearing an apron, bustled around, tending to the food in the pot while dealing with his son's antics. He was so busy he barely had time to breathe, yet he was thoroughly enjoying himself, feeling blissfully happy.

Ruan Yi remained silent, nestled on the sofa.

It wasn't that she didn't want to help, it was that Gu Zhi always made trouble for no reason. He could have the maid cook, but he insisted on cooking himself and wouldn't let her do any work.

How could she not see it? Gu Zhi wanted to raise her into a little worm who would depend on him for everything.

So she would occasionally find something to do, and she found it amusing to see Gu Zhi so nervous and afraid that she would get tired of him.

"I'm going out tonight." Ruan Yi didn't want to discuss it further.

The man paused for a moment with the spatula in his hand, then immediately smiled and agreed, "Okay, how about I take you for a walk after dinner? It'll help you digest."

But the smile didn't reach his eyes; he lowered his gaze, and a sense of gloom suddenly welled up inside him.

"We can't let her go out alone, we can't let her out of our sight, what if someone tries to seduce her again..."

In reality, Ruan Yi was preoccupied with the Samoyed she had seen by chance last time, hoping she might be able to touch it this time.

The man, of course, had no idea what she was thinking.

He only wanted to be like a python, tightly coiled around her, entwined for all eternity, so that she could never escape.

"You'll never get rid of me."

Ruan Yi silently stood up, watching the man's busy figure in the kitchen, and opened her mouth silently.

"This time, we shouldn't have to commit suicide together again, right?"

"Fool."