Chapter 3 003 Why (Revised)

Yue Ling's eyes were half open; he wasn't fully awake yet, staring blankly at the back of the person blocking his way.

Trying to discern whether it was a dream or reality.

He was beaten badly and suffered severe injuries. Yin Chu Jiu was unconscious for several days, and he was beaten by Yin Chu San and his men for several days. During these days, he lay in the dilapidated temple in a daze, only occasionally waking up for a moment.

Neither Yin Chu San nor Yin Chu Jiu noticed that Yue Ling had opened her eyes and was now awake while they were arguing. The argument began with Yin Chu Jiu's reply to Yin Chu San.

He said, "I'm protecting Yue Ling; I don't want you to hit him."

Yin Chu San exploded when he heard him say that. He said Yin Chu Jiu must have lost his mind to protect a monster. He said Yin Chu Jiu must be crazy because Yue Ling hit him earlier, and he didn't even want to hit back.

Yin Chusan was furious: "Chujiu, I'm fighting for you! Why are you protecting that monster Yue Ling!"

Monster, monster... Stop calling me monster all the time, it sounds awful.

Yin Chu Jiu maintained her protective stance towards Yue Ling, refusing to move aside. "Chu San, Yue Ling isn't a monster. He's just like us, a human being. He just looks a little strange, but he's still a human. From now on, don't hit him anymore, and I won't hit him either."

Yin Chu Jiu's attitude was firm, and his expression was resolute. His unwavering determination and refusal to change his mind were something Yin Chu San had never seen before. It seemed that he was truly going to protect that monster, Yue Ling.

But isn't he the one who hates Yue Ling the most?

Yin Chu San couldn't understand Yin Chu Jiu's attitude. He looked at Yin Chu Jiu, and then at Yue Ling behind him. Yue Ling looked blank, as if he had never seen anyone who would help him before.

But on that face, Yin Chusan caught a barely perceptible hint of surprise.

If someone really protects Yue Ling, then that monster will be very happy.

But if the person who protected him betrays him, then the happier he was before will be the more heartbroken he will be afterward.

Yin Chu Jiu's face still had baby fat, fair and tender. On such an obedient child's face, there was no trace of the way she had forced Yue Ling to lick her saliva three days ago.

That's so deceptive.

Yin Chusan understood.

On the ninth day, it seems they're going to... well, play the long game!

Yin Chusan was two years older than Yin Chujiu. He had read a lot of books, but he hadn't memorized much of it. He searched his mind for a long time before finally finding a suitable adjective.

With a smile and an inscrutable expression, he walked up to Yin Chu Jiu, patted him on the shoulder, sighed, and said in an elder-like tone, "Chu Jiu, you've finally grown up."

What?

Yin Chu Jiu had no idea what the chubby boy in front of him was thinking. Yin Chu San was quite strong, like a calf. He looked calm and collected, which seemed like a poor imitation. It was not only ineffective but also somewhat funny.

However, the chubby Yin Chusan had already figured out the reason for Yin Chujiu's change. He said to Yin Chujiu, "Don't worry, I will cooperate with you. Also, I will make Chuyi and the others cooperate with you."

After saying that, Yin Chusan turned and left, giving Yin Chujiu a mysterious smile before he left.

Yin Chu Jiu felt completely bewildered.

Yin Chu Jiu didn't understand what Yin Chu San was imagining; he had more important things to do. He touched his face where Yue Ling had slapped him, feeling a burning pain.

Presumably, Yue Ling is in even more pain than him.

Recalling Yue Ling's blood-covered appearance, Yin Chu Jiu lost all interest in changing Yin Chu San; he decided to take Yue Ling directly to the clinic for treatment.

However, when Yin Chu Jiu turned around, he met a pair of dark, emotionless eyes.

Yue Ling, he's awake.

Those eyes stared at him as if he were a dead man.

"Yue Ling, you're awake?" Yin Chu Jiu forced a smile and said, "I'll take you to get treatment. Your injuries are too severe. If you don't get treatment, it will take a long time to heal."

He reached for Yue Ling's hand, but Yue Ling shook him off the next moment.

Not only that, Yue Ling also struggled to get up from the ground and tried to climb back onto him to hit him, but he was too badly injured and could only crawl a couple of times before he ran out of strength.

Even so, he supported himself with his hands on the ground, sitting down instead of lying face down in front of Yin Chu Jiu without any dignity.

Then, he stared intently at Yin Chu Jiu, wary and on guard.

"What do you want to do?" Yue Ling looked only five or six years old, but his voice had already lost its childishness. Although it was still somewhat immature, his tone was frighteningly deep.

Yin Chu Jiu had already anticipated this scene. When he came to find Yue Ling without choosing to hide his identity or act coy, he knew it. His hand, which had been flung away, moved in vain before finally being pulled back.

Yue Ling has no friends, and that's his fault.

Yue Ling has no relatives; it's his fault.

Yue Ling's tragic life was caused by him.

What's the difference between him and a scumbag father who only gives birth but doesn't raise his children?

This is what he owes Yue Ling, and he has to repay him.

"Yue Ling, I want to apologize to you." Yin Chu Jiu changed to the same posture as Yue Ling and said solemnly.

But when he says such things with that chubby, fair face, there's absolutely no credibility to it.

Moreover, Yue Ling knows Yin Chu Jiu best, and he also knows the Yin and Yue families in Juan Yun Lane best. Yin Chu Jiu's words are useless.

Yue Ling calmly grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground. He warily stared at the surroundings of the dilapidated temple, as if a large group of people would rush in from there at any moment.

They would force him to lie down and lick his saliva, they would make him kneel down and let another person stronger than him ride on top of him, they would try every means to humiliate him.

Simply because he had a strange, long body of hair.

Yes, it's because he has a strange, long body of hair.

Just because... he was covered in hair...

Why did they treat him like that? Why? He had never harmed them, never bullied them. Why was he looked down upon from birth?

Yue Ling's eyes were red. He stared intently at Yin Chu Jiu's face. He gripped the soil tightly and loosely several times. Finally, he released the soil, lowered his head, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have hit you a few days ago."

His voice trembled, clearly showing his resentment, yet he still bowed his head and apologized to the person who had bullied him—clearly, it should be Yin Chu Jiu, the one who had bullied him, who was apologizing.

Utterly humble.

Yin Chu Jiu was greatly shocked and her body stiffened slightly.

What exactly did he do...? Chu Shi is right, he is a stepfather.

He should apologize to Yue Ling, not the other way around.

"I'm sorry!" Standing up, Yin Chu Jiu bowed deeply to Yue Ling. "Yue Ling, you did nothing wrong, it was me who was wrong!"

However, Yue Ling seemed to be frightened. He used all his strength to avoid the bow, and his weak body caused him to fall to the side with a thud, causing him to flinch in pain.

The child didn't stop. His eyes were bloodshot, and he roared with his last bit of strength, "What do you want! Hit me if you want, but don't try anything funny again! Hit me, hit me!"

It's like a mentally ill person who has suffered a severe shock.

Yue Ling's madness stunned Yin Chu Jiu. He suddenly understood the smile Yin Chu San had given him when he left, and he understood what he meant.

Like Yue Ling, Yin Chusan and Yue Ling did not believe that he had truly come to apologize or that he genuinely wanted to atone for his sins.

They all thought he had come up with some weird idea to torment people again.

Why was Yue Ling so afraid? Because mental torture was far more unbearable than physical torture.

Yin Chu Jiu thought to herself, "He was too hasty."

Not daring to provoke Yue Ling any further, Yin Chu Jiu took a deep look at Yue Ling, who was lying on the side in a defensive posture, and then turned and left the dilapidated temple.

As he left, Yin Chu Jiu felt a gaze fixed on his back until he left the dilapidated temple, at which point the gaze disappeared.

Yue Ling kept staring at him.

What a terrible thing he did! He has committed a truly terrible sin!

Yin Chu Jiu let out a long sigh.

Yin Chu Jiu finally left. Yue Ling watched Yin Chu Jiu's figure disappear into the dilapidated temple before his tense nerves finally relaxed a little.

Once he was certain that Yin Chu Jiu was really not coming back, Yue Ling lay back down on the tattered straw mat, and all the madness on his face disappeared without a trace, as if he were just faking it.

He lay on his back, his dark eyes staring intently at the dusty beams of the dilapidated temple.

Yin Chu Jiu will definitely not give up. He can only get away with pretending to be stupid and crazy once, but he will definitely not be able to get away with it a second time.

How can he avoid it next time?

He must be retaliating for the time he bumped into him a few days ago and broke his head, but he doesn't regret it.

Why are they treating him like this?

Why is it not enough to just beat him, but to torture him mentally as well?

He almost believed Yin Chu Jiu's protective act just now; he actually thought Yin Chu Jiu was protecting him.

Yue Ling couldn't understand it; he had never been able to understand it.

Why did he grow up to look like this, to look like... a monster?

Ever since he first heard someone say that he had cursed his mother to death, he had been thinking about this question.

He thought about it secretly when he was younger, but he didn't tell anyone.

But he also brought death to his father, ruined the business in Juanyun Lane, and drove him out of Juanyun Lane. He still couldn't figure it out.

Later, he developed hatred.

He hated the Yin family, he hated the Yue family, and he hated the people of Juanyun Lane.

He also hated his parents for giving birth to him, for making him look like this, and for not strangling him after he was born.

Later, he couldn't bear to hate anymore. He didn't hate his parents; he only hated the people of Juanyun Lane.

Author's Note:

Yue Ling: Why am I like this?

Yin Chu Jiu: ...I'm sorry (＞人＜；), because you're the main character...