The sky outside the window gradually darkened, and the light inside the house became dimmer and dimmer. Every household turned on the lights, but there was one exception.

In the dark room, there were two mixed breathing sounds, one was so calm that it was almost inaudible, while the other was a little heavy and accompanied by sobs.

After Jianshu left the room, his last support also left, and Zhao Tianrui realized that no one would come to help him.

As a child, even if he is usually lively and optimistic, he would tremble a little when facing a sister who is very different from his previous gentle and quiet sister, and there is no one else around.

I couldn't help but squat beside the bed and curl myself up into a ball, as if this would give me a sense of security.

But as the sun sets completely, the light in the house becomes dim, and no one speaks. The darkness and silence would scare even adults, let alone children who are afraid of the dark.

He wanted to escape the darkness and turn on the light, but the wire to control the switch was not in his hand.

"Wow, sister, I was wrong." Zhao Tianrui stumbled towards Zhao Yueling, crying as he ran, with snot and tears running down his face, looking very embarrassed.

Of course, no one saw this embarrassment.

After noticing her brother rushing towards her, Zhao Yueling moved her fingers slightly, but in the end she did not make any move. She just slightly spread her legs, allowing him to rush into her arms without any hindrance.

"Wuwuwu——" Zhao Tianrui held on to her tightly as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, and all the snot and tears on his face were wiped onto her body.

"Sister, it's so dark, Ruirui is scared, woo woo——"

Zhao Tianrui was crying so hard that he was almost out of breath, and kept telling Zhao Yueling about his fear.

Zhao Yueling still did not move.

Zhao Tianrui could only hug her tightly, feeling empty on his back and no sense of security at all.

"Sister, hold me." He stretched out his hands towards Zhao Yueling, hoping that she could hug him and soothe his fear.

But the expected embrace did not come, and the hands did not stroke his back, but remained coldly on his legs, without any movement.

"Wow, sister, please don't leave me. Ruirui is wrong. Ruirui will never imitate others again. Ruirui will be obedient." Zhao Tianrui burst into tears after his expectations were dashed. He cried and said in a hoarse voice,

"I will never dare to do it again. Please don't ignore me, wow wow wow——"

"I was wrong--"

The repeated apologies finally made Zhao Yueling, who had been silent for a long time, take action.

She raised her hand slightly, cupped Zhao Tianrui's little face, and wiped away the tears on his face with her thumb. At the same time, she said in a slightly cold tone: "Do you really know you are wrong?"

"Yeah, Ruirui knows he was wrong and will never dare to do it again." Zhao Tianrui, who finally got a response, stopped crying and nodded.

Zhao Yueling gently wiped away his tears and said, "No, you don't know you're wrong, you're just afraid. You're saying this now only because you're afraid of the dark, you're afraid of silence, you're afraid that I won't pay attention to you."

Just like last time, she beat him, taught him a lesson, and finally admitted her mistake. It wasn't because she really knew she was wrong, but because she said she was wrong, so he felt he was wrong.

But I have no idea where the mistake is.

So as time passed, his memory of that day gradually faded, he forgot what he had promised, and fell back into his old ways.

And she was really deceived by him.

Once the same thing happens once, there will never be a second time.

So this time, it is definitely not something that can be easily brushed off with a simple “I was wrong, I won’t do it again next time”.

"Waah wah wah - I don't know." Zhao Tianrui cried.

He just thought the actions done by others were funny, so he followed suit. It was obvious that others were laughing when he was learning, so why did his sister say he was wrong?

How can children distinguish between what is just politeness from adults and what is genuine love? In their eyes, smiling means happiness, crying means sadness, and frowning means anger.

It's that simple.

Seeing that Zhao Tianrui finally stopped giving her a perfunctory response and was willing to have a good communication, Zhao Yueling picked him up and put him on her lap.

Holding his back with one hand and wiping his tears with the other, she whispered, "Ruirui, please stop crying. Can I ask you a few questions?"

This time, her voice was much softer.

Finding that she had turned back into the older sister she used to be, Zhao Tianrui's uneasiness subsided slightly, and he nodded obediently, "Okay, Ruirui, don't cry."

Then she tried hard to control her desire to cry, bit her lower lip, and opened her eyes wide, afraid that tears would fall again.

Zhao Yueling stroked his back from top to bottom. When she noticed that he was gradually calming down, she said softly, "Ruirui, I want to ask you, when it got dark just now and I didn't turn on the lights or say anything, were you scared?"

"Scared." Zhao Tianrui nodded, as if recalling the feeling at that time, and suddenly huddled into her arms. His whole body was trembling slightly, and it was obvious that he was very scared.

"What if I let you stay like this forever, unable to see or hear anything, do you think it's fun? Are you willing?" Zhao Yueling's heart tightened when she noticed his trembling, but she gritted her teeth and hardened herself again.

"No, Ruirui, don't be blind. Ruirui, don't be blind. It's not fun, not fun at all." Zhao Tianrui shouted while hiding in her arms, his whole body full of resistance.

"Then break your legs, make you limp every day, and let the other children follow you every day and imitate you, okay?" The gentle tone, but the words were so cruel. Coupled with the faint voice, it was terrifying to listen to.

Zhao Tianrui was still a child and couldn't tell the truth from lies. When he heard her say that, he mistakenly thought that she really wanted to break his legs.

What's more, Zhao Yueling was holding his right leg with her hand, which made him believe it even more.

So he immediately struggled and shouted, "No, Ruirui, don't break your legs, Ruirui, don't!"

Zhao Yueling held him down firmly, preventing him from escaping. She continued softly, "Why wouldn't Ruirui want to break his leg? A few days ago, wasn't he following someone around, imitating their limping ways? Didn't you find it so amusing and fun?"

"But it's so uncomfortable to pretend to be lame when your legs are fine. I love you and can't bear to see you suffer. How about turning you into a real cripple? That way you don't have to follow others around and try to learn how to walk. You'll be able to walk on your own."

"Your friends don't have to follow others around every day to learn. They can just follow you. Isn't it simple and convenient? Isn't it more fun this way?"

The last sentence was said with a rising voice, as if he couldn't wait any longer.

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