Chapter 124 Ending
The journey to Planet Nigul is nearing its end, and Shigure completes one last thing before leaving.
The corridor was quiet and solemn, and every step she took on the marble floor echoed. Passing by white doors, the security guard led her to one of the doors at the end.
"We are here, Miss Shigure. Please note that the visiting hours are only fifteen minutes."
Shigure: "Thank you."
She pushed open the door and walked in.
Shigure actually didn't want to meet Ivan.
They had been staying together since Wayne had found her a few days before. Wayne was busy silently while accompanying her. As time passed, Shi Yu's shaky spirit, which had been forced upon her during her escape, gradually settled down.
Later, she heard from Xia Feng that Noah also came to the border on the day Wayne found her, but when he knew that Wayne was with her, he calmly stopped disturbing her and stayed in the town to deal with the remaining pursuers.
Noah sorted out the context of the kidnapping incident, attached the information of the mastermind and accomplices, and asked someone to hand it over to Wayne. As his deputy, Xia Feng also knew the content of the information. She judged that Shi Yu was currently emotionally stable, so she told her the whole story.
"So... the people who want to harm me are actually from Sturga?"
Xia Feng lowered his dark eyes slightly, observing her expression, and then whispered to comfort her: "Well, the relevant personnel have been dealt with. Noah can no longer protect their family in such matters."
"They've all been dealt with. Does that mean they've all been sent to jail?" Shi Yu didn't know what he was thinking about, and suddenly he seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"The mastermind behind the split will have his sentence announced after the court hearing. As for the others... what's wrong? Is there anything you want to ask?"
Shi Yu's hesitation was too obvious, and Xia Feng keenly noticed her abnormality.
"...Uh, I'm wondering, if any of these convicted individuals have babies who can't take care of themselves, what measures will be taken? Foster care, or an orphanage, or something like that?"
It is absolutely impossible to say that Shi Yu has never had any negative feelings towards Ivan. She is not a saint and is not so magnanimous.
...But York is innocent.
Although it is said that misfortune should not affect children, York was still such a young child and he had not done anything wrong - but when the same thing happened to him, Shi Yu realized that this feeling was very complicated. He did not vent his anger on him, but he could not feel as pure pity and love for him as before.
The reason why I was still worried about him was that once Ivan was sentenced, he was still sick, and a child could not survive in a place like Lake Street. If no one except Ivan noticed that there was such a little guy in the gray little corner, and let him fend for himself... that would be too pitiful.
Xia Feng looked at her for a moment and nodded slightly: "I understand, wait for my news."
Shigure:?
Shi Yu was confused. What did Xia Feng know...?
Two days later, Xia Feng placed an adoption certificate and a surgery commitment letter in front of her. Shi Yu picked it up and looked at it, then fell silent.
"I shouldn't be considered as acting on my own initiative?" Xia Feng seemed puzzled by her reaction and asked tentatively.
"...No, it's a good thing that York has a new life. Thank you, Xia Feng."
Xia Feng paused, leaned down, touched the top of her head with his forehead, and said softly and frankly: "Shi Yu, I did this only because I don't want these things to stay in your heart for too long. Now that you know this, just forget them."
"I don't think they're worth upsetting you."
Shi Yu was silent for a while, and finally raised his head with a long-lost smile: "...Yeah."
In order to let go more completely, when Wayne told her that Ivan asked to meet her, Shi Yu did not refuse.
This was her last day on the planet Nigul.
The huge special glass divided the visiting room into two distinct areas. Shi Yu calmly walked to the chair and sat down. Ivan, who was wearing prison uniform opposite her, stood up with a complicated expression when he saw her come in. He hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"I already know about York... I don't know what to say, but anyway, thank you."
“It’s a bit disgusting.”
Shi Yu's voice was soft, but her reply was not polite at all.
Ivan didn't seem to expect her to be so sarcastic. He was stunned for a moment, then laughed at himself: "Ah, yes, I'm really disgusting."
"You shouldn't have come that day... Never mind, there's no point in saying this."
Shi Yu looked at his face which still had some baby fat. If he calculated carefully, he was two or three years younger than himself and still a minor - but he was already wearing prison uniform, sitting there with a tired yet relieved look on his face, as if he had already lived his whole life.
"I didn't do anything wrong," Shi Yu said, "Maybe you did this out of hardship and were forced, but I almost died. I will never forgive you."
"We have no relationship, but I spent a lot of money and effort to make life better for you and York, and you treat me like this?"
The more Shi Yu spoke, the lower Ivan's voice became. His sickly, thin wrists were placed on the back of his neck, and he looked lifeless as if he would die at any moment.
Shi Yu: "You must return this money to me."
Ivan's expression finally shifted, and his voice was a little stunned and hoarse: "I'm already... in this state, how can I return it to you?"
Ivan looked at her for a moment, then looked away as if burned. Shi Yu looked at him seriously and said, "I'm not trying to comfort you. I'm just telling you the truth."
"You're a minor, and the capital planet is very far away from here. I can tell you didn't come here voluntarily. Although you've done something like me more than once, if you were forced, you might be able to get out in a few years."
"If you work harder, maybe you can make it to your eighteenth birthday. York has been adopted, and all the criminals who are more heinous than you have been brought to justice. Why can't you go work and pay off your debts?"
Ivan: “…”
He grabbed his hair, seemingly in a state of being unable to react.
"Of course, if you were not forced to participate in these events and it was completely voluntary, then I have nothing to say."
Shi Yu accused him very forcefully: "Then you are truly hopeless."
After scolding, Shi Yu felt relieved. She didn't want to talk to Ivan anymore, nor was she interested in knowing his sad experiences. She jumped off the chair and walked out.
Suddenly, a boy's laughter was heard from behind.
He was very immature, still in the male voice change phase, with a slightly raspy voice. He tapped on the glass, attracting Shi Yu's attention: "After all this talk, where's your card number?"
"?"
"How can I pay you back if you don't give me your card number?"
…
Just after Ivan turned fourteen, he had the misfortune of becoming York's nanny.
The already insufficient supplies had to be divided among a little monkey, which made Ivan's life even worse.
At first it was just out of unwillingness.
Ivan was unwilling to save money all day long for York, who was not his blood relative. The feeling of hunger was evenly distributed every day and night after he adopted York. Ivan still remembers the days when he was so hungry that he felt dizzy and sweaty, chewing tree bark to satisfy his hunger.
What was even more unbearable was that the baby whom she had given so much and endured so much was abandoned so easily, and in the end, he blamed herself for abandoning him. But it was obvious that this was the only way for York to survive.
He took York and escaped on a rainy night. He listened to the persuasion of a travel companion and came to this planet, dreaming of doing some business to make money and cure York's illness.
I didn't expect to fall into a trap, and things got worse and worse.
Why do some people receive preferential treatment from birth and live a stable and happy life? Ivan once got stuck in this dilemma, but children of this age are prone to radicalism and extremism. Only after paying a painful price can they wake up from the whirlpool dream.
never mind.
After Ivan was taken out of the visiting room by security, he looked up at the dazzling sunlight in the sky.
It would be more practical to just work hard... Just like what the Omega said, all the troubles would be gone. He would be an adult by then, and the important thing would be to work hard and pay off his debts as soon as possible.
He followed the security guard to the prison dormitory. When passing by the gate, he accidentally glanced over there and unexpectedly saw Shi Yu hugging a strange Alpha tightly.
Um?
Wait, why did she change again?!
…
After resolving the big stone in her heart, Shi Yu happily threw herself into Wayne's arms and acted coquettishly.
He had been waiting for her outside the door, not getting involved in her personal problems, and giving Shi Yu full respect. They seemed to have this tacit understanding that when Shi Yu encountered difficulties or did not want to do something, Wayne would help her solve it.
But most of the time Shi Yu just wants to be a little salted fish, so she sticks to Wayne and won't leave, hehe.
But before leaving with Wayne, she still had one thing to do!
"Will you go back together?"
Wayne let her sit on his arms and carried her to the car.
Shi Yu put his arm around his shoulders and kissed him, then asked softly, "Can we wait a little longer...? That matter hasn't been resolved yet."
Her trial marriage period is not over yet.
Originally, she and Noah were going to confirm their relationship at the end of the month, but because of the kidnapping incident during the trial marriage period, which caused her certain harm and impact, the General and Mr. Rain called her many times in the past few days to confirm whether there was anything wrong with her condition and to ask her what she thought about the matter.
——Do you want to terminate the trial marriage period?
The culprit of the kidnapping came from the family of the trial marriage candidate, which in itself showed that the trial marriage candidate did not pay enough attention to Omegas and did not have the ability to manage the family well... This was the excuse given by Rain. The blond-haired, blue-eyed officer was very unhappy about this matter. If Shi Yu had not persuaded him, he would probably have flown to find her immediately.
"I'll be right back, sir! I can handle this myself, so please wait for me."
After Shi Yu said this, Lei Yin's expression eased slightly after hearing the clear intention in her words, and he gave her three days.
The next day, Shigure returned to the main house in Sturga by airship and stood in front of Noah's desk.
In the familiar room layout, she no longer felt awkward or nervous, and she felt more relaxed than ever before.
"Is that so? Have you made up your mind, Shigure?"
After not seeing each other for about ten days, Noah had become much thinner, his expression was cold and gentle. He smiled at her, his words a little lonely: "What can I say to keep you?"
"Thank you very much for taking care of me during this time."
It's just that I've taken advantage of you a little too much. Shi Yu complained silently in his heart, then said, "But let's stop here. Maybe we'll meet again in the future. I heard from the general that your father has approved my application, so I should be free now, right?"
Noah sighed with a smile.
“…Shigure.”
"It's been so long since we last met. I've lost my appetite and sleep all day because of you. Don't you even want to care about me?"
He pointed to the obvious dark circles under his eyes, which was a rare sight for someone who was particular about appearances. "Even if you're leaving, do you have to be so abrupt in your last goodbye?"
Shi Yu was stunned for a moment, then took a big step back cautiously, crossing his arms over his chest: "What do you want to do? I have..."
"If you have someone you like now, will the person by your side in the future definitely be that person?"
As if not wanting to hear that person's name come out of Shigure's mouth, Noah calmly interrupted her.
After looking at her for a moment, Noah said, "I won't give up."
"……you!"
"You are free, and so am I. Freedom is a two-way street. I still have the right to pursue you, don't I?"
Shi Yu was shocked by Noah's sophistry, and her face turned red as if it was burning. She took small steps towards the door. Noah sat quietly with his eyes lowered, seemingly not paying attention to her little action.
With his chin supported by his hand, the boy looked towards the garden behind the window with his gentle purple eyes.
"I won't send you off, lest you run into anyone."
"Then I wish you a safe journey."
This is still a decent farewell.
But when I met Xiu in the corridor, my last meeting with him was not so gentle and distant.
He was leaning against the pillar in the corridor. Shi Yu was about to greet him when Xiu came over with a dark face and quick steps and pulled her into his arms.
"He has no conscience."
He snorted, grabbed Shi Yu's waist, leaned down, and kissed her directly.
Shi Yu reacted quickly, putting her hand in front of her lips like a rabbit that had sensed danger. Xiu did not react, nor did he intend to remove her hand from the shackles. Their breaths met through the girl's soft hand. He frowned and tightened his arms around her waist, wishing he could rub her into his flesh and blood.
Shigure was numb.
Even though he didn't kiss her, she could still clearly feel the boy licking and biting her palm. Shi Yu's legs softened spinelessly, and the corners of her eyes turned red from being bullied.
Why... can you be so focused like this!
Is Xiu a dog?!
"Already, is that okay?"
A few minutes passed, and Shi Yu endured it again and again, and a whimpering sound as if she had suffered a great deal of injustice came from under her palm.
Xiu took a deep breath and bit her finger hard, as if to mark it. Amid the girl's cry of pain, he finally let her go.
"Let's go."
The tall Alpha looked down at her and pushed her away expressionlessly.
Shi Yu staggered to her feet, her breathing a little rapid. She glared at Xiu, not sure whether it was anger or resentment, then turned and ran forward.
After running two steps, she stopped and looked at Xiu's back with his hands in his pockets, showing no reluctance. Finally, she couldn't help but said, "Aren't you going to see me off?!"
He snorted coldly, waved his hand with his back to Shi Yu, and didn't even say "goodbye".
This was his farewell.
Going further, Phil and Youlai were waiting for her at the gate of the manor. Surprisingly, the head of Sturga was also there.
With their gentle yet strict father and elders by their side, the two teenagers, who usually didn't see eye to eye, had to pretend to be friendly. Phil pulled her aside and complained about everything that had happened recently. At the end, he leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Noah is so disappointing. Why didn't you try marriage with me?"
Shi Yu looked at him in horror, but Phil had already taken a few steps back with a smile, pushing Yu Lai forward as a shield.
"Yulai?"
"I'm sorry." He stared at her blankly, and his first words were an apology, "I couldn't protect you, I wasn't with you..."
Shi Yu was a little surprised when he heard this, but then he said helplessly: "It doesn't matter, you didn't go to the trial at that time, and I'm fine now, see?"
Shi Yu lifted the hem of her skirt and turned around facing him, the fluttering tail of her skirt like a butterfly: "I'm fine, it's okay!"
However, after turning around, Shi Yu realized that the head of the family was still here. She couldn't help blushing and looked to the side carefully.
Ludwig responded with a gentle and kind smile and nodded gently to her.
…For some reason, Shigure’s face turned even redder.
"This incident was due to our negligence. Even though we all hope to keep you, we also understand that since you have made your decision, any further comments will only add to your burden."
"I'm sorry." Ludwig clenched his fists and placed them gently on his heart. His tone was humble and gentle, like a pious prayer.
He looked at her with a smile and recited the traditional Xia blessing.
"Shi Yu, I wish you a safe, healthy and happy life in the future."
The Sturga manor was left far behind, and Shi Yu ran faster and faster with the breeze.
When she saw the familiar figure beside the spaceship, she couldn't help but smile and threw herself into his arms.
"I'm back! Where are we going next?"
"Didn't you say you were going back?"
Wayne picked her up skillfully, lowered his blue eyes to look at her, and freed one hand to tidy up Shi Yu's hair that was messed up by running.
"Oh, yes, and we need to tell Mr. Rain about this."
It's wrong to not let her guardian know that she has a boyfriend. Would Mr. Rain be happy for her? Would he?
"By the way, Wayne, that proposal we talked about last time..."
Wayne frowned when he heard Shi Yu say that. He put her on the spaceship and turned around to reach into his pocket for the ring he had prepared long ago.
Shigure's smile faded and she quickly pulled him back, "No, wait?? Are you going to beg now?"
The young man's beautiful green eyes, like a big cat, stared at her silently. Although he didn't say anything, Shi Yu actually understood the three words "What else?"
"What I mean is... let's wait a little longer. There's no need to rush. Let's just date for a while."
"By the way, you didn't even rehearse... Did you listen to what I said?"
Wayne paused, facing the girl's suspicious gaze, and calmly put the ring back into his pocket with an indifferent expression, and replied calmly: "Ready."
"The props are in Xia Feng's hands. She didn't come with us. Wait until I get them from her..."
Props? ? Are they ribbons, small fireworks, or something like that?
It seems very likely that Wayne looks like a straight man!
"never mind."
Shi Yu stared at him for a long time, then gave up hope. Giving up on himself, he angrily said, "Lower your head!"
Even if she didn't say anything, Wayne would have already bent down to follow the atmosphere. Shi Yu put her arms around his neck, stood on tiptoe, and obediently responded to his breath.
A gentle breeze, endless green fields, and a journey for two people.
Even though the agreed ceremony still required some minor preparations, Shi Yu was not in a hurry.
After all, their future is still very long——
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