Chapter 115: Tragedy caused by a melon
Who should she hate? Those who loved her, used her, and hurt her all died for her. As the only one who survived, who should she hate?
After hearing the girl's murmur, Jiang Ran pondered for a moment, and finally spoke the truth: "Qi Yao, I think that kind of thing can be let go."
"What?" Let go? Let go of what? Her past? Or the hurt and deception?
"Because you're the only one who survived." Jiang Ran said, "You also said that those people are dead. Since you know that they are dead, why do you still dwell on the mistakes they made?"
"It's not that simple, Ranran, I..."
"It's that simple." Jiang Ran interrupted her, "I can tell you right now that you think your miserable life is all your parents' fault. What can you do about it? Do you hate them?"
“…”
"They died to protect you. In the face of disaster, they left you with the hope of life. Perhaps there is no one in this world who loves you more than they do." Staring into the girl's eyes, Jiang Ran said, "Do you want to hate them, Qi Yao?"
"I..." Hate it? Don't hate it? The girl fell into a moment of confusion, "I don't know..."
"No, you know, you know you don't hate them at all, because you also know that no matter what they do, they still love you." Although this love-hate relationship is complicated, you cannot deny its existence.
"Actually, what you're struggling with isn't who to hate—you know clearly that even if your father did something so outrageous, you still can't hate him—you hate yourself for who you are."
You hit the nail on the head.
The girl stared at her blankly for a long time, her empty gaze slowly gathering focus: "Yes." She acknowledged Jiang Ran's words, "I hate myself like this."
"But humans are just like that," Jiang Ran said. "Qi Yao, humans are superior to other animals because we have emotions—we know right from wrong, we understand gratitude, we can be cowardly at times, but we're also very brave most of the time. We can dwell on hatred, but we also understand the importance of letting go—humans are just such complex creatures. When you're being harsh on yourself, you're already reflecting on yourself."
What's more, in this story, from beginning to end, she did not do anything to hurt others, she just failed to protect the people she wanted to protect.
You can say she is useless, but you cannot accuse her of committing a heinous crime.
"Qi Yao, I still stick to my own ideas. The past is the past. Those people are dead. You don't need to keep dwelling on the past." Jiang Ran leaned over and held the girl's shoulders, saying gently, "In this chaotic world, it's already very difficult to come down here. Even if it's for your sister, you should look forward."
Color gradually appeared in the girl's lifeless eyes. She did not look away, but looked straight into Jiang Ran's eyes, as if she wanted to find something that could warm her soul in those dark eyes.
"Jiang Ran, you..." You are really a warm person. She finally showed her first heartfelt smile in a few days, "You are so nice, thank you."
Jiang Ran sat back in his chair and waved his hand nonchalantly: "I have always been so kind. The children in the orphanage used to like me the most..."
"An orphanage?"
Speaking of the orphanage, Jiang Ran smiled gently: "Yes, it's where I used to live."
Isn’t Jiang Ran a young lady from the Shen family? How come she lived in an orphanage?
"Hey, are you feeling better?" Jiang Ran said, returning to the main topic, "Qi Yao, there's someone waiting for your explanation."
Knowing who she was talking about, the light in Qi Yao's eyes dimmed again: "Yes, I still have to explain to him."
In that story in the past, there was only one person who was truly hurt.
She wanted to apologize to him, whether it was because of the mistakes her parents had made or because of the deception she had been unknowing about for so many days.
"Qi Yao, do you like him?"
"who?"
"Captain Chu Yuan, do you like her?"
"..."Does she like him? "I..." The girl's eyes were filled with a relieved smile, "Jiang Ran, it doesn't matter whether I like him or not."
That person loved Qi Yuan from the beginning to the end. Although she and her sister had the same face, she knew very well that she and Qi Yuan were two completely different people.
"He loves my sister." The girl murmured, "I can never be like my sister." So, if it weren't for that accident, she and him would never have had any intersection.
"Oh." Jiang Ran didn't think she had much say in other people's love affairs. The girl just sighed and muttered, "Captain Chu is a bit pitiful."
“…”
"I waited so long for my fiancée, but in the end, I got the wrong person..." Qi Yao didn't respond. Jiang Ran continued to mutter, "If I were you, I would really make it up to him."
"……compensate?"
"Look how pitiful he is." Jiang Ran said, "But Captain Chu is quite loyal. He's been separated from your sister for more than four years, but he still loves her so much. Qi Yao, you really have a long way to go."
“…”
After comforting the depressed Qi Yao, Jiang Ran came out of Chu Yuan's house. Just as she reached downstairs, she saw the young man returning from duty.
"Captain Chu."
"How is she?" The man looked calmly at the balcony on the fifth floor. "Is she feeling better?"
"Much better." Jiang Ran said, "But it's quite pitiful."
Chu Yuan didn't ask her why she was so emotional, but just nodded to her and said, "Sister Ranran, thank you for this time."
"You're welcome."
The mission was accomplished. Jiang Ran was about to say goodbye to him when he saw a familiar figure running towards him from a distance.
Seeing her, the man quickened his pace and stopped in front of her, panting like an old dog: "Ranran, this is bad!"
It was a colleague from her new job. Jiang Ran couldn't remember her name for a moment, so she could only ask, "What's wrong?"
"Our testing site has been raided! They're even going to arrest our team leader!"
Jiang Ran was puzzled: "Why?"
"Didn't we find... a cantaloupe in our experimental field today? Those people got the news from somewhere and said they'd send it over to entertain our distinguished guests, but..."
As a result, the Hami melon was divided among them, so how could there be any left to offer as tribute?
"Huh? To entertain guests?" Jiang Ran was puzzled. "There's only one Hami melon in the base?" The base clearly has so many fruits in stock, why bother with that one Hami melon?
"Oh, why are you still complaining about this?" The girl's eyes turned red with anxiety, and she gasped, "The team leader was arrested by them. I heard that not only will he be fired, but he will also be put in solitary confinement. They also beat people. Many people in our experimental area have been beaten..."
"Oh my god, are those bandits entering the village?" Jiang Ran rolled up his sleeves, "I'll go find them!"
Before leaving, he patted the girl's shoulder to comfort her, "Don't worry, nothing will happen - the melons are my share, and if anything goes wrong, I will take the responsibility."
"Sister Ranran, you..." Does Brother Qi know that you are acting like this?
Before Chu Yuan could ask, Jiang Ran added as a matter of course: "I can't afford it. There's also Si Xu."
Chu Yuan: "..." Okay, he was sure that Seventh Brother definitely didn't know what had happened.
(End of this chapter)
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