Chapter 127 Ye Yiyi's Memory
"This girl has lived in the countryside with her grandmother since she can remember. Although life was hardship, now I think that was the happiest time for her. After all, she didn't have to go hungry."
"If it could always be like this, the little girl would be very happy. However, when the little girl was four years old, her parents, whom she had never met before, appeared."
Having said this, Ye Yiyi turned to look at Yang Luoliu. She was clearly smiling, but Yang Luoliu could see endless sadness in her eyes.
Ye Yiyi turned around and spoke.
"Do you find it strange? Why did I use the idiom 'never met before'? Do you think I used it wrong? But no, it wasn't wrong, not at all. Ever since the little girl could remember, the image of 'parents' has been blank. She has never seen 'parents'. She doesn't even know if she has parents. When the villagers mocked the little girl, saying she was picked up and a parentless monster, the little girl couldn't even refute it, because she really didn't have 'parents'."
Ye Yiyi spoke calmly, and even her tone was filled with relief, but the sadness in her eyes could not deceive anyone.
It seemed that Yang Luoliu's distressed look was too obvious, and Ye Yiyi forced a smile at Yang Luoliu and spoke.
"Sorry, I got off topic."
After saying that, he turned his head without waiting for Yang Luoliu to say anything, continued to look at the mountains in the distance, and then slowly spoke.
"The little girl was overjoyed when she saw her parents for the first time. Their presence gave her the confidence to challenge others. She could finally say, 'I'm not a bastard or a monster. I have parents.' Especially since her parents finally decided to take her away."
"You have no idea how happy the little girl was when she heard the news. Her parents finally remembered her. What a pity. She was still young at the time. How could she understand? If they really loved her, why would they have abandoned her for so many years?"
"Maybe she understands, but she just wants her parents so badly. She wants everyone to know that she is not a bastard."
Perhaps the wind on the rooftop was too strong, and the tears that had stopped flowing began to slide down her cheeks again without warning. When she spoke again, her voice was choked with inexplicable sobs.
"Actually, the little girl also had fantasies. She fantasized that she would live a good life after her parents took her back. It's just a pity that her parents took her back only because her mother was pregnant and needed a free babysitter. She was only four years old."
"Every day, we have to get up before dawn to do the laundry and cooking. Basically, everything that can and cannot be done falls on the little girl. It's her day to go to kindergarten, but she is locked up at home and has lost even her freedom."
"The most leisurely days she had back then were spent locked in her room, watching people coming and going downstairs through the security bars. She dreamed of getting out, of leaving that cage-like house, but no one could save her."
"It wasn't until her younger brother was born a year later that the little girl's hell finally began. Whenever her younger brother cried, she would be beaten and scolded. Over time, the little girl got used to it. If it had just been like this, she probably would have grown up. But do you know what those parents did?"
Yang Luoliu beside her did not answer, nor did she have any way to answer. All she could do was sit aside and listen quietly.
At this moment, Yang Luoliu felt a deep sense of powerlessness in her heart, and she hated herself.
Why couldn't he appear in front of Ye Yiyi at that time? He also hated himself for being unable to do anything now.
Ye Yiyi didn't understand Yang Luoliu's current mood, and didn't ask Yang Luoliu to answer.
After saying this, he continued talking to himself.
"When the little girl was about to start first grade, they started to get fed up and wanted to send her back to the countryside. But her grandmother in the countryside had long since passed away, and her grandparents also disliked her. In an instant, the little girl became a hot potato, pushed back and forth, and no one was willing to accept her."
"They didn't dare throw it away, and no one wanted it if they gave it to someone because they all had their own precious babies. The little girl was just a burden, and life became increasingly difficult. Whenever the couple was unhappy, they would take it out on the little girl. We are clearly a society ruled by law, so how could this happen?"
After saying this, Ye Yiyi chuckled instead. I don’t know what she was laughing at, but that laugh was filled with helplessness and sadness.
This laugh made Yang Luoliu clench her fists instantly. She wanted to say something, but she didn't dare to say it even though the words were on the tip of her tongue.
She never knew that the cheerful and lively Ye Yiyi had experienced so much in her childhood.
Just what she said was enough to make Yang Luoliu feel like a knife was stabbing her heart. She didn't dare to think about the details of the life where she was often beaten and scolded.
There were only a few short sentences, not even a long speech, and even the tone was flat.
But the more calm Ye Yiyi was, the more distressed Yang Luoliu felt. How could Ye Yiyi save herself in despair at that time?
After hearing Ye Yiyi's words, Yang Luoliu's heart felt as if it was pierced by tens of millions of needles, and dense pain spread throughout his body.
Yang Luoliu felt extremely uncomfortable, but he had no way to relieve it. He could only look at Ye Yiyi with heartache.
At this moment, the rooftop was unusually quiet. Ye Yiyi no longer spoke, did not cry, and did not make any sound. She just stared at the rolling hills in the distance.
It was as if all her senses were withdrawn, and Ye Yiyi was now more like a puppet, unconscious and unaware.
Looking at Ye Yiyi like this, Yang Luoliu loosened his hands on his legs.
She wanted to hug Ye Yiyi in her arms, but was afraid of disturbing her.
But her silence scared Yang Luoliu, and in the end, Yang Luoliu reached out and hugged Ye Yiyi in his arms.
When Ye Yiyi's cheek touched his neck, it was clearly cool and moist, but Yang Luoliu felt as if the hot skin was burning.
After rolling his throat for a long time, Yang Luoliu spoke cautiously in a hoarse voice.
"Yiyi, go back. It's too late."
What Yang Luoliu said was not wrong. The sky, which was originally gray, gradually began to sink during this period of time.
It was like a dark cloud looming, making Yang Luoliu feel uncomfortable after hearing Ye Yiyi's experience.
Especially now, Ye Yiyi's hands were frighteningly cold, and holding them in her hands felt like holding ice that had not melted for a thousand years.
Yang Luoliu knew that Ye Yiyi could not stay here now. As long as there were more people around, they could slowly warm Ye Yiyi up, and all the bad things in the past would eventually be forgotten.
Just like myself at the beginning.
Thinking of this, Yang Luoliu planned to pick up Ye Yiyi and take her back.
But Yang Luoliu did not succeed, because Ye Yiyi reached out and hugged Yang Luoliu's waist tightly, and her head shook slightly between Yang Luoliu's neck.
It was clearly just a rejection without any resistance, but Yang Luoliu still chose to respect Ye Yiyi.
But Yang Luoliu felt distressed and could only hug Ye Yiyi tightly, hoping to give her strength and warmth.
Maybe Yang Luoliu's embrace was really warm, so warm that the chill that had spread from Ye Yiyi's heart to her feet gradually dissipated, and gave Ye Yiyi the courage to continue speaking.
This time, Ye Yiyi did not leave Yang Luoliu's arms. She just leaned in Yang Luoliu's arms and spoke.
"Sister, do you know how they arranged me in the end?"
Seeing that Ye Yiyi no longer called her "little girl", Yang Luoliu's already aching heart trembled.
She didn't know why Ye Yiyi changed her address, but she knew that what was going to happen next was probably not a good thing.
But Yang Luoliu also knew that if Ye Yiyi didn't say it out loud, she would feel even more uncomfortable if she kept it in her heart.
These wounds have already rotted and smelled inside Ye Yiyi's body. Although it would be heartbreaking to dig them out, after the rotten flesh is removed, Ye Yiyi will be reborn.
So when Ye Yiyi said this, Yang Luoliu spoke in a relaxed manner.
"How was it arranged?"
However, Ye Yiyi laughed out loud when she heard what Yang Luoliu said. The crisp laughter broke the sad atmosphere.
Yang Luoliu didn't understand why Ye Yiyi was laughing, so he just hugged Ye Yiyi tighter, making it difficult for Ye Yiyi to breathe.
But now Ye Yiyi did not resist. Instead, she felt that this was a good thing. The sense of security surrounding her gave Ye Yiyi the courage to continue speaking.
"Of course I wasn't lost. After all, it's illegal. So what else can they do? They can only sell me, but isn't selling me illegal? So do you know what they did? On the surface, they said they wanted me to learn a skill and sent me to those talent classes that toured the country, but they took the money. They did."
Although she tried her best to keep her tone calm, Ye Yiyi's voice still trembled at the end. She was obviously their biological daughter and had the same blood. Should she be treated like this just because she was a girl?
How unfair this world is.
But some words can never be stopped once they are opened, as if years of grievances can suddenly be vented.
No matter good or bad, she is finally not bearing it alone. Even if Ye Yiyi thinks of those memories a little bit, she will be scared.
But you're not alone now, are you?
"The circus troupe saw that I was good-looking, so they didn't treat me harshly. In fact, I had the best time in the troupe. That period was truly the best and happiest time of my life. There was always work to do, and I had enough to eat every day. Even though my seniors had disabilities, they took great care of me. I was even able to go to school. Do you know how happy I was when I first walked into the campus? Even though the time I stayed in one place was very short, I was very happy because it was like I had touched a ray of sunshine."
"I even started to think it was a good thing my parents sold me, until I saw the class owner, whom I had always thought of as a father, breaking the limbs of the newly bought healthy people. Only then did I realize that the brothers and sisters in the class who had disabled limbs were actually healthy to begin with."
Having said this, Ye Yiyi hugged Yang Luoliu even tighter.
"I started to get scared, afraid that he would treat me like this and make my hands and feet disabled. But the class owner said I was different from them and that he treated me like his daughter. I was really relieved. In order to make him feel my obedience, I even started helping him teach those who were disobedient."
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