"Xiao Rui, I don't want to lie to you, your sister is indeed dead."
"But she wasn't killed by zombies, nor did she turn into a zombie. I killed her."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaorui was completely stunned.
"Impossible!"
“You love her so much, you couldn’t possibly kill her.”
You lied to me, didn't you?
Zhang Xiaorui could hardly believe it; she wished Lu Yuan was lying to her.
"like?"
Lu Yuan gave a wry smile.
"Yes, I used to love her very, very much."
"But I don't love it anymore."
Zhang Xiaorui looked at Lu Yuan, unable to believe that he would kill her sister.
"Then tell me, why did you kill my sister?"
Lu Yuan didn't hide anything and recounted everything that had happened over the past year.
He talked about his struggle for survival as an ordinary person in the apocalypse, and about Zhang Qian's later changes.
He also talked about the joy he felt upon awakening as a Spirit Master, and then couldn't wait to share it with Zhang Qian.
"I hate myself. Why can others awaken the Spirit Master, but I can't?"
"Why would the woman I love most cheat on me and make me a cuckold?"
"Why would my partner of two years, with whom I've shared a bed, so ruthlessly pick up a fruit knife and try to gouge out one of my eyes?"
"Am I not good enough to her, or am I too good to her?"
“I don’t understand, just as your sister picked up a dagger and stabbed it into my eye, I grabbed the fruit knife and plunged it into his throat.”
Lu Yuan became more and more excited as he spoke.
"Please stop talking, I beg you to stop."
Zhang Xiaorui was startled. In her eyes, Lu Yuan was not exactly gentle and refined, but he would never have acted like this.
At this moment, Zhang Xiaorui felt a sense of unfamiliarity.
"I'll give you a chance to avenge your sister."
"I won't resist, but I'll only accept one stab. Whether you can kill me depends on your skill."
"From now on, I am no longer your brother-in-law."
With a thud, Lu Yuan took out the fruit knife and threw it on the table.
Why is this happening? Why?
Zhang Xiaorui squatted down, buried her head in her hands, and burst into tears.
"Why?"
"Because of this damn apocalypse."
"Because I want to live, because I enjoy the thrill of revenge, is that enough?"
Lu Yuan continued to provoke Zhang Xiaorui with his words, as if he wanted to be stabbed by her.
Even if this stab wouldn't hurt him at all, at least Lu Yuan could have some peace of mind.
"In the year of the apocalypse, I lived like a dog. If your sister doesn't love me, she can break up with me."
"You can choose your own life and be anyone's lover."
"But she not only cheated on me, she also wanted to kill me."
“You know what? When I killed her, I felt no sadness or fear, only excitement and relief.”
Lu Yuan became more and more excited as he spoke, and he didn't know why.
It might have been to provoke Zhang Xiaorui, or it might have simply been to vent his frustrations.
"Please stop talking, I beg you, please stop talking."
Lu Yuan stepped forward to help Zhang Xiaorui up, picked up a fruit knife, and put it into her hand.
"Xiao Rui, come and stab me!"
"You can stab me anywhere, I won't resist, avenge your sister!"
Zhang Xiaorui quickly shook her head.
Lu Yuan continued to provoke him:
"Don't be afraid, you should avenge your sister, come on!"
Lu Yuan gripped Xiao Rui's hand holding the knife, then stabbed himself in the abdomen.
He didn't use the Rock Skin skill; he just wanted to settle this score.
With a "thud," the fruit knife pierced Lu Yuan's down jacket and penetrated his skin, then bent.
Only a small amount of blood flowed out along the blade, which was from Lu Yuan's own forceful stab.
"ah!"
"Brother-in-law, no!"
"Don't scare me! Someone's injured! Help!"
Zhang Xiaorui was frightened, while Lu Yuan found it amusing.
He's a doctor himself, yet he's yelling for help. Looks like he's not a professional doctor at all.
"Xiao Rui, I remember you're a doctor. Who else are you calling for help?"
Zhang Xiaorui...
Zhang Xiaorui then realized what was happening and quickly reached out to help Lu Yuan sit on the sofa.
"I forgot!"
"Forgot I'm a doctor? Lie down quickly, I'll bandage you up."
Zhang Xiaorui stopped caring and started to undress Lu Yuan.
"Xiao Rui, I'm fine. I'm a Spirit Master, and my physical condition is excellent."
"You think I'm really stupid? I don't want to die."
"I just want to tell you the truth, and more importantly, I want you to understand all of this."
Zhang Xiaorui didn't speak; she was examining Lu Yuan's wound, which was indeed not serious—it was just a cut that broke through a layer of skin.
"Do you really believe what I'm saying? What if I'm just making up an excuse to lie to you?"
"Or, what if I cheated on you and then killed your sister?"
Lu Yuan asked tentatively.
Zhang Xiaorui shook her head:
"Brother-in-law, I believe you."
"If you're going to lie, there's no need to say it like this. Wouldn't it be simpler to just say my sister turned into a zombie or was eaten by a zombie?"
Lu Yuan...
Lu Yuan was surprised; he hadn't expected Zhang Xiaorui to be such a sensible person.
"But I did kill your sister, don't you hate me?"
Zhang Xiaorui raised her head and looked directly into Lu Yuan's eyes.
"I hate it, I hate why I met you first, and why you chose my sister?"
"I hate it. I clearly like you, so why does my sister have to take you from me?"
"I hate myself for being so stupid."
"I hate it, why was I only seventeen back then? But what good did it do?"
Lu Yuan fell silent, recalling the past.
Zhang Xiaorui also began to recall that past event, and their memories gradually overlapped.
To tell this story, we have to go back three years.
Three years ago, Zhang Xiaorui went to the school to find Zhang Qian, and that's when she met Lu Yuan.
It was on Zhang Xiaorui's birthday that Zhang Qian met Lu Yuan, and she invited him to dinner.
When they learned that the two were alumni of the same school, they quickly started chatting. In the end, Zhang Xiaorui, who was supposed to be the female lead, became a supporting character.
Later, Lu Yuan and Zhang Qian got together, and Zhang Xiaorui kept this relationship buried for three years.
"Xiao Rui, I'm sorry!"
“You were still young then, while I was almost graduating from college.”
"In reality, sometimes feelings are not the most important thing. What's important is our future life. I can't gamble my future on a little girl who has just come of age."
"Do you get me?"
Lu Yuan's meaning was simple: he knew Zhang Xiaorui liked him.
But Lu Yuan is, after all, someone who is about to graduate and enter society.
He needs to consider his future work and life. He needs a woman who is similar to him in all aspects, someone he can work hard with to earn money, buy a house, and get married.
Instead of waiting for a girl who has just turned 17 just because he likes her.
That's a bit unrealistic.
This world changes too fast. Waiting for a girl for three years takes courage. By the time the girl grows up, she might not even like him anymore.
By then, he had become an old boy, so Lu Yuan dared not gamble.
He chose a woman who was right for him, Zhang Qian.
Choosing Zhang Qian was actually the right decision in a sense. If it weren't for this messed-up apocalypse, Zhang Qian wouldn't have changed so much.
Perhaps the two of them are already married and living the life they wanted.
In a sense, if Zhang Qian hadn't wanted to gouge out his eyes, Lu Yuan really wouldn't have killed him.
Even if he knew she was cheating on him, Lu Yuan wouldn't kill her.
After all, during the year of the apocalypse, the two of them had relied on each other for survival, and Zhang Qian had genuinely given her all for him.
End of chapter!
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