Lu Xiuxiu looked at Jike, her eyes softening slightly—a long-lost warmth, as if telling Jike that she was still there, that she was alright. A slight smile played on her lips, an attempt to ease Jike's anxiety.
Seeing this, Jike's worries lessened slightly, but were soon replaced by deeper doubts.
“My sister told me she couldn’t find you, I was so worried. What happened? How did you end up here?” Jike’s words were full of urgency. He longed to get answers from Lu Xiuxiu to unravel the mystery in his heart.
Lu Xiuxiu gently shook her head, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.
"Jike, I'm fine, don't worry. It was just a little accident, but it's all over now." Her words were brief, but every word revealed her strength and reluctance to say more.
Jike looked at Lu Xiuxiu, his heart filled with mixed feelings.
On the other side.
In the dead of night, all was quiet, broken only by the occasional chirping of insects and the distant roar of vehicles.
In Cindy's room, the dim light illuminated her slightly nervous face.
Suddenly, a rapid ringtone shattered the silence, and her brother's number flashed on the screen.
Cindy's heart tightened. She thought it was her brother coming to comfort her, as she was still somewhat unsettled about what had happened that evening.
However, the news from the other end of the phone made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
“Cindy, Lu Xiuxiu has been found. She’s in the hospital now.” Jike’s voice was tinged with fatigue and tension, but even more so with worry for his sister.
However, to Cindy, these words were like a bolt from the blue, leaving her frozen in place.
“What? She…she’s still alive?” Cindy’s voice trembled slightly, her eyes filled with disbelief.
How could Lu Xiuxiu still be alive when she had strangled her with her own hands and watched her stop breathing? This thought kept swirling in Cindy's mind, like an invisible hand tightly gripping her throat.
Cold sweat began to trickle down Cindy's forehead, and she felt an unprecedented fear and panic.
I can't believe my ears, and I can't believe what I'm seeing.
I had done so discreetly and thoroughly, how could such a mistake have occurred?
"I...I'll be right there." Cindy suppressed her panic and tried her best to make her voice sound calm.
Cindy quickly grabbed a coat and rushed out of the room almost instinctively, forgetting even to greet Miss Shen.
Now I have only one thought in my mind: I need to go to the hospital to see how Lu Xiuxiu, who should have died, came back to life.
Along the way, Cindy drove very fast, but the fear and doubt in her heart surged like a tidal wave.
I kept replaying everything that happened tonight in my mind, every detail replaying over and over again.
He distinctly remembered the moment he grabbed Lu Xiuxiu by the neck; the light in her eyes gradually faded, and her body slowly lost its warmth. How could this be? How could she still be alive?
"Could it be... haunted?" A bizarre thought suddenly popped into Cindy's mind, but she quickly dismissed it.
Impossible! How could there be ghosts in this world? Something must have gone wrong; I must have overlooked some important detail.
However, no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't explain why Lu Xiuxiu was still alive.
Cindy felt an unprecedented sense of frustration and fear, as if the whole world was against her.
Finally, the hospital doors came into Cindy's view.
Cindy took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and then walked into the building that smelled of disinfectant.
Cindy, filled with deep confusion and unease, slowly stepped into the ward.
His steps were slightly heavy, and his eyes flickered with complex emotions, including shock at Lu Xiuxiu's "resurrection" and frustration at the failure of his plan.
The soft lighting in the ward couldn't dispel the gloom in her heart.
When he finally saw Lu Xiuxiu lying on the hospital bed, a look of surprise and doubt flashed in his eyes.
Although Lu Xiuxiu looked somewhat weak, her eyes were exceptionally bright, as if they could see into people's hearts.
Their eyes met in mid-air, and Lu Xiuxiu's lips curled into a faint smile, a smile that contained both silent mockery of Cindy and gratitude for her own survival.
"Jike, I'd like to eat some fruit. Can you go and buy some for me?" Lu Xiuxiu's voice was soft but carried an undeniable strength. She turned to Jike, her eyes filled with trust and reliance.
Upon hearing this, Jike immediately nodded in agreement without the slightest hesitation.
Little did he know that just a short time ago, in the bridge arch, Cindy had tried to strangle Lu Xiuxiu with her own hands. That resolute and ruthless act stood in stark contrast to the tenderness and care in his eyes now.
Cindy stood to the side, watching Jike's retreating figure as he left the ward, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
I originally thought that Lu Xiuxiu was a thing of the past.
However, Lu Xiuxiu's "rebirth" at this moment was like a heavy hammer blow, striking her heart hard.
Cindy knew she had to do something; she couldn't let Lu Xiuxiu stay in this world and become a thorn in her side.
But at this moment, facing Lu Xiuxiu's calm and profound gaze, Cindy felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.
I don't know how to go on. Should I continue with the unfinished plan, or should I give up and admit my failure?
Looking at Cindy's struggle and confusion, Lu Xiuxiu felt a complex mix of emotions welling up inside her.
I thought Cindy was just jealous and dissatisfied, but I never expected her to be so vicious and want to kill me.
The two of them were best friends, and she was even her brother's girlfriend, yet she actually wanted to kill her!
“Cindy, let’s talk,” Lu Xiuxiu finally broke the silence.
What are you trying to say?
Cindy waved her hand.
"If you don't tell me what happened to me in the bridge hole, I won't tell you what you did to me."
Lu Xiuxiu looked at Cindy, waiting for her to give an answer.
Cindy saw what happened to him inside the bridge arch, which is why she wanted to kill him.
He just didn't expect to not strangle himself.
"You need to leave my brother."
Cindy also provided the conditions.
Lu Xiuxiu had been bullied so badly by those people that she was barely recognizable as human. She didn't want her brother to be cuckolded.
"Think about it, what would happen if I told your brother that you were going to strangle me?"
Lu Xiuxiu smiled too.
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