Chapter 64 Prison Cage

Lin Du was shocked and the juice in his hand spilled out.

Chu Xu lowered his head with a sad look on his face. "My ears were ringing so badly that I couldn't hear anything. I only saw people all around me, and my sister was lying in a pool of blood with her eyes open. She was staring at me with a faint smile on her lips, as if she was relieved."

"People surrounded my sister and kept shouting. At that moment, a hand covered my eyes. He hugged me and whispered in my ear over and over again, telling me not to be afraid, because he was there."

"I looked back at Shen Zhichu, and I knew that we were destined to become people that could never be mentioned to each other in this life."

"I passed out, and when I woke up again I was told that my sister had passed away. I learned from my father that my sister's depression had reached a point where it was beyond repair, and she had already begun to hurt herself unconsciously, such as taking an overdose of drugs and cutting herself..."

Chu Xu wiped away the tears with his fingertips, his eyebrows drooping: "My family was afraid that I might have psychological problems, so they brought my sister's psychiatrist to me."

"My sister's psychiatrist played me a voice message that my sister sent to him before she died."

"She said she finally found a suitable excuse to die. She was very happy and yearning, and suddenly felt that everything was beautiful." Chu Xu's eyes were red and her voice was hoarse. "She said, Xiao Xu, you must hold on to the person you like, and never let yourself regret it. This is all I can do for you."

Lin Du bit his lip, his fingers were so painful from being pinched by himself.

Chu Xuwei lowered his head, tears streaming down his cheeks. "I only found out later that my sister had a boyfriend when she was in college. They were very much in love, but unfortunately my father didn't like the boy's family."

"He used a stick to beat the little girl, but it resulted in my sister's first disobedience."

"But my sister is no match for my father. He sent someone to chop off the man's hand. He was the surgeon in charge. What's the difference between that and killing him?"

Chu Xu sighed for a long time: "My sister knew that if she didn't leave, the man would definitely die. So she gave in, and ended up driving herself crazy..."

"At that moment I understood what she meant by helping me. She wanted to use her death to awaken my father's heart so that Shen Zhichu and I could be together, but..." Chu Xu smiled bitterly, "She was too naive."

"I couldn't accept this reality, so I went abroad and wanted to get away from home."

"Shen Zhichu came to see me, and with red eyes he asked me what to do with our relationship."

Chu Xu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "How could I know what to do? When I closed my eyes, all I could see was the image of my sister lying in a pool of blood."

"Although my sister's death was a kind of relief for her, Lin Du, do you know? I often wonder, if...if my sister hadn't seen the scene of me and Shen Zhichu kissing, would she not have died?"

“But there are no ifs.”

"A few years later, my father called me back to take over the family business on the pretext that my mother was in poor health, but I refused."

"I took the exam to become a psychological counselor, and every day I pretended to help people solve their psychological problems, but..." Chu Xu grinned, "But I can't even save myself."

Chu Xu sighed for a long time before continuing: "Later, my relationship with my family has always been lukewarm, and the same is true for Shen Zhichu."

Lin Du really wanted to reach out and comfort the man in front of him, but he didn't seem to have the qualifications.

I thought that people from a family like Chu Xu should live a happy life every day.

After all, he came from a wealthy family and could buy whatever he wanted. He didn't have to worry about food or drink, let alone running out of money.

But the reality is not so. Everyone has their own troubles and worries.

In this bustling city, money seems to be able to buy everything, but it also brings endless pain.

Like Chu Xu, he is miserable, without freedom and without soul.

The glory of his family brought him the illusion of envy from outsiders, but behind the illusion was a prison...

Chu Xu put his broken emotions back together and smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, I lost my composure."

"No." Lin Du felt distressed, his eyes were as red and swollen as Chu Xu's, "Mr. Chu, I want to say that none of this is your fault, including my sister's leaving."

"She was just too tired and wanted to relax, but she had too many concerns to make up her mind."

"She may be extreme, but I understand her." Lin Du lowered his eyes, "Because I understand her feelings. Sometimes I also unconsciously want to die, as if there is a voice in my head that is always directing me."

"But there are too many things that I can't let go of. I know that life is painful, but I still have to continue living." Lin Du raised his eyes and looked at Chu Xu with painful eyes, "Do you know how torturous that feeling is?"

"So, when your sister saw you and Mr. Shen together, she had already found an excuse to extricate herself."

"But this is not your fault, nor is it your sister's fault..." Lin Du sighed, "No one can escape the arrangement of fate."

Chu Xu smiled bitterly and nodded in approval: "I understand the truth, but the knot in my heart is hard to untie."

Lin Du mustered up his courage and reached out to pat Chu Xu's fingertips: "I believe that you will be fine if you are such a good person. Since your sister sacrificed herself to buy you a chance to be brave, you should not let her down."

Chu Xu was startled, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly: "Lin Du, I don't quite understand."

Lin Du knew Chu Xu understood everything, he just didn't know how to face it: "If you really like Mr. Shen, it's not impossible to be brave."

Chu Xu's fingertips moved uncontrollably, and Lin Du patted them soothingly.

Looking at Lin Du, Chu Xu felt warm at heart. It had been a long time since he had such a heart-to-heart talk.

Holding Lin Du's hand, Chu Xu looked at him gratefully: "Thank you for listening to me."

Lin Du chuckled and shook his head: "No, I'm also very grateful that you are willing to tell me so much."

The two smiled at each other and expressed gratitude to each other.

Chu Xu looked at Lin Du and frowned slightly: "I'm curious, how did you know Gu Yanchi?"

Lin Du was startled and lowered his head awkwardly.

"Is it difficult?" Chu Xu patted Lin Du's hand apologetically, "Then let's not talk about it."

Lin Du sighed, "No." He let out a long breath, "There are too many ties between him and me..."

Chu Xu frowned, he simply couldn't believe his ears.

He thought he had experienced enough, but he didn't expect Lin Du to be even worse off than him.

Heartbroken.

If there wasn't a table between them, Chu Xu really wanted to hug him.

How did he survive all these years? No one could bear it, but he managed to get through it.

No wonder he came to me for treatment. Who could bear such a broken life?

She looked so weak, but unexpectedly she was so strong inside. This was the first time Chu Xu intuitively felt the change in his view of a person.