Chapter Two / Section Two: Worth It
At the edge of the dense, thorny rainforest, the boundless river rushes on, as if chasing the unattainable red sun. The youth that was once so carefree has vanished in an instant, disappearing like water into the long river of time.
When Haiyang arrived at Xiong Yingguang's side, his heart felt as if it had been stabbed. What he saw was her body covered in wounds and congealed wax, a shocking sight that left him in disbelief.
"Oh, isn't this our Hai Shao?" Mu Xinghe's tone was full of sarcasm. "Here to put on a hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress act? Is such a monster worth all this trouble?"
Haiyang glared at Mu Xinghe and demanded, "Why are you treating Xiong Yingguang like this? What did she do to offend you that you would treat her so cruelly?"
“Cruel?” A hint of madness flashed in Mu Xinghe’s eyes. “Ask her how many people this monster without the ability to feel pain killed years ago? I will never forget that raging fire. I have been waiting for this day to avenge that arrow.”
Haiyang tried to rush upstairs to save Xiong Yingguang, but was firmly stopped by the bodyguards. He watched helplessly as Mu Xinghe picked up a bottle of unknown liquid, a wicked smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
Mu Xinghe grabbed Xiong Yingguang by the neck with his fingers and sneered, "Bitch, once I throw this bottle of sulfuric acid in your face, you will become a real monster. Let's see if Jing Moran will still be close to you. He can only belong to me."
Xiong Yingguang retorted weakly, "What's the point of forcing it? Jing Moran will never like you."
"Whether it's useful or not is none of your business, you bitch. Men! Grab her hands, I'm going to make her lose that face completely," Mu Xinghe ordered viciously.
Ocean struggled desperately, trying to break through the bodyguards' obstruction, but still could not stop the impending tragedy.
Xiong Yingguang pleaded, "Mu Xinghe, please let me go. I'll do anything you want, even sexual assault, as long as you let Jing Moran go."
Mu Xinghe coldly splashed sulfuric acid on Xiong Yingguang. Xiong Yingguang clutched her face in pain, only to discover that her face wasn't disfigured. Realizing Mu Xinghe had deceived her, she angrily demanded, "Why…?"
Mu Xinghe replied viciously, "I'm going to make you wish you were dead every day, slowly torturing you, you painless monster."
Haiyang always knew that Xiong Yingguang had a kind heart, but she was afraid that someone would take him away because she liked Jing Moran. However, they were once best friends, but now they have come to this point, which is truly regrettable.
At that moment, a deep voice came: "Niece, can you let her go now?"
Mu Xinghe replied, "Uncle, I don't want to commit a crime. You can handle her."
Jing Mo Ran's father entered the room, pulled Xiong Ying Guang inside, and began cruelly removing her clothes one by one, coldly saying, "Change your clothes and leave, leave Jing Mo Ran, so you can avoid being hurt."
Xiong Yingguang asked in confusion, "Wait, why do you hate it so much that I'm with Jing Moran? Is it because we're the same kind of people?"
Mr. Jing coldly replied, "You and your mother should leave. You are siblings, you can't be together. Here's the money for you and your mother, go."
Xiong Yingguang felt a little confused and asked, "Why...why are you suddenly being so nice to me?"
Jing's father confessed, "Although I also wanted to sexually assault you, we are father and daughter. A monster like you should stay away from normal people."
Xiong Yingguang retorted angrily, "Don't think that I'll leave just because you say a few nice words now. Stop telling so many lies. You can tell any lie except to make me leave Jing Mozhan."
She found that despite being so close to them, she felt no pain, as if her body had become numb.
Finally, Mr. Jing said, "In short, you are my daughter. I want you to learn from this lesson, leave Jing Mozhan, and not hurt each other. This is the only thing I can do. Please stay away from Jing Mozhan in the future."
Xiong Yingguang silently gazed at the room's furnishings, her heart filled with helplessness. This man, who had suddenly claimed to be her father, acted utterly illogically. He had no idea how she and her mother had endured these past years. Just moments ago, he had brutally sexually assaulted her, and now he was offering kind words of advice.
Meanwhile, Jing Mozhan saw Yan Xinhe and Cang Ruoxi on the street and ran over to greet them. However, an overwhelming sadness welled up inside him. He knew that the one he truly loved was that spring, summer, autumn, and winter, but that spring, summer, autumn, and winter could never belong to him.
Jing Moran asked, "Yan Xinhe, have you seen Lu Xiyao?"
Yan Xinhe replied with some confusion, "You are..."
Cang Ruoxi said with disgust, "Yan Xinhe, stay away from him. People like him have no right to come near us."
Jing Mo Ran felt the world was drifting further and further away from them, and the day he longed for was gradually fading away with time. He felt he could never catch up with that longed-for happiness, just like the ever-unattainable sun.
Jing Moran questioned, "Cang Ruoxi, that's enough! What have I done to offend you?"
Cang Ruoxi replied, "The video of Xiong Yingguang being sexually assaulted by your father has spread all over the campus network, and she has personally admitted that he is your father. From now on, she will never have the chance to return to school. No wonder she hasn't come to school for so many days; it turns out she has been suffering such torment."
Jing Mozhan was filled with self-reproach, blaming himself for not stopping his father's actions. If he had, Xiong Yingguang wouldn't have ended up like this.
On the day Haiyang rushed to rescue Xiong Yingguang, he had only one thought in his mind: to save her. However, he was powerless to rescue Xiong Yingguang from Mu Xinghe's clutches. That girl, who would stop at nothing to get Jing Moran, was too insane.
Jing Mozhan was filled with fear. He wanted to save Xiong Yingguang, but he couldn't face her. Her body had been defiled by his father, and she had become accustomed to that pain, as if she would be nothing without that feeling.
They were kindred spirits from two different worlds, once yearning to transcend everything and be together forever. However, all those illusions shattered in an instant. He longed to become a better version of himself, but his sordid past made him feel utterly unworthy of her.
Cang Ruoxi warned again, "Jing Moran, stay away from us."
However, Yan Xinhe walked to Jing Moran's side and said softly, "Jing Moran, do you like Xiong Yingguang? If you do, no matter what she becomes, she's worth pursuing, isn't she?"
Jing Mo Ran seemed to be protected by angels, radiating a divine light. That light illuminated the darkness and gave him strength. He suddenly felt a surge of power in his legs and began to run towards the Jing family home.
Cang Ruoxi asked, puzzled, "Yan Xinhe, why did you try to persuade him?"
Yan Xinhe replied, "Cang Ruoxi, perhaps you don't understand. Although they are of the same kind, they are not related by blood. When I met him, he was also full of passion. I could tell that he really liked Xiong Yingguang. If it were him, I believe he would not give Xiong Yingguang to anyone, even if it meant getting hurt himself."
His affection for that girl was like his past yearning for a perfect life and family. Although fleeting happiness could not satisfy his inner desires, he always believed that this affection was worthwhile, and from this arose an unwavering determination that no one could stop.
Rumor has it that cola with ice is more refreshing, and Sprite with lemon is even more flavorful, but no one could have imagined that his love for her was so profound. He was willing to give up everything to win her heart. For her, he made the most foolish decision in the world—to bear all the pain alone.
The moment he fell in love with her, all that affection transformed into an indispensable value in his life. If it were him, he would never have given her up.
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