Chapter 53 Chapter 53 "Are you hiding from me?"
After hearing what Chen Wen said, Chen Run was stunned for a long time. She was so emotional that she instinctively questioned, "Why should I believe you? What if you're lying? Who knows? Maybe you deliberately arranged all this to deceive me."
As if grasping a glimmer of hope, she spoke hurriedly, "Chi Shuangliu's abilities are very special. I've seen many bad guys plotting against him before. Maybe you're impersonating Chen Wen and setting up a scheme to sow discord between us. You want to harm him, don't you?"
Chen Wen was somewhat helpless: "It was Mom who called you here. Even if you don't believe me, do you think Mom doesn't believe you either?"
Chen Run was like a little lion with its fur standing on end, glaring at him fiercely: "Mom was also deceived by a fake like you!"
For the first time in the world, someone told her that she was special. It was the first time that someone cared about and loved her so much.
With Chi Shuangliu, she didn't have to worry about being redundant or being abandoned. She was no longer afraid of being belittled, denied, and suppressed. He kept telling her that she was good in every way and that she deserved to be loved. How could he be fake?
If Chi Shuangliu is fake, then what is the meaning of her existence?
Chen Wen couldn't help but feel surprised. What she meant by these words was that she would rather believe that Chen Wen was fake, that her parents were fake, than admit that Chi Shuangliu was fake. They had only been dating for a few months, and he had already bewitched her.
He thought about it, stepped forward and held Chen Run's hand. Chen Run instinctively dodged, but he still held his wrist tightly. A very strange feeling of blood resonance came from the point where their pulses met.
Although she was still resisting the fact that he was Chen Wen, her blood instinct told her clearly that he was Chen Wen.
Shen Wen looked at her expression and tried to slow down his voice: “Actually, this is also my fault.”
He said apologetically, "For the past twenty years, I haven't fulfilled my responsibilities as a big brother. I haven't been caring enough for you. That's why he took advantage of you and used sweet words to confuse you. I can even guess what he did to you. He used his beauty to seduce you and pretended to be gentle and considerate to win your favor. You were still very young, so it was inevitable that you would be charmed by him. This is all my fault. I have been neglecting you."
"I promise you that I will try my best to be a good brother who loves my sister. Can you give me a chance?"
Even though Chen Wen took all the blame on himself, Chen Run's expression didn't get any better, but became even uglier - her expression was ugly precisely because Shen Wen had guessed it right.
This is how Chi Shuangliu made her fall in love with him.
Chen Wen patted her back to comfort her: "I know it's hard for you to believe me now, but it's really dangerous for you to stay with him. Why don't you leave him first, and then..."
"No," Shen Run finally stopped being silent, but her lips were tightly pursed, and her face was still very bad: "I can't just leave like this, even if, even if he is all..."
She seemed to have suddenly developed aphasia. She couldn't utter the three words "you lied to me". She paused and skipped over them: "I want to ask him clearly."
Chen Wen disapproved: "That's too dangerous. Have you thought about the consequences of exposing him on the spot?" He tried to slow down his voice, as if coaxing an ignorant child: "Xiao Run, you shouldn't have any contact with him anymore..."
"Shut up!"
The emotions that Chen Run had been suppressing for a while now burst out completely, and he grabbed Chen Wen by the collar and pushed him against the wall of the witch temple.
Because she clenched her teeth so tightly, her cheeks bulged high, and she said hatefully, "How many times have you ever cared about me since I was a child? Is it your turn to pretend to be a good person here? Even if he really is lying to me, even if he wants to kill me, it's my own life, it's not your turn to care about me!"
She said sternly, "Whether he is a monster or not is up to me to judge. I don't need you to tell me what to do!"
Chen Wen's face changed slightly, and he looked at her for a long moment with a complicated expression. He finally opened his mouth slowly, but did not try to stop her. "You're right." He nodded and said, "Make your own decision."
He agreed so readily that Chen Run felt suffocated and angry, with nowhere to vent. She was so angry that she panted a few times, threw Chen Wen down, kicked open the temple door and turned around to leave. She didn't hear the several staff members shouting for fines.
Shen Wen sighed softly, followed her out, and helped her pay the fine before leaving.
Chen Run was just walking quickly at first, but later her speed became faster and faster, as if she was trying to escape from something, and she simply ran wildly.
This section of the mountain road was a bit rugged, and she stumbled and almost fell. By the time she returned to her grandmother's house, her back was soaked with sweat.
But she didn't stop for a moment. She first cleaned the two-story house from top to bottom, then washed all the sheets and quilt covers at home, and even almost ran to the neighbor's chicken coop to feed the chickens. When it was completely dark and she was exhausted, there was really nothing else to delay, so she opened her mobile phone with trembling fingers.
——Chi Shuangliu is abroad now, and the two can only communicate through WeChat.
He didn't say anything to her when he left, and didn't send her a message after he left. Shen Run didn't know what he was going to do abroad, so she couldn't help but send her a few greetings. He seemed a little impatient, so she didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Now think about it, she knew nothing about him except his name. Is this really how a normal couple gets along?
Chi Shuangliu was very good to her, so good that it seemed unreal. It was as if he was tailor-made for her. Is this really normal?
Shen Run wanted to type a question, but because his fingers were shaking so badly, he couldn't type a complete sentence.
She tried to tap the keyboard a few more times, but her vision became increasingly blurry. With a 'click' sound, tears fell on her arms.
There was a series of soft "pat, pat, pat" sounds, and the tears fell more and more densely, soon soaking her sleeves.
At home, her parents and relatives don't like her. At work, she doesn't have a good relationship with her boss and colleagues. She finally meets someone she really likes, but it turns out that person's liking for her is probably just pretending. What else is real in this world?
Could it be that because she is not good enough, not smart enough, not pretty enough or rich enough, no one likes her?
She fell into extreme loss and self-doubt. It felt like finding a piece of driftwood when you were helpless. Someone on the driftwood reached out to you and pulled you out of the deep sea, but you found that he was after your flesh and blood.
She wiped her face with her sleeve.
Several vibrating messages popped up on WeChat. She opened them and found that they were messages from the superpower communication group she had joined before.
The group was still discussing the previous case - the case in which the master and the female client suddenly died in the venue.
This time, someone posted a picture with fewer mosaics in the group, and Shen Run recognized it at a glance. The female corpse in the photo was Fang Yi's - she was the one who died?
Although she no longer had any feelings for Fang Yi, she was an acquaintance after all, and she was so young. It was really strange that she died like this.
Chen Run was distracted by this sudden episode. He wiped his face roughly and enlarged the picture to take a closer look.
Suddenly, her nerves jumped and she thought of what Fang Yi said when she met her last time.
"Your boyfriend is a monster!"
Not only this sentence, Fang Yi's state at that time was also not right. She was in a daze, as if she was possessed by a ghost.
Shen Run's pupils shrank suddenly, and he quickly checked the chat records. He finally confirmed that Fang Yi died on the day he ran into her by chance. Now the logic can be connected. Fang Yi noticed that there was something wrong with him, and he killed her to silence her.
Her breathing became rapid and her fingers felt cold.
At this moment, she truly realized that Chi Shuangliu was a dangerous person.
If these were all done by Chi Shuangliu, then the kindness and consideration he showed in front of her were all fake, and his nature must be cruel and ruthless.
What she should do now is not to cry about a broken heart. If all this is true, she must find a way to stop Chi Shuangliu from harming people. This photo was like a blow to her, and she quickly regained her sanity.
Chen Run was silent for a while, then sent three messages to Chi Shuangliu, asking her to meet at the town temple. Although Chi Shuangliu did not reply, she had a hunch that he would come as soon as possible.
After sending the message, Chen Wen also came back. Seeing that Chen Run had made up her mind, he didn't say much. Instead, he took out a small cloth bag from the old box and handed it to her: "Take this."
Chen Wen sighed, "The Chi clan has passed down techniques to restrain him since ancient times. It's said that my grandmother is a rare talent in this technique. This contains a protective amulet that my grandmother drew. It can at least guarantee your safe return. If you encounter any danger, remember to crush it."
In Shen Run's incomplete memory, when she was a child, she was bewitched by Chi Shuangliu and mistakenly entered the witch temple. Her grandmother drew a talisman on her forehead to protect her and screamed at her to leave quickly.
Later, my grandmother ran out of strength, fell seriously ill, and eventually passed away.
——Compared to Chen Wen’s words, this memory was the source of her hesitation.
If this is true, does it mean that Chi Shuangliu also indirectly harmed my grandmother?
The three characters "Chi Wenhui" were embroidered on the cloth bag, which was also his grandmother's name. Chen Run looked up at the familiar name on the cloth bag and was distracted for a moment, then reached out to take it without saying a word.
Shen Wen gently reminded: "You should go to bed early." Then he closed the door.
Of course, Chen Run couldn't sleep, so she continued to look through her grandmother's diary. What confused her was that the dozen or so pages before the one that said "Xiao Run, run" had been torn out, as if some key information had been hidden.
What is the hidden information? Is it related to Chi Shuangliu?
She flipped through the diary page by page until it was bright, then she stood up and stretched her muscles.
At this moment, there seemed to be a muffled thunder outside the window. The originally bright sky suddenly became dim, dark clouds covered the sky, and there was faint lightning like a giant snake rolling in the clouds.
Dark clouds gathered quickly, blocking out the last ray of light. It was almost ten o'clock in the morning, but it was as dark as midnight here.
The villagers' screams could be heard faintly in the distance.
Chi Shuangliu is here.
There was no sign, but Shen Run was sure that he was coming.
She took a deep breath, put on her coat and walked towards the witch temple.
She was shocked to see six or seven staff members lying in a mess at the entrance of the Witch Temple. She hurried over to check and finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that these people had just fainted.
She hesitated instinctively.
Although she had guessed that Chi Shuangliu was the evil god that the Chi clan had sealed for many years, she was used to seeing Chi Shuangliu pretending to be true, kind, and beautiful. Now that he didn't even pretend, it was really terrifying.
Faced with Chi Shuangliu's show of force, she pursed her lips before pushing the door and walking in.
Chi Shuangliu was standing in the main hall, his figure tall and straight, the corners of his clothes fluttering up and down in the cold wind.
He stood with his back to her, gazing up at the statue.
Chen Run stood outside the main hall door, keeping a certain distance, and said to him: "I'm here."
Chi Shuangliu ignored it and kept the same posture, as if he didn't hear it.
After a while, he took a slight step forward.
Chen Run was stressed for a moment, and his fighting instinct was awakened. He subconsciously took a few steps back, crossing his hands in front of his chest, which was both a defense and a preparation for attack. The rejection and vigilance were obvious.
He finally moved.
She didn't even see how Chi Shuangliu did it, he was already standing in front of her, the two of them were so close that their noses were almost touching.
Chi Shuangliu's face was even gloomier than the sky outside.
"Are you hiding from me?"
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