At first, Ruan Tian hadn't quite heard what You Er said, so she couldn't help but ask again:
What are you saying?
Upon hearing this, Yu'er turned her gaze to other dishes, without glancing at the cream cake again.
"This tastes a lot like my sister's birthday cake."
Birthday cake?
Wait, my sister?!
The murals on the wall that Ruan Tian had seen immediately came to mind.
The mural seems to depict Jules's experiences.
After Yul gained his own body, he was sent by the laboratory to the home of a researcher.
This is a test to see if Yul can integrate into a normal human family.
However, this experiment ended with the death of the younger sister, bringing it to a close.
Ruan Tian didn't dare to say much, afraid that she might say something that would upset You Er.
Yul was eating other food; it was the first time he had ever tasted human food, and it was delicious.
Moreover, Yul was able to taste "emotions" in food, which was a very mysterious feeling.
It was the first time that Yul had experienced human emotions so directly; it was truly amazing.
He had never had this experience when he lived in the researcher's home.
Ruan Tian had been paying attention to Yu Er's changing tastes and discovered that he really liked the dish of red oil wontons.
They ate until their lips were red, but they didn't even realize their lips were swollen.
They kept stuffing the spicy red oil from the hot pot into their mouths.
Ruan Tian watched for a while, then patted You'er's arm with a touch of heartache and whispered a reminder:
"This dish is very spicy, would you like something else?"
"hot?"
Yul didn't feel the spiciness; he only felt inexplicably uncomfortable in his heart after eating the dish.
A feeling I had never experienced before slowly enveloped my heart.
What is this feeling like?
Ruan Tian herself couldn't explain it either. She also took a bowl of wontons and ate a bite herself.
The chili peppers were indeed very hot; Ruan Tian took a bite and choked a little.
It's spicy, sour, and pungent; if you eat several bowls in a row, you'll unconsciously start to tear up.
Yu'er had already eaten three bowls in a row.
Ruan Tian ate a few more bites, then voiced her doubts:
"Yure, how did you feel after you finished eating?"
Ruan Tian was quite curious about what kind of emotions this bowl of wontons could evoke in Yu Er.
Yu'er closed his eyes and savored the memory.
A slight stinging sensation ran down his tongue, just like the bittersweet ache in his heart.
Previously, Yul didn't understand what this feeling was, and even went to see a researcher.
He told the researchers:
"Father, I have a lot of pain in my heart."
The researchers asked Yul to call himself "father," explaining that this is how children address each other in the human world.
The researcher had just finished an experiment and looked exhausted, but he still brought two gifts.
One comes in pink packaging and contains an adorable teddy bear.
This is a gift from my sister.
The other one has blue packaging and contains a beautiful music box that makes snowflakes fall.
This is a gift from Jules.
Father was very busy, but he still didn't forget his sister's birthday. While buying a gift for his sister, he also bought one for Yul.
"Yure, does your heart area hurt?"
Upon hearing Yu'er say that she was in pain, he immediately became anxious and took Yu'er to the research institute.
The younger sister went along too. She held her teddy bear and music box and stood with her father outside the laboratory, staring at Yul lying on the hospital bed through the white glass.
While Yul was inspecting the glass, he clearly heard the sound of breaking glass coming from outside.
It turned out that the younger sister had accidentally broken Yul's gift.
This was the only gift his father ever gave to Julius.
The test results came back quickly; Yul had no illness whatsoever, and his heart was perfectly fine.
Hearing that Yul was alright, the father breathed a sigh of relief. He patted Yul's head and comforted him:
"Your sister accidentally broke the music box. I'll buy you a new one later, okay?"
The younger sister, huddled behind her father, weakly whispered:
"sorry."
In the end, Yul forgave his sister.
My father was very busy with work, and so was my mother; both of them were researchers and in charge of key projects.
I rarely have time to be at home.
In addition, given Yul's special status, they couldn't possibly place him in the care of an ordinary family.
So usually only Yul and his sister are at home.
During her time at home, Yu'er's mood was like this bowl of wontons—painful, aching, and tinged with sourness and numbness.
How did I get through those days?
Yul knew nothing of this; all he knew was that when he regained consciousness, he saw his father's incredibly angry and distorted face.
My sister died, and my mother, overwhelmed with grief, committed suicide by taking medication.
The father wanted to kill Yul, but in the end he couldn't bring himself to do it and cut his wrists in the bathroom.
This happy and beautiful family was completely shattered because of Yul's arrival.
This was the outcome of Yul's first contact with humans.
He didn't know what to say, nor did he understand what human emotions were.
Seeing that You'er was silent and lost in her own thoughts, Ruan Tian wisely refrained from disturbing her.
After a while, as Yu'er gradually regained consciousness, Ruan Tian finally asked:
"Are you alright? I feel like something's wrong with you."
“It’s nothing,” Yul said, regaining his composure and continuing to eat the food on the table. “I’m fine.”
Ruan Tian didn't expect Yu'er to be such a big eater; he ate all the food on the table.
She was shocked, and then she realized that of all the delicious food on the table, Yul hadn't touched the cake.
Not wanting to waste it, Ruan Tian took the cake and ate it herself.
After Yu'er noticed, he stopped eating and stared at Ruan Tian for a long time.
After Ruan Tian finished eating, he finally spoke: "Was it delicious?"
It's actually quite delicious.
But Ruan Tian sensed that something was wrong and lowered her head timidly.
"...It wasn't very tasty either."
Yul fell silent; he became somewhat strange after seeing the birthday cake.
Ruan Tian couldn't ignore this strange feeling. She didn't want to ask, afraid that it would upset Yu'er.
But in the end, she still asked one question:
"Are the murals downstairs real?"
Did Yul really kill his sister?
Hearing Ruan Tian ask this question, You Er coldly raised his eyes, unsure how to answer it.
"Don't be angry, I was just asking casually..."
Ruan Tian's voice grew weaker and weaker, and she whispered again:
"I just feel that you don't seem like the kind of person who would kill your sister."
I don't believe someone who can grow a small garden in the apocalypse would kill their own sister.
So Ruan Tian couldn't help but start to have doubts...
Are the contents of the murals truly accurate?
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