Chapter 45
On the way to the mother planet, you have to cross the dividing line between day and night.
The cabin lights were dimmed to help passengers rest. Zhu Xiyuan's painkillers had taken effect, and he didn't want to sleep, so his father took Fu Fu to the observation deck where he could see the stars.
There were large, soft seats, and children were lying in their fathers' arms, drowsy.
The fathers patted his back and coaxed him, talking in low voices.
"What should I do next?"
"Don't worry too much, wait until your injury heals."
"It's a good thing I didn't take your mother over."
"……yes."
"Are you still going to the resort?"
"Let's not go for now. It's just bad memories. How about staying in Liyuan Bay for a while?"
"Are you not short of money anyway?"
"I'm not short of money anyway."
"I kind of...want to go back to St. Helier."
"Then go back. El sent me a message yesterday, asking when we could go visit him. He said he hadn't seen Fufu in a long, long time."
"We haven't been away for long."
"But that place feels more like home to us, doesn't it? Fuzi's friends are there too."
"If you're still worried about his education, then you've probably realized that not all human education is best. Perhaps in St. Helier, the little one will grow up happier."
"……Um."
There was no one else on the observation deck.
A gentle sound of ears rubbing against each other came from above Fu Fu's head.
The child opened his eyes and looked at the bright starry sky that was so close to him.
Surrounded by those tiny fragments of light, he recalled his previous life.
The day he watched his fathers die, the child had to abandon the pain of losing his parents and stumble on the road to escape in order to prevent others from discovering that he was still young but had already sown the seeds of evil.
At that time, he was no longer a human being, so his body could support him running for a very long time in the gravel-covered forest.
But he is still only a five-year-old child.
After finally shaking off the pursuers, the child fell exhausted in the wilderness and wanted to cry.
But he couldn't cry, because his fathers were gone, and even if he cried, no one would come to comfort him.
From then on, he was left alone.
The young evil spirit watched the bloodstains on his body left by branches and gravel gradually disappear, knowing that he was the monster who should be put on the execution platform.
It was the fathers who suffered for him.
He killed them.
Of course, he hated Zhu Shaoquan who exposed all this, and hated him to the core.
But the source of that hatred is myself.
If only he had never been born.
If he were not there, fathers would not have to clean up the mess caused by his evil power and then be discovered by others.
Without him, they would not die.
But why is it that he is the one who survives now?
Zhu Fu remembered the night when he was deeply remorseful and regretful. The stars in the sky were just as beautiful, blinking at him innocently, as if they had never been tainted by the sins of the world.
Thousands of years later, in his second life, he saw those stars again.
Fortunately, he was not alone this time.
The kitten curled up into a ball, feeling the real and tangible body temperature of its fathers, and its nose felt sore.
It turns out that while the world is changing, only the stars remain unchanged.
After arriving at Liyuan Bay, Si Yin went to Tefusai to handle Si Qin's discharge procedures.
Fu Fu originally thought that she was going too, but unexpectedly Zhu Xiyuan took her to the bay.
The beach was cool in the evening and there were not many people around. They took off their shoes, held them in their hands, and walked slowly along the winding coastline.
The setting sun in the distance slowly sets, and the entire sea is reflected in red, and even the children's cheeks are red, like apples, which makes people want to take a bite.
Fu Fu actually had no interest in playing in the water or sand, but it didn't look like Zhu Xiyuan was bringing him here to play, the two of them were just taking a walk.
Based on Zhu Fu's understanding of her mother, she must have something to say to her.
…What could it be?
The kitten held its tail upright carefully to avoid being wet by the waves.
"Baby." Zhu Xiyuan held his little hand and called him, "Is there anything you want to tell me?"
Fu Fu was stunned.
Could it be that his father discovered that he had drugged Zhu Shaoquan?
No, no, he didn't really use any chemical synthetic products. Zhu Shaoquan got drunk on coconut milk because of his own weird physique.
Besides, it was Xu Tieren who made Zhu Shaoquan drink the coconut milk, not me, so I can't blame him.
However, Zhu Xiyuan looked down at him, his peach blossom eyes, which were exactly the same as his, were very calm, as if he was certain that the child would confess on his own initiative.
Fufu swallowed.
His fucking method of education was actually very simple. He never tortured anyone to extract a confession. He just watched quietly, and his eyes, which could see through people's hearts, could see through all secrets.
This trick works well for both Si Yin and Zhu Fu.
The kitten couldn't resist the infrared-like gaze and its ears drooped.
Zhu Xiyuan looked at him, sighed for a while, held his hand, let go, and gently touched the top of his head.
Zhu Fu was very nervous. Could it be that the coconut milk incident was really exposed?
But, but it was Zhu Shaoquan who started it first, so he brought this upon himself——
"You're not my child, are you?"
Zhu Fu suddenly raised her head.
He never imagined that what was about to happen was the deepest secret to be uncovered!
The boy's lips trembled, as if he had experienced a great shock.
Zhu Xiyuan couldn't bear it, so he squatted down and looked at him at eye level: "Tell me, are you from another world?"
"I……"
The kitten opened its mouth, but its throat seemed to be blocked by cotton and it couldn't say anything.
"Dad doesn't like you lying."
I heard this sentence not long ago.
At that time, Zhu Fu was still thinking that as long as she could protect them, lying didn't matter.
But facing this kind of problem at this moment, if I continue to lie, won’t it hurt the fathers even more?
Fu Fu bit her lip and didn't answer directly: "How did Daddy know?"
Zhu Xiyuan stared into his eyes, which looked very similar to his own, and said slowly, "When Shaoquan told me at first, I didn't believe it. But I've always felt something was amiss. Before we returned to the Alpha Quadrant, I felt you were different. I thought it was just a child's mood swings, but the way you looked at me was different from before."
Zhu Fu blinked.
Is there something wrong with his eyes?
Is it because I don’t love my fathers enough?
Zhu Xiyuan seemed to read his thoughts and touched his cheek. "No, you love me and us very much. But when you look at us... you always feel a little sad. It's as if we're not standing in front of you in person, but reminiscing about something through old photos."
Zhu Fu was stunned.
Is it that obvious?
Are his nostalgia and remembrance so easy to discover?
"Shaoquan told me that you were reborn. In your world, Si Yin and I are both dead." Zhu Xiyuan thought for a moment. "He didn't tell me the specific way we died, but I think it was probably tragic. Otherwise, you wouldn't be so sad."
"Dad..." The kitten's eyes were red.
When Zhu Xiyuan told this secret, he didn't care whether he had other purposes, nor was he curious about how he died in his previous life.
All his father cared about was whether he was sad or not.
"Sorry, I said something wrong just now."
Fu Fu looked at her father in confusion.
Zhu Xiyuan held his soft little body in his arms: "I shouldn't say you're not my child - no matter which parallel time and space you come from, which era, you are my cub, our baby."
The child could no longer hold back his tears and hugged his father's neck tightly and cried loudly.
The fathers would never understand how much he missed them.
I spend my whole life just wanting to see you again.
Sadness is a negative emotion that needs to be vented. Zhu Xiyuan did not stop him from crying, but just gave him more hugs and a sense of security as much as possible.
The waves kept hitting the rocks behind them, and the little guy's crying became intermittent until it became weaker and weaker, like a winding stream.
Zhu Xiyuan already knew that there was an adult soul living in his body. Zhu Fu was too embarrassed to cry for too long, so she calmed down and stood up straight.
Fu Fu sniffed and realized something belatedly: "You didn't tell grandpa and grandma that he pushed you because he threatened you with my secret?"
He clenched his fists and said in a muffled voice, "This bastard..."
How could there be such a cruel person who caused his father to be injured and wronged?
Zhu Xiyuan is Zhu Shaoquan’s biological brother!
Zhu Xiyuan interrupted his anger: "It doesn't matter. He was punished too, wasn't he?"
Zhu Xiyuan did not look happy when he said these words, but instead looked tired.
Zhu Fu could probably understand, after all, he was his brother from the same mother and was raised by his parents.
Even though he had never done anything wrong to them and it was they who had done something wrong to him, it was still hard for him to feel the family was now torn apart.
He sympathized with his father and stopped mentioning the Zhu family.
However, there is another question.
The kitten's eyes were still red, and it was twiddling its fingers, looking a little embarrassed.
"Then these... Daddy knows?"
At this time, "Dad" refers to Si Yin.
As if in response to his question, Si Yin himself came to the beach and waved at them under the orange sunset.
"He doesn't know. When he looks at you, you'll always be that precious Fuzi." Zhu Xiyuan also turned his head to look at Si Yin, then smiled at the child, "He's a fool."
Fufu also laughed.
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