Xingxing didn't even notice her younger brother and sister beside her, preoccupied with excitedly recounting her experiences.
"Dream City is so comfortable, I love it there! The sky in Dream City is so blue, the air is so fresh, I never imagined there was such a wonderful environment in the world. And the food in the castle is so soft and fragrant... And, and, I touched a flower! It feels so soft and beautiful..."
Xingxing said a lot, she even said, "I don't want to leave Dream City!"
"You only care about yourself! You don't care about your mother at all!" the boy who stole the things shouted.
Xingxing was suddenly jolted awake from her reverie and noticed her younger sister and brother beside her.
Xingxing immediately noticed the bruises on the boy's face and his swollen lip: "What happened to your face? Who hit you?"
The boy gave a grotesque, malicious, and mocking laugh: "I stole something, and I got caught."
Xingxing said with a stern face, "You stole again. You'll get beaten to death sooner or later!"
She turned to Xia Chuhe, her voice hoarse, completely devoid of her previous lively and cheerful demeanor: "Thank you..."
"Hahahaha..." the boy burst into laughter, "It's good that I'm dead, I won't be a burden to you!"
He said viciously, "Our whole family is dead, and it's good that you're the only one left! You'll soon become a star and won't have to suffer from our burdens anymore!"
Xingxing's face turned deathly pale: "What nonsense are you talking about! I, I will take you all to the city, our whole family will stay together. I, I, promise, we will, stay together."
"Mom is dying! Mom won't live to see the day you become a dream star."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Xingxing looked at her little sister. "He's talking nonsense, isn't he?"
The younger sister did not answer.
The stars knew the answer in silence.
"That's impossible. My mother was perfectly fine when I left home." Xingxing looked at Xia Chuhe for help instinctively.
The younger brother cruelly peeled away the facade of reality: "Mom hasn't been well for a long time. You only care about yourself. All you do is drag us to rehearse and practice how to make yourself look more beautiful. Everything in the house is prioritized for you. Mom stays up all night working hard for you every day. You know nothing! You don't care about anything! You always say you want to become a star so we can have a good life, but the truth is, we're all suffering to support you!"
Xingxing suddenly knelt down in front of Xia Chuhe and pleaded in a low voice, "I know you are very powerful, please, save my mother. I will definitely become a Dream Star, I will definitely repay you. Buy me, as long as it can save my mother, I am willing to sell myself to you."
Xia Chuhe lifted Xingxing up forcefully: "I need you to think carefully. What did you see in Dream City? Did you see the Dream Star from before? Did you see the Dream Star's family? Are you sure becoming the Dream Star can bring happiness to your family?"
The stars reminisced blankly.
Dream Star... she saw it.
Compared to the day of the tour, the Dream Stars looked haggard, as if they had aged ten years in just four days.
Mengxing's family...
She did not see it.
The city of Dreams is very spacious; you can hear an echo when you speak loudly.
Food appears out of thin air, flowers are always covered with clean water droplets, and the sky is always clear and transparent...
It was so beautiful, it seemed like an illusion.
Can becoming a star truly bring happiness to one's family?
The stars are uncertain.
But she still sees Xia Chuhe as her only lifeline: "My mother won't make it to the day I become a star. Please save her. I'm willing to give anything for her!"
Xia Chuhe still shook his head and refused: "I have already funded you a lot, and what you are asking for is beyond what we agreed upon. So far, you have not brought me any benefit."
Xia Chuhe didn't think she was cold-blooded. She couldn't possibly be moved by everyone's pleas. She pitied Xingxing, but the most valuable thing a person can do is to save themselves.
If she cannot save herself, then even if she survives, she will only become a burden to others.
Today's stars are like Wang Yan of the past.
Xia Chuhe didn't lend a helping hand back then, and he won't lend a helping hand today either.
Besides, Xia Chuhe was already certain that the stars would not become dream stars.
Because, in the near future, Dream City will never have a Moon Goddess again, and never have a Dream Star again.
The impending upheaval in Dream City may disrupt the lives of some residents, and Xia Chuhe cannot save everyone.
...
The stars collapsed to the ground.
The younger brother still spoke in that mocking tone: "I'll find a way to get the medicine for Mom. Goodbye."
The stars did not stand in the way.
The younger sister cried out, "Don't go!"
But the little girl's eyesight wasn't good, and the boy ran away quickly, disappearing around the corner.
Xia Chuhe and the others did not give chase.
Zhu Guanshan lowered his eyes and said softly, "The people from Mengcheng have arranged accommodations for us. Xingxing and I will go there together later."
Xia Chuhe said calmly, "Hmm, I think I'll take another look at the map."
Zhu Guanshan glanced at her, not understanding her cold-bloodedness. But she still handed the living map to Xia Chuhe.
Xia Chuhe took a few photos with his wristwatch and returned the living map to Zhu Guanshan: "Be careful."
Zhu Guanshan took the map and made up her mind that she would help Xingxing and give her the gene serum.
For Zhu Guanshan, gene therapy is just a worthless trinket.
Zhu Guanshan casually pulled Xingxing along, saying, "Let's go to our lodgings. Let your sister come along too!"
Xingxing shook off Zhu Guanshan's hand and negotiated with Xia Chuhe again: "I want to exchange with you!"
Xingxing presented the pass to Xia Chuhe; the dark red blood droplets inside the transparent shell emitted an eerie glow.
Xia Chuhe refused to take it, saying, "If you give me the pass, you won't be able to participate in the final election."
"If my mother dies, everything I've done will be meaningless."
Is it worth it?
Without hesitation, Xingxing said, "Please switch with me."
During the six months Xia Chuhe spent in the wasteland, he mostly saw and heard about families with little or no kinship, such as Wang Yan, Li Qiusheng, and various androids.
Now, she sees the most genuine affection in a foster mother and daughter who are not related by blood.
At least, Xingxing's feelings for Heiniu were genuine.
Xia Chuhe asked her, "Are you confident you'll pass the final election?"
"have."
Xia Chuhe: "Even with the pass, I still can't pass the final selection. Give me the pass after you pass the final selection and gain the qualification to enter the Moon Goddess Temple."
Xingxing asked, puzzled: "Medicine..."
Xia Chuhe said, "I'll give it to you in advance."
Xia Chuhe took out a gene serum and smiled wickedly: "If you can't become Dream Star, what will happen to your sponsor?"
Xingxing closed her eyes, her pretty, innocent face filled with pain: "I will do everything I can to repay the food that sponsored me."
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