Chapter 161
Birth certificate, adoption certificate, transfer adoption procedures, funding agreement...
Xia Mo has always known the truth corresponding to the first two documents. She was raised by adoptive parents in the slums until she was 12 years old, and then she was kicked out on the grounds that the money given by the sponsor was not enough.
But Xia Mo didn't expect that before she was adopted, she was actually adopted by Li Zewei for a short period of time, and then transferred to her subsequent adoptive parents. The funding agreement was also signed at that time.
Looking at the pile of documents, Li Zewei suddenly felt dizzy, and his upper body in the wheelchair swayed noticeably.
"You...what do you want to ask..."
It was written in black and white, and it was set in stone. Li Zewei thought about it for a long time, knowing that some things could not be concealed, and spoke with difficulty.
Xia Mo stared at him for a moment, then she took the document from Li Zewei's lap and placed it on the table next to her. "You know my biological parents."
This is an affirmation, not a question.
Li Zewei nodded slowly: "Yes, I know him."
"Are you friends?"
Li Zewei is about the same age as her parents. Xia Mo guessed that the three of them should be friends.
Li Zewei raised his head and just looked at her. Suddenly, a somewhat sour smile appeared on his slightly weathered face. He turned the wheelchair and pushed it towards his bedroom.
"Come in with me."
Xia Mo's eyes flickered.
Li Zewei had never allowed her to enter his bedroom, whether in the previous life or this life, but now he agreed.
What's inside? More information about her parents?
Xia Mo followed behind, his heart beating faster as if he saw the bottom of a pit.
When the door opened, the first thing that caught Xia Mo's attention was the photo frame on Li Zewei's desk.
She had passed by the photo several times before and wanted to take a quick look at who was in it, but because of the reflection, she couldn't see clearly every time. Now that it was right in front of her, her blood seemed to freeze when she saw the face in it.
It's her parents... and a younger version of Li Zewei...
Three people were wearing old-fashioned military uniforms and standing side by side. Li Zewei stood at the edge, still with that mean look on his face, smiling like a ruffian. Next to him stood his mother Jasmine.
My mother is a very pretty beauty with strong facial features, but because she is young, she still has a little baby fat on her cheeks. She smiles very brightly in the photo, making her look like a girl who grew up in a honey pot.
Father Xia Wei stood on the right side of his mother, with a gentle face. Although his smile was not as outgoing as Li Zewei and his mother's, his curved eyebrows and the corners of his lips all showed his happiness.
Just one picture is enough for the audience to imagine in their minds the unrestrained and carefree scene of these three people back then.
But now...
Xia Mo pinched her palms, and the pain forced her to break away from her parents' past.
Li Zewei pushed the wheelchair to the desk, silently took out the photo from the frame, and handed it to her.
Xia Mo took it silently.
Li Zewei stopped looking at her and slowly turned his gaze to the window.
It started to drizzle outside the window again, making the world hazy and unreal.
"The three of us all grew up on the Capital Planet. However, our statuses are very different."
"Jasmine is the daughter of the Deputy Minister of Information. She grew up in a privileged family and could be described as pampered. However, she is very kind and never puts on airs. She has a bright smile and is very popular with those around her."
"Xiao Wei is from the poor class of the capital planet. His mother died early, and his father relied on manual labor to raise him when he was young. Perhaps because he has experienced hardships and understands how difficult life is for ordinary people, he has always been like a knight, helping others to the best of his ability."
"Because of this, he was ridiculed by many people when he first entered the military academy. However, Xiao Wei didn't care. He always stayed true to his heart. Over time, people like him who combine knowledge and action will gain more respect and admiration from others."
"Jasmine is one of those people I admire. We met through several campus activities. We gradually became close and eventually became romantically involved."
"What about you?" Xia Mo asked, as he hadn't heard anything about himself.
"Me? Haha!" Li Zewei suddenly laughed twice, "I was the one your mother pointed at and called a 'shameless dog-skin plaster'."
Xia Mo:?
Although it is confusing, this description is quite appropriate.
Perhaps recalling the most embarrassing memories of his youth, Li Zewei pressed his eyebrows and shook his head repeatedly.
"Hey, when it comes to chasing women, your father has the tricks. He charmed your mother to death in no time. Unlike me, I squatted in the dormitory every day with a rose in my hand. My legs were numb from squatting, but I didn't even get a smile from your mother. Instead, I was called a dog-skin plaster. Because of this, I was laughed at by the girls in that dormitory for an entire semester. It's embarrassing, really embarrassing!"
Xia Mo's mouth twitched, and he thought he deserved to be scolded.
Roses were popular hundreds of years ago. How could this guy still have the nerve to bring them out?
You have to be sincere when pursuing someone, right?
"Then how did you become friends?"
Li Zewei's start was much worse than his father's. Xia Mo was a little curious about how he got close to the two of them later.
When this was mentioned, Li Zewei suddenly seemed to have opened up his glorious deeds, and his depressed expression instantly brightened up.
"This brings us to the great battle in which I, Li Zewei, used my unyielding and indomitable spirit to turn the tide of the war!"
BALABLA……
Xia Mo used his utmost patience and finally understood the whole story despite Li Zewei's exaggeration.
To sum it up in one sentence, in a certain field combat, Li Zewei overcame all difficulties and used his "fearless" spirit to rescue his military academy teammates who were trapped in the canyon. He also fought against a hundred enemies alone and killed hundreds of high-level star beasts hiding in the canyon.
Apart from anything else, Li Zewei's level of saving people and killing monsters is indeed worthy of being used as a template.
It was this battle that changed Jasmine's opinion of him.
As the saying goes, time reveals a person's true character. After getting to know each other slowly, Xia Wei and Jasmine discovered that Li Zewei was just a little bit mean-spirited, but otherwise he was a good person. He was handsome and had good character, so they gradually became good friends.
The friendship between the three people began in such a dramatic way.
However, no one expected that this precious friendship would end with 2 deaths and 1 injury.
The light disappeared from Li Zewei's face. He lowered his head and touched his legs that could no longer stand up. "Sometimes I wonder why it was Xiao Wei and Jasmine who died instead of me."
Xia Mo's throat suddenly became choked.
The rain outside the window was getting heavier and heavier, splashing on the broken eaves and the uneven ground.
Li Zewei raised his voice slightly: "You should have heard everything I said on the day I fell ill."
"My life was saved by Xiao Wei."
"That happened the second year after we graduated. The Capital Star Military issued an order requiring us to strangle the star beasts that passed through the black hole."
"At first, we were able to strangle them successfully, but later, the number of star beasts landing from the black hole increased, and each one was higher in level. We realized something was wrong and called for help from headquarters, but no one answered our message."
"We can only fight back with the little energy we have left."
"Later, when our energy ran out, we resorted to cold weapons. Later, we fought for seven days and seven nights straight until we ran out of food..."
"At that time, Jasmine was still pregnant with you. The continuous high-intensity fighting and lack of food made her body unable to withstand it. Xiao Wei decided to open an escape route so that I could take you and your daughter away."
"But Jasmine refused. While we were pulling, another wave of star beasts broke into the cave."
"At that time, I thought, since I'm a bachelor with no parents or children, I can die if I want to. But Xiao Wei and Jasmine can't be the same. They have you, so they can't die like this. So I rushed out and fought my way out for them!"
"That's when the star beast bit off my leg. Even though I was dying of pain, it was my chance to escape! I told Xiao Wei to take Jasmine away quickly, but damn, they both refused to leave."
"Xiao Wei was taken away by a star beast when he was trying to save me. I lost my legs and couldn't catch up, so Jasmine went after him."
"Just then, headquarters responded to our message, telling us that the rescue ship had already set off. I saw hope and, despite the pain, chased after it... But, by the time I crawled over, Xiao Wei had already... been bitten beyond recognition..."
Pain suddenly crept onto Li Zewei's face. He lowered his head and buried his tears deep in his palms. His shoulders shrugged several times before he forced himself to suppress his sadness and continued.
"But Jasmine is still alive and breathing. I was ecstatic. I carried her on my back and headed to a hidden cave to hide until the starship arrived."
"Who knew that Jasmine rolled off my back and handed me a knife. She said, 'Take my unborn child away.' My head exploded! 'You are crazy!' I yelled at her, 'Do you know you will die like this!'"
"Jasmine's face turned pale. She smiled at me, then suddenly, she grabbed my hand and stabbed the knife into her abdomen..."
Li Zewei's hands began to tremble violently. He tried to pick up the teacup on the desk several times but failed.
"Later, I stuffed you into the engine box of the mecha and took you back secretly. No one knew you were their child. After returning to the military, I thought I could raise you with my salary, but who knew that I would be fired by the military for some random reason."
Endless star beasts, late rescue teams, and being dismissed despite meritorious service...
Even though Xia Mo knew nothing about what happened back then, he still heard a thing or two from Li Zewei's narration.
"Is someone targeting you?" she asked with a frown.
Li Zewei stared out the window, his sorrowful expression reflected on the glass: "Yes."
"who?"
At this point, Xia Mo couldn't help but ask who the other person was.
On the window glass, Li Zewei's face smiled tiredly: "Don't ask, it won't do you any good to know."
Xia Mo was quiet for a moment, but only for a moment, then she revealed a smile that frightened Li Zewei.
"I think I know who it is."
*
Back at school, Xia Mo was as calm as if nothing had happened.
However, beneath the calm surface, only she knew that her heart was already in turmoil.
*
In the mental healing room, she finished a session of healing and looked at Sui Bai in a confused manner.
"My brain area is not polluted, right?"
After returning from X198, everyone must undergo a mental examination by a healer to ensure that they are not contaminated.
Sui Bai put away the inspection device and gave her a faint smile: "There is no pollution, the mental power is very clean."
"As clean as boiled water, right?" she continued to ask.
Sui Bai laughed at her metaphor and arched his eyebrows again: "Yeah~"
Xia Mo smiled meaningfully: "What will happen if I drop a drop of ink into this basin of clear water?"
Sui Bai paused, his pupils slightly dilated with fear: "What are you going to do?!"
Xia Mo: "I'm just making an analogy~"
"Is that analogy even valid?!" Sui Bai held her down, his expression serious. "The brain can't accept even a drop of foreign ink. Otherwise, at best, your mental power will be wasted, and at worst... you'll become a vegetable."
"Yeah, I know." Xia Mo looked at Sui Bai, who was full of nervousness, with an inquiring look on his face. "So this is why you are a healer? Or did you change your career just to become my healer?"
If Suibai had not become her healer, according to the history of her previous life, she should have been bound to Xiaoyu.
But Xia Mo had already figured out the composition of Xiaoyu at the beginning of his rebirth.
If she could live her life over again, she would never choose her again.
However, the process of rejecting the healer assigned by the academy would be a bit troublesome, and sufficient reasons and materials needed to be prepared. At this juncture, Suibai just happened to appear and replaced Xiaoyu and became her healer.
Is it a coincidence?
Xia Mo hummed in his heart.
How can there be so many coincidences in this world?
If there was, it was probably someone behind her doing it deliberately to create an illusion of coincidence.
Recalling the scene of the first day after her rebirth, she was standing in the novice town, in a trance, when a person with the ID "Qingshui Zhu Baicai" suddenly approached her and wanted to team up with her.
——"Hello, do you need a team for a dungeon? We are in need of a priest."
This was the first sentence Qingshui said to her after she was reborn.
Her subconscious explanation at the time was that Qingshui had misidentified her attire and mistook her for a pastor.
But now think about it carefully, would a player who has reached level 5 make such a low-level mistake?
Unless he knew from the beginning that she was once a top priest in the game, he would not have come up and asked her to form a team on the pretext of lacking a priest.
Combined with the fact that he squeezed out Xiaoyu and became his own healer, Xia Mo couldn't help but laugh.
Qingshui, it turns out that you are also a reborn person like me.
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