Chapter 130 So that's how it is...
Time seemed to stand still at the moment He Shengrui's soul dissipated.
Zhong Wan's vision froze on that familiar mountain, on that familiar burial mound.
Until Wang Jia Hui's figure appeared again and again,
On the first day, she sat quietly slumped in front of the grave mound, her eyes vacant and her face filled with sorrow.
The next day was the same, but it seemed she was slowly coming out of it and started talking to him again.
"Rui Rui... Mommy's here..."
"RuiRui, are you doing well down there...?"
The third day,
"Rui Rui, I'm sorry, it's all Mommy's fault..."
"Mom shouldn't force you to study..."
"Mom will never scold you or talk to you again. Come back and visit Mom when you have time, okay?"
"Mom misses you so much..."
On the fourth day,
"RuiRui, your acceptance letter has arrived, it's for you..."
Wang Jia Hui looked at the acceptance letter she had just placed on the ground with a bitter smile, and said sarcastically, "It's the school your mother has always longed for. You've worked so hard all these years..."
"I'm sorry, Rui Rui, Mommy regrets it. If I could do it all over again, Mommy would never force you to study again..."
She gently stroked the small mound of earth in front of her, her eyes red and choked with emotion as she continued, "You've always been such a good and well-behaved child. I'm so glad I gave birth to such a sweet child, but unfortunately... I'm not a good mother..."
Her eyes held a mixture of self-reproach and confusion...
Until the seventh day,
Wang Jia Hui reappeared. This time, she sat quietly in her original spot, staring blankly at the small mound of earth in front of her, remaining silent for a long time.
She only reacted when she felt a gentle breeze blowing by.
"Rui Rui..."
Wang Jia Hui looked around excitedly and flusteredly: "Rui Rui, is that you?"
Following the direction of the wind, I searched diligently.
"Rui Rui, if you come back, just let Mom know... let Mom feel how you are, okay?"
"Rui Rui, was that gust of wind you? Was that bird you? Did you come to see your mother?"
"Rui Rui..."
Her expression was somewhat dazed, filled with anticipation, until her expectations were dashed.
He slumped to the ground, utterly exhausted, his expression forlorn.
When He Liqun came back again, this was the scene he found.
He lowered his head helplessly, sighed heavily, and walked to her side. Looking at his son, whom he had buried with his own hands, his eyes were bloodshot. After a long silence, he finally whispered in a hoarse voice, "Rui Rui..."
He Liqun took a deep breath and continued, "It's all Dad's fault. Don't blame your mom. Blame me instead..."
“Dad used to be so busy with work that he didn’t spend enough time with you. He always thought that your mom was enough to take care of your studies…”
"If Dad could talk to you more and take you out to play more... wouldn't things be different?"
Another long silence followed.
He Liqun seemed to have finally mustered the courage to continue, saying, "It's all Dad's fault. I didn't take good care of your mother... nor did I take good care of you."
As he spoke, he took out some of Rui Rui's old snacks from his pocket and placed them in front of the grave. Then he opened his favorite drink and slowly, solemnly poured it down.
"Son, don't worry about home."
He Liqun tried hard to keep his voice steady, but it sounded exceptionally desolate and weary: "Dad's here, Dad will handle it..."
"Take care down there, and remember to send us a message in our dreams if you need anything."
"From now on... take good care of yourself..."
After he finished speaking, he looked up at the gray sky, trying hard to swallow his tears.
But it was all in vain; tears flowed even more profusely, blurring his vision.
This man, who had been silent and patient for so long, finally broke down completely at his son's grave on the seventh day after his death, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably.
For a moment, the scene before me was completely silent.
A gentle breeze blew again, but it could no longer attract their attention.
What they didn't notice was that there was a figure faintly visible between the two of them...
His figure was incomplete; only a face was faintly visible...
But in the next instant, it was as if he had gained some kind of power to support him.
Countless transparent threads emerged from the two of them and converged on He Shengrui's body.
"Let's go."
He Liqun took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice, "We're going back..."
As he spoke, he bent down and gently helped Wang Jia Hui up.
"No... I want to stay with Rui Rui!"
Wang Jia Hui raised her hand, still trying to struggle.
But the moment she heard his next words, her arms fell limply to her sides.
"Xiao Hui! We need to move on, Rui Rui is gone..."
"But our parents and elders are still here... Let's not let them worry about us anymore, okay?"
After He Liqun finished speaking, looking at her silent, tearful face, he sighed softly, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and continued in a hoarse voice, "I know you can't bear to part with Rui Rui, but I can't bear to..."
"Just hang in there a little longer. Once we've seen our parents off, we can come and be with them."
"good……"
He Shengrui's transparent form had not yet fully recovered when he heard these words.
His face was expressionless, but his eyes were filled with pain...
In the dim light, Zhong Wan seemed to see a glistening tear glisten at the corner of his eye.
Zhong Wan didn't know why she couldn't see He Liqun and Wang Jia Hui, yet she keenly felt that piercing pain.
"No...no, you can't..."
He Shengrui's voice was soft and low, as if it came with the wind and disappeared just as quickly.
But Zhong Wan heard it clearly, and her heart instantly ached terribly, as if it were being tightly gripped by a large hand, the pain almost suffocating her.
Their Rui Rui...
The scene before her eyes went black again, and Zhong Wan could keenly sense that her consciousness had returned to reality.
But she kept her eyes closed, trying to calm herself down.
He Liqun and Wang Jiawei opened their eyes, staring blankly at He Shengrui's transparent figure, at his expressionless face and empty eyes...
Wang Jia Hui could no longer hold back and began to sob softly.
He Liqun also had bloodshot eyes, and his expression was a mixture of sorrow and joy.
So that's how it is...
Their sorrow and despair became the most fertile soil to nourish that obsession, not only trapping Wang Jia Hui, but also firmly nailing Rui Rui's remnant soul to the spot!
Why... did God take away such a good son...?
Why……
"So...so it was us...our thoughts that trapped him?!"
He Liqun murmured in anguish.
Seeing the scene before him, he took a deep breath, his voice choked and hoarse as he looked at He Shengrui and whispered, "Rui Rui, I'm sorry..."
"You can go in peace now. Your father and mother will come to find you after they die of old age, okay?"
"But that would take a long time, so Rui Rui will have to wait for us."
Upon hearing this, Wang Jia Hui quickly wiped away her tears, forcing a smile as she looked at He Sheng Rui and said, "Rui Rui... go in peace..."
"Mom will never do anything rash again..."
"You are your mother's pride. For you, your father and I will work hard to live on..."
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