Deep within Lin Xi's consciousness, it was as if the devil had cast the most vicious curse, turning it into a bottomless, dark abyss.
Those memories, like a surging, inky black tide, swept in mercilessly with overwhelming force, completely devouring the last bit of peace in her fragile heart.
She seemed to see again the twisted and hideous faces of her mother and her boyfriend, like those of evil spirits. When they beat and scolded her, their facial features were extremely distorted by anger and cruelty. Their expressions were like those of evil spirits crawling out of the abyss of hell, emitting terrifying malice.
And after my uncle killed himself, there was a flash of fear in my mother's eyes. It was the fear of death, not the guilt and heartache for her.
Later, she was imprisoned in this cold, iron-hard wall, surrounded by endless darkness. The darkness was like a tangible demon, tightly entangling her, and the bone-eating fear followed her like a shadow, gnawing at her soul.
All of this was played clearly before her eyes like a movie. Every scene turned into an extremely sharp dagger with a flashing cold light, stabbing fiercely into her heart, which was as tender as a spring seedling, causing her to bleed and feel pain in her bones.
She could no longer hold back and burst into tears. The cry seemed to be torn out from the deepest part of her soul by pain, full of heart-wrenching pain, deep confusion and endless sorrow after being betrayed and hurt by her mother.
The crying seemed to have a magical power that could penetrate the soul, as if it was going to tear every breath of air in the room into pieces, making everyone present feel the same.
Everyone felt as if their hearts were being grabbed by an invisible yet powerful hand. Their eyes were red and a surge of sadness like a tide rose in their hearts.
At this moment, Lin Xi's heart was like a battlefield, with all kinds of emotions clashing fiercely.
The eight-year-old girl screamed inwardly, her voice pounding with rage: Why? Why had Mom become like this? Where had she gone, the mom who once held me tenderly and told me stories? Why didn't she love me anymore? Was it because I wasn't obedient enough? Had I done something wrong to make Mom hate me so much? Her thoughts were a tangled mess, impossible to untangle, wrapped tightly in pain and confusion.
Jiang Suisui stepped away from Jiang Yan and walked towards Lin Xi.
She gently embraced Lin Xi in her arms. At this moment, Jiang Suisui's embrace was like the only warm harbor in this cold world.
"Sister Xixi, can you talk to me?" Jiang Suisui's voice sounded softly in Lin Xi's ears, like an angel extending a helping hand in the darkness.
Lin Xi cried even more bitterly, and wailed inconsolably, "Sui Sui, I'm in so much pain, I really am in so much pain, my whole body is in so much pain."
Lin Xi's heart was filled with helplessness at this moment, like a small boat lost in a storm, drifting on the rough sea, unable to find a harbor to dock, surrounded by endless darkness and danger, with no glimmer of hope.
Jiang Suisui noticed Lin Xi's pain and wanted to let her go to see where Lin Xi was in pain.
However, Lin Xi was like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw, hugging her tightly and refusing to let go, as if if he let go, he would be ruthlessly dragged into the endless abyss of pain again, and would never be able to get out.
Lin Xi's heart was filled with fear. She was afraid that if she let go of this warm embrace, she would fall back into those cold, dark memories, and those horrific images would overwhelm her once again. She silently prayed in her heart, over and over again: Please, don't let go, don't leave me. I don't want to go back to that dark place, where there is only pain and despair.
Jiang Suisui could only pat Lin Xi's back gently, giving her silent comfort.
Lin Xi's shoulders trembled slightly, and his frail body seemed to be trying hard to bear the heavy burden of memories.
Lin Xi's sobs were intermittent, like broken notes, and she struggled to escape from her pale lips: "It's her, Suisui, she is my mother..."
At this moment, her heart was like a pot of mixed feelings, with all kinds of complicated emotions intertwined.
"In the past, Mom and Dad loved me, at least Dad should have loved me."
Lin Xi's voice seemed to be squeezed out from the deepest part of his soul, through layers of darkness and pain, with sourness and bitterness.
She longed to go back to the past, back to the home full of laughter and love and care from her parents, even if it was only for a short while in her dreams.
"When I was six years old, my father left us. My mother said that he went to a very far place and would never come back. I kept crying and asking questions, and my mother cried at me at the top of her lungs, 'Your father is dead, he abandoned us, he will never come back, you don't have a father anymore!'"
At this point, Lin Xi's throat felt as if it were being strangled by an invisible hand, and her voice trembled more violently, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to go out at any moment. Her heart was filled with fear and loneliness, as if she had been abandoned by the world in a dark corner, with no one caring whether she lived or died.
Her already empty eyes stared ahead, appearing even more eerie, and the black air around her body became even more turbid, which was the breath of despair that had been bred by being immersed in pain for too long.
"Later, a strange uncle appeared in our house. From then on, a smile gradually appeared on my mother's face. She seemed really happy, but that happiness would disappear as soon as she saw me."
Lin Xi's heart was filled with grievance and confusion. Why did her mother no longer want her after she had a new uncle? Why did her existence make her mother unhappy?
"Uncles always beat me, but my mother never helped me. When I told her it hurt, she just coldly accused me of being naughty and letting those uncles beat and scold me, calling me a burden and a little beast."
"My mother even said that my uncle taught me a lesson because he liked me."
"But I'm in so much pain, Sui Sui. It's like so many needles piercing my body at the same time, making me feel like I'm dying."
Lin Xi's tears burst out, flowing freely along her pale cheeks, dripping onto the cold ground, but disappeared in an instant, as if they had never existed.
"I'm really in pain, Sui Sui, it really hurts."
Jiang Suisui's eyes were full of heartache and pity. She gently stretched out her hand and patted Lin Xi's back again and again, trying to give her a little comfort with this meager strength.
The movement was gentle and slow, as if soothing a wounded little animal.
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