Side Story: The Songs of Chu



For the first eighteen years of my life, I lived recklessly and wantonly.

I will do whatever I want, whether it's good or bad. As long as I want to do it, I will take action.

Aside from being forced to study by my family, I did many things that my peers had never done.

For example, I used to be a thug, and I would follow them around the streets and alleys to bully people I didn't like.

I've also been a chivalrous hero, robbing the rich to help the poor, stealing money from the heartless rich and giving it to the poor.

I was once a bandit, and it was during that time that I met the most important person in my life.

I was curious about what it was like to be a bandit, so I went and tried it out.

I wanted to give it a try, but I never expected that my first time going out with them would result in this—the biggest trauma of my life.

I was stabbed in the back, and this person will have a significant relationship with me in the future.

After that injury, my parents ordered me to go home, and it took me a long time to recover completely.

However, that small mountain village left a mark on my heart.

Soon after, quotas were issued for sending people to the countryside, and someone from each family was required to go.

I thought of that small mountain village, volunteered to sign up, and used my father's connections to get me assigned to that village.

Because I want to find the girl who stabbed me in the back.

He left such a deep impression on me that I really want to see what kind of person he is.

I finally arrived at Hongqi Village and met Song Lili, whom I was particularly curious about.

However, things turned out a bit unexpectedly.

Song Lili must have recognized me when we first met.

From then on, he avoided me.

But am I the kind of person who will simply avoid me if you're avoiding me?

I've never been that kind of person.

So I've been creating opportunities to meet him.

Unfortunately, I didn't get a kind look from her. Every time, Song Lili would glare at me and give me a cold shoulder.

After doing it many times, I also found it boring.

Who would want to work with someone who treats them coldly all the time?

I think Song Lili is playing hard to get. So I plan to ignore him for a while, and maybe next time I go to see him, he'll change his attitude towards me?

Two weeks later, I went to see Song Lili again. I learned something that I deeply regretted.

The little girl I met stood timidly behind Song Lili, like a little rabbit.

At the slightest disturbance, she would retract her head into her protective shell.

It's as if everyone in the world is dangerous, and only Song Lili is safe.

At that time, I was curious—curious about the girl's identity and why she had become the way she was.

Later I found out that I was partly responsible for her becoming like this.

He was terrified when bandits raided the village, which is why he is now afraid of everything.

Only then did I understand why Song Lili treated me that way.

Why does he act like he's seeing an enemy when he sees me?

It turns out I really am his enemy; I'm the one who turned his sister into what she is now.

I felt extremely guilty, and for the first time, I had the thought of regret.

If I hadn't become a bandit out of curiosity, would this little girl be in a different situation now?

Because of regret and guilt, I was kind to this little girl.

I gave her everything I considered the best.

Because I want to make amends, to make up for the mistakes I made.

However, I gradually discovered that my own feelings had changed.

I not only want to make up for the mistakes I made before, but I also want to be with this girl and accompany her through every stage of her life.

However, I was a bit slow to realize at the time and didn't notice the change in my feelings immediately.

There was no time to stop it, and by the time I realized it, I was already deeply involved and unable to extricate myself.

I tried to sever ties with us, to extricate myself, but I failed.

I can only accept my fate; I can only follow my heart.

From that moment on, I vowed that I would treat her well.

So even though his sister-in-law made things difficult for us after we got married, I never turned against her.

I have never put Song Fang in a difficult position.

Later, we left Hongqi Village and went to university in the city where I had grown up.

It was here that I discovered life in Hongqi Village was more comfortable and happier than I had imagined.

Because my parents didn't like Fangfang. They felt that Fangfang was from the countryside and not good enough for my status.

But I just can't understand, what kind of bad background does Fangfang have?

He went to the same university as me, and we speak the same language. We can speak a language that we understand each other—isn't that enough?

Does it need anything else to embellish it?

Because of my parents' attitude, I didn't let Fangfang go home to live. We all live at the school, and we take care of the child ourselves.

I thought life would continue like this. But unexpectedly, the conflict with my parents still erupted.

Later, I took Fangfang and the children and left the city to go to the capital to stay with my father-in-law.

Because I've found that I prefer living with my father-in-law and his family to living with my own parents.

Without our parents interfering, Fangfang and I lived a much more comfortable life.

I have my own job, and Fangfang has also found her direction. Our lives are progressing in a better and better direction.

But life is full of unexpected events. Because of one trip home, I lost my child, and Fangfang was completely disappointed in me.

She actually wants a divorce; she actually wants to abandon our years-long relationship and leave me. She wants to abandon me.

How could I possibly agree to that?

From the moment we got married, I never imagined we would get divorced.

No matter what, I will walk with Fangfang and spend the rest of my life with her.

I've been thinking about it. A day later, I unleashed my shamelessness, chasing after him and pestering him. I just wanted to get him to change his mind.

Perhaps she was really fed up with me, because Fangfang actually agreed to my request.

I was so happy back then! Just thinking about it now makes my heart race.

I tried my best to be good to Fangfang and the children. Finally, I won back Fangfang's heart and dispelled her idea of ​​divorcing me.

It's just that the relationship between Fangfang and my parents is beyond repair, and I have never thought about restoring their relationship.

I will be filial to my parents, but I will also protect my wife and children.

I think perhaps it would be the best outcome for us if we lived in two different places.

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