Chapter 252 A Different Choice
Looking at Wu Shan, whose lips had turned blue, Lu Yi finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been on his mind all night, "Is there anything else you want to say?"
"Have you ever thought about what would have happened if you hadn't done those things?"
Wu Shan chuckled, "Me? I haven't thought about it."
To this day, I still have no clue about my life.
I don't know when it started, but I began to go astray. Maybe it started from my first meeting with Yamamoto.
It's also possible that it started a long time ago, and by the time I realized it, I was already in a situation where I couldn't move forward or backward...
Every single day, I think about what would have happened if I could go back in time and make different choices.
But there are no "what ifs," and I can't imagine having any other choice.
If I had to do it all over again, I would definitely walk the exact same path as before.
My life was destined from the moment I started eating my first piece of coarse rice bread with my master.
I can't eat that hard, scratchy steamed bun, but I can never get rid of it in this lifetime..."
Looking at Wu Shan's resigned expression, Ye Ran wanted to tell him that if given another chance, no one would repeat the same mistakes, like her...
But she couldn't bring herself to say it; she no longer knew how to communicate with this old man who had suffered so much in life...
Everyone fell silent, except for Qingzhu's soft voice, which, upon closer listening, revealed a tremor.
"You can't choose your own life, you're in pain, yet you're inflicting your pain on your own son!"
A look of astonishment finally appeared on Wu Shan's face. "Qingzhu, you..."
Qingzhu trembled all over. "Isn't that right? You're always making choices for me."
When I was born, you presumptuously sent me to Wu Mei's place. Do you know what kind of life I had there?
Do you know exactly what a newborn baby needs?
I was four years old when I finally spoke my first words. The first word I uttered was "Dad," but Wu Mei, who overheard me, beat me up.
Because of that beating, I was bedridden for almost a year. I didn't open my mouth again until I was six years old!
Wu Shan was speechless, an indescribable sorrow tearing at his heart. "Qingzhu, I..."
Qingzhu ignored him and continued, "I finally got out of that awful place, and the first thing I did was run into you."
I thought you would be different from before, but I didn't expect that you would make a choice for me again and entrust me to someone else again.
Are you really doing this for my own good? Why can't you ask for my opinion and thoughts?
Wu Shan anxiously tried to grab his hand, "Qingzhu, I'm sorry..."
Qingzhu weakly dodged his hand, and a tear fell onto his hand.
Wu Shan, who hadn't even flinched when his own flesh was ripped open, suddenly felt a heart-wrenching pain.
Looking at the tragic father and son, no one spoke. Liu Qiong sighed, "Wu Shan, you are a very contradictory person."
Although you made a big mistake, you caused that result for various reasons.
At the same time, you obtained important evidence for us under such circumstances, which is a great achievement.
Since ancient times, merits and demerits cannot be offset against each other, so I cannot leave you without any punishment.
Therefore, I have decided that, as punishment, all the merits and rewards you should have received are hereby revoked, and you are forbidden from ever uttering a single word about them.
For the rest of your life, you must live under the watchful eyes of a special person and never step out of their sight!
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