Chapter 349 Forbidden Flower
Hua Yue was slightly startled when she heard this, and her eyes subconsciously looked at the hand that Yu Qingchuan was holding hers.
His palms were burning.
The temperature spread from her hands, as if to ignite her whole body.
Yu Qingchuan was so nervous that his palms began to sweat.
Although he could sense Hua Yue's unusual feelings for him, he was still unsure.
What if Huayue isn't ready yet... What if Huayue feels he hasn't done enough...
Just when Yu Qingchuan was feeling uneasy, Hua Yue spoke slowly with a very calm expression, but the words she said seemed to be inappropriate for the current atmosphere.
"Qingchuan, do you know? Actually, my real name is not Huayue."
Yu Qingchuan didn't hear the answer he wanted. Instead, he heard Huayue suddenly change the topic to her name. He thought Huayue was deliberately avoiding his question and couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
But seeing Hua Yue's serious expression, Yu Qingchuan continued to ask gently, "Really? What's it called?"
"My original name was Yue Ji."
"Rose?" Yu Qingchuan raised his eyebrows slightly. "Isn't that the name of a flower?"
"Yes." Hua Yue smiled. "It's not just me. In fact, all the women in our village use different kinds of flowers as their names. Because of these flower names, the whole village is like a huge garden."
"So our village has another nickname, given by the old people in the village."
"Hmm? What's your name?"
"Forbidden Flower Village." Hua Yue smiled softly. "The name Hua Yue was formed after my grandmother adopted me. She took the 'Hua' character from the village name and then the 'Yue' character from my given name."
Yu Qingchuan pursed his lips upon hearing this, pulled Hua Yue to sit on the sofa beside him, and continued to ask softly: "But since we are all 'flowers', why should we 'ban flowers'?"
Hua Yue's lips curled up slightly when she heard Yu Qingchuan's question, but her expression was filled with a hint of forced joy and sadness. "Because a long time ago, someone once said that the women in the brothel were abandoned children after being cursed by the gods. They are 'flowers', but they are 'forbidden flowers'."
"No……"
Upon hearing this, Yu Qingchuan subconsciously wanted to refute, but was interrupted by Hua Yue.
"Qingchuan, listen to me."
Yu Qingchuan looked into Hua Yue's calm eyes, pursed his lips, and stopped talking, listening quietly to her continue her story.
"Actually, I didn't believe this statement at first. But when I think about it, it seems that women who come from brothels really don't have a good ending."
"Aunt Dujuan married a lame man. I thought he was an honest man, but the second year after marrying her, the man forced her to go back to her old job and earn money to support the family."
"Aunt Lily was redeemed by a very rich man, but that man was a married man with a very violent wife. Not long after he learned of Aunt Lily's existence, she fell into the river and died."
"They all said Aunt Lily went to the river to play in the water and accidentally fell in. But Aunt Lily drowned as a child, and it left a psychological scar. She would even stay away from the washbasin when it was even slightly full. How could she possibly go to the river to play in the water?"
"And Sister Gardenia."
"Sister Zhizi is the best person to me in the village. Whenever I was beaten or hungry as a child, it was Sister Zhizi who secretly applied medicine and brought me food. If it weren't for her, I might not have lived to see my grandparents adopt me."
"But Sister Zhizi, such a good girl, died the most tragically."
"Sister Zhizi was redeemed by the village chief and married to his son. Although a little mentally retarded, the son loved Sister Zhizi and treated her very well. When we heard the news, we all thought Sister Zhizi would have a more stable life. But who knew that the son, while hunting in the mountains with the villagers, fell off a cliff and died."
"Later, I heard that many people in that village had fallen ill with strange diseases, and Sister Zhizi was also sick. So the people in that village blamed everything on Sister Zhizi. They said that strange things had happened more and more since Sister Zhizi got married, and they thought Sister Zhizi was a jinx. They even locked Sister Zhizi up in a small house on the mountain, not giving her food or water, and not letting anyone get close to her."
"Then, for some reason, the house caught fire. Sister Zhizi was locked inside. She was so hungry that she had no strength to escape. She burned to death..."
"And... and my grandma..."
When Huayue said this, her voice gradually choked and her eyes were filled with tears.
Seeing this, Yu Qingchuan tightened his grip on Huayue's hand slightly, "Yueyue, everyone's fate is different. There are many people in this world who have miserable lives. It's not just those who come from your village who have such experiences..."
"But do you know?" Hua Yue suddenly became excited, "My mother is dead too!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Qingchuan's expression suddenly became a little stunned.
Hua Yue was still lost in her emotions and didn't notice Yu Qingchuan's abnormality. She just continued with tears in her eyes, "I know that woman. Given her personality, if she finds out that I'm still alive and living a better life than her, she'll definitely come back to haunt me."
"I didn't want to cause you any trouble, so I secretly inquired about her address a few days ago and went to see her once, hoping to make a final break with her."
"But... when I went there, she wasn't there. Her neighbors said she hadn't been back for a long time..."
"She still had a lot of supplies in her house. If it wasn't for death, I can't think of any other reason why someone like her would give up so many supplies."
For a moment, Yu Qingchuan didn't know whether he should tell Hua Yue the truth about her biological mother's death. He could only purse his lips and lower his eyelashes.
Seeing that Yu Qingchuan looked a little heavy, Hua Yue thought he was worried about her, so she sniffed and said softly, "Qingchuan, don't worry. That woman has long been a stranger to me. So whether she is alive or dead, it doesn't make any difference to me at all."
"If I wasn't worried that she would come to disturb you, I wouldn't have gone to look for her at all."
"It's just..." Hua Yue lowered her head somewhat sadly, "Her death makes me wonder if all the women in our village are really unlucky..."
"To be honest, I was a little hesitant when you invited me to join the team. But at that time, I thought that woman was still alive, so I still held on to a glimmer of hope."
"But now... she's dead too! Now everyone who came out of the village, except me, is dead!"
"Qingchuan, I'm not afraid of death. I'm used to wandering alone, so if I die, I die. But I can't bring trouble to you..."
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