Chapter 160: Scene 25: To my most beloved child,
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"Dad," Ba Ergou lowered his head and smiled, "I'm serious. I'm not leaving. I'm staying here with you."
"What are you talking about!!!!" The man lay on the hospital bed, covered in instruments and IV tubes. He struggled to get up and grabbed Ba Ergou's shoulders. "You are not allowed to stay here!!!"
"Dad... Dad...?" Ba Ergou looked frightened and stood in a daze.
"Ba Ergou, you worked so hard to get into that school, why don't you go because of me?!" the man questioned.
"But, but Dad, if I leave, who will take care of you..."
"That's not something you need to worry about!!!" the man roared, "You've wanted to leave me and leave here for a long time, right? Then go away. Why are you still saying these hypocritical words here?!"
"Dad!! I, I mean it!! I really plan to stay here with you!!" Ba Ergou frowned, and his voice unconsciously became louder.
"What's the reason?!"
"The reason, the reason is, I want to be with you!!"
"What kind of bullshit excuse is that!!"
"Then, what constitutes a reason? Do you have any idea?!"
Ba Ergou shook off the man's hand and stood up. "Because my biological father gave me to you, even if you were seriously ill and the family couldn't make ends meet, you still had to send me to school and work day and night!"
"Tell me, is this a reason? Doesn't your illness count as a reason?!"
The man stared at Ba Ergou in a daze, as if he was looking at a stranger, but also as if he was looking at an old friend.
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"Ba Ergou, how do you know all this?" The man lay back on the hospital bed and closed his eyes.
"I saw that letter."
"Willow Leaf gave it to you?"
"……Um."
The man opened his eyes and looked at the black cat squatting on the windowsill, with a helpless smile on his face.
"That letter was originally sent to you by your father," the man said. "I was planning to give it to you when you set off."
"...Why?" Ba Ergou asked, trembling all over.
"Why?" the man replied, "Because you'll be like this, crying like a little brat and asking to stay here."
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"That university was agreed upon by you and that little girl Liu Hui to go to together, right?"
"Um."
"You saw that your father didn't want you to go to the police academy, didn't you?"
"Um."
"Although this is a bit shameless, I have raised you for so many years after all. My words should be more pleasing to the ear than his."
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"Ba Ergou, if you want to do something, just do it. If you miss it..."
[Written to my most beloved child, Ba Qing.]
[My child, I haven't been with you for so many years. I don't know what you look like now or what your personality is like, but I believe you will be a good child.]
[This is not only based on my trust in you, but also on my trust in my colleagues, my comrades, and my closest friends.]
[Child, does he have a bad temper? But he has a good heart. So, if he makes you unhappy in any way, please bear with me, for my sake.]
[I have spent most of my life at sea, drifting aimlessly. Now, I finally have your mother and you. You are like a heavy anchor to me on land, guiding me home.]
[I would like to take this opportunity to remember your mother who sacrificed her life for the country. I also hope you will not blame her. She was great, but she was unable to accompany you as you grew up.]
[I am writing this letter now and asking your adoptive father to give it to you when you are about to come of age. I hope that you will understand that you are loved by many people and that you are not a pitiful child.]
So, eighteen-year-old Ba Qing, how are you doing now? How tall have you grown? How much do you weigh? Are you handsome now? In the past, have you studied hard, lived well, and carefully experienced the beauty of life? In the future, where will you go, what kind of person will you become, where will you settle down, and will you have a partner who can help you?
[Ba Qing, let me ask you again: how many bowls of rice can you eat every day? What's your favorite color? Do you have a pet? What's your favorite cuisine? What sports do you like? Do you often dream when you sleep?]
[Ba Qing, forgive me for only being able to get to know you through questions. If possible, I would also like to see you again, hug you once more, look at you carefully again, and call out your name affectionately.]
[For you now, is it time to face an important life decision?]
[I have some selfish motives. I hope you can find a stable and ordinary job and live an ordinary life instead of choosing a job like ours.]
[But, Ergou, if you want to do something, just do it. If you miss it...]
"You'll regret this forever."
The man murmured, tears streaming down his cheeks and beard.
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The heat wave rushed into the ward, and the curtains were blown by the wind like waves.
"Ba Qing, I love you. I really love you. It's a pity that I don't seem to have the chance to say this to you in person."
"But I love you."
"This is something that will never, ever, ever change."
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"From a father who is not worthy of being called a father, Ba Jianguo."
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"Ba Qing," the man looked out the window at the wildly growing trees, "this is the second time I've called you by your name."
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"It's getting late. I should rest. You should also... go back and get ready."
"……Um."
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"Meow."
"What's wrong, Willow?"
"Meow?"
"I'm not unhappy..."
"Meow."
"Although I don't understand what you are saying, I think you care about me. Thank you, Liu Ye."
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Standing on the desk in Ba Ergou's room, He Yuezhe, also known as the Black Cat Liuye, quietly watched Ba Ergou stroking the letter in his hand.
"Liu Ye, it would be great if time could go slower."
"Meow?"
"...I want to stay with him for a while longer."
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"As far back as I can remember, my life has been about going to school and then coming home to help my dad run the shop."
"Time went by so slowly back then, so slowly that I helped Dad cut so much meat that my hands got many small cuts. My grades improved little by little, but I still couldn't get into his heart."
"Dad is like a heavily guarded treasure house. I want to understand him, I want to help him, but I can't find the key."
"At home, there are always only the two of us. He has no friends, and apart from Liu Hui, I have no friends either."
"So, with no topics to talk about, gradually, it felt like a thick wall was built between us."
"I clearly saw him crying late at night, saw him occasionally snoozing in, saw him watching war movies on TV and reminiscing about his past."
"He seemed like a relic from the last century, dusty and fragile."
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"Dad, he's like a lot of things, but not Dad. And certainly not himself."
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"Liu Ye, I, I feel like crying. Can you, can you turn around?"
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Turning around, the boy's faint sobbing gradually sounded.
Dad, Mom. The story of Liu Hui and Ba Ergou made He Yuezhe very sad.
She didn't understand the reason for her heartache because she didn't have parents who loved her deeply and would sacrifice for her.
The black cat jumped over to the boy and leaned against him gently.
“Willow leaf…”
Ba Ergou, have you finally understood the heart of the man who loves you so clumsily?
"Why didn't I... come earlier..."
"Ding Dong! Detected that you have reached the exploration and intimacy level of the Ba Ergou family!"
"Event: Sudden illness, triggered!!!"
"Tell him earlier... Actually, I have already considered him... as my... father...?"
"Event: Sudden illness is developing. Please wait for the event to complete!"
"Bang!!"
"Ah! Was it an earthquake!?"
With the loud bang of a chair hitting the ground, the room suddenly shook violently. Ba Ergou picked up the black cat and ran out the door.
But just as he was about to run out of the house, Ba Ergou suddenly bent over, and large amounts of blood gushed out of his nose and mouth!
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"Meow!!!!"
Ba Ergou knelt weakly on the ground, and the shaky lamp on the ceiling fell down and hit his back.
“Uhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”
"Meow!!!!!"
“BOOM!!”
Immediately afterwards, there was a loud bang, and the sign at the door of the butcher shop fell down. Then, countless pieces of rubble fell, blocking the way out for the man and the cat.
He Yuezhe was just about to find a gap to crawl out and ask for help, but was pulled back by Ba Ergou.
"Liu Ye... Danger... Danger..." Ba Ergou's head, body, and face were all covered in blood. "I, I will protect you..."
Protect me, you big-headed ghost! !
Since the name of this event is "sudden serious illness", even if Ba Ergou was going to die, he would die of illness, and he would definitely not die in an earthquake.
However, if he was not sent to the hospital in time, this "serious illness" might soon take his life.
It was not until Ba Ergou finally fainted from the pain that He Yuezhe finally broke free from him.
She walked around the rocks, carefully found a larger gap, and crawled in.
But it was obvious that she underestimated the gravel.
Just as her head had stretched forward, a piece of gravel suddenly fell from the sky and hit her body directly.
The severe pain made the black cat, whose eyesight was already poor, even more unable to see clearly. As she crawled in a daze, He Yuezhe found to her embarrassment that she was back in the butcher shop.
No, she must go out, she must find someone to save Ba Ergou!
Looking back at the still unconscious boy, the black cat licked the blood off its body, wiped its eyes, and crawled back into the gap.
A cat's body is indeed soft, but also fragile.
The randomly fallen rubble was completely unstable, and even the weight of a cat passing over it could cause it to collapse.
He Yuezhe moved forward as lightly as possible, while carefully observing whether the surrounding rubble would suddenly collapse.
Fortunately, this time, no more rubble fell until she crawled out of the rubble, smelled the sewer, and saw the lush trees.
"Meow!!" she called anxiously.
However, the deserted streets were filled with only the echo of her voice.
"Meow!!!"
"Meow!!!!"
"Meow!!!!!"
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"Liu Ye, did I protect you well?"
"Ba Ergou..."
"I know my father's illness is very serious and difficult to treat. Without money and surgery, he will die today."
"No……"
"So, since I don't have any worries anyway, I might as well just accompany him and go with him. I can also visit Liu Hui while I'm there."
"Ba Ergou!!"
"Hey, pesticide really tastes terrible, little black cat. I've tasted it for you, so next time, don't mess with that bottle anymore."
"don't want……!"
"Go ahead and walk boldly on the road ahead."
"Ba Ergou, don't...!!!"
"This is my world, Ba Ergou. It's where I grew up."
"Now, the invisible cage disappears."
"Birds can finally soar above the sea again."
"No!!!!!"
"Ba Ergou, thank you."
The boy whispered his name.
"Ba Qing, thank you too."
"From now on, you will be more courageous and confident, and move towards—"
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"Ding Dong! The Sudden Illness event has been completed!"
"Ding Dong! Please decide whether to stay in your current household or go to another one!"
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The author has something to say: I'm back.
Now every time I think of Liu Hui, I feel so sorry for her and guilty. She is such a good child and should not have such a miserable life.
so……
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