Chapter 170 Scene 35 (Inverted V) It’s the trace of your love for me…
If happiness is a candle in the cold night, then for Wanxiang, she is the moth.
That moth?
No, the moths.
"Ding Dong! It's been detected that you have reached the exploration and intimacy level of the Wanxiang family!"
"Ding Dong! The Moth to Flame event has started!!!"
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"Bang--!!!"
"Bang--!!!"
"Bang--!!!"
"Help, help! Murder, murder!!"
"Shut up!"
"Ahhhh Wanxiang! Wanxiang! Please let me go, I didn't do anything, I'm just an innocent-"
"Bang--!!!"
"Leave those words to hell."
"Bang--!!!"
"Bang--!!!"
The sticky and smelly blood splashed onto Wanxiang's face. She wiped it off with her sleeve expressionlessly, then kicked away the man who was skewered on the iron rod.
"One, two," she pointed at the bodies scattered across the old room, "three, four..."
"Oh, I almost forgot, there's also Mom."
"Mom." Wanxiang walked towards the kitchen, holding the iron rod. "Is the meal ready?"
"Squeak." She pushed open the kitchen door.
Behind the door, a middle-aged woman was waving a kitchen knife in panic and fear, "You, don't come over here!!"
"Mother."
Wanxiang ignored the woman's actions, but walked forward and hugged her.
Blood flowed from one person to another.
"I, I didn't mean it!!" the middle-aged woman tried to push her away.
Wan Xiang turned to look at her injured arm, shook her head, and smiled gently, "I know."
"...What do you want to do?" the middle-aged woman asked warily.
"I'm hungry."
“…”
“…”
"Uh, okay, okay, calm down first, I'll make you a bowl of noodles!"
The middle-aged woman pushed Wanxiang out of the kitchen and slammed the door shut.
“…”
Wanxiang stood outside the door, lowered her head, and called softly, "Mom."
"I, I'm busy, don't disturb me!"
"Mom," Wanxiang asked, "Do you love me?"
“…” The middle-aged woman did not respond.
"Mom, do you love me?" Wanxiang asked again.
"...I'm just your adoptive mother."
"Do you love me then?"
“…”
"You love me, don't you?"
“…”
"Mom, you love me, right?"
“…I don’t love you!”
“…”
“…”
"Why?"
“…”
"Mom, why, why don't you love me?"
“…No reason!”
"Then why did you pick me up? You had already cruelly thrown me into the trash can, so why did you pick me up again?"
“…”
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"Okay, then, if you think this isn't love, then what about you picking me up from school every day, what about the clothes you organized for me, and what about the tears you secretly shed on Mother's Day?"
“…”
"Mom, I thought you loved me."
“…”
"Mom, these people are beasts."
“…”
"So I killed them."
“…”
"Mom, the money you prepared for me is all your savings. I'm putting it here. From now on, you don't have to be controlled by them anymore and can pursue your own life."
“…”
“…”
“…”
"Goodbye, Mom."
"Wait, Wanxiang!"
“…”
"Wanxiang, listen to me, Mom, Mom loves you!"
“…”
"Mom will cook three meals a day for you, buy you beautiful clothes, and pick you up from school. Occasionally, we go out for a walk together. Only after doing this did Mom realize that she really loves you!"
“…”
"Wanxiang, your name was found by your mother by flipping through the dictionary page by page. When you were just born, your mother held you in her arms and coaxed you to sleep every day. Your mother really loves you!"
"Mom, in this place," Wanxiang raised her head and looked at the lamp hanging from the ceiling, surrounded by flies and insects, "who else can you love besides me?"
"W-What do you mean?"
"Mom, I put the keys to the handcuffs and leg irons in the hanging bag behind the kitchen door."
"What……?"
"I know you hate me. You hate me for tying you up. You hate me for preventing you from escaping this devil's den."
"Wanxiang, I don't have..."
"But mom," Wanxiang leaned against the door, raised her hand, and blocked out the light, "I love you."
“…”
"Can you say, 'I love you' to me, too?"
"I, I love you?"
"Yeah, Mom, I love you too."
“…”
“…”
"You just now, didn't you want to kill me...?"
“…”
The lights are dim, and the light bulbs are hanging on the wires, swaying precariously, just like Wanxiang's life.
She narrowed her eyes, reached out to grab a flying insect, crushed it with her fingers, and the mutilated body scattered to the ground, but it looked like rain to the insects underground.
"Mother."
"……Um?"
"If you could love me just for a moment, just for a moment, even for a second, I would be happy."
“…”
"I'm leaving now."
Wanxiang stepped over the corpse on the ground and walked into a room as small as a few square meters. She opened the drawer familiarly and began to change her clothes.
Shocking scars were exposed all over his body, and on his shoulder, a wound so deep that the bone was visible was still bleeding. However, Wanxiang stroked it with a smile on her lips.
"Mom, this is a sign of your love for me, right?" She lowered her eyes. "So, as long as I keep it, it means you'll always be by my side, right?"
"Mom, I will put on the clothes you bought for me, with the scars and blood you left on me, and I will tell myself that you love me very much."
Wanxiang put on the loose and twisted clothes. She stood up and put the bloody clothes into the drawer.
"It turns out that I really am loved by someone," Wan Xiang walked into the living room and took one last look towards the kitchen. "Liu Hui, thank you for your blessing."
"Goodbye, Mom."
"Squeak."
“…”
“…”
"Xiaoxiang, Mom, I'm so sorry," the kitchen door opened. "Mom, I really can't say 'I love you' with confidence."
A middle-aged woman with her hands and feet tied with thick chains knelt on the ground. Her hair was sparse and one of her eyes was blind. When she opened her mouth, she revealed that she had few teeth left.
"Mom knew that getting into university was your only way to leave this place normally. So, when you suddenly went out that day and came back, as soon as I saw you, I knew that you must have passed. So I was really, really happy that day, really."
"But how could you be so foolish!" the middle-aged woman closed her eyes. "How could you ruin your bright future for these beasts?"
“Obviously, obviously I’m coughing!!”
Blood slowly flowed from the woman's mouth and nose. She coughed heavily, gasped for air, and then fell to the ground.
"Oh, God!" she cried. "Please! Protect my daughter for me!"
"The only person I feel sorry for in my life is her. I have let her down too much. I only ask that before I die, you help her take these beasts away!"
“Oh my God!” The woman’s voice was like the chirping of birds and the howling of wolves. “Please, make her next sound happy and complete!!”
"Bang!"
"Please!"
"Bang!"
"Please!"
"Bang!"
"Please—"
The woman knelt on the ground, her upper body weak and limp as she knocked down and stood up again and again.
She roared desperately, her voice gradually becoming hoarse, and the blood choked her throat, making her unable to make any sound after one shout.
Coughing, whimpering, and crying, Wanxiang stood beside the door covered with overdue payment notices, tears streaming down her face.
"Bang!" The door was closed by the wind.
So this pitiful woman who had lived for most of her life was killed by the poison she had given herself.
Including the men who had ruined her life for most of her life.
^
"Meow."
“…”
"Meow."
"He's covered in blood. He's so dirty."
"Meow!"
"Why are you still following me?"
"Meow."
"I don't understand."
“…”
"Want my sausage?"
"Meow." The black cat nodded.
"It's poisonous," Wanxiang said, "I can't give it to you."
“…”The black cat still looked at the sausage with starry eyes.
"..." Wan Xiang said helplessly, "Really."
The black cat glared at her, then started eating the sausage in big mouthfuls.
"Hey, did you know something would happen today?" Wanxiang took a branch and poked the black cat.
"Meow."
"About a month ago, I had a dream. In that dream, my family was very rich, and I was in school, bullying other students."
“…”
"Perhaps as retribution, I was dragged into a Werewolf game with some other people. In it, I saw Liu Hui, her parents, and..."
"Wanxiang?"
"And this one of mine, who has admired me for a long time——"
"Why are you here?"
"'Childhood sweethearts'."
“…”
"When did you start meddling in my affairs?" Wan Xiang scratched the black cat's chin, turned around and asked coldly, "Wan Shu, it seems we are no longer friends."
"Wanxiang..."
"I have nothing to say to you."
"I'm sorry, what happened before was indeed my fault, but I'm back now. I came back to find you, can't you forgive me just once?"
"I don't need a traitor who can't keep his promise." Wanxiang grabbed his neck.
"I, I can't do it either?" The boy looked up at me pitifully, "Didn't you say you like me?"
“…” Wanxiang blinked silently.
"Wanxiang..."
"'If your head can't roll at your lover's feet, it's a burden on your shoulders.'" She covered his eyes. "I only need love that is willing to sacrifice my life for me. Do you think that's your love?"
“…” He swallowed, “Yes, yes.”
"Yes, then. Okay, first tell me what you think about what happened before."
"I……"
"If you don't want to tell me, get out of here."
"I just like you too much..."
"A wardrobe full of love letters, non-stop text messages reporting to you every morning, noon and night, and you're pestering me to tutor you," Wan Xiang let go of her hand, "Wan Shu, you're really bothering me."
"I'm sorry..." Wan Shu lowered his head.
“…”
"...Are you mad at me?"
"No, I was just thinking, why are you so cute."
“!”
"And be thankful, fortunately, it's me you like."
“I, I…!”
"Okay, eat this, and then go for a walk with me."
"good!!"
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There were still a few lights on in the city at night. There were few pedestrians on the road, only a few taxis passing by occasionally.
The drizzle continued and drifted onto Wanxiang and Wanshu with the wind.
“…” Wanxiang held the black cat in her coat, lowered her head, and said nothing.
"Um, Wanxiang, long time no see. How have you been recently?" Wanshu broke the silence and asked.
"Same old as always," Wanxiang replied, "but I saved some money working for them, so I didn't get beaten up so much."
"sorry."
"...I'm sorry, I can't accept your apology. If you hadn't called the police, my mother wouldn't be like this now."
"I just want to help you..."
“Bang!!”
"Shut up!" Wan Xiang slapped Wan Shu hard in the face. "What I hate most is your hypocritical attitude!"
"I clearly told you not to act rashly, but you insisted on taking the initiative while I was away!"
"Wanshu, I, Wanxiang, will never be defeated by these disgusting things. My life belongs to me. No matter how hard you try to drag me into the abyss, I will desperately climb out."
"I'm not afraid of getting hurt, nor am I afraid of dying, so," Wan Xiang said coldly, "Wan Shu, give up your thoughts."
"——It's impossible for me to fall into your arms, let alone fall in love with you."
"Wan, Wanxiang, I've never thought of it this way!"
"Pa!!" Another loud slap.
"..." Wan Xiang didn't say anything. She looked at the boy in front of her. She didn't feel the joy of seeing him again after a long separation, nor did she feel shy because she knew he liked her. She only felt disgusted, disgusted, really disgusted.
Why do these men put their loved ones in trouble in order to pursue them, and then rescue them, trying to make them fall in love with them and become inseparable from them?
Mom, Xiaoxiang misses you so much.
If you had not been deceived by that hateful man, could we still be living the same life as before, which was tight but still happy? You could be with me, wait for me, watch me grow up, and then, I would hold your hand, stroke your cheek like you stroke mine, and tell you, Mom, I love you.
"Wanxiang, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. I will never disobey you again. Please forgive me, okay?" Wan Shu was still begging.
But my mother is already dead, so should he also pay with his life?
Wan Xiang clenched her fists and spoke word by word, "Wan Shu, go now."
"I won't leave, I want to stay with you!"
"Then, Wanshu, can you, in this life, forever and ever, only love me?"
"able!"
"Okay." Wanxiang's voice was almost hoarse, "Wait here for me, I'll go meet my friend."
"Then, we'll get out of here."
"Where are you going?"
"Go, anywhere, as long as we are far away from here, as long as it is just the two of us forever."
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"Wanxiang, how could you say that? You clearly know that there's something wrong with him. If you do that, you're just pushing yourself into the fire!"
"Xiao Hai, I just don't want him to harm other girls again."
In the park, Wanxiang and Xiaohai sat opposite each other on stone chairs next to a stone table.
"That won't do! Wanxiang, I know you mean well, but I'm really worried that something might happen to you!"
"Xiao Hai, I'll be fine." Wan Xiang held the hand of the girl sitting opposite her, "Really."
"No, I don't agree! Besides, he's a person with no bottom line. Who knows if he'll do something to you if he gets upset—"
“…”
"Wanxiang, Wanxiang, you..." Xiaohai ran over and suddenly hugged Wanxiang.
"Listen to me, don't leave, listen to me first!"
"I'm listening, Xiaohai."
"I, I'm your classmate. I see you study very hard every day, always get first place in your grade in exams, and have won many awards in competitions."
“…”
"You're not a failure, nor are you a waste! You're a genius, the most successful and powerful person in my mind!"
“…”
"I like you very much. My family also likes you very much, as do my classmates and teachers. Everyone is willing to care about you and ask if you are eating well and sleeping well!"
“…”
"Wanxiang, I promise you, as long as you are still here, as long as we are still together, I will always be with you, forever and ever!"
“…”
"Listen carefully, none of this is your fault!" Xiao Hai hugged Wan Xiang, "It's all those bad guys' fault. They made your life miserable!"
She relaxed slightly, and her sparkling eyes looked directly into Wanxiang's eyes: "Wanxiang, you've done a great job!"
“…”
"So please don't do anything stupid like that, okay? Just think of it as living for me, for your mother, and for Liu Hui."
"...Liu Hui, it really is you."
"What……?"
"It turns out you really heard everything I said to you."
"Wanxiang? I'm Xiaohai!"
"No, Xiao Hai never existed," Wan Xiang shook her head, "My only friend is Liu Hui."
“…”
"You found me."
“…”
"Shh! Don't talk about anything else!"
“…”
"...Okay, Wanxiang, stop crying. Your eyes are swollen."
"Well..." Wan Xiang reached over the paper in the girl's hand and grabbed her wrist. "Liu Hui, we will meet again, right?"
"..." The girl's figure began to disintegrate. She smiled and nodded, "Yes, we will meet again."
"Can you walk slower?"
"Silly boy, I can't walk, so why should I walk slowly?"
"and you……"
"I will always be by your side!" The girl's smile was as bright as ever. "Wanxiang, I will always be by your side, accompanying you and protecting you, until you completely forget me."
Upon hearing this, Wanxiang's whole body suddenly shook.
"Liu Hui, Liu Hui," she took out the leaf necklace hanging around her neck, "I still wear the necklace we bought together. How could I forget you?"
"...Wanxiang, forgetting something can sometimes make people sad, but sometimes it can be a form of protection."
"Liu Hui, what do you mean?"
"Wanxiang, you are a very good person, brighter than the sun and gentler than the moon."
“Liu Hui!!”
"So you will definitely find someone who loves you."
"How could you do this..."
"Well, Wanxiang, I'm sorry. From now on, just treat 'Liu Hui' as an ordinary person passing through your life. Then, like many others, forget her and move on to your own new and better life."
"Liu Hui, why?"
“…”
"Why?"
“…”
"Why?!"
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"Tell me the answer when we meet next time, okay?" Wanxiang let go of her hand, rubbed the sand on her fingertips, and asked softly.
"good."
“…”
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"Black Cat, you know the answer, right?"
"Meow."
"Is the answer the same as I guessed?"
“…”
"……Meow."
^
"Master, go to the top of x mountain and then go to xx street. There will be someone waiting for me on the roadside. His name is Wan Shu."
"Top of the mountain? Okay, hold your cat."
“…”
"Buzz..."
The taxi smelled of leather. Wanxiang sat in the back seat, fastened her seat belt, and quietly watched the buildings and vegetation passing by outside the window.
"Hey, little girl, why are you out alone so late at night? Aren't your parents at home worried about you?"
"...I had a fight with them and was in a bad mood, so I went out for a walk alone."
"Oh, I see," the taxi driver, who seemed quite talkative, said, "Actually, many parents have sharp tongues but soft hearts. They say harsh words, but they're actually feeling bad inside."
"Yeah?"
"Of course! I went through this when I was little. Now that I have a daughter, if she doesn't do well on a test or doesn't get along with her classmates at school, I don't scold her. I just care about her. That way, everyone is happy and the problem can be solved smoothly. How great is that!"
"yes."
"Oh, by the way, little girl, there's nothing to see at Mount X. Why do you want to go there?"
"...My mother and I used to live on X Mountain."
"Fellow villager! I'm also from X Mountain, the XX village to the east. Do you know it?"
"xx village?"
"Yes, it's the village where xx Middle School is."
“Oh, my mother seems to have read it there.”
"Really? That's fate! Little girl, what's your mother's last name? I might even be her classmate!"
"Her...last name is Jiang."
"Jiang? Hey, isn't it Jiang Hongmei, the perennial top student in our class?!"
"……Um."
"Wow, I never thought I'd meet her daughter! She's just as pretty as her!"
"Thanks."
"Let me tell you, your mother was a very famous top student in our class. She was also very pretty, and many little boys liked her!"
“…”
"I also secretly gave her a love letter, but it was a pity that it didn't reach her!"
"ah."
"Ouch, sorry, I got so excited that I lost control of my words."
"It's fine."
"Anyway, I just want to say, your mother is amazing!"
“…”
"Hey little girl, why don't you go back to xx village and take a look? Your grandma and grandpa should still be living there."
"No, they don't like me."
"Oh, I see."
“…”
"Little girl, have you heard about the strange thing on the top of the mountain?"
“…”
"It's said that there's a monster living on top of the mountain. It can transform into the person it misses most. As a result, many people have died on the mountain due to its temptation."
“…”
"Little girl, although I don't really believe in this, I'll still give you a simple spin—"
“…”
"Hey, little girl, look out the window, why are there so many stars!"
“…”
"Oh my god, wait a minute, let me take a picture."
“…”
"Okay, we're almost at the top of the mountain. It's going to be even more stunning soon. You're so lucky, little girl!"
“…”
"Hey, the road to the top of the mountain is blocked, little girl. Should I just turn around and drive down the mountain? Or do you want to walk up?"
“…”
"I fell asleep..."
“…”
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"Hongmei, I didn't expect your daughter to have grown up so much."
“…”
"Back then, I didn't stand up to protect you, so he took you away. But it seems like you're living a good life now, right?"
“…”
"Oh, it would be great if I could see you again. After all, we grew up together. How can we be separated for decades?"
“…”
"You are also cruel. You have never written to me, nor have you come back to see me."
“…”
"Hongmei, are you blaming me too?"
“…”
"Well, you're an old man now, why are you crying while talking..."
“…”
"Forget it. We all have new lives now. When we meet again, we'll just be old friends."
“…”
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“Beep—”
"Little girl, we're here. Is this the person you said was here to pick you up?"
"Hey, young man, stop peeking. What's your name?"
"Ten thousand books."
"oh."
“Buzz——!!!”
"I'm sorry, little girl. This guy doesn't look like a good person. I'd better take you for a walk for a while and then take you home when you wake up."
"Bang!"
"Hey, hey! Little girl, are you okay?!"
“…”
“Little girl——!!!”
"Meow!"
The black cat jumped out of the open car window.
Wanxiang stood under the street light, watching the middle-aged man holding her body and running towards the hospital not far away.
"I took poison," she said.
"Why? You could obviously survive." He Yuezhe asked.
"You should know the answer to this question."
“…”
"That sausage is really poisonous."
“…”
"Soon, Wan Shu will die too."
"On the road to hell, let him keep me company. At least it won't be so boring."
"Wanxiang, being too smart is not a good thing here."
"Really? But I'm willing to do it."
“…”
"This is my world, Wanxiang's. It's where I grew up."
"Now, the spider web called 'love' can no longer catch moths."
"I will transform into fire and burn away all evil for those who love me and those I love."
Wanxiang's figure turned into countless moths, flying and circling around the dim street lamp.
"Thank you, Wanxiang."
"From now on, you will have a lot of love, you will forget Liu Hui, and embark on a new journey—"
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"Ding Dong! The Moth to Flame event has been completed!"
"Ding Dong! Please decide whether to stay in your current household or go to another one!"
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