Chapter 320 Unexpected
Xu Chuchu wanted to ask more questions when she saw Xiao Yu moving and jogging along the street.
The street was bustling with the sound of gongs and drums. Following the sound, I found that a family was holding a wedding banquet.
The guests sat around drinking and chatting, and in the open space in the middle, the groom pulled the bride and sang and danced in celebration. They were dressed in bright wedding clothes, laughing and talking to each other, looking at each other's faces while dancing, with uncontrollable feelings in their eyes.
The groom was a handsome young man whom Xu Chuchu had never seen before, and the bride... needless to say, was Xu Chuchu herself.
The test this time was to make Xiao Yu see Xu Chuchu marrying someone else.
"I have a question," the real Xu Chuchu said, "How do you expect him to react to something like this? Or rather, what do you think would be an acceptable reaction?"
"Making a scene at the wedding banquet? Stealing the wife?"
The mistress smiled slightly: "What do you think?"
"Remember, little girl," she said, "in the fantasy world, you have already put him down and married the one you truly love. The person you want to spend your old age with is not this boy, but your groom."
"So, for your happiness, he should let go and make you two happy."
Xu Chuchu rolled her eyes. Really, these tests were just nitpicking. They made all sorts of non-existent assumptions and then used them to test the other party.
How could such a coincidence happen in reality?
And... with Xiao Yu's persistence in her, there is a high probability that he will not let go easily.
Xu Chuchu is very convinced of this.
"What will happen if he fails the test?" she asked the Matron.
"Not very good. He will be sent down the mountain and will never be able to go up again," said the mistress, "and you will stay in the lake and keep us company."
Xu Chuchu almost vomited blood: "Why am I the one being punished?"
She didn't think it was unfair, nor did she want Xiao Yu to be punished for her. She just felt... this was outrageous!
"Silly child, this is to protect you," the mistress said. "If you fall in love with someone else in the future, and this boy pesters you and ruins your marriage, will you still think he is a good person?"
"That's between him and me. I don't need to be locked up in the lake for 'protection'."
Xu Chuchu turned around and saw Xiao Yu staring blankly at the wedding scene on the screen, feeling upset.
"It's just that people have different temperaments," she argued. "Some are reserved in their emotions, while others are strong. That's why some people try to steal the bride, while others don't. Your tests are meaningless."
"You're wrong," the mistress shook her head. "You forgot there's a prerequisite for this test. He's traveled through seas of fire and mountains of ice to see you."
"In his consciousness, he suffered inhuman torture for you, but you abandoned him and took the blame on others. If you were him, what would you do?"
Xu Chuchu didn't say anything, probably thinking of giving him a blow on the head first.
The mistress chuckled. "Actually, quite a few people passed the first two levels of the test. By the third level, more than half of them went mad and killed the girl. The remaining half also snatched the girl away and kept her captive. Doesn't that sound familiar?"
Xu Chuchu is now even more desperate, because Xiao Yu herself has done something similar...
Even though his fate had been changed, the events were always in his memory, and he might have actually replicated them.
…
In the picture, Xiao Yu stood at the door of the family where "Xu Chuchu" got married for a long time, from dawn to dusk. Some people found it strange and ignored him when they talked to him.
There was no expression on his face and no one knew what he was thinking.
As night fell, the bride was sent back to her room, while the groom was still outside greeting guests.
Xiao Yu, who had been standing for a whole day, suddenly moved, went around to the side, easily crossed the wall, and entered the new house.
"Tsk tsk." The mistress shook her head, "There are still no exceptions. After all these years, I haven't seen even one person pass the test."
Xu Chuchu didn't say anything, but looked intently at Xiao Yu in the picture.
He landed gently beside the bride and deftly took off her red veil.
"Xu Chuchu" raised her eyes shyly and found that the person in front of her was not her groom, but Xiao Yu. She screamed in fright.
"Why is it you!"
"To make a long story short." Xiao Yu knelt on one knee in front of her, "Chu Chu, I have you in my heart, and only you. Are you willing to come with me?"
“…What are you talking about?”
Xiao Yu said without hesitation: "As long as you are willing, I will take you to the ends of the earth. If you are not willing, I will never appear in front of you again."
"Chu Chu." He looked up at her, "I want to hear your most honest answer."
Xu Chuchu shook her head without hesitation: "I won't leave. I only have my husband in my heart. Please leave."
Xu Chuchu outside the screen felt weak.
No matter what the punishment of this illusion is, the illusion itself is the greatest punishment for Xiao Yu.
After hearing this answer, Xiao Yu's expectant face finally fell.
He stared at Xu Chuchu without blinking, and after a while he said, "Can I have a reason?"
"Xu Chuchu" shook her head indifferently.
Neither of them spoke again, and the room was as quiet as if it had snowed.
Xiao Yu seemed in disbelief and confusion. He didn't remember what happened at all and suddenly faced such an ending.
He stood up and stood in front of "Xu Chuchu", as if waiting for her to change her mind.
But still nothing.
The noise outside was getting louder and louder. It was the sound of guests escorting the groom into the bridal chamber.
In a short while, the groom will come in and see a foreign man standing next to his bride.
If this happens, the standards of a mistress will not be met.
The voices were getting closer and closer, but "Xu Chuchu" who was sitting on the marital bed had no intention of urging Xiao Yu to leave. Instead, she stared at him, as if waiting for Xiao Yu to fail the trial in the next moment.
"Take care." Xiao Yu said two words softly, looked at her for the last time, and left through the window.
It floated away without leaving any trace.
At the same time, the groom walked in and did not notice anything unusual. He happily sat down with the bride "Xu Chuchu".
The image in the circle disappeared and everything returned to darkness.
He didn't even leave any misunderstandings for Xu Chuchu and the groom.
"This is impossible..." the mistress murmured to herself, "No man would be willing to let go after giving so much."
Xu Chuchu lowered her eyes silently. She couldn't tell what she was feeling.
Is it the sadness and bitterness for Xiao Yu's decision, or the pain for everything he has been through.
Except for the craziest time, he always made decisions from her perspective and never forced her to make any choice.
"What are you waiting for? Let him out now." She immediately came to her senses and urged the mistress, "He has passed the trial. What else do you want?"
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