In the 21st century, Shi Ruyue was raised with great care and affection.
She thought that her adoptive parents probably loved her very much.
As a demon, she simply couldn't quite understand "love," this unfamiliar emotion.
At first, the couple noticed that their child was not very talkative and was excessively sleepy, and they were always worried that there might be something wrong with the child's physical or mental health.
What if it's depression, autism, or something similar?
So the couple took Shi Ruyue for a checkup.
Upon investigation, an antisocial personality disorder was discovered.
The doctor said, "Children with this kind of personality are almost always born bad."
"No, this can't be! Doctor! Please check again, is there a mistake in the examination?"
That's my mother's voice.
Shi Ruyue thought to herself: From a certain perspective, what the doctor said was quite reasonable.
Is this the power of technology?
Just as Ah Luan said, it was indeed somewhat... magical.
A glimmer of light appeared in Shi Ruyue's dull eyes. She looked up and met her parents' gaze...
The light then went out.
Because for the first time, she saw a certain complex emotion in her parents' eyes.
She couldn't understand it, but she could feel the weight of it.
After she returned home, her parents devoted even more energy and love to her, almost to the point of being pathological.
Her mother quit her job and took meticulous care of her at home. No matter what Shi Ruyue was doing, she could feel her mother's watchful gaze following her closely.
They were very careful, afraid of casting any shadow over her young heart.
Her parents ask her many times every day, "Baby, do you love Mommy?"
They desperately wanted to receive love in return from this daughter, to soothe their constantly uneasy hearts.
But Shi Ruyue always remained silent.
What does it feel like to love someone?
She doesn't know what love is.
I don't know how to express my love.
Later, Mom would always hide in her room and break down crying.
But when she's in front of Shi Ruyue, she forces a smile and puts on the most gentle and affectionate demeanor, calling her "darling" and asking if she's hungry, cold, or thirsty.
In the end, love turned into extreme control.
When should it begin?
Her mother's gaze turned one of disgust and fear.
The way her father looked at her was sometimes so painful, and sometimes so cold it was like it was full of thorns.
They wouldn't let her go out or see anyone.
"Monster! You're a monster without feelings!"
Her mother pointed at her nose and scolded her like that.
For some reason, Shi Ruyue felt as if something inside her had shattered with a bang.
In that instant, she clearly felt her emotions.
That is... hatred.
Shi Ruyue thought to herself, if human emotions are so heavy, suffocating, and incomprehensible.
Then she'd better not try to understand; it's too tiring.
She was born a demon, the embodiment of evil.
Pride, envy, wrath, greed, destruction, killing.
They don't understand emotions, which is to be expected.
On her tenth birthday, for the first time ever, the couple acted like loving parents and said they would take her to the amusement park.
That day, the gloom on Mom's face faded considerably, and Dad's expression was more relaxed than usual.
They dragged Shi Ruyue along and let her experience all the attractions.
Shi Ruyue wasn't particularly enthusiastic, but looking at their unusually gentle faces, she couldn't bring herself to refuse.
In the evening, her parents bought her an ice cream cone and told her to sit on the bench and wait for a while while they went to the restroom.
We waited for almost two hours.
Just when Shi Ruyue thought they would never come back...
Mom still showed up.
She grabbed her wrist and dragged her out of the park, her steps quick and hurried, wiping away tears as she walked.
At the entrance of the amusement park, Dad leaned against the car and smoked.
Cigarette butts were scattered all over the ground at my feet.
...
The family of three got into the car and started their journey home.
No one spoke in the car.
By this time, it was completely dark, and fog had rolled in.
The range that the car lights can illuminate becomes particularly limited.
Then the accident happened.
Shi Ruyue only remembered that the moment she felt dizzy, her mother's warm body had already bent down and held her tightly.
In a daze, she heard her mother whispering.
"Baby, live well."
She was the sole survivor of that car accident.
She is now twenty-three years old.
The money her parents left her was enough for her to live a life free from want, and because of this, she did nothing but sleep all day, until she was woken up by hunger.
It is even more advanced than when he was in the cultivation world.
...
"Monster! You're a monster without feelings!"
Shi Ruyue was awakened by a nightmare and stared blankly at the ceiling for a long time.
I feel a bit stuffy in my chest.
She got up and opened the refrigerator.
The lower freezer compartment is empty.
She pulled the compartments open to their maximum and saw the last ice cream cone, lying all alone in the corner.
"Ah... I need to buy some more ice cream cones."
The cool sensation went down my throat, and the tightness in my chest disappeared.
She often dreams about things from her childhood.
The word "monster" appeared exceptionally frequently.
The hatred she felt at that moment was incredibly profound.
Shi Ruyue quickly finished her ice cream cone in a few bites, turned on her computer, and started searching on Baidu.
Why would someone hate another person?
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