Chapter 237 Epilogue - New World Arc (Thirty-Four)
E027 became Yu Qingzhou's new roommate.
—Or, to put it another way, it's the same.
No matter how you explain it, it cannot change the fact that Yu Qingzhou was moved into room E027.
Without any prior warning... by the time Yu Qingzhou realized this, everything had already been settled.
The good news is that all the missing personal belongings have been returned safely.
They were all moved to another room.
And it almost completely replicated how they looked in another place.
Even seemingly insignificant details like the orientation of the cup's handle have been accurately reproduced.
At first, Yu Qingzhou thought it was just her imagination.
As he observed and confirmed further, a chill gradually crept up his back.
It felt like walking through a sunlit forest, suddenly turning around, and then seeing a scarlet forked tongue emerging from the end of something you had just passed by and thought was a vine.
Only then did he realize that he had been under the hunter's close surveillance all along.
"How was it? Not bad, right?"
The voice of E027 came from not far behind.
Yu Qingzhou didn't need to turn around to picture that carefree face in her mind.
However, Yu Qingzhou still looked in that direction following the sound. The bandages, iodine, and adhesive bandages wrapped around E027 made it look like a seriously injured patient who had been rescued from the brink of death.
Yu Qingzhou was certain that although he had indeed used force before, it was far from enough to cause such injuries... He was a human, not a car.
Seeing Yu Qingzhou turn around, E027, like a sunflower suddenly illuminated by sunlight, raised an excessively bright smile.
This idea immediately had a significant negative effect on Yu Qingzhou's stomach and intestines.
The boy frowned, thinking that he really shouldn't have insulted the sunflower.
Compared to those beautiful plants that combine practicality and aesthetics, E027 is more like a snake coiled in a dark corner... the kind that flicks its tongue and smiles at you.
This might sound a bit abstract, but that's pretty much how Yu Qingzhou feels right now.
To get this move done before you get back, I put in a lot of effort, doing everything myself to make sure you don't have any trouble adjusting to the new environment.
E027 said with a smile, tilting his head to one side and leaning against the bed railing.
It's like lacking bone support.
He was also clutching a bright red apple in his hand, its deep red color reminiscent of solidified blood.
Perhaps Yu Qingzhou stared at the apple for too long, causing the other party to misunderstand something.
E027 suddenly held up an apple and handed it to the boy, his expression innocent, like a kindergarten boy trying to bribe his classmate with a snack.
"Want some?" E027 asked.
Yu Qingzhou shook his head. He was more concerned about where the apple came from than the apple itself.
Actually, it's not just Apple...
It is clear from their behavior these days that E027 is indeed different from them—that is, the other wards.
E027 appears to enjoy some degree of privilege.
For example, a more relaxed schedule, a more comfortable living environment, and... those snacks and candies that are almost always on hand.
Even I would feel embarrassed to be stared at so intently.
E027 suddenly grabbed a lock of hair from her forehead, lowered her eyes slightly, and revealed a shy expression like a middle school student experiencing the first stirrings of love.
To be honest, it made Yu Qingzhou feel somewhat nauseous.
Instinctively, I wanted to speak up and refute, but when I thought that no matter what I did, it might be deliberately misinterpreted, I decided to save my energy and silently shut my mouth.
Sure enough, the next second, E027's cheerful voice could be heard.
[Does your silence mean you're shy? It's okay, actually. Because this is also the first time I've been so interested in someone other than myself.]
[...]
Even without receiving a response, E027 can still talk to itself happily.
So, Yu Qingzhou didn't quite understand why the other party had specifically requested to be transferred from next door—could it be that they felt the solo performance was too lonely and needed an audience to liven things up and cooperate with the performance?
If that's the case, then E027 really picked the wrong person.
Yu Qingzhou didn't think she was suitable to be part of the atmosphere-building team.
It should be said that anyone who has known Yu Qingzhou for more than ten minutes would probably not have such a misunderstanding.
Seemingly sensing the boy's deep-seated disagreement, E027 revealed an understanding smile.
I know you still have some doubts, but please be patient and wait. Time will tell.
What does this prove?
Yu Qingzhou suddenly asked, though he could probably guess the answer to E027.
So most of the time, it's just a simple desire to interrupt the other person and stop the current conversation.
Compared to his younger self's impatience, E027 displayed the extreme patience of an insurance salesman, gazing intently at Yu Qingzhou.
For a fleeting moment, the overwhelming emotions in E027's eyes nearly drowned the latter.
However, E027 quickly returned to its usual carefree and nonchalant self.
It was as if everything before was just Yu Qingzhou's strange imagination.
[Many things, but of course, the most important one is—]
E027 replied with a smile, her tone suddenly becoming somewhat serious: "It's still about how I love you."
[...]
Despite being somewhat prepared, Yu Qingzhou was still inevitably taken aback. He had expected the other party to reiterate their previous similar argument, but he hadn't anticipated... something even more outrageous.
【Huh? Is that a sign of surprise? Judging from your expression just now, I thought you had already guessed it.】
E027 smiled nonchalantly, making teasing remarks in an innocent tone.
E027 seems to have some kind of extra talent for stirring up negative emotions in teenagers... Just now, Yu Qingzhou couldn't help but clench his fists just by looking at that smiling face.
—I want to inflict new wounds on that face.
—I wanted to grab E027 by the neck and watch that face suffocate in the agony of near death.
I want to... kill him!
The last thought exploded in my mind like a thunderclap.
Yu Qingzhou couldn't help but shiver.
He didn't understand why he had the idea of killing E027.
Although it must be admitted that sometimes Yu Qingzhou did not like some of E027's words and actions, that did not constitute a reason to kill a person.
But what truly constitutes a reason to kill a person?
A voice suddenly rang in my ears.
Yu Qingzhou involuntarily looked around.
No one—or rather, there was no third person in this room.
He had no choice but to turn his gaze back to E027, watching the latter take a bite of the apple.
The deep red lips and the bright red fruit peel were pressed together, making it difficult to tell which side was redder.
However, before Yu Qingzhou could sort out the strange thought that suddenly popped into her mind...
E027, who had been wearing a smile that seemed to be welded to her face just a moment ago, suddenly frowned and stopped smiling, then stared blankly at the apple she had taken a bite out of.
One second, two seconds...
His expression shifted several times before finally settling on a contorted look of extreme pain.
As if a switch had been flipped, E027 sprang up as if electrocuted and sprinted toward the sink.
Then came the sound of rushing water and the frantic spitting of saliva.
Yu Qingzhou looked at the apple, puzzled.
—Did someone poison the apple?
However, if it really was poison, then the person who did it was far too unprofessional, as it was discovered so quickly.
When E027 finally staggered back from the pool, its face was deathly pale, as if it had been drained of all its blood.
Yu Qingzhou had known before that E027 was quite fair-skinned.
But it was the first time I realized that this paleness was almost pathological.
In fact, E027 is a metaphor for the fact that everyone Qingzhou has ever seen is pale and bloodless—except, of course, for certain special occasions.
Are you... sick?
Even Yu Qingzhou herself was somewhat surprised that she would suddenly blurt out such a question.
The room fell silent for a moment.
It was clear that E027 was taken aback after hearing this.
However, he quickly realized what he meant and smiled again, the corners of his mouth curving upwards: "You care about me."
He spoke with absolute certainty, as if stating a fact that could not be denied.
Her eyes sparkled with emotions that Yu Qingzhou couldn't understand.
Yu Qingzhou had always disliked such self-talking behavior, but at that moment, seeing the pale smile on the other person's face, he did not feel the disgust he had expected.
Instead, it has a heavy, downward feeling.
Was it out of pity...? That's strange. Just a moment ago, he was thinking of killing the other person with his own hands.
But at this moment, when she met those eyes that were faintly gleaming with expectation, Yu Qingzhou only felt a pang of pity.
(How pitiful...)
The sighs of the past and the voice in my heart overlapped in an instant.
That was a sigh from a memory that the mother, who had already been declared dead by the police, uttered from an unknown period of time.
(Mother...no, Mom, or...or...)
The scene before my eyes blurred for a moment, and along with the sounds around me, it was suddenly plunged into the bottomless water.
What broke through this barrier of nothingness was the voice of another person in the room.
[...I told you I hate sour things, damn it! That guy must have done it on purpose.]
Yu Qingzhou didn't know who the other party was talking about, but seeing E027's childish look of deep resentment and avoidance of an apple like the plague, she found it inexplicably funny.
Then I actually burst out laughing.
He smiled, and the heavy weight that had been pressing on his heart seemed to have left his body.
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