Huo Yan shifted his gaze from Su Ruanruan's face and gave a soft "hmm".
Duan Sanzhu stood there blankly, his face gradually cracking. After a long while, his voice, barely audible, finally came through: "Ever since we came back from the county town, Xiao Xi and I have been going up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables every day after school."
"Why?" Su Ruanruan knew that her aunt's family hadn't eaten wild vegetables for quite some time since they sold the ginseng, so why did Xiao Xi and the others still go to dig them up?
Duan Sanzhu looked at Xiao Xi's grave, tears streaming down his face. "Because Xiao Xi knew that it was your birthday a few days ago, and he didn't give you anything."
"He wanted to go up the mountain to dig up wild vegetables to sell to others, and then use the money to buy his cousin a birthday gift."
Sanzhu squatted down, pounded his head in frustration, and cried, "It's my fault for not taking good care of Xiaoxi, that's why we got separated and he went deep into the forest."
Su Ruanruan bent down, her voice hoarse, "Sanzhu, this isn't your fault. Don't blame yourself too much. Nobody wanted this to happen."
"You and Officer Huo go back, don't let your uncle and the others worry."
"cousin……"
Su Ruanruan had her back to him until she felt the footsteps behind her getting farther and farther away.
She covered her mouth, panting heavily.
If it weren't for praying for her, Mu Bai wouldn't have had this accident, and he wouldn't have left her.
If it weren't for preparing a gift for her, Xiao Xi wouldn't have gone up the mountain, much less died tragically there.
It's all because of her!
She deserves to die...
When Huo Yan returned, he saw Su Ruanruan sitting on the ground, grinning incoherently, but tears were streaming down her face, and she looked crazy and hysterical.
Are you alright?
When Su Ruanruan saw him, she grinned and said, "Huo Yan, do you know why Mu Bai left me? It's because he's too kind, so kind that he has to take responsibility for another woman."
“She is a victim, she is innocent, so innocent that I can’t hate her, nor can I hate Mu Bai.”
"But what have I done wrong? Why does God torment me again and again..."
“I just lost Mu Bai, and now I’ve lost my younger brother too. He was so young. I hadn’t even taken him out of the mountains, out of this small Qingshan County, and he’s already gone.”
"Tell me, how could he just be gone..."
Su Ruanruan smiled bitterly again, "Oh, I almost forgot, Xiao Xi was eaten by a wild beast because she wanted to buy me a coming-of-age gift."
“He’s most afraid of pain, Huo Yan. Tell me, how desperate Xiao Xi must have been at that time.”
"Oh……"
Su Ruanruan laughed maniacally, "Fine, fine, the people I love and the people who love me in this world don't want me anymore. From now on, I, Su Ruanruan, will be free from all constraints."
She sat in front of the grave, touching the words on the tombstone, "Xiao Xi, your older sister will stay with you for one last night. Don't be afraid, please reincarnate soon, okay?"
Let's reunite with our parents and elder sister, and the family be reunited.
That night, Huo Yan lit a campfire and stayed by Su Ruanruan's side.
She didn't sleep soundly; her delicate eyebrows were furrowed into a deep frown.
Huo Yan gently traced Su Ruanruan's cheek with his fingertips. If he was lonely, Su Ruanruan was just as lonely.
He looked again at Su Xiaoxi's grave, at her death...
I am afraid……
The next morning, Su Ruanruan and Huo Yan returned to the city.
She locked herself in Mu Bai's house all day, sitting in the yard in a daze during the day, and lying on Mu Bai's bed at night, hugging his quilt and crying.
The people of Qingshan County soon learned that Mu Bai had left, but no one knew why.
Rumors spread like wildfire, and with Su Xiaoxi's death, it was finally confirmed that Su Ruanruan was a jinx.
During this time, Qin Bei, Gu Ji, and Zi Wu visited her several times, but Su Ruanruan turned them away each time.
After being confined at home for half a month, Su Ruanruan appeared at Qingfeng Pavilion for several days in a row.
In that house, Mu Bai's presence was everywhere, including the image of him smiling at her...
The way his eyes were filled with love as he spoke...
I saw him doing laundry, cooking, and reading...
And then there's the way he was seduced by her, calling her name in her ear over and over again when he was aroused...
She really missed Mu Bai, and she also missed Xiao Xi.
Su Ruanruan lay on the chaise longue, holding a small wine pot in her hand, her eyes blurry with drunkenness.
A male prostitute gently pinched the soles of her feet, making them feel both itchy and numb.
Su Ruanruan murmured, "When will Xiaoyu return?"
The young male prostitute, with his red lips and white teeth, blinked his charming eyes and placed a kiss on Su Ruanruan's instep. "Sister, is it because I didn't serve you well? Why are you always thinking about him?"
Su Ruanruan squinted and used her foot to lift his chin.
"She's good-looking."
Her gaze drifted downwards, where the man's white shirt was slightly open, revealing his fair chest in a way that was both partially concealed and fully exposed, exuding a captivating allure.
She took another sip of wine and beckoned with her finger.
The male prostitute raised his lips, lay down beside her, and moved his slender fingers inside her clothes around her waist.
"elder sister."
Su Ruanruan blocked his approaching lips with her finger, "The way you call me 'sister' isn't as sweet as Xiaoyu's, nor is it as pitiful as hers."
"Sister, I will satisfy you..." He laughed arrogantly, his fingers already hooking onto Su Ruanruan's sash.
Su Ruanruan lifted his chin with her fingertip, "I don't like the smell of perfume on you."
Her gaze slid down, "Also, I dislike it when people wear white."
"Go and freshen up before you come back."
Su Ruanruan closed her eyes, only hearing the male prostitute's departing voice beside her, "Sister, wait for me..."
She took a few more sips of wine, then climbed barefoot onto the other end of the bed, the bright red gauze curtains adding to the festive atmosphere.
She was like a bride waiting for her husband to lift her veil.
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