Song Lingyi was lying on the warm kang, covered with a warm quilt, drinking hot brown sugar water, and her whole body was warm.
Looking at Song Mingcheng's busy back, something popped up in Song Lingyi's mind, and the next moment, her eyes suddenly turned red.
Lin Wanjun did not miss the subtle change in Song Lingyi's expression.
"Mom, make some porridge for Lingyi. She must be hungry!"
Hearing this, Li Yuetang reacted.
"Right, right, right. The child must have had no hot meals during this bumpy journey. Look at me, I'm just staring blankly!"
Li Yuetang got off the kang and asked her husband Song Mingcheng to help her light a fire and cook.
Just then someone came to look for Song Zhanjin, so only Lin Wanjun and Song Lingyi were left in the room.
"Lingyi, why did you stab Dong Yingying with the scissors? Was it just because she slapped you?"
Lin Wanjun asked tentatively.
Song Lingyi is still a child after all, and she doesn't have any scheming or defense.
What's more, the person she trusts most at this moment is Lin Wanjun, and she will not lie in front of her sister.
"After she knocked me out, I had a dream!"
Song Lingyi knew that this dream was outrageous, but because it was too real, she felt as if it was the painful life she had experienced.
"I dreamed... I dreamed that I didn't meet my sister. Instead, I was sold to a beggar leader and wandered around begging for food. I lived a miserable life."
"I persevered and persevered, finally escaping the control of the beggar leader and finally being able to live for myself. But Dong Yingying deceived me and sent me back to my biological parents under the guise of helping me."
Speaking of this, Song Lingyi couldn't help but tears rolling down.
"They sold me to the beggar leader again because I had escaped before. I was hung upside down from the beams of the house. The beggar leader kept beating and torturing me."
"My brothers and sisters who were begging with me were afraid I would be beaten to death, so they let me go in the middle of the night when no one was around. But before I could escape, the beggar leader found me."
"He grabbed a kitchen knife and tried to chop off my head. My brothers and sisters hugged him and told me to run."
Song Lingyi's body was shaking, as if she saw the children who saved her being hacked by the beggar leader until they were bleeding, but the leader did not let go.
"If it weren't for Dong Yingying's deception, I wouldn't have been caught and my brothers and sisters wouldn't have died tragically because of me. They are the last relatives I have in this world. I want revenge for them."
"I followed Dong Yingying and found my chance for revenge in an old country house. I set her on fire, intending to burn her to death, but she woke up..."
The scene of flames rising into the sky made Song Lingyi tremble with fear.
Lin Wanjun gently hugged the little girl, giving her strength and support.
"Don't be afraid, sister is here!"
"And then? She pushed you into the fire? And escaped?"
Song Lingyi nodded, then shook her head.
"She couldn't escape originally, but it was my brother who rushed into the fire to save her..."
Having said that, Song Lingyi grabbed Lin Wanjun's hand with a painful look on her face, tears streaking her face.
"Sister, I never meant to kill anyone. I just wanted revenge on her!"
Lin Wanjun put her arm around Song Lingyi's shoulders and comforted her gently.
"I know! Lingyi is not a bad kid! You told your sister, and then what happened?"
Song Lingyi's voice trembled with pain.
"As my brother was preparing to leave with Dong Yingying, a broken beam suddenly collapsed. My brother could have dodged it, but Dong Yingying pushed him aside and ran away to protect herself."
"Because of her push, my brother was hit by the beam... I went forward to save him, but I couldn't lift the heavy wood by myself. I begged Dong Yingying to come in and save him, but she refused."
"Until...until Dad rushed into the fire. He moved the wood to rescue my brother, but the fire was out of control and no one could escape!"
Even though Lin Wanjun had guessed something a long time ago, she was still shocked and trembling all over when she heard Song Lingyi's words.
"Then what?"
Her throat felt like it was stuffed with cotton, making it almost impossible for her to make a sound.
"My father held me in one arm and my brother in the other. The three of us...were burned to death."
Song Lingyi threw herself into Lin Wanjun's arms and burst into tears.
"Sister, even though this was a dream, when I woke up, my body ached like it was on fire. I don't know why!"
When she woke up and saw the person who killed her right in front of her, she instantly lost her mind and wanted to kill this vicious woman at all costs.
"Sister, if I hadn't set that fire, my brother and father wouldn't have died!"
"I killed them! It's all my fault!"
Song Lingyi's heart was filled with self-blame and regret.
"I was the arsonist who killed them, but before they died, my father and brother used their bodies to protect me. I... I was the last one to burn to death!"
"I watched helplessly as my father and brother were on fire, but they remained motionless, desperately protecting me. Their last words were, 'Don't be afraid, kid. We are soldiers!'"
Lin Wanjun stared, Song Lingyi's words constantly echoing in her ears.
In order to escape, Dong Yingying pushed Song Zhanjin under the broken beam, trapping him.
Dong Yingying chose to sit back and do nothing even though she could have saved Song Zhanjin.
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So, this is the ending of the novel, right?
The so-called marriage between the male and female protagonists is just the beginning of another tragedy.
Seeing Lin Wanjun's expression, Song Lingyi felt a little nervous.
She stammered, "Sister, this... this is just a dream, don't be angry. Even if I die, I will never kill my brother and father!"
She was afraid that what she had just said would make Lin Wanjun mistakenly think that she was the murderer.
No!
She's really not a bad kid!
Lin Wanjun came back to her senses and raised her hand to wipe away the tears from Song Lingyi's face.
"Yes, it's just a nightmare."
She said, "Lingyi, you must remember, no matter what happens, no matter what others say, you must never doubt the Song family's love for you!"
"From now on, no matter what benefits others promise you, no matter how others threaten or intimidate you, you must not and are not allowed to harm the Song family in the slightest. Remember?"
Song Lingyi nodded firmly, her little fists clenched tightly.
"Don't worry, sister. I will definitely protect the Song family, my parents, you and my brother."
Lin Wanjun smiled and rubbed Song Lingyi's hair.
"Good boy, don't tell anyone what you said today, okay?"
Song Lingyi said "hmm" obediently.
After a while, Li Yuetang came in with a bowl of minced meat porridge.
"I chopped up some bacon and added a handful of greens. Lingyi, come and eat!"
Li Yuetang placed the steaming porridge in Song Lingyi's hands.
Song Lingyi, who had not eaten for many days, had shining eyes. Like a hungry wolf, she gobbled up the whole bowl of porridge.
She licked the residue on her lips with a touch of regret.
She should have savored this delicious rice porridge with minced meat in small sips. It was such a waste to wolf it down.
It seemed as if he saw through Song Lingyi's thoughts.
Song Mingcheng smiled and said, "Come, bring the bowl. I'll serve you another bowl!"
Looking at the kind smile on Song Mingcheng's face, Song Lingyi couldn't help but recall the nightmare of the raging fire.
Her eyes were slightly moist.
"Dad, this time it's my turn to protect you!"
Although the little man's words sounded like a toad yawning, Song Mingcheng still smiled and nodded.
"Okay! Then little Lingyi must keep her word, grow up well, and protect us in the future!"
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