Chapter 166 Regret and Fear
Madam Jiang was taken aback. "Why are you crying?"
Nan Ke immediately turned the person around and saw his usually optimistic and cheerful sister, whose tears were now falling uncontrollably.
It seemed that even she herself didn't realize why she suddenly burst into tears.
Her bloodshot eyes stared at him blankly, almost unconsciously.
In an instant, his eyes reddened, and he whispered, "...What's wrong?"
"Are you scared? Don't be afraid, your second brother is here."
Tu Yao wiped her face, looked at her wet hand, and shook her head.
No... she wasn't afraid.
She just had some sudden, instinctive emotions that she couldn't explain herself.
besides……
Xu Chi stared at her intently... with a hint of regret.
Madam Jiang remained silent for a long while, then smiled knowingly, "...Because you didn't know how to answer either, did you?"
Tu Yao nodded subconsciously.
Madam Jiang picked up a handkerchief and wiped her eyes.
He asked softly, "Little Mao, do you know how old I am?"
With red eyes, Tu Yao whispered, "...Seventy-five."
The old lady smiled and nodded: "Yes, I'm seventy-five."
"In my life, I took over the family business at the age of twenty and single-handedly supported the Chiang family when it was in dire straits. I have survived countless hardships."
"When I was young, I was somewhat reckless and impulsive, but I also followed the principle of not doing evil and always doing good."
"Sometimes, I complain about how unfair life is, but then I think that I'm already in a high position, and no matter how difficult it is, it's still much better than those ordinary, hardworking people."
Honestly, she's a good person.
Madam Jiang sighed, "If there really is cause and effect, I can't understand why I've spent half my life in loneliness and misery."
Tu Yao's tears, which she had just wiped away, fell again.
She can instinctively soothe those who are either heartbroken or dejected.
But the kind of suffering that can be expressed in an ordinary tone is often the most frustrating.
She looked at Tu Yao again: "So, it's normal that Xiao Chi can't answer this question, and neither can you."
"Because even if you answer, I still can't accept it."
She is seventy-five years old this year, an age where she is already counting down the days.
Even so, if that accident back then was indeed man-made, she could have used all her strength to investigate, find the murderer, and avenge her children.
But the "accident" Jiang Peng mentioned turned out to be... divine punishment.
This is a reason that sounds ridiculous, yet he speaks of it with absolute certainty.
She could have easily disbelieved it, but today's farce still left a mark on her heart.
It easily stirred up the pain she had buried for nearly twenty years.
But if she chooses to believe, who should she seek revenge on...?
Go find that suddenly appearing reef, go find that black fog that led the cruise ship astray?
Or should she, like Jiang Peng, invite all sorts of gods and Buddhas to reflect on her sins that never existed in the first place?
...
Even if she believed it, she was powerless to do anything about it.
Life has come to this point, leaving us utterly helpless...
Madam Jiang gently stroked the girl's eyebrows and eyes, her voice calm:
"...If I don't know how to answer, I won't reply."
"You must be tired today too..."
She paused, then said softly, "I'm tired too."
"...You should go back first."
...
The ward door was closed again.
The moment the button was fastened, Tu Yao turned around and looked through the gap.
The elderly man lay on the empty hospital bed, like a lonely, barren old mountain.
Tu Yao remained silent, walking forward step by step, and turning back several times.
Behind her, Nan Ke and Xu Chi stared at her for a long time.
"She won't recover from her emotional state quickly. She can call me if she needs anything."
Unlike Tu Chaoxi, Nan Ke possessed excellent manners. Although the words displeased him, he still replied politely and gently:
"...Okay, thank you."
After saying that, he walked straight ahead and caught up with Tu Yao.
Xu Chi stood still, looking ahead, watching the two siblings walk out of sight.
Unlike Tu Yao, Nan Ke seemed completely unaffected.
Because he doesn't believe in gods or Buddhas.
Like Cormier, he interpreted the scene as Jiang Peng going crazy in the face of desperation.
...In fact, he didn't believe it either.
But he believed Tu Yao.
Xu Chi returned to the car.
The car was still parked at the West Gate. Looking through the car window at the pile of statues that had been burned to ashes by Nan Ke, I slowly sorted out my thoughts.
...
Just as Xu Chi said, as soon as she got home, Tu Yao locked herself in her room.
Nan Ke called out several times but couldn't get anyone to come out. Finally, he said helplessly, "Tu Xiaomao, it's time to eat."
Tu Yao said in a muffled voice, "Second Brother, I'm not hungry."
Nan Ke sighed, "I haven't eaten anything all day. Even if I'm not hungry, I have to eat something."
"I don't want to eat."
As soon as Tu Chaoxi arrived home, she saw Nan Ke guarding Tu Yao's door.
"What's wrong?"
Nan Ke frowned slightly, momentarily at a loss for words to describe the absurd scene that had unfolded that day to Tu Chaoxi.
He only said, "I went to see Madam Jiang today. She was in a bad mood and didn't want to eat."
Tu Chaoxi's expression changed. She didn't want to eat?
"I'll call it."
"Brother, it's no use."
Tu Chaoxi said in a deep voice, "Tu Xiaomao, I'll count to three, then open the door."
"one……"
With a "click," it opened.
Nan Ke: ...
Tu Yao looked up, her eyes as red as a rabbit's.
He whispered, "Brother, I'm really not hungry."
The next second, it was turned off again.
Tu Chaoxi: ...
Tu Yao turned her head and lay back down on the bed.
During the day in the ward, she wasn't unsure how to answer.
She knew how to answer.
Even before Jiang Peng confessed, she had already determined that the deaths of Madam Jiang's daughter and her family were caused by a strange external force.
After listening to Jiang Peng's description, she could even be certain of the truth.
In this world, there are people like her who transmigrate into books to help their brothers restore their luck, and there are also people like Bai Chumeng who steal other people's luck.
So, is there another being even more powerful than Bai Chumeng who harmed Jiang Fengchun's family in order to seize the destiny?
There was only one thing she didn't quite understand: what was that other wisp of mist fighting with the black mist...?
...
So she always knew how to answer.
But as Madam Jiang said, what good would it do for her to answer?
What good would it do to tell them this bizarre truth?
Madam Jiang was powerless, and even Tu Yao herself seemed powerless.
Tu Yao curled up in the blanket and whispered, "Little Father, I can't help her."
“I can help my eldest brother, my second brother, my youngest brother… but I can’t help her…”
If she could travel back eighteen years, and if her progress bar could be linked to everyone's luck value, could she save them through an early warning?
But there are no "what ifs".
After a while, her voice became even softer.
"What if one day I can't help my brothers either..."
I can't help myself.
110 watched her silently.
His silly daughter, ever since she returned to this world, has been incredibly bold and fearless.
Optimistic, positive, innocent...
On this day, I also touched upon regret and fear, two layers of deeper ties from my family.
110 couldn't resist and sent out a few blue lights to surround her.
Tu Yao's eyes reddened even more, "Little Father..."
Outside the door, Tu Chaoxi was pressed against the door, her whole body filled with anxiety.
He turned and asked, "Are you crying?"
"Did you hear her crying?"
Nan Ke frowned and shook his head: "It seems not."
Tu Chaoxi shook her head seriously: "No, I think she's crying."
"She must be crying."
"It's been a whole day, and you still haven't comforted me."
"what to do?"
Nan Ke was silent for a while, "...When I left the hospital just now, Xiao Chi said that her emotions might not be able to recover quickly."
Tu Chaoxi: ?
"He went to the hospital today too?"
Nan Ke pursed her lips: "He said I can contact him if I need anything."
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