Chapter 053 Chapter 53
Xia Meng knew very well that as long as she followed the plot, she would sooner or later find out the true thoughts of the mastermind behind the scenes.
But... she really didn't plan to have many children in this world!!
Her current sentinel physique is so strange.
The man named Lu Yuting was like a human aphrodisiac tailor-made for her.
Every time she got close to him, her mind and body began to want to get closer to him uncontrollably, against her will.
So, let alone staying under the same roof, she couldn't even allow Lu Yuting to appear within a hundred meters of her.
She took off her high heels.
Very beautiful stiletto heels, the shoes are inlaid with crystal clear diamonds.
You can tell at first glance that it is worth a lot of money.
But she turned the shoe around without blinking, held the toe, aimed the heel at the stone beside her and knocked it hard - with a "snap", the heel was broken by her force.
She did the same with the other shoe, and soon both shoes were done.
Under Lin Fei's stunned gaze, she quickly put her shoes back on, saying as she did so, "Tell that Lu guy that I won't be going to the wedding. He can find whoever he wants!"
Lin Fei stared blankly at her skillful movements.
"But..." she stammered, "But what should I do, Auntie?"
Xia Meng paused.
The image of the woman who came out of the kitchen last night carrying the dishes and looked at him tenderly while he ate appeared in front of his eyes unconsciously.
Xia Meng looked at Lin Fei intently: "What should I do? I'm getting married, not her, so do I have to explain this to her?"
Perhaps because Xia Meng did not grow up with her parents and lived with relatives when she was a teenager, she actually has a rather indifferent view on family and marriage.
Is it necessary for people to get married?
Is it necessary for people to pass on their lineage?
She always felt the answer was no.
At the very least, one should not marry just to fulfill one's parents' wishes.
"But... why?" Lin Fei was still puzzled. "Brother Lu is such a good person. He has a good personality, good looks, and good work. He's absolutely impeccable. Most importantly, the two of you are such a perfect match. You're a perfect match!"
Xia Meng stomped down hard with her foot to flatten the sole of her shoe.
As a matter of course, he said, "Why else? I don't like him!"
Lin Fei was even more confused now: "Why not? This is impossible. Your matching rate is clearly 75%! It will be even higher in the future. You can just engrave it directly!"
Xia Meng: “.”
Xia Meng felt like she was talking to a cow.
Who says that two people with a high compatibility rate will definitely fall in love?
Then, as for the 80% of people on her initial screening list whose names she couldn't even remember, does that mean she is in love with all of them?
This causal relationship is too far-fetched.
Lin Fei took a step forward with a worried look on her face and suddenly said, "Sister Xiao Xia, you're not really in love with that ordinary person, are you?"
Ordinary people?
Xia Meng was stunned for a moment.
The only ordinary person she had met here was Li Zhou.
Is Lin Fei talking about Li Zhou?
Xia Meng paused, looked at Lin Fei, and slowly asked, "What are you talking about?"
Lin Fei said, "It's that ordinary person who took you away at the Qixi Festival party! You two spent the whole night together, didn't you?"
I'm really talking about Li Zhou!
Yes!
Xia Meng was just about to ask.
She was clearly in Li Zhou's arms before she fell asleep, so how come she was going to marry someone else when she woke up?
Where is Li Zhou?
What exactly happened in the meantime?
Xia Meng: "Where is he now?"
Lin Fei: "He's gone."
Gone?
Xia Meng narrowed her eyes, remained silent for a while, and then calmly withdrew her gaze.
All right.
This means that Li Zhou will most likely not be able to help her with her next plan to escape the marriage.
Xia Meng followed suit and stretched her body, starting to be self-reliant.
She looked around, confirming the route for escaping the marriage.
Lin Fei looked at her in disbelief: "Sister Xia, even so, are you still going to choose that person?"
Xia Meng looked at her.
Lin Fei blinked her big eyes, with an undisguised look of confusion and bewilderment: "Why?"
Xia Meng didn't answer.
She was in no mood to debate with someone on the opposite side.
There is no need for that.
Xia Meng took the time to observe her surroundings.
She seemed to be in the backyard of a church, with a lush green lawn.
The surrounding area is surrounded by walls made of buildings of similar style, and from time to time, snow-white pigeons fly up from the other side of the wall.
She didn't bother with Lin Fei any more, waved at her casually, and ran away.
Lin Fei only felt a flash of fine golden light before his eyes.
The afternoon sun shone on Xia Meng, reflecting a hazy light.
Xia Meng ran directly in the opposite direction of the church.
With the sentinel's strong physical fitness, she ran at lightning speed, faster than ever before.
Behind Xia Meng, Lin Fei stood in place.
The little girl did not look at Xia Meng's fleeing back, but lowered her head and looked thoughtfully at the white gauze skirt that Xia Meng had torn off without hesitation.
The white gauze on the ground swayed in the wind.
What Xia Meng threw away was not only the burden on her clothes, but also the burden on her body.
Only then did Lin Fei look up at Xia Meng's back as she ran further and further away.
The figure ran very briskly.
The irregularly torn hem of her skirt fluttered behind her, as light as wings growing from her back.
…
Xia Meng felt like she had turned into a maze.
She ran to the end of the lawn, where there was a carved stone gate.
There are large and exquisite reliefs on the door.
Xia Meng stopped and took a look, and saw that the relief was an image of the Virgin Mary. The Virgin Mary had gentle eyes and an expression that looked exactly like her mother's.
Xia Meng didn't hesitate. She raised her arms, tensed her muscles, and pushed the door open.
The heavy door made a muffled sound and slowly opened.
Xia Meng used all her strength.
As a result, the door was halfway open and automatically opened to both sides without her having to exert any force.
Xia Meng was caught off guard and had no time to restrain her strength, so she fell headfirst into the room.
The floor was extremely slippery. Xia Meng couldn't stop in time and her feet slipped. Her body slid a long distance on the floor due to inertia.
"hiss……"
She hit her knee and gasped in pain.
She quickly reached out to rub her knees, and when she looked up, she found that she had entered the church without knowing when.
The high dome of the church is covered with exquisite and gorgeous stained glass.
Sunlight shines through the stained glass, illuminating the gorgeous ceiling paintings on the church's ceiling.
The ceiling painting depicts many little angels of various shapes, waving their wings and looking very cute.
The sunlight fell on the painting, illuminating the gold and silver powder on the little angel, making the entire church as bright as a starry river, extremely sacred.
Xia Meng stared blankly at the scene in front of her.
Why?
What's going on?
She was clearly running in the opposite direction!
Shouldn't that door lead outside the church?
Why did she go into the church?
She subconsciously looked back.
I found that the door had been closed at some point.
Sure enough, this mental picture was directed at her.
The person hiding behind the mental picture intervenes again and again, trying to make her walk on the destined path.
Xia Meng slowly stood up.
He bent down and patted his scraped knee.
She pursed her lips.
joke!
If she accepted her fate so easily, she would not be Xia Meng.
She simply lifted her foot and tore off her half-broken shoe.
Kick it away.
The next second, she ran forward barefoot.
Inside the church is a long and deep corridor with a Latin cross layout.
There are stone pillars on both sides, extending all the way to the end of the church - the nave where the statue of the Virgin Mary is located.
Xia Meng ran all the way towards the central hall.
The light in the nave is brighter.
Behind the statue of the Virgin Mary is a large piece of stained glass, more than 20 meters high, round at the bottom and round at the top.
The circular glass pattern is facing the back of the Virgin Mary's head, as if the brilliant divine light is emanating from behind her.
Xia Meng stood in front of the statue and looked up for a long time.
The Virgin Mary holds a baby in her arms with a gentle posture and a sacred expression.
The look in his eyes as he looked down at the baby was full of love.
Sure enough, her previous feeling was not wrong.
Just now, when she looked at the relief on the stone gate, she felt that the Virgin Mary on the relief was very similar to that mother. Now, looking at the three-dimensional statue of the Virgin Mary, this feeling was even stronger.
Xia Meng looked up and stared at the statue of the Virgin Mary for a long time.
The more I look at it, the more similar it is.
The more she looked, the more she felt as if she was really looking into the eyes of that mother, and an invisible pressure suddenly fell on her shoulders.
Her heart was constantly being tortured:
Why not get married?
Why are you unwilling to accept this best arrangement?
Mommy hopes you get married! Mommy hopes someone will take care of you!
After a while, Xia Meng calmly withdrew her gaze.
Sorry, she really couldn't feel any resonance at all.
Maybe it's because she has never had such a family relationship.
The uncle and aunt who raised her didn't actually care much about her. They didn't interfere with her studies, nor did they restrict her from making friends. They didn't even ask what university she wanted to apply to after graduating from high school.
And her master and his wife, who play a role closer to that of a parent in her life, would not urge her to get married so much.
She could even imagine Lao Wang's reaction and answer.
Urge marriage?
Why are you urging me to get married?
It would be better for you to stay healthy and not go out and harm others. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda.
Unless there is someone who really wants to be harmed by you, and both parties are willing to fight and suffer, you can't blame others.
Xia Meng turned her head and looked around.
There are two doors on both sides of the nave.
She quickly walked over and opened the door on the left, only to find the same layout there—at the end of a long corridor, a statue of the Madonna with a smile and downcast eyes. She turned and opened the door on the right, and behind it was the exact same scene: a long corridor and a statue of the Madonna.
She found herself trapped in a vicious circle.
No matter which road you take, it's a dead end.
Xia Meng took a deep breath and turned to look at the statue of the Virgin Mary again.
She stared intently for a few seconds, then lowered her eyes and glanced at the altar in front of the statue.
There were three candlesticks on the altar*.
The candlestick is half a person's height.
The candlestick in the middle is shaped like a Christmas tree, with the middle pointing straight up and three metal spiral arms extending from each side. It is a very classic and gorgeous seven-candlestick shape.
Xia Meng took a look and walked forward to grab the "trunk" of the candlestick.
She was quite strong at this time, and she lifted the candlestick, which looked to weigh hundreds of pounds, upside down with one hand, just like Lu Zhishen uprooting a weeping willow.
The candlestick was turned around and carried upside down.
Xia Meng carried it and walked towards the statue of the Virgin Mary step by step.
This time, she didn't even look at the statue of the Virgin Mary, but walked straight around it and went to the window behind it.
The windows, which are twenty to thirty meters high, are all covered with stained glass.
The sunlight comes in from outside.
At least, there is sunshine for now.
Without any hesitation, Xia Meng grasped the base of the candlestick with both hands and swung it directly, as if swinging a baseball bat, smashing it hard towards the glass.
"Bang"
"Hua La La"——
The glass windows shattered instantly.
The entire glass wall suddenly cracked, and large chunks of glass began to fall down one by one due to gravity.
It fell to the ground and shattered into countless pieces.
Xia Meng didn't hide at all.
She let the glass shatter at her feet.
Some fragments scratched the skin on her legs as they flew up, while others scratched her cheeks and neck.
She had no intention of avoiding it.
Blood flowed from the cut wound.
Against the backdrop of snow-white skin, it looks even more shocking.
She stood barefoot in front of the window, watching the stained glass shatter bit by bit, revealing the world outside the window.
This time, the sunlight outside the window finally shone in without any obstruction.
Shining on her.
The wind from outside the window blew in.
Xia Meng's attack was totally out of the ordinary, as if it had finally angered the eyes hidden behind her.
Suddenly, thick clouds rolled over the horizon, blocking the sunlight.
The sky outside the window suddenly darkened.
A strong wind blew in through the broken window, blowing her hair into disarray.
Her hair was already loose when she took off her veil.
At this moment, the wind blew in her face, and her long hair was blown completely apart and flew behind her head.
Xia Meng ignored the wound and hair.
She took two steps forward, her bare feet stepping over the glass shards on the ground as if she was unaware of the pain.
She walked to the window and looked out over the shards of glass.
The wind was howling under the gloomy sky.
The church seems to be sitting on a cliff.
The bottom of the cliff was filled with fog and seemed bottomless.
Without destruction, there is no construction.
Xia Meng threw the candlestick in her hand aside.
The metal candlestick hit the glass fragments heavily, making a crisp "clattering" sound.
If we continue to stay in this place, it would be like going around in circles in a maze.
The final outcome was that there was no escape and he was finally dragged to the wedding scene.
It was as if the person behind the scenes hoped that she could embark on a path that everyone expected.
When you reach the marriageable age, you should go on blind dates.
The sentinel should be with the guide.
Once you put on your wedding dress, you should happily step into the marriage hall.
It seems as if everything is logical and natural.
But is this right?
Who said that?
She refused.
She chose not to choose the guide who seemed most suitable for her.
She doesn't want to be influenced by the outside world's views.
She was determined to break free from all these shackles.
The snow-white feet stepped over the glass fragments without hesitation and crossed the broken glass windowsill.
She stood outside the window.
Amidst the whistling wind, she jumped down without looking back—
This time, she was still gambling.
She was betting that the bottom of the cliff was not the edge of the mental picture.
She was betting that the man behind the scenes wouldn't just watch her die here.
because--
She is now the person that she once was.
That person wanted to see what choice she would make when faced with choices again and again.
And now it seems that every choice Xia Meng makes is different from what that person thinks.
Xia Meng jumped out of the window.
In the whistling wind, like a butterfly with its wings spread.
A thick, cold fog hit us in the face.
The next second, Xia Meng felt herself falling onto a pile of mud.
She quickly raised her hands to protect her head and landed on the ground to relieve the force.
The body rolled on the ground.
She turned her head and looked up, and saw that she had rolled into a sea of sunflowers.
It's this place again.
The sky is gray.
There is no sun.
These sunflowers hang their heads low.
From Xia Meng's perspective, it seemed as if there were faces of people staring down at her.
...Not as if!
The next second, she watched the sunflowers "move" with her own eyes.
It's not the kind of swaying movement that comes from being blown by the wind.
But like a living person.
I saw them hanging down their slender leaves, pressing them to the ground, and then slowly pulling out the roots buried in the soil. One by one, they "stood up" like living people, with the roots becoming legs and the leaves becoming hands.
The sunflowers slowly gathered towards her.
The drooping flower disk undulates, as if gradually changing into the shape of a human face.
A sharp and thin voice came from the flower disk: "Why~"
"Why are you running~"
This scene is so weird!
Xia Meng felt goosebumps popping up again.
She quickly stood up, pushed away the sunflower that had squeezed in front of her, and ran out quickly.
"Li Zhou!!"
She cried out.
She remembered Lin Fei saying Li Zhou had left.
He left on his own initiative.
How is that possible?
He can't leave no matter who leaves.
Xia Meng firmly believed this without any basis.
"Li Zhou!!!!"
She ran and shouted.
The sea of flowers is vast and seems endless.
Amidst the sea of flowers, all the sunflowers seemed to come alive.
Thousands of sunflower soldiers slowly surged towards her.
Xia Meng ran forward quickly.
Try your best and never stop for a moment.
Even though her feet were bleeding from the ground, she did not stop.
…
A bell suddenly rang in her ears.
A thick fog blew in from the sea of flowers.
While she was running hard, a hand suddenly reached out from the side and grabbed her hard.
She turned her head warily and unexpectedly met Li Zhou's face.
She was overjoyed: "Great! I finally found you!"
Li Zhou smiled at her: "Yes, you finally found me, let's go together."
As he said this, he was about to pull her towards him.
This smile was a little strange, and Xia Meng subconsciously tightened her hands.
She looked intently at his face.
Li Zhou had never smiled like this before.
The smile did not reach his eyes, and his expression was stiff and unnatural.
He looked like a stranger wearing Li Zhou's human skin mask.
Xia Meng quickly pulled her hand back and continued running forward without hesitation.
After running for a distance, another Li Zhou rushed out from the flowers.
He was wearing the same clothes and had the same expression as last night.
He came hurriedly like last night and said seriously, "Xia Meng! Come with me!"
This time, Xia Meng didn't even stop, her eyes were cold.
very good.
Now the means of confusing her have been upgraded.
Trying to find a few fake Li Zhous to deceive her!
What on earth does this person want to do!?
Induce her to make the wrong choice?
Not long after, she finally ran out of the sea of flowers.
The path among the flowers extends all the way to the entrance of Chaoyang Village.
A sign reading "Chaoyang Village Welcomes You" stands brightly among the sunflowers at the entrance of the village.
Xia Meng slowly stopped.
At the entrance of the village, three more men appeared.
Three identical Li Zhous.
The three of them walked towards her almost at the same time.
As if he had learned his lesson.
None of the three people spoke immediately, but looked at her at the same time.
The first Li Zhou looked hesitantly at the two people beside him, then at Xia Meng, and asked in confusion, "What's going on?"
The second Li Zhou silently fixed his gaze on her bloodstained feet.
The third Li Zhou had already started taking off his shoes and handed them to her: "Put on my shoes first?"
These three people look more alike.
From the expression to the movements, even the eyes are exactly alike.
Xia Meng didn't choose any of them.
She even took a step back.
She thought she could probably understand what that person was thinking.
That person was forcing her to make the wrong choice.
Why?
Why do such distorted and absurd multiple-choice questions appear in the mental landscape?
Why do these identical faces appear over and over again in my mental images?
Considering Xia Meng's previous experiences, she felt that the answer seemed to be on the verge of coming out -
The owner of this mental picture, her mental state is probably abnormal.
An abnormal mental state will directly lead to an abnormal mental picture.
So--
What if we explore it using the same mindset as we would with a mentally ill patient?
Xia Meng murmured, "...It's a bit like schizophrenia."
Delusions and hallucinations are typical symptoms of schizophrenia.
But Xia Meng felt that it was not that simple.
The same face in the carriage.
The same face at the Qixi Festival party.
And there are so many Li Zhous with the same face appearing in front of her.
The first two times, it was Lu Yuting.
It was not until later, when the person discovered that she had clearly chosen Li Zhou, that his face turned into Li Zhou's for the third time.
What does this indicate?
That person tried to put her in the same situation as himself.
At this moment, a noun suddenly popped up in her mind——
Fregeli delusion syndrome.
Also known as body transformation disorder or captive syndrome.
People with Fregeli's delusion syndrome believe that people they encounter are impersonating someone who wants to persecute them.
Although the two do not look alike, the patient will believe that they are the same person, and that the medical staff, relatives and friends around him are the incarnations of the persecutor, trying to persecute him.
If this disease was taken into consideration, Xia Meng felt that everything seemed to make sense.
...In other words, in that person's eyes, Lu Yuting is the persecutor?
"Xia Meng?"
"How are you?"
"Are you feeling unwell?"
The three Li Zhous in front of him spoke at the same time, finally bringing Xia Meng back to her senses.
Her inquiring gaze swept over the three people in front of her.
If it is really Fregley's delusion, then things will be easier to deal with.
The crux of the problem probably lies with Lu Yuting.
She saw one of the Li Zhous reaching out to her, wanting to hold her hand.
Xia Meng quickly stretched out her hand and waved, calling a name in a low voice.
"Lin Fei."
The three Li Zhou froze at the same time.
Xia Meng raised her eyes and said calmly, "We've played the game till now, it's time to end it. I know what you want me to do."
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