Chapter Thirty-Two: You're Not Worthy!

  Lee Hyori was directly thrown into the back seat of the car by Lee Dong-gun, and Muzi Akira immediately followed suit, sitting on the edge of the back seat.

  "Zi Qiu, after going back, use an ice pack on your face, Hyeori is really...". Li Dong Jian started the car and said a sentence to Mu Zi Qiu who was detangling Lee Hyeori's hair through the rearview mirror.

  "Dong Jian-ge, I'm fine." He gently lifted Lee Hyo-ri's head and placed it on his lap, letting her sleep more comfortably. The burning pain on both sides of his face was now ignored.

  "You two weird siblings..."

  "Zi Qiu, let sister feel the last bit of your tenderness..." Li Xiao Li tilted her head on Zi Qiu's thigh, savoring...

  Inside the carriage, an unexpected tranquility...

  ……

  The moon, still round in the night sky, was shrouded in a layer of dark clouds. The vast black curtain was sparsely dotted with a few stars. Tonight's stars were duller than at any other time. Each star was like a pair of drowsy eyes, dozing off, yet occasionally blinking. The entire night sky, under the decoration of these sleepy eyes, seemed eerily quiet.

  The calendar on the wall shows that today is April 18th, and in a little over an hour, it will be the seventh anniversary of Mu Zi Qiu and Li Xiao Li's meeting, as well as Mu Zi Qiu's sixth birthday since meeting Li Xiao Li.

  April 18th is also the last day of "Pisces". In the twelve constellations of the Yellow Road, the symbol of Pisces is two crescent-shaped arcs connected by a straight line in the middle, looking like two fish tied together, one swimming up and the other down, completely going in opposite directions but still connected by the line in the middle, no matter how hard they try, they can't be separated...

  Pisces represents the soul, symbolizing the end and rebirth. Today is the last day of Pisces in the 13-star sign, which means... the end.

  ……

  Carried back to the room by Li Dongjian, it wasn't until she heard the sound of the door closing that Lee Hyori managed to pry open her eyes, which had been reddened from too much alcohol. Although she had drunk a bit too much tonight, her mind was especially clear. Tonight, what she should do, she had already made up her mind, and so she would grit her teeth and see it through! Even if it was unbearable, for the sake of her younger brother's future, she would persevere, even if he hated her, she would still do it...

  "Found my phone, rummaged out the call that had been hesitating to make for days, dialed it, 'Principal Jin, come to my house to pick up Xia Qiu.'"

  ……

  "Ka-chunk!" After sending Lee Dong-kyun off in the car, Muzi Qiu entered Lee Hyori's room with a hot towel, only to find her leaning against the windowsill, gazing out at the night sky. The only light on in the room was a dim bedside lamp, casting a sideways glow on Lee Hyori, who looked like a drunk water lily basking in the fading light of dusk...

  "Sister, wipe your face."

  "Mu zi qiu!" Li Xiao Li didn't dare to turn her head, she was afraid that if she turned around, she would be unable to part with him again. With her back to the person behind her, facing the dim night sky, the words in her throat were no longer the gentle and soft ones of before, but rather like a snowfall on a cold winter's night, piercingly cold and cutting to the bone.

  "Sister, I know I was wrong, and I'll change in the future."

  "I'm tired of you." Tired? Hehe, Lee Hyori thought to herself, she wished she could hold her little brother in her arms forever, even if that's how she spent the rest of her life. Seven years of living together, from initial affection to current familial love, and even some unexplainable bonds, every single moment with her brother over the past seven years was precious to her. How could she be tired of him?

  "Sister, I..." Tired? Myself? Why? Muzi Qiu couldn't understand a word Lee Hyori was saying.

  "At first, I met you in that place and brought you home, it was the biggest mistake of my life! Because of you, my relationship with my family became so awkward." Zi Qiu, I have never regretted bringing you home, instead, I thank God for letting me meet you.

  "Other girls in high school, fully enjoying friendship and love, smiling happily every day. I, for you, was busy with countless hardships and sweat." At that time, no matter how hard it was, seeing your affectionate eyes made me feel satisfied, especially when you smiled, it was so cute.

  "My dearest sculpture, my favorite brush, I even abandoned them for you." In fact, I didn't like those things at all, and instead, I'm grateful to you for letting me escape from them.

  "It's all for you that I entered this big dye vat of the entertainment circle, every day without guaranteed sleep, and still have to face all sorts of scheming and struggles. What is it then? This is my dream! Thank you for helping me find my dream!"

  "For you, all these years, I didn't have a single boyfriend! Do you know? Tonight, that person I really wanted to talk about being in love with, but your appearance ruined the love I've been longing for all these years!" What is love anyway? What is he even worth? Having you, sister, is enough..."

  "I'm so tired of this life, thoroughly disgusted! For you, my whole life has been ruined... Oh moon, why are you so dim tonight? Damn those dark clouds, why did they have to cover up the bright moon? Zi Qiu, come out from my shadow and let sister see how brilliant your future will be, is it as radiant as the moon, uniquely illuminating the entire night sky?"

  "Is it... like this?" Lee Hyo-ri's calm and cold words struck his heart, that suffocating feeling, just like being short of breath underwater, a thread of air slowly peeled off from his lungs, making it hard for him to breathe...

  "Go ahead...... Go ahead, don't torture me anymore, I don't want you to go either, but..."

  "Sister, don't scare me, I'm afraid!" You go, a light sentence, but like a thin blade, cut his skin and flesh, making him tremble all over, a strange sense of fear rose to his heart...

  "I'm no longer your sister, I never had a brother like you!" Li Hye-ri raised her head, her eyes, reddened from the liquor, slowly turned into tears.

  "Sister!" What words hurt people the most? Is it a loud scolding or just a light sentence, "I was never yours..."

  "Do you want me to say something harsh?" What else can be said that's harsh? Lee Hyori lifted her hand and wiped away the tears that flowed out even as she held her head high.

  "Bang! Bang!" Muzi Qiu could no longer bear Li Xiaoli's words, each one like a heavy hammer striking his heart, the crushing pressure making him unable to withstand it. He knelt down, his forehead heavily hitting the wooden floor, and the tears falling from his eyes also fell onto the floor, shattering into tiny pieces, leaving only a small mark behind. "Sister, please, don't say anything else, please!"

  Muzi has never knelt down since he can remember! Yes, not even once!

  The dull sound directly hit Li Xiaoli's heart, making her a bit unbearable to continue!

  "Zi Qiu, why do you want to be like this!" Just as I was about to step forward, I had to stop in my tracks and stand still by the window sill. My eyes, reddened from drinking, had already left a trail of tears, which flowed out like a spring. Zi Qiu, be strong!

  "Is this all the character you have? You're just a pet I picked up, and now that I'm tired of you, of course I'll throw you away!" Ziqiu, spread your wings and fly, one day you'll understand my good intentions. Although by then you won't be my brother anymore, in my heart, you will always be my most beloved little brother...

  "And another thing, don't call me sister! When I'm Lee Hyori's brother, you're not even worthy! Jichul, this is my last word to you, if I say any more, I won't be able to bear it. Lee Hyori's heart isn't feeling well either, every single word she said tonight has almost used up all her strength."

  "Please! Stop talking!" Mu Zi Qiu's heart seemed to have completely stopped, his kneeling knees unable to support the weight of his body. The only sound in his ears was still echoing with that sentence: "Don't call me sister, when I'm Li Xiao Li's brother, you're not even worthy!"

  "I'm not worthy of being sister's brother! I'm not worthy of being sister's brother..." Those words made Muzi Qiu unable to bear the torment in his heart, and directly announced that the world he had been living in had completely collapsed. Facing a fragmented and unbearable world, Muzi Qiu fainted...

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