Chapter 8: 11. I want to protect you very seriously this time

  When I woke up, my consciousness was still a bit confused, and I felt white light rushing into my eyes. When I finally opened my eyes completely, I only saw a piece of darkness.

  The sky has completely darkened, and outside the rain is still falling, intermittently pounding against the roof.

  He struggled to sit up from the ground, his hand wounds seemed inflamed, and his shoulders felt like they were being roasted over an open flame, burning with pain.

  "Drip...drip..." The sound of water seemed to be coming from nearby. His unfocused eyes moved around in the darkness, and he found a black shadow crouching not far away, silent as if it didn't make a single sound.

  He rubbed his temples, got out of bed with difficulty, fumbled to turn on the light, and a white beam of light pierced into his eyes in an instant. He squinted, waiting for his eyes to adjust to the light, but saw an unforgettable scene.

  The man who was his own father leaned weakly against the cabinet, blood seeping out of his body and dripping onto the cold floor, spreading all over.

  There was a vegetable knife stuck in his abdomen, his face was painful and frightened, and the corners of his eyes were cracked.

  Breathing gradually became urgent, the bloody smell in the air seemed to swallow itself, Liang Chen held onto the kitchen door, her fingernails scratching hard, the paint on the door was scraped off.

  His hair stood on end, his limbs were so heavy that he couldn't move, but he quickly calmed down, put on the things that could run, and finally locked the kitchen door to escape.

  The rain washed over him again and again, but it couldn't wash away the thick smell of blood. It was like a poisonous snake that tightly pursued him, no matter where he escaped to, it followed him. He knelt down on the ground, vomiting while tears streamed down his face.

  The man died, it was he who killed him, it was he himself who stabbed the knife into his abdomen.

  He sneaked into Ming Ze's truck, in the dark carriage, he trembled with cold sweat, from then on, his eyes were forever dyed black, from then on, his body was forever stained with a bloody smell that made him nauseous.

  When he got off the train, he finally figured it out. He had to live on because this world still had thoughts that he couldn't let go of. Now that there was no man, he could live a better life once again.

  He just knew that such days wouldn't last long. Eventually, everything would surface, and being able to drag on until now was already the greatest tolerance from heaven towards himself.

  He didn't want to kill him, unfortunately, everything still ended up in destruction.

  "That's how it is. The fact that I've made it to this point today is something I've accomplished with my own two hands." Liang Chen said, his usually calm tone trembling slightly. He didn't look at Mao Ni again, but he could guess the shocked expression on her face without needing to see it.

  The current self must be an unprecedented stranger to her.

  "Is what you said... true?" The cat didn't leave, instead grasping Liang Chen's hand, feeling the warmth transmitted through his palm, he couldn't help but pause for a moment, a hint of surprise flashing across his black eyes.

  "That's right. I'm the one who killed him." He didn't look at her, his words were resolute, "So everything you're doing now is meaningless, just a waste of time, understand?"

  She grasped his hand more tightly: "Liang Chen, look at me."

  He stared blankly for a moment, then turned his head to face her. For some reason, she had a convincing power at this moment.

  "Thank you for telling me the whole story. However, no matter what, I believe you won't kill anyone, and until the very last moment, I will not give up on you. I will find out the truth and prove it to you! You must wait for me!" Meow said, without waiting for him to speak, took off her clothes and returned them to him, then turned to leave.

  He stood there for a moment, then furrowed his brow tightly. He slammed the clothes in his hand to the ground and bellowed: "The facts are already laid out before you! Why do you still want to believe me? What's with finding out the truth? Ha! What right do you have to say such things?! What right?!"

  The cat felt the anger of Liang Chen and couldn't help but stop in his tracks: "I don't think you'll kill anyone. Because you're the first younger brother I've ever had, yet as your older brother, every time I loudly claim to protect you, I'm always the most useless existence, so..."

  Li Chen furrowed his brow.

  "So this time, no matter what, I must protect you!"

  The cat suddenly turned around, revealing a bright smile to him, and spoke in an unusually determined tone.

  I want you to know, don't show that sad face like a victim anymore. I know you've been carrying the pain all along, but isn't everything over now? So from now on, no matter what, please live bravely once again.

  I will always be steadfast and accompany you.

  She stood there in a daze, watching the cat's back disappear at the door, and finally lowered her moist eyes.