There was one thing Zi Congheng (Chu Yuan) didn''t mention.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
After witnessing his father''s head explode, his headache red up again.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
It was excruciating.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
His head felt like it was splitting open.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
It was like this most of the time.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Fortunately, his expression remained impassive.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Even when in pain, it wasn''t noticeable.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He wrote a letter to Mianmian.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
It was because he sensed something different about her.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
She seemed to have a long life ahead of her.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
It was as if he could see people''s lifespans.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Some people were exceptionally bright, like a ball of light.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Others were as dim as a burnt-out candle.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Some flickered between brightness and darkness.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He didn''t like looking at people, didn''t like seeing chaotic things.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He thought Mianmian could take good care of his turtle.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He wasn''t emotionally depressed; he was in genuine physical pain.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
His head hurt.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Every moment.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
There was a spot that always ached.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He didn''t like to smile or talk, because even opening his mouth might cause pain.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He truly wanted to hand over the little turtle and then end his own life.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
His life had been brief and painful, even bewildering and seemingly pointless.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
When he was born, his mother had already left this world.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
His father was confined, a long and hopeless existence with no end in sight.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
But still.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He had no regrets now.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
His father had tried his best for him.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
At least he hadn''t truly lived in a cage, like a mouse without freedom.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He had seen mountains and white clouds, great rivers and many people.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
After leaving the Jiang Family as a child, he had always stayed by his father''s side.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Living together.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Father and son, relying on each other for survival for a long time.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He had earnestly apanied his father.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
It was enough.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The moment his father passed away, looking back, it wasn''t actually that painful, because he had been there by his side.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
But now.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The head that leaned close, gently nuzzling his arm.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
His arm trembled slightly.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He raised his hand and patted her head.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Her family all liked to pat her head.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Because when they did, she would bristle, like a small animal with its fur standing on end, very cute.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
She used to be self-conscious about having thin hair.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Now, she had a full head of dark hair, fine and dense, with wispy bangs. Her hair was very lush.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Even up close, you could see the fine, transparent down on her face.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Goodbye.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
She was truly beautiful.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
People are drawn to beautiful things and people because they please the eye and lift the spirits.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
She was just like that.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Only her temperament was slightly different.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
She was more lively and active than most people.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Perhaps it was because her parents loved her so much, she lived quite freely.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Mr. Jiang was said to be very indulgent with her.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Mr. Gong had mentioned that because someone said her fate was strange, Mr. Jiang had gone and turned that person''s life upside down,pletely cutting off the livelihood of that entire group of people.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Because he wanted her to go to school, he even established a new girls'' school.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Actually, the root of establishing girls'' schoolsy in money.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
If girls could go to school, it meant that a family would have a girl who couldn''t work and would need money invested in her education.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
This was something ordinary people couldn''t afford.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Even for families who could afford it, it was difficult to change their mindset.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
This was a long-term transformation.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
It might take hundreds of years to achieve.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
But he had managed to do it.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Without considering the far-reaching implications, he improved public security, allowed those who wanted to earn money to do so, and those who wanted to farm to havend.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
For his daughter''s simple desire to go to school, he aplished what countless others couldn''t.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Mr. Gong often praised Jiang Er in front of his father.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Whenever he got excited about it, he would p his thigh.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Sometimes he was there too.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Thinking back on it now.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He felt that girl must be the happiest.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
She lived so freely and uninhibitedly, without illness. Who knows how her personality might be now, if it had changed?<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Some people, when given unlimited goodness, develop terrible personalities.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Because they be insatiable.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Greed takes over.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Human nature is inherently evil.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Goodbye.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
At his father''s grave.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
She wore all white.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Jiang Er and his strong wife were there too.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Jiang Er flickered between brightness and darkness, while his wife was steady, bright, and gentle, like a luminous star, stable and warm, not dazzling even up close.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Jiang Feng was like a ck me.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Somewhat simr to him.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Some people are surrounded by light, but with an extremely high temperature, burning themselves as well.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Mianmian was also bright, translucent, as if surrounded by flowing water.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
She ran back and forth, like a constant star enveloped in flowing water.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
When she came near, his headache seemed to ease a bit.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Now.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Even the flickering Jiang Er was trying tofort him.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He told him.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Live well each day, and day by day, it adds up to a good life.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
It turns out that even people with illnesses, when surrounded by loved ones, can slowly recover.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
His head still hurt, actually.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
If possible.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Lying down was mostfortable.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
With his head supported, he wouldn''t feel the pain constantly.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
But at this moment, he ignored the headache.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He looked intently at Jiang Er.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Jiang Er''s light was steady.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He nced at Mianmian.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Mianmian still sparkled brilliantly, like a warm star, still surrounded by water.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Perhaps all these lights didn''t exist, were just imagination.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Maybe it was because his headache was so severe.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He had personified people.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Turned them into light.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Some people recognize others through facial features, details, essories, clothes.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
But he recognized people through changes in light and shadow.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
It wasn''t that you happened to leave just as I opened the door.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
It''s just that my world was dark and dim.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Only when you appeared did I dare to step out.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He was in the abyss.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Waiting for salvation or to fall deeper into the abyss.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0