【Law of the Abyss】

"Yes, I'm a liar." Maureen said lightly, with a complex emotion flashing across her face.

"Mother, I was wrong. Please don't leave me." Yao Ji looked at her helplessly.

"Yaoji, your father will take you back to Worry-Free City this time. Haven't you been looking forward to him picking you up? You will be the eldest daughter of Worry-Free City and live a life that everyone envies. This way, I will be relieved."

Yao Ji looked at her blankly: "Mother, don't you want me anymore?" She always felt that she said so much just because she wanted to leave her.

Maureen smiled and waved at her: "Yaoji, come here."

She walked over as she was told, and Maureen hugged her as usual. She touched Yaoji's hair, feeling very reluctant to let her go. Although she was not her mother, she had raised her for a long time, and it was impossible to say that she had no feelings for her.

"Yaoji, I won't abandon you. I will bless you in another place. I hope you can live happily."

Yao Ji hugged her tightly and buried her head in her neck. The scent from her body made her feel at ease.

"Mother, where are you going?"

Maureen didn't say anything, just looked at Mu Bei silently. Mu Bei was very flustered. Would she rely on him?

Seeing the expression on his face, Maureen smiled and said to Yao Ji, "I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying here."

After hearing what she said, Mu Bei finally felt relieved.

"Mother, you and father..."

"He doesn't love me, and I don't love him either. He has a woman he likes. Yaoji, no matter what, he is still your father, and he loves you."

This sentence contained so much information that Yao Ji was stunned for a moment.

"But, you guys..."

Yao Ji didn’t understand. How could this happen if the two of them weren’t very much in love?

Maureen let her go, looked at her and said, "Do you want to hear a story?"

Yao Ji nodded unconsciously.

The first time Maureen saw Yaoxing was by the Worry-Free Water. A young woman was standing there holding a child, crying softly.

"Child, I am incompetent. I shouldn't have given birth to you."

The woman hugged the child tightly. After taking a deep look at her child, she fell into the Worry-Free Water.

Maureen rescued the person without thinking.

She looked at the woman's pretty face and said bitterly, "Are you crazy? How can you dance with a child? Are you the child's mother?"

The woman nodded, and Maureen was a little angry: "You can decide your own life and death, but you can't decide the life and death of your children. This is not fair."

The woman lowered her head sadly.

"What's your name? Where are you from? What happened to you?"

The woman looked at her deeply, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Yao Xing, my name is Yao Xing." The woman's beautiful eyes were like a broken star, making people feel heartbroken.

The woman in front of him was very beautiful. Was she feeling sorry for her? With this thought in mind, Yao Xing had a strange feeling in his heart. A stranger would feel sorry for her, but he...

She couldn't help but tell the woman in front of her about her entire past. She had been holding it in for too long and had a lot to say. When she saw Maureen, she realized that she didn't want to die quietly. At least there were people in this world who cared about her. This kindness made her willing to open her heart, just once.

She told Maureen everything.

Her name is Yaoxing, and she falls in love with her childhood sweetheart, but her family does not agree with them being together because she is a noble lady, while he is just the son of a gardener, and their statuses are very different.

But she didn't care about these, what she cared about was him. He grew up with her, she could always see him when she looked back, he was handsome and gentle, and more importantly, he loved her, more than anyone else in the world.

Love is an addictive poison. She has been poisoned too deeply and can no longer leave him.

She tasted the forbidden fruit with him for the first time without telling her family, and this time, she was completely conquered by him. The happiness he brought her could not be replaced by anyone.

The madness of her youth made her not consider any consequences, and the two of them went crazy in various places.

Not long after, she became pregnant and he disappeared.

She was discovered by her family and kicked out.

She went to look for him, and someone said he had come here, so she came, and she gave birth to their child alone, a daughter who looked very much like her.

"Just because of a man, you want to die, is it worth it?"

A trace of regret flashed across Yao Xing's eyes: "I... won't live long."

Maureen was surprised: "What do you mean?"

Yao Xing smiled and said, "I'm sick, and the disease can't be cured. If I leave, the child won't survive. I want to take her with me so that she won't be so lonely."

"What nonsense are you talking about? If you are sick, go get treatment. Don't worry about the child. I will help you take care of her."

Maureen took the child from her arms and said, "Come on, come back with me. Don't do anything stupid. As long as you're alive, there's still hope."

Hearing this, Yao Ji had already burst into tears.

"Mother, she..."

Maureen shook her head: "She's gone."

Even though she found someone to look after her, she eventually died.

"Was she in pain when she left?" Yao Ji felt very distressed. Although she didn't remember those things, she still felt sad when she heard them.

Maureen shook her head: "She left with a smile."

That day, she said she wanted to drink pork belly soup, so she made a full pot for her and brought her a bowl.

Tears glistened in her eyes. She had a premonition that she was leaving soon. Before leaving, she could still smell the familiar scent of the flowers, which reminded her of when she met him, he was also making this pork belly soup. She was attracted by the aroma, and also by his serious and focused expression.

"What are you doing? It smells so good."

"I'm making pork belly soup."

"What is Wuhua Soup?"

"How about you try it?"

"Mm, it's delicious."

"If you like it, I'll cook it for you in the future."

"Um, ok, what's your name?"

"Mo Wuyou, what about you?"

"My name is Yaoxing."

Maureen was a little panicked. "Why are you crying? Is it because the food I cooked is too bad? I'll cook you another one right away."

Yaoxing looked at her anxious expression and smiled.

"No, you cooked delicious food, thank you."

Maureen was stunned. She looked so beautiful when she smiled, like a flower blooming in the summer morning, so beautiful.

Yaoxing finished the bowl of pork belly soup. She thought about this short life. There had been beauty and happiness, but also pain and sorrow. Now she was leaving. God had treated her well because he had met her before she left. What else was there for her to let go of?

"Oh my god!" Maureen screamed. She would never wake up again.

Yao Ji couldn't hold back any longer when she heard this. She hugged Mo Lin tightly and cried in her arms, "Mother."

"Don't cry, it's all over." Maureen patted her on the back.

Yao Ji cried for a long time before she stopped and looked at Maureen.

"Later?"

Later, after she dealt with Yaoxing's funeral, she went to Wuyou City to find Mo Wuyou.