After entering the book, I no longer want to be a substitute

Zhou Xi's mind was in a mess, and he couldn't speak clearly. "You... don't think so much. Actually, I feel bad for Meng Yao..."

"That's not important," Yunxiu interrupted him. She wasn't curious about his feelings towards Meng Yao, and said:

"The important thing is, I hope you understand. Ever since you stopped letting me call you brother when you were six years old, told me to stay away from you, and turned around to protect Meng Yao, you should have known that there was nothing left to talk about between us."

Zhou Xi seemed to recall something, his eyes shifted away from Yunxiu's face, and his expression was slightly painful.

This is not enough, Yunxiu thought.

She slid her schoolbag onto her shoulder and began to talk about the past:

"Because of my background, many children don't like me, but you are different. You are willing to play games with me, and when they bully me, you often stand up to protect me."

Zhou Xi was startled and murmured, "You still remember all this, I thought..."

Yunxiu waved his hand, signaling him to shut up.

Then continue at your own pace:

"I'm very grateful for your concern. At that time, I really liked you, just like a sister likes her brother. But since Meng Yao showed up, everything has changed. There's clearly no evidence to prove that I pushed her into the water, but you still think I'm wrong. Meng Yao's things were lost and inexplicably found in my schoolbag. Such a childish trick, and you chose to believe it..."

She never mentioned these things, why did she tell him in this tone today?

Could it be that the things Yunxiu did to hurt Meng Yao in childhood were just a misunderstanding?

Is he thinking too much, or is Meng Yao's disguise better?

But didn’t Zhou Ruo give all the things she valued most to Meng Yao? Although the child is young, he has a strong ability to distinguish right from wrong.

If Meng Yao was really that bad, wouldn't she be able to see it?

"I'm sorry," he finally showed a trace of guilt and regret on his face. "I was too young at that time and didn't think about so many things. But Meng Yao probably didn't mean to plot against you. I got close to her mainly because I wanted Zhou Ruo to come back to me so badly."

Zhou Ruo.

Yunxiu then remembered that the Zhou family had a child who had been missing for more than ten years.

She and Zhou Xi are twins. She was born a few minutes later than Zhou Xi and is the younger sister.

What does it mean? Is Zhou Xi looking for Zhou Ruo’s shadow in Meng Yao?

You must be sick...

Yunxiu couldn't understand, and couldn't even feel the slightest bit of empathy. "Then what's my fault? Your love for Meng Yao must be based on my pain?"

Zhou Xi wanted to say that this was not the case, but Yunxiu did not give him a chance to speak.

She asked, "You said Meng Yao was kind and innocent. Could it be because Zhou Ruo gave her the safety lock?"

It turned out that Yunxiu knew about this. Zhou Xi was sobered up by the cold wind blowing towards him.

He wanted to explain something, but his words were always unsatisfactory. "This is just one aspect..."

"Yes, that's just one aspect. What about the other one? Is it Meng Yao who is fanning the flames in front of you and deliberately saying bad things about me, or is it because you hate Shen Que that you are deliberately staying with her and ignoring me?"

Yunxiu's words hit the nail on the head, directly and directly.

Zhou Xi had nothing to refute.

What she said was indeed correct. Except for Meng Yao's own case which was still to be determined, everything else was true.

He believed that Zhou Ruo would not make a mistake in choosing someone, and he also hated Shen Que extremely, even if it was anything related to him.

Yunxiu is obviously his, but this man insists on snatching everything from her and uses all means to get close to her.

But Yunxiu was so stupid that she thought Shen Que would really like her.

He was so angry at that time, and with Zhou Ruo missing, his focus was on Meng Yao.

He has always been trapped in a misunderstanding, thinking that whoever has the safety lock can replace Zhou Ruo.

Zhou Xi wanted to speak several times, but he just opened his mouth vaguely. He really didn't know what to say to her.

Yunxiu knew that he was feeling guilty and didn't want to dwell on it any further. But after thinking about it, she decided that some things should be said all at once. She continued:

"Over the years, we've basically been attending the same school. Those people scolded me and bullied me, but you pretended not to see them, always hanging around Meng Yao.

Actually, I don't care about these things, but why is it that every time I flatter you and care about you, you scold me for being loveless, ridicule me for having mental problems, say I can't compare to Meng Yao, and ask why I am so cheap..."

At this point, Zhou Xi felt the real pain invading every sense of his body.

He seemed to be sinking into the deep sea, being suffocated by the huge water pressure.

Zhou Xi exhaled with difficulty, with bloodshot eyes. He was unwilling to face his past self.

"No, I didn't... I just felt..."

Yunxiu was amused. "You still don't want to admit it? What? You want to say I'm talking nonsense?"

Zhou Xi was a little flustered and wanted to touch her, but Yunxiu dodged him. He only heard her say:

"You could have chosen to have a good talk with me so many times in the past, but you didn't. Until one day when I stopped pestering you, you panicked and asked me if I could stop treating you like this. Think about it, why should I be nice to someone who hurt me so deeply?"

Yunxiu's words were truly heartbreaking. Zhou Xi, desperate, asked, "What do you want me to do? What can I do for you? Can you tell me?"

He always wanted to hug her, so Yunxiu could only step back.

"I don't need you to do anything. I just want you to ask clearly who Zhou Ruo originally wanted to give the safety lock to, and..."

Yunxiu paused for a few seconds, thought about it, and decided to go ahead and say, "Whether you believe it or not, I have never harmed Meng Yao. If you have the ability, please investigate her disappearance as soon as possible."

Yunxiu left after he finished speaking, deliberately avoiding him.

Zhou Xi did not choose to chase her. She didn't want to say anything more to him. She wished it would be best if they never met in this life.

He slowly squatted down, covered his face with his hands, and sighed heavily.

The conversation with Zhou Xi took a while, and Yunxiu didn’t wait for the last bus. She took out her cell phone, checked the time, and chose to walk home.

When walking to the section with fewer people, Yunxiu always felt that the car behind him was following him.

There were not many people on the road at this moment, and it was very quiet.

The streetlights had been broken for several days and no one had repaired them.

Yunxiu could only quicken her pace and move forward, hoping that she was just thinking too much.

When we reached an area with no lights at all, the car suddenly accelerated and drove towards us.

Stopped not far in front of Yunxiu.

At the same time, there was a rustling sound coming from the bushes behind him.

Yunxiu looked back and frowned slightly.

Several muscular men with fierce looks got out of the car over there.

He really took her seriously, with so many people blocking him.

How come there are both men and women...

She was completely surrounded.