binnovel Chapter 122 It's Going Abroad, Not Gone 2
Chapter 122 It's Going Abroad, Not Gone 2
She often stares blankly at herself in the mirror. Now she has grown into a graceful young woman, her fair skin has replaced her former dark complexion, and her slender figure has become full and attractive.
She couldn't understand why fate had so easily snatched away the glimmer of hope that had just been given to her.
She longed for the man she had met in the park, even though she didn't know his name. Her affection for him took deep root in her heart and grew stronger with time.
Every quiet night, she would sketch his image in her mind, recalling every little detail of their meeting in the park. That longing overwhelmed her like a tide, making her feel increasingly lonely and lost in this unfamiliar new environment.
One evening, for some reason, almost as if possessed, she wandered into her own backyard, which had been neglected for a long time.
The backyard was overgrown with weeds, so desolate it seemed forgotten by the world. It was here that she met Pei Li.
He stood tall and straight in the messy grass, like a ray of light shining into her mundane life.
After that, she always kept it a secret from her adoptive father, like a kitten stealing cream, secretly meeting Pei Li here when her adoptive father wasn't paying attention, and every time they met, it was like being immersed in a sweet honey pot.
But the peaceful days did not last long. The merciless shadow of war spread like a surging tide, gradually encroaching on the region where they had lived for so long.
Her adoptive father, Yang Ning, made a decisive decision to go abroad to seek refuge, hoping to take her away from the disaster of war.
But at that time, she was blinded by love. Despite Pei Li's desperate pleas, she ignored her adoptive father's worried eyes and resolutely chose to stay and face the challenges with Pei Li.
Her adoptive father was really worried about her. Seeing her stubborn appearance, he finally sighed and chose to stay with her.
Her adoptive father gave her all his savings; that money was the culmination of his life's work, carrying his deep love and concern for her.
But Pei Li squandered the money as if it were worthless.
He took her to various entertainment venues, claiming that everything he did in his decadent lifestyle was for the country, completely unaware that danger was approaching step by step.
As the war intensified, their lives became increasingly difficult.
During a fierce conflict, her adoptive father stepped forward to protect her, who was pregnant.
Her adoptive father, thin yet resolute, moved through a hail of bullets, sacrificing his life for her and their unborn child.
Even so, Pei Li was still unable to return in time for various reasons, and was unable to be with her when she needed him most.
Having lost her adoptive father's protection, she was like a fragile leaf in this brutal war. When she was discovered by angry people, they were driven mad by the war and vented all their resentment on her, beating her to death.
When Pei Li learned of this devastating news, he was initially devastated, as if he had lost his soul. But time heals all wounds, or perhaps his love was never that profound to begin with.
Later, he still married and had children, living a happy and fulfilling life, as if she had only been an insignificant interlude in his life.
On an ordinary morning, golden sunlight streamed in gently through the gauze curtains like silk threads, gradually brightening the previously dim room.
Su Su, who was still fast asleep, was suddenly awakened by a series of urgent knocks on the door. She sat up abruptly, wiping the large beads of sweat from her forehead, still feeling shaken.
The dream she just had was so real, so real, that it felt as if she had experienced it herself.
Before going to sleep, she was still marveling at her good luck in having her soul split off. She was alone in the deserted backyard late at night, checking out what was standing or causing trouble there, and who knew what terrible things she might encounter.
Originally, the original owner had no curiosity about the backyard. The surroundings were always eerily quiet at night, with only the occasional chirping of insects.
The original owner was about to go to sleep when she glanced out the window and saw a human-shaped shadow on the wall outside. The shadow looked particularly eerie in the moonlight.
She was instantly terrified, and all sorts of terrifying thoughts flashed through her mind, as if some kind of ghost was causing the disturbance.
She was overwhelmed by fear and trembled under the covers all night.
In the darkness, every tiny sound was amplified, and her heartbeat was exceptionally clear in the silence, as all sorts of terrifying images kept surfacing in her mind.
She finally made it to dawn, and without wasting a moment, she immediately went to find Yang Ning to tell him about this terrible thing.
A few days later, Yang Ning told her with a relaxed expression that it was just a human-shaped sculpture from her neighbor's house.
However, the original owner was still somewhat skeptical, after all, the shadow looked so much like a person.
However, once she was certain it wasn't something ghostly or supernatural, she stopped saying anything.
She noticed that the shadow would sometimes disappear, but the sculpture in her neighbor's house was still hanging there.
Driven by curiosity and resentment, the original owner finally mustered up the courage to secretly go and find out for herself.
She tiptoed closer to the mysterious place, each step making her feel as if her heart was pounding in her chest. When she finally saw what was before her, she was stunned.
Pei Li stood there, as still as a statue, his eyes fixed on her room, as if everything around him was irrelevant, and his world consisted only of the direction of that room.
A sudden thought struck her, and just then, as if sensing something, Pei Li noticed her.
In that instant, their eyes met, and a subtle emotion spread between them.
After that, the two naturally started dating.
In the chaotic times of the Republic of China, the security situation was worrying, but thankfully no bad guys came to scout and rob.
Otherwise, an elderly person, two young girls, and a middle-aged woman living in the same room would pose a real danger during this special period.
In those turbulent times, various forces intertwined and unstable elements lurked in every corner of the streets. A slight misstep could lead to disaster, so it was a kind of luck that they were able to live peacefully.
After washing up, Su Su slowly walked downstairs.
At this moment, Pei Li was already sitting quietly at the square table, as if waiting for her.
As usual, Su Su called out to Yang Ning first before sitting down to eat breakfast.
She kept her head down, her eyes flickering uncertainly.
The original owner only knew that her adoptive father, Yang Ning, had come to find her at her mother's request, but she did not know that her mother and Yang Ning had no relation at all.
Her mother was deceived by a man and gave birth to her out of wedlock. In that feudal and conservative town, such a thing was undoubtedly a shocking scandal, and the pointing fingers and whispers of the crowd were like sharp arrows piercing her mother.
Left with no other choice, the mother could only carry the infant original owner and leave the original town in sorrow amidst the scorn of the crowd.
On her journey away from home, the mother was desperate and entrusted the original owner of the body to her adoptive parents who ran a restaurant. She believed that since they had treated her child well, they would treat her daughter well as well.
So they entrusted their daughter to them and promised to send them money every month as child support.
After that, he went to cities where factories were opened and female workers were recruited to make money as hard as he could.
The adoptive parents, who ran a restaurant, were heartless and cruel. While wantonly abusing the original owner, they also made exorbitant demands on the original owner's mother, asking for ever-increasing amounts of money.
The original owner's mother was already struggling to make ends meet in the city, and she gradually couldn't bear this bottomless demand.
Moreover, as the smoke of war spread, the city fell into turmoil, and the factories were also affected, which is why the original owner's mother was dismissed.
But the adoptive parents ignored all of this and continued to press for her more and more, even threatening her safety by saying that she was sick and needed a lot of money to treat her illness.
The mother truly loved her child, so she fell into depravity for his sake.
Later, he contracted an illness, but by chance, he received Yang Ning's pity.
But the mother, in her dazed state, kept thinking about her daughter.