Chapter 184: The Devil of Innocence and Beauty [Second Watch]
"Euthanasia?" Xiao Zhi looked at the old man leaning on the hospital bed in astonishment and asked in disbelief. Haruko's aunt, although she is old and sick, has not been tormented by illness and cruelty, why did Haruko think of euthanizing the old man?
Haruko's aunt looked at Koji serenely and nodded in confirmation. Mr. Xue, you probably don't think I need to make this choice at all, right? Although I have been hospitalized a lot in recent years, it has not been so severe that I want to die. To be honest, I can't accept this choice myself. Fortunately, Haruko is just talking to the nurse.
Koji was even more puzzled. Didn't Haruko discuss this with you? She's just talking to outsiders.
The kind old man, nodding quietly, did not have any waves in his emotions. Yes, just when I was in the hospital last time, Haruko came over to accompany me in bed. When I woke up from a nap, I heard Haruko standing outside the door of the ward, complaining to the nurse about the hard work of caring for the patient. She said at the time that it is a painful and helpless thing for people to get sick when they are old, and it is better to choose euthanasia happily.
In front of Koji's eyes, Haruko's big round eyes were immediately reflected, and her beautiful face full of innocence and innocence was reflected. How could such an impeccably beautiful girl have such strange thinking?
Haruko's aunt, but in order to take care of Haruko, she came to China tirelessly. This old man treats Haruko as if she were her own daughter, how could Haruko bear to let the old man end her life like that? Moreover, the old man has not yet suffered from illness.
The old man looked at Xiaoji calmly and said, Haruko's mental problems this time may not be accidental. Her mother, on the eve of her suicide, had been on the phone with me for a long time. She told me a lot of things that surprised me, all about Haruko's child. I didn't expect Haruko's mother to commit suicide, otherwise I would have kept her. That night, Haruko's mother said that Haruko's child needed more love, and that she was ready to return to China to help Haruko change her environment and start over. However, the next day, the bad news came that Haruko's mother had committed suicide.
The old man wiped the corners of his eyes and said. I still can't understand why Haruko's mother suddenly committed suicide? She obviously has a new plan for her life, why did she suddenly change her mind? Haruko's mother, what she said to me that night, I have always buried it deep in my heart, and even my husband never knew it. When the old man said this, his eyes looked at Xiao Zhi, and his eyes flashed with anticipation.
Koji immediately understood what the old man meant. He said to the old man, if you want to say anything to me, please say it without worry, I promise not to tell anyone.
The old man smiled faintly with relief, his eyes fell to the empty window, and his thoughts seemed to return to that special late night. She pursed her lips and said. That night, Haruko's mother had a big argument with Haruko. Haruko told her mother that she had killed her stepfather with her own hands. Haruko's mother refused to believe anything. Haruko was very excited at the time, saying that she hated that rice man and hated her mother, and she also asked her mother why she didn't die with that rice man!
Koji's eyes widened in question, and he looked at the old man intently.
The old man did not interrupt the narration, and went on. Haruko's mother seemed to be very sad and desperate that night, but she said that she would never give up on Haruko. Haruko's mother told me something else. Haruko, she said, often took the initiative to seduce her stepfather. She forgot to lock the door several times when she was taking a shower before bed, causing her stepfather to break in by mistake. But Haruko didn't scream in panic, but instead smiled incomprehensibly at her stepfather.
There was also an early morning on the weekend. Haruko's mother makes breakfast and goes to Haruko's room to call her to eat. Haruko, however, was not in her own room. Her mother searched the balcony and bathroom, but Haruko was nowhere to be seen. Later, her mother went to the study to call her husband for dinner. But she saw a scene that made her wonder, the rice man was sitting at the desk preparing for class, and Haruko was sitting on the man's lap.
Haruko's skirt was lifted high and pressed against the table by her elbows. The man's face flushed unnaturally, and a large hand was placed under the table. Haruko's mother, who didn't think much of it at the time, urged them to come out to eat quickly. Since then, the relationship between Haruko and her stepfather has become a little weird. But Haruko's mother never thought about anything else. Later, Haruko kept complaining to her mother about the rice man, saying that he kissed Haruko's lips at every turn, and would sneak to Haruko's room every night and do something to Haruko.
When Xiaoji heard this, his heart began to beat violently. Many years ago, in the ruined old house, Koji saw Haruko being crushed under her stepfather. Isn't the truth of the matter that Haruko has been violated? It's Haruko who is trying to seduce that rice man? If all that Haruko's mother said was true, then this Haruko was simply creepy, even like the devil incarnate!
Xiaoji's mood fluctuated, and he had to interject and ask. At that time, after Haruko's mother heard her daughter's complaint, didn't she mention it to her husband?
Haruko's aunt said, how could she not blame her husband? However, her husband said that Haruko only regarded him as his biological father, so he could not cruelly refuse his daughter's intimacy. The man asked Haruko's mother to educate her daughter so that she wouldn't let her slip into his room without even knocking on the door wearing only a pair of cartoon panties.
Haruko is so young, how could she do such a thing? Koji stood up emotionally, realizing that this was rude, and sat down again with an apologetic face.
Haruko's aunt smiled generously and said. Don't worry, I can understand your feelings. The rice man said to Haruko's mother that whenever Haruko had a long vacation, he and Haruko were often the only ones left in the family. When he was still asleep in the morning, Haruko often ran to his bed almost completely. She said that it was thundering and raining outside, and she did not dare to stay alone in her room. Haruko is such a cute and beautiful girl, he really can't bear to refuse.
Haruko's aunt shook her head helplessly and sighed sadly. She looked at Xiaozhi and said, as a mother, she probably wouldn't insult her daughter's honor, right? These secrets were told to me by Haruko's mother the night before she died. I'm just going to tell you one person right now. This is a secret that we need to keep together, and it is related to the name of Haruko.
Koji thought to himself. If things are really as Haruko's mother said, then the scene that happened in the ruins was not that the rice man who was persecuting Haruko, but Haruko took the initiative to invite the foreign stepfather? No, this speculation is terrible! How could Haruko, at such an innocent and romantic age, have such insidious plans?
Haruko's aunt stopped narrating, her face showing tiredness.
Xiao Zhi hurriedly got up and brought a cup of warm white water to the old man. The old man said thank you, leaned against the head of the bed, and drank slowly. Although the old man had gray hair and wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, he could not hide his elegant temperament from the inside out.
The old man said to Koji kindly. If one day, I choose euthanasia, it must not be my own will! Koji naturally understood the meaning of the old man's words, and thought of Haruko's innocent face in horror.
The old man said thank you to Xiaozhi again. Mr. Xue, thank you so much for coming over to listen to me, an old lady, chattering non-stop. Although I know that this is inappropriate, but I am anxious to let you know these secrets, so I don't care about so much etiquette, and I ask for your understanding! No matter what kind of child Haruko is, I will always love her, and her mother must have loved this child until she died. So, I also ask you, don't give up Haruko in the future, she's a poor child!
Seeing that the old man seemed to be very tired, Xiaozhi hurriedly stood up, promised the old man's request, and asked the old man to rest assured. Xiaozhi walked to the side of the hospital bed and helped the old man lay down on the pillow. The old man looked at Xiao Zhi gratefully, his expression indifferent and quiet.
Xiaozhi said some words of comfort to the old man, and politely bowed down to say goodbye to the old man. He was about to walk out of the hospital room when the voice of an old man came from behind him. Mr. Xue, please wait!
Xiao Zhi stopped when he heard the sound and looked back at the old man. Please, is there anything else you can do?
The old man's eyes were moist and said, Mr. Xue, Haruko really loves you! Please believe this, I understand this child.
Koji smiled and nodded solemnly. Then, calmly go out and go.
Xiaozhi drove straight to the direction of home. It was like a roaring machine running in his head, and it was constantly howling and screaming, almost bursting his nerves. If Haruko really took the initiative to seduce that Mi man back then, it means that Haruko deceived Xiaozhi back then. All the pain she confided to Xiaozhi back then was actually made up by herself, but she successfully won Xiaozhi's sympathy and care.
If that rice man was wronged by Haruko, then everything that happened in the ruins would not be easy to forgive. In this way, Koji was not only deceived by Haruko back then, but also ruthlessly used by Haruko. The most unforgivable thing is that if Impermanence's speculation is correct, even Xia Xue will be involved in this scam! Haruko, Ling Xiaozhi and Xia Xue have been carrying a heavy cross for the rest of their lives, and I am afraid that they will not let go until they die!
Haruko's mother, since she found out about this complicated matter at home, why didn't she choose to divorce? No matter the truth of the matter, who is right and who is wrong, if she is dedicated to protecting her daughter, she should always give up staying away from that American man, right? It seems that Haruko's mother loves that rice country husband very much, and she completely believed the words of that rice country man at that time.
But at this moment, Xiaoji really doesn't know whether to believe Haruko's mother's words, or should he continue to believe in what Haruko said? Even the facts you see with your own eyes are not necessarily the truth, so what you hear with your ears must be the truth?
Could it be that Haruko is really a devil with a mask of innocence and beauty?