Chapter 236: Character Design
"A lot of things aren't as simple as you think. Nine times out of ten, life doesn't go as planned, you've definitely heard it, right? When you can calmly accept the failure of your naΓ―ve ideals, I will admit that you have barely grown up. Zhai Yiwen decided to take this opportunity to say everything, "Don't indulge in childish self-touching anymore." β
"No, I'm not ......" both began to retreat unsteadily.
"You'd better think carefully about whether you really like me as a person, or if you're obsessed with some kind of ...... What about the noble character? Zhai Yiwen approached little by little unhurriedly, "After all, there are often similar stories in books on moral education." The tragic protagonist impresses the princes and nobles in high positions because of the spirit of self-improvement in adversity, and finally escapes from the sea of misery and turns over as a serf to sing towards a better tomorrow and the like - in short, it is similar to the traditional prince and Cinderella variants, but because of the 'inspirational' sign wrapped in the periphery of the plot, it seems to be more flavorful of chicken soup. β
"My family is still far from being a prince and noble......
"Nonsense, of course I know, just an analogy. Your level of comprehension really fluctuates, so can you really teach children in school? Zhai Yiwen said with a look of "don't mess with me", and explained impatiently, "I mean, are you pouring too much chicken soup like this, feeling as if you are on a mission to save people like me from the quagmire." To put it more bluntly, do you really like me as a real person, or do you just forcibly project the protagonist of some inspirational story onto me, and like me as a 'model' similar to the characters in the story? β
"Of course not!" Ye Shuangshuang instantly raised his voice, "Only ...... As long as I like you, I will never accept any attempt by you to lead me into the ditch! Like is like, but how you sophistry, I am also very sober......"
"Okay, you're still competing with me, aren't you?" Zhai Yiwen hissed in his mouth, and the helplessness in his eyes was obviously more than anger, "Okay, in order to cater to your IQ, let's understand the problem differently." You've met my mom a few times, what do you think of her? β
"Auntie? Auntie is usually much gentler than you. Ye Shuangshuang looked up and down for a while, obviously trying to identify if there was any trap in his question, "But when I was still on the boat, I asked a few psychiatrists who were very good at this field. They all said that Auntie's depression has been controlled to a certain extent through medication, and as long as it is not disturbed by too many external things, the situation will become more and more optimistic......"
"At the age of seven, almost when I was seven years old, I came home from school and witnessed my mother's suicide attempt for the first time." Zhai Yiwen rarely spoke in such a calm tone, as if she was retelling the story of an unrelated person, "The warm light steamed up the white mist, the bathtub and the floor were full of diluted blood, and she tilted her head against the edge of the pool - have you seen the painting "The Death of Marat"? That's pretty much what it feels like. I was so frightened that I couldn't even make a sound, and tried to drag her out of the water first, but my strength was too small to do it, and I fell headlong and almost drowned in blood. β
Yeshuang subconsciously covered his mouth, his expression looking like he was frightened.
"I crawled out of my house covered in blood and knocked on the doors of 10 neighbors, but no one answered." Zhai Yiwen spoke slowly, as if to force her to hear clearly, "I know that some of them must be at home, but maybe it's because my appearance is too scary, or maybe it's just because they don't want to have anything to do with my family...... Anyway, the first people to arrive at the scene were actually the police who thought there had been a major criminal case, after all, the entire corridor had been made by me to look like a murder scene. β
"That, Auntie, she ......"
"You must have managed to get it back, otherwise could it be a ghost you've seen lately?" The untimely smile on Zhai Yiwen's face disappeared suddenly, "As soon as she woke up, she cried in the hospital, saying countless words of 'sorry' and countless words of 'guarantee' to me." It turned out that less than three days later, she suddenly burst out of her hospital bed during a routine round, snatched the pen from the nurse's handβthe sharpest thing she could touch during that timeβand pierced a row of small holes in her own hand. β
In the center of the face that had been sunburned early, only a pair of eyes still had a feminine weakness. Ye Shuangshuang looked at his face, and suddenly remembered that Yuan Sui had mentioned that Zhai Yiwen was actually beautiful like a little girl when he was a child.
"I'm willing to believe that what she said to me the night before, 'I want my mother to live a good life in the future' is not lying to me." Zhai Yiwen's tone was lost, "But I know that she can't control it at all." β
"You just said it was the 'first' time you saw ......"
"Yes, in the past ten years, I have seen many novel suicide tricks that you can't even imagine." Zhai Yiwen shook his head vigorously, "At the worst time, I didn't even dare to close my eyes, for fear that when I woke up one day, I would have to accept the reality of losing my only loved one." When the doctors saw me, they whispered behind my back whether I would die before my mother or become a mentally ill person like her. He laughed again, his voice a little bitter, "That's really troublesome." My mom was not a sociable person, and before the accident, she put her heart on my dad, so she didn't have any close relatives and friends, and if she couldn't hold on to me, she would soon be completely abandoned. When the time comes, the two of us mentally ill will stay at home all day and make trouble, I guess there will be a very scary movement, right? β
"You don't want to ...... Don't force yourself to continue......" Big tears rolled down one after another on the face that had not completely disappeared, and the crying of the industry was really not very elegant.
"Just like I told the garbage guy who beat you up during the day, I did start fighting in the streets at a very young age." Zhai Yiwen's breathing voice was a little heavy, "Do you know that many people have a very disgusting curiosity psychology for 'mental patients', and whenever they hear that there is one around them, they want to provoke it, as if they are teasing some cherished animal." People who can express sympathy in person are already of good quality, so I pretend I can't hear how they chew on the root of their tongues and shout 'Thankful' behind their backs. When I encounter something that goes too far, I can only serve it with my fist in front of me. β
He waved his hand in time, signaling Ye Shuangshuang not to interrupt first: "I am telling you this, not to ask you to pity me more deeply, but I want you to understand what kind of completely different lives the two of us lived in the past. Zhai Yiwen pinched her shoulder with a little force, and shook it expressionlessly, "Sober up, I really don't want to hurt anyone." You haven't seen my mom really go crazy yet, and my own mentality may not be any better than hers. You don't have to spend your whole life on a wishful and illusory relationship. You could have had a very enviable life. β
ββ¦β¦ If only I could have met you sooner. Ye Shuangshuang's eyelashes were glued into several bunches, and at this strange time, he suddenly burst into tears and laughed inexplicably.
"Why can't you listen to good and bad words?" Zhai Yiwen grabbed his hair angrily, "I thought what I had said was very reasonable. Can you think about it a little bit for me, too? I'm really tired from taking care of my mom, and I really don't have the energy to share this troublemaker with you. I don't want to complain about depravity, nor do I want to indulge others in causing me trouble over and over again. My biggest dream in life is to be able to die in peace at a more opportune time. I don't have to worry about causing trouble to others, and I don't have to worry about people causing me trouble......"
"I can help you, don't think so badly about the future." Ye Shuangshuang persevered, "I understand, you are obviously having such a hard time, and you know that I have money in my family, and you are a man with a normal level of intelligence, so you should seize the opportunity to hang me at this time instead of provoking me by changing the law." But you are so smart, but you have always been sincerely for my good, for fear that you will drag me down and reduce the quality of life of my daughter. You still say that I am naΓ―ve, but you yourself are not very smart. Listen to me, my dad doesn't have a bad impression of you, and he's long been determined to find a smarter son-in-law to help him take care of his business......"
"What nonsense do you think about every day? I feel like communicating with you is like talking to a duck and a duck. Zhai Yiwen began to get angry again, "Who wants to help your dad take care of business?" No, no, why are you so narcissistic? Shall I refuse? Even if you're willing to serve my mother, I'm not happy to let you serve her. Look at your usual twisted and pinched style, you can't even make a tomato scrambled egg, you made up your mind to make a mess for me, right? β
"I can see that you are actually quite unconfident people." Ye Shuangshuang nodded with the rhythm of the other party's scolding very good-natured, "You always feel that people like me shouldn't look down on you, so you always try to steer our relationship in the direction of interests, as if this will make you feel 'reasonable'." But you actually have a lot of advantages, not to mention anything else, just because you are a god soldier during the day...... How many girls haven't fantasized about experiencing a 'hero saves beauty'? What's more, the number of times you saved my life is almost impossible to count with just one hand, and the grace of dripping water is reciprocated, right? In ancient times, girls didn't like to mention anything like to mention, 'life-saving grace to make a promise'. β
"I ...... . Zhai Yiwen couldn't help but scold, "You are a girl's family, do you want to be ashamed to say such things?" I'm really ......" He suddenly realized that his face was a little hot, "Forget it, don't talk nonsense with you, I'm going home!" β
"What are you running?" Ye Shuangshuang tilted his head and said very seriously, "What age, girls are not allowed to chase after it." But if you say that, it's good to get started. I used to worry that you really hated me, but after listening to it today, I realized that you were worried about lowering my standard of living......"
"Please, don't be so narcissistic?" Zhai Yiwen felt that he hadn't experienced this kind of feeling of jumping on the spot in a hurry for many years, "Which ear did you hear me say I don't hate you?" β
"Dad said, to see if a boy loves you, not to see how sweet he usually talks, but to see whether he is good for you in everything." Ye Shuangshuang really laughed at this time, "Besides, even if you really can't accept me at this time, I won't give up in the future, I'm really very patient with this kind of thing!" Like I said before, I've been told since I was a kid that I'm brainless and don't change my mind so easily. β
"Aren't you really sick......?" Zhai Yiwen was overdone, but felt incredible, "Is brainless an advantage?" Are you too embarrassed to show it off everywhere? β
"Okay, okay, I'm sick, I'm sick, so let's work together to treat it." Yeshuang followed his words very cooperatively.
A nearby storefront suddenly plays an old love song with a bright drum, and the couple who walked by the two of them hand in hand let out a strange cheer. The overly appropriate atmosphere made Zhai Yiwen sigh for a long time, and finally struggled: "What do I have to say that you will be obedient?" β
"Don't you think it's a bit contradictory that you want me to be obedient and want me to work hard to learn to be smarter?" Ye Shuangshuang's eyes lit up a little, "If I choose to be obedient and never get along with you from now on, doesn't that mean that I still don't know how to use my brain?" If I had learned to be smarter, I would have understood that I should never give up when I was on the verge of a kick. Although I may not be as smart as you in life, I still have no problem learning logic. β
ββ¦β¦ Does it have to be like this? Zhai Yiwen's arrogance gradually fell, like a hedgehog with thorns.
"Even if you continue to refuse today, I will continue to stalk." Ye Shuangshuang patted his chest, "Because your performance today makes me feel that I actually have a chance!" It doesn't matter how different your past experiences are, what matters is that you've been thinking about my future! β
The love song was put to the end, but the person opposite remained silent. Ye Shuangshuang's heart was quietly sudden, and the smile on his face was a little stiff. However, she believes that in such an environment, Zhai Yiwen should not be able to see it.
"Okay." In the end, she heard Zhai Yiwen answer in a dead and lively manner, "The rich woman has been sent to the door and posted upside down, and I have no reason to maintain a high wind and bright festival all the time, right?" β
"That's right." Ye Shuangshuang pretended not to hear the battle between heaven and man in his tone, "Don't worry, my learning ability is very strong." There's nothing I don't know yet, you can teach it slowly when you're old......"
"I'm too lazy to care about that." Zhai Yiwen's voice was a little lacking in confidence, "At most, it's just to stop you from continuing to look for trouble." β
In the police station, Qiu Pingning rubbed the stubble on his chin and happily watched Ling Shucheng clean up the tabletop.
"I suddenly feel that it's really worth it to take you as a deputy." His eyebrows fluttered, "It's still early...... Late night snack? β
"Not really." Ling Shucheng looked up at him helplessly.
"Don't do that. When I saw the two of them go out just now, I obviously thought you had a lot of gossip to share with me. Qiu Pingning raised his eyebrows excitedly, "What, do you think they can make it?" β
"I don't know. You've thought about it too much. β
"Cut, don't fool me." Qiu Pingning put one hand on his shoulder, "Do you know that when you opened the door for the two of them, your eyes were kind like an old father who worries about his children every day." β