Volume 2 Tongxin Garden Chapter 269 The Last Night
The so-called storytelling is actually a scene that Shouxu guides and makes Ju Ruobai himself appear in his mind. This process didn't take long, but for Ju Ruobai, it seemed like a person's lifetime journey had been completed in an instant.
"That girl, is that me?"
"Not you, technically. You're my lucky buddy, you just have her memories and personality. β
"So, who am I?"
"You are Ling Zeru, a traveler from another world. I asked you to take the place of the murderer of Ku Youqing, and I was going to take you away later, but then I had a conflict within myself. Part of me thinks that if she leaves like this, then all of her existence will really be illusory, she is obviously so hard working and so powerful, she should leave some traces in the world, at least let her mother remember her, otherwise, it will be too pitiful. β
"Ling Ze Ru...... No, I'm just white, how could I be ......"
"You forgot? The paternity test between you and Jiang Li shows that you are not related. β
"That's ......"
Ju Ruobai wanted to defend himself, but after thinking about it, he really couldn't think of any reason for explanation.
"But you're not completely Ling Zeru, your body was recreated by me according to the original appearance of Ji Ruobai, but I have changed the color of your hair, eyes, and DNA, after all, it is impossible for me to let you and Jiang Li pass the paternity test."
"What do you mean, then I'm neither a white nor a Lingzawa?"
"Oh, it's a bit complicated to identify a person, your current words, the soul is Ling Zeru's, the memory and character are white, and the body is created by me, so it's really hard to say who you are now. But if you follow the general principle, you will use the soul as the standard for determining a person, you should still be Ling Zeru. β
"Ling Ze Ru...... But I've never heard of that name......"
"Oh, that's right, didn't it mean that I had an internal strife with myself, and then I would split it into two, one part was going to take you away, and this part was called rationalism; The other part hopes to make other people who were originally related to you think of you again and then take you away, this part is called the emotional pie, which is actually the seven tithes you know. The sensual faction also injected the memory and character of the white into this body, then you have both the attributes of Ling Zeru and the attributes of the white of the sky, but, cough cough, it may be a competition or something, my two parts agreed, seal the part of Ling Zeru and the part of the white first, and see which part can awaken first, if you can wake up the part of Ling Zeru first, it will be the victory of the rational school; If the white part awakens first, it will be the victory of the sensual faction. Now it seems that it is a great victory for the sensual faction. β
"What's wrong with me? You're still competing with me? β
"Why do you say 'you'? It's divided into two parts, but I'm the only one from beginning to end. Instead of saying 'you', you should call yourself 'we', and don't forget, you are now both Ling Zeru and Su Ruobai. β
"I'm Querobai, I'm not Ling Zeru."
"Oh, that's a nuisance, so I need to help you."
Shouxu tapped his finger on her forehead, and her white eyes suddenly became hollow, but recovered after a few moments.
"Huh? Where am I? β
Ju Ruobai blinked and asked the question.
"No, wasn't I visiting with the dean before? I remember I was looking at that reel and ...... Set snow residence? How to be here. β
"Hello, Ling Zeru. As for that scroll, it's actually me. β
"Huh? You are? β
"Hello, my name is Shouxu. In other words, do you remember the whiteness? β
"Is it a personal name?"
"Oh? It's really interesting, two can't exist at the same time, one exists and the other has to disappear. Okay, Ling Zeru's child, do you want to touch your forehead, chest, and see what you look like now? β
"Chest, what's wrong?"
She touched her breasts and suddenly widened her eyes.
"What is this? No, how does it feel, that place is fluttering......"
Looking at Ling Zeru, who was in a panic in front of him, Shouxu had a little headache.
"No, you're the most important of her witnesses. Look at me! β
Shouxu condensed a cloud of gas in the palm of his hand, and then hit it at Ling Zeru, who flashed with wisdom in his eyes the moment he was hit by the gas.
"White? These memories are ......"
"That's right, Ling Zeru. It's a pity that Juruobai doesn't exist anymore, and now you are Ling Zeru, I let you recall all the things you've experienced during this time, and at the same time give you the memories that Jurukabai himself has, which don't exist in this world. But now, whether it is your position or your style of acting, you are undoubtedly Ling Zeru. Please don't feel sad for her, it's her own choice, although there is that guy's demagogy in it, but she is the one who finally embarks on this path. β
"Well, I see. Then when can I go back? β
"Ah, sure enough, you are Ling Zeru, as soon as you come up, you want to go back, sure enough, the people you care about are no longer Jiang Li and them, you just want to go back to the world you belong to quickly, so as not to worry your friends in that world." But before you go, don't you say goodbye to them? β
"Why should I say goodbye to them?"
"Because, as long as you leave, then all the memories of you, the memories of the white, will be deleted from their minds at once."
But what's the point of me saying goodbye to them? They won't remember anyway. β
"Oh, dear friend, don't you remember, that's enough."
"Me?"
"That's right, please remember everything about her for her, poor girl, as long as there is one person who still remembers her, then the things that she has existed are not just a story of nothingness."
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Ling Zeru pondered for a while, thinking that Ju Ruobai had done so much, just to let his mother have a new life, but he was going to be forgotten by everyone in the end, which was indeed a little pitiful.
"Well, I'll remember her. Goodbye things, I will do too. β
"That's great, I knew it was right to choose you, after all, only women can understand women!"
"I'm a boy."
"Oh? Is it? I'm sorry about that. Anyway, let's get started now! β
"Huh? Wait, me, I still need to prepare! I'm not good at saying goodbye or anything, and I have a cheerful personality, which I don't think I can necessarily imitate. β
"Why imitate her? You can't just do it in your own style. β
"No! It's not my goodbye to them, it's her goodbye to them. Can you let me go back to being white and let her say goodbye to them herself? β
"She? As I have already said, she has long ceased to exist. Although you have her memories and have a similar personality to her before, you are not her after all. You're a guy who looks like her at best, but it's not going to be her at any given time. β
"I don't understand, since I have her memory and character, why can't I be considered her yet?"
"Juruobai is equal to the daughter of Ju Youqing, and you are not equal to the daughter of Ju Youqing, so do you think you will be equal to Ju Ruobai."
"This daughter, you mean physiological, right? If I have the spirit, will, and mind of the Majesty, then why can't I be said to be the Majesty? β
"You can be white, but this is not the same as that white...... I can't explain it, but now, you promised to say goodbye, right? Since we want to say goodbye, it's better for everyone to say goodbye once. β
"But aren't they all forced to sleep by you?"
"Yes, but go ahead, if your goodbye is sincere enough, they will be able to hear."
"And when will they wake up?"
"You can do it after you leave."
Ling Zeru took a deep breath, he was going to say goodbye to his former family and friends one by one for Suruobai, but he wasn't ready yet.
"I'm not in vain, so what's the point of my farewell?"
"There was once an old woman whose son was sent to the front because of the war. The old woman missed her son very much, so she wrote to him often, and he often wrote back to her, telling her that she was all right on the battlefield and that she should not worry. Until one day, the old woman's letter did not receive a reply from her son, so she waited anxiously, and it was not until two months later that she received a reply, still signed by her son's name, and the contents of the letter were the same as before, some things on the battlefield, and a report of her safety. In this way, the old woman regained communication with her son, which lasted until the end of the war. After the war, the old woman always hoped that her son would return, but the son always wrote back that he still had too much to do, and he couldn't pull away for a while. In this way, the old woman and her son were still unable to see each other, and the two could only communicate with each other by letter until the old woman finally died. β
"Could it be that in fact, the subsequent replies were all written by others, right?"
"Yes, the person who wrote the letter was not the son of the old woman, who had long since died on the battlefield. But even so, as long as she could receive a reply from her son, the old woman always looked forward to the day when he came back and encouraged herself to persevere. β
But on the day she died, she must have looked forward to her son being by her side. Isn't it better to know the truth earlier than to be deceived all the time? β
"Oops, I don't know. The person who replied to the old woman's letter on behalf of the old woman's son was only out of kindness. If you want to blame it, you can only blame the war for being too cruel and able to take away everything from people in an instant. β
"Heh, I see, then, I'll pretend to be Ju Ruobai and say goodbye to them."
"That's right. So, which one do we start with? β
Ling Zeru subconsciously flicked the long hair on his sideburns, rolled it up with his fingers, and then circled it in the air, it seemed that he still had the potential to be a woman.
"Let's go and say goodbye to Dean Chu Fangyun first, she took me in who has no way out, just like Dean Xifeng."
"OK~ Then let's go."
Shouxu grabbed Ling Zelu and flew to Chu Fangxing's bed in the blink of an eye. After Chu Fangxing lost consciousness, everyone immediately sent her to the hospital. At this time, in the silent ward at midnight, two more figures suddenly appeared out of thin air.
Ling Zeru, still looking white at this time, walked to Chu Fangxing's bed and said to her with her eyes closed;
"Thank you for your care these days, in the ...... Willing to take me in when I had nowhere else to go, and always cared for me and took care of me. The time with you, the other aunts and uncles in the orphanage, and the children is very fulfilling and enjoyable. But now, I have to leave, because I don't belong here, I've been here long enough, and it's time for me to go back to where I was supposed to be. If, I mean, if we ever see each other again, I'll give you a hug to celebrate our reunion. β
Ling Zeru bent down and kissed the back of her left hand, then silently retreated to Shouxu's side.
"Isn't this still okay, it's sincere, it's great."
But I suddenly had an indescribable feeling of discomfort, and sure enough, no matter what time it was, it was a sad thing to separate. Speaking of which, I haven't graded the children's homework yet, and if I leave, who will teach their physics class after that? β
"You're not going to be white again, are you? It's not a good thing to feel nostalgic for this place. Don't worry, there will be other teachers to replace you, just like when Qi Shi leaves, there will be someone else to replace him immediately, right? β
"Well, it would be nice if that was the case. The next person to say goodbye, I want to think about it...... Bai Jinmi, I like that girl a lot. β
"Oh? Then you should be even more reluctant to say goodbye to her, right? β
"I don't know, let's go and talk about it."
Shouxu grabbed Ling Zeru, and came to Bai Jinmi's place again in an instant, but this time Shouxu didn't take him to teleport directly to Bai Jinmi's bedside, because at this moment, there was already someone else next to the bedside - it was Bai Jinmi's mother.
"It's a problem, I didn't expect her mother to be by her side so late. What, do you want to change someone? After Shouxu finished speaking, he looked at Ling Zeru on the side, with an inexplicable smile on his face.
Ling Zeru was silent for a while, and then chose to go directly to the door and knock on the door. When Bai Jinmi's mother came over to open the door, she saw the girl standing outside the door directly, and was first shocked by her generous appearance.
"You ......"
"Hello, is this Bai Jinmi's ward? I'm her friend and I heard that she has been unconscious, so wanted to come and see her. β
"Well, come in."
"Well, thank you, Auntie."
Shouxu, who was hiding on the side, saw him blend directly into the ward, and couldn't help but be amazed, it turned out that Ling Zeru, this kid, was quite talented in acting, and the ability to bring in the role was still okay.
Ling Zeru walked to Bai Jinmi's bedside, and saw her on the hospital bed with her eyes closed, as if she was asleep, so she leaned down and took her hand.
"If the hand and the heart are really connected, then you should be able to hear what I say in my heart at this moment, right?"
Due to the presence of Bai Jinmi's mother, it was difficult for Zeru to say those goodbye words directly, so she had to use this method to convey her thoughts.
"I had two first encounters with you, the first time in the university cafeteria, and the second time in the company building, and no matter which time, you just happened to be when I was with Qu Yanfei. What I'm going to say is that the way you get angry is really cute, and it's really enviable to say that guy can grow up with you, but he didn't notice it at all, and I was going to be angry. I know what you think about that guy who doesn't talk about it. It's no secret that you like him, anyone can see it. Don't worry, I will fully support you, because my wish is that everyone can realize their wishes and live the life they want. I'm leaving, I mean, leaving this world and traveling somewhere else for a while. It may be a long time, but maybe I'll come back in the future, and I hope that when I come back, I'll be able to see you make your wish come true, and then we can talk and laugh together like we did before......"
After silently reciting all this in his heart, Ling Zeru took one last look at Bai Jinmi's face, and after taking a deep breath, he was about to let go of his hand and leave. But at this moment, he found that the other party's hand was clenched, and he didn't seem to want him to leave.
"Ah, you can really hear me, I'm a little embarrassed, after all, I've said a bunch of stupid-sounding things. By the way, when did I start calling you Xiao Mi Mi? The way you look when you speak, you really look like a little girl, I can't help but want to treat you like a three-year-old girl, not that you are naΓ―ve, but I want to say that you are very simple, very simple, when you are angry, you will express it very bluntly, and the things you think will basically be expressed on your face, and you can understand it at a glance. How can an innocent girl like you not be endearing? If you don't treat you well in the future, I'll definitely be on your side, so ah, don't worry, I'll be there for you as long as you need me, although you can't see me, but I'm ...... My heart is always connected to yours, just as it is now. β
After Ling Zeru hesitated slightly, she still managed to let go of her hand, and after saying goodbye to Bai Jinmi's mother, she left here quickly.
"Next, let's go to Yanfei."
"Your thinking is very clear, then let's go!"
Shouxu waved his hand slightly, and they came to the side of the disobedient person. Go Yanfei was found fainting in the company and is also lying in the ward at the moment. Ling Zeru walked over to Yan Fei's side, took a deep breath, and began to sort out his words.
"Yan Fei, I don't remember when I started calling you that. The first time was because I borrowed a pen from you, and the second time was because you came to the welfare home to inspect, but it was not the first time I borrowed a pen from others, and you certainly not came to the welfare home for the first time, why were we able to become friends after we met each other? I really can't think of any other explanation than fate. In my impression, you are the representative of the word generous, generous you are indeed very attractive, but in terms of feelings, you do lack some insight. I don't dare to make any conclusions about your attitude towards me, after all, no matter where you think about it, I don't think I have anything that attracts you, so if you really want to tell me, then tell me directly, after all, as long as you don't tell me explicitly, I will never be able to think of it myself, and I will never be able to convince myself that it is true. β
When Ling Zeru said this, an indescribable feeling surged in his chest, as if bitterness was mixed with a little helplessness, as if he had really turned back into whiteness.
"When I'm gone, you won't remember me. I think about it, and finally I want to say to you...... Pay more attention to the people around you and don't let her heart down for you. If we ever see each other again in the future, I'll have to check to see if you've treated her well, and if not, I'll be angry. β
After Ling Zeru finished speaking, he kept looking at the words with a calm expression, motionless.
After Shouxu found out, he suddenly said:
"Would you like to leave him a kiss before leaving?"
Ling Zeru's eyelids jumped, and he turned his head and glared at it coldly: "What nonsense are you talking about?" β
After saying goodbye to the words, only Jiang Li's family was left in the end.
Jiang Li, she is the biological mother of Ju Ruobai, but this fact was only established in the previous world, and now, there is no evidence to prove their mother-daughter relationship.
If you really want to say it, only the memories that Ling Zeru has can prove this, but Ling Zeru is an outsider, and he has these memories and can't have any impact on this world.
"Do you want Jiang Li to think of you?"
"Think of me?"
"Yes, do you want her to know that she actually had a daughter named Queruo Bai in a certain timeline?"
"This, what's the need, the daughter I once had, now I can't accompany her. Let her forget about it like that, so that she won't be miserable about my departure. β
"The sky is full of stars, radiating light in the endless night, silently disappearing its form when the sun rises. How many stories are there to tell about a flower that can be named with such a beautiful meaning! β
"What are you talking about? Hurry up and take me to Aunt Jiang's house. β
"Hmph, guy who doesn't understand amorous feelings, then let's go."
Shouxu took Ling Zeru and went to visit the last house, where Zhun Yunming and Jiang Li were both standing by Zhun Junne's bedside, looking at his face with an anxious expression.
"Where is Sister Ruobai, why did she suddenly disappear? Otherwise, Mom, let's call the emergency number first, Dad, he has never fallen down directly like just now, I think eighty percent is in a coma! β
That makes sense. I'm going to call the hospital now. β
Just as Jiang Li took out the phone and was about to dial, Ling Zeru, who was familiar to them, suddenly walked into the room.
"Sister Ruobai, where did you go just now, I can't find you anywhere."
"I ...... I've gone to clean up the things that my uncle left behind, and they've all been sorted out and put on the table outside. If you want me to say, Uncle Prospect should just be too tired and fall asleep, let's not disturb his rest now, just let him sleep normally. β
"Huh? Yes, but is Dad really sleepy enough to fall asleep? β
"This ......"
Ling Zeru glanced at a certain place in the room, and Shouxu, who was hiding there, immediately received the signal, so he asked Zhun Junne, who was lying on the bed, to turn over and cover the quilt.
"You see, the quasi-uncle must be asleep, will the unconscious person turn over and cover himself with the quilt?"
"This ......"
Zhun Yunming couldn't answer for a while, but after thinking about it, he felt that maybe this was indeed the case.
"Dad, is he really tired like this? It looked like a hard day. β
"yes, let's not bother him. Aunt Jiang, shall we go out first? β
Hearing that Ju Ruobai and Zhun Yunming both said this, Jiang Li had no choice but to believe this statement. She wished that her husband was indeed just asleep, so that when she woke up in the morning, she would see him greeting her again.
Not really, but in the afternoon.
After walking out of the room, the three people were already tired, but there was an embarrassing situation at the moment, that is, when they helped Zhun Junne back to the room, Zhun Yunming and Ju Ruobai subconsciously brought him to Zhun Yunming's room, and now, there was Zhun Junni lying in the room that originally belonged to Zhun Yunming, so there was only one room left to prepare for these three people.
"Why don't you go sleep with your father, and I'll sleep in your room?" (Zhun Yunming)
"You kid, what should you do if you're white?" (Jiang Li)
"Does Sister Ruobai want to stay?" (Zhun Yunming)
"Oh, it's so late, are you going to chase me away?" (Reizawa Ruu)
"Uh...... I'm really sorry, but that bed should only be enough for two people to sleep anyway, and if you don't sleep with Dad, Mom, then one of the three of us must sleep in the living room. (Zhun Yunming)
"Oh, my precious son~" (Jiang Li)
"What do you want to say, Mom?" (Zhun Yunming)
"As the only man here, should you be responsible?" (Jiang Li)
"Are you going to let your son sleep on the couch?" (Zhun Yunming)
"No, the choice is yours." (Jiang Li)
"Then, I want to ......" (Joon Yun-myeong)
"You can sleep in the kitchen or in the toilet, whichever you choose." (Jiang Li)
"I ......"
Zhun Yunming knew that there would be no bedroom in his options, so he had to accept his fate and obediently went to sleep on the sofa in the living room.
And Ling Zeru, together with Jiang Li, walked into the bedroom on the side. To be honest, he can only enjoy all this now as a white person, but his snow-white hair, compared with the other party's jet-black hair, looks a little dazzling.
Although he has restored Ling Zeru's identity, he still has a primitive sense of closeness to the woman in front of him, is it the memory that makes him like this, or is Ling Zeru himself longing for maternal love as an orphan.
"Come on, Ruobai, let Aunt Jiang hold you and sleep all night. Don't be shy, Aunt Jiang is very good at coaxing children to sleep. β
"Aunt Jiang, I'm ten, cough, I'm in my twenties, and I'm no longer a child."
"But in my eyes, you're still like a child."
"Aunt Jiang, did you just say 'yet'?"
"Ah, yes, I don't know why, I just said it. People say that children will never grow up in front of their parents, but you ...... I'm not your mother......"
Ling Zeru's throat moved for a long time, but he never thought about what he was going to say, and finally he said:
"Aunt Jiang, do you believe that report more, or do you feel it in your heart?"
Ling Zeru knew that the paternity test report clearly stated that she was not related to her, which was likely to disturb her own judgment. To be honest, Jiang Li really didn't think about anything related to Ju Ruobai, she was Ju Ruobai's mother, she was the one who raised her since she was a child, and she was the person who was the least likely to forget her in theory.
Before the results of the paternity test came out, what did Jiang Li hope for, and whether she hoped that the report would be positive or negative.
But no matter what she hoped for, it didn't matter now, the report had clearly written that there was no blood relationship between them, which was normal, because this body was fabricated by Shouxu, and its appearance was determined according to its appearance, but the internal genes were created by it at will, so it was definitely impossible to detect anything.
In the face of ironclad evidence written on paper, even if Jiang Li has more conjectures, he should only be able to convince himself that those are all illusions.
"Ruobai, being with you makes me feel strange. You make me feel a sense of familiarity, and seeing you gives me a kind of joy when something is lost and regained. I've had strange dreams of a back, in an empty room, alone and busy in the light. β
"Do you know her?"
"I don't know, I don't even see what she looks like. All I could see was her back, she had long jet-black hair, long, hanging down, over her shoulders. She's quite tall, but she's very thin, and I don't know why, but I feel so distressed......"
"Please don't worry, Aunt Jiang, she may just be a researcher, you know, there are a lot of very talented people who will use their ingenuity in experiments and spend all night in the laboratory to improve their plans in order to seize the hard-won inspiration. She's probably just an ordinary researcher, I mean, working on a kind of machine, or a prop. β
"Yes, I don't know if she succeeded in completing what she wanted in the end."
"She must be successful because you are blessing her."
"Haha, that's good. It's not early, it's time to go to bed, come on, Auntie said okay, I'm going to sleep with you in my arms. β
Jiang Li held Ling Zeru in his arms, and Ling Zeru also felt a feeling of happiness and warmth at this moment, the other party's arms gave people a sense of peace of mind, and when the children were wronged outside, they would first think of crying in their mother's arms.
Under such a relaxed feeling, Ling Zeru also completely emptied herself, forgot everything, and slowly fell asleep.