Su Fengxi sat on the edge of the rooftop for a long time after Fan Jialuo left, appearing as though she had lost her soul. Her heart was filled with endless fear, and when she looked at the vast night sky, she seemed to see the deep sea. A huge whale hovered overhead, opening its bloody mouth and devouring everything it could and couldn’t see.
This was the exclusive view for those standing at the top of the food chain, while she thought the whole world had become hers after only bewitching a few men to revolve around her.
Su Fengxi was both bitter and embarrassed. She wanted to laugh at herself, but was currently unable to lift the corners of her mouth. Fan Jialuo’s powerful consciousness had caused a hot gust of wind to injure her face, so she was unable to form any expressions. It was just his consciousness, but it had come so close to taking her life! Just a little bit more and……
A strong sense of fear swept through Su Fengxi’s heart and she covered her face in horror, only to realize that she had unknowingly become covered in tears and snot. It turned out that under extreme fear, human beings really had no way to pay attention to themselves or the outside world, as both their bodies and minds would freeze up.
The more Su Fengxi thought about it, the more frightened she grew. After her arms and legs warmed up and her body was no longer shaking so much, she crawled on all fours to get further away from the edge of the roof. She actually wanted to leave, but her current appearance was so bad that she simply couldn’t appear in front of anyone.
Suddenly, the sound of ringing broke the darkness of the night, causing Su Fengxi’s heart to jump. She shivered as she crawled to the location where she had dropped her cell phone. When she saw the caller’s name on the screen, she immediately answered the call and exclaimed, “Zhang Yang, I was almost killed just now! I want to see my father, and I want to grow stronger! I don’t want to be swallowed by a giant whale, do you understand?”
The person on the other end said something hurriedly, and she continuously nodded as she replied, “Yes, it was Fan Jialuo. You guys asked me to approach and investigate him before. Yes, that’s right, he was indeed an ordinary person at that time, but he’s different now, I swear. He stole my powers, and under his bewitchment, I almost jumped from a 48-story building! If you hadn’t sensed that I was in danger and called me just now, I would have died! He also almost took away my jade pendant! Okay, you help me arrange it. I want to see my father as soon as possible and grow stronger. I want to become a giant whale!”
The person on the other end said something else, and Su Fengxi’s frightened expression eased a little. She said emotionally, “I understand, okay, I will free up some time. You’re asking about the giant whale? Even if I told you, you wouldn’t understand. You’ll never understand without seeing it with your own eyes.”
After hanging up the phone, Su Fengxi sat against the wall for a while before she dragged her exhausted body up from the ground and stumbled away from the rooftop.
At the same time, Fan Jialuo bought a few bottles of mineral water and took Xu Yiyang into the bathroom to make him rinse out his mouth, as well as wash the wounds covering the back of his hand.
“Don’t bite people in the future, it’s dirty.” He wiped the black blood from the corners of the child’s mouth with a wet paper towel. His patience was evident despite his tightly furrowed brows and pursed lips. Su Fengxi’s blood had long since been corrupted, and the smell was really unpleasant.
Xu Yiyang gargled the water before spitting it into the toilet, nodding repeatedly to indicate he had learned his lesson. As his big brother gently wiped the corners of his mouth, he slightly narrowed his eyes and the corners of his lips hooked up, appearing like a mouse that just stole oil.
“Okay, let’s go, I’ll take you for a ride. The scenery is very beautiful at night.” After finishing off the several bottles of water, Fan Jialuo finally let Xu Yiyang go.
The two had just driven onto Shanghuan Road when Fan Jialuo sensed something. His tone was slightly gloomy as he said, “Something seems to have happened to your mother. Let’s take a look.”
Xu Yiyang, who was slouched in the seat, immediately sat upright, his gaze filled with anxiety.
The sleek sports car parked on the side of the road, and a pair of large and small figures got out of the car, holding hands as they walked towards Father Xu’s company. Even before they approached the building, they saw a group of people standing in front of the company and pointing at the rooftop. The police had put up yellow tape to block off the people watching from a distance. Some good samaritans wanted to break into the building, but they were stopped by the police and company security on duty. Obviously, someone here was about to commit suicide by jumping off the building.
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“It’s your mother,” Fan Jialuo said as he looked up at the dark spot by the edge of the rooftop.
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“What? That’s his mother? Let me ask him for his name.”
“His name is Xu Yiyang, his mother’s name is Chen Hui, and his father’s name is Xu Hanguang,” Fan Jialuo briefly introduced.
The policeman immediately called their colleagues on the rooftop. The negotiator had already investigated the circumstances behind the suicide attempt and hurriedly brought someone in. A familiar female voice came through the speaker, “Is that Yangyang? It’s Auntie Liao Fang, hurry up and come persuade your mother!”
Xu Yiyang stared straight up at the rooftop, his pale face growing increasingly frosty. Fan Jialuo picked him up and strode into the company. He took the elevator to the top floor, before taking the stairs to the rooftop. Several police officers stood in different locations, but their gazes were all focused on Mother Xu, who was sitting on the railing. Father Xu stood a little further away, shouting furiously, “Chen Hui, you come down! Why are you acting crazy?”
“I won’t come down, I should have died a long time ago! Xu Hanguang, you won’t die a peaceful death either! You betrayed me, you murderer!” Mother Xu accused sharply, her expression twisted from her tears.
Father Xu looked around in a panicked manner, afraid that the police would suspect him. He desperately wished to kick her down, to prevent her from speaking again.
“You set me up and tried to frame me! You’re so cruel!” Mother Xu was still crying, not listening to the negotiator at all.
Fortunately for Xu Hanguang, the negotiator did not pay attention to her “murderer” accusation. They thought she meant that if she jumped today, Xu Hanguang would become her murderer.
As the only police officer in the jurisdiction who had previously contacted the Xu family, Liao Fang was brought in to negotiate with Mother Xu. She was sweating anxiously, but then she suddenly saw Fan Jialuo and Xu Yiyang, and hurriedly shouted, “Don’t jump, your son is here!”
“What?” Mother Xu turned away and screamed hoarsely, “Don’t come here, don’t come here! Don’t let him come over here!” She was so frightened that her whole body was trembling. Father Xu’s face also drained of color due to fear, but he didn’t dare to run away, afraid of acting suspiciously.
Xu Yiyang walked towards his mother, step by step.
Seeing his stiff face and dark pupils, Mother Xu went completely insane and yelled shrilly, “I won’t jump if you make him go away! Make him go away, don’t come over, don’t come over! Help!”
Liao Fang and the others had puzzled expressions as Mother Xu continued shouting, “Why did you come back? Isn’t it good for you to die outside? I did wrong you, and I was not a good mother, but I wasn’t the one to kill you! Why did you only follow and torture me? What do you want? What do I have to do for you to leave me alone? You’re driving me crazy, did you know that?”
She had cried so much that her face was covered with tears and snot, and the despair in her heart was like a wave that continuously crashed into her body, causing her sanity to gradually crumble.
Father Xu really wanted to seal her mouth, but he didn’t dare to open his mouth and speak randomly, for fear of arousing the police’s suspicion.
The police were suspicious, but they were suspicious of Mother Xu’s mental state, not her accusations of murder. She seemed to have gone crazy.
“If you’re dead, you’re dead, why did you come back? If you want revenge, you should go to Xu Hanguang. He’s the one who killed you! You should go to him, so why do you keep looking for me? I am your mother, the one who gave birth to you. Do you know how much I suffered because of you? You white-eyed wolf, go away! Go away!”
Mother Xu continued shouting, but Xu Yiyang continued to approach her, one small step at a time……
The negotiator quickly realized that the child failed to arouse Mother Xu’s desire to live, and might even cause her to completely break down, so they tried to pull Xu Yiyang back. However, they were blocked by Fan Jialuo.
At this moment, Mother Xu broke down and shouted hysterically, “Go away! I don’t want to see you! Go away, go away, let me go! I’m begging you! What the hell do you want? Do you really want to force me to jump, will that make you happy? Okay, I’ll show you!”
After she finished speaking, she released her grip on the railing.
Everyone sucked in a breath, wanting to save her, but they were too far away and too late, so they could only watch helplessly. A hint of excitement appeared in Father Xu’s gaze, and he exclaimed in his heart, ‘Jump! Jump down now!’
However, it was a pity that at this time, Fan Jialuo slowly said, “You really don’t know why he wanted to come back after experiencing so much pain? During these past few days, has he ever hurt you?”
His gentle voice had the magical effect of soothing one’s heart, and the mentally unstable Mother Xu actually gripped the handrail unconsciously. She looked at him and shook her head, as if she was in a trance. “He did not, he did not hurt me, but what does he want? Didn’t he come back for revenge? He hated me because I treated him poorly.”
After regaining some clarity, Mother Xu’s heart ached as she recalled what she had done. Of course she knew it was wrong to abuse her own children, and she felt guilty, regretful, and sad. However, once she lost control of her emotions, she was no longer herself. She couldn’t control her abusive mouth, her violent hands, or her heart, which was filled with anger and the desire to destroy. She really couldn’t control it! She was also desperate!
“Yangyang, Mom didn’t want to, so don’t hate Mom. Mom didn’t want to do it.” She trembled and cried, because she herself knew how delusional the phrase “don’t hate Mom” was. After being treated like that, no one wouldn’t be resentful. The lengthy torment he suffered at her hands was indeed more terrible than Xu Hanguang’s fatal kick.
It was normal for this child to come back and seek revenge on her. He had to hate her, how couldn’t he?
Mother Xu cried bitterly, repeating over and over, “Don’t hate Mom, Mom will die for you. Don’t hate Mom, Mom will atone for your life.”
Fan Jialuo’s cold sigh interrupted her monologue. “You still don’t understand why this child came back?”
Mother Xu looked at him through tear-filled eyes.
Fan Jialuo walked over to Xu Yiyang and gently stroked his head, instructing, “Go ahead and say what your last wish was.”
Xu Yiyang took another small step forward and raised his arms high. With difficulty, he slowly but clearly said three words, “Mom, Mom, hug.” For this moment, he had practiced for a long time.
Mother Xu looked at him blankly. Her mind was empty, and the only image remaining was from the day when the child returned from the lake. He had also looked at her unblinkingly, slowly raised his arms, and waited silently.
The image grew increasingly clear, as if it had just happened yesterday. However, at that time she thought the child was going to hurt her, so she fiercely swatted away his hands and quickly fled. It turned out that what he had waited, prayed, and longed for was just a hug? A simple hug could make him emerge from the icy lake water and drag his stiff corpse to follow her like a shadow for so many days?
Mother Xu was completely stunned. Her mind was running wild, but she couldn’t form a single coherent thought.
Therefore, Fan Jialuo lit the bulb in her mind by asking, “Or else what? What do you think he came back for? Do you think he was dominated by ugly desires, endless greed, paranoid delusions, or icy hatred like you all are? He’s just a child. What would a child ask of his mother?”
Yes, what would a ten year old child ask of his mother? Did they need money? Did they need status? Did they need fortune or fame? They were so simple and pure that they didn’t even know how to hate someone after being abused. They were naturally attached to their mothers and needed warmth, and this missing warmth could often be fulfilled with just a hug.
Mother Xu let go of the railing and slumped to the ground. She didn’t jump down. For a moment, she did really want to fall headfirst, but she couldn’t help but give up after seeing the child’s raised hands and hopeful eyes.
She covered her face and cried for a long time, but the child still stood there, waiting for her with his arms held high.
It turned out that he only wanted this one hug. In his short life, he never seemed to have experienced the warmth of being hugged. He desired it so strongly that it became his obsession, causing him to crawl out of hell.
What kind of life would cause a child to do such a thing? The thought made Mother Xu unable to even cry. She finally came to her senses and crawled on her hands and knees to the child’s side, before holding him tightly in her arms. This young life had been conceived in her body. It had brought her joy, warmth, and comfort, and she had so eagerly awaited his arrival.
What had caused her to reach this point? Why did she vent all her resentment towards her husband on this child? What had she done? Until the child died, she had never held him tightly for more than a moment, not even once!
She held the child like he was her treasure, and only now did she finally understand who was indispensable in her life.
However, this realization came too late. The child rested his head on her shoulder and smiled contentedly, before cautiously reaching out his hands to wrap them around her shoulders. Then, he gently pushed her away. He walked back to the handsome young man and tugged lightly on the other’s sleeve. Then, the pair of large and small figures turned around and left without looking back, with zero lingering attachments.
“Don’t go, don’t go! My child, you’re my child, you’re Mom’s baby! Come back to Mom, come back! Mom will love you properly this time!” Mother Xu pushed aside the surrounding police officers and ran wildly to the stairway, only to find it empty.
Her child had really left. He really had just come to ask for a hug, and nothing more……
oh gosh my throat is sour…
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Heart hurting really badly here
Thanks for the chapter ❤️❤️
Ahhh it’s so sad ! Poor kid ! You will have a better life now !
I’m totally not crying…
Ok back to crying senselessly at 3.00am in the morning and thinking about all the questions this novel asked me! Thbak you so much for continuing translating. Waited so so long … 🥲
I didn’t realize you updated! Poor little Xu he just wanted a hug I’m sobbing😣😭but thank you for the wonderful chapter
That broke my heart…
Thank you for the chapter.
Thanks for the chapter, even though I already mtl this novel this part still makes me cry
This made me cry😭