Chapter 7: Interrogation
The little girl strode forward with her long and straight legs. Her breathing was rapid, and every breath was making her heart pound in her chest. Her gaze was fixed on the black shadow that was getting closer and closer to her, and it was also a little fierce. The scorching heat was as if it would burn a hole in the other party.
The other party’s gaze met hers. It was a pair of dark and inky eyes. She couldn’t catch any emotion in the other party’s eyes. Everything was restrained, and she couldn’t find the emotion she should have. It was as if she were in a strange sea, and she couldn’t see the end.
She saw all of the other party’s actions clearly. When the man saw her, his fingers curled up, and he even wanted to turn and run, but he was suppressed with great effort.
This was an extremely unnatural action in her eyes. He seemed to be… forcing himself to calm down.
He was… afraid of her. But why?
No, what was she doing? It was just two people with similar appearances. How could they be equated? The more surprised she was when she was imagining things, the more disappointed she would be when the truth was revealed.
She was really crazy. The gains and losses of being surprised and afraid of losing had once again dominated her emotions.
Before she could think carefully, the man had looked at her deeply and had turned his head and had left.
Why did he leave? The other party’s not-so-reasonable actions were like a fishhook. The desire that she had managed to suppress was again seduced by the bobbing float on the surface of the water, and it was luring her into a trap bit by bit.
She gritted her teeth and chased after him again, as if the other party were a thief who had stolen her things. She would never let go easily.
“Hey, you stop!”
He Mu Qing shouted again. The dark and narrow alley only had two exits. The sky was getting dark, and a row of streetlights had been lit at some point. The dim and hazy halo was dim, and the man’s retreating figure had become blurry.
The cold and wet air was poured into her lungs, and a burning sensation of alternating ice and fire arose. She covered her cramping lower abdomen and saw the other party turn a corner. He was almost about to disappear from her sight. But then, she heard the sound of a heavy object falling from the corner, and she was stunned for a few seconds.
She ignored the pain and rushed into the darkness of the corner. Then her whole person was stiff on the spot. The other party seemed to have accidentally fallen, and it was as if he were in great pain somewhere. His whole body was curled up, and he seemed to be enduring a pain that ordinary people could not bear. His body was trembling slightly, and the bread was scattered on the floor, and it was soaked in the sewage.
He Mu Qing slowly squatted down, and her lips were slightly parted, but she didn’t know how to speak. The man was lying on the ground, but he was still trying his best to lower his head. His messy hair, which was over his earlobes, was scattered, and his entire face was in a shadow. His thin, red lips were bitten pale.
She reached out with a trembling hand and approached the frail man under her. Her fingers slowly parted his soft and wet black hair. The streetlight above her head was flickering with a dim light. She felt as if her eyes were covered by a black cloth, and she could only hear her own breathing in the empty room.
A few strands of messy hair that were clinging to his forehead were parted by her. Her fingertips touched a layer of cold and wet sweat. His forehead was abnormally hot. She suddenly understood the reason why the other party had suddenly fallen.
But before she could think carefully, her limbs were as stiff as if she had suddenly died. For a moment, she felt that she was dreaming, or… she was really crazy.
There shouldn’t be two identical snowflakes in this world, let alone two people who are so similar.
She was half-squatting next to the man. Her shadow was on the corner of the wall, and it just happened to cover him, who was curled up with his limbs because of the pain. She was almost possessed. She was staring at the deep and three-dimensional features under the shadow, especially the gentle and watery eyes, which were a deep and dark black.
So similar to him. No one could compare. No… it was him.
“What’s your name?”
Her worldview was collapsing. Four years of scientific research had made her scoff at these strange and chaotic pseudo-sciences. But now the facts were in front of her. To take a step back, if God had played this joke on her, then the truly cruel thing… was that this dream would still wake up in the end.
The other party’s dilated pupils slightly contracted, and his vision was focused. He looked at her face clearly, and he didn’t make a sound. Then… he lowered his head and deliberately avoided her gaze, as if he didn’t want to look at her for another second.
He Mu Qing’s teeth were aching with anger. This was just like him. He was hiding everything. But this time, he had fallen into her palm. If he was going to die… he had to spit out the cause and effect first.
The little girl’s dark and bright eyes were half-squinted, and a cold and sharp light was in her eyes. It was as sharp as a knife.
“I’m fine…”
He lowered his head, and the corners of his lips were curled. His stomach was in a turmoil, and it was pulling at his pain nerves and was twisting. He was in so much pain that his consciousness was about to become blurry. He instinctively avoided the girl’s question, and his voice was so low that it was hard to hear.
He Mu Qing had a cold face, and her face was pale. The cramping pain in her lower abdomen was reminding her that this was not a dream. But why was even his voice like his? She fiercely interrupted him.
“Shut up. Where does it hurt?”
He choked twice, and his consciousness was in a daze. He looked down at the girl’s wet shoe tips, and his voice was hoarse and dark.
“My stomach hurts…”
…
On the plate was a bowl of hot and steaming shredded pork with rice. It looked very good, and the aroma was alluring. The protrusion in his throat rolled. He was really hungry. He picked up the bowl and ate without caring about his image. After he had eaten more than half of the rice, the burning sensation in his stomach finally calmed down. His head was still a little dizzy, and he had been having a low fever after being in the rain.
Su Yu put down the plate, and the hand that was about to be withdrawn was held by a hand. He tried to break free, but the other party used force. Although it was not great, he still gave up.
“Su Yu?”
“You’ve got the wrong person.”
He lowered his head again and subconsciously looked around. They were in a relatively spacious bedroom. The window was ajar, and the door was closed. The bed was covered with a pink bedsheet. The lights were not on in the room, and there was only a not-so-bright table lamp between the two of them, which was vaguely illuminating each other’s facial contours.
“You called my name when you fainted in the alley… are you still going to lie to me?”
He Mu Qing could feel that he was visibly nervous because of her unauthorized contact. The muscles on his back were clearly outlined under his shirt, and his stiff back was like a fully drawn bow. But he was unwilling to show this nervousness, so he tried his best to suppress it. His pale and powerful knuckles were curled up in unease, and they were transmitting a hidden strength and a tangled emotion to her.
“You’re lying…”, he sighed very lightly, as if he had made some decision. The muscles in his arm slowly relaxed, and he raised his head and looked at her very seriously.
He Mu Qing did not flinch. She stared at Su Yu, and her words were firm. “But you’re also lying, Su Yu… I recognize you. You are Su Yu. I will never forget.”
“I have something urgent to do now. I’ll tell you everything later. Let me leave here first… okay?”, he smiled and said in a very gentle tone.
“Haha.”
Even though she knew that she would be easily subdued by an adult man, she still held his wrist tightly and looked at him with a half-smile, her eyes shining with a stubbornness that he was very familiar with.
“Su Yu, is this the first day you’ve known me? Have you almost forgotten me after not seeing me for a few years? But I haven’t. You’re just a bastard…”
“I’ve already locked the door. This is the key.” She held the key in her hand and shook it at Su Yu. She threw it out of the window, which was already ajar, almost without any hesitation. She raised her head and looked at him, her tone fierce.
“If you don’t make it clear today, no one is leaving this door!”
