I Raised the Fallen Lop-Eared Rabbit into a Yandere 45

Chapter 45: Sailing

The door was kicked open.

The second before, Adele had clearly heard five words—

Sister, don’t kill me!

She had almost no time to think and threw open the door.

The scene in the room froze in an instant.

Lina was holding a knife tightly in her hand. The girl was slumped on the carpet, her wet eyes full of fear.

This was a murder scene!

Adele’s gaze was locked on the sharp knife in Lina’s hand.

What is the little rabbit doing?!

Lina’s mind went completely blank the moment the door opened.

She had only one thought:

It’s over!

It’s all over!

Adele must have heard the girl’s words!

The knife in my hand is the best proof!

Lina staggered back half a step, then froze completely. Her ears were as if stuffed with wet cotton. All the sounds from the outside world became blurry. The extreme terror made her limbs go numb. She wanted to immediately throw away that damn dagger.

But the muscles in her fingers were spasming. She couldn’t let go at all!

Damn it!

Lina didn’t dare to look into Adele’s eyes.

They must be filled with disappointment.

Adele wouldn’t want her anymore…

She was no longer her baby…

Lina’s throat tightened. She couldn’t even squeeze out the simplest of explanations.

Adele’s mind was also in a mess. Fortunately, her concern for Lina surpassed everything else.

Even if the rabbit was really a murderer, her pity would surely come faster than her condemnation.

Adele quickly noticed that something was wrong with Lina.

Her face was pale. Her eyes were not filled with the ferocity of a murderer, but with a despair that was about to overflow.

This didn’t look like she was about to kill someone, but more like she had been framed.

Realizing this, Adele quickly calmed down.

But the girl didn’t give her much time to react. She spoke with a sob in her voice, “She… she’s crazy! Every time she takes me out, she doesn’t give me any food, and… and she hits me! She won’t let me tell you, said that if I dared to complain, she would kill me…”

The more she spoke, the more agitated she became, as if she had suffered a great torment. “I just asked her why she was treating me like this, and she picked up a knife…” The girl choked, looking at Adele with a terrified and helpless gaze. “Save me…”

Lina trembled even more, the blood rushing to her head. “You’re lying!”

Lina finally found her voice. “She’s lying! Everything she said is fake! I didn’t do anything! She’s the imposter! She’s trying to drive a wedge between us! She’s trying to harm me!”

She was incoherent, desperate to prove her innocence to Adele.

“I know.” Adele took a small step forward and comforted her, “No matter what, put the knife down first. It’s too dangerous…”

“I won’t!” Lina screamed in refusal. Adele’s request for her to put down the knife was, in her eyes, a sign of distrust.

In Adele’s eyes now, she was a dangerous person who needed to be disarmed!

Lina completely collapsed!

Panic and anger seared her reason. On the verge of complete loss of control, Lina suddenly cut herself.

Blood splattered on the floor. In the sharp pain, she regained a sliver of her sanity.

Just this little bit was enough for her to find a way to break the situation.

“Lina!” Adele cried out in alarm. “Don’t do that!”

Lina’s eyes were bloodshot. She acted even more “out of control.” She approached Adele and said, “Why don’t you believe me? Why don’t you believe me! None of you will get away! I’ll kill you first, then that monster!”

Adele froze in place, ready to snatch the knife.

The girl sat on the carpet, watching the two people who were about to kill each other, a wicked smile flashing in her eyes.

Yes! Just like that! A little crazier! A little more out of control!

She was still gloating when, the next second, Lina, who had already approached her, turned the tip of her knife and stabbed directly at her!

This was an extremely fast and calm thrust!

One strike, and blood was drawn, without hesitation.

All of Lina’s trembling and madness disappeared the moment she struck. She did not wave the knife around like a madwoman, nor did she aim for a fatal spot. The tip of the knife flashed a cold light, and a cut immediately appeared on the girl’s arm.

“Ah—”

The girl let out a short and real cry of pain.

At the same time, Adele’s whole body trembled violently, and an identical cut appeared on her arm.

Lina seized the opportunity and told her that when the imposter was injured, Adele would also be injured, thus proving that the girl was not a “girl.”

Adele instantly recalled her previous experiences and completely sided with Lina.

The imposter clutched her bleeding arm. The panic and weakness on her face completely disappeared, replaced by a venomous hatred.

Only then did she realize that she had fallen into a trap!

Lina’s collapsed state just now was all an act for her to see! It was all for this final strike!

“You bitch!” The imposter let out a sharp and piercing roar, like an enraged beast, and pounced directly at Lina’s neck.

She was going to kill her directly!

All of this happened too quickly. Although Adele still didn’t understand what was going on with the synchronized injuries, when Lina was facing a death threat, she had no time to think, no time to weigh the pros and cons. She even ignored the faintly aching wound on her arm and kicked the “girl” away.

The imposter fell heavily to the ground. She struggled to raise her head and looked at Adele, who was standing in front of Lina, her gaze firm.

A complete failure! Defeated by that damn, unbreakable trust between these two people!

All for nothing!

The imposter glared at Lina and Adele in turn with her malicious eyes.

“Lina! You murderer! Madwoman! You’ll die a bad death!”

“Adele! You fool! You’re protecting her?! What do you think you are?!”

“I’ll be back! You’ll all die a bad death! Just you wait!”

After cursing, she glared at them one last time, a look that seemed to want to skin them alive. Then, she disappeared into thin air.

After a long moment.

Lina fell to the ground. She lowered her head and, with a calm that was deliberately detached from emotion, asked, “Adele, if… if I had killed someone tonight? What would you do?”

Adele answered a question with a question. “Do you think I’d be afraid of you?”

Lina stubbornly repeated her question. “Answer me. What if I just wanted to kill someone?”

Her words carried a hint of a self-destructive ruthlessness.

Adele was silent.

After a moment, she finally spoke very slowly, “Then I might… not be a noble enough person.”

Lina’s eyelashes trembled.

A self-deprecating smile touched the corners of Adele’s lips. “Even if you killed someone… I would still love you.”

Lina abruptly raised her head and looked at Adele in disbelief.

Those dark green eyes held only a pure and profound affection.

“You’re crazy,” Lina said.

Adele approached her, step by step, and knelt before her, cupping her face. “Maybe. Maybe I really am crazy.”

Lina said, “You’re in love with a madwoman.”

“You are my baby.” Adele caressed her face.

“I’m not.” Lina was on the verge of tears.

“You’re not mine?”

“I’m not a baby.”

Adele kissed away her tears. “You are.”

“Is it bitter?” Lina asked.

Adele passed the taste to her. “Did you taste it?”

“I only tasted you,” Lina said. “It’s been so many days. I’ve almost forgotten.”

As she spoke, large teardrops fell nonstop.

Adele’s eyes also grew moist. “I’m sorry. I was too hasty that day… Mmph—”

Lina bit her and explained, “I understand everything. What I said that day were just angry words. I don’t have no bottom line. I wouldn’t harm an innocent person.”

The heart that had been in suspense in Adele’s chest finally settled back into her stomach. After kissing enough, she said again, “If you really… really want to kill someone, and you can’t control it… then you can kill me—”

“I will never blame you.”

Lina bit her again and said, “I will never hurt you.”

Adele pinched the nape of her neck. “Your teeth marks are still there…”

“That’s not a hurt. That’s my love.”

“Too ferocious.”

“Ah?”

“A ferocious baby, I like that too.”

*

After the wedding procession left, the magnificent grand hall suddenly became deserted.

The king sat on the throne, his hand, covered in age spots, unconsciously caressing the ruby at the top of the scepter.

His gaze passed through the grand hall and rested vacantly at the end of the red-carpeted corridor.

Just two hours ago, his grand princess, wearing a pure white wedding dress, had left from here, surrounded by many royal relatives.

Everyone had praised the shrewdness of this political marriage, had sung his praises. But at this moment, he couldn’t remember a single word. What echoed in his ears were his daughter’s parting words.

Huaguang’s etiquette was perfect, but there was no warmth in her eyes.

“Your Majesty, as a princess, I will abide by my duties and do my best to promote good relations between the two countries. But as your daughter, this is a final farewell.”

The bond between father and daughter was severed the moment Huaguang stepped out of the grand hall.

The scepter suddenly rolled down the steps. The king clutched his chest. A sudden cramping pain made it almost impossible for him to breathe. Memories uncontrollably surged back.

He saw a five-year-old Huaguang lying in the garden, reading a newspaper. She could read an entire obscure report from beginning to end. Her childish voice showed her precociousness.

He saw a seven-year-old Huaguang playing chess. On the edge of the chessboard were piled excellent course reports.

He also saw a ten-year-old Huaguang learning to ride. The little girl had fallen on the riding ground, her body covered in bruises. The riding coach advised her to rest. She wiped her tears and said, “If I can’t ride a horse, I can’t lead the cavalry to charge. I am a princess. I have a responsibility to protect the country! I will definitely learn!”

…

The king couldn’t help but smile, but the dusty memories quickly overlapped with reality. The little milk dumpling, carved from jade, had, in the blink of an eye, become a sharp and pointed grand princess.

The king touched his own crown. The pity and reluctance for his daughter were completely killed off.

Just then, the queen walked in, holding two young children.

When his two legs were each hugged by a child, the king’s face immediately broke into a smile.

Forget it.

A daughter, a daughter with a wolf’s ambition—if she’s abandoned, she’s abandoned!

He was still on the throne.

He was still the king.

As long as he could keep this supreme power, he could have many more children in the future!

Just as the king was about to pat the two children, a messenger stumbled to the entrance of the grand hall. He didn’t even care about etiquette and fell directly onto the red carpet, his voice hoarse and distorted with fear:

“Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! The Grand Princess Huaguang… the Grand Princess’s wedding procession was attacked! The convoy was completely burned! The Grand Princess… she… she is missing!”

The dry wood in the fireplace suddenly burst into sparks. The gentle smile on the queen’s face instantly froze. The king’s face was pale, and he collapsed completely on the throne.

The emotions he had just suppressed—loneliness, worry, dread, and even regret—all came rushing back with the words “missing,” instantly swallowing him.

Only then did the king belatedly realize.

No wonder!

No wonder Huaguang had so easily handed over her military power!

Could it be a golden cicada shedding its shell!?

“Find her! All of you, get out and find her! I want to see her alive! If she’s dead, I want to see her corpse!”

*

The night was hazy. A small cargo ship was sailing on the vast sea.

In the cargo hold, the lights swayed gently with the ship. The warm yellow light dispelled the darkness. The air was filled with the smell of smoked sausages.

The sound of clothes tearing and intermittent muffled grunts intertwined.

“Don’t hold it in.”

“If it hurts, just scream.”

“Why are you shaking like that?”

“…”

Yuan You sat on the edge of the bed, her face pale. Two new wounds were added to her scarred arms.

Haia squatted in front of her, her hands covered in blood. Looking at the glass shard she had pulled out, she let out a long sigh of relief. “It’s fine now.”

Yuan You was in too much pain to speak. Huaguang, standing to the side, said with concern, “It won’t get infected, will it?”

Haia, while wiping her hands, said, “I’ve never had a patient get infected. Your Highness can rest assured.”

She had absolute confidence in her medical skills, and also an absolute pickiness about the environment.

“Hiss… this damn place, the smell of sausages is so strong! It’s making me dizzy.”

Herlkin leaned against the doorframe. “This is a sausage smuggling ship. You don’t like the smell?”

She tilted her chin toward the outside of the cabin. “Jump ship.”

Haia walked in front of her. The two of them looked at each other.

Haia mouthed silently, “I’ll pull your tail!”

Herlkin’s bottom tightened. She took the initiative to make way.

The corridor outside the cargo hold was very dim. Haia had just taken a few steps when she was pulled into the shadows by a cold force.

Haia sucked in a sharp breath and looked up to meet Aomo’s face.

“Why did you get on this ship? Why did you get involved in the power struggle! You and Herlkin are both giving me a headache!” Aomo’s voice was very low, her anger barely suppressed.

Haia said lightly, “I was worried about Herlkin. This job looked dangerous. If there’s no physician along the way, what if she gets hurt?”

Haia paused, then suddenly moved a little closer, almost touching Aomo’s nose, and asked, “Teacher, did you chase after me because you were really worried about me? Or did you want to bite me again?”

Aomo abruptly pulled back and said, “I was just worried about you. That’s all.”

The atmosphere was silent for a few seconds.

Haia suddenly laughed. She stared at Aomo’s face and said, “Don’t bite my arm today. It’s so bitten I can’t even perform surgery properly.”

As she spoke, she directly touched the buttons of her top.

A surgeon’s fingers are nimble. She undid the buttons, one by one, slowly and methodically. A small patch of skin, wrapped in a white shirt, was revealed.

“Let’s bite a different place.”

Aomo immediately turned her face away. The violent heaving of her chest exposed her shock and panic. “You!”

Her voice caught. She said in shame and anger, “Don’t be crazy!”

Aomo almost fled in panic.

Haia stared at her back, the smile on her face slowly fading.

And in an unnoticed corner, Herlkin was also staring at Haia.

The fox’s eyes fell on the half-open white shirt.

Soft, fair, and full of tantalizing imagination.

She was hidden in the shadows. Her throat moved very slightly.

…

Adele stood on the deck, looking at the boundless sea, and remembered the madwoman’s final instructions.

Get in touch with the people who appear around Lina. This is the key to destroying the story.

She was already in touch. But, what exactly should she do to destroy this story?

The salty sea breeze blew on her face. She shrank her neck. The next second, two hands wrapped around her from behind.

“What are you doing?” Lina said, “I missed you.”

“We’ve only been apart for ten minutes,” Adele laughed lightly.

“Not even ten seconds.” Lina kissed the “mark” she had left.

Adele flinched slightly and said, “You seem to like hugging me from behind.”

“Because…” Lina’s breath was just inches away. The warm air moistened the wolf’s ear. She said, half-joking, half-serious, “Because this way, you can’t run away.”

“I won’t run.” Adele stared at the vast sea. “I’ll always be with you.”

I will definitely take you home.

Definitely.

“Mhm.” Lina tightened her arms.

Adele, I’m very satisfied with this answer. You’d better keep your word…