You said you hated men, why are your eyes now full of love?-Chapter 66 - Awakening

The memory fragments stopped abruptly.

It was very sudden.

Like an old movie from the fifties or sixties, when the film reel in the projector runs out, the content on the big screen abruptly stops and goes dark.

But even if she could continue watching, she wouldn't want to.

Because... this parallel world was too horrifying.

So horrifying that she didn't want to remember any of it.

Except for that one time he helped her, the two of them were just strangers in the same class, without any interaction.

Like two straight lines, briefly intersecting before drifting further and further apart, never touching again…

Could such a world really exist?

Standing at the end of the other shore, she saw her other self, lonely and oppressed after enduring so much targeting and pressure.

The girl trembled as she hid in the shadows, seeking the last shred of comfort and security.

With nothing to rely on, she wandered in that desperate world, surviving only in the cracks.

There was no blue sky. No sun.

Watching this tragedy, she stood frozen, her chest feeling heavy, stuffed with cotton.

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If this memory wasn't real… then why did it hurt so much?

As if... she had actually experienced it herself.

The scene shifted and the image before her changed again.

She was back on that hopeless afternoon.

The boy stood tall before her.

His whole figure was backlit, sunlight pouring in behind him, cutting through a corner of the darkness, like an angel she longed for in her dreams.

"Mu Mu..."

Her hollow eyes regained life and her pale lips moved slightly.

With tear tracks still drying at the corners of her eyes, she stared blankly at the only clear stream in that sea of ink.

She wanted to throw herself into his arms, to cling to that scent that calmed her, as she always did.

But she forgot that this was not the world she knew.

"..."

In her vision, the boy only glanced at her before turning away.

No pause.

No hesitation.

At that moment, the world darkened in her eyes.

A heavy emptiness rose from the depths of her heart, the only light in the darkness disappearing, leaving her alone, sinking into the cold swamp.

Panic gripped her. She reached out to stop him, but it was like her voice had been stolen, and she couldn't utter a single word.

She could only watch as his slim figure grew more distant… walking further and further away.

No… don't go…

Mu Mu, don't go... Don't... leave me.

I'm begging you.

Don't!

…

Her eyes flew open. She stared at the pitch black ceiling, gasping for breath. Her back was soaked in cold sweat.

The fear and anxiety hadn't gone away. Her heart thudded wildly in her chest.

It felt... like she had a terrible nightmare.

She rested the back of her hand resting on her forehead. Her mind was hazy and her whole body felt weak.

She'd just put on her slippers and stood for a few seconds when her legs suddenly gave way, causing her to collapse to the ground.

"Ugh…"

Her knee accidentally hit the bed frame, making her face pale from the pain.

Struggling to get up from the floor, she staggered to the desk, picked up the water cup, and drank it all in one gulp. The burning dryness in her throat eased a little.

But the dizziness and nausea didn't go away. If anything, they got worse.

She shuffled her way back to the bed and lay down. The exhaustion from all over her body left her without much energy to think.

Her eyelids, struggling to stay open, slowly began to droop, and she drifted back to sleep, groggy and disoriented.

But it wasn't restful.

Her head felt hot and swollen. She had scattered nightmares that she completely forgot each time she awoke.

She vaguely remembered receiving a call from Ji Mu, and maybe stumbling to the door at some point to let him in.

She couldn't remember if this had really happened or if it was just her wishful thinking.

The constant switching between reality and dreams had made it difficult for Ruan Qingqing to distinguish between them.

"Silly goose, silly goose."

A familiar voice called beside her.

She wanted to open her eyes to see, but her eyelids felt like they were weighed down with lead, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't open them. In the end, she could only make a few sounds.

"Mu, Mu..."

"I'm here."

Hearing the boy's answer, the furrow between her brows slowly relaxed.

Something warm gently brushed across her forehead.

The movements were soft and soothing.

Realizing that he was truly at her side, the indescribable fear finally subsided.

With this sense of comfort, she fell into a deep sleep.

The nightmares that had previously haunted her like a bone-deep affliction did not return, and she slept soundly.

When she regained consciousness, dawn had yet to break.

The towel on her forehead had gone cold.

Her eyes shifted, and her gaze fell on the boy sitting by her bed, watching over her.

His arms were crossed, his head slightly bowed in sleep. It wasn't hard to guess that he had been taking care of her for a long time.

For a moment, a small warm current coursed through her limbs and bones, flowing into her heart.

Her limp body gained a little strength.

"Mu Mu..."

The girl's eyes were filled with tenderness as she looked at him without blinking.

So it wasn't a dream.

You're really here~

Still sleepy, Ji Mu turned his head at the sound.

Seeing that she was awake, the drowsiness in his mind instantly vanished and he leaned forward to ask, "Awake? How are you feeling, silly goose?"

Ruan Qingqing propped herself up weakly.

"Much better already."

Her body under the blanket broke out in a layer of cold sweat, and it was only now that she realized her condition. "Am I... catching a cold?"

Picking up the towel that had fallen onto her shoulder, Ji Mu sighed, "You have a fever, which is very different from a cold."

Honestly, she was already stupid, and now being sick made her even stupider.

"Hehe~"

She smiled sheepishly. Her pale little face looked both cute and pitiful.

Ji Mu tucked her in and gently brushed away a few strands of hair stuck to her cheek.

"Rest well, don't move."

Such intimate contact was too sudden, and Ruan Qingqing, unprepared, couldn't help but feel a bit shy.

She obediently lay down again and asked softly, "Mu Mu, how did you know I had a fever?"

"I could tell by your voice. Anyone could tell that something was wrong when we talked on the phone just now."

As Ji Mu spoke, he rinsed the towel in the basin, wrung it out, and put it back on her forehead.

"Keep the towel on for a little longer. When your head stops spinning completely, you can take it off."

"Okay."

She could sense his fatigue from his advice, and feeling guilty for being the cause, Ruan Qingqing suggested, "Mu Mu, maybe you should head home first."

"Hmm, finish up and then kick me out? That's not how you treat someone who helped you, silly goose."

"No, it's not like that..."

Ruan Qingqing explained, "I don't want you to be too tired."

"Me? It's actually fine. At worst, I'll just sleep a little more when I get back."

Young people recover quickly.

In the face of twenty-five million, what's a few sleepless nights?

Even so, Ruan Qingqing still felt a bit embarrassed.

"I just feel... like I'm bothering you again."

Ji Mu frowned, "Why do you keep saying that?"

If he had come a little later, what would have happened if the silly goose, burning with a high fever alone at home, had really fallen asleep and never woken up?

"Don't worry about how I feel. You—"

He looked at the girl, thin from illness, leaning against the bed, her cheeks pale, having lost their usual rosy color.

Like a flower slowly wilting. A gust of wind from outside could easily blow her over.

Ji Mu's throat tightened.

Any more words he wanted to say were left unspoken.

"Don't ever think you're bothering me."

He gently stroked her hair, as if he were caring for a precious and fragile piece of porcelain.

"As long as it's something to do with you, the word 'trouble' doesn't apply to me."

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