"See? I told you I wasn't drunk, you were the one who was."
Shen Xiyue spoke in a drunken daze, as if she remembered something, and reached into her bag with one hand.
What is this woman looking for?
Jiang Cheng looked over curiously, but was dumbfounded when he saw what Shen Xiyue was holding.
Are you kidding me? You're an Underworld Queen, and you actually carry lollipops with you all the time?
For a moment, Jiang Cheng's gaze towards Shen Xiyue became strange.
"It will make you feel better after eating it."
Shen Xiyue didn't pay attention, tore open the wrapper, and handed the lollipop in her hand to Jiang Cheng.
There seemed to be expectation in her eyes, as if she hoped Jiang Cheng would remember something.
??
Jiang Cheng waved his hand, decisively refusing.
What a joke! How could a grown man eat something only children eat?
Even if he were to jump off from here, he would resolutely refuse to taste a single bite.
Shen Xiyue frowned, her tone leaving no room for argument.
"Open your mouth."
Impossible!
Jiang Cheng was very principled. Just as he was about to open his mouth to speak, a lollipop was shoved into his mouth.
Hmm~ I must say, it's actually quite sweet.
Shen Xiyue chuckled foolishly at the scene, then suddenly spoke with a hint of reminiscence.
"Jiang Cheng, let me tell you a story."
What story will you tell?
He's not a child; he doesn't need to listen to bedtime stories.
"No."
Jiang Cheng, with a lollipop in his mouth, shook his head.
All he wanted now was for Shen Xiyue to finish eating quickly and then go back to sleep.
"Well, since you want to hear it, then I'll tell you."
Shen Xiyue nodded to herself.
Jiang Cheng:...
Where did you hear me say I wanted to hear it?
Nod for yes, shake your head for no.
Besides, I'll just shake my head and refuse, okay?
Jiang Cheng was somewhat helpless, so he simply gave up and let her do whatever she wanted.
The next second, Shen Xiyue slowly spoke.
There was a little girl who was carefree from childhood and loved by her parents very much.
Until the girl was seven years old, during one of her outings.
Her enemies sent men to kidnap her and her mother to an abandoned building.
The original intention was to use this to coerce the girl's father into submission.
However, one of the thugs took a liking to the little girl's mother.
They even used the girl as leverage to force her mother to cooperate.
To protect her, the girl's mother pretended to comply and took advantage of the group of scumbags' momentary lapse in vigilance to escape with the girl.
But because he was carrying the girl, he quickly ran out of strength.
In desperation, the girl's mother hid her in a closet, but she herself was driven into a corner.
To preserve his innocence, he jumped from the rooftop.
Inside the closet, the girl tightly covered her mouth, afraid to make a sound, but tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
Later, the girl's family arrived.
The thugs died a horrible death, but the girl was saved.
But ever since that day, she often hides in her room and cries, and her emotions become unpredictable.
She hated them, she hated those thugs.
She hated herself even more, thinking that if it weren't for her being a burden, her mother might have been able to run away.
Or perhaps if she had been a little stronger, her mother wouldn't have died.
She became taciturn, using fierceness to hide herself...
Shen Xiyue's words echoed in the private room for a long time.
Shen Xiyue spoke calmly, as if she were an observer.
Jiang Cheng fell silent for a moment, as if his throat was blocked, unable to utter a single word.
"Don't you feel sorry for her?"
Shen Xiyue smiled with relief, but a light suddenly lit up in her eyes.
"Once, the school held a parent-child sports meet."
Seeing that everyone else had their mothers with them, the little girl said she didn't care, but secretly ran to a quiet corner and cried.
Just then, a small hand held a lollipop and offered it to her.
Looking up, I saw a little boy wearing denim overalls.
When the little girl realized she had been caught crying secretly, she fiercely slapped the lollipop out of his hand.
She had thought that her actions would scare the little boy away from her.
To her surprise, the little boy was not angry at all. Instead, he picked up the lollipop and sat down next to her.
No matter how fiercely the little girl scolded him, he would stick to her like a leech and refuse to leave.
The little girl was thinking to herself, "How can there be such a shameless person in the world!"
It wasn't until a girl in a white dress called out to the boy that he forced the lollipop into her hand.
She said, "My mom told me that eating a lollipop will make me feel better when I'm sad."
The little girl's eyes reddened as she stared blankly at the two figures as they walked away, unconsciously tightening her grip on the lollipop in her hand.
After that, she would always hide in a corner and secretly watch this strange boy.
He is smart and cute, and everyone likes to play with him.
Unlike her, everyone disliked her, calling her a freak and fearing to stay away from her.
Every time they met after that, the little boy would take the little girl to play together.
Whenever other children gave him strange looks, he would stand up and scold them back in his childish voice.
Gradually, the little girl found this person to be quite cute.
One day, she even dressed up completely for the first time and put on the dress her mother had bought for her.
She didn't want the little boy to be told that he liked playing with a little beggar.
Just as she was happily going to find the little boy, she discovered that the girl in the white dress was holding the little boy's hand and saying...
They were Childhood Sweethearts, and they planned to get married, have children, and stay together forever.
He is not allowed to play with other girls.
The little girl didn't understand anything at the time, but she knew that only two good people could stay together forever.
And so, she left, utterly dejected.
As he grew up, the boy became very handsome, and many girls liked him.
Whenever this happened, the girl felt very uncomfortable, and even had the idea of locking him up at home.
She realized that she had fallen for a boy.
Perhaps it started with that lollipop, or perhaps it was when the little boy stood in front of her and cursed in a childish voice.
Finally, one day, she couldn't hold back any longer and wanted to talk to the boy and make things clear.
But as soon as this thought came to mind, a bad feeling welled up inside me.
That real feeling told her that doing this would hurt the boy.
The girl didn't believe in superstitions, but the boy developed a high fever the next day and didn't come to school.
She couldn't help but believe it, so she began to distance herself from the boy.
Even when they meet, she deliberately puts on a cold and indifferent face, as if she hates him.
The girl thought this would protect him from harm, but she never expected that something would happen that she would regret for the rest of her life.
Fortunately, it's not too late.
After Shen Xiyue finished speaking, the tenderness in her eyes seemed to engulf Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng clicked his tongue, clearly not expecting that something like this had happened to Shen Xiyue when she was a child.
But... why does this scene feel so familiar?
"And then, continue."
Jiang Cheng, with an air of detached curiosity, urged Shen Xiyue to continue.
This is the Heroine's childhood love history!
Once this opportunity is gone, it's gone forever.
A barely perceptible hint of disappointment flashed in Shen Xiyue's eyes, but she persisted, unwilling to give up.
"Jiang Cheng, don't you understand?!"