Cui Ming's eyes widened. "Huh?! Me?"
"No way... I didn't kill you, and you didn't die because of me, so how could it be related to me?"
Li Dan shook her head with a wry smile, "It's not because of you."
For the next half hour, Li Dan told them a story.
An ordinary woman who grew up in the city, whose seemingly smooth and glamorous life is actually on a predetermined track.
Li Dan was born into an ordinary family. Two years ago, at the age of 25, her family forced her to go on blind dates.
Fortunately, she did meet her soulmate. The man seemed gentle and polite, and he was very supportive of Li Dan's work as a freelance photographer. Li Dan was childless by choice and did not want children, which the man agreed with.
The two married six months later, and the nightmare began.
After marriage, the man seemed like a completely different person. Not only did Li Dan repeatedly discover his affairs with other women, but he also tried to get her to keep having children.
When Li Dan refused, the man became even more demanding, insisting that she must bear him a child and demanding that Li Dan stop traveling for filming and stay home to prepare for pregnancy, while he himself became increasingly promiscuous.
Li Dan went to the man's company to expose him and even released all the audio recordings she had secretly made, wanting to divorce him. Enraged, the man simply grabbed Li Dan and moved out.
"It was in this building that he kidnapped me and abused me every day... punches and kicks were the least of it; later on, he even..."
Li Dan touched her stomach with trembling hands, "He said... since I don't want to have children, I might as well get rid of my uterus."
"Damn it! You scumbag!"
Lili was furious about becoming a woman.
She wasn't afraid of whether the person in front of her was a ghost or a demon; she took two steps forward and said, "Having children is your right, not your obligation. He has no right to decide that."
As Li Dan cried, she suddenly managed a smile, but it only made her look even more sorrowful.
"Until three months ago, he forcibly cut open my abdomen and emptied my uterus, then poured sulfuric acid on me. I couldn't take it anymore... and died in the toilet."
This nightmare has finally ended.
Cui Ming sighed, his brows furrowed, his anger simmering with rage, unsure of where to vent it.
"So... did you get your revenge?" he asked.
"Of course, after he discovered I had become a ghost... just like I had before, he struggled for a long time, and in the end, he was scared to death by me."
Li Dan lowered her head to him, her tone apologetic, "I was in control that day when the power went out. I just wanted to try..."
She hesitated, as if to say something, Cui Ming asked in confusion, "Try what?"
I want to try. Am I really unworthy of true love?
Li Dan didn't say it aloud. She looked up at Cui Ming and smiled, "It's nothing, thank you."
Si Yan saw through it all. "Your obsession stems from the belief that you can't have love?"
He asked, puzzled, his voice cold and deep, "Before you went on a blind date, were you troubled by questions like these?"
Li Dan suddenly stopped, as if she had been awakened.
yes...
What does it matter anyway?
Lili wiped away her tears, saying, "It's not your fault. If you can't have a healthy relationship, just love yourself."
As her obsession dissipated, Li Dan's soul began to become transparent. She took one last look at Jiang Nuo, who had taken away her resentment, and silently closed her eyes.
Jiang Nuo... is already asleep.
The incense burner was casually stuffed into Si Yan's pocket. Jiang Nuo was fast asleep, clinging to Si Yan's arm, her face somewhat pale.
Refining Half-Corpse Soul is a forbidden technique. Jiang Nuo had personally witnessed the NPC refiner constantly exploding and being respawned in the dungeon, and every step had to be taken with extreme caution.
Si Yan hugged his lover tightly, lowered his head to kiss her and transmit Spiritual Power, and couldn't help but think of the result of their discussion last night.
If Jiang Nuo's only goal was to help Zhang Quan get revenge, he would never agree to it; he didn't want Jiang Nuo to waste his energy on anyone else.
But Jiang Nuo said that the Half-Corpse Soul could help solve many problems, and in the future, when Ghost Killing, he would no longer have to do it himself most of the time, so Si Yan agreed.
But I still feel sorry for her.
Si Yan stroked Jiang Nuo's cheek and pecked at the corner of her lips, his actions tender and affectionate.
Lili couldn't bear to look, and then glanced at Cui Ming beside her. He was staring at the spot where Li Dan had disappeared, his eyes filled with melancholy.
"Hey Brother Cui, are you serious? You really can't bear to part with it?"
Cui Ming snapped out of his reverie and sighed softly, "I just feel it's such a pity."
Such a precious human life!
Lili glanced at Jiang Nuo's upcoming work schedule and hugged herself tightly in sorrow.
"Let's worry about ourselves first. Brother Jiang is getting more and more popular, and we as the team can't hold him back."
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Jiang Nuo was awakened by the enticing aroma of delicious food.
He opened his eyes groggily, instinctively rolled over to the other side, then suddenly stopped and clapped his hands again.
Si Yan, huh?
I sat up and realized this wasn't my home.
Memories flood back... Oh, I'm still at Brother Cui's house.
Jiang Nuo yawned, threw off the covers, and got out of bed.
Lili sat in the living room, peeking nervously into the kitchen.
"What are you looking at?" Jiang Nuo looked at it too.
" Brother Jiang, you're awake!"
Lili gestured for him to sit down, her gaze still fixed on the kitchen doorway. " Mr. Si is going to learn to cook from Brother Cui. It's making a lot of crackling noises inside; I'm worried it might explode."
Oh, right, there's one more thing.
Lili handed him her phone, indignantly saying, "You saved Zhang Quan that day, and it's only been a few days, and the online opinions have already changed."
"People used to say you were kind and capable, but today someone said you didn't cure Zhang Quan at all, and that he passed away, which is why you haven't been online to let people know you're safe these past few days."
Jiang Nuo: "..."
He sometimes admires the thought processes of netizens.
But in a sense, it really is.
Let them say what they want, I'm not reading it anyway.
Jiang Nuo has never cared about her online reputation.
He has never had a good reputation, both in the game and in real life.
"But what they said went too far! Even the fans who tried to clarify things for you were criticized."
Jiang Nuo couldn't tolerate this.
He rolled up his sleeves and looked at the comments on the topic page one by one.
Faced with a barrage of insults, Glutinous Rice Fans first edited together the content of the live stream that day to let unsuspecting passersby understand the situation.
Nuo Glutinous Corn: Don't miss out! The truth behind the video without special effects: Zhang Quan's body has returned to normal after being twitched by the Puppet Thread.
A Bowl of Glutinous Rice Wine: Don't believe or spread rumors. It's unreasonable for Jiang Nuo to be scolded after helping someone... He's not a doctor, and saving Zhang Quan wasn't his responsibility in the first place.
Glutinous Rice Porridge: I won't say who was spamming Zhang Quan's live stream tagging him that day, but now they're turning around and cursing at him. You've all lost your minds...
Despite the fans' clarification, those netizens who insisted that Jiang Nuo failed to save the person refused to even look at the explanation.
Lime Moon: The live stream ended very hastily that day, and Jiang Nuo said a bunch of nonsensical things. It was definitely beyond saving, so he tried to save face...
Wild Dog Slacker: It's hilarious how fans try to defend their idol. How can you still be a fan when your idol has killed so many people? Your values are questionable!
Sougagada: Jiang Nuo was hyped up so much, what's wrong with saving someone? In the end, he didn't save the person, so he deserves to be scolded!