"Don't cry."
It wasn't until Mu Rong wiped her cheek with his fingertips that Xue Xue realized in a daze that she was actually crying.
Mu Rong's tie was still tied around her eyes.
The light was blocked, and there was still the appearance of the man in front of him.
Probably because being in the dark makes people's five senses more sensitive. Although he didn't know what mood Mu Rong used to tell these past events to himself, Xue Xue could feel that, and tried to suppress the restlessness.
It is a turbulent undercurrent hidden under the calm surface.
It is also a secret buried deep in the heart of the man who survived the catastrophe.
That day, Xiao Murong was rescued by the old man and brought back to Pinxiang Pavilion.
Of course, it was not called Pinxiang Pavilion at that time, it was just a private residence.
Luo Xuefen waited anxiously inside.
"Rong Rong!"
Seeing that Xiao Murong was brought back, she immediately went to meet him.
Mother's hands were icy cold, painted with bean paste-colored Kodan, and a row of meniscus-shaped nails were neatly trimmed. When she wanted to touch her cheek, little Mu Rong shrank back slightly.
This move immediately stimulated Luo Xuefen.
"Rong Rong, what's wrong with you? Don't you care about your mother when you go out with your father? You..."
"enough!"
The old man was a young man who worked hard with Luo Xuefen's father back then. Although he parted ways due to different ideas, he still moved around frequently, especially for Luo Xuefen, who grew up like a daughter and a sister, and always used to take more care of each other.
Even so, under the current circumstances, seeing that she didn't care at all about her son's unresolved wounds and obviously wrong mental state, and only cared about complaints and doubts, even the old man couldn't bear it any longer.
Luo Xuefen has always been in awe of men who are like brothers and fathers. When he speaks, no matter how irritable and anxious a woman is, she can only endure it.
The old man shook his head helplessly.
"I'll call the doctor first to see Rong Rong's condition." He explained earnestly. "You take good care of him."
After the old man left, the mother and son were left in the huge living room.
Luo Xuefen stared at Mu Rong.
Most of the child's clothes were torn, his hair was messed up, and his white and tender skin was covered with mud and blood. Although the old man wanted to help Mu Rong to clean up after finding Mu Rong, the frightened child did not want to be touched.
So it stayed that way.
Not knowing what to think, Luo Xuefen was a little lost.
So when Mu Rong suddenly spoke, she was startled.
"What did you say?"
"...There are wolves." Mu Rong raised his eyes and looked at his mother. "There are wolves on Daqiu Mountain."
After a long time without water, Mu Rong's throat was extremely dry, and every word seemed to be uttered by tearing his vocal cords. Without the usual innocence and tenderness, he became mute and strange.
Luo Xuefen shuddered inexplicably.
Especially after meeting Mu Rong's eyes.
The beautiful eyes seemed to be immersed in the mist, and they were gray. However, if you look closely, you will find that the emotions inside are closed and empty, like an empty shell left after someone has drained their soul.
"Daqiushan... How can there be wolves?" Maybe even Luo Xuefen didn't realize how guilty her tone was and how reluctant her expression was. "Rong Rong, don't scare your mother, okay?"
The last sentence is a gentleness that is no different from the past.
False tenderness, contrived tenderness.
Mu Rong has changed since then.
After the Daqiushan incident, his mood became very unstable. Later, under the introduction of the old man, he went to a psychiatrist alone to receive a two-month course of treatment. After returning home, Mu Rong discovered that Mu Yidian had also moved back from the old house.
He didn't want to investigate the reason, and he no longer believed the two adults.
It turns out that Mu Rong was right.
Mu Yidian poisoned him and Luo Xuefen.
Luo Xuefen is a doctor. She worked with toxicology experts for two years for a research project. It is impossible for her not to notice something wrong.
Therefore, she acquiesced to her husband's actions.
At the cost of his own life and that of his son.
Amazing for whatever reason.
In the end, Mu Rong came to the conclusion that it seemed that Mu Yidian and Luo Xuefen could become husband and wife because God couldn't bear to let these two lunatics harm other normal people. One is ridiculous, the other is absurd, and the two should go to the cemetery to sleep together hand in hand, instead of wrapping their twisted psychology and unsound personality with some ridiculous love story.
Just like him.
After Luo Xuefen's death, Mu Rong did not attend her funeral, but launched a liquidation against Mu Yidian in the name of revenge.
During the process, with the pain of the poison, there were times when Mu Rong felt as if he had returned to Daqiu Mountain when he was seven years old. The gray wolf that emerged from the thick fog, the three hungry wolves that wanted to feed on him, were no longer in the shape of beasts, but were clothed in familiar human skins.
They are the faces of Luo Xuefen, Mu Yidian and Mu Hui.
Since he is in the same vein as them, maybe he will become like that in the end, or... has become like that? In the severe pain, Mu Rong thought vaguely, the saddest thing in this world is probably that you have become the person you hate the most.
You realize this, but there is nothing you can do to change it.
He could only watch helplessly as he stepped into the abyss step by step.
until completely devoured.