The Crazed Little Darling: Pampered by the Possesive Commander!-Chapter 259: Twenty Years Ago, Little Shiniannian Saw It with His Own Eyes...
Before long, the sound of steady breathing echoed in the bedroom.
Su Ruan had fallen asleep.
Lu Shinian silently curved his lips, pulled Su Ruan into his arms, and softly said, "Goodnight, Ruan Ruan."
The lights all dimmed down.
The world seemed to turn dark.
Lu Shinian closed his eyes, his body relaxed, seemingly slowly drifting into a dream.
But tonight was destined to be different from any other night.
He actually dreamt, rare as it was, he dreamt of his childhood.
Twenty years ago, the eight-year-old Little Shiniannian lay beside Lu Zhiya, asking incessantly about the fate of the little rabbit and the big gray wolf.
Lu Zhiya, who exuded gentleness all over, gently stroked Little Shiniannian’s hair.
The moonlight overhead appeared blood red.
That day was a rare blood moon seen once in a hundred years, a moon that seemed to stain the entire earth with a bloody hue.
The light shone on Lu Zhiya, with even her gentleness taking on an air of enigma.
But Little Shiniannian didn’t understand anything, he asked again about the fate of the little rabbit and the big gray wolf.
"Mom, did the little rabbit end up with the big gray wolf?"
Lu Zhiya gently shook her head.
Her body had weakened to the extreme, her once fair skin devoid of any blood, as if she might disappear at any moment.
But at that time, Little Shiniannian realized nothing, looking expectantly at Lu Zhiya.
Lu Zhiya gazed at the round blood moon, and spoke softly: 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
"The big gray wolf found the little white rabbit at the top of the cliff."
"The eagle had already left, leaving only the little white rabbit on the cliff."
"The little white rabbit heard the voice of the big gray wolf, turned around, and smiled at the big gray wolf."
Lu Zhiya smiled, extremely gentle.
"The big gray wolf ran toward the little white rabbit, but the little white rabbit took a step back."
"Behind the little white rabbit was a bottomless cliff."
"The body of the little white rabbit fell rapidly, it was still smiling."
Beside him, Little Shiniannian was teary-eyed, letting out a whimper.
"Boo hoo hoo, Mom, did the little white rabbit die?"
Lu Zhiya still smiled softly.
"Mom doesn’t know either."
She gently stroked Little Shiniannian’s hair.
The Light Brain on her left wrist flashed, seemingly receiving a message from someone.
Lu Zhiya glanced at it, her smile deepened, and she said to the tearful Little Shiniannian, "Xiao Nian, do you want a wife?"
Little Shiniannian didn’t understand what "wife" means, only whimpered asking, "What happened to the little white rabbit?"
"Probably dead." Lu Zhiya took out a Military Badge with an "S" engraved inside from her arms and handed it to Little Shiniannian, "Xiao Nian, this is given to Mom by her best friend."
"Little Shiniannian should take good care of it, if one day..."
Before she finished speaking, the Light Brain chimed again.
Lu Zhiya glanced at it, chuckled softly, "Oh, Han Jing..."
She shook her head helplessly, placed the Military Badge in Lu Shinian’s hand, and asked, "Xiao Nian, if you have a wife, what would you like to call her?"
Little Shiniannian looked puzzledly at Lu Zhiya, "Mom, what is a wife?"
"A wife is someone who will spend her life with you." Lu Zhiya explained, "What is Xiao Nian’s idea of a wife like?"
Little Shiniannian didn’t understand what ’spend her life’ meant, but adding two together sounded very big.
He thought seriously for a moment, "I hope she can be like the little white rabbit, soft when held, so I can hold her in my arms, hmm... I want to hold her all the time."
"Soft..." Lu Zhiya pondered for two seconds, "The word ’soft’ is too weak, how about ’Ruan’ instead."
Ruan, it is said, is an ancient instrument known for its wide range and extremely rich expressiveness.
She hoped that Han Jing’s daughter would be like her, with a vibrant life and a vast and magnificent life.
Lu Zhiya lightly tapped her fingers on the Light Brain, sending back two words to the other party.
[Su Ruan]
Beside her, Little Shiniannian remained oblivious to the significance of this, still fixated on the little white rabbit’s fate.
Lu Zhiya gave Little Shiniannian a hug and softly said, "Xiao Nian, Mom loves you."
Little Shiniannian looked at Lu Zhiya’s frail figure and suddenly realized something, grabbing her hem as if stubbornly trying to hold onto something.
"Mom, boo hoo hoo."
The tears fell, scorching hot, but just lightly brushed against Lu Zhiya’s fingertips before rapidly falling to the ground, merging into the soil, leaving no trace.
At midnight, the blood moon cast its most intense color at this moment.
The whole earth appeared as though it had been dyed with blood.
The touch of Little Shiniannian’s fingers met with sticky, warm blood.
He widened his eyes, watching as his mother’s skin began to crack bit by bit, seeping blood, and the tears flowed even more fiercely.
He tried to use his tiny hands on those cracked skins but couldn’t stop them.
The red blood seemed to merge with the blood moon, glaringly red.
"Xiao Nian, don’t cry."
Lu Zhiya’s voice carried a notable weakness.
"You must live well."
Her voice was very light, almost just a breath.
"Live well."
By the end, she could barely make a sound.
Light gradually penetrated her body, finally, blood and this red light merged into one.
Finally, there was nothing left.
Not even a corpse.
Little Shiniannian looked at the empty rocking chair drenched in blood-red, tear-eyed, and cried out loud.
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"Boo hoo hoo."
Su Ruan was awakened by a fit of crying.
A sense of moisture came from her neck, leaving Su Ruan in a daze, as if she had returned to the time when she was just reborn.
She remembered during that time when Lu Shinian would enter the Ancestral Stage and turn into a little crybaby.
So now, has he entered the Ancestral Stage again?
Su Ruan turned around, wrapped an arm around Lu Shinian’s waist, and let her little hand probe downwards, eventually touching a fluffy big tail.
As expected, it’s the Ancestral Stage.
"Little Nannan?" Su Ruan called out tentatively.
Little Nannan lifted his head, long eyelashes wet, handsome face filled with grievance, with faint tear tracks visible on his face.
"Ruan Ruan, boo hoo hoo."
It was like he found a support all of a sudden, snuggling aggrieved into Su Ruan’s chest.
Perhaps feeling it’s soft, he nudged a few more times.
Su Ruan: ...
Don’t think you can act rogue just because you’re in the Ancestral Stage!
"Little Nannan, that’s not allowed." She rested her head on his, her small hand kneading his wolf ears, a trace of satisfaction crossing her eyes.
The touch is indeed as good as ever.
Little Nannan raised his head, looking innocently and pitifully at Su Ruan.
His face seemed to ask, "Why not?"
Su Ruan pretended to not notice his expression, taking out a few Level 3 Energy Stones she had purified earlier from the Space Button, and handed them to Lu Shinian.
Little Nannan tilted his head as he looked at the Level 3 Pure Energy Stones, his wolf ears twitching.
Then he picked them up, and to Su Ruan’s surprise, threw them out.
Su Ruan: ???
