Chapter 79
Thinking of little Huo Wen’an, chained like a dog in this room, repeatedly writing ’I am guilty,’ Xu Xingguang felt a surge of anger in her heart.
If Huo Wen’an’s mother were still alive, she would definitely rush up and kick her a few tis to vent her anger.
Huo Wen’an’s voice, through a closed door, reached Xu Xingguang’s ears: "Ever since I rember, every night before bed, she would lock in a room, put a dog chain on , give a pen, and make write those three words on the wall. Initially, I didn’t even understand what those three words ant."
"Because my na has a word related to guilt, I thought she was teaching to write my own na. At that ti, I only found it strange that while my na has two characters, writing it out resulted in three."
"It wasn’t until I started school and learned the character for ’guilt’ that I understood its aning. ’Guilt’ has many anings: cri, sin, apology, transgression. But no matter the expression, it’s always negative. This word shouldn’t appear in a person’s na."
Every parent wishes for their child to have a smooth journey, safe and sound, how could they possibly give their child a na containing ’guilt’?
Xu Xingguang stepped back a few paces, leaned against the tightly closed door, and heard Huo Wen’an say, "I know she doesn’t love . I thought if I studied hard and achieved good grades, I would receive her praise. So I studied diligently, even though she didn’t care about my studies, I would monitor myself."
"At the end of my first-grade exams, I scored full marks. Holding my certificate and perfect score tests in my hands with anticipation, I ran ho. I thought I’d receive her praise, but after she glanced at the certificate, she said nothing and locked in the confinent room again for three whole days, depriving of food and water, until I admitted my mistakes before letting out."
"I know she hates because every ti she drank, her eyes looked like she wanted to kill . But I didn’t understand why she treated like this until I grew older and heard her cursing my father, saying we were both despicable. Then I realized she was channeling the hatred she felt for my father onto ."
"The night she died, drunk and insane, she clung to my sister saying she wanted to jump into the river, finally told the truth in her madness. I found out that I was not her child at all; I was the child she stole from the hospital. And my parents were the ones who had hurt her."
Upon hearing this, Xu Xingguang finally understood why Mrs. Huo treated Huo Wen’an that way.
Huo Wen’an’s existence was to atone for his biological parents’ sins.
But why must adults’ love and hate be inflicted upon a child?
"She stole , intending to raise into a waste, then send back to them, so they would feel the taste of suffering."
"I know she suffered emotional pain, and I also understand my parents wronged her."
Huo Wen’an suddenly fell silent.
When he spoke again, there was a painful tone in his voice. "But I can’t understand, what cri did I commit?"
That couple, because of a mont of pleasure, forcibly brought him into this world. And that woman, because of love and hate, tornted him for fifteen years.
He did nothing, yet was forced to bear the consequences of three adults’ love and hate.
Xu Xingguang opened the door and looked up to see tears welling up in Huo Wen’an’s bloodshot eyes, her chest filled with a pang of sadness.
She felt sorry for Huo Wen’an.
"If you can’t figure it out, don’t think about it."
Xu Xingguang stood on tiptoe, pressing her forehead against Huo Wen’an’s.
Xu Xingguang didn’t know what words would comfort Huo Wen’an; she only said, "Even if you are seen as guilt, you will beco soone’s glory."
"The world is vast, why confine yourself to the world of a few mad people?"
No one had ever spoken such words to Huo Wen’an.
Telling him, he too could be soone’s glory.
Though Huo Wen’an walks under the sun, he keeps his soul forever locked in that dark room, chained below that dog chain.
But the words Xu Xingguang just spoke were like a key, unlocking the prisoner’s lock.
He finally had the motivation to want to walk out of that confinent room.
Huo Wen’an abruptly grabbed Xu Xingguang’s waist, pulling her forcefully into his embrace. He didn’t say anything, but Xu Xingguang could feel his plentiful, excited emotions.
"You’re hugging too tightly," Xu Xingguang found it hard to breathe.
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