Chapter 859 - Why, Why (1/2)

Oh, she remembered. She recalled that she had peeled an apple; there should be the apple skin on the floor.

There indeed was some apple skin on the floor, but she did not know if she stepped on them.

She bit her finger with all her might, and the big beads of tears kept dropping. Then, she bit on her lips that had lost all its water and shoved all the dried apple skin into her mouth. She swallowed her tears together with the apple skin, using all her might to digest them.

“Wu…” Suddenly, she hugged her body and curled into a ball, crying hopelessly.

She wanted to live; she really wanted to live.

However, she knew that there was nothing left for her to eat here. She had finished even the last of the apple skin. How was she going to live without food?

Then, she turned on the tap and reached out to scoop some water. She placed it in front of her and drank it. She had long forgotten how long it had been since she last ate.

Perhaps she was really going to die. She drank the water bit by bit, hoping the water could allow her to live for a few more days and see more of the world. She had been sleeping longer and longer now, and it was almost as if she could not wake up from her sleep. It was better like this; at the very least, she would not know that she was hungry.

Chi! Sounds of movements came from the outside. She opened her eyes and stared straight without blinking.

Pa! Her eyes lit up and they hurt. Suddenly, in a moment, she could not see clearly anymore.

After some time, she opened her eyes again and could then see everything clearly. Slowly, she opened her eyes and looked forward with her bloodshot eyes.

That man was standing right there. He leaned his back against the door and stared straight at her with his pair of darkened eyes that had lost the feelings from before.

Compared to the beginning, he was scarier, crueler, and harsher.

He walked and inched over, step by step. There were Song Wan’s bloodstains that had already blackened on the floor, as well as the fruit knife with the blood.

Xia Ruoxin closed her eyes and gently moved her lips, but when the dry lips opened, it was bloody.

She knew that she must look very ugly at this point. She had lived on water for many days; even if she did not starve to death, she was hungry until she became a bag of bones. She could feel the bones protruding out of her body, joint by joint, just like a living skeleton.

Her arms, her legs and, even the cheekbones on her face were protruding. There was no meat on her body, just a skeleton under her skin.

The man stood in front of her and looked down at her from above like he was staring at a corpse.

“Why?” He asked and felt his throat vibrate. He had thought about this question for a long time, but it seemed like there was no difference in asking.

“Why?” He asked again. He still needed an answer, an explanation.

Xia Ruoxin did not respond; it was not that she did not want to answer, but it was because she had forgotten how to speak. She opened her mouth but could not find her voice back.