Chapter 116: Love Welfare Institute (1/2)

Liu Jiayi looked quietly at Bai Liu (6). “You’ve had this experience as well. When a cowardly liar suddenly starts to treat you well, you will repeatedly wonder what his purpose is.”

“He gave you this type of goodness for no reason. It is like the beautiful and poisonous tail of a scorpion, the honey needle of a bee. You swallow it while wondering when the poisonous needle will pierce your heart and chest. Why does he treat you well? Will he betray you?”

“Aren’t you like this to Bai Liu, a liar full of lies? Little Bai Liu (6)? Before he was willing to die for you last night, before you knew he was your other self, did you really believe in what he gave you?”

“Didn’t you test him in the process?”

Bai Liu (6) pursed his lips and didn’t answer Liu Jiayi’s question.

Liu Jiayi sneered. “You and I were born not to believe in anyone. I am constantly repeating the process of testing but I’m not as lucky as you. The other person isn’t myself.”

She paused. Her breathing gradually weakened and her tone was confused. “I will never know what my brother is thinking because I’m not him. He is someone with a blood relationship to that man. He has the same voice as the man who gave birth to me. I can never stop doubting him. Every day I hear his voice and I can’t help hating him. Then he smiles at me and calls me Jiayi. Every time he is kind to me, I can’t help thinking, ‘If only he can live a bit longer and be with me a bit longer.’”

“…Even if he betrayed me to that man, it would be nice if he could be my brother who smiles all the time.” Liu Jiayi’s voice gradually lowered as if she was remembering something.

“He is the only person in the world who is different, the only person who took me away from everything.” Liu Jiayi whispered in a trance. ”Even though I tried a thousand times to believe in him, it doesn’t matter what he promises me. I can’t help doubting him, just like he couldn’t help betraying me.”

“Even if he cried and said this was the last time he would coax me out, the next day when the man who gave birth to me beat him up, he would start to look for me, crying and begging me to come out. Once I finally came out, he would tremble, hold my hand and send me to that man to be beaten… no matter how many times it happened, it was the same.”

Liu Jiayi showed a strange smile, like a little girl’s unique smile that had been trained thousands of times by herself. “We can’t confirm if the other person who is very important to us will betray us, so controlling the other person is the best choice. Look at what you are doing now. Isn’t your choice the same as mine, Bai Liu (6)?”

“No, I’m not like you.” Bai Liu (6) retorted in a flat voice. “I chose to be controlled by him.”

Liu Jiayi was startled.

“Bai Liu, my other self, gave me two guesses about why your health was only 50% before we fled. He let me choose between the two.” Bai Liu (6) was already very close to Liu Jiayi. He had to look down at Liu Jiayi, who was stepping on the back of his feet.

Bai Liu (6) lowered his eyes, his tone very calm. “The first guess is that your health was weakened due to the outside mushroom poisoning. He had more evidence and information to support this guess, but there was a very unreasonable part. This guess can’t explain why Liu Huai’s health was also weakened.”

Liu Jiayi’s expression stiffened. She seemed to realize something. Her grip on the doll weakened but her tone was still generally calm as she looked at Bai Liu (6) and asked, “So? What about the second guess?”

Bai Liu (6) looked down at Liu Jiayi and whispered softly, “I remember it was—Little Witch?”

Liu Jiayi’s breathing stalled for a few seconds.

“Then why did you stop and save me at the time?” Liu Jiayi’s mask of a good child finally broke and there was a type of ferocity on her face as well as a trace of panic. “If you know that I am Little Witch, why did you stop? Why did you come to this classroom tonight? Aren’t you afraid I will kill you?”

“It is because the other me told me to try and save your life.” Bai Liu (6) calmly stared directly at Liu Jiayi. “This was a gambling-like choice. If you really aren’t Little Witch and the poisoning caused you to cough up blood, you would die if I didn’t save you. The other me paid for your life so at the very least, you can’t die in my hands. This is my professional ethics as a wanderer.”

Liu Jiayi’s hands trembled slightly and tears welled up in her eyes as she stared in amazement at Bai Liu (6), who had maintained his composure up to now. “You know… you know… did you come in here tonight to die? Didn’t you guess it? Why did you come in?”

Bai Liu (6)’s voice was soft, “If I die in your hands tonight, it would only show that my judgement at the beginning was a mistake. Then my death was doomed the moment I chose to save you. I am doomed whether I came in tonight or not.”

“However, if you aren’t Little Witch then coming in tonight can save your life.” Bai Liu (6) was calm. “From the perspective of the exchange of interests, it doesn’t matter if you are Little Witch or not. I must come in tonight.”

Liu Jiayi suddenly arched her back, covered her mouth and coughed. Green, mushroom-flavored juice was seeping through her fingers.

She coughed very badly and the color on her face visibly faded. There were physiological tears due to the violent coughing but she persisted in staring at him like a fierce but weak little animal. She held the doll whose head and limbs were torn off and threatened Bai Liu (6).

Bai Liu (6) didn’t seem to see it. He came forward and used one hand to hold up Liu Jiayi, who was still coughing up mushroom juice, and made a lukewarm judgment. “It seems that Bai Liu’s second guess was correct. You were pretending to cough up blood but you really were poisoned at the welfare home. You are indeed Little Witch. What item did you use at that time to pretend to cough up blood?”

“I really will kill you, Bai Liu (6).” Liu Jiayi fiercely swatted away Bai Liu (6)’s hand that came over to help her but she was tearful from coughing. Her fragile cheeks were covered with tears. “Cough, I’ve been talking with you to delay time until the cooldown of my skill is over. Now the cooldown is over. You can’t run away, Bai Liu (6)!”

[System notification: The cooldown of Liu Jiayi’s personal skill ‘Poison and Antidote’ is over and it can be used.]

[System notification: Witch, you have a bottle of poison and a bottle of antidote tonight. Do you want the poison or antidote?]