473 As long as theres love, it doesnst matter even if you are siblings! (1/2)
After Liu Yu left, the dark penthouse fell into silence once again.
Mu Lengxi and Mu Yuesheng had thought of a lot of things over the past three days. Actually, even if Liu Yu did not say a word, they would definitely not view Shi Xiaobai as the murderer. That was because 'Shi Xiaobai' in his silver-haired state was no different from a 'devil'. It was void of humanity from the way it ruthlessly ripped the Level Lords into pieces. Furthermore, it had nearly ripped off Sunless's arms. How could such a 'devil' be Shi Xiaobai?
Therefore, all of this was just an accident, a natural disaster.
That was what they thought, as well as what they believed...
”Drip...”
Suddenly, the sound of water dripping to the ground echoed clearly in the gloomy penthouse. It was especially clear in such a silent atmosphere.
Mu Yuesheng looked over with a turn of her head. Her eyes constricted slightly.
Under the dim candlelight, tears were constantly rolling down the silver-haired girl's pallid face. She was struggling to wipe them away but it was in vain.
Logically speaking, such crying had happened countless times over the past three days. It could not be considered odd, but Mu Yuesheng knew that it was different this time.
”You...are forcing yourself to give up...right?”
Mu Yuesheng let out a soft sigh. After a moment of hesitation, she slowly stretched her hand out to touch the girl's silver hair.
Mu Lengxi slowly looked up and met the slightly puffy brown eyes. She could see a sense of gentleness in them, but the grief in her heart become more unbearable. Tears burst out incessantly.
”You are forcing yourself to give up your liking for Shi Xiaobai...right?”
Mu Yuesheng said gently, ”All of us do not think Shi Xiaobai is the murderer, but...it is a fact that Brother Speechless died under Shi Xiaobai's hands. We are unable to deny it, nor can we escape from that fact. As long as you see Shi Xiaobai, you will recall that painful matter. You can no longer like him without care or concern like before. You are unable to convince yourself that none of this had happened. Therefore, you are trying to force yourself to give up on the liking you have. However, giving up isn't that simple. Giving up is more painful than you imagined, so you can't stop your tears. Is that right?”
The words precisely described the feelings in the girl's heart. It made Mu Lengxi gradually widen her eyes.
Be it the fact of lying to Shi Xiaobai or concealing the truth to the world, she could do all of that easily. It was because she felt that it was the right thing to do. By doing so, she could put an end to the tragedy.
But the only person she could not hide from or deceive was herself.
The murderer that killed Speechless was indeed not Shi Xiaobai, but it was an irrefutable fact that Speechless had died under the hands of Shi Xiaobai.
She had no idea what sort of feelings or expression she should have when facing a clueless Shi Xiaobai.
The moment she saw him, how could she not be reminded of her elder brother's state of eternal slumber?
How could she make herself forget a tragedy that she could not forget for the rest of her life?
She could no longer be like her past self to carefreely and naively like that boy.
No, she didn't even have the right to like him anymore.
That was because with Shi Xiaobai's intelligence, there was no way for her to keep a perfect facade in front of him. She lacked the confidence when it came to keeping the secret under Shi Xiaobai's interrogation.
Therefore, to her, the deceit of Shi Xiaobai that Liu Yu had mentioned was equivalent to...avoiding Shi Xiaobai.
She had to give up her liking of Shi Xiaobai, be it to safeguard the secret or to prevent herself from being reminded of this painful memory.
However, giving up was not an easy matter. It was not something she could accomplish by steeling her heart.
It was because she was not as firm and resolute.
Mu Yuesheng had seen through it all and she had said it out, straight to her face.
Why?