Zoe arrived at Baoxu General Hospital at night.
After asking the person at the counter, she quickly found the isolation room where Tensei Iida was.
Before coming here, Zoe had prepared herself mentally for a long time, but all her efforts collapsed in an instant before the scene in front of her.
The hero who always smiled and told himself that everything would be all right had lost his smile. Now he could only lie on the hospital bed, and the oxygen mask used to prolong his life was covered with mist as he breathed weakly.
The pale body under the hospital gown was covered with bandages. It was not difficult to imagine what kind of injury he had suffered when he was attacked.
Seeing the line on the instrument, Zoe breathes heavily. The heartache and hatred that she had just calmed down not long ago drown her again.
She painfully pinched her temples, where her heart was throbbing.
In front of her was Tensei Iida's dying face, and closing his eyes was his usual heartless smile. The two extreme scenes alternately appeared in her mind. The long-lost tyrannical heart gradually filled her whole head, roaring like a beast trapped in a cage, wanting to burst her.
Zoe exhaled a breath of hot air, habitually trying to control her emotions. She clasped the window frame of the isolation room with both hands to divert her attention.
She saw that the knuckles on her hands had turned white because of excessive force, and the blue and purple blood streaks that were usually invisible could now be seen with the naked eye.
Not enough, this was not enough.
She moved one hand to the other arm, masochistically sinking her short nails into her flesh.
The five blood streaks were growing. Her desire to kill could not be eliminated, and the pain could not stop it from growing.
Who on earth … How dare he … How dare he …
She clenched the inner wall of her mouth, suppressing the low roar that was about to come out of her mouth.
You can't do this!
He didn't like to see her like this!
Who on earth was that person?
Control yourself!
I'll hunt him down, break his bones, flay his flesh, and then --
Zoe suddenly raised her head, and her eyes met the dark eyes of the man on the hospital bed.
She didn't know whether Tensei Iida had sensed her or something else, but he opened his eyes at this time. He turned his eyes and saw the girl standing outside the window.
You are here.
He might have smiled, for his eyes narrowed a little.
However, his body was too weak. Just opening his eyes a little bit seemed to have exhausted all his strength. Even the movement of twitching the corner of his mouth could not be maintained for more than two seconds.
But he couldn't show his weakness, at least not in front of this child.
This was the decision he had made many years ago, wasn't it?
When he saw the white-haired girl's eyes, which showed that she was unable to find the path she should take, he had already sworn that he would be her guide and her hero.
Therefore, he resisted the weak convulsions of his body and silently said something to Zoe outside the window.
Although it was blocked by an oxygen mask, Zoe could see everything clearly.
"It's okay, Zoe. Everything will be fine."
It's okay, Zoe. Everything will be fine.
There was no one in the corridor of the hospital. The white walls, the white beds, and the white instruments looked a little gloomy under the bright lights, which made Zoe's eyes a little tired and dry.
She pursed her lips, and her throat was so tight that it hurt.
Tensei Iida was so tired that she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep again.
Outside, Zoe grabbed the clothes in front of her chest and slid down the wall to the ground.
The desire to abuse her had receded after Tensei Iida said those words. Now she only felt tired and dizzy. The tears that had come out because of the intense emotional fluctuations before rolled in her eyes, but did not fall.
It's okay, Zoe. Everything will be fine.
It's okay, Zoe. Everything will be fine.
It's okay, Zoe. Everything will be fine.
That year, when he was covered in blood, he smiled and said these words to her. But later, he turned around and said to her brother …
By the time she came back to her senses, she was already standing on a hard, cold floor, and there were already one or two people in white surrounding her.
"Doctor …"
"… Collapsed …"
"… Save …"
Zoe let them lift her onto the stretcher, watching the white light flickering in her eyes.
What did he say to her brother?
With a snap, the world turned off.
*
Ever since she was a child, Zoe did not know that her psychology and morals were different from others.
Other children liked to play with dolls and toy cars, but she liked to go into the woods to catch small animals alive, bring them home, and throw them on the wall and step on them.
She liked to observe the way they stopped breathing, the process of their body temperature gradually becoming cold, and the disgusting smell of the fluid that flowed out of their ruptured internal organs.
For her, all of this was … very interesting, and it made her feel comfortable from the bottom of her heart.
She had lived like this for three years since she learned how to walk, and her hands and feet had become strong.
With the awakening of her personality, her targets gradually changed from small beetles and lizards to cats, dogs, and even rabbits.
So every day, she went to sleep with the smell of blood that could not be washed away.
Until one summer day, two people came to this traditional big house.
They were her biological brother and his friend whom Zoe had never met.
This friend was Tensei Iida.
This big house in the deserted suburbs was the ancestral house of the Fengze family, and it had a history of more than a hundred years.
Because Zoe had white hair, she was sent here to be taken care of by her grandparents after she was weaned.
At that time, there was no one else but her grandparents, Zoe, and three other elderly servants.
On the day that outsiders came to visit, Zoe was told by her grandfather not to talk to them and to play in the backyard.
She nodded and went to the amusement park alone.
But in the end, she could not resist her curiosity and took the struggling little thing back to the ancestral house.
She quietly walked to a distance and hid behind a wooden pillar, looking at the two people she had never seen before.
They were chatting happily. One of them was a good-looking brown-haired older brother, who looked like the beautiful auntie she only saw a few times a year. He should be her biological brother.
The other was …
The older brother's smile was very comfortable.
The first time she saw him, Zoe quickly fell in love with his pure smile.
In the big house, her grandfather's smile was guilty. Her grandmother did not like to smile, and the other three aunts and uncles also rarely smiled in front of her, and they were a little afraid of her.
Wait a minute, the way the stern grandma looked when she smiled …
Just as she was imagining her grandmother's smile, the older brother with a bright smile said, "Oh ya."
Zoe looked over and saw that he had found her hiding behind a wooden pillar.
The older brother did not notice that his friend's face had turned pale. He stood up and walked over to the little girl who seemed to be afraid of strangers.
"Hello, are you Sanami's sister?
Nice to meet you, I am … "He reached out to pat the little girl's head, but he was stopped by his friend.
"Tensei, don't touch that guy!"
Zoe heard her brother's malicious words and shrank back in fear.
Tensei Iida turned to look at Kazusawa Sanami reproachfully. "What do you mean by 'that guy'?
I know you don't like your sister, but don't be so loud in front of a child. Look, didn't you scare her? "
He then turned to look at Zoe, and when he got closer, he saw that there was a trail of blood by her feet!
"Blood!" He widened his eyes and wanted to go forward to check. "Sanami, your sister is injured!
We have to send her to … "
Kazusawa Sanami clicked his tongue in disgust and immediately ran over to put his hand on his friend's shoulder to stop him from getting closer to his sister. "Tensei!
There's no need!
That guy, she … "
Before he could finish his sentence, Kazusawa Sanami felt his subordinate's body tremble imperceptibly, and then he realized …
His sister had already left a trail of blood behind her as she threw herself into Tensei Iida's arms coquettishly.
The rotting smell that greeted him made his stomach juices rush up to his throat in an instant!
What did she do before this to be stained with such a strong smell!!
Kazusawa Sanami immediately covered his mouth to prevent himself from vomiting on the spot. When he got closer, he saw a rabbit lying in a pool of blood behind the wooden pillar, and he remembered that the blood had come from there.
This was the first time he met his sister, and he finally understood why she had to live apart from them when she was young, and why she was brought to such a remote place to be raised.
Zoe liked this big brother whom she had met for the first time. Naturally, she left two small bloody handprints on his light blue clothes. Then, she raised her head and mimicked his smile. She moved her facial muscles and gave him a smile as well.
If one ignored the smell of rust and the slightly warm liquid in the air, Zoe's smile was actually quite decent.
Tensei Iida raised both his hands. Hug?
Or not?
The child in front of him looked about the same age as his little brother. If he didn't hug her, she might think that he hated her; if he hugged her, she might develop feelings for him. But when he thought of spending time with this child who reeked of decay …
As someone who came from a lawful society, he instinctively resisted.
Just when Tensei Iida and Kazusawa Sanami were stunned and didn't know how to react, this strange scene was interrupted by the hoarse voice of an old man.
"Zoe, come to grandpa."
Hearing her grandpa's voice, Zoe reluctantly let go of her hands and slowly walked to the old man standing at the other end of the edge.
There, Tensei Iida saw the old man bend down and hold his granddaughter's hand, which only reached his thigh, with his bare hand. He didn't care that her hand was stained with minced meat, and he even took out a handkerchief from his lapel and carefully wiped the blood away for his granddaughter.
In comparison, their reactions were making a mountain out of a molehill.
Grandpa was facing Zuo Ye, but his words were directed at the others.
"Iida-kun, you must be tired after such a long journey. Sanami, take your friend to the guest room to rest.
Dogo, help Iida-kun wash his clothes. "
Saying this, he passed the dirty handkerchief to the servant named Dogo and took Zoe's hand. "Shall we go, Zoe?"
Zoe nodded happily, glanced at the big brother behind her, and was about to follow her grandpa.
Kazusawa Sanami immediately bent down and obeyed his grandpa's order. "Yes, grandpa."
In this family, he was not valued as a white-haired person.
This was the first time he saw his grandpa and his sister talking. It was supposed to be a warm conversation between the grandpa and his sister, but it was a scene that made his scalp tingle.
His father also had white hair … Did he look like this before?
Thinking of this, he inadvertently glanced at his friend's clenched fist next to him.
As he expected, Tensei Iida said to her grandpa, who was about to leave, "Grandpa, I have a question."
Her tone sounded like she was questioning him.
Grandpa did not slow down, and only Zoe turned around.
Tensei Iida did not mind and continued, "Do you really think it is right to educate her in this way?"
The old man did not reprimand his granddaughter when he saw her doing such a thing. Instead, he helped her clean up her hands and feet. It was obvious that he was indulging her.
Judging from the little girl's expression, she did not seem to know how abnormal her behavior was. All this told him that in this big house, no one had told her that what she did was wrong.
Grandpa was dressed in a kimono, his wide sleeves swaying as he walked. There was a hint of a smile in his voice as he replied to Tian Tianqing, "Who knows … I just know that forcefully suppressing this child's natural instincts won't lead to a good outcome."
Does this mean that you can leave her alone?!
Hearing this, Tensei Iida gritted her teeth and almost shouted at her grandpa.
Since you don't care, then!
Let me take care of her! "
"Tensei!" Kazusawa Sanami reached out to pull his arm. This meddlesome idiot!
Do you know what you are saying?!
Tensei Iida sobered up a little, but he had made up his mind.
Since the words had already been spoken, he could only grit his teeth and correct his words and tone in a low voice, "Please, let me …"
"What's wrong with that?"
Grandpa was not angry at all. He led Zoe out of the eaves and bathed in the sunlight before stopping.
Tu Hu, who had been following closely behind him, wanted to persuade him, but his grandfather raised his hand to stop him.
"What's wrong with that …" Grandpa repeated his words, "I don't know how to educate this child. I will only let her do what she wants."
He looked down at his granddaughter, and Zoe saw that guilty smile on his face again.
"This child doesn't belong to that kind of dark place." He pointed to the dark woods in the backyard.
"Iida, Tensei, right?
Come back when you stop looking at my granddaughter as if she is an alien.
At that time, I will see if you can … "
Grandpa reached out and stroked Zoe's white hair that was shining in the sun, "Bring this child back from there."
The next time Zoe saw Tensei Iida was during the winter vacation of the same year.
At that time, it had not started to snow, but the sky was always gray, without a trace of sunlight.
He took Kazusawa Sanami and himself to the gray house to visit Zoe again.
Grandpa gave the order that the two teenagers could freely enter and leave Fengze's ancestral house. They found the child by the fish pond in the yard without any problems. At that time, Zoe was about to reach into the water to catch a fish.
"Yo, Zoe, do you still remember who I am?" Tensei Iida came forward with his luggage and patted Zoe's shoulder to get her attention.
Zoe was startled and lost her grip on the bright red carp, which escaped.
She turned her head to look, and when she saw who it was, she happily threw herself into his arms.
Iida Tensei held her breath. Haha, the smell on her body was still so strong even in the winter …
Kazusawa Sanami, who was behind them, reacted so strongly that he took a few steps back. Tensei Iida said with amusement, "Hey, hey, who is Zoe's brother between the two of us?"
Zoe rubbed herself against his chest.
Tensei Iida sighed and hugged Zoe back without any resistance. He casually found a topic to talk about.
"Zoe is so tall, just like my Tenya. When she grows up, she will have long legs. She will be the type that many boys will like.
Oh, by the way, Zoe and Tenya are the same age. I will bring her over to make friends with you in the future! "
Zoe listened to him and nodded to show her agreement.
Tensei Iida stood up and led Zoe into the house, followed by Kazusawa Sanami.
It had been several months since they first met. During this time, he had thought about many things and had many questions. For example, why was the white-haired Fengze like this? Why didn't her parents care about her? How did she live her life? How did she go to school? Did she have any friends? Why could she understand others but never speak?
He had many unanswered questions, but it didn't matter. This was only the second time they had met. After this, they still had a long time to spend together.
"It's okay. Everything will be fine."
"It's okay, Zoye. You must have a lot of things that you don't understand now, but I will do my best to help you.
Until the day you become a complete person, please take care of me. "