Living In The Last Days Chapter 4

"Manman…" Qu Zhen picked her up and started walking.

Qu Zhen didn't look strong, yet she could effortlessly lift people up.

Xia Man couldn't remember since when Qu Zhen had been able to lift her up so easily.

"…" Qu Zhen looks at Xia Man's injured foot, knowing that it was incurable. Even the slightest touch could make it bleed.

Qu Zhen wanted to tell her not to go downstairs, but decided not to.

Xia Man noticed this. She always felt that Qu Zhen didn't give her a choice. No choice but to leave her, to betray her. Why doesn't she compel?

"Manman…" Qu Zhen noticed Xia Man's gloomy expression, she couldn't help but open her mouth. "If he returns to your side, will you be happy?"

Xia Man looked up at Qu Zhen, surprised.

Half of what Xiang Yang said was true.

That was exactly what Qu Zhen wanted her to let go.

Xia Man didn't tell her that he asked her to meet and told her.

Qu Zhen thought that Xiang Yang did what he had promised to, to break up with Xia Man. Qu Zhen wouldn't have thought that Xia Man would cry and burst into tears. In fact, she had been betrayed. She was even framed.

"Yangyang?" Xia Man raised her eyebrows. "Forget it. He said I was stupid and ugly, I have no bust and no b.u.t.t, not even a background…"

Xia Man had a strange look. She never thought that Xia Man would say this. Not only did Xiang Yang not do what he promised, he even hurt her.

"Manman…" Qu Zhen was slightly overwhelmed, causing her to hold Xia Man tighter.

Xia Man didn't mind the pain, as she had said them on purpose. There was a flame burning inside her heart. Why does Qu Zhen like someone like her? She was clearly nothing. Qu Zhen was better than her, kinder than her, yet so bound to her. Why?!

If it weren't for her, Qu Zhen wouldn't have died. She wouldn't have lost everything!

Qu Zhen is like a cloud in the sky. She shouldn't fall into mud for a speck of dust!

Qu Zhen patted her head. "Don't say that about yourself, just don't. To me, you're the best." Qu Zhen's voice was hoa.r.s.e. She seemed to be holding back.

This was something Xia Man couldn't listen to.

"…" Before she could say anything, the feeling of warm liquid, a warm touch, fell onto her shoulder. Her heart heated up. She stood up.

…What is she doing? She swore she'd never let those people live, she swore she'd let Qu Zhen stay above the clouds, looking down without concern. But what? What is she doing now?

She's doubting herself! Feeling inferior! Damaging Qu Zhen's reputation!

"Qu Zhen… Xia Man turned around and held Qu Zhen. "I'm fine. I was just joking. Forget about it. A world without him won't be a world where I can't live."

Qu Zhen wiped away the tears in her own eyes. When she heard that, her heart felt relieved, though still a little hurt. Xia Man had never chosen her, she had always known.

"Well, a better person will be waiting for you in the future." Qu Zhen patted her head. When she saw Xia Man's foot, she couldn't help but twitch.

What Qu Zhen didn't know was, after experiencing the end of the world, Xia Man couldn't care less about her foot. The feeling of her empty heart was much more vivid than her foot's injury.

In the end, Qu Zhen brought her back to the bedroom. Qu Zhen didn't tell Xia Man about anything the doctor said. Xia Man didn't ask either.

Qu Zhen turned off the lights. "Good night, Manman."

"Good night." Xia Man turned over, her back facing Qu Zhen.

In the dark, Qu Zhen was looking at Xia Man's slender back. She didn't know what she was thinking.

"Were you thinking that, as an ignorant and foolish woman, I don't deserve any love?!" An agitated person yelled at the hurt Qu Zhen.

"Listen to me!" Qu Zhen grabbed the woman who was leaving. "I never thought so. I don't deserve… Who… Love… I… Manman, you…"

The agitated woman turned back and slapped her. "We're no longer friends!" Suddenly, a sneer appeared on her face. "No, that's not right. You never thought of me as a friend in the first place, did you? You're so high and mighty, and I'm… I'm just an ignorant and foolish idiot, so I have no qualification to be your friend! Goodbye!" If you're done, leave!

Xia Man looked at the woman who was overcome by her inferiority and was running in an idiotic manner. Xia Man squatted down and touched the part of Qu Zhen's cheeks which was hurt. "I'm sorry."

Even though she knew this was just a dream, even though she knew she couldn't actually touch her face, Xia Man still stretched out her hand, tears running down her face.

I'm sorry…

At that time, after I was told those things, I was confused, and I did such a thing. Qu Zhen, I'm sorry…

This was clearly a dream, and she was obviously just an illusion, but Xia Man's heart felt so hurt, she couldn't even breathe…

Such a lowly thing like her, inflicts pain with her lowliness.

"Manman, wake up! Manman!" A familiar anxious voice pulled her back to reality. Awake, she felt cooled tears flowing down her cheeks.

Opening her eyes, what greeted her was Qu Zhen worried expression. "Did you have a nightmare?"

Xia Man didn't dare look Qu Zhen in the eyes. Averting her gaze, she nodded. "It's okay. Just a short dream."

Qu Zhen doubtfully nodded and took Xia Man into her arms. "Don't be scared, I'm here. Just relax, sleep."

If it were the previous Xia Man, she'd definitely try to break free. But she wasn't the previous Xia Man. a.s.sured, she closed her eyes.

When Xia Man finally fell asleep again, Qu Zhen opened her eyes. She felt that the problem wasn't as simple as just Xiang Yang.

She had already prepared all kinds of methods to comfort Xia Man, but she never thought that her reaction would be many times more vivid than she thought.

At first, she didn't know who Xiang Yang was, being by Xia Man's side. She hired someone to investigate him, and found nothing problematic about him. She couldn't explain why, but she felt really uncomfortable.

When Xian Yang was with her, Qu Zhen rarely appears. She didn't want to see her sweetness. It's like a knife inserted to her heart, reminding her that Xia Man is something she can never have.

But what she later found out about Xiang Yang made her realize that, her intuition was right!

Xiang Yang only mentioned numbers. "What we want are both very simple. I want money, you want the girl. Give me the money and I'll give her back to you." His eyes were full of greed.

"Also, if you did something to me, how would Xia Man feel, I wonder?" Xiang Yang's shamelessness exceeded her imagination.

Qu Zhen felt she was selfish. At that moment, she actually felt a tinge of happiness. She should've been upset, should've felt the urge to kill him. Yet instead, she felt elated. Xia Man could be hers again. Hers, and only hers.

Qu Zhen held Xia Man waist, listening to her smooth breathing. A tingling sensation burst in her heart. How far was she from her? Is it really impossible to make her stay by her side, for the rest of her life?