Chapter 882
Chapter 882: Chapter 31: Black Hand Lurking in the Future_2 Chapter 882: Chapter 31: Black Hand Lurking in the Future_2 “It may sound funny, but this is a fact that just happened.
So my thoughts indeed changed, a person’s life and memories cannot be smooth and perfect; yet, memories themselves are not fleeting film strips soon forgotten, but are filled with emotions, with sweetness, bitterness, and the essence of life.”
“Are you ready, Xiangyue?”
Lin Xian turned around, clutching the laminated paper in his hand, allowing its written side to face the old man, letting the moonlight sprinkle over those three wishes:
“Behind these three wishes, hidden are all the tragic cruel realities that are heartbreaking…
but at the same time, they also contain three different love intentions, warmth, and kindness passed along.”
“If you’re ready, I’ll start telling you now.
It’s a story from 600 years ago, and even the sweep of time over six centuries hasn’t smoothed out many things.”
Zheng Xiangyue stared at the laminated paper.
She stared at those uninhibited words.
Finally…
she nodded:
“Mr.
Lin, please tell me…”
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“What I’ve lived through, and the events that happened around me.”…
…
Lin Xian revealed everything.
About how the siblings lost both parents, how Zheng Chenghe was bitten by a dog, and how the two left their hometown to depend on each other upon arriving in Donghai City.
Later, Lin Xian did not openly talk about Zheng Chenghe joining the Seven Sins, only telling Zheng Xiangyue that her brother found a generous boss who managed to earn enough money for her hospital treatment.
Afterward, the death of Zheng Chenghe was also mentioned, as per the news reports, as an accident by a car crash…
after all, the then teenage Zheng Xiangyue knew about it like this, and since the law had not convicted Zheng Chenghe, Lin Xian certainly would not.
Including the ticket to the Moon, Jask’s promise to her, the disappearing logo on the Moon, Lin Xian told her everything down to the last detail.
“Eventually, you agreed to enter the hibernation pod.”
Lin Xian handed the laminated paper back to Zheng Xiangyue:
“You wrote these three wishes on your hospital bed, initially only the first two, but later I told you that kindness needs to be passed on, you could either repay the homeland if capable, or contribute to the development of your hometown if not.”
“I never imagined that even after losing those memories, you would still travel billions of kilometers from Mars to Earth and rebuild Rhein Village on the ruins of Donghai.”
Lin Xian finished recounting.
As he thought, Zheng Xiangyue did not have a significant reaction.
Even these stories, when told once more, impacted Lin Xian personally more than they did Zheng Xiangyue.
Because he had experienced these events himself.
As for the current Zheng Xiangyue…
What she heard was nothing more than an outdated movie from 600 years ago.
How many people now bother to watch early black-and-white films?
And how many people, would go back to watch the earliest silent films of Charlie Chaplin?
Her lack of empathy was expected.
Because the life just recounted, was too far removed from her to resonate.
The reason Angelica harbored thoughts of revenge;
was because, over these decades, through constant self-suggestion and self-hypnosis, she allowed the memories to develop emotions and to gradually become real.
Why Grandfather Wei Shengjin was moved to tears by past memories;
was because the name Liu Shiyu became a bridge connecting the past and the present.
Then.
What about Zheng Xiangyue?
What does she have?
She has nothing.
A few whooping birds flew over Rhein Village, landing on the wooden waterwheel outside the village.
They bowed their heads, drank water, and gradually rose with the rotating wheel, landed again, flapped their wings and flew off, vanishing into the forest bathed in moonlight.
“Sigh…”
Zheng Xiangyue sighed deeply, her head shaking somewhat desolately:
“The stories you’ve told, over these years, I’ve guessed about seventy to eighty percent of them.
I also roughly guessed that the ticket to the Moon was given by you, which is why I wrote ‘properly repay Brother Lin Xian’ on the second wish.”
“But…
how I wish I could feel empathy for these events, whether for my brother whom I’ve never met and have no memories of, or for you who helped us so much, bought my ticket, and sent me to the hibernation warehouse…
I genuinely want to thank you from the bottom of my heart, but instead, I can only offer this dry, unempathetic thank you.”
Lin Xian simply smiled.
Shook his head:
“You’ve already done very well, even without mentioning the task of letting the perfect moonlight shine over the earth…
Just your voluntary return from Mars to Earth to rebuild your hometown is an act of kindness and greatness that deeply moved and comforted me.”
“I’ve never thought of myself as someone remarkable, but I never imagined that an offhand remark of mine could lead to establishing a Rhein Village on Earth 600 years later.
This is the greatest and best repayment to me and also counts as the most brilliant moment of my life.”
“Ah…
I forgot to mention the Rhine Cat earlier, you loved the Rhine Cat Dolls from a young age, that supersized Rhine Cat Doll was a birthday gift I gave you.
And…
do you know why Jask searched for so long and couldn’t find another doll of the same model, not even a promotional image?”
“Because that supersized Rhine Cat Doll was a non-sale item, after only two samples were made, the project was shelved due to cost reasons with no follow up.
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The only two samples, one was given to the once real princess of Donghai City, and the other, is in your hands.”