Chapter 63.Can’t Hold On!
Chi Yuliang stood by the pillar next to the cremation furnace,her head bowed deeply.
Her purple bangs covered her eyes,but couldn’t hide the indescribable sorrow on her face that could outshine the moon and put flowers to shame.
Her full attention was focused on the stretcher in front of her,supported by a metal plate and covered with a white cloth.
She didn’t even notice Ye Zhibai and the others approaching.
Ye Zhibai guessed that under the white cloth was the body of her past life.
Zhiyun,of course,could also guess what it was.
Seeing her sister about to rush over carelessly to look,she firmly grasped Ye Zhibai’s hand and shook her head.
“Sister…don’t get too close,you’ll be scared.”
“I…okay.”
Am I afraid of myself?
No,it’s impossible for me to be afraid.
But Ye Zhibai still stopped in her tracks.
No matter how cool or capable Zhiyun was,she was still just a high school senior girl.
Bringing her to a crematorium today was already too much,Ye Zhibai didn’t plan to bring her any closer.
Guang Yu,fearless of heaven and earth,was still clamoring in Ye Zhibai’s mind.
“Ye Zhibai!I sense what’s covered there,it’s you from your past life!I saw you once in the celestial realm back then,so I remember!”
Ah,I know,you don’t need to tell me.
And you’re wasting your divine power again!
The head maid arranged for the two young misses to step back a bit.
She checked the time,there were less than three minutes left before the cremation would begin.
And this time…was for the living to say goodbye to the deceased.
Chi Yuliang wasn’t afraid of this once helpless brother from the orphanage.
Without any hesitation,she gently lifted the white cloth covering the deceased,revealing the face.
There,indeed,was Ye Zhibai from her past life.
At such a close distance,seeing her once ordinary face,Ye Zhibai could barely hold it together!
What a bizarre experience!
The face of the deceased”Ye Zhibai”had no color left,but it was clean,obviously having been cleaned of dust and blood after the failed emergency treatment at the hospital.
This was a small psychological comfort for Ye Zhibai.
Coming clean,leaving clean,it could be considered a full circle.
The gentle Chi Yuliang wouldn’t disturb the peace of the deceased any further.
Although she wanted to stroke Xiao Bai’s forehead like before,telling him,
“It’s okay,don’t be afraid,sister is here.”
But…Xiao Bai was no longer here.
Even now,Chi Yuliang found it hard to believe this fact.
It all happened too suddenly.
Perhaps only now did Chi Yuliang slowly come out of her wishful thinking.
Looking at”Ye Zhibai’s”pale face,tears welled up in her eyes,still as gentle as sunshine.
Chi Yuliang slowly half-squatted down.
She came to a distance where she felt Xiao Bai could hear her words.
Because they weren’t far away,Ye Zhibai,standing nearby,could also hear Cool Sister’s sorrowful yet unchangingly gentle and soft voice.
“Xiao Bai,actually,I brought you a gift from the capital.It’s…it’s the osmanthus cake we loved to eat as children,but could only get a small piece each time,you know?Haha…at first we couldn’t afford it,just that little bit,and your osmanthus cake was always snatched by the bad kids.Later when sister could afford it,we could eat as much as we wanted,but found that the osmanthus cake was no longer sold…We were so angry then,you even said,why was the osmanthus cake always against you…”
“That day I sent you a message,I wanted to bring you this old osmanthus cake that I finally found in the capital to your school,let you have a taste,but no matter how long I waited,why couldn’t I get your reply…Did you not want to reunite with sister,or were you worried about holding sister back again?I’ve never cared about such things…”
“But Xiao Bai always didn’t want to trouble me,so now I’m not troubled,my parents won’t say anything anymore…Xiao Bai,will you come back?There’s so much osmanthus cake,sister can’t eat it all by herself…”
Her words,Ye Zhibai listened to every one of them in her heart.
Each sentence…was like a knife cutting into her heart.
If it weren’t for her unchangeable expression,she would surely look quite pathetic now.
As she spoke,Chi Yuliang’s calm voice became filled with sobs.
“Xiao Bai,you promised me before…that after you graduate from university,you would live better,not needing sister’s help.You lied to me before,saying you had moved to a better place…That day,I was really happy,I specially ordered a cake at school to celebrate for you.”
“But after I came back,I asked!I went to find…find where you lived,you were still living in that small apartment…!Have you forgotten our childhood promise…no one is allowed to lie to each other…if you’re not living well,sister wants to help you…we pinky promised…”
Cool Sister,the first to break this promise wasn’t me,but you.
You lied to me,saying the things you gave me were bought with your own pocket money.
But that money…was actually from asking your parents for help and deducting from your living expenses.
For you who didn’t keep the promise,you who lied to me…why couldn’t I tell a lie too?
Ye Zhiyun was also listening to these past events she didn’t know about.Although the circumstances were different and she couldn’t fully empathize.
But…Zhiyun still silently tightened her grip on Ye Zhibai’s hand.
Family is very important,no matter what…I won’t let sister suffer any harm again.
Chi Yuliang was still expressing her thoughts to this”disobedient”brother.
But time never waits for anyone.
The ten o’clock bell had rung punctually.
The clear voice of the staff responsible for cremation,aided by the echo of the enclosed cremation building,rang out loudly.
“Number eleven!Ye Zhibai!Please,family members step back,the cremation is about to begin!”
“Xiao Bai…?”
This call immediately broke Chi Yuliang’s immersed thoughts.
In front of her,”Ye Zhibai”was re-covered with the white cloth by the staff and pushed towards the cremation furnace.
“Xiao Bai…Xiao Bai?”
Chi Yuliang reached out towards the gradually receding stretcher,as if trying to grab something.
But she couldn’t grab anything.
Her mind was buzzing,strength rapidly leaving her body.The surrounding sounds were noisy,but when the staff opened the cremation furnace and the roaring flames suddenly sounded,as the stretcher carrying”Ye Zhibai”was pushed onto the rack in front of the furnace.
Chi Yuliang’s breathing became increasingly rapid,uncontrollable,and painful.
“Xiao…Bai…”
These were the words she managed to say while struggling to maintain consciousness.
A heart-piercing pain mixed with endless warm memories formed a stark contrast with the cold stretcher and cremation furnace.
All this…made Chi Yuliang unable to hold on any longer,the intense headache causing her to fall backwards.
Originally,she would have soon fallen heavily to the ground.
But that wouldn’t happen!!
Ye Zhibai had noticed her swaying earlier and was already prepared!
The moment she started to fall,Ye Zhibai had already moved forward,using her body to support Chi Yuliang’s back.
But…
My small frame might not be able to support her?!
