The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

The gift for her younger sister wasn't stationery or jewelry, but a small knife—a result of Gu Ran's careful consideration.

Although he had always protected his sister, yesterday's events reminded him that he didn't want her to become weak and helpless, without any spirit of resistance.

After all, he can't really stay by her side forever. Character needs to be cultivated from a young age, otherwise the younger sister will easily suffer in the future.

Moreover, if it's something like a knife, it's easier to preserve, and you can take it out to reminisce even many years later.

......

Outside the light screen.

Gu Qingqing recognized the knife at a glance.

It was the small knife she had kept for many years, which she then severed with her supernatural powers!

P.S. Just a quick aside: the acceleration refers to plot acceleration, not update acceleration. Updates really can't be accelerated too much during the new book period; that's how Hedgehog Cat's recommendation algorithm works.

In addition, I also know that for some readers who frequent multiple websites, reminiscing about watching movies is an old topic, and many authors have written about it.

However, I've carefully examined the Cat Station website, and not many people are writing on this topic yet. The only exception is a recent Orange novel that was heavily criticized and discontinued by readers. Right now, everyone on Cat Station is rushing to write about simulators, so I think this topic should still have a market there. (I don't dare look at the comments section now; I know there will definitely be a lot of people cursing me, calling me a useless writer, saying I'm just padding the comments section ::>_<>

What I did was definitely not a copy, but rather I tried my best to write with my own unique characteristics, highlighting the unique features of the cat website. So you can see that this worldview is designed to cater to the tastes of cat website readers.

I did not control the pacing of the story well, and I know that this is my own shortcoming. I originally wanted to write a long chapter when I was trying to climb the charts, so I calculated that I would use the extra chapters to finish the side story and hit the mark. However, I did not expect that my story management ability was indeed insufficient, and my current limit is only 10,000 words a day, which is five chapters a day, so I was delayed a lot.

I plead guilty to this.

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Therefore, in the previous chapter, I mentioned that I was preparing to speed up the plot so that everyone could quickly see the younger sister's deep regret, her tears, and her heart-wrenching lament.

This is what it really means~

Finally, I wish all the high school seniors who read this the best of luck in their exams; you're all temporarily free now!

Lastly, this chapter has 2.5k words, and it's really not because I, the author, was lazy.

43. Gu Qingqing, filled with regret

In the light screen.

The younger sister saw the specially made knife and curiously wanted to touch it.

"Don't touch the blade, you'll get cut. Hold it like this, grip the handle."

Gu Ran taught her younger sister how to hold a knife, step by step.

"Alright, you can start cutting now." Gu Ran took a step back.

"Brother, don't go!" the younger sister said quickly. "Today is your birthday too. Hold my hand like you did just now, and we'll cut it together, okay?"

Gu Ran chuckled and said, "Okay, let's cut them together."

Gu Ran stepped forward and took her younger sister's small, delicate hand in his.

Under the living room lights, two shadows, one tall and one short, were pressed close together.

Gu Ran: "I'll count to three, then I'll cut it."

"One, two, three, cut!"

The blade slid across the thick layer of cream, splitting the adorable cartoon cat in two.

Gu Ran held her sister's hand and made a few more cuts, dividing the cake into small pieces.

"So sweet! So delicious, brother!" The little sister held the cream cake in both hands, her eyes smiling into crescent moons, and her small nose was also smeared with milky white cream.

For children who have never eaten a cream cake before, this is indeed a supreme delicacy.

"Look at you, eat slowly, your brother won't take it from you." Gu Ran chuckled as he used a tissue to wipe the cream off his sister's nose.

"Brother, you should eat too! Why aren't you eating?" The younger sister, who was happily enjoying the delicious cake, urged her brother when she saw him just smiling and watching her eat.

This is so delicious, even my brother has to try it!

"It's alright, I'll wait for you to eat first," Gu Ran said nonchalantly, having long since passed the age of being greedy.

The younger sister stopped, and suddenly the cake in her hand didn't taste so sweet anymore. She imitated her brother, slightly furrowing her brows, her pretty and lovely face seemingly deep in thought.

The younger sister slowly picked up a small piece of cake with a fork, and instead of putting it in her own mouth, she offered it to her brother's lips.

"Hey, brother, you eat, I'll feed you. You wouldn't refuse your cute little sister, would you? If you don't eat, I won't eat either," the little sister said, feigning annoyance.

Gu Ran laughed heartily as he watched his younger sister act like a little adult. It seemed that his sister had indeed become much more cheerful after making new friends.

Gu Ran took a bite of the cake her sister offered her: "Okay, I'll have some too."

Seeing her brother eat the cake she fed him, the little sister smiled happily.

"How is it? Isn't it delicious? I didn't lie to my brother, did I?"

Gu Ran raised an eyebrow and gave a thumbs-up with an exaggerated expression: "It really is delicious!"

After eating the cake.

Gu Ran began to teach his younger sister some basic weapon knowledge.

"This is how you use this knife. You can fold it up and keep it on your person or in your pencil case. When you need to use it, you can unfold it like this. You can use it to cut fruit or something. Remember, don't use this to hurt anyone."

"Of course, if a bad guy tries to bully you, you can use this to poke him like this, but remember, if you can use the small communicator your brother gave you, you must use it first when you encounter bad guys."

"I'll rush over immediately and be by my sister's side, but don't use it unless it's something important. Big brother doesn't like children who lie."

......

Outside the light screen.

Gu Qingqing was already in tears.

She understood; she finally understood.

Why is it that even after all these years, she still carries that knife with her?

She knew that Gu Ran had given her the knife, but she couldn't remember when or why.

Several times, she considered throwing it away, wanting to avoid any connection with her brother who had such a bad reputation.

But each time, it would inexplicably stop, and a sense of reluctance would arise in my heart.

The door to memory, sealed by wooden strips, was finally breached at this moment.

She finally understood why she couldn't bear to throw it away.

She recalled the happy times she spent with her brother when she was little, tasting the sweetest cake in the world, and how much her brother doted on her.

"elder brother......"

Gu Qingqing's voice was hoarse as she reached out her hand towards Gu Ran.

But then, another scene popped into her mind.

"Gu Ran, as the chief administrator of the Human Alliance, is cruel and bloodthirsty, plunging all the people of the nineteen main cities into misery. As a family member, he has no affection whatsoever."

"I, Gu Qingqing, hereby swear that I sever all ties with Gu Ran as siblings, and will never stand on his side or help him!"

"If you break this oath, I, Gu Qingqing, will wield this blade and wish you a terrible death!"

Then, she used her spatial abilities to cut the knife in half, and it clattered to the ground.

Gu Qingqing felt a sharp pain in her heart: "What have I done...?"

What have I done?!

"We siblings are really destined to be together, let's spend tomorrow together then."

If Gu Qingqing didn't know the significance of her birthday before, she completely understood after seeing Gu Ran's memories.

That was the day her brother met her, the day they became family!

"My brother and I will never be separated! We will always be together!"

Isn't it said that if you close your eyes and make a wish in your heart, it will come true? Why? Why, why did you still leave me in the end?!

"I'll count to three, then I'll cut it."

"One, two, three, cut!"

Bathed in the soft yellow light, the brother and sister ate their birthday cake together and chatted happily.

That was the sweetest moment in her memory, but why does recalling it now bring her such pain?

Even if you change in the future, what right do I have to kill you in the name of so-called justice?

Gu Qingqing slumped down, filled with regret.

I wish I could go back to my past self and slap myself twice.

But what's the use of regretting it?

The mistake has already been made. The knife that represented the beautiful memories of the brother and sister has been destroyed by her, and she is now trapped in this water prison that even a spatial slash cannot break through.

At this moment, the only thing supporting her was wanting to know the truth that had not yet been revealed back then.

Her brother clearly loved and cared for her so much, and that love has never changed. Why did he leave her?

She initially genuinely believed what the teacher said—that her brother was going to find his own life. However, after unconsciously harboring doubts about the teacher, she began to question this statement herself.