You're my wife, don't doubt it!

It turns out I was just playing with him;

I was just about to leave him,

He, however, was holding flowers.

Talking nonsense

This made the whole situation even more awkward.

Unbelievable, isn't it?

The dream collapsed in an instant.

Why was I so foolish back then?

She still desperately wanted to marry him…

"Stop singing..." Xiao Yao said, unable to bear it any longer. "Can't you sing something positive and uplifting?"

"Why are you being mean to me, big brother?" Little Shen Jie pouted. "Is it because Xiao Jie can't sing well?"

“You sing off-key and are always out of breath,” Xiao Yao blurted out. “Didn’t anyone tell you that before?”

Oh no, this is another case of male chauvinism.

Sure enough, Xiao Shenjie's eyes instantly reddened, and two clear tears welled up in her eyes.

Oh dear, my little auntie, she's stirred up a hornet's nest.

Why did you start crying so suddenly, without even letting it all out?

"Eh————————Eh————————Ah——————" Little Shen Jie let out a howling sound.

Getting into trouble!

The girls passing by all stared at the two of them.

Xiao Yao didn't really care about the stares of passersby, but he still squatted down, picked up Xiao Shenjie, and put her in his arms, coaxing her gently.

Xiao Shenjie sobbed, tears rolling down her cheeks and soaking her clothes. She looked up at Xiao Yao, her large, watery eyes filled with tears, a sight that melted Xiao Yao's heart.

"Oh dear, Xiao Jie, don't cry..." Xiao Yao tried hard to recall the way adults comfort children, and lifted her up by her bottom: "It's okay if you can't sing well, there will be teachers to teach you when you go to the church summer camp."

"Really?" Shen Jie's sobs subsided. "I know about summer camp, but what is church summer camp?"

"It's hard to explain in just a few words," Xiao Yao said, "but in short, it's a place that's not only fun but also teaches you a lot. Shen Jie will be a great singer from now on, and she'll be performing with me in the campus's top ten singers competition soon!"

"Really? The campus's top ten singers competition?" Xiao Shenjie sniffed, wiping away her tears with her sleeve, but tears still welled up in her eyes: "Big brother, are you trying to hurt me on purpose?"

She questioned him with a sob in her voice, her tone filled with hurt and confusion.

Xiao Yao felt as if his heart had been stabbed by her words, and he was filled with remorse: "No, little princess, I truly love you, how could I possibly intend to hurt you?"

"You...you love me?" Xiao Shenjie didn't seem to understand what those words meant, but she finally stopped crying.

“Love,” Xiao Yao said, “I promise I won’t say that again. Please forgive me.”

Xiao Shenjie was still a little angry. She turned her head away in a huff and refused to look at Xiao Yao again.

After a while, she whispered, "Let's keep going. Aren't you still looking for that lady in the blue dress?"

Xiao Yao breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to put her down, but Xiao Shenjie claimed that she was too tired to walk and continued to cling to him. Xiao Yao had no choice but to carry the heavy baby (who weighed at least several dozen kilograms) and continue walking on the road.

Although the boy felt his arms were tired, the hand holding Xiao Shenjie felt very warm.

Xiao Shenjie's body was soft and cuddly, nestled in his arms like a warm compress.

Xiao Yao could feel every inch of her body.

For some reason, Xiao Yao suddenly felt a heavy sense of satisfaction in his heart, just as heavy as the weight in his arms.

He suddenly remembered the day Shen Jie brought the "dog" home from school. On the way home, she was carrying her schoolbag with both hands, looking happy and satisfied.

Although there was no mirror in front of him, Xiao Yao knew that at this moment, his expression must be the same as hers back then.

The feeling is the same.

“You are the cat I’ve been looking for.” Xiao Yao reached out and stroked the back of Shen Jie’s head (Shen Jie’s chin was resting on his shoulder at this moment), and sang softly in the tune of Jolin Tsai.

Xiao Shenjie did not respond.

"Meow meow meow meow." Xiao Yao continued singing.

Still no response.

"Little princess, is it comfortable to be held like this?" Xiao Yao asked, raising his voice.

"Mmm, that feels good." Xiao Shenjie's voice was muffled, like a little kitten.

"Let's walk a little further then—how much longer until we find that lady?"

"Almost there, just keep walking, keep going forward," Xiao Shenjie continued in a muffled voice.

"How did you know?" Xiao Yao couldn't help but ask the question.

"I don't know how I knew," Xiao Shenjie said, her voice somewhat dazed.

Xiao Yao took careful steps, constantly adjusting the position of his hands, trying to support the girl above her knees, afraid that he might accidentally touch Xiao Shenjie's sensitive areas.

The two of them slowly moved forward like that.

Gradually, Xiao Shenjie fell asleep and began to snore softly.

So you've had this problem since you were little, Xiao Yao thought.

The road became increasingly remote, and there were fewer and fewer pedestrians. Xiao Yao felt that he was slowly leaving the city center and heading towards the edge of the city.

About half an hour later, the two arrived at a relatively quiet alley.

The area is sparsely populated, surrounded by tall buildings that block out most of the night light.

Little Shen Jie woke up at some point and nestled in Xiao Yao's arms, saying somewhat uneasily, "Big brother, this place is so scary."

“I think so too,” Xiao Yao said. “Didn’t you tell me that to find that sister, we just need to keep walking straight ahead?”

Little Shen Jie looked around and sniffed, "Put me down."

Xiao Yao's arms were almost numb, so he quickly obeyed and put Xiao Shenjie down.

Little Shen Jie sniffed the air, then took off running: "Big brother, come with me!"

Holy crap, are you a dog?

As Xiao Yao pondered this, he chased after them.

After walking about five or six hundred meters and passing through this alley, the view suddenly opened up before me.

A river lies in front of us.

A river that is neither wide nor narrow.

The river smelled terrible, and Xiao Yao felt intensely uncomfortable even from a distance.

While the Suzhou River in Shanghai is often smelly, the stench of rotting garbage is different from the stench of this river.

Xiao Yao thought it was the smell of rust that was common in dilapidated factories.

As a former small-town kid who is now a city kid, Xiao Yao didn't immediately realize that this was actually the taste of blood.

All he knew was that the smell was unusually pungent, which made him frown involuntarily.

Xiao Shenjie seemed oblivious to the smell and continued running forward excitedly.

Xiao Yao followed behind her until they finally saw the river.

The river water emitted an even stronger stench of blood, and Xiao Yao finally realized what the smell was—his heart was in his throat.

In the darkness, he couldn't see the color of the river; he only knew it was pitch black.

Only by carefully examining the water through the light of my phone screen could I see that it was a deep red, as if it had been stained with blood.

Even more chilling was the sight of various animal remains floating on the river, along with some unrecognizable organs and tissues.

"My God, is this a river of blood?" Xiao Yao gasped and took a few steps back.

Chapter 391

2023-11-26

What's even more chilling is that the river is littered with the remains of various animals, as well as some organs and tissues that are no longer recognizable.

"My God, is this a river of blood?" Xiao Yao gasped and took a few steps back.

Xiao Shenjie was still excitedly running around by the river, seemingly completely unaware of what was happening.

"You big idiot, what are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and come here!" she urged.

Xiao Yao suppressed his fear, stood up, and followed in Xiao Shenjie's footsteps.

The two walked three or five hundred meters upstream along the river. Just as Xiao Yao was about to ask a question, Xiao Shenjie squatted down and began to carefully examine the items on the river surface.

"These things in the water look so strange, where did they come from?" Xiao Shenjie tilted her head and pondered.

Xiao Yao did not answer, but stood silently to the side.

Just then, a crow cawed strangely and flew low over the heads of the two people.