The Improper Strategy of Yandere

Chapter 261: Together with Them

"Apple." He Xiao hugged her little head tenderly, put the clothes they left on the shore on her, and said softly, "I have to be with them."

What about me? Apple opened her mouth but didn't say anything because Brother He Xiao had already kissed her forehead with a stern face and used the cat-transforming magic.

"Apple is a kitten. Stay here and don't move."

Little Qingmei hunched over, wiped her forehead with her paws with red eyes, and sat down on the grass with a trembling cry: "Meow——" She watched the young man jump into the water regardless of everything.

It was relatively easy to swim to the shore, but it was difficult for He Xiao to swim back. With the flood coming down from upstream, the rammed earth inside the earth dam was rapidly rotting.

The bigger the breach, the more violent the torrent rushing into the swimming pool, like a ferocious beast entering a wheat field and crushing the neatly-formed grains piece by piece - He Xiao was fighting this ferocious beast.

I really don’t know how those heroes in the stories who can catch turtles and crocodiles were trained. He Xiao choked on two mouthfuls of water and, enduring the pain all over his body, stepped dangerously onto the sand bank.

Fortunately, he often exercises with Nata, otherwise he would never be able to come back.

He Xiao's eyes were so swollen that he could hardly see clearly. A pair of small hands led him to the higher part of the sofa. He vaguely heard Li Zi sniffing, but wondered if Da Qingmei was crying.

Gasping for breath, He Xiao coughed violently.

There was too much sand and mud in the water, and the flood also brought down grass leaves, branches and other things. It was so painful as soon as you opened your eyes, and if you accidentally swallowed the river water, your throat would hurt as if it was on fire.

"Xiao Xiao, let's not go into the water! Let's wait for rescue!"

"Brother He Xiao...please listen to Sister Xi Nanfeng...We are so scared..."

Xi Nanfeng and Li Zi's voices were filled with tears, which made He Xiao feel sad. He dimly saw them standing in front of him with tears in their eyes.

I was about to nod, but when I looked around, I felt extremely desperate.

The water level was still rising, and the sandbank that originally allowed people to fish now had only three or five flat levels of sand left exposed above the water. The three of them were now standing in the water, which had already submerged them to their ankles.

The entire sand embankment collapsed under the rushing river water, leaving a long light yellow tail along the mighty water flow - the sand embankment was melting.

He Xiao thought of a comet, which was captured by the gravity of the sun in space, blown open by the huge light and heat to form a brilliant and magnificent tail, and then disappeared completely.

"We have to go!" He Xiao was startled by his own voice as soon as he opened his mouth. It sounded hoarse and ugly. He repeated it again so that the two women could understand.

"It's too dangerous! Xiaoxiao..." Xi Nanfeng kept shaking her head. Li Zi supported her arm and helped her stand up.

He Xiao tied the swimming ring to her waist, but she couldn't swim back and would only drag Xiao Xiao away with her.

Xi Nanfeng had never hated his paralyzed legs so much. These two pieces of flesh and blood were a burden...

If it wasn't an emergency, she would have to stay calm and gentle, and let Xiaoxiao and Lizi calm down, otherwise she would not be able to help but start self-harming again.

The elder sister patted the cheeks of the boy she loved and made him look up at her: "Xiao Xiao, listen to me! Listen to me!"

"Let Li Zi swim back with you." The elder sister wanted to untie the rope around the young man's waist, and said gently and calmly: "You should be able to swim back with Li Zi. If you take me with you..."

She didn't want to be a pessimist, but if Xiao Xiao was really dragged down by her, Li Zi would probably have to stay here.

He Xiao paused, his scarlet eyes turned cold, and Li Zi shook her head as if she had lost her backbone, crying, "Sister Xi... let's push you back together."

"Lizi, listen to me! Xiaoxiao really likes you, and I think you're a good girl. It's too early now, but it will be about right in a few years. You should marry Xiaoxiao..."

This kind of words that were like explaining one's last wishes... He Xiao almost broke the rope in his hand. For the first time in his life, he yelled at Xi Nanfeng, who had a calm face, "Shut up!"

The rope was untied, and then the swimming ring on the older sister was taken off.

The paralyzed woman looked up at the sky and smiled at her two children. Xiaoxiao was great. He was not dominated by emotions and knew what choice was best for everyone.

But when I couldn't help but close my eyes, tears as big as beans would still squeeze out and slide down the corners of my eyes.

She and Xiao Xiao had survived so many hardships, but it was still... still like this? A happy life was foreseeable, but God treated them like this? Why...

Click, click... Xi Nanfeng opened his eyes and watched Xiao Xiao peel off the plastic skin of the swimming ring, revealing the solid foam inside.

The young man used the rope as a saw, flying up and down to throw out a bunch of tiny bubbles. The swimming ring was cut into several pieces, leaving dents on it.

"Li Zi! Help me tie her to Sister Xi's back!" He Xiao was sweating profusely. He tore the polyester rope with his teeth like a madman. He cut his mouth and bled before he finally tore off one strip.

The swimming ring was bought for Xi Nanfeng by elder sister because she was afraid that he would choke on water. It was a little small because it was for children, and it could even get stuck on Li Zi's chest.

Cut it in pieces and tie it to your back, and it will help the three of them.

The entire Shati had almost been submerged in the river, with only some reeds and weeds still exposed above the water. Jian Li quickly said, "Sister Xi, sit in the water for a while."

After saying that, he knelt in the water and began to carefully tie it to Xi Nanfeng's back according to the marks on the foam. Still feeling it was not safe, he grabbed the fishing line pliers beside him, cut the fishing line, and reinforced it according to the fish hook.

The light of survival ignited in Xi Nanfeng's eyes again, "Focus!" Xiao Xiao's voice was hoarse, and there was blood on the corner of his mouth. His face was cold and tough: "We can go home! We can!"

After saying that, she turned around and helped Li Zi tie up the foam blocks. When the last bit of rope was used up, the water had already reached their knees. The eldest sister was sitting in the water, being tossed by the rapids.

"Get ready to swim over." He Xiao pushed Li Zi away and walked forward with his big sister in his arms. Da Qing's cute and lovely cat looked a little pale: "But brother He Xiao, you don't have any bubbles."

The young man tilted his head and smiled reassuringly, as if the roaring torrent did not exist at all: "I have rested well."

Li Zi believed in her brother He Xiao unconditionally, even though the young man was still shaking while holding big sister Xi Nanfeng's arm and walked straight into the deep water. She sobbed and sniffed, and suddenly felt so useless.

In the torrent, everything was silent - water was poured into He Xiao's ears, but he no longer cared about the stinging pain in his eyes. He opened his eyes wide and watched the two girls swimming slowly forward.

Chapter 262 The Unknown Oath

Li Zi used her hands and feet and was relatively fast. Xi Nanfeng could only swim forward using her two hands. Fortunately, the foam on her back pulled her up and prevented her from sinking into the water.

He Xiao pressed her back and pushed her forward, but the earth dam had been washed into a mess by the river, and some parts remained, and the water hit them and swirled around like crazy.

He Xiao tried hard to identify the direction, only to find that he and the two girls in front of him had been led astray - straight towards the breach in the earth dam.

"No..." Having drained all his strength from his body, his lungs ached as if they were on fire. He Xiao used all his strength to hold on to Sister Xi Nanfeng's body and help her adjust the direction.

The originally calm pool had been disturbed by the roaring flood due to the collapse of the upper and lower dams, and it was blocking their way like a wall.

The two women had already used up most of their energy after playing for an entire afternoon. At this moment, they were relying on their last bit of courage and He Xiao pushing them from behind.

However, even though his teeth were almost broken, he could hardly push them forward - his physical strength was probably already... exhausted!

There's no going back - as soon as this thought came to his mind, it seemed as if his bones were hollowed out, leaving him to be pushed towards the collapsed dam by the rushing water.

He Xiao's mind flashed through the past like a revolving lantern... Sister Xi Nanfeng hadn't been able to stand up yet, Li Zi hadn't entered high school yet, Ping Guo and Ye Tangxin...

"Xiao Xiao! Xiao Xiao! What's wrong with you?" While he was drowsy, someone pinched his neck and lifted it up. Only then did he breathe in a trace of air with a fishy smell. He regained some consciousness and was able to open his eyes.

It was Xi Nanfeng—her hair was wet and stuck to her forehead, but her eyes were still full of concern: "I can't swim anymore...Xiao Xiao, just leave it to fate."

Xi Nanfeng still had some strength left, but the moment she felt the big hand that was pressing against her waist and abdomen from behind disappear, she chose to give up and continue.

She couldn't leave without looking back. She made a vow when she adopted Xiaoxiao - Xi Nanfeng remembered it very clearly, it was a spring day.

She was a sixteen-year-old woman with lower limb disability. She pushed a wheelchair and met Xiaoxiao. The little boy was held by his grandmother, who let him play outside, and talked to her face to face.

"According to the number we agreed on." Xi Nanfeng wiped the sweat from his forehead and pushed a bag of money in front of the cunning old woman.

She rushed here from the hospital. The taxi driver asked if she needed help, but Xi Nanfeng refused. She had to get used to taking care of herself... and there would be a boy too.

At that time, household registration management was not fully electronic. As long as you were willing to spend money, you could fill in a boy's name in your household registration book.

"Oh... what's so good about this doll? Why do you like it so much..." The old woman picked up one, dipped it in her saliva and began to count it skillfully.

"Haha, it's not like, it's..." Xi Nanfeng couldn't say it, she felt guilty - it was her father's drunk driving that caused this boy to lose his parents.

If He Xiao's grandmother was a good person, she would just watch from afar, and the little boy might have a quiet but disabled neighbor sister, whom the boy would meet by chance every day after school.

But his grandmother was a money-hungry bitch. After Xi Nanfeng just made a few inquiries, she couldn't wait to quote a price - after all, the old woman had many children and grandchildren.

She couldn't let the boy fall into this guy's hands. An indescribable sense of responsibility gave Xi Nanfeng courage.

"Grandma?" the boy asked in confusion. The old woman pushed his hand away and pointed to the woman sitting in a wheelchair: "Here, your new mother."

"New mother? How could that be?" The boy anxiously tried to grab his grandmother's hand, but her hands were filled with a heavy bag of money and could not be free.

"You will follow her from now on." The old woman left without looking back. The boy chased her, but when they were only half a street away, the grandmother disappeared in the crowd.

"He Xiao...you run so fast..." Xi Nanfeng was so tired that he was sweating profusely. He pushed the wheelchair and barely caught up with the boy, who was crying so hard that his eyes and nose were wrinkled.

"Grandma...why did she leave? Why doesn't she want me anymore?"

Xi Nanfeng hugged the boy's neck, wiped his eyes with his sleeve, and said softly: "I want Xiaoxiao, can I take you to eat noodles?"

The boy matured precociously, and he fought with her for a long time... In the end, he agreed to go eat noodles together, and he didn't forget to ask: "When will you send me back to grandma's house?"

"I'm Xiaoxiao's new mother. Please live with me."

"Don't mention my mother, she's dead."

"Oh, then...Xiao Xiao, call me sister? This should be fine, right? Just call me Sister Xi."

"I don't remember having a sister either."

Xi Nanfeng sighed and hugged the boy who was making a fuss tightly to prevent him from leaving. He was very strong, but he was no match for her, and his face turned red after a while.

"Men and women should not touch each other, you... you let go."

"Call me sister, Sister Xi, and I'll let you go."

The boy shouted reluctantly, and Xi Nanfeng responded and touched his head, but still did not let go.

"Don't grab me!"

"Let go, Xiao Xiao will run away." Xi Nanfeng stared at his black eyes with a half-smile. With double eyelids and fair skin, he looked handsome at a young age: "Are you sleepy? Go home and sleep."

All the way back, her palms were sweaty but she didn't let go. She held the little hand until she saw the boy couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep.

She vowed to take care of him and raise him into a healthy, kind, smart and upright man.

Now Xi Nanfeng was about to laugh at herself... She dragged her crippled legs and failed to be a good mother, but was she supposed to just turn around and run away?

She kept her word, even if no one knew about her vow.

"Hold me tight, Sister Xi." Just leave it to fate? How could that be possible? He Xiao's heart suddenly ached. He bit his lip hard to cheer himself up. He took a deep breath and choked out a few words: "Never give up!"

Xi Nanfeng smiled sweetly, and the flower blossomed like a flower in the middle of the water. She hummed and hugged his neck tightly, using the foam behind them to float on the water with their heads touching each other.

Isn't destiny the same as watching them all in prison in the previous life... in the previous life? Then what's the point of being reborn? Even... now I'm in a desperate situation?

He's still breathing! It's not over yet!

He Xiao suddenly dived towards the shore, paddling like mad, and swam towards the shore with his big sister. His whole body was sore and his heart and lungs were aching, but now he was just numb. He relied on a trace of willpower to resist the power of heaven and earth.

When his feet touched the solid ground, he almost fell into the water up to his neck. Suddenly he remembered that there was such a thing as land in this world.

"We're ashore!" He Xiao shouted hoarsely.

Chapter 263 Their Real If

He pushed Xi Nanfeng to Pingguo who was waiting on the shore, and watched her being dragged ashore before he mechanically walked up.

"Brother He Xiao meow...my sister is still down there...I'm going into the water meow..." Little Qingmei pulled her elder sister ashore with all her strength, while shedding tears and wailing at the top of her lungs.

Pear! He Xiao's mind was instantly like burning firewood, and the white ash was blown away with a bang. He looked back and was almost furious - the big green plum was still ten meters away in the pool, struggling in the whirlpool formed by the rapids.

Breathing... He felt like his lungs were going to explode. Half of He Xiao's body was submerged in the water, and he was tottering under the waves. His heart was in turmoil, and he almost burst into tears.

I almost fainted in the water just now, but I didn’t feel scared. Now I have my feet on solid ground - the feeling of relief for surviving the disaster suddenly hits me, and I look back at the vast river.

He Xiao was scared. He was afraid of death, but the beautiful figure in the water still led him towards the turbulent water in a daze. Looking at the turbid and turbulent water, he was afraid that he would never be able to come back.

Apple tried to climb into the water using all her limbs, but He Xiao quickly stopped her and said word by word between her heavy breathing: "Huff, huff... Apple, don't... go down... I'll go..." She didn't know how to save people.

Apple cried loudly: "Brother He Xiao is so tired meow! Sister - what should I do meow..." He Xiao was a little dazed listening to Xiao Qingmei's crying.

"Brother He Xiao, are you tired? Sister? What should I do?" Apple whispered to Pear on a wooden tower in the countryside, amidst the endless wheat fields south of the Caspian Sea.

It is said that the time is different in different places on the earth - it is really strange. It is clearly daytime here, but it is already night over there, Brother He Xiao, and he may still be sleeping.

They had left Fuqiu and immigrated to the Caspian Sea in the west of Lanfang five years ago. It had been so long since they had seen their childhood sweetheart He Xiao, yet it seemed as if everything was still happening right before their eyes.

"Apple, help me put the antenna up there - on the roof." Li Zi looked at the white and gray stripes on the screen and instructed her sister to debug the equipment according to the instructions.

The antenna can receive signals... She didn't quite understand it, but it allowed people to communicate with each other through the screen, as if they were face to face.

"Sister, do you have a signal?"

"Yes...." Apple turned over and jumped down, only to see her sister huddled to one side, grabbing a strand of hair by her ear and refusing to let go, her face flushed.

"Sister, what are you doing?" The little girl...or should I say the older girl, poked her head out in confusion, and that's what she looked like in He Xiao's eyes.

"Apple, you've changed so much."

Apple narrowed his eyes and watched the young man on the screen cover his mouth and exclaimed "Wow", then rushed over and hugged the screen. Then, all He Xiao could see was Xiao Qingmei's neck and half of her face.

She has grown taller, and her pretty cat-like face has become much more mature, but her skin is not as white as before, probably because of the Central Asian sun, which has tanned her skin into a healthy and lively wheat color. She has short hair and looks very heroic.