Chapter 71
After a sound beating, Xu Jiangyang finally learned to behave himself.
The college entrance exam also arrived as scheduled.
Qiu Chi remembered everything after she finished her last exam and walked out of the examination hall.
She let out a cold laugh right then and there. “System, you’ve really outdone yourself.”
The System, which had been enjoying the show, couldn’t help but panic. It hurriedly called out to the Main System: 【Sh-sh-sh-she’s recovered her memories! Didn’t you say ten years? It hasn’t even been ten years! Come save me, ahhh—】
The Main System was shocked as well. It simply didn’t reply to the System’s message; it had already packed up and fled.
Unable to get a response from the Main System, the System was endlessly panicked: 【Sob sob sob, Host, it’s not my fault! It was all the Main System, he was the one who did it, I didn’t do anything! I'll send you the plot right now, no, no, do you want to leave now? Let's leave right away, okay?】
The System became extremely sycophantic, but Qiu Chi didn’t immediately settle the score with it.
Glancing at Xu Jiangyang beside her, Qiu Chi said, “This is the male lead of this world? Show me the plot.”
The System hurriedly transmitted the plot to Qiu Chi.
Although Qiu Chi didn’t get angry and instead asked for the plot, the System not only didn’t breathe a sigh of relief but became even more terrified. It had a feeling that Qiu Chi was planning something big.
Qiu Chi calmly finished reading the plot.
In an abuse novel world, what kind of unexpected plot could there be?
It was nothing more than being abused by her family, who favored sons over daughters, and then falling for the male lead. But the male lead turned out to be a “central air conditioner” with a legion of admirers, and she was constantly tormented and abused by the women who liked him.
However, Zhou Erxi was only sixteen this year, so it was impossible for her to marry Xu Jiangyang. It couldn’t be considered abandoning her husband and child.
How could the patriarchal Zhou family possibly let Zhou Erxi take the college entrance exam? Even if they did, Zhou Erxi, who had never been to school, wouldn’t be able to pass.
But Xu Jiangyang was definitely going to take the exam, and after successfully getting into university, he would leave.
Among the educated youth who liked him, some also got into university and left with him.
Before leaving, a female educated youth who liked Xu Jiangyang said to Zhou Erxi: “You’re just a country girl. You two were worlds apart from the beginning. He is the sun in the sky that warms people's hearts, while you are nothing but an inconspicuous weed on the ground.”
“The sunlight just happened to shine on you, yet you deluded yourself into thinking you could possess the sun. Don't you even look at whether you're worthy? The one who can stand beside the sun is the moon, not a weed on the ground like you.”
Zhou Erxi had very low self-esteem.
She actually felt the female educated youth was right. She really wasn't worthy of Xu Jiangyang; it was indeed her own wishful thinking.
But she couldn't help but secretly retort in her heart: She wasn't worthy, but the person in front of her wasn't worthy either. She was a weed, but the person before her was at most a flower, not the moon.
But she wasn't good with words, so her rebuttal remained only in her heart.
Xu Jiangyang left, but Zhou Erxi was unwilling to accept it. She wanted to change herself. Even if she couldn't be with Xu Jiangyang, she hoped she could get a little closer to him.
But there was no longer a chance. The Zhou family wouldn't give her this chance.
Zhou Erxi was seventeen when she died.
She was married off by the Zhou family—or rather, sold—to an old widower who could have been her father. She was unwilling, so she tried to run away.
She was caught by the old widower while running away and was beaten to death by him.
Before she died, all she could think of was Xu Jiangyang. Xu Jiangyang was like a sudden ray of light that had appeared in her bleak life.
But the light had only shone on her incidentally. After the light left, her life was still bleak. She would occasionally remember that beam of light and want to walk into the sunlight herself.
But she never got the chance.
This world was actually a bit similar to the robot world.
From Zhou Erxi's perspective, it was all kinds of abuse. The most abusive part was actually her patriarchal family. In her eyes, Xu Jiangyang's appearance was a warm salvation. Even though many women who liked Xu Jiangyang targeted her, just seeing him made her feel like none of it mattered.
But from Xu Jiangyang's perspective, Zhou Erxi was nothing more than an insignificant passerby in his long life.
Did he ever like Zhou Erxi? Perhaps he did. After all, as the heroine of an abuse novel, Zhou Erxi was very good-looking.
But this affection was too shallow, more like a condiment to pass the time when he was bored.
“Tsk.”
“Before we go, let’s take care of a few things.”
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