ebookland Chapter 1244
Chapter 1244
Once the plan is leaked, not only will he fail to kill Lin Wei, but he himself, and even the entire Zhou family, could be dragged into an abyss of no return.
Mu Mu's silence hung over the two of them like a heavy dark cloud.
In the dimly lit stairwell, only the faint sound of rust scraping against each other and the slightly hurried breathing of the two people could be heard.
Xiaoxue looked at the struggle and hesitation in his eyes, as if she suddenly understood something.
Those fragments of the past flashed through her mind like a fleeting glimpse of scenery—
All the details and all the doubts have now been answered.
It turns out, I never really liked anything.
It turns out that all the kindness and warmth were a carefully planned scam.
What she thought was pure joy turned out to be nothing more than a self-inflicted joke.
Xiaoxue's body swayed uncontrollably.
She slowly closed her eyes, tears still clinging to her long eyelashes, her voice eerily calm, without a trace of tremor:
"just kill me."
Mu Mu's heart skipped a beat.
"If you kill me, your secret will still be safe. Don't worry, I saw you coming towards the lab building and followed you secretly. No one else knows."
"You want to kill Dr. Lin Wei, so you must have already figured out how to dispose of her body... Just dispose of me the way you dispose of her."
After saying that, she opened her eyes and looked straight at Mu Mu.
Mu Mu remained silent.
His gaze was fixed on Xiaoxue's slender, snow-white neck.
He could even clearly see the pulse beating in that neck, weak yet strong.
With just a gentle pinch, with just a little force, he could easily snatch away this vibrant life.
There is no pain, no struggle, and it doesn't even leave many traces.
but……
why?
His hands, however, felt as if they were filled with lead, and he couldn't lift them no matter what he did.
That bit of ruthlessness crumbled and dissipated little by little in front of Xiaoxue's calm eyes.
He strode forward and walked straight toward Xiaoxue.
Xiaoxue's body tensed instinctively, and she closed her eyes, awaiting the fatal blow.
The expected pain did not come.
Only a deep, cold voice sounded close to her ear:
“If even the slightest word gets out, I will not spare your father’s life.”
These words, like a cold dagger, pierced Xiaoxue's heart.
She shuddered and suddenly opened her eyes.
All that remained before him was Mu Mu's tall, indifferent, and composed back.
A single, scalding tear, finally unable to be held back, silently slid down her cheek.
When Mu Mu walked out of the laboratory building, the sun outside was still scorching hot.
He wandered aimlessly along the fortress's corridor.
The patrol members brushed past him, smiling and greeting him, but he just nodded blankly.
His mind was in complete chaos.
When he got home, listening to his sister and parents laughing and talking, he took a deep breath, put on a calm expression, and pushed open the door to go inside.
"Mumu's back? Come and sit down, dinner's just been made and it's still warm." Zhong Tiyun was the first to see him, smiling and waving at him. "Why are you back so early today? Did you finish your patrol?"
Zhou Shuwan also looked up.
Her eyesight was sharper than Zhong Tiyun's, and she noticed Mu Mu's unusual behavior at a glance.
"Yes, the mission ended early." Mu Mu replied softly, avoiding Zhou Shuwan's gaze, and went straight to the dining table to sit down.
The food on the table was simple: a plate of smoked dried fish, a plate of cold seaweed salad, and a bowl of sweet potato porridge. It was a rare taste of home in the post-apocalyptic world.
But he found it tasteless and unappetizing.
Zhou Shuwan looked at him and asked gently, "What's wrong? Did something happen? Or is training too tiring?"
"It's nothing, sis, I'm just a little tired." He shook his head, deliberately changing the subject. "The porridge is quite delicious."
His acting skills are terrible.
Zhong Tiyun and Zhou Shuwan exchanged a glance, then she suddenly laughed and teased, "I think you're not tired at all. You look like you've just broken up with your boyfriend! Right?"
"Mom!" A faint blush rose on Mu Mu's cheeks. "Don't make wild guesses."
Seeing his expression, Zhou Shuwan couldn't help but laugh.
you do not say.
This kind of distraught state is exactly what a young person looks like after a breakup.
She originally wanted to ask him about his relationship with Xiaoxue, and to give him some advice, reminding him that young people are impulsive and shouldn't wrong the girl.
But she swallowed the words back down her throat.
Mu Mu has grown up and has her own thoughts. If she were to bring up these innocent feelings rashly, it would only embarrass him and make him even less willing to talk about them.
"Alright, let's stop guessing. If you're tired, eat more, and get a good rest afterward. We can talk about it tomorrow."
Mu Mu hummed in agreement, lowered her head, and began to drink the porridge in large gulps.
Not long after finishing his meal, he put down his chopsticks and pretended to be impatient, saying, "I have something to do, I'm going out for a bit."
He grabbed his air-conditioned clothes, changed into them, and rushed out of the house.
Mu Mu wandered aimlessly along the corridor.
As she walked, Mu Mu's steps came to a stop without her realizing it.
He raised his head blankly and looked around.
This is the quietest corner on the second floor.
Why did he come here?
Then the door next to it was gently pushed open, and a slender figure, wearing an old-fashioned air-conditioning suit, walked out of the house.
Their eyes met, and both of them were stunned.
It's light snow.
Mu Mu's heart skipped a beat.
He then realized that this was Xiaoxue's home.
He only came once.
A long time ago, he happened to pass by here and unintentionally saw Xiaoxue helping her father slowly walk out of the house.