Chapter 180: The Guilty Man and the Indifferent Cat

In the afternoon, Xing Tai originally wanted to take Jiang Sheng to the amusement park.

But seeing the huge crowds of people there, the girl finally gave up and wasted her precious time waiting in line.

One person and one cat turned to walk towards the park.

During what was supposed to be a boring journey, the girl held a Masked Rider figure in one hand and a fallen monster figurine in the other, making them fight passionately.

That kind of focused expression resembles that of a seven or eight-year-old boy.

In fact, Xing Tai has been very masculine since she was a child, even now she has neat short hair.

However, the handsome three-dimensional facial features concealed her own fragility, and the angular jaw also diluted the gentleness in her heart.

Xing Tai has never been a strong person.

She needs and longs for the company of others.

For example, many years ago, it was her mother who accompanied her.

Another example is that now, she is accompanied by a black cat.

…

The Citizen Park in Luotai City is very large.

Dense vegetation covers the road in and out.

Birds of various colors inhabit the surrounding forests, and occasionally a few alien species with red eyes can be seen.

Xingmai and Jiangsheng gradually stopped in front of a green field.

At this time, a lot of people had gathered there.

Some of them came to camp. They set up a tent and lay down in it to read.

Some came for a picnic, spread out a tablecloth and sat on the ground chatting.

Some come to walk their dogs, and occasionally play interactive games with their pets.

But among all the people within sight, there were obviously not many people with a cat by their side.

A combination like Jiang Sheng and Xing Tai is undoubtedly an alternative among alternatives.

However, Xing Tai ignored this detail.

Perhaps on a whim, the girl also spent money to buy some snacks and Frisbees, and ran to Jiang Sheng with them in her arms.

"Meow (don't even think about it)."

The lazy black cat stretched, turned around, and lay on the lawn with his eyes narrowed. He didn't want to play such a childish game with the girl.

However, when Xing Tai threw a small Frisbee.

The feline instinct still drove Jiang Sheng to catch the thing in mid-air.

Damn it...

The helpless black cat fell on all fours and could only listen to Xing Tai cheering behind him.

"Ah, hero, you are so powerful. You jumped at least two meters high just now."

Nonsense, I'm a monster.

Jiang Sheng raised his tail dissatisfied.

The next second, another disk was thrown out.

Such a simple game forced Xing Tai to play for dozens of minutes.

In the meantime, several dogs also wanted to compete for the Frisbee.

They united together and launched a charge towards the target.

However, he was so frightened by the aura of the black cat that he shrank back to his original position.

Jiang Sheng stood among the bowed dogs, proudly holding the Frisbee in his mouth, quite like a prince returning from victory.

…

When she got tired of playing, Xing Tai found a big tree and lay under it, minding her own business, and scrolled through her phone.

The shadows of the leaves are scattered on the girl's face, interspersed with some dazzling sunlight.

Like fragments of time, they want to be condensed but cannot be restored.

Is Xing Tai happy?

In what is so called simplicity.

She didn't know, and no one knew.

She just wants to recover some memories, even if the memories themselves have no meaning.

"I have many regrets in my life."

Probably in the memo, I wrote such a sentence.

Xing Tai spread her hands weakly and dropped her palms to the ground.

Jiang Sheng was always squatting beside her, lowering his head and eating half a piece of bread.

I am not happy.

Finally, Xing Tai thought for sure, neither laughing nor playing can make me happy.

I have lost my true self.

On that rainy day.

I am no longer the person I used to be.

I am no longer me.

While breathing, Xing Tai stood up, bent down and patted her trouser legs.

"Hero, let's go home." The girl looked at the setting sun on the horizon and sighed quietly.

"I'm sorry, I made you stay crazy with me all day."

Obviously, I am not happy at all.

Lonely, Xing Tai brushed her low-hanging hair away with her hands.

Obviously, I have stopped being naive a long time ago, but I am still pretending here.

The girl melancholy accepted her changes.

next moment.

She carefully wrapped the snacks on the floor with the toys and threw them into the trash can.

"Meow?"

Jiang Sheng tilted his head in confusion.

"Um."

Xing Tai nodded affirmatively.

I don't have any final innocence, it's just self-pity.

As for me, if I still want to be a hero, it’s just a childhood fantasy.

Sorry mom, I can no longer be a kind child.

Because I finally understood who was protecting the innocence of my childhood.

I finally understood what the reality of this world is like.

I can't let go of my hatred.

I can't stand the ugliness either.

I inherited an unfair "legacy" and now I have decided to continue "spending" it.

So mom, please forgive me, please forgive me for who I am.

I am such a hateful child.

The girl left, taking the black cat with her, leaving behind the light and shadow under the big tree and the memory in the light and shadow. The passing wind whispered, calling up its own echo, sadly telling the story of a mother and a girl.

…

Two days after this, a major purge broke out in the Hsien Loong group.

Those affected may be kicked out of their homes or never heard from again.

Anyway.

Xing Tai should have let them leave Luotai City in every sense of the word.

Jiang Sheng didn't want to stay in the girl's home for a long time. Seeing that the situation was stable, he slowly faded out of the girl's sight.

Xing Tai did not stop the black cat from leaving, but from then on, after the girl waited for four days in front of the empty house.

She didn't go home very often.

I usually either stay in clubs, hospitals or schools.

Another two weeks passed like this.

Yang Fuxian's illness is almost cured.

On this day, Jiang Sheng passed by the door of Xing Tai's house, perhaps by chance.

Then it saw a capable girl in professional attire walking out of the house holding two documents.

"Hey, Uncle An, um, I got all the documents. My dad indeed put them in the safe."

"Is the meeting scheduled for two o'clock in the afternoon? Okay, I understand. I've already asked for leave from school."

"Don't worry, I'm prepared. We will definitely take full control of this urban construction project."

Xing Tai tilted her neck and held her mobile phone with her shoulder.

She seemed to be talking to someone on the phone. She had a pair of half-rimmed glasses on her nose, but those were probably decorations. After all, the girl was not short-sighted.

Suddenly, the girl saw the black cat.

Therefore, Jiang Sheng stopped moving forward.

The two stood quietly and looked at each other for a moment.

Although they haven't seen each other for only two weeks, both parties have become much strangers.

After a long time, Xing Tai replied to the still ringing phone.

"Uncle An, I'll call you later."

After that, she hung up the communication first.