Chapter 424: The Confusion of Manipulating People's Hearts

Yang Shuyu saw Mu Zhengguang's smile, which proved one thing: although he was very sad and his smile was not real, he did not doubt what Xu said before his death, and he was willing to do what Xu said.

If he is given more time, he can let go of his sorrow, and Xu's death will not let him fall into the cage of regret. But Cui Yunqing will definitely not be willing to lose, and she will definitely try to use other methods to attack Mu Zhengguang.

Those insignificant setbacks were not within the scope of her and my consideration. The means she would use next would be even more severe than the separation of life and death.

She might take away Mu Zhengguang's health, knowledge, and property. Although these are low-probability events, if Cui Yunqing insists on doing it, I won't stop her, but I will add some conditions to prevent her from doing things too drastically.

In addition to health, knowledge, and property, there is one more thing that she should be very interested in: conscience. She might try to take away Mu Zhengguang's conscience. If she really did it, Mu Zhengguang would definitely be trapped in a cage.

It was not my intention to put Mu Zhengguang in a cage, and I never gave Cui Yunqing such an order. But if she wants to do this, I will not stop her. However, I will provide Mu Zhengguang with a little help without affecting the direction of the world of regret.

After the funeral, Mu Zhengguang did not leave immediately. He was like a bystander, watching Xu's relatives and friends come and go, watching Xu's ashes being buried, and watching Xu's tombstone being erected, like a wall of regret.

Mu Zhengguang returned to his rental house, staring at the clean pots and pans and the empty refrigerator. He had no mood to buy groceries or cook. He had an indescribable dislike for this place and even wanted to escape.

However, this was once his and Xu's home, and this insignificant thought made him reluctant to leave. In addition, he also needed a place to protect his privacy, where he could spend many days and nights, slowly dissolving the sadness and longing in his heart.

The third year of college is about to end. Mu Zhengguang doesn't want to be trapped in the old place in his memory, so he finds a not very reliable reason for leaving: This house is rented, I can't afford the rent by myself, so I'd better move back to the dormitory.

At the end of June, Mu Zhengguang packed up all the pots, pans, rice cookers, and spatulas at home and sent them all to Xu's mother. On the one hand, these things were still worth some money, and it would be a pity to throw them away. On the other hand, they were also considered Xu's relics, and it was reasonable to give them to his aunt as a souvenir. He even copied a copy of Xu's photos, videos, and audios in his own phone to his uncle and aunt as a souvenir.

After that, Mu Zhengguang moved his books and daily necessities back to the dormitory, and then contacted the landlord to check out. He received two months' rent and a deposit equivalent to one month's rent, and transferred them all to Xu's parents.

Xu's words, "I'll give you half of my compensation," became a reality as early as last month. Xu's father handed the bank card to Mu Zhengguang, who accepted it out of courtesy to his uncle and respect for Xu, but he still doesn't know how much balance is on the card because he has never used it.

The express delivery from Changyu City to Qichuan City has arrived.

Those who were returning to their hometown from Changyu City have also arrived.

Mu Zhengguang was the person who sent and received the express. He helped Xu's mother receive the express and had lunch at her house. The aunt was not in a good state, maybe she had just cried not long ago.

If only Xu and I hadn’t chosen Baisong University as our first choice three years ago.

If I could go back in time, I would rather lose the 5 points I got for guessing correctly.

No, five points are not enough. If I lose five points, Xu might still persuade me to apply to Baisong University. To be on the safe side, I have to lose 5 points, lose the chance to get into a 15 university, and also lose the chance to get into a 985 university. As long as I can make her change her mind, as long as I can get her back, I am willing to give up the points.

My score was 15 points lower than hers. In the past, I always felt that my score was not high enough. In fact, my score was too high, far beyond my needs.

I had enrolled in the same university as her just to see her every day, but my choice made it impossible for me to see her again three years later. If I could know the result in advance, I would rather never see her, as long as she was still alive.

Mu Zhengguang's regrets were surging, but they were still not enough to build a cage of regrets. How could he make up for this tiny gap? Cui Yunqing was eager to try.

Yang Shuyu still firmly believed in her judgment: separation from life and death is tragic, and it is regrettable that lovers are separated forever, but so what? Mu Zhengguang's yearning for justice has not disappeared, and he will not fall here!

During the summer vacation, Mu Zhengguang often fell into negativity and loss.

He would suddenly start working, but he would stop working without warning at any time, put down the half-washed dishes, and ignore the half-mopped floor... He often sat in a daze, standing, sitting, lying, looking at his phone, looking at the quilt, looking at the sky...

The value of life was worn away and became increasingly insignificant in the boredom of time. Sometimes he even wondered, what was so scary about death?

Yang Shuyu saw the shadow of death, which made her feel deeply threatened: giving up life voluntarily in a world of regret is one of the signs of being trapped in the cage of regret, and this kind of thing must never be done!
School started, and Mu Zhengguang returned to campus and to the dormitory.

After observing for a period of time, Yang Shuyu reluctantly believed that Mu Zhengguang would not give up his life under any circumstances. In this case, he could provide him with help.

It is not clear whether there is something that can defeat justice, but Mu Zhengguang is not the embodiment of justice. Just throw enough evil into him and he will surrender. Cui Yunqing will definitely test him with a certain amount of evil, but before that, I will first throw some low-concentration evil into him to let him taste victory. If he loses, there is nothing I can do.

The low-concentration sin that Yang Shuyu put into Mu Zhengguang's life was not any illusory energy, not black shadows or black fog, but words and sounds.

One day, Mu Zhengguang was sitting alone in his dormitory in a daze, when suddenly he heard the sound of chatting at the door.

"Mu Zhengguang's girlfriend is dead. We must not provoke him recently."

"Who told her not to live in the dormitory? She deserves to die."

"You said they lived together outside for two years. Did they have sex?"

Three voices, three people, three roommates.

The first person's voice contained some teasing and sarcasm, which could not be considered as well-intentioned concern.

The second person's statement has nothing to do with kindness.

The third person's tone was normal, but Mu Zhengguang hated what he said.

Mu Zhengguang didn't want to listen anymore, so he put on his headphones, logged into the game interface, moved the mouse, and clicked a few times randomly.

"Of course they did. They've lived together for two years."

"What if not?"

"That means there is something wrong with him."

"You can't say that."

"Why would they live together if they don't want to do it?"

"Yeah, we're living together now, why are you pretending to be innocent?"

The sounds in the game were not enough to cover up the sounds from the outside world. Mu Zhengguang listened to these words expressionlessly, gnashing his teeth secretly. From then on, except for going back to the dormitory at night, he would take a nap in the classroom instead of in the dormitory, even during lunch break.

(End of this chapter)