Chapter 781 - RW 1.76: A Shallow Dark Pond (End)

[Warning: Heavy, disturbing content. Readers have been warned.]

[Music recommendation: Toshifumi Hinata - Reflection. Heavily recommended for this scene.]

Han Ye walked back to Yunyu's room, "Yunyu, those trash men are here—"

"Gege, I'm tired. Let's end this…."

Han Ye was surprised when Bai Yunyu suddenly moved from the bed to the balcony. He was staring at Han Ye while leaning on the railing. His eyes looked empty as he stared at Han Ye Gege.

"What are you doing there?" Han Ye asked. He closed the door and locked in from the inside to buy time, so those pests wouldn't break in so quickly. 

Bai Yunyu smiled thinly at Han Ye, "Gege, I'm so tired…."

"I know you're tired. I am the one who makes you tired, is it not?" Han Ye replied, and he also threw a thin, mysterious smile at Bai Yunyu. 

"No, Gege. I'm not tired because of you. I'm just tired because I know I have no place in this world. I just want to leave…." Yunyu replied. 

"No need to lie. I know I am the one who makes you tired. Don't you see how I'm treating you like shit? Of course, you should be angry at me," Han Ye tried to shift the blame to himself. "You remember nothing, but this is what we always do, Bai Yunyu."

Bai Yunyu sighed, truly. He remembered nothing and probably would never remember anything. He was a lost kid in this world, and he got thrown into a new world full of adventure and drama.

He loved it, of course.

But now that he knew he had an escape, his mind started craving for it. He didn't want to get stuck in this world where he had no worth. He had no will to live. 

"Gege, may I ask you something?"

"Tell."

"You keep saying that we always do this, even though I remember nothing. Does that mean we hurt each other a lot?"

"Yes."

"Does that mean you always beat me?" 

"Yes," Han Ye said curtly. Although it was mostly a lie. 

"Then my last question… do you… ever love me? At least once…."

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…

…

"No, Yunyu. I have never loved you and never will. You're just using me as an excuse to live since you know you have no self-worth for yourself," Han Ye replied. He started grinning again, "And that's why I always hurt you every time."

"And every time I hurt you, you will always give me your vengeful blow. That's how we always do it."

Han Ye walked to the table and opened the metal lid. Yunyu thought there was food inside, but when Han Ye Gege opened the lid, only a sharp kitchen knife was on the plate.

Han Ye picked up the knife and walked towards Yunyu. Yunyu took a deep breath. This might be his end in this world, killed by Han Ye Gege.

He was surprisingly calm, maybe because he had nothing to lose anyway. 

But he didn't want to die in the hand of his beloved. No matter what, he didn't want to dirty Han Ye Gege's hand with his blood.

So he climbed the railing and stood while facing Han Ye.

Han Ye was stunned, and he was confused as well, "Why are you climbing that railing? Get down."

"Gege, you want to kill me, right?" Yunyu asked. "I know you hate me so much, but I don't want to dirty your hands with my blood. I'd rather jump from this height and kill myself instantly.

…

"It's a shallow pond under. Your body will be crushed," Han Ye said solemnly.

"That's better," Yunyu smiled thin. 

"And who wants to kill you anyway?" Han Ye turned the knife around and grabbed the sharp edge, cutting his palm.

Han Ye's blood dripped to the floor, but he didn't seem to be in pain, "This knife is for you. Don't you see how much I've hurt you in this life? That means you have to kill me, slice my throat with this knife. Don't worry, it's sharp. Just one slice on my neck or stab on my stomach would be enough to kill me," Han Ye offered with a smirk on his face. 

Bai Yunyu was stunned. He looked at the knife and then at Han Ye Gege.

"Gege, what is this?"

"I told you, right? You will always give me your vengeful blow. You will always kill me over and over, and this is the endless cycle we've been through," Han Ye explained. "So, get down from that railing and kill me because I deserve it. We deserve this, Bai Yunyu."

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…

Bai Yunyu and Han Ye stared at each other. Their eyes signaled silent pain that was indescribable through words. But in the end, Bai Yunyu shook his head, "Gege, I don't remember anything that I did before. But I will never hurt you… not anymore, Gege…." 

"Goodbye, my beloved Gege…."

Bai Yunyu smiled at Han Ye for the last time, and he let himself fall backward. He closed his eyes, finally giving up on everything as his body hit the shallow pond, and the dark water mixed with the blood, creating a pool of dark blood. 

Han Ye watched everything, and he could only mumble, "Why? I don't understand…."

"Why would you kill yourself? You should've killed me instead."

"You should've done this—"

STAB!

Han Ye stabbed his stomach with the knife, but he didn't feel much pain. 

"See? This is how you should do it, you idiot! You did this so many times, and you still forgot about it?!" 

STAB!STAB!STAB!STAB!STAB!

Han Ye continuously stabbed his stomach and chest, but he still couldn't feel the pain. He had lost a lot of blood, and he finally dropped the knife. 

Han Ye weakly walked to the railing and looked down.

He saw Bai Yunyu float on the shallow pond with flowers and lotus surrounding him. The water had turned dark blood, but Yunyu seemed to be in peace.

"This is not fair. You're the one who set the game. And you're also the one who breaks the rule!"

"Bai Yunyu, did you do this to escape me? Just because I'm not fun to play anymore?!" Han Ye gritted his teeth as he climbed the railing. "You're going to leave again, right? You're going to forget about me again and trap me, just like what you did when you sealed me for so long into the nothingness."

"I will not allow you! I will chase you even to your death, Bai Yunyu!" Han Ye jumped from the railing, and—

SPLAT!

He landed face-first on the shallow pond. He died instantly, side by side with Bai Yunyu's corpse.

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SLAM!

Jia Jie and the five male leads finally broke the front door, and they rushed to find Bai Yunyu and Han Ye. 

"The room on the third floor! They are on the third floor—" Jia Jie was about to instruct them to climb the stair.

But she accidentally saw the pond in the backyard. She saw two corpses lying side by side. Bai Yunyu closed his eyes peacefully, but Han Ye lay face down on the dark-blood pond. His face was probably unrecognizable at this point.

Jia Jie slumped weakly on the floor, a tear of regret fell from his eyes.

"Bai… Yunyu…"