Don’t Come Near Me… The Words That Broke Her

Ye Qing leaned back in his seat and turned his head just in time to see the long-haired young man get kicked flying.
This wasn’t an exaggeration—he really did go flying.
From 50 meters away, Ye Qing watched as the young man’s face connected with a beautiful flying kick.
His face caved inward.
His forward momentum instantly dropped to zero, then he was launched backward.
First his face, which had taken the brunt of the force, then his entire body was sent flying back at the height of his head.
He flew a full seven meters.
There was only a single scream in the air, then the long-haired young man’s face twisted to the side as he spat out a mouthful of blood—and collapsed unconscious…

Lin Yuxuan’s skirt fluttered as she put all her speed into that kick, landing it squarely on the young man’s 1.71-meter-tall face and sending him flying.
Then, having shed all her momentum, she landed lightly and steadily.
Without so much as a glance at the young man who had “died a tragic death” under her flying kick, she immediately ran to Ye Qing without missing a beat…

Watching Lin Yuxuan rush over like the wind, completely indifferent to the brutal act she had just committed,
Ye Qing said helplessly, “Hey, you should at least feel some guilt for what you did!”

“Huh? What are you talking about? Killing thugs like that is doing society a favor!”
Lin Yuxuan put on a face that said, “What are you, an idiot?” and stated it as if it were only natural… completely disregarding the lives of those thugs.

Ye Qing sighed, then suddenly heard a “Pfft!”
Lin Yuxuan suddenly burst into hearty laughter, clutching her stomach as if she might laugh herself sick.

[Huh! Has this girl suddenly lost her mind? Running 20 kilometers in an hour must have broken her brain!]
Ye Qing looked at his childhood friend’s bizarre behavior with dumbfounded eyes, roasting her internally…

Still laughing, Lin Yuxuan suddenly pointed at Ye Qing and mocked, “What do you look like…?”
Then she went right back to laughing hysterically…

“Huh? Do I look that strange right now?”
Ye Qing didn’t understand, so he looked at himself in the car’s side mirror…

“Ye Qing! Did you see a ghost? Your face is completely white!”
Lin Yuxuan started laughing again after saying this. This time, tears streamed down her face. She couldn’t stop at all!

“Is that really that funny?”
Ye Qing began to doubt his childhood friend’s mental state.
[Come to think of it, I actually did see a ghost! That old man ghost! Old man, I won’t forget what happened just now!]
Ye Qing glared hatefully toward the old man.
At that moment, the crimson giant was dragging the bleeding bodies of two “dead men” toward them, snorting heavily.
His doubled-in-size eyes were emitting a terrifying “red glow.”
Ye Qing instantly sucked in a breath. His face turned even paler.
Suddenly, he straightened up.
[Sorry, old man! I’ll just forget it!]
Then, still sitting in the car, he gave a deep bow to the old man, even bumping his head against the car with a “thud.”

Now it was Lin Yuxuan’s turn to be dumbfounded by Ye Qing’s bizarre behavior. Her laughter died out instantly.
“Hey, Ye Qing! Have you suddenly lost your mind!?”
As she said this, Lin Yuxuan sensed a massive, heavy presence approaching.
Breaking out in a cold sweat, she slowly turned her head toward the industrial area like a robot…
And saw that…

After a moment to come back to her senses, Lin Yuxuan took a huge breath.
Her mouth formed an “O” shape.
Then…

Ye Qing tilted his head and watched Lin Yuxuan, who had taken that huge breath.
[Heh heh! Serves you right for laughing at me just now! How do you like that? Good job, old man!]

“I… I’ve never seen such a cool giant before!”
Lin Yuxuan’s eyes suddenly sparkled as she spoke excitedly.

Ye Qing felt as if something had slammed heavily into his heart.
As if about to spit blood, he slammed his head against the car again…
[You… none of you are human!]

“Yo! Lin Yuxuan! You got here fast!”
Hadi tossed the two “dead men” aside at the gate and said this in his enlarged, rumbling voice.

“Yeah! But seriously, Doctor—this form of yours is insanely cool! Can I take a picture!?”
Lin Yuxuan stared fixedly at Hadi’s bulging, solid muscles, as if she wanted to take a bite, practically “drooling” as she spoke.

“Heh heh! I wouldn’t have guessed, Lin Yuxuan—you’re into this sort of thing?”
Hadi’s enlarged face twisted into a wry smile, which somehow looked even more terrifying and bizarre…

“Where are Chenlian and Sister Fuzi?”
Lin Yuxuan suddenly asked Hadi seriously.

“Mm~, we just got here too. They should be on the rooftop,”
Hadi said, stroking his chin with his enormous hand.

“All the bad guys taken care of?”
Lin Yuxuan looked around as she spoke.

[Hey, don’t talk about those people as if they’re trash! …Then again, they are trash, aren’t they!?]
Ye Qing roasted internally as he got out of the car. Honestly, he was still a bit dizzy.

“Should be.”

“Then let’s go up!”
Lin Yuxuan said urgently and ran toward the stairs.

Ye Qing also started running, but then noticed that Hadi wasn’t moving. He stopped and turned around.
“Doctor, aren’t you coming up?”

Hadi gave a wry smile and shook his enormous head.

“Is that so?”
Ye Qing said and started running again.
[The old man’s body isn’t suited for the stairs! Though he probably could climb them with that body of his. The reason the old man isn’t going up is because he doesn’t want to scare Chenlian, right? After all, this body is a bit terrifying…]

* * * *

The two held each other and cried for a long while before Fuzi finally loosened her embrace.
But Chenlian still clung tightly to Fuzi, refusing to let go. Her head was buried so deep that Fuzi couldn’t see her face.

Fuzi wrapped her left arm around Chenlian’s body while gently stroking her small head with her right hand.
She spoke softly.
“Chenlian! Promise me—don’t leave me anymore, okay? No matter what happens to you, I will protect you even if it costs me my life.”

Chenlian still kept her head buried, but Fuzi felt her body tremble noticeably.
Then Chenlian struggled free from Fuzi’s embrace, stood up, and kept retreating backward with her head lowered.

Fuzi looked at Chenlian’s actions in surprise.
[Did I say something wrong?]
That was Fuzi’s first thought.
“Chenlian?”
Fuzi called out, confused, and stood up.
Somewhat at a loss, she took a step forward—
But Chenlian stopped her…

“Don’t… come near me!”
Chenlian suddenly shouted agitatedly. Her voice was halting and carried a hint of coldness…

“Chenlian! Why?”
Fuzi was very confused. She couldn’t understand Chenlian’s behavior at all—not her motive, not even what kind of feelings had driven Chenlian to act this way.
Suddenly, she remembered what Ye Qing had said back then: “Because she’s that kind of person.”
But Fuzi simply couldn’t understand, because she hadn’t known him before.
Yet Fuzi could sense that Chenlian didn’t dislike her. On the contrary, she seemed somewhat close to her.
That made Chenlian’s actions just now—as if resisting something—even harder to understand.
Why had she suddenly changed her attitude, becoming cold as if facing a stranger…

“Chenlian! I know you might not be familiar with me. I don’t know you either! But—”
Her emotions suddenly flared up.
“Chenlian! I want to get to know you better! Maybe this is just wishful thinking on my part, but these feelings are real!
I want to understand you more! Maybe right now I still know nothing about you, but if we spend enough time together, we can deepen our understanding of each other.
I want you to accept me!”
At this point, Fuzi took a deep breath.
“Chenlian! Can you give me that chance?”
Fuzi pleaded, then began walking toward Chenlian, who had backed five meters away…

“Don’t… come near me!”
Her voice was still halting but now wavered slightly. Her tone was noticeably less cold than before.

Seeing that her words had taken effect, Fuzi stopped her advancing steps and continued calmly.
“Chenlian! I don’t know how you see me, but let me tell you how I see you.
Chenlian! Even though you were unconscious back then, for that entire month, I was the one taking care of your body.
After spending that long together, the truth is, I’ve already come to see you as my own daughter.
I also didn’t want you to be ‘born’ without parents, without anyone by your side, without anyone to guide you.
I want to help you. I want to be by your side. I want to protect you, always!
Chenlian! Can’t you accept me? Am I really that unreliable?”
Fuzi started walking again.

“I… said… don’t… come near me!”
Chenlian suddenly shouted even more agitatedly. Her voice was still halting.
She lifted her head.
Her face was full of fear and confusion, tears still streaming uncontrollably down her cheeks.

Fuzi was stunned by the fear revealed on Chenlian’s face.
The fact that she herself was the source of that fear deeply wounded her.
Fuzi’s eyes widened. She stood there, frozen. Her spirits plummeted.
“Chenlian! Why?”
Confused and at a loss, Fuzi took a step forward in a daze, pained tears also streaming down her face…

[What the hell is going on!?]
Ye Qing and Lin Yuxuan looked at the scene before them—the two women standing apart from each other, both crying—having no idea what had happened.

“Sister Fuzi! What is—”
Lin Yuxuan was about to ask what was going on, but was cut off by Chenlian’s sudden shout.

“Enough!”
Chenlian suddenly shouted at the ground.
“I… don’t… need… any of… you… to… do… anything… for me!”

Lin Yuxuan and Ye Qing froze.
A strong sense of déjà vu.
Both of them, in that instant, felt the illusion that this was Zhang Haoyang.

Lin Yuxuan gritted her teeth. Her lips trembled slightly, as if she were holding something back.

Ye Qing looked at Lin Yuxuan like this. Honestly, he also felt like something was about to burst out of him.
Yes—he too wanted to speak his heart.
[Wait! Ever since I heard Chenlian speak just now, I’ve had this strange feeling. Chenlian’s speech… isn’t fluent!]

At that moment, Chenlian could be seen clutching her own clothes as if in pain, also gritting her teeth like she was holding back something trying to explode out of her.
Her eyes had become rivers of tears.
Fuzi stood there, powerless, having stopped speaking. Only her tears flowed endlessly.

“You’re the one who’s ‘enough,’ Yue Chenlian!”
Lin Yuxuan, as if finally unable to hold back any longer, shouted at Chenlian…