After agreeing to the agreement, the time between Yuanxi's senior year of high school and Mengxiang's freshman year at Peking University was the happiest time for the two of them.
Once Yuan Xi entered high school, he was no longer bothered or persecuted by those awful relatives. He worked part-time in his spare time to support himself. Under Meng Xiangbei's careful care, Yuan Xi, who was originally thin and dark-skinned, grew into a tall and handsome young man. However, he was still unwilling to communicate and interact with too many people and had a cold personality. Starting from his senior year of high school, he was known as a cold and aloof academic god.
Meng Xiangbei, on the other hand, is a handsome and sunny campus heartthrob.
After finishing the college entrance examination, Yuan Xi was admitted to the art major at University A in S City, where Meng Xiangbei was located. Art was Yuan Xi's dream.
Meng Xiangbei bought an apartment near University A and they moved in together. After carefully decorating it, it became their little home.
The love of young people is always as fiery and intense as the sun. The two, who wished they could be together all the time, wanted to be one with each other every day after Yuanxi's 18th birthday. It was under such absurd circumstances that Yuanxi became pregnant.
Looking at the ultrasound image in his hand that day, Yuan Xi felt momentarily lost and helpless, but Meng Xiangbei's words completely calmed him down.
"This is a baby given to us by God, the crystallization of our love. Yuanxi, shall we give birth to him/her? Don't worry, I will take good care of you and the baby."
And so, the baby stayed.
After entering university, Yuan Xi did not hide his relationship with Meng Xiangbei, nor did he hide his pregnancy.
Yuanxi's roommate treated him very well, and over the course of a few months, their friendship deepened.
I just never expected this kind of car accident to happen.
The truck's brakes failed. To protect Yuan Xi and the child, Meng Xiangbei pushed them away, but was run over by the truck and died on the spot.
Yuan Xi almost died along with his unborn child, but he eventually gave birth with great difficulty.
After that, Yuanxi encountered difficulties and pressures from all sides, and eventually dropped out of school.
The final straw was Meng Xiangbei, who became a ghost after his death.
Meng Xiangbei loved Yuanxi and the child deeply. After his death, because of his deep obsession, he did not reincarnate but lost consciousness and wandered aimlessly around Yuanxi and the child.
However, one day, he encountered a vicious old Taoist priest who took a liking to Meng Xiangbei and wanted to refine him into a ghost king.
The necessary condition for becoming a Ghost King is that one must personally kill the person one loves most.
Under the old Taoist priest's control, the unconscious Meng Xiangbei killed Yuan Xi and the child, Xiao Yuanjia.
It was at that moment that Meng Xiangbei, who had been in a daze, suddenly came to his senses. He could not accept the fact that he had killed Yuan Xi and Xiao Yuanjia with his own hands.
Meng Xiangbei turned into a demon king, killed the old Taoist priest, and took revenge on everyone who had bullied Yuan Xi and his son. In the end, he chose to be completely destroyed.
Because Meng Xiangbei killed Yuan Xi and Xiao Yuanjia, he was judged to be a scumbag seme. In fact, Meng Xiangbei was forced to become a scumbag seme this time.
In fact, besides Meng Xiangbei, Yuan Xi was also trapped by his obsession.
No one knows how obsessive Yuan Xi's love for Meng Xiangbei is; it's like a moth drawn to a flame, reckless and willing.
He arrived in the underworld and watched as Xiao Yuanjia was reincarnated. However, he wandered between the underworld and the human world for thousands of years before finally accepting the fact that Meng Xiangbei's soul had long since been scattered.
Since the person he was looking for had already vanished, Yuan Xi wanted to go with him. However, he still harbored a small hope that the Nightmare Beast could weave him a beautiful dream with him, Xiao Yuan Jia, and Meng Xiang Bei, a dream of happiness and fulfillment.
Then, the Nightmare Beast arrived, arriving just before the family of three was in a car accident.
The Nightmare Beast could have completely avoided the car accident, but the accident was inevitable, and he couldn't change it on his own.
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Meng Xiangbei stayed by Yuan Xi's sickbed.
Yuanxi has not yet woken up due to excessive blood loss after giving birth.
He looked up at the dripping IV tube, the thin white tube extending downwards until the needle pierced Yuan Xi's hand.
Yuan Xi's hands were so pale and translucent that you could see the bluish veins.
He lay quietly on the hospital bed, his face still pale, as weak as a fragile porcelain doll.
Meng Xiangbei wanted to embrace him, but he was now just a wisp of a soul, invisible, intangible, and inaudible to others.
The door clicked open softly, and three teenagers walked in, their footsteps very light, as if afraid of waking Yuan Xi.
Meng Xiangbei recognized them as Yuan Xi's three roommates, who were also his best friends besides him after they started university.
The three men examined Yuan Xi's condition and seemed to have thought of something, their brows furrowing.
After a long while, someone finally spoke in a low voice.
"What do you think? If Yuanxi knew about Meng Xiangbei... would Yuanxi collapse?" Zhang Yunze, the third oldest in the dormitory, hesitated for a moment before asking.
All three of them understood how much Yuan Xi loved Meng Xiangbei—the kind of love that would lead him to give his life.
Now that Meng Xiangbei has died protecting him and his child, they can hardly imagine how devastated Yuan Xi will be.
"No matter what, Yuanxi is not only our friend, but also the youngest in our dormitory. We promised to protect this little brother." The eldest, Qin Yiheng, suppressed his grief and said solemnly.
“Yes, we must protect Yuanxi and his child,” Xu Haoyuan, the second son, chimed in.
Meng Xiangbei turned his gaze away from the three of them and said to Yuan Xi, "Yuan Xi, look, your friends are so good to you, you must be strong, you know?"
The door was pushed open again, and the doctor walked in.
"Come with me and let's find out about the child's situation."
The three exchanged a glance, their hearts sinking with a sense of foreboding. They had a bad feeling.
Seeing that Yuan Xi wouldn't wake up anytime soon, Meng Xiangbei went out with them.
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"The child's condition is very bad," the doctor told the three.
As Meng Xiangbei listened, he looked through the transparent window at one of the incubators, where a thin, small, wrinkled, and reddish baby lay.
That was his child, his little Yuanjia.
The doctor continued, "The child was premature. Our examination results showed that his lungs have insufficient expansion capacity, which may make him more prone to bronchial diseases than other children in the future. His breathing may also stop at any time. Therefore, an adult must accompany the child at all times, and he must take his medication regularly and in the prescribed amounts."
Thinking of something, the doctor's expression became even more serious, and he said with a heavy heart, "If they are not taken care of properly, they may die young."
Meng Xiangbei clenched his fists tightly, his eyes reddening.
Qin Yiheng's eyes welled up with tears: "How could this happen? How could this be?" Yuan Xi's beloved Meng Xiangbei is dead, and Yuan Xi only has his son, Xiao Yuanjia, left. What will happen to Yuan Xi if something happens to Xiao Yuanjia?
But what could they do when things were already set in stone?
With Meng Xiangbei gone, they will be the ones protecting Yuan Xi and Xiao Yuan Jia from now on.
Due to health reasons, Xiao Yuanjia needs to stay in an incubator for two months, which costs 1,000 yuan per day, totaling 60,000 yuan for two months.
Zhang Yunze and the other two chipped in the money to pay for Yuanxi's hospitalization and Xiao Yuanjia's expenses.
They all come from families with modest means, and the money they earn from part-time jobs barely covers their tuition and living expenses.
Among them, Meng Xiangbei came from the best family, being a third-generation rich kid. However, Meng Xiangbei had a falling out with his family because he wanted to be with Yuan Xi.
It is said that the Meng family only had one son, Meng Xiangbei. It is unknown what the Meng family would do if they knew that Meng Xiangbei died to save Yuan Xi and his son.
Meng Xiangbei was equally worried; he could almost foresee how difficult the situation would become for Yuan Xi and Xiao Yuanjia.
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When Zhang Yunze and the other two returned to the ward, Yuan Xi, who was supposed to be receiving an IV drip, was gone.
"It's all our fault. We should have left someone to keep an eye on things." Xu Haoyuan slapped his head, feeling extremely annoyed.
"What should we do if Yuanxi can't think straight?"
No, it won't do.
"Hurry up and split up to search; Yuan Xi can't have gone far."
While the three of them were searching, Meng Xiangbei was also anxiously searching. He forced himself to calm down and analyzed the places Yuan Xi might go.
Finally, I came up with a place.
Meng Xiangbei saw Yuan Xi in the morgue.
On the white bed lay a young man with his eyes closed. The white sheet that should have covered him had been pulled off and was lying on the floor.
Because the police will be coming to investigate and the family members haven't arrived yet, Meng Xiangbei, who is already dead, is simply placed in the morgue without any other treatment.
This was the first time Meng Xiangbei had seen what he looked like after the car accident.
The phrase "utterly horrific" can be used to describe it.
Putting aside the blood and filth on his body, his once sunny and handsome face was now deformed from the pressure, his complexion pale with a bluish tinge.
Yuan Xi lay beside him, nestled in his cold embrace, and reached out to wipe the dirt off Meng Xiangbei's face with his sleeve.
His movements were very gentle, as if he were afraid of hurting Meng Xiangbei.
His gaze was gentle, filled with intense love.
He looked a little aggrieved and whispered to Meng Xiangbei beside him, "Abei, don't be angry with me, okay? Open your eyes and look at me. You've been sleeping for a long time. You can't sleep in anymore, or Yuan Jia will definitely laugh at you if he sees you."
"Abei, I'm a little cold, can you hug me?"
"Abei, I know, you don't want to wake up because you want me to kiss you, right? In fairy tales, Sleeping Beauty needs a prince's kiss to wake up, so I'll kiss you now and you'll wake up, okay?"
"Then, I'll kiss you."
Yuan Xi lowered her head and carefully kissed Meng Xiangbei's lips with his pale, bloodless lips.
Their lips parted, and Yuan Xi gazed at Meng Xiangbei, as if expecting something.
A moment later, he became annoyed again: "Abei, why aren't you awake? You can't cheat, okay? Do you think once isn't enough? You're always so mean, always trying to take advantage of me. Fine, what can I do? I love you so much, so I'll kiss you one more time."
As she spoke, Yuan Xi lowered his head again and carefully and devoutly placed a kiss on him once more.
However, the person next to him still did not open their eyes.
"Abei, how can you be so unreasonable? Fine, I'll give you lots of kisses." Yuan Xi kissed Meng Xiangbei's lips again and again.
With each kiss, there were also drops of scalding tears.
"Abei, why aren't you awake yet? We made a promise, how could you do this? Please have some pity on me and wake up."
"Abei, please, please wake up, wake up..."
Yuan Xi held the already cold corpse and wept bitterly.
This small space was filled with his desperate and sorrowful cries and calls.
"Yuanxi, I'm here. I've always been by your side." Meng Xiangbei tried to hug Yuanxi, but he couldn't touch him at all.
The last thing he wanted to see was Yuan Xi cry.
However, he was the one who made Yuan Xi cry, and he couldn't comfort him.
Meng Xiangbei clutched his chest; even though he was already a soul, the pain was still intense, and his sobs sounded like being sliced apart by a knife.
“Yuanxi…”
Finally, the three roommates and the nurse found their way here.
Seeing this scene before them, they were filled with sorrow. Even though they knew how much Yuan Xi loved Meng Xiangbei, they never imagined that her love would be so deep.
Zhang Yunze lifted Yuan Xi off the corpse.
Yuan Xi struggled desperately, as if possessed, trying to lunge at Meng Xiangbei's corpse, constantly muttering "Abei".
“Yuanxi, wake up! Senior Meng is dead. He can’t come back to life.”
"When Senior Meng pushed you away, it was definitely because he didn't want you and Yuanjia to get hurt, so you and Yuanjia must live well."
“Yuanxi, Senior Meng has left you, but you still have us as your friends, and you still have Yuanjia. Yuanjia is in poor health, and he has already lost one father. Do you want him to lose his other father as well?”
Yuan Xi's initial struggle gradually weakened until he finally fainted.
Zhang Yunze quickly picked him up and took him back to the ward, but his pupils suddenly contracted when he saw his hair.
In just a few seconds, Yuan Xi's originally black hair turned white, its black color vanishing.
“Yuanxi…” The group was overcome with grief.
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In the ward, Yuan Xi lay on the bed, with Meng Xiangbei by his side, not even daring to reach out and touch his white hair.
"Yuanxi, why are you doing this to yourself?"
Outside the ward, there was a series of noisy noises.
Yuan Xi, who had been unconscious, opened his eyes. His gaze was dull and lifeless as he stared blankly at the ceiling.
It took a long time before he finally came to his senses.
He slowly got up.
Just then, the door to the ward was suddenly pushed open with great force.
A noblewoman was escorted in by bodyguards, her icy gaze landing precisely on Yuan Xi.
Before Yuan Xi could react, she raised her hand.
Meng Xiangbei realized what was happening and quickly reached out to block the hand.
The hand, however, pierced through his hand and landed heavily on Yuan Xi's pale face.
The roommate, who was originally being blocked by the bodyguards, broke through their encirclement and protected Yuan Xi behind them.
"Yuanxi, why wasn't it you who died? Why!" the noblewoman screamed hysterically.
"I don't understand what's so great about you. Xiang Bei turned against his mother because of you, and never came home. Now, he's given his life for you. Are you happy now?"
“I only have one child, Xiang Bei. He’s my only child. Yuan Xi, how could you be so cruel? How could you be so cruel?”
The noblewoman seemed to have lost all her strength, collapsed to the ground, and burst into tears.
"Xiang Bei, how could you be so heartless? What are you going to do with your mother? How are you going to let her live?"
Meng Xiangbei clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, enduring the pain with all his might.
In this world, Meng Xiangbei is a third-generation rich kid, whose grandfather and maternal grandfather each built huge conglomerates.
Father Meng and mother were married through an arranged marriage, and there was no affection between them.
After Meng Xiangbei was born, father Meng had an affair, and Meng strong-willed mother divorced him, receiving a large share of the property and also winning custody of little Meng Xiangbei.
After the divorce, father Meng remarried quickly. Now, he has been married four times, has several children, and has several mistresses.
Meng Xiangbei's mother never remarried and raised him with great care. To her, Meng Xiangbei was like her life itself.
Despite his divorce, Meng Xiangbei has developed a sunny and cheerful personality, like a little sun.
In mother Meng's eyes, Meng Xiangbei had always been outstanding since childhood, until Meng Xiangbei confessed his relationship with Yuan Xi and wanted to be with Yuan Xi.
When Meng Xiangbei's mother heard that he wanted to be with Yuan Xi, she found it hard to accept, even though Yuan Xi was a merman-mermaid hybrid who could give birth.
In fact, mother Meng did have feelings for father Meng.
However, father Meng did not like mother Meng, and his first affair and several marriage partners were all male mermaid hybrids.
This led to mother Meng having an extreme aversion to men who were half-human and half-mermaid.
How could she possibly let her precious son be with someone like that?
No matter how he threatened or bribed him, he couldn't separate Meng Xiangbei and Yuan Xi. In the end, Yuan Xi even became pregnant.
Mother Meng couldn't bring herself to harm a pregnant man and his child. She only wanted to wait until Yuanxi's child was born before trying to find another way to separate them. But she never expected to get this result.
Meng Xiangbei understands his mother and doesn't even harbor any resentment towards her. Apart from preventing him from being with Yuan Xi, she didn't do anything that would truly harm them.
Now, she, who cherishes Meng Xiangbei as her life, has to bear the pain of losing her son.
-
Three days later.
Even though Yuan Xi was unwilling, Meng Xiangbei, who had already died, was cremated and buried by mother Meng.
On the day of the funeral, mother Meng, who hated Yuanxi to the extreme, had her bodyguards prevent Yuanxi from attending.
Yuanxi was only able to enter after the funeral attendees had all left by evening.
He should have been in confinement after childbirth, but how could he not come on the day of Meng Xiangbei's burial?
He was still weak and walked with difficulty, step by step.
A light drizzle was falling from the sky, and his clothes quickly became damp, but he ignored it and kept walking.
He slowly squatted down in front of a brand-new tombstone and, using the last glimmer of light, saw the photo on it.
The young man was handsome, with a smile on his lips, as sunny and dashing as ever. Just seeing him made people feel warm and able to forget all their troubles.
But now we can never see them again.
Yuan Xi sat down, leaned against the tombstone, and placed a bunch of bellflowers on it.
Bellflower, a love that is sincere, unchanging, and desperate.
Yuan Xi gently stroked the photo on the tombstone with his fingertips. Looking at the young man's upturned lips, it was as if he had returned to the day they first met. The young man was like a ray of warm sunshine that crashed into his cold and harsh world, warming his heart little by little with his smile and his love.
Yuan Xi leaned against it silently, as if this would allow him to stay with his beloved.
A gentle breeze stirs, and the bellflowers sway softly in the wind, as if whispering something to each other.
Meng Xiangbei stayed by his side, wanting him to go back, but he was powerless to do so.
Meng Xiangbei stood there, his hands clasped together, blocking Yuan Xi's head, even though he knew it was all in vain.
As if sensing something, Yuan Xi looked up, but could see nothing.
Yuan Xi was still in his postpartum period, and Meng Xiangbei couldn't just leave him there, especially since it was raining.
Fortunately, Zhang Yunze and the others quickly found Yuan Xi after discovering he was missing.
Yuan Xi seemed to have calmed down completely, all traces of his previous madness gone. He took one last deep look at the young man on the tombstone before leaving with them.
Instead of feeling relieved, Zhang Yunze and the others became even more worried.
Just a moment ago, he was so agitated, as if he were possessed, but now he is calm and frighteningly clear-headed.
The three exchanged glances, their resolve to protect Yuan Xi only strengthened.
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The next day, mother Meng came to Yuanxi's sickroom.
Zhang Yunze and the other two looked at her warily.
Mother Meng was dressed in a long black dress, and she had lost all her former spirit and elegance, as if she had aged ten years in an instant.
She remained calm and said indifferently, "I won't do anything to him. I'm here to talk to him about the child."
Yuan Xi, who was leaning against the bed, suddenly tightened his grip on the bed sheet and pressed his lips together.
“Auntie, please speak.” Yuan Xi began, his clear voice now hoarse, probably because he hadn’t spoken in a long time.
Meng's mother's gaze fell on Yuan Xi's white hair, her heart tightened, but her face remained expressionless.
“I said before that I don’t acknowledge you, nor do I acknowledge the child in your belly.”
"Even now, I still won't acknowledge that child. No one can replace Xiangbei in my life, and I won't transfer my love for Xiangbei to him." She knew that he was her son's only child. But she couldn't face him. Just thinking about how Meng Xiangbei did it to protect them, father and son, made it impossible for her to accept it calmly.
Since it's impossible to fully accept it, it's better to let it go.
"From now on, I will pretend that I don't know both of you, father and child," Meng's mother said resolutely.
Yuan Xi lowered his eyes slightly and replied, "Okay."
"You all better take care of yourselves." With that, mother Meng left.
Yuan Xi stared at her retreating figure, remaining silent for a long time.
Meng Xiangbei sighed and left the ward, following his mother all the way.
It wasn't until Meng's mother came to the incubator of Xiao Yuanjia and looked at the tiny baby inside through the incubator that she saw the baby.
Mother Meng covered her mouth and wept silently. After a long while, she turned and left.
As Meng Xiangbei watched his mother's departing figure, he could understand her actions.
Yuan Xi is a male mermaid hybrid, a thorn in Meng's mother's side. Meng Xiangbei's sacrifice to save Yuan Xi and his father is an even greater obstacle in Meng's mother's heart.
From now on, whenever she sees Yuanxi or Xiao Yuanjia, she will relive the pain of losing her son again and again.
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T/N: sorry for being absent again last week.. I was sick.. high fever.. and it took me a few days to get better. Once again, I'm sorry and enjoy the chapter!
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