The original Faye had already vanished in a sense that virtual-novel.net was replaced with an otherworldly being named ‘Wang Que’, who had been disconnected from the common world.
Zayn felt cynical. He had put in so much effort and endured all sorts of hardships that drove virtual-novel.net to the brink of death just so virtual-novel.net could save Faye’s life.
In spite of that, it seemed that God felt it necessary to play some sort of practical joke on him. He managed to save Faye’s life, though it was no longer Faye who was inhabiting virtual-novel.net body.
There was a period of silence, one that lasted for quite some time. Zayn was the first to break the silence.
“Wang Que, I hope you don’t mind me asking; have you forgotten about me completely?”
Faye stopped beating wooden fish for a split second. It was a very brief pause. Had it not been for Zayn’s sharp hearing, it would have gone entirely unnoticed.
The subtle change gave Zayn a new hope. The despondency that had been burdening his heart had been lifted!
He had not lost Faye just yet. There were still memories of virtual-novel.net that remained!
It was a shame that it was only a moment’s pause. She continued pounding on the fish shortly after. It was not long before Faye spoke up, “I don’t remember.”
Zayn was not as agitated as virtual-novel.net was before. It was as if virtual-novel.net had already gotten used to Faye’s mannerisms. He pondered for a moment before virtual-novel.net kneeled down next to Faye.
It made Faye furrow virtual-novel.net brows ever so slightly. She felt uneasy, as if Zayn’s presence was polluting virtual-novel.net pure, clean body.
She prayed to Holy Mary. Once virtual-novel.net had completed virtual-novel.net prayer, Zayn spoke, “Wang Que, may I tell you a story?”
Faye beat the wooden fish and shut virtual-novel.net eyes. She did not respond to Zayn’s question, like virtual-novel.net had devoted virtual-novel.net full attention to Holy Mary.
Zayn did not let that discourage him. “There once lived a man, a shockingly impressive genius who was also a fast learner. Whether it was martial arts, medicine, finance; everything under the sun, virtual-novel.net managed to achieve many impressive feats in these fields.”
“The man lived a good life before the age of 23. He was born into a powerful family and virtual-novel.net was carefree. At one point, virtual-novel.net had even assumed that virtual-novel.net was the happiest man on Earth. However, reality soon came crashing down on him. His parents got into an accident and virtual-novel.net was left all by himself. Not long after, his grandfather, who loved virtual-novel.net very much, became bedridden after virtual-novel.net had been tricked.”
“Everyone in his family accused virtual-novel.net of turning his dear grandfather into a vegetable. He was dubbed a criminal overnight, and virtual-novel.net was disowned by his family, not a single penny to his name.”
“Just as the man was beginning to lose all hope, a woman came into his life. She was so beautiful that virtual-novel.net fell in love the moment virtual-novel.net laid eyes upon her. However, the man did not have the courage to approach virtual-novel.net because virtual-novel.net knew that virtual-novel.net was leagues above him, especially in that state of his. In fact, virtual-novel.net did not even have the courage to take another glance at her.”
“Even when virtual-novel.net felt ashamed of his ungainly appearance, the woman was gracious enough to strike up a conversation with him. She proposed an idea that shocked him, virtual-novel.net offered virtual-novel.net her hand in marriage. He would marry into virtual-novel.net family and live with virtual-novel.net family.”
“The man was dumbfounded at the time. He could not believe his ears. What kind of absurd chain of events could lead to such a strange scenario?”
“Afterwards, the woman explained virtual-novel.net situation. He found out the reasoning behind the proposal. It was because the woman wanted to fulfill virtual-novel.net family’s wishes.”
“The man agreed and became the woman’s husband. He married virtual-novel.net and moved into virtual-novel.net household…”
Zayn recounted his backstory with great detail. He spoke tirelessly, though virtual-novel.net did in a very calm tone of voice. There was a wave of nostalgia that gripped his expression as virtual-novel.net reminisced upon the old times.
He would express his unending embarrassment and storm of emotions when virtual-novel.net talked about being wronged and humiliated. He would also crack a joyous smile when virtual-novel.net talked about the sweet times they shared as a married couple.
His reddened eyes began to tear up when it was time to conclude the story.
“After the man had done everything, after enduring all the hardships, trials, and tribulations, so that virtual-novel.net could see his wife again, virtual-novel.net discovered that the woman had assumed a different personality in response to the immense grief virtual-novel.net felt. She was completely indifferent to him…”
Zayn looked towards Faye with unprecedented seriousness and sorrow in his gaze. “Wang Que, let me ask you a question, what would you do if you were the man?”
Faye’s breathing quickened. The coldness in virtual-novel.net eyes dissipated, and all that was left in virtual-novel.net expression was pain. She was pummeling the wooden fish faster and faster with virtual-novel.net finger…
She could not take it anymore.