Chapter 77: Sentimental Scenes
Bai Cha sat on the bed, her mind a blank.
She didn’t know how long she had been in a daze, finally stirring and lifting her head to look around the room.
The dimly lit room was empty.
Although she could sense through the dodder that the other person was still standing by the bed, her eyes couldn’t see him.
Bai Cha pursed her lips, a hint of grievance appearing on her face.
She hesitated for a long time, opening her mouth several times before finally managing to force a sound from her throat.
“Dad?”
No one responded.
Her tears instantly welled up.
She cried while also feeling like she shouldn’t cry. So she forcefully held it back, which instead made her cry so hard she couldn’t catch her breath.
In the end, she gave up and cried loudly.
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry!”
“I didn’t mean to say those things to you. I didn’t know you… I didn’t know it was you…”
Bai Cha spoke between sobs, her words unclear.
“I didn’t think… I… I’m sorry… I didn’t know… Why didn’t you say anything… Why do you always say nothing…”
“Wuwuwu… Why didn’t you come to find me when you came to A City? So many years, if you had really come to me and explained…”
She couldn’t help but burst into another loud cry. All the grievances and dissatisfactions she had held in, the pain and sadness she felt upon receiving the news of her father’s death and knowing his love for her, and the guilt of misunderstanding him, all poured out completely.
Clearly, this was a very emotionally draining outburst.
The reason Bai Cha had to sleep last night was because her emotions needed to progress, and she wanted to test the other person’s attitude.
Secondly, another reason was that she really needed to regain some strength, otherwise she wouldn’t have been able to cry anymore.
Fortunately, this should be the last emotional outburst.
Bai Cha cried until she almost fainted.
There was finally movement beside her.
Water stains began to seep from the ground, eventually coalescing into a silent figure wearing a raincoat.
She still couldn’t see his face clearly; his whole person was shrouded in the black raincoat, only the fishy smell of water and soil emanating from him.
Bai Cha saw him, her crying paused for a moment, then she cried even harder.
She reached out, wanting to touch him, but didn’t dare.
Father Gu slowly reached out and placed a box beside her.
It was still that gift box.
Bai Cha was stunned for a moment. This time, she finally picked up the box. Her hands trembled, and it took her a long time to finally open the box because she couldn’t muster any strength.
Inside was a peppermint candy.
[Ding—Congratulations on obtaining a one-time item: a peppermint candy. Consuming it will give you a refreshing warmth in a cold environment.]
Bai Cha heard a system notification. This was the first time she had heard it since entering the game. Oh, of course, she was a newbie after all.
Item or not, it didn’t stop her from crying.
“Don’t cry.” The person beside her finally spoke, still that low, eerie voice.
But this time, Bai Cha only held the candy, buried her face in the quilt, and cried her heart out.
“Don’t cry…” Father Gu seemed to sigh. He reached out his cold hand, wanting to touch the crying person on the bed, but in the end, he withdrew his hand.
He couldn’t touch her.
It would make his daughter sick.
Different from his attitude when chatting on the phone, Father Gu couldn’t say anything. He could only silently watch his daughter.
[Sigh…]
[No wonder he killed the players so decisively. Think about it, his own daughter turned into someone else. If you didn’t know, you’d think it was some kind of ghost]
[But I don’t understand… didn’t he die in an accident? Why would he have such strong power? I can understand having lingering attachments, but…]
[Yeah, he shouldn’t have any resentment, right? How could he become such a powerful vengeful ghost?]
[Feels like there’s still a problem]
[The streamer’s crying makes me want to cry too, wuwuwu]
[To be fair, she’s the best actress I’ve ever seen. If I were Father Gu, I’d feel sorry for her. Is she an actress in real life? Her name is Bai Cha, right? I’m going to search if there’s an actress with that name]
[I’ve already searched, there isn’t]
[That’s a pity]
In the end, Bai Cha cried herself into a fetal position on the bed and fell asleep again.
It was probably because Father Gu killed so fiercely in the last dream that she wasn’t pulled into a special dream this time. She truly got some rest.
A cause for celebration.
When she opened her eyes, it was already the night of the 30th.
She had entered the game on the night of the 27th, so a full three days had passed.
There were still four days left.
If time was viewed in whole days.
If it wasn’t counted in 24-hour periods, then it was already the fourth day.
After waking up again, Bai Cha felt much better physically.
Although she was still very bad and tired.
But it was all worth it.
The first thing she did when she opened her eyes was to look around.
This time, Father Gu was standing right there, no longer hiding himself. He was just a little further away from her, standing only in the corner, probably afraid of disturbing her.
Bai Cha first breathed a sigh of relief at seeing him, then moved her lips.
“Dad…”
Father Gu’s body moved, and he seemed to look over from the darkness.
Bai Cha felt a bit like crying again. Fortunately, she wasn’t as emotional this time, only a few tears involuntarily flowed, and she quickly wiped them away.
Then she touched the peppermint candy again.
This was an item, after all, and she definitely couldn’t eat it now.
With a cherished, nostalgic gaze, she carefully pinched the candy, then clenched it tightly, pressed it to her chest, and looked at the man in the shadows.
Without a doubt, this candy must have been Gu Baixue’s favorite, and an item that the other person often used to coax her with when she was little.
It was highly likely that every time Gu Baixue cried, the other person would take out a peppermint candy.
It might not necessarily be crying, it could be other things. In short, it would be used for comfort.
Just like in the elevator.
And this was an item.
Although she didn’t know its level yet. After all, it wasn’t in her backpack, so she couldn’t check.
But for the father and daughter, it was definitely a precious thing. That was why it could be classified as an item, in her personal understanding.
She opened her mouth, but in the end, she only carefully put the candy into her pocket.
Then she got up, hesitated slightly, and then cautiously approached the person in the shadows.
“Don’t come over,” Father Gu said.
Bai Cha stopped, looking at him with some grievance.
“I’m too cold, and you have a cold,” Father Gu explained simply.
Tears welled up in Bai Cha’s eyes again, and she burst into tears once more.
Father Gu subconsciously raised his hand, but then helplessly withdrew it.
“Don’t cry.”
After a pause, he added, “Sorry.”
Bai Cha cried louder.
Father Gu looked at her even more helplessly.
It wasn’t until Bai Cha stopped crying that he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then he didn’t know what else to say.
The two stood opposite each other in silence.
Until Bai Cha’s stomach growled loudly with hunger.
Bai Cha covered her abdomen, happy for the first time that her body was so reliable.
The current scene was excessively sentimental, and it was almost over here. Continuing would bring up old events from the past, but she wasn’t Gu Baixue.
Father Gu finally found a topic.
“Eat first.” After saying that, his figure disappeared, although he was actually still standing there.
