Embroidery Girl
chapter 22.2: who am I?

Everyone who was inside came out scattering. They stared fearfully at the figure of Tang Li who was now like a god of death. Both of his eyes looked dark, yet very sharp. As he walked closer to the gathering of people, the wooden fragments of the gate were torn apart like a sharp and invisible sword was cutting through him quickly.

Lu yingtao and jing heihai came from the crowd of people. When jing heihai saw the gate shatter, then felt a gripping aura and looked into Tang Li's eyes, both of his eyes trembled. He subconsciously stepped back. When wanting to step again, Lu yingtao patted her on the shoulder. “dia is not necessarily coming to kill us.”

Jing heihai was surprised, then hesitantly nodded. An indescribable fear surfaced in his mind. When he stepped back, in his mind, he saw an extremely sharp large sword with a blood red aura coming out from his blade. His soul seemed to be drawn by that sword. He did not dare to look at Tang Li's eyes again.

“good afternoon sir, what made you come here and destroy our home gate.” In the gripping gaze and aura of Tang Li, Lu yingtao tried to remain calm.

“Where is he?” tang Li asked coldly.

Lu yingtao was silent for a moment then replied, “what do you mean by the girl?”

Tang Li nodded slowly.

“dia's gone from here. If you want to look for it, I can give you a map.” Lu yingtao took out a scroll. He always kept it there.

In an instant the scroll appeared in Tang Li's grasp. Everyone was surprised to see him, but no one commented.

Tang Li opened it. “If you lie, I will kill you.” He rolled it back and left.

“I didn't lie sir.”

After Tang Li left, a commotion broke out. They talked about who had such high knowledge. What would happen if that person wanted to kill them.

“Kakak, who is that guy?”

“dia the owner of the girl.”

Hearing that, jing heihai was startled and said, “how can big brother know about it? Why did he just come looking for her, and why was he just looking for that map?”

“because he hates the girl. I don't know why he's looking for her back. Let's go in, no need to ask again.”

Lu yingtao turned around when he said that.

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We shall not be separated, though a storm sweeps through this land; though the sea of fire separates us. We'll always be together. It will not be separated anymore....

As soon as his promise when he met the figure he loved. He's trying to be with her. Despite the rain, the heat, the wind, he wanted to stay with her. But destiny says something else. The young man's parents did not approve of her and considered her a lowly girl.

What if I was a brothel girl? What if I serve a lot of men? All that is not my will, I was forced to do that, you do not experience what it feels like to have no choice, what it feels like to be sold by parents because they are in debt, how it feels to have torment and humiliation all day and night. You're too cruel to me, you're only concerned with reputation. I hate you guys, I hate you guys so much!

She never insulted me, she never demeaned me, and mocked me for being such a cheap girl. Instead, he loved me, gave me spirit and tried to remove the seal of the prostitute from my body.

“After you are free, we will get married.” he said to give me encouragement and fight to the end.

However, when I was free, he left, leaving me. Unbeknownst to me, she married another girl.

“sorry, I have no other choice. I'm sorry, I can't fulfill my words, sorry..”.

His body was smashed and was in the void.

He went up into the valley, looked at Death from the valley, then looked up at the hope of the stars and moon shining brightly.

“come back with me. Even if you are second, I will always be with you... Return back..”.

He finally threw himself into the valley, facing the death he longed for.

The man who loved her jumped up, wanting to reach her body.

“go.... Why did you jump... I hate you, I'll never like you again. Go...” he then closed his eyes. A moment later, he got a warm and comfortable feeling.

“I will always be with you.”

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Who am I really? Why do I dream like that. Who's the guy that hugged me? Why do I dream like that.... That wasn't me. I don't know them both...

Li Xin Mei was in the hallway of the house, enjoying the scenery in the afternoon while thinking of the strange dream that appeared when she slept during the day.

“What's wrong with you?”

“T-no.”

The woman nodded, then sat down beside Li Xin Mei.

“Tell me, how is your life experience.”

“forget about life experiences, my life was ruined when I was a kid. If I tell it to my aunt, it hurts my heart. I don't want to tell you anymore. I don't want to remember him anymore. Let everything be in my conscious mind.” Even though he said that, he already remembered how his life was. Starting from being alienated, married, meeting that barbaric man, until he ends up like this.

The woman understands. His face showed concern. He already knew the various women who had come into this house. The average person does not want to share their life experiences. Various reasons, they reveal, which of course is very sad. Like: I hate it, there's nothing good I can tell you, I'm sick of it, there's nothing good, and so on.

The woman raised her hand, then stroked Li xin mei's hair, then pulled her to lean against her chest. Li Xin Mei did not reject him, she needed him the most right now. He needed a sturdy backrest like lu yingtao and his mother. He's very fragile.

“you feel calm?”

Li Xin Mei nodded slowly, and said, “I don't know, why all the women I met recently had such a high attitude of affection. Are they all that because they have children? Or the... Do they all have that kind of love? Or the.... They were all taught that way when they were little, because they would have a child? I don't know which one is right, but I really like it when I meet a woman like that. I like it, I like it very much. They were like my mother, I saw my mother standing next to me as I leaned on another woman's lap. I feel very close to my mother. There is no other happiness I have other than that again.”

“if I'm destined to end up like this, I'll take it. But, as long as I can be with this kind-hearted aunt.”

“Aibi... Am I born only to suffer? Will there not be a blue sky and sunshine that will explain my life?”

“There will be all that. Do you want it so much?”

“iya. I wanted it so badly.” when he said that, he had already closed his eyes, and softened his tone.

The woman still rubbed her hair and head gently. Li Xin Mei gained calmness and comfort in times like these.

“Aibi... I have a strange dream, can aunt find the answer for me?”

“when I know it.”

“i dreamed, I became a brothel girl. I love a young man, but, we don't end up in marriage. Both of his parents humbled me and mocked me. The young man was married to another girl. I became hurt and committed suicide. I don't know how the young man's face is. Auntie, is that the future I will experience? But... Why do I feel in the dream that I was sold by my parents, and ended up like that. I feel like it's like a complete life story. But when I woke up, I forgot everything, and remembered a little of it. Try aunt think?”

The woman was silent for a while, then replied, “dreams are so mysterious, I can't interpret them. But, whether it is the future or the past, you will know it soon.”

“Hopefully...” after saying that, Li Xin Mei started to sleep gently and comfortably.

The woman looked at him with a smile and still stroked his hair. He raised his face, looked at the blue sky. “this life is a struggle, you have to become stronger. I was also struggling to find the young man I met when I was young. Wanted it. Where is he now? Is he still praising your interesting moves or not?”