The Mind-Read Heiress: From Impostor to Family Favorite-Chapter 644 - 370

"I’m here."

"Drive faster, I’m afraid we won’t make it in time."

"But I want to drive slower."

"Doesn’t that just make it more agonizing for me?"

Shen Jingcheng didn’t speak again, but the speed of the car suddenly increased.

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Pit 46.

This was Wenyan’s second visit, and it might be her last.

Unlike the last time, the place was very bright today, so bright that they didn’t even need to wear special glasses, all thanks to that strange beam of light.

Despite being just a thin beam, it seemed to illuminate the entire space.

The closer they got to it, the more everyone’s heads ached.

Especially Wenyan, who felt a different kind of headache than last time. This time, she could vividly feel her head being compressed, bit by bit.

It was painful, and she felt nauseated.

When she reached a certain spot, she suddenly stopped walking.

She had a strong premonition that if she continued to approach it, even by a centimeter, there would no longer be a chance to say a proper goodbye.

So, she turned around and hugged each person tightly, one by one.

"I really, really love you all. You’re the best gift heaven has given me. I’m so happy to have become a family with you all. Thank you, I love you."

Wenyan’s previous rationality was only the calm before a violent storm. At this point, tears streamed down her face.

The people who cherished her couldn’t bear to see her cry, much less in a situation like this.

Shen Jingchuan couldn’t bring himself to pull hard, he merely lightly held her hand.

"Don’t go, please don’t go. If you leave, we’ll be parted forever, I can’t bear it. I don’t believe you can bear it either. Didn’t you say you love us? If you really love us, then stay. Can’t you hear what I’m saying? Answer me. You’ve even made your handsome brother cry, you have to take responsibility for that."

"Ha, why are you like this?" Wenyan laughed through her tears at Shen Jingchuan’s antics, and he pulled her into his arms.

Sobbing, she said, "I can’t stay, brother. I was the one driving the car, it was me! It was me who hurt them. If I didn’t know I could go back, it would be another matter, but now that I know, I can’t ignore it. I can’t go on living in pleasure here with a guilty conscience."

"So what? Why can’t you just pretend they are already dead?"

"Could you? If you inadvertently caused the death of three innocent people, would you do the same? I know you wouldn’t."

"You don’t know shit, I would do exactly that."

Wenyan shook her head, breaking free from Shen Jingchuan’s embrace.

Shen Jingchuan immediately grabbed her, not letting her go.

"Do you realize you’re risking your life? Have you ever considered that you might be facing your own corpse when you go back? Then you’d be done for, do you understand?"

"I understand, I’m not some naive idiot, of course I do."

"Then why are you still determined to go back? Are you sick?"

"Fourth brother, I don’t have time to argue with you, and there’s no need to provoke me. Let go of me. I will always remember you, always remember all of you."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I don’t want to hear this! You just tell me that you don’t want to stay here, and I will take you away right now, immediately!"

"Fourth brother, thank you, truly. Let me go to complete what I should complete."

"Jingchuan, let go."

"How can I let go! You like her too, big brother, can you really bear to let her go?"

Shen Jingchuan glared at Shen Jingxiu, angry that he wasn’t ’fighting’ for it.

Shen Jingxiu, however, only looked at Wenyan, his dark eyes concealing uncountable and indescribable deep emotions.

But in the end, he just pulled his brother’s hand away.

In loving Wenyan, he had learned not to possess, but to respect, protect, and let go.

Even though he was utterly unwilling and reluctant, the thing he couldn’t bear the most was seeing her in pain and misery.

"Go ahead, Yanyan. I’ve already made the sun lamp wind chimes. From now on, I’ll hang one on the tree every day. If you come back, the sound of the wind chimes will guide you during the day, and at night, their light will illuminate your path."

"Big brother, I’m sorry, you don’t have to do all this for me."

"Don’t apologize." Shen Jingxiu reached out to wipe the tears on Wenyan’s cheeks, but hesitated to pull his hand back.

His heart knew it was time to let go, but his body refused to obey.

"I know these are just casual words, whatever I do is my own choice, it has nothing to do with you."

"Wenyan, the light beam is getting stronger," Shen Jingcheng reminded.

Wenyan cast one last look at everyone. "Goodbye! I have one last small request; when I leave, can you not watch me? It definitely won’t be pretty, I don’t want you guys to see me like that."

Actually, Wenyan wanted to say to everyone to forget her, but such insincere words were difficult for her to speak, so she decided to say something from the heart instead.

"I’ll always remember you. Don’t forget me, remember that I was here!"

"Yanyan!"

"Wenyan."

"Fool."

"You can turn around now, I’ll go after you all turn around. Mom, lead the way, please!"

Su Yang was so distressed she could barely breathe. "You this child, how can you make it so difficult for mom?"

"Mom, you’re the best, please, mom!"

Su Yang sighed; she had hoped so dearly that her child would always act spoiled towards her, even into old age.

She turned around and closed her eyes tightly.

Then, Shen Jingcheng also turned away.

Wenyan didn’t step into the light beam until after Shen Jingxiu turned his back.

The moment she reached the center of the beam, she felt everything in her brain being compressed into a tiny lump, including her brainstem, brain matter, and brain cells, all compacted into a patty, nearly causing her agonizing pain.

At that moment, everyone felt an emptiness in their hearts; Shen Jingxiu even knelt on the ground, powerless.

He knew, she was gone.

Shen Jingcheng rushed forward but only managed to embrace a lifeless body.

The light beam also disappeared in an instant, plunging the entire space into darkness; there was no turning back.