Chapter 58

PS: You guys, you perverts, do you really like those ecchi scenes so much? I also want to test you guys, so I won't be uploading Chapter 175. Original message: Dear viewers, originally the ecchi scene after Chapter 17 has been temporarily moved to bus number 8 due to strict regulations. Please board the bus at the station if you are interested. Alchemy Lab: 310127025

"I am already satisfied, Father."

Amidst the golden glow, the bittersweet smile on贞子's face gradually faded away before 楚辞's eyes.

Feeling a sense of loss, he raised his hand and gently touched his cheek, as if there was still a lingering warmth and fragrance.

"Chuci, you really are a bastard." Chuci trembled, slapping himself hard. Despite his usual shrewdness, he had been so foolish.

Ha, ha, Chuci's laughter was distorted, his eyes slightly red, and his straight back slightly hunched.

Isn't this ending quite nice? You originally intended for 贞子 to let go of her obsession, to dissipate all her resentment and find peace. Isn't this good? Everything is as you wished.

Chuci, you really are a scumbag. To be so heartbroken over a little girl you've known for less than a day, your emotions are really cheap.

You should have known. An incomplete human alchemy array couldn't truly resurrect 贞子. Once the resentment dissipates and the spirit no longer clings, it's like a sudden enlightenment in Buddhism, letting go and moving on.

Enlightenment.

"Are you satisfied?" Chuci rubbed his eyes forcefully, sitting on the ground and sighing deeply. "Actually, I really don't want you to disappear like this."

Letting go is better than clinging.

"Really, Father?" 贞子's voice whispered softly in Chuci's ear, a faint fragrance floating to his nose.

Wrapping her arms around him from behind, she hugged Chuci tightly, her soft body pressing against his back.

贞子 said slyly, "I knew Father wouldn't want to let me go."

The intense emotions of extreme joy and sorrow almost made Chuci black out, but he quickly regained control and suppressed his overwhelming excitement. He pulled down 贞子's white arm and turned around.

Sure enough, it was the mischievous 贞子, smiling at Chuci with one hand pulling down her left eyelid, making a playful face. "Father, you cried for me, I'm so happy."

Chuci suppressed his excitement, not even asking why 贞子 was still there. He maintained his authority, saying sternly, "I didn't cry, I'm just allergic to cherry blossoms, my tear ducts were irritated." Someone like Chuci, a seasoned veteran, wouldn't use a common excuse like sand in the eyes. He rebutted seriously, and if 贞子 couldn't read minds, she might have believed him.

"Sure, sure, Father wouldn't be sad for 贞子. 贞子 is so sad now." 贞子 stifled a laugh, pouncing into Chuci's arms and burying her face in his warm chest, giggling.

Chuci thought for a moment and said helplessly, "A 30-year-old bachelor with an 18-year-old daughter, I'm speechless."

"Or do you want me to call you Onii-chan? That's too shameless." 贞子 lifted her head, rolling her eyes coquettishly.

Chuci was taken aback. "Uh, let's stick with Father."

"Ring, ring, ring, ring~~" An untimely call interrupted their intimate moment. Chuci struggled to free his right hand from 贞子's embrace and answered the phone.

"Chuci, is everything okay there? Time is running out." On the other end, Lei Xuan's tone was very strange, as if he knew exactly what was happening.

Chuci looked around, his eyes glowing with two alchemy arrays, enhancing his eagle vision and true sight. He immediately saw a remote-controlled camera helicopter 200 meters away. The helicopter turned and flew away upon meeting Chuci's gaze.

Looking at the phone, it was already 10:00. If he didn't save Asakawa Reiko soon, she would die within an hour.

Chuci listened to the call again. Lei Xuan was still complaining, from reward points to side quests, from initial cooperation to current commitment, appealing emotionally and logically, all leading to one point.

"Quickly get 贞子 to lift the curse. It's better for everyone to get rich together."

"I understand, don't worry." Chuci's ears were already calloused from Lei Xuan's incessant chatter. He cut off the call, saying, "I know," and hung up.

10:09, 40 minutes left.

"Father, did 贞子 cause you trouble? I'll lift the curse right away." 贞子 whispered softly in Chuci's ear. Lei Xuan's call reminded her of those dark decades, and a lingering sadness appeared on her face.

"Wait a moment." Chuci held 贞子 back. If the curse was lifted now, Chuci would be directly teleported by the System. He didn't want to disappoint this girl until the last moment.

Sitting on the ground was inappropriate, so Chuci pulled 贞子 up and left the deserted street park, rejoining the bustling crowd. They ran hand in hand, and Chuci looked around, finally finding a photo booth.

Chuci dragged 贞子 into the booth and was about to take a photo when he realized that the money given by Xi Qiu couldn't be used in this old machine. He quickly ran out to exchange a bunch of coins from passersby and then returned to the cramped booth.

In the tiny space, they were almost touching everywhere, but Chuci had no romantic thoughts. He said seriously to 贞子, "In about thirty minutes, I have to leave. Not just leave Japan, but truly leave. There's a saying in my country: 'There's no feast that doesn't end.' I'm not good with words, but I hope that when I leave, you'll be smiling, and after I leave, you'll be happy."

"Time flies. After today, we might never meet again, but I will remember you, this mischievous little girl. As for whether you remember me, I'm very generous and will tell you, you should remember me."

"If you wish, let's take a photo as a keepsake. Each of us will keep half, to remember the marks we left in each other's lives."

Chuci must have drafted this while getting change. When he said it, it sounded sincere, and at least 贞子's eyes started to well up.

"Sorry, 贞子, this time, I'm the one leaving you behind. It's not because I want to abandon you, but because I hope you can become a truly ordinary girl, not follow me to wander. If I had such thoughts, I wouldn't deserve to be a father."

"Father is a big fool." 贞子 couldn't hold back her tears, burying her face in Chuci's chest and hugging his neck tightly, her tears soaking through his clothes.

贞子 was angry. Just because he created her body, he treated her like a daughter and made decisions for her without consulting her, acting like a tyrannical ruler.

But, 贞子 just wanted to be with this man.

"When I'm not around, please smile."

Chuci's voice echoed in 贞子's ear.

A flash of white light, and in the small photo booth, apart from the photo being printed by the old machine, there was no trace of Chuci left.

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