Chapter 53: The One at Fault Is This World!
Gu Anran’s final sentence instantly stirred up some memories in Gu Zhiren’s mind.
Mu Yi was always saying she was a “tough guy.” Her clothes and style were very masculine, and even the toiletries in her home were all for men.
However, from her appearance, she was clearly a girl.
And now she had even gotten her period like a normal girl and was using women’s products.
The evidence seemed undeniable.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Zhiren’s lips moved slightly, his thin lips pressing into a line. Yet when facing Gu Anran’s question, he suddenly did not know how to explain it.
Instinctively, he felt that he should not speak about his thoughts, but at the same time, he did not want to lie.
“Brother, I heard it was a middle-aged man who brought you to the hospital. If Mu Yi was really with you during the accident, then why was only one person brought to the hospital?”
Gu Anran touched her chin, her expression very complicated.
She was worried about Mu Yi’s current situation, but deep inside, there was also a doubt she herself felt was impossible.
Did Mu Yi leave the badly injured Gu Zhiren behind and run away alone?
Would she? Could she really do something like that?
“Since I’m fine, I believe Mu Yi will also be fine. Maybe she’ll contact us herself before long.”
Gu Anran did not say her thoughts out loud, but Gu Zhiren saw through her immediately. A gentle smile appeared on his face, though he did not expose her thoughts.
“I hope so.”
Gu Anran finally relaxed a little.
Seeing this, Gu Zhiren lowered his gaze slightly and looked at the marks on his wrists left by the belt tied around them. Quietly, he became upset inside.
She had said she did not want him to leave her behind. He had not abandoned her, yet in the end, Mu Yi left him behind instead. Didn’t she know this would make him worry?
Right now, she had no phone, no warm clothes, and she was probably completely broke.
How was she supposed to survive through such a long night?
Gu Zhiren knew Mu Yi was not stupid. She probably had her own way of handling things. Even so, he still could not help worrying about the possibility of something going wrong.
A naughty little cat like this... when she came back, shouldn’t she be properly taught a lesson?
Running around carelessly.
Making others worry carelessly.
Messing up other people’s thoughts carelessly.
She really was too reckless.
“Xiao Xi.”
Thinking of this, Gu Zhiren stood up and walked over, whispering some instructions into Xiao Xi’s ear.
“Yes, General Manager.”
“Brother, what did you send Xiao Xi to do?”
Seeing Xiao Xi nod and leave, Gu Anran asked with a confused face.
Hearing this, Gu Zhiren calmly adjusted his sleeve cuffs and did not answer the question. Instead, he directly changed the subject.
“Let’s go handle my discharge papers.”
“Discharge?!” Gu Anran widened her eyes in disbelief. “Brother, you just finished surgery!”
“The doctor already said my body is mostly fine. Besides, if I stay here too long and news leaks out, someone might use it to stir up public opinion.”
As he spoke, Gu Zhiren raised his eyes toward Gu Anran and seriously frowned.
“And Mom and Dad need me as well.”
“Brother... everyone already told you to rest properly. Mom, Dad, and even I can’t control you. I really don’t know who in this world could keep you in line!”
Gu Anran stomped her foot angrily.
Gu Zhiren stayed silent. Lowering his eyes, he glanced again at the marks on his wrists. Then his gaze unconsciously moved toward the place where the missing belt should have been. Tilting his head slightly, he quietly wondered, Could he still get that belt back?
At this moment, Mu Yi had already returned home with Mu Rufeng. She looked at the two belts in her hands and casually tossed them onto the table before sinking her whole body into the beanbag chair nearby.
Her father’s home was small, but it had all the necessary furniture. Compared to her rented room, it was even a little bigger.
The sofa was softer too.
“Come, come, drink some hot water and warm your hands while you’re at it.”
Mu Rufeng brought over two white porcelain cups and handed one of them to Mu Yi.
“Mhm, thanks, Dad!”
After taking the cup, Mu Yi held it with both hands to warm herself.
“Dad, I... I’ve already decided. I’m going to tell you everything!”
She frowned slightly and pressed her lips together, puffing up her cheeks like a pufferfish.
Her nervousness made her whole face red, and even her neck turned red.
“Alright, kid, go ahead. Dad is listening!”
Happily accepting his child’s trust, Mu Rufeng loudly slapped the table and nodded.
After that, Mu Yi explained everything about the gender transformation from beginning to end.
“Mmm...”
Mu Rufeng fell silent in thought for a short moment. Then, with trembling hands, he lifted the cup and took a sip of water.
“Dad...”
Mu Yi’s eyes became slightly wet.
She did not know how her father would see her in the future. Would he think of her as a monster? Would he simply continue treating her as a girl?
Would he even think about marrying her off someday?
“Dad, all this time... I never wanted to see myself as a girl.”
Holding the cup, she forced out a smile. The mist in her clear eyes grew thicker and thicker. She blinked several times, as if trying to clear away the tears in her eyes.
“If a man’s soul lives inside a woman’s body, then should that person’s gender be judged by appearance or by the heart?”
She tilted her head and smiled. One tear after another dropped into the water, creating ripples on the surface and tiny splashes.
The sight of her forcing herself to smile stabbed into Mu Rufeng’s heart like a needle.
How could anyone bear seeing this?
And how could a father bear it?
“Kid...”
The hand holding Mu Rufeng’s cup finally stopped trembling.
“Dad, can you give me an answer?”
“The answers in life are something you have to find yourself. But what Dad can tell you is this, you don’t need to force yourself to do something, or force yourself not to do something.”
Looking at the lost and confused Mu Yi, Mu Rufeng felt his nose sting with emotion. He wrinkled his nose and put down the cup in his hand.
“Just live in the way that feels most comfortable for you. And if life outside becomes too hard, then come home. Dad will take care of you!”
At this point, Mu Rufeng raised his voice slightly and stood up, patting Mu Yi on the shoulder.
“Remember this, Dad will always support you!”
“Dad...”
Mu Yi cried from emotion. But before she could say another word, she saw her father walk into the bathroom and quickly shut the door behind him.
He did not say anything, but she understood immediately.
Her father was probably hurting and feeling sad because he could not help her.
But none of this was her father’s fault.
If she really had to blame someone, Mu Yi only wanted to blame the world itself.
The one at fault was not any person. It was this world that turned her into a girl!!
Mu Yi stared closely at the bathroom door.
Thinking back on her father’s words, she tried to imagine what kind of life would make her happiest.
It would definitely be a life where nobody watched over her or rushed her to write, where no alarm clock woke her up, where she only wrote when absolutely necessary, and where she could stay at home playing games and chatting online all day.
Looking at it this way, whether she had a male body or a female body suddenly did not seem that important anymore.
And everyone dies eventually.
Now that she had already become a girl, should she at least try it once before dying?
For both men and women, perhaps the saddest thing was dying as a virgin.
And according to rumors, for women...
The pleasure was doubled!
Thinking this, Mu Yi suddenly laughed.
Outside the bathroom door, the girl could no longer hold back her tears.
Inside the bathroom, the man’s eyes were also filled with tears.
But neither of them made a single sound while crying.