46: save4 The Star and the Little Grass
After school, Lu Lele saw the scene she least wanted to see.
Her beloved lay quietly on the ground, long since lost her warmth and breath.
On Liu Lili's face was a smile Lu Lele hadn't seen in a long time. It was a smile of relief and happiness.
It was also a smile Lu Lele hadn't seen in months.
"..."
Lu Lele was stunned.
She couldn't believe it, couldn't understand it, and couldn't accept it.
She couldn't believe Liu Lili would actually die so quietly, couldn't understand why Liu Lili would die in the basement, and couldn't accept that the person she loved most would just silently and forever leave her side.
Lu Lele had lived with Liu Lili for half a year. The smooth, trouble free life during these six months had long ago made Lu Lele drop her guard. She felt the days ahead would continue like this, without any more changes.
Moreover, Liu Lili appeared so submissive. She never rejected Lu Lele's affection, and was even proactive every time.
Lu Lele's Acting Value also hadn't changed the entire time.
This also made Lu Lele not think too much of it.
She originally assumed she had already met the conditions for a new Normal Ending, simply because the time they lived together wasn't long enough, or perhaps the Strange God wanted her to experience more of this warm life that a yandere would find joyful.
But thinking back carefully now, one of the conditions for a Normal Ending mentioned by the Strange God, "determining the ending for oneself and Liu Lili," was actually already met the moment Lu Yanyan settled things with the police.
And the reason the new ending condition wasn't triggered back then was incredibly clear now.
So, that was how it was.
Because, Liu Lili was going to die.
After understanding all this, Lu Lele seemed very helpless because she couldn't figure out at all where the problem lay, nor why the "Perfect Ending" she envisioned would lead to this result.
Where, exactly, did things go wrong?
But right now, Lu Lele seemed to have no time to think either.
Liu Lili's passing filled Lu Lele with grief and anger. Her mental state had reached a critical point of instability.
"..."
Lu Lele called Lu Yanyan and summoned her sister back home.
Lu Yanyan looked at Liu Lili's corpse and let out a sympathetic sigh.
"She finally chose to do it after all." Lu Yanyan said.
Lu Lele immediately read the hidden information in that sentence. Liu Lili's death was related to her sister, so she immediately asked.
Lu Yanyan didn't intend to hide it. She told Lu Lele that back then, she had given Liu Lili a pill that could end her life in a short time, because she didn't approve of Lu Lele's kidnapping.
This kind of act would cost them their future.
Although now that the rice was cooked, Lu Yanyan had no choice but to help Lu Lele conceal the crime, Lu Yanyan still, with "pity," gave that little girl locked in the basement without any choice a chance to choose.
And in the end, Liu Lili made her choice.
It was her silent and only resistance.
Lu Yanyan hugged the trembling Lu Lele and comforted her softly:
"I will help you dispose of her remains. Don't be sad anymore, Lele. Try to move on. This weekend, big sister will take you out to relax. We'll go to the amusement park and have fun to our hearts' content, okay?"
Lu Lele trembled. It was as if she hadn't heard Lu Yanyan's words just now. She asked, puzzled, why her biological sister would do this, why she would give Liu Lili a pill to end her own life.
"I did this so that poor child would have the opportunity to choose. After all, if she could summon the courage to end her own life, it means you have already completely lost her, Lele, even if she is still alive."
As Lu Yanyan spoke, she seemed to feel she hadn't done anything wrong:
"Forget her. My dear little sister, there are many other girls in this world worth your anticipation. It's not like it has to be her."
The more Lu Lele listened, the stronger the fire of anger in her heart became.
Because the "indifference" in Lu Yanyan's tone was practically overflowing from the screen.
What "giving Liu Lili the chance to choose," these were just words standing on the moral high ground.
So hypocritical, so laughable.
In this moment, Lu Lele suddenly understood. She understood the reason for Lu Yanyan's series of actions.
Lu Yanyan's true goal was actually just "eliminating potential hidden dangers," right?
After all, as long as Liu Lili was in the basement for one day, there was a possibility she might escape or be discovered.
Even if minuscule, even if it existed only in theory.
But it existed nonetheless. Reality was always more bizarre than fiction. No one could guarantee what tomorrow would bring.
As long as this possibility existed, Lu Lele and Lu Yanyan would be shrouded in dark clouds. Once an accident happened, they would be doomed beyond redemption.
Obviously, Lu Yanyan wouldn't let the bright future of herself and her younger sister have any possibility of twists.
So, Lu Yanyan chose this beautiful method, allowing the trouble to be resolved, while also making everything seem logical and proper, leaving Lu Lele with nothing to say.
After all, the one who personally ended Liu Lili's life was Liu Lili herself.
Lu Yanyan appeared to respect Liu Lili very much, sympathized with Liu Lili's encounter, was very humanitarian and cared about Liu Lili's life, and also helped Liu Lili resolve her "worries about the future."
But how much of this so called respect and sympathy was sincere?
Perhaps in the bottom of Lu Yanyan's heart, Liu Lili was just a "commoner" who brought her a lot of trouble. For an "elite," if someone endangered one's life, they were all "dangerous items" that could be sacrificed and eliminated.
In the end, she was just an "object" that could be measured with money.
After all, although they lived in the same city, the world was completely different for them.
At this moment, Lu Lele couldn't help but recall the sentence Liu Lili said when she first rejected Lu Lele's affection:
'We are in completely different classes. Like a star in the sky and a blade of grass on the ground. One can shine to its heart's content in the night sky, while the other can only struggle to survive, praying not to be trampled upon at will.'
That's right.
Liu Lili died as obscurely as a blade of grass, her dignity trampled upon at will.
Lu Yanyan was protecting her own future and that of her biological sister.
But who was there to protect Liu Lili's future?
Lu Lele shed tears.
Then, she completely exploded.
What followed was naturally questioning and arguing.
"Is the person I love most just a replaceable 'toy' in your eyes?"
Lu Lele, eyes red, roared at Lu Yanyan.
Lu Yanyan remained silent. Finally, she said earnestly:
"Lele, you must understand. Some things aren't just what you naturally assume they are. You have many chances to choose. There is no need to walk a dead road to the very end."
This was almost affirming Lu Lele's questioning just now.
She understood, and she realized.
Her sister's actions, and her sister's attitude.
So, that was how it was.
In that case, then go die.