I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 239, page 1.17, 16: A Night of Madness
Mu Yin and Mu Yegui are the same person. Even if their personalities are different in public, they are essentially the same.

For example, both of them are the same kind of authoritarianism, not allowing anyone to refute their proposals, but Mu Yin's behavior is more obvious, while Mu Yegui's behavior is not often shown.

To outsiders, Mu Yegui seemed a bit unreasonable; it was utterly illogical for someone to insist on calling your name when they didn't want to.

But in fact, a name carries many meanings, such as recognition.

Mu Yegui had never revealed her nickname to anyone else; so far, only three people knew it, and Ling Tong was the fourth. Revealing her nickname indicated that she considered Ling Tong one of her own, or rather, a companion. Just as she wanted Ling Tong to call her by her given name, she wanted Ling Tong to also consider her a companion.

So when Ling Tong changed the subject, Ye Gui immediately got angry.

Some might ask, if two people have only known each other for a short time, why should others trust her and become her companion?

Unfortunately, from the moment Mu Yegui first saw Ling Tong, she treated her as her possession. Because Ling Tong was one of her food sources, it was only natural for her to treat her as her own, and no explanation was needed.

From simply treating food as her possession to now considering it a companion, Mu Yegui has taken a significant step back, essentially becoming friends with her food in her mind.

In nature, survival of the fittest prevails. As the apex predator, everything is food to Mu Yegui, and she has now restrained her appetite and befriended her food. However, the food has rejected her, which would absolutely anger anyone in her position.

She didn't immediately burst into eating the food the moment she was rejected, which shows she restrained herself quite a bit.

With his cool, silver eyes fixed on Ling Tong, Mu Yegui slowly turned his back to him and said in a low voice, "Let's split up for now."

She was trying hard to restrain herself from pouncing on him and devouring him, so in order to calm herself down, she chose to be alone for a while.

Without waiting for Ling Tong's reply, Mu Yegui pushed open the door and walked out.

The door closed gently, completely separating the two of them.

Ling Tong only realized what was happening after hearing the door close. She instinctively tried to open it, but when she did, she found herself in an empty showroom.

Mu Yegui has completely disappeared.

Ling Tong lowered her eyes and silently walked into the exhibition hall.

The door behind me closed slowly, making a crisp sound.

Ling Tong's mind was filled with the words Mu Yegui had uttered when he turned his back to him, words that seemed to indicate a resolute break with him.

He felt a pang of regret; he shouldn't have changed the subject because he was too embarrassed to speak. If only he could do it all over again…

But it's too late now.

The showroom displayed all kinds of jewelry. Ling Tong walked alone in the empty showroom, and suddenly stopped in front of a red gemstone with a label '20' on it.

The narrow, golden-orange eyes reflected the magnificent ruby, and he couldn't help but reach out towards it.

Just as you were about to touch it, the showroom suddenly changed its appearance.

It was as if the memories in his mind were being replayed, showing his childhood when he couldn't lift his head, and a dark and unclear look flashed in his narrow, golden-orange eyes.

His mother was a second wife, whom his father married after his first wife died. At that time, his father's first son was already sensible and extremely outstanding. Under such circumstances, he, as the second son, was undoubtedly the least favored.

Because his older brother is so outstanding, he is always compared to him.

Although his older brother has blond hair like their father, he inherited his mother's red hair.

He was an unconventional, unwanted child.

His mother was not human, so he inherited almost no blood from his father at birth; everything he had came from his mother.

My brother was very handsome and always had a gentle smile, even towards him, the unloved child. But the more my brother acted this way, the more vicious the gossip he heard became.

The time he feared most was when he received his exam results, because every time this happened, someone would say, "Look, you're still not as good as your brother. Why can't you be as good as your brother?"
If a perfect score isn't enough, then what score would he need?

It's not enough to just have the same grades as your brother; you'll never be as good as him.

Why do you always have that gloomy face?

Why do you never smile?
Why can't you be as outstanding and easy to take care of as your older brother?

These questions haunted him like a curse, from the time he could remember until he was 16, without ever stopping.

He had wondered if they would have thought this way if his brother hadn't existed.
Later he realized he was wrong; his very existence was a sin, unrelated to his brother. Because he wasn't human, nothing he did could ever please them.

In this family, he will always be an outsider.

His childhood was spent in constant comparison with his brother, filled with oppression and devoid of joy, only humiliation that weighed him down. He never had a shred of self-respect, and he dared not even show the slightest dissatisfaction.

At some point, even crying became a longing. He could only gradually fall silent, closing himself off and no longer communicating with anyone.

He really hated that so-called older brother, but in the end, the one he hated the most became himself.

Why does he want to live?

But he was afraid of death, afraid that after he died there would be no one to remember him. If not even a trace remained, then had he truly lived?

Even if he wasn't human, he was still an intelligent being, possessing emotions and capable of feeling sadness, pain, and despair...

Why does even his own mother ignore him?

He never thought about competing with his brother for anything; he just wanted to be praised with a "you did a great job."

Even this humble wish was never fulfilled. Even after he was kidnapped and disappeared, they simply gave up because they couldn't find him. She watched helplessly as her so-called family abandoned the search for him. What could be more devastating than that?

Later, he came to terms with reality.

Without any resistance, he voluntarily left with the space pirates. Since that so-called 'home' didn't need him as a third party, he might as well just disappear completely.

only……

Anyone can...

Everyone is good...

Even if it's just for a second, can I just look at him for a moment?
He just didn't want to be forgotten like that.

But in the end, he became afraid of contact with people; he was afraid of repeating the same mistakes.

Nothing is more despairing than gaining something and then losing it.

And now...

I felt that despair.

The instant Mu Yegui turned his back to her.

All the colors around him turned gray, and his gloomy mood almost suffocated him. If he died like this, would she be able to see him again?

All the characters in this story are down on their luck, just to varying degrees. (A common saying is, comparing how miserable they are.)
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