My girlfriend died in the past

Chapter 128 Getting the Key Again
Looking at the elegant and gentle smile on An Shihong's face, Shu Die got goose bumps all over her body!
She subconsciously grabbed Zhuang Xiao's sleeve, her slender knuckles turning white from clenching.

But when she subconsciously looked at Zhuang Xiao's expression, she found that Zhuang Xiao was also smiling.

This made Shu Die's heart beat faster.

It’s not because of heart-beating, nor the suspension bridge effect, but because of fear.

Is Zhuang Xiao also a psychopath? Otherwise, how could his smile be brighter than An Shihong's?
Until Zhuang Xiao spoke, "Professor An, stop scaring people. Can't you see that the little girl is almost scared to death by you?"

"Sorry, sorry." An Shihong looked apologetic, "I just wanted to make a joke to liven up the atmosphere."

Shu Die breathed a sigh of relief, but when she looked up, she saw Zhuang Xiao's half-smile.

She groaned, let go of his hand and turned her head away from him.

Zhuang Xiao didn't tease her, but asked: "What's the actual situation?"

"I did take the knife, but the hallucination disappeared, so I threw it away and cried with my wife." An Shihong sighed, "I wanted to go to the hospital for a check-up, but my wife stopped me. She said that if I went for a check-up, I would lose my professional title.

"So, she started to act with me, pretending that we really had a child, and even set up a room in the house as our 'child's' room.

"Later, I bought my child's clothes, toys, and even cradles and strollers based on the time."

Shu Die couldn't help but speak, "Is this really okay?"

Zhuang Xiao explained: "A family like yours cannot understand this. If it were me, I would probably make the same choice."

"Let's not talk about this. I still lost my job and came to the hospital. But after so many years here, I feel relieved. Sometimes, taking a step back can open up a new world. Was it really good to live such a hard life in the past? But unfortunately, it's too late now."

An Shihong shook his head, looking rather disappointed. "Then we pretended that the child was growing up slowly, and the illusion became clearer and clearer, and lasted longer and longer, until most of the time I couldn't tell what was illusion and what was reality.

"When it's time for the child to go to school, we would even go to the kindergarten gate every morning and then go to 'pick her up' in the evening."

He glanced at Zhuang Xiao, "That was when we 'met' you."

Zhuang Xiao was curious, "Because you have seen me in the community?"

"Yes, we saw you in the neighborhood. You were playing in the yard."

An Shihong further explained, "Later, we saw you when we went to kindergarten, so I started to make up a story. I told my wife that my child got along well with you, and then she got along well with your mother.

"But I didn't tell her. Actually, I saw those things in my 'hallucination'. I saw you playing with my daughter in the yard."

"I don't remember that. I played by myself when I was a kid." Zhuang Xiao was very frank. "And I don't remember your wife either. My mother never mentioned it."

"Because my wife told your mother about cooperating with me in the acting, and she also apologized to your mother. That's why she didn't tell you."

An Shihong skipped over this matter and said, "In my 'fantasy', you two have always been childhood sweethearts, growing up in the same class since elementary school, until the year you entered the third grade of elementary school."

Shu Die swallowed her saliva.

She always thinks this is more terrifying, right?
But she glanced at Zhuang Xiao secretly and saw that he didn't react at all. He even leaned forward as if he was still listening carefully.

This man has an incredibly strong mental state!
Shu Die discovered a new advantage of him.

Why can he remain so calm after hearing such a horrific thing?
You have to know that there is a mentally ill person who has been watching him since he was a child!

What if the other person gets sick, wouldn’t he be in danger?
But Zhuang Xiao's reaction seemed as if this was just a trivial matter.

Zhuang Xiao didn't know what she was thinking, but this was indeed just a small matter for Zhuang Xiao.

The past is okay, so don't worry about it.

On September 2012, 9, An Shihong suddenly became ill and ran to the vicinity of Dongfang No. 21 Middle School when his daughter was out of school.

Zhuang Xiao thought that maybe he could talk to him after going back in time.

This person was of use on that day.

"Uncle An, is it okay for me to call you that?"

Zhuang Xiaoke is really good at taking advantage of opportunities.

"You were trying to please me like that when my daughter stole money from me to buy you a birthday present." An Shihong shook his head. "Forget it, it was all an illusion. What's wrong?"

Zhuang Xiao asked: "I want to know what happened in 08. When I was in the third grade, it seemed no different."

"My wife passed away that year." An Shihong's smile remained unchanged.

This was the question Zhuang Xiao wanted to ask, but he didn't have the courage to speak out.

But now that An Shihong has said it himself, he has nothing to worry about.

"Uncle An, but the aunt I found out about this died of illness."

"No, not from illness."

The smile on An Shihong's face disappeared at this moment.

There was sadness in his eyes. "She committed suicide."

".I'm sorry." Zhuang Xiao said in a low and comforting voice.

Shu Die also whispered: "She has been pretending for so many years, she must be under a lot of psychological pressure."

At this moment, An Shihong showed a strange smile on his face.

It seems like laughing, and it seems like crying.

"Yeah. She's been pretending.
"But she's not pretending to have a child, she's pretending she's a normal person."

Shu Die suddenly felt a chill all over her body, and a chill that penetrated deep into her bones surged into her heart, "W-what?"

"In fact, she has been ill since December 1999, 12.

"She is sicker than me. In her world, there has always been a child.
“She was really pretending, just pretending to be normal.

"She couldn't accept that she didn't have a child because she felt like she had grown up with that child and gone to school.
"Until 08, she suddenly recovered from her illness, regained consciousness, and committed suicide."

Zhuang Xiao and Shu Die both fell silent.

An Shihong suddenly looked up and said, "Actually, I have always wanted to believe that it was just an illusion. It was just an illusion caused by the pressure from work and my desire to have a child.

"But before my wife left that day, she held my hand and said that we must have a child. She said she was selfish and chose to escape, but she wanted me to live for her and find the child."

As An Shihong spoke, he suddenly turned around, took out an old brass key from under the pillow, and handed it to Zhuang Xiao.

"I think I should give you this key, but I can't remember where it belongs."

He patted Zhuang Xiao on the shoulder and said, "I hope this will be useful to you."

(End of this chapter)