309: Baguio's tears, embrace

Su Han gazed at Bi Yao, his eyes filled with tenderness.

At this moment, she was like a little bird with broken wings, so fragile, so helpless, as if a gentle breeze could easily destroy her.

Su Han slowly extended his arms, gently and softly embracing Bi Yao.

His voice was gentle, like the warmest breeze in spring, comforting her, "Don't be sad, everything is over."

Bi Yao buried her head in Su Han's embrace, tears flowing like a burst dam, soaking his clothes.

She choked, her voice filled with endless sorrow, and continued, "But it wasn't long before Grandma, due to her serious injuries, still... still passed away..."

As she spoke, her body trembled violently, as if she had returned to that endless darkness and despair.

Memories surged like a turbulent tide, Bi Yao's eyes became hollow and distant: "Mother took me, in that pitch-black darkness where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, and cried out in pain."

"That crying sound, I still remember it..."

"Only after crying until our voices were hoarse and our tears had dried up did we bury Grandma."

"We were also trapped deep underground. Aside from a few drops of water occasionally seeping from between the rocks, there was only a vast expanse of hard and cold rock."

As Bi Yao spoke here, she subconsciously shrank further into Su Han's embrace, as if she could still feel the fear brought by the endless darkness.

"I was so scared, and my stomach was rumbling with hunger, I couldn't stop crying."

"And Mother held me tightly the whole time, whispering in my ear: 'Little Yao, don't be afraid, Father will definitely come to save us.'"

"Although Mother's voice was weak, it contained a determination, like a glimmer of light in the darkness, giving me the courage to live."

Su Han listened quietly, his hand gently and rhythmically patting Bi Yao's back.

"However, the darkness here seemed endless, days passed one by one, but Father never came."

Bi Yao's voice trembled even more, continuing with a sob, "I was so hungry I couldn't bear it anymore, I kept crying to Mother for something to eat."

"Mother searched the cave again and again, not letting go of even the slightest bit of edible material."

"But her figure fumbled in the darkness, returning empty-handed every time..."

"Later, I was so hungry I didn't even have the strength to cry, I could only lie in Mother's arms, breathing weakly."

"That kind of despair was like being thrown into a bottomless Abyss, with no end in sight."

As Bi Yao spoke, tears welled up again, streaming down her cheeks.

"But suddenly one day, Mother excitedly called out to me: 'Little Yao, there's food!'"

"I groggily opened my eyes and saw Mother holding a piece of meat in her hand."

"I was too hungry to care about anything else, I took it and ate it."

"After eating, I seemed to fall asleep comfortably."

"At that time, I heard Mother laugh in the darkness. In that laugh, there was relief, and also helplessness..."

A trace of pain and confusion flashed in Bi Yao's eyes.

"From then on, Mother would find me a piece of meat every once in a while, and I survived on that meat."

"However, Mother's voice became weaker day by day, increasingly frail."

"I'm sorry, truly sorry, I was really too young at that time, I didn't understand what was happening at all, I only knew that if there was food, I could survive."

Speaking here, Bi Yao sobbed uncontrollably, her body convulsing violently.

Su Han pursed his lips, holding Bi Yao tightly in his embrace, as if to transfer all his warmth to her, and softly comforted her, "Don't think about it, don't think about it, it's all in the past, you are safe now, with me here, nothing will happen again."

Bi Yao continued to murmur to herself, "Finally one day, I called Mother as usual, but she didn't answer."

"I kept calling, my voice echoing in the empty cave, but I never received a response."

"At that moment, I knew that Mother had also left me, leaving only me alone in this darkness, quietly waiting to die."

Bi Yao's tears streamed down like pearls from a broken string.

"Until one day, a beam of light suddenly shot down from above."

"That light was so dazzling in the darkness, I screamed in fright, desperately hiding in the deepest corner, covering my eyes tightly with my hands."

As Bi Yao spoke, her body trembled slightly, as if she had returned to that moment of terror.

"Then, the light became brighter and brighter, and the opening above became larger and larger."

"I heard Father calling my name and Mother's name, and then I saw Father jump down..."

"Father didn't look at me first, but went straight to Mother."

Bi Yao's voice was a little hoarse, with deep pain and a hint of fear.

"I walked over and softly called out to Father, my voice carrying a hint of timidity."

"Father slowly turned around, his eyes so cold they scared me."

"I softly asked: 'Father, where is Mother?'"

"At that moment, I felt Father was terrifying..."

"In his eyes, there seemed to be a moment when he wanted to kill me."

Speaking, Bi Yao slightly raised her head to look at Su Han, "I know I was wrong, I deserve to die, don't I? If my death could bring Mother back, I would be willing to die."

"But I can't..."

"My life was exchanged with Mother's life, if I died, wouldn't Mother have died in vain?"

"I can't die, I don't want to die..."

"I want to live for Mother, to live well."

Su Han nodded, gently stroking Bi Yao's long hair, "Yes, you must live well, you cannot die."

"If you die, your Mother will have died in vain. You must live, live well."

"And I will definitely take you out! Don't worry!"

Bi Yao nodded quietly, then wiped away her tears, buried her head in Su Han's embrace again, and continued to speak.

"However..."

"Father didn't make a move after all, but slowly walked over, held me in his arms, and left this dark cave."

Bi Yao finished speaking.

She seemed to have exhausted all her strength, slumping in Su Han's embrace.

"I know Father must hate me, he won't even see me."

"I don't even know how long it's been since I last saw him..."

Su Han gently wiped the tear stains from Bi Yao's face, "No, how could there be a father in the world who hates his own daughter?"

"Furthermore, you are the continuation of your Mother's life, your Father won't hate you."

He comforted Bi Yao with heartache, his hand gently patting her the whole time, his movements never stopping.

Under his soothing, Bi Yao's crying gradually lessened, her emotions slowly calmed down, and finally, she fell into a deep sleep in his arms.

Su Han looked at Bi Yao sleeping in his embrace, gently sighed, his eyes full of tenderness, and lamented.

"What a... pitiful person."