Book 20: Chapter 9
“Sister Ning, Sister Ning, wait! I’ll tell the truth. I was just afraid that you wouldn’t believe me if I told the truth… Just wait!”
I stuck my foot into the elevator. Sister Ning, who was inside, wiped her tears as she went bonkers, rapidly pressing the “close” button. Fortunately, our elevator’s quality was good enough to not amputate my foot. I stood in front of the elevator because I couldn’t go in. I didn’t dare to pull my foot out for I was afraid Sister Ning would leave by herself if I let her go.
Sister Ning yelled at me at the top of her lungs as she continued vigorously pressing the button: “Get lost!! I don’t want to see you!! I don’t want to be with you! Please, spare me! Please! Stop pretending to be a good guy, okay? Stop clinging to me! I really can’t and really don’t want to bear with this heart-wrenching pain! Please! Please!! Zhu Liangzhe, spare me!!”
I was worried management would come up at that rate.
“You knew long ago, didn’t you?! You knew long ago, didn’t you?! Just as in the past. You knew I can’t leave you! You knew I could only stay by your side forever back then and now and can’t even run from you! I have to face you despite the immense pain! What wrong have I done?! What wrong have I done to deserve this treatment?!”
Sister Ning violently smashed the buttons one last time. Of course, it was ineffective. She grabbed her hair in a crazed fashion then sat in a corner of the elevator and cried. I pushed the door open and tried to gently pull her up. Alas, she ignored me. She hit me anded push me. I grabbed her hands with a tight hold to ensure she wouldn’t run off to the ground floor. She was wearing her sleepwear, after all. Plus, we couldn’t let people see us dishevelled and quarrelling. What would they think? A spouses’ spat?
“Sister Ning, Sister Ning, please listen to me, although I know that you’re guaranteed to not believe my explanation, which is why I didn’t tell you…”
It took a lot of effort to finally pull Sister to the entrance of the elevator. I spoke in a loud voice but wasn’t angry. I just wanted to tell Sister Ning the truth. Admittedly, the truth was incredibly strange, but it was the truth. Furthermore, it was impossible for me to explain the truth. What was I supposed to say? Was I supposed to say, “The truth is, I’m dead. These are my moms and wives I met after I transmigrated to another world? I went through a bunch of things with them, and we’re currently living a life that’s questionable on all levels?”
If I said that, Sister Ning would think that I was lying through my teeth or even mocking her. Nobody would believe something so outlandish. Hence, I pondered, “So, what do I say…? What’s convincing? Sister Ning’s feelings can be put aside for the meantime; however, I need to calm her down first and foremost.”