After Breaking the Persona, I Reach the Peak of My Life-Chapter 820 - 810: It’s Okay, I’ve Always Been Here

Bi Xia looked at everything below, scenes she was all too familiar with.

These scenes were all events from her past life, and she had watched them over and over again when she first activated the system and came to the space.

Back then, she felt it was an incredibly hard past, but now, to Bi Xia, it is merely a past that can be changed.

Now, she is doing well.

She grows stronger for the sake of her family, and even though she seems weak now, she is confident that one day she will become the strongest.

Sitting cross-legged above, she looked at the child below, curled up and covering their face, silently crying as they were being kicked and beaten. Bi Xia’s expression was indifferent, as if the person being beaten wasn’t herself.

"Help me... help me..."

At some point, the child slowly lifted their head and met Bi Xia, who was sitting and floating above. Their voice hoarse, they spoke to Bi Xia.

The pleading tone, the longing expression, the despair in those dim starry eyes, all felt so familiar.

Bi Xia looked at the child. She slowly stood up, waved her hand, and those who were hitting the child disappeared instantly from the space. Bi Xia walked silently to the child’s side.

"You look really pretty," the child said, pulling a bruised corner of their mouth into a smile.

Bi Xia looked down at the child, a complex emotion flickering in her starry eyes. After a moment, she softly asked, "Does it hurt?"

The child struggled up, coughing lightly as they slumped to the ground, their childish face tinged with innocence, "It hurts a lot."

"Then why don’t you hit them back?" Bi Xia asked softly, as if speaking to herself or perhaps asking the child.

The child moved the arm they were protecting under their body and smiled, "If I hit them back and hurt them, I’d have to pay for medical expenses. My family doesn’t have that much money to pay for it, and besides..." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Bi Xia and the child simultaneously spoke, "Mother and little brother already have enough to take care of."

The child was slightly taken aback, then laughed, "It’s surprising that you thought the same as me. Since Dad left, you’re the first person I’ve wanted to talk so much to."

As if a box of secrets had been opened, without Bi Xia asking, the child began to ramble, "They all say my voice is girlish, not a boy’s voice. They even want to see if I have a little willy."

"Of course, I don’t have such a thing because I’m a girl. I really want to wear those pretty dresses, but girls’ clothes are too cumbersome. Boys’ clothes are simpler; just pants and a shirt can be worn for a long time, saving money."

"Also, they once hit me because I scored better than them. Very interesting, isn’t it? I’m smarter than them, so naturally, I score better. Besides... scoring well means Mom won’t be disappointed."

Watching the endlessly talking child, Bi Xia gently leaned against the wall, her starry eyes slightly closed. Suddenly, her hem was tugged. She lowered her head to look at the child, whose childish face was beaming, "Big sister, will you come often to listen to me talk?"

She slightly parted her lips, slowly squatted down, and stretched out her long arms to embrace the small child, "Xiaxia, I’ve always been here."

The child was slightly stunned, tears suddenly falling, beginning to cry loudly, continually wiping away tears with their blue-purple arms that never seem to dry.

The child’s form began to change into a little girl, tightly hugging Bi Xia, crying loudly, crying out of pain, "I just hope there is someone who can, can tell me they are always here! Tell me I’m not an unwanted or unwelcomed child!"

Her heart ached slightly, and unexpectedly, tears streamed from her indifferent starry eyes. This... was my small wish once...

She gently patted the girl’s back, "Be good, stay strong, become powerful, and protect yourself. You’re the only one who can affirm yourself."

"Can’t the sister stay by my side? Protect me, help me?"

"... No, in my world, there’s someone waiting for me to come back, someone who needs my protection. So, little Bi Xia, you have to grow strong... In the future, there’s someone... he is waiting for you, and he will protect you with everything he has. But first, you must live up to the name Bi Xia."

Little Bi Xia laughed, a radiant and sunny smile. Her image began to blur, and Bi Xia quietly watched as little Bi Xia slowly disappeared, listening to her say, "I will, I definitely will."

Suddenly, Bi Xia felt herself being pulled into an embrace, that familiar scent and comforting warmth. Bi Xia smiled slightly and nestled herself into the embrace.

Her red lips slowly curled up, her voice hoarse, "Fourth Brother..."