The Torch of the Erinyes (Part 1)

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In a bridal shop, a beautiful bride-to-be was repeatedly trying on wedding dresses. Her name was Gu Xiaoqing, and she was in the prime of her life, but due to a special reason, she had chosen to marry early.
She had a shapely figure, especially her long, firm legs, which even the female sales staff envied. Only her bust was slightly lacking.
Accompanying her was her husband; three days earlier, they had gone to the Civil Affairs Bureau to obtain their marriage certificate, becoming a legally protected couple.
The groom-to-be was Jian Yuan, a young man in his early twenties. These days, few men choose to marry so early; they all feel they haven't had enough fun yet.
Jian Yuan glanced at Gu Xiaoqing, who was still picking out wedding dresses, sighed, took out his phone, and dialed a number from his contacts.
"Beep beep beep...beep beep beep..."
"Hello, who is this?"
"Who do you think it is? It's your brother."
"It's you, you brat! What made you think of calling me?"
The person on the phone with Jian Yuan was his best friend from childhood, Jian Le. Although they shared the same surname, the two were absolutely not related by blood.
Precisely because they shared the same surname, outsiders always assumed they were brothers, and the two of them, without explaining, went along with the misunderstanding and became sworn brothers.
Jian Yuan became the older brother. Actually, according to birth time, Jian Le was four months older than Jian Yuan, but Jian Yuan was always more robust than Jian Le, and as he grew up, he became even taller and more mature, so Jian Le didn't mind.
"Where have you been traveling off to again, you little rascal? You called Auntie and said you hadn't been home for a month. Don't you know your brother is about to have the most important event of his life?" "
I've been missing for over a month, and you're only finding out now?"
"I've been so busy this past month, my head is about to explode. I haven't had time to call you. Stop talking nonsense, where are you now?"
"Wait a minute, explain to me what you mean by 'the most important event of one's life.'
"
"Oh right, I almost forgot. I called to tell you that your brother is getting married soon!"
"What! Really?! You little brat, getting married? Who are you kidding? Are you willing to leave all those pretty girls behind?"
"The baby's almost due, do you think I'd be willing or not?"
Jian Yuan said helplessly. If he hadn't found out Gu Xiaoqing was pregnant, he probably would have stayed out for another two or three years before considering marriage.
"Hahaha... I was wondering why you've changed your ways, you've gotten that girl pregnant! By the way! Is the bride Xiaoqing?"
"Who else could it be?"
"With your personality, it's hard to say. So when are you having the wedding?"
"In a week."
"Wow! So fast!"
"I can't be slow, the baby'll be born soon. Damn, I've been talking for so long and you still haven't told me where you are, and Auntie says you've gone abroad." "
Oh my god, I'm still in Ireland. I need to book a flight right away, or I'll miss your wedding."
"You're always running around like a madman, and you even went to Ireland. I'm lucky I'm using mobile data to call you; if I had to use my phone, I'd have to pawn my pants. Hey, hurry up, or you'll get double the red envelope."
"Get lost, my presence is the best gift, I don't need any red envelopes."
Jian Yuan smiled after hearing this. Indeed, with their brotherly bond, red envelopes were no longer a big deal.
"So, what do you think? The foreign girl's pretty good, right?"
The two men resumed their in-depth discussion about foreign customs and certain mysterious things.
When Jian Yuan and Gu Xiaoqing returned to their little apartment after choosing their wedding dress, Gu Xiaoqing's best friend, Ran Xue, called her.
"How about it, bride? Want to go out for a get-together tonight?"
"No thanks, I'm exhausted these past few days, always on the go."
"You can't miss it! This is a final bachelorette party specially organized for you by our group of girlfriends. You'll be Mrs. Jian from now on, how can you not come?"
"Well…maybe I really shouldn't go, I still have a ton of things to do here."
Actually, Gu Xiaoqing was a little tempted. She was a rather cheerful and lively girl; she might go crazy if she stayed home all day, but she could go out and have fun all day without coming home.
"What's the big deal? I'm asking if you're worried about upsetting Jian Yuan. If he's upset, I'll call him. Didn't he spend the last few days out with his friends and not come home until the next day? Honestly."
Although Jian Yuan is quite casual about relationships and women, he's still fundamentally traditional when it comes to his wife. He can't stand it if Gu Xiaoqing dresses even slightly revealingly. In short, he can have affairs outside, but his wife must remain chaste.
Just as Gu Xiaoqing was hesitating, Jian Yuan walked over and casually asked whose call it was. Gu Xiaoqing then told Jian Yuan about Ran Xue's suggestion of a party, hoping he could give her some advice.
Jian Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Then go ahead, otherwise your girlfriends will gossip about me, saying I treat you like a criminal."
"Don't talk nonsense! You don't treat me like a criminal at all. You're the best husband in the world. Thank you, husband."
Gu Xiaoqing was very satisfied with Jian Yuan's permission and didn't forget to praise him.
At dinner time, Gu Xiaoqing ate a quick bite and headed to the meeting place Ran Xue and the others had arranged
. After she left, Jian Yuan took out his phone and made a call: "Where are you...? I'm coming to find you."
Fourteen years later.
In a bedroom, a couple was fast asleep, but the husband kept tossing and turning, his forehead covered in cold sweat.
"...Ahhh!!"
The man suddenly woke up from his sleep, as if frightened by something, and his scream woke his wife.
"What's wrong? Did you have another nightmare?"
The wife sat up and stroked her husband's back to comfort him.
"...I...I dreamed about him again, I dreamed about him again."
For so many years, the husband had been awakened by the same nightmare, and although the wife felt sorry for him, she was powerless to help.
"That's none of your business. You need to take it easy. The doctor said you should try to think about happy things and not dwell on it."
"No, no! I'm the one who hurt him. I'm the one who hurt him. If I hadn't called him back, he wouldn't have died. The accident wouldn't have happened. Jian Le wouldn't have... wouldn't have..."
This man was Jian Yuan, who was supposed to get married fourteen years ago. At this moment, he was overwhelmed by the deep self-blame and nightmares he had every night when he thought about the accident that happened to his good brother Jian Le.
That year, he was getting married and invited his best friend Jian Le, who was living abroad, to attend the wedding. However, Jian Le didn't show up on the day of the wedding, and calls went unanswered.
Halfway through the wedding, he learned from another friend that Jian Le's flight had crashed, and Jian Le's fate was unknown. This sudden tragedy cast a dark shadow over the joyous occasion.
After the wedding, Jian Yuan rushed to Jian Le's house. His parents had just received the news from the airline. Jian Le's mother suffered a stroke and was immediately hospitalized.
More than half a month later, the list of the deceased was gradually confirmed from the international airline, and Jian Le's name was on it.
The devastating blow shattered the family. Jian Le's mother's blood pressure spiked during a moment of agitation, and she died despite attempts to resuscitate her. His father was found dead at home three days later, having overdosed on sleeping pills. Jian Yuan handled the funeral arrangements for both of them.
When Jian Yuan went to the cemetery to pay his respects, he still couldn't believe it. How could such a happy family be destroyed so suddenly? It was at this moment that Jian Yuan began to feel guilty, believing that he was the one who had caused it all.
That same night, Jian Yuan started having nightmares. Every time he fell asleep, he would see Jian Le in his dreams. Jian Le's hair was disheveled, his clothes were tattered, and his body was covered in blood. Jian Yuan tried to go to him, but he could never catch up with him. He wouldn't respond when he spoke to him. But just as Jian Yuan was about to give up, Jian Le would appear behind him with his head down, whispering, "...you've done this, you've done this......it's all your fault...it's all your fault..."
This dream continued for fourteen years, every single night.
At first, Jian Yuan thought it was just a normal nightmare, something he had been thinking about during the day. But after this continued for a while, his mental state became extremely tormented.
Gu Xiaoqing noticed all of this and, after asking him, Jian Yuan told her everything. The couple then began to work together to find a solution.
First, they went to the hospital. The doctor asked Jian Yuan a few questions, examined him again, and confirmed that he didn't have a mental problem. The doctor gave him the same old advice: get more rest and don't overthink things. But this didn't solve the nightmare problem.
Finally, the couple even went to temples to have high-ranking monks perform rituals and consult oracles, but nothing worked.
In desperation, they started taking sleeping pills. The nightmares did stop with the medication, but they returned as soon as they stopped taking them.
Jian Yuan then began a long-term habit of taking sleeping pills, but he controlled the frequency, taking them only every few days, and also made sure to exercise regularly to avoid overdosing.
This was really just a temporary solution, but they had no better option.
"Well, should I go get you the medicine?"
Seeing her husband Jian Yuan's suffering, his wife Gu Xiaoqing couldn't bear it. She knew that taking too much of this kind of medication was bad for his mental and physical health, but she was helpless.
Jian Yuan shook his head and said, "No, I just ate the day before yesterday, I can't eat too much. Besides, I have a few projects to do these days, and if I eat too much, my head will be all foggy. I'd better not, let's go to sleep."
Jian Yuan lay down, and the couple fell asleep, each lost in their own thoughts.
"Clang clang clang... clang clang clang..."
Early in the morning, Gu Xiaoqing got up to prepare breakfast for her two most beloved men: her husband Jian Yuan and their son Jian Kang, the fruit of their love.
Thinking of her son, Gu Xiaoqing's heart was filled with sweet happiness. She was pregnant with Jian Kang before she and Jian Yuan got married. He was born with a full moon face and was clever and lovable from a young age. Gu Xiaoqing poured all her love into this son.
"Good morning, Mom."
Gu Xiaoqing, who was making breakfast, was embraced from behind by a pair of arms that were even more delicate than a woman's, and she immediately felt full of happiness.
"Hurry up and wash your face and brush your teeth, or your father will scold you again."
Gu Xiaoqing said, flicking her son's nose.
Jian Kang didn't care at all, tightening his arms around his mother's waist and snuggling closer to her in a spoiled manner.
Gu Xiaoqing found her son's behavior amusing yet delightful, affectionately stroking his hair, her eyes overflowing with maternal love.
"Kang Kang, go wash your face and brush your teeth! Getting up so early to be so affectionate with your mother, how old are you! Go on."
Jian Yuan had just gotten out of bed when he saw his son and his mother being affectionate, and felt an inexplicable anger.
Hearing his father's voice, Jian Kang couldn't help but tremble, quickly releasing his arms from his mother and hurrying into the bathroom to wash up.
"Don't always be so harsh on our son, look at you, you've scared him."
Gu Xiaoqing had always resented her husband's strictness towards their son. Her son, even as he grew up, still clung to her, something many people envied. Some of her friends' sons grew distant from their mothers, as if they weren't their own children.
The only exception was her son, who had always been exceptionally close to her, willing to share everything with her. When she told her about it, her friends were incredibly envious, all asking for her parenting advice.
"Don't spoil him so much. He's a grown man, yet he acts like a child, so immature,"
Jian Yuan said, inexplicably getting angry whenever her son was mentioned.
"Hmph, I think you're just jealous that your son is closer to me than to you. Oh! You're not jealous, are you?"
Gu Xiaoqing looked at her husband with amusement.
Jian Yuan was a little embarrassed and protested, "I... I was angry. I was angry that such a big boy acts like a girl, so delicate and weak. What girl would marry him?"
"Hmph, I think you're just jealous. Our son is so good-looking and smart. I'm afraid all the girls will be chasing after him and wanting to marry him. Besides, what's wrong with boys being a little delicate? That's what's fashionable now. Do you have to be dark-skinned and look like an old man to be considered a man? That's so outdated."
"Fine, fine, I won't argue with you. I only said one thing, and you've already launched into a long argument. I can't win against you, okay?"
"Thumbs up!"
Gu Xiaoqing stuck out her tongue and made a cute face to show her victory.
Jian Kang, who was about to leave the bathroom, saw this and his heart started pounding like a deer.
"Okay, everyone, quiet down!"
Jian Kang's homeroom teacher waved his hand, signaling the students to be quiet.
"We have an announcement to make today: we're welcoming a new student to our class! Shouldn't we all give them a warm welcome?"
Upon hearing that a new student was coming, the lively students erupted in thunderous applause. Amidst the enthusiastic applause, a little boy slowly walked in through the door.
"Alright,"
the homeroom teacher said, slightly reducing the applause, "then, let's invite our new student to introduce himself."
The boy who entered looked at the whole class and said confidently, "Hello everyone, my name is Fan Yueming. I'm a transfer student from Tenth Middle School. Please take care of me."
The students below erupted in excitement when they heard the name Tenth Middle School. Tenth Middle School was one of the top middle schools in the area and even the entire city, renowned for its top-performing students.
There was a joke that any random student from Tenth Middle School could be among the top three in any other school, but no one expected that such a joke would actually come true.
Most people admire and like high-achieving students, because having a good relationship with them could lead to favors during exams. Moreover, Fan Yueming was very handsome.
Unlike the delicate skin of many young boys these days, his skin was a healthy bronze. For girls accustomed to fair-skinned boys, this deeper complexion was more visually striking and made him seem more manly.
Especially when he smiled, the two shallow dimples on his cheeks added to his sunny and adorable appearance, making people instantly like him.
After Fan Yueming introduced himself, there was another round of thunderous applause, this time mostly from the girls.
"Alright, everyone now basically knows Fan Yueming, and I believe you will get to know him better in the future."
After finishing, the homeroom teacher looked around at the class, thought for a moment, and said to Fan Yueming, "Come on, you can sit in that seat."
The homeroom teacher pointed to one of the seats.
"From now on, Jian Kang will be your deskmate. You can ask him if you have any questions about school or class."
When Fan Yueming walked up to Jian Kang, Jian Kang extended his right hand and shook hands with him in a friendly manner: "Hello, my name is Jian Kang."
"Hello, my name is Fan Yueming."
The two boys, both good-looking and academically gifted, sitting together made the hearts of the girls flutter wildly, while the boys were slightly jealous. One outstanding boy was already too many, and now there was another one. Wouldn't it be even more difficult to attract the attention of the girls in the class?
That evening, at the dinner table at home, Gu Xiaoqing kept piling food onto her son's plate, urging him to eat more. Jian Kang, who was engrossed in his meal, suddenly looked up and said, "Mom, a new transfer student joined our class today."
"Oh! Is it a boy or a girl?"
"It's a boy, and he transferred from the Tenth Middle School."
"Oh! That's impressive! What's his name?"
"His name is Fan Yueming."
"Fan Yueming, that's quite an interesting name."
"The teacher even made him sit next to me." "
Then you'll have to help him a lot. After all, he's new here, and there must be a lot he doesn't know."
"Hmm~, that's what the teacher said too, and also, he..."
"Alright! Just eat your meal and don't talk so much. You have no manners at all!"
Just as Jian Kang was about to tell some more interesting stories about his new classmate, he was ruthlessly interrupted by his father. His stern expression made Jian Kang immediately shut his mouth and lower his head to eat again.
Seeing her son looking so pitiful, terrified by her husband, Gu Xiaoqing felt a pang of sympathy. She glared angrily at her husband, while Jian Yuan could only helplessly purse his lips.
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