Chapter 228 At Least You Can Get Married

Chapter 228 At Least You Can Get Married

The heavy rain was still pouring down mercilessly, and the raindrops hit the glazed tiles of the pavilion densely, making an endless sound.

The whole world seemed to be shrouded in this sudden heavy rain, becoming increasingly hazy and blurred.

Feiying stood under the pavilion, replaying the scene of the couple's quarrel in her mind.

The girl's painful accusation, the boy's perfunctory attitude, and the arguments about truth and falsehood are like a mirror, reflecting the contradictions deep in her heart.

They broke up because of a fake umbrella.

But what is important is never whether the umbrella is real or fake, but the thought behind it.

The most important thing is whether a person really cares about the other person and is willing to give his or her true heart.

Unfortunately, people often don't understand this truth until they lose something.

Thinking of this, Feiying couldn't help but fall into deep self-blame.

Isn't she doing the same thing?

She knew clearly that everything before her eyes was fake, and that this world was just an illusion created by the magic mirror, but she was still willing to deceive herself and indulge in this false beauty.

Isn’t this also a form of fraud?

Isn't this also deceiving yourself?

Just like the boy who bought the fake goods, isn't she also using false comfort to numb herself?

After all, fake is just fake.

Just like that couple, when the truth is revealed, everything will fall apart.

No matter how real the beauty of the present is, it cannot escape the nature of illusion.

She was very afraid that if she continued to deceive like this, would she end up like that boy, watching the most important things disappear in front of her eyes, but being unable to do anything?

Will there be a day when the illusion is shattered, where she will be like that boy, kneeling in a pool of blood and crying?

The sound of sirens in the distance was getting closer and closer, and the red and blue police lights were particularly eye-catching in the rain.

The boy was still kneeling in a pool of blood, his whole body soaked by the rain, but he seemed not to feel the cold at all.

His lips kept trembling, and he seemed to be saying something, but was completely drowned out by the sound of rain.

“As long as you regard beauty as real and tragedy as false, perhaps you won’t be so entangled.”

A calm voice suddenly sounded in her ears, interrupting Feiying's thoughts.

Although the voice was calm, it seemed to have some kind of penetrating power, pointing directly to the deepest confusion in people's hearts.

Feiying looked in the direction of the voice and saw the girl in sweatshirt who had been huddled on the stone bench in the corner slowly stand up.

Her movements were graceful, as if she was completely unaffected by the chaos in the outside world.

The girl reached out and took off the hood on her head, revealing a familiar face.

"Sha Wan?"

When she saw the healthy wheat-colored skin, Feiying couldn't help but exclaim.

She never expected to meet Sha Wan here.

Sha Wan did not respond to Feiying's surprise, but just looked calmly at the increasingly chaotic car accident scene.

The sound of sirens in the distance mixed with the noise of the crowd, but could not cover up the sound of rain hitting the ground.

"Before I became addicted to the spiritual realm, I went through a similar phase like you."

Sha Wan's voice was full of emotion, yet also revealed a kind of detachment:

"I also pretended not to know that all this was a dream, and pretended not to know that everything in front of me was fake."

"Just like you are now, knowing the truth but choosing to deceive yourself."

Her eyes were still fixed on the accident scene in the distance, as if she was seeing something deeper through this tragedy.

"I did realize later that everything I saw was fake."

"But I still don't want to get rid of this illusory world."

"Because here, at least I can still enjoy that false happiness."

"I accepted the gift from the gods and was willingly trapped in eternal beauty."

"There, there is no pain, no sorrow, only eternal beauty."

"If you hadn't barged in at that time, if it weren't for your other personality, Baiying, I might not be willing to face reality until now."

Sha Wan's words carried a hint of reminiscence, yet were also filled with relief:

“We are always struggling between reality and illusion, but forget what is most important.”

“It’s not the boundary between true and false, but what we really want in our hearts.”

"Just like that couple, they were obsessed with the authenticity of the items but ignored the sincerity of their feelings."

She finally withdrew her gaze from the accident scene and gently turned to Feiying:

"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of the pain of facing the truth, or are you afraid of losing this false warmth?"

Sha Wan's question was like a sharp knife, piercing directly into Feiying's deepest fear.

The sound of rain seemed to become distant at this moment, leaving only the sound of rapid heartbeats echoing in my ears.

She had never thought that she would hear such a sharp question in this virtual world.

"Are you... the real Sha Wan?"

Feiying spoke with some surprise.

The question came out almost subconsciously.

When she first saw Sha Wan, she thought that she was just like everyone else in this world, just a false image created by the spirit mirror.

Just like the NPCs she meets every day, they have complete memories and personalities, and can engage in logical conversations and behaviors, but they are ultimately just illusions constructed by data.

But what Sha Wan said just now mentioned Baiying and their previous encounter.

These are things that only real people would know.

Those secret memories, those details that only the parties involved know, cannot be randomly fabricated by the virtual world.

Doesn’t that mean that Sha Wan in front of us is a real person?

Rather than the fake NPC she initially thought?

This realization made Feiying's heart beat violently.

"Ah!"

Sha Wan chuckled with obvious sarcasm, her eyes were a little teasing, and a familiar curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Feiying was very familiar with this expression. It was unique to Shawan, an expression that was slightly arrogant but also revealing concern.

"Do you think you're the only special idiot? You spend the whole day here indulging yourself in the illusion of beauty and don't want to wake up. You've lost even the most basic judgment and can't even recognize real people? Since you can come to the spiritual realm through the flower petals, can't I find you?"

There was obvious mockery in her tone, and every word she said exuded an air of asking for a beating.

But it was this annoying tone that made Feiying even more convinced of the authenticity of the person in front of her.

Because of this unique way of speaking, this tone that makes people want to refute but cannot refute, it is definitely something that only the real Sha Wan has.

"Is it really you?!"

Hearing this familiar tone, Feiying was finally completely certain.

This annoying attitude, this thorny concern, this tone of disappointment, is definitely the real Sha Wan.

No matter how realistic the fake NPC is, it can't imitate this unique personality that is infuriating yet inexplicably warm.

"You...how did you get in?"

Looking at Sha Wan in front of her, Feiying was shocked.

"Tsk!"

Sha Wan made an impatient clicking sound, with an obvious expression of disgust on her face.

The look of disappointment on his face made it seem like he was looking at a stupid fool.

"Didn't I tell you? I've been through this kind of decline, and I know exactly what you're in now."

"It's really infuriating to see you lying to yourself like a fool here."

"If you're in this state, forget about finding Baiying, you might even get lost here."

Her voice slowed down a bit, with a hint of helplessness:

“So I tried a few more times and tried to find a way to get in.”

"Do you think I want to come to a place like this? If I wasn't worried that you, a fool, would get yourself into too deep, I wouldn't bother with this effort."

Hearing what Sha Wan said.

Amid the sound of rain, Feiying fell into silence.

Sha Wan's words were like a thorn, piercing deep into her heart.

She knew that what Sha Wan said was true, and every word accurately hit the most vulnerable part of her heart.

But even so, she instinctively wanted to refute and defend herself.

"I, I'm not in too deep... I just..."

Her voice was full of hesitation, and even she didn't believe this explanation.

Every word is like a struggle with something deep inside.

Those words lost their persuasiveness the moment they came out of her mouth, because even she knew that they were just deceiving herself.

"Just what?"

Sha Wan interrupted her rudely, with obvious sarcasm in her tone.

Those eyes stared straight at Feiying, as if trying to see through all her disguises.

"Can't bear to part with your pink-haired, fake and hypocritical little lover?"

"Don't lie to yourself. How can you take seriously an image that is obviously made up by the spirit realm?"

"That pink hair and that contrived look are simply the standard of the spirit world. Can't you see that?"

These words were like a heavy hammer, instantly shattering all of Feiying's defenses.

She raised her head sharply, a hint of anger burning in her eyes.

That calm exterior was instantly broken, and the emotions inside burst out like a flood.

"Taoyao is very good, she is not hypocritical! I don't allow you to say that about Taoyao! She is real, she is...she is..."

Feiying's voice trembled a little, and she became obviously excited.

She clenched her hands into fists, her nails digging deep into her palms, but she seemed to feel no pain.

This intense reaction actually made Sha Wan smile meaningfully.

"See, you are exactly the same as I was then."

"I was like that at that time. I knew clearly that the grandma in the spirit world was fake, but I still clung to this illusion."

"You can't bear to leave your little lover now, isn't it the same?"

Sha Wan's voice was full of sympathy, yet also full of sarcasm:

"These are all fake, but we just want to deceive ourselves."

"Because our loved ones have passed away, this is our only chance to feel their warmth in the spiritual world."

"But have you ever thought about whether this warmth is real or just self-comfort that we impose on ourselves?"

Although Sha Wan didn't know Tao Yao, this didn't prevent her from making a judgment.

In her opinion, Feiying at this moment was just like herself, also indulged in a false dream, and also unwilling to face the cruel reality.

This similarity made her feel the same way, but she couldn't help but want to wake the other person up.

Because she knew this feeling too well, the pain of knowing that everything was fake but still trying to convince yourself to believe it.

The torment of struggling between illusion and reality, the contradiction of wanting to wake up but being afraid to wake up.