Mercy fills the void, forgiveness covers the sin.
We carry hope and are entangled in the web woven by fate.
Following the destiny of reincarnation, every step, without bias, is a dull pain.

Morbid love can make people sink and go crazy. It is like a flower watered by poison, blooming gorgeously and then slowly withering.
Xia Chan didn't know that Qin Xiaosi's revenge would come so quickly. She couldn't change the beginning, nor could she shake the ending. From the moment the wound was cut, it tore the skin and flesh over the long days and could never heal.
This Sunday is Dafei's birthday. Ella called early and said she was going to pick out a gift for him. She asked Xia Chan for a lot of advice.
Xia Chan searched online for “ gifts ” and sent over reference pictures one by one.
After school on Friday, Ella held her arm and counted the things she needed to buy.
Ella pouted, walked a few steps, turned around, and walked backwards, her face full of little woman's happiness: "Cake, flowers, candlelight dinner, red wine, what else?"
Xia Chan pinched Ella's nose and said, "Dear Miss Ella, that's the wrong way around, right? Those are things that boys prepare for girls."
"I don't care. Who said this is only for girls? It's sex discrimination." Ella retorted indignantly.
Xia Chan shook her head and smiled, "Yes, yes, why not tie a bow around you and give it to Dafei? He will definitely be happy."
"Hey! Are you itching for something to be scratched?" Ella stretched out her hand and pounced on him with her fangs and claws bared.
Xia Chan stepped back to avoid it, laughing.
The afterglow of the setting sun shines in the bright sky, and pieces of fiery clouds are painted with bright colors, fading from west to east, with distinct layers.
Yinhui Plaza is on the opposite side, and it is much closer if you walk through this side. This area was originally an old factory area, and it was fenced off because of the construction of the subway.
A large number of tall buildings are stacked on top of each other, and through the dirty semicircular windows of each factory building, rusty lathes and molding machines can be seen.
It rained a few days ago, and this place was shrouded in shade. The unpaved cement road was muddy, and the uneven potholes were filled with muddy yellow water.
Xia Chan walked in front, holding Ella's hand, and walked forward slowly: "Be careful, don't fall."
"Oh, I should have taken the main road." Ella followed closely behind, stepping on the hard clods of earth, fearing that she would fall if she made a mistake.
People really can't take the wrong path.
If Xia Chan knew what would happen next, she would rather go around a billion light years away than set foot here.
She always wondered if she could go back in time, would she still choose the easy way between the difficult and the easy way? But she had made a mistake and could never turn back.
The cost of mistakes is hell.
She and Ella were still looking down at the road beneath their feet when suddenly they heard rapid footsteps approaching from behind, and they couldn't help but look back.
There were three people standing at the end of the road, a bald man with a jacket and tattoos, a big black man with a scar on his face, and a young man of the same age who wore a nose ring and looked unruly. The malicious smiles on their faces violently hit Xia Chan's brain and heart.
Danger signals buzzed in her mind.
She turned her head, trying to find a way out from the front. There was still more than ten meters from the exit when four thugs appeared. Two of them were holding baseball bats, and the other two were squatting on the ground, chewing gum, with strange smiles on their faces.
The thug in the baseball cap stared at them like prey, walked in with a smile, and slowly hit the wall with a baseball bat in his hand.
The others walked slowly, like hunters seeing a baby animal in the forest, slowly surrounding them and gradually shortening the distance between them.
On both sides are large gray factory buildings that are so old that they have turned black. The reinforced concrete walls are like gloomy monsters staring at everything, with an indifferent look, waiting for the tragedy to happen.
The entrance and exit were all blocked.
Xia Chan's muscles were tense and despair arose in her heart.
Before Ella could figure out the situation, she noticed that the atmosphere was unusual, so she moved closer to Xia Chan and asked innocently, "They look so fierce, do you know them?"
Both of their cell phones were in their backpacks. Unless they could call the police within five seconds, otherwise... and even if the police arrived, it would be too late.
This place is too far away from the downtown area and there are no residential areas nearby. Shouting for help will be of no help and will only anger them.
The only thing you can do is run, because running still gives you a glimmer of hope.
Run, run, run...
All the blood in Xia Chan's body was shouting this word. She would run even if it meant death.
Her teeth were chattering and her body was shaking. She held Ella's hand tightly and growled with her breath: "Run! Ella, run! Quickly--"
She lost her mind, pulled Ella and turned around to run towards the three people desperately. The distance from here to the entrance is shorter than the exit, and there are fewer enemies. As long as they break through the defense line, there is still a glimmer of hope.
"Catch them!"
The other party roared, and seven people rushed over like hunters.
Her mind went blank and her legs mechanically rushed towards the exit for survival.
The wind blew on my face and it hurt.
She vaguely remembered that time when she was bullied at school, she didn't cry, make a fuss or yell in pain. Jiang Huainan said, "I will help you get revenge" and took her to find someone to settle the score. His voice was firm, like a drumstick hitting her heart.
But her Jiang Huainan will not come again. He has chosen someone else and will never come to her again.
The light in his eyes went out, his forehead hit something, and his body was violently tripped and fell to the ground.
"Keep running!" Someone grabbed her hair and pushed her to the ground, followed by a slap in the face. Her scalp and face were burning with pain.
Ella beside him screamed and was pressed against the wall. She huddled in the corner and kept begging for mercy, tears streaming down her face. The bald man and the black man smiled at each other, then pounced on her from the left and right, grabbing her like wolves and tigers.
"Let me go! No!"
Ella's cries woke Xia Chan up. She wiped her tears desperately, broke free from the hands that were holding her, climbed up and bit the man who was holding Ella's hands and tearing her clothes, and said in panic, "Ella!"
She bit the man's hand tightly with her teeth, the smell of blood spread in her mouth. She stared at the man who was screaming in pain with hatred, and used her remaining sanity to force the two men to stop.
"Heizi, the boss told us not to kill this girl. Knock her out!" A shrill voice sounded behind her. She turned around quickly, only to see the shadow of a baseball bat coming towards her.
The bat hit her neck hard, and she groaned, feeling as if her neck was broken. The sun had already set, and the sky above her head was spinning.
The world turned upside down in front of her eyes, and she fell to the cold ground in a daze, and she was relieved. The man who was bitten spat in anger and cursed.
"Deal with that woman first!"
A devilish voice pounded into her ears.
She desperately shouted in her heart to stop, but no sound came out of her mouth. Her neck, head, and body seemed to be beaten apart, and she was in so much pain that she couldn't muster any strength.
"No--"
Ella's voice was so heartbreaking that it shook her soul to unbearable pain.
Are they bullying her?
Ella, I'm so tired, I can't move. Ella, I can't save you, will you blame me?
Her eyelids felt heavy and dry as if covered by heavy stones. The sky and the gray buildings above her head were still spinning. The only remaining consciousness in her mind forced her not to fall asleep.
The rough cement floor rubbed her face painfully. A shadow fell over her, and a force lifted her chin. A disgusting smell rushed into her nose.
"Ella..." She looked over with difficulty, and her heart seemed to be filled with bitter sea water. She felt uncomfortable and very uncomfortable.
Before she could see Ella with her squinted eyes, her hair was suddenly grabbed roughly. She felt a pain at the back of her head. She heard the sound of bones hitting the ground, and the pain hit her eardrums, roaring.
The screams of the woman and the obscene laughter of the man resounded in the air. She felt that all the strength in her body disappeared . The sound of wind, laughter, and crying echoed in her blank brain...
Everything gradually faded away, could no longer be heard.
When it gets dark, it feels like falling into hell.
Some people say that when people grow up, the pure and clear time of their youth will flow out of their bodies. So in your bright youth, when you meet friends or lovers who are like flesh and blood, you must cherish them .
They are hard to come by, and once lost, they can never be found again.
When she woke up, the first thing that caught Xia Chan's eyes was the white ceiling. There was a strong smell of disinfectant in her nose, and her neck and head ached severely.
When he regained consciousness, the scene before he fell into coma replayed in his mind.
"Ella!" She sat up in panic, dizziness coming over her. She threw back the quilt and struggled to get out of bed.
Who saved them?
What happened next?
What had those men done to Ella? The laughter still echoed in her mind.
Why am I here? What is going on?
Ella, Ella...
Her heart clenched as she stumbled toward the corridor. She searched through the glass windows on the doors of each room, but nothing was there.
312, 313...
When I walked to the door of Room 314, two young nurses had just come out of the ward, with regret unconcealed on their young and pretty faces.
One of the round-faced nurses shook her head and sighed, "What a pity, such a good girl..."
"I heard that she was... " another nurse whispered something in her ear, "her clothes were all torn to shreds, her body was covered with scars, and she became mentally unstable and crazy. She just took a sedative and went to sleep. Alas, the other girl was luckier than her. When the police arrived, the beasts had just started to pull off her skirt..."
The two nurses walked past Xia Chan, whispering to each other.
She stood there in a daze for a long time, their fragmented words exploding like bombs in her mind.
Standing in front of the door of Room 314, she suddenly didn't dare to look inside. After a long time, so long that her knees and soles of feet felt numb, she dared to slowly move over and look inside.
Ella's face was pale, with clear and horrible slap marks on it. She was sleeping quietly like a baby, with crystal tears hanging on her long eyelashes and her brows tightly furrowed, as if she was quite uneasy in her dream.
Da Fei sat on the sofa opposite, with scratches from his nails on his face. His eyes were red and his expression was lifeless, his clothes were full of wrinkles and stains from food, and he looked like he had aged by dozens of years.
The once lively and bright boy was now as calm as a corpse. His dull and lifeless eyes showed a little warmth only when he stared at Ella, proving that he was still alive.
Ella kicked her feet violently, clutched the quilt tightly with both hands and groaned in pain.
Da Fei immediately stood up and walked to the bedside, holding her hand, with red eyes, he gently comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay..."
For some reason, Xia Chan didn't have the courage to push open the door.
The two people inside are constantly reminding her of her mistakes and how they are unforgivable.
She turned her back and slid down the cold wall. She squatted on the ground dejectedly, holding her head and sobbing: "I'm sorry..."
I'm sorry for making you like this. I'm sorry, it was me who sent you to the land of Shura.
The pure white lotus fell into the dirty swamp.
Even God will not forgive this serious sin.
The rolling tears created flowers on the ground. A pair of white sneakers appeared in her sight. A warm and rough hand supported her trembling shoulders: "Axia..."
The man slowly squatted down and gently held her pale hand: "You didn't know this would happen, and you didn't want it to happen."
No one wants to do this, but the incident was caused by her. How can she wash away the sin on her hands?
She looked at the floor in front of her and asked him, "Who saved us?"
Monet looked at her distressedly, his eyes falling on her pale face. He sat down next to her, still frightened: "It was an auntie passing by who called the police. She rode an electric bike to buy vegetables and saw several men near the factory dragging two girls into an abandoned factory shed. Later... the police rushed over and they fled in a hurry. The police are investigating. The public security was in chaos there, and the auntie was afraid of causing trouble and didn't come. Your contact information is in the mobile phone in the schoolbag. The families of both parties have not been contacted for the time being. The police notified me and Dafei..."
Her voice was as calm as dead water: "If I were a step later... would I be like Ella... not be able to escape..."
"The other girl was luckier than her. When the police arrived, the group of beasts had just started to pull off her skirt..." The nurse's words echoed in my ears over and over again.
A few minutes later and the result would be completely different.
What would she do if the accident happened to her instead of Ella? What would she do if her and Ella's lives were ruined in that dirty and abandoned factory shed?
I dare not think about it, I dare not think about it at all.
Every time she thought about how she had narrowly missed this "possibility", her whole body felt as if it had fallen into an ice cellar, so cold that she felt like she was dying.
And this "possibility" completely happened to Ella.
It can't be erased , it can't be avoided.
What kind of overwhelming pain and despair is Ella enduring?
Tears flowed desperately from her eyes, she looked up blankly, her body and heart grew colder and colder. She covered her mouth and sobbed painfully.
He embraced her with warmth, buried his head in her neck, and said in a trembling voice with the fear of almost losing her: "Axia, although it is selfish to say this...but I am glad that it is not you..."
"I hate it too, why not you!"
A vicious and cursing voice sounded at the door.
Her eyes fell on Dafei, and she said nothing, just staring blankly at his eyes filled with hatred.
No matter how perfect the reasons or apologies are, they cannot cover up a broken heart.
Hurt can make an innocent person grow up quickly, and hatred can make us who were laughing and chatting yesterday turn into ashes.
"Da Fei, Axia is also a victim." Monet's cold voice was filled with dissatisfaction.
Da Fei's smile was dazzling: "I am a victim and also the culprit."
Monet stood up, walked forward rudely, and met his eyes: "Let me make it clear, if you bite people again, we will no longer be brothers."
"Who cares! Ella's life is very simple. Her friends, relatives, and social circles can all be counted on one hand. Do you think they really just happened to run into that group of people? There's no such coincidence in the world! The other party knew their actions and was familiar with the route they were going to take. They had ambushed them in advance and were clearly well prepared. What does this mean? It means they were targeting her! This unpredictable woman!" Dafei pointed his finger at Xia Chan.
Once you develop dislike for a person, your behavior will turn into hostile attacks, affecting everything around you.
"And you, Monet." Da Fei was silent for a few seconds, looking at Monet with a mocking look, "You like her like a pug, she throws some dregs, you come over wagging your tail, this woman pays attention to you? Don't you know that you are just a joke, a pathetic creature!"
Da Fei's words were like poisonous arrows. He continued, "Everyone in the school knows that she and Jiang Huainan had a relationship. They were always together after school and were very affectionate. Qin Xiaosi is an incredible woman. All the boys in the school are obsessed with her. No one is surprised that she and Jiang Huainan are together. It's Xia Chan's fault. Who knows who has offended her and is being retaliated against. Monet, you are really careless. You even pick up other people's second-hand goods!"
Perhaps the word "second-hand" hurt Monet. His expression changed and he was about to step forward. Xia Chan stopped him with sharp eyes and shook her head.
Perhaps she was numb from the heartache, and Da Fei's words made her feel nothing but sadness.
Love is a thread that pulls at the person you care about the most. When the person you care about the most is hurt, his heart is also in turmoil.
What's more, he was right about one thing: Ella was indeed implicated by her.
Who else would do this except that crazy Qin Xiaosi? Who else dares to do it?
The devil should never be forgiven!