freenovelworld Chapter 413 Reconciliation
Chapter 413 Reconciliation
"Alice?! What are you doing here?" Yuzu asked in surprise.
"I...I just happened to see Miss Kiana following behind you when I passed by the Tea Fairy, and out of curiosity..."
"...So, you heard everything?"
"That's right... So... what you just said was all true?"
After a long silence, Youye finally admitted to it.
“That’s right, everything I just said is true. Your father didn’t die in a car accident; he was killed by the people from the Shining Crystal Mikko while trying to save me.”
Then Yu Ye began to slowly recount what happened back then.
Yuzuha was indeed an experimental subject of that research institute back then. In order to obtain enough experimental subjects, Mikage either kidnapped or adopted them, and kept many orphans in the laboratory.
Among those orphans was Yuye, but unfortunately, all the other orphans died in Huijing Meike's human experiments.
Therefore, the only remaining pomelo leaf became the most valuable thing in the entire research institute. Apart from receiving drug injections every day, all her requests would be fulfilled.
At the same time, Yuzu also has a secret that belongs only to her: she discovered that there is a ventilation duct under the floor of her room that connects to the next room.
Every time the researchers left, she would sneak into the next room through the ventilation duct to eavesdrop on the adults' conversations for her amusement. On the day Alice and her father came to visit, she crawled into the ventilation duct as usual and overheard some of their conversation. At the same time, a hairpin fell from above and was picked up by Yuzu.
Perhaps because the dosage of medicine injected into Yu Ye that day was a bit too much, Yu Ye actually fell asleep right there in the ventilation duct.
When she woke up, she saw Alice's father, who had returned to look for his daughter's lost hairpin, lifting the cover of the ventilation duct above her head. Because Yuzu had fallen asleep in the ventilation duct, she was unable to return to her room on time, which alerted the entire research institute.
When the security personnel saw Alice's father discover Yuzu, they instinctively wanted to silence him. Alice's father also realized that the research institute was secretly conducting human experiments.
Without a word, he took Yuzu and began their escape, eventually setting her down in a sewer drain beneath the research institute. He told her to hold on tight to the plank, as the current would carry her out of the cave and she would be rescued.
He then resolutely turned and ran towards the entrance. He had to get as far away from the area as possible before anyone else arrived, and he absolutely could not let anyone else discover that he had destroyed the sewer opening.
At the time, Yuzu didn't understand why her uncle wouldn't escape with her. She only knew that if she listened to her uncle, she could escape the research institute and go to the outside world she had always longed for.
Then, Yu Ye drifted into the sea along the sewer, eventually being washed ashore at Qilongwei, where her current father found and adopted her. Her father named her Fubo Yu Ye based on her experience of drifting from the sea.
"...When Alice said you had a pair of identical hair clips and lost one, I had some suspicions. But when you said you came to Weifeidi when you were a child and your father died in a car accident, I was certain that your father was the kind uncle who saved me back then."
As she spoke, Yuye took the hair clip out of her pocket and then gently placed it in Alice's hand.
"Here, take this back. It brought me good luck over the past ten years, and now it's time for me to return that good luck to you."
As Yuzuki turned to leave, Alice stared blankly at the hairpin in her hand, then gripped it tightly and strode over to Yuzuki. She then forcefully thrust the hand holding the hairpin towards Yuzuki.
"I should be the one saying that. Here, take this back!"
"But...but this was originally yours!"
"That's true, but I lost it before you found it. And so many years have passed, I don't care whether I can find this hair clip again!"
"But that's why I killed your father..."
“I think my father was prepared to be killed when he chose to save you. After all, helping those in need is a family tradition of the Timfield family. I believe my father would never regret it and would never want you to feel burdened by it.”
"Alice..."
"Most importantly, you are my friend. Whether you admit it or not, you are indeed one of my few friends, and to be honest, I really don't want to lose a friend like you."
"But... do I really still deserve to be your friend?"
At this moment, Kiana stepped forward and said, "I don't think you have the right to say that. Because Alice already considered you her best friend before she knew the truth, and learning that her father didn't die because of her willfulness can be seen as a way of resolving a knot in her heart."
Alice nodded silently: "Over the years, I have always felt guilty about my father's death. It is shameful to admit that when I heard that my father died to save someone, I actually felt a sense of relief."
“I know this feeling is wrong, but like Miss Kiana said, I’ve had a knot in my heart all these years. And don’t you think this is also a kind of fate? Years ago, you were saved by my father, and now you’ve become my friend… so I sincerely hope that this friendship can continue.”
"Alice..."
In the end, Yuzuki accepted the hair clip Alice offered, and then returned to her usual self, starting to tease Alice.
Seeing this scene, Kiana smiled with relief. However, the relationship between Alice and Yuzuha only appeared to have been repaired on the surface; in reality, it remained fragile. Many trials awaited them, but with Alice's father acting as the bond between them, and their pure hearts, Kiana believed they would surely become true friends in the future.
Then a familiar scent enveloped Kiana, and a pair of hands reached out from behind her to gently embrace her.
"captain!"
Kiana knew without a second thought who was hugging her from behind. Kiana affectionately nuzzled her head against the captain's chest, while the captain placed his right hand on Kiana's head and began to gently stroke it.
The entire process was conducted without a single word; their tacit understanding over the years meant they didn't need many words to express their feelings.
Then Kiana took the captain's hand and began to lead him on a tour of Chenghuiping.