Chapter 43: A shocking reversal! Completely swallowed by darkness! [Please send flowers!!]

【My god... my heart aches so much....】

【Arthur’s brain damage was very likely caused at that time!】

【How could there be such a mother...】

【Does this mean Arthur’s tragedy for these decades was all caused by his mother?!】

【This... is too cruel for Arthur!】

【There were already so few people who were good to Arthur... and now they tell him his mother abused him since he was a child, and that’s why he’s been so miserable for decades??】

【I can’t even imagine how sad Arthur must be right now....】

【If I were him, I would have been driven crazy three or four times already...】

A tidal wave of comments flows by.

All the viewers are heartbroken by Su Chen’s plight.

He has clearly been trying so hard to live and work,

yet he is subjected to the malice and mockery of fate time and time again!

Everyone in this city is so cold.

The spiritual sustenance Su Chen seeks is collapsing one by one!

At work, framed by colleagues he thought were kind, he lost his livelihood as a clown, a job that brought joy to others.

In his dreams, his idol mercilessly trampled and mocked his performance, denying his life as a comedian.

In family, the fatherly love he thought he would have never appeared, and instead, the mother he depended on became the sinner who indirectly ruined his life.

Even the community hospital where Su Chen could pour out his heart—even if the social worker never really listened—had its budget cut.

Su Chen cannot even find one person to whom he can reveal his inner secrets.

The viewers cannot imagine, after suffering so many tragic blows,

just how strong Su Chen’s heart must be to persist through these continuous strikes.

In the pouring rain,

Su Chen’s figure walks step by step toward his apartment.

He doesn’t bother with an umbrella.

Compared to those continuous blows, this rain

actually makes Su Chen feel a bit more comfortable.

At least under the washing of the rain,

he can still feel the cold and the pain, and feel his own existence.

And watching Su Chen rush to the apartment even while drenched in rain,

all the viewers understand...

He is seeking comfort!

Seeking the last harbor where he can hide!

His last spiritual sustenance!

Sophie!

In the apartment hallway,

Su Chen is soaked through, every strand of his messy hair dripping with water, as he walks step by step toward Sophie’s home.

But the music at this moment

is heavy and eerie, making all the viewers feel extremely uneasy!

It is as if something major is about to happen!

Following the current pace of the movie... could something have happened to Sophie too?!

Accompanied by the heavy music,

Su Chen slowly opens the door to Sophie’s home.

Unexpectedly,

the accident that made all the viewers alert does not happen!

Inside the room,

looking at the warm daily necessities of Sophie and her daughter,

Su Chen reaches out to touch them gently, his eyes full of longing.

And his heart, which had grown cold in the heavy rain, is soothed by this daily warmth.

Seeing this scene,

countless viewers cannot help but let out a long sigh of relief.

The heart that had been hanging in the air is finally put down.

Thank goodness...

At least the on-the-verge-of-collapse Su Chen can still find some comfort in Sophie’s home.

The love lacking from his mother can also be filled by the warmth here.

Slowly sitting on the sofa,

Su Chen’s breathing eases slightly.

But just at this moment,

a low gasp comes from behind him!

On screen, Sophie appears, wearing pajamas!

But... at this moment, Sophie’s face is full of terror!

“My god... what are you doing here?!”

“You’ve got the wrong apartment!”

Sophie’s tone is trembling, her attitude cold, as if she is terrified by Su Chen’s appearance!

And just as all the viewers are stunned, not understanding why Sophie’s attitude has shifted so drastically,

seeing Su Chen not reply, Sophie continues to ask,

“Your name is Arthur? Right? You live at the end of the hall?”

“I’m begging you to leave... my daughter is sleeping in the next room...”

Instantly!

Sophie’s pleading words are like a heavy hammer,

smashing fiercely into the hearts of all the viewers!

What do these words... mean?!

Hadn’t she already confirmed her relationship with Su Chen?! Why do her words now... sound more like she is seeing Arthur for the first time?!

In an instant!

All the viewers’ minds are in a mess!

And on the sofa,

Su Chen hangs his head, expressionless, and says in a low voice,

“I’ve had a really bad day...”

It is as if these few words were squeezed out from his chest.

Su Chen can barely even maintain the strength to speak.

His mental world is on the verge of complete collapse, and this last sentence sounds more like he is begging, hoping to receive Sophie’s comfort.

“Do you want me to call someone? Is your mother home?”

Sophie asks nervously.

Although these are words of concern, they undoubtedly push Su Chen closer to the abyss.

On the sofa,

Su Chen slowly turns his head.

He looks at Sophie with an extremely sorrowful and melancholic gaze.

He slowly raises his right hand, making a gun gesture, and points it at his own temple.

This action... is the same one Sophie made when they first met in the elevator.

It is even more like the bond of their many encounters.

But at this moment,

accompanied by heavy drumbeats,

Su Chen seems to remember something.

Scenes from his memories begin to replay before all the viewers’ eyes!

All the scenes where he appeared with Sophie, the scenes of their dates!

Under these drumbeats, in the blink of an eye, there is only Su Chen talking and laughing to the air!

The first time he invited Sophie!

The first time he walked the streets with Sophie!

Even the companionship in the hospital!

From beginning to end.... there was only Su Chen alone!!

This instant!

All the viewers feel their scalps tingle!

A shudder runs deep within their hearts!

From beginning to end....

there was only Su Chen alone!

Sophie... does not exist!

Or rather, the Sophie who accompanied him, encouraged him, and eventually became his lover... was all just Su Chen’s fantasy!!

At this instant,

in the live stream room, in front of the screens, all the viewers’ faces are left with nothing but shock!!

This reversal... is too shocking... or rather, horrifying!

On screen,

looking at the terrified Sophie,

Su Chen also remembers everything.

His face is filled with gray defeat.

A tidal wave of despair slowly drowns him, suffocating him.

At this moment,

all the pillars supporting his mental world... have collapsed with a roar!

Darkness swallows him completely.

At this moment, Arthur no longer has any reason to live.

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