Los secretos del cielo, temporada 4 - Capítulo 23
As the story unfolds, Zhang Lili's face appears more and more frequently before her, and the cold smile on her face slowly fades away. Her face gradually becomes blurry, then clearer, and finally transforms into a hideous demon.
Da Dun handed over the recording pen containing Li Hui's more than two hours of narration to the police.
Based on the clues provided by Li Hui in the recording, they discovered during their investigation in Mafeng Village, Maowu Township, that the road from the abandoned factory compound in the suburbs to Mafeng Village was not a straight road as Zhang Lili had described. Instead, it involved passing through several intersections, and the distance between the two points was more than 300 kilometers, which was by no means "nearby".
That night, when Zhang Lili took Li Hui to the Maowu Township Health Center, she was refused entry because Leprosy Village was a closed village, and outsiders were not allowed to enter. However, Zhang Lili said that Li Hui was bleeding and about to die, and begged the health center for help in saving her.
The small clinic was not equipped to treat the injured, but out of humanitarian considerations and because of Zhang Lili's promise to reward her handsomely afterwards, they agreed to provide some temporary treatment.
While the medical staff were bandaging Li Hui's wounds, Zhang Lili secretly slipped out, drove away, and never returned.
Zhang Lili is a doctor, and she couldn't be completely unaware of the contagiousness of leprosy, yet she went to such lengths to send Li Hui to that place and abandoned her.
This alone is enough to prove that she is a suspect.
When the police arrived at Zhang Lili's home, they were too late. Zhang Lili had taken an overdose of sleeping pills and was sitting upright on the sofa, seemingly resting with her eyes closed, or perhaps plotting her next scheme...
Unsigned emails
Wang Yang has returned to China.
Now, Li Hui can only stay at home on sick leave.
The nightmarish past constantly haunted Li Hui like a crow's wing, casting a huge shadow overhead. The numerous mysteries left behind by Zhang Lili tormented Li Hui, causing her to grow increasingly haggard. Wang Yang comforted her, saying that once she recovered, she could work at his company; he was registering a fairly large medical device company.
Wang Yang never brought up the car purchase again, and Li Hui, who had developed a psychological aversion to cars, naturally didn't mention it either. She understood that Wang Yang must have heard something from someone else, so she was grateful for his consideration.
Da Dun never contacted Li Hui again. He disappeared from her life as if he had never existed.
She would sometimes think of Dadun'er, but only for a moment. Looking at Wang Yang, whose hair had turned white, she felt guilty for his tender gaze.
That day, Li Hui was surfing the internet at home when she saw a post online saying that horror novels were becoming popular. She thought to herself, "They'll never have the chance to read the scariest horror novels, because no one can write about my experiences."
Li Hui suddenly had an impulse.
She instinctively clicked on "Outlook." An unsigned email lay in her inbox.
Li Hui:
You will receive this letter a month after I wrote it.
I'm sending this letter to you on a scheduled basis. If I'm still alive by then, you won't see it. I'll cancel the sending command beforehand, and then the contents of this letter and all the terrifying stories will disappear with time.
If you read this letter as scheduled, I am likely in grave danger and have gone to where I was supposed to be.
You know what? I was initially very reluctant to play this game with you, but you've disappointed me so much. You, a woman spoiled by happiness and pampering, exude a sickeningly sweet aura that disgusts me! I have to give you a change of pace and let you taste the bitterness of unhappiness.
I only meant to scare you, so I sent you a "death schedule" with curses on it to make you uncomfortable. But I never imagined that my hatred for you would become so deeply ingrained in my blood. I finally went mad and could no longer control myself…
But ultimately, it's your own fault.
Why do you always flaunt your happiness and sweetness with Wang Yang to me? Why are you always more successful and smug than me? Why does every glance, gesture, and movement of yours make men swoon and fantasize? Whether they are good men or bad men, they all openly drool over you: Wang Yang, Ning Kun, Da Dun'er, Mr. Yang, including that seemingly respectable Director Chen, and even that old geezer who guards the mailroom!
It's a long story.
Back in college, the day you entered, you attracted the attention of all the boys in the school. What I couldn't stand the most was that there was Wang Yang among them! Just a month ago, he coaxed me into his dorm bed, took away what I cherished most, and also ripped out my heart.
Wang Yang started making excuses to skip our dates and gradually left me for your embrace. You, on the other hand, were like a wife who had grown tired of eating rich food. Every day, surrounded by a large group of admirers, you strutted around in front of me with an air of arrogance and disdain!
Later, I found out I was pregnant with Wang Yang's child, but by then, you two were already openly a couple, and were recognized as a "match made in heaven"! I could only secretly go to the hospital to have an abortion and hide in the bushes by the artificial lake to cry, while behind me, you and Wang Yang would often walk by hand in hand, chatting and laughing!
After graduation, I have always kept track of your lives.
I meant no harm; I just wanted to know what life was like for Wang Yang with other women. I introduced you to this small district hospital so that you could be closer to me, so I could see the changes in your face every day, and that would bring me peace of mind.
But I was wrong; the result I had hoped for never came.
I imagine the blush on your face gradually fading, and your days becoming tasteless. At that time, Wang Yang will surely remember his first love again, and remember me! I ask for nothing else, I want him to be tormented by regret and guilt, suffering unbearable pain, after betraying me for so many years!
But you and he are both so lucky. He went abroad in style, missed you dearly, made overseas calls to you, promised to buy you a car, and give you the best life... And you, in turn, kept relaying these provocative messages to me. Every time you showed me your wonderful and happy life with Wang Yang, it was like stabbing my bleeding heart again and again!
Do you remember the warning from the first day? "Watch your mouth, it will bring you unexpected disaster!" How I wish I could hear Wang Yang's name from your mouth, but I also hate your incessant mouth. It always chews on your own happiness and keeps rubbing salt into my wounds.
Every morning when I wake up, I feel like the world owes me so much! And you are one of the people I hate most. You not only ruined my love and happiness, but you also ruined my life. Ever since a nightmare in college, I have hated all men to the core. I have lost everything a normal woman should enjoy, and I live in a state of extreme emotional imbalance every day.
Those emails were sent under the influence of that kind of emotion. Every morning, only after sending that email could I calmly begin my day's work and life; otherwise, I would be disoriented and filled with anxiety. Even in a leper colony where there were no computers, nothing could stop me…
I admit that I am seriously ill, but this kind of mental illness is never acknowledged by people until you set fire to your own home. Only then did I realize the seriousness of the problem, and I knew that this mental illness would completely ruin my already broken life.
Actually, I've done several things terribly, leaving obvious clues that anyone with a modicum of intelligence could see through. But I never imagined that you, this seemingly clever and beautiful woman, would be so utterly foolish! I tampered with the infrared therapy device twice, and even warned you beforehand to be careful with "your skin"! Yet you didn't even notice my petty tricks.
In the supermarket, I bribed a migrant worker from out of town with 300 yuan to push a cardboard box containing furniture over your head. I also made him go to your house and repeatedly knock on your door to scare you, but you didn't show any strong reaction! You're a numb guy who won't bleed even if you're cut!
Seeing no reaction from your carefully planned "death schedule" only fueled my desire to take matters into my own hands! That's why the car accident happened during my nighttime driving practice in the suburbs, and why we "accidentally entered a leper colony"! Actually, I'd heard of that place before, but it was too far away. To get you there, I had to give you anesthesia, and with my terrible driving skills, I drove for a full five hours...
The most ridiculous thing was that on the night Mr. Yang treated us to dinner for the second time, I deliberately left you on the street and went home, and you actually stupidly followed him to the hotel to eat, drink and have fun! Given his lecherous nature, it was to be expected that he would become violent towards you in the hotel.
You know, he was one of your secret admirers back in college—by the way, how did you know? You've hurt so many men and women, and you've never cared about it, you didn't even bother to notice. You didn't have the energy; you were too busy enjoying your own happiness! That poor Mr. Yang wasn't actually pursuing me at all. I saw through him and used him! I used everyone and everything I could, including, of course, that foolish Ning Kun who had a one-sided crush on you…
Do you remember those two stillborn babies? The first was a foolish thing you did during your first month at the hospital—did you think I didn't know? That nurse who was transferred was my neighbor. Everyone knew you misused forceps, causing the newborn's death; it's just that the clueless family member was still in the dark. And the second one—it was because of your lateness and a phone call I deliberately made at a crucial moment that delayed your surgery…
Did you know that taking someone else's love comes at a price?
I just want you to know: God is fair; whoever gains too much will eventually lose even more! Whoever despises the happiness of others will destroy their own happiness!
You're lucky; aside from some minor injuries, you'll recover and be as beautiful and charming as before. But I know the shadow in your heart will never fade. Although you burned down the funeral altar I set up in your house, your peaceful life has also been destroyed! That's exactly what I wanted. As long as you're unhappy, my goal is achieved…
There are many more details, I'll leave them for you to imagine yourself. I don't have time to savor the game with you anymore. For me, it's enough that I've done my part.
Finally, let me tell you, Wang Yang isn't a bad man, he's just too selfish. You've been living apart since you got married; you don't understand him at all.
However, there's plenty of time, let's wait and see!
If you are able to see this letter, you should be happy, because you have finally won. Otherwise, all of this will forever remain a huge mystery.
When you go out in the future, be careful of flower pots or other objects falling from the windows of tall buildings; be extra careful of cars on the road, especially those driven by women; and finally, be very careful of ghosts that come out at night!
Remember: This world is inherently full of dangers, and misfortune can strike at any moment if you're not careful...
Fame is not a problem
Li Hui was drenched in cold sweat.
She felt something breathing heavily behind her. Trembling, she slowly turned around, only to scream in terror at what she saw. Wang Yang had returned sometime earlier.
He was standing behind Li Hui, his face pale as he stared at his email. Li Hui felt he looked completely unfamiliar, like a thief who had sneaked in at night.
She suddenly felt something shatter. She couldn't see its shape, but she could hear the sound. The thing fell to the ground with a clatter and could never be picked up again.
The phone suddenly rang with a deafening roar.
Li Hui covered her ears tightly. She was now most afraid of the phone ringing because in the past only Zhang Lili and Wang Yang would call home.
Wang Yang rushed over to answer the phone: "Hello? Who is this? What? Da Dun'er! It's born? Boy or girl? It's a boy! That's great! Li Hui? She's..."
He turned around, but Li Hui was no longer in the room.
Epilogue
Li Hui was finally transferred away from the maternity and infant hospital.
However, they did not go to Wang Yang's company. They quickly fulfilled Zhang Lili's last wish and broke up.
This was a last resort, not Wang Yang's suggestion, but rather Li Hui's realization that she could no longer calmly be a woman for him.
She suffered from severe physical and mental impairment.
Li Hui has now recovered and is working at another maternal and child health hospital in Shanghai.
She was very careful every time she went out, just like the kind of cautious woman we often see on the street who is afraid of being hit on the head by a falling leaf.
She began to believe in cause and effect regarding good and evil, but no longer easily trusted others.
Neither Dadun'er nor Mr. Yang showed up again; they had their own things to do, which Li Hui understood perfectly.
Most importantly, Li Hui can't see them again. Their faces are like keys that could accidentally unlock the lock of time that's gradually rusting away. Li Hui doesn't want to fall back into that hellhole of memories...
But she never forgot Zhang Lili's name for a single minute; the name represented a painful experience she couldn't bear to recall.
Whenever young girls chattered and made a fuss, she would just smile and laugh at them for being too young and not understanding the intricacies of life.
She is still beautiful, and many eyes still follow her.
Now you understand: when a beautiful but lonely woman walks past you, it's best not to have any impure thoughts about her.
Of course, that's beside the point.
But I know the shadow in your heart will never fade. Although you burned down the funeral altar I set up in your house, your peaceful life has also been destroyed! That's exactly what I wanted. As long as you're unhappy, my goal is achieved…
There are many more details, I'll leave them for you to imagine yourself. I don't have time to savor the game with you anymore. For me, it's enough that I've done my part.
Finally, let me tell you, Wang Yang isn't a bad man, he's just too selfish. You've been living apart since you got married; you don't understand him at all.
However, there's plenty of time, let's wait and see!
If you are able to see this letter, you should be happy, because you have finally won. Otherwise, all of this will forever remain a huge mystery.
When you go out in the future, be careful of flower pots or other objects falling from the windows of tall buildings; be extra careful of cars on the road, especially those driven by women; and finally, be very careful of ghosts that come out at night!
Remember: This world is inherently full of dangers, and misfortune can strike at any moment if you're not careful...
Fame is not a problem
Li Hui was drenched in cold sweat.
She felt something breathing heavily behind her. Trembling, she slowly turned around, only to scream in terror at what she saw. Wang Yang had returned sometime earlier.
He was standing behind Li Hui, his face pale as he stared at his email. Li Hui felt he looked completely unfamiliar, like a thief who had sneaked in at night.
She suddenly felt something shatter. She couldn't see its shape, but she could hear the sound. The thing fell to the ground with a clatter and could never be picked up again.
The phone suddenly rang with a deafening roar.
Li Hui covered her ears tightly. She was now most afraid of the phone ringing because in the past only Zhang Lili and Wang Yang would call home.
Wang Yang rushed over to answer the phone: "Hello? Who is this? What? Da Dun'er! It's born? Boy or girl? It's a boy! That's great! Li Hui? She's..."
He turned around, but Li Hui was no longer in the room.
Epilogue