Chapter 6
In the Strange Tale World, when Jiang Li had her Eyes gouged out, the injury would be transferred to her stepmother, Dai Chunli.
But if her heart was dug out, that was a different matter entirely.
Dai Chunli would die instantly.
If Dai Chunli died, and Jiang Li continued to be attacked in the Instance, wouldn’t she lose the entity to which her injuries could be transferred?!
Originally, Jiang Li had two lives. If she agreed to Red Infant’s request, it would be equivalent to discarding one of her lives directly.
Jiang Li couldn’t take that risk.
But this Red Infant child was not someone she should offend.
Jiang Li was silent for two seconds.
Just as Red Infant’s expression grew darker, Jiang Li quickly retrieved a chicken heart from the corner of the refrigerator and tossed it to him.
“Eat,” Jiang Li said.
Red Infant had only said he wanted to eat a “heart,” without specifying whose heart.
Taking his words literally, as long as she gave him a heart, she wouldn’t be rejecting his request.
Of course, Red Infant had pointed at Jiang Li’s heart when he said it, clearly intending to mislead her.
He wanted Jiang Li to think he only ate his mother’s heart.
Sure enough, when Red Infant saw the organ, the hostility on his face vanished instantly.
He grinned, his crescent-shaped eyes curving as he laughed, “Hehehe… Thank you, Mommy. Yingying likes Mommy.”
Red Infant’s cold face pressed close to Jiang Li, affectionately rubbing against her cheek.
Jiang Li glanced at him, lips curving.
Fortunately, she hadn’t fallen for his trick.
If she had really agreed to give him her own heart, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
And Jiang Li had noticed something else.
Whenever Red Infant’s Favorability toward her increased, he would call her “Mommy” instead of “Mama.”
So far, Jiang Li had accumulated Favorability with Red Infant twice.
The first time was when she gave Red Infant his mother’s beautiful Eyes.
At the dining table, her Husband and Huanhuan had clearly heard the commotion from Jiang Li’s side.
Strangely, neither of them spoke up, nor did they urge Jiang Li to return quickly.
They both seemed to fear Red Infant.
Jiang Li picked up the Finger Biscuits, closed the refrigerator, and returned to the table.
“Hurry and eat. Afterward, you need to check Huanhuan’s final exam paper,” her Husband said.
Huanhuan chimed in, “Mom, the teacher requires a Parent Signature on the exam paper.”
Parent Signature…
Jiang Li recalled the first rule:
[Remember, your name is Zhang Hui! Your name is Zhang Hui! Your name is Zhang Hui! Never forget your name. No matter who asks your name, tell them your name is Zhang Hui.]
Red Infant had said this rule was fake.
And the passenger name on the train ticket was “Zhang Hui.”
This meant the first half of the rule was true, while the second half was false.
In other words, the wife in the Instance, for some unspeakable reason, must never declare her real name as “Zhang Hui.”
Jiang Li was certain that the Parent Signature here was a trap, waiting for her to fall in.
If she signed “Zhang Hui” on the exam paper, she might trigger a Death Ending immediately.
Jiang Li glanced in the direction where she had seen the prenatal checkup slip earlier.
She clearly remembered that the wife’s name on the slip was garbled.
This further confirmed Jiang Li’s suspicion: the wife’s name was definitely not as simple as “Zhang Hui.”
Jiang Li frowned.
Right now, her top priority was to complete the Parent Signature.
Since a Parent Signature was required, could her Husband sign it?
Jiang Li turned to her son, “Since it’s a Parent Signature, why not ask Dad…”
Before she could finish, her Husband and Huanhuan suddenly looked up at the same time.
The way the father and son smiled eerily as they scrutinized her made Jiang Li’s hair stand on end and her scalp tingle.
Jiang Li immediately fell silent, her mind racing-
No, she must have said something wrong.
But what exactly was it…
Her Husband stared coldly at Jiang Li, his Eyes never blinking once.
But the maggots in his ears were clearly crawling faster.
Her son also looked at Jiang Li with a cold expression, as if he were looking at a stranger.
Jiang Li swallowed, cold sweat breaking out on her forehead.
What detail had she missed…
Jiang Li’s index finger trembled slightly, tapping silently on the table.
At this moment, red veins had already crawled across the faces of her Husband and son.
The two of them, one on each side, opened their bloody mouths wide and leaned toward Jiang Li!
Jiang Li glanced at her Husband’s phone.
Thinking back to his strange behavior with the pasted character earlier, she seemed to realize something.
Jiang Li’s tapping grew faster and faster!
Just as her Husband was about to bare his fangs and devour her in one bite, Jiang Li spoke urgently:
“…Then asking Dad won’t work-Dad can’t read! Mom will sign for you after dinner!”
As soon as she said this, the red veins on her Husband and son’s necks and faces slowly faded, and their bodies returned to their seats.
Their expressions also returned to normal.
Jiang Li broke out in a cold sweat, clenching her fingers tightly.
She wanted to pick up her water glass and take a sip to calm herself.
Her right index finger was still trembling slightly from the fright.
Jiang Li lowered her head, took a sip of water, and after putting down the glass, twisted her finger joints.
She should have noticed it earlier.
The character her Husband pasted just now was upside down.
The reason it was pasted upside down wasn’t to hint that the character was reversed-signifying a memorial day.
It was because he simply couldn’t read!
And when her Husband bent over to look at the instructions for the stomach medicine not long ago, his face was always puzzled.
Jiang Li had thought he’d glimpsed the train ticket, but actually, it was because her Husband truly didn’t recognize what that piece of paper was.
Jiang Li’s gaze fell on the elderly phone her Husband had placed on the table.
Normally, young people wouldn’t use such a phone that only makes and receives calls.
Unless…
Unless this person is illiterate and can’t even recognize basic Chinese characters!
Jiang Li suddenly understood-no wonder the wife in the Instance hid the train ticket in the medicine instructions.
That’s because a completely illiterate Husband would absolutely, absolutely never open the instructions for the stomach medicine!
So close…
Jiang Li still felt a lingering fear as she recalled it now.
“Then Mom, Huanhuan sees you’re almost done eating. I’ll go get you a pen!”
Her son put down his chopsticks and ran excitedly back to his room.
Jiang Li’s heart, which had just settled a little, was suspended again.
Even though Jiang Li had tried to slow down and drag out the meal,
Dinner would still eventually end.
Half an hour later.
Her son placed the test paper with a score of 100 in front of Jiang Li.
“Mom, sign it.”
Her son’s voice, like a death knell, kept urging Jiang Li toward a deadly trap.
Jiang Li’s gaze fell on the test paper.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw her son standing beside her, slowly revealing a sinister, twisted smile.
That was not an expression a normal person could make.
Her son had long since been corrupted.
Jiang Li picked up the pen, her fingertips icy cold.
She had no idea what the wife’s name was.
“Sign it, Mom, hurry and sign your name.”