MM Racing Chapter 1157: Just a Misunderstanding
Chapter 1157: Just a Misunderstanding
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After Shao Yun and Capitano explained the whole story of the fake death plan, the basement fell into a brief silence.
Mavica stood there, her eyes gradually becoming blurry and losing their brilliance.
At this moment, her mood was as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. That is to say, those moments that made her heart beat during the day and the details that made her mistakenly think they were "special thoughts" were just a carefully planned play.
"So that's what happened..." Mavica said to herself dejectedly.
She lowered her eyes and stared at her toes, replaying the scenes of the day over and over again in her mind.
It turned out that Shao Yun had never stepped forward for her today; it turned out that all these touching and throbbing feelings were just her wishful thinking, a show she put on for everyone to see.
Shao Yun looked at the dazed and distraught Mavica and reminded her:
"So I told you during the day to calm down and not think too much, but you didn't listen."
He could also somewhat understand Mavica's loss at the moment. After all, it would be difficult for anyone to accept that their joyful expectations were dashed.
You're right, Noelle...
Capitano looked at the way the light in Mavica's eyes had disappeared, and he felt so guilty and ashamed.
He took a step forward, bowed deeply to Shao Yun and Mavica, and apologized sincerely.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Shao Yun, and I'm sorry, Mavica. I was inconsiderate, and my selfishness has caused you two so much trouble."
As he spoke, he felt that bowing was not enough to express his apology, so he simply knelt on one knee and said piously and solemnly:
"I kneel before you both... Please forgive my mistakes. If there is anything I need to compensate for, I will do my best to do it."
Mavica looked at Capitano, who was kneeling on one knee in front of her, and said in a trance, "So, Mr. Capitano, what are your plans for the future? Since you're faking your death, you can't hide here forever, right?"
Hearing this, Capitano first looked up at Shao Yun. After Shao Yun nodded slightly, he slowly said according to what they had discussed before:
"Well, from now on, I need to live a secluded life, away from all this trouble."
He paused and added, "But don't worry, Ye Shen will help me and arrange a secluded place for me, so that I won't cause any trouble to Nata."
Mavica listened quietly. In the last moment before her sanity completely collapsed, she took a deep breath and tried to make her tone sound calmer.
"Then, if there's anything you need later, please let Ye Shen find a way to notify me. After all, you're doing this to protect Nata. If you need help, I'll do my best to provide support."
After saying this, her eyes became empty again...
It turns out that all the heartbeats were just a misunderstanding.
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In short, to put it simply, this misunderstanding caused by the "faked death plan" seems to have finally come to an end with the clarification in the basement...
But is the matter really resolved so completely?
After leaving the basement room, Mavica followed behind Shao Yun, her steps unsteady, and her mental state still in a trance.
Shao Yun and Capitano's words kept echoing in her mind - "It's just a plan", "For Nata", "No special meaning"...
Could it be that from the beginning to the end, those moments that made her heart beat faster and tossed and turned, were really just her wishful thinking?
Walking out of the ranch house, the evening breeze blew on her face, bringing a bit of coolness, but it failed to wake Mavica completely.
She stopped, turned around slowly, and stared at Shao Yun who had escorted her out. She asked without giving up:
"So, Mr. Shao Yun, you stepped forward today and 'killed' Capitano, all because of Capitano's request, right?"
She wanted to wait for an answer that would overturn all the "truths", but was that possible?
Shao Yun heard the despair hidden in Mavica's tone. He was silent for a few seconds and did not deny it directly. Instead, he chose a relatively euphemistic statement.
"That's not entirely true. Ultimately, it's all for Nata... After all, with Capitano 'dead,' the Fatui won't attack without authorization, and the people of Nata will be spared a war."
He deliberately avoided the core question of "Is it for Mavica?", but he also indirectly denied Mavica's expectations with the answer "for Nata".
Mavica's body swayed slightly, and she stared at Shao Yun with burning eyes, pleading humbly:
"Then... when you stood up during the day, was there a little bit, even just a little bit, for me?"
This was her last struggle, the last straw she wanted to grasp before she completely gave up.
How she wished Shao Yun could give her a positive answer, even if it was just a tiny "little bit", it would make her feel that this ridiculous heartbeat was not completely in vain.
Shao Yun looked at Mavica's eyes, which were a mixture of passion and despair, and said lightly, "I'm married, you know that."
Those few simple words instantly pierced through Mavica's last fantasy.
Mavica felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on her chest, making it difficult for her to breathe, and a bitter and suffocating feeling arose in her throat.
She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but found that she couldn't even make a sound.
After a long while, Mavica slowly raised her head, forcing a smile that was uglier than crying, and said in a hoarse voice:
"Haha... You, you bastard who stole my heart."
Shao Yun looked at Mavica trying to use a smile to fight her inner collapse, and did not say anything, but chose to remain silent.
Tears flowed uncontrollably down Mavica's cheeks, blurring her vision.
She raised her hand to wipe away her tears, but found that the more she wiped, the more tears came. She spoke incoherently to Shao Yun:
"I understand... I understand everything. You're married, and you have the responsibility and obligation to protect your marriage and Ying... I shouldn't be pestering you like this."
Having said that, the unwillingness and persistence in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest.
She shook her head, her voice tearful, as if she was trying to convince Shao Yun, but more like she was trying to convince herself.
"But, you really don't have... not even a little bit of love for me?"
"I don't believe it, I really don't believe it... Those moments, those details that made my heart flutter, can't all be my imagination!"
Shao Yun looked at her with tears streaming down her face, and the reluctance in his heart deepened a little, but he still did not respond to her question directly, but just repeated his original intention tonight.
"I just brought you here to set the record straight, Mavica...that's all."
Mavica couldn't believe that the love that had rekindled her life was just...
She pleaded humbly, "It's okay if you just lie to me! I beg you, Mr. Shao Yun, I really beg you!"
"Even if it's just a lie, a 'I liked you a little bit', it's fine!"
She was like a drowning person grasping at the last straw, willing to fight for it with all her might even though she knew it was a false hope.
Shao Yun looked at her calmly and asked, "Then what do you think I should say?"
"Don't be silly, Mavica. You and I both know that some things are impossible from the beginning."
The words "impossible" completely broke down Mavica's last psychological defense.
She only felt a "buzzing" sound in her ears, and a strong tinnitus came over her. The surrounding night scene, the lights of the pasture, and even Shao Yun's figure became blurred and unreal.
She bit her lower lip hard until she tasted a hint of blood, and then she barely regained consciousness.
She couldn't hold it in any longer and cried out to Shao Yun with sobs:
"I love you! I know there's no possibility for us to be together. I know this is ridiculous and funny!"
"But I can't deny what's in my heart! I can't stop myself from thinking about you. I'm afraid I'll never be able to get over it!"
This confession exhausted all her strength and completely removed all her disguises.
After shouting this, she almost fell to the ground.
Just then, her eyes accidentally fell on the door of the ranch house.
I don't know when, Ying was already standing there, still wearing the flesh-colored dress pajamas. She obviously heard the noise outside and came out to see what was going on.
The moment she saw Ying, the last glimmer of light in Mavica's eyes went out.
She took a deep breath, forced herself to suppress the grief in her heart, and said to Ying, or as if to Shao Yun: "Take good care of your lover... I'm leaving."
After saying this, she didn't look at Shao Yun again, nor did she stay for a second. She turned around and staggered onto the wheelbarrow parked at the gate of the ranch.
After getting on the scooter, Mavica twisted the handlebars hard, and the engine roared, as if venting the pain and despair in her heart.
Then, she released the handbrake without hesitation, and the scooter started like an arrow, leaving a long trail on the ground, and sped away into the distance.
The red car body became smaller and smaller in the night, and finally disappeared completely at the end of the road, leaving only the roar of the engine gradually fading away and dissipating in the silent night.
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The roar of the wheelbarrow's engine was like that of a wild beast out of control, exploding in the silent Nata wilderness, sharply cutting through the night sky. Every roar seemed to tear at Mavica's already broken heart.
Mavica gripped the handlebars tightly with both hands, but her eyes were fixed on the road ahead. Her mind was like a movie projector, constantly replaying everything that had happened that day.
During the day, Shao Yun's determination to "step forward," Capitano's misleading "care," his own joyful expectations and fantasies, the cruel truth just now in the basement, and Shao Yun's cold response of "I'm married"...
All the images flashed by as if in fast forward, and in the next second, like glass falling to the ground, it shattered into countless pieces with a "crack", which hurt her heart.
She was so absorbed in her own emotions that she didn't even notice the obstacles on the road ahead.
The rickshaw was still speeding at a very fast speed, and the dust kicked up by the wheels formed a blurry gray line behind it.
Suddenly, there was a "bang".
The front wheel of the speeding scooter suddenly hit a medium-sized rock.
Mavica was thrown up, her body drawing a messy arc in the night sky.
During those few seconds in the air, Mavica didn't react at all, didn't struggle, didn't even blink.
She seemed to have given up all resistance, allowing her body to float into the air due to inertia, and then fall heavily onto the hard ground.
"Boom!"
A dull thud echoed in the wilderness as Mavica's body slammed heavily into the ground.
But this physical pain seemed so insignificant compared to the pain in her heart.
Mavica fell to the ground but did not get up immediately. She lay on the ground, her arms trembling slightly, her fingertips tightly grasping the grass.
She pulled up the grass by the roots, carrying with it the moist soil, but it could not alleviate the despair in her heart at all.
In the end, everything that happened today turned into a roar mixed with unwillingness, pain and despair, breaking through the throat.
"what!!!"
The scooter fell not far away, and its front wheel was deformed.
After Mavica roared, she remained lying on the ground, digging her fingers deep into the soil...
The unwilling roar gradually turned into a whimper and finally dissipated in the silent and peaceful night.
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