Siheyuan: Crossing the two worlds, if you don't obey, you will be a beast

However, when grandma asked Su Meng so eagerly, Su Meng just shook her head slightly. She slowly and laboriously raised her head, looking straight at grandma's loving face. She used all her strength to barely squeeze out a smile from the corner of her mouth that looked much uglier than crying. This smile seemed to carry a heavy burden, and every inch of muscle was trembling and struggling. It seemed that Su Meng wanted to tell grandma through such a smile that she could feel a little more at ease.

However, that smile that should have conveyed warmth and comfort seemed to be suppressed by an irresistible force. The bitter taste contained in it was like coptis chinensis, making it difficult to swallow; and the forced meaning was like a taut string that could break at any time.

It was firmly embedded in Su Meng's cheek, forming a deep mark. People passing by would feel a sudden pain in their hearts even if they only took a quick glance, as if an invisible and intangible giant hand was tightly grasping their hearts, squeezing and kneading them. The pain came so suddenly and violently that it made it difficult for people to breathe.

Then, Su Meng stood there in a daze, as if her soul had been taken away from her. It was as if time had frozen. Her lips were tightly pursed, and no sound could escape from them, as if all those words were buried deep in her heart, and could no longer find a way out.

After a long while, Su Meng slowly turned around as if she had just woken up from a dream. Her movements were extremely slow, and every tiny movement was accompanied by an indescribable sense of heaviness, as if she was carrying an invisible mountain. Her feet seemed to be dragged by lead blocks, and every small step forward required all her strength, and her originally brisk and flexible steps now became clumsy and stiff.

In this way, Su Meng staggered towards her room little by little. This distance was only a few steps away on normal days, but at this moment it seemed like the end of the world to her. Along the way, she lowered her head, her eyes were empty, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her.

Finally, after going through so much hardship, Su Meng arrived at the door. She raised her hand, gently pushed the door open, and then stepped into the room. As the door slowly closed, it made a slight "creaking" sound. Su Meng reached out her hand without hesitation and quickly turned the door lock. With a crisp "click", the door lock fell. This crisp sound echoed in the silent air, as if an indestructible barrier was instantly erected, completely separating the inside and outside of the house into two completely different worlds.

Witnessing all this, the grandmother was extremely anxious, and her heart, which had experienced many hardships, was like being burned mercilessly by a raging fire. Her wrinkled and calloused hands kept rubbing against each other because of excessive anxiety, and her palms even slightly ooze out sweat. She was also mumbling something, but because she was too flustered, the words became unclear and incoherent, making it difficult to distinguish their specific meanings. However, even so, the grandmother still racked her brains to find the right words to comfort this child who was physically and mentally injured. Unfortunately, things did not go as she wished, and no matter how hard she tried, she finally felt powerless.

In desperation, the kind and gentle old woman took a deep breath, forced herself to cheer up, turned around hastily, and walked out the door with a slightly staggering pace. Each step seemed so heavy and difficult, as if she was carrying a heavy burden. She wanted to find Su Meng's parents, hoping to tell them everything about the abnormal condition her granddaughter was currently experiencing.

Along the way, grandma became more and more anxious, and she prayed silently in her heart that everyone could unite, pool their wisdom, and jointly discuss and develop a practical and effective solution to help poor Su Meng escape from this suffocating nightmare-like predicament as soon as possible.

Time passed by minute by minute, a whole day and night passed, and Su Meng always locked herself tightly in that small and cramped room. The tightly closed door was like an unbridgeable gap, isolating her from the outside world. During this long period of time, she did not drink a drop of water, even though her lips were cracked and bleeding; she did not eat a grain of rice, even though her stomach was already rumbling with hunger.

At this moment, Su Meng seemed to have been drained of all her vitality, sitting there lifeless like a sculpture. Her body leaned forward slightly, her hands fell weakly on her knees, her head lowered, and her long, black and shiny hair fell like a waterfall, covering her pale and haggard face.

Her eyes, which were once as bright and lively as the stars in the night sky, now looked like two long-dried wells, empty and lifeless, full of confusion and helplessness. Her eyes stared straight ahead, with no focus, as if she was oblivious to everything happening around her, completely immersed in the dark and lonely world deep in her heart.

The family members were extremely worried and kept calling Su Meng's name outside the door, their voices full of concern and worry. "Meng Meng, please open the door! Tell us what's going on, don't keep it to yourself..." The mother's voice was already slightly tearful, and the father was pacing anxiously beside her, with a layer of fine beads of sweat on his forehead.

But no matter how much the family begged, the tightly closed door remained motionless, as if an unbridgeable gap stood between the family and Su Meng. They really couldn't understand what kind of blow could make Su Meng, who had always been lively, cheerful, optimistic and positive, become what she is now, as if she had lost hope and courage in life overnight.