The Psychotic Girl’s Revenge

Surrounding them stood several rows of traditional medicine cabinets, each drawer labeled with the name of an herb, even more complete than those in a typical herbal pharmacy. The air was filled with a faint aroma of traditional Chinese medicine.

“These cages were originally destroyed. I had Angie bring them here and hang them up. I want Paige to remember how much she suffered for you.” Kevin pulled over a chair, struggling a bit as he stepped on it to take down a small white cage.

The cage was exquisitely beautiful, each bar finely crafted and very dense. It had space, but even a tiny insect couldn’t fly out.

Kevin held the small cage in one hand and brought it to Enrico. “Do you know what this is? A Gu cage.”

Hearing this, Enrico’s long eyelashes shot up. He knew very well that his illness had been cured by a Gu. Inside his body was a golden bee, not harming his health but allowing him to return to normal.

“A Gu cage… it’s used to raise the Gu?” he asked.

“Every single one of these empty cages once held a failed Gu, all raised by Paige herself,” Kevin explained.

Enrico’s eyes widened in disbelief. He raised his head to see countless small cages hanging densely from the ceiling, too many to count. He could almost picture Paige feeding each Gu, day and night, carefully nurturing them, only to end in disappointment.

How much patience and determination would it take to persist after so many failures?

What kind of woman could do such a thing?

“Paige raised ten pairs of golden bees for you,” Kevin said. “It took her an entire year, and only one pair survived.”

Enrico stood still, his gaze dropping from the cages. “Why did she raise them in pairs?” he asked, even though there was clearly only one golden bee inside his body.

Kevin let out a bitter laugh. “You’ve finally asked the right question.”

Enrico waited for an answer.

“Have you ever heard of ‘Mother-Child Gu’? In the Medicine Curse Sect, it’s known as the ‘Master-Servant Gu,'” Kevin explained. “Paige learned medicinal Gu techniques just for you, and she took your illness very seriously. To fully understand your condition and sense any changes in your mental state, she raised a servant Gu for herself while raising the master Gu for you.”

“…”

“The master and servant Gu have a connection. When the host’s body or emotions become unsuitable for the master Gu to inhabit, the discomfort of the master Gu is transmitted to the servant Gu. The host of the servant Gu then experiences unbearable pain, immediately alerting them,” Kevin said, looking directly at him.

Enrico’s pupils constricted, his breath becoming unsteady as he asked in disbelief, “Are you saying that Paige implanted a Gu into herself just to monitor my condition?”

No wonder there were times when Paige brought him medicine the moment he felt unwell, or when she suddenly woke up after he watched that video and fell asleep.

It turns out she had a golden bee Gu in her body too.

Why would she do this? Implant a Gu into herself?

“Surprised?” Kevin looked at him. “What’s more surprising is yet to come. When the master Gu enters a human body, it requires time to adjust, and there’s also a risk of rejection. The Gu might die inside the host. To prevent this, Paige came up with a solution.”

“What solution?” Enrico asked, though a part of him dreaded the answer.

“The connection between the master and servant Gu ensures that if the servant Gu quickly adapts to its host, the survival chances of the master Gu will significantly improve,” Kevin explained slowly, emphasizing each word.

Enrico fell silent for a long time before finally asking, “How did she make the servant Gu adapt so quickly?”

Kevin listened, then walked towards a covered area under the stairs. He lifted a cloth, revealing a large cardboard box underneath.

“This is something I had Angie bring over. Paige doesn’t even know about it,” Kevin said, touching the box before flipping it open forcefully.

Inside were countless tiny syringes, stacked densely, filling the entire box.

Enrico stood beside him, watching, and in an instant, he understood. His face turned deathly pale, and his body grew cold inch by inch.

Kevin knew Enrico had figured it out but still cruelly spelled it out. “The solution was to feed the Gu with blood. She fed those Gu with her own blood for an entire year-not just one pair, but ten.”

Yet, in the end, only one pair survived.

For the first time, Enrico felt his legs go weak. He stepped back, nearly collapsing.

She was insane.

She always seemed so calm, so in control. How could she have done something so reckless and insane?

Feeding the Gu with her own blood-how did she dare?

Kevin walked closer, step by step. Enrico felt an unfamiliar guilt rising inside him.

Standing in front of him, Kevin spoke each word deliberately, “You’re right, Enrico. I am jealous. I’m not just jealous; I’m heartbroken too!”All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

His voice cracked with emotion, his eyes turning red.

Enrico no longer had the strength to argue. He stepped back, his shoulders slumping completely, looking utterly lost. “I didn’t know. I didn’t know…”

How could he have known that Paige had done all of this for him?

He didn’t ask her to do it. He never asked her to raise the Gu. He didn’t want her to sacrifice herself for his recovery…

“Of course you didn’t know because Paige would never tell you. You also don’t know how hard her life was growing up, or how much she suffered in the slums for three years. And just when she finally escaped from that life, she gave it all up for you,” Kevin said, eyes red. “You asked me earlier what’s wrong with someone like you? I’ll tell you now-you don’t deserve Paige.”

Enrico didn’t argue back. The countless cages hanging above him and the box of syringes beneath the stairs left him feeling as though he were frozen in place, the very air around him ice cold.

“You only take advantage of her sacrifices and protection, giving nothing in return,” Kevin continued mercilessly, “I’m no better-I’m a cripple-but at least I wouldn’t take pride in her suffering. I would use everything in me to take care of her, to make sure she doesn’t have to suffer anymore.”

Enrico retreated further until his back hit the wall, his face growing paler.

“I know I can’t get rid of you, and I know I can never replace you in Paige’s heart,” Kevin said. “But I hope you wake up, Mr. Gustin. Just because you were born privileged doesn’t mean you can keep trampling on her. Paige didn’t go through all of this to serve some deity.”

“…”

“And you-lost in your memory, stuck at nine years old-don’t be her burden anymore. Don’t let her die because of you again, or that would be the ultimate irony.”

With that, Kevin turned and walked away, leaving Enrico alone in the vast mansion.