Genshin Impact: Teyvat High School

Chapter 45 is Catherine

"How could that be? I couldn't possibly have mistaken you. Your name is Ying!"

"Maybe you have the same name as me!"

"No way, stop pretending. You have blond hair, there's no mistaking it. And you have a scar on your right arm! I remember it very clearly!"

I stretched out my right arm and rolled up my sleeve to take a look, and there was indeed an irregularly shaped scar.

I wonder when this happened? Why didn't I know anything about it? How did this scar come from?

"That was left when you accidentally knocked over a bottle of highly corrosive liquid in your father's laboratory!"

"Auntie, why do you know?"

"Not only that, you have two spots on your left leg from previous snake bites!"

I lifted up the trouser leg on my left leg and found that there were indeed two red spots on my ankle, which were obviously irreversible scars from being bitten.

This is also the case. I didn't even know this thing existed. When was it placed there? What happened in the past? Why don't I feel anything is wrong when I have no idea?

"Also, there's a mole on your butt. If you don't believe me, let me show you!"

The aunt stretched out her hand and thought...

I quickly shook my hands to stop him.

"No, no, Auntie, I know, I know."

"Sorry, Auntie is too excited... I finally get to see you after such a long time. It's okay if you can't remember the past. Just take your time!"

Auntie hugged me again. Her hug made me feel very warm, as if I had found that familiar feeling again. So I didn't struggle, nor did I feel uncomfortable. I just let her hug me quietly.

"That auntie..."

"what happened?"

"Why do you know so much about me?"

"Ah...it seems you forgot about me too..."

"Ah? I...I...I don't remember anything..."

"I used to be your family's nanny... You used to call me Aunt Kai. When you were two years old, your parents were too busy with work, so they asked me to take care of you and your sister."

"Aunt Kay?"

It feels so familiar... yet so strange, what is going on!

"At that time, you two siblings were very playful. One time, you and your brother were playing hide-and-seek, but you ran to Ah Hui's doghouse and fell asleep! We couldn't find you when the sun went down, which scared us. We searched all over the town, but you woke up and went back to your room! After that, your mother never let you and your brother go out to play together again! Your brother even shut himself up for several days because of this incident!"

"Ah ha ha……"

Hiding in the doghouse?! I actually have such a dark history!

"And, and you..."

"Ah, no need, Auntie, oh, no, Auntie Kai! There's no need to tell these stories, I want to know about Ah Hui..."

"Ah Hui, Ah Hui was found dying on the mountain road when your family went to the temple to draw divinations a few years ago. Ah Hui was just born not long ago, and his mother died of illness, so Ah Hui had never had milk and was starving to the point of being skin and bones. When you took Ah Hui away, Ah Hui thought his mother was still alive and kept clinging to her."

"Catherine! Why haven't you finished washing the dishes yet? And there are so many of them! Where have you been?!"

There was a sudden shout from the kitchen.

"Oh, I see. I'm washing!"

Aunt Kai responded, letting me go, took a large red basin, and washed the dishes while saying:

"Later, it was your father who took Ah Hui's mother and Ah Hui home together, and lied to Ah Hui that he was going to take his mother out for a while and asked Ah Hui to wait at home. Ah Hui seemed to understand and kept guarding the door. Your father also found a place to bury Ah Hui's mother before returning home. When Ah Hui saw that your father was the only one returning home, he didn't do anything and just followed your father into the house."

"Then Aunt Kai, why does Ah Hui want to bite me when he sees me now?"

"Bite you? No, no, no, you misunderstood Ah Hui. You two were very naughty when you were little. You always ran out to play and would not come home until we found you. So if Ah Hui saw you outside, he would call you home. So just now Ah Hui was just calling you home. Ah Hui is very smart!"

"Then why didn't Aunt Kai adopt Ah Hui? Why did she let him wander outside?"

"It's not me who let Ah Hui wander around outside. Ever since the incident that night, your brother was taken away and you disappeared. Ah Hui has been looking for you everywhere every day. He has been waiting on the streets every day, just waiting for you to come back."

"Ah Hui..."

"Because Ah Hui knows how it feels to lose a loved one, he already considers them as his family, and he doesn't want to see the scene of that day again... So he looks for you every day, and waits on the street every day... When he saw you, he was already extremely excited, but he still greeted you in the same way as before."

"What a pity! I forgot all this... I failed Ah Hui, but why should I call him Ah Hui? He is obviously a Dalmatian..."

"Ah Hui was the name you gave him. When your family was discussing its name, your dad gave it a bunch of names, such as Wangcai, Xiaohui, Banban, etc. He didn't like any of them. Later, when you said Ah Hui, he squinted his eyes and nodded."

"So Aunt Kai is working in this restaurant now?"

"Yes, since that night, I lost you and my job. Now I can only wash dishes here to make a living. I was thinking that you would come back one day, but I didn't expect you to really come back. Unfortunately... I don't remember anything..."

"Then Aunt Kai...what exactly happened that night?"

"That night... only you know..."

"...Aunt Kai, I want to go home...Take Ah Hui with me!"

"Go home? Your home has been occupied by three men. I'm afraid that you, a little girl, can't compete with those three bastards. It's really true that three grown men with hands and feet do nothing all day long!"

"It's okay. Can you tell me where my home is?"

"But……"

"It's okay, Aunt Kai! I have a way to solve it!"

"Is that so...Okay...Since you want to take Ah Hui back, then ask him to follow you. He knows the way! But Ah Hui is old now. If you want Ah Hui to fight those three men, I'm afraid it won't work."

"I won't, Aunt Kai..."

"Hey... okay, you never liked to listen to me since you were little. Ah Hui should be lying at the intersection now. You just need to go straight this way."

"Well, thank you Aunt Kay!"

I walked to the intersection, and just as Aunt Kai said, Ah Hui was lying there motionless, with his eyes closed and sleeping soundly. Perhaps he knew that he could only sleep so peacefully when I fell asleep!

I walked over gently...

Ah Hui's ears moved, and it raised its head and looked at me.

“Woo—woof woof woof!”

It suddenly stood up and barked.

Even though I knew Ah Hui wouldn't bite me, I was still a little scared. After all, Ah Hui was so big that if he stood on his feet, he would be taller than me!

I squatted down and reached out to stroke Ah Hui's messy hairy head.

"Ah Hui~ Be good, I won't run away again, don't worry~"

Ah Hui seemed to understand what I said and soon calmed down.

"Woo~"

It choked and gently lay down, quietly letting me stroke its fur...

Maybe it’s because I’ve always done this before…

Ah Hui's fur was dirty and covered with mud, some of which had even dried and hardened. Even though I have a mysophobia, I wouldn't mind it because it was proof that he was looking for me and my brother...

I found that Ah Hui's fur is really soft and comfortable to touch... I really hope... it can always be like this...

"Ah Hui."

"Ow?"

"I want to go home, can you take me home once?"

"Ow!"

Ah Hui understood what I said, and he quickly stood up and walked slowly in front of me, with me following behind.

"Thank you! Ah Hui!"

I'll try my best to remember!

"Ow!"

Ah Hui would look back every few steps, and if he saw me a little far away, he would bark, even though I was less than one meter away from him.

Maybe...it's really afraid of losing again...

I'm also... afraid of losing it...