When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 184 - 178: Cooking Fruit Grass, Chen Qing’s Past_3

Chapter 184: Chapter 178: Cooking Fruit Grass, Chen Qing’s Past_3

"???"

Qiao Zhiyu’s face was full of question marks. Do you think what you’re saying makes any sense?

"Also, you got one thing wrong: it’s not about why Chen Qing would bother with such matters."

"Rather, it’s precisely because it is such a matter that Chen Qing would take care of it."

The smile on Chen Cheng’s lips deepened. This guy Chen Qing...really was still the same, hadn’t changed a bit.

Still a nuisance.

Gao Yue opened her eyes, her gaze falling on Chen Cheng.

It seemed that Chen Cheng knew Chen Qing very well.

"Why would Chen Qing bother with such matters?"

The only survivor on the ship who was a stranger to Chen Qing couldn’t help but ask further, he was too curious.

Chen Qing’s gossip and past, he must have it first-hand, right?

"Because that’s what Mother Superior taught her, of course, she would listen," Chen Cheng said matter-of-factly.

The other survivors around perked up their ears, afraid to miss a single word.

Chen Cheng didn’t let them down and began to explain.

"Our orphanage isn’t exactly a formal one; all the orphans in the orphanage were picked up from various places by Mother Superior."

"Mother Superior is a Good Person, picking up us unwanted children and bringing us home."

"I heard that Chen Qing was thrown into a trash bin right after she was born and it was an old lady who scavenged trash that took her home."

"After the old lady died, she wandered the streets."

"She must have been very young at that time, right?"

"Seems like it was when she was caught stealing that someone almost beat her to death, and then a Good Person sent her to Mother Superior."

Chen Cheng said with a smile in her eyes.

Stealing, Chen Qing?

Gao Yue and Qiao Zhiyu simply couldn’t associate the word with Chen Qing.

"Don’t believe it?"

"Chen Qing, she’s just naturally bad to the bone."

As she spoke, Chen Cheng felt an ache on her shoulder again.

That annoying ghost.

"Back when she was wandering the streets, she’d hurt and cripple many people just for a bit of food."

"She’s even killed someone."

"???"

He Congrong’s eyes widened in shock: murder... Although in this world, murder isn’t strange, but to speak of murder in the previous world...

How old was Chen Qing back then?

As Chen Cheng spoke, Chen Lin and a few others’ expressions turned unnatural.

Chen Cheng’s words certainly had a bit of embellishment and malice, but the gist of it wasn’t far off.

They had seen the most primitive version of Chen Qing.

The Chen Qing who hadn’t yet been disciplined by Mother Superior or those kindhearted people.

Back then, Chen Qing, who was only seven or eight, brought them fear that lingered to this day.

That Chen Qing seemed no different from a wild beast, cruel and indifferent, detached from everything, void of any humanity.

"Later, when she was brought to Mother Superior, they put a lot of effort into reforming her."

Chen Cheng’s smile remained unaltered, but her eyes held not a trace of mirth. That Chen Qing took away everyone’s attention.

That was what Chen Cheng wanted the most, yet it was cast aside by Chen Qing like worn-out shoes.

So, she hated Chen Qing the most.

In essence, she and Chen Qing were the same type of person, cold, selfish, and unfeeling, just naturally bad to the bone.

Who could blame them when their very genes were flawed?

The only difference was that she was better at pretending, while Chen Qing simply couldn’t be bothered to pretend.

Chen Qing only did what she believed to be good deeds.

"After being reformed by Mother Superior, Chen Qing turned into a Great Person."

As if.

...

"When she was ten, she crippled an LTP teacher, and then at thirteen, she sent a bunch of gangsters from outside school to the hospital."

"At sixteen, she was even more impressive, injuring several people in an attempt to help a female classmate and ended up being expelled."

"After she entered society, it got even worse: a harassing boss, domestic abusers, sadists..."

Chen Cheng listed Chen Qing’s achievements, leaving the survivors’ eyes wide with astonishment.

"Chen Qing... She’s actually that good of a person?"

Hearing the survivor murmuring to himself, Chen Cheng curved her eyes.

Right, hearing all this, everyone would think Chen Qing is a Good Person.

But Chen Qing is just like her, even if she was a Good Person, she wouldn’t be one in the conventional sense.

Honestly, which Good Person would act like her?

Listening to Chen Cheng’s description, Gao Yue sensed something was off.

This wasn’t quite in line with the Chen Qing she knew.

Every villain that encountered Chen Qing ended up being dealt with by her.

But from the way Chen Qing handled things, it was clear that she tended to solve everything with violence.

Violence is the fastest method.

However, the Chen Qing that Gao Yue knew should have had better ways to handle these situations.

In the world they came from, once you resort to violence, you’ll be at a disadvantage.

There are better ways to solve problems, yet Chen Qing consistently chose the quickest, worst, most satisfying method: violence.

Isn’t that in itself an expression of hidden impatience and rebellion?

In a flash of inspiration, Gao Yue realized.

She’s trying to be a Good Person.

More accurately, Chen Qing is trying hard to pretend to be a normal person, a Good Person in the worldly sense.

Chen Qing suppresses her true self, but often fails to completely control her nature.

Maybe it’s because she doesn’t want to suppress it entirely.

Even machines occasionally need a little recharge.