The spring breeze quietly blows across the river not far away, and the rippling water reflects the sparkling light.
Calm, but not calm.
Lu Shizhen held Xu Shiyue's hand tightly, his dark eyes filled with eagerness for the answer he was about to get.
It seemed like he was stuck because of his eagerness, but it didn’t seem like that. Lu Shizhen repeated: “Is it—”
The question was about to come out, but it got stuck in my throat.
Lu Shizhen frowned slightly. The feeling of blockage was as weak and clear as her body which she could not control at the moment.
When Lu Shizhen wanted to ask a question for the second time, she suddenly found that she couldn't even say the word "system".
This world seems to have deliberately set up some banned words, and can intelligently distinguish the situations in which these words are used.
Just like that morning in the hotel before, when Xu Shiyue mentioned the book-traveling system to her, she could communicate with her smoothly.
But this time, she was unable to say these two simple words to Xu Shiyue.
Xu Shiyue also noticed Lu Shizhen's abnormality and frowned slightly: "Is it something?"
Lu Shizhen was unwilling to let it end like this, so he tried to repeat it from the beginning, and hit the main system in a hurry: "Do you know-"
But as expected, she got stuck again.
The cool breeze blew across the river and flowed into her empty but blocked throat.
The person who was caught off guard was Lu Shizhen.
The Lord God does not allow the protagonists under her to know that they are controlled puppets.
She controls the puppet, but is also afraid that the puppet will overthrow her.
The more she forbids, the more afraid she is.
Since the protagonist can subvert and destroy a world, it is not impossible for him to subvert and destroy her.
Such thoughts made Lu Shizhen frown.
She was no longer a task-taker who obeyed the main system's requirements, nor was she a program under the main system's branch. The more she was prohibited from doing so, the stronger her rebelliousness became.
Struggling, Lu Shizhen still wanted to try to say these two words to Xu Shiyue, but the flickering light in the river was dyed with alternating blue and red colors.
Like a savior brought by the system, the ambulance rushed over with its sirens blaring.
Li pressed the headset twice, hung up the phone, and walked over here with big strides: "Ms. Xu, the ambulance has arrived as you ordered. The accident scene is being processed and the cause of the accident is also being analyzed. Miss Shi En has been contacted."
"Okay." Xu Shiyue nodded expressionlessly, and spoke to Lu Shizhen with a gentleness that she didn't have to Li. "Calm down first. If you have any problems, go to the hospital for a check-up. We've already wasted eight or nine minutes here. There are only a few seconds left until ten minutes."
Xu Shiyue seemed to comfort Lu Shizhen unintentionally, but it seemed like a reminder.
Lu Shizhen suddenly realized what was going on and hurried to look at the countdown floating in his mind.
The countdown that was flashing a crystal blue light kept dropping numbers, and the moment she checked it, it dropped from two digits to one digit.
In less than nine seconds, she would be able to regain control of her body and move.
"Okay." Lu Shizhen nodded and deliberately squeezed Xu Shiyue's hand with some force, "But you have to promise me that you won't let me not see you when the time comes."
"I will always be by your side." Xu Shiyue promised.
As the two people said this, medical staff quickly ran over with a stretcher and moved Lu Shizhen onto the stretcher neatly and professionally.
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And the moment Lu Shizhen lay down on the stretcher, the countdown returned to zero.
The blood surged in the revived body and it began to tremble uneasily.
The pain came towards Lu Shizhen like a flood without any warning.
pain.
It's even more painful than doing a puncture sampling.
There was pain all over her body, as if there were forces of different sizes tearing her apart in all directions.
She subconsciously wanted to curl up her body, but the slightest movement felt like thousands of needles piercing her chest.
Lu Shizhen's brows were tightly knitted together.
She really felt that she had never felt so much pain in her life.
"Does it hurt? Hold on, we'll be in the car and heading to the hospital soon." The accompanying doctor looked at Lu Shizhen's expression and soothed her.
"Okay..." Lu Shizhen nodded, with a tremor in his voice.
She thought, if only she could be given painkillers at this time.
And then at this moment, a hand was handed to her hand that was in so much pain that she didn't have the strength to clench it.
The distinct bones were pressed against her palm, cool yet with a hint of warmth.
Lu Shizhen felt that most of the pain in his body had gone away at once. He slowly took a breath of oxygen from the air filled with the smell of disinfectant and caught his breath.
The pain that seemed to swallow her tightly wrapped around Lu Shizhen, but she felt much better.
Maybe he's used to it, or maybe Xu Shiyue has come.
In the past, Lu Shizhen always laughed at her gay friend, saying that seeing someone would make them feel better, their headaches would go away, and they would feel stronger.
It's obviously a physical problem. How can it be cured without seeing a doctor and taking medicine? It's just a lie.
It turns out there really is someone who can make you forget the pain.
Whenever she was around, it was like a real shot of painkiller.
"It's okay, don't be afraid." Xu Shiyue gently held Lu Shizhen's hand and comforted her in a soft voice.
Lu Shizhen believed in Xu Shiyue, but she didn't know where she got so emotional. She said to Xu Shiyue with a nasal tone, "But I feel like I'm going to break into pieces."
Xu Shiyue lowered his eyes silently and looked at Lu Shizhen, with many emotions surging in his mind after he finished speaking.
But within a second, she suppressed it, leaving only gentleness and a hint of heartache: "So don't be so reckless next time."
Lu Shizhen was stubborn and didn't agree.
She opened and closed her mouth slightly, but suddenly she seemed to understand something and was stunned for a moment.
She has never been one to express her pain, and she usually just grits her teeth and gets through it.
She knew that her parents worked very hard to make money for her, and she didn't expect them to have the time and patience to care about her. She couldn't remember the last time they cared about her.
Being sick has become something that is ingrained in her bones, and she has numbly hidden her right to act coquettishly.
After all, even if she acted like a spoiled brat, no one would come to comfort her.
But even Lu Shizhen herself didn't realize that she was acting coquettishly towards Xu Shiyue.
And Xu Shiyue did not give her a silent look.
Xu Shiyue would never ignore her, and she might like Xu Shiyue more than she realized.
Lu Shizhen flickered his eyes twice, and the paranoid words rubbed in his throat for a while, and said gently and firmly: "If there is a next time, I still want to do this."
The folded hands were slightly squeezed.
Xu Shiyue just looked at the man in front of her who was obviously in great pain just now but now was determined. She pursed her lips tightly and couldn't think of a word to preach.
Sunlight fell in from the small square window above the carriage, shining brightly on Xu Shiyue's dark eyes, which were no less determined than Lu Shizhen's: "Then let's see who can snatch the other away."
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It turns out that things in the two-dimensional world are not suitable to be copied to the three-dimensional world.
For this protection, Lu Shizhen paid the price of fractured seventh and eighth ribs and extensive bruises on his back muscles.
Although Lu Shizhen's rib fracture was not particularly serious and would not affect her normal life except that she could not run, the three-month recuperation period was very long.
After a series of examinations, her range and amplitude of movement were strictly restricted. The doctor drew a circle for her in the ward like Sun Wukong drew a circle for Tang Monk, and Xu Shiyue sent Li to guard her personally.
"I must make sure Lilillian has a broken bone. She has fought so many times, how could she remain unscathed?" Not knowing whether he was dissatisfied with the character he created or envious and jealous, Lu Shizhen lay on the hospital bed, muttering to himself.
Xu Shiyue looked up at Lu Shizhen and then slowly peeled the apple, using his own method to fight back: "Lililian has signed a contract with the devil, do you have one?"
Lu Shizhen paused for a moment.
The topic that had just been forced to be interrupted due to the obstruction of the main system resurfaced in her mind.
The reason why the word "roundabout" exists in this world is because it is not feasible to go straight to the point.
An idea flashed through Lu Shizhen's mind, and his dark eyes stared at Xu Shiyue seriously: "What if I do?"
The knife cut across the rabbit's body, leaving a piece of light red skin.
Xu Shiyue stopped moving his hands and raised his head again.
Lu Shizhen knew that there were some things she couldn't say, but proving something often required more than just words.
She opened the system mall, plucked her hair, and used three million points to redeem a body repair function.
It was not known whether it was caused by the body's rapid recovery or the system was preventing the host from taking further action. Waves of pain came like waves hitting the shore, so intense that Lu Shizhen frowned.
But such a restraining warning obviously cannot stop a person who pursues the truth.
Lu Shizhen still raised his hands to support his body and sat up carefully from the bed.
The blue and white striped hospital gown was facing away from Xu Shiyue's sight. With a few slight pulls, the thin material fell down along the girl's thin shoulders.
The sunlight poured into the ward unhindered through the window nearby, shining brightly on Lu Shizhen's back.
The large patches of bruises that had formed from crashing into the tree were so hideous and horrible that it was hard to bear to look at them.
But slowly, slowly, the blood clot began to flow under the light, and the glaring purple color faded at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Lu Shizhen pursed her lips lightly, turned her back to Xu Shiyue, and said: "I'm not the kind of person who would rush over to someone else even though I know that the other person has someone else in their heart. I can't tolerate the person I like having someone else in their heart."
"The advice the taxi driver gave me that day, and Xiao En's warning to me, all told me that there is someone in your heart that you can't forget, and can't let go of..."
"But can you tell the true face of that person?"
The skinny back was exposed to the sunlight, and the scars that had not yet faded away were still heartbreaking to look at.
Lu Shizhen's words sounded a little humble, as if some arrogant person had stripped off his protective shell and placed himself completely in the hands of his lover.
But Lu Shizhen knew that what she said was not what it seemed.
She was also worried whether Xu Shiyue understood what she meant.
And then, Xu Shiyue's voice sounded after Lu Shizhen's last sentence: "You said that there are many Lu Shizhen in this world."
"But I figured out that you are Lu Shizhen five years ago."
(End of this chapter)