The Strategy For The Yandere Movie Queen Failed And Was Marked. Chapter 45
byChapter 45 Chapter 45 Dreamland
Su Jin suddenly sat up from the bed, her heart beating wildly in her chest, almost breaking her ribs.
Cold sweat soaked her forehead, and the severe pain of death in the dream and Ye Qinglan’s desperate scream were still in her ears, unforgettable.
She covered her chest with her hands, holding down her racing heart, and gasped for air.
The memories in my mind are like a flood, overwhelming all barriers.
Countless images, sounds, smells, touches…are vying to emerge, intertwine, and collide.
“Ah——”
She screamed in pain and fell onto the bed.
Countless memories flashed one by one, and she saw a side that didn’t belong to her.
Frame by frame, scene by scene, under the control of the system, that ‘Su Jin’ seduced Ye Qinglan and had sex with her…
Su Jin clenched her hands tightly, watching her relationship with Ye Qinglan getting closer and closer in her mind.
The last scene of the scene stayed on last night. In Ye Qinglan’s gentle and focused eyes, she fell asleep.
Su Jin lay on her back on the bed, her body soaked in sweat, as if she had just been fished out of the water.
She stared at the complicated patterns on the ceiling, her eyes empty, her chest rising and falling violently, trying to calm her breathing and heartbeat.
His thoughts gradually became clearer, like a mirror that had been wiped clean, reflecting the cruel truth.
She’s back!
Return to the world where the strategy failed.
Her memory was wiped, and she was re-entered into the world by the system, with a completely unfamiliar identity, a ridiculous “attacker” role.
What’s even more frightening is that the timeline of this world… is completely different from the time of her “death”.
So is this world the original world, or is it a rebuilt one?
Su Jin clenched her hands into fists, feeling an impulse in her heart. She wanted to see Ye Qinglan now!
Immediately, immediately!
But soon, she resisted the urge.
If the system discovers that she has recovered her memory, will she be forcibly removed again and sent back to the so-called “main system space” for more thorough processing, or even… direct erasure?
no!She can’t be exposed!At least until she can figure out the situation and find a way to protect Qinglan and herself, she must pretend!
She forced herself to calm down and regulate her breathing.
After her emotions calmed down, she carefully, with just the right amount of confusion and dependence, whispered in her mind:
“System? System, are you here?”
There was dead silence.
She tried again, her tone a little worried: “System? Why don’t you speak? Is there something wrong?”
Still no response.
Disappeared?Or temporarily blocked?
Su Jin was filled with doubts, but she didn’t reveal any of them on the surface.
She sat up with her weak body and put her bare feet on the ground.The top priority is to find Ye Qinglan!No matter how much Qinglan knows now, she must confirm her safety with her own eyes and find a way to pass on the information.
She quickly put on some simple home clothes, looked in the mirror, and tried her best to raise the corners of her mouth, showing “Su Jin’s” usual smile.
The vicissitudes and sharpness deep in the eyes of the person in the mirror could not be completely concealed, which made her feel a little sad. But she quickly lowered her eyelids, and when she raised them again, she tried her best to regain her clear and ignorant look.
Taking a deep breath, she opened the bedroom door and walked out.
The apartment was excruciatingly quiet.
The living room, kitchen, balcony…are empty.
An ominous premonition is getting stronger and stronger.
She almost staggered towards the door and pulled it open——
The moment the door opened, at the corner of the stairs, a familiar figure was climbing up the stairs.
It’s Ye Qinglan.
She was holding a small thermal bag in her hand, and it seemed that she had just returned from buying breakfast.
The cool air in the morning was blowing the broken hair on her forehead. Her face looked a little pale, her eyes were calm, and there was a trace of unnoticeable fatigue.
The moment their eyes met, the air seemed to freeze.
Su Jin’s heart stopped beating suddenly, and then started making noises crazily again.
All the pretense, all the psychological construction, almost fell apart the moment you really saw this person.
Countless turbulent emotions were about to burst out like lava, almost breaking through the defenses she had forcibly built up.
Her eyes instantly turned red, the tip of her nose was sore, her throat seemed to be blocked by something, and she couldn’t say a word.
Ye Qinglan was also obviously stunned for a moment, paused slightly, his eyes fell on her pale face and red eyes, and his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
“Sister?” Her voice was still gentle, but if you listened carefully, you could detect a hint of tension, “Why did you wake up? And you ran out without wearing any shoes?”
This familiar tone was like a thin needle, gently piercing Su Jin’s tense nerves.
She bit the inside of her lower lip, using the pain to force herself awake.
Can’t cry!Don’t reveal your secrets!
She lowered her head suddenly to cover up the emotion that was almost bursting. When she raised her face again, she had put on a coquettish expression of grievance and dependence. Her voice was deliberately soft, with a hint of hoarseness and nasality that she had just woken up from: “I didn’t see you when I woke up… I thought you were gone…”
As she spoke, she took a few steps forward, put her arms around Ye Qinglan’s waist involuntarily, buried her face in her shoulder with the cool breath of morning dew, and greedily absorbed the cold fragrance that made her dream.
The strength of the embrace revealed her inner uneasiness, and the slight trembling of her body could be interpreted as the coldness of the morning or the discomfort of just waking up.
Ye Qinglan’s body seemed to be stiff for a moment, and then he relaxed. His free hand gently hugged her back, patted her back, and said in a softer voice: “I just went to buy the fried dumplings you said you wanted to eat last time. Why are you acting like a child?”
“I just miss you…” Su Jin said dullly, burying her face deeper and holding back the raging tears to prevent them from falling and getting wet Ye Qinglan’s clothes.
Only she herself knew how much happiness was hidden in this seemingly ordinary hug, how much guilt she could not express, and how much difficulty she had to try her best to maintain peace.
Qinglan…
She screamed silently in her heart, but her arms only tightened around the person in her arms, as if she would disappear again if she let go.
Ye Qinglan felt the unusual tightness and subtle, almost imperceptible trembling of the person in her arms, and her eyes darkened.
Sister…did you think of her?
Ye Qinglan looked at the person in his arms, but couldn’t see anything.
Forget it, the system is captured, and sooner or later my sister will recover her memory.
She breathed a sigh of relief, her voice still gentle,
“It’s cold outside, let’s go inside first.”
She half hugged and half hugged Su Jin into the warm room, and closed the door to block out the coolness of the morning.
Su Jin was led by her obediently, stepping on the soft carpet with her bare feet, but still hugged her waist tightly and refused to let go, like a child who was extremely insecure.
Ye Qinglan placed the thermal bag on the entrance cabinet, freed his hands, and gently held Su Jin’s face buried in her shoulder.
The fingertips touched her cold and moist cheek, and Ye Qinglan’s heart felt like being pricked by a needle.
“What’s wrong? Are you having a nightmare?” She lowered her voice and gently stroked Su Jin’s reddish eyes with her thumb, wiping away the moisture that was about to overflow.
Su Jin hugged her tightly, words of recognition lingering on her lips, but she forced her back.
She can’t.
Although the system has not responded for the time being, no one can guarantee whether it is still monitoring.
She couldn’t let Qinglan be in danger.
“Hmm…” She responded vaguely, and buried her face in Ye Qinglan’s palm again, rubbing it, absorbing the reassuring warmth and touch. Her voice was muffled, with just the right amount of fear, “I dreamed…I dreamed that you were missing, and I couldn’t find you no matter how hard I looked…”
This was half true and half false, but it was enough to explain her gaffe just now.
Ye Qinglan looked at her deeply.
The scrutinizing gaze made Su Jin’s heart skip a beat, and she forced herself to relax.
A few seconds of silence seemed like a century.
Finally, Ye Qinglan broke the silence.
She sighed, held her in her arms, and rested her chin on the top of her hair: “I’m right here, and I’m not going anywhere.”
“Go put on your shoes first, and then have breakfast.” Ye Qinglan let go of her and turned to get the thermal bag, “It’s your favorite fried crab meat and hot soy milk.”
“Yes!” Su Jin nodded vigorously, quickly ran back to the bedroom to put on her slippers, and then trotted back to the dining room to sit down.
Breakfast is held in an atmosphere where everyone has their own thoughts.
“Are you sure you don’t want to tell the owner that the system has been captured?” The system couldn’t help but ask.
Ye Qinglan ate slowly, his eyes falling on the person opposite, with an unclear expression.
“That bitch has been trying to contact the Lord God. But the shielding program I made is more than one level higher than its program! No one can break it except the Lord God!” the system said proudly.
“When I finish absorbing its energy, I will have the energy to send the owner back. When the time comes -” the system seemed to think of something, and its voice suddenly paused and did not continue.
Ye Qinglan didn’t care about what it said, but his eyes fell on Su Jin’s lowered eyelashes, not knowing what he was thinking.
Both of them maintained a tacit understanding of the surface calm.
Su Jin tried hard to pretend that she had not recovered her memory, while Ye Qinglan was as gentle and indulgent as ever.
Neither of them went out that day. They stayed at home and watched TV together.
Su Jin’s cell phone was taken away by her, and all messages from Sister Li were unreadable.
The day passed quickly and night fell.
After washing, Su Jin hesitantly walked out of the bathroom. When she saw the person sitting on the bed looking at the computer, she felt nervous all over her body.
Her progress was too fast this time.
Su Jin murmured in her heart and walked slowly towards the bed.
While lying on the bed, Ye Qinglan came towards her with the computer, “Sister…”
Su Jin closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
The sounds around him stopped suddenly.
She could feel Ye Qinglan’s aggressive eyes lingering on her body, wanting to see her inch by inch.
After a while, Ye Qinglan looked away.
The lights in the room were turned off, the light in front of him suddenly dimmed, and the voices around him were soft and slow.
After a while, it became quiet.
The whole world fell into silence.
Su Jin pretended to be unconscious, and gradually fell asleep.
The scene in the dream was very confusing, it was them from before.
The lights in the hotel are dim and ambiguous.
Ye Qinglan stood at the door, her slender fingers still on the door handle, her knuckles turning white from the exertion.
The black trench coat on her body still carried the chill of the night, but her face was colder than the frost and snow outside.
Her eyes were locked on the big bed in the room.
Su Jin was half wrapped in a messy silk nightgown, with dazzling red marks on her collarbone, her long hair disheveled, and her eyes were deliberately lazy and…a trace of imperceptible panic.
Beside her, a strange woman was dressing in a hurry, with embarrassment and a hint of fear on her face.
“Ye, Ye Qinglan…” The woman was about to speak when she was interrupted.
“Get lost.”
Ye Qinglan’s voice was not high-pitched, not even undulating, but it was like a blade tempered with ice, scraping through the air, silencing the woman for an instant. He looked at Su Jin again, and saw that she didn’t respond, and then rushed out of the room.
The door is closed.
They were the only two people left in the room.
Dead silence.
Su Jin could hear the sound of her heart beating wildly in her chest, almost shattering her eardrums.
The system’s instructions echoed coldly and clearly in her mind: “Please host according to the set lines, completely anger the target and promote the darkening process. This is a key plot point and cannot be missed.”
She took a deep breath, forced herself to lift her chin, and met Ye Qinglan’s eyes that were filled with a terrifying storm.
She even managed a mocking smile.
“Ms. Ye came here so late, do you want to join? Or…” Her voice was deliberately frivolous, her fingertips casually rolled her hanging hair, and her red lips uttered poisonous words, “Can’t you afford it?””
Ye Qinglan’s body shook almost imperceptibly, as if he had been hit hard by an invisible blow.
The last trace of blood on her face had faded away, leaving only pale white.
Those eyes that were always calm and gentle were like glass that was broken instantly, reflecting no brilliance, only a void.
She took a step forward, her steps a little frivolous, her eyes fixed on her face, her voice hoarse: “…what did you say?”
“I said,” Su Jin’s heart was so painful that it was about to tear, but the coercive force of the system prevented her from stopping. Every word seemed to be hurting herself and the other party, “Isn’t it just a matter of fun between us?Just take what you need.Miss Ye wouldn’t… take it seriously, would she?”
She even chuckled, and the laughter seemed particularly harsh and cruel in the silent room.
“Why does this game of love between you and me have to be so ugly?Isn’t it normal for me to feel bored now and find more interesting playmates?”
Ye Qinglan said nothing.
She just looked at her with a look she had never seen before.
All emotion was drained from her eyes at that moment.She was like a beautiful sculpture that lost its soul in an instant, leaving only a cold body and a pair of broken eyes.
Su Jin’s heart was severely torn, and the cramping pains came one after another, like waves, flooding her.
A feeling of suffocation hit her face. Su Jin gasped for air and struggled to open her eyes.
The room was dark, and Su Jin subconsciously raised her hand to touch the side. There was no one there, and her tentacles only contained the residual warmth of her body.
Apparently people have been gone for a long time.
“Ye Qinglan!”She screamed and sat up from the bed, turning on the bedside lamp. There was no one in the room.
Su Jin hurriedly got up from the bed, not even bothering to put on her shoes, and walked out the door barefoot.
The lights in the corridor were dim, and Su Jin looked around but saw no one.
“Ye Qinglan?”She called out in a low voice, but there was no response.
The lights downstairs were only half turned on, and the living room was illuminated by light. She stood on the stairs and saw no one going down. Only the corridor lights near the guest bedroom were on.
Su Jin’s breathing became more and more rapid as she slowly walked down the stairs.
Walk towards the corner of the house.
Ye Qinglan’s house is large enough, with two floors of duplex. In addition to the bedroom where they live, there are still some rooms left.
Some were opened up to serve as cloakrooms, and some were used as other functional areas. There was a nanny’s room and a guest bedroom on the first floor. Su Jin rarely went there.
Now, there is light over there, and there are faint sounds.
“Qinglan?”Su Jin walked over cautiously, and Ye Qinglan’s voice became louder and louder, as if he was arguing with someone.
Su Jin walked to the door, carefully opened the door a small gap, and looked inside.
The light coming from behind the crack in the door was a bit dazzling.
Su Jin squinted her eyes and took a moment to adjust before seeing the scene in the room clearly.
And everything in the room shocked her.
This is no ordinary guest bedroom.
The entire splashback was remodeled.
The walls were a soft cold white, with waterfall-like data streams flowing on several suspended light screens. Those characters and graphics were completely incomprehensible to Su Jin, but she could feel the powerful energy and precise logic contained in them.
In the center of the room, a translucent energy barrier enveloped a small, flickering and twisting silver ball of light.
What is that?
Su Jin frowned slightly and looked at the room again. When did these things appear?What on earth is Ye Qinglan doing here.
But soon, Su Jin understood.
“Ye Qinglan! Why do you think you have a system? And you are a traitor! You are helping others do evil! The Lord God will not let you go!”
It’s the system!
Although much weaker in form and feel, she could never mistake the core, uncomfortable feeling of coldness and compulsion.
Su Jin opened her eyes slightly, in disbelief.
Ye Qinglan actually trapped the system?
Wait, no, what were they just saying?
System?Ye Qinglan actually has a system?
Su Jin’s heart sank suddenly, and she looked at the woman with her back turned to her. She was tall and straight, but she had an almost dangerous aura.
She seemed to be speaking to the ball of light, and her voice was harsh and cold as metal, which Su Jin rarely heard: “…Do you think you can escape by pretending to be dead? Your energy can no longer support the coming of your god.”
And beside her, there was indeed a silver ball of light.
The silver ball of light flashed violently several times, and emitted an obviously weak and malicious electronic sound: “Illegal imprisonment…the Lord God…will not let you go…you will all…be completely eliminated…”
Ye Qinglan sneered, and there was no warmth in the laughter. “Before that, I will dismantle you into the most primitive data stream. Tell me, what is the security protocol to unbind my sister? How to ensure that her memory is not damaged when she returns to the original world?”
“Wishful thinking…the binding is irreversible…the memory…must be formatted…this is the rule…” The light ball’s voice became weaker and weaker, but it was still strong.
“Rules?” Ye Qinglan leaned forward slightly, a faint blue electric light lingered on his fingertips, and he lightly touched the energy barrier.
Within the barrier, the silver ball of light shrank suddenly and let out a sharp scream.
“The rules you are talking about are to use lies, manipulation and pain to play with every living soul as a chess piece? Are you going to wash away my sister’s memory and turn her into your tool to hurt me again after she desperately protects me?”
Her voice suddenly rose in pitch, carrying irrepressible anger and pain. The strong emotion made Su Jin’s heart tremble violently outside the door.
The silver ball of light was silent.
The blue electric light on Ye Qinglan’s fingertips became more intense, and his tone was as cold as a knife: “It seems that you don’t plan to say it anymore. It doesn’t matter, I have plenty of time. When my system completely analyzes your core code and swallows up your energy, everything I want to know will naturally be clear. As for you…”
She paused, and there was an almost cruel calmness in her voice: “You will be the ‘fuel’ for me to send my sister home. This is your only value.”
“You——! Traitor! Defective product! You are as much a disgrace to the Lord God as your damn auxiliary system!” The silver ball of light seemed to be completely angered, and burst out with a final scream, “Do you think you can win? Dream! This world has deviated too far from the plot, and the Lord God will soon discover the abnormality! By then, all of you will -”
Its words stopped abruptly, as if suppressed by a stronger force.
Ye Qinglan ignored its clamor and just looked at it coldly, as if looking at a piece of garbage that was about to be disposed of.
At this moment, perhaps because his emotions were too agitated, or perhaps because the soul power that had just recovered his memory was not stable enough, Su Jin could not completely control his breathing and heartbeat, and made a very slight gasping sound.
Ye Qinglan’s back instantly straightened!
She turned around suddenly, her sharp eyes as sharp as an eagle’s falcon directed towards the door!
Behind the crack in the door, Su Jin’s eyes with complicated emotions were nowhere to be seen.
Their eyes met again.
This time, there is no pretense, no temptation.
Su Jin saw a flash of panic in Ye Qinglan’s eyes, and was immediately covered by a deeper emotion.
“Sister, are you awake?”
Ye Qinglan walked towards her with a calm expression.
She took Su Jin’s hand and wanted to take her away, but Su Jin didn’t move.
Time seemed to freeze again.
Only within the energy barrier, the imprisoned system was still flickering faintly.
Su Jin’s eyes swept across the trapped system light ball, and finally settled on Ye Qinglan’s face.
“Qinglan,” she said, her voice a little hoarse but extremely clear, “What…have you done?”
Ye Qinglan looked at her and didn’t answer immediately.
The emotions in her eyes surged several times, and finally turned into a bitter smile.
“Sister,” she said softly, with a calmness after the dust had settled, “you remembered.”
She used affirmative sentences. In the morning, she guessed that Su Jin had regained her memory, but she didn’t reveal it, and Ye Qinglan didn’t say anything either.
“So,” Su Jin turned to face Ye Qinglan, her voice trembling, “Now, can you tell me what is going on? And… what are you going to do?”
Ye Qinglan’s fingertips gently brushed the moisture at the corners of Su Jin’s eyes, and the touch had a soothing power.
“This is not the place to talk, sister, let’s go out and talk.”
She held Su Jin’s somewhat cold hand and led her away from this room full of cold technology and back to the warm and bright living room.
After placing Su Jin on the soft sofa and pouring a glass of warm water into her hand, Ye Qinglan sat down next to her.
She didn’t speak immediately, but just looked at her quietly, with too many emotions in her eyes that Su Jin couldn’t understand.
“Actually, there’s nothing to say. Sister,” Ye Qinglan finally spoke, his voice low and calm, as if he was describing a long-ago event, “The world that ‘failed’ in your memory… collapsed and was destroyed not long after I was ‘blackened’.”
Su Jin’s fingers tightened suddenly, and the water in the glass swayed.
“Just when I thought everything was going to end, including myself, I would disappear,” Ye Qinglan’s eyes were a little distant, “The Quiet System found me. It said it was sorry for you. You helped it before, so it came to help me this time.”
“It preserved all my memories of you when the world was reset.” Ye Qinglan looked at Su Jin, his eyes gentle and complicated, “So, from the moment you reappeared in front of me, I recognized you.”
Su Jin’s heart twitched hard, it turned out… Qinglan knew it from the beginning!
“But I didn’t know your situation at the time. You didn’t seem to remember me at all, and your behavior was… very strange, with an obvious sense of mission and purpose.” Ye Qinglan’s tone brought a hint of coldness, “I soon discovered the ‘system’ in you. It is manipulating you, giving you tasks… to seduce me, but to hurt yourself.”
“So, you will take advantage of the situation?” Su Jin’s voice was a little hoarse.
“Yes.” Ye Qinglan nodded and did not hide anything, “I pretended to be ‘conquered’ by you and approached step by step. On the one hand, I wanted to confirm your safety and figure out the purpose of the system; on the other hand… I really couldn’t resist you. Even if I know that you may be approaching with a ‘mission’, even if I know that those sweet things may be a disguise, I still… want to keep you by my side.”
She smiled bitterly: “It’s very selfish, isn’t it? Knowing that there is danger, knowing that you may not be sincere, I still trapped you in this way.”
“No, it’s not!” Su Jin shook her head violently, put down the water glass, and held Ye Qinglan’s hand tightly. Tears finally fell uncontrollably, “It’s my fault… It’s my fault… I was deceived by the system, it’s my fault that I didn’t think of it earlier… Qinglan, I’m sorry…”
“Shh, it’s over.” Ye Qinglan reached out to hold her in his arms and patted her back, “I know that was not your intention. You under the control of the system are not the same person as the sister who fought to protect me in my memory. I can tell the difference very clearly.”
Su Jin choked in her arms, with a long accumulation of guilt, heartache, and the ecstasy of recovery. All the emotions were like a flood that burst a dam.
She hugged Ye Qinglan back hard, as if they wanted to merge into each other’s flesh and blood.”Qinglan…I will never leave you again, and I will never hurt you again…”
“Yes, I know.” Ye Qinglan put his chin on the top of her hair, his voice gentle but firm.
At this tender moment, a voice with a slightly mechanical feel but a much livelier tone suddenly sounded: [Ahem…that, master, is me!I’m sorry to disturb your reunion. I…can take the liberty to ask how much you remember…]
After saying that, it suddenly realized that it was now bound to Ye Qinglan. When leaving that special room, even its former owner would not see it or hear its voice.
It had no choice but to ask Ye Qinglan for help, [Hurry up and ask the owner for me.】
Ye Qinglan ignored her and continued to talk to Su Jin: “During your absence, the system and I have been thinking of ways. Even if that thing doesn’t send you back, I will find you.”
It’s just that this time will be extended indefinitely.
But fortunately, there is a system. No matter how many times the world is restarted, she will not lose her memory.
Su Jin felt even more guilty, “I’ve really worked hard on you for so long.”
“As long as my sister can come back, I will do anything you want me to do!”
【Ye Qinglan!Help me talk to the master!】The system is running around in panic, but it cannot show up.
It talked too much, and Ye Qinglan lost his patience.
“Shut up.” Ye Qinglan interrupted coldly, with an unquestionable command in his tone, “Go back and do your thing.”
[But…] The system wanted to say something else. Sensing Ye Qinglan’s emotions, it could only respond aggrievedly, and then disappeared.
Su Jin raised her head from Ye Qinglan’s arms, her eyes were still red, and she was a little curious: “It…has been with you all the time?”
“Well, a guy who talks a lot but is somewhat useful.” Ye Qinglan said lightly, obviously not wanting to talk more about this system.
To her, it was just a tool, far less important than the person in her arms.
Ye Qinglan’s eyes were gentle, “Sister, don’t worry, the system has been controlled by us. Once it absorbs its energy, it can protect the world. Although there is no way to compete with the Lord God, it can maintain the status quo. We can be together.”
Although Su Jin was happy to hear this, she felt uneasy, “It can’t be that simple.”
The system is so powerful that it is impossible not to take any measures, especially when the previous system defected.
But now they don’t know what the backhand of the system is, and they don’t want to waste time in such a place.
Neither of them continued the topic just now, and focused all their attention on the people around them.
In the silence of the night, the two people hugged each other and poured out all their thoughts and love.
Time passed quietly with tenderness, and it was not until late at night that Su Jin fell asleep under Ye Qinglan’s gentle comfort.
This time, there were no nightmares.
Have a good night’s sleep.
When Su Jin woke up, she saw the person lying next to her, staring at her intently, and smiled knowingly.
“You didn’t sleep all night, did you?”
But her spirit looked really good.
Ye Qinglan came closer and kissed her forehead, “I can’t bear to sleep when you are by my side.”
She was so afraid that Su Jin would disappear as soon as she closed her eyes.
She could only keep looking and making sure the person was lying next to her before she could completely relax.
“Fool.” Su Jin raised her hand and touched her cheek, “Haven’t you already made arrangements? There will be no more problems in this world, and I will never leave you again. We will always be together, and no one will separate us this time.”
Ye Qinglan’s eyes heated up, he raised his hand to hug her into his arms, put his head on her neck, and hummed softly.
This time she won’t allow anyone to hurt her sister.
After that, Ye Qinglan and Su Jin never separated again.
They didn’t mention the system again, as if everything they had experienced was just a dream, and they were the reality now.
But those things they deliberately don’t think about will eventually happen.
The system voice in Ye Qinglan’s mind was rare and solemn with a hint of imperceptible weakness: [Ye Qinglan, the situation has changed.】
Ye Qinglan was leaning against the kitchen door, looking at Su Jin fussing around in the kitchen with a smile. Hearing this, his heart tightened: [Say.】
[I absorbed all the energy of that strategy system, but in the deepest part of the energy core, I discovered a deeply hidden ‘self-destruction program’ and ‘abnormal alarm program’.】The system spoke very quickly, 【The moment my absorption was completed, the self-destruction program had been activated and began to reversely erode my core code.At the same time, the abnormal alarm also sent positioning fluctuations to the dimension where the main system was located in a way that I could not completely intercept.】
[The worst thing is that this self-destruction program interlocks the underlying rules of the world.It will fully activate in… twenty-four hours.At that time, the world will undergo a “forced restart” to eliminate all abnormal existences that do not conform to the “original plot settings”…】
Ye Qinglan’s face turned pale instantly.
An abnormal existence that does not fit in with the original plot setting…my sister, herself, and maybe even the system!
[Is there any way to stop it?] Ye Qinglan forced herself to calm down.
[Most of my energy is used to block and absorb, and the core code is also being eroded, unable to resist this kind of rule-level restart.] The sound of the system is getting weaker and weaker, [But… before my core is completely eroded and disintegrated, I can use all the remaining energy, plus the absorbed energy, to forcibly tear open a temporary channel.Only one person can be sent away, and…it must be before the restart begins.】
Only one person can be sent away.
Ye Qinglan’s eyes crossed the kitchen door frame and fell on the figure who was stamping his feet in annoyance at the bottom of the burnt pot.
The tenderness in his eyes almost overflowed, and was immediately covered by an almost cold determination.
[Send her away.] Ye Qinglan’s voice sounded in his mind, so calm without a trace of ripples, [Use all your strength to ensure the stability of the passage, ensure her safe return, and… protect her memory from damage as much as possible.】
【Host!Then you…]
【Follow it.] Ye Qinglan interrupted it, his tone unquestionable, [Also, don’t tell her about this.Not a word is allowed.】
The system was silent. It seemed to want to say something, but in the end it just turned into a very soft voice: […Yes.】
For the rest of the time, Ye Qinglan behaved extremely calmly, even more gentle and patient than usual.
She accompanied Su Jin through the unsuccessful dinner, patiently helped her clean the oil stains on her face, watched boring variety shows with her, and listened to her ramble on about her future plans – those ordinary and happy plans that were full of fireworks.
Su Jin was immersed in the joy of reunion and longing for the future, unaware of the sadness and reluctance deep in her lover’s eyes about the impending farewell.
At night, Ye Qinglan gently coaxed Su Jin to sleep, patting her back gently and humming a tuneless lullaby as he had done countless times before, until her breathing became long and even.
Then, she leaned down and pressed a soft but long kiss on Su Jin’s lips, as if she wanted to pour her life’s love into it.
“Sister, live well.” She whispered silently, and a hot tear finally slipped from under her closed eyelashes and dripped on Su Jin’s cheek.
She straightened up, her eyes becoming cold and firm.【Let’s get started.】
[Channel building… Energy output is maximized… Positioning is stable…] The sound of the system is almost inaudible, with the tremor of excessive energy consumption.
A soft but steady white light slowly unfolded above the sleeping Su Jin, forming a rotating passage entrance.
At the moment when Su Jin was about to be sucked into the passage——
Su Jin suddenly opened her eyes as if she noticed something!
“Qinglan!” She almost sat up and immediately saw the passage above her head and the sad but determined Ye Qinglan beside the bed.
“What is this? What are you going to do!” she asked eagerly.
Ye Qinglan’s face was pale, tears flashing in her eyes, “Sister…”
Her voice was choked, “You must take good care of yourself.”
“What do you mean…” Su Jin swallowed her question.
In an instant, she understood everything!
“No! I won’t leave!” She screamed and tried to pounce on Ye Qinglan, but was restrained in place by a gentle but irresistible force, which was controlled by the system under Ye Qinglan’s instructions.
“Qinglan! Let me go! Let’s find a way together! Let’s go together!” Su Jin struggled desperately, tears bursting out, “We agreed that we will face it together this time; we agreed that we will be together! I won’t leave!”
Ye Qinglan looked at her, her tears finally bursting, but she slowly shook her head, her voice hoarse but clear: “Sister, be obedient. The world is about to restart, and I can only send you away.”
“Everything that does not belong to this world will disappear, sister, I can’t let you risk your life.” She said, “So you must go back, return to your world.”
“What about you?! What do you do?!”
Ye Qinglan did not answer, but looked at her deeply, as if he wanted to carve her appearance into the deepest part of his soul.
The suction force of the passage became stronger and stronger, and Su Jin’s body began to lift off the ground uncontrollably.
“Ye Qinglan! If you dare to leave me alone…I will never forgive you! Never!” Su Jin burst into tears and screamed desperately, “I don’t want it!”
They finally got together, why… She hadn’t gotten along well with her, or even felt her body temperature.
Ye Qinglan…Ye Qinglan…
She couldn’t scream anymore, and her whole body was sucked into the white light.
I won’t live alone!If you die, even if you are sent back to the original world, I will not survive!
Although he couldn’t hear her voice, Ye Qinglan could understand her decisive eyes.
At the last moment when her figure was about to be completely engulfed by white light, Ye Qinglan suddenly stepped forward and shouted to her as if he had exhausted all his strength: “Sister! Our daughter… was sent away by me when the world was restarted for the first time! She is in your world! Go find her! Promise me to go find her!”
These words were like thunder, exploding in Su Jin’s mind!
daughter?They…had a daughter?
The huge shock even temporarily overcame the pain of separation. She opened her eyes wide and looked at Ye Qinglan in disbelief with tears streaming down her face but with a relieved smile.
The next second, white light engulfed everything.
Su Jin’s figure completely disappeared in the passage.
In the living room, only Ye Qinglan was left alone, and the white light spots gradually dissipated.
The countdown to the restart of the world was silently coming to an end in her mind.
She slowly walked to the window and looked at the silent night outside. The tears on her face were not dry, but the corners of her mouth curled up with a very faint and satisfied arc.
Sister, stay alive.
Live with our hope.
Farewell.