Chapter 55 Blindness [VIP]

[Major plot twist! Major plot twist! This is how Ziyu, the husband of the Qin Group heir, spent his childhood?!][Explosive!]

[You can know a person's face but not their heart. Is it his fault or theirs?] [Breaking News]

[If I had an aunt and uncle like that, I'd rather jump off a cliff.] [Hot]

On a certain Weibo account, as videos released by passersby and information uncovered by Qin's legal department finally surfaced, the frenzy surrounding the crackdown on Ziyu finally subsided.

The final word came from a video—a miniature camera that had been attached to Ziyu's collar.

Inside, all the secrets were faithfully recorded, and the truth of the matter was finally revealed.

The loan shark, Brother Long, was arrested by the police yesterday while drinking with his brothers. Under police questioning, they confessed everything.

The netizens who felt tricked were naturally outraged. Some even used the banner of justice to turn their anger towards the other three main figures in the incident. Aunt Huifang's life didn't have any exciting highlights. After people pointed fingers at her weakness and lamented her past glory as a strong woman, she was left aside.

But the more you dig into the uncle and cousin's past, the more exciting it becomes.

Putting aside the fact that my uncle is a gay conman who swindles women into marriage, my cousin is even more of a two-timing man who accepts anyone who comes his way, and his behavior is so shocking and disgusting.

What was most surprising was why the uncle was so terrified when he heard that his cousin had contracted AIDS. It was because the two of them had not only violated human ethics by having an affair, but had even engaged in group activities with male prostitutes on several occasions.

Such bizarre events naturally sparked an even more fervent craze than the siege of Ziyu. The cousin wasn't ugly, and he was also quite outgoing, so countless people hung out with him. When it was suddenly revealed that this person had been ill for a long time, many people rushed to check if they had it themselves.

Those who were found to be healthy were naturally grateful to have survived a disaster, while those who were found to have the disease were naturally disoriented and felt as if the world had turned upside down.

When they came to their senses, they unleashed their fury on Weibo, showing no mercy to their cousin, and the photos and stories they revealed were increasingly shocking.

Ultimately, the police verdict was delivered. The uncle had swindled a lot of money from sponsors under the pretense of sponsorship in his early years and was imprisoned for fraud. The cousin was also imprisoned for malicious assault and defamation because he brought sulfuric acid to harm Ziyu.

Naturally, the card containing six million was returned to its rightful owner—Ziyu, that stingy guy, never considered actually giving them the money.

Now, the matter of Ziyu's scandals has come to an end, and things have calmed down.

*

What followed was intense, almost burning pain. Ziyu desperately tried to grab onto something, and in the final moment when he lost consciousness from the pain, he seemed to have grasped something warm.

*

Ziyu's eyelashes trembled, and she tentatively opened her eyes, only to be met with complete darkness.

Before coming to his aunt's house, Ziyu guessed that his cousin would not let the matter rest. He made all the necessary preparations for all possible scenarios. However, no matter how much Ziyu planned, he did not expect that his cousin would have a bottle of sulfuric acid that he had obtained from who-knows-where.

He can no longer see.

A rare sense of fear surged back into Ziyu's heart, and he frantically explored.

He wasn't this terrified when he realized he was dead, that he might never see that person again, and that he had to pursue a character in the game world.

Is anyone there...?

One of the few things Ziyu was afraid of was the dark.

This darkness reminded him of a corner of the orphanage, a corner covered in cobwebs, where unwanted children would be abandoned like pitiful insects.

Ziyu trembled, as if even her voice was being suppressed.

Don't abandon him.

—Don't leave him.

All pretense of composure and rationality crumbled at this moment.

He seemed to have returned to his childhood when he had just learned of his parents' passing, a time when he was scorned by everyone. They called him a jinx and said that his picky eating and fussiness had killed his parents.

Darkness, endless darkness.

Ziyu reached out her hand in alarm.

“I…” am scared.

The first thing he touched was a pair of warm hands, which gently and softly lifted his hands and carefully placed them on his lap.

"The doctor said that your eyes may still recover."

A deep, steady male voice sounded in my ear.

"It just needs some time."

—It just takes a little time.

"Don't be afraid."

Qin Yuzhen didn't say how long this period of time had lasted, nor did he say how serious Ziyu's eyes were. He said nothing, yet it seemed that he had said everything.

All doctors say this when they see a glimmer of hope but cannot be too certain.

Ziyu held Qin Yuzhen tightly, knowing that he should let Qin Yuzhen leave for the sake of the plot.

never mind.

Ziyu slowly lowered her head and gently rested it on Qin Yuzhen's shoulder, feeling the warmth.

Anyway, that's how the story has already unfolded.

Qin Yuzhen quietly watched Ziyu.

He felt no joy at Ziyu's unusual initiative to approach him; on the contrary, a rare and subtle pain welled up in his heart.

He had already made the call before Ziyu woke up, suppressing his anger and ordering his men to give Ziyu's cousin a proper "welcome".

Qin Yuzhen's eyes were filled with gloom and ruthlessness. In fact, if Ziyu hadn't reacted first and stopped him when his cousin poured the sulfuric acid, some of the sulfuric acid might have been poured on him as well.

Ziyu... Ziyu.

*

Late at night, Qin Yuzhen went to bed early, and fearing that Ziyu would be scared, he left one hand for Ziyu to hold.

Ziyu awoke from his sleep. The darkness offered him a small comfort, a comfort born of shared darkness. He held Qin Yuzhen's hand, wearily pondering what to do next.

[Help, I'm starting to seriously suspect you guys did this on purpose.]

Ziyu sneered: "If you don't want to pay, just say so, instead of deliberately messing up the plot and trying to prevent me from completing the story."

The assistant's mechanical voice trembled, unable to bear that its host dared to doubt it: "[This is the system assistant, replying to the host: Our game company would never break its word! We will give you exactly what we promised! We will provide everything the host desires. The core reward was given in consideration of the host's strong desires in their previous life. Besides, the main system has already replied to the host that all of this is due to a bug in this playthrough, which caused an error in the plot...]"

Ziyu seized upon a loophole in her assistant's words and questioned, "From beginning to end, I strictly followed the plot, perfectly fitting the 'submissive' character setting. So why didn't the main protagonist follow the plot at all? Besides, you've already fixed the bugs on Mingyu's side, so why is the plot still like this?"

The assistant retorted: "Our system department has already investigated the plot and lowered the requirements for the host to complete the task. Our game company would never allow the host to work for free! Please trust our game company's capabilities."

A possibility that Ziyu was unwilling to accept flashed through his mind.

[Help, tell me, are there still any bugs we haven't found?]

Upon hearing this, the assistant, who had previously spoken so confidently, immediately fell silent.

Ziyu blinked tentatively as usual, and as expected, all he saw was darkness, with no images in sight.

In reality, sulfuric acid is so corrosive that its extremely strong corrosive power can cause skin necrosis and decay within minutes of contact with human skin, potentially producing black charred spots. It can also damage the cornea of ​​the eyes, causing permanent blindness.

But this is in the game world.

Ziyu touched her cheek and didn't feel any pits or craters caused by disfigurement. Apart from not being able to see, her eyes didn't have much disfigurement.

Because in the game, the character's appearance is the initial setting, and no matter what happens while completing a mission, the face will never be damaged.

Ziyu pursed his lips, which was why he protected Qin Yu behind him without much thought.

But he didn't expect that although he wasn't disfigured, he would lose his sight.

This was something he hadn't expected.

Without his eyes, he became completely blind.

How can a blind man complete the remaining tasks?

[...This is the system assistant, host. After review by the main system, what happened this time did indeed exceed our expectations for the plot. To compensate you, you can choose one character from the romanceable characters and use their eyes.]

Ziyu wondered: [Using the other person's eyes?]

Assistant: [You can see things through the other person's eyes, and as compensation, you can access and view everything the character saw during this time at any time.]

Ziyu understood.

It's like seeing things through someone else's eyes, even though it can't restore your own vision.

The assistant continued: "Currently, the host can choose from Qin Yuzhen, Tang Zuo, and Ming Yu."

Ziyu didn't even think about it.

Qinyu Town.

Nonsense, as another key figure in completing the mission, who else would he choose if not Qinyu Town?

Moreover… Ziyu pondered, he had always felt that something was very wrong with Qinyu Town.

Ziyu admitted that he had some empathy for Qin Yuzhen. Qin Yuzhen reminded him of that person many times, so when they acted out the scumbag romance novel plot together, Ziyu would occasionally feel a little genuine affection.

But he knew very well what kind of person this man was, yet in this playthrough, Qin Yu Town had been following a different path than in the previous one.

Whether it was the initial handing over of funds, the subsequent strange remarks, or now the engagement, Qin Yuzhen is quite different from the previous "scumbag."

This reminds me of how the assistant would pretend to be dead whenever another bug was mentioned.

Could it be that another bug is Qinyu Town?

Whether it is true or not, as long as we can successfully use the other party's eyes, we will know.

[Has the host confirmed that the target is Qinyu Town?]

【Sure. 】

[Okay, host, this is the system assistant. We will now connect your eyes to one of the romanceable characters—Qinyu Town.]

The hand in her palm was already slightly cool, and Ziyu gently squeezed it.

A gentle breeze swept by.