Chapter 062

The gaming variety show concluded successfully, with many trainees gaining significant fan followings through the livestream. However, Shijiu, the most popular performer on the show, never appeared again. It was as if he had vanished from the face of the earth. No matter how hard fans searched, they couldn't find his whereabouts.

This incident was so bizarre that within a month after the game ended, Shijiu's name was on the hot search list almost every day.

Three months later, the popularity of the wine gradually subsided.

When Shi woke up from the alcohol, he first smelled the faint smell of disinfectant in the hospital.

"Xiaojiu." It happened to be night, and Shi Yan was here with him. Seeing that she finally woke up, Shi Yan immediately went to her bedside.

"How is it? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?" Shi Yan's tone was very soft. He reached out and gently helped Shi Jiu up, and let her drink some water.

Ever since Shijiu quit the game three months ago, he'd been unconscious, often slipping into a deep coma. Even when he was awake, he didn't like to talk. He lay quietly in bed, as if he'd lost his mind, tears occasionally streaming down his face.

Shi Yan wanted to talk to her and ask her what was wrong. But Shi Jiu never spoke to him, as if she couldn't hear him at all.

She seemed to have locked herself in a little world of her own, no longer able to hear any sounds from the outside world.

Shi Jiu obediently drank the water in the glass. His throat was dry and uncomfortable, but drinking water was of no use.

"Would you like to drink some more?" Shi Yan asked.

Shi Jiu shook his head slightly and called softly, "Brother."

Shi Yan almost dropped the cup in his hand.

It's been three months, and this is the first time I've talked to him while drinking.

"Brother is here." Shi Yan responded softly.

Shi Jiu's eyes were red. She looked up at Shi Yan and murmured, "I couldn't bring him back."

She still clearly remembered that the last time she saw him, his face was very bad and his lips were bloodless. He might have been punished.

Shi Yan extended his hand and touched Shi Jiu's hair, comforting him, "I don't blame you."

Shi Jiu didn't say anything, but tears kept falling.

Shi Yan sighed softly and gently held Shi Jiu in his arms: "Axiu will come back."

Shijiu was in a very bad condition, and only a few of his friends knew about this incident later.

Jin Meng, Anqi and Gu Jie often come to the hospital to visit Shi Jiu. Jin Meng's school is near the hospital, and Jin Meng goes to the hospital almost every day.

Three months later, Shijiu was finally able to be discharged from the hospital.

Her mental state is basically stable and she can control her emotions. However, compared to before, she has become quieter and doesn't like to laugh as much.

Shijiu never touched the game again.

She gained a lot of fans through gaming variety shows, and even just a few random live broadcasts could earn her a good income. However, Shijiu didn't do that. She often watched some old game replays, but never entered the game again.

She obviously still loves it, but she is determined not to touch it.

Shijiu reapplied for school and, through self-study, was admitted to the medical department of an Ivy League university. It felt like she was back to her old life, spending all day in the lab, self-torturingly running experiments and compiling data. It was a busy and boring life.

A few years later, many people had forgotten the beautiful girl who had amazed them in the game, and Wen Shijiu's name no longer appeared online.

Shi Jiu seemed to have let it go, and she never mentioned Gu Yuxiu's name again.

She works hard to live and lives her life to the fullest.

Despite having to learn other majors again, Shijiu still did well.

Graduation time came in the blink of an eye. Shi Jiu did not look for a job. She stayed at Ivy League University and chose to be a teacher. She had very few classes per week, but her classroom was always full.

Shi Jiu is beautiful and gentle, and many students like her very much.

Her life seems to be pretty good now.

"Hey, hey, hey, have you heard? The league is about to start. Do you want to sign up?"

"I'm a little tempted, but I'm meeting more and more great people now, so it might not be my turn even if I sign up."

"What are you afraid of? Just give it a try! If it doesn't work, we won't lose anything."

While Shijiu was eating in the cafeteria, she heard a few students behind her discussing a gaming league. The game was still very popular and had many loyal fans.

"Do you know Ms. Wen Shijiu from the Medical Department? I heard she's really good at playing games!"

"I know! I watched her live broadcast when I was in high school. Back then, she fought her way back from Class F to first place!"

"But Mr. Wen Shijiu hasn't done any live game broadcasts since the variety show ended. It's such a pity."

For some reason, Shijiu ate this dinner very slowly. She ate slowly and swallowed slowly, but she couldn't taste anything. Her mouth was very bitter.

Jin Meng found Shijiu on an inconspicuous bench in the school.

Shijiu was wearing a white lace blouse, with many empty bottles of wine beside her. She was curled up on a bench, looking up at the stars and drinking wine sip by sip.

"Why did you drink so much?" Seeing that Shijiu was still drinking, Jin Meng walked to Shijiu and snatched the bottle from her hand.

When she was drunk, she was also very well behaved. She didn't make a noise or get angry. She just looked up at Jin Meng quietly. Then she lowered her head and reached out to take another bottle, intending to open it.

Jin Meng reluctantly snatched the bottle from Shi Jiu's hand again, "Don't drink, you're already drunk."

Shi Jiu didn't want to move, so Jin Meng sat beside her to keep her company.

When she was drunk, her face turned a little red. She couldn't drink much. In the past, she would get drunk after drinking a little bit of alcohol, let alone drinking so much.

The cool breeze blew in the evening, and Jin Meng reached out and gently touched Shi Jiu's face. Her face was already very hot.

Jin Meng reached out and held Shi Jiu's arm, and asked softly, "Can I take you home?"

Shi Jiu lowered her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly, but she said calmly, "I feel a little uncomfortable."

"Where does it hurt?" Jin Meng asked with concern.

But Shijiu didn't speak for a long time.

After a while, Shi Jiu opened her mouth gently. Her tone was very soft, and she said, "I miss him so much."

“.......”

As Shijiu's good friend, Jin Meng couldn't help but understand Shijiu's mood. She hadn't been truly happy in these years.

Jin Meng's eyes also turned red. She paused and asked distressedly, "You've never forgotten him, have you?"

Shi Jiu nodded somewhat slowly.

Under the moonlight, Jin Meng saw Shi Jiu's red eyes and the faint glint of tears in them.

On Saturday and Sunday, Shijiu had days off and didn't have to go to class. When she woke up, she received a message from Jin Meng.

"Oh no, Jiu, what should we do if something happens to Gu Jie?"

Shi Jiu immediately replied to Jin Meng: "What's wrong?"

Jin Meng was online, and she quickly replied to Shi Jiu's message: "Gu Jie participated in the game's internal testing, but ended up being trapped inside the game. His consciousness hasn't come out yet."

"What should I do? I want to go in and take a look."

"Will you come with me?"

As expected, Shijiu didn't respond for a long time.

Shi Jiu held the communicator in her hand. She lowered her eyes to look at the screen for a long time, then turned her head to look at the game console in her room. She hadn't touched the game console in five years.

As if by magic, she had already walked to the front of the game cabin.

Shi Jiu lowered his eyes and reached out to gently touch her game cabinet.

Jin Meng waited for a while before finally receiving news from Shi Jiu.

"I can't get in."

Jin Meng: “?”

"Why?"

Jiu hadn't told anyone about this. It wasn't that she didn't want to enter the game, but she simply couldn't. Her consciousness had been damaged before, and the game system automatically blocked her from entering.

She never gave up and tried many times on her own over the past five years.

The most serious time was when she was in a coma for three days after she came out.

Perhaps Jin Meng's words made Shijiu want to try again, so Shijiu opened the game cabin and started the game.

His head hurt, and Shijiu frowned.

Unlike before, this time the scene in front of her eyes gradually changed.

She can enter the game!

With a click, the game cabin was forcibly closed, and Shi Jiu, who had not yet fully entered the game, slowly woke up.

"Little wine." Standing next to the game cabin was Shi Yan.

Shi Yan looked at her worriedly: "Are you okay?"

Last time, Shijiu fainted in the game cabin. Fortunately, he found him in time and nothing happened.

Shijiu sat up from the game cabin, "It's okay, brother."

"I can enter the game now, brother."

Shi Jiu's tone was calm, but Shi Yan could still feel her excitement.

Shi Yan was silent for a while, then he asked, "Do you want to go?"

Shi Jiu didn't deny it: "I want to enter the game."

Shi Yan finally sighed softly. He lowered his eyes and noticed the tattoo on Shi Jiu's finger. As her brother, Shi Yan knew Shi Jiu very well. On the surface, Shi Jiu seemed to have let it go, but in fact, she had never truly let it go.

She often stared at old photos in a daze, and often made some actions that Gu Yuxiu often did.

She missed him very much.

"He's been gone for five years, but he's never disappeared from your heart, right?" Shi Yan said with a smile.

"elder brother……"

"Go ahead, brother supports you."

"Ajiu, are you ready?" Jin Meng never expected that Shijiu would change his mind. She agreed to her request and wanted to enter the game with her.

"Ready." Shijiu was already lying in the game cabin. She hadn't experienced this feeling for a long time.

Shi Yan was standing outside her gaming cabin, looking down at her.

He seemed even more nervous than her. Shijiu noticed that Shiyan's hands were clenched into fists, and his joints were slightly white.

Shi Jiu waved to Shi Yan, and she narrowed her eyes towards him.

She hadn't laughed so easily in a long time.

"Then let's get ready to enter the game!" Jin Meng's voice came from the communicator.

"Okay." Shi Jiu agreed.

After five years, the familiar game sounds rang out again.

【Welcome to the game】