"Jinyan, wake up! Wake up!"

Xia Linyin shook Su Jinyan anxiously. He was such a clean person, but now he was covered in blood and wounds, and was almost unrecognizable.

They looked as disheveled as if they had just crawled out of a pool of blood in purgatory.

Xia Linyin carried Su Jinyan on her back, climbed out of the driver's seat, and ran forward desperately, shouting, "I won't let you die, Jinyan, I won't let you die!"

Su Jinyan became like this because he saved her. He stood in front of her without fear of death. This affection was too heavy for her to bear.

That would make it hard for her to breathe!

If Su Jinyan died to save her, she would never forgive herself!

Xia Linyin carried Su Jinyan on her back and rushed into the base's medical room, shouting, "He's injured! Quick! Save him!"

Only after the medical staff wheeled Su Jinyan into the treatment room did Xia Linyin collapse to the ground, utterly exhausted. Immediately, someone exclaimed and rushed over, asking, "Major General, are you alright? Are you injured? Should we go in for a check-up? Quick, someone come here—"

Xia Linyin shook her head to stop her, "No need, I'm fine. I'll just drink some nutrient solution and rest for a while."

She waited anxiously outside. When medical staff came out, she rushed up to them and asked, "How is he?"

"Major General Xia, don't worry, the general is fine, but his injuries are quite serious. He is still unconscious and will probably need to rest for a few days."

"That's good, that's good..." Xia Linyin nodded, letting out a sigh of relief, finally feeling the weight lifted from her chest.

Soon, Xia Linyin will be back on the battlefield. This time, they will storm the lair of the insect beasts and fight to the death.

Before setting off, Xia Linyin came to the treatment room, looked at Su Jinyan who was soaking in the medicine, and touched his palm through the glass.

She closed her eyes and said, "I'm sorry, Jinyan, I know he's just a string of cold data, but..."

Xia Linyin shook her head. "I can't stop myself from missing him. I can't forget him. I think I'll never forget him in my whole life."

The experience between her and Xiao Li was too unforgettable; it was a love that was connected to their bones, tendons, and flesh, fused into every part of their bodies, unbreakable, and could never be broken.

Even after so much time has passed, Xiao Li still lives vividly in her mind. She clearly remembers Xiao Li's voice, appearance, and smile. Whenever she recalls Xiao Li affectionately calling her "sister," the corners of her mouth involuntarily curve up, a smile that is both sweet and bittersweet.

“His whole world revolves around me. If I fall in love with someone else, he will definitely get jealous, become disobedient, and do foolish things. He loves me so much that I cannot betray him, nor can I bear to be like that.”

"I can't bear the thought that while I like you, there's someone else in my heart that I can never forget. That's not fair to you."

Xia Linyin took a deep breath. "So, I'm sorry, Jinyan. You deserve a better girl. Forget about me, Jinyan."

"I can't fall in love with you, I'm sorry." Xia Linyin turned around and left resolutely.

"Linyin, if I say I don't care about this unfairness, and that you are my whole world, will you still leave?"

Su Jinyan's voice came from behind. Xia Linyin paused, then continued walking forward, the three barely audible words carried away by the wind, "I'm sorry."

...

Su Jinyan received news of victory, but not news of Xia Linyin's return.

"We won! We won, General!" the soldiers shouted excitedly.

There was little joy of victory on Su Jinyan's face. He asked, "Where is Major General Xia?"

The soldier froze, his eyes gradually reddening. After his lips trembled a few times, he choked out, "Major General Xia...Major General Xia, she..."

The rest is self-explanatory.

Su Jinyan closed his eyes, his clenched fist so tight that the knuckles turned white and the veins stood out. A few seconds later, he opened his eyes and asked in a deep voice, "Where is the body?"

The soldier finally broke down in tears, saying sorrowfully, "Major General Xia activated the mecha's self-destruct device, perishing together with hundreds of insect beasts."

"No trace of the body?" Su Jinyan said in a low voice. He laughed mockingly, and then suddenly slammed his fist against the wall.

Blood trickled down her finger bones. Su Jinyan's voice was a mixture of hatred, resentment, and tender love, "She couldn't even bear to leave me a corpse?"

Everything in front of him shook violently and then began to collapse. Su Jinyan quit the game, took off his helmet and threw it on the table. An unprecedented feeling of fatigue swept over his body, crashing down on him like a tidal wave.

Tired, so tired, Su Jinyan lay on the bed, utterly exhausted. He emptied his mind, trying not to think about anything, until he fell into a deep sleep.

In the days that followed, Su Jinyan entered the game several more times, but without exception, each time ended in tragedy.

He even tried to hypnotize Xia Linyin to erase her memories of that NPC, but the result was that Xia Linyin kept staring out the window, saying that she was waiting for someone.

He asked her who she was waiting for, and after a moment of hesitation, she said, "I don't know."

He even drove Xia Linyin insane, making her see him as a venomous scorpion, a snake or an ant, and causing her to tremble with fear whenever she saw him.

The utterly terrified gaze directed at him was akin to being slowly sliced ​​to death.

Su Jinyan smiled bitterly. If there was even the slightest chance of success, he would have destroyed that NPC in reality without hesitation, but Xia Linyin hadn't given him even the slightest chance.

He wondered if he should really let go, but he was still unwilling to give up...

He had never been so devoted to anyone before, and there would never be another person like Xia Linyin who made him so attached, that he would scheme and plot so much just to be with her.

After thinking for a long time, Su Jinyan re-entered the game. This time, he did not tamper with Li Luo's data.

He buried his love for Xia Linyin deep in his heart, like a voyeur who couldn't bear the light, watching Li Luo come into reality and live happily with Xia Linyin from the shadows.

Xia Linyin's smile was so sweet, it was like poison being poured down his throat. He clearly realized that this was a smile he could never give Xia Linyin.

No matter what he tried, he couldn't make Xia Linyin laugh so easily and happily after losing him.

The research institute arranged a comprehensive check-up for each mech warrior injected with the X virus. When she heard that they needed to extract egg cells, Xia Linyin was surprised and asked somewhat awkwardly, "Why do we need to extract egg cells? Can we skip this procedure?"