Chapter 43 Actually, I Was Reborn [VIP]
Qin Yuzhen seemed to remember something, stood up, and said before leaving, "You get some rest, I'm leaving now."
As soon as Ziyu left Qinyu Town, before he could catch his breath, he saw a furtive figure standing outside the door.
The figure, still wearing a baseball cap, lingered for a while.
Seemingly having made up his mind, he stood still at the doorway.
"If you're going to come in, then come in quickly."
Ziyu couldn't stand the man's appearance any longer and spoke up.
The person outside paused in his dawdling, then slowly walked over, his body tense and unable to look at Ziyu.
Ziyu's story is too complicated to explain in a few words.
The person in front of me was Mingyu.
Ziyu still remembered what the other person said in the room, things like engagement and murder, things that should never come out of an NPC's mouth.
Moreover, he never imagined that Mingyu would have photos of Qin Yuzhen's "cheating," and that he was the stranger who threatened him.
How could Mingyu possibly know all this?
"You...you're finally awake..."
His voice carried an undisguised slight sob. He raised his head, revealing a handsome face that had grown up beneath his baseball cap. Just like in the previous game, his face resembled Qin Yuzhen's, but he looked more childish. His puppy-dog eyes were still bright as he looked at Ziyu. The only difference was the dark circles under his eyes.
He went public with his relationship when he first became famous, and his partner was a man. He turned down many gigs to deal with the stalker who ran away. Naturally, his rise to fame was slower and more difficult than in his previous life. If it weren't for Qin Yuzhen's company's steady growth, Mingyu's own potential, and Qin Yuzhen's support in chasing the stalker, Mingyu probably would never have become famous.
To maintain his job and to ease his guilt towards Ziyu, Mingyu had no choice but to work even harder.
Just an hour before his arrival, he had been working continuously for more than twenty hours in another city. Upon hearing the message from the caregiver he had arranged for Ziyu, he didn't hesitate and took the nearest flight to the hospital.
But they stopped at the door.
The feeling of trepidation upon approaching home is nothing more than this.
"I didn't know he would do this," Mingyu said softly. If he had known, he wouldn't have gone crazy over a temporary inability to get what he wanted.
"A few years ago, Mr. Qin and I jointly sent that illegitimate child to prison and sentenced him to death with a two-year reprieve. His family was ruined and destroyed as a result. I don't know if you're satisfied with this outcome. I've considered sending someone in to kill him..."
The night Ziyu collapsed and was admitted to the ICU, he saw Qin Yuzhen holding Ziyu, who was covered in blood. The usually aloof man had pleading eyes and was muttering prayers.
"President Qin stopped me. He said death would be a relief, and he's already paid someone to treat him well in prison... Are you satisfied with this? I'm willing to do anything for you..."
That night became a tormenting nightmare for him for the next six years.
He only felt a sense of relief when he received photos from others showing how illegitimate children were being tortured beyond recognition.
"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry, really... I'm sorry."
Unable to suppress the torment and pain in his heart any longer, Mingyu's legs buckled and he knelt down completely.
He wanted to reach out and touch Ziyu, but then he trembled and withdrew his hand.
He doesn't deserve it.
As Ziyu watched Mingyu's series of actions, his head throbbed even more.
This guy seems completely absorbed in his own world.
"Don't cry yet." Ziyu was silent for a moment. "What do you mean I would die for Qinyu Town?"
Mingyu's body stiffened.
Ziyu expressed his biggest confusion.
"What did you witness with your own eyes?"
Mingyu suddenly raised his head and met Ziyu's questioning eyes.
He gritted his teeth, a hint of struggle flashing across his face.
Finally, as if he had figured something out, he collapsed to the ground, completely powerless and unable to resist, his face ashen.
"Mingyu?"
Mingyu gave a bitter laugh: "Brother Ziyu, actually I was reborn."
Ziyu: !
Ziyu's pupils contracted, and a scream suddenly echoed in her mind.
But the scream didn't come from Ziyu, but from her assistant.
I don't know if it's because it's been updated multiple times—judging from its tendency to play dead every time it answers a key question—but the current assistant is actually more lively than before.
[This is the system assistant. The data error generated by this NPC has been reported to the main system. Please keep the NPC within a 20-meter radius. The assistant will then perform a full-body scan of the NPC, which will take approximately five hours within the game world.]
Ziyu suppressed her urge to ask the system assistant and straightened her expression to look at Mingyu.
Mingyu said slowly, "Brother Ziyu, I know you might think I'm talking nonsense, and I don't know how to explain it to you. In your past life, you were with Qin Yuzhen for a full ten years."
“I have always loved you, even though I know that you only have Qin Yuzhen in your heart.”
Ziyu didn't know what to say; everything that was happening was beyond his comprehension.
The game character has been reborn? What kind of new gameplay is this?
Mingyu said, "But you don't know that the reason Qin Yuzhen is with you is because Xia Xiaoqiao rejected Qin Yuzhen's decision to go abroad that day, and Qin Yuzhen was so angry that he agreed to your confession."
Ziyu was even more shocked.
This setting actually appears at the end of the story. Xia Xiaoqiao deliberately spreads this information to hurt the feelings of the submissive protagonist, causing a great uproar. Logically speaking, Mingyu shouldn't know about this setting at all.
“You’ll sacrifice ten years of your youth for him, and when Xia Xiaoqiao comes back, Qin Yuzhen will marry her, and you’ll be abandoned.” Mingyu clenched his fist. “And you, in the end, were too soft-hearted. Qin Yuzhen only came to beg you in the rain a few times, and you forgave him so easily. But because of him, you didn’t leave your home that day, and the earthquake took your life! Qin Yuzhen killed you! I thought, I thought that after I was reborn, I could save you… I could make you fall in love with me, I could give you a happy life, but I never thought that I would almost kill you because of my own selfishness… I thought I was different from Qin Yuzhen…”
A metallic taste rose in Mingyu's throat, his eyes were bloodshot, and his brain, which had not had a rest for a long time, was throbbing with pain due to the intense emotional turmoil.
Ziyu sighed and reached out to pinch his chin.
Mingyu then realized that he had unknowingly bitten the flesh in his mouth.
He looked at Ziyu in a daze.
Six years had not left too much of an impact on Ziyu, who had received proper treatment. Even her hair was well-maintained, and Ziyu was still beautiful. Only her cheeks were slightly pale from the aftermath of her serious illness. He looked at Mingyu, who had long since become a sinner, with pity. Mingyu's pale appearance was reflected in his eyes. The dappled shadows of the trees outside the window were cast through the glass, gently enveloping the two of them like a light veil.
So gentle.
Unbeknownst to him, Mingyu felt a cool liquid slide down his cheek.
At this moment, Mingyu finally released the pain he had endured for the past six years. He broke down, covered his face, and wailed.
Everything he had could not replace what Ziyu had suffered on the verge of death. He deserved to die, he was guilty, and he deserved a terrible death.
Ziyu didn't expect that he had only pinched Mingyu's chin to prevent him from biting his tongue and dying, but this person was crying so hard.
Even if Ziyu knew what Mingyu was thinking, he wouldn't feel anything.
When he was on the verge of death, he genuinely resented Mingyu, that wretched guy. But when he looked at it in the game, Ziyu didn't know how to blame this bugged NPC. In short, it was still the game's problem.
In fact, if it were before, Ziyu, with his personality, would have definitely taken a good swipe at Mingyu no matter what. But perhaps it was because the flashback before his death reminded him of that person that he calmed down a lot.
Most importantly, Ziyu cares more about the NPC bugs than about retaliation.
As Mingyu cried, the side effects of continuous work and extreme emotional fluctuations finally came over him. By the time Ziyu realized there was no sound in her ears, Mingyu had already fallen asleep by Ziyu's bedside.
Ziyu thought, "That's good, it just so happens that my assistant needs to check his data."
*
When Mingyu woke up again, it was already dark.
“Brother Ziyu…” Mingyu murmured.
Ziyu looked up from her phone and asked Mingyu, "What's wrong?"
"I didn't realize I had fallen asleep."
"It's alright, you can go once you've rested."
Ziyu spoke in a flat tone, looking at him as if he were a stranger.
Mingyu felt a pang of pain in his heart, realizing that there was truly no possibility between him and Ziyu.
He stood up, head down, his gaze darting away, as if he had remembered something.
"Brother Ziyu, actually... it would be better for you to break up with President Qin."
Upon hearing this, Ziyu gave a soft "hmm," it was unclear whether she took it to heart or was simply trying to appease Mingyu.
Mingyu steeled his resolve and said, "Actually, Qin Yuzhen was also reborn."
Ziyu didn't hear clearly: "Also what?"
Mingyu said, "Qinyu Town is also important..."
"It seems I arrived at the wrong time."
Before they could even utter the last word, they were interrupted, and Mingyu and Ziyu both looked towards the door.
Tang Zuo, one of Ziyu's most important rumored lovers, was standing at the door with a smile on his face, holding a bouquet of beautiful roses in his hands. It didn't look like he was there to offer condolences, but rather to express his love.
Mingyu's tearful expression darkened instantly upon seeing the rose in Tang's left hand. Mingyu has never liked rivals who are out in the open.
Mingyu's tone was ominous: "Knowing it's unfortunate, you still wanted to come in?"
"Upon hearing that Mr. Ziyu had woken up, I rushed over to see him," Tang Zuo said slowly. "Mr. Ziyu, how are you feeling?"
Ziyu twitched the corner of his mouth.
"It's alright, thank you for your concern, Mr. Tang."
So much has happened these days that he almost forgot about this guy. Mingyu was just about to say something when Tang Zuo arrived at just the right time, silencing him completely.
Tang Zuo slowly carried the roses to Ziyu's bedside, his voice magnetic.
"That's too formal. Perhaps you could call me by my name."
Mingyu clearly disliked Tang Zuo more than he did, and his entire body instantly bristled with sharp thorns.
"I can take care of Ziyu here, you don't need to!"
"You're too impulsive." Tang Zuo sighed softly, looking at Mingyu with a loving gaze. "You should get some rest."
Mingyu's eyes widened. He had been reborn; it wasn't certain who was older! What did Tang Zuo mean by that look?!
Tang Zuo ignored Mingyu, who was already furious, and put the roses into a vase on the side.
Ziyu looked at it and said, "Mr. Tang, you're too kind. Roses aren't exactly for visiting patients, are they?"
"I know you'll get better soon, and no other flowers can express my feelings," Tang Zuo said with a smile. "Mr. Ziyu, can't you tell? I'm expressing my love for you."
The moment the words left his mouth, a powerful gust of wind from a punch, accompanied by angry curses, struck Tang Zuo's face.
A note from the author:
Sorry, I'm so cliché.
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