Night falls, and the moon rises above the branches.
The tomb building is in a rough state, the cement is not completely dry, and you can still smell the cement when you get close.
All the stones were embedded in the wall.
Xia Wan entered the tomb building. The moonlight was blocked, and only a faint light shone through the windows, illuminating a small area in the dimness.
She stepped into the beam of light and stood still, raising her hand to touch the still-wet cement wall.
The crackling sound of electricity echoed in my mind.
She closed her eyes and tirelessly called out to the system.
【Host……】
This time, she heard the system's voice.
She was pleasantly surprised.
'Damn system, I've finally made contact! Is there any way to take me back?'
[...10 minutes...]
The system's audio was intermittent.
But Xia Wan understood what it meant; she could go back in 10 minutes.
Her eyes were moist, reflecting a cold light in the moonlight.
She looked out from the tomb building, which had no gate, and saw rose bushes swaying in the moonlight. The silent main villa in the distance was gradually blurred by the water.
Xia Wan wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Cui Ziqi's voice, appearance, and smile kept flashing through my mind.
She took a letter out of her pocket and placed it on the ground.
Between her parents and Cui Ziqi, she unconditionally chose her parents.
She is selfish.
So let Cui Ziqi hate her.
If you hate her, you might still be able to live.
The system's voice in my mind became clearer and clearer, unlike before when it was intermittent.
[Host, I've finally made contact with you! I never expected the male supporting character and a self-employed system to team up, find a bug in the book's world, and trap you here.]
[Host, sob sob... I'm so glad I found you, sob sob...]
In the past, Xia Wan would have definitely condemned the system for being useless.
But she's not in the mood right now.
'Is Cui Ziqi's affection for me at 100%? Have I completed my mission?'
[It was all done a long time ago! The day you were taken away by Xia Zhizhi, the male lead not only had his affection for you at its peak, but his 'darkening' level was almost maxed out as well. I was just about to inform you when I suddenly lost contact with you.]
After reporting to the main system, I've been investigating why I lost contact with you. Although I found the jammer, I still can't locate you. Fortunately, the wall plaster you tested for me earlier is a medium in this world. With this medium, I can contact you again using the same energy waves.
Just as she guessed.
But she still wasn't in the mood to listen to the system's nagging.
'How much longer until I can leave?'
[The system is loading the channel in three minutes.]
Three minutes passed quickly.
The familiar, tearing pain of a soul leaving the body spread throughout the entire body.
She endured the pain, and her consciousness slowly drifted away.
Looking down from mid-air, the manor gradually transforms into a painting on paper, rendered in black and white. On the winding mountain road outside the manor gate, a black car is driving back.
...
Before Cui Ziqi even drove into the city, a strange sense of panic welled up inside him.
He suddenly realized that Xia Wan was acting strangely.
Her passion for the cemetery.
She had an inexplicable attachment to him.
And what she said tonight.
Promise me, no matter what happens, don't ruin yourself.
Why does this sound so damn like a suicide note?
He disregarded how urgent the matter Zuo Cheng was reporting and immediately turned the car around and headed towards the manor.
With the accelerator floored, the car sped so fast it almost flew off the ground.
When he returned to the manor, everything was quiet, just as it had been when he left.
However, not a single light was on in the main villa.
He found himself walking towards the tomb building without realizing it.
The closer I got to the tomb building, the stronger my fear became.
The moonlight bathed the entire tomb building, and a few slivers of cool light shone through the empty windows onto the first floor.
The light reflected from the wet cement fell entirely on the girl lying quietly on the ground.
In Cui Ziqi's view, the girl was wearing a white cotton-padded house coat and lying quietly on the ground.
Her fair face appeared divine in the moonlight, like a fairy who had just descended to the mortal world, serene and captivating.
His pupils began to turn scarlet.
He stopped at the doorway, not daring to take another step forward.
"Brother Qi! We need your advice on Brother Zuo's situation. Should we save Zheng Minghuai or not?"
The gatekeepers chased after Cui Ziqi and were stunned when they saw the person lying on the ground inside the cemetery.
"Sister-in-law... Sister-in-law! This is..."
The subordinate realized something was wrong and finally looked up at Cui Ziqi's expression.
But in the doorway where the moonlight couldn't reach, Cui Ziqi's entire face was hidden in the shadows. A draft of wind blew up his trench coat, and he slightly raised his eyes. His reddened pupils were terrifying, like those of a demon.
The subordinate instinctively stepped back.
"Qi... Brother Qi."
"She is not Xia Wan."
Cui Ziqi's sharp voice rang out in the dim light, like a ghost burrowing into the subordinate's ears.
"Not your sister-in-law?"
Cui Ziqi left the cemetery building without explanation, his face grim.
The subordinate didn't follow. After telling Zuo Cheng about Cui Ziqi's condition, he mustered up the courage to walk to the girl lying on the ground.
By the moonlight, he could see the girl's face clearly.
Who else could this be but my sister-in-law?
His heart tightened, and he finally realized that Cui Ziqi, who was ill, might get into trouble if she went out alone.
Just as he was about to chase after Cui Ziqi, the envelope at his feet caught his eye.
He bent down to pick it up.
Suddenly, my vision became blurry.
The world rippled like water.
Xia Wan, lying on the ground, and her subordinate, bending down to pick up the envelope, instantly transformed into a paper doll, blending into the enormous world of the painting.
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