"Also...if Ling Xiao was forced into a plot he didn't want to follow, like a puppet, being manipulated at will and ultimately killing me, Ling Xiao would probably be sad too. After all, Ling Xiao loves me so much, he probably wouldn't want to see me die."
When Gu Qingze said this, a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes. He sighed softly and continued:
"Ling Xiao is a man with emotions and thoughts, not a cold plot executor. I believe that even if he is forced to become my enemy, he will definitely struggle and suffer in his heart. And I don't want to see him like that."
Chen Mengli's eyes flickered with complex emotions when she heard this. She whispered, "...Unfortunately, you can't stop anything now. If you try to stop it by force, you might even put yourself and him in an even more dangerous situation."
"I know." Gu Qingze looked at her firmly, "That's why I won't act rashly."
He suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Senior Sister Shen...you said that in this little world, it's wise to enjoy life while it lasts and not develop any real feelings. What about you and Lan Yue? Are you sure you don't have any real feelings for her?"
Chen Mengli didn't know why he suddenly brought her up, but she quickly retorted, "Lan Yue and I are just senior and junior sisters, with an employment relationship at most, nothing more."
Gu Qingze smiled slightly and looked directly into her eyes: "But... Ling Xiao once told me that you were trying your best to control your emotions... forcing yourself to respond indifferently."
"It's just that...emotions are something that can't be completely controlled by reason."
Shen Mengli was silent for a moment after hearing this. She found that she could not deny this. A trace of confusion and helplessness flashed in her eyes.
Seeing this, Gu Qingze continued, "Actually... Senior Sister, your current situation is also very dangerous."
"If that maintainer's level of authority is truly so much higher than yours, and he has the support of Heaven, and you are a transformer, he can eliminate you from this world at any time, even..."
Chen Mengli raised her eyes, her emotions suddenly out of control for some reason, her voice trembling slightly: "Of course I know this, that's why I tried my best to suppress my emotions and couldn't give Lan Yue a clear answer."
"I'm afraid something might happen one day, leaving Lan Yue alone here, or that she might get implicated because of the relationship between her and me."
"Also, I've always been low-key, trying to keep my presence as low as possible..."
Her eyes revealed a deep sense of helplessness and exhaustion:
"Lan Yue is too determined. I've been rejecting, resisting, and ostracizing her all these years."
"But she's always been so nice to me, so nice that I can't bear to reject her... I really have no choice but to drag it out like this for now, living one day at a time."
Hearing this, Gu Qingze moved slightly, moved closer to her, and gently patted her shoulder, his tone filled with unquestionable firmness:
"Senior Sister Shen, we can't continue to be passive like this. Instead of leaving everything to fate and living in fear, it's better to take the initiative and seize the opportunity. At the very least... we must strive for a chance of a comeback."
Shen Mengli seemed to be deeply moved by his words, and a trace of hesitation flashed in her eyes.
She stretched out a finger and shook it slightly. A white light instantly condensed into a small ball, then turned into a beautiful dancing butterfly, flew lightly into Gu Qingze's sea of consciousness, and disappeared.
Gu Qingze only felt a sudden surge of fullness in his sea of consciousness. He asked in surprise, "What is this?"
Chen Mengli was silent for a moment, then looked at him with a complicated gaze and slowly said, "This is the source energy of my system. You can think of it as the 'battery' of the system. It is the source of energy needed to integrate into the world."
"I will now give you half of its energy, leaving only the most basic capabilities in my system."
"This way, when necessary, maybe it can give you a glimmer of hope... I want to take a gamble once, but I'm a coward and don't dare to gamble in person, so I just bet."
"If you succeed, I will confess my love to Lan Yue and be with her. If you fail, I will use my remaining energy to forcibly eject myself from this world and preserve my chance of survival."
"During this period, I will still maintain a neutral attitude towards Lan Yue. This way, even if I leave suddenly, I believe she won't be too unbearable."
Chen Mengli looked at him, her eyes filled with both helplessness and expectation: "It may be a bit cruel to say this, although some of what you said before did move me, I also understand that you want to pull me into your camp and let me fully support you."
"But no matter what, there is still an essential difference between you and me. The difference is that you have no choice but to take a chance, while I am different. I still have the opportunity to choose."
Chen Mengli changed the subject, her expression no longer as sharp as before, but softened, with a hint of gentle encouragement:
"But I still hope you can make a name for yourself, because only then can I truly fulfill my wish and be with the person I love."
"That's all I can do. Come on...just do your best."
Chen Mengli looked at him, a faint but determined light flashing in her eyes: "Although the hope is slim, I am still willing to believe in this possibility. Because sometimes, miracles are created by these insignificant possibilities."
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