Chapter 119 The Pain That Cannot Be Escaped
Half asleep and half awake, Jiang Jiu felt as if someone was taking care of her, with warm, dry hands and gentle comfort. It was also as if she was still sinking in the water, enveloped in suffocation and coldness, unable to break free.
She tried her best to open her eyes, but she didn't see anyone taking care of her. She could only see the floating water. Through the cold ripples, the sunlight was above the water, but she couldn't touch it.
Until a hand suddenly appeared in her sight and caught her falling body.
Jiang Jiu seemed to see the man's anxious expression, his mouth opening and closing as he said something. She couldn't hear clearly, but she thought he was here to save her, right?
But now she doesn't seem to want to live.
On the contrary, sinking to the bottom of the water would make her feel more at ease. If she chose to live again, she would have to face more terrifying and worse things.
Jiang Jiu even wanted to sink like this, but the hand pulled her tightly and pushed her upwards. She woke up at the moment when she was completely pulled out of the water.
Jiang Jiu suddenly opened his eyes, and the familiar ceiling made his expression a little dazed. Teacher Ji's worried and concerned voice was still lingering in his ears.
"Are you okay? You didn't even realize you had a fever."
He wasn't blaming, he was simply concerned about himself.
Ginger wine thought.
She was now covered with a thick quilt, but she was still unusually cold. She pulled her hand out from the quilt with difficulty and touched her forehead. It was so hot that it was frightening. Jiang Jiu pulled the corner of her mouth helplessly. She didn't even know that she was sick. She was really stupid.
"It's okay...Teacher Ji."
No matter how weak she was, Jiang Jiu didn't want to make Ji Chen worry, so she pulled the corners of her stiff mouth and softly comforted Ji Chen.
“How can it be okay…”
Ji Chen was not comforted at all, and even looked a little unhappy. This made Jiang Jiu feel a little warm. She didn't expect that Teacher Ji cared about her so much.
Although it’s not a good idea to think this way, Jiang Jiu feels a little happy when she thinks that there are people in this world who care about her so much.
Little did she know that Ji Chen was not only worried about her fever. If it was just a simple fever, it could be cured using magic. But no matter how many times he tried, Jiang Jiu was still immersed in that dream, and the high fever on her body could not go away, which meant that it was a problem they could not solve.
There was no other way, he could only use his spiritual sense to enter Jiang Jiu's spiritual world and pull him out.
This test just happened to make him realize something very troublesome.
I don’t know if it’s because the current trajectory deviates too much from what Jiang Jiu has experienced in the long river of time. Although she doesn’t seem to be affected too much now, in fact, the emotions and feelings generated in the previous timeline will be synchronized with her now at particularly intense moments, just like just now.
According to Jiang Jiu's original life trajectory, today should be her second time attempting suicide.
Of course, she must have been rescued, otherwise Jiang Jiu would not appear in their world, but the despair she experienced was definitely something a teenage girl could not bear.
Besides, Jiang Jiu seems to have a tendency to "accept her fate". If she is willing to accept her previous life trajectory, things will be very troublesome.
Forget about saving her, forget about taking her away. At this point in time, Jiang Jiu doesn't even want to live anymore, let alone talk to her. By the time she 'heals' herself, the opportunity will be gone, and she will definitely return to her original personality.
They kept saying that they wanted Jiang Jiu to stop suffering and live happily forever, but now some bad things happened.
Perhaps it was because Ji Chen's gaze was too heavy that Jiang Jiu felt inexplicably awkward.
She simply propped up her upper body and got out of the heavy quilt, and gently touched the back of Ji Chen's hand.
"It's okay, Teacher Ji. High school students are under a lot of pressure, so it's normal to get sick. Don't be too anxious. This is probably your first time as a teacher, so there's no need to be too anxious."
Jiang Jiu spoke as if the sick person was not her, which made Ji Chen feel sad and funny. However, it also strengthened his idea of finding a way to prevent the original timeline from affecting Jiang Jiu.
"You are a patient now, so you should get some rest."
Ji Chen touched Jiang Jiu's forehead, picked up the antipyretic medicine that had been brewed long ago, and put it to Jiang Jiu's mouth.
In fact, he didn't know whether this method would be effective, but his magic was useless. Now he could only try his best, otherwise he couldn't just watch Jiang Jiu suffer.
Jiang Jiu also cooperated and took the medicine, swallowing it in one gulp despite the bitterness.
It was so fast that even Ji Chen was a little surprised.
But he soon smiled again.
Although Jiang Jiu's future personality will be less talkative and introverted, the current Jiang Jiu is emotionally expressive and is still very cute and straightforward.
"You don't have to worry about it now, right? Teacher Ji."
Jiang Jiu pretended to be relaxed and put the cup aside, but he didn't know that his mouth was about to be bitter.
The corners of Ji Chen's mouth curved up again and he nodded in agreement.
Jiang Jiu was in a weak condition. Although Ji Chen was always guarding her, she fell asleep again soon. It was not until Chi Li returned in the evening that Ji Chen stood up from Jiang Jiu's bedside.
At that time, the two men looked at each other. Jiang Jiu was still asleep and naturally didn't know what they were talking about.
"It happened again, didn't it?"
When Chi Li's eyes met Jiang Jiu's, his expression became a little serious, and even his usually lazy voice had a serious tone.
"Isn't this the first time?"
Ji Chen also frowned.
"Well, it happened once before. I originally thought it was a coincidence, but now it seems it might be a side effect. Everything Jiang Jiu has experienced will affect her. If things had continued according to the original timeline, this pain could have been substantially alleviated. But now it has become an illusory feeling, and there's nothing we can do about it."
Chi Li rubbed his swollen and painful solar plexus. Logically speaking, each of them was extremely strong now, so there shouldn't be anything that couldn't be solved.
But the reality is, there's nothing they can do about the ginger wine situation.
Just like an amputee, he may experience phantom limb pain for countless years to come. The pain spreading from the non-existent limb cannot be suppressed, just like the imaginary disease cannot be cured. This is the case with ginger wine today.
"We have to think of a way."
Ji Chen's face darkened slightly. Looking at Jiang Jiu, who was breathing rapidly under the quilt because of his restless sleep, he felt a little pain in his heart.
"Maybe it has something to do with her emotional issues."
Chi Li touched his chin and said suddenly.
"According to the world consciousness, we are now in the long river of time, and there should be no influence from other timelines. We also don't feel the existence of other parallel spaces. If this situation occurs, it may be related to Jiang Jiu herself. Although she seems to have no memories, in fact, everything she has experienced is engraved in her soul."
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