Chapter 154 The Choice to Make
From that day on, Jiang Jiu never went out alone with anyone again. He just stayed in his room, locked himself up, and stared blankly at the game.
No one knew what happened to her, so no one dared to disturb her.
Jiang Jiu also clearly told him not to come to her, otherwise she would be angry.
The truth that I wanted to know so badly before, now I don’t seem to want to know so much anymore.
She was afraid to face it, afraid that it would be completely different from what she had imagined.
An unknown amount of time had passed before Jiang Jiu finally threw off the quilt, got out of bed, and stood in front of the computer desk. She took a deep breath and opened the game.
If she doesn't face up to what really happened, she will live in confusion for the rest of her life.
Jiang Jiu didn't want to be a confused person, always being pushed forward.
The computer screen flashed and the game started.
Jiang Jiu clenched his palms nervously and started loading the game.
The first thing that came up was a game scene that made her blush. The protagonist was hugged by seven men, each of them holding a part of her body, but their eyes were looking outside the screen, as if they were locked on her.
Jiang Jiu suddenly felt a chill on his back and quickly clicked into the game.
The story begins with becoming a disciple and entering the immortal sect.
Jiang Jiu hesitated for a moment. He didn't expect that this was a cultivation game. It was really surprising that it could be set up as a porn game.
The clock on the wall kept ticking, and the only sounds in the room were the sound of Jiang Jiu clicking the mouse and the extremely subtle sound coming from the speakers, which was so ambiguous that it made people blush.
In fact, Jiang Jiu's face had already turned as red as a monkey's butt, but he was still holding on.
Because she found that every time she played a plot, new memories would emerge in her mind.
But now that the scene had come to the one with Little Coal Ball, she really couldn't look at it directly. The furry little thing lay on her chest, its tail wagging leisurely, and anyone could tell what it was doing.
Suddenly, Jiang Jiu closed the game interface and took two deep breaths to dispel the dizziness and clear his mind.
This was also the first time in a week that she wanted to go out for some fresh air.
He did what he said. Perhaps the game diverted his attention. Jiang Jiu finally stopped worrying about whether he was a discarded pawn. He just opened the door and saw Xiao Nianzhong standing at the door, as if he had never left.
“....”
Jiang Jiu silently clenched the handle, recalling the bad memories on one side and the scenes he experienced in the game on the other.
In fact, she didn't know either. It was clearly just a game, but she made it feel like she was in the game. She could feel some of the feelings, and naturally her body reacted.
But you can't tell anyone about this.
The two of them sat face to face in silence for a while before Xiao Nianzhong spoke.
"Are you happier now?"
His cautious tone inexplicably made Jiang Jiu's heart twitch, and a sour emotion flooded in her heart. The dignified Demon God had actually been waiting for her here, guarding her, and even asking her if she was happy.
Jiang Jiu sighed, finally walked out of the room and sat down on the sofa in the living room.
"Have you... found a house yet?"
Instead of asking the question that concerned her most, she found a relatively casual topic to break the awkward atmosphere between the two.
Xiao Nianzhong was stunned for a moment, then smiled gently.
"Well, I've found it. You can leave now if you want."
He sat down opposite Jiang Jiu. After many days, Jiang Jiu was deeply confused, and Xiao Nianzhong was also worried. However, after the two met, Jiang Jiu's heart actually calmed down, and Xiao Nianzhong's heart also fell to the ground.
"I'm about to start school, and I don't know what college life will be like."
There was a hint of melancholy in Jiang Jiu's tone.
"It will be fine, and everyone will love you."
After Xiao Nianzhong finished speaking, he silently added in his heart, whoever dares not love you should disappear from this world.
But the men can’t do that, no one else can come and drink ginger wine with them.
"Yeah...."
Jiang Jiu's eyes were blank, and he lowered his head to look at the water glass on the table. He picked it up and took a sip, then showed a determined expression.
"Actually, I've already remembered a lot, including what the Worm of Time said that day."
After so many days, those emotions faded away, and she managed to calm down, especially after meeting Xiao Nianzhong. His concern and worry were not fake. She must have misunderstood something. Instead of struggling with it herself, it would be better to ask directly.
Jiang Jiu didn't realize that he had made a lot of progress in interpersonal communication. He was no longer as timid and cautious as before, and he could speak his mind.
Maybe this is not a big improvement, but compared to my original autistic personality, it is really much better.
"What did the Time Worm say?"
Xiao Nianzhong frowned at the first moment, because those things couldn't speak, but they could create illusions and make people indulge in them, and then they would wait for an opportunity to eat their prey.
Just like a venomous snake injects venom.
"Well, it said that I was actually an abandoned child, and you were being nice to me out of guilt."
Jiang Jiu thought it would be difficult for him to say this, but he didn't expect that when he said it, he was surprisingly calm, as if he was just chatting and could say it casually.
“???”
Xiao Nianzhong's pupils trembled when he heard this. What the hell is this? There's no way he would do that, okay?!
"Nonsense! I was trying to save you!"
The words to explain himself came out of his mouth, but he suddenly stopped in the middle of the sentence because he found that he was so excited that he had revealed something.
Jiang Jiu's gaze fell on him, as if he could see a hint of inquiry.
"What?"
She asked.
Xiao Nianzhong struggled internally, and after looking at Jiang Jiu's serious eyes for a while, he let out a long sigh.
"Never mind. You're recovering your memory anyway, so you'll remember it sooner or later. I might as well tell you some things directly. But... I hope you don't give up on me."
As he spoke, a sad look appeared on his face, and suddenly he smiled at himself.
"But even if you want to give up on me, I won't blame you. It's your choice."
His words made Jiang Jiu instinctively cheer up. These words were very similar to what the fortune teller said, saying that she had to make the right choice. So today... would she know what choice she had to make?
"Back then, you were chosen to be a goddess. You had to offer sacrifices to the heavens and mend the tree to prevent the collapse of our world. But you are a soul from the modern era. You don't belong in our world, and you shouldn't have to pay such a price. I... we still love you deeply and want to protect you."
"Yet in the end, you chose to sacrifice yourself for the world. Finally, your soul disintegrated and dissipated before us."
Xiao Nianzhong spoke in a low voice, piecing together the clues that Jiang Jiu knew, gradually forming a truth.
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