Chapter 64 Helpless and Alone "Don't come, Suiqing, I'm very..."
After coaxing Jin Shiyu to sleep, Jin Suiqing sneaked away and entered Ye Zhufeng's room. As soon as she opened the door, she was met with Ye Zhufeng's probing gaze. Jin Suiqing asked guiltily, "Wh...what's wrong?"
Ye Zhufeng crossed his legs, tapping his toes on the ground, and said with a half-smile, "I seem to remember that I called you here half an hour ago."
Jin Suiqing cleared her throat awkwardly, "Jin Shiyu is seasick and I've been taking her around like this for the past two days. We should settle her down first before we come."
"Alright, alright," Ye Zhufeng nodded, took out a package from the tea table and tossed it to Jin Suiqing, "These are the calming incense you wanted. Light them and you'll get a good night's sleep."
Jin Suiqing caught it, happily tucked it into her bosom, and sat close to Ye Zhufeng, leaning against him as if she had no bones. She watched as Ye Zhufeng took out the map she had given him a couple of days ago, unfolded it, and spread it on the tea table.
Ye Zhufeng said, "I have roughly looked at the topographic map of the mine. The terrain here is complex, and there are many abandoned mine shafts. The mountain structure is not very stable. It would be very easy to cause a mining accident here without needing a lot of explosives. But if we want the personnel to be safe, we must build a mountain support structure."
Ye Zhufeng's thoughts coincided with Huangfu Feng's behavior in the book.
In the original book, the already insane female supporting character, with the help of Huangfu Li, buried explosives in the mountain and used the lives of the villagers in the mining village as leverage to force the female lead to go to the mine, intending to cause a mining accident and kill the female lead.
The female lead had anticipated her intentions and sent her men in two groups: one group to locate the explosives and eliminate the rioters, and the other group to evacuate the villagers. The female lead herself chose a supported cave to deal with the female supporting character.
After most of the explosives were removed, the scale of the mine disaster was greatly reduced. Thanks to the support structure, the mine shaft did not collapse; only the entrance was blocked by falling rocks. The female protagonist was rescued by the villagers who arrived at the scene and was unharmed.
The villagers, grateful to the female lead for saving their lives, act as witnesses in a future plot where the female supporting character deliberately gives the female lead an aphrodisiac, identifying the female supporting character as the real culprit in the mine explosion in front of Huangfu Li.
To protect himself, Huangfu Li completely abandoned the female supporting character as a pawn. Terrified, the female supporting character fled, only to be caught by Jin Shiyu, who killed her.
The female supporting character is now out of the story.
Jin Suiqing tried to find humor in her misery, consoling herself that it was already a great blessing that the system didn't require her to accept Huangfu Li's help; she didn't want to get involved with such a despicable person!
“There is support here,” Jin Suiqing recalled, pointing to a mine shaft halfway up the mountain. “Gong Dagou said that there is still some remaining sulfur-based gold in this mine. This is the only mine in the whole mountain that is still being mined, so the support is quite solid.”
How deep are the mine tunnels?
"We have a rough estimate, but the exact depth needs to be measured on-site."
Ye Zhufeng nodded and asked her, "When does Qingqing plan to go?"
"I want to go as soon as I land tomorrow, and make two more trips," Jin Suiqing said truthfully. "After all, it concerns your safety, so I want to plan more thoroughly and minimize any oversights."
Ye Zhufeng understood, "Then I'll go with you."
Since they are both involved, having both of them present at the site for the survey would make it more rigorous.
Once it was settled, Jin Suiqing spent a long time calling out to the system and going over the process in his mind again. Seeing that the dog system remained silent, showing no intention of interfering or objecting, Jin Suiqing finally felt relieved.
However, Ye Zhufeng hesitated for a moment, and only after being urged by Jin Suiqing's gaze did he say, "You're leaving as soon as you land, how are you going to explain this to Jin Shiyu?"
Jin Suiqing was puzzled: "Why don't we just leave? He didn't give me a stay-at-home order, why should I make excuses for him?"
Ye Zhufeng: "..."
Jin Suiqing continued, "Moreover, I have roughly calculated that we will land around dusk. Jin Shiyu is seasick and has been vomiting the whole way. He will definitely rest for a while after getting off the ship. I can coax him to sleep first and then leave. The palace is about sixty kilometers away from the abandoned mine. It will take no more than an hour to fly back and forth using the flying machine. I can get back to the palace before he wakes up."
After listening to her plan, Ye Zhufeng pondered for a long time, then took her hand and said solemnly, "Qingqing, the plan is very meticulous, but there is one thing I don't know if you have considered."
Jin Suiqing asked in confusion, "What's the problem?"
"These assumptions are all based on the premise that Kim Shi-ok is a deep sleeper, but what if he wakes up in the middle of the night and finds you not there?"
Jin Suiqing winked slyly, took out the calming incense from her pocket, and smiled brightly, "Of course, it's to make sure he sleeps like a log."
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Jin Shiyu slowly woke up and looked out the latticed window. It was already dark outside and inside the room was pitch black. The dragon boat was still rocking and swaying. Before he knew it, he had slept until it was almost dark.
I've been suffering from dizziness and can't sleep at night, so this sleep was the best I've had in the past two days.
He only remembered that before he fell asleep, Jin Suiqing lay on the side of the bed, holding her face, her big, bright eyes looking at him with a soft voice, "Sleep. I heard them say that if you get carsick or seasick, you should go to sleep quickly, and you won't feel uncomfortable once you're asleep."
Kim Shi-ok wanted to say, what if you feel so uncomfortable that you can't sleep?
He opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
Seeing that he still hadn't closed his eyes, Jin Suiqing tilted her head as if she could read his mind and asked, "Are you feeling unwell and unable to sleep?"
Jin Shiyu stared at her intently, clearly feeling extremely dizzy from lying on his side, yet unwilling to tear his gaze away from her face. His stomach churned even more, but he couldn't vomit anything. His face was pale, and he obediently nodded: "Mm."
Jin Suiqing thought for a moment, then stretched out her finger and poked his face, pushing Jin Shiyu's head back to make him lie flat. She then pulled his hand over and gestured on his wrist.
Warm fingers pressed and pressed on Jin Shiyu's wrist. Jin Shiyu endured the tickling sensation without flinching. But Jin Suiqing went even further and slipped into his sleeve.
Jin Shiyu's Adam's apple bobbed. "What are you doing?"
“Don’t talk,” Jin Suiqing frowned, rolled up his sleeves, measured him from left to right, and said seriously, “I know acupoint called Baihui acupoint, which can relieve seasickness symptoms.”
Jin Shiyu turned his head to the side, grabbed her hand that had been rubbing for a while, and moved it half an inch to the side, "Here."
Unexpectedly, the patient found her even faster than she, the doctor, and Jin Suiqing gave an embarrassed smile.
Jin Shiyu added, "This acupoint is called Neiguan, and Baihui is on the top of the head."
Even misidentifying the acupoint, and then trying to cure someone's seasickness, Jin Suiqing felt even more embarrassed. She shut her mouth, put two fingers together, and pressed and rubbed the spot the man was pointing to. After a while, she asked, "Is it better?"
Jin Shiyu knew about this place and had tried it, but it didn't work very well. Not wanting to offend Jin Suiqing, he could only say, "It seems... much better."
Jin Suiqing observed his expression; his face was clearly pale, yet he insisted that he was feeling better. She sighed, "I'll go get you a basin of cold water and wash you up."
After saying that, Jin Suiqing got up to leave, but before she could take a step, her hand tightened and she couldn't move. Jin Suiqing turned around and saw Jin Shiyu on the bed holding the upper half of her hand, gently tugging at it.
I don't know if it's because I lack the strength or because I didn't dare to exert any.
Kim Shi-ok: "Don't go, I... don't want to be alone."
"I'll be back in a bit." Jin Suiqing pulled her hand away to leave, but Jin Shiyu immediately sat up from the bed. He swayed and looked like he was about to bend over and vomit again, but Jin Suiqing quickly pressed him down. "Okay, okay, I won't leave. Lie down."
Jin Shiyu coughed twice, then fell back down, lying on his back on the bed, looking up at her.
When has the person in bed ever been so vulnerable?
Jin Suiqing sat on the edge of the bed, looking down at Jin Shiyu, feeling a pang of heartache.
He had taken care of her since she was a child. Even if Jin Siyu had a thousand complaints on her face, he never skimped on taking care of her.
Whenever Jin Suiqing thought of the past, she was always half-understanding and half-confused. But now, with Jin Shiyu lying weakly on the bed, those confusions were clearing up, and Jin Suiqing was able to think things through a little.
It's a sense of responsibility.
Kim Si-ok may lack a strong sense of morality, but he is a person with a strong sense of responsibility.
Previously, when Jin Guizhong abandoned her to Jin Shiyu, even though Jin Shiyu disliked her, he worried that a baby girl separated from a sincere person and without anyone to care for her would have a hard time living.
Even though the nanny pinched Jin Suiqing, whom he hated, and he knew it was to frame him, Jin Shiyu did not let her go.
Because he was all alone and had no one to rely on, he subconsciously didn't want Jin Suiqing to be alone.
Just like now.
When Jin Shiyu said he didn't want her to leave, didn't want her to be alone, she truly felt uneasy and reluctant to go. Did he feel the same way when she tugged at his clothes when they were children?
Jin Suiqing sat on the edge of the bed, smoothed the messy hair on his forehead, and thought to herself, "Actually, there's no need to worry, my brother is easy to win over."
She said, "Go to sleep."
Jin Shiyu was in great pain and afraid that she would leave, so he said again, "I feel so bad that I can't sleep."
Jin Suiqing noticed the bloodshot in his eyes and gently tapped the corner of his eye: "Have you not been sleeping well these past two days?"
Kim Si-ok nodded.
Jin Suiqing asked him softly, "I'm not leaving. Is there anything I can do to help you?"
Jin Shiyu was dizzy and disoriented from vomiting. He gritted his teeth and pulled Jin Suiqing down onto the bed. He whispered in her ear, "Sleep with me for a while."
Jin Suiqing froze for a moment as she lay down on the bed.
Hearing Kim Shi-ok's distressed breathing, she still felt sorry for him, her body went limp, and she leaned closer to Kim Shi-ok.
Jin Shiyu also moved closer to her, and a faint scent of gardenia emanated from Jin Suiqing's head.
He remembered that it smelled like the wood shavings water she used. Gold and green flowers are fickle, and the wood shavings water is always changed; this gardenia scent was one of the most frequently smelled aromas he'd ever experienced.
Jin Shiyu liked it but wouldn't say so. He secretly found several kinds, but none of them smelled similar. Later he learned that these personal items, once worn on a person's body and touching their skin, would have a unique scent.
This is the unique scent of Jin Sui Qing.
The thought made Jin Shiyu's blood boil, but he couldn't get it going at the moment. Weakly, Jin Shiyu turned over, leaned closer to Jin Suiqing, and slowly pulled her into his arms.
Jin Suiqing nudged his shoulder and whispered, "It's a bit too close." She wanted him to let go.
Jin Shiyu shook his head groggily, "The scent on Suiqing is very pleasant."
Jin Suiqing thought this person was truly in so much pain that he was confused and was saying strange things. But when she looked up and saw his brows slowly relaxing, he didn't seem to be lying to her, so she asked, "Will it really make you feel better?"
Jin Shiyu responded to her groggily, seemingly asleep. Jin Suiqing rested her head on his arm, looked up at him for a long time in his arms, sighed, and snuggled against his shoulder.
Jin Shiyu sensed it, and instinctively tightened his arms around her, wrapping her in his embrace. He inhaled the scent of her hair and fell completely asleep.
He slept soundly, even his dizziness was relieved, and Jin Shiyu breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking of Jin Suiqing, his heart warmed, and he smiled, reaching out to touch the person beside him.
The seat is empty.
Jin Shiyu's expression changed, and he touched it again. It was not only empty, but also ice cold.
Clearly, the person has been gone for some time.
He hurriedly got up. The room was dark. He had been so focused on seasickness and vomiting these past two days that he had no idea about the cabin's layout. He tripped and fell several times while trying to find the light. By sheer coincidence, the ship rocked, and his seasickness, which had just started to subside, was suddenly ignited like a spark falling on dry tinder.
A wave of nausea washed over him, his stomach churned, he swayed a couple of times, grabbed onto some table for support, bent over, and vomited.
Tears mingled with clear fluid, and Kim Shi-ok couldn't tell what was stuck to his face; he must have looked utterly pathetic. But some things, the more you try to stop them, the more uncontrollable they become.
Kim Si-ok didn't want to vomit, but instead vomited even more violently.
To his surprise, the door to the room was pushed open from the outside when he was at his most embarrassed.
Hearing the clanging and banging from inside the room, and the sounds of Jin Shiyu retching incessantly, Jin Suiqing felt worried. Before she could speak, Jin Shiyu rasped, "Don't...don't come in..."
"Jin Shiyu".
"Don't...don't turn on the light."
Jin Suiqing put down the basin of water and hurried over. He endured the discomfort, barely straightened his back, and stumbled back two steps.
He said aggrievedly, "Don't come, Suiqing, I'm very dirty."
Author's Note: Chapter 3 Call Back
My brother's madness level is accumulating...
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