Chapter 75: Wake up and pretend nothing happened

As his consciousness gradually returned, the breath around him hovered between familiarity and strangeness. Zhu Ci's pupils shrank slightly, and he almost subconsciously recalled the madness and suffocation before the end of the previous copy, the embrace that was so tight that it seemed to hold him to death together, and the current interweaving and overlap of time and space.

He struggled subconsciously, his brain still dull, and his expression revealed vigilance uncontrollably.

"Sir, the patient has just woken up and needs to stay quiet. Please go out." The nurse's voice sounded at the side.

Zhu Ci's hair was wet with cold sweat from the nightmare and stuck to his forehead. He supported his upper body with one hand and stared sharply at the person he pushed away.

Shen Wu staggered a few steps and stood still holding on to the chair behind him. Zhu Ci's eyes met his briefly in the air. They had the same face, but Shen Wu looked harmless at this moment, but his eyes were fixed between surprise and heartache, which made Zhu Ci stunned.

"Sorry." Shen Wu looked away, and his expression calmed down in an instant.

Zhu Ci realized that he seemed to have made a wrong reaction, and moved his lips, wanting to explain. However, at that moment he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have been attacked after he broke up with Shen Wu.

"What are you doing here?" The original explanation turned into a distant question as soon as it was opened.

"Let's talk later. Check your body first." Shen Wu didn't look at him. He turned his head to the side without wearing glasses. His originally elegant appearance now seemed a little decadent and even a little cold.

Zhu Ci didn't say anything. He relaxed his body a little and sat up against the bed. Nothing you said at this moment could make up for his instant reaction. However, seeing the other party's fleeting injury, he still felt a little distressed, but he didn't need help.

Shen Wu left the ward and the door was closed gently, but it seemed like a huge sound was made in Zhuci's heart.

The doctors and nurses began to examine him, and the results were shocking.

Zhu Ci's body recovered very well. Although the injury was serious, it healed so quickly.

Zhu Ci has been lying in the ward for a week.

The scenes in the dream were gradually erased from his memory. Zhu Ci didn't know how many cycles he had entered in his dreams this week.

However...

The first thing he saw when he woke up was Shen Wu's words. He didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing. The voice that woke him up from the nightmare came from someone he wanted to hug in the past, but also from someone he had to push away now.

As for the injuries on his body...it was probably the power of the game. After entering the game, humans can no longer be subject to the normal rules of nature.

The more this is the case, the more he should not harm the innocent people around him.

The nurse asked him some questions. Zhu Ci lowered his head and hummed a few times from time to time. He had a pale face and looked pleasing and pitiful.

But this appearance made the doctors and nurses nearby have other guesses.

"Prepare a checkup for him later."

The doctor went out.

Zhu Ci glanced out the hospital window, seemingly indifferent to everything. Suddenly, he turned around and looked at the nurse who had not left yet.

"Has that person just now been here all the time?" Zhu Ci asked. His face was pale, but when he asked this question, he seemed to be looking for an important answer.

He was sinking alone in a nightmare, neither drowning nor drifting. He seemed to be forced to wander outside the world and could not find any evidence that he existed in this world.

When dreams and reality come together, he is now eager to get an answer.

The nurse almost thought he wasn't talking to her, but she turned her head and saw that Zhu Ci was looking at her, so she said, "That guy, yes, that gentleman comes here every day, and he hasn't even hired a nurse these days."

Congratulations: "..."

Forget what you said before, why did you mention the nurse specifically?

Zhu Ci lay down silently and closed his eyes. His clenched fists slowly relaxed and some regrets slowly emerged in his heart.

…

The door was closed for a while, and the air was incredibly quiet.

The brain was active all the time, but Zhuci was so confused that he didn't know what he was thinking.

From time to time he opened his eyes and looked around, but could not find the target in his empty eyes, and then he closed his eyes again.

I don't know how much time passed.

"Click." The door opened.

It was his world that opened up.

Zhu Ci opened his eyes vigilantly, the confusion in his eyes faded away instantly, he stood up and looked in the direction from which he came.

Shen Wu put on his glasses again, looking much colder and more distant. If Zhu Ci saw him again, he would hardly associate him with the man in the copy.

Shen Wu walked up to him with a bag of food and placed it on the bedside table.

"Are you hungry?" he asked, his voice sounding the same as usual.

Zhuci did not say anything; he was trapped in silence, or rather, the silence trapped him.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Shen Wu reached out and touched his forehead.

Zhu Ci turned his head and said, "I want to be discharged from the hospital." His voice was low and hoarse, as if he had not spoken for a long time.

Shen Wu looked up at him with a somewhat amused expression: "Are you sure? The doctor just told me to take you for a checkup later."

He leaned over and looked at the young man on the hospital bed, his eyes flashing with restraint. Zhu Ci might be unable to see his own appearance.

The indifferent young man who is isolated from the world speaks in a tone that clearly keeps people at a distance, but his expression is so pale that it makes people feel distressed. For those who covet him, it is an extreme temptation.

If I could lock his hands and force him to look at me, or watch him cry with a red face and disbelief... then...

Zhu Ci noticed his strange expression and shrank back slightly, but then he felt it was unnecessary and raised his head to ask, "What physical examination?"

Shen Wu raised his bony left hand and pointed to his head, indicating that he understood.

Congratulations: "Hmm?"

Shen Wu smiled and said, "They said you might need to have your brain checked to see if you have any psychological trauma."

Zhu Ci said expressionlessly: "Oh."

Seeing him like this, Shen Wu raised his head and held his forehead, then laughed helplessly, as if he was talking to him, but also as if he was talking to himself: "No wonder they think you are stupid, I am the same, getting angry with a fool."

"What do you mean?" Zhu Ci just raised his head when a hand reached out from the head of the bed, blocking his way of retreat. The whole area in front of him was filled with that man's breath.

Zhu Ci's expression changed and he grabbed the bed sheet tightly with his right hand. He moved his body, trying to change direction to escape from his confinement, but he was already lying on the bed and could not run away.

Shen Wu took in his expression and felt a little pity in his heart.

The congratulatory speech made my forehead hot.

The gentle and restrained kiss fell on the forehead and separated as soon as it touched. Shen Wu used an extremely aggressive posture and performed the most gentle action.

Zhu Ci's originally restless mind suddenly calmed down.

"Poor thing... Let's eat first. I'll take you for a check-up." Shen Wu's expression didn't show any sign of Zhu Ci when he said the first half of the sentence, but by the time he said the next sentence, he had regained his original elegance and composure, and even his previous decadence had disappeared.

Zhu Ci pursed his lips and suddenly felt that there was a certain determination in his change.

"I'm fine, no need for testing."

After calming down, Zhu Ci found it ridiculous and he should have firmly pushed him away.

"I don't know if you have any problems. Get up and follow the doctor's instructions." Shen Wu urged.

Zhu Ci looked away: "...No, this is just a way for the hospital to cheat money, I won't do it."

"The fees have been paid. Do you want me to carry you there?" Shen Wu stared at him. He still had some dominance when he became tough.

Zhu Ci took a look at his serious expression, sighed, and slowly stood up. He felt that there was really nothing wrong with his body. When he reached the ground, his speed was a little faster.

Shen Wu reached out to help him: "Slow down."

Zhu Ci said: "I said it's okay."

"How do I know which of your words is true and which is false?"

Zhu Ci knew that Shen Wu still cared about his previous words about breaking up.

That's right, not to mention him, he himself also cares about it a little. Maybe what he is doing now is the same as cutting the rope that ties the small boat on the sea.

"Otherwise, let me hold you." He suddenly suggested sincerely.

Congratulations: "Get lost."

…

After a test, they had to wait another two hours.

Shen Wu turned around and glanced at him, half smiling, but his expression was actually a little scary: "How did you provoke that guy, a serial killer with a background? It's really more illogical than what I wrote."

Zhu Ci was in a joking mood for once: "Do you think your writing is illogical? Wait for me to send your words to your fans."

"Welcome, but that guy is indeed a little difficult to catch. Fortunately, I am a suspense and mystery writer." Shen Wu answered half self-deprecatingly.

Congratulations: "..." You are just a book writer, a book writer without logic, don't give yourself detective skills, thank you.

And that guy is probably related to the game.

Previously, he helped the security guards catch the person who was chasing Wu Yi in the school. It was not known whether he was an accomplice of the player or himself.

Zhu Ci didn't see his face clearly at that time, but after he got the phone, he could get the guy's information.

"What's wrong? Are you stupid for not talking?"

The doubts accumulated in his heart eventually became a thorn. Zhu Ci was silent for a while, and then said, "Let's break up. I'm serious."

It would be ridiculous if word got out that he denied his lover because of a game, but now it seems that breaking up is the best solution. This game not only threatens the players' own lives, but also has a great impact on their real lives. He can no longer live a normal life in reality. Shen Wu is different. He has nothing to do with these things.

Maybe after we break up, I won’t see that person who looks so much like him in the game anymore.

You could hear a pin drop in the ward. Zhu Ci stared at Shen Wu without giving in.

Shen Wu sat on a chair beside the bed, looking down at his phone, but his fingers did not move. Against the evening light, a shadow fell on the side of his face, and time seemed to have stopped.

After a long time, he seemed to come back to his senses from his endless and empty thoughts. He moved his fingers and took off his glasses, exposing his beautiful but dangerous and aggressive eyes. However, he did not turn his head, but stared at the glasses in his hand.

A tissue was handed over.

Shen Wu took it, chuckled softly, then began to wipe his glasses, his expression becoming softer.

They still have such a good understanding.

Zhu Ci stared at him, thinking he would stand up and leave. Shen Wu was actually very nice to him. If they didn't have this relationship, he would have greeted Zhu Ci when he saw him on the street, just like Wu Yi, calling him "Teacher Shen" or "Professor Shen".

But his words afterwards fell into Zhu Ci's ears, and like a stone, they caused a thousand waves.

He said, "Xiaoci, you should be thankful that you just got sick."

These words were like a shadow that came with the dusk outside the window, as if revealing a corner of the darkness. Zhu Ci's heart suddenly tightened, and then he felt complicated.

"What do you mean, Shen Wu? Love is nothing but a matter of mutual consent." Zhu Ci said, observing his boyfriend of two years. There was no doubt that he loved him, but he looked particularly mysterious at the moment, so mysterious that he didn't recognize him.

He was like a glacier hanging on the sea.

"Yes, but Xiaoci, even if the hospital wants to issue a critical illness notice, they may have to ask me to sign it for you. We only have each other in our world, right?"

His words were soft, like the whispers of a lover, but every word struck Zhuci's heart.

Their families are not perfect. If something happens, they can't find another relative other than themselves to collect the body.

However, legally they have no relationship, and morally, they should not have any relationship. But it is this inhumane relationship that has become their closest connection with the world.

He broke up with her a week ago, and then something happened. What kind of mood was Shen Wu in when he came to see him?

Thinking about it this way, Zhu Ci seemed extremely selfish whether he broke up or not.

In fact, it is very simple. If Shen Wu could fall in love with someone else, maybe Zhu Ci would be able to break up with peace of mind.

But he couldn't bring it up now, because they wouldn't be happy if he did.

But Zhu Ci thought again, this is also a threat. In such a big world, two people depend on each other.

If he had been more suspicious, the underlying meaning of Shen Wu's words might have been "Do you have any other choice besides me?"

But at the same time, he was also telling the congratulatory speech that he had no other choice but to give the congratulatory speech.

…

The two people looked at each other in silence, only the sunlight outside the window changed its angle over time. After a long period of silence, the first thing to break the silence was actually the speech.

"I'm hungry," he said.

The boy sits quietly, like a beautiful painting, and you cannot guess what the person in the painting is thinking.

"What do you want to eat? These are all cold. Let's buy some new ones." Shen Wu asked.

They tacitly pretended that what happened before had never happened.

"Go back and eat. Just make some noodles." Zhu Ci said.

"Okay." Shen Wu curled his eyes. He looked very handsome when he smiled. Usually, he wore glasses which made him look a little more serious, like a writer of great reputation.

…

They went to get the report.

There is no doubt that Zhuci's brain is normal.

But Shen Wu looked a little sorry. Sitting in the car, he half-jokingly said: "If you add a few words to the report, I will judge you as mentally ill..."

Zhuci interrupted him: "In that case, I will kill the person who tampered with my report."

He spoke calmly, without any impulse, and his tone was also calm.

Shen Wu glanced at him: "What if it was me?"

"If you say so, I will change the name on the medical record to yours. Of course, just kidding." Zhu Ci looked at the bustling street outside the window, his expression calm but with a deep sigh in his heart.

If the person sitting next to him is not a normal person, then how can he be a normal person himself?