Looking for the groom (5)
Jian Tanxi nodded and said, "Don't worry."
She and Qin Man had developed a tacit understanding and didn't need to say much.
Qin Man struggled to crawl toward Miss Jenny, taking ten minutes to reach her.
Miss Jenny said, "Oh, Qin Man, how did you crawl over here? Are you injured?"
Qin Man was unconcerned by Miss Jenny's feigned concern. She said calmly, "I'm here to recommend a groom for you. I think candidate number 6 is more in line with your requirements."
"Really? Then I'll call my private investigator to verify."
Then, a cell phone appeared on Miss Jenny's paper.
The phone rang a few times, and Miss Jenny started talking to the person on the other end: "Thomas, this time I need you to investigate candidate number 6 for me... You've already investigated him? That's great... He's mild-mannered and can cook, sounds pretty good..."
Hearing this, Qin Man, Jian Tanxi, and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, Miss Jenny's voice turned angry: "What? You're saying Number 6 already has 7 children? Outrageous! This is absolutely shocking! Unbelievable! These players actually want me to be someone's stepmother! What are they up to! That's right, I'm going to beat them to death!"
Jian Tanxi, Qin Man, and Sun Lianhu were all startled and very frightened.
They were also unaware that candidate number 6 had so many children, since Qu Chen couldn't speak and such complex information couldn't be gleaned from her face.
However, Jian Tanxi realized that it was actually possible to tell if one looked closely. Qu Chen was very excited after emerging from the inner world, running and jumping around non-stop.
So, when he entered the inner world, he was probably happy because he saw many children.
Although those children could not see him, Qu Chen could not understand this.
He was probably playing and running around with the other children. When they ate pastries, he would eat some too. Because there were so many children, no one would pay attention to which child ate the pastries.
So, Qu Chen, this invisible child, ate a few pieces of pastry without anyone noticing.
Those children, of course, are the children of candidate number 6.
It's understandable that Number 6 can cook. He has so many children, so he's bound to do some housework, and he'll probably learn to cook a little too.
Of course, this is all deduced from the result.
If Jian Tanxi didn't know that there were several children in number 6, she wouldn't have been able to deduce from Qu Chen's excitement that he was playing with other children in the world inside, which led to his excessive excitement.
Miss Jenny quickly emerged from the paper and continued typing the names of the four candidates.
This time, Jian Tanxi and the others stopped running because they knew they couldn't escape, and staying put would allow them to conserve some energy.
Jian Tanxi curled up into a ball, lying on her side on the ground, trying her best to protect her vital organs.
Qin Man couldn't do that, because she had to protect her child.
She held Qu Chen in her arms, trying her best to cover the child's head and face. But this completely exposed her own body, and she was hit repeatedly. Her injuries were more severe than those of Jian Tanxi and Sun Lianhu.
However, perhaps it was her maternal duty that unleashed her potential; she didn't collapse but instead protected Qu Chen even more forcefully.
But no matter how she tried to protect him, Miss Jenny always managed to find some tricky angles to hurt Qu Chen.
Although Jian Tanxi and Sun Lianhu were both curled up, Miss Jenny attacked them relentlessly, and they could not maintain one posture for long. They could only protect their heads, stomachs, and faces at different times.
As soon as they changed their positions, Miss Jenny could hit the spot that they had just covered.
Soon, none of them had a single good piece of flesh on their bodies.
Jian Tanxi coughed up a mouthful of blood, and her consciousness gradually faded.
She figured Miss Jenny would only play for ten minutes, since that was the last time too. She just needed to hold on a little longer.
However, those ten minutes felt incredibly long. She didn't know how much time had passed, or how much longer she would have to endure.
Sun Lianhu had been quietly cowering, only wanting to save his life.
But when he realized that no matter how he tried to protect himself, he probably couldn't, he went all out and shouted, "This stupid game has no right answer! All six candidates have their own flaws! No matter which one I choose, I'll get beaten up by Miss Jenny!"
"Rather than be beaten to death by her, let's fight back together! Jian Tanxi, Qin Man, the three of us attack her together! I refuse to believe we can't beat her! I know you hate me, but now we're on the same side! Miss Jenny is our common enemy! Let's all attack!"
Jian Tanxi thought Sun Lianhu's words made sense, so she decided to attack Miss Jenny with him.
However, their injuries were too severe for them to stand up, let alone fight back.
Their movements were far slower than Miss Jenny's.
Seeing that they were trying to resist, Miss Jenny became even angrier and started raining blows on them.
Qin Man said apologetically, "I...I can't do it. I can't even lift my hand right now, and I also have to protect the child..."
As Qin Man spoke, she coughed up blood. She exhausted her last bit of strength and collapsed.
Having lost his mother's protection, Qu Chen was beaten many times by Miss Jenny. Qu Chen was beaten so badly that he couldn't even cry anymore. His eyes stared blankly ahead, his gaze becoming unfocused, as if he were about to die.
Jian Tanxi's condition wasn't much better either; she felt that if Miss Jenny didn't stop, she would die too.
Fortunately, ten minutes were up, and Miss Jenny returned to the paper.
She told the four contestants, "You weren't sincere; you recommended only unsuitable candidates. Now you've learned your lesson; you must recommend the truly perfect groom to me later."
However, no one answered her; all four of them were in a near-death state and even speaking was difficult for them.
With her last ounce of strength, Jian Tanxi pulled a healing pill from her bag. After swallowing it, her wounds gradually healed, and her strength slowly returned.
About a minute later, she was back to her usual energetic self.
This healing pill is truly amazing.
Jian Tanxi didn't dare to delay and quickly fed the remaining two healing pills to Qin Man and her son.
Qin Man and her son quickly stood up, all their injuries disappeared, and Qu Chen was able to run around happily again.
Qin Man was still shaken and looked worried. The two beatings had left her with deep psychological trauma, and the gloom in her heart wouldn't dissipate anytime soon.
Jian Tanxi was the same. If she had only been hit a few times and was not seriously injured, the matter would have passed quickly. However, she had just been beaten to death, and the fear and hatred she felt were deeply imprinted in her mind. She felt that she would remember it for a long time.
These are psychological shadows left by major trauma, which they cannot control.
Qu Chen, on the other hand, has a different way of thinking than ordinary people because he has autism. When he is in pain, he will cry loudly, and when he is not in pain, he will immediately forget what happened and become cheerful again.
To some extent, such a child can be considered exceptionally gifted.
Qin Man weakly thanked Jian Tanxi: "Tanxi, thank you... Next time I have something good, I'll share it with you too."
Jian Tanxi said, "No need to thank me, we're teammates. Besides, saving you was also for my own sake."
At this moment, Sun Lianhu weakly said, "Save...save me..."
Jian Tanxi almost forgot about Sun Lianhu, but she didn't really want to use up her pills.
She's out of the three healing pills; now she only has one resurrection pill left.
The Resurrection Pill can bring the dead back to life, so saving a dying Sun Lianhu is certainly no problem.
However, the Resurrection Pill was even more precious than the Healing Pill, and she didn't want to waste it on Sun Lianhu.
She wanted to bluff Sun Lianhu to see if he had any means to save his own life.
So, Jian Tanxi said with some difficulty, "I'm out of healing pills, what should I do... Please don't die, if you die we won't be able to get out... If you die here, how can you be the new father of humanity..."
Sun Lianhu struggled to pull a healing pill from his pocket and swallowed it.
He recovered immediately after eating.
Jian Tanxi: "..."
Qin Man: "..."
So Sun Lianhu has his own healing pills!
He refused to take it out, hoping to trick Jian Tanxi out of her healing pills!
This cunning man has added another charge to his list!
Fortunately, Jian Tanxi was careful and didn't give him the Resurrection Pill, otherwise she would have been so angry that she would have vomited blood.
Jian Tanxi feigned relief: "That's great, Sun Lianhu, so you had your own healing pills. I almost thought you were going to die here."
Sun Lianhu said somewhat embarrassedly, "Yes, I almost forgot I had healing pills. Luckily, I remembered when I was on the verge of death. Sure enough, when people are desperate, they can remember everything."
Jian Tanxi: "..."
Sun Lianhu looked at Jian Tanxi with renewed hope: "Tanxi, you still care about me. It's true what they say, true friendship is revealed in times of trouble..."
Before Jian Tanxi could say anything, Qin Man vomited.
She actually vomited up all the acid in her stomach, and then said to Sun Lianhu, "Sun Lianhu, don't be too cocky. Tanxi is just afraid that if you die, we won't be able to pass the level."
At this moment, Miss Jenny spoke up: "Great, you're not dead! Well then, continue recommending grooms to me. This time, you have ten minutes. If you exceed the time limit or recommend the wrong groom, I will beat you again."
The group stopped arguing and refocused on their task.
Jian Tanxi said, "We just recommended number 3 and number 6, but they were both wrong, so only number 1 is left. Although number 1 is a little chubby, he is not too fat."
Qin Man said, "I think so too... The remaining ones all have obvious weaknesses, they're not as good as Number 1. But we haven't observed Number 1 closely, what if he also has some major issues? For example, he might have been married before, or he might have children..."
Sun Lianhu said, "I don't think so. If No. 1 has such a big problem, then no candidate meets the requirements. No. 2 obviously has a bad temper; No. 4 is a worker and short; No. 5 is an obese chef, and he doesn't meet the requirements in terms of physique or work. No. 3 and No. 6 have already been recommended, so they are excluded. That leaves only No. 1."
Although Sun Lianhu is annoying, his analysis is correct.
Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to try number 1.
Even if the recommendation is wrong again, don't worry.
After being beaten twice, they realized that being beaten once wouldn't be life-threatening, but being beaten twice might kill them.
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