I suddenly opened my eyes and saw Ji Lin'an's anxious gaze. I reached up and touched my forehead, which was covered in sweat. I braced myself against the bed, and when Ji Lin'an saw that I was about to sit up, he quickly put his hand behind my neck to help me sit up. After we were seated, I looked at Ji Lin'an wearily and asked, "Why are you awake?"
Ji Lin'an leaned against the bed, very close to me: "I woke up just now when I felt you struggling, and tried calling you many times but you didn't wake up."
I looked at Ji Lin'an with some guilt: "Did I wake you up?"
Ji Lin'an held my hand and shook his head: "It's okay, I can wait for you to sleep together."
I reached out and hugged Ji Lin'an: "I can never save you."
Ji Lin'an also reached out and hugged me, his grip tightening a bit: "It's okay, I'll tell you a secret. Sometimes I enter future scenes after you fall asleep, and in those future scenes I can never save you."
With red eyes, I released Ji Lin'an: "Idiot, why didn't you tell me? You always go to bed later than me and get up earlier than me, and you even sneak up in the middle of the night to watch the footage."
Ji Lin'an smiled and touched my face: "I'm used to it. I'm a man, after all, and I have to save face. If you asked me about the content after watching the footage during the day, I couldn't very well tell you that I didn't protect you and that you died, could I? So I choose to watch it secretly at night."
With tears streaming down my face, I smiled bitterly and said, "Then we're even. You can't save me in the scene, and I can't save you either. From now on, you're not allowed to sneak up at night to watch. If we want to watch, we'll watch together."
Ji Lin'an nodded and leaned in to kiss my forehead: "Okay, I know. I've told you my secret. It doesn't matter if I lose face or not. Don't feel bad because of what's in the picture."
I smiled and nodded: "Okay, I promise you."
Seeing that my mood had improved, Ji Lin'an got up and poured me a glass of water: "Drink the water and go back to sleep. We can talk about it tomorrow."
I took the water and drank it all in one gulp before handing the glass to Ji Lin'an: "I think I still want to tell you what the scene was about."
Ji Lin'an put down her cup and lay down next to me: "Okay, go ahead and tell me, I'm listening."
I recounted the contents of the scene to Ji Lin'an one by one. Ji Lin'an's brows furrowed more and more. I chose to skip over the part about Zhu Chen trying to assault me at the end, but it seemed that I still couldn't escape Ji Lin'an's eyes. He asked angrily, "Tell me, how did you kill Zhu Chen in the end?"
I glanced at Ji Lin'an and said cautiously, "I found the knife Jiang Kexin used to commit suicide on the ground and stabbed Zhu Chen."
Ji Lin'an narrowed his eyes: "Why would he be so close to you, giving you an opportunity to take advantage?"
I lowered my head somewhat guiltily: "Maybe... he wanted to come closer and talk to me."
Ji Lin'an's eyes were filled with worry and sadness: "Is he planning to do something to you?"
Seeing that I couldn't hide it any longer, and I couldn't think of a reasonable explanation to get by, I knew Ji Lin'an would definitely ask to watch the replay with me. I really didn't want to think about the consequences if Ji Lin'an saw the replay. I could only tell Ji Lin'an what had happened. I saw Ji Lin'an swallow hard, and I could hear the grinding of his teeth. I quickly reached out and grabbed Ji Lin'an's hand: "That didn't happen. It's all fake, fake."
Ji Lin'an turned to look at me with a serious expression: "If we follow the trajectory of events, this is what actually happened."
I smiled helplessly: "So we can change the course of events, and then it won't happen."
Ji Lin'an ignored me, pondered for a moment, and then said, "You said you last saw the copyist?"
I nodded: "Yes, he's the one who shot and killed me. I suppose the person who copied the skill in the video took Zhu Chen into the space to heal after killing me."
Ji Lin'an continued to ponder. I looked at his profile; he rested his chin on one hand, gently biting his lower lip. The light from the night lamp illuminated Ji Lin'an's high nose bridge and sharply defined jawline. I couldn't help but be mesmerized, and some random thoughts inexplicably popped into my head. Suddenly, Ji Lin'an spoke, and I immediately swallowed hard, my eyes refocusing: "What did you say?"
Ji Lin'an looked at me with some confusion: "What's wrong with you?"
I immediately shook my head: "It's nothing, it's nothing."
Ji Lin'an continued, "Tomorrow we'll play along and follow the course of events as you see in the footage. However, when we take them to the parking lot, we need to prepare in advance to welcome Zhu Chen's arrival. At that time, you activate your shield, and I'll find a way to kill Zhu Chen."
I nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I understand. Oh, right, Kaka..."
Ji Lin'an frowned: "Let's put Kaka aside for now and ignore her. Since she was willing to protect Qianliyan in the footage, it at least proves that she can see what Qianliyan has done for her these past two days. As long as she doesn't do anything out of line, adding her to the list won't hurt."
I nodded in agreement. Regardless of what happened between her and that Sister Ning, as long as she doesn't harm Ji Lin'an and Qianliyan, I can still tolerate a little girl.
After saying that, Ji Lin'an and I fell asleep in each other's arms. The next day, when I woke up, I packed my luggage according to the development route in the video and waited for Xiao K's call. Everything was going according to plan, and we arrived at Jiang Kexin's house without any deviation. When we carried the luggage to the second basement floor, Ji Lin'an obviously became vigilant and carefully looked around. Just as Jiang Kexin was about to put the child in the back seat, I suddenly asked to hold the child. Ji Lin'an looked at me with some nervous eyes. I knew that my action might change the course of events, but I really couldn't choose to let Zhu Chen take the child away. If there was a slight deviation, the child might only become food for the zombies.
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