Chapter 52: Letting the Tiger Return to the Mountains, Xicai was doing homework, sitting at the desk...
Lin Xicai was doing her homework, sitting at her desk for most of the day, unable to even read the questions.
The hand holding the pen was even shaking.
I don't know how long I was stunned, a blue light flickered faintly, Lin Xicai looked over, and it turned out to be the small system that he hadn't seen for a long time. Lin Xicai's pupils trembled slightly, and he opened his eyes wide.
The small system fluttered its wings and looked around her, tears welling up in its eyes: "Host, I finally contacted you, Host. How are you doing recently, Host? How are your grades? How are your grades? What's your ranking now?..."
The system seemed a little excited, and questions popped up one after another.
Lin Xicai stared at the system, delighted but also slightly surprised. Wasn't its timing just perfect? It was like...
"Host? Host?" The system circled around her, its wings waving before her eyes. "What's wrong? I'm asking you a question. What's your current ranking, host?"
"In the last monthly exam, I ranked 403rd."
"That's fine, you still have hope, host. You'll reap what you sow, so keep working hard..."
"System," Lin Xicai stared at it, her face pale. "Promise me you'll stay by my side for the next two days."
The system's wings fluttered a little slower. "What's wrong?"
"I may need your help." Lin Xicai said.
"What's going on?" The system suddenly thought of something and looked at her expression. Its voice suddenly became louder. "Could it be... Li Ci is dead?!"
"He's not dead." Lin Xicai shook her head and looked at it. "Li Ci, I want to let him go."
The system's fluttering wings paused, its eyes widening in disbelief. "Really? Have you figured it out? Why?"
"I..." Lin Xicai pursed her lips, "He's wasting too much of my time. I don't want to care about him anymore. Yes, I don't want to care about him anymore. I want to end it all. I don't want to become a monster like him."
That's right, she wasn't doing it for him.
She had wanted to get out of this matter a long time ago.
Lin Xicai thought of Xie Shi, and annoyance could not help but overflow from her eyes. She took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and looked at the system, "I believe you can help me."
The system tilted its head and looked at the young host. "You have a plan, right? What do you want to do?"
"I can't let him remember me leaving here." Lin Xicai frowned. "You mentioned it before when you persuaded me to let him go. You have a way to make him forget everything here. You can sit here, right?"
The system blinked and did not deny it.
Lin Xicai smiled sadly and nodded, "This matter needs to be done as soon as possible. We need to act within the next two days. Just cooperate with me."
.......
Li Ci is writing a self-criticism again.
Although she had never mentioned this matter since the last time she made him read a self-criticism word for word in front of her, Li Ci would write one every day based on the "bad things" he had written before.
Maybe it was because he was too bored, at least this could help him get through the long day. Or maybe he was too afraid that she would be angry, and that if she suddenly asked him about it one day, he would not be prepared and would make her unhappy.
He was sitting at the dining table, writing his self-review in her favorite place for homework. Suddenly, a familiar fragrance came from the side of him. Li Ci paused in holding the pen and subconsciously turned her head to look over. Sure enough, she saw the man standing there with her arm in hand not far away.
He seemed a little surprised that she came so early today.
But what he felt more was a swelling joy. He stared at her, somewhat at a loss, "You...you're here."
Lin Xicai walked over and stood in front of the dining table, her eyes lightly falling on the thick opened notebook. The handwriting on it was neat and beautiful, and as deceptive as the owner of the words.
Li Ci didn't understand why she was staring at the notebook and said nervously, "I did write it."
Lin Xicai looked away calmly: "Don't write anymore."
Li Ci looked up, "What's wrong?"
"Take a break," Lin Xicai said, "stop writing."
Her tone wasn't aggressive, but Li Ci felt uneasy for some reason. His Adam's apple moved, and his voice trembled slightly. "Did I do something wrong again?"
Lin Xicai didn't say anything.
After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked, "Want to watch a movie?"
Li Ci looked at her, and his numb eyes seemed to light up: "But...can I?"
Lin Xicai turned and walked to the sofa, fiddling with the projector to connect to the movie downloaded on her mobile phone.
Li Ci sat cross-legged on the carpet, his eyes following her movements, almost greedily following her every move.
Li Ci thought that she would show him another educational movie or a movie that was deliberately used to satirize him, but when the movie started, the screen was playing a new series in a series that he had been following for a long time.
Li Ci stared at her blankly. Lin Xicai said calmly, "New products were released two months ago. You might like them."
You'd probably... like it.
She said, you might like it.
Him?
...Are you talking to him?
It felt like something exploded beside his ears. For a moment, it seemed as if he could neither hear nor see. The whole world was filled with... You might like this sentence.
She actually cares about what he likes.
She actually went out of her way to find something he liked.
Li Ci suddenly didn't know what to do. His trembling soul was almost so excited that it collided with his body.
No one else can give him this kind of happiness that is so strong that it has a destructive tendency except her.
Li Ci stared at the screen, his heart pounding along with the speeding car on the screen. He suddenly felt that perhaps this was his destination, a not-so-bad destination.
What good is there out there, he thought, at least there is someone here who is kind to him.
She seems very bad sometimes, but everyone has bad moods sometimes. She loses her temper because those bitches outside make her unhappy. She says hurtful words because he has done something wrong. It is all his fault, it is all the fault of those bitches outside. What is her fault? She has done nothing wrong.
The movie hadn't even finished yet, but Lin Xicai seemed to have lost her patience. She suddenly turned around and said, "You can cook, right? I want to try it."
Li Ci was stunned for a moment, his Adam's apple rolling up and down, "You...you don't dislike me anymore?"
Lin Xicai thought for a moment and said, "If it's not tasty, I'll still dislike it."
Li Ci didn't know what was wrong with her. He vaguely sensed something was wrong, but his emotions were quickly numbed by another surge of fresh joy. He nodded, his throat choking with nervousness: "Okay... okay, you, you wait for me."
Li Ci was preparing food and cooking in the kitchen - he had done this many times in recent days, and these steps were no longer unfamiliar to him, but he was really nervous that day, more nervous than when he first participated in a piano competition, and more nervous than when he first attended a shareholders' meeting.
Because I was too nervous, I made a lot of mistakes while cooking, cut my fingers, and got oil stains on my shirt.
He was in the kitchen, sweating all over, looking disheveled and clumsy. She hadn't even stepped into the kitchen. He felt uneasy, worried that she would lose her patience after waiting too long, or that she would lose her appetite after seeing him like this and turn around and leave.
But this time, her patience and tolerance towards him were terrifying. He couldn't help but look at her every few minutes to see if she was still there. She had been sitting at the dining table with her back to him and had never left.
The food was served and the two of them ate peacefully.
This was the first time the two of them had dinner at the same table.
With every dish she picked up, he seemed to be waiting for a verdict.
I was afraid that it wouldn’t suit her taste and disappoint her.
She was afraid that if this experience was not good, she would never give him a second chance.
He was uneasy and had no appetite, but fortunately she didn't complain - she didn't even say a word, just ate calmly.
Li Ci was actually a little disappointed. People are always greedy. Once they get something, they will desire something else. Deep down, he hoped that she could show some favor for a certain dish so that he could know her taste and make something else for her according to her favorite taste in the future.
Her expression was indifferent, and she looked no different from usual, but Li Ci looked at her and keenly noticed that she seemed to be worried.
Could this worry be related to him? Could someone be making things difficult for her again?
He tensed up again, hesitating for a moment, his Adam's apple moving, "Did the people outside... give you any trouble?"
Lin Xicai was thinking about something. When she heard the words, she looked up and met the panic, uneasiness, and guilt in those eyes that should never appear in those eyes.
She looked at him, unable to tell whether this was a disguise or his true feelings.
But it doesn't matter anymore.
This game is about to end.
Lin Xicai didn't answer his question, but just stared at him for a while. "If I let you go, will you still be as bad as before? Will your mind become even more twisted, or even worse than before?"
This old score he had planted with his own hands was always a huge thunder between the two of them. Li Ci didn't understand why she suddenly asked, "...did I do something wrong?"
Lin Xicai was silent for a moment and shook her head. "No. You've been doing very well recently."
Li Ci's heart ached, but she healed him instantly, and he felt relieved. "I will behave better. I...I won't make you angry again."
"It's a bit of a gain, isn't it?" Lin Xicai murmured. "At least I learned how to cook and wash clothes."
Li Ci didn't understand what she was saying, but her tone made him inexplicably uneasy.
"Your clothes are dirty," Lin Xicai suddenly pointed at the oil stain on his shirt, "Can you go change into something else?"
Li Ci looked at the oil stain on his body, stood up awkwardly, turned around and walked towards the bedroom, but was stopped again.
"Put on your uniform," Lin Xicai smiled, "I want to see what you look like in uniform."
The uniform she was talking about was the one he wore when he first came here.
The clothes he wore for a week straight, until they became sour and smelly.
Later, he wore the old clothes she gave him. He washed and dried the uniform and put it in the closet and never took it out again.
And now, she said she wanted to see him in this outfit.
He had no room to refuse, nor did he want to refuse, because this was a rare occasion when she made a request of him.
Li Ci changed his clothes in the bedroom and stood in front of the mirror for a rare moment before coming out. Looking at the thin and shaky figure in the mirror and the pale and haggard face, Li Ci felt extremely unfamiliar.
Are these frightened eyes really his?
He could hardly remember what his expression was like before.
It was as if that happened before reincarnation.
When Li Ci came out, Lin Xicai was still sitting there, with juice already poured on the table in front of her. Seeing him coming, she stared at him for a while, then smiled faintly and handed him a glass of juice: "Come on, cheers."
Li Ci walked over, picked up the glass of juice under her gaze, mechanically clinked it with hers, and drank it all in one gulp.
......
"He's already asleep," Lin Xicai looked at the system, "You can start now."
The system looked at the man lying on the sofa and seemed stunned.
Seeing that it didn't move, Lin Xicai looked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It feels a little different..." said the system.
"We can't delay any longer." Lin Xicai said, "Let's do it. You said you could give him deep hypnosis. I hope he forgets everything here."
She paused, then added, "It's not just about everything here. I want this time to be longer. I need him to forget everything that happened after he met me. I want him to forget me as a person."
The system nodded, "Okay."
Lin Xicai felt uneasy and checked again and again, "He can't possibly remember it later, right?"
No matter how brave Lin Xicai is, she is still nervous at this point. In this space, she is the only one in control, and here she has all her sense of security.
But once this person goes outside, he will be completely out of her control, and if she is not careful, she will get into trouble.
He must forget, he must not remember her.
The system noticed her uneasiness and comforted her at the right moment: "Don't worry, host, there are no cases that I can recall so far."
She could only believe it, she could only believe it now.
"What's next, host? What should we do?"
Before the system finished speaking, a familiar announcement came:
"Space permissions have been changed, please confirm."
The system was startled and looked at Lin Xicai blankly, "This..."
Lin Xicai stared at it. "No one in this world can see you. I have already given you the space authority. Now I need you to take this space with you to the Li family villa and send Li Ci back to his room."
The system was startled again, but then it thought about what she had done before and was not so surprised anymore.
The system calmly retracted the space, as if afraid she would regret it. "Now?"
Lin Xicai looked at the time. "It's two o'clock in the morning. There's no better time than now."
The system didn't say anything, and even felt a little eager to go on a mission. "What's his home address?"
Lin Xicai took out a map, which not only showed the location of the Li family villa, but she had also marked Li Ci's room with a highlighter.
The system was shocked again and felt a chill.
......
Early in the morning, the sun rises and the sky becomes bright.
Inside the Li family villa, a cry of surprise suddenly came out——
"Young Master?"
"How...how...are you...at...home?"
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