Chapter 71: Confession 2 Xie Shi originally wanted to tease her, but when he faced that...
Xie Shi originally wanted to tease her, but when he met her eyes, he suddenly felt a little panicked.
"It's not what you think." Xie Shi said.
In countless cycles, that girl was the only one who could have gotten what she wanted.
That girl is a little different from other guides. She comes from a humble background and is on a mission to save her seriously ill grandmother.
Perhaps because of different motives, this girl seemed more sincere than others. Even in such a world, all she thought about was her grandmother's illness.
This reminded Xie Shi of his mother. He probably felt the same way every time his mother left.
This feeling of sympathy made him feel a little sorry for her. Compared to the previous games, his attitude towards this strategist was not so harsh and distant.
But that was all. This little bit of pity was not enough for him to like her, nor was it enough for her to succeed.
That was when his energy was at its strongest. Not only the attackers, but he himself could also clearly see the favorability value that was enough to determine the success or failure of the attackers' missions. Then one day, he suddenly had an idea - if he could control this data, then the remote control that determined whether the game was passed or not would fall into his hands?
This is a crazy idea.
Crazy, unrealistic, but it made him a little excited.
After that, he experimented for more than half a year, and the energy in his body was finally enough to affect the data.
This approach would be extremely detrimental to his energy and body, and would even cause him to endure immense pain. But so what? Rather than being manipulated by others, it would be better to take a gamble and have fun.
From that day on, Xie Shi quietly tampered with the data, and at the same time began to deliberately show his closeness to the girl in his behavior to make the data change seem less abrupt.
Looking back, those were very painful months. Changing the data consumed him, and acting every day made him irritable. But the result was good. When the game was about to end, the favorability value finally reached 100, and the girl was judged to be successfully conquered.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
He finally got the initiative.
It also saved him a life.
At this time, Xie Shi had reached his limit. After confirming that this person had successfully conquered this world and was about to leave it, he returned home and fell into a deep sleep for two days and two nights.
He thought that the matter ended here, a happy ending, but when he woke up, when the person who was supposed to have left stood in front of him again with a red face, he stared at her and realized something a little slowly.
Yes, the girl gave up the chance to leave.
——After completing the strategy mission, when she should have left this world, she chose to stay.
In this world, she has a family that loves her, a wealthy family background, and even someone who loves her wholeheartedly. In comparison, the reality is so barren and cold, so cold that she... doesn't want to go back.
The strategy mission was completed, and the system said it would help Grandma redeem health. She was reluctant to leave Grandma, but she couldn't let go of everything here. It was just that this dream was too beautiful, and she couldn't wake up.
She thought Xie Shi had no idea about her background or identity, and that staying would mean a new beginning. When she stood before him again with a loving look in her eyes, she thought she would be greeted by his joyful and enthusiastic gaze.
But she guessed wrong. He looked at her coldly, his eyes so heavy that they scared her.
It was a strange look, one filled with coldness and sarcasm.
He seemed very disappointed in her, a kind of exhaustion and disappointment that penetrated from the inside out.
She didn't understand and refused to accept it, especially since that day on, he had completely lost his previous closeness to her, ignored her, avoided her, and even rejected her. She could not accept this change at all.
She tried to win him back, but his heart was as hard as stone. The person who had cared for her and was close to her before seemed to have disappeared overnight, without a trace.
Reconciliation was fruitless, and she even began to hate him. She had given up everything for him, gave up the way home, and even gave up her loved ones. Why did he treat her like this?
No, he wouldn't change his mind suddenly. The extremely heartbroken girl consoled herself that there must be a misunderstanding. She had already stayed, and there was still plenty of time, plenty of time in the future for them to resolve the misunderstanding...
Little did they know that the so-called staying was the sweetest and cruelest lie.
This world has everything, except the future.
The world is still in a cycle, and this girl who could have left disappeared completely the moment time restarted.
Xie Shi's migraines also started from that time. Perhaps it was a punishment. The migraines that occurred all the time reminded him how ridiculous and overestimating his own abilities his self-righteous rebellion was.
......
Lin Xicai listened to all this in a daze, her face pale.
It was all too bizarre, there was too much information to digest, and every bit of it shocked, astounded, and heartbroken her.
It turns out that he endured so much alone.
For so long, he has been so consciously living as a paper man.
There was a hustle and bustle around him, everything was repeating itself, and he spent terrible year after year in this boring repetition.
Lin Xicai still remembered the fear and suffocation she had imagined when the first time loop happened to her. And this was actually the reality he was experiencing.
If this place is compared to hell, then Xie Shizheng is trapped here and cannot be reborn.
He couldn't move forward, and no one could stay with him. He was always alone, and could only be alone.
She remembered the first time she met him, the old dejection and gloom that could not be dispelled. They all talked about him being a weirdo, and she laughed along. But now think about it, who among them has the right to laugh at him and talk about him? This man is already strong and tough enough - if it were anyone else, they would probably have gone crazy long ago.
But after going through so much, this person did not turn evil, never went crazy and hurt others, and could even endure pain just to give others a chance to survive.
This truth was far more terrifying than she had imagined.
Lin Xicai's chest felt stuffy and her eyes were sore. After a long while, she moved her lips and said in a hoarse voice, "Since you knew my identity from the beginning and knew that I would either leave or die, why did you still come to provoke me? What are we now?"
A bony hand wrapped around her neck and he moved closer, looking at her intently with those deep, beautiful eyes. "Do you think you'll remember what happened here when you go back? Do you think you'll still remember me?"
Lin Xicai suddenly grabbed his collar and stood on tiptoe to look at him. Their breathing suddenly became very close. Her eyes were red and she looked at him with almost hatred. "But you will remember," her voice suddenly became a little louder, "But you will remember! You will remember!"
Xie Shi paused, his Adam's apple rolling up and down: "That's my business."
Lin Xicai nodded, tears falling mechanically, but her face was deliberately expressionless: "Yes, I am not the first, nor will I be the last. This is not a big deal for you at all. Anyway, you will have more in the future..."
Before she could finish her words, her lips were kissed. He kissed her a little hard for a while, and even bit her lightly when they separated.
"Don't you think that's a bit too much?"
Xie Shi lowered his head and stared into her eyes. He reached out with both hands and cupped her face in his palms, a little too firm. "You are the first and the last. My eyes have never looked at anyone else like this, and my lips have never kissed anyone else. In the past, present, and future, there is only one you."
He paused, his eyes fierce. "I allow you to forget me, but before you forget, you must remember that I like you, only you. You cannot doubt me in the slightest, and you cannot betray me for any bitch."
Lin Xicai tried to turn her head, but her face was straightened so that she was facing him.
Their eyes met, and he asked stubbornly, "Do you understand?"
Lin Xicai blinked her eyes, but it seemed like she couldn't stop crying, even to the point of being in an embarrassing state.
The two hands on her face brushed across her skin to wipe her tears. Xie Shi was half helpless and half distressed, "Why are you crying?"
Lin Xicai wiped more tears and suddenly said angrily: "You just want me to feel sorry for you."
Xie Shi seemed to smile when he heard this. "You're right. Please feel sorry for me before you leave. It won't be long anyway, so don't be so stingy."
"I lied." Xie Shi paused, "This 'Sunday' is not so selfless. It's for you, and also for my own selfish reasons. Lin Xicai, give me some time, just think of it as taking pity on me."
Lin Xicai suddenly looked up, "...What did you call me?"
This was the first time Xie Shi called her name.
The one who called out was Lin Xicai.
She realized belatedly that Xie Shi seemed to have never called her Zhong Fei.
Never.
"You..." Lin Xicai was completely stunned, "You even know this?"
"I know." Xie Shi said, "If you like her, how can you not even know her name?"
Lin Xicai: “…”
Is this the point?
The point is how do you know?
Oh, forget it. This man is not an ordinary person. He has extraordinary powers and knows everything... If he doesn't want to say it, she won't ask.
......
After the confession, the day continues in a cycle.
It even seems more natural to cycle.
They are like two madmen being hunted by the world, eloping to a corner of time to live in peace.
This moment of time and this piece of heaven and earth became a utopia for them to temporarily rest their souls, keeping out all the troubles.
While this sounds a bit romantic, a closer look reveals a massive cram school. There's no sweet, romantic flings, just one question after another.
Like the previous few days, Lin Xicai studied every day and was forced to study.
This man kept saying that he liked her, but when it came to tutoring her, he was ruthless. Not only did he watch her study every day, but later on he even went so far as to arrange exams for her alone.
Yes, exams.
He gave her mock exams and arranged weekly tests.
I wish I could make her take a small test every three days and a big test every five days.
Lin Xicai complained bitterly, but Teacher Xie was talking without any hesitation. He said confidently that after accumulating to a certain level, a large amount of test training would bring about the final qualitative change.
She protested but was suppressed. After several rounds of exams, she felt numb.
Hello
If that's how you like people.
Would it be too different?
——But despite the scolding, her academic performance improved by leaps and bounds to an unprecedented level after being "forced to study" by him.
Later on, Lin Xicai even got used to these strange days.
People outside are repeating themselves, but only they are moving forward.
Lin Xicai likes dusk the most because after a day of studying, she would ask Xie Shi to take her with him when he goes out, saying that she needs to relax properly.
The two of them would walk through the park, bargain in the supermarket, and then buy groceries together and cook at home.
After the two of them finished buying groceries, Xie Shi carried the basket while Lin Xicai walked beside him, stretching and complaining casually as she did so, "Can you find something to do while I'm doing my homework? I feel really unbalanced when you're idle beside me..."
Xie Shi seemed to smile, "This day is only suitable for doing things that can be retained in the mind."
Lin Xicai laughed dryly, "Studying?"
Xie Shi hummed, leaned over and pecked her on the cheek quickly, "This one too."
After the kiss, they wanted to kiss again, but a hand pushed their face away. Lin Xicai looked thoughtful, and then she thought of something, and her eyes suddenly lit up. "Your words remind me, then why should we buy vegetables and cook? We can just eat out three times a day, picking the best and most expensive ones. Anyway, the money will be returned to the account at midnight, and there is no need to worry about gaining weight, because the fat gained by overeating will disappear anyway."
Lin Xicai felt like she had discovered a brilliant bug. "Ha, think about it this way, wouldn't we be able to eat, drink, have fun, and spend lavishly all we want on this day?"
Xie Shi raised his eyebrows: "Want to try?"
"Yeah," Lin Xicai was eager to make a move, feeling a perverted excitement in her heart. "Eating, drinking and having fun are nothing. This day will repeat itself anyway. As long as we want, we can do something even crazier without being held responsible."
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