Number Seven is the only friend Xiaoqi met in the cell.
She would chat with Xiaoqi when those people were not around, play some games with Xiaoqi, and teach Xiaoqi how to disguise herself here.
The purpose of capturing Huanya in this place is to train them for our own use and to cultivate them in the direction of weapons.
The first requirement to become a weapon is that one cannot have emotions.
If Xiaoqi makes the slightest mistake here, he will be mercilessly beaten, or even... electrocuted.
Xiaoqi's faith was gradually eroded during the day-to-day training.
But whenever Xiaoqi was about to give up, Number 7 would come over, encourage Xiaoqi and give Xiaoqi hope of life.
This is how Xiaoqi managed to survive.
And from Xiao Qi's perspective, Shen Cheng was already a little numb.
Chen Cheng even felt that this was cruel to Xiao Qi.
Because the ending was already determined, Xiao Qi had never escaped from the cell before Shen Cheng and others wiped out the den.
Number Seven said she wanted to escape from this cell because she found a relatively weak spot in the corner of this cell that could be dug open.
So, she and Xiaoqi would always find a time when no one was around to dig at that weak spot.
Hope...seems to be getting closer.
But suddenly one day, the truth seemed to be revealed.
Number Seven looked at Xiao Qi and said solemnly, "Remember how I taught you to disguise yourself? No matter what happens next, don't let your expression show any fluctuations. Got it?"
Xiaoqi nodded.
Seeing this, No. 7 quickly distanced himself from Xiao Qi.
Then, a foreign man holding a short stick walked into the cell, his face ferocious. Without saying a word, he rushed towards No. 7 and swung the short stick in his hand.
"ah!!"
Accompanied by a hoarse scream, Xiaoqi's pupils shrank slightly, but thinking of what No. 7 had just said to her, Xiaoqi still tried to keep her expression calm.
The man beat Number Seven mercilessly, then grabbed Number Seven's hair and said harshly, "You want to escape, right? If we hadn't fed you useless people every day, you would have starved to death outside!
Tell me, is there anyone with you?
As he spoke, the man looked around the cell and found that all the Huanya had extremely numb expressions, which made him very satisfied.
"Bah!" Number Seven spat blood at the man, then laughed slightly maniacally: "Rubbish!"
"Damn it!" The man was immediately enraged and dragged Number Seven out of the cell.
Then, the cell returned to silence again, as if nothing had happened.
Those Huanyas seemed to not care about all this, turning a blind eye, like walking corpses.
——Number 7, was taken away?
—She... can still come back, right? She must be okay, right?
Listening to Xiao Qi's inner thoughts, Shen Cheng's mind was in chaos.
Because, unlike the previous Liusu, everything here really happened.
All Shen Cheng could do was just be a bystander. He could do nothing, unable to protect Xiaoqi, or even comfort Xiaoqi or give her a hug.
A moment later, the man came back, half of his body splattered with bright red blood, like a demon who had just walked out of hell.
He looked at Xiao Qi and said calmly, "Number Eight, from today on, you are Number Seven."
…
When those words fell, the entire illusion suddenly shattered. Shen Cheng opened his eyes abruptly and found himself lying on the bed in his room. The sunlight from outside the window shone in, making Shen Cheng feel as if he was in another world.
My whole body... was soaked in cold sweat, and my heart was beating violently.
Sitting up from the bed, Shen Cheng breathed heavily, his vision unable to focus for a long time.
"Chen...Cheng?" Xiao Qi was awakened by Chen Cheng's reaction. She sat up and looked at Chen Cheng, her eyes filled with confusion and puzzlement.
“Xiao Qi…” After calming down for a moment, Shen Cheng turned his head and looked at Xiao Qi.
Xiao Qi tilted her head and looked at Shen Cheng.
"Can I...see your back?" Shen Cheng asked softly, remembering everything he saw in his dream.
Xiao Qi nodded, then turned stiffly, facing away from Shen Cheng.
Shen Cheng took a deep breath, slowly reached out his hand, and lifted up Xiaoqi's pajamas.
As her pajamas were lifted up, Xiaoqi's slender and white back gradually appeared in Shen Cheng's eyes.
When he saw Xiao Qi's back, Shen Cheng's pupils shrank sharply.
Xiaoqi's back was covered with dense and light scratches. This should be the result of treatment with a tissue repair device, otherwise it would definitely be much more hideous than this.
Shen Cheng never cared about all this.
So... Ye Xi told me that my relationship with Xiao Qi is not close enough?
It’s not that Xiaoqi isn’t close to me, but... I don’t understand Xiaoqi at all.
Taking his hand back, Shen Cheng was silent for a moment, then bent down and hugged Xiao Qi tightly.
"...Xiao Qi, from today on, I won't let anyone hurt you again."
Listening to Shen Cheng's firm yet gentle words, Xiao Qi froze in Shen Cheng's arms, her expression still without any fluctuation, as if she didn't understand what Shen Cheng said.
…
"Ximing Ximing, how about this dress?"
In Lingxue and Ximing's room, Lingxue was rummaging through the wardrobe, picking up a piece of clothing from time to time and showing it to Ximing.
Xi Ming hugged his fox tail, yawned, and looked tired.
Before dawn, Lingxue got up and started looking for clothes, and she has been struggling with it until now.
Lingxue brought a lot of clothes when she moved in, but unfortunately she didn't wear them very often. Most of the time she wore the maid outfit that Chen Cheng gave her.
"Xiao Lingxue is so cute. No matter what she wears, Chen Cheng will definitely like it." Although she was very sleepy, Xi Ming did not show any annoyance and said with a faint smile.
Lingxue blushed, then turned her head and said, "Who...who wants him to like it! It's just that I want to dress a little more modestly when I go out today!"
"Yes, yes~" Xi Ming responded with a smile, and then said: "Anyway, Xiao Lingxue looks cute in anything she wears."
"Wow..." Lingxue looked around the closet with a troubled expression, and finally set her sights on a piece of clothing that looked out of place among the others: "Then...then this one!"
After saying that, Lingxue took out the clothes and started changing.
After a moment, Lingxue, who seemed to have regained her composure, turned around in front of Ximing and said with a blushing face, "How...how is it?"
After seeing the refreshed Lingxue, Xi Ming's originally hazy eyes immediately lit up: "Very cute!"
"Is... is that so?" Lingxue pinched the hem of her skirt, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Anyway, it's just so cute! Come on, let Shen Cheng see it, he's sure to like it!"
"I already said who wants him to like it!"
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