Since Gu Qingqiu accepted Bai Jingyuan's marriage proposal in front of the whole world, her experience bar has already reached 99%. Gu Qingqiu guesses that the remaining 1% will probably be reached after they officially register their marriage.
Bai Jingyuan will be of legal marriage age in more than three months, and he has never looked forward to his birthday as much as he does today.
Gu Qingqiu originally wanted to spend more time with Bai Jingyuan during these three months, but Bai Jingyuan's commercial value greatly increased after the World Championship, and he became even busier.
This was Bai Jingyuan's peak moment, after all. How could Gu Qingqiu let her own selfishness affect him? She just became more proactive in responding when she held Bai Jingyuan every night.
Bai Jingyuan was somewhat smug. He felt that Gu Qingqiu had been unusually clingy and proactive lately, probably because she was also deeply in love with him and wanted to marry him as soon as possible.
For the first time, Gu Qingqiu felt that time had passed so quickly; before she knew it, three months had gone by.
As a working professional, Bai Jingyuan received numerous sponsorship proposals for his birthday. Bai Jingyuan originally intended to spend the day with Gu Qingqiu, but Gu Qingqiu said that every day from now on belonged to Bai Jingyuan, so he should spend this day with his fans instead.
Bai Jingyuan agreed, but early that morning he dragged Gu Qingqiu to get their wedding photos.
Looking at the bright red notebook in his hand, Bai Jingyuan burst into tears of joy. "Sister, this is the happiest birthday I've ever had. I've heard that birthday wishes are very effective, and I want to give you this chance!"
Gu Qingqiu took out a tissue from her pocket, wiped away the tears from Bai Jingyuan's eyes, and said sincerely, "My wish is that Jingzai is as happy and joyful as he is today every day."
Bai Jingyuan was somewhat displeased, "We're already married, why does my sister still call me Jingzai?"
Gu Qingqiu smiled and said, "Don't you still call me 'sister'?"
"How can that be the same? 'Sister' is an affectionate term..." Bai Jingyuan muttered for a long time, then bent down and whispered "Wife" before quickly straightening up and looking straight ahead with a serious expression.
If Gu Qingqiu hadn't turned her head and seen Bai Jingyuan's bloodshot ears, she might have thought she was just hallucinating.
A sweet smile appeared on Gu Qingqiu's face, but the smile faded after only a few seconds.
The reason was simple: the system's voice echoed in her mind—[Host, the experience bar is now at 100%. You can now find an opportunity to leave this world.]
--【I see. 】
Gu Qingqiu had lunch with Bai Jingyuan at noon. In the afternoon, Bai Jingyuan went to work on the birthday live broadcast, and he was busy until 11:30 pm.
Bai Jingyuan rushed home carrying a custom-made cake. As he opened the door, he quickly checked his phone—11:58—and immediately called out, "Sister! Sister—"
Gu Qingqiu didn't answer. Just as Bai Jingyuan was about to go inside to find her, Gu Qingqiu opened the door. Her eyes looked a little red, but Bai Jingyuan didn't notice because he was in a hurry. Instead, he pulled Gu Qingqiu to sit in front of the cake, lit the candles, and said, "Sister, make a formal wish!"
Gu Qingqiu was a beat slow to react, "What do you wish for?"
Bai Jingyuan reminded him, "Didn't I say this morning that I would give you my chance to make a wish? Now you can make your wish! This is called a sense of ritual."
Gu Qingqiu obediently closed her eyes and silently repeated her wish in her heart again—that Jingzai would be as happy and joyful as she was today every day.
When he opened his eyes, Bai Jingyuan pointed to his phone with a wronged expression, "Sister, it's 12:01."
Gu Qingqiu was stunned for a moment, feeling a little regretful. She hoped that heaven could feel her sincerity and not be so demanding about this one-minute time difference.
That night, Gu Qingqiu was exceptionally proactive and enthusiastic. In the heat of the moment, she even called Bai Jingyuan "husband" for the first time. Bai Jingyuan's waist tightened suddenly, and he was almost aroused to the point of losing control.
Afterwards, Gu Qingqiu nestled in Bai Jingyuan's arms and asked, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "What do you think was different today?"
Bai Jingyuan thought for a moment, "Nothing is different, I still love you the same. But why is my sister so proactive... I almost couldn't handle it, but I like it."
Gu Qingqiu closed her eyes. "Ah...is that so...maybe it's not just men who change after marriage, women can be fickle too. But Jingzai, every time I say I love you, I mean it."
Bai Jingyuan didn't understand Gu Qingqiu's words at first, until four or five days later, when he finished training, he saw more than a dozen missed calls from Zhang Yuantang. He hurriedly called back.
Zhang Yuantang answered the phone quickly, his tone already calm. He sighed, gave the name of a hospital, and said, "Come and see President Gu."
The color drained from Bai Jingyuan's face instantly, and his phone slipped from his hand, crashing heavily to the ground and leaving a thin crack.
Seeing Gu Qingqiu lying on the hospital bed with her eyes closed, Bai Jingyuan became somewhat hysterical and demanded, "What exactly happened?"
"Don't make a lot of noise in the ward!" The doctor glared at Bai Jingyuan and pulled him away.
After reviewing Gu Qingqiu's pathology report in the corridor, Bai Jingyuan's legs went weak, and he slowly squatted down against the wall, muttering to himself, "Cancer... how could it be cancer? And in the late stage... how could this happen... my sister has always been so healthy..."
Seeing this, Zhang Yuantang couldn't bear it and pulled Bai Jingyuan up, saying, "President Gu wouldn't want to see you like this."
Bai Jingyuan was in despair. His tears unknowingly soaked his clothes. He really was a jinx; he didn't deserve love.
He caused the death of his mother, and now he's going to cause the death of his wife?
He lost all interest in training and spent several days in a row by Gu Qingqiu's bedside, holding her hand.
It seemed that many people had come to visit Gu Qingqiu, but Bai Jingyuan's attention was entirely on Gu Qingqiu, and he did not respond to anyone who spoke to him.
When Gu Qingqiu opened her eyes, she saw Bai Jingyuan looking haggard.
A hint of reluctance flashed in Gu Qingqiu's eyes, but she quickly forced a smile. "Jingzai, I'm fine. Don't be sad."
How could I not be sad?
But Bai Jingyuan knew that Gu Qingqiu liked him when he was radiant, so he forced himself to act positive and instead comforted Gu Qingqiu, "Sister, the doctor said there are many cases of people who have recovered from your illness. As long as you get through these chemotherapy sessions, you will definitely be fine. Hang in there, okay?"
"……good."
Gu Qingqiu saw through Bai Jingyuan's clumsy lie at a glance; this little brat really isn't good at lying.
How could Gu Qingqiu not know her physical condition? This was originally a method she and the system had discussed to leave the world.
Cruel yet effective, ruthless yet reasonable.
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