With blood-red eyes and shoulder-length silver hair tied back with a red ribbon, Xia Linyin blurted out, "Li Shang!"
The man stood up and stood in front of Xia Linyin across the counter. He bent down slightly and placed a long, slender finger on Xia Linyin's lips. "Shh! Don't guess. If you guess wrong, it will make people angry."
As the man approached, a faint scent of gardenias wafted over, seemingly mixed with a faint smell of disinfectant.
Upon smelling the scent, Xia Linyin's expression changed slightly, and she blurted out again, "Dr. Li!"
At the same time, a tingling pain spread from her heart. Of the twenty games she had experienced, Dr. Li was the personality that caused her the most heartache and fear.
His emotions are extremely unstable; he is the most neurotic of all his personalities. One second he might be laughing and joking with you, and the next second he might be stabbing you in the heart with a knife, without any warning or reason.
He was a madman, a madman who could not be judged by common sense.
As a clone, the moment he learned the truth, he was filled with malice towards humanity. He replaced the original, released all the clones, stood on the opposite side of the world and became an enemy of the entire world, starting a world war between clones and humans, causing chaos in the world. To him, the whole world was nothing more than a large playground.
"call--"
Xia Linyin couldn't help but take a deep breath, clutching her clothes at her chest, exhaling the heavy, oppressive feeling pressing on her heart. Every time she thought about what Xiao Li had experienced in the game and the game settings she carried, it was like peeling back a bloody piece of history, making it hard to breathe.
The moment Xia Linyin called out that he was Dr. Li, Dr. Li grinned, revealing a set of neat, white teeth, his smile many times brighter than before.
He walked around the counter to Xia Linyin's side, stared at her intently for a while, and then said, "Happy, really happy."
"Look, I still have the gardenia you gave me, Yin'er."
Like a child eager to show his teacher his handmade craft, he pulled a gardenia from his trench coat pocket, his voice brimming with excitement.
The pure white gardenias looked as fresh as if they had just been picked, and their fragrant aroma was even more intense.
Xia Linyin took the gardenia, smelled it, and said, "It smells very good."
Dr. Li smiled even more happily, as if he had received a red flower. He naturally took Xia Linyin's hand and led her to the shelves displaying various handicrafts. "These are all made by me. How about I give them all to you?"
As Dr. Li spoke, he led Xia Linyin to the innermost row of shelves, where tiny ships the size of a palm and violins the length of a finger were displayed...
They are all handmade and very delicate, but they are all white.
It's not that they're painted white; they're white on their own.
Seeing Xia Linyin staring intently at the exquisite handicrafts, looking completely absorbed (just kidding), Dr. Li excitedly said, "I knew you would like them!"
Xia Linyin was actually thinking about something. She frowned and looked at Dr. Li, voicing her suspicion, "Are these all made of bones?"
"Yes! These are all flawless bones that I carefully selected and carved bit by bit with a scalpel, but these are not my most perfect works."
Dr. Li picked up a piano. Even though the keys were only the size of corn kernels, they could still produce sound when pressed. This piano, which could be held entirely in one hand, was not just a decoration, but could also be played. One couldn't help but marvel at the magic of this piece.
It is so exquisite.
"These works are beautiful, but in my eyes, their beauty lacks soul. I always feel they are missing something. No matter what bone I use, I can't carve a work that satisfies me the most, until I met you—"
At this point, a wolf-like glint flashed in Dr. Li's bloodshot eyes, excited and slightly manic. He looked at Xia Linyin and said, "I finally know what I've been missing. What I've been missing is that bone that I poured my emotions into, that bone that haunts my dreams!"
Dr. Li grabbed Xia Linyin's shoulders, "Yin'er! Take out your ribs, take out my ribs, use our bones—"
Overwhelmed with excitement, Dr. Li's voice trembled uncontrollably, "Shall we carve this unique masterpiece from our own bones?"
"I want to give you this most perfect work of art. It's yours! It's yours!!"
Dr. Li's gaze moved down from Xia Linyin's face, his eyes growing increasingly bloodshot, his expression almost distorted.
Xia Linyin sighed softly, "Dr. Li, I'm afraid of pain..."
"It hurts a lot to have your ribs removed."
"Pain?" Dr. Li quickly shook his head. "No, no, no, how could I bear to let you feel pain? Yin'er, don't worry, I won't let you feel pain. I will let you see your beautiful ribs being taken out of your chest cavity with your own eyes, and I will let you hear the wonderful sound of the scalpel scraping through the bone, but I won't let you feel any pain at all."
"I love you so much. This world is so boring to me. Fortunately, when I was becoming more and more bored with this world, I met you."
"I love you so much, I'm madly in love. Just thinking about our bones being joined together makes me so excited I could die. Nothing has ever made me so excited."
Xia Linyin caught a glimpse of the tent bulging under Dr. Li's casual pants, and her lips twitched. "Husband, you're getting more and more perverted."
The surrounding environment gradually distorted and changed. A few seconds later, the boutique turned into an operating room. Next to the operating table, a row of silver scalpels gleamed brightly, reflecting a cold light.
"Do you like it, Yin'er?" Before Xia Linyin could answer, Dr. Li picked up a scalpel and smiled, "I know you'll like it."
Xia Linyin: "..."
Taking the dangerous scalpel from Dr. Li's hand, Xia Linyin nodded and said, "Yes, I like it this way. Shall we remove your ribs first? It'll be more meaningful if I remove your ribs myself, won't it?"
Dr. Li paused for a moment, then smiled with immense joy. He lay down on the operating table with a blissful expression, a feeling of happiness and satisfaction from being recognized by his beloved.
Xia Linyin held a scalpel and made a few impressive gestures on Dr. Li's body, while Dr. Li looked at her expectantly.
"Wait, I'm looking for something." Xia Linyin suddenly turned around and started rummaging through drawers and cabinets in the operating room.
"Yin'er, what are you looking for?" Dr. Li stood up slightly, looking at Xia Linyin's actions with a puzzled expression.
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