the next day.
In the warehouse where the old man was located.
Lin Jiu stood quietly outside an iron gate inside the warehouse, watching the old man and his assistant push Jiang Fei and Ji Wei through the gate.
The ordinary iron gate inexplicably resembled a ferocious beast capable of devouring people.
Lying on the hospital bed, Jiang Fei looked calm. Apart from her slightly pale lips, everything seemed normal, as if she had just gone for a stroll.
Noticing his gaze, Jiang Fei turned her head to look at him and gave him a relaxed smile.
Lin Jiu gazed at the smile on her lips, his fingers twitching slightly. He knew very well what she would have to give up.
Is this what love is? Giving without considering the cost? Even if you end up with nothing?
Human emotions are complex yet pure.
Lin Jiu turned her gaze to Ji Wei, who was standing close to Jiang Fei's hospital bed.
The man had been in a coma since the accident, and he had no idea that a woman was going to do something for him during the day and night he was unconscious.
What will he do after he wakes up and learns about Jiang Fei's actions?
For some reason, Lin Jiu reached out and pressed her hand against her heart. The feeling of Jiang Fei touching her heart last night returned, but compared to the panic and pleasure of yesterday, this time it was a bittersweet feeling that made her want to escape.
He envied Ji Wei somewhat, for having someone willing to give everything for her.
But he will forever remain just a machine and tool that is arbitrarily discarded and reassembled.
Unlike the messy warehouse, the laboratory was very clean and tidy, and even contained various sophisticated instruments, with blue images gleaming softly.
Lin Jiu watched as Jiang Fei and Ji Wei were pushed inside, and the iron door slammed shut in front of him.
He looked away and stood quietly outside the door, waiting.
Time is just a meaningless number to him; he doesn't space out, he just stands there doing nothing.
Lin Jiu didn't know how long she had waited, only from dawn till dusk, when the tightly closed iron gate was finally opened from the inside, and the old man came out, looking exhausted: "Keep the man here to check on him, the woman is fine. Remember to close the gate when you take her away, you're really getting old..."
Lin Jiu quickly looked through the iron gate, where the two people on the hospital beds were still lying there quietly.
Unlike when they went in, their eyes were now closed.
A blood line between Jiang Fei's left eye and her hair looked particularly glaring.
Lin Jiu stepped forward, and his assistant noticed him and instructed, "The result is not bad, but the anesthesia is still in place. The patient may experience temporary blindness while awake. Please be careful not to overuse his eyes after he wakes up."
Lin Jiu nodded, glanced at Jiang Fei on the bed, and after a long while suddenly reached out to wipe away the bloodstains flowing from the corner of her eyes.
Noticing his movement, the assistant gave him a strange look but didn't say anything, and got up and left.
Lin Jiu suddenly realized how strange her behavior was after being glanced at by her assistant.
How can a robot have such an uncontrollable emotion as "pity"?
He hesitated, about to pull his hand back, but the next second, Jiang Fei waved her hand and grabbed his hand tightly.
Lin Jiu was startled.
"Lin Jiu?" Jiang Fei's voice was soft, somewhat confused, and even more so weak.
Lin Jiu only then realized that Jiang Fei's anesthesia hadn't worn off yet, and he was probably still blind. He breathed a sigh of relief, but then paused again.
Jiang Fei's left eye looks a little different than before.
Her eyes were pure black, and even when she smiled and her eyes were half-closed, the light shining from them was still undeniable.
But now, her eyes have turned blackish-gray. Although it is not obvious compared to before, the light in her eyes has been replaced by indifference.
Lin Jiu looked at Ji Wei, who was standing to the side.
These are... his eyes.
"Lin Jiu?" Perhaps not receiving a response, Jiang Fei called out again, but her voice grew weaker.
"Mmm," Lin Jiu responded softly.
"Promise me one thing, okay..." Jiang Fei's grip on his hand loosened a little, "Don't tell anyone he's here..." By the end, her voice was almost a whisper.
Lin Jiu was stunned: "Why?"
“Those people destroyed his prosthetic eye, and I’m afraid… they’ll cause him more trouble…” Jiang Fei said softly, “Please, please promise me.”
Her voice became somewhat hurried as she spoke.
Lin Jiu paused, then said, "I promise you."
Jiang Fei smiled faintly, loosened her grip on his hand, and then fainted.
Lin Jiuxin lifted her up and subconsciously helped her up, but stopped when she touched her and just stared at her.
Ji Wei, who was standing to the side, moved slightly.
Noticing the commotion over there, Lin Jiu looked up and inexplicably found Ji Wei lying there particularly glaring.
His gaze gradually settled on his left eye.
What will he look like when he opens his eyes?
Lin Jiu was stunned by her own thoughts. She abruptly withdrew her gaze, pursed her lips, picked up Jiang Fei, and turned to walk out.
Two hours later, at the tin shack.
Lin Jiu sat on the sofa, occasionally glancing at the woman on the bed in the next room, but seeing that she was still asleep, he looked away.
As Lin Jiu looked at Jiang Fei countless times, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head, and a grating metallic scraping sound came from inside her body.
Lin Jiu slumped back onto the sofa stiffly, her whole body convulsing as if she had been electrocuted, with tiny sparks even flying from the wiring connections.
It took an unknown amount of time for the electric shock to finally subside.
Lin Jiu sat on the sofa with his limbs twisted, glanced at his deformed body, and slowly corrected the deformed limbs. The metallic sound sounded more like the sound of bones breaking.
He knew very well that it was because there was a gap in his report on the surveillance situation today.
Electric shocks, on the other hand, are the punishment for the absence of punishment.
No one would doubt a machine's loyalty; they would only assume it was "slacking off."
From the moment he agreed to Jiang Fei's request to "not tell anyone," he knew that the price of that promise was to keep the matter a secret, to keep it from his creator.
And he, surprisingly, also chose to keep it a secret.
Perhaps because her limbs had just been corrected, Lin Jiu felt as if her limbs were powerless, and eventually curled up on the sofa and gradually fell asleep.
Lin Jiu favorability: 10.
cubicles.
Jiang Fei smiled as she listened to the system's report.
...
early morning.
A black sedan stopped at the end of the road in the slum. Lin Ran slowly got out of the car, her white dress looking out of place.
She looked at the dirty and shabby streets and alleys in front of her, her brows furrowing slightly.
It felt very familiar; such a place existed in her memory.
However, the place is also very dirty. Even though it is cleaned relatively well, it feels uncomfortable everywhere as if it carries a virus.
In the end, Lin Ran followed her memory and tiptoed inside until she stopped at the door of a tin-roofed house.
This is the place.
Lin Ran took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
Soon, there was movement inside, followed by footsteps, and the door was opened.
Lin Ran prepared a smile: "Excuse me..."
The words stopped when he saw who opened the door: "Lin Jiu?"
The person in front of him was Lin Jiu, whom Gu Xi had asked to take care of.
Lin Jiu stopped when she saw Lin Ran, standing stiffly at the door. It took her a while to hear her own voice: "Miss Lin."
He never expected to see Lin Ran again.
But when you see the emotion in her eyes, you pause. No matter how well you try to hide it, you can still see the disgust in them.
Suddenly, I realized how different the woman in the snow-white dress in front of me was from myself.
Lin Ran glanced behind him and asked, "What's wrong with you...?"
"I have some things to take care of," Lin Jiu interrupted her quickly.
Lin Ran was slightly taken aback.
Lin Jiu realized her tone was a bit impatient and unconsciously softened her voice: "Why did we come to a place like this?"
Lin Ran bit her lip: "I just seem to remember a place like this..." Her face paled slightly as she said this, "Do you know Ji Wei?"
She wanted to see this man she didn't know at all, yet she dreamed of him. Perhaps seeing him would solve the mystery in her heart.
Lin Jiu was stunned when she heard her words.
"You know, right?" Lin Ran's eyes lit up at his reaction, and she excitedly grabbed his hand. "Please tell me where he is, okay?"
Lin Jiu looked down at the hand that was holding hers, but then inexplicably remembered what she had promised Jiang Fei yesterday, and her fingers involuntarily twitched.
"Lin Jiu." Lin Ran gripped his hand tightly. "I'm begging you, please?"
Lin Jiu looked into her eyes, which were filled with a pitiful vulnerability.
He thought that Jiang Fei was afraid that if others found out about Ji Wei's whereabouts, it would be detrimental to him, but Lin Ran was not a threat. Perhaps... perhaps Lin Ran just wanted to take a look.
"……good."
Inside the room.
As the sounds outside gradually faded away, Jiang Fei slowly opened her eyes: "He took Lin Ran to find Ji Wei?"
[System: Yes.]
Jiang Fei did not respond, but slowly sat up after a long while.
It's getting more and more fun.
On the other side.
Lin Ran followed behind Lin Jiu and carefully entered the simple warehouse, finally stopping in front of an iron gate: "Is Ji Wei there?" she asked hesitantly.
Lin Jiu nodded.
Lin Ran pursed her lips. Everything today was beyond her comprehension. She didn't know that such a chaotic place could exist.
The iron gate opened, and Lin Ran immediately saw the man lying on the hospital bed.
I stopped in my tracks at first glance.
It was him.
The man in my dreams, the man I once said I would marry, is him.
However, in his dream, he wore an expensive custom-made suit and looked like a refined nobleman, not the man in front of him who was wearing cheap clothes and had bloodshot eyes.
Lin Ran slowly walked forward, wanting to see his face clearly, but at this moment, Ji Wei seemed to be stimulated, his body trembled, and even his left eye began to bleed. Soon, blood flowed all over his face, and his delicate face was replaced by horror.
Lin Ran cried out in surprise.
Outside the door, Lin Jiu heard her shouts and hurriedly went forward. He was also surprised when he saw Ji Wei's reaction and quickly turned around to ask the old man for help.
But the old man's assistant only said that he was still resting. When Lin Jiu returned, Lin Ran was already dialing the emergency number with trembling hands.
Emergency care in the upper class is always swift. Only twenty minutes had passed since a speeding ambulance arrived and took Ji Wei away.
Lin Ran left with the ambulance. Before leaving, she called Lin Jiu, but Lin Jiu did not go.
He was just standing at the warehouse door when, inexplicably... he thought of Jiang Fei, who was still waiting for news from Ji Wei.
If he goes too, I'm afraid she'll get anxious.
Lin Jiu turned to walk towards the tin shack, but stopped when he turned the corner.
A woman was walking towards them, her face pale, her steps unsteady and somewhat faltering.
The right eye shines brightly, even with worry and anxiety, while the left eye is dull and lifeless.
Jiang Fei.
Jiang Fei also saw him and quickly stepped forward: "How is Ji Wei? Can she see now?"
Lin Jiu's gaze settled on her left eye, and only then did she realize that her eyes were actually somewhat similar to Ji Wei's eyes, but when placed together, they were clearly different at a glance.
Seeing that he remained silent, Jiang Fei grew increasingly anxious: "Is the situation not good? I'll go check on him..."
"And you?" he murmured unconsciously.
"What……"
Before Jiang Fei could finish speaking, Lin Jiu placed her hand in front of her left eye: "Can you see?"
Jiang Fei looked stunned.
Lin Jiu suddenly realized what she meant and quickly withdrew her hand: "I'll take you to find him."
...
Ji Wei had a dream.
I dreamt of my past life of high status, but then I suddenly fell from the clouds and plunged into hell, where I was subjected to ridicule and humiliation from countless people, and my parents and fiancée left one after another.
It was at this moment that a hand pulled him out of the mud.
He couldn't see who the hand belonged to, but he could feel the calluses on her palm and how strong it was, despite her slender frame.
That hand held his hand the whole time, protecting him, telling him he wasn't powerless, leading him to run in the rain, giving him hope, and allowing him to see the light again.
But later, he fell into darkness again.
I want to be awake but I can't; in complete darkness, I'm all alone.
In a daze, I could only hear someone whispering to me, "You'll be alright," over and over again, tirelessly.
This was the only sound I heard in the deathly silence and darkness.
Then a frantic voice rang out: "Wake up!"
Ji Wei suddenly opened her eyes, her rapid breathing filled with icy coldness.
He was in a stark white, upscale hospital room, a place he used to know well, but one that he shouldn't be able to afford to stay in now.
Then, Ji Wei suddenly realized that she could still see with her left eye, and that her prosthetic eye was not destroyed.
Did I... wrongly accuse Jiang Fei that night?
Thinking of Jiang Fei, Ji Wei suddenly sat up.
"You're awake?" A surprised female voice came from the side.
Ji Wei froze. That voice... sounded very familiar.
After a long pause, he slowly turned his head to look.
A woman in an elegant white dress stood beside the hospital bed, her eyes filled with unfamiliar worry. There was a little blood on her body, but her appearance was beautiful and charming, yet so familiar.
Dye it!
"How are you?" Lin Ran took two steps toward him and asked with concern.
Ji Wei's lips moved slightly: "It was you... who saved me?"
"Huh?" Lin Ran asked, puzzled, then continued, "I took you to the hospital; it was a doctor..."
"You saved me..." Ji Wei murmured softly.
Yes, who else could it be?
Jiang Fei? She simply can't afford such an expensive hospital.
"Does your eye still hurt?" Lin Ran leaned closer to him and asked softly.
Ji Wei snapped back to reality, looking at the woman so close to him. What was he thinking?
The person you've been longing for for so long has finally appeared before you. Isn't this what you've always wanted?
"You..." Lin Ran wanted to say something, but she froze when she met his gaze, and her voice lowered, "We know each other, right?"
Otherwise, how could it be so familiar?
Ji Wei was stunned. Yes, her memories had already been swapped with Jiang Fei's.
Thinking of this, Ji Wei unconsciously clenched her hands, and after a long while, she reached out and gently hugged Lin Ran.
All his feelings for Jiang Fei were simply because she possessed Ranran's memories.
What's more... Ranran is his fiancée, and now she has saved him.
Lin Ran was also startled by Ji Wei's sudden hug. She instinctively wanted to push him away, but stopped when she smelled his scent.
The subtle fragrance, which even inexpensive clothes couldn't conceal, was just like the feeling I remembered.
She ultimately did not refuse.
Just then, a faint sound came from the doorway.
The two suddenly separated and looked towards the door at the same time.
Jiang Fei stood there calmly, watching the two of them.
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