At this moment, Lu Yuan's consciousness seemed to be tightly gripped by an invisible hand, and he was trapped in the deepest part of that mysterious and pitch-black sea of consciousness. Faced with such a predicament, his heart was filled with endless helplessness and bitterness.
You must know, he is a powerful being who possesses both first-class abilities of time and space! However, fate always seems to like to play tricks on people. After coming to this era from the apocalypse, both of his abilities were initially suppressed. Since meeting Qian Duoduo, his space ability has been advancing rapidly and upgrading at a fast pace. In stark contrast, his other ability—time ability—is stuck in a quagmire and remains stagnant.
This is like a normal adult who should be walking steadily on their own two legs, but the road is far, and because of his time-manipulation ability, he can't keep up, making the whole situation extremely awkward. For a long time, he has over-relyed on and frequently used his spatial ability, to the point that this powerful force eventually became unbearable and completely collapsed.
Now, the sea of consciousness that had trapped his mind here, after the spatial ability collapsed, had its time ability protect Lu Yuan's consciousness as a form of self-preservation. Lu Yuan looked around blankly, wondering to himself, "How long have I been trapped here?"
"The darkness before my eyes isn't true darkness, and what kind of white do I want?" he hummed listlessly, a phrase that seemed to have come from nowhere. His boredom limited him to a few things: he would either stand there blankly, sit quietly, or occasionally hunch over like a shrimp, lying helplessly on the ground. No matter how much he struggled, he could never escape the confinement of this place.
Just when he felt helpless, a breathtaking sight suddenly came into view. He looked up and saw countless stars twinkling with brilliant light, shining like jewels set in the black sky.
However, in stark contrast was the dried-up, fragmented riverbed of his consciousness. This parched, fragmented riverbed and the magnificent, colorful starry sky above were two completely different worlds. The stars shone with iridescent light, illuminating the entire sea of consciousness as bright as day.
To Lu Yuan's astonishment, apart from his own small patch of land, the surrounding scenery resembled a long-dried-up, desolate land with a riverbed fragmented. Just as he was reeling from this shock, an even more miraculous scene unfolded—the stars that had been hanging high in the sky began to slowly converge towards the riverbed.
As the stars continued to merge into the riverbed, he witnessed firsthand how the cracks that had appeared were gradually closing and shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was as if a mysterious and powerful force was repairing this broken land.
However, despite being deeply moved by the magnificent sight, he still failed to break through the solid barrier constructed by the time-manipulation ability after all the stars in the sky disappeared.
Qian Duoduo stood solemnly before the hospital bed, her gaze fixed on Lu Yuan, a sense of fear rising within her. After hesitating for a long time, she slowly reached out, wanting to gently stroke the head of the person lying not far away. However, when her fingers touched that spot, it was as if she had fallen into nothingness, as if she had touched the void, feeling only empty air.
Surprisingly, although the head seemed illusory, the body was real and tangible. This strange and eerie difference filled Qian Duoduo with fear, and she didn't even dare to ask Han Jun, who was inside the space, about the reason. At this moment, she stood silently in place, her hands clenched, waiting for some unknown change to occur.
Time passed slowly, and night gradually fell, shrouding the room in darkness. Just then, a soft knock broke the silence. Qian Duoduo assumed it was Wen Ya sending someone to deliver food.
Peng Fei looked at the woman in front of him, remembering Qian Duoduo's instructions. He reached out to stop her, knocked on the door a few times, and said softly, "Boss, someone has brought the food." After saying that, he stood quietly to the side, waiting for Qian Duoduo's response.
Qian Duoduo gently opened the door, the hinges creaking softly. A slender woman carrying a lunchbox was about to enter the ward. However, when her gaze fell upon Qian Duoduo standing in the doorway, the woman's relaxed brows instantly furrowed.
The moment their eyes met, Qian Duoduo also slightly raised her eyebrows. For some reason, she felt a strange sensation emanating from the woman before her, as if countless pink bubbles were floating around them.
"Excuse me, who are you?" Wang Li broke the silence first, her tone tinged with doubt and wariness.
“I am Lu Yuan’s wife, and also the mother of his child,” Qian Duoduo replied calmly and confidently.
Upon hearing this, Wang Li was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses: "Ah... Chief Engineer Lu is already married?"
A faint smile appeared on Qian Duoduo's lips, but her eyes showed a hint of helplessness: "Yes, he's over forty years old, how could he not be married yet? Besides, we have four lovely children!" As she spoke, a maternal glow unconsciously shone on her face.
After hearing this, Wang Li looked Qian Duoduo up and down with suspicion, muttering to herself, "Four children? But you don't look like a mother who has given birth to so many children..."
"Thank you!" Qian Duoduo's gaze fell on the exquisite lunchbox in her hand, and she asked curiously, "May I ask what's the matter with you?"
Wang Li smiled gently and glanced at the ward with affection in her eyes. Although she didn't see anything, it didn't stop her from adding her own dramatic flair: "Chief Engineer Lu is sick, so as a colleague, it's only natural that I should come and visit him."
Qian Duoduo smiled brightly and generously, saying, "Thank you for your concern, but Lu Yuan hasn't woken up yet. I'm afraid your kindness will be wasted for now."
Wang Li tucked her bangs behind her ear and said with a regretful expression, "When we were at the research institute, I was Chief Engineer Lu's assistant and we were together every day. I just didn't expect him to work so hard on this project. Now that he's sick, I don't know what to do. I just want to be with him."
Hearing this, Qian Duoduo rolled her eyes inwardly: "Big sister, you're really trying to screw me over!" However, she knew she drank both black and green tea. At the same time, she was well aware that Lu Yuan's condition after taking the Soul-Replenishing Pill was unclear, and naturally, she couldn't let outsiders see it.
Wang Li, who was standing to the side, was originally looking forward to going in and taking a look, but Qian Duoduo did not agree. Although she was a little unwilling, she had no choice but to accept the situation.
After all, the other party had two bodyguards with him, and with her thin arms and legs, she probably couldn't handle him. If things got out of hand, she would be the one who looked bad. So, Wang Li could only nod reluctantly, then turn around and slowly leave.
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