Chapter 101 No means no
Jiang Xianchuan had not returned home for many days in a row, and this situation soon aroused Li Lingyu's deep suspicion.
These days, whenever he rushed to the laboratory full of worry, hoping to see Jiang Xianchuan with his own eyes, he was always ruthlessly blocked outside by Lin Pianyue.
Every time, Lin Pianyue would flatly reject Li Lingyu's request on the grounds that Jiang Xianchuan was busy with work and simply couldn't spare the time.
However, today Li Lingyu still did not give up, and he came to the familiar laboratory again. After seeing Lin Pianyue, he said in a piteous tone: "Sister Pianyue, please tell Chuanchuan to let him come out to meet me. It really won't take long."
Facing Li Lingyu's expectant eyes, Lin Pianyue couldn't help but look embarrassed. She hesitated for a moment, and finally shook her head and replied: "Brother Chuanchuan is really busy. This experiment is very critical and can't be delayed at all..."
Hearing this, Li Lingyu felt a little disappointed, but he nodded gently to show his understanding. Then, he said firmly: "Okay, in that case, I will wait for him here."
Seeing Li Lingyu's persistence, Lin Pianyue knew that it was useless to say more, so she turned around and walked into the laboratory. The moment she stepped into the room, she couldn't help but gasp at the sight in front of her - Jiang Xianchuan's body was covered with dense teeth marks, which looked shocking. At this moment, Jiang Xianchuan's face was as pale as paper, without a trace of blood; even more bizarrely, the pupil of his left eye had turned red.
Looking at Jiang Xianchuan who was in such a bad state, Lin Pianyue felt distressed and said softly, "Brother, Ling Yu really wants to see you."
But at this time Jiang Xianchuan was so weak that he couldn't even speak. He just shook his head weakly and murmured to himself in an almost pleading tone: "How can I go to see him in this state now? Please, sister, find a way to help me get rid of him..."
"Okay, I'll try." After Lin Pianyue turned and left, Jiang Xianchuan lowered his head slightly, holding a pen in his hand, and continued to carefully record every physical reaction after being infected in the notebook. Xiao Ou stood quietly beside him, with deep worry in his eyes.
"Brother, what if you can never become a human again?" Xiao Mi finally couldn't help but ask, his voice trembling slightly.
Jiang Xianchuan stopped what he was doing, raised his head and looked at Xiao Nian. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "If that day really comes, just kill me. Or, if it can help with the research, you can use me for live experiments." His tone was so calm that it was frightening, but his firm gaze revealed that he had already prepared for the worst.
At this moment, there was a sudden noisy noise outside. Then Lin Pianyue's anxious cry was heard: "Hey! Brother Lingyu, you can't go in! It's not safe inside!" However, her obstruction did not seem to work. Not long after, a figure rushed in. It was Li Lingyu.
When Li Lingyu saw the scene in the house and Jiang Xianchuan's current appearance, he was completely stunned. He stared with eyes wide open, his face full of shock and disbelief, as if he couldn't accept that the person in front of him with a haggard face and a strange aura was the lover he thought about day and night.
"Sorry, brother... I didn't stop him..." Lin Pianyue ran in closely behind him, looking at Jiang Xianchuan with a guilty look on her face and explained.
Jiang Xianchuan shook his head gently, indicating that he didn't care, and then said to her gently: "It's okay, Sister Pianyue, you take Xiao Sang out first, I will chat with him alone for a while."
"Okay..." Lin Pianyue hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, took Xiao Cang out of the room, and gently closed the door. The room suddenly fell into silence, with only Jiang Xianchuan and Li Lingyu standing opposite each other, and the atmosphere seemed particularly solemn and depressing.
Li Lingyu took a few steps and came in front of Jiang Xianchuan. He reached out and touched Jiang Xianchuan's face, which was not warm at all. Then he saw the teeth marks all over Jiang Xianchuan's hands, and was speechless for a moment.
Li Lingyu's lips trembled, and he finally uttered a sentence after a long time: "How did you become like this?" Jiang Xianchuan forced a smile: "I did this voluntarily, in order to find a solution to the zombie virus." After hearing this, Li Lingyu was angry and sad. He clenched his fists: "Why don't you care about my feelings and bear all this alone?"
Jiang Xianchuan held Li Lingyu's hand and said softly, "I don't want you to worry." Li Lingyu shook his hand away: "We agreed to face all difficulties together. Do you know how uneasy I am when I haven't seen you for several days!" Jiang Xianchuan's eyes flashed with helplessness: "This time is different. If the research is successful, the whole world will be saved."
Li Lingyu's eyes were red: "But I only care about you, I don't care whether this world can be saved or not!" Jiang Xianchuan sighed and hugged him: "I'm sorry to make you worry, but someone has to do this."
"What are you going to do now?" Li Lingyu lowered his head slightly, staring at Jiang Xianchuan intently, his eyes revealing concern and worry.
At this time, Jiang Xianchuan paused for a moment, as if he was organizing his words in his mind, and then he slowly said: "Sister Pianyue has successfully extracted a small amount of antibiotics from my serum. I wonder if I can deliberately aggravate my infection and then inject these antibiotics into my body to produce an effective therapeutic effect."
Hearing this, Li Lingyu blurted out without hesitation: "Then let me help you too." However, he never expected that Jiang Xianchuan would flatly refuse without even thinking: "No."
This sudden rejection surprised Li Lingyu, and he couldn't help asking, "Why?" Jiang Xianchuan replied solemnly, "Because I don't want to see you in danger."
When Li Lingyu heard Jiang Xianchuan's answer, he was stunned at first, and then he was so angry that he couldn't help laughing. "You don't want me to take risks, so are you willing to use your body as a test subject? Jiang Xianchuan, what do you think? If you really become a zombie, what should I do? Do you want me to kill the person I love most? I can't do that at all! If that's the case, the only thing I can do is to imprison you tightly and spend my whole life to support you. However, in this way, the imprisoned person is no longer the real you. I really can't accept such a result. Please, can you please consider my feelings a little? I can't live without you!"
Listening to Li Lingyu's heartfelt words, Jiang Xianchuan couldn't help but feel a ripple in his heart. He looked at the man in front of him with tears on his face and his emotions almost out of control with a slight emotion. However, although his heart was touched, Jiang Xianchuan knew that he could not be so selfish and could not drag Li Lingyu into this endless abyss.
"No means no. If I really become a zombie, please forget me." Jiang Xianchuan said this with difficulty, suppressing the pain in his heart. He didn't dare to look directly into Li Lingyu's eyes that were filled with despair and sorrow, for fear that he would soften his heart at this moment.
Hearing Jiang Xianchuan's decisive words, Li Lingyu could no longer hold back his emotions, and tears burst out like a broken dam. "Forget you? You actually asked me to forget you? But tell me, what should I do to forget you? It was you who invited me home first, you called me baby first, and you said in person that I am your family! If that's the case, why did you still cruelly abandon me? Why do you treat me so cruelly?" Li Lingyu questioned with all his might, and every word was like a sharp blade, deeply hurting Jiang Xianchuan's heart.
Facing Li Lingyu's questioning, Jiang Xianchuan was speechless. How could he not want to stay by Li Lingyu's side forever and protect this hard-earned friendship.
But the reality is so cruel, he has no choice but to control his own destiny. At this moment, Jiang Xianchuan only feels upset and confused, and his mind is in a mess.
After a moment's silence, Jiang Xianchuan slowly raised his head, looked into the distance with empty eyes, and said softly: "Well, you go back...we don't want to meet again." Before he finished speaking, he turned and left, leaving Li Lingyu standing there alone, letting his tears flow freely.