Si Lan: “…”
The entire room was silent for a long moment. Finally, everyone heard Si Lan's equally calm, but much calmer voice say, "Go back and talk later if you have the guts."
Pei Wen: “…”
Before he had time to get excited, the operation began and the anesthetic was injected, and his consciousness instantly became blurred.
Si Lan and Pei Wen worked together and cut off the current to the chips one by one under the signal from the video on the other side.
Pei Wen had a heart problem and required a more careful and lengthy surgery. As soon as the chip was removed, his monitor blared with a sharp alarm. Si Lan glanced over. Though her expression wasn't obvious, she was holding a water cup, which had been crushed by her.
Everyone in front of the screen was paying attention to Pei Wen's surgery.
Pei Wen was not in the picture, but the sound of his monitor could be heard.
His parents had long ago used their connections to invite the most professional team of cardiologists to study his condition. Now the team also came to participate in his surgery. Everyone listened nervously as the alarms became more and more urgent and sharp. People came and went in the operating room, and all the medical staff were busy at the fastest speed, making the people on the other side of the screen dare not breathe.
Everyone was waiting in fear.
I don’t know how much time passed, it was dark outside, but the lights in the operating room were still bright.
But the alarm on the monitor subsided, and thanks to the efforts of the top doctors in the room, the alarm was slowly lifted. The sound of the data jumping became more and more gentle, and the pace, footsteps, and even the voices of the doctors on the other side of the screen all slowed down significantly.
Everyone had a hunch: the professor had stabilized.
The operation should be successful.
Some people are so tired after standing for a whole day that they can't bear it any longer and tiptoe back to rest.
In the end, only Fang Xun, Fan Wenqing, Tao Zhenzhen and Pei Wen’s colleagues were left in the room.
On the one hand, everyone was concerned about Pei Wen's condition, and on the other hand, they were also worried about Si Lan. They all stayed inside to guard the two of them, and no one spoke.
About half an hour later, Si Lan heard the sound of a scalpel being put down.
Then comes the sounds of various instruments placed and summarized.
After a while, Pei Wen's parents appeared on the screen.
They seemed to have become much more haggard overnight, with fatigue written all over their eyes and faces.
But they had smiles on their faces, tears in their eyes, looking at Si Lan on the other side of the screen, unable to hide their excitement: "Okay, Lan Lan, don't worry, our Pei Pei's operation was successful, and he responded to our calls. After the anesthesia wears off, he will wake up."
Si Lan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After several minutes of rest, she finally calmed down and nodded to the two of them: "Okay, thank you for your hard work, uncle and aunt, take a rest, today's surgery will end here."
The two nodded, thanked her again, and told her to go to rest quickly.
When Si Lan turned off the computer and stood up, she almost lost her balance. Fang Xun quickly supported her and said with a smile, "Okay, okay. You've been worrying for too long. You can't hold on any longer, right?"
"Go to bed now. Wenqing and Zhenzhen, come and help her. We'll have someone else do these things tomorrow. You should get some rest, okay?"
Si Lan took the water Tao Zhenzhen handed her, drank two sips, and shook her head again: "No, I'll do it. Tomorrow we plan to expand the scope and perform several operations at the same time. Anyone who can do this needs to take over."
Fang Xun opened his mouth and was about to say something, but after thinking about it, he didn't say anything.
"Okay, then you should take some time to rest and continue tomorrow. I'll also come and learn and see if I can help you."
Si Lan nodded and let Fan Wenqing help her away.
The next day, Si Lan woke up early in the morning and saw that the volunteers and her team were already there, waiting for her.
When they saw her appear, everyone greeted her first and made sure that she was in good health before starting a new round of rescue operations.
Pei Wen woke up quickly after the operation. Because he was worried about Si Lan, he had his bed shaken up after only a few hours of rest. He then looked through all the human body data collected by the infrastructure team during this period.
That day, several teams worked together, both internally and externally, to rescue dozens more people. But the pace was too slow. Pei Wen's parents, after a busy day of surgeries, decided this wasn't going to work. It was a huge drain on resources and manpower. As soon as they finished their surgeries, they immediately brought the entire team to find Pei Wen.
Pei Wen initially wanted to tell them not to ask too many questions about their own bodies and to deal with the chip issue first.
Unexpectedly, the two of them had no intention of asking at all. They just took a few glances at his real-time data, listened to his attending physician's summary, and confirmed that his body could withstand it. Then they pulled him aside to discuss a safer and faster way to remove the chip.
At that moment, Pei Wen truly felt that he might not be their biological son.
But his pretentiousness only lasted for a moment, and he quickly got into the mood and started discussing with them.
The chip removal program continues.
The removal technology quickly spread to designated hospitals across the country, and more and more medical teams joined the ranks of removal. In the game, more and more people also learned how to cooperate and work with various teams to send the players in the game back to reality one by one.
This process lasted for nearly ten days.
Ten days later, Pei Wen finally found a way to directly remove the chip.
It requires the cooperation of potions, and also requires further cooperation within the game.
After Pei Wen drew up a preliminary plan, he immediately asked his parents, "Can I contact Lan Lan?"
His parents were stunned by his question. After a while, they said unhappily, "Who told you not to contact her? Can't you contact her anytime?"
Pei Wen: "I dare not."
Pei’s father and mother: ???
Pei Wen: "Before I left the game, I said something I shouldn't have said. I was afraid she would ignore me after she sent me out."
Everyone knows what this "words that shouldn't be said" are.
Mother Pei knocked him on the head angrily: "Are you still a man?"
"You dare to say it but you don't dare to take responsibility? Our Lanlan hasn't done anything to you yet, and you're already imagining all sorts of nonsense. Don't blame our Lanlan for calling you Jiaojiao!"
Pei Wen: "But she didn't contact me afterwards, doesn't that prove that she ignored me?"
Father Pei: "God knows how busy Lanlan is, do you know?"
"Although it's certainly not easy for you to go to work while sick, Lanlan is actually much busier than you! She has to use both her brain and hands, and occasionally even helps other players with hard labor. And you, who only needs to lie in bed and attend meetings every day, are still waiting for her to contact you???"
"What kind of spoiled little girl are you?!"
Pei Wen: “…”
have to.
He was wrong, it was all his fault.
He snorted twice, stopped talking to them, drove them all out, and sent a video request to Si Lan.
It took a while for the other end to connect, and when the two met, Si Lan asked: "What's going on?"
Pei Wen: "You've lost weight."
They both: “…”
Si Lan ignored the small talk and asked, "Any new breakthroughs? Tell me, I'm taking a break now."
Pei Wenxin asked, "Why didn't you say hello? Is he unimportant? Was it all a mistake after all?"
But he said honestly: "As for the one-click escape you mentioned before, I think we can do it, but we still need your cooperation and a group of volunteers."
As soon as the words fell, many voices came from behind Si Lan: "I, I, I, I sign up!"
"I'll be your guinea pig this time. If you succeed, I'll treat us to a meal!"
Pei Wen was startled and glanced behind Si Lan: "Is there anyone there?"
Si Lan swept the camera back, revealing a large group of players behind her.
"Yes, they are all here, still looking at you and listening to you."
When Pei Wen heard this, he finally understood why someone came up and talked about business right away.
I guess you're not alone here. You must be embarrassed.
He immediately put on a serious face, as expected of a professor, and emphasized, "The risk of this test is much greater than the last one. It could literally be fatal."
Everyone: "It doesn't matter. We trust you, Professor."
Pei Wen: "Is there anyone among you who doesn't believe it?"
Everyone: "No. We believe those who are better than us."
Pei Wen was speechless for a while, but he knew where everyone's trust came from.
He didn't waste any words and immediately said to Si Lan, "Then I need you to coordinate with our signal and cut off all connections with the test subject's chip in one go. Can you do that?"
Si Lan: "Don't you need to worry about the chips' self-protection? I can cut them off, but there's currently no way to guarantee they won't react in self-protection."
Pei Wen: "We have a plan. I'll have Xiaowu from the Infrastructure Team talk to you later. Just follow my instructions."
Si Lan raised her eyebrows and readily agreed: "Okay."
The matter ended here. Pei Wen didn't expect it to end so quickly and was a little stunned for a moment.
Seeing that he seemed to have nothing to say, Si Lan asked again: "Why, do you have any other questions?"
Pei Wen: "It seems to be gone..."
"like?"
"Does missing you count?"
As soon as the words came out, there was a burst of boos as expected.
Si Lan's lips twitched, and without saying a word, she hung up the video call.
Later, the infrastructure team, medical team and Si Lan's several teams held another large meeting.
The three parties communicated in detail about the new rescue plan, and then asked Si Lan to follow the guidance of the infrastructure team and try to temporarily "hack" the chip to put it into a dormant state. The result was successful as expected.
This is a program designed by the Infrastructure Corps by mobilizing national forces and recruiting countless computer elites.
Once the effect was confirmed, volunteers came to the scene, signed the volunteer statement neatly, and then lay on the bed waiting for the test.
After receiving the signal from the medical team to inject the medicine, Si Lan hacked into the chip program with one click.
The medical team pulled out the chip without hesitation, and the medicine also took effect simultaneously, freezing the main organs of the human body to ensure that the human body would not be harmed by the backlash of the chip.
Freezing agents take effect quickly but also lose their effectiveness quickly.
When it failed, everyone immediately carried out a series of awakening actions on the volunteer, and finally it took ten minutes to successfully wake the volunteer up!
The volunteers who were awakened this time recovered faster than the first group.
Because no surgery or post-operative recovery is required, they quickly recovered to a stable condition except for feeling a little cold at the beginning.
The medical team was so excited that they couldn't express it in words.
The experiment was successful, and a large number of volunteers signed up for the second and third tests.
Si Lan and others conducted another round of selection, signed agreements, and conducted collective testing, but there were still no problems. The infrastructure team was finally able to confirm that this plan was the fastest and safest, and officially announced its popularization.
It was already the end of the year.
The people of Country T have begun preparing for the next year.
Since there is good news on both sides, the Infrastructure Group announced that players will be awakened nationwide on the day before New Year's Eve.
They set a fixed time for Si Lan and asked her to set up a timing program. At that time, all players would be in their respective designated hospitals, where medical staff would administer medicine, remove chips, and wake them up.
When all the processes of this plan were confirmed, the remaining game players in Country T all felt dazed.
Although it sounds inappropriate, at this moment, they really felt a little reluctant to give up this game.
It’s not that we are reluctant to leave this environment, but we are reluctant to leave the days for more than half a year when the whole nation has been united, working hard and striving for everyone’s safety and future.
I can’t bear to part with the days of universal friendship.
I can’t bear to part with the days when we cooperated with the country both inside and outside, communicated with it every day, and advanced and retreated together, sharing weal and woe.
A few hours before the countdown to departure, the remaining half of the population of A1 New City gathered together to look at this "big city" that already looked like a real city.
In principle, they are not far from the First Empire.
Whether in technology or scale, this place has become very mature.
Fang Xun looked at this world and sighed, "I can't believe it. Just a blink of an eye ago, we were so anxious to get through and get back quickly. Now, in the blink of an eye, we're leaving. I'm actually a little reluctant to leave."
Fan Wenqing stared at the skyscraper in front of her, somewhat bewildered. "Not only am I reluctant to give it up, I actually want to try again to see what the ultimate goal of this game is."
Si Lan heard this and pointed to the machine room on the side: "Although I can't pull it to the highest point, I can still speed up the progress here. Do you want to see it?"
Fan Wenqing: "Really? Why didn't you take it out earlier?"
Si Lan: "We can leave now, why rush this? Besides, let me be honest, this method is really not very honorable. If we continue doing this, I really won't be able to explain it to the leaders of the Infrastructure Group."
Fang Xun twitched his lips and whispered, "I heard it."
Fan Wenqing: "Bah, you didn't hear it. What did you hear? Can you repeat it again?"
Fang Xun was silent for a moment, then repeated, "I heard that the Infrastructure Team's recognized 'Teacher San' is indeed very powerful."
Si Lan laughed, glanced at him, and shook her head: "Officer Fang, Officer Fang."
Fang Xun was stunned. He turned around and asked, "What do you mean? Why do I feel a chill? Explain clearly!"
Si Lan refused to say anything and took them into the computer room. Before the countdown for separation ended, she set up a timing program.
"Okay, it's done. We'll sit outside and wait for our departure. Before that, I'll show you this world at its most prosperous."
Fan Wenqing and Fang Xun didn't know what she had done, but they believed her, so they didn't ask and took the remaining residents to sit under the tallest building in the new city, waiting for time to pass.
Over there, Pei Wen and the people from the infrastructure team were also waiting quietly.
Everyone was dressed in formal attire, standing in front of the countdown in the office, paying close attention to the countdown which was running out.
An hour passed.
Two hours...
Three hours.
The passage of time in reality and in the game is different. By the fourth hour, the countdown is nearing its end. Medical teams from all over the world, players' families, and citizens who care about their compatriots have all gathered in designated hospitals and are waiting closely.
There are only ten seconds left.
In the game, the countdown light screen set by Si Lan also appeared in the air.
The game countdown was five minutes long, and suddenly, strange changes were discovered in the buildings, plants, vehicles, etc. in the game!
When the countdown reached three minutes, the program set by Si Lan began to run to its limit. Skyscrapers suddenly rose from the flat land around the new city, and the unfinished trains around were automatically completed and started on the tracks.
In the distance, it seemed as if there was a suspended train coming from afar.
Unmanned aircraft appeared in the sky, their tails tracing white lines. Eagles soared, flowers blossomed, and the A1 New Town, once hailed as the "City of Hope," came alive! Before everyone's eyes, it transformed into a dazzling and prosperous city.
The residents sitting on the ground were so amazed that they couldn't close their mouths.
Everyone stood up and ran around, watching this scene excitedly: "Oh my God... Oh my God! Sister Lan, are you some kind of god?! How did you do that?!"
In fact, all of this is generally developed from reality. The other half that is not here yet is the Si Lan virtual architecture.
This wasn't some shady technique; she was just trying to trick everyone so that their memories of the past six months would stay at their best.
Not only the A1 new city, but the entire map of Country T is slowly becoming prosperous.
The spectacle was so shocking that when the countdown ended and the chip went dormant, no one noticed. They fell to the ground one after another and disappeared from the game one after another.
Finally, when everyone opened their eyes again, they saw the white ceiling, smelled the pungent yet warm scent of disinfectant, saw various medical staff leaning their heads in front of them, waving, and asking questions, and there were also the voices of family members who were so familiar that they couldn't be more familiar, calling out to them.
Everyone sat up in surprise, but they had difficulty moving. The medical staff were very considerate and slowly explained the situation to them. In a gentle voice, they told them that they were back!
This is the real Country T, the real world, the place everyone has been waiting to return to for many years!
As they returned, the hospital was counting the number of people who had regained consciousness and sending them to the infrastructure group.
As a result, the number of trapped people counted by the infrastructure team decreased rapidly overnight.
After just one hour, the huge amount on the big screen that was impossible to count quickly shrank to hundreds, tens, and units.
Finally, it cleared.
At that moment, the Infrastructure Corps thought they would shout excitedly like before, but they didn't.
Everyone looked at the big screen, at the data that had been cleared to zero, and then looked back at the office where they had worked hard for several months. At that moment, everyone silently put down all their burdens and burst into tears.
Pei Wen stared at the big screen for a long time, and suddenly he came to his senses.
The next second, he turned around and ran all the way to the hospital next to the infrastructure group and to Si Lan's ward.
Si Lan's parents had already returned and were staying by her side, watching her wake up with a smile on their faces.
When Pei Wen rushed in, he scared them. When they turned around and saw it was him, he smiled and said, "Oh, oh, look who's here? Lanlan, look, do you still remember this handsome little boy?
"Boy?"
Si Lan had already seen him and didn't bother to listen to her parents' teasing. She said, "Be careful with your heart."
Pei Wen's heart was indeed pounding, that was because he was nervous.
He walked into the ward and saw that although Si Lan's face was pale, the look in her eyes was definitely her. His legs suddenly went weak and without thinking, he bent down and hugged her.
"Lanlan..."
His voice was a little hoarse, his whole body trembling with excitement, and he tightened his arms again.
The next sentence he wanted to say was "I miss you", "I like you", "I love you", "I've been waiting for you for a long time". But with her in his arms, he suddenly couldn't say anything. He kept silent, just holding her tightly, not separating for a moment, not wanting to let her go for the rest of his life.
After an unknown amount of time, a muffled voice came from his arms: "I can't breathe."
Pei Wen was stunned for a moment, and finally came to his senses after a while. He hurriedly let go of her and helped her breathe: "I'm sorry, I'm so excited, sorry, sorry! Now breathe in, breathe in!"
Si Lan was so embarrassed by him that she could not help but sit on the hospital bed and let him stroke her back.
Her parents had already evacuated with the medical team. She had just woken up and many tests had not been done yet. Her parents abandoned her because of this "biological son" who was born in the wrong place.
Si Lan was very tired.
But before she could feel tired for long, she saw someone else coming in from outside the ward.
They are Wang Teng and Xiao Wu from the infrastructure team, Pei Wen's parents, Fang Xun and Fan Wenqing who just woke up, and even Tao Zhenzhen.
Si Lan was a little surprised and looked at Fang Xun and the others: "You are here too?"
Xiao Wu: "No, they weren't originally here, but we took into consideration that you've been working together for a long time and you'll probably care about each other after you return, so we arranged for them to be transferred to another hospital. This also made it easier for everyone to be observed and interviewed together."
Si Lan: "Interview?"
"Yes. This incident is so significant, and your contributions are extremely outstanding. Our country plans to arrange an interview with you after you have recovered. We will also award you with a medal of honor as a token of our gratitude for your cooperation."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Xun said, "No, no, no, this is my responsibility. I won't participate. The honor belongs to Si Lan and the others."
Wang Teng: "All of them, don't give in. This matter is regardless of occupation or wealth. If you have made a contribution, you should be praised and rewarded. Refusing is disrespecting the country!"
Fang Xun didn't dare to speak anymore. He went over to ask Si Lan about the situation, and then chatted with Fan Wenqing and others for a while.
Si Lan stared at Tao Zhenzhen the entire time, watching her stare at everyone without saying a word. Finally, she was the first to speak: "Where's your father? Why are you alone?"
Tao Zhenzhen was also a little confused. When she heard Si Lan's question, she couldn't control herself and her eyes were filled with tears: "I, I don't know... I didn't see my father when I woke up..."
Si Lan frowned immediately and was about to get out of bed to help her find it.
But at this moment, Pei Wen held her down, gave her a look, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry about it, it's a surprise."
Si Lan was stunned.
Before she could react, footsteps were heard outside the door again.
When I arrived at the door, there was a song: "Happy birthday to you~Happy birthday to you~"
Everyone looked back and saw a man and a woman pushing a huge cake, walking into the ward with a smile and coming to Tao Zhenzhen.
Tao Zhenzhen was stunned for a long time.
Then tears began to fall.
“Dad?…Mom!!!”
Mother Tao looked a little thin, as if she had just recovered from a serious illness. Seeing her daughter, she was so excited that she rushed over and hugged her.
The family of three hugged each other and cried.
Si Lan and the others looked on in silence, and Pei Wen finally explained to them, "Zhenzhen's mother was sick before, and Dad was so busy that he almost couldn't take care of her. The infrastructure team found out, and they knew that Zhenzhen was the child who stayed with you, so they took Tao's mother to the city hospital as well to relieve her father's stress."
"Zhenzhen's birthday has actually passed, but her mother finally recovered from her illness and she came back, so her parents thought of celebrating her today. Moreover, this is a birthday cake for all of us."
Fan Wenqing: "We have a share too?"
Mr. Tao had heard their conversation and said, "Of course, everyone has it."
"I learned from Team Leader Wang that everyone has been taking care of our children during this period. This cake isn't overly luxurious, but it's a token of our appreciation. We hope it can make up for the birthdays you've missed."
Everyone laughed.
Fan Wenqing ran over, picked up Tao Zhenzhen, and kissed her on the face several times: "Zhenzhen is our little lucky star~"
Tao Zhenzhen quickly said, "Sister Si Lan is the best! Sister Si Lan is the best!"
Si Lan smiled faintly and shook her head: "Everyone is great."
Mother Tao: "Let's cut the cake, then? We specifically asked the doctors and nurses to make a nutritious cake to help your body recover after you wake up~"
Everyone started to prepare to cut the cake. Although they were in the ward, the nurses in the hospital specially disinfected the ward thoroughly for this big cake so that everyone could celebrate in peace.
Si Lan followed them, eating and drinking. She had never liked this kind of activity, but today she had rare patience.
By late at night, everyone was finally tired of chatting and felt at ease returning to the real world.
Only then did they go back to their rooms to rest.
Si Lan said goodbye to them one by one, but when she saw everyone off, she found that there was still one person who had not left.
Pei Wen.
She looked over and their eyes met. They looked at each other in silence. No one spoke for a long time.
A little embarrassing.
After a while, Si Lan couldn't help herself and asked helplessly: "What else do you want to do?"
Pei Wen stared at her, his eyes full of thoughts:
"To accompany you."
"I don't need it."
"I don't believe it."
"Are you being naughty with me on your first day back?"
"Then I'll be with you forever, okay?"
Si Lan paused.
Pei Wen was also extremely nervous. He stared at her without blinking, and even his breathing was filled with caution and expectation.
Si Lan stared at him quietly for a long time.
After a while, she suddenly looked away and looked at the bedside table: "Are my clothes in there?"
Pei Wen was very dissatisfied with her ignoring him.
But he couldn't refuse any of her questions and requests, so he spoke faster than his brain: "Yeah, what's wrong?"
Si Lan: "I feel like I'm recovering well. The hospital shouldn't have any orders prohibiting me from getting out of bed, right?"
Pei Wen: "...That's right..."
Si Lan has already gotten out of bed.
Pei Wen was startled and quickly pulled her: "What's up? You just came back, can't you take a rest?"
Si Lan bent down to take her clothes and said as she did so, "I can't sit still."
Pei Wen: "Are you born to be a hard worker or something?"
"Don't talk nonsense. I want to go downstairs for a walk. Are you going or not?"
This time Pei Wen was stunned.
After a long while, he asked, "Let's go, let's go?"
"walk."
"Me...the two of us? At this time?!"
"Will you leave?"
Pei Wen stood up with a whoosh, and once again spoke faster than his brain: "Let's go, to the ends of the earth."
Si Lan rolled her eyes at him: What’s wrong with you not being able to talk properly?
She went to the bathroom to change her clothes, dressed casually and fashionably, and walked out slowly.
"Let's go."
She stood at the door and greeted Pei Wen.
Pei Wen hadn't seen her dressed like this for a long time, and he was a little dazed for a moment.
He glanced at her, then at his suit, and couldn't help but ask as he walked, "Does this make me look too formal?"
Si Lan: "Indeed. It's normal for the leaders of the Infrastructure Group to dress formally. What are you trying to achieve by dressing like this?"
Pei Wen said softly, "I hope it looks better when I see you..."
"What?"
"No."
But Si Lan could more or less guess what he was mumbling about, and said in a rather unpleasant tone, "How annoying."
Pei Wen: "Are you finding me annoying again???"
"Shut up. How healthy are you? Can you withstand a punch from me? If you can't, why are you provoking me? Don't you know what my temper is like?"
Pei Wen: "Then I recruited you so that you would pay more attention to me, didn't I?"
Si Lan: “…”
have to.
Ever since he showed courage once, this guy can't stop.
She said nothing and walked away quickly, leaving the person behind alone.
Pei Wen took one look and quickly quickened his pace to catch up. Luckily for him, he was tall and long-legged, so he caught up in a few steps. It was late at night outside their respective wards, and everyone was resting. Occasionally, a few nurses would walk through the corridor to check on the patients, but the rest of the time, it was very quiet.
Si Lan walked out of the hospital and walked in the rest garden at the back.
She came out in the middle of the night because she had been in the game for too long and wanted to see the scenery in the real world to change her mood.
She was quiet, and Pei Wen followed quietly.
After walking for a long time, she still didn't speak, so Pei Wen couldn't help it and wanted to "harass" her a few words.
However, when I turned around, I saw her profile quietly looking at the scenery in front of her.
She is naturally beautiful and usually only cares about convenience and rarely dresses up, but just by looking at her face, people can notice her in a crowd at a glance.
There was a moon tonight, and the moonlight shone on the garden, imprinting on her profile, making her look like...
Even more beautiful.
Pei Wen watched and took back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
After admiring her for a while, his eyes unconsciously moved down, and after a while, gently fell on her hand hanging by her side.
At this moment, Pei Wen's eyes jumped, and he raised his eyes and looked around quietly: no one.
There's no one anywhere.
Then if he gets beaten up later, no one should see it, so it won't be too embarrassing, right?
He looked at her hands again and swallowed nervously.
In the end, he couldn't help it.
Mustering up his courage, he reached out his hand and gently hooked her little finger with his slender, slightly warm index finger.
Si Lan was startled and looked back at him.
He looked back in fear, his eyes clearly filled with terror, but he couldn't control his hands and continued forward, gently wrapping his arms around her little finger.
Si Lan: “…”
Slowing down, with a "what are you doing" expression on her face, she stared at him silently.
Pei Wen took a deep breath, pretending not to see anything, and continued to move forward. He released her little finger with his index finger, moved a little further up to her ring finger, and gently hooked her ring finger and little finger.
Si Lan stopped immediately, her eyes full of disbelief.
Pei Wen also stopped and put her middle finger and index finger into his palm. Seeing that she still didn't hit him, he took another breath and directly held her hand, holding it tightly in his palm. Finally, he looked up at her and said, "I got it."
Si Lan: “…”
"Help me, what kind of fool are you?"
Pei Wen smiled, then immediately restrained himself, fearing she would hit him. "I've been wanting to do this for a long time. Let me tell you, you can hit me later, but be gentle. The wound on my heart hasn't been stitched yet. If it breaks, I'll have to trouble the doctor to sew it up for me, which won't be good."
Si Lan was so angry that she was speechless: "Is this the point?"
Pei Wen: "Want to hear the truth?"
"For me now, everything is important, and nothing is important either."
"My heart is beating a little fast, and I might be losing my composure. Please bear with me. I'll just hold your hand for a while."
Si Lan immediately looked at his heart: "Is your heartbeat a little fast?"
Pei Wen: "It's not that fast. Don't worry, I won't get sick."
She didn't believe it and observed him for a while. Only after confirming that there were no signs of illness did she gradually feel relieved.
At this time, she rubbed her nose with her free hand and was really speechless.
How did she end up getting involved with this man who appears to be smart and capable but is actually a coward and stupid person?
She couldn't figure it out.
I can't understand it either.
She didn't want to think about it.
She had no choice but to turn around and tugged at his hand unhappily: "Just go if you have nothing to do. Why are you taking so long even for a walk?"
Pei Wen staggered a small step due to inertia, and was dragged by her for two more small steps before he gradually came to his senses.
At this moment, he repeatedly confirmed that her hand was still in his palm, and she had no intention of struggling to break free. He was stunned and looked at Si Lan with wide eyes: "That..."
Si Lan: "Shut up."
"No, you, that..."
"I told you to shut up."
Pei Wen: “…”
Shocked to Heaven: Oh my God?
What is this?
What does this mean?
The straight woman he had been pursuing for so long, finally, finally... huh???
But at this moment, he heard Si Lan say: "Explain first,"
He straightened his back, clenched his hands, and became strong in an instant, fearing that she would say something shocking the next second.
Sure enough, Si Lan said: "I won't marry."
Pei Wen: “…”
No, don't reject me.
Si Lan: "I only recruit live-in sons-in-law, I told you so."
Pei Wen: "I've already said it, it's fine with me, just don't run away. It doesn't matter if you come to my house or not."
As soon as he said that, Si Lan couldn't help but stop and looked back at him: "Are you sure?"
Pei Wen realized belatedly: "Are you sure of what?"
Si Lan raised her eyebrows: "Do you remember what you just said?"
"Are you really conscious? Are you not having a seizure? Is your heart okay? Should I take you back to the ward?"
Pei Wen spent a few seconds recalling.
As I was recalling the past...ah, I remembered it now.
Did I just agree to marry into that girl's family?
He was a little overwhelmed for a moment, and felt a little embarrassed and at a loss.
Si Lan felt relieved when she saw that rationality had finally returned to his eyes, and at the same time, there was a hint of amusement in her eyes.
"Well, do you consider it? If not, we'll—"
Pei Wen: "Think about it."
"Oh no, no need to think about it, I agree. From now on, I, Pei Wen, will change my name to Si Wen. I will give you the company, the salary, and even my personal savings. In short, I will give you everything!"
Si Lan stared at him for a while, then asked, "Are you serious?"
Pei Wen, who was extremely serious, said, "Seriously."
Si Lan smiled.
Visibly satisfied, he turned back and continued forward: "Okay, then everything can be discussed."
The heavy stone in Pei Wen's heart was inexplicably put down by her.
But after walking with Si Lan for a while, some of his genes started to get confused again, so he suddenly asked, "If I marry into your family, will you propose?"
Si Lan: “…”
He asked three times, and after three times, Si Lan finally couldn't bear it anymore. She grabbed his collar and dragged him to a secluded place, and pressed him under a tree to torture him mentally, which was silent but more audible than words.
Suddenly, she felt even worse than Pei Wen who was beaten by her: "I'm wrong, I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong, please let me go!!!"
Si Lan still didn't let go, and there were bursts of restless rustling sounds coming from the jungle.
Pei Wen struggled for a long time but to no avail, and had no choice but to fight back.
In the end, no one knew what happened, but a muffled groan from Si Lan was heard from the jungle.
After a moment, the restlessness finally died down. Instead, a rustling sound, somewhat dissonant, somewhat strange, yet lingering and gentle, appeared. In the quiet and gentle moonlight, it tinged the slightly cool air with warmth and a touch of sweetness before gradually drifting away.
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