Wang Ke was completely confused. Didn't Shi Xi's two sentences mean the same thing?
"It's nothing." Shi Xi's ears twitched slightly as she looked at him and suddenly asked, "Why are you at the Wind Training Base?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Ke's face showed a hint of sorrow. "Our base was wiped out by a zombie horde. I heard the treatment here is good, so I came to seek refuge."
"Xiao An." Just then, Song Guizhou's voice rang out from behind.
Song Guizhou looked at Wang Ke and asked with a smile, "Did you run into someone you know?"
"Hmm." Shi Xi calmly turned around, "The acquaintance you and Si Beiling ran into the day you ran away." He deliberately concealed the fact that the person was his college classmate.
\"Hello.\"
Song Guizhou greeted Wang Ke, then stepped forward and took Shi Xi's arm, preparing to leave. "Hospitals are places with lots of people coming and going, lots of germs, they're not clean."
Shi Xi waved to Wang Ke and left with Song Guizhou.
Wang Ke only breathed a sigh of relief after the two figures disappeared from sight.
He frowned and muttered to himself, "Why does this person look so familiar..."
...
Later that evening, I looked at Song Guizhou, who had taken a shower and was sitting on the sofa.
Shi Xi struggled slightly and said, "Can't you just give him a cold medicine instead of a sleeping potion?"
"No!" The fennec fox in her mind shook its head and whispered to Shi Xi.
[There was a system where someone used drugs to climb the ranks, only to end up in jail. Since then, the system has banned this traditional skill. ●^●]
Shi Xi: "..." They are both geniuses.
Seeing that Song Guizhou was about to treat him according to the old rules, Shi Xi hardened her heart, stood up, and pretended to go upstairs.
"Xiao An?" Song Guizhou looked at him in confusion.
"Hmm?" Shi Xi stopped in her tracks.
"There hasn't been any treatment today," Song Guizhou reminded him.
Shi Xi: "..."
"What, are you mute?" asked the fox with the fennec ears, who was waiting to see the show.
Shi Xi clenched her fists: "I can't say it."
"Maybe I should just knock him out."
【No way! Think about your public image, would you really do something like this?】
Shi Xi took a deep breath. "No."
"That's fine then. It's just sharing a bed, not you. What are you afraid of?"
Shi Xi couldn't help but retort, "I'm not scared at all."
[That's right, Shi Xi, keep it up! Go for it!]
"Okay, keep it up."
Shi Xi yawned, and upon hearing Song Guizhou's words, seemed to only then remember this matter. Her expression became conflicted, "How about..."
Seeing that he was extremely sleepy, Song Guizhou offered, "Why don't you go to sleep, Xiao An? I'll treat you in bed."
Unexpectedly, Song Guizhou said that. Shi Xi paused for two seconds before responding with a subtle expression.
...
Shi Xi and Song Guizhou lay on the bed, their fingers intertwined, maintaining a distance of half a meter between them.
"How are you feeling?" Song Guizhou asked.
"Mmm." Shi Xi let out a sleepy nasal sound, "Much better."
"A little more treatment will be more effective," Song Guizhou said slowly, deliberately softening his voice as he looked at the drowsy Shi Xi.
Half an hour later, Song Guizhou got up to cover Shi Xi with the blanket, but found that the other was holding on very tightly, as if afraid that he would run away.
Song Guizhou was stunned for a moment, then used his other hand to cover Shi Xi with the blanket, moved closer to Shi Xi, and stopped when he was next to Shi Xi's shoulder. He held Shi Xi's hand and looked at it again and again, reluctant to blink.
He was so happy that he didn't fall asleep until dawn.
The expression on his face was one of pure bliss.
Only after confirming that Song Guizhou was in a deep sleep did Shi Xi open her eyes.
"What about training the hawk?"
He couldn't help but complain.
Then I let go of my hand and tried to pull it away... but I couldn't pull it out completely.
Song Guizhou held on very tightly, and Shi Xi could only straighten his fingers one by one.
He then got out of bed, closed the door, and went to the next room.
He placed the metal box on the cabinet, took out a wire from his person, and quickly unlocked it.
After opening one, there was another; after opening one, there was another… Finally, just when my patience was about to run out, I opened the tin box.
What comes into view is a huge pile of origami cranes, probably several thousand in total.
"She said she didn't like it, but she secretly folded so many." Shi Xi muttered softly.
He peeled back the paper cranes and felt a thin piece of paper underneath the box.
—It's a death notice.
Patient's name: Yu Jiu'an.
Gender: Male.
Age: 25.
Shi Xi's face remained expressionless; his guess was correct.
He died shortly after dropping out of school.
Shi Xi walked to the balcony and looked at Si Beiling's house.
Si Beiling is not home tonight.
"Sorry, rich thigh," Shi Xi said.
Then, stepping on the railing, he jumped directly onto the balcony next door.
Turn on the room light, open the wardrobe, and you'll see the mirror that Xue and Shang mentioned.
Shi Xi looked at herself in the mirror. Her thin face showed an undeniable sickness, her eyebrows were bluish-gray, and her eyes were dull and lifeless.
He exuded an inescapable, heavy aura of death.
It's not pretty at all.
[Ding—Side quest begins]
A cold, mechanical voice rang in my ears.
The next second, the person in the mirror, who had been expressionless, suddenly smiled at Shi Xi.
Immediately afterwards, a pale but powerful hand reached out from the mirror and pulled Shi Xi directly into the mirror without saying a word.
[The small world is now on pause...]
The fennec fox suddenly panicked. [Wait, what's going on?!]
Why can't I keep up?!
The fennec fox frantically flipped through the system rules, finally finding this situation on a page, only to discover that the rules had actually changed!
I don't know when it was changed, and the main system didn't even notify me.
[System Rule 384: When a side quest is activated, if there is a rewind, the system will automatically disconnect the player to ensure the integrity of the story...]
[And the memories of the actors playing the roles are sealed!]
"Aaaaaah!!! Main system, I'm not done with you yet!" the fennec fox roared to the sky.
...
Meanwhile, at the swimming pool.
Before Shi Xi could even open her eyes, she felt a cold touch gripping her ankle.
The next second, he was pulled into the pool by a force.
When Shi Xi opened her eyes, she saw a handsome boy with delicate features hugging her tightly. He seemed to be unable to swim, and his face was full of panic and helplessness.
Help!
Without any hesitation, he made the decision.
Shi Xi pressed her lips directly against the other person's to breathe into them.
The child was very well-behaved. Realizing that he was going to save him, he obediently let him do as he pleased.
Shi Xi put one arm around his waist and swam towards the shore with him.
"Ha..." Shi Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief as she breathed in fresh air.
"Kid, are you alright?"
He looked at the boy sprawled on the floor tiles and asked with concern.
The other person paused for a few seconds, then raised their head, staring directly at Shi Xi, and said in a hoarse voice:
\"Hello.\"
"My name is Song Guizhou."
——
Shi Xi looked completely bewildered.
Is this child scared out of their wits?
Why did you start by introducing yourself?
"Oh." Shi Xi nodded, and asked readily, "Song Guizhou, are you alright?"
"It's nothing." Song Guizhou shook his head.
Shi Xi glanced at him. "Since you're alright, hurry up and leave. If you can't swim, stay away from the water."
Shi Xi originally wanted him to go home quickly, but when her gaze fell on the other person's bruised and battered skin, she changed her approach.
Song Guizhou remained silent for a long time before finally nodding.
\"good.\"
Shi Xi watched as Song Guizhou stood up without changing his clothes and walked straight towards the exit.
He wasn't wearing swimming trunks, but rather an ill-fitting, worn-out t-shirt, and he was completely soaked.
Wet droplets of water dripped from the hem of the clothes onto the ground.
"Pat, pat."
The water stains meandered from his feet to Shi Xi's feet, like a mysterious thread connecting them.
"..." Shi Xi frowned and couldn't help but ask, "Don't you have any spare clothes?"
Shi Xi's voice wasn't loud; he thought Song Guizhou might not be able to hear it.
"No." But the other person stopped, turned around, and looked at him.
"Come with me." Shi Xi sighed inwardly and said helplessly.
Song Guizhou didn't ask him where he was going, but simply followed silently behind Shi Xi.
Shi Xi led the person to the changing room and handed him her towel and shirt.
"Dry it and put it on," he said.
"Thank you..." Song Guizhou paused, seemingly unaware of his name.
"Yu Jiu'an."
"Thank you, Brother Xiao An," Song Guizhou said.
...
Shi Xi thought that after giving Song Guizhou the clothes that day, the two of them would not have any further contact, but he did not expect that the other party would become attached to him.
That day, after evening self-study.
"Hey, that kid's here to see you again." Wang Ke glanced down at the dormitory building, then turned to look at Shi Xi, who was reading a book.
"Ignore him." Shi Xi didn't react, still calmly looking down at the book in her hands.
"But the weather forecast says there will be heavy rain today." Wang Ke looked at Shi Xi and asked hesitantly, "...Are you sure you don't want to do anything about it?"
"I don't care." Shi Xi didn't even look up, turning a page of her book, and said calmly, "He has legs; he'll run away when it rains."
"Okay." Wang Ke agreed with Shi Xi's words, so he took the basin and went to the pool to wash his clothes.
Two minutes later.
'Boom!'
A torrential downpour began.
Shi Xi was calmly reading in her dormitory, seemingly unaffected by the torrential rain.
Until Wang Ke's shocked voice rang in my ears—
"Holy crap! That kid's still standing downstairs. Um... Yu Jiu'an, maybe you should..."
Wang Ke turned around, just about to advise Shi Xi to keep an eye on things and prevent any real trouble, when he discovered that the person who was originally in the chair had already disappeared.
Clang, clang.
The plastic clothes hanger hanging by the bed was still swaying.
"Where did they run off to?" Wang Ke muttered.
Then, subconsciously, I turned my head to look downstairs and found that the child was nowhere to be seen.
Wang Ke: "?"
...
Shi Xi pulled the man under the eaves and roughly wiped his head with a towel.
"What exactly do you want?!"
He was so angry that he started coughing violently, almost breaking his thin back.
Seeing this, Song Guizhou stepped forward to try to comfort him, but Shi Xi pushed him away.
"Song Guizhou, what exactly do you want to do?" he asked again.
"I owe you a life-saving grace, and I want to repay you with my body. I want to marry you."
Song Guizhou wasn't angry when he pushed her away; instead, he said something that gave Shi Xi a headache once again.
Shi Xi: "………………………"
He thought to himself.
Damn, this kid is definitely out of his mind. :)
They saved a huge problem.
"Marry a ghost." Shi Xi rolled her eyes, thinking this kid was probably sleepwalking during sex education class. "Look carefully, I'm a boy."
"I'd marry you even if you were a ghost," Song Guizhou said.
Shi Xi laughed in exasperation, "Dream on."
Shi Xi glanced at Song Guizhou, "Who taught you all this nonsense?"
Song Guizhou remained silent.
Shi Xi poked his cheek. "Speak."
"You're the only one who's good to me, and I want to be with you."
Now it was Shi Xi who remained silent.
He thought to himself.
This kid is probably going through a rebellious phase and had a fight with his parents. He thinks strangers are incredibly kind just because they offer him a little kindness.
He looked at Song Guizhou, whose head was lowered and eyes were slightly red. In the instant the lightning flashed, a crystal-clear liquid fell from his eyes.
Shi Xi frowned.
Then I felt less angry.
Honestly, why is he getting angry at such a tiny kid?
"I'm leaving, I have other things to do." Shi Xi left.
For some reason, he subconsciously didn't want to have much contact with the people in this world.
Although Song Guizhou seems pitiful, it has nothing to do with him.
...
Song Guizhou did not give up and continued to haunt Shi Xi relentlessly.
Shi Xi was so annoyed that she started avoiding him.
That day, Shi Xi was feeling unwell and asked to rest in her dormitory when she suddenly received a call from Wang Ke.
"Big classroom, come quick! That child is being bullied!"
Wang Ke's voice on the other end of the phone was very urgent, and there was a chaotic sound.
'Bang!'
A dull thud sounded as something heavy fell to the ground, startling Shi Xi.
Cursing under her breath, Shi Xi jumped out of bed and rushed to the large classroom.
A crowd had gathered inside, and from the very center came the sound of fists being pounded on her. Shi Xi frowned and forced her way through the crowd.
I saw a skinny boy riding on top of a man, punching him in the face.
The force in his hands showed no sign of abating.
"...?" Is this what you call being bullied?
"Stop." Shi Xi relaxed her brows and called out to Song Guizhou.
Song Guizhou seemed not to have heard.
Shi Xi stepped forward and grabbed Song Guizhou's wrist just as his fist was about to land.
When Song Guizhou raised his head, his eyes, filled with anger and resentment, met Shi Xi's eyes.
She quickly regained her composure, though still somewhat flustered.
His face was covered in bruises; he must have been beaten quite a bit.
"What happened?" Shi Xi frowned, pulled the person up, and asked with a stern face.
Song Guizhou pursed her lips, turned her face away, and remained silent.
Weren't you incredibly fierce when you were hitting people? How come you've become such a silent, mute person now?
Shi Xi chuckled inwardly.
Shi Xi looked at Wang Ke, "What exactly happened?"
Wang Ke's expression wasn't good either. He glanced at the person still lying on the ground and said, "He said you'd die young."
The man on the ground looked guilty.
However, he didn't think he was wrong; Yu Jiu'an was destined to die young.
Shi Xi glanced at him, gave a disdainful snort, and said, "Well done."
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