Chapter 61 You are my sister
"He deserves to die."
Her brother's words exploded in Pei Ci's mind like fireworks, leaving her completely stunned. In that moment, Pei Ci forgot her tangled and chaotic thoughts, letting everything return to a blank. In this point of zero, she quietly gazed at the man before her.
Her eyes were similar to hers, but her eyelids were thinner, her eyebrows and eyes were more delicate, and her face had a calmness that came from years of experience in a high position.
“I…” Pei Ci tried to say something.
But what should I say?
There seems to be nothing to say.
Every step she took, judging from the current outcome, was in vain.
She kept going around in circles.
Just as she was thinking this, a large, thick hand covered her eyes, almost obscuring most of her face.
Pei Ci's chaotic thoughts came to an abrupt halt once again as her vision was plunged into darkness.
Pei Ci only caught a faint scent, and the world fell silent once more.
And just then, she felt a long-lost embrace. In this world, her brother held her tightly, whispering the words he had spoken most often in her ear.
"Sister, I will heal you."
She spoke with certainty, but having lived a lifetime, Pei Ci knew that in the face of illness, poverty and wealth were equal. When a person's fate leads to death, no one can stop the footsteps of death.
However, it cannot be denied that...
She did indeed feel a touch of warmth from those resolute, oath-like words.
My brother in this world didn't abandon me.
Perhaps, I am not just a burden.
They will not be abandoned.
My brother won't leave either.
Thinking this, Pei Ci's tense body gradually relaxed, her fingers loosened their grip on her brother's back, she closed her eyes, and released all the strength from her body.
Time passed second by second.
Pei Chi, who was still embracing, finally moved his fingers slightly. His thin eyelids drooped, and his pale pupils looked down at his fingers. There was a wet patch on the second joint of his index and middle fingers.
She cried?
Why?
Do you have your own secrets?
Pei Chi pursed his lips, rubbing his fingers until they dried.
He gently placed Pei Ci on the bed, carefully withdrew his hand, and covered her with the blanket. He handled all of this with practiced ease, and then Pei Chi quietly left the bedroom.
The scenery outside the window was beautiful. The butler, who was standing to one side waiting for orders, looked at Pei Chi with a hint of hesitation.
Pei Chi rubbed his temples, the rough movements dispelling the gentleness that surrounded him.
"Still not gone?" Pei Chi asked.
"Mr. Pei, Young Master Lu Ran is waiting outside the door." The butler opened the window next to the corridor, and Lu Ran could be clearly seen being stopped by the iron fence.
The iron fence couldn't stop the arrogant and lawless young master, but the head of the Pei family could easily decide life and death. Therefore, Lu Ran simply stood guard outside the door every day at a set time.
Pei Chi glanced at Lu Ran outside the door but remained silent.
"Mr. Pei, should we send him away?" the butler whispered. "Young Master Lu and Miss have been getting very close these days. Although Young Master Lu is of noble status, it may have an impact on Miss's condition."
These were words the butler had thought about for a long time before saying them. Whether it was for the young lady's illness or because of some other possessiveness, saying it this way was not wrong.
However, at this moment, Pei Chi's cold face suddenly curled into a smile, "It's nothing."
"Ah?" The butler exclaimed in surprise, then quickly regained his composure. You see, the young master was because of…
But he treats Young Master Lu Ran with the same attitude.
Is it really because of the difference in social status?
The butler pondered for a moment, when Pei Chi gave the order, "Go and invite Young Master Lu Ran back, and have him prepare for the engagement ceremony a month from now."
!!! !!! !
Upon hearing these words, the butler could no longer control his expression. He had watched Pei Chi grow up and Pei Chi raise the young lady, so he naturally knew what the young lady meant to Pei Chi. Therefore, such decisive words still made him feel as if he were dreaming.
Pei Chi's eyes held a faint smile, which softened his overall demeanor. His jellyfish-colored eyes seemed to be looking at Lu Ran, yet also, through Lu Ran, at someone else.
He said softly, "I said I would give my sister the best of everything in the world."
Objectively speaking, Lu Ran perfectly fits the criteria for being her brother-in-law in terms of family background, appearance, and personality. Therefore, Lu Ran is indeed the best choice as a gift for her sister after her recovery.
Of course, the most important thing is—
Pei Chi closed his eyes.
When Pei Ci woke up, she didn't think about anything related to Lu Ran.
And the one I truly care about...
Pei Chi placed his fingers on the windowsill.
He's already been laid to rest, hasn't he?
*
Ever since waking up and learning the truth about Ye Qingyu from her brother, Pei Ci has felt like she's in a daze.
She seemed to have returned to her initial state: waking up, washing up, eating, and receiving treatment. Her life was unchanging, calm and uneventful, without the annoying system or the headache-inducing tasks.
Of course, this is because whenever Pei Ci wants to make some changes, a voice inside her tells her...
That's settled then.
Anyway, it's all in vain.
So Pei Ci tacitly accepted herself as she was.
Then slowly, time passed faster and faster, and the things that happened during this period came and went in a hurry, like a fleeting glimpse of a flower.
"Shall we go visit Ye Qingyu's grave?" the older brother suddenly asked.
Ye Qingyu?
Wasn't he dead?
What does that have to do with me?
But her brother always had his reasons, so after some thought, she said, "Is it during my treatment time?"
Her brother smiled and gently smoothed her slightly disheveled hair with his fingers. "Of course not."
So Pei Ci went to Ye Qingyu's grave.
This was a slightly secluded cemetery with only a few scattered graves. Ye Qingyu lay quietly in this cemetery. On the dark grave was a photograph of Ye Qingyu from when she first entered school. In the photo, Ye Qingyu was wearing the uniform of Anta Public School, her face cool and aloof, possessing a proud and upright air like a pine tree.
Pei Ci glanced at it and then looked away.
The housekeeper had already arranged the bouquets, fruit, candles, and other offerings. Pei Chi held an umbrella for Pei Ci, who watched silently. After a short while, Pei Ci said she was tired and wanted to go back. On the way back, Pei Ci opened her eyes and met Pei Chi's gaze.
“I don’t like that photo,” Pei Ci said out of the blue.
"Photographs?" Pei Chi murmured.
Pei Ci knew that Pei Chi knew everything; he always knew everything about her very quickly. She looked out the window at the world outside. She didn't want to think too much anymore; she just wanted to be in a state of complete emptiness. However, the people and events she had experienced inevitably left some traces.
"Let's change it to the one he took at the barbershop," Pei Ci said, her eyes lowered.
Perhaps this con artist didn't want to remain asleep as a girl either.
He always wanted to leave a real trace in this real world.
Otherwise, it would be too tragic.
As for anything else, Pei Ci didn't want to think about it anymore.
After visiting Ye Qingyu came to an end, a few days later, Pei Ci learned from Pei Chi about her engagement.
Pei Ci didn't feel anything about the fact that the decision to take charge was made almost without her knowledge. On the contrary, it was her brother who took the initiative to ask her if she minded.
“It’s what I should do, isn’t it?” Pei Ci told her brother.
"There's nothing you're supposed to do."
"Then why did my brother get engaged to me?"
Pei Chi smiled and said, "You are my sister, and I'm always afraid that I'm not giving you enough, so I always want to give you the best of everything."
"Is he the best?" Pei Ci's eyelashes trembled slightly as she said this. She thought of Ye Qingyu's bloody corpse and saw Lu Ran's terrified face at that moment.
"But the best will always belong to you." Pei Chi's lips curved into a smile. "You are my sister."
Pei Ci thought of her promise to Lu Ran. Lu Ran would occasionally appear in her mind, but just as she rejected missions, she also rejected Lu Ran himself. These days she had been deliberately ignoring him, but she was ultimately a person of her word.
“Okay,” Pei Ci agreed.
This, however, displeased Pei Chi. "You like it that much?"
"Whatever you say is fine." In the quiet night, Pei Ci's eyes were filled with a hazy light, her clear eyes seeming to reveal all her emotions.
“I only want the best,” Pei Ci said, echoing Pei Chi’s words.
Pei Chi was completely satisfied.
The engagement was finalized quickly, but such busyness did not belong to Pei Ci, the person involved. As usual, she fell asleep, woke up, received treatment, and fell asleep again, as if she were just an observer.
Then the time spent sleeping increased.
From one or two hours, to two or three hours, to all day long.
Pei Ci was half-asleep, only vaguely sensing someone entering her room, feeding her, giving her injections, and occasionally gently kissing her forehead and fingers, showing great tenderness. The icy warmth made her belatedly realize that perhaps Zhou Jiyue had arrived…
It seems my illness has worsened again.
Pei Ci easily grasped this point because she could feel her body growing weaker and weaker.
On their deathbeds, people often reminisce. She had lived a remarkably smooth, even happy, life, never experiencing hardship other than illness. But after reminiscing about her happy moments, searching through all her memories brought back a touch of bitterness.
She had no money at that time.
She is a burden.
then……
"I have to go." The man, thinking she couldn't hear him, whispered in her ear, "You'll have to go on alone."
"goodbye."
Pei Ci quietly watched the man's departing figure.
She won't complain, nor will she try to keep her.
Because even she thought he did the right thing.
From now on, I'll be all alone.
Pei Ci pursed her lips.
*
After a deep sleep that blurred the lines between day and night, Pei Ci finally awoke. It was already the day of her engagement.
As the bride and groom, even if she was weak, she still had to dress up to show that it was important. So on this day, she changed into a pink satin dress with a bow, her hair was half-tied up, and she wore light makeup.
Surprisingly, Pei Chi wasn't by Pei Ci's side that day; instead, the butler handled everything. Pei Ci also saw Lu Ran, whom she hadn't seen in a long time. Tonight, Lu Ran was more handsome than ever before. When he took her hand and announced their engagement to the media, Pei Ci felt his trembling, cold hand, but his expression didn't betray his nervousness.
After the engagement ceremony, Lu Ran gently whispered in her ear. He had inevitably drunk a small glass of wine during the ceremony, and his handsome face and fair neck were slightly flushed.
"I did not... push Ye Qingyu."
Pei Ci blinked and replied calmly, "Mm."
It's that same indifferent tone again.
Lu Ran's eyes reddened; he knew that no amount of explanation would be of any use. He simply suppressed his emotions and whispered:
"A-Ci, give me your orders."
As always, they commanded me, drove me around, whether I was a dog or whatever, as long as their eyes were on me.
Lu Ran's heart tightened. "A-Ci, I can do anything for you."
However, Pei Ci shook her head, "There's nothing else I need you to do."
After the engagement party, Pei Ci returned home. That night, she fell into a deep sleep as soon as her head hit the bed. In her sleep, she had many dreams. Some were about her past life in the hospital, where the girl who shared her bed said she would definitely get better. Others were about her coming to this world, about her negativity and withdrawal, about the guidance her brother gave her, and about everything she did for her mission.
Ultimately, everything converges into that one phrase my brother always mentioned at different times and ages—
You will get better.
However, what she didn't know was that the system was emitting a sharp alarm at that moment—
[Attention! Attention! The female lead is in critical condition!!]
[Attention! Attention! The female lead is in critical condition. Please take immediate action...]
[Attention! The female protagonist's life is fading away...]
【bite--】
[The female protagonist dies, the world collapses, and the host's mission fails.]
The world is restarting...
A cold, pale hand was placed on the girl's face, and a voice, icy yet tinged with madness, echoed in the room:
"Well done."
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