Chapter 67 If I were God, I could heal…
"What is brother doing?!" Pei Ci, who had walked quickly to Pei Chi, asked in a low voice.
The voice brought Pei Chi back to his senses, and his pale eyes seemed to regain focus. He turned to look at Pei Ci, "Why are you here?"
“Yes, I’m here.” Pei Ci looked down. “Then what are you doing?”
Following Pei Ci's gaze, Pei Ci noticed the military butterfly knife in his hand. This knife was specially made, crafted from new high-quality steel, with an extremely sharp blade. When he twirled the knife, the blade cut his fingers, leaving bloody marks.
"Oh, it was an accident." Pei Chi put down the knife, picked up a handkerchief from the table to wipe his hands. He didn't wipe them very carefully, and blood kept gushing out, turning the towel red in no time.
The air was filled with the pungent smell of blood.
Pei Ci made no comment, but when he finally stopped bleeding, she took his hand. His hand was almost twice the size of hers, and unlike the refined hands of other wealthy young masters, it was covered in calluses and scars. When Pei Ci grasped his hand, he struggled slightly but gave up. After he calmed down, she lifted his sleeve.
Inside were fresh scratches.
The strong smell of blood comes from here.
The air suddenly became quiet.
A deathly silence.
“Okay, this looks a bit like self-harm,” Pei Chi said first. “Actually, I’m just in a bad mood.”
“When people are in a bad mood, they always do something to distract themselves, right?” Pei Chi’s expression and tone were even gentle. “I just wanted to test whether I am made of flesh and blood.”
"But……"
The hand that landed on Pei Ci's forehead stopped her from saying what she was about to say.
“There’s no need to worry about me,” Pei Chi said.
He gently stroked Pei Ci's head, just like Pei Chi had done when they were very young.
"Then why is my brother in a bad mood?" Pei Ci said, "You can ask me questions too."
This piqued Pei Chi's interest. "You like Lu Ran."
His eyes, so similar to Pei Ci's, stared at her like a snake lurking in the shadows.
Thinking of her character in the story, Pei Ci slightly raised her chin and said, "He is mine, and I will not let anyone else take him away."
Pei Chi was taken aback.
"It's my turn to ask," Pei Ci said, looking at him. "Why are you in a bad mood?"
Bad mood?
A blurry scene flashed before Pei Chi's eyes, and he felt a bit down. He suppressed the rage within him, "Maybe... sometimes I do feel a pang of sadness at being just a mortal."
mortal?
This time, Pei Ci was the one who was surprised.
The term "mortal" could be applied to anyone, but it would never adequately describe Pei Chi. Her brother had been outstanding since childhood, excelling in appearance, academics, and abilities. It was because of him that the Pei family continued its past glory.
He is so outstanding that he is beyond the reach of others.
“If my brother were just an ordinary person,” Pei Ci laughed, “would there still be geniuses in the world?”
Pei Chi: "..."
Pei Chi smiled as well, "That's true."
He was not a humble person; on the contrary, he was extremely arrogant. He took his sister's praise for granted, but in the end, he still sighed.
His chin rested lightly on Pei Ci's shoulder, not too heavily. Perhaps the blow he received last night was too great; his emotions remained tense and unable to dissipate. It was rare for him to show a moment of vulnerability to the only person he trusted.
"Sister," Pei Chi called softly.
Then, Pei Ci heard her brother say:
“If I were God, your illness… could be cured immediately.”
Pei Ci's eyes widened, and she froze.
So, did the brother's anxiety ultimately stem from her?
Because of her illness?
He was always so eager to cure her illness.
Overwhelmed with thoughts, Pei Ci found it difficult to speak. After calming down, she softly said, "Brother, in my heart, you have long been my god."
Pei Ci thought that if Pei Chi hadn't firmly believed he could cure her, she would have given up all possibilities long ago when cutting-edge modern technology sentenced her to death.
*
Pei Ci came to see her brother mainly to talk about Anderson, but because of this incident, she didn't say it out loud.
Of course, Pei Ci didn't plan to bring this up later.
The left and right sides are just a help; it would be bad if this caused arguments and estrangement with my brother.
So the matter was dropped.
By the afternoon, the system report finally came out.
"Oh my god, this calculation almost made my code fall apart," I couldn't help but complain when the system notified me of this message.
Perhaps because she was in a good mood, Pei Ci asked, unusually, "Is it difficult?"
[Do you know how many times this world has rebooted?! Not counting the two reboots you gave me and the ones after, it's been 431 times!! The task you gave me is equivalent to simultaneously reviewing the development history of all 431 worlds!! And then analyzing and integrating it!! Luckily, I have enough storage capacity, otherwise I'd be completely useless in no time!!]
"You've worked hard," Pei Ci comforted her. "I believe it will definitely work."
It's quite effective; I did notice some strange things.
"Okay." While talking to the system, Pei Ci winked at Shao Ying. After Shao Ying came over, she asked, "Is Ye Qingyu awake?"
"Not yet, Miss," Shao Ying replied.
"Then I'll go take a look."
When Pei Ci arrived, the system had already transmitted the report to her mind. After dismissing Shao Ying, she looked at Ye Qingyu.
In fact, the doctor said that Ye Qingyu should have woken up long ago, but it may be due to his mental state that he is still in a coma.
But no matter what, it's time to wake up.
So Pei Ci sat down by his bedside and checked the system report.
The system's report was very clear, starting with a general overview of the development of world 431. In short, it largely followed the original plot: the female protagonist was born into an orphanage, and after a fire, she was adopted and left the orphanage, but was soon forced to leave her adoptive family and become self-reliant. Later, due to her excellence, she became a special student at Anta. Then, just like in the original plot, Ye Qingyu offended the male protagonist, Lu Ran. Lu Ran and his brothers bullied Ye Qingyu.
Then the plot went off track.
In this bullying incident, the male and female protagonists did not fall in love.
The plots are mostly the same, but there are always differences in the details. The system has listed all the differences.
First, there's the orphanage. In the original storyline, the fire at the orphanage wasn't large; it only destroyed one building. However, after the first world was set in motion, the fire destroyed more than half of the orphanage, causing enormous economic losses. Subsequently, in all 431 worlds, a fire in one building became a massive, undeniable conflagration, as if it had become an inescapable destiny.
This can only be the result of manual operation, in order to achieve his goal and make this process standardized.
Pei Ci paused at this point, then suddenly asked the system, "Is it just an economic loss?"
I can only see the physical materials; the insurance company only compensates the orphanage for these. Wait—you mean you suspect…?
"This is probably the only place we can manipulate things." Pei Ci pursed her lips. As she looked at the words, the scene seemed to appear before her eyes. What opportunity could possibly fit the plot perfectly and allow for a substitution amidst the chaos?
Only this fire.
The fire happened one night. The fire would destroy evidence, the fire would cause panic. The raging fire swept through the orphanage, and the real protagonist was dragged into the darkness with a large hand covering her mouth and nose.
Then another boy walked over.
He might have resembled the female lead, so he took her name.
"From now on, you are Ye Qingyu."
【！！！！】
It seems so.
[This is the only place where they could have tampered with things?!! That means they switched people here. So we need to investigate the orphanage now, find out who arranged the fire, and we'll find the mastermind behind it all!!!]
“That’s how it is in theory.” Pei Ci rubbed her forehead. “The difficulty now is how to investigate.”
"Just... just investigate like this? We can ask Shao Ying to do this."
“But I don’t think we’ll find anything out,” Pei Ci said calmly.
She didn't think this person wouldn't have thought of this step.
The system said this world has restarted 431 times—no, including her two restarts, it's 433 times already. Repeating so many long cycles, doing the same things—given her intelligence, she couldn't possibly be unaware of this.
Therefore, if you investigate orphanages, you probably won't find anything.
However, after careful consideration, Pei Ci still decided to do it. Because doing so would actually conceal her true intentions.
"Cough...cough cough..."
A faint cough could be heard coming from the ward.
Ye Qingyu woke up.
Pei Ci snapped out of her thoughts and turned to look at Ye Qingyu.
His face remained pale, and it was precisely because of this pale skin that his reddish-brown eyes appeared as red as a rabbit's. His hair fell across his face, damp with sweat from the exertion.
pain.
it hurts.
I am in excruciating pain all over my body.
It's being squeezed again.
So now...
Nothing has changed; he will still awaken and arrive in that despairing world.
Revenge...?
The pain etched into his soul came, a darkness, an unstoppable darkness that arrived as promised. He was dragged away by the darkness, his head slammed against the wall, his fingers crushed, his bones broken, and his internal organs ruptured.
Ye Qingyu, why don't you just die?
The scarlet eyes stared at him, filled with nothing but pure hatred and malice. This was a monster in human skin.
But he really wanted to laugh.
Who wouldn't want that?
I want to die... I want to die... I want to die... I want to die... I want to die... I want to die... I want to die... I want to die... I want to die... I want to die... I want to die... I want to die... I want to die... I want to die... I want to die... I want to die... I want to die... I want to die... I want to die...
So even after taking revenge and letting go of the obsession, one can't die?
"Cough cough."
His body began to rumble physiologically; he didn't understand the meaning of continuing his cycle of reincarnation. He was satisfied, utterly satisfied. In so many cycles, he had defeated Lu Ran, he had achieved his revenge, and even more so, a new variable had appeared in his monotonous cycle.
And he...
He died in her arms.
This is the best ending...
Isn't that right?
However, at that moment, he heard a voice—
"Ye Qingyu".
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