Chapter 81 Can't I wake up, brother? ...
Just then, Pei Ci heard the operating room door open.
This is……
It goes without saying who will come at this time.
Her heart tightened, and she turned to look. In those few brief seconds, countless faces flashed before her eyes, until finally, only one face remained.
It could only be him.
"Beep beep".
The operating room door slowly opened. Sure enough, standing outside was Zhou Songyin.
Zhou Songyin was now in his thirties, and the years had left only two fine lines under his eyes. He still wore loose robes, his neck and wrists were withered, and he was thin and bony. His pale hair had grown quite long, reaching his neck, and was casually tied back with a wooden hairpin, with a few strands falling across his forehead and cheeks.
His gray-brown eyes were expressionless, numb, and calm.
This is Zhou Songyin.
Anyone who sees Zhou Songyin feels that he is a demon who crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, otherwise how could there be no soul in his eyes?
However... perhaps that's precisely why he had such crazy and terrifying ideas, and such elaborate schemes.
Pei Ci thought to herself, but her heart couldn't help but clench. She was indeed looking for Zhou Songyin, but she never expected to meet him in this way. She was now completely passive, and everything about her seemed to be under his control.
What is Zhou Songyin planning to do by suddenly appearing? And how will he treat her?
Pei Ci's eyes darkened.
When Zhou Songyin saw Pei Ci, his expression froze. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and horizontal lines appeared at the corners of his eyes, giving off a silent sense of oppression.
"You're actually awake." Zhou Songyin's voice rang out in the empty operating room.
He actually woke up?
Pei Ci clenched her fists and pursed her lips. The situation was extremely unfavorable for her, so she could only force herself to remain calm and stand protectively in front of Ye Qingyu. She asked in return, "Shouldn't I have woken up?"
Zhou Songyin did indeed ponder this question for a moment. He looked thin, but he was also very tall, like a withered giant tree in a tropical rainforest, its majesty undiminished by the heavy twilight. The tree swayed slightly and nodded slowly, "Waking up isn't a good thing for you."
The voice was also slow and deliberate.
Isn't this a good thing?
What does it mean to say that it's not a good thing?
Pei Ci's mind went blank for a moment. She felt a strong sense of being controlled and suffocated. People are always awake and asleep. The time spent sleeping is equivalent to half of life. What did Zhou Songyin do during that half of her time when she was unaware of it?
Pei Ci's hand tightened involuntarily as she stared intently at Zhou Songyin. "What do you want to do?"
Zhou Songyin didn't speak, he just walked inside. With each step he took, Pei Ci's body moved backward. Zhou Songyin found it all boring. He stopped, the scalpel in his hand gleaming brightly in the pale light. "What can a doctor possibly want to do?"
"It's just surgery."
Surgery?
Perform surgery on Ye Qingyu?
Or perhaps...
Pei Ci was momentarily blinded by the light of the scalpel. "Why am I here?"
Zhou Songyin didn't speak, he just looked at her.
Pei Ci looked at him as well, and their eyes met, each seeing their own reflection in the other's eyes.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Songyin first looked away, his eyes drooping, and slowly said, "Of course, it's because you're a patient."
patient?
Pei Ci was not satisfied with this answer. "You know what I want to hear."
Just then, the operating room door opened again. Pei Ci looked over instinctively, and then she was completely stunned.
She never expected that the person standing outside the door was actually her brother.
"boom--"
Pei Ci's mind went completely blank.
Pei Chi?
How could it be Pei Chi??
Pei Ci found it unbelievable; she had never imagined that these things would be related to her brother. But it was true. Pei Chi, who opened the door, remained calm, completely unfazed by the operating room, Zhou Songyin, and Ye Qingyu inside. His gaze only flickered when he met her eyes—a flicker of surprise, the same as Zhou Songyin's earlier expression, stemming from astonishment at her awakening.
He did ask, his brow furrowed and his expression grave, "Why did Aci wake up?"
This fully demonstrates that Pei Chi is not a savior; he is a collaborator, an accomplice, and he is closely involved in all of these events.
"Boom—"
Pei Ci's mind went completely blank.
At that moment, she seemed to have lost all senses.
Pei Chi...
How could it be Pei Chi?
He is the safest shield in the world, and they are also the most inseparable whole. They should be inseparable, without any lies or deception, so how is this possible?
In her absence, while she was in a coma, what was her brother doing and in what manner?
At that moment, Pei Ci felt an almost suffocating pain, as if the umbilical cord connecting conjoined twins had been cruelly severed with a scalpel.
"How did she wake up?" After a long silence, Pei Chi walked up to Zhou Songyin and asked coldly again.
The sound brought Pei Ci back to her senses. She opened her mouth, but no sound came out. So she pinched the flesh on her arm, and the pain brought her back to her senses. She opened her lips again, and finally managed to make a sound.
She mustered her courage and looked at Pei Chi. Pei Chi, his face dark, instinctively turned around. The siblings looked at each other, and Pei Ci softly asked, "Can't I... wake up?"
Her voice was halting, like an old, malfunctioning machine wearily dragging its bloated body. Pei Ci forced a gentle smile and said, "...Can't I? Brother."
quiet.
A deathly silence.
Pei Ci wasn't the only one alarmed; his older brother, a few years his senior, was equally terrified. His slowness and the ingrained, authoritative demeanor he'd cultivated over the years made him appear somewhat calm. But this calm was as fragile as paper; the moment Pei Ci uttered the word "brother," ripples finally appeared on this stagnant lake.
“…No.” Pei Chi’s voice was a little hoarse.
Although he said that, he didn't dare to look at her. After a moment of silence, he said, trying to cover up his misunderstanding, "Pei Ci, you should go to sleep."
sleep?
Pei Ci laughed when she heard those two words, a laugh filled with utter helplessness. She didn't back down, her eyes still fixed on Pei Chi, "Is it really just sleeping?"
"..."
The air fell silent once more.
Pei Chi's brows furrowed, a mixture of frustration, helplessness, and complex emotions dancing between his brows. Perhaps he simply didn't have the ability to lie to his own sister, so he finally closed his eyes, his face stiff, and said, "Pei Ci, you shouldn't have woken up."
Shouldn't I have woken up?
After Zhou Songyin finished speaking, Pei Chi surprisingly said the same thing.
What do you mean by "shouldn't have woken up"?
Pei Ci took a deep breath and withdrew her protective gesture towards Ye Qingyu. The moment Pei Chi entered, she understood that it was unnecessary, utterly unnecessary.
She couldn't stop Zhou Songyin and Pei Chi from doing whatever they wanted.
So why is that?
Pei Ci no longer wanted to be a pretty doll displayed in a shop window. She'd had enough, enough of this life of perpetual protection, living in ignorance, being led astray, making choices she thought were her own but were actually others'. She'd had enough of it all!
She clenched her fists and walked towards the two men. The two adult men were naturally tall and imposing, but Pei Ci didn't back down. She looked them directly in the eye, "So my awakening wasn't part of your plan?"
She asked about it.
But she knew why she had awakened: because she was special.
She is the most special person in the world.
The world may even be indulging her behavior, perhaps influenced by the emotions of the girl who is the author.
"Really?" she continued to ask.
Pei Chi dug his fingers into the flesh on the back of his hand. He wouldn't lie to Pei Ci about things that didn't require it, so he nodded.
“Okay.” Pei Ci took a deep breath. “So, can you tell me what you’re going to do?”
Before the two could react, Pei Ci lowered her eyes and said, "Anyway..."
"I'll forget about it eventually."
Their eyes widened in surprise. They both looked at each other, pondering their next move. In truth, although they were accomplices, their relationship was rather unremarkable; they were only bound together by a shared goal.
And this rope always makes the same decision when faced with Pei Ci's questions.
After a few seconds of eye contact, the two reached an agreement.
Pei Chi took a deep breath, then suddenly bent down and picked up Pei Ci, placing her steadily on the operating table. Pei Ci didn't struggle; she was used to being held, especially by her familiar brother, and this level of embrace was nothing new to her. Besides, there was no need for her to struggle.
It's useless.
She could feel Pei Chi's strong emotions from the way his hand was around her waist.
Pei Chi was clearly satisfied with Pei Ci's reaction. He relaxed his furrowed brows a little, gently tucked the stray hairs behind her ear, and his light eyes sparkled with tenderness.
"A-Ci, do you remember? Your brother said he would definitely cure your illness," he said softly.
Pei Ci was taken aback. Of course she knew, because Pei Chi had said many times that he cared deeply about her condition, even to the point of being obsessive. In fact, it was precisely his obsession that prevented her from giving up early on.
So he nodded.
After nodding, Pei Chi continued, "Your illness is very serious. I have traveled all over the world but have not been able to find a cure for you. In the years I have traveled, I have seen all kinds of people. They are ugly—stupid, useless, and they would not be an exaggeration to say that they pollute the environment. However, it is these social scum who have healthy bodies."
"They can run, they can jump, and they can live a very long time. If they cherished their lives, they could live to a ripe old age. Unfortunately, they don't value them and squander them recklessly. So I often think—"
Pei Chi's expression remained calm. "On what grounds?"
"Why should they waste their time when they have healthy bodies?"
"Why should they be given such a long life and yet do nothing?"
"Why should people with healthy bodies..."
"It wasn't you."
Pei Chi gently stroked Pei Ci's head. His light-colored eyes seemed to hold only the girl. Suddenly, he smiled, "Fortunately, I met Zhou Songyin."
Zhou Songyin said, "You need a heart."
"To take a heart from trash and replace it with your own, I believe that is the highest honor for these trash."
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