"He Ye!" Xu Nuo opened his eyes and struggled to sit up from the bed, his mind still recalling the scenes of his previous life. He was lying on the couch, and the no longer young He Ye was holding his hand, looking dazed and fragile.
There was a strange smell of disinfectant all around him, and the hospital's iconic white walls and drips were the first thing he saw. Xu Nuo was stunned for a moment. He was back...
"Nono? Nono?" The anxious voice beside him brought Xu Nuo back to his senses.
"Mom...Mom?"
The woman who looked 80% like him didn't have time to wipe her tears before she opened her arms and hugged him. Xu Nuo didn't feel a sense of returning to the real world until he smelled the familiar scent of his mother. He hugged her back with trembling hands.
"Nunuo... why don't you know to go home after suffering so much outside?" The woman's helpless voice mixed with tears hit Xu Nuo's heart, and the young man patted her skillfully.
"I don't usually suffer much injustice..."
After all, being hit this time was just the price he paid for watching the fun, but his mother obviously didn't accept this answer.
"You're lucky nothing happened this time. If you had any sequelae, how would you have let your parents live?"
Only then did Xu Nuo see his father standing behind his mother as a background board. The man glanced at him quickly and uncomfortably, then turned his head to look elsewhere, but Xu Nuo still noticed that the hem of his father's straight shirt was wrinkled as if it had been grabbed.
"I understand. Don't worry, Mom and Dad." Seeing that his mother was about to continue talking, Xu Nuo quickly lay back down. "Oh, I still feel a little dizzy. I need to get some more sleep."
The woman patted his hand gently and said, "You've only been unconscious for two hours...Okay, I won't nag you anymore. Lao Xu, let's go out and buy him something to eat."
The ward door was opened and closed again. Xu Nuo opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling blankly.
Two hours? But he had clearly experienced twelve worlds and lived through several complete lifetimes, yet even now, he felt somewhat lost and at a loss, not knowing whether it was his imagination or a real thing.
"It's true!" the little white dog appeared out of nowhere and landed on the quilt with a "pat". "Here comes the commander!"
Xu Nuo picked it up and rubbed it. It was still the familiar 666. It turned out that it was not a dream. He really had a lover and they spent a long time together.
"Is he... coming?"
666 knew who this "he" was, but it couldn't give an answer. "I can't detect it. Sorry, Nono."
"Yeah," Xu Nuo looked out the window. His ward should be on a high floor, facing the clear blue sky and a few fluffy clouds. "I have a feeling... he's there."
666 rubbed his palm obediently. Its host was in a very sad mood and it didn't know how to comfort him, so it could only abruptly change the subject.
"Nono! You already have a lot of points! Do you want to take a look at the redemption interface?"
Xu Nuo was stunned for a moment, then nodded. A transparent light screen appeared in front of him, and he could clearly see the pictures and texts on it.
At the top it says, a promise:
Below is an interface similar to online shopping software.
"Toaster... 200 points, Jacuzzi, 300 points..." Xu Nuo read out loud, "Do these redeemable items have special functions?"
"No, hehe," 666 rolled over, "These are all low-level mall categories. Nono, look down and you'll find special high-level categories."
Xu Nuo nodded, and his delicate fingers slid. The interface of the mall gradually became more diverse, and more and more points needed to be redeemed. In the advanced area at the bottom, the price of goods was almost 20,000, which was exactly the same as his points.
"The Secret of Acting...allows the user to permanently acquire top-level acting abilities."
666 proudly raised his chest and said, "I didn't lie to you!"
Xu Nuo looked down one by one. The highest-level classification areas were basically all abstract abilities, such as improving acting skills, improving favorability, and increasing charm. It didn't look like a serious system.
"Resurrection..." Xu Nuo paused and read out, "Can be used on designated targets. Once redeemed successfully, it is valid for 24 hours."
"What is this?" Xu Nuo turned his head to look at 666.
"Literally, it's like a miracle doctor who can cure any disease! He can even bring the dead back to life! But the natural cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death cannot be changed..."
“Is there a time limit for use?”
"Of course, this is really cool, after all," 666's eyes sparkled. "Once you redeem it, you have to use it within 24 hours. You can't save it."
"Do I still have time to think about what I want to exchange?"
"Yes, yes," 666 rolled back into his arms, "I will stay with Nuonuo for a while longer, I won't leave soon... Well, because now there is no world where the male protagonist's emotional line collapses, I don't have a job."
Xu Nuo nodded. If it were in the past, he would have chosen the acting secrets without hesitation, but after experiencing so many worlds, he was a little hesitant. His abilities had made considerable progress through constant learning and adjustment, and he believed that he would be able to gain something even without the help of a system.
Furthermore, there was always a voice deep in his heart, reminding him that he hadn't found his love yet, so he should at least wait until he saw him before making a decision...
…
A few floors away, in a ward just above Xu Nuo's head, a man who had been unconscious for a long time seemed to feel something again, and the images on the instrument connected to his body began to return to normal.
Under the quilt, no one noticed that his fingers moved slightly, like a trapped beast trying to break free from a cage.
"Ms. He, Mr. Jiang's health indicators have stabilized. He may wake up soon."
The doctor said "maybe." He Yan couldn't remember how many times this had happened. The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. When she heard the doctor's prediction, she couldn't even feel much joy. Maybe Jiang Sinian would wake up soon, or maybe he would need to sleep forever.
The middle-aged woman standing outside the transparent glass window stared at the young man lying inside, her eyes moist. "Thank you for your help, please take good care of An Nian."
The Jiang family cannot live without people. Ever since Jiang Sinian got into trouble, the usually obedient people have turned into jackals, tigers and leopards, dreaming of grabbing a piece of fat meat and waiting to divide up this huge Jiang family.
He Yan wiped her eyes and turned away in her high heels.
…
Xu Nuo didn't lie down for too long. Instead, he put on his slippers and got out of bed. His parents hadn't returned yet. Perhaps because it was a VIP ward, the corridor was empty. There weren't many patients, only a few nurses at the nurses' station not far away.
They talked quietly, but the corridor had good radio reception and Xu Nuo could hear them clearly.
"Sister Liu, the patient on the 21st floor is becoming increasingly stable... Is he about to wake up?"
"It's hard to say," the nurse next to her shook her head. "It's been over a year, and this has happened before."
The young nurse sighed, "Ah, he's so handsome and rich..."
Xu Nuo stood at the door of the ward, his hand tightening around the handle until his fingertips turned white.
Could it be him...?
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