Chapter 127 Extra 1·06
"What on earth is Shi Ting thinking?"
Ever since Shi Ting's vague confession in the ward, Ji Wang had been asking the system the same question for several days.
It's not really ambiguous, but if you say that there is no hidden meaning in Shi Ting's words, even a fool would not believe it.
The more Ji Wang thought about it, the more confused and entangled he became. Whenever he had free time, he wanted to ask the system.
After perfunctorily dealing with him several times, the Doomsday Survival System finally lost its patience and angrily said, "How could I know if you don't know? I'm not a worm in his stomach, so I can go wherever I want."
"...Don't say it so disgustingly," Ji Wang rubbed his arms as he thought of that disgusting creature, saying aggrievedly, "But aren't you smarter than me? I just want to know what he meant... What do you think?"
The Doomsday Survival System asked back, "What do you hope he means?"
Ji Wang was stunned by the question. After a pause, he caught the loophole in the system's words and asked, "But what does my hope for his meaning have to do with his actual meaning?"
The Doomsday Survival System wasn't at all put off by his question and retorted, "But if you don't really want him to mean something, then what does it really mean to you?"
Ji Wang was stunned. For some reason, he suddenly felt a little insecure. The voice in his head grew quieter, "...Even if I don't hope he has feelings for me, can't I still want to know what he means?"
"You're just making up stories," the Doomsday Survival System ruthlessly pointed out. "If you truly hadn't considered that he might have some special intention, you wouldn't have even thought of asking me a question."
"you……"
Ji Wanghuan was about to continue his defense when he suddenly heard the door open and subconsciously looked up.
It’s Shi Ting.
Shi Ting, as usual, casually draped his clothes over his shoulders. The wind from the door blowing through his coat formed a familiar sail. He still had a gun tucked behind his waist, gleaming silver, though it seemed a little emptier than when they first met.
He has lost weight.
Ji Wang thought reflexively.
A long time had passed since Shi Ting's hospitalization. His bones, shattered in the explosion, had gradually grown back, and the horrific scars had healed under the medical cabin's care. The scabs had naturally fallen away, revealing soft new skin. In just half a month, those wounds that had once been deep enough to see the bone would become faint scars. Together with the scars from before, they would become medals of honor bearing witness to Shi Ting's countless brushes with death.
This experience seemed to be no different from Shi Ting's previous injury experience. It was so ordinary that it was not worth mentioning. It might not even be qualified to be mentioned lightly by Shi Ting himself. But Ji Wang knew that everything was not as easy as it seemed.
Ji Wang had been injured himself and knew the advanced medical technology of that era. Yet, the fact that Shi Ting had taken so long to recover from his injuries showed just how severe they were. Yet, despite his severe injuries, Ji Wang hadn't even heard Shi Ting cry out in pain. To avoid addiction, Shi Ting hadn't used any painkillers. Despite enduring the pain, he had become thinner than before his injury, yet his energy and spirit only grew stronger with each passing day, reminding one that even injured tigers and leopards are still fierce beasts, not to be underestimated.
Seeing Shi Ting getting closer and closer, Ji Wang felt a little nervous for some reason and suddenly closed his eyes.
"He's trying to cover his ears and steal the bell." The Doomsday Survival System was speechless. "Do you think he didn't see it? Why are you pretending to meditate?"
Ji Wang thought about it and felt that his guilty conscience was totally unreasonable, so he simply gave up struggling and cautiously opened his eyes a crack.
Then he suddenly jumped back.
"Why are you walking so quietly?" Ji Wang opened his eyes and saw Shi Ting's all-around face in front of him, frightening him so much that he almost fainted. "Are you a cat? Do you have pads on the soles of your feet?"
"You are the one who is timid." Shi Ting stood up, stood in front of the bed, and looked down at him. Although he smiled, his eyes were deep and calm.
He was silent for a long time before he spoke calmly, without any emotion in his words: "Am I that scary?"
Ji Wang didn't expect that Shi Ting could say such a sentence after holding it in for a long time. No matter how stupid he was normally, he could feel that Shi Ting was unusually depressed at this moment, so he quickly shook his head.
"That's good." Shi Ting stared at him for a long time, but in the end, he didn't bother to ask whether he was telling the truth or not. He said calmly, "I'll be discharged soon."
"Okay, okay, being discharged is a good thing." Ji Wang was frightened by his expression and nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice. The next second, she suddenly realized what Shi Ting had just said. Before she could filter the words in her heart, she blurted out, "Huh? So soon?"
"What?" Shi Ting was stunned for a moment before his facial expression changed slightly. He raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Weren't you complaining that you'd stayed in the hospital too long?"
As soon as Ji Wang said this, he regretted not keeping his mouth shut. He felt extremely embarrassed at this moment: "No, no, no, that's not what I meant. I mean... I mean, you were injured so badly and you only stayed in the hospital for such a short time. Can you... Can you rest well..."
Ji Wang's voice became lower and lower. He didn't want to appear to be very concerned about Shi Ting's health, but it was indeed the topic he was most concerned about and the question he wanted to ask the most at the moment.
He has a heart for the world, compassion for all living things, and works hard for the lives of the people of Cato City...
Ji Wang tried hard to convince himself.
Unexpectedly, Shi Ting suddenly smiled: "Are you concerned about me?"
Ji Wang was stunned, and subconsciously asked Shi Ting the same question the system had asked him: "Do you want me to care about you?"
Shi Ting was also stunned for a moment, his smile faded again. He leaned lazily against the wall and waved his hand: "I'm just asking."
Ji Wang watched the unpredictable expression on his face, fearing that something he said might upset him again. While carefully observing, he complained to the system in his mind, "What's wrong with men? They're so capricious, it's really scary."
The Doomsday Survival System didn't know if he was pretending to be stupid or really was stupid, and couldn't stand it any longer: "It's because I care about you!"
"No matter how much you care about me, I'm just a blood bag." Ji Wang didn't appreciate it. He grumbled and punched the quilt in frustration. "If you have something to say, you just wink and make faces at people. I don't know who is the mute..."
"Ji Wang." Shi Ting suddenly called out.
Ji Wang shuddered and almost bit his tongue, preventing him from blurting out "I was wrong, boss, I am the mute." He turned his head tremblingly and found Shi Ting standing behind him, less than half a meter away from his ear.
This time, he was really frightened by Shi Ting and jumped up, covering his ears that had turned red. His eyes suddenly raised and looked at Shi Ting with clear eyes, as if he had just suffered a lot of shock and grievances: "Why are you scaring me!"
"I didn't scare you." Shi Ting said innocently.
"You didn't scare me, so why were you so gentle?" Ji Wang looked at the cunning glint in his eyes and felt embarrassed to be frightened like that. So, he angrily moved back to Shi Ting's side while making a convincing argument to defend himself, "Speak louder. I can still hear you even if you're away from me. I can't speak, not that I can't hear."
"But it's a coincidence. Even if you can't say it, I can hear it." Shi Ting's voice was very low, and the smoke-stained voice sounded like it was dipped in honey. His fingers tapped Ji Wang's chest through the pajamas in the hospital room. "Has anyone ever told you that my special ability is mind reading?"
A tingling sensation like an electric shock exploded on Ji Wang's touched skin.
Ji Wanglai didn't have time to think about the strange thing happening to him. He immediately widened his eyes and blurted out: "Impossible!"
This incident indeed touched upon Ji Wang's blind spot in knowledge. No one had ever mentioned this incident to Ji Wang in the long time since he had traveled here. After all, ordinary people wouldn't readily teach others the common sense that one plus one equals two. Similarly, no one would have thought that Ji Wang didn't even know what their city lord's special ability was.
But what Ji Wang knew was that he was communicating with the system through brain waves. If Shi Ting really could read minds, then he was certain that even if Shi Ting couldn't capture the system's signals, he could at least capture his mental activities. In Shi Ting's eyes, wouldn't he become a psychopath who chatted with him all night long for no reason?
And those strange thoughts that pop up in his mind from time to time, such as "Shi Ting looks kind of handsome from this angle", "Shi Ting is really kind of handsome", "It's not just kind of handsome, he is really very handsome", wouldn't they also be discovered by Shi Ting!
Ji Wang's intuition told him that it was impossible for Shi Ting to remain so calm after discovering so many strange things about him. However, when he stole a glance at Shi Ting, he was actually frightened by the calmness between his brows. He didn't dare to guess whether what he said was true or not. His forehead began to sweat slightly. An ominous premonition jumped out from the bottom of his heart and he couldn't suppress it.
Shi Ting stood aside, observing Ji Wangfu's shy, annoyed, anxious, and flustered expression with great interest. He suddenly laughed, shoved one hand in his pocket, and said softly, "Just kidding."
Ji Wang, who was almost convinced by the truth and closed his eyes to prepare for social death, said: "..."
"Is he sick? Is he really sick?" Ji Wang's panic instantly turned into anger. He was so angry that he almost went crazy. He asked the system in great shock, "Why didn't I realize that Shi Ting was such a psychopath before? Is it fun to tease me?"
Then, he felt a familiar hand pressing on his hair, and his anger turned into confusion.
Ji Wang turned his head. Shi Ting seemed to have misunderstood Ji Wang from his previous nervousness and current daze. He had already stopped smiling and rubbed his hair solemnly: "Don't say anything, I know everything. I will make proper arrangements."
What do you know?
What are you planning to arrange?
Ji Wang wanted to grab Shi Ting by the collar and ask him for clarification, but he didn't have the courage. He could only watch Shi Ting stride out of the ward in a good mood, just like Archimedes who discovered the law of buoyancy.
The Doomsday Survival System is like a mother who sees her daughter finally get married. She is almost crying with joy, while thanking all the gods for blessing at least one of the host and the target to finally come to their senses. At the same time, she happily plays the song "Good Days" in Ji Wang's mind.
"No, what do you mean by enlightenment?" Ji Wang didn't dare to grab Shi Ting, but he still dared to hold on to the system. He suddenly became anxious, "Don't play such loud music! I can't hear you!"
The doomsday survival system followed suit and finished changing the song. Ji Wang listened to the next song, "Tomorrow You Will Marry Me".
Let’s cut to another song, “Wedding March”.
“…Cut it back!”
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Shi Ting said he would be discharged from the hospital immediately, without any hesitation. That afternoon, Ji Wang returned to the Museum of Literature and History which he had been away from for a long time.
After this incident, thanks to City Lord Shi Ting's personal publicity, everyone knew that Ji Wang had saved Shi Ting's life, and the rumors surrounding his lineage diminished somewhat. Meanwhile, Clara, driven by a desire to repay her gratitude, secretly manipulated Ji Wang into being a "divine messenger." Everyone, save City Lord Shi Ting himself, addressed him as such, essentially declaring him a messenger sent by the gods to protect Cato City, effectively vindicating his reputation.
Ji Wang's status was suddenly raised to a very high position. At his own strong request, his work and residence remained unchanged, very close to the Animal Research Institute where Amanda and Xilun were, instead of moving to the vicinity of the City Lord's Mansion where Shi Ting was.
Ji Wang's days returned to his usual idle routine, except that Shi Ting's visits to the cat had increased significantly. Sometimes, when he heard a loud meow from outside the window, he would run to see Amanda trying to push her pink nose through the window, and he would struggle to hold the cat's mouth and scratch her chin.
Amanda squinted her eyes happily and moved the window open, so she could hear the regular sound of brushing coming from downstairs.
When he looked down, he'd most likely seen Shi Ting standing there, replacing Xi Lun, patiently combing Amanda's fur. Clumps of fur fell from the giant cat's body, snowballing around Shi Ting. Ji Wang found it intriguing and kept watching, becoming fascinated.
He leaned against the window with his chin in his hand, thinking that Shi Ting had a really good figure. But Shi Ting seemed to have eyes on his head, and at this moment he looked up at him like a searchlight. Ji Wang was stunned and retracted his head as if to cover up his mistake. When he stuck his head out again after a long time, he could still see Shi Ting laughing to himself.
The direct result of this was that Xi Lun, who was originally responsible for taking care of Amanda, panicked. He thought that he had not done something well enough and forced Z to take care of the cat himself. He ran to the City Lord's Mansion at night to apologize. After being comforted by Shi Ting, who was in a dilemma, and sent him out, he ran to Ji Wanger, cautiously hoping that he could plead for him in front of Shi Ting.
Ji Wang looked at his hopeful eyes and nodded, then asked, "What did Shi Ting tell you?"
Ji Wang was probably the only person in Kato City who dared to address Shi Ting by his given name. However, with Shi Ting's overt and covert connivance, most people had become accustomed to it. Xi Lun didn't pay much attention and hurriedly repeated Shi Ting's words in detail: "He said, 'You're a child, you don't understand adult matters.' I asked, 'So, you want to discuss adult matters with the Lord God's Messenger, so that's why you come to see him every day?' He was stunned for a moment, then said yes."
Ji Wang: "..."
"And he told me not to tell you the last sentence." Xi Lun said worriedly, "Oh, but I think I let it slip."
"...It doesn't matter. He'll be very happy if he finds out you let it slip." Ji Wang buried his face in Amanda's thick fur in despair. "Believe me, adults always say one thing and mean another."
Xi Lun felt slightly relieved, but the Doomsday Survival System suddenly interrupted, "Does that include you?"
"No," Ji Wang said weakly, "I'm not. I'm just an innocent little kitten."
Amanda felt itchy when he rubbed her, and couldn't help but lift her hind legs to scratch him, and kicked him with the tip of her claws.
"Look, even the cat can't stand it." The system clicked its tongue.
Ji Wang wailed and buried his face a little deeper.
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Another month passed, and it was time for the annual city-state celebration in Cato City.
During this month, Shi Ting's persistence in visiting the cat has attracted the attention of many people. Many people are paying attention to Xilun and Ji Wang, who are closest to the cat. Then, after considering factors such as age and appearance, they lock their attention on Ji Wang.
In the post-interstellar era, gender is no longer a factor that prevents true love, but there are always other reasons that can prevent it.
For example, after Shi Ting scared him with his mind-reading ability that day, Ji Wang immediately went to learn about Shi Ting's true ability. Later, he learned that this person was as his name suggested, and mastered the thunder-related ability that could drive thunder and lightning. However, in return, he also needed to pay some price, the most troublesome of which was the tip discharge.
As a qualified college student who has received nine years of compulsory education and has not skipped classes, Ji Wang knows that tip discharge refers to the discharge phenomenon caused by the sharp part of an object under the action of a strong electric field. For example, fingers are tips relative to arms, and hair is tips relative to the head, so a certain indescribable part is also a tip relative to the whole body.
Under normal circumstances, Shi Ting's condition was relatively stable and controllable, but when Ting was emotionally excited and unable to control himself, the charge would overflow, causing tip discharge.
So that day, Ji Wang felt his skin go numb when he was touched. It wasn't really because he was so inexperienced that he couldn't stand being touched by Shi Ting. It was simply because Shi Ting's fingers were electrified, and he was numbed for a moment...
That was why, even though Shi Ting was already an adult and had no status, he still seemed to have no suitors, and few people took the initiative to talk to him.
After all, Shi Ting's supernatural power is so strong that it is against the will of heaven. Who can withstand the electric leakage? His life is more important.
When Ji Wang learned that Shi Ting had been forced to be single for so many years, he couldn't help but feel genuinely funny and sad.
But it has to be said that other people were afraid of being electrocuted, and he was afraid too. He didn't understand what Shi Ting meant when he said "I know" that day, and what he meant by "proper arrangements". Could it be that Shi Ting mistakenly thought that he liked him, and then went to find a way to deal with the so-called sharp discharge?
Ji Wang couldn't figure it out, but life had to go on. Just when he strolled into the Animal Research Institute again on the day of the city-state celebration, he ran into Shi Ting, whom he didn't really want to see at this time.
The city-state celebration was similar to the National Day Ji Wang had experienced before, a major holiday of the year. However, due to the constant conflict in Cato City in recent years and the wartime situation, the entire city could not celebrate. There was a celebration, but some people also remained steadfast in their posts. Ji Wang's work was very leisurely and his position was low, and it had nothing to do with the war, so he received a leave notice.
Ji Wang actually didn't care at all about whether to take a vacation or not. He was very free when he was at work anyway, and had nowhere to go when he was not at work. After the director of the Museum of Literature and History forced him to take a vacation, he could only come to the Institute of Zoology to see Amanda with the mentality of going to a cat cafe.
When he saw Shi Ting's familiar figure appear in front of him, Ji Wang instantly recalled the eager look on the director's face when he asked him to take a vacation.
...It turns out they were all in collusion!
Ji Wang turned around and wanted to leave, but Shi Ting stopped him: "Why, you're leaving right after arriving? Where are you going?"
Although Ji Wang's rationality told him that Shi Ting was a steady adult, he actually heard from Shi Ting's tone that "I'll blow up wherever you go." He immediately bit his tongue and swallowed all the words back into his stomach. He took a deep breath, adjusted his facial expression, and greeted Shi Ting with a casual look: "You're here? I thought you were going to supervise the battle yourself. Why are you taking a day off too?"
Shi Ting glanced at him and nodded: "Just take half a day off to change your mind."
Ji Wang said "Oh" dryly, stood beside Shi Ting, and watched Amanda's huge but flexible body jumping on the open flat ground in the room.
Amanda obviously likes Shi Ting very much. Every time she sees him, she gets so excited that she forgets her cat's reserve. She jumps up and down like a dog, rubs against him, and acts coquettishly. When Shi Ting gets closer, she suddenly curls herself up into a cat pancake and happily wraps her tail around Shi Ting.
Unfortunately, Ji Wang happened to be standing next to Shi Ting, and was also innocently affected at this moment. Amanda's giant tail swung, and he was entangled in it. He lost his balance in an instant and crashed into Shi Ting's arms unexpectedly.
Shi Ting groaned, but reacted quickly and immediately supported him gently.
Ji Wang: "..."
"If I say I was careless, will Shi Ting believe it?" Ji Wang asked the system with tears in his eyes.
"He would say, 'You don't have to say it, I understand everything.'" The Doomsday Survival System said in a very affectionate tone.
Ji Wang suddenly got goosebumps all over his body.
Just as he was thinking about how to slowly move out of Shi Ting's arms without hurting Amanda or causing embarrassment, the door suddenly opened.
The two men reflexively looked towards the door. Xi Lun was standing at the door, carrying a bucket of water, looking at them in shock.
"No no no no sorry to bother you!"
The child's face turned red instantly and he ran away, not forgetting to close the door before running.
It's just that the voice was a little high, and the "bang" when the door was slammed was also a bit loud. As long as they were not deaf, I guess half of the people in the animal research institute could guess what happened in Amanda's activity room at this time.
It may even be possible that the imagination is more exciting than the reality.
His reputation has been damaged.
The culprit, Amanda, was licking her fur vigorously at this time. While licking, she turned around and saw Shi Ting, and licked him as if to show her appreciation.
"Thank you." Shi Ting smiled softly, with a meaningful tone.
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