When Tao Wu returned, he saw Su Chen sitting obediently on the bed, her hands supporting her chin, waiting for him.
She's so cute... He couldn't resist and reached out his big hand to ruffle her hair.
Su Chen curled her lips into a smile, slapped away his mischievous hand, and said calmly, "I'm leaving."
"Leave?" Tao Wu's smile gradually froze. "Why leave?"
His expression was somewhat bewildered, with a hint of madness in his bewilderment. He frantically pulled out the green crystal cores from his pocket and stuffed them into Su Chen's hand, handful by handful.
"Aren't these crystal cores enough? If not, I'll get you more!" Tao Wu said, getting up to walk out.
His feet... were clearly not very agile, even a little lame, where was his usual calm and swift gait?
"No need! Come back!" Su Chen threw down the crystal core, grabbed his arm, and roared, "Who said I'm leaving because of this!"
"Why didn't you say you were injured? Did you want to go out and die?" Su Chen's eyes turned red as she looked at his limping leg, her nose tingled, and tears streamed down her face.
"Don't cry..." Tao Wu immediately became flustered, "Don't cry, don't cry..."
He had never comforted anyone before and didn't know how to comfort someone who was crying. All he could do was wipe her tears with his fingertips while repeating, "Don't cry."
Su Chen looked at his embarrassed appearance and muttered, "Fool." But tears streamed down her face as if they were free.
Tao Wu gently embraced her, his dark blue eyes seemingly unfathomable at that moment.
"Please don't go... I go out every day to find crystal cores for you... lots and lots of crystal cores! I... I won't let you die!"
Su Chen's tears, which had already overflowed, stopped abruptly at this moment.
"Huh? Has the villainous boss misunderstood something?"
"Perhaps your prolonged unconsciousness aroused the villainous boss?" the system speculated.
Su Chen said blankly, "I won't die..."
"I don't believe it! You've been asleep for days, and I couldn't wake you no matter how I called you!" Tao Wu tightened his grip on her arm.
"I'm scared..." I'm scared that Su Chen will just keep sleeping and never wake up again.
"Don't be afraid, zombies don't 'die' because zombies are people who have already died." Su Chen looked up at Tao Wu, hoping to catch a trace of fear or disgust in his eyes, so that she could keep her promise to the system and leave without looking back.
But... why does he only look at me with heartache?
"Are you relieved now? Even the dagger stuck in my chest can't hurt me at all. I'll just be asleep for a few days." Su Chen made up a story off the cuff.
[Tsk tsk tsk, host, you're really good at making things up.] The system clicked its tongue in amazement.
Su Chen roared in his mind, "Get out of here! I don't know which connection problem is causing this delay in my return!"
A certain system: ...
Tao Wu didn't speak, but pulled her into his arms, buried his head in her neck, and said in a muffled voice, "Don't leave me again... okay?"
[Ahem, host, I'll give you a look; figure it out yourself.]
“Okay,” Su Chen replied with a smile.
[Hey! Host, what did you promise this system just now?]
Su Chen's smile widened as she added, "I will not leave you."
System: Rolls eyes, pinches philtrum...
In short, Su Chen was very happy, and Tao Wu was even happier.
The system, weak and helpless, hid in a corner of the space, drawing circles, on the verge of tears.
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