Free Web NovelChapter 754: A Fleeting Reality (3)
In this situation, Jiang Lai couldn’t fight back, so she chose to pass out.
At this time, Little Buding started to play dead. She had already fainted, shouldn’t she be directly removed from this world now?
Unfortunately, Little Buding played dead.
Damn, useless thing.
Since she was already fainted and quite tired, she might as well just take a nap.
Soon, Jiang Lai fell asleep.
It wasn’t that she was easygoing, it was mainly because the energy she used to wander around had drained her completely.
At this moment, the man sitting by the bedside was staring at Jiang Lai’s face, her image reflected in his light brown pupils.
He stared at her deeply, with a hint of fierce possessiveness in his eyes.
In an instant, this expression was quickly replaced by gentleness.
He touched the top of Jiang Lai’s head, speaking softly.
"Sleep."
Jiang Lai slept for a long time, and when she opened her eyes, she was in a bit of a daze.
However, hearing the familiar sound of instruments, she realized she was still in the real world.
Little Buding was still unresponsive.
Who knows if something happened to him.
But on the bright side, maybe he suddenly died.
Jiang Lai comforted herself with this thought, instantly feeling much better.
The man from before appeared again at the first opportunity, looking a bit different from the haggard and pale appearance she saw before. Now he looked much more rosy, smiling as he quickly walked over.
He seemed to be in a good mood.
Jiang Lai noticed he was holding something in his hand.
"Here, I prepared some food for you."
On the plate was a steaming fried egg and milk, the greasy aroma spreading in the air.
Jiang Lai wanted to reach out, but the other person directly cut a piece with a knife and fork, bringing it to her mouth.
"Your body is weak right now, don’t waste your energy on these things, let me feed you."
He brought the food to her lips, watching her eagerly.
Seeing Jiang Lai eat, he smiled with great satisfaction. That smile was from the heart, as if seeing Jiang Lai take a bite of the food he fed was a huge blessing.
His hand trembled slightly as he carefully dabbed at the corner of Jiang Lai’s mouth with a napkin.
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"No."
"What else do you want to eat? But for now, you should eat a little less. Your stomach is very fragile; eating too much might make you vomit."
He kept talking, not giving Jiang Lai a chance to speak.
Obviously, he was used to talking to Jiang Lai as if to himself.
But Jiang Lai didn’t really want to hear him babbling, so as he was clearing the plate, she directly asked.
"I’m not in a hospital, where am I?"
The man’s movements paused slightly, then he continued busily.
"Of course you’re in a hospital, it’s just that your ward is special, I’m your doctor, and you’re my only patient."
"I don’t think I’m sick."
She was hospitalized for an accidental injury, and now there were no wounds left on her body. Jiang Lai was very clear about her current condition.
She wasn’t sick.
She could leave here completely fine now.
Even if she was still sick, it didn’t matter, she had things to deal with—dealing with them before she died was fine too.
Jiang Lai’s current state was such that living was okay, dying was okay too.
But the man frowned, staring at her.
"I know your body better than you do."
"So you imprisoned me."
"Jiang Lai... Sometimes I really hate you. You could pretend to know nothing, then win me over and distract me, finally finding a chance to leave here and see the world outside.
But what did you do?
By saying all this now, haven’t we become adversaries? How should I treat you from now on? How should you think of me?"
Jiang Lai looked at him expressionlessly.
"Honestly, I don’t care about all that, because I don’t even know you.
To me, you’re just a kidnapper, whether you’re nice to me or not doesn’t stop me from hating you."
The man remained silent, breath suppressed.
Dark icy frost hung beneath his eyes.
Suddenly, he chuckled. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
"It’s fine, whether you hate me or like me, it doesn’t matter.
As long as you stay by my side, nothing else matters."
As he spoke, he gently covered Jiang Lai’s eyes with his hand, murmuring softly.
"Sleep, once you’re asleep, you won’t hate me."
That hand seemed to have some kind of magic, as soon as Jiang Lai closed her eyes, her consciousness uncontrollably scattered.
As she fell into darkness, a low voice sounded in her ear.
"I will wait for you, wait for you to truly... love me once."
As the voice abruptly ceased, Jiang Lai suddenly opened her eyes.
Suddenly, a plain, fair face appeared in front of her.
That face sported a pair of clear, foolish eyes, filled with astonishment and tension.
Jiang Lai stared at him, speaking before he could run away.
"Running away? Afraid that your ugliness will scare me?"
Sure enough, his steps halted abruptly, and then he turned around, glaring at Jiang Lai with dissatisfaction.
"What nonsense are you spouting? I’m ugly? Then do you even look human?"
Familiar voice, familiar person.
Jiang Lai smiled slightly.
"Where the hell have you been all this time?"
"I... I was in a meeting! Isn’t it satisfying enough for you to stay in the real world a little longer? Seriously, biting around like a mad dog."
Jiang Lai supported her chin, watching Little Buding pretend to be calm.
Suddenly, she asked.
"Who let you release me?"
"Huh?"
"Don’t play dumb, who gave you the authority to let me leave here?"
"Are you muddled from sleep? It’s my own authority, okay? You really underestimate me!"
Seeing Little Buding’s bewildered look, Jiang Lai quietly dismissed one of her speculations.
The man in front was still energetically bouncing around.
He looked like a college student who hadn’t graduated.
With short black hair, fair face, and a touch of purity in his big eyes, he seemed a bit naive and youthful, his face slightly chubby, resembling an overgrown child.
Little Buding was unnerved by her staring.
"Why are you looking at me?"
"Never seen such a type, how old are you? Are you an adult?"
Little Buding snorted.
"I’m almost thirty! Little kid."
"Oh, Little Buding, thirty, nice name."
"...That’s the codename given by the higher-ups, stop attacking my name so shallowly!"
Jiang Lai lazily nodded.
"Alright, alright. What’s next? Is the mission complete?"
"Not yet, just a bit more."
"How much more?"
"I’m not too sure, but basically the higher-ups mean the progress bar is still short.
But it’ll definitely be soon, the leaders have been picking out a new salesperson for me lately."
Jiang Lai nodded.
"Okay then, don’t waste time, let’s get started."
"What’s the rush. You rest first, I’ll go to the system to see what good worlds are available recently, then negotiate with the system to see if we can get assigned any."
Jiang Lai didn’t care about these things.
Seeing Little Buding leave, she simply lay down and continued to sleep.
As long as she left the small world, she felt no different than a walking corpse, her mind unable to turn, limbs powerless, the whole person like she was drained, slow to react and move.
