System 001 reminded, "Host, you can't eat it, your life value is dropping rapidly, only 2% left..."
Wen Bai suddenly became disheartened, as if losing his last bit of resolve, unable to even have a last meal.
This feeling of life draining from his body was not good. Wen Bai felt pain all over, like the pain of flesh and skin, and also like the pain of bones.
He was also very tired, and speaking felt like expending his last ounce of strength.
Wen Bai forced his eyes open, his gaze clearing slightly. He saw the person in front of him with an exceptionally gentle expression, and then...
Wen Bai didn't know what kind of emotion it was, but it inexplicably made him want to comfort the person in front of him.
"Meeting you is good," he said.
This was probably his last time comforting Su Ying.
This time, Su Ying did not speak.
"Host, 1%, prepare for detachment."
Then, Wen Bai forcefully raised his hand to grasp Su Ying's finger and said, "I want... I want to see Lin Shuangshuang and Ji Tianle get married."
Su Ying said, "Okay, we'll go to their wedding together."
This time, Su Ying didn't hear Wen Bai's endless demands anymore, he didn't even hear a response.
Ahead, Yu Yang, who was driving, seemed to notice something was wrong and asked, "Is he okay?"
Su Ying didn't answer Yu Yang, but instead held Wen Bai's hand tighter and said, "Let's go home."
-
On the television, a news report was playing on repeat.
The screen on the television kept switching scenes, the graphic content was blurred. The female news anchor's voice accompanied the images, continuing, "Recently, the suspect in a serial murder case, Wang Moumou, was apprehended by the public security organs. Unexpectedly, the suspect died not long after being arrested. It is reported that Wang Moumou was apprehended thanks to a tip-off from a citizen to the C city police. In the vicinity of the suspect's residence, in addition to the victim's mother, dozens more victims were unearthed from under a tree. The ages of the victims vary widely. The police are currently identifying the identities of the deceased..."
Yu Yang turned off the television.
He recalled the scene when he drove to Su Ying's house.
The scene of Su Ying carrying the person home.
It made him feel incredibly complicated.
They never saw each other again after that.
He didn't contact Su Ying again, only hearing from Li Ming that Su Ying had taken a long leave of absence from the hospital.
-
The wedding date for Lin Shuangshuang and Ji Tianle was soon set.
During this time, Wen Bai didn't answer his phone or reply to his text messages, as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth.
The two of them decisively decided to visit them directly.
However, the person who opened the door was an elderly person with white hair, who looked energetic and was dressed very formally.
"Is this Su Ying's home?" Ji Tianle asked. Had he moved so suddenly in such a short time?
"Yes, I am the young master's butler," the butler guessed, "Are you Miss Lin and Mr. Ji?"
Ji Tianle took out the exquisitely sealed wedding invitation they had prepared earlier. "Yes, we came to see Wen Xiaobai... and Su Ying, and to deliver our wedding invitation."
The two of them had encountered Yu Yang once before.
Yu Yang's expression had been very complex at the time, and when he mentioned Wen Bai, his words carried a strange feeling.
Lin Shuangshuang was very worried about Wen Bai. She knew how good their relationship was and had witnessed Su Ying's strong possessiveness over Wen Bai, so she was determined to come and see.
The butler confirmed they were the right people and said kindly, "It's like this, the young master is not very convenient recently. For your wedding, the young master and Mr. Wen will attend on time."
Since the other party said so, the two of them couldn't stay any longer.
The butler continued, "If there's nothing else, please leave."
Ji Tianle took Lin Shuangshuang away.
Ji Tianle comforted Lin Shuangshuang, "Perhaps it's really inconvenient. What could possibly happen? The wedding is in a few days, and you'll see them then."
-
The wedding of the two was held on a lawn in a manor.
The luxurious decorations, the rolling lawns, and the endless stream of guests all indicated the grandeur of the wedding.
As the ceremony began, the bride's gaze kept sweeping in one direction.
Until the bride's father handed the bride to the groom and the basic wedding procedures were completed.
After the newlyweds' speeches.
Lin Shuangshuang's gaze fell on the front row of guests closest to her, her disappointment evident.
There were two empty seats placed side by side in the front row. All the other seats were filled, but these two white chairs had not been occupied by the expected people.
And in the distance, a black car approached. A man in a black suit spoke gently to the person sitting by the window, "Look, the ceremony is complete."
Through the partially open window, they could clearly see the person wearing a puffy sleeveless wedding dress, who had just finished exchanging vows with the groom.
And the person sitting by the window, also wearing a suit and having a baby face, did not answer him at this moment. Instead, he lowered his eyes and leaned quietly on his shoulder.
The man reached out and tidied a stray strand of hair from the other's forehead, then said to the old butler driving in front, "Let's go, home."
-
No one noticed that at the moment the ceremony concluded, the world trembled slightly, and all visuals distorted for an instant.
System 001 released Xiao Xiao Tong. "You can go now."
Xiao Xiao Tong asked, "You... you're just letting me go like this?"
This seemed quite different from the rumored malicious System 001.
System 001 sensed the host's displeasure. "While I haven't regretted it yet..."
Xiao Xiao Tong no longer hesitated and immediately vanished with a "whoosh."
-
At this moment, Su Ying had already brought Wen Bai home and placed him on the sofa.
The butler brought over a box. "Young master."
Su Ying lifted one of "Wen Bai's" hands, exposing his wrist, and looked at Wen Bai's skin. "Not now."
Then, he lightly kissed Wen Bai's forehead. "I'll go make dinner."
Everything was the same as when Wen Bai was alive.
After the meal was ready, he placed Wen Bai at the dining table and asked, "Do you like today's meal?"
No one answered.
Su Ying said, "You would have liked it."
This continued until nighttime, before sleep.
He placed Wen Bai in his favorite position, on his bed.
Su Ying lay on his side, holding Wen Bai, and drifted off to sleep.
The transparent Wen Bai, standing outside the room, watched the scene before him.
He couldn't help but recall what someone had said to him once.
"You must remember, people are selfish. No matter what a person does, or what choice they make, even if it seems to be for you. Their original intention is always for themselves. They want something from you... Just like me, being nice to you... is not because you are special, but because... cough cough..."
A large amount of blood gushed out of the person's mouth without any pattern. He tried hard to control himself, to not be so disheveled, but he couldn't: "...because this way, it seems to offset some of my sins, allowing me to keep living..."
But what did Su Ying want?
System 001 seemed to hear Wen Bai's inner thoughts. "Someone who is infatuated naturally wants ephemeral emotions."
But if asked to elaborate further, System 001 couldn't clearly explain what that was.
Wen Bai didn't know what it was.
He looked at his hands that couldn't grasp anything.
It seemed... he didn't have it either.
Thinking about their interactions.
But, if Su Ying only wanted this shell...
Then he could give it to him.
In this world, because of Su Ying's existence, he had had a much easier time.
"Host, although this world has not collapsed, it has already been distorted. Other systems will soon flood in, and we need to go to the next world."
Wen Bai looked at the person sleeping in the darkness.
After a long pause.
"Let's go."