Chapter 191: The Ones Who Can’t Be Shaken Off (10)
When Rong Rong woke up, she first saw a snowy white ceiling. Within her field of vision, there was also a drip bag slowly dripping down. As her vision gradually cleared, she heard a soft question beside her, “You’re awake?”
She moved her pupils slightly and saw the pixelated person sitting next to her bed. Her chaotic thoughts returned, and Rong Rong curled her lips slightly, “Is everything resolved?”
Su Mingxiu gave a soft “mm” sound.
When Rong Rong had fainted, Su Mingxiu had already finished the process of handing over the surveillance footage to the police, reporting Po Er for illegal imprisonment, and going to the police station to make a statement as a witness. She even had the energy to come here and stay with her until she woke up.
Actually, Rong Rong hadn’t told her about her relationship with those women. On the small hill by the school lake, she had only asked Su Mingxiu to receive the images from her camera and begged her to help her call the police at the crucial moment.
Rong Rong had thought that when she was in the middle of her breakup crisis, Po Er might pull out a craft knife from somewhere, just like last time—
In her plan, once the other person expressed the intention to harm her, she would immediately inject the anesthetic needle that she had hidden into Po Er’s body.
But what she hadn’t expected was that, in a situation that was different from cheating, Po Er’s way of handling things was different as well. So she had fainted first, which put her in a passive position.
“Thank you…”
Rong Rong could only thank her dryly like that, but she could guess how much trouble Su Mingxiu had solved for her.
At least she had been lying in the hospital for so long without Po Er finding her. This meant that she had gotten rid of another problem.
The pixelated person sitting by the bed was calmly peeling an apple, the peel falling in a curved line, her knife was particularly steady, and her movements were very elegant.
But the temperament that would make other people feel calm was tinged with a bit of comicality because of the rigid shadows on her face.
Rong Rong forgot how long she had been looking at her when she suddenly saw the other person open her lips. The pleasant sound of mountain spring water gurgling over pebbles fell into her ears:
“When I brought you here, the doctor said that you had some external injuries and asked me to help you deal with them. But because I had to make a statement at the time, I delayed it for a bit… When I was about to help you apply the topical medicine earlier, I found that you don’t seem to have any wounds on your body.”
Even the subtle marks on her body where she had been injected by a needle when she had entered the room to save Rong Rong had returned to their original state.
Rong Rong was stunned by her words.
She couldn’t help but think about how she should explain this. Should she say, Hey, friend, this world is just a game?
And the reason why I can leave these marks is all because of the skill’s simulation effects, and now they’ve disappeared because of the skill’s effects?
Under the snow-white quilt that covered her neck, Rong Rong’s throat moved slightly. Because she had just woken up, her voice was still a bit hoarse, revealing a parched dryness, “Is that so…”
“Maybe I’m the kind of person who recovers particularly quickly, and it’s very difficult for me to leave wounds and scars, so that’s why it’s like this.”
Oh?
Su Mingxiu’s gaze fell on the back of her hand that was exposed from the quilt. The pale blue skin of her veins was wrapped with layers of medical tape, allowing one to clearly see the change of the IV tube from thick to thin.
It was probably because the needle was too thick, or maybe the IV was too fast. In short, the area of skin that the needle had pierced through was a dark blue that the white tape couldn’t hide.
And this was what she called the kind of person who didn’t leave scars easily?
Su Mingxiu looked at the paleness of her fingertips, and she had no doubt that she could leave large pink marks if she just pinched her finger casually.
Just as she was about to finish peeling the apple in her hand, the sharp fruit knife that had been ringed by the peel suddenly stopped. At this moment, the window curtain that was behind her was blown open by the wind. The bright sunlight outside passed through the window lattice, over her shoulder, and landed on the blade.
The flashing light, like broken blades, accidentally flashed into Rong Rong’s eyes.
The person lying on the bed suddenly closed her eyes, and when her eyelashes trembled, her hand that was outside the quilt also involuntarily spasmed for a moment.
—She was afraid of this knife.
Su Mingxiu looked at her, who was showing signs of post-traumatic stress, and her movements suddenly sped up. Just as Rong Rong’s eyelashes opened again, the person who had been sitting by the chair had already gotten up, only leaving her with a view of her back.
Not long after the sound of rushing water came from the bathroom, the pixelated person reappeared by her bedside. The fruit knife had disappeared, and the apple was placed on the table with a paper towel underneath. Rong Rong’s face was covered by her shadow, and she heard her ask while standing by her bed, “Are you thirsty? Do you want to drink some water?”
Huh?
Rong Rong had felt a hint of uneasiness from this person earlier. She had thought that Su Mingxiu had seen through her lies. In her heart, she was still wondering how she should smooth over this situation. But who knew that after the other person came out of the bathroom, she acted as if she had forgotten all about it.
Even the storm that was about to come had completely subsided.
She suddenly felt a sense of inexplicable disappointment. She only felt that the distance between them that had been illuminated by the moonlight last night had become blurred and unclear again because of this small gap. “I want…”
Su Mingxiu helped her up. Her movements and strength were all by the book, like a professional caregiver. After she had sat up straight, the strength that was supporting Rong Rong’s back was withdrawn without hesitation, and instead, she placed the water cup in front of her, but stipulated, “Drink slowly, you’re only allowed to drink half a cup.”
Although a night had passed, the anesthetic components in Rong Rong’s body had been metabolized almost completely.
But to prevent the effects of the muscle relaxation on her digestive system from still being present, and the dangers that could be caused by eating and drinking too quickly, she made a rule for Rong Rong.
The beautiful figure on the hospital bed drank the water in small sips, as she had been told. She felt like she had just had a general anesthesia surgery. She felt a bit dizzy for no reason, and her whole body was also without any strength.
She felt that the air in the room had become quiet, especially between her and Su Mingxiu. It was as if every molecule of air was emitting a repulsive resistance. The strength in Rong Rong’s fingertips that were gripping the cup increased a bit, and her knuckles had become a bit pale.
Reason kept telling her that it was already the best that the other person could keep silent after seeing so many suspicious things about her. That way, she wouldn’t have to rack her brains to weave lies and have to worry about revealing herself all the time.
These inexplicable girlfriends were already enough to wear her out.
But her emotions were like drifting in the surging waves. She felt like she was about to suffocate from the suppressed air. Every breath she took in and out of her lungs only made her try even harder than before—
“You… won’t you ask me about my relationship with them?”
Before the reason and emotions in her mind could finish their tug-of-war, Rong Rong, who was looking at the reflection of her own face in the cup, had already had her mouth betray her body.
As soon as the words left her mouth, she felt the heart in her chest move restlessly twice.
It was as if a little deer had suddenly lost its way.
She didn’t even dare to look at the person sitting by her bed. Clearly, she was just a pixelated person who had difficulty making even subtle expressions, but at this moment, the pressure she was putting on her was even more terrifying than those girlfriends who could pull out a knife at any time.
“If the answer I hear isn’t the most truthful one,” Su Mingxiu raised her hand and picked up the peeled apple that she had just finished and placed it near her lips. As she took a bite, she swallowed the juice and flesh of the fruit in her mouth. Then she replied unhurriedly, “Then I won’t ask.”
“Ding.”
In the afternoon.
Rong Rong had been approved for discharge. It was probably because they were in the game. No matter how realistic these NPCs were, they would still ignore things that didn’t conform to the logic of reality. They completely didn’t think about why the wounds on her body had completely disappeared in such a short amount of time. After checking her condition, they quickly approved her discharge.
At this moment, she was in front of the elevator, holding a bag of fruit in her hand, which Su Mingxiu had bought and given her.
After learning that she was going to be discharged, the pixelated person, who had always appeared randomly around her, and who she could find easily as long as she looked up, had suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Her gaze swept across the vast crowd, and she didn’t see that familiar pixelated color block. Rong Rong was lost for two seconds, and then she suddenly realized—
People who came silently could also leave silently.
The elevator doors opened, and she entered. Because there were other people wearing hospital gowns, Rong Rong unconsciously walked to a spot closer to the wall. When she saw her own figure in the mirror of the elevator, she saw the dispirited aura that was emanating from her entire body.
“The elevator has reached the first floor, ding.”
She walked out with her head down. Just as her figure was about to disappear into the crowd, a tall figure in a suit walked out of one of the medical personnel’s private elevators at the very edge. The hospital president was standing next to her, and the two were talking about something.
Tang Yiyi inadvertently glanced ahead and suddenly saw a familiar back. She was stunned for a moment. She was taken aback by the desolate aura of the figure and immediately forgot what she was going to say.
…Why was she here? Was she sick?
Why wasn’t that distant cousin who she was very concerned about by her side?
The commotion from the phone call earlier had faded in her memory. What had surfaced instead were her usual obedience and compliance. Tang Yiyi stared at the other person’s departing back and suddenly felt like it wouldn’t be impossible for her to forgive her one more time.
At the entrance of the hospital.
Just as she had sent one Po Er in, Rong Rong found that she had received several messages on her phone. Rong Si seemed to have selectively forgotten the psychological test that they had done that day and asked her if she was in the dorm, and said she would send her some special products from her relatives at home.
The number five player, top star Yu, had sent her several magazine cover pictures that had been retouched. Although there was no text, the meaning of wanting her to say some rainbow farts was self-evident.
Rong Rong casually clicked on her fan supertopic and copied and pasted a few paragraphs for her.
Then, she clicked on the last person—
Wei Shang.
This woman told her that her kids had been a bit picky lately and didn’t want to eat anything she fed them. She asked her when she was free to go with her to pick some fresh dog food. If she didn’t have time recently, then she would come pick her up herself.
Rong Rong: “…”
That was a threat, right? That was definitely a threat, right?
Alright, I’ve decided on you, number three seed. Po Er had just gone in, and maybe she would feel lonely and cold in there. With Wei Shang’s personality, which was very good at finding fun for herself, it would be just right for her to go keep Po Er company.
She replied to the other person’s message. She randomly bought a baseball cap for a few tens of yuan from a stall outside the hospital, put it on her head, and headed toward where Wei Shang was.
Were you ready to welcome the storm, my number three girlfriend?
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