r18novel Chapter 43: You were fooled by me, weren't you?
Chapter 43: You were fooled by me, weren't you?
Shen hope acted extremely quickly, and Lin Zheng only felt a sharp pain coming from his thigh.
She used a knife to cut off the flesh near Lin Zhengzhong's wound, but after cutting only one piece, she found it was useless, as the toxins had already seeped into the muscles and blood.
The muscles that should have been red were now stained purple.
Come to think of it, how could a poison used by professional assassins be something that can be dealt with simply by processing it?
She knew in her heart that too much time had been wasted.
Shen hope saw Lin Zheng's pained expression, with blood slowly seeping from the cut flesh.
Lin Zheng reminded him, "Shen Xi, if I'm beyond saving, can you at least stop the bleeding? Don't add to my suffering."
Shen hope hurriedly took out the hemostatic medicine she had just prepared, sprinkled it on, and simply bandaged it with a bandage.
But as she fastened the bandage, her hands tightened the knot, her fingers making a cracking sound—a sign of anger.
"Didn't I tell you to run first? Are you deaf? What are you doing back here?!"
Lin Zheng was in even more pain because of her:
"Take it easy on you. I came back to save you, of course. Isn't that obvious?"
"I need you to save me?" Shen hope looked up in confusion, her brows furrowed tightly.
"Do you know how much trouble you'll cause me if you die? You don't think I'd be grateful to you, do you? After you die, President Jiang will be just as angry, and she won't forgive me either—the same result!"
Lin Zheng scrutinized the other person's expression:
"Even if you're punished, it's still better than death, right? Besides, you and President Jiang grew up together. Even if she's angry for a moment, she'll forgive you sooner or later. You did your best, and I'll testify for you, okay?"
"How can you testify for me if you're dead?!"
Lin Zheng slowly pulled a ballpoint pen from his pocket, the kind he used for research: "I can write on your hand right now. Come on, do you want to write on your left or right hand?"
Enraged, Shen hope slapped the pen out of his hand, the force so great that the carbon pen embedded itself straight into a wooden board some distance away.
Lin Zheng remained silent.
Shen hope was speechless. She couldn't understand if this person's brain had been kicked by a donkey at birth.
"I don't understand. I'm not close to Young Master Lin at all, and you must have noticed that I don't even like you very much. You could have easily escaped on your own, so what's your reason for coming back?!"
"Then let me ask you this in return: what was your reason for sacrificing yourself to save me? And what is your reason for being angry and anxious now?"
Shen hope paused for a moment.
Before she could answer, Lin Zheng raised his hand:
"Never mind, I feel like I know what you'll say even if you don't ask me. You'll definitely say it's for President Jiang, right? As long as it's something President Jiang likes, you'd be willing to give up your life for it."
Shen hope chimed in, "You seem to know the truth, so I didn't save you for your own sake, but only for President Jiang's."
Lin Zheng interjected, "But I saved you simply because I wanted to save you. Although it was partly because you're President Jiang's sister, that was almost negligible. I didn't want you to die."
If you die, wouldn't my plan to change the outcome be ruined?
I'll never be able to complete this world's ending, and for someone like me who always wants a perfect ending in games, that would be worse than death.
Shen Xizhen never expected him to say anything:
"You don't want me to die?"
Lin Zheng said weakly:
"Literally, I know you don't like me, and I can probably guess why, but in my heart, I really consider you family, especially since you're such a beautiful little sister. How could I abandon you? In that situation just now, if I had left you and run away, I would have nightmares for the rest of my life."
Shen hope looked puzzled and scoffed:
"Someone like you has nightmares?"
Lin Zheng clicked his tongue: "Look at you, I'm just telling the truth and you still have to tease me."
Lin Zheng noticed that Shen hope's long hair was draped over her shoulders, and after the hair tie was cut by the enemy, the way her hair fell down really did look a little similar to Jiang Huaimeng.
Is this what happens when people live the same way for many years and grow to look more and more alike?
Although the differences in facial features are still quite noticeable.
"Shen hope, you actually look quite good with your hair down, but your hairstyle is a bit similar to President Jiang's. It's not as distinctive or cool as your original high ponytail. Here, I'll give you a gift."
Lin Zheng tried to reach into his pocket again, but this time he couldn't manage it because he didn't have enough strength.
The toxin has spread throughout the body.
He gave a pale laugh and said, "I'm too lazy to take it out. Just find it yourself; it's in my left leg pocket."
Shen hope reached out to take it with a puzzled expression, but when the blood-stained gift was presented before her eyes, she froze, inexplicably wanting to sneer:
"A hair tie? Young Master Lin, you're a lunatic! When did you buy that?"
The gift Lin Zheng asked for was the plain-colored hair tie that Shen hope had mentioned during the break in the morning research session.
There's a tiny star on the hair tie as an embellishment, but such a small decoration is probably barely noticeable when worn on the head.
"It was just something I picked out, so what do you think? Do you like it? I specifically chose one with stars on it to make it less plain, so I think it suits your taste, right?"
She looked at the small object in her palm and, seemingly unrelated to the question, complained, "It's covered in blood, it looks filthy."
"I can just wash it off when I get home." Lin Zheng let out a long sigh, as if even breathing had become difficult.
"I'm a little tired. By the way, will you miss me after I die? I was planning to take good care of you after we became a family, but it seems like that's not going to happen now. Just consider it as me taking care of you, and please think of me afterward, okay?"
Lin Zheng looked at Shen hope, who was still staring at the hair tie: "Feed? I'm about to die, can't you even pay attention to me?"
Shen hope looked up, her eyes suddenly red, as if tears were welling up in the corners: "I don't want to talk to you at all right now."
Lin Zheng was surprised and smiled.
After he finished speaking, he suddenly coughed and vomited a pool of black blood.
Startled, Shen hope immediately supported him: "Young Master Lin!"
"It's a bit cold..." He could barely open his eyes, his voice weak: "How about a hug? As proof that we've made up."
Shen hope hardly hesitated this time.
He took off his casual jacket and covered Lin Zheng with it.
Hug Lin Zheng.
"Are you feeling better? I'm sorry, Young Master Lin, I promise I'll never treat you like that again. I swear... I'm sorry."
"I forgive you, and you smell so good."
She looked like she was crying, but Lin Zheng couldn't see it at that moment.
He was just waiting for a voice.
Before the breath faded away, the voice finally emerged.
[Host has changed the outcome progress by 3.7%]
You have gained 23 skill points.
The plan succeeded! You idiot Shen hope, you were fooled by me, weren't you?
Allocate all points to Strength.
[Add points successfully]
You have activated a new advanced skill - Constitution Enhancement, Physical Strengthening.