ebookland Chapter 86 Zhizhi, What Should I Do With You?
Chapter 86 Zhizhi, What Should I Do With You?
In her sleep, Yunzhi vaguely heard the system's time announcement.
[Please note that there is only one day left before the host leaves this world!]
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, her consciousness was hazy.
A soft, helpless voice rang in her ear.
"Zhizhi, what am I going to do with you?"
The faint, hollow sound seemed to come from the horizon.
Yunzhi opened her eyes, sat up halfway, and her long, jet-black hair, as black as a waterfall, cascaded over her shoulders.
She stared blankly at the small nightlight emitting a warm glow, raising her hand to gently touch her forehead, as if she could still feel the lingering warmth on it.
In just one more day, she will be able to leave this world and return to her original world.
Yunzhi's memories of her previous life were as if veiled by a thin gauze.
The system had said that this was to allow her to fully immerse herself in the mission. Once she completed the mission and chose to return to her original world, those vague memories would gradually become clear.
However, she vaguely remembered that in that world, she didn't have any relatives or friends she couldn't bear to part with.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have stayed in this world without hesitation for Ye Chengyan.
Yunzhi curled up, drifting in and out of consciousness all night, half-asleep and half-awake.
It might be because there was only one day left, a last gasp before death.
After Yunzhi woke up, she felt that the pain in her body had lessened a lot, and even her spirits had improved.
Yunzhi walked barefoot across the soft carpet to the window. After pulling back the curtains, a ray of sunlight shone on her. She opened her arms wide, closed her eyes, and felt warm all over.
This is the hope of life.
"Why don't you wear shoes?"
Cheng Shuyan knocked on the door and walked in. He saw Yunzhi enveloped in golden light, as if she were about to melt into it. His heart skipped a beat. He quickly walked over and pulled her back two steps.
His face remained calm, but his heart was pounding uncontrollably.
Only the throbbing veins on his forehead revealed the panic in his heart.
"I feel much better, you don't need to be so nervous." Yunzhi looked at the worry on Cheng Shuyan's face and gently patted the back of his hand to comfort him.
Cheng Shuyan looked Yunzhi up and down for two seconds.
Seeing that she was in good spirits today, I felt relieved.
He had initially worried that Yunzhi wouldn't be able to get over the pain of Tongtong's death, but now it seemed that Yunzhi was much stronger than he had imagined.
Even so, Cheng Shuyan was determined to spend more time with Yunzhi during this period.
One morning, Cheng Shuyan stayed by Yunzhi's side without leaving her side.
Yunzhi originally planned to take advantage of the last day to wander around Haicheng, and then, near dawn, find a secluded place to quietly leave this world.
But right now, the biggest problem is...
Cheng Shuyan protected her like a porcelain doll, following her everywhere, making it difficult for her to even take the first step of her plan.
She just wanted to leave this world quietly, without disturbing anyone.
Yunzhi raised her hand to glance at the time and frowned.
"Brother, don't you need to go to the company to handle some work?"
"What, are you annoyed by me staying at home?" Cheng Shuyan looked at her, feigning sadness.
Yunzhi quickly shook her head.
"No, I'm just worried that something might happen if my brother isn't at the company, since he's been with me almost the whole time lately."
Cheng Shuyan peeled an apple for Yunzhi while speaking calmly.
“If the company would have problems just because I haven’t been to the office for a few days, then all the employees and managers I’ve paid so much money to hire could resign.”
That seems... to make some sense.
Yunzhi was speechless for a moment, racking her brains about how to get Cheng Shuyan away, when a sweet apple was stuffed into her mouth.
She chewed almost instinctively.
Cheng Shuyan successfully fed the animals and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.
Yunzhi paused in her chewing. "Brother, you said yesterday that you'd go to Changbai Temple in a couple of days to light lamps for Tongtong. Can we go today?"
"Go today?" Cheng Shuyan glanced at the bright sunshine outside. Changbai Temple was not close to Haishi, and if they wanted to light the lanterns, they would have to set off before dawn, since they would have to climb the mountain.
If he goes at this time, he might not be able to come back even tonight.
"It's getting late today, how about I go tomorrow?"
Cheng Shuyan tried to discuss it with Yunzhi.
"Brother, didn't you say that a doctor from the US who specializes in treating and researching bone cancer would come to see me tomorrow?" Yunzhi tilted her head and looked at him.
Cheng Shuyan, “…”
"Brother, are you unwilling?"
“It’s not that I don’t want to, Zhizhi, do we really have to go today?” Cheng Shuyan asked helplessly.
Yunzhi nodded emphatically.
"Yes, brother, I hope you can go today."
Finally, Yunzhi added, seemingly understandingly, "But brother, it's okay if you don't want to go. You can go in a few days."
Cheng Shuyan ultimately couldn't refuse Yunzhi.
He sighed. "I'll go now, but Zhizhi, you'll be home alone..."
Yunzhi followed his words.
"Brother, it's okay for me to be home alone. I'm an adult now. Don't forget, I'm also a mother of two. I can take care of myself. Brother, don't treat me like some fragile porcelain doll."
“You, I say one thing, and you can say ten things back.”
Cheng Shuyan shook his head, but he did feel much more relieved.
It's good that Zhizhi is willing to talk now, compared to the past few days when she was lost in thought and unwilling to communicate with anyone. It seems that Zhizhi is really slowly getting out of her pain.
Yunzhi's eyes curved into crescent moons, leaving Cheng Shuyan utterly speechless.
When Cheng Shuyan left, he repeatedly emphasized, "Zhizhi, don't go out by yourself. Just stay at home. Call me if anything happens."
Yunzhi responded patiently to each question.
Finally, still feeling uneasy, Cheng Shuyan drove away from the villa and headed to Changbai Temple.
Yunzhi stood at the window, watching the black Rolls-Royce grow farther and farther away until it became a tiny black dot and disappeared completely.
"System, after I die, can you erase the memories of me from your brain?"
She no longer needed Cheng Shuyan to bury her and Tongtong together.
She decided to go to the cemetery after dark, dig up Tongtong's grave, lie down inside, and quietly wait for midnight to arrive.
That way, we won't have to trouble Cheng Shuyan.
[Yes, but according to data, there is a 99% chance that people who have their memories erased will recall them.]
Ninety-nine percent... does the remaining one percent even matter?
Yunzhi remained silent for two seconds before finally unable to resist making a comment.
"System, you seem a bit unreliable."
The next second, Yunzhi felt a beeping sound in her head.
Then, the system ignored Yunzhi.
Yunzhi said a lot of nice things before the system agreed to erase Cheng Shuyan's memories of her after she left this world.
This is the last gift I can leave for him.