{"id":14676,"date":"2021-05-24T13:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=14676"},"modified":"2021-06-14T13:23:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T17:23:34","slug":"death-progress-bar-114","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/death-progress-bar-114\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Progress Bar 114"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Everyone\u2019s younger brother? What a joke.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin was a little upset. He seldom got truly annoyed or fed up, but now, he was both. It wasn\u2019t because of Rong Zhouzhong but rather because of this whole brotherhood thing that seemed too hopelessly snarled <\/span>and messy to ever untangle.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cIs this enough or not\u2026 Hey, Xiao Si, maybe killing this cake-covered guy over there isn\u2019t a bad idea? Should I kill him?\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Xiao Si didn\u2019t reply, as if it never existed.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin couldn\u2019t stand it anymore. He turned his wrist in Rong Zhouzhong\u2019s grasp so that it was now him who was gripping his brother\u2019s forearm, and shoved him down into a seat. He grabbed a napkin and wiped the cream from Rong Zhouzhong\u2019s face, then leaned down so they were facing each other up close and spoke impatiently, \u201cRong Zhouzhong, don\u2019t you have a lot of grievances against me? \u200c Don\u2019t you hate me very much? Come on, don\u2019t hold it in, speak! Say it! I want you to say it all!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Rong Zhouzhong was bewildered by his actions, and a rare dumbfounded look momentarily appeared on his face. His lips opened and closed, then he began, \u201cXiao Jin\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cDon\u2019t call me this! <\/span>\u2018Ugly fatso,\u2019 fool who doesn\u2019t know anything,\u2019 \u2018pathetic, pitiful bastard,\u2019 \u2018Are you dying? Are you finally going to die?,\u2019 \u2018Why did someone like you have to be born in our family\u2019<\/span><\/em>\u2014this is what you\u2019re supposed to say! So say it! Say it all! I\u2019m telling you to say it!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin\u2019s voice gradually rose as the not-his-own emotions surged in his heart. The memories rushed up, but unlike in the past, he didn\u2019t succeed in keeping himself as a detached observer and was instead swallowed by their raging torrent.<\/span><\/p>

What he saw was no longer the cinema room but the magnificent house in M country, the bone-white hospital walls, and the hospital bed he was trapped in. He sat in the empty house, in the hospital\u2019s deserted garden, and laid in the bed that never seemed to be warm; the people around him came and went, but no one was listening to him, no one reached out to him. He was an ugly freak with a disfigured face and maimed hands, a pathetic fat man <\/span>that had given up all hope and was only waiting to die.<\/span><\/p>

Then, his favorite brother came, acting like a victor, looking down on him with an expression full of mocking pity and spewing those vicious words that pierced through flesh and bone, ripping his heart out.<\/span><\/p>

\u3010Shi Jin, I hate you, everyone hates you. Actually, you aren\u2019t a child of the Shi family, are you? You useless, ugly fatso.\u3011<\/span><\/p>

\u3010You actually wanted to team up with Xu Tianhua to fight against Big Brother? Are you stupid? Ah, I didn\u2019t need to ask, did I? After all, you <\/span>are <\/span><\/i>stupid, you\u2019re a fool who doesn\u2019t know anything.\u3011<\/span><\/p>

\u3010Want me to tell you everything? Sure, I can tell you\u2026 What, are you crying? Pathetic, pitiful bastard.\u3011<\/span><\/p>

\u3010Don\u2019t be naive, as if everyone would really treat you as a younger brother. You\u2019re different from us\u2026 Why did someone like you have to be born in our family?\u3011<\/span><\/p>

\u3010Are you dying? Are you finally going to die? In the next life, remember not to get born in the Shi family. None of us want to have this kind of younger brother.\u3011<\/span><\/p>

Memories rushed fiercely, despair, <\/span>unwillingness, anger, anguish, and many other emotions surging up. Whether because of shock, sadness, or mental obstacles of his body, he was unable to strike back against these words, and it made the torrent of feelings inside him intensify into a raging storm, roaring to tear everything apart. Shi Jin squeezed his eyes shut. Suddenly, he reached behind and pulled out a knife from the back of his waist, popping it open right next to Rong Zhouzhong\u2019s handsome face.<\/span><\/p>

Rong Zhouzhong\u2019s pupils shrank. \u201cShi Jin, what do you want to do?!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI want to kill you.\u201d Shi Jin shifted the blade so it touched Rong Zhouzhong\u2019s cheek, then trailed it down his face to his lips. His gaze followed the knife, lucidity in his eyes slowly giving way to madness. \u201cIt feels so uncomfortable\u2026 Just because I\u2019ve come back, just because I\u2019ve changed everything\u2026 And then you\u2019d all forgotten it and only I remember, only me! What makes you feel you can come and try to act like good older brothers now? Do you think that what I\u2019ve experienced is something that you can make up for with a few words of concern and apology? You don\u2019t even know what happened, how cruel you\u2019d been, so how can you make up for it! How superficial is your remorse, your apologies! Why did you forget it all? Remember! Hurry up, remember! Why don\u2019t you remember?!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cXiao Jin\u2026\u201d Rong Zhouzhong stared at him, stunned. He reached out to touch his face. \u201cDon\u2019t cry, don\u2019t cry\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cDon\u2019t move!\u201d Shi Jin\u2019s expression abruptly hardened and he shoved Rong Zhouzhong harder against the seat, the strength of his grip turning crushing. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if you can\u2019t remember,\u201d he said coldly. \u201cI will remind you. Come on, repeat after me: \u2018You useless, ugly fatso.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>

The shoulders slammed into the back of the seat hurt. Seeing that Shi Jin\u2019s state was evidently not right, Rong Zhouzhong frowned. \u201cXiao Jin, you\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cSay it!\u201d Shi Jin flicked the knife, cutting off a strand of Rong Zhouzhong\u2019s hair. \u201cIf you don\u2019t say it, the next thing cut will be your face,\u201d he growled.<\/span><\/p>

He\u2019s serious. Shi Jin is serious, he really will do it.<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Rong Zhouzhong opened his mouth, but no sound came from it. He couldn\u2019t say it. His intuition was telling him that these words couldn\u2019t be said or everything would be over.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin stared at Rong Zhouzhong\u2019s lips, a feverish gleam of anticipation in his eyes. However, his brother was silent.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhy aren\u2019t you saying it!\u201d His irritation growing stronger and stronger, he scowled and raised the knife.<\/span><\/p>

Rong Zhouzhong closed his eyes and waited for the pain.<\/span><\/p>

Thump<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>

There was a muffled sound, and the pain didn\u2019t come.<\/span><\/p>

Confused, Rong Zhouzhong tentatively cracked his eyes open, only to find the knife stabbed into the back of the seat next to his head, without hurting him at all.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cWhy don\u2019t you say it.\u201d Shi Jin lowered his head, shadows obscuring his expression. \u201cIn this life, you\u2019re all good big brothers who felt remorse and changed their behavior before making any irreversible mistakes. I have nothing to blame and resent you for, do I? If there is anything, it\u2019s only that you pretended to love me, but it was me who grew up spoiled by it\u2026 What should I do? You don\u2019t even know what I\u2019m talking about\u2026 Brother, you all really want me to go crazy, right?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Rong Zhouzhong was shocked by the deadness in his voice. When Shi Jin stood up and moved to step back, he hurriedly reached out to grab his arm.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin easily broke away from his grip and turned to leave.<\/span><\/p>

Can\u2019t let him go. If he leaves now, there will really be nothing left.<\/span><\/em><\/p>

\u201cXiao Jin!\u201d Rong Zhouzhong got up and ran after him.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin hurled the knife at him, forcing him to stop, then reached for the door handle.<\/span><\/p>

It\u2019s over, it\u2019s really over.<\/span><\/em><\/p>

\u201cYou useless, ugly fatso!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Only after the words broke out from his throat did Rong Zhouzhong realize what he said. His expression changed and even his hands began to tremble like he\u2019d thrown the knife right back at Shi Jin.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cN-no, Xiao Jin, I didn\u2019t mean it, I\u2019m sorry\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cSay it again.\u201d But Shi Jin immediately turned around, light again appearing in his dead-looking eyes. He came over to Rong Zhouzhong and grabbed his arm. \u201cSay it again, but more coldly and disdainfully. Yes, just like that, come on, say it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

For a second, Rong Zhouzhong actually saw Shi Jin smile, not of joy but one full of relief, like he was about to be liberated. Rong Zhouzhong didn\u2019t understand. He felt as if he was having a nightmare, like being stripped naked and thrown out into the street, like\u2026 like finally laying bare all the disgusting, despicable filth in the deepest part of his heart.<\/span><\/p>

He didn\u2019t want to say it, but he had no choice but to say it, or his younger brother might really become crazy.<\/span><\/p>

I\u2019m sorry.<\/span><\/em><\/p>

All his emotions suppressed deep inside him, he put on a condescending expression and said in a contemptuous and malicious voice, \u201cYou useless, ugly fatso.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Yes, that was what he was like. In the beginning, this was how he felt about Shi Jin. He was a monster with a heart oozing with poison who dreamt about pulling his pure and simple little brother into the abyss.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYou\u2019re an idiot who doesn\u2019t know anything.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

His actor\u2019s memory, trained to memorize lines, made this damn too easy. Face settled into a mask of disdain, he kept talking, watching Shi Jin\u2019s gradually brightening eyes and livening up expression.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cPathetic, pitiful bastard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Without Shi Jin\u2019s efforts, he definitely would have said all these vicious words one day.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cAre you dying? Are you finally going to die?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

He was such a terrible person. At some moment in the past, he\u2019d really thought it would be nice if Shi Jin could die.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhy did someone like you have to be born in our family?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

I\u2019m sorry<\/span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>

He spoke sentence after sentence, seeming to see a knife stabbing into Shi Jin\u2019s heart again and again, seeming to see Shi Jin dripping with blood and in pain, falling from hope to despair, from light to darkness.<\/span><\/p>

He had once thought these things, he just never said them. Later, he banished them to the deepest corner of his heart and pretended they had never occupied his mind. It turns out that not saying them didn\u2019t mean the other party hadn\u2019t noticed them, and that he could pretend to be guiltless. Some things, even when only thought, would cause harm to the other person.<\/span><\/p>

It wasn\u2019t Shi Jin who didn\u2019t understand anything, but him.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Xiao Jin. I\u2019m sorry.\u201d He leaned against the \u200cwall and closed his eyes wearily.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Yes, it was this tone, this expression.<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Shi Jin held his breath as he watched Rong Zhouzhong speak, listening to the voice that sounded magnetic even when uttering such vicious words. The memory and reality gradually overlapped, and the anger and resentment that he\u2019d been unable to express in the past slowly swelled in his chest.<\/span><\/p>

At last, that mouth stopped moving. The enemy\u2019s attack was finally over\u2026 and he, he could now fight back.<\/span><\/p>

It turns out that even if he came back to the past, he still had a chance to settle the score for the injuries that never happened in this life.<\/span><\/p>

Haahh<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>

He suddenly relaxed, releasing the breath he held. He raised his head to look at Rong Zhouzhong and without a warning, punched him in the face, hard. \u201cFuck you, you asshole!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Rong Zhouzhong let out a muffled grunt and fell sideways to the floor. He stayed there, only raising his head to look at Shi Jin.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin didn\u2019t seem to really see him. He paced back and forth nervously, pointing an accusatory finger at Rong Zhouzhong now and then, voice louder and louder as words tumbled out of his mouth: \u201cCry? Yes, I shouldn\u2019t cry because what\u2019s the use of crying when dealing with such a vicious bastard like you? I should just fight back! Fatso? So what if I\u2019m fat? Is this any of your business? Personal attacks are the lowest of the low! Do your fans know you\u2019re actually so nasty? Don\u2019t even you feel that\u2019s going too far!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Memories and emotions rose like a tide, flooding him, and the surroundings changed again, from a luxurious mansion to a hospital room, where the sound of the door opening sent a flash of panic through him every time.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYes, I\u2019m fat and stupid, but isn\u2019t it you all who made me this way, intentionally or unintentionally? If I was smart, you\u2019d still blame me for being smart. Admit it\u2014you\u2019re both jealous and scared of me, want to be close to me and afraid of being close to me. I\u2019m different from you? Of course I\u2019m different from you! I\u2019m a human and you\u2019re devils, how could we be the same! Ha, and the most ridiculous part is that you feel I\u2019m pitiful? Even if it was fake, I grew up treasured and loved while all of you wallowed in hatred and self-interest. Between us, who is it that hasn\u2019t experienced affection and warmth? The pitiful ones are actually you<\/em>!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Rong Zhouzhong turned his head to avoid Shi Jin\u2019s gaze, his hands clenching into fists.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhat, are you angry? Are you disappointed you couldn\u2019t make me into a monster full of hatred, callous and cold-blooded just like you? Did you want me to retaliate against you so then you could say, <\/span>\u2018Heh, this naive guy so carefully protected by Shi Xingrui has finally become like us. He\u2019s no longer the special one\u2019<\/span><\/em>? I can almost hear the voices of your hearts trembling with excitement!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cNo, it\u2019s not like this,\u201d Rong Zhouzhong couldn\u2019t help but speak out.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cNo?\u201d As if hearing a ridiculous joke, Shi Jin turned to him, leaned down, and grabbed him by the collar. Staring him in the eyes, he said, \u201cIf not, then why did your attitude change so quickly as if you couldn\u2019t wait to show malice to me? You\u2019ve secretly hated me for more than ten years, and suddenly you had an opportunity to show me this hatred and let me respond to it. That\u2019s exactly something a one-track-mind idiot like you would do. Cucumber pillow, huh? Simply hearing that Dad is dying, you couldn\u2019t wait to send me a declaration of war? Your intentions were damn written all over your face!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

The thoughts Rong Zhouzhong didn\u2019t want to be known the most were noticed by the person concerned. Becoming angry out of shame, he snapped back, \u201cI told you it\u2019s not like that! And you\u2019re the idiot!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cNo, I\u2019m a \u2018fool,\u2019 you\u2019re an idiot. Not like they\u2019re any different, though, so don\u2019t act as if you\u2019re better than me!\u201d Shi Jin released his grip, throwing Rong Zhouzhong to the ground again, and straightened up, then looked down at him. \u201cI won\u2019t die,\u201d he said coldly. \u201cI will live longer than you all, so none of you will have another opportunity to say <\/span>\u2018you\u2019re finally going to die\u2019<\/span><\/em> to me. <\/span>I\u2019m<\/span><\/em> the only one who\u2019ll be able to say it, only me. Also, let me correct a certain wrong idea you have. It\u2019s not that I shouldn\u2019t have been born, but rather that if it wasn\u2019t because of me, you would\u2019ve never been born! If anything, you should be grateful to me! If it wasn\u2019t for me being born so late, all of you would\u2019ve been nothing but a blank shot! You sissy!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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This last word ended up being a critical hit. Rong Zhouzhong gaped at Shi Jin, not trusting his ears for a moment, then slowly got up from the floor. Appearing outraged to the point of not being sure how to react, he turned his head to the side and took deep breaths, as if trying to suppress his anger.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cVase.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

But Shi Jin hadn\u2019t stopped yet. He said sentence after sentence, every word bit out hard as if along with them, he spat out all the resentment that had been suppressed in his heart for two lifetimes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cThe people with foul tongues will have their <\/span>tongue ripped out after death<\/span><\/a>, you know?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201c<\/span>You<\/span><\/em> are pathetic and pitiful!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhen you\u2019re dying, I\u2019ll set off firecrackers at your bedside to celebrate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI\u2019m not the unneeded child, you are!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Rong Zhouzhong\u2019s mouth dropped ajar and he stared at Shi Jin, unable to believe that these words were actually coming out of his lips. What he was hearing should piss him off and in fact, he <\/span>was <\/span><\/i>angry, but strangely, he didn\u2019t feel like flying into a rage like he usually would.<\/span><\/p>

All of a sudden, Shi Jin approached him again.<\/span><\/p>

Startled, Rong Zhouzhong took a small step back. Putting on a tough appearance to conceal how upset he was, he said, scowling, \u201cWhat now? If you want to fight, I won\u2019t hold back this time, just so you know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Unexpectedly, Shi Jin raised a hand and patted Rong Zhouzhong\u2019s chest over his heart, giving him a nasty smile. \u201cBeing insulted like this, it feels uncomfortable here, doesn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Rong Zhouzhong\u2019s expression tensed. It did, but he\u2019d rather die than admit it.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYou deserve it,\u201d Shi Jin added softly, tone full of malice.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYou\u2014\u201d Angry, Rong Zhouzhong tried to grab his wrist.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin dodged his hand again and stepped back. \u201cEarlier, you apologized, but I don\u2019t accept your apology. Some hurts can\u2019t be erased just by saying <\/span>\u2018I\u2019m sorry.\u2019<\/span><\/em>\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Rong Zhouzhong stiffened, his anger dissipating in an instant. As he came back to his senses, he seemed to realize something. The corner of his mouth pulling down, he began, \u201cI\u2026 see. So\u2026\u201d <\/span>So you don\u2019t want to accept such a despicable person as an older brother anymore?<\/span><\/em><\/p>

\u201cBut we\u2019re even,\u201d Shi Jin said. Watching Rong Zhouzhong\u2019s current embarrassing appearance, the memory of his brother\u2019s mocking, condescending look as he spat out vicious words gradually faded. He continued, \u201cYou insulted me, I insulted you, you hurt me, I hurt you; we don\u2019t owe each other anymore. I\u2019m tired, and you\u2019re not worth making me so tired.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Rong Zhouzhong\u2019s sinking heart abruptly began to rise again. A glimmer of hope igniting inside him, he blurted out almost incoherently, \u201cYou, so this\u2026 You mean\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cAlso, I won\u2019t apologize. Don\u2019t ever expect to hear the sentence <\/span>\u2018I\u2019m sorry\u2019<\/span><\/em> from me.\u201d Shi Jin walked towards the door. When he touched the door handle, he said softly, \u201cGood night, brother.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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The door opened and closed.<\/span><\/p>

Rong Zhouzhong stared at it, his eyes slowly widening. A long time later, he suddenly squatted on the ground, hiding his face in his knees. He wanted to curse, but instead, shamefully, a few drops of tears fell from his eyes.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThis little bastard\u2026\u201d He rubbed his face, smiling angrily. \u201cYou hold a grudge worse than me. What do you mean, you won\u2019t apologize? Am I supposed to just forget being beaten and scolded today? It hurts, you know\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>

He collapsed on the floor and looked up at the screen. In the movie, the older brother was right now unscrupulously venting his malice towards the younger brother, who already knew everything. Rong Zhouzhong\u2019s heart shuddered. With a <\/span>tsk<\/span><\/em> of disgust, he went over to the small table in the aisle, picked up the remote control, and quickly fast-forwarded the movie to the end.<\/span><\/p>

On the edge of the cliff, the younger brother hugged the older brother, planning to jump down with him. The older brother dropped his weapon, embraced his younger brother, and closed his eyes contentedly. Together, the two fell backward into the abyss.<\/span><\/p>

He watched for a moment, then scoffed and turned the movie off. He looked at the cake on the table that was missing two slices, took the plastic cake knife, cut a big piece of the cake, and stuffed it into his mouth.<\/span><\/p>

At this moment, he finally understood what Shi Jin wanted to change. This child, who was softer and kinder than them, yet also much stronger than them, had been working so hard, tormented almost to the point of going crazy. He did it just to avoid a certain possible future, a future in which they all hate and hurt each other, and then perish together.<\/span><\/p>

Hatred and redemption. Out of the six sons of the Shi family, the five seemingly powerful older brothers all chose the easy hatred. The only one who chose the much harder redemption was the child that had been hurt the most.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cStupid,\u201d he said, his voice choking on the cake slowly becoming hoarse and choked with sobs. \u201cSure enough, he really is a fool.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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The sky is always the darkest just before dawn<\/span><\/em>. This sentence appeared in Shi Jin\u2019s mind as he walked down the stairs to the first floor. He glanced outside, where the darkness seemed to stretch endlessly, and suddenly started to run, rushing towards the master bedroom.<\/span><\/p>

When he cracked the door open, the light inside was actually on. He was taken aback for a moment, then felt his heartbeat quickening and hurried inside.<\/span><\/p>

A pair of arms suddenly closed around him, wrapping him in a firm embrace.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin stopped and looked sideways at the person holding him.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cFirst take a bath and warm yourself up.\u201d Lian Jun seemed to have known Shi Jin would rush back like this. He didn\u2019t ask anything, only hugged him harder, then placed a soft kiss on his forehead and took his hand, leading him to the bathroom.<\/span><\/p>

The bathroom was filled with steam rising from the hot water in the bathtub, the toiletries and his pajamas all laid out and waiting.<\/span><\/p>

A little stunned, Shi Jin was dragged by Lian Jun to the shower.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWash first, then climb in the bathtub and take a hot bath.\u201d Lian Jun helped him undress and turned on the shower. Not caring if his pajamas would get wet, he stood beside Shi Jin and carefully washed his body.<\/span><\/p>

The warm water and gentle hands sliding around his body as they spread the shower gel felt very comfortable. As his body warmed up little by little, Shi Jin\u2019s hands trembled. He looked at Lian Jun\u2019s serious and careful appearance, and couldn\u2019t help but throw his arms around him.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun naturally hugged him too, stroking his back soothingly.<\/span><\/p>

Suddenly at ease, Shi Jin tightened his arms and buried his face in his lover\u2019s shoulder. \u201cI\u2019m sorry I made you worry,\u201d he whispered.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun gave him a soothing kiss, comforting him without words.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI won\u2019t do this again, I promise.\u201d Shi Jin rubbed his forehead against Lian Jun\u2019s shoulder, then moved back a little and gave him a big if a bit wobbly smile. \u201cThere is nothing in the world more important to me than you, my bestest<\/em>, preciousest<\/em> darling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cSpeaking like this again?\u201d Lian Jun smiled back at him. He squeezed Shi Jin\u2019s cheek and tugged at it. \u201cStaying up late is a bad habit. As a punishment, you\u2019ll report to Gua Two for additional training. Understood?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cSir, yes, sir!\u201d Shi Jin nodded vigorously and hugged him again, so tight as if he was trying to merge their bodies together. \u201cThere is nothing more important to me than you,\u201d he repeated. \u201cI\u2019ll get it together and won\u2019t make you worry anymore.\u201d If only for the sake of this person, he would never again let himself be consumed by those messy, indescribable emotions.<\/span><\/p>

This time, it had been really scary.<\/span><\/p>

As he was thinking, he subconsciously glanced at the progress bar in his mind and found that it had dropped to 60.<\/span><\/p>

It\u2026 fell?<\/span><\/em> He blinked, surprised, then tightened his lips. <\/span>Sure enough\u2026 <\/span>So that\u2019s how it is, after all?<\/span><\/em><\/p>

His hands clenched. He lowered his head, resting it against Lian Jun\u2019s shoulder, feeling the temperature of his body. In his mind, something that had been only a vague suspicion became increasingly certain.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cXiao Si,\u201d he called silently and continued speaking regardless of whether the system would answer. \u201cThe last lethal factor comes from me\u2014no, to be precise, from the original \u2018Shi Jin,\u2019 right? If you think about it, it\u2019s quite obvious, isn\u2019t it? What can kill a person is not only an enemy and outside danger, but also their own <\/span>heart.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

This time, Xiao Si finally broke its silence. < JinJin, you will survive, and then go on living a long and happy life, > it said, voice soft but firm.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cOf course I will survive.\u201d Shi Jin leaned forward, putting all his weight on Lian Jun, hugging him as hard as he could, as if he was going to shatter if he didn\u2019t. \u201cAs long as I have Lian Jun, nothing can defeat me.\u201d <\/span>Including myself.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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