The first thing Ye Zhizhou felt when he woke up was pain. Very strong pain. With a wrinkled face, he opened his eyes and saw the person next to his bed as his sight became gradually clearer. He closed his eyes immediately, showing that he didn"t want to see Shen Zixia, this pig teammate.
“You awake?” Shen Zixia leaned forward and pressed the call b.u.t.ton at the head of the bed. He bent down to help him pull his blanket up and whispered, “Zihao, I"m sorry.”
Ye Zhizhou opened his eyes again, enduring the pain of speaking with a dry throat, and said hoa.r.s.ely, “Brother… I"ve come to realize that I call you brother but Mengxi also calls you brother. Although the fact that she has a different mother from us is not her fault… Brother… She"s still your sister…” Anyone with a little bit of conscience wouldn"t have thoughts about their sister. Male lead, quickly wake up!
Shen Zixia, who was in the middle of getting up to pour some water for Ye Zhizhou, froze. His facial muscles twitched but he didn"t speak.
“It was wrong of me to bully Mengxi before, but I thought it was she who seduced you…” In addition to stealing Shen Zihao"s secret person of affection, this was indeed one of the reasons why the original owner later bullied Shen Mengxi. Before Fan Lang occupied Shen Mengxi"s body, the original owner"s behavior towards Shen Mengxi wasn"t bad. Although he was somewhat eccentric, he wasn"t some kind of perverted villain who liked to bully people. His interactions with Shen Mengxi couldn"t be regarded as warm, but it was much better than Shen Zixia, who had been ignoring this half-sister of his.
“She didn"t.” Shen Zixia finally opened his mouth and looked at his younger brother with his customary reproachful eyes, but stiffened for a moment after seeing his pale face. He rubbed his face and sighed, “Was I… that obvious? When did you figure it out?”
“Very early on.” Ye Zhizhou rummaged through the original owner"s memory, raised his eyes and looked at Shen Zixia seriously before continuing, “Brother, don"t let mom and dad feel sad and don"t make things awkward for Mengxi. Brother… you know this isn"t right. She"s Mengxi, not sister Lian Xue.” Lian Xue was Shen Zixia"s first love. She died in a car accident a few years ago and her personality as rather… rough, similar to Fan Lang"s version of Shen Mengxi. Shen Zixia first noticed Fan Lang"s version of Shen Mengxi because of this similarity, and then she died in front of him. This similar experience finally plunged Shen Zixia into a deep depression.
Shen Zixia tightened the hand that was holding the cup of water, suddenly took a deep breath, and turned away from Ye Zhizhou"s gaze.
[The probability of Shen Zixia and the protagonist falling in love have dropped to 70%, may the host persist in his efforts.]
It seems like he poked a sore spot. He endured the pain and swallowed some saliva as he continued to speak, “Brother, you"re using Mengxi as a subst.i.tute. Isn"t this deceiving her? And sister Lian Xue, if she knew you… Wouldn"t she really hate you?”
“Stop talking!” Shen Zixia turned around and interrupted him, his eyes dim and full of pain. A rare air of depression could be seen floating around him. “Don"t say anymore… I understand what you mean.”
[The probability of Shen Zixia and the protagonist falling in love has dropped to 50%, may the host persist in his efforts.]
“I was confused.” He quickly changed his mood and put a straw into the cup of warm water before giving it to Ye Zhizhou. He dropped his gaze as he said, “I"m sorry. You"re a good brother, but I… am not a good brother. I won"t anymore… never again.”
[The probability of Shen Zixia and protagonist falling in love has dropped to 30%, may the host persist in his efforts.]
He was able to make Shen Zixia realize it, the knife he took wasn"t in vain! His throat was dry as though he was irritated by smoke so he hurried to drink a mouthful of water, moistening his throat. He added, “Brother, I just want to have a stable family and have everyone be well. You"re not going to destroy this family, right?”
“… Yes. ” Shen Zixia was put into a difficult situation with the expectant look in Ye Zhizhou"s eyes so he closed his eyes. When he opened them again, only a firm resolve could be seen. He lifted his hand and clumsily stroked his hair as he seriously said, “Zihao, I"m sorry. Thank you.”
[The probability of Shen Zixia and the protagonist falling in love has dropped to 20%, may the host persist in his efforts.]
The doctor and nurse finally arrived so the conversation between the two ended tacitly. After the examination, Ye Zhizhou felt tired again and fell asleep. He didn"t know that someone came by and silently sat at his bedside for a long time.
Su Yu came to see Ye Zhizhou after he finished his cla.s.ses. As a result, he was directly pulled to the hospital roof by Shen Zixia, who was waiting at the door.
“What"s the matter with you?” Su Yu switched the hand that was carrying the fruit basket and anxiously asked, “What happened to Zihao? Did he wake up?”
“He woke up.” Shen Zixia lit up a cigarette and took a puff. He narrowed his eyes at a building in the distance. “Xiao Yu, forget about it.”
Su Yu was confused. “Forget about what?”
“I give up.” Shen Zixia turned his head to look at Su Yu, raising a hand to pat him on the shoulder. “I won"t travel down the wrong road anymore. You don"t have to intentionally approach Mengxi to draw me out. I know you don"t like her.”
“Y-you, what are you talking about? I don"t understand.” Su Yu looked away to avoid his eyes with an evasive gaze.
“That year, when my mother made a terrible scene about Mengxi entering the Shen family, auntie also accompanied her. I remember that you were also affected and thus began to hate Mengxi. You also pushed her once, which almost let her fall onto a rock and hit her head.” Thinking of the past, a faint smile bloomed on his lips but it soon went away. “You used to hate her so much, but now you suddenly became so concerned about her and even fighting with me for her… before I was too obsessed and didn"t see any problem with it. Now… you and Zihao are good brothers. I thank you.”
“ah, I didn"t really hate her that much…” Su Yu felt a little guilty after hearing his words. “In fact, I also know that I did too much when I was a child, not all of it was for you… I wanted to apologize to her but I was embarra.s.sed, so I just wanted to treat her a little better. Although, she changed a bit compared to how she was when she was younger…”
“Yes, she really has become different.” Shen Zixia then sighed, holding the cigarette in his hand but not smoking anymore. He let it burn out bit by bit until his finger was almost burned, before stubbing it out. “Everyone should wake up, our family is more important.” After saying this, he patted Su Yu on the shoulder and then turned to leave.
Su Yu turned his head to look at him with a somewhat complicated gaze and then scratched his head in distress. “She really is different from when she was a kid. When she was younger, the moment she was bullied, she cried and was soft and adorable. Now, she has such a bad temper…” Why do people change so suddenly? Can"t they just stay like how they were when they were younger…
[The probability of Su Yu and the protagonist falling in love has dropped to 50%, may the host persist in his efforts.]
Ye Zhizhou was woken up by the light screen. After a confused glance at it, he turned it off and groaned. The problem with getting stabbed was that it"s really painful and to not let the doctors be suspicious, he couldn"t eat any pills. His only comfort after almost sacrificing himself was that the love probability of the male leads fell quickly.
"Is it very painful?"
It was only then that he realized that there was someone next to his bed. Turning his head to the side to look, he saw Yin Feiyu standing there holding a record chart. Ye Zhizhou smiled and laughed, “It"s Dr.Yin. Say, when can I be discharged from the hospital?”
“I don"t know.” Yin Feiyu didn"t look at him. He lowered his head, took out a pen and jotted something down on the record chart. He said coldly, “You"re not my patient.”
Then why are you running over here to write and scribble… Ye Zhizhou was speechless for once and didn"t know what else to say. After reading the plot information, Yin Feiyu was the person he didn"t understand the most. This person"s feelings for the protagonist appeared especially suddenly. One second, he was a pa.s.ser-by doctor and the next he was approaching the protagonist, doing all kinds of things to be friendly with him which made it difficult for people to clearly see his feelings. After the protagonist died in the body of Shen Mengxi, he was also the first one to run and guard the protagonist"s real body, taking care of him meticulously every day until he woke up. It"s reasonable to say that he should be very affectionate to the protagonist, right? But this man was the least jealous person amongst the several male leads, aside from Cen Yuebai! Even if the protagonist was caught in an affair in front of him 10,000 times, he can still calmly continue to go perform surgeries!
“You found out.”
"What?"
“About your sister, Shen Mengxi.” Yin Feiyu"s gla.s.ses flashed with a cold light and he finally stopped the hand that was sketching. “Can science explain an unscientific matter? You and your sister are interesting.”
Ye Zhizhou"s heart skipped a beat and he felt a chill down his neck. “Dr. Yin, I don"t quite understand what you mean. Eh, my sister is really cute… Haha…”
“I like dealing with intelligent people.” Yin Feiyu put away the record chart and tucked the pen back into his white coat pocket before lowering his eyes to look at him. “I think you"re an intelligent person, but you"re trying to play dumb with me now. It doesn"t matter, I"ll figure it out. I think your sister"s upgraded version is a bit stupid, in contrast, I feel that you"re more suitable.”
Suitable for what? What does "upgraded version" mean? This person couldn"t have found out that his soul and Shen Mengxi"s soul have changed, right? B-but how on earth did he find out? Shen Mengxi, that"s easy to understand. However, Shen Zihao, the original owner, has never seen Yin Feiyu before so there shouldn"t be any chances of him recognizing the original"s personality.
“I like your expression right now, it shows that you"re thinking.” Yin Feiyu suddenly leaned closer to him, looking at him carefully for a while before straightening up again. “You have your memory, but she doesn"t. As expected, you"re more suitable.”
[The probability of Yin Feiyu and the protagonist falling in love has been reduced to 50%, may the host persist in his efforts.]
Why was it directly halved! The love probability falling in this kind of situation at this time really doesn"t make him happy! Can it go back up?! His back is already feeling chills!
“Be at ease. I like to observe with my eyes, not using a knife." Yin Feiyu, as if he read his mind, quickly saw through his thoughts. He raised his hand and lightly tapped on his temple and said, “Don"t stop thinking. You must survive. You"re my best specimen.” After saying this, he turned around and walked away slowly.
Ye Zhizhou finally let out the breath that he was holding, feeling that the wound felt more painful.
[The probability of Yin Feiyu and the protagonist falling in love has been reduced to 30%, may the host persist in his efforts.]
Sure enough, he let out this breath too early!
Afterwards, Shen Zihao"s mother and father came to the hospital. They sat down for a bit and then hurried away. Suddenly, Ye Zhizhou felt pity for the original owner. His parents were busy and didn"t care about him at all. His brother ignored him at first, then started to hate him. Then, the half-sister he hated at first but then accepted was taken over by another person"s soul. Adding in his constantly suppressed feelings… it"s no wonder that the original owner"s nature was distorted like that.
The police officer came by and asked about the wanderer. Ye Zhizhou thought about it and chose to confess that the wanderer was hired by the original owner. For this kind of thing, it"s best to say it now, otherwise, if it was discovered by Shen Zixia later, the love probability that had fallen might even rise.
Shen Zixia was shocked when he learned the truth. He directly looked at Ye Zhizhou for a moment, suddenly got up and paced irritably around the room several times before sitting down beside the bed. He said calmly, “Zihao, in the future, if you encounter such an issue, don"t use such extreme methods. I didn"t expect that you would be stimulated like this by my mistake. It"s good that you were able to stop your mistake in time, and I… I"m sorry.” Apart from apologizing, he didn"t know what else to say. His brother almost killed his sister because of him.
He thought about his brother"s previous words about wanting a stable home and then about his parents who appeared in a hurry and left quickly. He had a trace of helplessness and gloom in his eyes. “Zihao, I will sort out my emotions.”
[The probability of Shen Zixia and the protagonist falling in love has dropped to 0%. The second soul flag has been pulled out. Congratulations to the host, may the host persist in his efforts.]
Ye Zhizhou, with a serious and solemn face, was preparing to put on a remorse play but became shocked. The soul flag was pulled out just like that? Wait, the second flag?! The blurred memory from before he fainted suddenly became clear. He suddenly raised his upper body wanting to sit up but accidentally opened the wound and fell back down in a sorry state. The pain caused him to suck in a few gasps.
“Don"t move!” Shen Zixia quickly pressed down on his shoulder, frowning as he pressed the call b.u.t.ton. He looked at Ye Zhizhou carefully and said earnestly, “Zihao, what I said is true, I promise! You"re going to be okay. I"ll handle the wanderer business, don"t worry.”
That"s not the point!
He stopped himself from thinking about asking Tongtian for pills and then asked eagerly, “Did anyone approach me yesterday after I was injured and talk to me?” That spiritual power, that familiar voice, and the flag that was pulled out directly! His lover was one of the several male leads this time! Yin Feiyu"s flag was still there and is directly excluded. Shen Zixia and Su Yu are not it, which left Zhang Lin, Cao Yu, Cen Yuebai… Wait, Cen Yuebai!
Shen Zixia was stunned by his questions and knit his brows as he thought about it before shaking his head. “I only noticed that Dr. Yin rushed to your side and then the ambulance came.” Besides, he was stunned stupid at that time and absolutely wasn"t paying attention to the situation around him.
“What about Cen Yuebai? Did he come to see me?” He grabbed Shen Zixia"s hand. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the voice he heard before fainting was Cen Yuebai. “Where is he? He… he…” It"s hard to explain spiritual power and he can"t mention the birthmark on his b.u.t.t… Also, at the time he was feeling anxious and the wound was painful, so he was unexpectedly caught by surprise.
“Why do you care so much if he came to see you?” Shen Zixia suddenly remembered that he previously heard some vague rumors before. He asked with a serious expression, “Zihao… do you… do you like men?”
He doesn"t like men, he only likes his lover. Even if his lover was a dog he"d still like him!
The more anxious he was, the more painful the wound became. The nurse rushed over and saw his face was already white, so she immediately went up to him and opened his clothes to look at the wound. She scolded him with a fierce face, “You"re already injured and you"re still not behaving. Now you"re going to suffer for a few more days, I really can"t understand you!” Then she looked to Shen Zixia who was still holding down Ye Zhizhou and her voice rose, “How are you taking care of this patient? Still pressing him down like that, do you think his life is too long? Quickly let go, I"ll call the doctor to give him st.i.tches again.”
Shen Zixia quickly released his grip when he heard her.
Ye Zhizhou calmed down a bit after being scolded by the nurse. Suddenly, he felt pretty stupid to get so worked up earlier. He smiled awkwardly at Shen Zixia.
“You"re so…” The serious expression that Shen Zixia had on his face was replaced by helplessness. He patted Ye Zhizhou on the head and said, “Why do you still misbehave like when you were a child…” After saying that he looked a bit distracted, and stared off into s.p.a.ce like he was remembering something. Afterwards, he patted him gently with a trace of nostalgia and relief in his eyes. “This kind of thing is good. If you like someone, go ahead and like them. Though, it seems like Cen Yuebai… towards Mengxi… forget it. You"re fine.”
Ye Zhizhou looked at him stupidly. The words “it seems like Cen Yuebai…towards Mengxi” repeated in his brain. Suddenly, the information about Cen Yuebai in the plot information jumped out and became very clear, making his anger flare-up.
Yes, in this world, the ident.i.ty of his lover was one of the male leads. One of the protagonist"s harem members, and a person who has done this and that with the protagonist! According to the current plot timeline, his lover already has good feelings for the protagonist! They even hugged right in front of the original Shen Zihao!
Embracing… actually embracing… If he hadn"t appeared, was his lover also ready to xxoo with the protagonist, huh!?
d.a.m.n! Unforgivable! He must be castrated!
“Hey, is it really painful? Relax a bit. How can I sew your wound when you"re so tense?” In his distraction, the doctor already rushed over and patted his pillow. He shook his head disapprovingly and sigh, “Look at you young people nowadays. The doctor-patient relationship too, really… I"m just sewing a wound for you. If you keep looking at me so hatefully, then be careful if my hand trembles.”
He snapped out of thinking about the plot and took a deep breath to relax, turning away his angry gaze that carried a hint of murderous intent.
Suddenly, the hospital room"s door was pushed open. After a tender and soft cat meow, a slender figure appeared at the door who was followed by a small nurse.
“Pets are not permitted in the hospital! This gentleman, stop, stop!”
Ye Zhizhou turned his head towards the door the moment he heard the cat"s cry, and then met with Cen Yuebai"s blank and "nothing was wrong" gaze. At that moment, he was sure of his lover"s ident.i.ty and the vinegar that he just pressed down once again erupted. He beat the bed angrily as he said, “You heart breaker! How dare you fall in love with someone else and two-time me! Break up! Divorce! I"m done with you!”
The kitten looked at him stupidly and with a small, trembling voice, let out a meow.
Shen Zixia was also stunned.
The doctor and the nurse were completely stupefied.
Cen Yuebai quickly took a few steps forward and grabbed the doctor"s hands. Looking directly into the doctor"s eyes he coldly said, “Stop your hands from trembling, it"ll hurt him.”
There"s murderous intent!
The doctor gulped nervously and nodded stiffly. He tried hard to concentrate his thoughts on the wound. He couldn"t help but sigh with sorrow in his heart; the doctor-patient relationship nowadays… it"s hard to be a doctor.
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Thank you Gao Leng de Xinji Biao and Jun Shi for the mine! Love you so much = 3=
PS: Sweet story, sweet story, (*/ω＼*)
This arc is going so fast, 2 flags down already!