The answer was, of course, no.
It was not because Ji Shanqing was concerned about Lin Sanjiu that he did not want to do that to her friend. It was because he was too smart.
Of course, he would not create a situation that would make Lin Sanjiu furious and turn her back on him. Even if it was just a possibility, he would not allow it.
He knew that, and he knew that Lin Sanjiu knew it as well.
Lin Sanjiu stared at him, caressing his hair, shoulders, and face with her gaze. If she really had a younger brother or sister, she would probably feel the same way she did to her grand prize. Even though she knew that he would use Yu Yuan, she could not really be angry at him.
"So, what's going on with Yu Yuan?" she asked tiredly.
Ji Shanqing bit his red lips, and a hint of awkwardness surfaced on his face. Lin Sanjiu couldn't tell whether he was doing this for her sister or because he really felt awkward. In fact, she couldn't tell how much of what her grand prize was going to tell her would be true.
"I … I received a call from my communicator. When I went to look for you, I realized that it wasn't you."
He lowered his head, and his long hair slid down his cheeks, casting his face in the shadows. It might be cruel for him to confess his thoughts to the person he wanted to hide from the most, but his words were flat, and Lin Sanjiu could not tell what he was talking about.
"I only took one look at him, and I knew what was going on. I can't remember the exact situation, but I kept thinking that it would be great if it was you."
"What happened after that?" Seeing that he was staring at his knees in a daze, as if he had forgotten to continue, Lin Sanjiu had no choice but to interrogate him.
"Then … I turned and left."
Ji Shanqing's eyes were dim in the shadows. His hands were clenched into fists, and he gripped his robe tightly. "He kept calling me through the communicator, and the Veda would have received his signal sooner or later. So, when the Veda appeared in front of him, I wasn't surprised. "
Lin Sanjiu closed her eyes.
If he knew everything, the grand prize should not have gone far back then.
Lin Sanjiu recalled what the Veda told her and how they wanted to recruit new members. The more she thought about it, the more her heart sank. Yu Yuan was not a person who was suited for an apocalyptic world. His birth was too ideal, his disposition too tender, and he had lost his dual home of mind and body, and he was more attracted to permanence, tranquillity, and peace than most men. She could even imagine his mental struggles.
While she was in a daze, Ji Shanqing suddenly raised his head, startling her. His voice was so thin that it seemed as if it would shatter at any moment. His eyes flashed with an indescribable light. "Sister, why did he use the communication device I gave you to call me?"
"That's not a real communication device. It's a [Battle Item]." Lin Sanjiu couldn't bring herself to say it. Was that the point? Of course not.
She shuddered for a moment in a shock that she could not understand. Finally, in a low voice, she said, "I'm sorry."
Ji Shanqing, on the other hand, was startled like a rabbit in the bushes.
"Sister," he leaned forward a little eagerly, "you don't need to apologise —"
No, she needed it.
"… And then?" she whispered, interrupting him.
Ji Shanqing slowly sat back down. He stared at her without saying a word. He looked so pale and frail, so small, so small. It was as if he would disappear in the blink of an eye.
Lin Sanjiu finally understood. She buried her face in her palms and stroked her skin a few times, hoping to find some relief. For a moment, a sudden wave of fatigue overwhelmed her, and she found it hard to breathe. "Tell me, did he choose it himself? Did you, did you … "
"I didn't do anything!" Ji Shanqing said anxiously. "It's true, sister. You have to believe me. He chose it himself. I didn't do anything. It's all his — "
Lin Sanjiu rarely heard her grand prize rambling like this. She raised her hand, and the voice on the other side of the phone stopped. She was still unwilling to look at him. She stared at her fingers and asked in a low voice, "Is … is he already …?"
"Sister," Ji Shanqing called her softly.
Ji Shanqing called out to her softly. There was a certain emotion in his voice that made her look up involuntarily.
"He has indeed agreed to migrate," his voice was as clear as a spring. There was a slight tremble of desire in his voice, and his eyes were gleaming. "But, things haven't reached the point of no return yet."
"What do you mean?"
"I know most of the Veda's methods. Even though I'm not a hundred percent sure, if I can reverse the operation … I might be able to restore him to his original state. Of course, it sounds simple, but it's actually very complicated … "
The grand prize's voice faded away. Unknowingly, Lin Sanjiu was lost in her own thoughts.
Yu Yuan had made the most important decision in his life on his own without the intervention of an outsider. What right did she have to go there and revoke his decision? Even if she disagreed with his decision, so what? It was his own will. He had finally found a way to escape from the Deluge.
With this thought in mind, she couldn't help looking at the grand prize again.
He was indeed very smart. He seemed to have understood her thoughts the moment he met her eyes. "Sis, when he made the decision, he didn't listen to your opinion. Let's find a way to restore him first, and you can talk to him. If he still wants to migrate, then we will respect his decision and send him back. Isn't that better? "
At first, it sounded reasonable, but when she thought about it carefully, it sounded a little arrogant. However, when Lin Sanjiu stared at her grand prize, she wasn't thinking about arrogance or arrogance. Instead, she had a sudden suspicion. "Is this conversation part of his plan to bring me back?" Lin Sanjiu thought. Or was it because he saw that she had discovered the truth, so he improvised and acted according to the situation?
She had no doubt that if the grand prize wanted to, he had a thousand different ways to make her stay in the Data Stream Library. It wasn't that she didn't want to stay with the grand prize. It was just that … she didn't want to be with the grand prize alone.
Seeing that he didn't get the response he wanted, Ji Shanqing shifted his body, not knowing what to do. He didn't show it, not at all, but Lin Sanjiu knew that he was afraid.
"After I put away the communication device," Lin Sanjiu finally said.
After a while, Lin Sanjiu finally spoke. Her voice was strangely low and calm. Ji Shanqing was stunned. "I've thought about it for a long time. I … I really don't understand you. Or, I should say, I don't understand you well enough. It was the first few months after you came to this world. I can't imagine what kind of life it was. I don't know what kind of impression you have of people. You didn't even have the time to understand the world. You had to survive in the midst of constant scheming and counterattacks. But even so, when I told you that I wouldn't take you apart … you still believed me. "
Ji Shanqing stared at her blankly.
"Maybe you didn't believe me completely. Maybe you were still afraid at night. Maybe you couldn't help but peek at my face and guess my feelings. But in the end, you still believed me. This is actually a very remarkable thing. " Lin Sanjiu stood up slowly and said, "I've always taken it for granted. I've never thanked you."
As she moved, Ji Shanqing raised his head. His long hair slid down his back.
"Thank you." Lin Sanjiu walked to him. She bent down and tucked a strand of his hair behind his ear. "I have something that I should have told you a long time ago. I hope it's not too late."
"Wh … What is it?" His voice trembled slightly. He was still afraid. Or rather, he was even more afraid.
"It's my fault." Lin Sanjiu squatted down so that they were at eye level. She stared at the pair of eyes with fluttering eyelashes. It was as if she was staring into a lake. She could feel the cold water spreading from her fingertips all the way to her skin. "You believed that I wouldn't separate you, but you couldn't believe another thing … That's because I didn't do enough. I didn't give you enough confidence. I didn't let you believe that I would always tolerate you and stay by your side. "
As she spoke, she stretched out her arm and pulled him closer. At first, the grand prize's body was stiff as if he was still in a state of shock and didn't fully understand the situation. However, when she bent her arm slightly, he seemed to finally understand. His body trembled as he followed her movements and rested his chin on her shoulder. He didn't even dare to use too much strength.
Even though he wasn't afraid of being separated, he still wore layer after layer of clothes. However, even with so many layers of clothes on, his body still felt light and thin. It was as if she could carry him away if she curled him into a ball.
"No matter what you've done, no matter who you've become," she said softly as she stroked the back of his head with her fingers, "I … I will always be here. So, you don't have to test me anymore. You don't have to worry anymore. "
Perhaps all children hoped that their mother would be their own. Lin Sanjiu felt that the grand prize, who was only a few years old, must have such a mentality. Everything he did was probably just to seek assurance and to make himself feel at ease. At the end of the day, it was because the child didn't know what he had received. It wasn't a reward for being obedient, cute, or smart. In fact, it was something that belonged to him unconditionally.
"Sis …"
Lin Sanjiu couldn't see the grand prize's expression. She could only feel his body trembling under her palm. Even his voice was trembling. She waited for a while, thinking that the grand prize had something to say. However, she only heard him whimpering for a while before he called out, "Sis!"
He suddenly raised his arm and wrapped it around her neck. He buried his face deep into her chest.
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