Liang Shi's face immediately flushed.
No one can escape those eyes.
Liang Shi's heart suddenly raced a few beats, and then he heard Xu Qingzhu say calmly, "Weiwei, you and Xu Ning go out first."
Bai Weiwei frowned. "What are you doing? Are you going to forgive her?"
Xu Qingzhu just smiled, but her smile was icy. "I want to say something to her."
Zhao Xuning always fully respected Xu Qingzhu's decisions. He half-forcefully pulled Bai Weiwei out of the ward, leaving only Liang Shi and Xu Qingzhu in the ward, where it was eerily quiet for a moment.
Xu Qingzhu turned her face away and looked out the window, lost in thought for a long time.
After a long while, she turned around and looked at Liang Shi.
Her face was pale, her lips were bloodless, and her gaze at Liang Shi was like an ice spike, as if she was about to stab him. Liang Shi felt guilty and uneasy, and after hesitating, he spoke first, "Are you... are you alright?"
Xu Qingzhu gently pursed her lips, her pale lips curving into a cool, aloof smile.
After a moment, she gripped the corner of the blanket and said coldly, "Liang Shi."
"Hmm?" Liang Shixing replied, "I'm here."
"Let's get a divorce," Xu Qingzhu said calmly. "I'm serious."
It was as if a hand had suddenly gripped Liang Shi's heart.
She was in so much pain that she could hardly breathe.
Chapter 4
“No,” Liang Shi retorted instinctively, “I will not divorce you.”
As soon as he said it, Liang Shicai was surprised.
This was not her intention.
Currently, divorce seems to be the best option for Xu Qingzhu.
As the number one Omega in the sea, she has a bright future ahead of her, and she can meet many more Alphas. There are many people better than Liang Shi, and there will definitely be someone who doesn't mind that she has been married before and will continue to treat her well.
But Liang Shi said, "As long as I live, I will not divorce you."
Liang Shi's brows furrowed into a small mountain as she clutched her chest. The pain caused her to take a half-step back, a large bead of sweat dripping from her forehead, and her face instantly turned pale.
It was as if someone was controlling her body.
Or rather, the original owner's consciousness had not completely disappeared, and she was very resolute in her attitude toward divorcing Xu Qingzhu.
"What's the point?" Xu Qingzhu curled her lips and sneered, "Anyway, you don't really love me."
“I’m sorry…” Liang Shi realized that he couldn’t stop the original owner’s consciousness from speaking, so he could only frown and apologize, “I have something to do right now, let’s talk about this later.”
After saying that, he ran out of the ward in a panic.
Bai Weiwei and Zhao Xuning, standing at the door of the ward, stared at her back in a daze.
“Liang Shi seems to be…” Zhao Xuning frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, “He’s different from before.”
"Isn't she always like this? After bullying Zhu Zi, she immediately becomes timid and treats Zhu Zi very well." Bai Weiwei rolled her eyes in the direction Liang Shi left. "Zhu Zi will definitely divorce her this time."
"I can't leave," Zhao Xuning said calmly.
Bai Weiwei looked up, "Why?"
Zhao Xuning simply shook his head and went into the ward to check on Xu Qingzhu's condition.
**
After leaving the ward, Liang Shi went downstairs to the self-service locker and bought a bottle of water.
The ice water slid down her throat, finally calming her down.
She sat in the hospital lobby wearing a hospital gown, attracting glances from passersby; her head-turning rate was 100%.
But Liang Shi didn't feel anything.
She was already used to standing under the spotlight and could withstand the lenses of millions of photographers and paparazzi, so she was naturally not afraid of the stares of a few passersby.
What truly frustrated and annoyed her was the lingering divine consciousness of the original owner.
She said she would never divorce Xu Qingzhu, even if it meant death.
But what should we do if we don't get a divorce now?
She was going to explain to Xu Qingzhu that she was no longer the Liang Shi she used to be, that she had changed, and that she would treat Xu Qingzhu well. The original owner had probably said these words more than once; just some flashback fragments in her memory were enough to prove how badly the original owner had treated Xu Qingzhu in the past.
Four months into their marriage, Liang Shi had been openly and secretly angry many times because Xu Qingzhu wouldn't let her mark him.
Last night's party has been held at the villa more than once.
Because the original owner was angry, she never let the servants interfere and made Xu Qingzhu do everything.
Xu Qingzhu probably felt somewhat guilty, so she did it silently each time.
Liang Shi seemed to be at a stalemate at this moment.
[Testing revealed that the host harbors lingering resentment; 100 points of luck are required to fully unlock the use of this body.]
A cold, mechanical voice popped into Liang Shi's mind, startling him so much that he shivered.
She thought that being transported into a book was absurd enough, but she never expected there would be a system involved.
She feigned composure, took a sip of ice water, and asked herself, "Who are you?"
[This is the Resentment Management Bureau, responsible for quelling the resentment of the dying. However, we have detected that you have illegally possessed another person's body, so we are taking action against you.]
"Then why not let her come back?"
The system was silent for three seconds, then replied in a very strange tone: "She's absolutely awful."
Liang Shi: "..."
"What is luck value?" Liang Shi asked.
[The favorability gained from conquering a lucky target is called "luck value." In this case, the lucky target is Xu Qingzhu. After gaining her favor, trust, and affection, and obtaining 100 luck points, your body will be transferred here, completely replacing the original owner.]
"What about the original owner?"
The system fell silent again.
A moment later, still in that eerie voice, it said: "Send her back to her happy old home."
Liang Shi: "..."
"What about my body before?"
[You are currently in a coma and have been declared a vegetable. If your body is transported here, it will erase the memories of everyone here; no one will remember you.]
Liang Shi pursed his lips, a sudden wave of sorrow washing over him. "So, you mean I never existed there?"
[That's roughly it. However, you can also choose not to transfer your body. As long as you reach 80 luck points, you can completely replace the original owner.]
“What if I want to go back?” Liang Shi asked calmly.
This time, the system remained silent for longer than usual. After a moment of silence, it spoke in an eerie, comforting tone: "Perhaps you'd like to watch a video?"
Liang Shi nodded, and then a picture appeared in his mind.
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[This kind of person deserves to die.]
[Why is he just a vegetable? He should just die.]
[I heard she's an orphan, a loser, and a social scumbag.]
[Speechless. No wonder they can never be presentable.]
[...]
Thousands of messages were cursing her, but then the camera switched to a hospital room.
Her manager, Sister Wang, sighed helplessly, "That's it then, release a statement announcing her retirement from the entertainment industry."
Liang Shi felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on her heart, making it hard for her to breathe.
It turns out she had always been a burden.
“I’ve made up my mind,” Liang Shi said. “I’m going to stay here.”
【OK.】
"How do I gain luck points? Be specific," Liang Shi asked.
【……casual.】
Liang Shi: "?"
[Emotional issues are beyond the scope of this bureau's business, but we will temporarily detain the original owner for three months. If you cannot obtain 80 points of luck within three months, you will disappear as the price for disrupting the space's order.]
Liang Shi: "..."
This system is so complex, yet it's riddled with pitfalls!
"When I gain luck points, will you give me a notification? Like, add one, subtract one, or something like that?"
No, a reminder will be sent every 8 PM.
After a moment, the mechanical voice added: "We're very busy."
Liang Shi: "..."
Soon, she felt a strange power flowing into her body, a kind of inexplicable lightness.
She called the system again, but there was no response.
Liang Shi has always been a person who takes things as they come. Faced with such a big change, she only stared blankly for a while, and then went outside for a walk. It was her habit to think while taking a walk.
While taking a walk, she saw some large and fresh strawberries being sold on the street, so she bought some.
On the way back to the hospital, she tried hard to recall what the original owner of the body had done to Xu Qingzhu, but found that she couldn't remember anything.
She can only take it one step at a time.