"Chu Zhuo? Your face is so pale. Let's go to the hospital." Shi An said and got up, but Chu Zhuo pulled her back to her original position.

"I'm fine. Help me out. I'm a little tired." Chu Zhuo's voice was low, and he sounded like he was panting.

Shi An couldn't help but feel guilty: "I shouldn't have asked you to come with me to see such a disgusting person."

"It has nothing to do with you, I was overconfident." Chu Zhuo leaned against Shi An, half-closing his eyes to rest, not expecting the restrictions of the Three Thousand Minor Worlds to be so great, or rather, that this body could not withstand his power.

As the only UR card in the card pool, Chu Zhuo naturally has something special about him; he has three top-tier skills.

One of them is that words become law.

The world has somewhat suppressed his abilities.

The first time was an invisible hypnosis, which produced a brief illusion of pain, planting a trigger in the mind. The second time was to add words of intimidation on top of the previous hypnosis.

Now that the skill is fully effective, Qi Yu is constantly struggling with the pain of swallowing ten thousand needles, whether in dreams or in reality, until his throat ulcerates.

As Shi An was leaving the visiting room, he glanced back at the room.

Qi Yu was led out of the cramped room by the police officers. He seemed to have a mental problem, and kept covering his throat, saying that there was a needle inside. The police officers got annoyed by him and roughly dragged him away.

Shi An helped Chu Zhuo out of the police station.

Chu Zhuo felt colder and colder, and his teeth started to chatter. He tried to stay awake, but he was becoming increasingly powerless.

Lu Tingzhou stared at the two figures coming out of the police station. When he recognized that the one being helped was Chu Zhuo, he panicked for a moment.

His mind went blank, and he took off running towards the two of them.

Shi An helped Chu Zhuo to the car. As his hand touched the car door, the boy next to him was suddenly pulled away by a huge force. Shi An instinctively grabbed Chu Zhuo, but only managed to grab a piece of his clothes.

"Who are you? Let go of Chu Zhuo!!!" Shi An said, trying to snatch her away.

"Didn't you notice my wife was freezing? I don't have time to waste with you, let's get to the nearest hospital." Lu Tingzhou opened the car door and shoved Chu Zhuo into the back seat.

Shi An noticed that his brows were furrowed and his face was full of worry, which did not seem like he was lying, so she quickly went around to the driver's seat and started driving.

As the car drove away, Chu Zhuo's breathing slowed. She struggled to grasp Lu Tingzhou's large, warm hand, pressed it against her face, and exhaled with difficulty, "I'm fine, I don't need to go to the hospital. Lu Tingzhou, your hand is so warm, touch me."

He was shivering from the cold, but Lu Tingzhou wouldn't listen to him, and Shi An didn't listen either, continuing to drive to the hospital.

"Lu Tingzhou, you know I don't talk big. The hospital can't solve this." Chu Zhu bit Lu Tingzhou's finger, the tip of his teeth piercing the fingertip, blood seeping into his mouth. The faint taste of blood made him subconsciously release his mouth, his mind clearing for a moment.

"Lu Tingzhou, I'm really fine now." Chu Zhuo sat up and explained, "I guess I wasn't used to the atmosphere in the visiting room. I felt a little out of sorts. Don't I look much better now?"

There are many there. It's still very cold, but compared to when I almost fainted a few minutes ago, it's definitely better.

Perhaps because Chu Zhuo seemed too resistant, Lu Tingzhou thought for a moment, gave Shi An his home address, and then spoke to Chu Zhuo: "It's okay if we don't go to the hospital. The Lu family has a private doctor. I'll call him to my place, and you can have him take a look at you. Then we won't go to the hospital. Zhuo Bao, you have to put my mind at ease. I'm very worried about you."

Seeing that he really had no room for negotiation, Chu Zhuo reluctantly agreed: "Okay."

After speaking, he closed his eyes and leaned against Lu Tingzhou: "I'm going to take a nap. I'm not unconscious. Remember to wake me when we get to your house."

Lu Tingzhou hugged Chu Zhuo and took out his phone to call the doctor.

At the same time, Chu Zhuo called out to 001 in his mind. 001 had already sensed that something was wrong with Chu Zhuo, and couldn't help but scream as soon as he appeared: [Host, what's wrong? Your body data is so bad, what happened?]

As she screamed, a scan was activated, followed by another surge of unstable system current: [Ahhh, host, why are you using skills so carelessly? I forgot to tell you, your card skills are suppressed and have side effects when used in non-infinite flow worlds!! Have your side effects kicked in?]

Chu Zhu hummed in agreement, seemingly sighing: "In the infinite flow world, I spend most of my time in the card pool; I never get a chance to use them."

This is why, in the romance scenario, Chu Zhuo's favorability is the most valuable.

Not only because he is the big boss, but also because his favorability is granted a certain degree of Word Magic Skill, Chu Zhuo really likes those players who are trying to survive.

Chu Zhu then shared his speculations regarding the use of the skill.

001 said with heartache: "[Indeed, it's not just a matter of limitations. This body cannot withstand your abilities, just like your soul would cause the body you've created to automatically merge into your original form.]"

"You're not allowed to use your card abilities so casually anymore," 001 cautiously warned.

Chu Zhuo assured the system: "Yes, I understand. I definitely won't use it carelessly."

001 brought up the background system and, while operating it, said: "The energy consumed by the time-space jump has been half restored. Once fully restored, I should perform an upgrade. During the upgrade, I will be completely shut down until the upgrade is complete. It's estimated that I won't be fully upgraded until near the end of this world. Host, I won't be able to leave during this time; please be careful."

Chu Zhuo readily agreed: "Of course I will! 001, make sure you recover well. Let's play together in the next world!"

The car stopped briefly at the guardhouse, where Lu Tingzhou revealed his distinctive face. Upon seeing that he was a resident, the security guard immediately let him through.

The houses in this residential complex are all single-family units, and the residents are all extremely wealthy and influential. As the car came to a stop, Lu Tingzhou cupped Chu Zhuo's face in his hands and softly called out, "Zhuo Bao?"

The boy's face wasn't as pale as it had been initially, and his complexion had improved considerably. Lu Tingzhou had a better idea of ​​what was going on, but he still couldn't help confirming.

"I'm here. I told you I'm fine, I'll be alright in a bit." Chu Zhu stared at him, blinked, and muttered, "This distance is too far. If we got any closer, we would have kissed."

Lu Tingzhou's body stiffened. They were so close that they couldn't block the scent emanating from the boy.

It smells so good, her skin is so white, her face is so soft, her eyelashes are so long... her lips must be so kissable.

The man's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and he barely managed to refrain from actually kissing her, using all his self-control. He tapped Chu Zhuo's forehead with his index finger: "Looks like you've really recovered; you even have the energy to tease people now."

Chu Zhu covered her head: "Wow, I did a good deed but got no reward."

The two people present could easily hear the reassuring meaning in his words. Shi An couldn't help but speak up for Lu Tingzhou: "Mr. Lu was so anxious when he took you from my hands just now. The last time I felt this panicked was when I learned that my mother had an accident."

It was as if the sky had collapsed and the earth had split open.

Chu Zhuo affirmed, "We're friends, after all. May our friendship last forever! Long live friendship!"

Shi An glanced at the man whose face was slightly stiff, then looked back at Chu Zhuo who was congratulating him on the end of their friendship. A conflicted look flashed across Shi An's face, and he hesitated.

Lu Tingzhou glanced at him sideways.

Shi An: "...Um, best friends, forever?"

"Of course, I will definitely be with Lu Tingzhou for life," Chu Zhuo said matter-of-factly.

Lu Tingzhou's eyebrows relaxed.

Shi An suddenly understood, and a blessing welled up in his eyes, but he did not intend to say it out loud, not wanting to influence Chu Zhuo's judgment.

In the afternoon, Shi An received a call from the police station, thanking him for his cooperation. Qi Yu then revealed the clue about the gambling industry chain and more suspects.

Shi An was baffled. He thought Qi Yu's crazy demeanor before parting meant he wouldn't cooperate, but he didn't expect him to confess.

After a series of twists and turns, a new path opens up before you.

*

Shi An, of course, had no idea what kind of torment Qi Yu had endured.

No one believed he had a needle in his throat, just as he claimed it was Shen Chuzhuo who cursed him. The police sent him to a mental hospital for testing, but the results showed he had no problems. Then, he was charged with an even more serious offense for trying to escape punishment by lying about being mentally ill.

As for why he chose to speak out, it was because when he was in unbearable pain, he inadvertently thought of that matter, and the pain in his throat from the needle prick actually lessened.

As soon as he stopped thinking, the pain continued. Qi Yu dared not delay and blurted out everything he knew and the key figures in his network.

He thought it was over, but as soon as he finished speaking, his throat started to hurt like it was being pricked with needles again. Unfortunately, this time, no matter what he tried, it was no longer effective.

Qi Yu fainted from the pain, then woke up from his coma in agony. Everyone assumed he was just pretending to be crazy because he couldn't handle the pain.

However, all of this is no longer relevant to Shi An. Shi An does not intend to take back all the money that his father took from Qi Yu. He will consider the remaining amount as an advance alimony payment to his father.

For at least all these years, Shi's father did not mistreat him and even cooperated with his mother in her act... but their father-son relationship ended there, and they would never contact each other again.

Shi An hung up the phone, took the chicken wings out of the freezer, and put them in the sink to thaw.

I still have some leftover Coke from yesterday, so I'll make Coke chicken wings tonight.

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