"President Lu!"

Liang Qinghe rushed over in alarm, lifting Lu Jingci's head with one hand and checking his pulse with the other, his movements quick and erratic.

He was completely panicked. He knew that President Lu had always liked Miss Xu, but he didn't expect him to like her this much. This was like he didn't want to live anymore.

He kept reassuring him, "President Lu, please don't be like this, it's not because of you."

"Ms. Xu's medical examination reports have always been normal. She wouldn't have something go wrong just because you scared her. There must be another reason."

"I called Assistant Li over, took Miss Xu to the hospital to find out the cause of death, and then notified Chairman Xu to send someone to bury Miss Xu. It was an accident. None of us knew Miss Xu would die. It really was just an accident."

"Please accept my condolences, Mr. Lu."

"Those who are alive must continue to live well..."

Suddenly.

Lu Jingci shoved him away, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at him, the blood at the corner of his lips making his face appear even paler: "Bury him?"

"She's not dead, so why bury her?!"

He lay on the floor amidst the blood and tears, frantically climbing onto the bed and grabbing Xu Wuning's hand tightly by the bedside.

Then he reached out his other hand and gently brushed the stray hairs from Xu Wuning's face behind her ear, murmuring in a tender voice, "Liang Qinghe, look, she's sleeping. She's asleep. It's too late today, she doesn't want to talk to us."

He seemed possessed, repeating the same phrase over and over: "Asleep, he's asleep."

"It's too dark at night, Liang Qinghe, you must have seen wrong. You should go back, we want to sleep..."

All his usual ferocity had vanished; he was now as humble and lowly as a stray dog, tears streaming down his face, pleading desperately, "Ningning, look at me, please don't be angry with me. I'll buy you a blue dress tomorrow, okay?"

"Ningning, please talk to me, okay? Please, Ningning..."

Seeing that Xu Wuning still ignored him.

He suddenly went mad again.

The smile vanished from his face, replaced by a morbidly twisted chill in his dark eyes, his voice becoming manic and obsessive:

"You can't leave me alone! How dare you abandon me? Open your eyes and look at me, Xu Wuning, or I'll kill everyone you care about!"

"Xu Wuning, look at me! You're not allowed to sleep! Do you hear me?"

"If you dare leave me, I'll kill them! Do you hear me, Xu Wuning? Don't you dare abandon me!"

"Xu Wuning, I didn't allow you to sleep. Look at me..."

Gradually, his voice trailed off, "Please, look at me, just one more time, okay? I can't live without you, Ningning..."

He shook his head, tears streaming down his face, hot, desperate tears falling onto the bed.

"Ningning, it's okay if you don't say anything tonight. I can wait until tomorrow, okay?"

"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes, okay, Ningning?"

He laughed again, laughing through his tears, and leaned down to kiss Xu Wuning's forehead.

Goodnight, Ningning. Things will be better tomorrow.

"Things will get better tomorrow..."

Then he hugged his knees, shrank to the foot of the bed, and silently wept, his voice hoarse, repeating the same thing over and over again:

"It's okay if Ningning doesn't talk to me tonight, I'll just wait here..."

"I'll wait patiently..."

"Wait for Ningning to speak; she'll talk to me tomorrow."

"When she opens her eyes tomorrow and sees me there, she won't be angry with me anymore..."

Liang Qinghe stood there, her eyes red, looking at him, thinking that President Lu had really gone mad.

"Mr. Lu, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Don't even think about tomorrow, you won't live to see the day after. Wake up! Don't ruin your health!"

"Miss Xu is dead. We need to inform Chairman Xu so that she can be buried and laid to rest."

Lu Jingci's eyes suddenly turned sinister as she stared intently at him: "Get out of here!"

"It's too late, Ningning needs to sleep. You're disturbing her. Get out."

"She's not dead, she's still alive! You quack, you're spouting nonsense, get out of here!"

"You want to take my Ningning away? No one can take my Ningning away. She's mine, and you get out!"

Perhaps because he was extremely angry, he spat out another mouthful of blood.

He seemed to be trembling all over from the pain, and with his last bit of strength, he picked up a cup from the side and threw it at Liang Qinghe.

Liang Qinghe was startled and quickly dodged the cup, then ran out and closed the door.

Mr. Lu has really gone mad. No, he has to notify Assistant Li immediately; he can't handle this alone.

President Lu is acting like a mad dog right now, protecting his precious possession. He'll bite anyone who tries to take it from him, showing no mercy to anyone.

Dark night.

Lu Jingci was left alone in the room.

In the boundless darkness, he huddled there, his back trembling, a warm smile always on his face, but tears kept streaming down his wrists.

He helplessly clutched his head, sobbing repeatedly, "I have to wait for Ningning... she'll talk to me, she'll forgive me tomorrow..."

"If you don't forgive me tomorrow, then the day after tomorrow... Keep waiting, and eventually Ningning will talk to me."

"Ningning will forgive me. I can't live without her. She knows that."

"Tomorrow, I'll take Ningning home. Ningning, let's go home, okay? Let's go home..."

-

Two days later.

System station.

Xiao Ke's anxious voice came through.

"Is she still not awake?"

The blue system beside him replied, "Not yet, young master."

Xiao Ke stamped her foot anxiously: "Why has she been unconscious for so long?"

"Sleeping in the system station for two days is equivalent to two years in the small world. When she wakes up, won't she strangle me?"

"Quickly think of a way to wake her up quickly!"

The Blue System shook its head: "Not at the moment, young master. Besides, there's never been a precedent for mission takers staying at the system station. She's staying in your room; you've already given her special treatment."

"Why are you so afraid of her? She's just a tasker bound to the system."

"If you still want to do missions, I can help you find a different host."

Xiao Ke frowned: "What nonsense are you spouting? Our camaraderie from fighting side-by-side is none of your business to criticize!"

"Let me tell you, with my dad away, I'm the one who calls the shots in this whole system. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kick you out!"

The blue system was so frightened that it immediately fell silent.

Meanwhile, inside the house...

Sunlight streamed through the system station window and fell on Xu Wuning's face.

Her eyelashes fluttered, and she slowly opened her eyes...

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