Chapter 108
Chapter 108
Lin Ze’s pupils trembled slightly.
He had met many people before. Without exception, they were all like he had once been, desperately grinding Instance runs in the Eerie World to fulfill a certain wish.
He had answered many questions, too, but almost all of them had been about how to earn more Merit Points. Quite a few women had asked about his personal affairs as well.
But Wei Sen’s question was truly beyond his expectations.
“What good would knowing the truth do you? You might as well ask me if I know any tricks for speedrunning an Instance.”
Did this woman not have a wish at all?
Shouldn’t she be working harder to earn Merit Points and make her wish come true as soon as possible?
Wei Sen pressed her lips into a straight line and looked away.
She did not know who she truly was, nor did she know what kind of world she was in.
Why did she have so many inexplicable memories? Why did the things that happened in the Eerie World feel so familiar? Why did everything in the Real World seem subtly different from the world in her memories…
There had to be some kind of connection between the Eerie World and the Real World. And those forgotten memories of hers seemed to be scattered in the cracks between the two worlds.
Lin Ze asked what good it would do her?
What good could there be? She simply wanted to find her true self and return to the world she felt was real!
It was like a monkey learning to look up at the stars. It began to wonder where it came from and where it was going.
It was only seeking an answer. Otherwise, it would lose itself in the void. It would feel everything growing less and less real, until one day, it would no longer be itself.
And she did not want to fall into that vast emptiness.
Before Wei Sen could answer, a commotion erupted outside in the hallway.
“Ah! You lied to me! You lied to me!!!”
Wei Sen recognized Xia Susu’s voice. It seemed to be coming from the landing between the second and third floors.
“What are you screaming for?!” At the stairwell landing, Zhou Jie stepped forward and clamped a hand over Xia Susu’s mouth, snarling, “It was consensual. What are you yelling at me for now?!”
Xia Susu swallowed nervously and clutched Zhou Jie tightly with both hands. “Brother Jie, please, Brother Jie, you promised me. You said you’d sleep with me tonight. Sleeping with me will be fun, just like in the forest today…”
Xia Susu knew that if she could not find a roommate tonight, she was as good as dead.
When the Skeleton Monster chased her through the forest that afternoon, she had already prepared for the worst. If Liu Shuang died, she would have to find a new roommate.
That was why Zhou Jie had been her first choice.
Not only was he capable, he was also a man. As long as he was a man, she could use her beauty against him!
So when she saw Zhou Jie alone while fleeing for her life, she had followed him without hesitation, then traded with him using her body.
He had promised her. If Liu Shuang died, he would dump that tomboy He Xu!
He would choose to be with her. They would sleep in the same guest room, and he would protect her until they cleared this Instance together!
But now he was acting like nothing had happened the moment he pulled up his pants!
He still wanted to go back to that tomboy!
Then what was she supposed to do?!
She would die without a roommate!
“Shut up!” Zhou Jie, humiliated and furious, shoved Xia Susu away. “Don’t you know what kind of goods you are? This Anomalous Artifact should be enough to pay your fee!”
With a look of disgust, Zhou Jie threw the Anomalous Artifact protective charm in his hand at Xia Susu’s chest.
What happened in the forest that afternoon was something no man could resist when the meat delivered itself to his door.
So what if he took a bite?
Besides, he was not freeloading. He had given her a life-saving Anomalous Artifact now, so she should be satisfied!
Xia Susu stared blankly at the protective charm that had fallen to the floor. Her eyes gradually turned vicious. “Fine! You forced me to do this!”
With that, Xia Susu rushed to He Xu’s door and began pounding on it with all her strength. “Open the door! Open the door! Sister Xu, I have something to tell you!”
“Are you insane?!” Zhou Jie hurried after her, but Xia Susu was acting like she’d lost her mind. He couldn’t hold her back at all, and her voice was so loud the entire building could hear her.
“He Xu! He Xu, open the door! I’m going to tell you exactly how disgusting this man’s true face is!”
Xia Susu’s voice quickly drew everyone’s attention. It was still early, and quite a few people opened their doors to watch.
Xu You, Lin Xiaoxue, Chen Lin, and the others staying on the second floor heard Xia Susu’s voice and gathered at the corner of the second-floor landing, craning their necks to look upstairs. At this point, all they were missing was a handful of sunflower seeds.
People of the Dragon Nation were born to love a good spectacle. Even in the Eerie World, they would never miss out on gossip.
He Xu and Zhou Jie’s room was on the third floor. Wei Sen opened her door as well and looked over. From the sound of the two arguing, she could roughly piece together what had happened.
“Have you caused enough trouble yet?!” Zhou Jie grabbed Xia Susu’s wrist hard.
Xia Susu glared at him, her eyes practically splitting with rage. “If you’re a man, then own up to what you did! Do you dare?!”
“You fucking-”
The door suddenly flew open. He Xu stood in the doorway with a dark expression, looking at Xia Susu. “What happened?”
“Xu, don’t listen to her nonsense. This woman is crazy!” Zhou Jie said quickly.
He Xu folded her arms across her chest and looked at Xia Susu. “Go on. What exactly happened?”
Xia Susu glanced at Zhou Jie, then cried to He Xu, “Sister Xu! He’s a bastard! When we were in the forest today, he violated me! He wouldn’t let me tell anyone, and just now he threatened to kill me! Hurry up and break up with him. You can’t keep a man like this around!”
The crowd watching the drama all had wonderfully complicated expressions.
Zhou Jie hurriedly explained, “I didn’t! She was the one who seduced me! To stay alive, there’s nothing she won’t do!”
“Sister Xu, believe me. I’m the victim here!” Xia Susu forced out tears, looking pitiful and helpless.
But in the next second, a crisp slap rang out, and every onlooker sucked in a breath.
A bright red palm print appeared on Xia Susu’s fair cheek.
He Xu shook out her hand impatiently and looked coldly at Xia Susu. “Done acting? If you’re done, then get lost. I know exactly what kind of person Brother Jie is. Who do you think you are, slandering him here?!”
Xia Susu’s pupils trembled violently. “He’s not a good person at all! You still want a trash man like him?!”
Smack! He Xu slapped her again, with no less force than before.
“You don’t need to go around sowing discord just because you’re looking for a roommate. You need to understand something: cannon fodder should just go die!”
After saying that, He Xu yanked Zhou Jie back into the room and slammed the door shut, leaving Xia Susu standing there in utter disarray.
The crowd of spectators couldn’t understand it either.
Regardless of whether Xia Susu or Zhou Jie was lying, there was clearly something shady between the two of them, and neither of them seemed like a good person.
But even so, He Xu still believed Zhou Jie unconditionally. Or rather, had she simply forgiven him on the spot?!
“Tsk, tsk, tsk. Love brain. Terrifying stuff!” Xu You shook her head after saying that, then turned and left.
Lin Xiaoxue looked at Xia Susu and felt both contempt and a little pity.
Sure enough, there was always something hateful about pitiful people!
Xia Susu couldn’t believe it. That woman, He Xu, actually didn’t believe her!
Back when they’d first entered the S-Rank Instance, He Xu and Zhou Jie had both treated her so well…
They’d said they would take her through the Instance. They’d said that with them around, she would definitely clear it safely!
But now, the two of them were like completely different people!
Cannon fodder… cannon fodder…
Xia Susu suddenly realized the truth.
So they had always treated her as cannon fodder!
They had been lying to her from the very beginning!
They only wanted her to act as cannon fodder and die for them at a critical moment in the S-Rank Instance!
No! No… She didn’t want to die! She didn’t want to die!