Chapter 102: CH 102

After Lu Zhi Wei had made her decision, she leaned back against the chair’s backrest and looked at the ceiling.

Once she had decided, her whole heart felt at peace.

She finally no longer needed to struggle.

This was a good decision, the best decision.

But she wasn’t in a rush to finish it now, she still had a bit of selfishness.

She wanted to wait until Sang Wan Ci was fully recovered before leaving.

Even now, she still hoped her Wan Ci could be healthy.

Although she no longer had any right to say “her Wan Ci” anymore……

Lu Zhi Wei suddenly thought of something.

“If the whole world returns to the first layer, will Wan Ci stop having headaches?”

She remembered that Lao Wu said that when the invader was attacking the world, the protagonists would definitely be affected as the world’s centre.

If there were no more protagonists and no centre of the world, doesn’t that mean nobody will be affected?

Lao Wu didn’t want to admit it and make her self-destructive behaviour worse.

But he had no way to deny this.

The invader was indeed attacking the second layer. As long as the second layer collapsed and didn’t exist, there would no longer be anybody affected.

The world would return to normal.

【Lu Zhi Wei……】

Lao Wu didn’t answer her question, just calling her like that.

After spending so long together, Lu Zhi Wei had long since understood him.

If it could, it could. If it couldn’t, it couldn’t. If the system didn’t let him say it, he would stay silent.

So Lu Zhi Wei was always able to get the answer from him, but now, his silence was giving her the answer —— It was as she thought.

So her decision was even more correct.

She loved Sang Wan Ci.

She wished for Sang Wan Ci to be successful in all things, to be carefree, and she also wished for Sang Wan Ci to be healthy and never plagued by headaches again.

This decision was the best thing she could give Sang Wan Ci and the last bit of love.

“Thank you,” Lu Zhi Wei said lightly. “Although you’re part of the system, but you’ve helped me a lot.

“Actually, I’m also very happy I could meet you.”

Sang Wan Ci was the first person to reach out a hand to her.

And Lao Wu was the person who was always by her side.

He even became her male mommy, caring for her and speaking to her. He was like a friend but also like family.

She wasn’t someone who had nothing……

She lifted a hand, covering her red eyes.

Actually…… God had already given her a lot.

She should be contented.

Lao Wu sat in the control room, looking at the person on the screen silently.

He felt that Lu Zhi Wei was like Bai Zhi. Once she had decided on something, she would move ahead courageously and not stop until she had reached her goal.

He had no way to hold onto Bai Zhi in the past, and he had no way of holding onto Lu Zhi Wei now……

The two of them sat there, quietly.

Nobody spoke, each with their own thoughts.

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Sang Wan Ci stayed in the hospital until the drip was done.

Meng Lang Cheng and Meng Lian Yu accompanied her the entire time.

Once the drip was done, Meng Lang Cheng was ready to bring her home to take care of her.

Sang Wan Ci didn’t want to return to the Meng mansion, she wanted to go back to where her girlfriend was.

She wanted to see Lu Zhi Wei.

She had told her that she would be coming home today.

It was only now that Meng Lang Cheng knew Lu Zhi Wei was living together with her.

He didn’t even know why his daughter was so adamant about going home to see this girl.

Sang Wan Ci pressed a hand against the needle wound and was silent for a moment.

“Dad, Zhi Wei is not a normal friend, she’s my girlfriend.”

She was straightforward and honest about it.

She didn’t know if Meng Lang Cheng would be as open and accepting as Meng Lian Yu about his child liking the same sex.

But so what even if he couldn’t accept it?

As long as Lu Zhi Wei and her were genuinely in love, nothing in this world was an obstacle.

Her words landed.

Meng Lian Yu’s hand stilled.

Both of them looked at Meng Lang Cheng.

Everything fell into silence.

After a moment.

Meng Lang Cheng slowly said: “No wonder she dared to offend me for you.”

It was a simple sentence, in a normal tone.

No blame, no disgust, only relief and lightness.

He seemed to have easily accepted it.

Sang Wan Ci’s eyes widened slightly: “You approve of us being together?”

“What’s not to approve?”

Meng Lang Cheng turned and took Sang Wan Ci’s coat from Meng Lian Yu.

“Doesn’t she like you a lot? As a parent, who doesn’t hope that their child can find someone who likes them and treats them well?”

Lu Zhi Wei was impressive, daring to scold him for Sang Wan Ci.

Although that scolding wasn’t wrong at all, it woke him up.

Precisely because he knew that Lu Zhi Wei’s words were logical, he didn’t pursue the matter of Lu Zhi Wei offending him.

After meeting Lu Zhi Wei, he had been constantly thinking and reflecting.

He knew he was in the wrong.

Like Lu Zhi Wei had said, he had disregarded his child’s dreams and requests. He shouldn’t have forced his ideas on his child and pushed her.

There had to be individual space and freedom between a parent and a child.

After thinking about it, he didn’t know how to lower his head.

Parents always had a problem, they often couldn’t lower their heads and apologise to their children.

Until Meng Lian Yu told him that his child was in the hospital.

At that moment, he suddenly could let everything go.

No matter how important his pride was, it couldn’t be more important than his child, than the health of his daughter.

He should acknowledge his fault.

Meng Lang Cheng helped Sang Wan Ci put on her coat, then said: “Wan Ci, Daddy was wrong, Daddy won’t force you anymore.

“You can do whatever you want, Daddy will support you.”

He looked at his grown-up child and lifted his hand, stroking her cheek and hair: “As long as you’re healthy, Daddy will be satisfied……”

Accidentally touching Sang Wan Ci’s forehead, his face changed as he placed his entire palm there: “Why is it a little warm? Are you running a fever?”

Meng Lian Yu saw him looking like he was about to pull a doctor over and she quickly stopped him and confessed: “Ge, calm down. To tell the truth, Wan Ci actually came to the hospital because she caught a cold and was runing a fever, not because she collapsed from exhaustion.”

Meng Lang Cheng: “?”

Meng Lian Yu scratched her jaw: “I lied to you.”

Meng Lang Cheng: “……”

He turned and looked at his daughter.

Sang Wan Ci was still pressing a hand to the back of her hand that had the needle inserted, her complexion pale and haggard.

At this moment, he couldn’t muster any anger from being lied to.

Meng Lian Yu didn’t do anythign wrong.

She had only shown him what might happen in the future to let him know how serious things could get.

And he felt better after knowing his daughter only had a common cold, it was better than collapsing from exhaustion……

“Forget it,” he said. “As long as it’s nothing big.”

Meng Lian Yu was still waiting for him to explode so she could argue with him. When she heard that, her prepared lines evaporated.

He really had changed.

“Chairman Meng,” Meng Lian Yu laughed. “You’ve really let go of sister-in-law’s dream?”

Meng Lang Cheng said: “No.”

Meng Lian Yu raised an eyebrow.

Sang Wan Ci looked at him.

Only to see Meng Lang Cheng say: “I can consider doing it myself.”

Meng Lian Yu: “?”

Sang Wan Ci: “?”

Meng Lang Cheng’s face didn’t change: “If I can’t, I can sponsor people who want to be pianists and let them continue walking down this path for Zhi Qing.”

All roads lead to Rome.

His route had veered off course in the past.

If his daughter wasn’t willing, then get someone willing to do it, why force the child?

Meng Lian Yu and Sang Wan Ci finally could relax.

Sang Wan Ci suddenly realised she hadn’t sent a message to Lu Zhi Wei yet, pulling out her phone quickly to text her.

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“Beep beep beep beep.”

The sound of the keypad came from the door.

Lu Zhi Wei immediately stopped thinking and walked towards the door.

Sang Wan Ci was back.

Not only that, Meng Lang Cheng and Meng Lian Yu were behind her.

The whole Meng family was here.

Lu Zhi Wei was stunned when she saw Meng Lang Cheng.

Why did the great Chairman Meng suddenly come over?

He shouldn’t know that they were living together yet?

They had finally repaired their relationship, it wouldn’t crack again because of her, right?

She was going to leave, nothing would happen now right?

Wait ——

She immediately calmed down.

That’s right, she was going to leave, what was there to panic about?

Now everything in the world were like passing clouds to her!

Thinking about it, she stood up straight and bowed to Meng Lang Cheng: “Hello, Chairman Meng.”

Then she bowed to Meng Lian Yu too: “Hello, Teacher Meng.”

Although she didn’t know why Meng Lang Cheng was here, but looking at the situation, the father and daughter seemed to have repaired their relationship.

That was great!

Meng Lian Yu waved her hand: “We’re all family, there’s no need to be so polite.”

Hearing that, Lu Zhi Wei: “?”

What was the situation?

Could those words be said in front of Chairman Meng?

Sang Wan Ci took off her mask and walked over to hold Lu Zhi Wei’s hand, her eyes gentle and filled with happiness.

“Zhi Wei, Daddy knows about us.”

The question marks in Lu Zhi Wei’s heart immediately became exclamation marks.

This, this suddenly?

She looked at Sang Wan Ci in surprise, then glanced at Meng Lang Cheng in disbelief.

This meant…… Chairman Meng agreed?

She didn’t ask.

She watched as Meng Lang Cheng handed a bag of medication to her.

She took it in a daze.

Meng Lang Cheng said: “This is the medicine for Wan Ci to take these few days, she won’t have to go get a drip anymore. The instructions are all written there, how many tablets, when to eat it, how many times a day.”

“Since you two are living together, I’ll have to trouble you to make sure she takes her medicine properly.”

“I only have this one daughter.”

After that, he didn’t continue.

Lu Zhi Wei completely understood his meaning.

I only have this one daughter.

I hope she’ll be well, so I hope you’ll treat her well.

Lu Zhi Wei suddenly didn’t know what to say.

She was very happy Meng Lang Cheng and Meng Lian Yu both agreed to their relationship.

But at the same time, she felt guilty for obtaining Sang Wan Ci’s love through these despicable methods.

They cared for Sang Wan Ci so much, hoping she could obtain happiness, happiness that she chose.

But she……

“Don’t worry, Chairman Meng,” she gripped the bag tightly. “I will make sure Wan Ci takes her medicine and gets well soon.”

The last time.

She consoled herself in her heart.

This was the last time she would be a liar. When Wan Ci recovers, I’ll set her free!

Having sent the child safely back home, the siblings prepared to leave.

It was late. The earlier they got home, the earlier they could rest.

But Meng Lang Cheng still was worried about Sang Wan Ci.

“Take your medicine and recover quickly.”

“I got it, Dad.”

“I’ll let Zhang Xian Rui cancel your work for this period of time, rest well at home.”

“Mm.”

Hearing his daughter’s hoarse voice, he couldn’t help but nag her for a while.

After arguing for so long, he had a lot of words pent up in his heart. Now that they had repaired their relationship, he couldn’t help but say more of it.

Meng Lian Yu understood, leaning against the door with her arms folded as she waited for him to finish.

Lu Zhi Wei stood by the side and watched, suddenly not worried anymore.

Luckily Meng Lang Cheng’s love for his daughter was greater than his stubbornness.

Even if everything returned to the beginning, he would definitely reunite with his child because of this love.

This was good.

At least when it came to Sang Wan Ci, she wouldn’t have regrets.

The door closed.

There was just the two of them left in the house.

Lu Zhi Wei put the medicine down and prepared to pour a glass of warm water for Sang Wan Ci.

But Sang Wan Ci was faster, holding her hand and gently touching the corners of her red eyes: “Zhi Wei, did you cry?”

Lu Zhi Wei froze.

She hadn’t expected Sang Wan Ci to come back tonight.

She thought that after Sang Wan Ci and Meng Lang Cheng had reunited, she would return to the Meng mansion to live for a few days. She didn’t think Sang Wan Ci would still come back.

—— To see her.

Thinking about it, Lu Zhi Wei’s heart felt even worse.

The better Sang Wan Ci was, the more she liked her, uncontrollably.

But if there was no protagonist halo, Sang Wan Ci might not like her, she definitely would like someone even better……

“Zhi Wei,” Sang Wan Ci asked, “why aren’t you speaking?”

Lu Zhi Wei didn’t have the courage to tell her about this, nor did she have the courage to tell Sang Wan Ci what she was planning to do.

Let’s just keep things like this, and treat it as God’s final present to her.

She smiled at Sang Wan Ci: “Mm, I cried.”

She said: “Wan Ci, I actually went to the hospital, Xiao Qiu told me.”

Sang Wan Ci was startled: “Then why did you come back?”

Lu Zhi Wei said gently: “I saw you talking to Uncle Meng, I saw that you two finally repaired your relationship, I couldn’t bear to disturb you. I thought you would go back with Chairman Meng for a few days, so I came back first.

“Then I thought about how you suffered and felt very upset, so I couldn’t help but cry for a bit.

“It’s okay, don’t worry.”

After that, she gently patted the back of Sang Wan Ci’s hand, her eyes sparkling.

Sang Wan Ci looked at her eyes, then said: “You have to tell me if there’s something bothering you.”

Lu Zhi Wei couldn’t help but sigh in her heart.

As expected of their female protagonist, she really was considerate.

But she still shook her head and smiled: “Nothing’s bothering me, Wan Ci.

“I’m already contented with what I have now.”

Sang Wan Ci’s heart suddenly had an indescribable feeling, as if there was a small thorn stuck in her heart. It was unlocatable and incredibly uncomfortable.

“Ah, no, I do have something bothering me,” Lu Zhi Wei suddenly said. “Your cold.”

Lu Zhi Wei poured a cup of warm water for her, then fetched Sang Wan Ci’s pyjamas.

As she walked around, she nagged.

“This kid, you must have gone out without enough clothes, that’s why you fell sick.

“Hurry and drink the water to warm yourself up, then go take a hot bath and sleep early. You’re not allowed to stay up late when you’re sick.

“Oh right, the dumplings, but you have to eat easily digestible stuff when you’re sick. I made too many meat dumplings, I’ll make some vegetable dumplings for you tomorrow, wait till then to eat them, be good.”

The odd feeling in Sang Wan Ci’s heart disappeared.

This Lu Zhi Wei made her feel warm and made her feel that life was worth living.

Lu Zhi Wei watched as the bathroom door closed, then she stopped puttering about.

Her gaze lingered on the door for a while.

Until her nose prickled, then she lowered her head and covered her eyes.

Wan Ci, you must take care of yourself well in the future, you must be healthy…… Fall for someone you truly like.

Lao Wu watched as she covered her red eyes.

He took off his spectacles, closing his eyes heavily.

Neither of them spoke.

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During the time that Sang Wan Ci was sick, Lu Zhi Wei did her best to treat her well.

This was the last time she could treat Sang Wan Ci well, the last time she had the chance to selfishly be Sang Wan Ci’s lover.

She wanted to leave behind a beautiful memory for both of them in the last few days they had together.

—— Even if Sang Wan Ci would forget her in the end.

Sang Wan Ci didn’t think too much about it.

She thought that Lu Zhi Wei was being extra nice to her because she was sick.

Her Zhi Wei had always hoped that she would be healthy.

After finishing the meal, Lu Zhi Wei became a wife-watching maniac, making sure Sang Wan Ci took all her medicine before nodding in satisfaction.

Lu Zhi Wei handed her the cup of water: “Chairman Meng won’t force you anymore in the future, right?”

Sang Wan Ci nodded, taking a sip of water.

Lu Zhi Wei said: “Then the child is still more important in his heart.”

Sang Wan Ci put down the cup and hugged her waist, saying: “Zhi Wei, from now on, they’re your father and aunt too.”

So be it if Lu Zhi Wei’s parents didn’t cherish her, there was still the Meng family.

She promised, as long as she was around, Lu Zhi Wei would be the most blissful person in the world.

Lu Zhi Wei paused.

She was very happy, but she also wanted to cry. So her expression was both smiling yet crying, and wasn’t particularly nice to look at.

“Mm…… I remember.”

Thank you for liking me, thank you for being so good to me, thank you for giving me such perfect memories, I really have no regrets left.

Sang Wan Ci pulled her into a hug.

She wanted to give Lu Zhi Wei love, to give Lu Zhi Wei warmth, to give Lu Zhi Wei everything.

“Zhi Wei, I want to share everything I have with you. Whatever I have in the future, my Zhi Wei will have also.”

Lu Zhi Wei buried her head in the crook of Sang Wan Ci’s neck, suppressing the prickle in her heart as she nodded: “Mm……”

I hope the excellent you can meet your true choice.

The other person must be a very, very excellent person, and they must really, really like you.

You two will definitely be happy forever together.

……

Under Lu Zhi Wei’s care, Sang Wan Ci finally recovered from her cold.

But she was still asked to stay at home and rest by Meng Lang Cheng.

She had just gotten well, Meng Lang Cheng didn’t want her to run about.

So she continued staying at home these few days, not going anywhere.

Reading books, watching shows, cooking with Lu Zhi Wei, it was a rare moment of leisure.

With her recovering, that meant another thing was about to happen.

—— Lu Zhi Wei was going to leave.

But she didn’t plan on leaving during the day.

There were too many people around during the day, she was afraid the protagonist halo would make it so that she couldn’t leave.

So she planned to leave this world in the middle of the night, and she had already even thought of where to depart from.

During the time she had spent taking care of Sang Wan Ci, she had also mentally prepared herself and tried to forget about the fact that she was afraid of pain.

After she leaves, it’ll all be over, what is there to hurt!

Today, Sang Wan Ci wanted to eat dumplings again.

Lu Zhi Wei agreed, getting up early in the morning to buy the freshest ingredients and coming back to make dumplings with Sang Wan Ci.

She made extra, wanting to send some to Fang Xiao Ying.

Everybody around her had family and friends.

Only Fang Xiao Ying didn’t, she was still lonely, so the person Lu Zhi Wei was most uneasy about leaving behind was her.

Lu Zhi Wei thought about it, she had to send Fang Xiao Ying a share of dumplings and talk to her again at least.

Sang Wan Ci knew Lu Zhi Wei had always been kind and empathetic, so she didn’t say anything.

She even wanted to go together with Lu Zhi Wei, but she got rejected.

“Your dad said for you to stay at home obediently and rest, don’t run around. Besides,” Lu Zhi Wei stroked Sang Wan Ci’s face. “Wan Ci is simply too pretty and recognisable. So for world peace, our Teacher Sang should stay at home.”

It was another rainbow far.

Sang Wan Ci held her hand, kissing her for a while.

During the days when she was sick, she had stayed away from Lu Zhi Wei because she was afraid of infecting Lu Zhi Wei as well. Now that she was recovered, she had to make up for all the lost kisses during those few days.

“Come back soon.” Sang Wan Ci said gently.

Lu Zhi Wei looked at her gentle eyes and couldn’t help but lean forward and kiss her again.

“Wait for me at home.”

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Lu Zhi Wei brought a thermos box out.

The weather was good today, with the radiant sun shining down and warming everybody.

Lu Zhi Wei wanted to meet in a place where nobody would disturb them.

So Fang Xiao Ying suggested meeting near her house, she knew of a place that was quiet and that nobody would go by.

That’s how they confirmed the meeting place.

Lu Zhi Wei wore a mask and cap, looking around as she walked.

All the people walking by had the passerby halo.

In the past, she didn’t feel anything when seeing these halos.

Because this indicated they were living normal, peaceful lives, which was what she wanted in the past.

But now that she saw these halos, she felt very uncomfortable.

【Do you see it?】 She asked Lao Wu. 【Every single halo here is unfair.】

【Nobody has the right to determine other people’s lives.

【Because we’re all living humans.】

They weren’t characters who only lived in the words of a novel, they were living humans.

There were so many outstanding people in the world, what right did the system have to assign them all to a fate just by using a halo?

It should be an individual’s choice as to what kind of person they wanted to become, whether it be outstanding or normal. It wasn’t for someone else to decide.

【Mm……】

She heard Lao Wu reply.

Ever since she had decided to self-destruct, he had no motivation or energy left.

But she was still thankful he didn’t leave now.

Once Lao Wu let someone else take over the world, she really didn’t know what to do. She didn’t know if she would still have enough time to meet the people she wanted to meet and do the things she wanted to do before she died.

Thinking about it, she sped up her footsteps as she went to meet Fang Xiao Ying.

Fang Xiao Ying stayed in a more remote location.

It was by the mountain, further from the city. It was indeed peaceful.

She finally walked to the destination, quickly seeing a girl standing next to a stone bench under a big tree waving at her.

The girl was waving strongly, as if afraid Lu Zhi Wei couldn’t see her.

She didn’t think about it, raising her hand in response.

Fang Xiao Ying immediately became happy, waving happily.

The tree branch above her head was bare with no signs of life.

She stood under the tree, filled with energy and life.

Lu Zhi Wei was even more sure of her decision to destroy herself.

She hoped that all the transparent people like them could return to normal and not suffer over this.

She hoped they would be free to show off their abilities, make friends, date and do everything they wanted to do like a normal person.

This was the meaning of her leaving.

“I brought dumplings for you.” Lu Zhi Wei said.

Fang Xiao Ying’s surprise showed on her face: “Really? Wow, Xiao Lu jie, you’re sto good, you even brought dumplings to me from so far away!”

“My girlfriend wanted to eat dumplings today, so I made extra.”

Lu Zhi Wei handed the box to her.

“Let’s sit and chat for a while. If you’re hungry, you can eat while we’re talking, I don’t mind.”

Fang Xiao Ying was a little reluctant to eat it.

This, after all, was the first time a friend had given her something to eat.

Seeing it, Lu Zhi Wei immediately understood and smiled: “Silly child, eat it, dumplings can’t be kept for long.”

Fang Xiao Ying slowly nodded and thanked her.

Lu Zhi Wei smiled.

At this point, she suddenly felt like she had nothing left to hide.

At least, before she left, she could make this friend a little happier.

Lu Zhi Wei asked: “Xiao Ying, have you never been curious about what I do?”

Fang Xiao Ying replied: “Curious, because you’re always busy……. But since you didn’t want to say it, I didn’t ask.”

Lu Zhi Wei: “It’s not that I didn’t want to say it, but that it wasn’t very convenient to say it, but I can tell you now.”

Hearing that, Fang Xiao Ying immediately looked at her, surprised and curious.

Lu Zhi Wei smiled and took off her mask.

While Fang Xiao Ying’s eyes were widening, Lu Zhi Wei re-introduced herself: “Hello, I’m Lu Zhi Wei.”

Fang Xiao Ying covered her mouth in shock.

Then she thought about something and pointed at Lu Zhi Wei with a trembling finger: “Then your girlfriend wouldn’t happen to be……”

“Yes,” Lu Zhi Wei smiled. “It’s Sang Wan Ci.”

Fang Xiao Ying was shaken to her core.

What, the CP I ship actually is real?!