Chapter 300: B2.3

"B—Brother Long, I will stay… I have to stay." Tian Dong said. Long Shen gritted his teeth. He was irritated because he hated this world so much. He hated everything, and all he wanted was to return back to James Grind no matter how.

"Who told you to stay here? You are just an assistant manager, right? Then, I told you right here, right now. Leave! Leave before I fire you!" Long Shen screamed while pointing at the door.

But Tian Dong did not budge from his position. He stared at Long Shen attentively and shook his head, "I will not leave you, Brother Long."

Irritated, Long Shen took out his phone and threw it to Tian Dong. It immediately hit his face, Tian Dong winced, but he didn't dodge it. Instead, he took the phone that had just bruised his face and returned it to Long Shen.

"B—Brother Long, this is your phone…" Tian Dong said meekly. Long Shen stared at this kid full of hatred. Whoever slowed his progress down to meet James Grind was a pest in his eyes, and he hated them all.

Long Shen snatched the phone and threw it again on Tian Dong's face.

And again, Tian Dong didn't do anything and picked the phone again, "Brother Long… your phone—Ah!" Tian Dong was surprised when Long Shen pushed him to the ground. He glared at Tian Dong and kicked Tian Dong's abdomen.

"Ugh!"

"I said leave! Leave! Leave!" Long Shen unleashed his frustration by kicking Tian Dong mercilessly. He didn't understand this frustration either. Why would he lash out so suddenly at a random young man?

Or maybe he had gone crazy after too many deaths.

Long Shen didn't understand. All he wanted was to unleash this frustration that was inside his heart. Tian Dong could only cower and protected his face while Long Shen kicked him mercilessly.

After Long Shen was satisfied, he saw Tian Dong was lying on the ground full of bruises. Long Shen felt guilty after hurting a random man, but he wouldn't stay in this world after all. He wanted to die again. Because this was not his world.

His world was with James Grind.

"You will not see me again, kid," Long Shen said. He turned his back and walked to the window. He climbed the windowsill, intended to jump again from this height. He looked down and saw the hard concrete on the bottom. It didn't scare him though, he was used to this.

Long Shen closed his eyes and ready to jump again.

But before he jumped, a pair of arms suddenly engulfed his stomach and pulled him back inside the room.

"Urgh!" Long Shen landed on the soft body of the man who pulled him back. He looked at Tian Dong, who was beaten until his face was bruised and was bleeding from his nose. Tian Dong stared at Long Shen determinedly and shook his head, "I will never let you do that, Brother Long!"

This was the first time someone tried to stop him from his attempt, mainly because nobody was around when he committed suicide. But this kid stayed and insisted on keeping him alive.

But it didn't make Long Shen happy. In fact, he was furious at this kid who made everything slower. Who knew he might've missed the real moment to return back to James Grind? Maybe he missed an hour? A minute? A second?

"Do you know what I've missed?! Do you know how much I want to meet that guy?!" Long Shen clenched his fist and started punching Tian Dong. "You don't know what I've missed!"

"Ack!" Tian Dong shielded his face from the punch, but Long Shen was athletic and was naturally strong. So Tian Dong still got hurt terribly.

"Do you know how much of a bother you are?!" Long Shen yelled while he kept punching Tian Dong left and right until Tian Dong almost fainted. In the end, Tian Dong was beaten badly until his face was barely recognizable.

Long Shen stopped punching to vent out his frustration when he saw that Tian Dong might be really dead because of him. Tian Dong, with all his remaining strength, grabbed Long Shen's hand. His hand trembled, and his voice was hoarse, but he tried his best to speak, "Brother… Long… it's useless… you won't return back…"

Tian Dong slowly lost his consciousness, and everything turned black.

Long Shen was stunned by that words. He shook Tian Dong's body, "What do you mean? Why did you say that I cannot return? Answer me!"

Long Shen saw that Tian Dong was already so weak. He put his finger under Tian Dong's nostril and still felt a weak breath. Long Shen didn't care about the lives in this world, but he was curious about what this young man meant when he said that he wouldn't be able to return back.

Long Shen called Aunty Yuanjun, and when Aunty Yuanjun returned, she almost got a heart attack when she saw a man lying half-dead on the ground.   

"Oh my god! Long Shen, what did you do?!" Aunty Yuanjun yelled out of shock.

Long Shen saw his own bloodied hands. He truly hurt this innocent man until he was dying. He stood up confusedly and said, "Aunty Yuanjun, take him to the hospital. I want him to recover soon. I want to ask him something."

'If he dies, I can just kill myself again and talk to him in the next restart.' Long Shen thought.

Aunty Yuanjun hurriedly called the ambulance. He told the director that Long Shen had an incident just now and needed to be examined in the hospital. Thus, Long Shen and Aunty Yuanjun went to the hospital in an ambulance.

***

After long hours of treatment,  the doctor returned with the result. The doctor glanced at the handsome movie star, Long Shen, and his manager, and he sighed.

"Mister Long Shen has punched this young man too many times, his nose bone has been fractured, and his cheekbone is also fractured. Mister Long Shen, I know you might be angry at him for some reason, but you almost killed him," the doctor said.

Aunty Yuanjun was relieved when the doctor said that Tian Dong was not dead. She started thinking about the amount of money to shut that kid up before this news spread around. It was fine to fire that kid. He was a new worker anyway. But there was no guarantee that he could keep his silence.

Aunty Yuanjun and Long Shen entered the VIP room for Tian Dong. She glared at Long Shen and yelled, "Long Shen, what are you doing to this new kid? Did he anger you somehow? Aiya, you may be the best actor in this country right now, but you are not immune to the law! What if this kid press charge? What if he threatens us to spread this around and try to blackmail us?!"

Long Shen didn't seem to be bothered, though. He kept staring at the bandaged Tian Dong and scoffed, "Don't worry, everything will be alright with me."

"What do you mean everything will be alright?! Long Shen, you are the most popular actor right now! This is dangerous for your career!" Aunty Yuanjun chided even more.

Long Shen shrugged and said, "You can leave now, Aunty. I will be the one who watches over him."

"Huh? Why are you—"

"I have to ask him something. After that, you are free to do anything to him," Long Shen said coldly.

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