CH 26.2

Chapter 26: The system’s conspiracy – Part I (2)

She watched Cao Yan leave and looked back at a tree not too far from her.

“How long are you going to hide there?”

Everything was silent for a moment and as Chi Xin raised her eyebrows and was about to go kick the tree or something, a rustling sound came from behind; Xiao Li, whom she had not seen for several days, appeared.

“How did you know I was there?”

As he walked to her, he couldn’t believe it. He looked at the distance between the tree and Chi Xin, and coupled with his stealth skills, he couldn’t understand how she had noticed him.

Chi Xin smiled at his question. And in Xiao Li’s eyes, this smile was even more stunning and awe flashed in his gaze.

“Why are you hiding there?” She asked.

“I was looking for you.” Xiao Li scratched his head and emphasized earnestly, “I didn’t mean to overhear!”

“We’re in public, what do you mean by overhearing?” Chi Xin replied with amusement, “Why were you looking for me?”

Chi Xin didn’t answer immediately. She looked around and asked with some confusion: “How do you know I will leave? The food is delicious here, can’t I stay?”

“You won’t stay just like a dragon cannot live in shallow water.”

Xiao Li’s expression was so serious he stared at Chi Xin without blinking, filled with determination.

Chi Xin didn’t expect her image would be so lofty in his heart and she suddenly blushed. She avoided his gaze and replied: “Everyone has their own path and yours isn’t with me.”

Xiao Li had expected she would refuse and was not disappointed. He looked at Chi Xin’s beautiful face and his eyes softened.

“Then it’s goodbye.” Xiao Li said, “Are you sure I can’t come with you?”

In one day, she had said goodbye to two people and Chi Xin was feeling a little melancholic. She quickly cheered up; this apocalyptic world’s challenge had only begun. If she was already worrying about parting ways, how would she face her cruel reality in the future?

After touching her painful chest, Chi Xin’s expression cooled down. She was wondering something and couldn’t ask the system; if her guess was correct, the system would reveal its true purpose sooner or later. It was just that she wasn’t hoping for it to come soon

***

A few days later, while eating in the cafeteria, Chi Xin heard Yu Xiang about Jing Xiubai’s experiment; it was ready and just needed a couple more experiments before giving it to Jiang Congyun.

Chi Xin was slowly eating her meal and asked: “Is it good?”

“Xiubai is very unhappy with the time it took.” Yu Xiang answered, “But he was careful to check there was no issue before he could experiment.”

Chi Xin sighed in her heart. If Jing Xiubai’s medicine was ready, it meant that the plot “breaking the heroine’s life-saving medicine” was about to start. Which would end up in her parting ways with their team.

Yu Xiang was very happy. With Jiang Congyun’s coma, he hadn’t had his usual cheerful personality but now that he knew his friend would be saved, he could have jumped on the spot.

Chi Xin stirred the bowl with her spoon a few times: “Is the medicine in Jing Xiubai’s room now?”

“Yes.” Yu Xiang replied honestly, “It’s among the mess.”

Chi Xin nodded silently. She remembered that in the movie, Jing Xiubai hadn’t stayed in the room all the time. This had given the time for the original Chi Xin to knock over the medicine.

“Xiubai will go get a few mice for testing tomorrow. Do you want to go with us?”

And here was her opportunity. Chi Xin squeezed her spoon tightly and rejected him.

***

The next day, Chi Xin waited for Jing Xiubai and Yu Xiang to leave. She then got up and headed to the floor where they all lived.

She stayed there for a while, faced with a dilemma. It was not difficult to break into Jing Xiubai’s room, nor was it difficult to break the bottle of medicine. The difficult thing was to follow the movie and break the bottle right when the hero came back.

How had the original Chi Xin estimated the time so accurately?

Chi Xin felt some anxiety spread in her heart. This plot was more complicated than attracting zombies!

She looked at Jing Xiubai’s window and after a few more laps, she decided it was time.

TL note: Hi!! Tomorrow’s my last day at work and I have been rather busy this whole week. I was hoping to update it much faster but I don’t think I will be able to post anything else before tomorrow night. But there will be another chapter of IABIWAOD and at least one update of LSOBP! Thank you for your support~ I’ve super excited to be done with work, ahah.

TL second note: The Wi-Fi is back! It’s not very good but so much better than nothing. I have to catch up with a lot of things I wasn’t able to do at work and I am not looking forward to it. But at least I can start translating again!