Chapter 43: The plot is complete

Saving a human with brain damage was nothing difficult for her.

The only problem was that she was saving her love rival, a human who was very likely the one Liu Qiu truly loved.

But Liu Qiu was crying too much.

She could not wipe away all the tears.

She did not want Liu Qiu to cry so heartbreakingly.

Every breath carried a bitter taste that seeped through her nose, into her brain, and spread through her limbs.

Bai Qingqing looked at Song Ciyu lying in the hospital bed, pale green mist gathering in her palm.

That was her demonic power, invisible to ordinary humans.

Such power would not be blocked by lifeless human metal.

It spread through the room and seeped into Song Ciyu’s entire body.

The heart monitor, which had been beating weakly with small, shallow waves, gradually strengthened.

The change was visible to the naked eye.

Song Ciyu’s heartbeat became steady and powerful.

Bai Qingqing smiled softly and turned to Liu Qiu, who was staring blankly through the glass.

“Qiuqiu, she’ll wake up.”

“Come home with me tonight.”

“Look at you—you’re filthy. You should go back and wash up.”

Liu Qiu’s eyelashes trembled violently.

She believed Bai Qingqing’s words, but she did not want to leave.

She wanted to stay here and wait for Song Ciyu to open her eyes.

Liu Xia spoke from the side.

“Liu Qiu, go back and rest. I’ll stay here.”

It did not matter to Liu Xia where Liu Qiu went.

She just wanted Liu Qiu to rest.

Even if she had not been physically injured, she must have been frightened.

In such a situation, she should rest.

Not stay here exhausting herself.

[Host, your mental state has been under extreme tension for too long. You may faint at any time. If you want to see the target wake up as soon as possible, you should go rest. I have scanned the target’s body. Her vital signs have stabilized. She will most likely wake up by noon tomorrow at the earliest.]

The system spoke at length.

It also hoped the host would recover properly, because once she left this world, she would immediately enter the next one and play a new personality.

That was not an easy task.

Liu Qiu pressed her lips together and said in a trembling voice, “I… I’ll go back and rest.”

It was fine.

When she woke up, she would see Song Ciyu awake.

She looked at Liu Xia, her tear-soaked eyes full of apology.

“Thank you, Liu Xia.”

Liu Xia was always so considerate.

Liu Xia smiled brightly, without a trace of gloom.

“If you want to thank me, bring me something to eat tomorrow.”

Liu Qiu nodded slowly.

“…Okay.”

Her clothes were ruined.

Her jeans were torn open, revealing pale flesh beneath.

There was blood on her face and clothes.

Her hair was messy.

Her breathing was uneven.

Her legs trembled faintly as she walked.

No one could remain calm after experiencing a car accident.

Liu Qiu turned back to look at Liu Xia, who was sitting in a chair watching her.

She mouthed a silent thank you.

Liu Xia saw it and waved at her with a smile.

After Liu Qiu and Bai Qingqing completely disappeared from sight, Liu Xia’s smile faded, and a trace of melancholy surfaced between her brows.

Someone like Liu Qiu would probably find it difficult to fall in love again once she had loved someone.

Even though Bai Qingqing had not treated her that well and had said harsh things, when Liu Qiu was in pain, the person she most wanted to see was still Bai Qingqing.

Liu Xia took out the old notebook of Liu Qiu’s from her bag.

It was thin, just an ordinary exercise notebook worth a few coins.

She had always wanted to return it.

But she did not know how.

Perhaps, to Liu Qiu now, this notebook was nothing but humiliation.

April 5th, Sunny, Sunday.

Liu Xia’s friends came over today.

I locked myself in my room.

I don’t know what happened outside.

But hearing the laughter from outside, I know Liu Xia is very happy.

That’s good.

If Liu Xia is happy, then I’m happy.

June 6th, Sunny.

I really like Liu Xia.

How can she be so outstanding?

In my life, there may never be a second person I like this much.

February 17th, Cloudy.

The weather is just like my mood.

Liu Xia has been recommended for admission.

A teacher is even willing to sponsor her to study abroad.

She is too outstanding.

There is already an insurmountable gap between us.

Inferiority seeps into my bones.

Even love becomes uglier and more unbearable.

Someone like me—how could I talk about love?

The youthful words filled with affection gradually became twisted.

Liu Xia felt only a deep sense of loss reading them.

She felt guilty about her rash actions back then, but she did not regret rejecting Liu Qiu at that time.

Humans were strange like that.

At different stages of life, they could fall in love with someone they once did not love.

She loved the Liu Qiu of now.

But Bai Qingqing had already appeared by Liu Qiu’s side.

No one would stay in place forever.

Only she herself had fallen into a love with no hope in sight.

Thinking of Liu Qiu and Bai Qingqing kissing, Liu Xia sighed, inexplicably feeling a little wronged.

---

The night wind gradually calmed Liu Qiu’s emotions.

Zhan would be fine.

In the brightly lit stairwell, Bai Qingqing said nothing along the way, only holding her hand quietly.

Her hand was cold.

That coldness slowly soothed the restlessness in Liu Qiu’s heart.

When they reached the door, someone opened it first.

Shi Ran stood there, her eyes red as if she had been crying.

“Liu Qiu!”

She rushed out and stopped in front of Liu Qiu, suppressing the urge to hug her.

Her eyes were filled with pain.

“I’m sorry, Liu Qiu. I was wrong.”

When she woke up and found her clothes gone, fortunately she had friends nearby.

She called them to bring clothes.

After changing, she heard there had been a car accident here.

The scene had not been cleaned up yet.

One person had been hit and was covered in blood, rushed to the hospital.

Another, wearing a plaid shirt, seemed mostly fine.

Plaid shirt—

Hearing that description, Shi Ran’s heart nearly stopped.

It couldn’t be.

But when she went out, she saw a fallen glasses lens on the ground with a trace of blood on it.

She began frantically calling Liu Qiu.

No one answered.

She asked passersby which hospital the injured person had been sent to.

No one replied.

Her heart sank to the bottom.

She was terrified something had happened to Liu Qiu.

If she had not done that, Liu Qiu would not have run out.

Regret and guilt surged to the tip of her heart.

She went to Liu Qiu’s new residence and waited until night.

Not long after returning, she heard footsteps in the stairwell.

Clinging to her last shred of hope, she opened the door.

She really saw Liu Qiu.

An indescribable joy flooded her heart.

She wanted to hug Liu Qiu, but did not dare.

Liu Qiu looked pitiful.

She did not know if she was injured anywhere.

She was afraid of hurting her with a careless movement.

“Liu Qiu, I—”

“Sorry, Shi Ran. Can you let me go home?”

Liu Qiu was exhausted.

Now that she had relaxed, fatigue overwhelmed her.

She had no energy left to deal with Shi Ran.

Bai Qingqing opened the door.

“Qiuqiu, come in.”

Shi Ran looked at Liu Qiu’s face, her heart aching painfully.

“I—”

But no one listened.

Liu Qiu had already entered.

The door closed in front of her, as if excluding her from Liu Qiu’s world.

Shi Ran stood there, her mind blank.

She seemed to have been hated.

This was not the result she wanted.

---

The night wind rattled against the window.

Liu Qiu lay on her side, watching moonlight spill into the room.

Footsteps approached.

The mattress dipped behind her.

A faint scent of body wash filled her nose.

“Qiuqiu.”

Bai Qingqing’s voice was very low.

Liu Qiu responded softly.

Bai Qingqing looked at her thin back, pressed her lips together, and gently turned her onto her back.

Liu Qiu did not resist.

Bai Qingqing smiled, happiness evident in her brows and eyes.

Qiuqiu had not rejected her.

She lifted a finger and traced lightly in the air.

Suddenly, pale green light flickered before Liu Qiu’s eyes, illuminating the dim room.

In Liu Qiu’s pupils, it looked as if stars had fallen—bright and dazzling.

Bai Qingqing held her hand, warmth and cold intertwining.

She guided the lights together until they formed two glowing flowers pressed tightly against each other.

“This is a flower from my hometown. It’s called the Symbiosis Flower.”

“They always appear in pairs. If one dies, the other quickly withers too.”

The flowers scattered, then reformed into a small smiling face with glasses.

Beside it was a fierce little snake.

The smile disappeared.

The snake quickly dissolved as well.

“Qiuqiu is the same to me.”

But Liu Qiu did not respond.

Seeing her closed eyes, Bai Qingqing extinguished the lights.

She leaned forward and kissed her soft eyelids.

The redness around Liu Qiu’s eyes vanished instantly.

Bai Qingqing wrapped her arms around her waist and smiled contentedly.

“Good night, my wife.”

Holding her like this felt as though they had never been separated.

---

When morning came, Liu Qiu bought a lot of food for Liu Xia and arrived at the hospital at eight-thirty.

Bai Qingqing and Shi Ran followed behind her.

Liu Xia smiled when she saw Liu Qiu.

She had stayed up all night, fatigue faintly visible in her eyes, but she did not complain.

“The doctor examined her. Miss Song is recovering very well.”

“The doctor looked shocked, like he had witnessed a medical miracle.”

Liu Qiu knew Liu Xia was trying to reassure her.

She smiled slightly.

“That’s great.”

Shi Ran stood to the side, tense.

She had not slept all night, waiting for Liu Qiu to leave in the morning.

Liu Qiu’s mood was not good right now.

Shi Ran told herself she would ask for forgiveness after Liu Qiu calmed down.

She would stay within her sight, watching her expressions.

Right now, Liu Qiu seemed a little happy.

At ten, the doctor transferred Song Ciyu from intensive care to a regular ward.

“I’ve never seen such recovery. Even a top alpha couldn’t do this.”

If even the doctor said so, then Song Ciyu was truly fine.

The stone in Liu Qiu’s heart finally fell.

Standing beside her, she whispered, “Thank you.”

Bai Qingqing and the others did not enter the ward.

It was too crowded.

But all three of them were watching Liu Qiu.

Song Ciyu felt as if she had slept for a long time.

So long she almost did not want to wake up.

But she still had things to do.

That determination forced her consciousness awake.

She slowly opened her eyes and met Liu Qiu’s round gaze.

“Liu Qiu.”

Was this a dream?

Seeing Liu Qiu the moment she opened her eyes felt too luxurious.

Liu Qiu smiled at her.

“Song Ciyu, you’re fine now.”

[Host, scan complete. The target has no major issues. We can leave.]

Liu Qiu lifted her gaze toward the doorway, catching only a glimpse of Bai Qingqing’s clothing.

She smiled faintly.

[Okay. Let’s go.]

---

A heavy crash suddenly echoed through the ward.

Bai Qingqing frowned and rushed in first.

She saw Song Ciyu gripping Liu Qiu’s throat and pinning her to the ground, hoarsely muttering something.

Bai Qingqing heard clearly.

Song Ciyu kept saying she would return it to her.

Return what?

Bai Qingqing no longer cared.

Suppressing her killing intent, she stepped forward and lifted Song Ciyu back onto the bed with one hand.

She had already been very gentle.

Liu Qiu did not like violent people.

She hurried to help Liu Qiu up, looking her over anxiously.

When she saw Liu Qiu’s eyes, she paused and began channeling demonic power into her.

“Qiuqiu, are you okay?”

Liu Qiu shook her head slowly.

“I’m fine.”

Song Ciyu lay on the bed and laughed bitterly.

“Bai Qingqing, are you an idiot?”

Liu Xia and Shi Ran arrived a moment later.

When they saw Liu Qiu, both froze.

The person in front of them was not Liu Qiu.

Her appearance was the same.

Her expression was the same.

Everything was the same.

But how could they not recognize their own lover?

Shi Ran felt like she was going insane.

She rushed forward, fury burning in her eyes.

“Where did you hide Liu Qiu?!”

She still had so many things she had not done.

The song she wrote had not been sung to Liu Qiu.

She had not apologized properly.

She had not confessed formally.

She had too much left undone.

Liu Xia opened her mouth but could not speak.

All her words turned into pain and were swallowed down.

How could this happen?

Despair and collapse blurred together.

Her heart felt as though it were being sliced with every beat.

Bai Qingqing’s expression darkened.

She looked at Shi Ran with murderous intent.

“Why are you yelling at Liu Qiu? If your eyes don’t work, go get them treated. Liu Qiu is standing right here.”

She took Liu Qiu’s hand and smiled gently.

“Qiuqiu, let’s go home. Song Ciyu’s awake anyway.”

Liu Qiu lowered her head.

“Okay.”

Shi Ran’s eyes widened.

She laughed, uglier than crying.

“Bai Qingqing, that’s not Liu Qiu.”

It was just some unknown creature occupying Liu Qiu’s body.

Bai Qingqing ignored her and pulled Liu Qiu outside.

“Qiuqiu, don’t listen to them.”

On the crowded street, she gripped Liu Qiu’s hand tightly.

“Qiuqiu, don’t be afraid. I’ll take you home.”

“It hurts,” Liu Qiu said softly.

But Bai Qingqing acted as though she did not hear.

“Soon. We’re almost home.”

Soon.

But her vision was getting blurry.

People gasped.

“Oh my god! That beta is bleeding from her eyes and mouth!”

“That’s terrifying. I hope she’s okay.”

So noisy.

What were they saying?

Bai Qingqing could not hear.

Something seemed to be flowing from her eyes.

Her cheeks felt wet.

It did not matter.

None of it mattered.

“Qiuqiu, let’s walk faster. They’re too noisy.”

“We’ll be home soon. You must be tired from last night.”

She hurried home and pressed Liu Qiu onto the bed, smiling faintly.

“Qiuqiu, rest.”

“Sleep and everything will be fine.”

Liu Qiu trembled and pointed at her face.

“You… you’re bleeding.”

Bai Qingqing broke down.

Blood poured from her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

She tore at her hair frantically.

“Can’t you just sleep?!”

Qiuqiu must have been too tired and did not want to see her, so she hid.

After sleeping, everything would be fine.

Liu Qiu shuddered and shut her eyes tightly.

Bai Qingqing stared at her and suddenly dropped to her knees, covering her face and crying freely.

This was not Qiuqiu.

She could not lie to herself.

Qiuqiu did not want her anymore.

She had left her here completely.

Despair struck harder than ever.

She had not had time to do anything.

She had grasped nothing.

Qiuqiu, how could you do this to me?

Bai Qingqing lifted her head and smiled faintly at the false Liu Qiu.

She would wait.

Maybe Qiuqiu would come back.

Her expression returned to calm.

She would just wait a little longer.

---

It was an ordinary day.

Bai Qingqing cooked.

“Liu Qiu” woke up, ate, and went out to look for work.

Bai Qingqing slowly cleaned the small rented apartment, then climbed into the wardrobe filled with Liu Qiu’s clothes.

She laughed softly.

“Sorry, Qiuqiu. I don’t think I can wait anymore.”

There was no place left in this world where Liu Qiu existed.

She could not keep moving forward.

Closing her eyes, bloody tears streamed down her face.

“I’m coming to find you.”

——

[Primary lifeform vital signs have disappeared. All plotlines completed. Memories sealed again. Host may proceed to the next world.]

[Extracting soul fragment—]

[Extraction complete. The soul will split again. Please prepare.]