Rebirth in a Book: The Road to Breakthrough

"I saw them. They were so miserable! I heard that they were imprisoned by the Japanese for several years and they no longer looked like human beings."

"It's so tragic. These damn Japanese people are totally inhumane."

As soon as she entered the state-owned restaurant, she felt a little uncomfortable with the lively atmosphere inside. People sat together in groups of three or five, talking about various topics, and laughter and noise filled the entire space.

Yu Congcong found a corner seat and sat down, asking people around about what the two women had just discussed outside. An old man shook his head and sighed, "This morning, the police station and the armed forces cooperated to rescue a group of people. Those people are so pitiful. They were imprisoned by the Japanese for several years and tortured. They are no longer human." Another middle-aged man also interrupted and said, "I heard that they are tortured every day, and their bodies and minds have suffered great trauma." Yu Congcong felt heartbroken and tears welled up in her eyes.

In the noisy state-owned restaurant, Yu Congcong's heart was filled with worries and concerns.

I don’t know if Tiezhu was injured.

Although he knew this morning that the plot had forced him and Su Ting together, and he felt a little disappointed, he still didn't want him to get hurt.

"Brother Zhang Yun, do you think Tiezhu will be injured?" Yu Congcong asked uncertainly.

"No, I'll go bring breakfast to Uncle Dazhuang. You go to the police station to see where Tiezhu is, or go back." Zhang Yun suggested.

"Okay, Brother Zhang Yun, thank you for your help." Yu Congcong stuffed the breakfast she had just bought from the state-owned restaurant into Zhang Yun's hands and went towards the police station.

"Hey, you haven't eaten yet, and Tiezhu didn't eat either. Take some breakfast with you. You bought so much, and Uncle Dazhuang, his wife and I, the three of us can't eat so much!" Zhang Yun saw that Yu Congcong's heart was completely on Tiezhu. Although he had let it go, he still felt a dull pain in his heart.

Yu Congcong nodded, grabbed some breakfast, and hurried to the police station. She was filled with worry about Tiezhu, and her pace quickened unconsciously.

When Yu Congcong rushed to the police station, she saw Tiezhu thanking Su Ting for saving his life. Tiezhu stood in front of Su Ting, rubbing his hands excitedly, and kept saying thank you, and said he would invite Yuan Zhe and Su Ting to have breakfast at the state-owned restaurant.

Yu Congcong's heart tightened. She looked at Tiezhu's grateful eyes towards Su Ting, and heard him invite Su Ting to have breakfast at the state-owned restaurant. Her uneasiness became stronger.

She was deeply dissatisfied with the plot once again.

Although she was relieved that Tiezhu was safe, Su Ting's presence was like a thorn that deeply hurt Yu Congcong's heart. She tried to keep her expression calm, walked up to Tiezhu, handed him breakfast, and said with a forced smile: "Tiezhu, you haven't had breakfast yet, I just brought some."

Tiezhu took the breakfast and looked at Yu Congcong gratefully, but his eyes soon returned to Su Ting. He excitedly told Yu Congcong how Su Ting saved him, completely unaware of Yu Congcong's inner conflict and pain.

Yu Congcong watched the interaction between Tiezhu and Su Ting, and her jealousy and uneasiness became stronger. She didn't want Su Ting to have anything to do with Tiezhu, and didn't want her to become a special existence in Tiezhu's heart.

However, Yu Congcong knew that she could not stop Tiezhu from being grateful to Su Ting, so she could only stand aside silently, watching the somewhat changed Tiezhu, who seemed like two different people when he was with her. No wonder Tiezhu was controlled by the plot, and he looked awkward no matter how he looked at it.

Yuan Zhe watched coldly as Tie Zhu insisted on inviting them to dinner. Although he brought him along, Tie Zhu's eyes were always fixed on Su Ting. This made him feel dissatisfied, so he pulled Su Ting behind him without hesitation.

"Don't you understand what I'm saying? I said we don't need your invitation!" Yuan Zhe yelled unhappily, his tone full of anger.

After saying that, he took Su Ting and left without looking back, leaving Tiezhu alone standing there in a daze, as if he had not yet recovered from the situation just now.

Yu Congcong watched all this silently from the side, feeling extremely incredible.

"Congcong, are they angry?" Tiezhu turned his head and looked at Yu Congcong in a daze, with some confusion in his eyes.

Yu Congcong shook her head gently, her eyes were somewhat complicated. The iron pillar at the moment made her feel a little strange and uncomfortable, and she needed some time to calm down.

Yu Congcong carefully scanned Tiezhu's body from head to toe, not missing any details, trying to confirm whether Tiezhu was injured. After a careful inspection, she found that Tiezhu did not seem to have any obvious scars. She decided to leave now to sort out the plot and what to do next.

"Tiezhu, you're okay, I'm relieved. I'm going to the hospital to take care of my dad. You didn't get any rest last night, right? Have breakfast and go get some rest."

"CongCong, you are leaving too, won't you stay with me for a while?"

"No, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Tiezhu wondered what happened today. He couldn't help but fall into deep thought, recalling the scenes just now. He felt that his behavior seemed a little strange, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

"Box, have you noticed the changes in the iron pillar?" Yu Congcong asked the system in his heart.

"Well, host, I found abnormal fluctuations in Tiezhu's brain."

"You mean the iron pillar was controlled by that abnormal wave?"

"Well, it's possible. Tiezhu's condition today is too abnormal. His emotions and behaviors are no longer like himself. This abnormal fluctuation may affect his thinking and judgment, causing him to make some unexpected moves. We need to observe and analyze further to find out the source and purpose of this abnormal fluctuation. Maybe this is the key to breaking the plot."

"Box, do you think you can fix that anomaly?"

"Host, don't worry, I can do it!" The system replied to Yu Congcong confidently and solemnly.

Yu Congcong hurried to the hospital. She had to rush back today as there were a lot of things waiting for her to deal with at the soy sauce factory.

Arriving at the hospital, she quickly found the ward where her father was. In the ward, her father, Aunt Liu, and Zhang Yun were sitting together eating breakfast.

"CongCong, why are you back? Didn't you come to see Tiezhu? Why are you back so soon?"

"Well, he's fine, so I came back."

Yu Congcong watched them eating breakfast with relish, and then she remembered that she had just stuffed her share to Tiezhu.

She stared at them eating, but her stomach growled uncontrollably.

"Congcong, have you not eaten yet? Come and eat, I haven't touched my porridge yet." Zhang Yun was the first to keenly notice that Yu Congcong's stomach was growling.