Be in low spirits

Kong Zhixi touched her heartbeat. She remembered that she always had it. "And then?"

"And now my heart is beating again!" He looked at Kong Zhixi with wide eyes. He didn't know what this meant, but he knew it was a good thing, a good thing that deserved celebration in this world.

Kong Zhixi broke free from his hand and walked to the stool in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and sat down. Although she was not clear about the rules of this world, she seemed to understand at this moment that it was she who did not belong to this world and it was she who needed to go out. Fu Yan said that her mission was to make Li Li fall in love with her and take him out, so she was the medicine to save Li Li.

"I see." Kong Zhixi nodded and said to herself.

"What have you figured out?" Li Li also sat on the stool. He also wanted to know why his heart suddenly started beating.

"Fu Yan told me that my mission is to help you solve the case," she said frankly. "What else did he tell you?" Li Li asked

"He also said... He also said that I am your medicine guide and I need to take you out."

"Did he tell you how to get out?"

"No." Kong Zhixi shook her head. "Maybe we should go meet Cheng Xi after all." Li Li also nodded.

Outside the hospital, Li Li's mother was listening to the doctor's consultation plan. The head nurse rushed in and whispered a few words to the dean. The doctor made a gesture and ran out. A group of people followed him and were stopped at the door of the ICU.

After the dean came out of the ICU, he took off his mask and said to Li Li's mother, "The situation is relatively stable now, don't worry." Li Li's mother nodded and murmured to herself, "That's good, that's good."

Kong Zhixi's mother sat by her bed, peeling an apple and sighing. She recalled what the doctor said a few days ago: "Although she is out of danger, it is hard to say whether she can wake up."

People from the Public Security Bureau and the Discipline Inspection Commission took turns running to the house and the hospital, just to find out when the two children would wake up. The ward was busier than a market.

The two arrived at Cheng Xi's B&B early in the morning. Thinking of what happened in the cafeteria that day, Kong Zhixi was still a little scared. Before getting off the car, she said to Li Li: "How about... you go by yourself?"

"What are you afraid of? Xixi won't eat people." Li Li didn't know when she started to be afraid of women.

"Oh, Xixi, Xixi, you only know Xixi. Am I afraid of her? I'm afraid of those CP fans in her company." Kong Zhixi was still a little timid. There are all kinds of lunatics in the fan circle.

"What kind of noodles? I've heard of snail noodles and Guilin rice noodles, but what is CP noodles?" Li Li didn't understand what circle was, nor did he know what noodles were.

"Think about it, you two have been childhood sweethearts, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, and you are a perfect match. You should have been married, but then I... came in and caused someone like Cheng Yaojin to come along. Who can accept that?" Kong Zhixi still couldn't step out of the car door.

"Are you jealous?" Li Li still didn't understand what she was saying.

Kong Zhixi rubbed her face helplessly. "Oh, why don't you understand?"

Forget it, it's for the purpose of getting out. As long as she gets out, it doesn't matter if they are childhood sweethearts or a good match. Since they are going to die anyway, it's better to die with a clear conscience! What if Cheng Xi still has a way to get her past the double-line mission?

All the way to Cheng Xi's office, Kong Zhixi felt that people were pointing fingers at her everywhere. This was even more terrifying than going to the police station and frequently reporting old men and women for moral kidnapping.

After finally entering the office, she saw Cheng Xi. Cheng Xi stood up, stretched out her right hand, and said, "Sister-in-law, long time no see." Kong Zhixi forced a smile, gently touched her hand, and then sat down.

"Brother Li, what do you want to ask?" When there are three people, someone will always be redundant. "We want to ask if you know how to get out?" Li Li didn't think there was anything wrong with the atmosphere and said it directly.

"Go out? Haha, Brother Li, I am the only one who can come in. If I could go out, I would have gone out long ago." Cheng Xi answered them while making tea.

"But, there must be a reason why you were able to come in, right?" Kong Zhixi was a little anxious.

"Haha, sister-in-law, don't you know why you came in?" She certainly knew what the two of them wanted to ask, but since it was different from her purpose, she certainly couldn't tell them.

"I don't know, do you know?" Kong Zhixi didn't know what she was thinking, she just wanted to figure out how to get out.

Cheng Xi poured tea, pushed the cup in front of her, asked her to taste it, and said, "Sister-in-law herself doesn't know, so I don't know even more." Kong Zhixi took a sip of the tea. It was a little sour and astringent. It was a tea she had never tasted before.

"I mean, you have been here eight years ago. Do you remember why you have been here all the time?" Kong Zhixi put down the teacup and asked again.

Cheng Xi changed the tea leaves, brewed a new cup of tea, and pushed the cup in front of Li Li. "Of course I remember, the reason I stayed here was to wait for Brother Li." Her voice was clear and full of unprecedented anticipation.

Kong Zhixi only felt that her red hair was a little dazzling, and could not hear the provocation in her words. "But, you've waited!" Logically speaking, since she had already waited, there was no point in staying here now.

Cheng Xi looked at Li Li, then at Kong Zhixi who was looking puzzled and seemed to be hesitant to speak. She understood what they wanted to ask and also understood Kong Zhixi's urgency. After thinking for a while, she said, "You don't know, right? In this world, an obsession can only be left when it is fulfilled. Sister-in-law, do you know what perfection means? It's not something that can be achieved by just waiting." After that, she refilled her teacup with tea.

Kong Zhixi understood that the obsession to be fulfilled meant that Li Li needed to stay here. She regarded her as a love rival. The words sister-in-law were not polite, but provocative, jealous, and the position she needed to stand in.

"Then what does perfection mean?" The two women were already in a state of excitement, but Li Li was still babbling. "Tsk!" Kong Zhixi frowned at him in dissatisfaction, and he shut up tactfully.

"My sister-in-law is really smart and she understands everything. Haha." Cheng Xi no longer needed to hide anything. She had a greater chance of winning if she competed openly.

Kong Zhixi held her chin with her left hand and tapped the table repeatedly with her right index finger. She didn't care whether Li Li stayed or not. What she cared about was how she needed to leave here. If, as Fu Yan said, she had to complete all the tasks before leaving, then it meant that she needed to take Li Li out with her. This was the contradiction.

"So, you want to leave here too." Kong Zhixi had no intention of making an enemy of her. Instead, she began to hate Li Li even more. The Creator's preference for him hurt her heart deeply. His favorable family background, decent career, and childhood sweetheart love story all proved his halo as the protagonist.

She was in no mood to pursue the settings of this game. She felt upset. She had longed for her father's recognition and preference all her life, but some people are born to be the protagonist.

"There is no one in this world who doesn't want to leave. Didn't my sister-in-law come to me because she wanted to leave?" Cheng Xi's voice was still coquettish, and it was unclear whether it was to please Li Li or to provoke her.

Kong Zhixi was so angry that she laughed. She put her left palm on her forehead, pressed her temple with her thumb and middle finger, patted the table, stood up, bent over Cheng Xi's face, looked at her firmly, and said, "Maybe in the past, but now I! Don't want to think about it anymore!" After saying that, she raised her eyebrows. Since she likes this loser around her so much, she will give it to her. After saying that, she grabbed Li Li's hand and said casually, "Let's go." Li Li didn't know why, but this was the first time he had seen such an attitude. There was a hint of coquettishness in her smile. Whether physically or psychologically, he couldn't refuse.

After leaving the B&B, Kong Zhixi immediately shook off his hand, opened the car door, sat in the passenger seat, and slammed the door. Seeing that Li Li had not gotten in the car for a long time, she shouted angrily, "Let's go!" Li Li hurriedly got in the car, not daring to ask more questions, but just drove back to the bureau quietly. Old Sui also noticed that the atmosphere was not right, holding a cup of coffee, he asked him secretly, "Are you arguing again?" Li Li shrugged and didn't answer.