Wen Bai leaned back on the sofa, bored. He hadn't experienced such a feeling of nothing happening, of life being as flat as water, of time dragging on like years, for a long time.
It was just that the person sitting opposite him was somewhat of an eyesore.
Seeing that Lin Shuangshuang was genuinely worried, and witnessing how much she cared when Wen Bai was injured, Ji Letian considered playing the victim himself. But he couldn't bring himself to do it, so he awkwardly explained to Lin Shuangshuang that he had simply sprained his ankle and it wasn't serious.
As soon as he met Wen Bai's gaze, it transformed from soft cotton into a sharp blade, filled with murderous intent.
Wen Bai and Ji Letian, they couldn't stand each other.
The doorbell suddenly rang.
Wen Bai got up to open the door.
Wang Yi was supposed to be here taking care of him today.
Wang Yi had called, hesitating, and Wen Bai had guessed what she wanted.
He wondered what System 001 had against Wang Yi. "I still wondered why you kept my phone number yesterday, but I didn't expect this. She definitely wants to skip work today and have you cover for her."
As expected, right after System 001 spoke, Wang Yi asked if she could come during meal times to prepare lunch and clean, but then come later and leave earlier today.
Wang Yi figured that Wen Bai, being a grown man, wouldn't have any major issues taking care of himself. It was just that his injured arm made things a bit inconvenient. As long as he didn't tell Su Ying.
Wen Bai certainly wouldn't tell Su Ying, and he didn't like people bustling around his room. Anyway, Su Ying had promised to bring him delicious food back tonight, so he could make do with whatever for lunch.
When he woke up that morning, Su Ying wasn't there as usual. He only saw a note on the dining table.
Su Ying had left before he woke up, but had prepared breakfast in the kitchen, saying he would be back late today.
Originally, Wen Bai planned to sneak out. Despite his injury, he felt he should recover quickly for the sake of food. Going out wouldn't involve fighting, so he just needed to be a little careful.
Since Su Ying wasn't coming back to cook for him tonight, it would be convenient for him to go out and eat. More importantly, he couldn't touch the female lead, but he wanted to try and meddle with the male lead.
However, when he reached the end of the note, Su Ying's beautiful handwriting conveyed the message: he would bring him a particularly delicious pastry.
Su Ying had confidently stated that he would definitely like it.
The condition was that Wen Bai had to stay home obediently and not run around. If he found out, Wen Bai wouldn't get to know what Su Ying considered a pastry he would definitely like.
Wen Bai felt he was precisely controlled, and immediately hesitated.
Su Ying's cooking skills had been affirmed by Wen Bai. If someone with such good culinary talent was also praising it, how delicious must it be?
Wen Bai was very curious, so he ultimately decided to wait at home for Su Ying to get off work today. He had to verify whether Su Ying's praise was exaggerated or not.
Upon learning of Wen Bai's decision, System 001 was speechless.
But now, it was clearly Wang Yi's paid leave time.
Wen Bai noticed that System 001 was becoming increasingly human-like in its emotions. It was different from the other systems he had encountered.
Before he was exiled, he had met many systems. They were all cold and emotionless, seemingly operating on their own algorithms. They would deliberately put him in dangerous situations without regard, force him into impossible choices, or push him to the brink of death for a mere 51% chance of success. Each system was like a precision instrument, and he was just a cog in their process of traversing worlds and conducting experiments.
The voice in his ear brought Wen Bai back to reality.
He heard System 001, with an emotion akin to human disgust, make a unilateral bet with him: "Did she have a change of heart and decide not to skip work after all? I bet 1 point that it's definitely not her."
Wen Bai, while deep in thought, walked straight to the door and opened it.
"You win, but unfortunately, there's no prize."
The person outside had a peculiar expression and was carrying a burlap sack. The sack sagged heavily, suggesting it contained something small but weighty.
The person seemed to want to extend goodwill to Wen Bai and flashed a smile. However, it was clear it didn't suit him.
Because when he smiled, his entire face contorted, looking nothing like a human expression. There was no hint of amusement, only a terrifying grimace.
"Wang Yi isn't here," Wen Bai said, considering people irrelevant to his mission a waste of even a glance.
Before he could even move to close the door, the person shoved it open violently, as if afraid Wen Bai would shut him out.
The smile on his face widened, looking exceptionally creepy: "I... I I I I'm not here... to find... Mom, I... I I'm here to bring... bring bring..."
The person appeared foolish and slow-witted, but surprisingly strong. With just one shove, Wen Bai was pushed back significantly, almost hitting a metal ornament by the door.
Perhaps the commotion at the door was too loud, or perhaps Lin Shuangshuang had been paying attention to the area, which caused Ji Letian to become displeased.
Was it really necessary to pay so much attention just to open a door?
He's not an infant. Ji Letian's dissatisfaction with Lin Shuangshuang's excessive attention towards Wen Bai had gone beyond mere annoyance.
If only he knew that Lin Shuangshuang, after hearing about Wen Bai's background at the hospital and learning he had been abused and had nowhere to go after being kicked out, realized that Wen Bai probably had no friends.
In Lin Shuangshuang's eyes, they were similar in some aspects. She lost her mother at a young age and was close to her father, but there were things she couldn't confide in him.
Due to her family circumstances, she had also been bullied quite a bit when she was younger.
Now, compared to Wen Bai, she felt her own experiences were trivial.
Wen Bai was like the protagonist in a novel, with a tragic background and a life of hardship, yet he remained optimistic and cheerful, like a sun, always extending a helping hand to those in danger...
Of course, here she conveniently overlooked the fact that Wen Bai had been forced to save her.
In short, such a pitiable soul instantly triggered her maternal instincts as a woman. It was not romantic love, but a genuine feeling that although Su Ying could help Wen Bai, as a doctor with a considerable reputation and popularity, he must be too busy to have enough time and energy to properly care for Wen Bai.
And she, she was Wen Bai's fated friend!
She had come, but she was also worried about being Wen Bai's jinx, while also thinking about building a good relationship with him as a friend and taking good care of him.
With such clear intentions, how could she not be constantly watching?
Ji Letian couldn't stand it any longer. He saw his goddess talking to his goddess, and his goddess was perfunctorily responding to him, her gaze fixed on the entryway...
He got up in frustration and went to grab her, thinking that at least Lin Shuangshuang would talk to him properly when Wen Bai was around.
"Who is it?" Ji Letian, completely lacking the self-awareness of a guest, impatiently walked over and urged loudly.
However, a flurry of activity and hurried footsteps came from outside. Before he could even see the person clearly, they were gone.
"Someone I don't know."
How could someone in the house scare that person so much?
Then she closed the door.
He was truly a strange person, running away halfway through his sentence. He wasn't here to find Wang Yi, and Su Ying had work during the day, as he'd already told him yesterday. Could he possibly be here to find him?