After I Was Erased by the System, She Went Mad

Chapter 64 : Shen Xiaoyu's Inescapable Cycle

Su Huan looked at her, her mood growing increasingly pleased, and smiled warmly under Shi Qiubai's dark gaze.

"I didn't expect this experiment to have a pleasant surprise."

"What pleasant surprise?" Shi Qiubai frowned tightly.

[Su Huan hasn't gone crazy, has she? It would be best if she did—then tomorrow I'll take Sister away!]

[Damn it, when will Qiu Ye come? But this place is so hidden that even if Qiu Ye comes looking, she won't find me. I must make some noise tonight to attract others' attention!]

"Nothing much." Su Huan looked at her meaningfully and turned to leave.

Make some noise, huh? Then she'd have to see what kind of noise that would be.

"Psycho!" Shi Qiubai cursed at her retreating figure, then began searching the room up and down for things she could use to cause trouble.

However, before she could start, the room door was opened again, and two people in white coats walked in from outside.

Without even greeting her, they stepped forward to grab her and jabbed a needle into her arm.

"What are you doing? You..."

Before Shi Qiubai could finish her angry rebuke, the two had finished the injection and left the room.

The door was closed again.

Shi Qiubai: ...? What were they trying to do?

Ten minutes later, Shi Qiubai finally understood what they had done.

Lying on the ground, drowsy and barely conscious, she couldn't help but give the camera in the room a middle finger.

Damn thieves! When she got out, got out...

Shi Qiubai's head tilted to one side as she fell into unconsciousness.

She slept until dawn the next day.

"Miss Shi, time to get up." Two people in white coats stood in the room, backlit so their expressions couldn't be seen clearly.

Shi Qiubai, awakened from her sleep, stared dazedly at the ceiling, confusedly recalling what had happened the night before. Her thoughts instantly became clear.

She abruptly scrambled up from the ground, rubbing her sore neck and couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath.

Damn!

"Where's Su Huan?" she asked coldly.

"The boss is waiting for you in the laboratory!" the two answered mechanically.

Laboratory...

Shi Qiubai's expression changed dramatically. She ran out and, following directions from the two people behind her, found the laboratory's location.

In the bright laboratory, Shen Xiaoyu was placed on a hospital bed, wearing soft, clean clothes. Wires extended from under her clothes, connecting to several large pieces of equipment around her.

"Sister!" Shi Qiubai shouted and was about to rush over when someone stopped her.

"Miss Shi, the second clinical trial is being prepared. Please don't approach!"

Shi Qiubai's eyes blazed with fury as she slapped away their hands. "Get lost! I'd like to see who dares touch Sister!"

The researchers acted as if they hadn't heard her words, preparing for the second experiment in an orderly fashion.

The only 'idle person,' Su Huan, sat beside the hospital bed. Hearing the noise, she turned to look at her, her dark, bright eyes calm and waveless. "Sit down for a while. We're about to begin."

The calmer she was, the angrier Shi Qiubai became. She pointed at Su Huan's nose through the crowd and burst into curses: "Su Huan! What do you think you are? What right do you have to use sister for your experiments? I'm telling you I don't agree! Don't even think about using Sister for your damned experiments!"

Su Huan calmly withdrew her gaze, gently arranging Shen Xiaoyu's clothes as she said casually: "Gag her mouth. No one is allowed to make any sound during the experimental process."

"You dare! You mmph—"

Two men in black grabbed her hands from left and right, pressed her onto a stool behind her, then produced tape from somewhere and wound it around her mouth in circles, blocking all sound.

[Su Huan! Fuck your mother! Shit! When I get out, I'll kill you sooner or later!] she cursed in her heart.

Among the many voices, this stream of profanity was quite prominent.

Su Huan couldn't help but rub her temples. The worst part about being able to hear others' thoughts was this—the voices in her ears never stopped, giving her a headache.

She sat in the chair beside the bed, legs crossed, and checked the time. It was almost nine in the morning.

"Boss, everything's ready," one of the researchers suddenly said.

"Then let's begin." Su Huan said.

The bound Shi Qiubai suddenly widened her eyes and struggled desperately. "Mmph mmph mmph—"

[No! Sister, Sister—please wake up!]

At her command, several pieces of equipment around Shen Xiaoyu began operating simultaneously. Countless lights on the instruments lit up and flickered, dazzling and disorienting.

Everyone stared intently at Shen Xiaoyu, anticipating what would happen next.

However, before any 'miracle' could occur on Shen Xiaoyu, over a dozen men in black silently appeared behind all the researchers. Under Shi Qiubai's shocked gaze, they covered the researchers' mouths and hands, taking them away from the laboratory.

Even the two black-clad bodyguards watching Shi Qiubai left with them, thoughtfully closing the door.

The entire process took no more than two minutes and hardly made any extra noise.

Only the unconscious Shen Xiaoyu, the bound Shi Qiubai, and Su Huan sitting beside the bed remained in the laboratory.

Su Huan's gaze was gentle as she sighed softly. "I tried this experiment yesterday—it doesn't hurt. I originally planned to use it on Tang Tang, but she's pregnant, and she's carrying the next female lead. The correction system values her greatly! Even completing the plot is for the child in Tang Tang's belly. To avoid angering the system, I instructed the researchers to definitely protect the child in Tang Tang's belly, so all research was designed not to cause Tang Tang too much pain. This discovery also reduced the equipment's power based on the original foundation."

"Mmph mmph—"

[You're fucking talking nonsense! You didn't get Sister's consent and privately used her for human experiments—that's illegal! I'm going to report you! I'm going to make you go to prison! Ruin your reputation!!!!]

"You won't have that chance. This equipment can establish contact with the system. Didn't you always say you wanted to see evidence? Look, I've brought the evidence to you."

As if to confirm her words, the lights overhead in the laboratory suddenly went out with a snap, and all the equipment lights went out as well. Darkness suddenly descended.

Shi Qiubai's heart skipped a beat. "Mmph mmph—"

[Wh-what does this mean?]

Su Huan looked at the flashing red lights, her heart pounding nervously.

She clenched her fists and called out: "System!"

The next second, the red lights went out, the laboratory returned to darkness, and all was silent.

"Ding—"

A voice suddenly rang out: "Signal connection successful."

A faint blue light appeared in the laboratory.

The two followed the light source and saw it was Shen Xiaoyu.

"Su Huan." A cold electronic voice came from Shen Xiaoyu's body. Vaguely, they could see a thin layer, like gauze, enveloping Shen Xiaoyu.

"I finally contacted you!"

The gauze gently fluttered with the electronic voice, as if it were alive.

Shi Qiubai stared with wide eyes.

[This, this is what Su Huan has been researching?]

Su Huan stared intently at Shen Xiaoyu, her brows slightly furrowed as she asked in confusion: "Contact me? I only heard your voice when I entered the hospital room, but I couldn't hear what you were saying clearly."

"The plot is about to end, and this world has been mostly repaired. I can't attract the attention of this world's will, or the host will only die," the system said.

Su Huan's clenched hands tightened further as she asked: "What about Xiaoyu?"

"The host is trapped. The correction system used all its energy to create a custom car accident for the host. Her consciousness is trapped in the explosion scene of that car accident. If she doesn't leave this world, she will repeatedly experience that explosion until her body dies."

Hearing the system's words, Su Huan felt like someone had hit her head with a club—her mind went blank and couldn't function.

She recalled the video she had seen: Shen Xiaoyu, covered in wounds and sweating from pain, dragging her injured leg step by step toward safety. Step by step, slow but determined, but before she could get far, the explosion occurred.

If what the system said was true, Shen Xiaoyu was experiencing the physical pain over and over again, having to drag her injured foot and repeatedly flee from danger.

But she could never escape.

This would haunt her like a nightmare.

Su Huan felt her heart being sliced apart. She covered her chest, bent over, and gasped for breath as tears streamed down her face.

She didn't dare think about what kind of suffering Shen Xiaoyu was experiencing at this moment.

"But even if the body doesn't die, the host can't hold on much longer," the system's voice was cold and ruthless. "According to my calculations, by the 984th cycle, the host will go insane. Even if the host completes the mission then, she won't be able to return to being a normal person. I tried to pull the host back from the virtual world, but I failed. Now I only have enough energy to send the host back. So—

The host must leave this world as soon as possible!"

Su Huan's face grew increasingly pale, cold sweat continuously flowing down her forehead.

"Complete the mission... let her leave..." she murmured quietly. Each word seemed to drain all her strength.

Shi Qiubai's head was buzzing. Whether it was what she saw or what she heard, everything exceeded her imagination.

[No, impossible! This is all fake! This must all be Su Huan's arrangement! Sister is just injured, she's not... not being...]

She choked up, unable to continue.

The blue gauze on Shen Xiaoyu fluttered as if changing direction to 'look' at Shi Qiubai.

"Warning! Villain corruption value: +100!"

"Warning! Villain corruption value has exceeded the maximum threshold. Please host quickly reduce the villain corruption value! Please host quickly reduce the villain corruption value!"

[Fake, fake, it's all fake!] Shi Qiubai shook her head, eyes tightly closed as she hypnotized herself. [Everything is fake! This is all Su Huan's doing! I won't be fooled! Absolutely not!]

"Warning! Villain corruption value +200!"

"Warning! Warning! Villain corruption value has exceeded the maximum threshold!"

Amid the system's warning sounds, Su Huan raised her head and looked through tears at Shi Qiubai, who was tied to the chair with a pale face.

"Villain corruption value... plus 100?" She repeated the system's words as tears fell. "Shi Qiubai, is this your idea of love?"

Su Huan suddenly stood up and strode toward Shen Xiaoyu, grabbing her collar and pulling her close, her eyes red-rimmed and fierce.

"Lower your corruption value! Quickly!"

Shi Qiubai looked directly into Su Huan's eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly, only heavy breathing sounds audible.

"Warning! Villain corruption value: +100!"

Su Huan's eyes gradually grew darker, like a bottomless abyss.

She turned around, rummaged through boxes and drawers to find a knife, then came back to press it against Shi Qiubai's neck. A flash of killing intent appeared in her eyes as her voice turned cold and harsh.

"Will the pursuit only end if I kill you?"