novelraw Chapter 065 Love is a Curse
Chapter 065 Love is a Curse
On the highway on the way back.
The vehicle speed remained stable.
The scenery outside the window rushed past, from the azure sea to withered trees, and then to gray concrete buildings.
That fairytale-like seaside cottage was left far behind.
The carriage was very quiet.
Only gentle instrumental music flowed.
Jiang Ci was focused on driving.
He held the steering wheel with one hand, and from time to time, he would reach out with the other hand to tuck the blanket that had slipped off the sleeping Wen Ning.
The movements were gentle, as if afraid of disturbing a beautiful dream.
Wen Ning was indeed dreaming.
But it's not a dream.
In my dream, there was a pitch-black abyss.
She saw Jiang Ci standing on the edge of the cliff, covered in blood, yet still smiling at her, reaching out to grab her.
And she was like a heavy stone, dragging him down into the abyss.
"Don't……"
Wen Ning mumbled in his sleep, his brows furrowed tightly.
"Let go... Jiang Ci... let go..."
Wake up.
【Host, wake up.】
A cold, mechanical voice, like a sharp electric current, instantly pierced her eardrums.
It also pierced through that facade of warmth.
Wen Ning suddenly opened his eyes.
He was panting heavily.
Cold sweat soaked through the back of my clothes.
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Ci noticed her unusual behavior immediately.
He slowed down and freed one hand to hold her cold hand.
"Did you have a nightmare?"
Wen Ning turned to look at him.
Looking into his concerned eyes, and the weariness in them that he couldn't hide no matter what.
It felt like my heart had been squeezed hard.
"No...it's nothing."
She forced a smile and pulled her hand back.
"I'm just... a little tired."
She called out in her mind: System?
【I am here. 】
The system's voice was colder than ever before.
[Host, have you had enough of this childish game?]
Wen Ning watched the scenery rushing past the window, and her heart sank.
"What do you mean?"
Please see the data panel.
On Wen Ning's retina, a semi-transparent interface that only she could see appeared.
There are two red curves above.
shocking.
The first thing is her [health points].
It is descending slowly but steadily.
Even though Jiang Ci has taken good care of her these past few days, and even though she hasn't been frightened again, that number is still dropping.
Like... the sand in an hourglass, destined to run out.
The second one is Jiang Ci's [luck value].
Originally, it was an upward-reaching golden curve, representing his chosen path as the male protagonist.
But now.
The gold line is plummeting.
It turned a grayish color.
Did you understand?
The system explained.
You're cannon fodder. He's the protagonist.
Two lines that should never have intersected have been forcibly entangled by you.
Every day you stay by his side, you are draining his life force to sustain your own.
This is the price to pay.
Wen Ning gripped the seatbelt tightly with her fingers.
The knuckles are turning white.
"You mean...?"
She asked, her heart trembling.
"Am I sucking his blood?"
That's one way to understand it.
The system remained completely calm.
Because of your existence, business opportunities that originally belonged to him are slipping away.
[A project that should have gone smoothly has encountered unexpected problems.]
A healthy body can break down due to overwork.
The system displayed a set of prediction images.
The image was blurry, but it was enough to send chills down your spine.
That's a fragment of the future.
Limitless went bankrupt due to a data breach.
Jiang Ci faced numerous setbacks in his efforts to raise money, and even suffered a serious car accident in the pouring rain.
That spirited young man eventually lay in a hospital bed, having lost both his legs and all his brilliance.
This is what will happen to him if you don't leave.
Love is a curse, host.
The better you treat him, the more you love each other, the stronger this curse becomes.
Wen Ning felt a wave of suffocation.
A metallic sweetness welled up in my throat.
original.
This is the truth.
She thought she was redeeming him, that if she could spend even one more day with him, she could give him a little more warmth.
But don't know.
Her love was the poison that killed him.
"What if... what if I leave?"
Wen Ning asked.
If you leave, sever this bond.
His luck will improve. The plot will be revised.
He will meet the people he is meant to meet (like Su Qing), and he will accomplish what he is meant to accomplish.
He will become the radiant and brilliant President Jiang.
He will have everything except you.
Wen Ning closed her eyes.
Tears slid down her cheeks, but before they could fall, she quietly wiped them away.
Except for losing me.
He will have everything.
What is this?
Is this punishment for her greed?
Why aren't you saying anything?
Jiang Ci's voice rang out again.
There was some traffic ahead, so the car slowed down.
He turned his head and saw Wen Ning staring out the window, looking somewhat worried.
"Are you carsick?"
He took a mint from the storage box next to him.
Peel off the candy wrapper.
He held it to her lips.
"It will feel better if you keep it in your mouth."
Wen Ning turned her head.
Looking at that slender hand, looking at that white candy.
Then I looked at Jiang Ci.
He looked really bad.
These past few days at the beach, although he was smiling and playing with her, he would secretly get up to take painkillers (for stomach pain) every night after she fell asleep.
Although his phone was switched off, the anxiety he felt from having too much work piling up was impossible to hide.
He's just putting on a brave face.
To accompany her in this charade of "peace and tranquility," he was pushing himself to the limit.
Wen Ning opened his mouth.
He put the candy in his mouth.
The coolness of the mint exploded on the tip of my tongue, and the coolness went straight to my heart.
"Jiang Ci."
She looked at him and suddenly spoke.
Will you always be this lucky?
Jiang Ci was stunned for a moment.
He then laughed.
"As long as you're here, my luck won't be bad."
Wen Ning felt as if her heart was being torn apart.
Fool.
Exactly the opposite.
As long as I'm around, you'll be in deep trouble.
She looked at the congested traffic ahead.
Looking at the hazy sky over City A in the distance.
His company is there, his dreams are there, and his battlefield is there.
And she.
He shouldn't be the burden that holds him back.
"Jiang Ci."
Wen Ning silently told himself this, and also told it to his book.
I am sorry.
To help you live to be a hundred years old.
So that you may stand in the light.
I must……
Be the bad guy who pushes you into hell.
"I hope so too."
Wen Ning turned her head and gave him a bright smile.
I wish you good luck always.
Even without me.
The last half of the sentence dissipated between his lips and teeth.
Jiang Ci didn't hear clearly.
"What?"
"It's nothing."
Wen Ning gripped the seatbelt tightly.
His gaze gradually turned cold, as if he wanted to freeze all his love.
"I said, hurry up and open it."
I'm hungry.