novelraw Chapter 1145: Restlessness
Chapter 1145: Restlessness
"What do you want to say?" Mu Jianling’s voice was extremely cold. When she stared at Munong City, her gaze was harsh and penetrating, as if the chill could pass through the screen to Munong City on the other side.
Sitting in a wheelchair, Munong City looked at Mu Jianling with eyes that remained calm and gentle. Even after Mu Jianling expressed obvious disgust and indifference, his tone was still very loving: "Jianling..."
"I am your grandfather..."
Mu Jianling sneered: "Ha~"
Munong City struggled to open his drooping eyelids, "I’m very sorry about Ye Lin..."
Upon hearing this, Mu Jianling clenched her fists abruptly.
Silence.
...
The entire space was filled with an overwhelming, seemingly endless silence.
How many times had Munong City mentioned the name Ye Lin in front of Mu Jianling? Mu Jianling couldn’t remember, but it was indeed the first time he personally uttered the words "sorry", however...
Mu Jianling frowned tightly, sneering: "You owe an apology to Ye Lin, not me! Save the word ’sorry’ for him in the future."
Boom——
The words hit Munong City like a thunderbolt, causing his fingers to tremble: "Jianling!"
Mu Jianling raised her hand, interrupting him, and said: "Don’t mention him in front of me again. We stand on different grounds and have nothing to discuss. This conversation is over!"
With that said!
Mu Jianling decisively hung up the phone.
Snap~
Munong City stared at the disconnected phone, his withered, vacant eyes gazing blankly at the pure white ceiling. This was a laboratory’s experimental room, also a hospital room, where Munong City had spent a long, long time, so long that he almost forgot the specific duration...
For the first time, a hint of disgust emerged in Munong City for this place.
Beside him, an assistant robot softly asked, "Director, do you need any assistance now?"
Munong City waved his hand, saying: "No need, No. 18, you may go."
Assistant Robot: "Yes. I’m always here, Director, call me anytime."
Peace returned to the space, with Munong City sitting in the wheelchair, leaning against the backrest, his head drooping...
second.
seconds.
seconds.
...
He remained motionless, like a sculpture, with even his breathing almost imperceptible. In the whole experimental room, apart from rows of machines, equipment, and instruments... there was no living creature.
...
On the other side.
After Mu Jianling hung up the phone, her brows still furrowed tightly as she paced around the room:
step.
steps.
steps.
...
The heavy footsteps that initially had a rhythm gradually became chaotic...
Mu Jianling suddenly threw a punch!
Bam——
Instantly, the coffee table shattered in half!
Drip drop~
Drip drop~
Drip drop~
...
Bright red blood dripped from Mu Jianling’s wrist, quickly filling the air with a faint scent of blood...
She activated the housekeeping system, and Mu Jianling, expressionless, said: "Clean everything up."
Soon, the housekeeping system tidied up the mess, and it kindly prompted: "Master, it appears you have a minor injury. Would you like assistance with bandaging it?"
Mu Jianling waved her hand, saying: "No need."
Housekeeping System: "Understood."
Then.
Mu Jianling said: "Open the drama channel, play ’I’m the Queen’."
Housekeeping System: "Playing it right away."
In less than a second, the holographic screen turned on again, and Mu Jianling, who had sat back down, raised her eyes to stare at the drama’s female lead, Ye Lu—
As portrayed by Ye Lu, the protagonist stepped into the auditorium and unexpectedly saw the male lead holding hands with the mistress, receiving blessings from relatives and friends. Ye Lu suddenly smiled.
She had a pair of beautiful eyes that looked particularly charming when she smiled...
Outside the screen, Mu Jianling also smiled.
In the unknown to Mu Jianling herself, as she stared into Ye Lu’s eyes, eyes that were familiar and reminiscent of memories... Mu Jianling showed a faint, warm smile, different from her usual cold demeanor...
The storyline continued.
The protagonist ripped apart the scumbag male, punched the scumbag female, single-handedly overturned the entire wedding scene, then left behind a sentence: "This man, I don’t want him anymore. You can have him, wish you happiness."
Then.
She walked away gracefully.
...
The drama continued, though Mu Jianling, who usually watched Ye Lu, suddenly stood up. Her move was abrupt, enough to topple over the small stool beside the sofa. As she stood, the gust whipped up knocked over a glass vase containing a bouquet of cosmos flowers on the coffee table.
Snap~
Bam!
The vase shattered instantly.
Mu Jianling didn’t care about these things. She anxiously paced a few steps and then, seemingly having made up her mind, dialed Ji You’s contact number.
At this time, Ji You had just come out of the self-funded training room. After a set of physical fitness training, she was so exhausted that she could barely lift her fingers. She lay on the floor, her big eyes staring at the ceiling...
On the floor, the Little Golden Dragon gnawed happily at a beef jerky, while mockingly taunting Ji You: "Woman, is this all you’ve got? Just a few minutes and you’re done?"
"Done?"
"Mecha! I’m warning you, never say those words to your master, or you’ll regret installing a voice system." Ji You gritted her teeth, ready to leap up and teach that little Mecha, who was eating her food yet complained, a lesson, when suddenly, she heard her contact number ringing. Before Ji You answered the phone, she slapped the Little Golden Dragon!
Whoosh——
The gust passed, but the Little Golden Dragon didn’t dodge. Instead, it hurriedly protected the beef jerky in its hands, but!
Too fast!
Ji You’s hand was like that of a thief’s, impossible to guard against, and in the blink of an eye, the beef jerky was nowhere to be seen.
Little Golden Dragon: "...No! My...my beef jerky..."
Ji You stuffed the beef jerky into her mouth, chewed a bit, wrapped it with saliva, and picked up the phone, smiling: "Teacher...you were looking for me? Late at night, bringing me sugar pills probably isn’t a good idea, right?"
Mu Jianling: "..."
Mu Jianling breathed out almost imperceptibly and said coldly, "I have a question for you."
Ji You quickly put away her playful expression and said seriously: "Teacher, please ask."
Mu Jianling said: "If someone goes to great lengths to catch you, what will you do?"
"..." Ji You opened her mouth: "Run?"
Mu Jianling shot her a sideways glance: "The person has extensive connections. As long as you live in the human world, within the Eight Star Systems, you can’t escape his surveillance. How fast can you run?"
"..." Ji You felt a tremor in her heart, hesitating slightly: "Then...I’ll find a way to hide?"
Mu Jianling obviously held her response in disdain.
Then.
Mu Jianling continued, "Then what if I said, someone is determined to take your life, what will you do?"
Ji You was startled: "Huh???"
Ji You almost jumped up: "What are you going to do then? Of course, I’ll fight back! My life is mine, and if anyone dares to come at me, I’ll fight them until not a shred remains!"