Chapter 125
Soon, medical staff arrived. Shen Shuyu’s chaotic brain gradually cleared. By the time the series of checkups ended, he had mostly regained clarity.
After the medical staff left, the people who had been ushered out of the ward immediately came back in. Leading them was Mother Shen.
Mother Shen seemed emotionally stable, but her face was haggard, eyes swollen, clearly having cried for a long time.
Shen Shuyu didn’t know how to start, so he just looked at Mother Shen quietly. Mother Shen couldn’t help shedding tears again. She held Shen Shuyuās hand tightly. “Baby, if anything happened to you, how would Mom live?”
Shen Shuyu opened his mouth and blurted out, “I’m sorry.”
Shen Yisi walked up too. He touched Shen Shuyuās forehead, then his face. After feeling his temperature, he breathed a sigh of relief. He held Mother Shen’s hand. “Mom, it’s okay. The doctor said he’s fine. Don’t cry.”
As if finding his voice, Shen Shuyu repeated, “Yes… please don’t cry.”
Father Shen sighed beside them. He patted Mother Shen’s shoulder, comforting her, “It’s okay. Little Fish is fine now.”
Shen Yisi looked at his parents. “Dad, why don’t you and Mom go back to rest first? I’ll watch over things here.”
Mother Shen was emotionally unstable. It was best to go home and rest, to recover. Too much had happened today.
Shen Yisi and Father Shen exchanged glances. Father Shen looked at Shen Shuyu again and sighed imperceptibly. He helped Mother Shen up. “I’ll have the butler send some soup over. If anything happens, call us immediately.”
“Okay Dad, I know. Don’t worry,” Shen Yisi nodded.
Shen Shuyu said obediently, “Dad, Mom, I’m fine. You go back and rest.”
Mother Shen was indeed exhausted today. She bent down to hug Shen Shuyu again before leaving the ward with Father Shen. Only Shen Yisi and Shen Shuyu remained.
Shen Yisi held his hand, asking gently with concern, “Is anywhere else uncomfortable?”
Shen Shuyu shook his head. He knew clearly he had fainted backstage. He asked, “The anniversary activity…”
Before he could finish, Shen Yisi answered, “Feng Xing performed in your place. His parents sent me a video just now. The performance went very smoothly. Unless something unexpected happens, it’s first place.”
He rubbed Shen Shuyuās head, took out his terminal, and opened the video. “Guessed you would ask. Take a look.”
The video wasn’t long, about thirty seconds, but it showed everyone performed very well. Shen Shuyu was relieved. He didn’t want to cause Shen Xili and Wen Jiafei to lose the prize money because of him.
Looking at Shen Shuyuās pale, bloodless face, Shen Yisi asked, “You scared us all badly back then.”
Shen Shuyu looked up. “Brother, I’m fine. Maybe just too tired from rehearsing these past two days, plus going on stage today, didn’t rest well.”
Shen Yisi didn’t believe Shen Shuyu, but after Shen Shuyu fainted, they rushed him to the hospital immediately. A battery of tests later, they still couldn’t find what went wrong.
Shen Shuyu shook Shen Yisiās hand holding his. “Okay, Brother, I’m really fine. I’ll be able to go home after resting.”
Shen Yisi raised his other hand and gently pushed his forehead with his index finger. “You.”
Shen Shuyu touched his stomach. “But Brother, I’m hungry. Go buy me something to eat.”
He had been unconscious for a while. He didn’t feel it just now, but now his stomach felt empty.
Shen Yisi nodded. “Okay, I’ll call someone to bring it. You sleep a bit more.”
Shen Shuyu hummed and lay back on the bed. Shen Yisi rubbed his head, tucked him in, and left the ward.
After Shen Yisi left, the smile on Shen Shuyuās face instantly collapsed.
Was that just a dream just now?
Shen Shuyu felt it wasn’t that simple. Instead, it looked a bit like the future.
What exactly is that black worm hiding in Shen Xili’s heart? When did it hide there? Recalling those crisscrossing scars, it must have been there for a long time.
Shen Shuyu felt a headache coming on. And the system announcement he heard before fainting.
Out-of-Plot Scenario?
The information overload before and after fainting made Shen Shuyu feel like his head was going to explode.
He took a deep breath, trying hard to calm his brain.
He had to sort things out one by one. First, confirm if the System was back.
Shen Shuyu called out a few times. This time, there was a quick response.
[Master!] The familiar system voice made him sigh with inexplicable relief.
He said: [Little One, you’re back.]
[Woo woo woo Master! I missed you so much!] Little One transformed into an electronic puppy in his mind, wagging its tail at Shen Shuyu.
Shen Shuyu thought for a moment: [Didn’t you go to check previous information? Did it take this long?]
[Master, checking only took half a day.] The System made a pitiful expression. [But when I wanted to connect with you, I found something blocking us. I couldn’t receive your commands, nor could I let you receive my messages.]
This sounds a bit like the jammer in the Survival War.
Shen Shuyu pursed his lips: [My heart pain during this time, was that you guys doing it?]
[Yes.] The System said: [I reported this to the Main Brain. We tried many ways to connect to your signal, but it didn’t work. Finally, only the punishment mechanism remained. Unexpectedly, it worked. Only during the punishment period could we receive a tiny bit of faint signal.]
System losing contact with the host was a top-level alert in their system world. The System showed a crying face again: [The Main Brain and I kept trying, but always failed. Finally, today, I reconnected with you, Master.]
No wonder my angina was so severe recently. It really had to do with Little One.
[Before I fainted, I heard you say ‘Out-of-Plot Scenario’. What is that about?] Shen Shuyu had heard Little One mention it before, but when he asked later, it avoided answering.
[Congratulations Master on triggering the Out-of-Plot Scenario!] The System set off fireworks in his mind. [Opening the Out-of-Plot Scenario allows the host to ignore the plot rules in the book and explore different storylines!]
Ignore the plot rules?
Hearing this, Shen Shuyu got interested. [Including not having to be Chi Yanxun’s lick-dog?]
[Yes! You can freely utilize your wisdom and talent!] The System said: [As long as it is reasonable, compliant, and legal, you can do anything!]
Shen Shuyu was about to be happy when he thought of a key point: [In that case, how is the plot completion calculated?]
[You don’t need to worry! As long as the final ending is reasonable, compliant, and legal, you pass!]
[Does this mean, even if the Protagonist Gong and Shou don’t end up together, as long as their ending is logically sound, it’s fine?]
[Yes!] The System happily set off fireworks. [Master, you are so smart!]
That seems much more convenient. But Shen Shuyu couldn’t figure out why it was suddenly triggered.
Without warning, transition, or hint, it was suddenly ‘Out of Plot’.
No.
There must be something I don’t know.
Shen Shuyu closed his eyes. Before he fainted, he seemed to hear one person’s voice.
Mother Shen’s, Shen Yisi’s, and… Shen Xili’s?
Shen Shuyu sat up abruptly from the bed. He was very certaināone voice belonged to Shen Xili!
Shen Xili was with them at that time!
But in fact, in the original plot points, Shen Xili meeting the Shen family happened much later.
Shen Shuyu began to replay the events in his mind. When he came out of the restroom, he felt no discomfort. Instead, shortly after seeing the backs of Shen Yisi and his parents, he triggered the severe punishment that made him faint from pain for the first time ever.
Because at that time, the [Out-of-Plot Scenario] was being triggered. The Main Brain’s mechanism hoped to use pain to tell him to stop it, but there was no chance.
Shen Shuyuās train of thought cleared instantly.
But the question was, when did they find out?
At the Survival War awards ceremony? But afterward, Shen Yisi didn’t show any strange behavior. Instead, before Shen Yisi’s business trip, they got drunk with Yue Cheng, and the next day Shen Yisi’s rut was triggered.
Shen Shuyu let out a long breath and lay back on the bed. That should be mostly right.
He rolled over, looking out the window. In his mind was the terrified look of Mother Shen just now.
She really cared about him.
Baby.
Shen Shuyu recited these two words silently. The first time family called him ‘Baby’, yet it had entered a countdown phase.
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