Chapter 207
“What?” Shen Shuyu blurted out.
Wen Jiafei said dejectedly, “That dream felt so real. Even now, thinking back on it makes me feel a lingering fear.”
It was the most terrifying nightmare Wen Jiafei had ever experienced. In the dream, he saw Shen Shuyu being tortured to death, yet he could only stand by and watch it all happen. He couldn’t make a sound, and his body wouldn’t move; he simply watched helplessly as Shen Shuyu breathed his last breath before his eyes.
He said, “I was afraid it was real.”
Shen Shuyu was beyond shocked to hear this. In the original plot, he was indeed tortured to death, but the crux was that Wen Jiafei was the mastermind behind that murder.
Moreover, the fates of Wen Jiafei and Wen Yue had already been completely rewritten. Even without tonight’s events, given their current relationship, it was impossible for Wen Jiafei to walk the path toward “blackening” again.
Shen Shuyu felt the person embracing him was in a state of extreme panic, using almost all his strength to hold himâso much so that it was getting a bit hard to breathe.
Shen Shuyu grasped Wen Jiafeiâs hand and released his pheromones to comfort him. “Wen Jiafei, that was just a dream.”
“It wasn’t a dream,” Wen Jiafei insisted stubbornly. “It wasn’t just a dream.”
Shen Shuyu thought for a moment. “Besides, why do you believe the words of that Luck System? What if it’s lying to you?”
“It didn’t lie to me. Since I’ve returned, it has helped me a lot. When my three cousins wanted to kick me out of Siro, it was this Luck System that helped me deal with them.”
While listening to Wen Jiafei describe what the Luck System had done for him, Shen Shuyuâs mind raced.
Wen Jiafei currently trusted this Luck System very much. It would be difficult to get him to give it up voluntarily.
Embracing him, Wen Jiafei soon noticed Shen Shuyu was spacing out. He said despondently, “I told you, these things are quite bizarre.”
Shen Shuyu snapped back to his senses. “It’s not that I don’t believe you. I’m just thinkingâsince this system has helped you so much, it must need something in return, right? Has it told you what it wants?”
“It hasn’t,” Wen Jiafei said. “I asked, and it said it would ask of me when the time is right.”
Shen Shuyu adjusted his position. He rolled over to face Wen Jiafei directly. In the darkness, Wen Jiafeiâs eyes were sparkling.
Shen Shuyu said, “But I feel like this isn’t anything good.”
Wen Jiafei fell silent. “It has helped me a lot.”
“But do you really need it?” Shen Shuyu asked. “For instance, if your dream is real, what does that have to do with you coming back to the Ning family for power?”
Wen Jiafei said, “With enough power and wealth, I can protect you better.”
Shen Shuyu countered, “By that logic, my parents, my brother Shen Yisi, and even Shen Xili… mmph.”
His mouth was covered by Wen Jiafeiâs hand. The boy muttered gloomily, “Can we not talk about Shen Xili?”
Shen Shuyu moved the hand away from his face. “My point isâpower and wealth, the Shen family has both. My range of activity is in Amour. According to your logic, the Shen family should be enough to keep me safe.”
Wen Jiafei backed away slightly. “Do you think I shouldn’t have come back?”
“No,” Shen Shuyu said. “The Ning family owed you to begin with. Even if they threw all their resources at you, it wouldn’t be enough. I just think this Luck System is too eerie. It says it will ask something of you when it needs itâwhat if what it wants then is my life?”
Wen Jiafei was shocked. “Impossible.”
“Why is it impossible?” Shen Shuyu remained very calm. “Since it has the ability to foresee the future, it also has the ability to fabricate a meaningless dream to make you trust it. Wen Jiafei, you need to be calm. That was just a dream. If I have a dream about jumping from a great height, does that mean I definitely will jump at some point?”
Wen Jiafei was left speechless.
Shen Shuyu pressed his advantage. “Or rather, did you have a deal with it before? Is that why you’re so certain its words are true?”
“No,” Wen Jiafei explained. “I swear, I’ve only had a deal with it for these few days.”
In truth, Wen Jiafei had been skeptical of the Luck System from the start. Even when it predicted things correctly a few times, he felt it could be achieved through calculation and observation.
But the dream of Shen Shuyu on the brink of death was too real. He simply didn’t dare to gamble on its authenticity.
Seeing Wen Jiafei get a bit agitated, Shen Shuyu reached out. “Don’t get worked up.”
It seemed the rut was indeed a bit troublesome; he felt Wen Jiafei was on the edge again. Shen Shuyu released some of his pheromones to soothe him.
Wen Jiafei leaned closer to him again. “You’re right.”
It was just a dream. Just a nightmare.
Shen Shuyu said, “Wen Jiafei, drive it out of your head.”
Wen Jiafei paused. Shen Shuyu asked, “Are you unwilling?”
“No,” Wen Jiafei said. “I just don’t know how.”
Let alone driving it away, he hadn’t even figured out how this Luck System had entered his head in the first place.
Shen Shuyuâs heart, which had been hanging in suspense, half-settled. It seemed there was still a chance.
He coaxed him persuasively, “I think this shouldn’t be hard for you. Since it’s in your head, you can communicate with it directly, right? The body is yours. Since you could open it up to let it in, you can naturally drive it out directly.”
Wen Jiafei gave a low hum. “Okay.”
Shen Shuyu embraced him back. “Wen Jiafei, I’ve said I support all your decisions, but I hope this decision comes from your heart, not because it was dictated by some dream or some system. Holding me, you can feel my temperature, my breathing, and my heartbeat. Death isn’t scary. One day in the future, I will leave this world, and so will you. At that time, it will be the end of our lives, and we’ll have no regrets.”
In the room, the scents of bitter orange and camellia merged in perfect harmony.
Wen Jiafei buried his face into Shen Shuyuâs shoulder again. “Okay.”
Shen Shuyu stroked his head. “Wen Jiafei, don’t be afraid. I’m here with you.”
The suffering was in the past; from now on, life would be full of light.
At some point, Wen Jiafei fell asleep while holding Shen Shuyu. Even in sleep, he still held him tightly. If Shen Shuyu moved away even slightly, it would make him uneasy in his dreams.
Shen Shuyu traced Wen Jiafeiâs profile with his gaze in the darkness. After a long time, he said: [Xiao Yi.]
The Systemâs indicator light flickered a few times. [Master, I am here.]
[Let’s begin,] Shen Shuyu said. [After we catch the Luck System, we’ll talk about other things.]
System: [Understood, Master.]
Shen Shuyu used his finger to slightly lift Wen Jiafeiâs chin, then slowly leaned in, pressing his forehead against the boy’s.
Wen Jiafeiâs sleeping posture had been stable, but after Shen Shuyu approached, he began to struggle. His consciousness was groggy, and it felt as if his mind was being opened by something. He instinctively wanted to shake off the thing making him uncomfortable, but then he sensed Shen Shuyuâs aura within that thing.
A gentle, non-aggressive auraâShen Shuyuâs scent.
He forced himself to stabilize, letting Shen Shuyu enter his body. No matter how uncomfortable it was, he endured it silently.
As long as it was Shen Shuyu, he could do whatever he wanted.
At this moment, Shen Shuyu and Xiao Yi were acting as a single unit. He naturally felt Wen Jiafeiâs acceptance. Xiao Yi entered Wen Jiafeiâs mind very smoothly.
Finding the Luck System wasn’t difficult. Xiao Yiâs data network explored for a bit, only to find that the Luck System seemed to have sensed trouble. it actively withdrew from Wen Jiafeiâs mind. But because it left in such a hurry, it accidentally left behind some data codes.
Xiao Yi cautiously returned to Shen Shuyuâs mind.
Shen Shuyu wiped the fine sweat from Wen Jiafeiâs forehead. He asked: [Did you catch it?]
[No,] the System said. [It probably noticed something was wrong and fled. However, it left in such a rush that it left behind some data codes. I have already reported this to the Main Brain; perhaps we can get some information from this string of data.]
[Good,] Shen Shuyu replied. [I understand.]
The System didn’t go offline immediately. Although it wasn’t present just now and didn’t see what happened between Shen Shuyu and Wen Jiafei, the two were lying intimately in one bed. Moreover, Wen Jiafei was holding Shen Shuyu so tightly that it was hard for the system not to misunderstand.
Shen Shuyu sensed the Systemâs hesitation. [Is there anything else? Are the data codes in Wen Jiafeiâs head not cleaned up?]
[No,] the System said. [I’m just wondering… Master, are you and Wen Jiafei together now?]
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