"......You are a devil, devil, you are a devil!" Upon seeing what was happening in the room, the young girl's hair was a mess, curled up in the corner, cursing angrily and continuously, glaring at Verian defensively.
Verian sat in the chair, took a bite of the cereal with milk, and muttered to himself.
"......Hmm, I didn't expect the cereal in this world to be so delicious. If I could bring it back, I should mention this as a work benefit... I don't know if I can mention it...".
He quickly ate half of it and looked up to see that the bowl on the floor in front of the girl was still full.
"Aren't you going to eat?"
The girl glared at him hatefully and tried to overturn the bowl of cereal, but as soon as she moved, the cereal floated up on its own and drifted over to the table beside Verian.
"If you don't eat, I will. Food is precious." Verian said.
"Perhaps the young lady doesn't understand this, but don't worry, I will correct your bad habits later on. Rest assured, this is an additional service and won't be charged separately."
Qing Ning huddled in the chair, watching Verian, and couldn't help but well up in tears when she thought of what happened a few hours ago.
In front of her, Verian kicked her teacher Ling Luo down the stairs.
She screamed, her heart shattered, but Verian carried her and followed the fall of the chair.
"Look, this is the real reaction of a person facing death."
She saw the indifferent face that had always been cold and aloof to her, filled with an unattainable divine indifference, turning from terror and tears to distortion. As the chair suddenly stopped two feet from the ground and was about to crash, his pupils dilated, and he fainted with a roll of his eyes.
Looking at that posture she had never seen before, Qing Ning suddenly felt like she had been hit on the head with a stick.
"Do you understand now?"
Verian held her and stood on the ground, pointing to the man in front of them.
"A person who is truly going to die is afraid like this, and this person has no missing limbs, has a functioning brain, and can work while being physically healthy. If he can still have the attitude that the whole world owes him and his heart is broken, that's —— Chūnibyō."
Verian thought about it and corrected himself.
"Chūnibyō emo prince love saint syndrome. Sorry, I have to define it carefully, or many cute and upright Chūnibyō patients will be knocked down by a single stick."
"A person who wants to die will be quiet and die directly. Those who always show their desire to die yet never die are actually not going to die."
"A person who is really facing a life crisis has no time to cry." He said lightly.
"Because they don't even have the time and energy to cry. Instead of crying, they should work to earn money and use that good thing called the brain on their neck to think of ways to break the deadlock. Those who still have time to cry and to resent are people who feel that life's crisis is not urgent and their emotions overflow."
At that time, she was just desperate seeing her beloved nearing death, but in the blink of an eye, he was rescued again. Her emotions were like a roller coaster, up and down, and this man was calmly chatting with her during the roller coaster ride.
Qing Ning, who feared neither heaven nor earth but only feared her beloved ignoring her, felt a different kind of fear for the first time.
This person with abnormal human strength, he was not right.
Verian finished both bowls of cereal soaked in milk, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and picked up his phone to check the time.
"I have to go." He said.
Qing Ning suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with undisguised joy.
As soon as he left, she would be able to find a way to escape.
Verian saw through her thoughts.
"You can run, but I advise you not to waste your effort."
"This room may look normal, but you definitely won't be able to leave."
Verian picked up his phone, opened the prepared page, glanced at it, and immediately held a piece of paper in his hand.
"I have some rules that I will inform you of in advance to avoid causing problems for both of us."
"This room has a bathroom, a bed, a desk, and meets all living needs. Everything is brought by me, and you can make requests, which I can agree to within a certain extent after evaluation."
"The three meals I provide will be based on the national standard for daily nutrition requirements. There will be no problem with nutrition during your time here, but if you refuse to eat, I will not provide extra food. I will guarantee enough water, provide you with enough mineral water, and water is essential, so please drink enough water every day.""I only come here at night, but I come every day. I will arrange assignments for you to complete during the day, and I will check your progress at night. If your results are poor, I will supervise you until you finish, but if your results are good, I will take you out for a walk, and you will have the opportunity to leave this room."
"Don't even think about having access to communication devices like mobile phones, computers, televisions, etc. You will be cut off from the outside world and information, and you won't be able to see your family, friends, or your teacher."
Upon hearing this, Qing Ning couldn't help but scold angrily, "The Mask Man, are you a perverted captivity maniac?"
"It's mutual, Miss Qin. With your actions of tying up your own teacher and trying to turn him into a human flying cup, you really have no right to scold me."
Qing Ning stood up, her thin-strapped dress slipping down to reveal a seductive glimpse at the edge, her long messy hair and innocent beauty, black hair and white skin, making it difficult to look away.
Verian did not look away. "What do you want, money?" Qing Ning asked. "How much are they giving you? I, Qing Ning, will give double. Let me go, or I will not let you go."
In the face of such a threat, Verian's attitude was only like being yelled at by a kitten, not painful or itchy. "Your money is useless to me, save your energy."
"What do you want then, me?"
Verian glanced at the girl. She was beautiful, but it was a pity they were from different worlds. Moreover, he didn't like a sickly girl. He couldn't voice these two reasons, so he gave a universal response. "......I'm not interested in women."
Qing Ning breathed a sigh of relief. She only wanted Ling Luo to touch her.
"Let's forget about this oatmeal porridge as an opening gift, it won't count as one of the three meals a day. We can't starve you when we first start getting along. I've put your next three meals in the fridge in this room, just take them out, heat them up in the microwave, and eat."
Verian glanced at the time on his phone, it was already over 5 o'clock, and after a night of noisy, the outside world gradually became clear and bright. "I'm leaving."
He pushed open the door and turned to leave. From behind him, Qing Ning could only watch as Verian stepped into a snow-white, dazzling world.
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The door closed behind him, and the mask on his face disappeared instantly. The youth's face was clean and handsome, barely passing in the crowd, far from being considered handsome, unless a beauty filter was added. The faint dark circles under his eyes were due to fatigue from working hard.
In an instant, the phone that had switched back began to ring frantically, and the youth picked it up.
【Guoguo is dying Today: I can't take it any longer, this stupid leader is driving me crazy. Just let me die already, he wants to change the plot again... I don't want to live anymore】
【Guoguo is dying Today: Only you can persuade him now, I don't want to, I really don't want to – if the plot changes again, the original painter is going to kill me!】
【Guoguo is dying Today: I promised last time, I told the original painter that I would absolutely not change the plot anymore – she finally calmed down after I begged her, and now what am I supposed to do?! I don't want to live anymore, Bai Weiran, I really don't want to live anymore…】
【Guoguo is dying Today: How can you go home, how can you be busy, we are the company's dogs, working 996 and 007 for the company and no one is allowed to leave – you and I are indispensable even on the road to the underworld, hurry back and let's work overtime together!】
The messages jumped out one after another, followed by a bunch of crying emojis.
Bai Weiran closed his eyes and rubbed his temples, then replied, "Received, I'll handle it when I get to the company," and then collapsed onto the bed.
"...... I'm exhausted, working overtime during the day and night."
As soon as he closed his eyes, he began to snore softly.
A countdown timer of 14 hours and 38 minutes appeared on his phone next to the pillow.
