Chapter 185: No Woman in My Heart, So My Sword Moves Like a God
A person's change in mindset is never something that happens all at once.
On a scorching summer day, Lin Yibai lay on the cold tiled floor. She had pushed herself too hard and didn't want to move at all. Her body was a bit hurt, but in exchange, that so-called obsession of hers had finally faded away.
Maybe it wasn't a good method. But it was definitely an effective one.
"Let it be like this, then!"
Lin Yibai placed her small arm over her forehead, her whole body weak and dizzy. Her mind slowly began to fade.
"Just... like... this... then..."
She didn’t know how long she had been asleep in that hazy state. It felt like she was on the edge of death. But somehow, she made it through. And when she woke up again, it was like a butterfly breaking out of its cocoon.
Hungry. Extremely hungry.
Nauseous. Felt like throwing up.
Dizzy. Blurry vision.
Lin Yibai slowly opened her tired eyes. The sunlight outside was blinding. She couldn't tell if it was morning or afternoon, or even what day it was.
But one thing she knew for sure. Because of that ridiculous obsession, she had almost ended up dead. By the end, everything just felt like plain water, completely meaningless.
Lin Yibai said, "Don't even talk to me about women. Right now, my mind is clear of them. When I draw my blade, it's like divine intervention."
But her body was truly too weak.
She suspected, only half-jokingly, that she might really be suffering from kidney deficiency. Thankfully, the system was still there. On the screen in her vision, her physical stats were slowly improving.
Of course, with gain comes loss. Something was slowly shrinking and getting smaller…
Her "eggs" and her "stick" weren’t disappearing all at once, but were slowly fading as her transformation level increased.
Sigh...
She let out a quiet breath.
There was nothing left to worry about now.
Holding onto the bed for support, she forced herself to stand up and planned to cook some noodles in the kitchen. But just as she took her first step, her leg trembled and nearly gave out.
"This weakness is crazy!"
Right now, Lin Yibai seriously suspected that she might—probably, maybe, perhaps, possibly—have kidney issues?
But the hunger was real.
She went to the kitchen, lit the stove, and boiled some water. Once it was bubbling, she threw in a handful of noodles. When they were almost done, she rinsed them in cold water, added some steamed fish soy sauce, sesame paste, and sesame oil, stirred it all together, and began eating heartily.
When you're starving, everything tastes amazing.
After a few bites, she turned to the second most important thing in life, her phone. She found her charger and plugged in her completely dead phone. Once it turned on, she saw a bunch of unread messages and missed calls. All mostly from that annoying love rival.
She checked the date again and finally felt a little scared.
“That was yesterday… no, the day before yesterday… How come I didn’t feel anything at all? I just closed my eyes and opened them again, and a whole day and night had passed?”
Lin Yibai wasn’t sure if she had passed out from overexertion or something else, but either way, she really had been unconscious for an entire day and night.
Her phone showed messages from her love rival. At first calm and polite, then worried and anxious, and finally, panicked.
Why wasn’t she replying to any messages?
Why didn’t she answer any calls?
Was she trying to say something in a roundabout way?
Clearly, Xia Changyu was overthinking it. After all, how could Lin Yibai tell him the truth that there was no special reason, she had just fainted?
After thinking for a bit, Lin Yibai replied to him with a message.
“Sorry, I went back to my hometown these past few days where there was no signal. Then I got sick when I got back and didn’t check my phone much.”
Sick?
So sick she couldn’t even look at her phone?
Xia Changyu thought that sounded unlikely. Unless she had been in the ICU, it couldn’t have been that serious, right? So he guessed maybe she was using this excuse… to turn him down gently?
But he was definitely not going to give up. When he saw her message, he was both surprised and happy.
He quickly typed a reply, “Wait for me!”
No matter what really happened, he was determined to come see her. No matter the reason, Xia Changyu had made up his mind to stay by her side.
Lin Yibai felt helpless. She wanted to explain, but she really didn’t have the strength.
She swore to herself, she would never recklessly overdo it again…
Actually, wait, she probably won’t even get another chance to. Anyway, instead of wasting time explaining things to that annoying guy, she might as well cook herself another bowl of noodles.
Dry noodles this time!
They’re quick and easy.
Just boil them in hot water, add some soy sauce, and mix it all up.
This time she wasn’t in such a rush. She slowly ate, and just as she was halfway through her bowl, there was a knock at the door.
Creak—
She hadn’t seen anyone yet, but Xia Changyu’s worried voice came through, “Baiyi, if there’s something you’re not happy with about me, I…”
He hadn’t even finished speaking when he suddenly stopped.
Because standing in front of him was a pale, tired-looking girl.
She looked like she had just gotten over a serious illness, like she had gone to the edge of death and barely come back.
Then he remembered. She had said she was sick.
And while he had no idea what was going on, he had been acting dramatic over some love problem, even thinking she was faking her illness.
Why hadn’t he believed her?
The girl’s voice was a little hoarse. She looked confused and asked,
“Um… Changyu, you… Why do you look so worried? Did I do something wrong? I’m sorry… I didn’t ignore your calls and messages on purpose. I… I was really just sick.”
Hearing her weak voice, Xia Changyu’s heart couldn’t help but tremble.
He felt a rush of guilt, almost to the point of tears. He thought to himself, ‘What kind of jerk am I? I’m terrible!’
She really didn’t ignore the messages.
She really wasn’t avoiding the calls.
She was just… truly sick. And her pale, tired face made it hard not to believe her.
Xia Changyu was full of regret. He blamed himself and said, “No, no, Baiyi, I didn’t mean it like that. I… I’m the one who should be saying sorry.”
There was no point in saying anything else right now. The most important thing was to take care of the girl in front of him.
He helped Lin Yibai back to her bed to rest.
The room was still a bit messy. Looking at how weak and sick she looked, the whole place felt even more lifeless.
Xia Changyu glanced at the trash bin and asked curiously, “Why are there so many tissues?”
Lin Yibai: !!!
Oh no, she had gone straight to the kitchen to eat after waking up and completely forgot to clean up the trash can!
Luckily, she had already hidden the "crime tool", that suspicious cup, somewhere absolutely impossible to find, just to protect herself.
Now she just needed to explain the tissues.
Lin Yibai took a deep breath and slowly said, “I had a really bad runny nose. At first it was thick, but as the sickness got worse, it became more watery… and later, it was almost just like clear water.”
Xia Changyu looked shocked, “I didn’t know… it got that serious?”
Lin Yibai nodded seriously and said, “I think if it had gotten worse, it might not have been clear water coming out anymore. It could’ve been blood.”
Please stop, just stop!
Xia Changyu was already beating himself up inside.
Why was I so dumb?
Even if she didn’t reply to my messages or answer calls, couldn’t I have just come to check on her?
Then he noticed the half-eaten bowl of noodles on the table. It was so plain, just noodles mixed with soy sauce. Not even a single vegetable.
His heart broke again as he asked, “You… when you were sick, you were only eating this?”
Lin Yibai replied, “I didn’t have an appetite.”
Xia Changyu said worriedly, “Even if you don’t feel like eating, you still should’ve at least…”
But there was no point in talking anymore.
Saying more wouldn’t help, actions were better than words.
He walked over to the girl, pulled her up with one strong motion. But she was so weak she almost fell over.
She really had no strength left. She looked up and asked, “What are you doing?”
Xia Changyu gave a small “hmph” and said, “Of course I’m taking you to my place. You’re in no condition to be alone. I’ll take care of you until you’re completely better.”
Lin Yibai protested, “No need. I don’t want to move right now. I can’t walk.”
But before she even finished speaking, she felt her body suddenly lift off the ground and realized he was carrying her in his arms.
A princess carry?
Just like that… he was taking her to his house?
Lin Yibai felt like this might not be very proper.
But then again… maybe it was okay.
In the end, she didn’t resist. Maybe this was the right thing to do for now.
So she let him carry her.