Giving You Dawn and Dusk (GL) - Chapter 4
“No,” Liang Shi instinctively retorted, “I’m not divorcing you.”
As soon as the words left her mouth, Liang Shi was surprised.
This wasn’t her intention.
Currently, divorce was the best option for Xu Qingzhu.
As Haizhou’s top Omega, she still had a bright future ahead, capable of meeting more Alphas. There were many people better than Liang Shi, and surely someone wouldn’t mind that she had been married and would always treat her well.
But then Liang Shi added, “As long as I live, I will not divorce you.”
Liang Shi’s brows furrowed into a small mountain, clutching her chest tightly. The pain made her step back half a pace, and a pea-sized drop of sweat fell from her forehead, her face instantly turning pale.
It was as if someone was controlling her body.
Or perhaps the original owner’s consciousness hadn’t completely disappeared; on the matter of divorcing Xu Qingzhu, her stance was resolute.
“What’s the point?” Xu Qingzhu curled her lips and scoffed, “Anyway, you don’t truly love me.”
“I’m sorry…” Liang Shi realized she couldn’t stop the original owner’s consciousness from speaking, so she frowned and apologized, “I have something to attend to right now. We can discuss this later.”
After saying that, she stumbled out of the ward in a panic.
Bai Weiwei and Zhao Xuning, standing at the ward door, stared blankly at her retreating figure.
“Liang Shi seems…” Zhao Xuning’s brows furrowed slightly, and after a moment’s thought, she said, “Different from before.”
“Isn’t she always like this? After bullying Zhuzi, she acts meek and treats Zhuzi with utmost kindness,” Bai Weiwei rolled her eyes in the direction Liang Shi had left. “Zhuzi definitely has to divorce her this time.”
“She won’t be able to,” Zhao Xuning said calmly.
Bai Weiwei looked up, “Why not?”
Zhao Xuning just shook her head to herself and entered the ward to check on Xu Qingzhu’s condition.
••••
After leaving the ward, Liang Shi went to the self-service vending machine downstairs and bought a bottle of water.
The ice-cold water sliding down her throat finally helped her calm down.
She sat in the hospital lobby in her patient gown. People coming and going always glanced at her, giving her a 100% turn-around rate.
But Liang Shi felt nothing.
She was already accustomed to being in the spotlight, capable of enduring the lenses of millions of photographers and paparazzi, so she naturally wasn’t afraid of a few passersby’s gazes.
What truly vexed and annoyed her was the lingering consciousness of the original owner.
It said that she would rather die than divorce Xu Qingzhu.
But if she didn’t divorce now, what would she do?
She would have to explain to Xu Qingzhu, “I’m not the old Liang Shi anymore, I’ve changed, I’ll treat you well.” The original owner had probably said these words more than once. Just a few flashback fragments from memory were enough to prove how poorly the original owner had treated Xu Qingzhu before.
They had been married for four months, and Liang Shi had lost her temper many times, overtly and covertly, because Xu Qingzhu wouldn’t let her mark her.
Parties like last night had been held at the villa more than once.
Because the original owner was angry, she never allowed the servants to intervene, making Xu Qingzhu do everything.
Xu Qingzhu probably felt some guilt, so she silently did it every time.
Liang Shi seemed to be at a stalemate now.
[Detection: The host has lingering resentment that has not been quelled. One hundred points of luck are needed to fully unlock control of this body.]
A cold, mechanical voice emerged from Liang Shi’s mind, making her shiver.
She thought that transmigration was already outlandish enough; she didn’t expect there to be a system.
She feigned composure, took a sip of ice water, and asked in her mind, “Who are you?”
[This is the Resentment Management Bureau, responsible for quelling the resentment of those on the verge of death. However, it has been detected that you have illegally occupied another person’s body, and thus, a disposition is being made against you.]
“Then why don’t you let her come back?”
The system was silent for three seconds, then replied in a very strange tone: [She was simply too much of a scum.]
Liang Shi: “…”
“What is luck value?” Liang Shi asked.
[The favorability gained from conquering a lucky target is what we call luck value. Here, the lucky target is Xu Qingzhu. After gaining her favor, trust, and admiration, and accumulating one hundred luck points, your body will also be transported here, completely replacing the original owner.]
“What about the original owner?”
The system was silent again.
A moment later, it still said in that strange voice: [Sending her back to her happy home.]
Liang Shi: “…”
“What about my previous body?”
[It is in a coma and has been declared brain dead. If your body is transported here, the memories of everyone there will be erased; no one will remember you.]
Liang Shi pursed her lips, a wave of sadness suddenly welling up in her heart. “So I never existed there, did I?”
[Roughly so. However, you can also choose not to transport your body here. You only need to reach 80 luck points to completely replace the original owner.]
“What if I want to go back?” Liang Shi asked calmly.
This time, the system was silent for longer than usual. After the silence, it said in a strange, comforting tone: [Perhaps you’d like to watch a video?]
Liang Shi nodded, and then a scene unfolded in her mind.
It was comments under the trending topic #LiangShiBrainDead#.
[People like her deserve to die.]
[Why is she just brain dead? She should just die.]
[I heard she’s an orphan, and uneducated, a disgrace to society.]
[Speechless. No wonder she’s always so unrefined.]
[…]]
Thousands of messages were cursing her, and then the scene changed to a hospital room.
Her agent, Sister Wang, sighed helplessly, “That’s it. Issue a statement announcing her withdrawal from the industry.”
Liang Shi’s heart felt like it was weighed down by a large stone, so heavy she couldn’t breathe.
It turned out she had always been a burden.
“I’ve decided,” Liang Shi said. “I want to stay here.”
[Alright.]
“How do I gain luck value? Be specific,” Liang Shi asked.
[…]
“…”
[Emotional issues are beyond the scope of this bureau’s business. However, for three months, we will temporarily detain the original owner. If you fail to obtain 80 luck points within three months, you will disappear, as a penalty for disturbing spatial order.]
Liang Shi: “…”
This system, why is it full of pitfalls everywhere!
“So, when I gain luck value, will you give me a hint? Like plus one, minus one?”
[No, there will be a reminder every 20 points.]
After a while, the mechanical voice added: [We are very busy.]
Liang Shi: “…”
Soon, she felt a strange power surge into her body, a kind of inexplicable lightness.
She called the system again, but there was no answer.
Liang Shi had always been a person who adapted well to circumstances. Faced with such a huge change, she only zoned out for a while, then went outside for a walk. It was her habit to think while strolling.
While walking, she saw strawberries being sold on the street that were large and fresh, so she bought some.
On the way back to the hospital, carrying the bag, she tried hard to recall what the original owner had done to Xu Qingzhu, but found she couldn’t remember anything.
She could only take it one step at a time.
Reaching the hospital entrance, her phone vibrated slightly. She took it out to see.
It was from an unknown number.
[Coming tonight? I brought a foreign girl.]
[It’s settled, bring Xu Qingzhu.]
[Exchange for a day or a week?]
Liang Shi: “…”
Damn!
She knew the original owner was scum, but she hadn’t expected her to be this scummy.
She would even do something like partner swapping?
Liang Shi exhaled and immediately blocked the number.
Then, she casually tied her hair with a hair tie she had, and suddenly changed elevator floors, going directly to the tenth floor.
She had to be direct and clear with Xu Qingzhu first.
She was not the same Liang Shi as before!
A few minutes later, Liang Shi stood at Xu Qingzhu’s ward door and gently knocked.
A cool voice came, “Come in.”
It seemed Bai Weiwei and Zhao Xuning had already left.
Liang Shi pushed the door open.
In the empty, quiet ward, Xu Qingzhu sat on the bed in a patient gown. Sunlight fell on her face, making her look very fragile, easily evoking a desire to protect her.
Liang Shi clenched the plastic bag, making a rustling sound.
She gently closed the door and said softly, “Xu Qingzhu, I have something to tell you.”
But unexpectedly, Xu Qingzhu’s expression changed immediately when she saw what Liang Shi was carrying. She pressed the emergency button by the bedside.
Soon, hurried footsteps sounded outside the door.
“I won’t hurt you,” Liang Shi explained anxiously. “I’ve really changed. Can you believe me just once? I’m truly not the same as before.”
“I’ll be very good to you,” Liang Shi said. “Give me another chance, I won’t let you…”
Before she could utter the word “down,” the door was violently pushed open.
Zhao Xuning’s white coat was unbuttoned, and she was panting heavily. Seeing the strawberries in Liang Shi’s hand, she immediately got angry. “You still dare to bring her these?!”
Liang Shi looked confused, “…”
“Last time, you gave her strawberries injected with an aphrodisiac, causing her estrus to come early, and she almost died! And you’re doing it again?!” Zhao Xuning said, throwing a punch at Liang Shi, but Liang Shi instinctively dodged.
She had practiced Sanda and Muay Thai before, so her physical fitness was excellent.
But hearing Zhao Xuning say that, her heart was filled with mixed emotions.
She suddenly thought of a lyric, “Build a city on ruins.”
Now, she was the one who had to build a city on ruins, and she didn’t even have an excavator.
She held up the strawberries and explained, “These are just ordinary strawberries I bought downstairs. Nothing was injected into them. If you don’t believe me, I’ll eat one to show you.”
She picked one up to eat, and Xu Qingzhu on the bed suddenly shrieked.
It was like a final, pitiful, desperate cry.
Zhao Xuning was startled and immediately shouted out of the ward, “Go find Doctor Gu, a patient here is having a PTSD attack.”