binnovel Chapter 176: Fake Life
Chapter 176: Fake Life
In this fantasy, he seemed to be a real winner in life.
He went through key junior high schools, key high schools, and was even admitted to a 985 university, receiving endless praises.
Even Bai Ruyi, the girl he had once been unable to get, made a promise to him here.
Bai Ruyi approached him gently and said softly, "Let's get married after we graduate from college."
Yuxi was stunned for a moment and asked doubtfully: "Marriage? You and me?"
Bai Ruyi smiled and nodded, with a look of determination in her eyes: "Yes, of course it's you and me."
Afterwards, the surrounding environment instantly turned into a wedding scene. The gorgeous decoration and festive atmosphere made people yearn for it.
Yuxi looked at everything in front of her, and mixed emotions surged in her heart.
Confused and incredulous, he asked Bai Ruyi, who was wearing a pure white wedding dress, "Why do you want to marry me?"
Bai Ruyi gazed at him affectionately and answered honestly: "Of course it's because I like you."
"like me?"
Doubt flashed in Yuxi's eyes, and he laughed sarcastically: "Haha... too much... you can't possibly say these words..."
Bai Ruyi shook her head and said firmly: "People change. I really like you now."
"Hahaha…"
Yuxi's laughter echoed in the wedding hall for a moment and then stopped abruptly. He was silent for a while, then slowly said: "Enough... Although I am not very smart, you can't treat me as a fool!"
His voice was filled with anger and disappointment.
He touched his empty back angrily. Although it seemed like there was nothing there, he still felt the hidden knife.
He drew his knife and cut open the wedding arch with one blow.
The entire illusion shattered in an instant, and he fell along with the shattered illusion. The strong feeling of weightlessness made him close his eyes involuntarily.
Didi——didi——
A series of crisp sounds rang in Yuxi's ears.
He rubbed his sleepy eyes and slowly opened them. The scene before him instantly woke him up.
What came into view was the familiar game live broadcast room, where every piece of equipment was quietly placed in its original position, as if time had stopped here.
Yuxi sat there, unable to come back to his senses for a long time. His heart was full of doubts. He said to himself: "Am I back? Or am I still in a fantasy?"
He tried to summon the system, shouting, "System? Open the map!"
But there was no response, everything was silent.
Then, he quickly picked up his phone, unlocked it and quickly opened Honor of Kings. However, the information displayed on the screen showed that his last game was last night.
This made him even more confused, and a thought came to his mind: "I'm really back... I spent half a year in that world, but only one night here?"
"Could it be that... that world is just a dream?"
This realization made him feel dazed and even began to make him feel uncomfortable.
Yuxi couldn't believe it. She looked at her phone over and over again and looked around every corner of the room.
The alarm clock on the table was ticking, the seconds were passing slowly, the street outside the window was crowded with people talking and laughing, everything seemed so real.
"Snapped!"
He slapped himself hard, but the burning pain on his face told him that this was not a dream.
"Fuck... Even if it's just a dream!"
An inexplicable anxiety surged in Yuxi's heart, and he couldn't help but complain.
Then, he suddenly remembered something: "I haven't returned the money to Kai yet! I haven't said goodbye to him yet... I still..."
Just when Yuxi was going crazy, his cell phone suddenly rang, interrupting his thoughts.
Caller ID: Mom.
He took a deep breath and pressed the answer button: "Hello...Mom."
The mother's warm voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, Xiaoxi. Mom bought a lot of hairy crabs today. Come to my house for lunch at noon."
"Oh, good."
Yuxi agreed subconsciously. After hanging up the phone, he sat there blankly until noon, when he got up and went to the supermarket to buy a bunch of health products, and then drove to his parents' house.
When they arrived at the door, Yang Xi opened the door to greet him and asked happily, "Why did you buy something?"
Yuxi smiled and replied, "I passed by the supermarket and bought some things."
He hugged his parents warmly: "Mom and Dad! Long time no see. I missed you so much, give me a hug..."
But his hug was pushed away by his father Yu Tianze with a look of disgust.
"You're so grown up, but you still want to hug me! Aren't you ashamed?"
Yu Tianze laughed, "Long time no see? You came here twice last week!"
Yu Tianze continued to tease: "You don't find a girlfriend every day... You always want to disturb our married life."
Yang Xi retorted unhappily: "Shut up! I called my son here!"
"hey-hey."
Yu Tianze chuckled: "So that's how it is."
Yuxi stood aside, feeling helpless: "Is it really okay for you to plot against me in front of me like this? Why do I feel so redundant in this family..."
On the dining table, the fragrant food was quickly and neatly arranged, but Yuxi seemed a little absent-minded and was called to the dining table by Yang Xi.
But there was no excitement on his face, he just sat down with a numb look on his face.
Yang Xi looked at his son with concern and said gently, "Xiao Xi, eat quickly."
Then, Yang Xi changed the subject and said with a mysterious smile: "After dinner, I will take you to a blind date."
Yuxi was stunned and repeated in confusion: "What...blind date?"
Yang Xi nodded and continued, "Well, the girl introduced by Mrs. Li next door. She is so beautiful~"
Yuxi felt differently, so she responded helplessly: "I'm only 23, I don't want to get married so early."
Yang Xi disagreed and patiently explained, "You don't have to get married right away after a blind date."
"You can date for a few years before getting married. It's just a way for both parties to get to know each other."
Yuxi shook her head and said firmly: "I'm not interested in love now."
Yang Xi frowned and asked in confusion: "Not interested in love? Are you still waiting for Bai Ruyi?"
When Yuxi heard the name, her heart ached, but before she could reply, Yangxi continued, "Alas...she is almost dead. Don't wait any longer!"
"Cough cough..."
Yuxi coughed a few times in shock, unable to believe her ears: "Mom, what did you say? Don't talk nonsense!"
Yang Xi looked at his son's reaction and sighed: "Xiao Xi, don't you know?"
"That girl has lung cancer. It's in the advanced stage after a checkup! It's a good thing you're not with her. Otherwise, now..."
When Yuxi heard this, she was so shocked that she couldn't express it in words: "She has lung cancer?!"
His heart suddenly felt a dull pain, and he trembled with an extremely unreal feeling.
He stood up in a panic, took out his cell phone and dialed the number he hadn't contacted for many years, but a cold voice came from the other end of the phone: "Sorry, the number you dialed is turned off, please call again later."
This moment made his heart fall into deeper despair.
Yuxi hung up the phone anxiously, her voice full of urgency: "Mom! Do you know which hospital she is in?!"
Yang Xi's voice sounded somewhat helpless: "Alas... do you still want to go to the hospital to see her? She is already in the intensive care unit, and the situation is not optimistic..."
Yang Xi's voice was low and with a hint of pity: "The doctor said that she has no hope..."
"No, it's impossible!"
Yuxi's voice was almost roaring: "Tell me which hospital she is in! I want to see her!"
Yang Xi was silent for a moment, and finally spoke: "She is in the Municipal People's Hospital..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuxi rushed out of the house like an arrow from a bow, jumped into the car, the engine roared, the wheels left marks on the ground, and he drove at full speed to the Municipal People's Hospital.
After arriving at the hospital, he ignored the looks of people around him and went straight to the intensive care unit. He found out which ward Bai Ruyi was in by asking.
Through the transparent glass of the intensive care unit, Yuxi saw that the girl who was once lively, lovely and full of vitality was now lying on the hospital bed, thin and haggard, relying on a ventilator to maintain her weak life.
Yuxi anxiously asked the medical staff coming out of the ward: "How is Bai Ruyi's condition?"
The nurse sighed and said in a heavy tone: "The patient's condition is very bad. His organs are suffering from ischemia, his reflexes have disappeared, and he can no longer breathe on his own. We suggest..."
"Please save her! She's still so young... I'll give you any amount of money you want!"
Yuxi interrupted the nurse, his eyes flashing with determination. He took out a bank card from his pocket and begged: "Here is 200 million, the password is the last six digits of the card, I can pay her right away, please don't give up on treating her!"
The nurse shook her head and said more seriously, "Sir, this is not a question of money now. We have tried our best, but her condition is too bad."
"We have already notified her family and are preparing for her funeral."
"Let me go in and see her..." Yuxi continued to beg.
"Sir, you can't visit in now," the nurse tried to stop her.
"Go away."
But Yuxi had lost his mind. He pushed the nurse away and rushed towards the door of the ward. The glass door shattered instantly under his impact. The fragments pierced his skin like sharp arrows, but he seemed not to feel the pain. Dragging his scarred body, he finally came to Bai Ruyi's bed.
When the girl heard the noise, she seemed to have a last breath of life. Miraculously, she struggled to sit up and gave him a pale smile.
"You...you are here..." Bai Ruyi's voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible.
"I knew you would come..." There was a hint of warmth in her eyes.
Yuxi's heart was broken. He asked, "Why do you know?"
Bai Ruyi smiled slightly: "Because you are stupid... I have never seen a boy stupider than you."
Every word she said seemed to have exhausted all her strength. Yuxi looked at her distressedly and said softly, "Okay, stop talking and take a rest."
But Bai Ruyi shook his head and insisted: "I want to say it... If I don't say it, I will never have another chance..."
"In my senior year of high school... I found myself coughing up blood... After going to the hospital for a checkup... I had mid-stage lung cancer... I knew at that time..."
"My life is short... I can't drag you down any longer..."
Her eyes never left the infatuated boy.
Yuxi couldn't hold back his tears any longer, and he choked up and asked, "So you... treated me like that, right?"
Bai Ruyi nodded with difficulty and continued: "Yes... but even if I treated you like that... and drove you away... you still wasted so much time on me..."
"I regret so much... I... should have used those years... to love you." This last sentence almost exhausted her last bit of strength.
After saying these last words, Bai Ruyi seemed extremely tired and slowly closed his eyes.
The curve on the ECG monitor quickly returned to zero and the alarm pierced the quiet air.
Yuxi burst into tears and called her name: "Bai Ruyi? Bai Ruyi! Wake up——!"
But Bai Ruyi never responded again. Yuxi's heart felt like it was torn apart. Finally, he could not bear the heartache anymore and fainted beside Bai Ruyi's bed, losing consciousness.
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