Chapter 55 (1/2)

The Protagonist's Halo

In the following time, shi+ Jin became the most compliant patient in the world Lian Jun wanted him to drink water, so he drank; to use the toilet, so he went; wash his hands, so he did; eat, and he ate It was hard to believe he could be so obedient

After lunch, Lian Jun accoaesting his meal He was about to have him take an afternoon nap when there was a knock on the door

shi+ Jin ialanced at him, helped him pull up the blanket, and called for the visitor to coently pushed the door open When he saw the scene, his eyes rounded and he froze for a mo that he was on the phone ”The boss of Phantom called, he wants to talk to you,” he said

Lian Jun nodded He turned to shi+ Jin: ”I' to answer the phone I'll be back soon”

shi+ Jin hurried to say it was fine, and he didn't need to mind hier man apparently still hadn't co The look in his eyes deepened He took shi+ Jin's hand and kissed it, then turned the wheelchair around and headed for the door

shi+ Jin sucked in a shocked breath and instinctively covered his right hand with his left He looked at Gua Five with 'brother, there's an explanation for this' written on his face

Lian Jun went out, and Gua Five remained to accompany shi+ Jin

shi+ Jin tried to explain, “Uether?” Gua Five picked up where he drifted off, a genuine, happy s overdue You kept us waiting”

shi+ Jin: ”…Eh?”

”We all already knew you liked Jun-shao but didn't know it Jun-shao is a good s, he will treat you well… I will entrust Jun-shao to you, shi+ Jin Thank you” Gua Five sighed with feeling, looking at shi+ Jin as if he was a daughter-in-laas particularly satisfied with

shi+ Jin got goosebumps He really wanted to ask what the hell the phrase 'We all already knew you liked Jun-shao' ratified expression as if soreat ordeal had come to an end, he couldn't bear to open his mouth Finally, he squeezed out a shed out loud ”No wonder you ed to make Jun-shao fall for you, shi+ Jin You're quite interesting”

shi+ Jin: ”……” Thank you, I think, though somehow that doesn't sound like a compli He found shi+ Jin's expression was a bit sillier than before and eyed Gua Five He handed the phone back to hio out for a while Have Gua Two come stay with shi+ Jin,” he said

Gua Five confirave shi+ Jin a final s out?” shi+ Jin asked with a frown, attention instantly focused on the critical matter

Lian Junto talk about with Old Ghost, but it shouldn't take long I will definitely be back before dinner”

shi+ Jin, however, was not reassured Checking Lian Jun's progress bar, he saw it had fallen to 500 so his nerves eased a bit, but he couldn't help but nag, ”Where are you going to o soerous Take a few more people, you always take too little, and don't eat or drink anything outside, who knows if there won't be soe in it?”

Lian Jun quietly listened to him ramble Suddenly, he leaned closer and called, ”shi+ Jin”

”…Ah?” shi+ Jin paused aze fluttering around it, finally resting on the thin lips He sed noiselessly

Are, are you going to do this again? This time he will show his skills!

”Thank you” But instead of kissing him, Lian Jun e hi

shi+ Jin's nerves, a little tense, relaxed in an instant, and he hugged hiht to hi, his heart e, bowed his head, and gave the other o, the sooner you will co for you to have dinner”

Stunned, Lian Jun got up to look at him He raised a hand to touch his forehead and suddenly sain then tucked hi, ”Very hen you wake up from your nap, I should be back”

That s water and put in a patch of sunlight—anyone who saw it couldn't help but want to indulge in its low forever

shi+ Jin stared, expression foolish, and his heart beat faster and faster Suddenly, he was unbearably envious of Long shi+—was the Lian Jun Long shi+ ently?

He felt he was both blessed and lucky

He didn't kno, but he found strength to sit up and stretch his arainst his face ”Lian Jun, I will be good to you,” he proh he was still a bit confused when exactly their relationshi+p had been decided, his wish for Lian Jun to be happy had always been steady

ThisFeeling the strength of shi+ Jin's embrace, he closed his eyes contentedly and replied, voice soft, ”I know, you have always treated ress Bar is translated by Betwixted Translations The site you're reading this chapter on stole our translation

When Gua Talked into the ward, he saw shi+ Jin laying motionless on the bed, hands folded on his chest, expression dazed and eyes fixed on the ceiling

Frowning, he followed the youngwas the usual bland, white hospital ceiling, the la either He leaned over and poked shi+ Jin's head, asking, ”What's the lanced at him with a sole important, ”I can't sleep”

Gua Two rolled his eyes, exasperated He sat next to the bed, picked up a banana from the bedside cabinet and peeled it ”Day in, day out, all you do except eat is sleep—it would be weirder if you could fall asleep now Don't sleep, get up and talk to me”

”You stole a patient's banana, doesn't your conscience hurt?” shi+ Jin's hands regained enough strength that he could peel a banana by hi for one, he asked, ”Then tell ht now?”

Gua Tas struggling to peel the banana while lying down, and wordlessly raised the upper half of the bed to let hi, he said, ”What could the situation be? Zuo Yang ran, and the governet busy again”

shi+ Jin frowned, took another banana, and stuffed it in his hand as a bribe,for hied his profession to a storyteller He leaned back in his chair and began to tell the tale

That night, Phanto it Seeing the situation wasn't good, Zuo Yang abandoned his subordinates and fled to another boat in the confusion His current whereabouts were unknown

The next step would likely be a trip to the southeastern region because the authorities intended to deal with Nine Eagles but couldn't do so directly—they could only move to stabilize the overall situation, and for that, they needed a distinct reason They wanted Annihilation to find that reason and would only send some people to help in secret So after preli up evidence on Nine Eagles' collusion with foreign forces and use it against the would follow on this trip as Old Ghost wanted to use this opportunity to locate hissubordinates In addition, they would visit the place Long shi+ had been hiding during the past years to see if there were more clues about Lian Jun's poison

shi+ Jin asked in a hurry, ”Where's Long shi+ no's his condition?”

”He's also in this hospital, watched by Gua One personally His condition's stabilized He woke up once yesterday and de to be in excellent spirits,” Gua Two answered with a sneer

By the look on his face, shi+ Jin could tell Long shi+ was about to fall on hard ti…”

Gua Two'sseeotten ahold of his e shi+ and whatever happened to hi shi+—keeping busy should distract hih He kept silent for a moment then asked, ”So was that part of the formula useful?” The day after the first time he woke up in Lian Jun's cabin, hishe pried froet the co

Gua Two's furrowed forehead unconsciously smoothed out, and there was even a hint of excite hiot a part, but co out the original for estiet any more clues and brute force it by permutation and coet the results”

No more than a year

shi+ Jin first bea

Gua Two asked, puzzled, ”What happened to you?”

shi+ Jin held his patted shoulder and gave hi from the pain It hurt so badly he couldn't speak

”shi+t! I forgot you're as fragile as a porcelain doll right now” Gua Two expression changed, and he hurriedly rang the bell to call the doctor

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When Lian Jun coe on shi+ Jin's shoulder, he immediately turned to look at Gua Two, face devoid of any expression

Gua Two prouilty sently It wasn't on purpose The doctor bundledserious,” shi+ Jin explained, bailing Gua Two out

Lian Jun turned back to him He carefully pulled his collar open to take a look at his shoulder and asked, ”Does it hurt?”

”No, it's fine How did your talk with Old Ghost go? When do we leave for the southeast?” shi+ Jin quickly changed the topic

Lian Jun helped hi, ”It went smoothly Our departure tiroups Gua Two and Gua Three will lead the first—they will et the feel of the situation We will folloith Gua One and Long shi+”

shi+ Jin hadn't expected this ”Long shi+ is going too?”