After Transmigrating as the Northeast CEO's Pampered Little Husband - Chapter 54

The subject of stability was a long story. It represented the degree of stability of this world, a metric estimated based on the protagonist being the main pillar. All detection centred on whether the protagonist was maintaining a positive, upward-looking, morally upright worldview that desired world peace.

“Xichuan Bai and He Chengyuan want to die?”

“Or have they run into some trouble? That can’t be right. Xichuan Bai has the main virus system, and He Chengyuan, that melodramatic protagonist, is still fine with Xichuan Bai, isn’t he?”

Gu Jiaoyang couldn’t figure it out. However, the system’s screen, flickering with snow, and the red alert siren both confirmed that this situation was genuinely unfolding right now.

“Ah! Why do I keep running into all this random mess lately!”

Gu Jiaoyang patted the system on its head. The chaos in his Sea of Consciousness was affecting his own awareness, causing a momentary feeling of nausea and vomiting. It was an unpleasant sensation.

He had originally intended to feign injury to stay and investigate the Spirit Chrysanthemum. After all, the virus system was in Qin Yuan’s body, and he had to be cautious. While he initially felt that Qin Yuan wouldn’t harm Dai Gucan, judging by the original plot, that feeling was rapidly fading, replaced by a sense of danger brewing.

There must be some sort of conspiracy afoot.

The little schemer Gu Jiaoyang slammed his fist into his other palm, feeling like he was close to uncovering some earth shattering secret.

“Gucan, promise me…”

“Before I leave, I’ll take you to see the doctor one more time. You probably don’t have enough medicine, so we’ll get some more. You must take it on time…”

Qin Yuan patted the now silent Dai Gucan on the shoulder. She put away her genuinely cruel expression and gently smoothed Dai Gucan’s wrinkled shirt with her nail.

“Wait, something’s not right. Since Qin Yuan just said she doesn’t want Dai Gucan to get better, why would she take him to see a doctor and get medicine? Medicine? Does she mean the kind made from the Spirit Chrysanthemum?!”

Hearing this, Gu Jiaoyang violently slapped the system’s head in his Sea of Consciousness. Something suddenly clicked in his mind.

Ahhh, oh no, that’s terrifying! Why did it suddenly crash!

Startled by the heavy slap, the signal to Overseer System Little Zhi finally reconnected. The previously snowing screen reverted to a simple coloured, emblematic expression.

“Yes, it almost was the end of the world. But the data seems to have stopped moving at 30%.”

Gu Jiaoyang rubbed Little Zhi’s head, softening his touch with a slight guilt.

What?! It’s actually down to 30%??? No, no, no! Below 50%, major natural disasters start occurring! User, hurry up and save us!

“What?”

“Why didn’t you say that sooner! I thought it wouldn’t collapse until it hit 0%! Who am I supposed to save? I’m stuck in a hospital right now; I can’t just suddenly appear next to the two protagonists!”

It’s over, it’s over. Is this world starting to face the apocalypse? Is this where our journey ends after all?!

“What kind of bizarre things have you been watching since you became more human-like after the upgrade?”

“Hurry up and think of a solution, alright?”

Perhaps because Gu Jiaoyang still subconsciously felt he hadn’t fully integrated into this world, hearing the news of the impending collapse only briefly startled him before he returned to his usual state, treating this significant problem like any ordinary difficulty.

Well, granted, it was a slightly more urgent difficulty.

No, User, we can’t just lie here anymore! We must act!

“Dai Gucan is still next to me. If I suddenly wake up, won’t that…”Ahhh, the world is about to be destroyed! Can we please not worry about those petty details, User?!

“Fine.”

Gu Jiaoyang sighed, preparing to wake up gently.

First, twitch a finger, then moan a bit, and finally open my eyes.

Mmm, very much like a patient recovering from a serious illness.

“Mmm…”

Gu Jiaoyang twitched his fingers, then pretended to groan in discomfort, ready to open his eyes.

“He’s awake?”

Qin Yuan and Dai Gucan, who had been locked in silent confrontation, were startled by the sudden subtle noise in the quiet hospital room. They instinctively turned their attention to the source of the sound. Sure enough, the boy on the hospital bed, who had previously been given a critical condition warning, twitched his fingers slightly, his eyelids fluttering as if he was about to wake up.

According to the doctor, due to severe blood loss and subsequent wound infection, the accompanying high fever complications could easily take the boy’s life. Even though he had only recently turned eighteen, his body was not yet fully developed and as robust as an adult’s.

In short, the situation was not optimistic.

But the situation now was clearly much better. The moment Gu Jiaoyang made a sound, Dai Gucan’s gaze followed instantly. He forgot his silence in front of Qin Yuan and strode to the bedside, reaching out to grasp Gu Jiaoyang’s hand.

The boy’s hand was small, cool, and completely enveloped by Dai Gucan’s palm with a gentle squeeze. His fingertips, overly pale from blood loss, were almost translucent and heartbreaking to look at.

Yet, the cause of all this was his own Aunt Qin Yuan.

This was destined to be an unfair judgement.

He had wronged him.

His college entrance exams were ruined, and he had almost lost his life.

A scorching sun he didn’t deserve to possess it, and yet he was the one who hurt it.

“Mmm…”

Gu Jiaoyang tried to open his eyes slowly, acting confused for a moment before shifting his gaze to Dai Gucan beside him.

Usually, Gu Jiaoyang saw Dai Gucan looking like a perfect executive. Every strand of his hair was impeccably set, his clothing neat and clean, carrying a faint scent of men’s cologne. But now, the CEO looked rather haggard.

His shirt was wrinkled, a few strands of hair fell disobediently across his forehead, and a faint stubble was visible on his chin.

His eyes were no longer cold and detached; they were bloodshot and somewhat frightening at first glance.

Sigh, why did he develop mental illness at such a young age?

Gu Jiaoyang recalled the conversation between the aunt and nephew he’d overheard in his Sea of Consciousness. It wasn’t discrimination, just a chilling sorrow.

And this clearly looked like a ‘beautiful, strong, and tragic’ case: his only living relative, his aunt, didn’t love him, constantly speaking words that could lead to self-destruction. Over time, wouldn’t anyone become depressed and withdrawn?

Gu Jiaoyang didn’t believe Qin Yuan’s side of the story. From the moments he’d shared with Dai Gucan, he could tell he was still a kind and normal person at heart. Based on Qin Yuan’s words, Dai Gucan was a psychopath and a villain from childhood, which Gu Jiaoyang definitely didn’t believe.

After all, Nuomi was fed by Dai Gucan when he had time after work. Gu Jiaoyang himself wasn’t even that diligent about it since adopting the spirit pet.

People who liked small animals couldn’t be all bad.

Dai Gucan let out a slight breath of relief as Gu Jiaoyang, who had been unconscious for so long, finally opened his eyes. His eyes were red-rimmed as he gripped Gu Jiaoyang’s hand. He wanted to say something, but his mouth opened, and no sound came out.

…

PTSD.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Dai Gucan knew his own condition and finally closed his mouth.

He’s awake…

He’s awake…

…

“Are you messing with me? I just woke up!”

Gu Jiaoyang had barely opened his eyes when he heard the default system chime in his Sea of Consciousness the sound of the alarm being cancelled with cheerful music.

That’s odd. Why did the alarm cancel so quickly? Little Zhi was also confused, patting its head with its hovering ears.

“Did your system detect an error? Maybe the protagonist just stumbled, and you thought he was injured and the world was about to collapse?”

Impossible!!! Our system detection for the protagonist is extremely rigorous and error-free! Besides, external injuries wouldn’t cause that much damage to a protagonist blessed with luck!

“Oh~ You mean the protagonist was trying to commit suicide just now?”

“I don’t believe you. He was on the brink of death a moment ago, and now he’s suddenly fine. Could it be that the male protagonist’s wife died, so he wanted to commit suicide, and now his wife is alive again, so he feels the world is bright and his future is promising?”

“Come on, according to the current timeline, He Chengyuan and Xichuan Bai aren’t at that kind of life-or-death devotion level yet, are they? I, the little villain, haven’t even met him. How could their relationship have progressed so much?”

Perhaps.

The Overseer System was also stumped by the default detection function. Compared to the overall detection mechanism, it was more like an independent customer service representative.

“Sigh, no wonder you were invaded by a virus. With this level of competence…”

Gu Jiaoyang sighed, too lazy to think further. Fine, a ‘pig teammate’ is still a teammate; sometimes useful, other times truly useless.

That’s because we were invaded and tampered with by that cunning virus system during the manufacturing process! Otherwise, I wouldn’t be this stupid! It’s all his fault!

“See? Even you’re calling yourself stupid!”

I am not! I didn’t! Don’t talk nonsense! Ahhh, it’s all the virus system’s fault! Otherwise, I could be a cool guy like the main system now! I promise I’d make you go East and dare not go West! Hmph!

“Alright, alright, you’re cool, you’re cool.”

Gu Jiaoyang checked the fortress in his Sea of Consciousness, confirmed the alarm was really cancelled, and stroked Little Zhi, who, despite the upgrade, still seemed a little slow. He deeply felt the long and arduous road ahead for his future.

Perhaps it’s better not to wake up. I should continue the act and gather more information.

Whether it was the Spirit Chrysanthemum pills or the virus system on Qin Yuan, he decided that until this matter was resolved, it was best not to leave Dai Gucan.

After all, it looked like Dai Gucan’s life was at stake.

With this thought, Gu Jiaoyang secretly glanced at Dai Gucan, concluding that it would be better to keep playing unconscious.

“Mmmph…”

Ah, I’m unconscious again.

Dai Gucan: “…”

Qin Yuan: “…”

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