Extra 1 : A Delicate Little Flower
After a moment of tenderness, Song Tan lay in Shen Yin’s arms and asked him, “Did you make a bet with someone?”
“Hmm?”
“Don’t play dumb, I already know.”
Shen Yin had made a bet with the main system, so it wasn’t hard for him to guess that she had a system with her too.
Therefore, some things could be said openly now.
“It said it was a test.”
“What kind of test?”
What kind of test?
Shen Yin thought for a moment and gave his honest assessment, “I feel like it’s more of a life or death situation.”
Song Tan : ?
Shen Yin held Song Tan tighter.
“You went through the same thing, right?”
Song Tan understood.
The main system must have thrown him into the apocalyptic world too.
Song Tan was instantly furious. “It really has no credibility.”
Shen Yin hadn’t seen Song Tan angry before, but seeing her like this, he chuckled lightly.
“I only found out about your bet with it later.”
But at that time, when he heard there was a chance to wake Song Tan up, he chose to do it without hesitation.
He came to the apocalyptic world, and the zombies attacked.
People had to survive.
Many times, the main system asked him : choose to live, or choose Song Tan?
He thought that was a flawed question.
Couldn’t he both choose to live and choose Song Tan?
If possible, he thought he could introduce it to a genius in computer science and fix its program, otherwise, it would always come up with buggy questions.
“So, how did you choose?”
“I didn’t choose.”
He survived by his own ability.
And then, the main system let him go back.
“Is it because I’m good at fighting zombies?”
When Song Tan heard his guess, she chuckled lightly.
How could the main system decide he passed the test just because he was good at fighting zombies?
It must have detected his determination.
Just like she did back then, it wasn’t that she changed her mindset and completed the supporting character transformation task, but she remained firm in her beliefs, taking control of her destiny.
The system was ultimately just a judging machine, its results didn’t represent the real outcome.
Although Song Tan felt it was absurd, they were like the rules of this world, with some bugs, no absolute justice, but sometimes, with effort, a good result can be achieved.
Song Tan felt Shen Yin holding her tighter.
“What’s wrong?” Song Tan raised her head from his chest and looked at him.
“How did you come here?”
Although in real life, only a few moments has passed.
But it was a result that had been achieved after a long, long effort.
If he hadn’t undergone this test, he might never know what Song Tan had experienced.
The endless zombies, perpetually polluted air, and constant worry that those around might betray him.
It’s precisely because of what she went through that Shen Yin understands how precious it is for Song Tan to trust him.
He wants to say Song Tan is foolish.
But more than that, he feels heartache.
“Don’t do such foolish things for me in the future.”
“I feel like I need to clarify.”
At the time, as soon as she left the exam room, she was pushed aside by someone and then threatened with a knife at her waist, leading her out of the exam room.
Just as she left the exam room, Song Tan, relying on her agility, managed to steal a car and escape.
However, Huo Chaoying hadn’t only arranged for that one car; there was another car following them.
When the car behind noticed Song Tan stealing the car, it chased after her.
“I ran out of gas in the car before I succeeded.”
“What about the message you sent to Fu Ling?”
Song Tan shrank back guiltily.
That was a crazy idea that occurred to her while being chased.
“I made sure I’d be okay before doing it; it wasn’t without considering the consequences.”
Seeing Song Tan so self-assured, Shen Yin couldn’t help but feel frustrated by her.
But then he sighed and pinched the soft flesh around her waist.
“It’s my fault. If I had protected you better, none of this would have happened.”
“You’ve been pretty thorough in your protection.”
Although Shen Yin didn’t tell her, whether at home or outside, there were always people guarding her.
But this time was different; with so many people in the exam room, Shen Yin couldn’t arrange for someone to be inside, nor did he expect there to be someone after her inside. So, it’s not his fault for not providing protection; the blame lies with the villains who wanted to do harm.
“Have they all been caught?”
After going through all this trouble, Song Tan still didn’t know the fate of those villains.
“All those involved in Project An No.1, led by Huo Chaoying, have been detained, and the trial is scheduled for early next month.”
“What about your mother?”
“You guessed it right. Because it’s been over ten years since the incident, and it happened abroad…”
Even with evidence, nothing could be done.
“But the charge of attempted murder has been confirmed.”
That’s the charge he pinned on them after Song Tan almost lost her life.
“For such scum, it’s not worth it.”
Song Tan looked up, “Yeah, it’s not worth it.”
None of them deserve to lose their life for such a scum.
Shen Yin looked at Song Tan’s expression and knew that what she said should be about that dream….
No, it should be said, the original plot.
In the original plot, the stupid things he did.
Shen Yin said, “Actually, you know? I almost did it.”
When the Huo family arranged to negotiate with the victim’s family, he had the idea of wanting to kill someone.
He continued, “But as soon as I thought that you hadn’t eaten at home, I gave up that idea.”
That kind of feeling of attachment made him reluctant to leave this world.
He couldn’t bear to let Song Tan be sad for such scum.
After listening to his words, Song Tan smiled faintly.
“After experiencing so much, thinking back, the one I should be most grateful for is the day when the plot turned, and you chose me.”
If back to the beginning, Song Tan chose someone else…
He didn’t know what Song Tan’s outcome would be, but his outcome would still be like that dream, losing everything.
“Can you tell me, how did you notice me at first sight?”
Shen Yin still remembered that at that time, he was just accompanying, among the group of Huo family men, he appeared particularly inconspicuous.
“You don’t know, Teacher Shen’s temperament is unique.”
Among the Huo family members who were seeking attention, Shen Yin, who had the least presence, appeared very eye-catching.
“I remember, everyone was looking at me, and you were looking at the flowers. I thought, this man is interesting, I must conquer him.”
Shen Yin listened to her and clicked his tongue, “Have you read too many domineering CEO novels?”
Song Tan responded with a smile.
Indeed, she had read quite a few domineering CEO novels.
Just now, she also made up quite a few reasons.
“To be honest, it was you at the time that made me feel a sense of sympathy.”
Song Tan said very honestly: “At that time, my situation wasn’t good. The Song family forced me, and the people of the Huo family were eyeing the prescriptions in my hand. If I forcibly refused to marry, the result might be that I couldn’t step out of this door.”
She looked at Shen Yin seriously: “At that time, I actually wanted you to give me a hand.”
And she didn’t choose wrong.
Shen Yin not only gave her a hand, but also let her feel for the first time what it was like to be treated sincerely by someone.
“So, does this count as mutual salvation between patients?”
Song Tan and Shen Yin looked at each other.
Then they both smiled together.
Actually, looking back now, there’s not much meaning in reviewing the past.
They are not people who like to dwell on the past, they prefer to focus on the future.
“After talking so much about the past and others, why don’t we talk about ourselves?”
“What should we talk about?”
“For example, how should I give this body of yours a little boost?”
Song Tan said, “I made a bet with the main system. It promised me a healthy body, but it hasn’t been delivered yet.”
“It’s not very reliable, so we have to rely on my dietary therapy. Starting tomorrow, I’m going to supervise you to eat well and ‘exercise’ properly.”
Song Tan : “Huh?”
“Don’t ‘huh’ me, I can see you quite enjoy it, actually.”
Song Tan was caught off guard, not feeling embarrassed at all.
“I think you’ve pampered me a bit too much. How old do you think I am?”
Before, she was too embarrassed to say it, but now Song Tan simply blurted it out.
After her complaint, she heard a light laughter above her head.
“Why are you laughing?”
Shen Yin hugged Song Tan’s arm a little tighter, but with just the right amount of strength.
He said, “Indeed, I am following the steps of nurturing a flower to nurture a person.”
Song Tan : ?
“A delicate little flower that needs careful nurturing.”
Song Tan : “….”