Chapter 22
The two remained silent for a moment, and Sylvia suddenly looked up at him.
“Quentin, can I tell you a story? Would you like to listen?”
Quentin nodded and then took off his coat, draping it over her shoulders.
Sylvia sniffed and continued speaking.
“Five years ago, you had a car accident, and my heart turned to ashes. I had planned to leave with you, but it was at this moment that I became bound to a system.”
“The system told me that as long as I could do a hundred things for him, you would be able to come
back to me.”
“So, in order to be able to be with you, I chose without hesitation to believe in the system.”
“This is how Sergio and I met. For the past five years, I have been by his side as his pursuer, because only in this way can I avoid suspicion.”
“At first, he disliked me a lot and often bossed me around to do simple tasks, like picking him up from the bar late at night or queuing up early in the morning to buy breakfast. I also had to cheer up the girls he liked, and so on.”
“I did so many of these little things that I even forgot.”
“The last thing he asked me to do for him was to donate my heart to the girl he liked.”
“Quentin, did you know that as long as I completed 100 tasks, I would die in that world? So whether I donate my heart or not, I will still die. Even if they really wanted my heart, as long as you can come back, I am willing. That’s why I naturally agreed to his request.”
“Later, I indeed died, but he regretted it.”
“I think it was the efforts of these five years that moved him, after all, the girl he liked was indeed not a good person.”
“I was just acting, but he took it seriously. Honestly, he’s actually quite pitiful.”
Quentin glanced at her with some concern.
“Over the years, you have been suffering a lot, haven’t you?”
She bitterly pursed her lips.
“Pain, but as long as I think about being able to see you, it’s not so painful anymore.”
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“Quentin, do you believe everything I said? Do you think I’m just talking nonsense?”
Quentin sighed softly and reached out to pat her shoulder.
“I believe in you, even though I haven’t remembered what happened before yet. But I know, you must be the most important person in my life.”
“Can
you give me a little more time, please?”
Sylvia nodded vigorously.
“I would wait for you; I would wait for you forever.”
The door of the examination room opened, and the nurse pushed Sergio out.
“Are you Sergio’s family members? He had a mild concussion and needs to be observed in the hospital overnight.”
After Sylvia thanked the nurse, she turned around and thanked Quentin as well.
“Quentin, you go back first. It’s enough for me to be alone here. You have to go to work tomorrow
and rest well.”
“As for him, I think it was time to have a clear conversation with him.”
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