After Mistakenly Binding The Matchmaker System

Chapter 105

After he finished speaking, Li Heyuan wanted to take back the word and say “no need,” but when he looked into the eyes of the person at the bed, he inexplicably didn’t want to see any hint of disappointment in those eyes, so he swallowed the words.

‘It doesn’t matter, just think of it as a reminder for myself,’ Li Heyuan said to himself.

Although he extremely didn’t want to admit it, Li Heyuan knew clearly that that person would not come back. All he possessed were those memories and the old items he had painstakingly brought over. That was all.

Was this person’s appearance a consolation from heaven in response to his bitter pleas? Li Heyuan didn’t know. Regardless of why this person appeared, for this face and those eyes, he would shelter him under his wing and try his best to ensure a prosperous and worry-free life for him.

Doing so was just his selfish hope that that person would be safe and smooth-sailing in the world beyond his sight.

They hadn’t been alone together for long when a doctor in a white coat came in with a medical record and examined Li Shu.

During this time, Li Heyuan didn’t leave but stood to the side, his eyes fixed into the void, his eyes vacant.

After the examination, the doctor nodded. “The patient is recovering well. We can arrange for discharge after further observation.”

“Thank you, doctor.” Li Shu leaned against the bed, radiating a weak but graceful charm.

After the examination, the doctor left some instructions and exited, leaving only Li Shu and Li Heyuan in the ward.

Li Shu felt much better. He knew why the accident had occurred earlier, and his current body was healthy with no problems at all. The issue before wasn’t due to alcohol, as he had thought, but due to the world consciousness.

Leaning against the bed, he looked at the child he had reunited with after ten years. No, the current Li Heyuan could no longer be called a child. He had grown into a real man, more outstanding than his previous body. Ten years had passed, and the most difficult plot had been completed. The protagonist had already established his own business empire and had retaliated against those who had bullied and deceived him in the past. Now, Li Heyuan was a presence that no one dared to provoke easily.

Li Shu was actually a bit puzzled as to why he had appeared in this time and space ten years later. He remembered 1314 saying that if the strategy failed, the world would restart, and he would return to the initial node to relive what had already happened. After the restart, the difficulty of the mission would increase. If the mission failed again, the world would restart again, and if he continued to fail, he would be trapped in this time and space forever, until the last bit of strength was exhausted and became nourishment for this world.

His situation was completely different from what the system had said. The world did not restart, and he had come to ten years later. During the time when 1314 did not appear, Li Shu had inquired about the situation of this world. It was the world he had just experienced, but the time had moved to ten years later and the location had changed from City S to City B.

Li Shu didn’t know the reason for this situation. He had asked the system, and the system’s response was the same as his deductions. The other party said that the report had been submitted to the main system, and such things had not appeared in any file. It was unknown whether it was a new mode derived or a bug somewhere.

For him, it was only a brief moment, but for that child, it was a long ten years. Thinking of the glaring red value on the mission panel, Li Shu felt a sourness in his heart.

His departure must have had a great impact on that child. He smiled bitterly, yes, if the impact was not great, why would the happiness value still be negative? That was ten years. For an ordinary person, how many ten years could there be in life?

This person had grown into the appearance he had imagined, but his heart was barren. He thought that time could fade all wounds, but he didn’t expect that for some people, they would rather suffer than forget the painful source.

Obviously, Li Heyuan was one of them. His only best friend, Gu Yi, had advised him more than once to let go of the past and let go of that person as well, but he was unwilling. That was the only light in his long and dark road of life. No matter what, he wanted to preserve this light, even if the cost was being riddled with holes.

He didn’t care. If he could get that person back, he could really give up everything.

Neither of them spoke and the ward fell into silence. Li Shu lowered his eyes, thinking about his own affairs, while Li Heyuan stood by the window and looked out quietly. The silence spread, but it was not awkward.

The silence was broken by a knock on the door. Coming in was Li Heyuan’s subordinate. The man in the neat suit was holding a thermos box filled with hot porridge.

The subordinate placed the porridge on the small table next to the bed as instructed and then left. He only exchanged a few words with Li Heyuan throughout the whole process.

Li Heyuan sat on the edge of the bed, opened the thermos, and took out the steaming porridge. “Have something to eat.”

Li Shu was feeling hungry now and didn’t refuse. He took the porridge from the man’s hand.

The porridge was freshly cooked and contained many nutritious ingredients. Li Shu scooped up a spoonful and put it into his mouth, squinting his eyes in satisfaction. It was the taste he liked.

Li Heyuan inadvertently saw this scene and his heart skipped a beat. It seemed like something was about to burst out from his heart. He patiently waited for Li Shu to finish the porridge, and asked casually while tidying up, “Do you like it?”

Li Shu was stunned for a moment before realizing what Li Heyuan was asking. He nodded and said, “Yes, this taste gives me a very familiar feeling.”

Now it was Li Heyuan’s turn to be stunned. He had asked this question because Li Shu’s behavior just now was too similar to that person’s. He used to enjoy cooking for that person, and that person would also squint his eyes and look satisfied when eating, like a sated cat. Moreover, he asked his assistant to bring this porridge from home. He had made it for that person before, and he improved the recipe personally. There was no reason why this person would be familiar with it.

Was it a coincidence?

His expression remained cold, but Li Shu knew what he was suspecting. Resurrection from the dead was already unbelievable and he didn’t intend to tell Li Heyuan directly. If he did, the other party might suspect something. If he discovered it bit by bit himself, he would be more convinced of the result without needing to explain.

The happiness value plummeted the moment he “died”. This time he was sure he hadn’t made a mistake. The happiness value of the male protagonist in this world was directly linked to him, just like in the previous two worlds. However, he just didn’t know the relationship between the Li Heyuan of this world and Mo Yanzhi and Qi Mingxuan.

These three people were definitely not unrelated. Li Shu didn’t know if all the mission takers encountered the same situations as him or if it was just him. 1314 might have guessed something too, but they all tacitly did not raise this issue.

The three roommates came to the hospital in the afternoon to see him. They all felt guilty for causing Li Shu to fall ill.

“It’s all my fault. I knew Li Shu was just injured and still persuaded him to drink…”

Li Shu interrupted with a smile, “You can’t blame yourself for this. I drank on my own. It has nothing to do with you guys. Don’t blame yourselves. Actually, I’m fine. If you don’t believe me, you can ask the doctor.”

He would have fainted regardless of drinking, let alone with these people involved. Since the real reason had nothing to do with his roommates, Li Shu naturally couldn’t let them keep blaming themselves.

“Oh, Yao Yan came to our dormitory yesterday and said he had something to tell you. It’s probably related to Ruan Muyan. Li Shu, do you want to see him?”

“No.” He really didn’t want to get involved in the emotional entanglements of the original owner, especially when there was obviously something suspicious about Ruan Muyan.

“It’s better not to meet him,” the speaker sighed in relief. “I’ll help you reject him.”

“Thanks.”

“We are all brothers, saying ‘thank you’ is too impolite.”

The group talked about what happened at school in Li Shu’s absence, and the atmosphere relaxed.

Li Shu smiled as he listened to the three roommates chatting about school anecdotes, and his mood also relaxed.

When Li Heyuan pushed the door open and walked in, he saw this scene exactly. It felt like time had turned back, returning to ten years ago. Back then, he would lean against that person’s knee, talking about interesting things that happened at school, while that person smiled at him gently, his eyes filled with tenderness and tolerance.

He stopped in his tracks, quietly observing. It was Li Shu who first noticed his arrival.

“This is the gentleman who brought me to the hospital.”

The three followed Li Shu’s gaze and looked back.

It was a man with a strong presence, with sharp eyebrows and eyes, handsome and powerful. He was dressed in a neat black suit with meticulously combed hair. The emotions in his eyes were deep and inscrutable, like thick ink, making it hard to read.

The three hurriedly stood up and thanked the man. Except for Zheng Jiarong, Li Shu’s other two roommates only felt pure gratitude. They didn’t know this man with a strong aura, but Zheng Jiarong did.

He was a native of B City and was very familiar with everything that happened in B City. Coincidentally, he knew something about the man before him. He had even met this man with his father.

This man was widely recognized as not someone to be trifled with. When people mentioned him, they often wore secretive expressions. Back then, many people underestimated him when he first arrived in B City, and some even targeted him. Now, where were those people?

Oh, right, those people and their families had completely disappeared from B City. Many had marveled at his methods back then and didn’t dare provoke someone who could easily bring down an entire family.

‘How did Li Shu get involved with such a person?’

Pretending not to notice Zheng Jiarong’s momentary unnatural expression, Li Heyuan didn’t interrupt the young men’s conversation. After a few words of concern to Li Shu, he exited the ward.

The three roommates didn’t stay long either. They told Li Shu to take good care of himself and not to worry about school matters because they would help him get leave.

Zheng Jiarong was the last to leave. After much hesitation, he still couldn’t rest easy. That man was just too dangerous. No matter his intentions, it was not something a mere ordinary student like Li Shu could contend with.

He hesitated whether to ask, but Li Shu had already guessed from his expression, “Do you have something you want to ask me?”

“Li Shu,” Zheng Jiarong asked hesitantly, “Was it really that gentleman who brought you to the hospital? What exactly happened that day?”

They were only informed that their companion had been taken to the hospital; they knew nothing else.

“I just fainted, there’s nothing to worry about.”

‘How could there be nothing to worry about? That was…’

Zheng Jiarong left the ward, but suddenly stopped in the corridor. He looked at the man standing behind his assistant, and pursed his lips.