usatvline Chapter 105 Cyber World 7
Chapter 105 Cyber World 7
The girl walked towards the small restaurant, each step feeling incredibly heavy.
The younger sister in her arms was still sobbing softly, "Sister, am I going to die?"
The girl gently patted her back, trying to keep her voice steady, and comforted her, "No, you won't die, with your sister here."
The small restaurant came into view. The girl stopped, took a deep breath, and tried to calm herself down. She hugged her younger sister tightly and slowly walked into the restaurant.
As soon as the door opened, everyone inside looked at her. Her heart raced with nervousness, but she tried her best to keep her face calm.
Lin Xiaoqian spoke first: "You're here. Have you eaten?"
The girl paused for a moment, then shook her head.
Lin Xiaoqian pointed to a chair: "Sit down first, and tell me your names."
"My sister's name is Zou Qi, and my name is Zou Yue," the little girl in her arms said before the girl could speak.
Zou Qi stared at Lin Xiaoqian and the others with her big, grape-like eyes, full of curiosity.
Looking at the little girl's innocent appearance, Lin Xiaoqian felt a slight stirring in her heart. She took out a handful of milk candies from her pocket, handed them to her, and said with a smile, "Your name is Zou Yue? That's a very nice name. Do you want some candy?"
Zou Yue didn't accept it immediately, but instead looked up at her sister.
Zou Qi met her sister's clear eyes and bit her pale lips slightly.
She hesitated for a moment, after all, she had betrayed Lin Xiaoqian and the others time and time again, and she was afraid that Lin Xiaoqian might poison the candy.
Lin Xiaoqian noticed her hesitation, opened one of the capsules, and put it in her mouth.
"Don't worry, I won't harm children."
Zou Qi was slightly taken aback. Suddenly, she thought of the miniature bomb on her sister's neck and felt a pang of sadness. She nodded to her sister.
Zou Yue's mouth was already watering from the sweet, milky aroma of the candy, and she quickly took the rest of the candy when her sister agreed.
Zou Qi said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you..."
Zou Yue followed suit, saying in a clear voice, "Thank you!"
Then, with a delighted expression, he unwrapped a candy, quickly put it into Zou Qi's mouth, and then unwrapped another candy and put it into his own mouth.
The rich aroma of milk instantly fills the entire mouth, and the sweet taste spreads across the tip of the tongue.
Zou Yue's eyes widened instantly, and she looked at Zou Qi with surprise: "Sister, it's sweet!"
Zou Qi tasted the sweet flavor in her mouth, held back her tears, and smiled as she replied, "...Mmm, it's sweet."
Jiang Shuang then brought over two bowls of rice (one large and one small) and a plate of vegetables on a tray. These were the leftovers from their dinner, and they were still warm.
"Let's eat first."
Looking at the still-steaming food, Zou Qi's eyes instantly reddened. She never expected that Lin Xiaoqian would still give her and her sister food.
Her heart was filled with complex emotions, a thousand thoughts swirling in her mind. She stood there, stunned, until Zou Qi tugged at her arm, bringing her back to her senses. She then whispered to Lin Xiaoqian and the others, "Thank you."
I settled my younger sister in the chair next to me and set out her food.
Zou Yue couldn't wait to start eating, stuffing her little mouth full, and saying, "Mmm...so good!"
A smile finally appeared on Zou Qi's lips, and then she lowered her head to eat her meal.
The moment she tasted the food, the long-lost aroma brought tears to her eyes.
She shoveled large mouthfuls of rice into her mouth, as if it would take her back to the past, tears streaming down her face, but she didn't care.
"Cough cough..." Because she ate too fast, she eventually choked on the rice grains and took the opportunity to wipe away the tears on her face.
Lin Xiaoqian frowned slightly and said reproachfully, "Eat slowly, there's still plenty of rice left, no one's going to take it from you. Even he ate three big bowls of my rice."
He pointed to Zeen, who was curled up and dozing off in the corner after eating his fill, and said, "Whose hostage can eat so much?"
When Zehn was called on, he slightly opened one eye, then closed it again and continued to doze off.
Looking at Zeen's appearance, Zou Qi felt a pang of emotion and secretly resolved to find a way to give her younger sister a stable life.
After the Zou sisters finished eating, Lin Xiaoqian led them upstairs, opened the door to the room closest to the stairs, and said, "You two can stay in this room tonight."
"Come in first."
The room was clean, tidy, and dry. Zou Yue had never stayed in a room like this before, and the little girl happily ran around in the room.
Zou Qi hadn't expected Lin Xiaoqian to provide both food and such nice accommodations.
"Thank you." I felt like I had been saying thank you the whole time I entered the store, and thinking about what I had done before, my face turned bright red.
Lin Xiaoqian took out a tube of ointment and handed it to her: "This is ointment. Apply it to the wound on your face, and then rest well."
Then close the door, leaving the two sisters with their own space.
Doing these things is not Lin Xiaoqian's saintly act.
Lin Xiaoqian also needs to do business in the cyber world, but they can't bind their currency to this world, so they need a middleman.
This person needs to be able to receive the currency of the cyber world and also be able to buy things that Lin Xiaoqian and the others need in this world.
Zou Qi is the best choice. First of all, as long as she is in the store, with the system's prompts, she cannot possibly harm Lin Xiaoqian and the others.
Secondly, Zou Yue is indeed a good handle; if you can control Zou Yue, you can control Zou Qi, who is obsessed with his sister.
Inside the room, Zou Yue stood beside the snow-white bed, carefully poked the blanket with a finger, and then exclaimed, "So soft!"
It was completely different from the bed I usually slept on, which consisted of two wooden planks pieced together, covered with a tattered straw mat, and covered with a stiff blanket.
She looked up at her older sister and asked, "Sister, shall we sleep here tonight?"
Zou Qi smiled gently and nodded.
Zou Yue happily lay on the blanket, rolling back and forth, the soft touch exciting her.
"It feels so good! Like being in a cloud."
Seeing her sister smile, Zou Qi felt a little calmer.
She opened the ointment and carefully applied it to the wounds on her face in front of the mirror in the room. The cooling sensation of the ointment relieved her pain considerably.
Zou Yue ran over and asked with concern, "Sister, does it still hurt?"
Zou Qi shook her head at her: "It doesn't hurt anymore."
Zou Yue tugged at her sister's sleeve: "Sister, I like it here. There's delicious food, a soft bed, and the room is very clean. There aren't any big rats everywhere. Can we stay here forever?"
Looking at her younger sister's innocent face, Zou Qi felt a pang of sadness.
She knelt down, gently hugged Zou Yue, and said tenderly, "Xiao Yue, let's rest here for now, and we'll talk about the rest later, okay?"
Zou Yue nodded as if she understood, and a warm atmosphere filled the room.
Where Zou Yue couldn't see, Zou Qi's face was filled with worry and unease.
She didn't know if she could complete the task assigned by Fiona without harming Lin Xiaoqian and the others, nor did she know what the future held for herself and her sister.
But she knew she couldn't give up; for her sister's sake, she had to make some choices.