Chapter 34: Was That You?

Although Jiang Jie felt that Jiang Shi was acting a bit strange, she did not connect him with Jian Yi.

She also thought that when Jiang Shi pressed the wrong button, it was because he was thinking about something and accidentally pressed it.

When they signed the contract together, Jiang Jie was a bit surprised that they ran into Jian Yi and his group again.

Although they were not very familiar, they had met a few times and recognized each other. Out of politeness, Jiang Jie took Jiang Shi over to greet them.

It’s better to make good connections than to ignore them and leave a bad impression, even if Jian Yi isn’t part of their circle.

“Mr. Jian, we meet again.” Sister Jiang smiled.

Jian Yi smiled back at her, then tilted his head slightly and looked directly at Jiang Shi: “This little guy doesn’t seem to want to see me. He wouldn’t even let me on the elevator just now.”

She could tell that he was just joking, and Sister Jiang was about to speak, but she heard Jiang Shi behind her quickly say, “No! No, it’s because I pressed the wrong button!”

Jian Yi raised an eyebrow and caught the timid glance that Jiang Shi shot his way. When their eyes met, the little guy quickly shrank back.

It was very different from the first two times he had seen him.

— The first two times Jiang Shi had looked at Jian Yi too, but he had looked confidently. Even if he was shy and timid, he was still straightforward.

He’s still too young and can’t hide his emotions.

Jian Yi evaluated to himself.

Jian Yi shifted his gaze back to Jiang Shi’s agent and chatted with her, “Xiao Jiang doesn’t seem to be feeling very well, does he?”

Sister Jiang still politely laughed a couple of times and said a few words about training being too exhausting, clearly not intending to discuss the condition of her artist with this person she had only met a few times.

Jian Yi smiled and made a few casual remarks, then prepared to leave.

However, Jiang Shi suddenly spoke up, “Um, I have been feeling a bit unwell lately, Dr. Jian, can I make an appointment with you?”

Jiang Jie was stunned, and turned to look at Jiang Shi. She was wondering whether what he said was true or false.

On the other side, Jian Yi didn’t seem surprised, but he didn’t immediately agree. Instead, he asked Jiang Shi to make an appointment with his assistant.

Jiang Shi followed his instructions.

The word “seeing a doctor” had almost been set as a sensitive word by the system. When Jiang Shi mentioned it, the system became alert, but it didn’t detect any dangerous signals from Jiang Shi’s thoughts, so it only issued a warning.

Jiang Shi watched Jian Yi leave, and he followed Jiang Jie and got in the car.

After getting in the car, he closed his eyes and said to the system, “You should know more about Dr. Jian’s background than I do. Besides seeing him for medical treatment, what excuse can I use to get close to him?”

Originally, they were two people from two different worlds.

Originally, Jiang Shi was just looking.

The system insisted on him getting involved with Dr. Jian, but there was no way to get close without being abrupt. No matter how he thought about it, the only way was through the doctor-patient relationship.

The system certainly knew this, but Jiang Shi had considered going to see a doctor and asking about its existence at least three times before.

When Jiang Shi mentioned it again, the subject was still Jian Yi, and the system couldn’t help but react.

Jiang Shi sneered and said, “What are you worried about? If I really plan to say something, won’t you be able to monitor it first?”

“If something goes wrong, you can make me suffer like you did last time, so I can’t even speak. At worst, you can kill me immediately.”

The system doesn’t care about Jiang Shi’s disgust towards it, and it is skeptical about his words.

However, it did not stop Jiang Shi from making an appointment to see a doctor with Jian Yi.

On the other hand, Jian Yi’s two assistants started to exchange glances again:

“An appointment? What kind of appointment?”

“Yeah, aren’t there only two patients in total?”

“So, does the professor want to make an appointment or not?”

“Umm..”

Of course, they still made the appointment.

Three days later, Jiang Shi came to Jian Yi’s office.

As a patient.

Jian Yi went through a set of psychological tests with him, and some of the written questions were made by Jian Yi himself. After Jiang Shi finished writing, Jian Yi had a brief chat with him.

Jiang Shi said that his main problem was stress. He was about to participate in the “Idol” program and lacked confidence. He also had insomnia and occasionally experienced dizziness and vertigo.

Jian Yi just listened to him lying with his eyes open.

He really couldn’t lie.

Of course, he didn’t directly deny that Jiang Shi was faking his illness. After the process was completed and Jiang Shi was sent away, he picked up the page of questions that Jiang Shi had filled out. His expression, which had been casual all this time, finally changed.

The questions were very fairytale-like, many of them were whimsical, and they looked like a survey of children’s liking for a series of creatures in fairy tales.

Jian Yi had set a time limit for each question, and the time for each question was very short, so short that people didn’t have time to think before giving their answers.

And Jiang Shi’s answers to him were:

He was controlled by an evil dark wizard who wanted to use him to kill innocent people. He was trapped in a high tower, and he desperately wanted to escape. He wanted to break open a window in the tower and jump out, even if it meant shattering his bones.

Jian Yi put the paper back into a folder and labeled it with Jiang Shi’s name. He held the folder and was somewhat surprised. Jiang Shi was more stubborn than he had imagined, and he had a fierce determination.

“Approval rating has increased! It went up by 5 points!”

“87 now!”

The mechanical voice of the system was filled with surprise.

It was worried that Jian Yi might have discovered something, but it seemed that this weirdo’s level of affection for the new host exceeded its expectations.

Jiang Shi bit his lip and his vacant state was finally interrupted by the system’s voice.

Why? He lied so obviously, wasted Jian Yi’s time, and yet his approval rating went up?

Doctors, like police officers, dislike patients lying about their condition. Moreover, Jian Yi was clearly not the kind of doctor who would do anything for money.

Jiang Shi couldn’t figure it out. Why did Jian Yi’s approval rating increase instead of decrease?

Just three days ago, Jian Yi had deducted 3 points from his rating.

Was he being deliberately contradictory?

Ha.

The system couldn’t be bothered to argue with Jiang Shi anymore. As long as it achieved its goal, Jiang Shi’s mood and thoughts didn’t matter.

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Kou Li’s research is progressing smoothly, and he sometimes comes back early for a couple of days.

Tonight is one of those nights.

The family of three went out to eat, choosing a restaurant with a great night view. The restaurant was located below a movie theater, and across from the theater was a square and a people’s park.

There were many people on the square, of all ages. It was very lively with people skating, dancing, writing, and taking videos.

The park facing the square was lit up with night lights of various colors, adding a touch of dazzling romance to the tranquility.

This lively place was not chosen by Bian Yi, nor was it chosen by Kou Li. It was the “best place for a family to eat and have fun at night” offered as a suggestion to Kou Li by his secretary.

It was also a place where neither Bian Yi nor Kou Li had ever been before.

Bian Yi looked down at the square and park below and said to Kou Li, “We can come here often in the future.”

Kou Li had just finished peeling two shrimp. He put one on the plate in front of Xiao Shu and the other on the plate in front of Bian Yi. Upon hearing this, he looked up and smiled at Bian Yi and said, “Okay.”

Bian Yi raised his lips slightly, but quickly suppressed his emotions and said displeasedly, “Who asked you to peel them? Eat your own!”

Before Kou Li could say anything, Xiao Shu exclaimed, “I want it, I want it! Daddy, give it to me!”

Bian Yi: “..”

In the end, both fathers had to act, and Kou Sen proved with his own strength that there was a lot of shrimp in that dish, and he loved to eat them.

After dinner, Bian Yi put on a simple disguise and went with Kou Li and Xiao Shu to the square and park for a walk before returning home.

Upon returning home, Kou Li carried the sleeping Xiao Shu to the room, while Bian Yi received a phone call from Nie Fang.

It was an invitation to a singing and dancing program, and Nie Fang asked if Bian Yi was interested in going to watch and appreciate the performances.

“Not interested,” Bian Yi refused outright. Such programs are mostly recorded at night, and he didn’t want to spend time elsewhere on a night like tonight.

“I thought you would want to go,” Nie Fang sounded a little disappointed. Since Bian Yi returned, he had only participated in one interview and one variety show, which was much lower compared to his previous level of activity – and he wasn’t talking about comparing him to Guan Xi, but to Bian Yi’s past self.

Although he understood that Bian Yi didn’t want to come out too often, he felt that with such a high salary and not doing anything, there was a sense of emptiness. The emptiest thing was the posture he was taking, and Bian Yi had plans to quit the industry.

Bian Yi didn’t consider Nie Fang’s thoughts and asked, “Why do you think I would want to go?”

Nie Fang said, “Last time at the charity banquet, I saw you getting along well with Jiang Shi, who is a contestant in this program. I thought you might want to go and see him.”

Bian Yi repeated the name of the boy, Jiang Shi. He didn’t know how the progress was going on Jian Yi’s side.

After considering it for a while, Bian Yi replied, “Alright, I’ll go and take a look.”

After hanging up the phone, Kou Li came back.

Bian Yi told Kou Li about the matter.

Kou Li remained silent for a moment, then handed over a small device he brought back from the laboratory today to Bian Yi. “This is a mini version. Press this button to shield against the system and make it lose its effectiveness for a short time. Give me your phone -”

Bian Yi handed over his phone and watched Kou Li find a program he couldn’t understand.

“After activating the shield, when you click on this software, I can find you no matter where you are,” Kou Li said after finishing the operation. A software appeared on the screen, and he handed the phone back to Bian Yi.

Bian Yi took the phone and looked at the hidden software. He asked while holding the earphone-like shield that Kou Li had just given him, “Even if I don’t activate this phone, you should still be able to locate me, right?”

Kou Li had no reason to lie, “Yeah, just in case.”

To prevent Bian Yi from suddenly disappearing again and the system popping up somewhere to harm him without Kou Li’s knowledge, afraid he would be too late to take action by then.

Kou Li didn’t say it out loud, but Bian Yi understood his unspoken words. He put away his phone and didn’t get angry because Kou Li had been monitoring him. Perhaps, Kou Li’s actions actually made him feel relieved for the time being. The fear of no one knowing his existence or whereabouts was too much to handle in the short term.

As for the shield device, Bian Yi remembered that in this life, he was able to escape because the revenge system used the “shield” function. He held the shield device and was calm at the moment. He looked into Kou Li’s eyes and asked him, “Was it you?”

“Did you save me in the end, Kou Li?”