Chapter 141: Yet Another Shura Field

Mo Niannian rolled her eyes, "Stop pretending."

Jiang Hu raised his eyes to look at her, his expression growing even sadder and more pitiful, "Does Niannian really... want to leave me that much?"

Even though Mo Niannian knew Jiang Hu was faking it, she still couldn't help... falling for it.

To be fair, Jiang Hu's appearance simply hit every single one of Mo Niannian's preferences.

There are countless kinds of beauty in the world, yet Jiang Hu's looks happened to grow precisely on her aesthetic, down to the upward curve of his eyelashes that just happened to strike right at Mo Niannian's heart.

With him putting on this pitiful and endearing expression, even knowing it was an act, Mo Niannian couldn't help but feel a tiny fraction of a percent of sympathy.

Sitting there with his head lowered, he looked remarkably like a giant, abandoned cat.

Mo Niannian, "..."

"Fine, actually it's not that annoying."

If she had to look at Jiang Hu's face all day long, it wasn't completely unbearable, as long as he acted normal.

Almost instantly, a smile broke across Jiang Hu's face, "Niannian admitted it herself."

"Niannian doesn't want to be apart from me."

Mo Niannian slowly formed a question mark in her mind. Was that what she meant?

Yet, looking at Jiang Hu's eyes brimming with smiles, she silently swallowed back the rest of her words.

Because of this bracelet, Mo Niannian stayed with Jiang Hu no matter what she did.

The distance between the two of them was less than a meter.

Whenever Jiang Hu looked up, Mo Niannian was bound to be nearby, and the place where his heart resided felt completely and warmly filled.

He loved this kind of life and desperately wanted it to continue forever.

Mo Niannian leaned lazily against the experimental bench, nodding off to sleep. She couldn't understand Jiang Hu's experiments anyway, and she didn't dare play with her phone anymore; she was literally about to die of boredom.

Her vision was drowsy and hazy, and she was keeping herself awake entirely through sheer willpower.

Her little head kept nodding downward, and just as she was about to faceplant onto the desk, Jiang Hu reached out and cupped his hand under Mo Niannian's head to support her.

Mo Niannian rubbed her face against his hand and, unable to fight it any longer, drifted off to sleep.

Jiang Hu quietly watched Mo Niannian's sleeping posture, feeling a growing sense of fulfillment.

His heart beat steadily, one thud after another, and he could clearly feel the sensation of blood flowing through his entire body.

For a fleeting moment, he truly felt that he existed in this mortal world.

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Mo Niannian let out several sighs of frustration, which eventually caught Jiang Hu's attention.

Jiang Hu stopped what he was doing with his experiment, turned his head, and looked at her, "What's wrong, Niannian?"

Utterly bored and listless, Mo Niannian replied, "Nothing."

She was about to go crazy after spending less than a week living like this.

In the original plot, Jiang Hu stayed here for over ten years—how on earth did he manage it?

"Is Niannian bored?" Jiang Hu handed her his phone, "Would you like to play a game for a little while?"

Mo Niannian felt rather depressed, "Forget it."

Mo Ran had tracked her approximate location through that phone. She practically had psychological trauma now and didn't dare play at all.

Jiang Hu's hand holding the phone tightened slightly. He knew he was boring, dull, and uninteresting.

Was Niannian... reaching her limit?

At that very thought, pain shot through Jiang Hu's entire body, and his heart felt as though it were being tightly squeezed by someone, aching to the absolute extreme.

After a brief moment of silence, Jiang Hu said in a muffled voice, "Does Niannian want to go outside for a walk?"

Mo Niannian's eyes lit up instantly, only for the light to dim again bit by bit, "I guess not."

Who knew if she might run into someone else, especially Mo Ran.

If Mo Ran were to run into Jiang Hu again, Mo Niannian couldn't guarantee he'd make it out alive.

Niannian's expression clearly showed that she wanted to go.

Jiang Hu stood up, "Let's go, let's take a walk outside and come back in a little while."

He unbuttoned his white lab coat, took it off right in front of Mo Niannian, and changed into casual clothes.

Mo Niannian had already grown numb to him changing clothes right in front of her.

Speaking of which, Mo Niannian had another endless stream of complaints.

Since they were tethered by the bracelet, changing clothes was extremely inconvenient.

They could have simply unlocked it, changed clothes, and locked it back up again.

But Jiang Hu refused to do that.

He had rigged a clever little mechanism onto all of his clothes so that even while wearing the bracelet, he could slip them on and off smoothly.

Honestly, Mo Niannian completely failed to understand his thought process; she honestly wanted to crack open his skull and see what kind of ghosts he had rattling around in there.

She could only describe her feelings in two words: utterly defeated.

Mo Niannian really did want to go out for a stroll, and since Jiang Hu had put it that way, she naturally had no reason to refuse.

Ever since she was locked away, this was the first time Mo Niannian had seen such warm sunlight.

The laboratory was kept sealed year-round like a giant egg, cutting off the outside world and making it impossible to see the sun.

Granted, there was a small artificial sun inside, but it paled in comparison to the real thing.

Mo Niannian grew visibly excited, feeling an unusual sense of warmth and fondness even upon seeing butterflies and bees.

Jiang Hu's gaze remained fixed entirely on Mo Niannian. When Mo Niannian smiled, he smiled along with her.

His field of view held room for nothing and no one else besides Mo Niannian.

He hadn't seen Niannian look this happy in a long time, so Jiang Hu couldn't help but indulge her. Originally planning to head back after about half an hour,

Jiang Hu kept extending the deadline.

The two of them walked further and further away.

Once outside, Mo Niannian even became much more talkative.

Jiang Hu listened quietly, wearing a gentle smile.

After making a wide circle around the laboratory, Mo Niannian's sharp eyes spotted the exact spot where she and Mo Ran had reunited last time.

Mo Niannian felt a jolt in her heart and tugged on the chain, "Jiang Hu, let's go back."

If they happened to run into Mo Ran again right now, she might as well just pack her things and prepare for the afterlife.

[... Host, have you ever heard of Murphy's Law?] The system popped up tremblingly.

Before Mo Niannian could say anything, Jiang Hu's gaze locked onto Mo Ran amidst the bushes.

Mo Ran's face was ashen with anger. His fists were clenched so tightly that the veins on his hands bulged, and he rushed toward the two of them in two or three strides.

"Bastard! What did you do to Niannian?"

His fist was about to swing toward Jiang Hu's face.

Jiang Hu reached out, blocked him, and glared at him coldly.

Intent to kill flashed instantly in his eyes.

This person again.

He had always wanted to take Niannian away from him. Truly detestable.

The atmosphere between the two men turned instantly tense and explosive.

"What are you two doing?" Mo Niannian hurried to stand between them, separating Jiang Hu and Mo Ran.

Mo Niannian felt utterly exhausted. Were these two sent by the heavens specifically to torment her? What on earth did she do wrong to deserve facing both of them?

"Mo Niannian, step aside! Are you still defending him even now?" Mo Ran's face was livid, growing more and more unsightly.

"?? What did I do?"

Mo Ran's gaze shifted to the bracelet locking Mo Niannian and Jiang Hu together, his expression turning even darker, "How else has he been bullying you?"

Jiang Hu's expression was equally foul, shifting unpredictably as murderous intent spread.

He actually dared to yell at Niannian.

Even he couldn't bear to ruffle a single hair of hers usually, so what right did Mo Ran have to shout at her?

From the moment he brought Niannian back, Niannian belonged to him, and she had nothing to do with these outsiders.

Mo Niannian had completely forgotten about the bracelet.

She really shouldn't have gone out today.

Clutching herself in self-pity, she frantically racked her brains to fabricate an excuse.

"Ge, are you talking about this? Haven't you ever heard of this? It's a couple's bracelet. I bought it on purpose for us to wear. Cool, right?"

Mo Ran frowned deeply, "A couple's bracelet?"

"Yeah, it's very popular." She forced herself to press on, "I didn't get the chance to explain it to you last time, but Jiang Hu and I actually knew each other from way back. We've been together for a while now, and I bought this specially."

Jiang Hu's bracelet was crafted with exquisite detail, truly looking like an ordinary piece of jewelry.

However, obvious as it was, these words failed to dispel Mo Ran's suspicions, and he stared fixedly at the two of them.

Jiang Hu, on the other hand, was in a rather good mood because Mo Niannian had acknowledged his status. He stood obediently behind Mo Niannian, his gaze glued entirely to her.

"How did you two meet? How come I didn't know you had a friend like this?"

Mo Ran scanned Jiang Hu from head to toe.

His eyes were cold, and the more he looked, the more dissatisfied he seemed.

Mo Niannian forced herself to spew nonsense, "Didn't I intern at a clinic before? We met during that time."

Coincidentally, the Mo Niannian of this world had indeed studied medicine as a minor for a while. Back then, she had developed an interest in medicine and interned at a clinic for a period.

Mo Ran looked Jiang Hu up and down, saying with an ambiguous tone, "He's a doctor?"

Mo Niannian nodded hurriedly.

Mo Ran, "A doctor who frequently plays extra roles in TV shows and occasionally does experiments on the side?"

Mo Niannian, "..."

She gave a firm nod.

As long as she wasn't embarrassed, the person who was embarrassed would be someone else.

"Your friend certainly wears many hats," Mo Ran said coldly.

Mo Niannian was so embarrassed she wanted to dig a three-bedroom villa out of the ground with her toes.

Jiang Hu didn't need to chime in; he just stood there listening to Mo Niannian spin her tall tales.

It was crystal clear that Mo Ran didn't believe a word of it. He grabbed Mo Niannian by the wrist, "Niannian, come back with me."

The things Mo Niannian had been saying lately were simply too absurd. Suspecting that her mental state might have taken a turn, he felt she needed to go to the hospital to get checked out.

The moment Mo Ran touched Mo Niannian, Jiang Hu's entire body instantly went rigid, his gaze turning chillingly sharp. He grabbed Mo Ran's hand, overflowing with killing intent.

Seeing that bloodshed was about to happen, Mo Niannian had no choice but to step in.

She pulled Jiang Hu's hand back, wrapped her arms tightly around his arm, and gave a dry laugh, "Ge, there's no need. I'm doing great right now, and I just want to stay with Jiang Hu."

Leaning against Jiang Hu was also a way of restraining him to prevent him from attacking Mo Ran.

Goodness gracious, if she had been even a single second slower just then, Mo Ran would have been bleeding on the spot right away.

Why on earth was Mo Ran so incapable of figuring things out, insisting on stepping up to court his own death?

Mo Niannian secretly placated Jiang Hu, and he calmed down.

Even so, the look he gave Mo Ran remained bone-chillingly cold.