Chapter 133: Loss of public opinion territory
Xu Si adjusted her breathing, sat up, and examined every corner of her skin, feeling the subtle pain all over her body, not even sparing the scratched areas. It was then that she confirmed something: there was not a single mark on her body from a needle prick.
There was no bitterness of medicine in her breath or mouth, nor the sweet choking sensation, not even a hint of moisture residue, let alone the dry powder of drugs.
She remembered what Pei Zhen had said. That debilitating drug could only be treated and cured in the Underground City. She hadn’t received any treatment yet, but she had already recovered her strength.
Wasn’t this being deceived?
"...Really, how many times has it been?"
She remembered that the last time this man had set up a whole array of traps, making her willingly walk into the snare.
Xu Si didn’t know what to say. Maybe it was because she knew too little about the sin-filled Underground City that she was fooled by him every time. She did have ulterior motives for coming to the Underground City. And Pei Zhen being poisoned was a fact; those people had fed him some unknown drug, and he had vomited blood so severely it was indeed worrying. She had agreed to give it a try for them. In terms of responsibility, at the very least, she had a duty of care and could not leave now.
The pristine white wool carpet was so clean that it didn’t have a speck of dust on it, the only large patch of pure white in this salty, despairing world.
Xu Si felt somewhat helpless. Every time she got a little close to him, there were so many reasons for her to stay, and unknowingly, she was led around by the nose by various incidents. She was starting to get a bit confused. Was all this mere coincidence? Or could it be what people say is "fate"? Fate!?
Xu Si’s heart raced, her temples began to throb, and she instinctively wanted to stretch her sleep-numbed body. Resisting the urge to lie in, she stood up and walked to the rest area to pour herself a glass of water.