Chapter 185 When I Kidnapped the Game NPC (6)
Chapter 185 When I Kidnapped the Game NPC (6)
Bai Lian is an independent person and should not be trapped by his own messy thoughts.
And he knew Bai Lian. Bai Lian looked lazy and soft-hearted on the surface, but once his bottom line was touched, he would turn around and leave without mercy.
Gareth knew in his heart that he couldn't trap him.
"okay."
Bai Lian looked ahead, and it seemed to be the small pond where he entered for the second time.
The lotus leaves floating on the water are like the skirt of a graceful girl dancing with her head lowered, and the blooming lotus flowers among them are like the makeup embellishing the girl's face, so lovable.
Gareth pulled Bai Lian to the pond, his eyes full of excitement.
"Lian Lian, look, the last time I came back and passed by here, I saw the lotus here, and I immediately thought of Lian Lian's name, which also has this pronunciation!"
He turned around and looked at Bai Lian, "Lian Lian, have you been here before?"
Bai Lian thought it would be better not to ruin his mood, so he shook his head.
Hearing Bai Lian say no, Gareth narrowed his eyes, happily pulled Bai Lian to talk about this and that, and never stopped talking.
Bai Lian even felt that his character had collapsed. How did he become a chatterbox, talking non-stop?
Worried that he was thirsty, Bai Lian interrupted him and bought him a bottle of mineral water on the game board. "Take a break. There's no rush."
Gareth also knew that he seemed a little abnormal.
He said more in this one hour than he had said in the previous twenty years.
Wait, the first twenty years? Wasn't he an NPC?
Why did you say this subconsciously?
Seeing that he had been holding the bottle in his hand for a while, Bai Lian took it, unscrewed the cap and handed it to him.
Gareth was confused by Bai Lian's sudden boyfriend power and felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
He reached out and took it, "Thank you, Lianlian."
He tilted his head back and took a sip, his lips not touching the bottle mouth, then asked Bai Lian, "Lian Lian, are you thirsty?"
"Well, sort of."
Bai Lian took it, took a sip, then closed the lid and handed it back to him.
Gareth's earlobes turned red, and he quietly clenched his hand holding the water bottle and held it tightly in his arms. This was a gift from Lianlian to him, and he had to keep it well.
Bai Lian noticed his little action and thought of what Dr. Hu said this afternoon, and his eyes deepened unconsciously.
What on earth had he been through that made him carefully guard even a bottle of water given to him?
Bai Lian felt a little sad, and took Gareth's hand and walked forward.
During the two days in the game, Bai Lian and Gareth visited several places. Gareth was the one talking most of the time along the way, and Bai Lian just listened quietly. The time was just right at this moment.
Knowing that Bai Lian’s time is limited, Gareth cherishes the time he spends with Bai Lian.
But time always passes.
When it was almost time for Bai Lian to leave, Gareth felt even more reluctant than the previous two times.
He didn't want to be separated from Bai Lian, but if Bai Lian didn't go out, it would be harmful to his health.
Therefore, when Bai Lian had to go out and stay in reality for one day, it was equivalent to not being able to see Bai Lian for two days in the game, and Gareth's heart felt like it was burning on fire.
Every time he watched Bai Lian disappear in front of him, he was reminded that he was just an NPC in the game, Bai Lian was a person in real life, they were in different worlds, and the distance between them was very far.
He could only wait for Bai Lian to enter the game and could not go out. He knew nothing about Bai Lian's situation in reality. What would he do if... Bai Lian did not enter the game one day?
This thought brought him endless panic, and insecurity enveloped him, trapping him in an endless loop.
It's basically impossible for the two of them to be together.
Gareth thought, if... he was a person in the real world, then he wouldn't have to be separated from Bai Lian.
In a certain room, an instrument began to emit a loud warning sound.
Dr. Hu and the researcher looked at each other, and the light of hope in their eyes was so strong that they were about to succeed!
Bai Lian was keenly aware of Gareth's emotional fluctuations, so he held his face and put his forehead against his.
"Gareth, what's wrong with you?"
Hearing the other party's familiar and gentle words, Gareth could no longer hold back. His eyes quickly turned red, and his black pupils became blurred. A drop of hot tear slid across the back of Bai Lian's hand.
"Lian...Lian, I'm sorry, I, I don't know what happened, I feel my heart hurts so much!"
Gareth's tears fell drop by drop, wetting the back of Bai Lian's hand, like a faucet that was not tightened, with water dripping down drop by drop.
His hot tears seemed to smash into Bai Lian's heart, causing ripples.
Bai Lian raised her hands and hugged his head, allowing him to lean on her shoulders. In just a few moments, most of the cloth on Bai Lian's chest was wet.
"It doesn't matter, I'm still here."
Time is passing by every second, and the system will be forced to exit when the time is up.
But Gareth’s current condition made Bai Lian worried. He raised his head and stared at the two people in front of the surveillance screen.
The researcher was startled by Bai Lian. How come he seemed to be able to see them? !
Turning his head to look at Dr. Hu who was in deep thought, his eyes were fixed on the numbers on the screen. It would only work if Gareth's conscious reaction reached 100%, but it was currently hovering at 97%.
Bai Lian withdrew his gaze and remembered what Dr. Hu said.
There are only three minutes left.
Bai Lian stepped back slightly and raised his hand to wipe away Gareth's tears. "Don't cry. Two days will pass quickly. I will come in as soon as possible. Wait for me."
When their eyes met, the seriousness in Bai Lian's eyes fell into Gareth's heart and temporarily suppressed Gareth's uneasiness.
Gareth knew that he was being a little pretentious. He tried hard to calm himself down, his eyes still wet, and replied with a smile: "I understand, Lianlian, I'll wait for..." you.
Bai Lian's figure began to disappear. Gareth stretched out his trembling hand to grab it, but caught nothing.
In less than ten seconds, Bai Lian's figure completely disappeared in front of Gareth.
Gareth fell to his knees helplessly, tears dripping from the corners of his eyes again. He returned to the empty space and curled up in a corner. He was the only one in the huge space, and he was enveloped by overwhelming loneliness and uneasiness.
He kept recalling the scenes when he was with Bai Lian and the last words Bai Lian said before he left.
It seems that I can draw some sense of security from it.
Gradually he closed his eyes, and while his consciousness was blurred he felt that he was falling. When he opened his eyes he found himself in a deep sea.
He held his breath and stretched out his arms to swim upwards, but his body kept falling. No matter how hard he swam, his body felt as heavy as a rock and kept sinking.
As time passed, he gradually lost his strength.
His body was falling faster and faster. Gareth was powerless to look upwards. He could faintly seep in. He raised his hand to grasp the light, but it seemed so close to him that he could not catch it.
He was... tired. He gave up struggling, closed his eyes and let himself sink into the abyss.
Suddenly, that gentle voice rang in my ears, "Gareth, wait for me."
Lian Lian...
Gareth suddenly opened his eyes, and in front of him was still the bottomless sea. He didn't know where he got the strength from, but he opened his hands and began to swim upwards.
This time, the body finally moved, and Gareth's dark eyes lit up.
He seemed to have endless energy, and his body finally stopped falling and swam upwards.
The ray of light was getting closer and closer. Gareth's heart was beating abnormally fast. Now he was no longer depressed, and he exuded a sunny aura.
Finally, he held the ray of light in his palm, and it was as warm as he had imagined.
He smiled, placed a ray of light on his chest, and slowly closed his eyes.
Inside the laboratory, the values on the instrument continued to rise, little by little, and every beat hit the hearts of Dr. Hu and the researcher.
Just within the first two minutes, the instrument started beeping.
Dr. Hu took a look and saw that the value was falling rapidly, directly reaching the lowest point of 30%. As the value dropped, Dr. Hu's heart also dropped to the bottom.
Sure enough, it still doesn’t work?
Success is clearly right in front of you, but it only takes a moment for all the hopes built up over this period of time to collapse.
The instrument was still beeping, and Dr. Hu thought it had dropped to a lower level, so he didn't bother to check.
But the researcher next to him exclaimed, "Doctor, look!"
Dr. Hu looked up upon hearing this, and the dullness in his eyes was gradually replaced by the gradually rising numerical light.
The two of them stared at the number, not daring to blink.
After a long two-minute wait, the value on the instrument reached 100%. The researchers were so happy that they almost cheered out loud, but only Dr. Hu was in a daze.
After a few seconds, Dr. Hu took off his glasses and wiped the corners of his eyes.
They finally succeeded, and their days and nights of monitoring and research were worth it. As long as they thought about how this would benefit hundreds of thousands of people, all the hard work was worth it.
The researcher looked up and held back his tears. They had waited for this day for too long.
……
After Bai Lian came out, he has been lying on the bed with his eyes closed, but he is still conscious. Thinking of Gareth's unstable emotions when he left, Bai Lian's heart cannot calm down.
He sat up and checked the time on his phone. It was one in the morning.
He left home at nine in the evening, and now more than four hours have passed. Just as Bai Lian was about to put down his phone, an unfamiliar message popped up.
"I'm Dr. Hu, he's awake."
Bai Lian's pupils shrank, and he quickly sent a message, "I'll be there now."
Then he grabbed his coat, put on his shoes, and opened and closed the door in one go. Although it was already early in the morning, there were still many people going out at night.
When Bai Lian arrived at XY Company, the researcher was already waiting downstairs.
The moment he saw Bai Lian, he waved his hand and said, "Mr. Bai, I'm sorry, we saw your identity information in advance, so we sent you this message."
"It's okay, please take me to him."
Bai Lian's heart is now only on Gareth.
When registering for a holographic game, everyone needs to verify with their real personal information, so it is not surprising that the backstage staff can view his messages.
The researcher took Bai Lian to the technical department floor and used his ID card to open the laboratory door.
This laboratory has multiple checkpoints, many of which require identity verification before entering, and is heavily guarded.
After passing through numerous verification gates, they finally arrived at the center of the laboratory, and Dr. Hu stood with his back to them.
Hearing the voice, Dr. Hu turned around and looked at Bai Lian, "Now that you are here, let me explain his situation to you first."
On the screen was the room where Gareth was. Gareth was curled up in the corner, his arms around himself, his eyes full of wariness of the unfamiliar environment.
"When he woke up, he was still a little weak. We went in to give him food, but he didn't eat a single bite. His eyes were full of vigilance, so we weren't sure if he still remembered anything in the game."
“You need to be mentally prepared when you go in.”
Bai Lian kept his eyes on the figure on the screen, "Yeah."
"follow me."
Dr. Hu also knew that there was no point in saying more, so he walked to the front to lead the way.
Coming to an ordinary white door, Dr. Hu raised his hand and placed it on the sensor lock, and the door lock opened with a click.
Dr. Hu said, "Just go in, no one will disturb you during this time."
Bai Lian nodded, opened the door and went in.
A crisp sound echoed in the corridor of the laboratory, and the door was closed.
Gareth's eyes remained alert when he heard the voice. He looked up at the person who came. When their eyes met, he was stunned.
The moment Gareth saw Bai Lian, he felt very familiar, and a sour feeling gradually welled up in his heart.
Then his vision started to blur and tears fell uncontrollably, and when he woke up he remembered nothing but some blurry images and the fact that he was waiting for someone.
The man said he would come back to find him.
Bai Lian was silent for a moment before he said, "Gareth, I'm Bai Lian."
The voice overlapped with the one in his memory, and the moment Gareth was sure it was him, he immediately rushed forward and hugged Bai Lian.
"Yes...you said you would come to see me, right?"
Bai Lian hugged him back tightly and said in a muffled voice, "Yes, it's me."
Gareth burst into laughter, and tightened his grip, "I've finally waited for you!"
"sorry."
You have been left alone for so long, and when you woke up in an unfamiliar environment, you must have been very scared at that moment...
When Bai Lian saw the person curled up in a ball on the screen, his heart was stabbed. He should have come earlier.
"Lian...LianLian, don't say sorry, I'm really happy to see you!"
"Well, I'm glad to see Gareth too."
The moment the researcher saw the two people hugging each other, he turned off the surveillance in the room.
It was the first time that the young couple met in real life, so they must have a lot to talk about. It would be impolite for him to continue monitoring them. Besides, he was a virgin and could not bear to see the young couple being affectionate in front of him.
Dr. Hu came back and saw that the researcher had turned off the surveillance camera. He said, "Xiao Li, you don't have a partner yet? How about I introduce you to someone?"
The researcher looked at him in surprise. "Aren't you always busy with experiments? Who else do you know?"
"You don't know this. I do experiments, but that doesn't mean I don't have connections! My connections are wider than you think."
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