Negut couldn't believe what he had just heard and immediately asked again: "You… are you telling the truth?"
"That's right." Uncle Wells nodded and said, "Young Master, would you like to visit Miss Meika? I believe she must be very eager to see you."
"Heh?!" Hearing that, Negut felt extremely puzzled: "She wants to see me? Uncle Wells, are you kidding me? What would she want to see me for?"
Uncle Wells said nothing; she just looked at him and smiled mysteriously.
Negut frowned and asked, "Uncle Wells, what have you done?"
Uncle Wells shrugged and replied, "Young Master, don't you remember what orders you gave everyone?"
"What you mean is…" Negut frowned because too many events had happened, overloading his brain, there were many things he couldn't remember clearly.
"Young Master, you ordered everyone to 'help' Alec and Meika, don't you remember?"
Hearing what Uncle Wells said, Negut frowned and remembered that he had indeed given such an order.
Uncle Wells continued, "Meika knows very well that you have helped her a lot, so when her faith in Alec collapses, perhaps... Young Master, you are the one she trusts the most."
Hearing that, Negut nodded slightly, but then realised something was wrong and asked: "Wait a minute! But… I just gave that order yesterday; you have helped her so much already?"
Uncle Wells looked clueless: "I'm sorry, Young Master. About that… I don't know either. However, perhaps when Meika has no one else to trust, you are the only one she can rely on."
Negut felt it made some sense, so he didn't ask any further.
Although he really wanted to see Meika, time didn't allow him to do so.
He only had less than 13 hours to live, he needed to seize the time to prepare for the protagonist attack.
More precisely, he needed to prepare for the upcoming 'Death Event'.
"Young Master, are you sure you don't want to see her?" Uncle Wells suddenly asked.
"Yes." Negut nodded, "What am I going to see her for?"
"Young Master…" Uncle Wells sighed and gently advised him, "Such a weak girl, experiencing such a psychological shock, now she has no one to rely on."
"Are you really going to let her go through everything alone?"
Negut gritted his teeth and said, "So what can I do? Anyway, I've never met her before, what can I say to her now?"
"Should I say, 'Beautiful lady, you are so beautiful, I've been watching you for a long time.'?"
"Well… that's an option." Uncle Wells stroked his chin and said.
Negut: "..."
He held his forehead, sighing inwardly. However, what Uncle Wells said was not entirely wrong.
Negut remembered his previous life, he had worked to the point of collapsing and being hospitalised.
When he was in the hospital, no one came to visit him—no friends, no relatives—only him lying alone in the hospital.
His hospital room was cold and lonely, just like his life.
Negut angrily shouted, "Ah! Alright, prepare the car, I'll go see her."
"Yes, Young Master." Uncle Wells smiled in response.
Negut felt that it was okay to meet her for a bit. After all, he still had almost 13 hours before his 'Moment of Death', so for the time being, he was still safe.
Perhaps… by meeting Meika, he would find another way to survive.
Negut went to the hospital with his butler and many bodyguards.
These bodyguards were all sent by his father, and their ranks were very high.
Negut also didn't dare to be careless, so he brought all the bodyguards to the hospital with him.
…
At the hospital, Meika had regained consciousness; however, her spirit was broken. Billy sat by the bed and sighed.
"Meika, you don't have to be so sad, Alec doesn't need you, but my Young Master needs you."
"Just think about it, if he didn't need you, how could he have secretly helped you for so long?"
Billy kept talking, but Meika still sat motionless on the bed, her eyes devoid of any glimmer of hope.
Although this was the most luxurious room, the best service with the most advanced equipment could not make her feel any better.
"Wow! Who is that?"
"So handsome! What kind of status does that person have to be able to bring so many bodyguards?"
"Don't you know him? He is Van Negut, the son of the Governor of this Empire."
The voices of the nurses passing by outside the room startled Meika.
What surprised her was not what they were saying, but the name they had just mentioned.
Van Negut.
That's right, that was the name of the person Billy said was his young master.
"Manager… Van Negut... That's... your young master, right?"
Billy was also a little surprised, he didn't expect his young master to come here directly.
However, he knew… this was the opportunity he had been waiting for.
"Yes." Billy hurriedly explained, "This morning, I told Young Master about you and Alec's situation."
"Do you know how worried Young Master was for you after hearing that?"
"Ah! I don't know how much Young Master likes you. Even though he was beaten by your stupid brother, when he heard that you had fainted, he rushed here immediately."
Meika lowered her head when she heard that, her hands tightly clutching the white blanket that was covering her lower body: "But… I… I heard he's not a good person."
"It's okay, you don't have to worry." Billy smiled and said, "Young Master is a very friendly and kind person, you'll know what kind of person he is when you meet him."
"As for what other people say he is like, you don't have to believe them. They are just jealous of my young master."
"They are jealous because they don't have a father who is the governor; they don't have a mother who holds the economic lifeline of this empire."
"They're jealous of Young Master, that's why they badmouth him. Don't worry, I swear on my life, my Young Master is not a bad person."
Knock! Knock!
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Billy hurriedly asked, "Who is it?"
"It's me…" Uncle Wells' voice came from outside, and Billy knew that Young Master had arrived.
He immediately said, "Meika, Young Master has arrived. Ah! Please, Meika… If you can please him, I might be able to keep my position as the store manager."
"Otherwise… I'm afraid I won't be able to continue working with you anymore."
Meika was startled when she heard that, she wanted to say something, but Billy had already walked to the door and immediately opened it.
The door opened, revealing two men standing outside. No, to be more precise, it was a middle-aged man and a young man.
It was Uncle Wells and Negut.
Meika naturally recognised Negut, after all, news about him appeared online even more than news about singers or actors.
"Young Master…" Billy bowed his head and said respectfully.
Negut frowned at Billy, in fact, he didn't even know who this man was.
After all, he had only been in this world for a short time, and he had not absorbed all the memories of the 'old Negut' so he did not remember the faces or names of his subordinates.
Uncle Wells saw Negut's expression and immediately whispered in his ear, "That man's name is Billy, nicknamed '777's Manager'."
"He specialises in disguising himself as the manager of the 777 convenience store chain to gather information for us."
Negut nodded upon hearing that.
Billy didn't stay long either, immediately going out with Uncle Wells, leaving Negut and Meika some privacy.
Crack!
The door closed, the atmosphere suddenly becoming somewhat... awkward.
Negut looked at Meika and was instantly captivated by her.
She possessed light pink hair, an adorable face, and naturally fair skin.
Her entire being exuded the lively, cheerful, and carefree aura of a schoolgirl, reminding Negut of the first girl he had a crush on back in school.
It could be said that Meika was the ideal first love for every schoolboy.
However, on Meika's face, there was currently a hint of anxiety and shyness, which made her even more adorable.
Negut also felt a little awkward, not knowing what to say.
"Ah… you… Your name is Meika, right?"
Meika pursed her lips and nodded slightly.
Then, the room fell silent again. Meika felt so nervous that her heart felt like it was about to jump out of her chest.
This was the first time she had been in a room alone with a man other than her brother.
In fact, when they were staying at the inn, Alec would only have dinner and then go to Grove's house to sleep.
The room they were staying in was just a shabby inn, with no air conditioning and no heater.
Winter was so cold that her hands and feet felt like they were about to freeze, and summer was so hot that it was like their room was a giant microwave.
At first, Alec could endure such harsh conditions, but after he went to study at the Survivor Academy, he rarely came home at night.
In the end, only Meika was left alone in that room; she was lonely and uncomfortable because of the weather.
Even if Alec slept at home, they would sleep separately, each in a completely different place.
Therefore, the atmosphere at this moment made Meika feel a little shy.
"Yes…" Meika replied hesitantly, "I… I'm Meika. You… you…"
"I'm Negut." Negut sighed and said, "You've probably heard about the bad things I've done online, right?"
"That…" Meika pursed her lips, "I've heard a little…"
"Are you afraid of me?" Negut continued to ask.
Meika wanted to say something, but she took a deep breath, mustered all her courage, and tried to raise her head to look at Negut.
At this moment, she was a little surprised that the young man wasn't as scary as she had imagined.
He had a delicate face, which was somewhat handsome. His hair was neatly combed, and his clothes were neat and tidy—not too fussy but still exuded the aura of someone from the upper class.
However, what was noteworthy was his gaze, which carried a kind of loneliness, as if… he didn't belong to this world.