At this moment.
In a clean and tidy boudoir.
A stunningly beautiful silhouette lay quietly on the bed, like a sleeping beauty from a fairytale.
Bathed in the slanted golden light streaming through the window.
The entire scene was breathtaking, evoking a sense of tranquility and warmth.
But if anyone could hear the "sleeping beauty's" inner voice, they would be horrified to hear...
'Kill me!'
'Please, let me die!'
'Anyone, just kill me already!!!'
On the hospital bed.
Su Qingge's face showed no expression, but inside, she was screaming in despair.
She desperately tried to open her eyes but couldn't manage it.
Her body felt like it was under "sleep paralysis," able to sense but completely beyond her control.
Unease!
Fear!!
Despair!!!
On the brink of collapse!!!!!!
Hysteria!!!!!!
No one knew that in just a few days.
Su Qingge had endured mental torment akin to the cruel punishments of hell.
Especially when she heard Su Shengtian's tearful cries, pronouncing her as a "vegetative state," plunging her into utter terror.
.......
As a modern person, she knew exactly what being in a vegetative state meant...
'Am I never going to wake up?'
'Am I doomed to lie in bed forever...'
'Clinging desperately to life...'
'Until I grow old and die???'
'No, no, no!!!!!!'
'I'm not willing! My life has just begun...'
'I'm not willing, ahhh!!!!!!'
.......
But no matter how frantically Su Qingge struggled, she couldn't move an inch.
The fear of her soul being trapped in boundless darkness drove her to despair.
Gradually...
Su Qingge grew numb, resigned to her fate...
Now she only wished for death, so she wouldn't have to continue struggling in this hell.
'Anyone!'
'Please kill me!'
Just as Su Qingge was numbly, for the umpteenth time, pleading for death...
She felt her small hand being lifted.
Then two large hands folded together, holding her palm tightly in their center.
So warm.
This was Su Qingge's first impression, and then she fell into a daze.
Who... is holding my hand?
The heat in her palm awakened a sliver of clarity in Su Qingge.
Before she could fully process it.
A gentle voice sounded in her ear:
"Qingge, I've come to see you."
"Oh, you probably don't know who I am, do you? My name is Lin Xuan, your future husband."
"......."
'Lin Xuan?'
'My future husband?'
The sudden turn of events slightly alleviated the despair in Su Qingge's heart.
While she was still dazed and helpless, Lin Xuan began to softly explain the ins and outs of the situation.
Soon.
Su Qingge quickly learned who this man claiming to be her future husband was.
Lin Xuan, her fiancé Lin Hao's older brother.
'Lin Hao backed out of the marriage?'
'So, Lin Xuan was forced to take his place and marry into the family for good luck?'
Su Qingge had heard about the situation in the Lin family.
From Lin Xuan's few words, she quickly pieced together the general context.
However, as someone whose heart had already died, she didn't care about their trickery.
After all, the marriage arrangement with the Lin family was originally made for the sake of family interests.
She had no interest in Lin Hao himself.
Or rather...
Suffering from androphobia, she felt nothing but aversion toward all men...
'Now, I don't even have the ability to refuse.'
'If I could just die, I'd finally be free...'
Thinking about her bleak life.
An overwhelming sadness rose in Su Qingge's heart. Her despair had long robbed her of the courage to continue living.
On the other side.
The moment Lin Xuan's hands clasped Su Qingge's palm.
A sudden system notification sounded.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for unlocking the first intimacy action. The system shop is now activated.]
[Ding! Host gains "Palm-to-Palm" intimacy with Su Qingge, earning 1 point per 20 seconds.]
At the same time.
The zero-balance points panel in Lin Xuan's mind.
At this moment, it began slowly ticking upward at a rate of 1 point every 20 seconds.
However, Lin Xuan paid it no mind and instead gazed gently and compassionately at the breathtaking woman on the bed.
According to the plot!
Lin Xuan knew that she had subjective consciousness and could clearly sense everything around her.
She just couldn't move or speak...
This situation, for anyone, would surely be a fate worse than death.
In the novel, there were only a few descriptions of Su Qingge's vegetative state.
But the despair that permeated the words was enough to illustrate Su Qingge's current agony.
After all, in her eyes.
She believed she was doomed to remain in this state of living death for the rest of her life.
For someone in the prime of her youth, how cruel and torturous this was!
Even though later Su Yang would return triumphantly and cure his sister.
This painful experience still left an indelible scar on Su Qingge, turning her into a cold and unsmiling ice queen of a CEO.
'Forget it, forget it!'
'What can I do? I'm just a man who can't bear to see beauty suffer!'
'From now on, let me be the light in your heart!'
After pondering for a moment, Lin Xuan spoke softly:
"Qingge, I don't know if you can perceive what's happening in the outside world."
"But rest assured! You won't remain in a vegetative state forever. I already have an idea of how to wake you up."
"So... please hold on. Don't give up on yourself."
As soon as he said this.
Su Qingge, whose heart had been dead and numb, was instantly drawn to his words.
She could hear the solemnity in Lin Xuan's tone, as if he was sincerely making a promise.
'This man... could he be serious?'
'And he's found a way to wake me up???'
But in the next second.
Rationality regained control over Su Qingge, and her emotions turned bleak once again.
'How could that be possible? He's just comforting me!'
'Giving others hope but failing to deliver—this man... is just as despicable as the rumors said!'
'It seems he's only pretending to care to gain favor with Grandpa so he can enjoy a comfortable life after marrying in...'
Believing she had seen through the truth, Su Qingge felt even less favorable toward Lin Xuan.
She wasn't the only one—Butler Liu, standing to the side, shared the same opinion.
After all, a week ago.
After Su Qingge suddenly fell into a vegetative state, Su Shengtian had tried countless methods to cure his granddaughter.
He even used the family's connections to invite the renowned "Master of Chinese Medicine" Old Mr. Deng, but even such a famous doctor was powerless...
What method could Lin Xuan possibly have?
It was nothing more than a young man making empty boasts to comfort himself.
Just as Lin Xuan was about to say something else, he suddenly caught a whiff of a foul smell.
He turned his head in surprise and was astonished to see that the bedsheets were already soaked without anyone noticing.
Su Qingge had...
wet herself!