154: Chapter 154 Wake up!

The weather was beautiful, and the sun was scorching.

The villa, with its blue roof and white walls, seemed to glow with dazzling light.

A man lay peacefully on a pure white Simmons mattress, his breathing even, his eyes closed, and a serene expression on his face.

“Beep ~ beep ~ beep ~”

Various instruments were neatly arranged by the bedside.

Data and graphs flickering on several screens indicated that the person on the bed still had signs of life.

Suddenly, the man's eyelids twitched rhythmically.

A moment later, a pair of dark eyes were revealed.

“Boss! You’re awake! The surgery was a success!” A middle-aged man stood by the bed, looking down at the man on the bed with a surprised expression.

Lu Hongli’s strange comment sent a chill down Xiao Ran’s crotch!

“Holy crap!”

With an exclamation, he shot up from the bed with a carp jump.

However, the next second, he immediately clutched his abdomen in pain.

Lu Hongli quickly supported him, saying with some trepidation, “Boss! Don’t get excited! The wound hasn’t even scabbed over yet!”

“Hiss~~” The tearing sensation in his abdomen made Xiao Ran gasp, contributing to global warming.

It wasn't until two minutes later that he recovered.

Xiao Ran looked down at the IV drip on his hand, then at the bandage wrapped around his stomach, and asked, “Lu Hongli, how long have I been lying here?”

“A day and a half plus two nights!” Lu Hongli said, pulling the needle out of his hand.

Since he was awake, the nutrient solution could be temporarily removed.

“A day and a half plus two nights?” Xiao Ran rubbed his somewhat swollen head after getting the answer.

He guessed his girlfriends must be frantic!

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran quickly picked up his phone from the bedside table.

He unlocked the screen, and a pile of news jumped into his eyes.

“Shocking! Sun Xin颖’s Concert Attacked by Fugitive!”

“It turns out superheroes really exist...”

“Recently, the Granddaughter of famous entrepreneur Tang Shihao fell into a coma due to an unexplained car accident...”

“The scandal at a certain university is escalating, does this mean all universities nationwide are...”

“...”

Xiao Ran kept scrolling through the news and comments on the screen, and half an hour passed without him realizing it!

“Holy crap! I almost forgot them!”

Xiao Ran came back to his senses and quickly opened WeChat.

~: “Xiao Ran Gege, where are you!”

~: “Xiao Ran Gege, come back quickly!”

—

~: “Ran Brother Xiao! Are you injured!”

~: “Where are you! Xin Ying just found you! We can't lose you again!”

~: “/bomb/bomb”

—

“...”

Except for Murong Lan, almost everyone sent messages of concern.

Of course.

Murong Qing’s message... was also very special!

Because... ~: “Li Feiyu! Where did you go!”

~: “Something so big happened to me! You actually didn’t care at all!”

~: “I really misjudged you!”

~: “Li Feiyu! Let’s break up!”

~: “You’ve disappointed my Sisters and me too much!”

The breakup message seemed very decisive.

Xiao Ran raised his eyebrows, a strange pang in his heart.

He kindly saved the Sisters, but what he got in return was a slap and a breakup.

Was this karmic retribution?

This time, it was his turn to feel the heartbreak?

However, he wouldn't be so undignified as to beg them to know the truth.

Let it hurt.

Ignorance was a good antidote for them.

Just a little pain, a bullet wound, it would pass if he endured it.

“This must be the most failed relationship, right?” Xiao Ran sat on the bed, self-deprecatingly.

He and Murong Qing had only dated for a total of 7 days.

The quality was extremely poor.

“But it’s fine, may we both be well.”

Then he opened the keyboard, typed a few words, and pressed the green send button.

_: “Okay, we break up!”

The next second, the system notification sounded.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for gaining 5 days of lifespan!]

[Current remaining lifespan: 356 days, 3 hours, 27 minutes]

[Relationship quality failed to meet standards, achievement unlock failed!]

[Unlit achievement: Murong Qing (black and white picture)]

A consolation prize of five days of lifespan, and the achievement unlock failed.

The Sisters combined gave him a total of 95 days of lifespan.

Subtracting the 100 days of lifespan consumed when saving them by activating his body's potential, he actually lost 5 days of lifespan!

“Bad luck!” Xiao Ran pounded his chest with some heartache.

Lu Hongli, who was beside him, thought he was harming himself and quickly pulled him, “Boss! Calm down!”

Xiao Ran kicked off the blanket and gave him a shove, “Get lost! Go get me something to eat! I’m starving!”

“Alright!” Seeing that his boss was fine, Lu Hongli happily went to instruct the chef.

Xiao Ran, while removing various wires and tubes from his body, asked the system, “System, are you upgraded?”

[Ding! Responding to Host! System 2.0 is devoutly at your service!]

“What are the specific functions after the upgrade?”

[New functions after upgrade: The Host can acquire lifespan by observing the target’s various states, specifically through psychological fluctuations, emotional fluctuations, physiological reactions, etc.]

[System Mall has been opened. The Host can exchange lifespan for various rewards.]

“Open System Mall!”

[Unit: Days

Eye Disease Treatment Card: 365

Leg Disease Treatment Card: 200

Nervous System Treatment Card: 200

Common Difficult Illnesses: 100

...]

Xiao Ran: “...”

This was the System Mall?

It might as well be renamed the Disease Treatment System!

It was all treatment-related stuff!

But then again.

Everything else was one hundred or two hundred, so why was the eye treatment 365?

Wasn't this discriminatory?

Wasn't this bullying Shiqing, the honest person?

“System! Explain to me why eye treatment is 365!!!”

[Responding to Host! The eyes are the window to the soul! A higher price is more reasonable!]

“Six!”

This reply was truly impressive!

It made him unable to refute!

He was completely at its mercy!

“Then System, can I directly cure my own brain cancer?”

He suddenly had a bold idea!

[No!]

[Lu Xun once said, a doctor cannot cure himself!]

Xiao Ran immediately deflated, his anticipation wasted!

He had been thinking of spending a few hundred days of lifespan to cure his brain cancer, thereby gaining decades of lifespan.

In the end, he still had to continue striving, continue to hurt those good girls.

“System, I advise you to be kind!” Xiao Ran grumbled irritably.

[...]

Xiao Ran’s injuries allowed him to walk, but he couldn’t engage in strenuous exercise or overexert himself.

He didn't even have enough to treat Shiqing’s eyes yet!

He could only pin his hopes on Qianqian and the others.

He had to work harder and extract their remaining value.

He hoped they would be more effective and yield more lifespan!

...