Chapter 54: Chapter 54 Bai Yan No Longer Hides

"It hurt... a lot." Xiao Jinsheng sobbed.

Even though her fragmented memories weren’t fully recalled,

the image of Li’s body covered in gaping, bloody wounds cut through her heart with a gnawing pain.

Facing Xiao Jinsheng’s tear-filled eyes, Li gently removed her hand from his mask and reassured her, "It doesn’t hurt anymore."

Li’s comforting words only made the ache in Xiao Jinsheng’s chest intensify.

Even with incomplete memories, in those fifteen days of fleeing, what she remembered struck her deeply—

Li’s body, completely devoid of unbroken skin, covered in claw marks, yet he still protected her diligently.

All she had were some dirt stains and exhaustion, not a single injury.

"I’m sorry..." Xiao Jinsheng choked out, voice trembling.

She thought, if only she had the ability to fight, Li wouldn’t have suffered such grievous wounds.

"I’m sorry." Li, filled with regret and lingering fear, spoke up.

Their apologies overlapped in unison, both freezing at the other’s words.

Li spoke in a remorseful tone, "I shouldn’t have left without waiting for you. If I had waited outside the shelter for a few more days, maybe... maybe they wouldn’t have tampered with your memories."

"I—" Xiao Jinsheng closed her eyes and raised a hand to rub her temples as fractured glimpses of memory flashed through her mind again.

"Jinsheng, wake up." A woman’s voice sounded softly in her ear.

Shao Jinsheng struggled to open her eyes and saw Bai Yan’s smiling face.

"Sister Bai?" Xiao Jinsheng asked in confusion.

Bai Yan raised a hand, waving it in front of Jinsheng’s eyes, before glancing at the incoming notification from the Star Map, sent by the shelter’s robot guardians.

whispered a reminder, "Jinsheng, don’t forget, fifteen days ago you returned to the terminal shelter ten minutes before me. Later, you

Jinsheng’s gaze toward Bai

when closed, routinely verify whether all personnel have

days ago, while she was still outside, the gates had shut ahead

system should only act this way if the shelter robots

Xiao Jinsheng’s suspicious stare locked on Bai Yan. "Did you lie to

with her interrogation, Bai

filled with disdain, sliced through Xiao Jinsheng. "Yes, I was the one who tricked the robots into thinking you’d

even with the Mist and Fog Corpses lurking," Bai Yan added, her voice tinged with mockery.

Xiao Jinsheng was now furious. "I don’t have any grudges against you, do I? I even brought

find the shelter on my own? What, you expect me to grovel and

Jinsheng was shaken

have imagined that the gentle and caring Bai Yan, whom she thought of so highly, could

a commanding edge. "You need to agree that you returned to the shelter fifteen days ago,

up a stone from the ground, she hurled

approaching shelter robot echoed nearby as Xiao Jinsheng threw

target. A transparent

Yan stood motionless, her expression icy as she watched Xiao Jinsheng’s panic-stricken escape. A sinister smirk played on her lips. [System, is her

Memory replacement program finalized. Initiating

[System: Memory replacement successful.]

exceeded fifteen days. The functionality has been depleted for

cooldown set to

murmured, her grin widening as her eyes followed Xiao Jinsheng’s form crumpling abruptly from a dead sprint

never planned

at her absence—cross-checking the Star Map for proof she was

out, commanding Bai Yan to ensure her safety, she would have killed

here?" The shelter robot hurried toward them, rousing the unconscious

robot’s hardened optics. "Carrot Head?"

warned about today’s mist. Why did you leave the shelter?"

bulletin. Thought we still had until six in the evening...

here? The Mist was so thick during

stayed hidden nearby... I guess I was lucky," she replied

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