Stuck in a Chinese novel - Chapter 196

Chapter 196: Choice
Chapter 196

“I don’t like this.” A girl with black hair said to a man with black hair. Their eyes were also deep black and their height was almost the same, almost as if a perfect couple with matching descriptions.

“But the seats fold all the way back.” The young man argued.

“No sports cars. Especially not with the baby on the way.” The girl said.

“But a baby seat can easily be installed in this.” The man argued.

“You make a good argument. How about, no?” The girl said with obvious sarcasm flowing in every word of hers.

“Oh please, I really like this car. I can’t drive that hybrid. It’s slow as hell.” The man complained but the girl wasn’t willing to listen to one word.

“No.” She said and entered the house and the man was left in the driveway with his head dropped in sadness as he sniffled exaggeratingly, knowing his wife could still hear him.

But the wife never came out. Instead, a ten year old boy came out and when he saw the car, his eyes shined.

He ran to the car and touched it with his hand, felt the metal of the car, and then looked at the man and said, “Bro, that’s a great ride. Can we go for a drive?”

The man looked at the boy with a somber expression and said, “I can’t drive it.”

“Why not?” The boy asked, confused by the answer.

“Because Aliya said no.” The man said, referring to his wife.

“So? She wouldn’t know.” The boy said.

“She would.” The man sighed and said. He then made his way to the car and said, “I gotta store it in the garage. She doesn’t like me driving fast cars.”

“Can’t we just go for a little drive?” The boy asked but the man was heartless and said, “Nope.”

“Why not?” The boy asked, heartbroken by his brother’s reply.

“Because I’m more afraid of her than of you.” The man said.

“Please.” The boy said with droopy eyes.

“Puppy dog act wouldn’t help.” The man dismissed his brother’s cute act without a second thought.

The expression on the boy’s face turned to that of a taunt and he said, “You’re whipped, brother.”

“Nice try, dear brother of mine, but every married man is whipped. Just take our father for an example. Out there, they serve him like a king, in there, he serves like a servant.” The man said, not offended one bit by the boy’s words.

“So the answer is no?” The boy asked.

“The answer’s no.” The man was adamant.

“I don’t understand why though.” The boy said.

“Well, aside from the fact that women hold a strict ticket to our bed life, it’s also because of love.” The man said.

“So love makes you stupid?” The boy asked.

“Love always makes you stupid, otherwise, it isn’t love.” The man said.

“So you would give up something you like for love?” The boy asked.

“When it comes to a choice between your love and something you like; the choice is always obvious.” The man said.

“Even if it earns you nothing in return?” The boy asked.

“Even if it costs you your everything. That’s what it means to be in love.” The man said before he started to push the car to the garage. Just like his wife said, he didn’t enter it.

The boy chose to help and also began to push the car.

“You may not understand this now, but you will one day. One day, you would also make a stupid choice.” The man said.

The boy smiled and said confidently, “I would never.”

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[An emergency quest has arrived]

[Choice of the invader]

[Grade: S]

[Limited to the user]

[Description: Make a choice]

[Task(s)

1: Stop the mercenary team at the Ruan enterprises

Reward: All stats +10, Death Qi increment by 20%, five volumes of the next novel

2: Save Xia Lu

Reward: None]

[Punishment:

1: None

2: None]

[Time limit: 10 minutes]

[Upon the end of the timer, the choice of the user will be decided upon how close to the chosen is the user]

As Wei Jun read the quest, a certain memory surfaced in his mind from long ago. A decision he had made. Never choose something stupid.

And he had never. He had never made a stupid choice even when it came to love.

But now…

[Host, I think you should decide quickly]

[Otherwi—]

Static…

The system began to speak but just as it did, the system’s voice cut off and a static voice came from the system instead. As if someone had hacked the radio frequency.

[Something similar]

A voice entered his mind, not ears. A voice he recognized well. So well that he couldn’t understand why that voice was coming from the system.

Before he could ask, the voice continued…

[The time to make a stupid decision has come, brother]

[In front of you, you have a choice to make]

[Love or power]

[The classic choice of all times]

[What would you choose?]

[Dear brother of mine]

Static…

Once again, before Wei Jun could do anything, say anything, or even get over his shock, the voice stopped and nothing else came from the other side until after a few seconds.

[–se you may be too late]

The system’s voice snapped Wei Jun back out of his trance.

“What?” He asked, confused by everything, wondering if everything was just a dream.

[What what?]

The system asked, also confused by Wei Jun’s state.

“Weren’t… weren’t you talking in a different voice now?” Wei Jun stuttered, still not sure if it was all a dream.

The system couldn’t understand that and said…

[Host, you’re running out of time]

[Whatever it is, I’m sure we can solve it later]

Wei Jun looked at the system and the time was still running out, slowly, second by second. Wei Jun, however, couldn’t come to a decision.

He had never made a stupid decision. Never.

But now…

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Xia Lu opened the door to find a man in a guard’s outfit standing outside the door.

“What is it?” She asked.

“I’m sorry to bother you ma’am,” A man in a guard’s uniform said and explained his reason for coming, “But I just wanted to inform you that the comms are down due to some technical problems. We have called the tech team to look at it but it might take some time.”

“If you want anything, you can use this phone.” The guard said while handing Xia Lu a phone.

Xia Lu nodded and took the phone but while taking the phone, she noticed something on the man’s sleeve.

“There’s blood on your sleeve.” She said involuntarily.

“Oh.” The main checked and then said, “Maybe I cut myself somehow.”

“I see.” Xia Lu said before she asked, “What’s your name?”

“Zie Gan.” The man replied.

“I see.” Xia Lu closed the door, she didn’t show anything on her face and calmly made her way back to her room. As soon as she arrived, she picked up her phone and as expected, the signal was down.

She still didn’t show any signs of panic and called the police from the phone she was given.

“What’s your emergency?” The voice from the other end asked.

“there’s someone in my house, pretending to be my guard. Please send some police. The address is …..”

After Xia Lu reported everything, the man on the other end said, “Of course. Please remain in your room, we will shortly send someone.”

As the call ended, Xia Lu sat on the bed worriedly but she didn’t do anything else. Suddenly, a thought of Wei Jun entered her mind so without further ado, she called him but the call wouldn’t go through.

Just as she was about to try again, the door to her room was kicked down, and a man entered from the outside, the same man who was pretending to be a guard.

Only this time, he wasn’t alone. There was another familiar-looking man with him.

“Told you she would do that.” The man said while Xia Lu panicked and picked up her purse.

The man in the guard’s uniform sped up and appeared before Xia Lu, grabbing her by her neck and saying, “A purse is not going to save you, sweetheart.”

Unknown to him, Xia Lu had already retrieved something from her purse. Something given by Wei Jun.

Without thinking much, and in pain, she pointed the bottle at the man and pressed the button at the top. What looked like a simple pepper spray, had something extra added to it.

Sizzle…

As the liquid fell on the man’s face, his face began to not just burn, but almost melt from the substance.

“Ahhh!!!” The man let go of Xia Lu instinctively and grabbed his own face which was melting even at the moment.

“What the…” The other man was confused by what was happening in front of his own eyes.

A cultivator was taken down by pepper spray. That was something that wasn’t seen normally.

Correction, not ever.

Before he could dwell on it any further, Xia Lu turned the bottle to him and sprayed on him as well.

[Mana shield]

A protective circle appeared around the man that protected him from the spray but what surprised him was that even his shield was eroding.

‘What the hell…’ The man couldn’t help but be stumped by what he saw.

Before he could think any further, his partner managed to stand up, despite the pain, and grabbed Xia Lu by her neck once again.

His face was burnt thoroughly and he was still in tremendous pain but he had to do what he had to do.

Xia Lu turned the spray to him once again but he snapped it away with his hand and pointed it at her and said, “Let’s see how you like it on yourself, you bi*ch.”

He pointed the spray at Xia Lu and pressed it.