"If you press the button before the countdown ends, I still have the authority to send you back to your original world safely. But if the countdown ends, I will be rejected by the alternate dimension and lose the right to send you back to your original world," said Xiaoying.
After hearing this, Tang Youyou lowered her head silently for a few seconds, then burst into laughter.
It seemed that her life was really being toyed with. What a lousy program! It was completely unreliable.
"You only give me less than ten minutes to think about it. How can I make a decision? You want me to abandon my lover and my unborn child?"
Xiaoying didn't answer her. Tang Youyou was filled with anger, but she remained very calm. She couldn't make such a life - changing decision in just ten minutes.
"If I manage to go back, what will happen to the people in this world?"
"They will follow the existing path of development."
Tang Youyou sneered. How could she just let go like this?
"Three minutes left. Please make your choice as soon as possible. For your personal safety, I suggest you press the return button and go back to your original world," Xiaoying said.
Tang Youyou understood what it meant. Her life was now under a great threat, and only by pressing the button could she escape this disaster.
But if she left like this, how would Rong Xun react?
He would definitely be angry, really furious.
Now she could already feel the baby's heartbeat and its active movements. She hadn't even had the chance to fully experience being a mother. Would she be willing to leave like this?
Without memories, how could there be any sense of unwillingness?
"You really showed up at the right time, giving me only ten minutes to decide my fate. Why didn't you show up earlier? Why did you only appear when I'm about to die?"
At this moment, she really wanted to curse, but it would be meaningless.
The course of her life was now decided by this red button. One option was to resume her original care - free life, and the other was to continue this uncertain fate. No matter which one she chose, there would be regrets.
"One minute left in the countdown."
Tang Youyou silently stared at the red countdown in front of her. When there were only ten seconds left, she looked at the red button. Her finger twitched slightly, but finally she clenched her fist tightly.
"Ms. Tang Youyou, due to the limited capabilities of the program, your choice cannot be changed in the future. After the white space disappears, your life will be in danger. Good luck," Xiaoying said.
The white space disappeared, and Tang Youyou groggily opened her eyes.
She found that her hands and feet were tightly tied with ropes, and she was lying on the couch on her side, unable to move.
"Yeyue?"
Not far away, a person was hanging on a cross. The person was wearing Yeyue's clothes, but at a glance, it was already soaked in blood. The whole person looked as if they had been splashed with blood.
"Yeyue!"
Tang Youyou called Yeyue's name again and again, but the person on the wooden frame didn't move at all.
She panicked and tried to move over to check on Yeyue's condition, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get off the couch.
"Don't worry. She's not dead yet. But if I give her another stab, she might really go to see Lord Yama," Rong Jiangyu said as he walked towards Tang Youyou step by step, holding a bowl of something in his hand.
"I didn't expect you to be pregnant with that man's child. Tang Youyou, you really disappoint me. What's so good about Rong Xun that you're willing to carry his child?"
Tang Youyou looked at the almost crazy man in front of her. Although she didn't know what was in the bowl he was holding, she was sure that this medicine would definitely harm her child.
"What do you want?"
Tang Youyou stared at him with wide - open eyes. This man was no longer the one who used to have some kind thoughts towards her. She didn't know if it was because of his military defeat, but he had become extremely evil.
"Don't you know what I want?"
Saying this, Rong Jiangyu raised the bowl full of medicine and put it in front of Tang Youyou's mouth. "Drink it."
Tang Youyou knew clearly that this should be an abortifacient. If she drank it, the baby would be gone.
"How would I know what you want?"
She just glanced at the medicine and then turned her head away. If she drank this medicine, not only the baby but even her own life might be in danger.
"Let Yeyue go first."
Rong Jiangyu curled his lips and smiled. "As long as you drink this medicine, I'll agree to anything you ask."
Tang Youyou stared at him with big, wide eyes, meeting his sinister gaze. The Rong Jiangyu in front of her was no longer the one who used to care about her feelings.
He seemed to have gone crazy.
"I won't drink it."
Rong Jiangyu's expression turned fierce. He brought the bowl to her mouth and pinched her chin.
"I won't let you give birth to Rong Xun's child. Don't even think about it! I'll make him watch the woman he loves having sex with me on my couch. Do you think he'll get angry if he sees us making love on this couch?"
Tang Youyou gritted her teeth and stared at him fiercely. "Rong Jiangyu, you're crazy!"
"That's right! I'm crazy! It's you people who drove me crazy! You're the one he calls 'You'er' in your ear, right? Since you won't drink it, I'll feed it to you."
Tang Youyou was tightly held by his big hands on her chin, and he forced her to open her mouth and pour the medicine in.
But she spat it all out, and the last mouthful landed directly on Rong Jiangyu's face.
"You won't succeed!"
Tang Youyou's eyes were full of hatred and determination. Her peach - blossom eyes, as beautiful as the moon, were now tinged with a red halo of anger, which made Rong Jiangyu in front of her even more crazy.
"You care so much about that Rong Xun guy? Well, then why did you come and provoke me in the first place?"
If she had known this would happen, she shouldn't have approached such a fierce beast out of boredom, fun, and curiosity that year.
"I was just looking for some fun back then. Did you really think I had feelings for you? You're just being self - indulgent."
Tang Youyou didn't know that her words had hit him right in the heart. His anger was successfully ignited, and the force on her chin increased a bit.
"Since you won't drink it, I'll force you to drink it!"
Suddenly, Tang Youyou was held down by a pair of big hands on her head, and he was force - feeding her the medicine mouth - to - mouth. She shook her head desperately to avoid it, but his strength was greater than hers, and her tied hands and feet made it impossible for her to use all her strength.
She clenched her teeth tightly to prevent him from succeeding, but he bit her lower lip hard. She gasped in pain and loosened her teeth, and he took the opportunity to pour the medicine in.
Tang Youyou endured and didn't let herself swallow the medicine. Taking advantage of his inattention, she used all her strength and bit his tongue hard.
Finally, Rong Jiangyu let go of her, and Tang Youyou quickly spat out all the medicine in her mouth.
"You've got a lot of nerve, You'er."
Rong Jiangyu wasn't angry. His blood - stained lips were even more scarlet, and his already somewhat gloomy face looked even more lecherous.