This Life's Body

Pain!

Such pain!

Intense pain came surging in layer upon layer like a tide. Even though it was receding in diminishing stages, it still made Lin Chen feel as though he would rather be dead, to the point that he lost control of his body.

He tried to focus, but his will could not suppress the suffering of his body. Only after a while did his consciousness slowly clear. In one burst of effort, he arched his waist and back and opened his eyes, completely breaking free of that state similar to being half-asleep and half-awake.

This Mystery of the Womb—I never expected it to last so long. A full twenty-one years...

Lin Chen clutched his hair tightly. Waves of lingering pain struck him again and again, making it impossible for him to think. His consciousness was even more like drifting smoke, impossible to control or gather.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

At that moment, a crisp knock quietly came from outside the door.

Lin Chen emptied his mind and walked over on instinct. Opening the door, he saw a youthful, radiant face.

"A Chen, what's wrong with you? Does your head hurt again?!"

Seeing the lingering pain on Lin Chen's face, the girl whose face had been brimming with smiles immediately cried out in alarm. Her autumn-water eyes revealed a trace of heartache.

She had wanted to step forward and pull Lin Chen into her embrace, but he instinctively dodged away.

"You, you are..."

"I'm He Yun, your girlfriend, A Chen. Are you all right? Is something wrong with your brain? Should we go to the hospital?"

He Yun's face was full of concern.

"I'm fine..."

The lingering pain prevented him from considering the situation before him. He could only say instinctively,

"I'm fine. I need to find somewhere quiet and