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All Chapters of One Percent Too Late: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

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Chapter 1

For a moment, I thought I had misheard him. Instinctively, I looked at the system screen beside me.Still, when Simon Mercer asked, I gave him the answer."If you choose to abandon the mission on your own, you will be erased. Your soul will turn into data and disappear completely."Simon was silent for a long time, his eyes fixed on the wreckage across the floor."Submit the request for me. I am done."I was speechless, but I still tried to persuade him."Vivian Hale's affection score is already at ninety-nine. You are only one percent away from success."Even if her affection is only at ninety-nine, she still loves you..."Simon took out a cigarette and lit it. Smoke blurred the expression on his face.His voice was hoarse."I have spent ten whole years trying to cross that final one percent."I had no answer.In the twenty years I had been bound to him, I had seen everything.At first, he had only been chasing mission progress. In the end, step by step, he had fallen in.

Chapter 2

Simon took three painkillers, but he was still trembling from the pain.He curled up in the corner until he passed out completely.I watched his life value keep dropping and felt deep regret.All I could do was use the little energy I had left to keep him alive until the ambulance arrived.At the hospital, Simon was wheeled into the operating room.I saw his doctor friend.He had rushed over the moment he heard Simon had been sent in for emergency treatment.At the corner, he ran into Adrian Lane.Vivian's ex-husband.Adrian's eyes lit up the moment he saw the doctor."Dr. Cross, I have been trying to book you for days. You are finally on shift today."My son has had a high fever for days. I do not know if it is the flu or something else. Could you help me..."Nolan Cross clearly did not have a good impression of Adrian.He brushed Adrian away and said calmly,"I am not a pediatrician. There are so many doctors in this hospital. Why do you have to find me?"Adrian's mout

Chapter 3

After two days in the hospital, Simon went home.But as soon as he walked in, he found Adrian there too.In just two days, it was as if this home had been taken over by them.The living room was full of children's toys.Adrian was holding the child while watching TV. Vivian was cooking in the kitchen.In the decade since Simon and Vivian had been married, she had never once cooked.She relied on Simon because Simon always took care of everything for her.But now, she was able to go into the kitchen for someone else.My gaze fell on Simon.He showed no emotion, as if he had already expected this.He simply looked at everything in front of him calmly."Simon? Long time no see. Sorry for making such a mess of your place."Adrian smiled as he apologized, but I did not sense any real guilt.Simon did not respond.When Vivian came out of the kitchen and saw Simon, she froze for a moment."Why did you come back without telling me?""I did not cook for you."You guys eat."Si

Chapter 4

For a long time, Vivian did not come back.Only two days remained before the approval process for abandoning the mission was complete.Simon seemed almost normal, except the backlash from the failed mission continued to torment him.Looking at his bloodless face, I felt sorry for him.I spoke beside his ear."Host, I applied for an alternate completion condition for you."As long as Vivian eats a meal with you, the mission will count as a success."That way, he could return to his own world without pain or disaster.He could see his family again.A brief light appeared in Simon's eyes.I knew he had heard me.No one truly wants to die unless they have no other way out.I told him to contact Vivian and make the arrangement for tomorrow, before the approval went through.At first, the call did not connect. It was not until the tenth call, just as Simon was about to give up, that she answered."What is it?""Tomorrow is my birthday. Do you remember? Come home. Have dinner w

Chapter 5

Vivian came back very late.It was past midnight.Her steps were hurried, and she was carrying a cake for Simon.She had actually pushed off a lot of work today and left early.But her son kept clinging to her, and there was nothing she could do.Just as she was about to enter the complex,there was a loud crash.Her entire body froze.People passing by screamed."Someone died! Someone jumped!""From which floor?""The eighteenth floor. The body is completely pancaked."Vivian's throat moved. Everything in front of her went black.The eighteenth floor was where only she and Simon lived.She staggered toward the scene.It was already packed so tightly with people that no one could get through.Vivian took one look and vomited.Her stomach cramped violently. Her ears rang.She nearly lost control of herself. The cake fell beside her feet.She crawled on her hands and knees to Simon's side.After falling from such a height, Simon did not look peaceful.I drifted out o

Chapter 6

Vivian returned to the home she had shared with Simon.She locked herself in the bedroom.Through the system screen, I looked into her thoughts.Countless memories of her and Simon flashed through her mind.They had been together for ten years. When they first married, Vivian had never thought of divorcing Simon.Adrian's cheating had made her stop believing in love. Marrying Simon had only been an arrangement to live together.But as time passed, she was gradually moved by Simon's sincerity and started to long for love without realizing it.Simon knew Adrian had hurt her before. From then on, he gave her a sense of safety in everything.Whenever he traveled for work, he would report it all to her.Even the friends around her said she had left a jerk and found a treasure.But even so, because she had been hurt before, she still did not dare open her heart.In the fifth year of their marriage, she and Adrian got back in contact because of the child.When she saw her son, her

Chapter 7

The funeral home called and asked Vivian when the body should be cremated.She lost control and shouted at the staff."Can't you just give me a few more days?"Then she hung up.Vivian curled up in the corner, her hands buried in her hair.She gasped for air.It had clearly only been one day, but to her, it felt like a lifetime had passed.Even though Simon had died right in front of her, she still refused to accept the fact of his death.Vivian took a deep breath. Just then, there was a knock at the door.She opened it. It was Nolan Cross.When Nolan saw how ruined she looked, he sneered.He pushed past Vivian and walked straight in."Now that he is dead, you're wallowing in self-pity. Where were you before?"Nolan threw a thick stack of medical records onto the table."I only treated you with respect for Simon’s sake."But do you know what he went through all these years?"Vivian's already pale face turned gray.Her lips trembled. "What do you mean?"Nolan pointed a

Chapter 8

It has been a year since Simon's passing. Vivian's life seemed to have returned to normal, but anyone familiar with her could tell, everything was different.Vivian quit her high-paying job.She sold the home she had shared with Simon.She moved to an unfamiliar city.Her neighbors and coworkers all thought she was insane.Vivian stopped talking. Every day, she moved like a machine, eating, working, and sleeping.Bored, I recorded her for a year.At work, she would stare blankly at her chat history with Simon.She and Simon had not talked much.But there were voice messages from Simon in the records.Even if it was only a small sound, every night, Vivian would listen to it again and again.Then one day,Vivian's phone disappeared.By the time she finally found it, all the data inside had been wiped.Holding that phone, she went from shop to shop asking whether the data inside could be restored.The answer was always no.Vivian had now completely lost the last piece of

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