Everyone sat in a circle in the room, which seemed very spacious due to being fully connected.
In comparison, Song Xuefeng’s situation was indeed much easier to deal with. Basically, all they had to do was promise him that they would take him out of the instance in the most comfortable lying position. The process of lying down on the spot was done skillfully and in one go.
So right now, everyone’s attention was mainly focused on the figure with his eyes lowered in thought.
Chi Ting had already gotten up and washed up. He was still holding the diary that it was said he left behind the day before, or rather, he should call it a reminder of important matters.
He sat on the chair in a relatively relaxed posture, reviewing the contents of the notebook sentence by sentence for the third time. During this time, he raised his eyes countless times to glance at the man, who was looking at him eagerly with an obvious red mark on his neck.
No one else spoke for a moment.
Song Xuefeng, who had just woken up, didn’t have anything to say. Ji Xingque had only lived through a day and didn’t know what to say. Lu Nanling, who had become more certain of himself through the situation this morning, felt there was no need to say anything. Then there was Hua Qianmei, the only one left. She would rather watch the gossip between the two people in front of her than speak.
Finally, Chi Ting closed his notebook with a snap and looked at Yue to confirm it. “You, my boyfriend?”
Lou Yueren gently touched the wound on his neck and nodded sincerely. “It’s me.”
“……” Chi Ting paused for a moment before continuing to ask sincerely, “Can I know what the old me saw in you?”
Such a question would be somewhat offensive in any situation, but Lou Yueren answered calmly, “Maybe you like my face?”
Hua Qianmei coughed. “Ahem.”
There was a brief silence as Chi Ting’s eyes swept over the curve of the other person’s face, which was indeed extremely delicate. Then he changed the subject very subtly. “So the situation now is that we are in an instance that needs to be cleared. Due to the level requirements inside, our team finally decided to achieve the highest contribution score by collective amnesia. Your task is to be responsible for continuing to promote the subsequent arrangements while everyone has lost their memories.”
Lou Yueren didn’t care whether Chi Ting’s behavior was a silent recognition of his looks or a disguised contempt for him. Instead, he just praised this person generously. “That’s right. Dear, you are really smart.”
Hua Qianmei almost choked on the sip of tea she had just taken. She looked at Lou Yueren with an expression of disbelief on her face.
Was this the highest level of shamelessness? She had been vaguely looking forward to the development of this man in the next few days based on their previous encounters, but calling the captain ‘Dear’ directly after he just lost his memory? Judging from the rhythm, she was afraid that he was going to do all the evil things that he didn’t dare to do to the captain in normal times.
The word ‘dear’ made Chi Ting even more shaken about the already doubtful relationship between them.
He couldn’t remember anything about the past, but he always felt that he wasn’t the type of person to enter into a relationship. Judging from the records in his notebook, this… well, boyfriend wasn’t a good person either. So besides the so-called relationship, he was more curious about what happened between him and Lou Yueren that made him feel comfortable handing over the command of the instance to this dangerous person despite repeatedly emphasizing that he had to keep a close eye on Lou Yueren even if he had lost his memory.
“Okay. I don’t know why I trust you so much, but since this is the case, I am willing to continue to follow your arrangements. I just have one last small question.” Chi Ting stretched his body slightly and leaned back in a relatively relaxed position. As he spoke, he glanced at Hua Qianmei beside him with interest and asked Lou Yueren, “There are two people who retained their memories in the end. If you were left behind because someone was needed to control the overall progress schedule, why did you choose me to lose my memory instead of her?”
Lou Yueren thought for a moment before replying, “I think the most important thing is that you are more reasonable.”
Chi Ting’s eyes fell on the red mark on Lou Yueren’s neck, and he smiled. “Really?”
Lou Yueren’s expression remained unchanged. “Of course. You were able to show mercy in such an emergency and didn’t break my neck on the spot. My dear, you are really reasonable in doing things. So in the remaining time in the instance, I believe that we will be able to cooperate very happily.”
At this point, he took out a notebook from his pocket, dragged himself to a chair, and sat down next to Chi Ting. He flipped to a page and leaned in naturally. “As for how we became lovers, this is the diary I wrote myself. I prefer to call it a love diary. If you are interested, I can read it to you sentence by sentence.”
Chi Ting pinched the book in Lou Yueren’s hand with two fingers and raised it between the two of them to appropriately prevent this obviously long-planned approach. “Thank you for your kindness. I can read it myself.”
Lou Yueren’s eyes were full of smiles. “If you are sure that you want to read it yourself, that is fine.”
Chi Ting flipped a page casually. He was about to say ‘okay’ when he paused as his eyes were filled with scribbles. “……”
Lou Yueren laughed. “See. It would be better if I read it to you.”
As he said this, he moved closer very naturally. Before he got close, he felt his jaw being tightly held in Chi Ting’s hand again, and he couldn’t get any closer.
He blinked and said innocently, “It hurts…”
“……” Chi Ting almost instinctively refused to let Lou Yueren go beyond the safe distance, but he never expected his so-called boyfriend to be so delicate. A casual pinch actually left a new red mark on the skin.
Every pinch was accurate. He really didn’t know where he found this delicate skin and tender flesh that easily left marks.
It could only be said that Lou Yueren’s gaze was too explicit. Chi Ting was silent for a moment. Then out of curiosity about what happened before, he finally let go of his hand. “Okay, you read it.”
Lou Yueren was naturally very satisfied with this result. He slowly moved closer to Chi Ting and glanced at the others before speaking, “I will discuss the details of the last two days in the instance with my dear. But before that, do all of you want to listen to me read my love diary here?”
Song Xuefeng didn’t hesitate at all. “Then I’ll go back to sleep.”
Lu Nanling also stood up immediately. “I will go and arrange the menu list for tonight.”
Ji Xingque didn’t move, obviously hesitant. “Um… can I listen to it?
As soon as he finished speaking, Hua Qianmei grabbed his collar and lifted him up, carrying him away.
This wasn’t a question of whether he could listen or not. It was a question of whether he could survive after coming out of the instance, silly child!
After watching everyone leave with satisfaction, Lou Yueren smiled and retracted his gaze. His gentle and soft tone sounded full of ulterior motives. “Then let’s get started, Dear.”
The moment these words came out, shadows suddenly spread out from under his feet. The moment they rose, a wide shadow curtain appeared in front of the broken wall, completely blocking all eyes.
Chi Ting saw all of this, and his expression didn’t change at all. He appropriately pulled the chair to the side again and folded his long legs in front of him. “At this distance, I’m not sure what will happen if I try to get closer. If there are no other problems, we can start.”
It was clearly an arrogant look that kept people at a distance, but when Lou Yueren saw it, his breathing inexplicably stopped.
An irresistible impulse suddenly surged in his heart. He slowly closed his eyes and stopped the instinctive urge to move forward.
He had to admit that he had imagined what Chi Ting would look like after losing his memory, but he never expected Chi Ting to have such a cold and ruthless attitude.
Or maybe this was how Chi Ting should be. There was no compassion and tenderness to save all living beings, nor the heavy shackles left by the so-called responsibility. This was the real him.
The one who could live completely for himself only after putting everything aside.
The moment his breathing became heavier again, it felt like something invisible had grabbed his heart hard.
Lou Yueren took a deep breath to calm himself down quickly and smiled. “Okay, let’s start from the first sentence here…”
This wasn’t the first time he had read the contents of this diary, but the feeling of doing it again was obviously very different.
Time passed unknowingly. After reading the last word, Lou Yueren looked up and scanned the expression on the face of the person in front of him. His smiling tone was filled with great anticipation. “How about it? Dear, do you feel that our touching love is simply earth-shattering and soul-stirring?”
Chi Ting replied, “Not really.”
Lou Yueren laughed. “Are you so cold-blooded and heartless?”
Chi Ting thought for a moment. “Maybe it is because I don’t remember the specific circumstances at all.”
“It is okay. You just don’t remember it now.” Lou Yueren’s eyes swept over Chi Ting’s limited edition cold and ruthless face again. Finally, he couldn’t help it. He slowly stood up and walked in front of Chi Ting. “In any case, you already know the details. Before we officially start discussing the follow-up arrangements for the instance, is there one thing you want to consider implementing first?”
Chi Ting raised his eyes and looked at the backlit figure in front of him. “What is it?”
“Like you said. You don’t remember anything about the past, and you really don’t have a deep feeling about our relationship. This is exactly what you were worried about before.” Lou Yueren’s gaze stayed on Chi Ting’s lips without any concealment. The smile on his face became more and more obvious. “So in order to be able to find a better feeling to proceed with the instance, you asked me…”
“Please… um.”
A sudden kiss interrupted the rest of the conversation.
The unprecedented feeling made Chi Ting’s mind go blank for a moment. This was until his mind returned with rapid breathing under such a deep kiss that revealed no concealment of desire. He reached out and grabbed the other person’s collar, turning him around and pressing the person back into the chair.
The loud turning noise was accompanied by a sharp creaking sound from the chair.
If Chi Ting hadn’t remembered to hold back a bit in his subconscious reaction, he was afraid he would’ve shattered the man in front of him on the spot.
The two people swapped positions in an instant. At such a close distance, they could hear each other’s deep breathing.
The sudden impact caused Lou Yueren to groan as he hit the chair.
He knew without checking that a certain part of his body had turned red again. But he slowly raised his eyes as if he didn’t feel any pain and licked the corner of his mouth with satisfaction. “Don’t react so strongly. Dear, after all…”
Lou Yueren glanced at the obvious blush on Chi Ting’s ears, and the smile in his eyes could no longer be concealed. “It seems that you have really found the feeling very effectively?”
After examining it for a few seconds, Chi Ting said again, “Is this the only meaningless arrangement that ‘I’ have made?”
Lou Yueren smiled harmlessly. “Of course, there is more to it. Dear, I will tell you slowly when I have time.”
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