Only a few seconds after the assistant knocked on the door, it swung open to reveal Gu Chen’s handsome face.
He still looked perfect, with no traces of tiredness or sickness. If the assistant hadn’t told him, Ji Ning would never have guessed he had a fever. It was only because he was looking so carefully that he even noticed Gu Chen’s face was a little redder than normal.
“Hello Senior.” Ji Ning smiled and greeted Gu Chen.
“Welcome Junior Ji Ning.”
Gu Chen smiled back at him and opened the door wider to let Ji Ning inside. He thanked the assistant before closing the door again.
The room was very warm. Ji Ning removed his coat and hung it on a hook. For the time being, he left the paper bag that contained the scarf on the table, before turning to take care of Gu Chen’s illness. “Senior, I heard from Miss Xu that you were sick. How are you feeling?”
Gu Chen seemed surprised by his words, before he shook his head and laughed, “I’m sure I told her not to tell you. Don’t worry, it’s nothing terrible and I’m in good shape.”
“Miss Xu also asked if I could make sure Senior took some medicine…” Ji Ning said, “Senior you have to look after yourself more and not wear yourself out.”
“I’ll wait until noon before taking it.” Gu Chen quickly moved on from talking about medicine and said, “It’s okay, it’s really okay. Thank you for caring about me but can’t we talk about something else?”
Ji Ning nodded, making a mental note about the medicine before chatting with Gu Chen. What he wanted to talk about most was ‘We’ll meet again some day’.
Gu Chen was the male lead in the film and his performance was outstanding. Although Ji Ning had missed the final scenes, he’d searched the internet to watch it afterwards and read a lot of reviews about the movie. His favourite showed a screenshot of Gu Chen’s cold expression as he shot the murderer in the final scene.
He carefully relayed his inner feelings to Gu Chen. The actor laughed and responded gently, “I’m really happy that you liked me.”
“When I was at the cinema, everyone was praising Senior’s acting. The audience really liked you.”
As Ji Ning spoke, he noticed that Gu Chen had gently closed his eyes, the redness on his face becoming slightly more obvious. It seemed he was getting worse. He should make sure Gu Chen took some medicine, then quickly leave to let him rest.
“Senior, it’s time for you to take your medicine.” He got up and grabbed the paper bag, handing it to Gu Chen, “Thank you for your scarf that day. I’ve put a little gift in there as well to say thank you.”
“Thank you.”
Gu Chen took the paper bag and smiled at him. Their fingers touched briefly and Ji Ning could feel the heat radiating from Gu Chen’s hands.
“I’ll be leaving in a bit Senior, you should rest well.” Ji Ning said, “Where do you keep your medicine, you should take it now.”
“I don’t want to take it…”
Gu Chen whined, avoiding his eyes as he refused to say where the medicine was.
The handsome best actor of the nation actually acted so childishly over medicine. This cute side of him amused Ji Ning, but the medicine still had to be taken. He couldn’t soften his heart just because he was biased towards Gu Chen.
Ji Ning’s eyes searched the room, until he finally spotted the medicine bottle on the edge of the window sill. There was a note written by assistant Xu telling Gu Chen to take the medicine regularly, but seeing how casually the bottle had been tossed in the corner, it was obvious what kind of attitude Gu Chen had given it.
He poured a glass of warm water and brought it over to the bedside table along with the medicine bottle. Gu Chen’s face looked tired and leaned heavily on the side of the bed, but when he was handed the pills, he still shook his head and said, “I don’t think I…”
“Senior.” Ji Ning called him softly. He reached out to touch Gu Chen’s hair and gently coaxed him, “Senior, be obedient and take the medicine, okay?”
After saying this, he suddenly realised his actions were a little rude and he immediately dropped his hand. Gu Chen seemed a little surprised as well, but he actually took the tablet and nodded, “Okay.”
Gu Chen listened to Ji Ning and obediently took the pills. Ji Ning stood and watched him take them, feeling a little lost for a moment.
The reason why he’d acted so intimately with Gu Chen was because he’d unconsciously been reminded of Jiang Che. Jiang Che hadn’t liked taking medicine either, so this was how he used to coax him.
They really seemed so similar…
Gu Chen took the medicine and put the glass of water to the side. Ji Ning asked him to rest on the bed and after exchanging a few words, he was about to leave when Gu Chen grabbed his hand and asked quietly, “Could you stay with me for a while?”
“But Senior, you should rest…”
Ji Ning hesitated, when he heard Gu Chen continue, “I want you to stay here. Even if you’re just playing with your phone, as long as you’re by my side, okay?”
“Ah…okay.”
Ji Ning agreed in a daze. He felt that something was wrong, Gu Chen’s attitude seemed to be too intimate with him. He was surprised that after several years, Gu Chen was able to recognise him at a glance and even called out his name. It didn’t seem likely that Gu Chen’s memory was that good, but it made even less sense to think that Gu Chen payed special attention to him…
Of course, Ji Ning was still very happy to be so close to Gu Chen, so he sat down next to the bed to accompany him.
Gu Chen must have been really tired as he soon fell asleep. His sleeping appearance was very attractive and as he played with his phone, Ji Ning felt extremely satisfied being able to look at his face.
It wasn’t until nearly twelve o’clock that Gu Chen finally woke up. When he opened his eyes and saw that Ji Ning was still beside him, the corners of his lips curled up, revealing a shallow smile and he said in a low voice, “Thank you for staying with me.”
‘It should be me thanking Senior.’
Ji Ning thought to himself. Being so close to a famous star was enough to satisfy him for a lifetime. He only felt sorry for assistant Xu. He’d originally said he would leave quickly, but he was still here at this time.
“Are you leaving now?”
Gu Chen sat up, “Before you go, could I ask you for another gift?”
“What would you like Senior?” Ji Ning asked immediately, calculating in his head how much money he had to buy presents.
“I would like a kiss from you.” Gu Chen looked at him, “You can kiss anywhere.”
Ji Ning stood up in surprise, “This kind of thing?”
If this got out, he would be beaten to death by Gu Chen’s fans- and why would Senior want a kiss from him anyway? This was too bizarre, right?!
Could it be that Senior also liked him…Ji Ning couldn’t help but wonder. He quickly rejected the idea. It was impossible. With so many beauties in the entertainment industry, how could a top star like Senior fall in love with an ordinary person like him…
However, something even more unexpected happened to Ji Ning. Gu Chen got out of his bed and held Ji Ning’s shoulders. He stared deeply into Ji Ning’s eyes, before slowly lowering his head.
“I’m sorry, I’ll have to take it myself.”
He gently pressed his lips to Ji Ning’s, in a kiss that was neither light nor heavy. He paused for a few seconds, then straightened up and stroked Ji Ning’s cheek. He smiled, “Thank you. This was the best gift I’ve ever received.”
Ji Ning couldn’t speak, his mind blank. There was a sudden soft knock on the door and assistant Xu’s voice came from the other side, “Brother Gu, it’s time for lunch. Do you want to go down, or should I bring it to you?”
Her voice woke Ji Ning up from his daze and his face flooded red. Standing so close to Gu Chen’s handsome smile made him extremely flustered, and the arrival of assistant Xu embarrassed him to the point that he felt his body was going to explode. He rushed to the door, and under the surprised gaze of assistant Xu, he ran away, forgetting to even say goodbye to Gu Chen.
“Brother Gu, that was…”
Assistant Xu asked in surprise. Gu Chen smiled but didn’t speak. He knew that this was a virtual world and he was about to leave it soon. There was no point explaining anything to a virtual character.
He’d never rejected the idea of fusing because he felt that he was very similar to Jiang Che. Perhaps even Ji Ning couldn’t fully distinguish between him and Jiang Che. Their true personalities which they kept hidden beneath their masks were actually very similar.
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This made it easy for him to identify with Jiang Che and he hoped he would be able to appear as ‘Jiang Che’ in the future.
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The shock that filled Ji Ning’s heart hadn’t subsided even by the time he’d arrived back at the university.
It’s not that he wasn’t flattered. He was just so stunned that he couldn’t even feel a trace of joy because the incident felt so unbelievable. He almost wondered whether he’d had a hallucination because that still felt more likely than Gu Chen kissing him.
Doubting himself, Ji Ning walked towards the university in a haze of confusion. He only realised where he was when his eyes caught sight of two familiar figures. He was starting to wonder if there really was a problem with his brain, otherwise, why would Lai and Professor Yun Yuan be talking?
Ji Ning rubbed his eyes and watched them for a while before he could confirm that it wasn’t an illusion. The people talking in front of him really were Yun Yuan and Lai.
Because of the distance, Ji Ning couldn’t hear what they were saying, but Lai held a thick book in his hand and was showing the contents of its pages to Yun Yuan.
Yun Yuan looked indifferent and after scanning the page, he even sneered at Lai. He turned to leave, and the direction he moved in happened to be towards Ji Ning.
For some reason, Ji Ning unconsciously wanted to avoid him, but he was in the middle of the road with nothing but grass on both sides. There was absolutely nowhere to hide. At the same time, because they were moving closer to him, he started to hear Lai’s voice.
“Can’t you let it go?”
“I think you know that if you stay here, you’ll never get what you really want. Are you still unwilling to leave?”
“That has nothing to do with you.” Yun Yuan said coldly.
Lai’s lips curled up and he turned his head, catching sight of Ji Ning. When he saw him, Lai’s face lit up with a smile and he waved, “Teacher!”
Yun Yuan saw Ji Ning at the same time. Ji Ning really couldn’t leave at this point, so he walked over and greeted them, “Hello Professor Yun and good afternoon Lai.”
Yun Yuan’s expression didn’t even twitch, “I’ve finished reading your thesis. Come to my office with me and I’ll talk it through with you.”
Ji Ning shuddered when he heard those words. Today was obviously Sunday, but his professor had come into university to discuss his thesis with him. He was seriously dedicated.
But since Yun Yuan had said this, he naturally had to go. Yun Yuan had already left for his office without another word, so Ji Ning nodded at Lai and prepared to follow him.
In fact, he really wanted to know what kind of relationship there was between Yun Yuan and Lai, but seeing how the atmosphere between them didn’t seem harmonious, he decided to keep quiet.
“Okay, I’ll see you later teacher.”
Lai said goodbye to Ji Ning and handed him the book he’d been showing Yun Yuan, “Please could you pass this on for me?” He paused, adding, “It’s for Professor Yun Yuan.”
“Okay.”
Ji Ning blinked, and left with the book in his arms. As he walked to Yun Yuan’s office, he looked closer at the book and found that it was a book on cultural relics. It looked fairly old, the hard cover was a little worn and the paper had started to yellow, but it still carried the pleasant scent that old books had.
He was sure he’d seen this book somewhere…Ji Ning tried to remember. At the same time, he felt a little strange, he didn’t understand why Lai and Yun Yuan were so unhappy just because of an old cultural relic book.
He entered Yun Yuan’s office in the courtyard building. As Yun Yuan was setting up his computer, Ji Ning gently placed the book on his desk. Yun Yuan’s eyes swept across it coldly, before saying abruptly, “Throw it away.”
“Ah?” Ji Ning was taken aback and asked automatically, “Professor, what’s wrong with this book? Do you really want to throw it away?”
“There’s no particular reason.” Yun Yuan said, “Just get rid of it.”
Ji Ning could only nod his head, feeling regretful. He touched the book’s spine, feeling that it had to contain some hidden secrets, otherwise why should a perfectly good book be thrown away? Books were different from other items, if they were randomly thrown away, people can’t help but feel upset.
He’d started to leave the office, but turned around suddenly and said to Yun Yuan, “Professor, if you don’t want this book anymore, could I have it?”
“…You want it?” Yun Yuan raised his head to look at him, his expression neutral.
Ji Ning nodded nervously, “I read this book at a friend’s house when I was a child. I liked it at the time and wanted my own copy, but the book was no longer in print and there were no copies at the bookstore.”
“When I was younger, I didn’t know any other ways to buy books, and when I grew up, I forgot about it…now that I’ve seen it again, I’ve remembered it.”
“Of course, if you want to get rid of this copy, I can write down the book number and buy another one.”
Yun Yuan was silent for a moment, then said, “You can take it.”
“Thank you professor!” Ji Ning was a little surprised he’d agreed.
“In that book,” Yun Yuan asked, “Which cultural relic is your favourite?”
“I can’t remember…” Ji Ning shook his head, “I only read it when I was very young, so I can’t remember its contents.”
“Open it again and have a look.” Yun Yuan said.
Ji Ning thought this was a little strange, but he still followed his professor’s instructions to open the cultural relics book. He finally remembered that this was a book he’d used to read in Jiang Che’s house when he was younger. There were a lot of coloured illustrations, so he’d enjoyed looking through the pages at the different relics.
He flicked through the pages until he reached an image that drew his attention. He pointed at the picture and said, “This is the one I like.”
Yun Yuan’s eyes narrowed.
The drawing in the book was of a broken ancient sword, covered with rust. The name of the sword was ‘Qiyue’. The sword had long been lost and its current whereabouts were still unknown. There was another illustration at the bottom of the page of what the sword would have looked like in the past. It was an exquisite blade, and the text beneath said it was rumoured that the sword had a spiritual reaction when bathed in the light of a full moon.
Ji Ning couldn’t remember clearly, but he recognised this sword, and Jiang Che had also remembered this sword.
This sword was exactly the same as the ‘Qiyue’ Ji Ning had given him, because parts of Jiang Che’s memories had become integrated with the simulated novel worlds.
When Jiang Che and Ji Ning were young, they would go into the study and look through the pages of this cultural relics book. Ji Ning had often said how much he liked the Qiyue sword, and Jiang Che had always remembered this in his heart.
Lai had brought him this book just to remind him of this fact.
Lai wanted to remind him that the love he felt was simply the memories of another man. Yun Yuan refused to accept that ‘Jiang Che’ was part of him, but what he saw, thought and felt, what he heard, what he loved and what he hated, everything about him, was simply a shadow of Jiang Che.
Lai asked him if he was unwilling to leave. How could he possibly be willing?
After waiting for two thousand years, he was told that he was just a fragment of someone else. That the world he suffered in was a mirage. That he lived in phantoms and memories.
“Even you are just a small part of him.”
Lai said to him with a smile, offering him the book.
“You only exist because ‘he’ exists.”
“You had to wait for so long because ‘he’ was waiting.”
“You are ‘his’ obsession and ‘his’ unwillingness.”
He was the unwillingness of ‘Jiang Che’.
Jiang Che had been by Ji Ning’s side since he was very young. He had liked him for more than ten years, but died before he could let Ji Ning know his feelings. Just like Yun Yuan, his long wait was only rewarded with an unsatisfactory ending.
How ridiculous.
He didn’t want to be Jiang Che, but could only have these feelings because he was.
Yun Yuan laughed abruptly, but the ice in his eyes grew colder.
He knew this would be over soon, but he would rather die than admit he was someone else.
Yun Yuan closed his eyes, a stern expression on his face. He was about to let Ji Ning leave, when the boy suddenly said, “Professor, there’s a note from Lai in the book.”
Yun Yuan opened his eyes and saw the note Ji Ning offered him. He reached out and took it. The note was folded, so Ji Ning had only seen the name written on its cover.
Yun Yuan didn’t care to know what Lai had written and was about to tear it apart, when suddenly, as if he’d been possessed, he unfolded the note and read it.
Are you unwilling to leave? Don’t tell me that’s the reason you don’t want to become ‘Jiang Che’?
Without reclaiming his fragments of consciousness, ‘he’ will disappear, and so will the rest of us. But I have seen into the future, and know that if we fuse together we will become aspects of his ‘personality’. This gives us a chance to dominate the body.
You might wonder why I’ve told you this. It’s because I don’t want to disappear, so I’ll make you change your mind about the fusion. The victor is still undecided. If you’re unwilling to be ‘him’ then don’t refuse to merge – you still have a chance to have Ji Ning.
“…”
Yun Yuan’s pupils shrank and his fingers clenched the edges of the note.
“…Professor?” Ji Ning didn’t know what was written on the note, but it was unnerving how quickly Yun Yuan’s expression changed as he read it. Yun Yuan suddenly looked directly at him, fixing him with an intense stare.
Ji Ning was taken aback. His first thought was that Lai had written bad things about him in his note. But wait, that didn’t make any sense, Lai had no reason to do that.
Yun Yuan’s gaze slowly moved back to the table which had the cultural relics book lying open on it. The page on Qiyue was displayed, the intricate illustration looking exactly like the one Yun Yuan had carried for so many years.
“Come here.”
Ji Ning didn’t know what Yun Yuan wanted him to do, but he moved over to the professor’s desk. Before he realised what was happening, his eyes widened in shock as Yun Yuan pressed him into his desk.
Thud.
Papers flew everywhere as a shadow covered Ji Ning’s head and his vision abruptly darkened.
Yun Yuan lowered his head to kiss him. The kiss wasn’t gentle, and he felt a burst of pain on his lips as the coppery taste of blood passed between their mouths.
Ji Ning was so stunned he barely had time to react before Yun Yuan straightened back up, looking down at him condescendingly. But the crimson on his lips made his cold face look a little seductive. His mouth curved into a smile as he said in a low voice.
“I’m waiting for you.”
After saying this, he strode over to the door and walked out, leaving Ji Ning alone in his office.
It turned out he was trapped in a riddle. It was like Lai said, letting the shards of consciousness fuse together didn’t mean he was giving up. He was creating an opportunity to take over the identity of ‘Jiang Che’.
When the time comes, he must obliterate the other consciousness, leaving only his own will.
He couldn't give up.
He was the part of Jiang Che that could never let go of Ji Ning.
For him, Ji Ning was his obsession, his Dao path, and the meaning for his existence.
“…”
Ji Ning lay on the desk for a while, stunned. It was some time before he finally came back to his senses. His face went white and he fled from Yun Yuan’s office without even taking the book.
Professor Yun Yuan had kissed him. He kissed him…he had actually kissed his professor?!
Did his professor like him too? Or was he just toying with him? No, no, such a cold and abstinent Professor Yun couldn’t be such a person. But, he didn’t seem like the kind of person to randomly kiss others, and didn’t he do such a thing just now?!
Ji Ning ran all the way to the gate of the courtyard building, still in shock. He really didn’t understand what was going on. The past few days had been really weird. It was like he’d woken up one day and everyone around him had suddenly fallen in love with him, kissing and confessing to him. What the hell was going on here? How could such a thing be happening…
Could it be that his psychological problems had been getting worse, causing him to hallucinate? Were these confessions and kisses actually his own delusions—
Ji Ning suddenly stopped, clutching his forehead. Blurred images flashed through his head, a variety of different scenes emerging.
In those images, he saw Herinos drinking wine in the moonlight, Yun Yuan sitting beneath a peach blossom tree in a snow white robe, Qin Ruwang on an Emperor’s throne, Ark a divine and brilling angel.
Ozer, Huo Wuling, Zhou Rin, Gu Chen, Lai, Fu Qinghan, Ying Qianqiu…but they all looked so different.
The images were very confusing, with a strong sense of dissonance. Ji Ning tried his best to suppress the chaotic scenes in his mind. He raised his head to look at the door in front of him, but the next second, the expression on his face froze.
The scenes in front of him seemed to split, one after another. They looked distorted and weird, interlaced and overlapping as they shone with rich colours to form a terrifying picture.
Ji Ning was so frightened he took a few steps back, but the next moment, everything had returned to normal.
There was really something wrong with him…Ji Ning’s heart plummeted in his chest and the blood drained from his face. So those things that had happened were just his own hallucinations…
Thinking that he was suffering from some kind of mental affliction, Ji Ning wanted to cry. He wished he could go back to his parents immediately for comfort, but he didn’t want them to know he was ill. He should go to the hospital for an evaluation before worrying his parents.
He’d left his bank card in the dormitory so he went back there first. When he opened the dormitory door, he saw Huo Wuling sitting on one of the chairs, idly fiddling with his phone.
“You’re back?”
Huo Wuling said casually when he heard the door open. He turned to him with a smile, but was met with Ji Ning’s ashen face, looking as if he’d suffered a huge psychological blow.
“What’s wrong?”
Huo Wuling put down his phone and stood up, the smile on his face fading. He moved in front of Ji Ning and his eyes fell to his lips, which were still bleeding slightly. His voice turned cold. “Who bullied you?”
“No…”
Ji Ning’s mind was a mess. He shook his head and walked over to his desk, taking out his bank card from the locked draw. He said in a low voice, “It’s my own problem.”
“Speak clearly Ningning.”
He wanted to avoid Huo Wuling’s gaze, but Huo Wuling didn’t let him. He pinched Ji Ning’s chin and forced him to look into his eyes, “Who upset you?” He paused, then said hesitantly, “Were you thinking of Jiang Che again?”
“No…”
Ji Ning wanted to avoid him, but it was obvious from Huo Wuling’s expression that he wasn’t going to let it go, so he ended up telling him the truth. “I might be having mental delusions. You know that I’ve been in counselling, but my problems seem to be getting worse…”
“Why do you think so?” Huo Wuling’s face became a lot kinder, “Who said there was something wrong with you?”
“It’s me…”
Ji Ning pursed his lips, then told Huo Wuling everything he’d experienced in the past two days, including the fact that he’d seen the world fragment around him just now.
“Is that so…”
As Huo Wuling listened to him, his expression became more and more dangerous. At the end, he sneered.
“You’re not delusional, these things happened.” After saying this, he brushed his fingers against Ji Ning’s lips, gently pressing on the wound, “Does this hurt?”
“It hurts…” Ji Ning inhaled.
“Isn’t that proof? It wasn’t you who hallucinated, that old bastard really kissed you.” Huo Wuling scowled, pushing Ji Ning into the bathroom. “Go and wash. If you’re seeing strange things, he might have infected you with a virus.”
Giving in to Huo Wuling’s insistence, Ji Ning washed his lips and face. Huo Wuling’s comfort had improved his mood a lot. As Huo Wuling said, the wound on his lips was evidence that he hadn’t hallucinated Yun Yuan’s kiss just now.
So he was really with Professor Yun just now…
Ji Ning looked at his reflection in disbelief. But, compared to the incident with Yun Yuan, he was more concerned about whether there really was something wrong with his head. He still felt uneasy and thought it would be safer to go to the hospital for an examination.
When he left the bathroom, Huo Wuling had already put on his coat and shoes. He said with a smile, “Do you still want to go to the hospital? I’ll come with you.”
“I don’t want to trouble you…”
Ji Ning was still very happy to hear Huo Wuling say this. He didn’t really want to go to the hospital alone and would prefer to have company, but he knew it would still cause trouble for Huo Wuling to drag him with him.
“It doesn’t matter, I’m free anyway.” Huo Wuling smiled, “You should probably have someone accompany you at the moment.”
Ji Ning felt even more grateful when he heard these words. Apart from their argument over the last two days, Huo Wuling had always treated him kindly. It was actually because of this that he was so surprised Huo Wuling insisted on speaking about his private issues that day, he wasn’t usually that kind of person.
This thought flashed through his mind, but he stopped thinking about the matter and went to the hospital accompanied by Huo Wuling.
When it was his turn, the doctor first asked him about his condition. After listening, he said there shouldn’t be any problems with Ji Ning, and if he hadn’t been sleeping well recently, it was easy to have overactive thoughts. However, if Ji Ning was worried, he could run some more detailed examinations for him.
Ji Ning breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the doctor’s words and his thumping heart fell back into place. He wanted to take the extra tests just to be cautious but the doctor said they were fully booked for examinations, so he’ll have to come back another day.
“I’m glad you’re alright.”
He told Huo Wuling the doctor’s comments when he came out of the consultation room. Huo Wuling hooked his lips and smiled, spreading his hands, “It’s you who worried too much, those things did happen in real life.”
“But…” Now that his biggest worry had gone, Ji Ning’s frightened mood had vanished with it. He smiled, now having the energy to think about other things, “Why did they all confess to me so suddenly…”
“They probably fell in love with you a long time ago.” Huo Wuling said lightly, “It was just a coincidence that they chose to confess at the same time. Okay, let’s go.”
The two of them walked out of the hospital. It was a very large hospital with hundreds of patients. People swarmed in and out, most of them elderly people. It was much more rare to see younger people like them.
As people get older, they get sick more…
Ji Ning sighed in his heart, when he suddenly heard Huo Wuling say, “It’s a really happy thing for people to grow old.”
“…” Ji Ning couldn’t help but look at him. What was this man saying in a hospital, was he being deliberately sarcastic? Or was he just dreaming about retiring?
Sensing his gaze, Huo Wuling smiled, but didn’t explain his thoughts. He simply said, “Okay, now it’s our time. I’ve got a reservation, I’ll treat you to dinner tonight. Think of it as me comforting you and giving you my apologies.”
“Tonight?” Ji Ning shook his head and said regretfully, “I’ve got a rehearsal for the theatre club tonight, so I won’t be able to go.”
“It’s the last time. Can’t you stay with me?” Huo Wuling said unexpectedly.
“What’s the last time?” Ji Ning asked him, puzzled.
Huo Wuling smiled, “Pretend that I’m dying. Would you come and accompany this dying man?”
“Don’t talk nonsense!” Ji Ning glared at him. He didn’t like hearing such words.
“Okay.” Huo Wuling was no longer smiling. He looked at Ji Ning seriously and said, “Please come with me Ningning. I’m begging you.”
“…” His sudden seriousness made Ji Ning’s heartbeat stutter. An unsettling feeling of fear crawled across his skin and he asked with a hint of panic, “Does it have to be tonight?”
“Yes.” Huo Wuling said.
“Okay, just let me tell Fu Ji.”
Ji Ning agreed after a moment of hesitation. He sent a message to Fu Ji, saying he was busy tonight and couldn’t go to the rehearsal.
“Where are we going?” He asked Huo Wuling.
Huo Wuling took his hand, his usual smile reappearing on his handsome face.
“Come with me.”
“All you have to do is look at me, Ningning.”
Okay, hands up who saw that coming from Yun Yuan – so unexpectedly passionate~
Woo, that was a long chapter~
I’m not ready to lose them all, I’m too soft hearted for this… (ó﹏ò｡)
I didn’t saw tht coming nd I m utterly disheartened 😔😔 and why is huo wuling saying such depressing thing come on!!!😭
Yeah!! I was really getting worried by the way he was talking QwQ
Ending? ENDING?? I’M NOT READY TO LET GO YET!!!! 🥹😭
It’s happening so quickly!!
Omg, I still can’t believe I’m near the ending now aaaa I still remember how I started reading BL these past few months and this one is really a memorable one for me 💖💖💖