The strong smell of blood slowly dissipated, and the room became so quiet that only the sound of breathing could be heard.

"I'm not the kind of person they describe."

Zhou Siyu suddenly spoke, turning her head to look at Yu Wei, who was cleaning up the bloodstains.

"What?"

Yu Wei raised his head, his thoughts a jumble of emotions, yet he couldn't find a way out.

Did he know about the rumors? Why did he have to explain to me? Did he come specifically to explain, which is why he was attacked? Why would he do that?

Could it be... that he likes me?

Holy crap! Seriously? Why would he like me?

Surely it's not because I'm handsome, skilled, and a good fighter that she's interested in me, right? Or is she planning to keep me as a mistress so she can kill off the big boss and inherit his hundreds of millions?

Zhou Siyu had no idea that Yu Wei's imagination had already reached outer space; she just kept talking to herself.

"Actually, I am the stepson of the Zhou family, that is, the Zhou family that owns mines."

"Huh? So you're not..."

Yu Wei wisely shut up, signaling Zhou Siyu to continue.

“Everyone looked down on me. Whenever my father was unhappy, he would whip me. My older brother and sister would plead for me, but the more they pleaded, the harder he would beat me. Eventually, they stopped pleading and only dared to secretly give me medicine after my father left.”

"Huh? Then why did your brother..."

Zhou Siyu glared at Yu Wei, who wisely shut up again.

“People change.” Zhou Siyu sighed and began to speak after a moment of thought. “Everything changes when we grow up.”

“My older brother and sister didn’t want me to inherit any of their property, so they plotted to kick me out of the house and leave me homeless. Luckily, an uncle surnamed Lin took me in and let me live in his house. That’s where I met a brother.” Zhou Siyu paused, then looked at Yu Wei and said, “He is also named Yu Wei, exactly the same as your name.”

"Huh? This is too..." Yu Wei touched the tip of his nose and tentatively asked, "So, you two are together?"

"Yes, we got married." Zhou Siyu's smile lasted only a second before she said sadly, "But before we could have a wedding, he went to the battlefield..."

"He's dead?"

Yu Wei blurted it out, then realized he had said the wrong thing and wished he could slap himself a few times.

“I don’t know, he’s disappeared.” Zhou Siyu squeezed out a few tears. “I was searching for him while starting my business, and I’ve been looking for him for so long…”

"Found it?"

Yu Wei felt that what he said was a bit redundant; wasn't it obvious? They couldn't find it!

“Found it.” Zhou Siyu smiled and looked at Yu Wei, saying, “Isn’t it right here?”

"Huh? Are you delirious from the pain?" Yu Wei touched Zhou Siyu's forehead. "You don't have a fever, so why are you talking nonsense?"

“I’m not lying. The amulet around your neck is one I gave you before the mission.” Zhou Siyu held Yu Wei’s hand tightly. “You promised me you’d come back alive, why did you lie to me?”

"No, I..." Yu Wei shook off Zhou Siyu as if he had been burned, and took a few steps back. "I'm not! You've mistaken me for someone else."

"There are so many people in the world with the same name, and many of them look alike..."

"Then tell me, where did you get your lucky charm?"

"I don't know!" Yu Wei covered his head and slowly squatted down, pleading, "Please stop talking... I really don't know... I don't know anything."

“You know, you just forgot.” Zhou Siyu persisted, enduring the pain as she knelt down in front of Yu Wei and slowly hugged him. “Your name is Yu Wei, your father’s name is Yu Zhen, he is the Alliance’s military commander-in-chief, and your father’s name is Lin Ling, he is the director of the Information Management Bureau and the head of the Oran Laboratory…”

"no……"

“My name is Zhou Siyu, and I am your officially registered partner.”

"Stop talking."

Yu Wei shoved Zhou Siyu aside and stormed out the door.

"Yu Wei! You'll remember."

Zhou Siyu spat out blood and collapsed to the ground. Sure enough, using pheromones to induce him to regain his memories didn't work.

The communicator kept flashing. Zhou Siyu leaned against the corner of the bed and connected the communicator.

"Uncle Lin..."

"How could you risk your life?" Lin Ling wanted nothing more than to fly over and teach Zhou Siyu a lesson. "What if he goes berserk and kills you?"

“I’m fine.” Zhou Siyu shook his head. “But he seems to have forgotten everything.”

"If he's forgotten, he's forgotten. Let him fend for himself on Planet Twenty-Eight." Lin Ling was both angry and anxious. "You're not allowed to do such dangerous things again, understand?"

Yu Wei is extremely unstable right now and could go berserk at any moment and kill Zhou Siyu. Moreover, he has the Ghost Hand Vine, a bloodthirsty killing machine, inside his body. Once he goes berserk, no one can save him.

"Okay, I won't do it again next time."

Zhou Siyu was also a little scared. He had just clearly seen the murderous intent in Yu Wei's eyes, and his eyes were slowly losing focus, as if he would turn into the monster from that night in the next second.

"If it really doesn't work out, just leave him alone and come back as soon as you're done with your inspection."

Lin Ling sighed. After Chu Yunmu went missing on a mission, the Chu family and the Yu family completely broke off relations. He was really worried about Zhou Siyu, who was alone on Planet Twenty-Eight.

"Uncle Lin, Brother Yunmu...haven't we found him yet?"

Zhou Siyu hadn't expected that Chu Yunmu would disappear so soon after she left, but all the team members returned to the army safely, which made it hard not to suspect something was amiss.

"We're still looking, but one thing is certain: he's still alive." Lin Ling rubbed her temples. "You need to be careful too. If all else fails, trick Yu Wei into becoming your bodyguard."

"Uncle, he's your own son," Zhou Siyu couldn't help but remind him, chuckling, "How did you know I had that thought?"

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