Chapter 85 Boomerang Hits Precisely

After lying on the soft bed for a long time, the cheerful sound of the alarm clock broke the strange atmosphere between the two.

Yue Yiyue launched himself into the air, grabbed his coat from the side, and said, "It's time to head to the hot springs."

"Okay, sure." Gu Nanqiu slowly sat up from the bed, took the clothes Yue Yiyue handed her, and casually tied her hair up with a hair tie. "I'm going back the day after tomorrow."

"Speaking of which, I still have some homework to finish," Gu Nanqiu complained about trivial school matters. "But then it's winter break, Yiyue, are you going back home as soon as the break starts?"

"Or should we stay here for a while?"

Yue Yiyue paused as she packed her hot spring gear. She thought for a moment and said, "If you go back, I'll go back too."

"If you still plan to stay here, then I'll stay here."

That seemingly cozy home held no appeal for Yue Yiyue.

Even her previous world seemed to have vanished without a trace.

Seeing the text message about Aunt Zhang's recent situation, Yue Yiyue felt as if she had been in a different world.

After her memory returned, she knew for certain that the person on the other end of the text message was Gu Nanqiu, and she felt no guilt. Subconsciously, she told herself that she had tacitly approved of Gu Nanqiu's actions.

To be precise, they are different types of Gu Nanqiu.

It should have started with Noaki, but for some reason the account skipped Koya and ended up in Aki's hands.

Matching these pieces of information to their identities, Yue Yiyue's gaze fell on his phone. Would there be any more messages from "Gu Nanqiu"?

Hmm... there's another very important thing: how do I tell my mom that her future boyfriend is a little strange?

“Then let’s just spend the New Year here.” Gu Nanqiu put her swimsuit into Yue Yiyue’s decorative bag and said with a smile, “My house is so empty. The thought of being separated from you when I go back makes me very sad.”

Reason told her she should refuse Gu Nanqiu's suggestion, but Yue Yiyue remembered her mother; she had already told her mother she wanted to spend the New Year together...

"Is there anything you need to do after you get back?" Seeing Yue Yiyue's troubled expression, Gu Nanqiu asked curiously, "To visit Zhang Yang's grave?"

Mentioning this somewhat distant name, Yue Yiyue was momentarily dazed before shaking her head: "It's my mother. I told my mother that we would spend the New Year together."

"Spending the New Year with family should be a very important concept... right?" Yue Yiyue didn't quite understand, but that's how it is at the orphanage.

On this day, she gets more food than usual, wears new clothes, cleans the orphanage spotlessly, puts up couplets and the character "福" (good fortune), and receives a hug.

The mothers at the orphanage would give her a red envelope containing money for the New Year, which she would then place under her younger sister's pillow...

My sister... Her face is blurry in my memory, and even the things we did together in the past have faded.

Yue Yiyue looked up at Gu Nanqiu standing in front of him.

My younger sister and Gu Nanqiu look a little different. If I had to say, my younger sister looks more like Director Qiu.

They were all exquisite dolls, very well-behaved and cute, which led to her being bullied by some bad children in the orphanage.

“Yes,” Gu Nanqiu echoed, then gave a bitter smile. “I’m sorry, it’s just because my mother won’t be coming back to celebrate the New Year with me.”

After saying that, she turned around, making it impossible for Yue Yiyue to see her expression.

Now that things have come to this point, how could Yue Yiyue not understand?

"Auntie might have something else to do. Why don't you spend the New Year with me at home?"

"Maybe I should ask my mom if she'd like to spend the New Year in a different place?"

Although it wasn't mentioned, Yue Yiyue knew the answer in his heart: his mother would definitely agree.

Because my mother loves me very much.

"Won't this be bad?" Gu Nanqiu tossed a bath towel into the tub. "Alright, everything's packed."

"Then let's spend the New Year in that little house this year!" She said it wasn't a good idea, but immediately changed the subject, afraid that Yue Yiyue would chime in.

"Speaking of which, Yiyue, you might not know that a new house needs to be owned for three years before it can be used." Gu Nanqiu looked at Yue Yiyue sincerely: "So it's not just this year, I've also made reservations for next year and the year after!"

My first reaction upon hearing this was whether I could stay in this world that long.

The next moment, confusion returned: When did Gu Nanqiu buy the house?

Seeing Yue Yiyue's shocked expression, Gu Nanqiu snorted and leaned closer like she was showing off a treasure: "This is the place where we created so many wonderful memories together—"

"How could it not be saved properly?"

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Shocked, she was led to the changing room by Gu Nanqiu.

Yue Yiyue was still standing in the cabinet, lost in thought, while Gu Nanqiu had already started tidying up the cabinet.

That's the good thing about having a private hot spring; you don't have to share a changing room with others.

Yue Yiyue has always been shy. When she was little, she would bathe with the older girls in the orphanage. As she got a little older and more sensible, she would only bathe with her younger sister. And when she got even older, she would awkwardly refuse her sister's invitation to bathe.

With his back to Gu Nanqiu, Yue Yiyue took off his clothes and jumped into the shower.

Hot water poured over my body, steam rising from it.

"Yiyue, you've gotten even fairer lately, the ridges on your arms aren't as noticeable anymore." The curtain was lifted again, and Gu Nanqiu walked in naked. Her fair skin made Yue Yiyue instinctively move to the corner.

"So shy?" Noticing Yue Yiyue's little movements, Gu Nanqiu smiled and asked, "Are you worried about something?"

Gu Nanqiu's words didn't mean anything by them, but when they reached Yue Yiyue's ears, those absurd memories resurfaced.

Holding Gu Nanqiu's hand, he gently touched her skin and bones, feeling her body temperature.

Finally, she became her own little boat again, swaying and rocking with her in the vast ocean called Gu Nanqiu, until she finally calmed down and beautiful crimson plum blossoms appeared, bearing the unique mark of Gu Nanqiu.

Memories of the past kept surfacing, and Gu Nanqiu's previous praises, tinged with unspeakable meaning, overlapped with her voice now. An ambiguous atmosphere, like water vapor, filled the small space, wrapped around Yue Yiyue's calves, and quickly struck the most secret corner of her heart.

Her ear tips were already burning red from all the unspeakable thoughts in her head, and her face felt incredibly embarrassed.

After a long while, Yue Yiyue huddled in a corner and muttered softly, "No...no...maybe."

"Yi Yue." Gu Nanqiu took a step forward, and hot water dripped onto her body, splashing onto Yue Yi Yue, scalding her and making her flinch.

But even hotter was Gu Nanqiu's hand, which brushed aside the damp stray hairs on Yue Yiyue's forehead, its neatly trimmed fingertips tracing across his face before landing on Yue Yiyue's somewhat thin lips, pressing gently.

"Yi Yue, so beautiful." Wet long hair fell onto Yue Yi Yue's body, and the impenetrable net finally caught its prey.

Yue Yiyue also became a human who voluntarily allowed himself to be caught by the mermaids.

Suppressing his embarrassment, Yue Yiyue stammered, "You're very pretty too. Let's hurry up and finish showering, then go to the hot springs together..."

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"Yiyue, this swimsuit really suits you." Gu Nanqiu looked at Yue Yiyue's strong and slender legs and patted Yue Yiyue's waist. "Look, this blue color makes you look very energetic. However, considering that you don't usually swim, I didn't buy a cutout design. Otherwise, showing off your abs would be even more attractive."

Gu Nanqiu never hesitated to praise Yue Yiyue, but in her eyes, Yue Yiyue himself was perfect.

Any extra praise only serves to support this point.

"I feel so happy after that leap."

"You were willing to come here with me to soak in the hot springs, especially just now, I saw it, you closed your eyes and looked up, were you expecting me to kiss you?"

“But we can’t kiss today.” Gu Nanqiu pointed to her lips: “You bumped into me again in the room.”

As she spoke, she raised her hand and poked Yue Yiyue's cheek: "When are you going to get rid of this little habit of yours?"

Seeing Yue Yiyue's face gradually turn red, Gu Nanqiu leaned closer: "Why are you so easily embarrassed? Weren't you so aggressive when you kissed me yesterday?"

"If you feel your kissing skills aren't good enough, I'm still willing to practice with you."

This amused Yue Yiyue so much that he fell silent and kept trying to get into the hot spring. Gu Nanqiu watched Yue Yiyue's flustered back before she stopped smiling.

After testing the water temperature in the pool, Gu Nanqiu walked over to Yue Yiyue's side, snuggled up to him, and whispered in his ear, "Why are you so easily teased? Good Yiyue, shall I let you bite me again?"

Yue Yiyue shook his head: "No, it's just that I'm not quite used to it yet."

Since yesterday, the atmosphere between them has become strange, not that Yue Yiyue can't accept it.

However, Yue Yiyue still needs some time to fully accept this change.

Yue Yiyue's mind was in complete chaos, and another thing was that she never imagined that she was the one lying down.

Her memory told her precisely that most of the time, Gu Nanqiu was lying face down, watching her lose control with a smile.

But it also seems very reasonable.

Well, she didn't even know what she was thinking.

The memory had such a profound impact on her that she became uncomfortable even when interacting with Gu Nanqiu.

Every move the other person made seemed meticulously planned, radiating an inexplicable hormonal energy that made my mind go haywire.

Even when looking into Gu Nanqiu's eyes, Yue Yiyue hesitated.

She didn't know if Gu Nanqiu had these memories.

It's unclear where the line between them lies for Gu Nanqiu.

Moreover, if Gu Nanqiu found out that he, who seemed so honest, actually had all sorts of messy thoughts in his head.

Yue Yiyue let out a long sigh and leaned into Gu Nanqiu's arms: "Promise me, for a while, you'll put away your charm—"

"I think I need some time." Yue Yiyue didn't know what she was rambling about. She knew that Gu Nanqiu would definitely know that she was not expressing herself clearly.

"Give me some time," Yue Yiyue complained softly. "I hate that nightmare so much."

The inexplicable restoration of some memories caught her completely off guard.

Even more outrageous, it seems that Gu Nanqiu was the one who led them astray when they first met.

In my memory, they spent some time together in a small-scale game instance, where I had some wicked thoughts and said this nonsense: only good friends can hug, but if they are best friends, then kissing or sleeping together is no problem.

Because he is—my best friend.