Feeling the increased force in his opponent's hand, Lozen cried out in pain, his face turning pale.

Gu Qingqiu narrowed her eyes dangerously. "Mr. Luo, although you signed the cooperation agreement, what if I accidentally cripple you? You'd have no recourse, would you? After all, it's not something you can publicize. You have one last chance to confess..."

"I'll talk! I'll talk! I'll talk!" Luo Ze'en helplessly made a gesture of surrender, which drew Gu Qingqiu's continued scrutiny with a suspicious look.

After a moment of contemplation, Lozen slowly said, "Actually, I was reborn once, so I now have memories of my previous life."

Gu Qingqiu's pupils dilated in shock. She hadn't expected Luo Ze'en to admit it so readily. He continued, "In my previous life... your experimental research reached a very high level. I felt that given time, you would definitely succeed. I... I actually became your boyfriend later and lived with you for a while. You were working tirelessly on your research every day. I... I felt so sorry for you, so after being reborn, I came to find you immediately, hoping that I could help your research."

Luo Ze'en's words were half true and half false. If Gu Qingqiu didn't have her previous memories, she might actually have believed his lies, but now...

"Boyfriend?" Gu Qingqiu raised an eyebrow, seemingly questioning this identity.

“Yes!” Now that he had said it, Lozen felt his skin had thickened. “I was deeply attracted by your diligent spirit and found your dedication to academics particularly charming. And you… just wanted to use me and trick me into being your experimental subject. But even so, I was still happy to do it.”

Gu Qingqiu: "...So you like me?"

Lozen nodded. "You're my girlfriend, how could I not like you?"

"Really?" Gu Qingqiu twitched the corners of her mouth, her smile forced. "We're boyfriend and girlfriend, are you still a virgin? Are we supposed to just hold hands and do nothing like kids dating?"

For some reason, Luo Ze'en felt an impulse. He suddenly grabbed Gu Qingqiu by the collar and pulled her into his arms. A warm kiss landed on Gu Qingqiu's lips. In the moment of Gu Qingqiu's surprise, he pried open her teeth and invaded her mouth with his tongue. Their lips and teeth intertwined, drawing out ambiguous silver threads. The temperature in the laboratory gradually rose.

By the time Gu Qingqiu realized what was happening, she and Luo Ze'en had completely switched places. Luo Ze'en had pressed her down onto the not-so-soft experimental workbench, making her back feel a little uncomfortable.

"Get off me." Gu Qingqiu instinctively sensed danger, but Luo Ze'en's eyes were somewhat dazed. Gu Qingqiu was familiar with this look; it was clearly... arousal.

Lozen's thigh pressed between Gu Qingqiu's legs, his warm breath and passionate kisses landing on Gu Qingqiu's neck again. Gu Qingqiu tried to push Lozen's chest away, but just then, a familiar sandalwood scent entered Gu Qingqiu's nostrils. Her movements suddenly stopped, and her eyes widened: "You... what perfume are you wearing?"

Perhaps annoyed by Gu Qingqiu's distraction, Luo Ze'en bit her hard with his teeth and muttered, "Why would a grown man like me use perfume?"

Yes... this is the apocalypse... how could Lozen possibly wear perfume?

That taste...

A crazy idea took shape in Gu Qingqiu's mind.

Is it him? Is it really him? But how could this be...? This is another world now...

However, considering the inexplicable bug and her own experience of traveling between different worlds, Gu Qingqiu became uncertain again. Her gaze towards Luo Ze'en held a hint of expectation and longing, and her hand involuntarily touched Luo Ze'en's handsome cheek as she asked hopefully, "Is it you?...Do you still remember Ji Xingqiao?"

Ji Xingqiao? Who is that? Is he the man who got Gu Qingqiu pregnant?

Lozen's eyes revealed a hint of jealousy and ferocity. "I don't know him! Don't mention other men in front of me!" His actions became increasingly unrestrained, and Gu Qingqiu surprisingly did not resist much this time. She even took the initiative to put her arms around his neck to cooperate.

This made Luo Ze'en both happy and unhappy. Afterwards, he surprisingly entered a "wise man's time," wearing a coat and turning his back to Gu Qingqiu while looking down in deep thought. In reality, he was questioning his life. Could Gu Qingqiu be so intimate with any man? So what exactly was his relationship with her in her eyes?

In order to verify her conjecture, Gu Qingqiu even tentatively called out Ji Xingqiao's name during the process, which made Luo Ze'en's eyes turn red and he launched an even more fierce attack.

Amidst the pain and pleasure, Gu Qingqiu managed to muster a sliver of rationality to analyze the situation.

First of all, it is absurd to judge whether it is the same person based on their bed habits, but she did feel that some of Lozen’s habits and rhythms were familiar.

Secondly, perhaps due to her exposure to the ABO world, Gu Qingqiu felt her sensitivity to scents had increased considerably. She increasingly found Luo Ze'en's scent familiar. Since Luo Ze'en denied it was perfume, could it be his natural body odor? Was this scent emitted through sweat? There couldn't possibly be pheromones in this world, could there? Or had he undergone genetic mutation, making him different from ordinary people?

Countless questions filled Gu Qingqiu's mind.

To be honest, Gu Qingqiu hadn't noticed this at all before. It was probably because she subconsciously kept her distance from Luo Ze'en and didn't pay much attention to his unusual physical condition. Most importantly, the smell wasn't particularly strong, and even at such a close distance, Gu Qingqiu could only barely smell a little bit of it.

Ultimately, it's unlikely that the male protagonist system will provide an answer to this question. After working together for a while, Gu Qingqiu has come to realize that the male protagonist system is nothing more than a working system; it's subordinate to the main god system, knows little about the inside story, and can't even provide satisfactory solutions to some bugs.

Luo Ze'en noticed that Gu Qingqiu was silent and motionless, with a somewhat profound expression. He assumed that she was having trouble accepting what had just happened and was feeling down. Worried that Gu Qingqiu might catch a cold, he put his own clothes on her and said, "Go take a shower and change your clothes."

Gu Qingqiu glanced at her clothes and suddenly asked, "Don't you think you smell nice? Can't you smell it yourself?"

Lozen was a little confused. "No? I really didn't notice. But you always seem to have a faint smell on you. I thought it was the smell of your laundry detergent, but the smell was even more noticeable after you took your clothes off..."

Gu Qingqiu's eyes flashed, and she quickly grabbed Luo Ze'en's wrist. "What does it taste like! Tell me quickly!"