Chapter 80 Divorce "You're not allowed in the room tonight!"

On the day He Yuan returned home after her recuperation, Ying Xing prepared a table full of dishes to celebrate.

Bai Heng was rescued, but her lifespan was already short, so now Jing Liu takes her around to play.

The shadow of a friend's impending departure loomed over everyone, but He Yuan was discharged from the hospital and simply celebrated at home.

At the dinner table, He Yuan noticed Ying Xing's unease and assumed he was saddened by Bai Heng's departure.

The young man comforted her, saying, "Sister Baiheng has lived a fulfilling life. She has done many things and has no regrets."

Perhaps for Xing, repeatedly taking away the people around him is a cruel thing.

He had assumed that he, being of short lifespan, would be the first to depart, but he never expected...

But this wasn't what Yingxing was struggling with.

He lost his parents at a young age and has witnessed life and death.

Bai Heng's impending departure would make him sad and upset, but it wouldn't make him so absent-minded as he is now.

He forced a smile. "Yeah, I know."

He still couldn't bring himself to say it.

After dinner, they lingered together, and Yingxing, not wanting to disturb Heyuan's enjoyment, said nothing.

It wasn't until nightfall that Danfeng sent him a message.

[Danfeng: Are you sure you want to drag him down?]

[Ying Xing: Don't you have any ulterior motives?]

[Danfeng: So what if there is? But it was something we agreed on beforehand.]

[Danfeng: Besides, if you succeed, you'll still have a chance.]

Yingxing took a deep breath and looked at himself in the mirror.

He sat next to He Yuan, watching him play games.

He Yuan sensed someone beside her, paused for a moment, and turned to look at Ying Xing.

"Brother Yingxing?" The young man looked at the man's sad eyes with a puzzled expression. "Did something happen?"

That shouldn't be the case... The big problem has been resolved, and the pharmacist assured him that nothing like this will happen again.

What happened?

Yingxing said slowly, "Can we separate for a while?"

With a "thud," the controller fell from my hand.

He Yuan's mind went completely blank.

He blinked slowly, checking Yingxing's favorability rating.

It's full.

My occasional meetings with the pharmacist these past few days went unnoticed.

"Why?" Crane Kite asked.

He couldn't understand why Yingxing would do this.

Yingxing avoided his gaze and said in a low voice, "I don't want to hold you back."

"Just this reason?"

Yingxing remained silent.

"..."

He Yuan suddenly sprang up from the sofa, dragged Ying Xing onto the carpet, and pinned her down.

"I didn't want to hold you back, but I've already held you back for many years!"

He grabbed the man's hand and placed it on his side. "How many times did you pinch me here?"

How many times have you been in and out of this place?

How many times did we kiss?

...

A lithe body rubbed against him, and an uncontrollable dark color swelled, resisting the youth's retreating heart.

"Delayed? I don't think Brother Yingxing delayed me at all."

He Yuan was clearly smiling, but Ying Xing felt ice-cold all over.

The young man leaned closer, widened his eyes, and asked, "Brother Yingxing was just saying that out of anger, wasn't he?"

Ying Xing opened his mouth, about to speak, but He Yuan covered his mouth with hers.

He was no match for He Yuan, and never even considered rebelling.

The rope in the coffee table drawer was roughly taken out and used to tie Yingxing's limbs.

He Yuan stood up, licked her lips, and said, "Brother Yingxing, I'll ask you one more time."

"What you just said was just said in anger, wasn't it?"

Why bring up divorce? He Yuan couldn't understand.

But he could first get Yingxing to communicate and tell the truth.

The reason for the divorce is definitely not some bullshit "delay"!

What is a hundred years to the people of Xianzhou? It's not a delay at all!

Yingxing, panting, said earnestly, "I wasn't just saying that out of anger."

"Ah Yuan, we're only separated temporarily—"

Crane Kite simply shut his mouth.

In the past, he really enjoyed the feeling of Yingxing kissing him, so he had never really used it before.

I never expected to use it for the first time now.

Yingxing was completely bound. He watched as Heyuan used her hands to support herself and sat down on the bed.

He watched helplessly as the crimson paint swallowed up all the dark colors.

They have been partners for several years, are familiar with each other's every little gesture and expression, and know what they should do at any given moment.

He Yuan had tried this position before and found it easy to do.

With a sound like a slap, He Yuan pinched Ying Xing's pectoral muscles and asked him again, "Tell me... what have you delayed for me, hmm?"

The only response he received was a series of panting breaths.

He Yuan removed the gag and asked again.

Ying Xing kept raising her waist, stopping in mid-air when she realized her movement.

"...It's just a temporary separation."

"Why? Can't you tell me the reason?" He Yuan whispered in his ear.

In instinctive movements, people always reveal certain things.

Ying Xing shook his head. "I can't say."

He Yuan stood her ground, saying, "If you don't tell me, I won't leave."

Marriage is not a one-person affair, nor is divorce.

The young man angrily moved around for a while, then withdrew after he was satisfied, ignoring Ying Xing, and went straight back to his room to wash up.

He Yuan couldn't understand it at all.

His and Yingxing's affection level has remained at 100% for the past few years, without any decline. So how did they end up getting a divorce?

Isn't this something you only get when the affection level drops below negative?

After washing up, he silently untied Yingxing's ropes and went out late at night.

"Ah Yuan, where are you going?"

Yingxing grasped Heyuan's wrist, his face filled with worry.

He Yuan irritably shook her off, "Didn't you all talk about divorce? Why are you making such a fuss?"

Yingxing had a bitter pill to swallow but could not express it.

He couldn't bring He Yuan closer to something so outrageous, so he had to rack his brains for other reasons.

He didn't have the face to say, in a grand and respectable way, that he had his reasons.

"I know I was wrong..."

The crane-like bird tucked its ears in and slowly turned its toes toward the door.

"I...I promise! We're not really leaving. Once I've sorted things out...we can go back to how things were before, okay?"

Yingxing rarely spoke like that.

He used to be calm and composed, always strategizing, and rarely acted so flustered.

He Yuan stared straight at him. "Are you afraid of implicating me? And is there something you want to keep from me?"

He approached step by step.

Ying Xing nodded hesitantly, her fingers tightening as she held He Yuan's hand firmly.

"I will leave with nothing, and everything I have from now on will be yours..."

He Yuan grabbed his earring, causing a slight tearing sensation. "Brother Yingxing, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Haven't everything you have always been mine?"

Ying Xing was at a loss, "Then what do you want... I can give you anything!"

He Yuan narrowed her eyes, "As long as I agree to a divorce?"

Ying Xing nodded with his eyes closed.

Yingxing has filed for divorce from you. What is your choice?

A. Departure

B. Not leaving]

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He Yuan pulled him inside and they started writing and drawing on paper.

"Sign this, and I'll agree to your terms."

He Yuan is now very much like the unscrupulous seme in Korean comics who forces people to sell themselves. The terms he wrote are also very domineering, almost explicitly stating "You will be my servant from now on".

He rubbed his lower back and thought it would be better not to maintain this posture in the future.

It really strains your back.

After quickly glancing at it, Ying Xing signed his name without hesitation.

He Yuan blew on the paper and suddenly smiled at Ying Xing, saying, "Brother Ying Xing, I've kept my promise so many times."

"But this time, I'm breaking the contract."

The young man reached out and pulled the man's boss over, saying wearily, "Help me wash up, you know what to do."

Yingxing took the piece of paper and crumpled it up. "A-Yuan, this kind of document has no legal effect whatsoever."

He Yuan looked up. "Yes, what's wrong?"

So what if he's just messing with people?

"Weren't you just playing a trick on me too?"

Yingxing was speechless, and earnestly told him, "I wasn't playing a trick on you."

He Yuan covered his mouth, "Shut up, don't say anything I don't want to hear!"

The young man's voice trembled with tears as he looked at Ying Xing, "Why did you do this! Why did you so readily agree to a divorce! Why didn't you even ask what I thought!"

"Can't we face things together if something happens?"

Yingxing hugged him anxiously, coaxing him softly, "It's my fault, it's all my fault..."

The man humbled himself and tried to coax her, but didn't reveal anything about what that matter was.

With a determined heart, He Yuan broke free from his embrace, pulled out the hairpin from the back of her head, and held it to her neck.

Why didn't you tell anyone, not even yourself? You can't even tell me? What kind of relationship do we have then?!

He'll resort to crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide. If that doesn't work, then he might—he might—

I haven't decided yet.

The young man held the hairpin close to his throat, already piercing a small, bloody hole.

"Either tell me your reasons, or just ignore what you just said!" He Yuan told Ying Xing bluntly.

He wanted to see what Yingxing was up to in secret.

Yingxing couldn't possibly tell him.

The interrogation technology of the Immortal Boat Alliance can directly read memories through the human brain. If He Yuan is found out, she will probably suffer the same fate as them.

"I was wrong, I shouldn't have thrown a tantrum." Ying Xing slowly approached He Yuan and reached out to snatch the hairpin that was about to pierce a hole in the ground.

He sat down with the young man in his arms, applied medicine from the first-aid kit, and bandaged the wound.

He Yuan looked at him with a sullen face, her expression full of displeasure.

"You saying these things...it really hurts me..."

He Yuan may not have much romantic feeling for Ying Xing, but he likes Ying Xing very much in other ways.

Sometimes he wishes he had a friend like Yingxing, someone to joke around with and do many things he likes with.

Moreover, he diligently cultivated their relationship, maintaining a love level that never fell below 100, earning them the title of "best partner" every year.

Just like that, the divorce drastically reduced their affection by twenty points, and she also found out that Yingxing was hiding something from her.

He Yuan is very upset.

He felt he had invested his emotions, so why did he get this result?

Even if it's not much, isn't a little sincerity sincere?

Ying Xing is being taken care of so well by him now!

I feel no sense of crisis emotionally, and I feel completely safe every day.

I feel like you don't trust me anymore.

This is the problem that He Yuan believes in.

A crisis of trust is the beginning of the breakdown of any relationship.

Ying Xing sighed, "I promised someone I can't tell you."

He Yuan looked at him with tear-filled eyes, "Is he more important than me?"

Anyone who looks into those eyes would immediately tell you everything, right?

Yingxing avoided Heyuan's gaze.

Many things don't need to be said; they are self-evident.

Crane Kite jumped off him and stomped on the man's feet twice.

"You are not allowed in the room tonight!"

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This is the first time He Yuan and Ying Xing have slept in separate rooms since they started dating.

He lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, constantly wondering what the secret was.

Why?!

He Yuan was still pondering this question—why did she keep it from him?

Judging from past performance, shouldn't we have included him?

He Yuan didn't understand.

He turned over, and Ying Xing knocked on the door outside, "A Yuan, want some late-night snacks?"

The door is very soundproof, but there is a special opening at the doorway, so He Yuan can hear clearly.

He pressed a button on the bedside table to close the intercom, expressing his dissatisfaction.

What's there to eat? He won't eat anything Yingxing makes!

Crane Kite angrily took an ice cream out of her backpack and ate it while looking out the window.

The pharmacist arrived gracefully, passing through the window and walking up to him.

The Star God's fingernails gently lifted the young man's chin, and his smiling face drew closer as he blew on his red and swollen eyes.

As if he had been there countless times, the pharmacist picked up He Yuan and sat him on the edge of the bed, combing his hair.

"Has someone made you unhappy?" He asked with concern.

He Yuan put down her ice cream and said sullenly, "My husband just asked me for a divorce, and he's hiding something from me."

The pharmacist showed just the right amount of worry and dissatisfaction, "He's gone too far."

The Star God never mentioned the fact that He already knew.

“I will not hide anything from you,” the apothecary lifted the crane-like hand and pecked at the young man’s knuckles. “If you feel sad, just call my name…”

"I have always been here."

As He Yuan smelled the fragrance emanating from Him, the knot in her heart gradually dissipated.

"Um."

The young man suddenly felt a little guilty when he thought about how the person next to him was just an unknown mistress.

"What...what do you want to do tonight?" Crane asked Him.

Since we can't give them a formal title, we can only offer something tangible.

He was feeling very unwell, but the pharmacist appeared just in time, giving him someone to talk to.

And you don't have to be afraid of others finding out.

The pharmacist shook his head, his fingers slowly gliding over the young man's collarbone before grasping his chin.

A flash of green light appeared, and the wound on He Yuan's neck disappeared completely.

"I only want to do things that will make you happy," the pharmacist said with deep emotion.

He Yuan squeezed the ice cream, scooped out a spoonful, and held it to the pharmacist's lips. "This is one of my favorite flavors. Would you like to try some?"

He enjoys sharing food with others, but his usual buddies... are no longer around.

The pharmacist lowered his head, ate it, and after tasting it, commented: "Delicious."

He covered the crane's stomach, saying, "It's not advisable to eat something too cold at night."

Crane and Kite were meant to be eaten to vent anger, so they listened to Him, put them down, adjusted their posture, and lay on the pharmacist's lap.

The pharmacist had a refreshing fragrance that soothed the mind and helped him let go of many worries.

Long fingernails won't scratch him; instead, they'll gently comb his hair and massage his scalp.

He Yuan closed her eyes in a daze, unaware that the ice cream hadn't melted and was being held by the pharmacist.

Ice cream puffs are delicious pastries that require a thin, flaky pastry and chilled ice cream as filling.

However, ice cream freezes quite hard, so it needs to be softened a bit before being put into a piping bag and squeezed into the pre-drilled hole.

The flaky pastry slowly puffed up, and the cool touch made the cream puff a little uncomfortable.

At this point, you need to gently soothe Puff and encourage him to try harder and eat a little more.

Once the pastry has puffed up into a perfectly round shape, the cream puff is ready to eat.

When eating it, it's best to first suck on the filling hole to eat some of the contents, otherwise a lot of the filling will be exposed when you bite into the pastry.

The way pharmacists eat cream puffs is a little different.

He can suck everything up from the opening, and He also loves to decorate the surface of the pastry with many golden-green ribbons, tightening them and then slowly untying them.

Crane Kite vaguely saw the greenish-blue cream on the corner of His mouth and shuddered.

"How...how could you do this?"

If you want ice cream, just eat it... why go through another place?

Crane Kite buried her face among the branches and leaves, unwilling to look at Puff Mouth's disheveled state.

A slicing branch was held up to his lips, dripping with green liquid.

The pharmacist helped the young man up and said, "Take a sip."

He Yuan took a lick before realizing what it was, "What is this?"

The pharmacist tried to remain calm and said, "It's for nourishment."

He wanted to share a little tonight to celebrate the young woman's separation from her husband.

He Yuan asked blankly, "What should I supplement?"

Seeing this, the pharmacist simply ruffled his hair and put the branch away.

He clung to the crane's body with tenderness, just as he had done on many days before.

There is never a shortage of ways to please and be happy in the world.

The youth wrapped in green ribbons was incredibly delicious, even sweeter than the ice cream that had just been fed to Him. It was so juicy that He couldn't keep up with it and had to use both his hands and mouth to eat it.

Crane and kite were tossed and turned by Him, pounded like rice cakes.

His dazed state made it impossible for him to distinguish between reality and illusion, so he simply sat down in line.

The empty cream puffs were refilled once again.

The room was filled with branches and leaves, and the scent of humans was replaced with the scent of a pharmacist.

The same applies to He Yuan.

He carried the sweaty young man into the bathroom, helped He Yuan wash up, and carefully tucked him into bed.

There were sounds coming from outside the door, but they were all turned away.

He Yuan had already activated the soundproofing layer, so no sound could leak out or get in.

Ying Xing sat dejectedly at the doorway, intending to take the remade midnight snack downstairs when her eyes glanced at the bottom of the door.

There was a cluster of brand-new branches and leaves.

His breathing quickened, and he bent down and reached out, pinching out a portion with his knuckles.

Ying Xing carefully hid it, his eyes darkening as he opened the jade tablet and found Dan Feng.

[Yingxing: Can you tell what this is?]

[Danfeng: ...How could I tell from a photo you took?]

[Ying Xing: Appeared at the door of A Yuan's room.]

[Danfeng: I'm coming right now.]

Dragon Lord used water magic to travel all the way to Crane Kite's house.

The pharmacist upstairs was already holding He Yuan, engaging in a second round of "uncontrollable" exploration.

He stuffed the cut branches and leaves into his mouth and gulped them down.

Green liquid dripped from the corner of her mouth, seeping into the pillowcase and pressing against He Yuan's cheeks.

"...No, I don't want it anymore..."

Crane Kite struggled to crawl forward a few steps, but was pulled back again.

The pharmacist said in his usual gentle voice, "Just once is enough."

He is a faithful star god, just like the crane and the kite.

As He Yuan lay in bed, her face paled when she felt the warmth.

How could he... how could he do such a thing here...?!

The excuse that it was a dream is both absurd and hurtful.

But then he thought again, if Yingxing was hiding something from him, then what he did was just a punishment.

Moreover, He Yuan was very sad, and he couldn't possibly bother the Dragon Lord or the General late at night, so the pharmacist who offered himself up became the best option.

...But don't do this again next time!

He looked at the pharmacist and said, "Don't do that next time."

The young man spoke in a rare serious tone, which made the pharmacist take it seriously.

He does not allow himself to make even the slightest mistake.

“This time it’s all my fault,” the pharmacist said carefully. “I am the Star God, and my occasional thoughts can manifest as external energy that can captivate people.”

He would indeed do that, but he would gain control of it when he ascended to godhood and just received this power.

Crane Kite did inhale some of it, but she was mostly frustrated and reluctantly rolled into his arms.

But He Yuan cannot make mistakes, because if she does, it is the pharmacist who will.

It was all the pharmacist's deliberate seduction.

When faced with substantial benefits, a little taint in terms of reputation is insignificant.

On the contrary, it will make He Yuan love Him even more.

“How can it be all your fault…” He Yuan said subconsciously, “If I wanted to resist, I would have many ways to do it.”

Whether he wanted to die or threatened to die, the pharmacist loved him and would never want to see him die.

He just can't accept it right now.

The cracks in the marriage shattered He Yuan's long-held dreams and destroyed the peaceful facade.

The undercurrents are always there. Given the chance, the slightest hesitation or gap, the surging current will strike until the thin walls shatter and emotions burst forth.

He Yuan thought, "Doesn't he also have things he's hiding from Ying Xing?"

In that sense, they're even.

However, from the perspective of loyalty, He Yuan is the one who is greatly at fault.

But so what?

To put it bluntly—

"Since Yingxing was prepared to share his lover before, then the current situation isn't so bad, is it..."

The game includes a feature involving infidelity; isn't that just enticing players to try it?

He Yuan understood.

"Besides, I do have some feelings for you, otherwise I wouldn't want to do... this kind of thing with you."

Yes, I do like some.

The pharmacist was kind to him, giving him so many nice things, and was also sensible and charming; how could He Yuan not like him?

He looked at the pharmacist expectantly, "I'm not blaming you."

The pharmacist lowered his head and kissed him, saying, "I couldn't help myself, but I don't regret it."

Crane nestled in His arms, "Me...me too."

This is something he's done a thousand times in his dreams, and something he's done many times with Lan during trials; he doesn't need to worry about it.

Games are meant to be enjoyed. He Yuan reminded herself again.

He fell asleep with the apothecary's fragrance as his pillow, and the furnishings in the room began to return to their original state. The things that had been stained by the juice also returned to their original state, as if the apothecary had never been there.

The Star God glanced at the small gap in the retracted branch and was slightly surprised.

It doesn't matter; they can still fill the gaps between them with this one branch.

When Ying Xing found the spare key and opened the door, he saw the young man already asleep.

Everything in the room was as usual, except for He Yuan's tired face, which indicated that he had just gone through a vigorous exercise.

Looking at the branches and leaves in his hand, Yingxing felt anger take over.

Danfeng just determined that this was the power of the Abundant Star God.

What? Destroying his hometown wasn't enough, now you want to desecrate his partner too?

Yingxing naturally assumed that everything was the fault of the God of Abundance.

What could A Yuan possibly resist? He had just recovered from a serious illness; he was lucky if he could even protect himself.

Yingxing and Danfeng exchanged a glance, then cautiously left the room to go downstairs and discuss their next move.

Crane Iris is favored by multiple star gods, which is a good thing, but—

"The Star God is incredibly powerful; if he were to act unreasonably..."

What if they just take people away like the Imperial Bow Master in the Martial Arts Ceremony?

Danfeng was silent for a moment, then said, "There's no other way."

Before the Star God, all power becomes futile.

Unless they can also ascend to godhood, or condense into a power comparable to that of a star god.

Danfeng comforted her, "There's no need to be pessimistic. The Star Gods will probably take A-Yuan's feelings into consideration."

Just like the Emperor Bow Master who takes people away, then "pitifully" sends them back, always at their beck and call, at the beck and call of the crane and kite.

But if that's the case... doesn't that mean He Yuan did it voluntarily?

Is Yingxing able to accept this fact?

"That's good," Ying Xing said.

Danfeng was speechless for a moment.

He hadn't expected Yingxing to behave this way, but it also felt like it was within his expectations.

Outsiders see them as a loving couple, but Danfeng knows that Yingxing has always placed himself in a subordinate position in the relationship.

The word "inferior" is inaccurate, but he couldn't think of a more fitting word at the moment.

In short, Yingxing is a believer in the supremacy of cranes and kites. He will do anything to accomplish whatever cranes and kites want to do.

Even... playing the role of a husband who should be asleep.

This was clearly not the first time, but Yingxing chose to turn a blind eye.

His discovery would make He Yuan feel sad and uncomfortable, so it's better to pretend not to know.

As long as we know that He Yuan wasn't forced, that's enough.

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Author's Note: [Poor thing][Poor thing][Poor thing]

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