Chapter 83 83 beautiful world

The impact of a battle is ultimately limited, and the smoke of gunpowder will only stop at the place of war. Even if the death toll is quantified, people in peaceful areas can only hope that the losses will not expand, or at least not affect the place where they are.

"..." Fu Yunlu took the latest screening list from the testing center and said solemnly, "...I've been here for nearly four years, and I didn't notice anything."

Liang Guanyue showed no guilt at all and shrugged, "Obviously, this isn't something a politician like you should be aware of. This only proves that the Defense Monitoring Department in Area 53 is a bunch of rubbish."

Fu Yunlu laughed, then took Liang Guanyue's hand, looked up at him seriously, and asked, "Guanyue, I'm going to ask you one last time. Are you willing to take you back to the main city now?"

Liang Guanyue lowered her eyes and looked into his eyes: "If I want to leave, it's not even your turn to ask me this question."

"Your life... is precious."

"From my point of view, there's nothing wrong with this," Liang Guanyue commented.

"You once told me that what you fear most is—" Fu Yunlu paused, "…you're not lying to me, are you?"

Liang Guanyue scoffed, tapped Fu Yunlu's forehead with her knuckles, and said teasingly, "Brother, you're so stupid."

He said: "Rather than being afraid of death, it is better to say that premature death is a waste for me." A waste of those sunk costs - a waste of his mother who would rather suffer than raise him, a waste of his own ability to get to where he is today, a waste of everything, and a waste of his efforts to struggle out of the quagmire.

"To be honest, I still feel that it's not worth it to stay here and take risks with you." Liang Guanyue looked at Fu Yunlu and was silent for a second, "But..."

"but?"

Liang Guanyue withdrew her gaze, looked up at a bird flying across the red sky, and suddenly lowered her voice, "I found that this world is not so bad."

Looking at the moon alone at night can make one feel lonely, but if two people stand close together, they might feel a small measure of happiness.

Such happiness may allow Liang Guanyue to begin to understand why someone can say "The moon is so beautiful tonight" under such lonely and cold moonlight.

"My balcony is big enough to fit a lounge chair." Liang Guanyue seemed a little uncomfortable and didn't want to look at Fu Yunlu. He raised his head, thinking that there should be no parasitic insects in his mind, but if not, how to explain his current behavior?

Fu Yunlu is such a bad and cunning adult.

Liang Guanyue asked Fu Yunlu to find him an XB910 series mecha, claiming that she was most proficient in driving this mecha. Instead of staying by his side, she might as well do something within her ability.

Fu Yunlu disagreed at first. Liang Guanyue was not born in a military academy and had not received professional guidance and training. Even though Stro University insisted on having a mecha driving class every week for the all-round development of students, it was just a drop in the bucket for the current chaotic situation.

"I don't do anything I'm not sure of," Liang Guanyue said without hesitation. "Fu Yunlu, you should listen to me obediently instead of pampering me like a vase." He leaned close to his ear and said with a smile that was almost teasing, "My great executive, you may have forgotten that the person opposite you has marked you countless times and is your only Alpha."

"..." Fu Yunlu turned her head away slightly, obviously a little angry that Liang Guanyue didn't care about her safety. What would she do if he died?

"elder brother."

"...Liang Guanyue, before we met again, I had been taking medication related to mental illness."

Liang Guanyue was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "You didn't tell me."

"I just want to tell you that you are the last anchor of my existence in this world." Fu Yunlu gritted her teeth, held his hand, and pleaded in a low voice, "...Don't leave me so easily."

Liang Guanyue looked at him for a long moment before saying, "My survival instinct is stronger than anyone else's, brother."

After he finished speaking, the deep meaning in his eyes became even stronger, and he said with a half-smile: "However, if I really die, you have to come down and accompany me after you have dealt with the mess."

Fu Yunlu suddenly opened her eyes wide and stared at Liang Guanyue blankly. Liang Guanyue curved her eyes and said softly, "What's the matter? Brother, don't you want to accompany Guanyue?"

"...I do." Fu Yunlu felt as if he were being proposed to by someone. He quickly and eagerly grasped Liang Guanyue's palm, as if the warmth between their palms could convey his determination. "I do, Liang Guanyue, I do."

"...You..." Liang Guanyue didn't expect Fu Yunlu to react like this, and was speechless for a moment.

Fu Yunlu smiled gently and said, "No matter what, we will be together."

When a breach appeared in Area 53's shield, the Zerg swarmed in like a mad swarm, like a cracked egg attracting countless fluttering flies. Those far away on the plains saw a dark shadow creeping toward them from the blood-red sky, a shadow thick enough to blot out the sun. Children, clinging to hope, hugged each other, screaming—It's the fleet! Ninobea hasn't given up on us! Reinforcements are coming from the main city!

Liang Guanyue could no longer remember how many people died that day.

Let District 53 become a silent star, or send his compatriots to death in exchange for a slim chance of survival - which one is the right choice? Fu Yunlu couldn't answer, and Liang Guanyue told him that the latter was correct.

But Liang Guanyue knew that the latter was not correct.

It is only at this moment that decision makers need to choose a seemingly possible future from two mistakes.

As a decision-maker, Fu Yunlu is the perfect politician among bureaucrats, the perfect heir to the royal family, and the perfect child in the eyes of her parents. From the moment she was born, she became a carrier of others' desire for power, and thus began a life of discipline, a flawed self born from the repression of her ego.

Fu Yunlu has forever lost his infant stage and has never been a lion that would resist. He is just a camel that follows orders and, because of his blindness, would even step on others.

Did he go from carrying his parents' expectations to being a camel carrying the expectation of Liang Guanyue's happiness?

Liang Guanyue found it hard to believe that he could be so stupid as to have such a constructed question pop up in his mind at the critical moment of the battle against the Zerg.

If I had the chance to ask him, what would he answer me?

"If you are happy, I will feel the same happiness." Liang Guanyue could even imagine Fu Yunlu looking at him with a smile and saying this in a tone like coaxing a baby.

Human emotions were a burden to Liang Guanyue. He found it incomprehensible that he would risk his life for someone who had once tried to kill him, and he also found it unbelievable that he would promise this person the rest of his life.

It was probably a change that was too bad for him.

Such a drastic change allowed him to alter his course of action for the life of a child he had never met. He used his mecha to protect the child, whose legs were pinned by the rubble and unable to move. The Zerg's sharp foot blades stuck in the joints, and its mouthparts attempted to bite through the protective cabin outside the cockpit.

Liang Guanyue wiped the blood from his forehead, looked at the countless red warning pop-ups on the control panel, and cursed.

"...Fu Yunlu, it's all your fault." Liang Guanyue unbuckled his safety buckle impatiently, made sure all his weapons were equipped, and prepared to abandon the warehouse and escape. Staying like this was not a solution. Not only would he be in danger, but it was only a matter of time before the child was discovered by the Zerg.

He believed he could run back to base with a small burden.

But before he could open the hatch, the mecha was knocked to the ground by the huge impact force, followed by the sound of bugs clinging to the mecha and hitting it hard.

Liang Guanyue saw the Zerg closest to him through the mecha display - the five-meter-tall giant insect with its thin and hard wings flashing constantly behind it. However, its head was not the ugly inhuman face of the Zerg, but the head of the 53rd District whom Liang Guanyue had met just a few hours ago.

The district chief's mouth widened. He seemed to know where the nearest surveillance camera was. He gave Liang Guanyue a strange smile and told him hoarsely and slowly, "The executive officer's little lover... I know you're in there."

"I'm going to cut open...your brain and put my insect eggs in it." The district chief chuckled. "Your mental power is even greater. Become our new Overlord."

He was whimsically recounting his dream, "It doesn't matter if it's Alpha. Later on, I'll definitely be able to successfully parasitize Alpha... Then, Officer, I'll listen to you, trick him, and infiltrate the royal family, hehe..."

Liang Guanyue thought expressionlessly, although Fu Yunlu is very stupid when facing me, he is not so stupid that he can't tell whether I am a human or an insect.

He even had the leisure to take out his terminal and type a message to Fu Yunlu:

[Your district chief is also parasitic, you should know that. But now he wants me to be their overlord. Who the hell wants to be a bug? It's disgusting. The mecha has a self-destruct device. If it doesn't work out, I'm going to self-destruct directly.]

He paused for a moment, then curled his lips and smiled.

[Fu Yunlu, remember what you promised me. I'm not kidding.]

The cockpit protection measures of the mecha that Fu Yunlu chose for him were extremely complete, and several giant insects were unable to penetrate it for a while, which made Liang Guanyue wonder for a moment whether it was a waste to give it to himself. However, he changed his mind and thought that he had killed quite a few insects along the way, so it was not a waste after all.

He thought he had unbuckled his safety buckle too early, otherwise he would have been dizzy from the collision. His face would be covered in blood because his eyes were so blurry that he could hardly open them.

He had to press the confirmation button of the self-destruct mechanism before he completely lost consciousness.

Liang Guanyue kept reminding himself—even though he didn't think Fu Yunlu would be that stupid, the image of him surfaced in his mind, and for a moment, he wasn't sure if he could tell that he was being parasitized. If he couldn't, he would really become the "evil concubine who brought disaster to the country" in ancient Earth legend.

So being blown into pieces is a million times better than turning into a bug.

I don’t know whether the child who was pinned down by the stone and unable to move is still alive.

Liang Guanyue felt a beam of light coming in from outside, followed by the buzzing sound of Zerg wings vibrating. He covered his chest, gasping for breath, and suddenly coughed up blood. His finger was only one millimeter away from the confirmation button.

"Liang Guanyue!!!"

Liang Guanyue looked at the mecha's intercom expressionlessly, feeling a bit of a headache.

"Give me a minute, please? I beg you, give me a minute, I see your location, I-"

Liang Guanyue said intermittently, "The cockpit... was opened by the Zerg." He laughed mockingly, "Their mouthparts... are quite useful for opening cans."

Alphas with high mental power have hearing abilities that are different from those of ordinary people. Liang Guanyue frowned, "The wings... are so noisy... Brother, my ears... are hurting."

Fu Yunlu's voice trembled: "Don't press the self-destruct button, Liang Guanyue... don't..."

Liang Guanyue closed her eyes: "I don't want to turn into a bug."

"If you turn into a Zerg, I will..." Fu Yunlu said hoarsely, "I will kill you with my own hands, I promise, I promise! So don't destroy yourself-"

Liang Guanyue chuckled softly: "...Liar."

Fu Yunlu was reluctant to kill him. Even if he turned into a Zerg, he would definitely harbor daydreams and try every possible way to turn himself back to his original appearance, even though he knew it was an endless and futile effort.

Then, he would be easily deceived again and again by his Zerg self, just like before.

"You have to be smart against me, okay, brother."

Liang Guanyue withdrew his fingers and left these words in the last second of his consciousness.

As for the Zerg, Area 53, and the safety of the local people, it was no longer something he could consider right now. Fu Yunlu was right; everyone's identity carried a different weight of responsibility.

He is indeed just an ordinary person.

Let Fu Yunlu, who is still alive, bear the consequences of those decisions that might lead to his lifelong abuse and criticism. Now he just wants to close his eyes and take a nap.

——

It was two months later that the Zerg lurking in Area 53 was completely cleared out.

Before that, Liang Guanyue had never met Fu Yunlu.

When he woke up, he was already in the main city.

Liang Guanyue has no parents, and his only close friend is Fan Na. Fortunately, Fan Na has always been concerned about his condition. After the hospital called her to tell her that Liang Guanyue had woken up, she rushed to the ward without stopping.

Liang Guanyue's hair had been shaved off for surgery, and his bald head was wrapped in white gauze. Fanna had seen this hairstyle when he was unconscious, but at that time she was full of worries and could not act like a bad friend.

Now Liang Guanyue has woken up and the doctor said he only needs to be hospitalized for observation and recuperation. Fanna's heart is relieved and she mocks his bald head when they meet.

"Hahahahaha this is too ugly!!"

Liang Guanyue's eyes twitched because of the noise.

"Why aren't you talking? Are you stupid?!" Fana pointed at two numbers in front of him, "What's four plus seven?"

Liang Guanyue glared at her coldly: "Get lost."

Fanna patted her chest and said, "I'm fine. I'm not stupid."

Liang Guanyue said, "You only feel good when I scold you. Are you a masochist?"

"Nonsense, I'm the S among S." Vanna pooh pooh.

Liang Guanyue asked, "Is this the main city? Am I the only one coming back?"

Fana clapped her hands. "Of course it's the main city. Why were you so crazy back then? Wouldn't you have avoided shaving your head if you had come back earlier?"

"..." Liang Guanyue said, "I'm asking you if I'm the only one coming back?"

Fanna curled her lips. "If you want to ask the Fourth Prince, just ask directly. Why beat around the bush? The Fourth Prince hasn't returned yet, but the alert level in District 53 has been upgraded to level 2. The entire area has been partially reopened, and reinforcements were sent to the main city yesterday. It seems the order to destroy District 53 should be rescinded."

Liang Guanyue turned to look at her: "Everyone in the main city knows that the leader's real order at that time was not to aid, but to destroy?"

Fanna shook her head. "How could we possibly make this public? It's completely against the humanitarian principles of our Federation. But I'm of noble blood after all, even if I'm an illegitimate daughter. I'll always find a way to find out what those people in the Senate and the Führer are thinking."

She continued, "And I heard that the commander and the head of District 53 were both infected. This is simply unimaginable..." She shuddered, "Anyway, I won't dare go to District 53 anymore. It's a shadow on me."

Liang Guanyue was silent for a long time, so long that Fanna thought he had fallen asleep. Liang Guanyue then asked, "Is Fu Yunlu still alive?"

Fanna was puzzled and asked, "I haven't heard of his death in the line of duty. He should be alive, right? Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"……nothing."

Liang Guanyue closed her eyes: "Thank you for coming to see me today, Fanna. You have worked hard to manage the company alone when I was away."

"Oh, it's okay, it's what good friends should do... Huh?!" Fanna's eyes widened instantly, and she slapped her forehead fiercely, "No, no, I'm not dreaming... Is such a well-behaved and polite Liang Guanyue really there?"

Liang Guanyue tutted, "Such a noise, I need to rest, you hurry back to the company."

Fana left in a huff, her voice growing fainter as the distance between them increased. "This attitude is so fitting... Oh, no... I'm not... a masochist..."

Fu Yunlu was indeed alive. Liang Guanyue only received his video invitation when she knew that she was able to sit up and eat by herself.

Liang Guanyue bit the plastic spoon in her mouth and called out to the nurse, saying the only request she had made these days besides eating, drinking, defecating and urinating: "Do you have a mirror?"

It wasn't that he was anxious about his appearance, but mainly because Fana laughed too wildly that day, which made him feel that he would look very funny with a bald head.

You know, in Liang Guanyue's opinion, being ugly is not scary, but being funny is unforgivable. If Fu Yunlu saw that the first sound he made was laughter, Liang Guanyue wouldn't mind reaching into the screen and punching him.

The nurse brought out his handheld mirror. Liang Guanyue looked around and blurted out, "What's so funny?" Fan Na was deliberately looking for trouble.

Liang Guanyue looked at the nurse beside him, her emerald green eyes fixed on him intently, and asked, "Does it look out of place?"

The nurse blushed and lowered her head, whispering, "It's not inappropriate, it's very beautiful."

"Come to think of it."

Judging from the outside world's previous evaluation of him, Liang Guanyue is still very confident about his face.

Fu Yunlu's video call invitation had long become a missed message because the "handheld mirror" arrived late. Liang Guanyue called back, but unexpectedly, Fu Yunlu did not answer this time.

Liang Guanyue: "..." Then he sneered, "Very good."

Fu Yunlu, who was doing very well at this time, had only slept an average of three or four hours a day for two consecutive weeks. The rest of the time, he was like a spinning top being whipped, running around like crazy.

Liang Guanyue has been moved from District 53 to the main city for more than two weeks.

Thinking of this, I felt quite comforted.

That day, Fu Yunlu and several personal guards risked their lives to rescue Liang Guanyue from the Zerg's encirclement, and his entire left forearm was torn off by the Zerg. But he was holding the unconscious Liang Guanyue in his arms, and could still feel her breath and warmth, so even the pain of the broken arm was insignificant at that moment.

After he settled Liang Guanyue, the doctor suggested attaching a prosthetic arm. However, the preparation time required for this was too much for the current situation. Fu Yunlu made a quick decision, "Stop the bleeding first. We can discuss the prosthetic limb installation after District 53 is safely through the insect infestation."

He knew that Liang Guanyue had woken up a week ago, but he didn't dare to contact him. The reason was that he really had no time, and he really couldn't explain why his left arm was missing.

Was it because I saved him? I was the one who put him in all this danger. Was it because I was careless? ...This is just too stupid.

In short, it was delayed until now when he had some free time. Fu Yunlu went to borrow a prosthetic limb and supported it in his long sleeves. After preparing everything, he sat at the table and dialed Liang Guanyue's terminal with great longing.

Unfortunately, Liang Guanyue didn't answer until the terminal automatically hung up. Fu Yunlu sat there in a daze for a while, covering her stomach with her hands and sighing. Before she could mourn for long, she was called out to deal with work again.

Later, Liang Guanyue seemed angry and never answered Fu Yunlu's call again. He just wanted to know that the person was alive. Fu Yunlu tried to call the terminal no less than ten times, but failed every time.

Two months passed by by accident, and the second-level alert in District 53 was completely lifted. The entire area was blocked and only entry and no exit was allowed for a period of two months, which was used for three inspections.

Fu Yunlu was injured and could not continue to work at his post at a high intensity. One day, he fainted in public and fell off a ladder. Only then did people know that he had a high fever, but Fu Yunlu thought it was just dizziness caused by lack of sleep.

The situation in District 53 was temporarily stable. Fu Yunlu also returned the post of executive officer on the pretext of fainting and recommended a new person in charge to the head of state.

"Father, you should still remember our agreement."

Fu Yunlu knelt on one knee, removed the dagger from his waist, raised it with his right hand, and said, "I feel guilty about the innocent people in District 53 who died in this incident, but I did my best for the entire District 53."

"Therefore, I ask you to fulfill our bet and give me a chance to return to the main city." Fu Yunlu's eyes were blazing, "And the right to choose who to spend my life with."

Fu Liaoyan stared silently at the empty sleeve of his left hand for a long moment. Standing on the steps, he seemed to be unable to comprehend this child, who had once been so carefree, so well-behaved, and so outstanding. Was this still Fu Yunlu? Was he still a member of the royal family? He thought it was ridiculous that he was going to such lengths for a commoner and so-called love.

"You are even more stupid than your mother," said Fu Liaoyan.

Fu Yunlu did not answer.

"She lost miserably due to her stupidity, but this time, you won." Fu Liaoyan walked down the stairs and took out the dagger in his hand. "Nominate someone you trust, and then go back to the main city."

"Yes." Fu Yunlu stood up and was about to turn around and leave, but after taking two steps, she turned back unwillingly and said in a deep voice, "Father, mother didn't commit suicide because she thought she had lost."

Fu Liaoyan said calmly, his expression unchanged, "She's just a lunatic who betrayed her family and cheated on her husband. She doesn't even love you that much. Does arguing about this make sense to you?"

"It's meaningless." Fu Yunlu looked at him and said, "But father...some things should not be done unless they are meaningful."

Sometimes, something becomes meaningful precisely because people do it first.

Subjectivity is above all else, it empowers everything, it creates everything. This is the self-worth of a person that Fu Yunlu only suddenly understood when she was over 30.

But these seemed less important, as more important things were yet to come - such as meeting Liang Guanyue and explaining to him that he did not deliberately ignore the phone that time.

But before that, he had to go to the hospital to get a prosthetic limb. Doctors had already conducted a professional assessment and measurement of his broken arm, and the prosthetic limb had been selected, but it had not been installed due to time constraints.

Now I can finally return to the main city. Meeting Liang Guanyue is a very important matter. I can't go there empty-handed in the physical sense. Age and appearance are not advantages. If my body is also disabled, it would be so ugly that it cannot be described.

Fu Yunlu was torn between wanting to see Liang Guanyue in person and not being able to go there with a broken arm, but it seemed that God had made arrangements for him.

"I heard that you fainted in public."

When Fu Yunlu opened the back seat, he saw Liang Guanyue wearing a baseball bat and sitting in the back left seat. He was startled and hit his head on the door frame. He covered the back of his head and groaned in pain.

Liang Guanyue saw his left sleeve, her pupils shrank, and she got out of the car and pushed him. Fu Yunlu was caught off guard and stumbled. He looked up, but before he could explain anything, Liang Guanyue asked, "Where's the baby? Did you abort it?"

"..." Fu Yunlu opened her mouth but couldn't say anything for a while.

Liang Guanyue was furious and clearly wanted to say something unpleasant to him: "What did you promise me before? Didn't you say you would abort it after this was over?"

"...Then...tomorrow." Fu Yunlu looked at her already slightly curved belly and pursed her lips. "Let's go tomorrow. Don't worry, I won't go back on my promise to you."

"You're so obedient."

“…I have to be obedient…” Fu Yunlu sighed. Will I get angry even if I’m obedient?

"Go away, I don't want to see you now."

Liang Guanyue glanced at him coldly. Fu Yunlu's heart tightened. She held his hand and said in a hoarse voice, "I can apologize, but don't look at me like that. I'll go tomorrow... No, I'll go now! Okay?"

"Fu, Yunlu." Seeing that he seemed to really want to go to the hospital immediately, Liang Guanyue was furious and said word by word, "Are you the fucking idiot sent by God to cure me?!" He grabbed Fu Yunlu's remaining left arm and said coldly, "I ask you, what is this?"

Fu Yunlu said nothing.

"Fu Yunlu."

Fu Yunlu quickly said, "It was the Zerg that bit me. I was careless at the time and I didn't tell you because I was afraid you would worry in the main city."

Liang Guanyue narrowed his eyes. "You're not usually on the front lines. After all, Area 53 needs a commander-in-chief. What situation would make you run to the front lines and face the Zerg?"

"...This is...a special case." Fu Yunlu couldn't lie properly in front of Liang Guanyue.

"What's the special situation, brother?"

“…Save people.”

"Who to save?"

"You don't know him."

Liang Guanyue approached him and asked softly, "I don't know him?"

Fu Yunlu knew that Liang Guanyue was using the beauty trap again, so she closed her eyes and said, "Yes."

Liang Guanyue smiled when he heard this. He placed his palm on Fu Yunlu's belly and said with a smile, "Brother, do you want to have a child with me?"

Fu Yunlu pursed her lips.

"Tell me and I'll keep him."

Unexpectedly, Fu Yunlu still said: "Guan Yue, you really don't know her."

Liang Guanyue raised an eyebrow helplessly, as if she had no other choice. Fu Yunlu was always stubborn when it came to matters concerning him; not even the children could influence his thinking. "I don't blame myself. Don't think too highly of me. I just want to hear the truth from you."

"..." Fu Yunlu struggled unsuccessfully and said, "Because the situation was too urgent when I rescued you that day, I was bitten off by the Zerg." As soon as the voice fell, she took Liang Guanyue's hand again and said carefully, "That child..."

Liang Guanyue: "First put on the prosthetic limb, and we can deal with the other things later."

Fu Yunlu didn't finish and asked again: "...then...living together?"

Liang Guanyue looked at him in surprise: "Are you a little greedy?"

"What are you talking about?" Fu Yunlu said with a smile, "You promised me that after this is over..."

He interrupted: "Why don't I remember I promised you?"

"Guan Yue, you can't--" Fu Yunlu frowned slightly. It was because of this promise that he didn't collapse early in the past two months. How could he go back on his word?

Liang Guanyue raised an eyebrow and smiled at him: "Brother, shouldn't you try to bribe me?"

"…What kind of bribe?"

“You can try them all.”

"But you clearly promised me." Fu Yunlu tried to reason.

Unfortunately, reasoning didn't work with Liang Guanyue. He declared, "Three, two, one—"

Fu Yunlu was stunned for two seconds, then immediately took out a black gold card from her wallet and handed it to him: "Is this enough? If not, I'll go back..."

Liang Guanyue took the card speechlessly and said, "Open your mouth."

Fu Yunlu opened his mouth, confused. Liang Guanyue stuffed the card into his mouth and said with a smile, "Bite it well. Don't drop the card."

Fu Yunlu didn't react at first, and then his face immediately turned red with embarrassment. He looked at me begging for mercy, indicating that this was a public place, and if it really didn't work, it would be better to go into the car than outside.

"Go to the car? No, brother." Liang Guanyue deliberately made things difficult for him and naturally refused to agree. "I'll give you two more chances. If they don't work, don't blame me for regretting it."

Fu Yunlu stood there for a while with a headache, thinking for a long time. He first raised his head and rubbed Liang Guanyue's face with his cheek in a flattering way. The card in his mouth scratched Liang Guanyue's earlobe. He chuckled and pinched the back of Fu Yunlu's neck, commenting: "Hmm... Much better than the last one, but only barely."

Fu Yunlu stood there helplessly, with sweat on the tip of his nose. After a while, as if he had given up, he grabbed Liang Guanyue's hand and placed it on his chest, then covered his palm and pressed down hard.

Liang Guanyue: ...Wow.

"So hard working?" Liang Guanyue was pleased. She pulled out the black gold card that Fu Yunlu was holding in his mouth and stuffed it into his chest pocket. Then she leaned over and gently touched his lips. "Even through the clothes, you do feel a lot thinner."

Fu Yunlu's breathing was disordered. She grabbed Liang Guanyue's wrist with her right hand and said in a hoarse voice, "...Stop teasing me. I still have a fever..."

"I'm teasing you, don't you like it?"

“…” Fu Yunlu’s fingers trembled.

"Brother, don't you like it?" Liang Guanyue's tone was filled with laughter.

"...I like it." Fu Yunlu took a deep breath, "No matter how you treat me, I like it."

"Then come here and kiss me." Liang Guanyue touched his lips from time to time, "Okay?"

Fu Yunlu couldn't wait to kiss her.

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The author has something to say: I've been writing since the early hours of the morning and am too tired to continue... I'll check again when I wake up to see what needs to be revised...