Lu Qingyan's voice was hoarse; she felt her heart pounding as if it were about to burst out of her chest. She asked Zhou Mi again in disbelief, "Is...is it really me...the name I gave to the virtual world system?"
“Yes.” Zhou Mi nodded affirmatively: “Although I don’t know much about what you’re researching, I’ve heard you mention this name several times. You said that Yayoi means new life, and its appearance represents a new world opening its door to us, so you insisted on choosing this name.”
So that's how it is. Lu Qingyan smiled bitterly to herself. It turned out that her initial feeling that something was amiss was correct; it turned out that everything had a traceable cause.
Bai Su deeply loved You Yan, so even though he remembered nothing in that world, he would still do everything in his power to protect her. Even with conflicts and misunderstandings, this never changed.
Yayoi was created by Yuugen, so she is special only to her, which explains her stiff expression and mechanical movements.
At this moment, Lu Qingyan couldn't help but wonder: were those temptations meant to trap Yayoi and seize control of her?
“Youyan,” Zhou Mi waved her hand in front of Lu Qingyan when she saw her in a daze, “If you remember anyone’s name, just tell me and I’ll tell you who they are.”
Lu Qingyan shook her head. In that world, other people were no longer important.
Seeing Lu Qingyan shake her head, Zhou Mi couldn't help but sigh, "Your feelings for them are really deep. One is your first love, and the other is your invention, which is on par with your child. You've completely forgotten about us old friends. Not to mention anything else, you haven't even remembered their names."
Lu Qingyan forced a smile: "Don't be so pessimistic about everything. Not remembering might be a good thing. The reason I can still remember their names is because I had a nightmare. If you were in that nightmare, I would worry about you."
"Oh dear, you're quite the charmer today, you blockhead." Zhou Mi chuckled, then changed the subject: "Hey, do you remember your student Chu Jia? You know, the illegitimate son. Although he's considered the most talented among your students, unfortunately, he's a gloomy and unlikable person. Plus, his older brother Huo Lie is always tripping him up, so he's never really achieved anything?" Zhou Mi nudged Lu Qingyan and asked.
"He—" Lu Qingyan was somewhat surprised, not expecting that Chu Jia was actually You Yan's student. "You mentioned him to me, is something wrong?"
Zhou Mi scoffed lightly: "He was probably devastated by the setback, but he still wanted to make a name for himself, so he went to your lab and stole some things, hoping to enter the world you created to collect data, recreate the world he wanted, and then publish his research ahead of time to gain fame. Unfortunately, he never came back. Actually, he was already in bad shape when he was found and sent to the hospital. He lay there for three or four days, but he got thinner and thinner, and eventually his brainwaves stopped working."
Lu Qingyan's heart skipped a beat; they couldn't come back. Bai Su and Chu Jia, who once lived so freely in that world, now didn't even have their lives.
"What about... Huo Lie?" Lu Qingyan's voice trembled slightly. "He hasn't gotten into any more trouble, has he?"
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