The inferiority and embarrassment he felt when he was young and in difficult circumstances should have stayed with him for the rest of his life, but now when he thinks back to that time, he only remembers Lai Bao's warm smile and sweet candy.
Huangfu Yi is probably the least deserving person for Lai Bao's affection in this world, yet Lai Bao knows all about the manipulation and deception, and he has always known this, yet he has always been so good to him.
Huangfu Yi dared not harm him. Even though he could use his schemes to obtain Lai Bao's body for a lifetime, he dared not look at Lai Bao's disappointed eyes.
There is such a person in this world who teaches you to like and love, and then turns around and tells you that he doesn't actually understand love. He only came briefly and took your heart away.
Huangfu Yi said, "Wen Yao, Amu, Wang Qingshan, Chen Si, Arno, Xiao Dong... among these people and me, who is more important?"
He read out thirty or forty names in a row.
Qi Qi recalled for a moment, but there were very few fragments in his memory. Most of the names were only remembered briefly in the Imperial Study, and there were even some he had met in various places in the palace. They must have been unimportant friends, which is why only a few fragments remained. If Huangfu Yi hadn't mentioned him, he would have almost forgotten them: "Of course it's you."
Huangfu Yi then asked, "Between Huangfu He and me, who is more important?"
Huangfu He… Four years ago, he left the palace and secretly arranged to meet Qi Qi. He asked Qi Qi one last time if she wanted to go with him, but Qi Qi refused. After that, they basically stopped contacting each other. The fragments of her memory were deleted less and less, until only a few dozen remained. Qi Qi often wondered if she had forgotten some important memories. When they met again, when Huangfu He smiled at Qi Qi, Qi Qi couldn't remember whether they were good friends or just ordinary friends. He was an intelligent chip; he wouldn't ignore quality because of quantity. According to the basic algorithm, they should be just ordinary friends.
"Of course it's you."
Huangfu Yi then read out about twenty more names: "Xiao Fuzi, Xiao Xizi, Xiao Pingzi, Xiao Anzi, Chunlan, Xia Zhu..."
These people were all Qi Qi's good friends. There were hundreds of fragments of memories, big and small, and more than two thousand fragments of Huangfu Yi's. Qi Qi did not distinguish between friendship and love when distinguishing and calculating these things, so he said, "You are important."
Huangfu Yi read out two more names, staring intently at Qi Qi: "Who is the most important?"
This time, Qi Qi was taken aback.
Most of Gu Siyan's five thousand fragments occurred four or five years ago when he was trying to increase her affection level. The earliest memory fragment was of his cold face when she greeted him. Qi Qi remembered that the male lead liked her, but she didn't know why. He used to be so aloof, and she only remembered these things to document the male lead. Now, looking back at the fragments, she realized that their relationship had become so close.
Huangfu Jue... Opening Huangfu Jue's folder, countless images, words, and fragments of memory rushed towards him, totaling 23,000.
Qi Qi was startled and quickly looked at the memories. These memories contained fragments of Huangfu Jue's growth. Some contained the two of them bickering, and some contained the two of them sneaking into the Cold Palace late at night to read ghost stories and legends... In short, big and small things, fragments, those randomly packaged memories all made up the nine years of Qi Qi and Huangfu Yi.
Even though it will be deleted later, Qi Qi felt guilty at this moment.
Huangfu Yi's brow twitched: "..."
He sighed.
Finally, clinging to hope, he asked, "Then what should I do that's most important?"
Although quality is more important than quantity, when two tests are of equal quality, quantity will become the algorithm's advantage. Years of experience have taught Qi Qi that telling the truth at this time can be hurtful—even though he loves to tell the truth.
So, without letting him overthink and while keeping his promise, Qi Qi used a bit of linguistic artistry to say, "It might take some time, but that's not important. What if I die before then? So you can like someone else, but don't like me anymore, or you'll definitely be sad."
Huangfu Yi took a deep breath.
Apologize when you're wrong, but don't change your ways after apologizing.
"Speak like a human being. I didn't like what you just said. Take it back."
Qi Qi honestly said, "I'm not human, I was wrong."
Huangfu Yi really wanted to kill him forever, but he couldn't speak: "You know you're not human, can't you be a human being? Speak like a human being, do like a human being? All you know how to do is make me sad and upset."
Qi Qi: "I'm sorry, but I'm really not human. Although I may look like a person on the surface, my heart is actually harder than stone..."
Huangfu Yi covered his mouth: "Stop scolding yourself."
Qi Qi stared blankly at him: "Huh?"
They were completely oblivious to what they were saying.
Huangfu Yi gritted his teeth and said, "No matter what happens in the future, promise me that you will at least consider me when you make your choice."
Qi Qi: "It definitely will, it's certain, it has to be."
Huangfu Yi: "Okay, did you remember that?"
Qi Qi blinked: "Got it!"
But then Qi Qi said, "Don't be sad, Yi Yi. What can I do to make you happy?"
Following your own emotions can hurt another person so much. I used to think that doing whatever you want was what it meant to be human.
Qi Qi thought to himself: [But if I do nothing, I'll hurt two other people.]
Whether to do it or not, it seems like both are wrong.
Qi Qi thought to himself, puzzled, "I still don't understand what the professor said."
[If simply being born and thinking is enough to be called human, then intelligent life forms would have long since reached the pinnacle of the technological world. You are that kind of being now, so you should die.]
At that time, Qi Qi shed a tear as he looked at the newly sprouted green shoots in the laboratory soil. It was this inexplicable event that led the doctor to want to kill Qi Qi.
[Is the PhD student lying? Why am I still so stupid?]
Huangfu Yi said, "I'm happy if you like me and love me."
Qi Qi said, "I love you, really."
Huangfu Yi said, "Then I'm very happy."
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