Ye Qingyun waited until the tattoo stopped burning and she regained her strength before getting up from Gu Chenyuan's arms.
"Not bad, it's nothing," Ye Qingyun said defiantly. "Is this all the tricks you have up your sleeve?"
Gu Chenyuan: "..."
"There's something even more amazing, would you like to try?" Gu Chenyuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Ye Qingyun dared not try again; if he did, he would die on the spot. He straightened up, feigning disdain, and said to Gu Chenyuan, "Forget it, you're tired. Let you rest for a bit. We won't get any more tattoos."
Gu Chenyuan didn't expose her. He considerately helped Ye Qingyun tidy up her messy clothes before going to another place to calm down.
Ye Qingyun had recovered, but he hadn't. Ye Qingyun was unaware of his own destructive power, but the person facing Ye Qingyun directly knew it all too well.
Her hazy, watery eyes, her breath as soft as a feather tickling his heart, and the warm arms that held him—all of these felt like a fire, threatening to engulf him.
Gu Chenyuan wasn't unwilling to make substantial progress with Ye Qingyun sooner, but since they had no props, Ye Qingyun would get hurt, and he hadn't undergone systematic learning and research, he probably couldn't give Ye Qingyun a perfect first experience. So he preferred to endure it a little longer.
In a while... he will become Ye Qingyun's first man and leave his own mark on his body.
Seeing that Gu Chenyuan was about to leave, Ye Qingyun immediately grabbed his hand: "Are you leaving already? Have you forgotten something?"
Ye Qingyun raised her other wrist, which was still bound by Gu Chenyuan's superpower. The black superpower bound her fair skin, connecting it to the headboard, preventing Ye Qingyun from moving around freely.
Ye Qingyun hugged Gu Chenyuan's waist, looking up at him pitifully with her still red eyes: "You have to get rid of this for me, right? I'm yours now, are you worried I'll run away?"
Gu Chenyuan remained silent for a long time before finally raising his hand and withdrawing the supernatural power binding Ye Qingyun's wrist. However, he couldn't resist the urge in his heart and released a little more supernatural power, making a simple ring by wrapping it around the base of Ye Qingyun's middle finger.
"Wear this," Gu Chenyuan said, his eyes lowered. "I can find you anytime."
After Gu Chenyuan finished doing all this, he quickly glanced at Ye Qingyun and pursed his lips nervously.
His possessiveness and insecurity prevented him from completely giving Ye Qingyun freedom. Instead, he wanted to stay by Ye Qingyun's side in some way, no matter what.
Would Ye Qingyun think he was too domineering, unreasonable, and cold-hearted?
If Ye Qingyun gets angry because of this...
"Is this the engagement ring?" Ye Qingyun looked at the ring on her finger and thought to herself that the pace of their relationship was really fast. One second they were confessing their feelings, and the next they had everything. "I'll get you one sometime."
Just as Ye Qingyun finished speaking, Gu Chenyuan, who seemed to have been provoked for some unknown reason, lifted her chin and gave her a deep kiss.
After the kiss ended, Gu Chenyuan released Ye Qingyun and hurriedly prepared to leave to take care of his personal needs.
Ye Qingyun: "Where are you going... um, can I help you?"
Ye Qingyun quickly realized what Gu Chenyuan was going to do, so she asked him this question.
Ye Qingyun also felt that what he said was too unrestrained, which made him a little embarrassed, but he also felt that it was his responsibility as a boyfriend, so he shamelessly asked.
"No need." Gu Chenyuan took a slow, deep breath, reluctantly refusing Ye Qingyun's invitation, while warning, "If you don't want to be bedridden for days, don't say these things now."
Ye Qingyun immediately shut her mouth.
After Gu Chenyuan left, Ye Qingyun lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling for a long time, before calling out in her mind: "System, you saw everything."
"What?!" the system exclaimed in surprise. "I didn't see anything! You can't slander me, I've blocked everything!"
Ye Qingyun: […That's not what I meant.]
The system had previously agreed with him that he would die and be removed from the storyline three months later, after which the system would give him a new body. But given his current condition, if he were to die suddenly, Gu Chenyuan would likely collapse.
There are two solutions: one is to tell Gu Chenyuan directly that he wants to switch bodies, letting Gu Chenyuan know that he is still alive and will return soon; the other is to not switch bodies at all.
Ye Qingyun shared her thoughts with the system, which replied: "Regarding the issue you raised, I reported it to the main system as soon as I discovered your desire to date Gu Chenyuan. First of all, no matter what, you absolutely cannot reveal the existence of our system. If you want to regain control after changing bodies, you'll need another plausible excuse."
Ye Qingyun agreed and asked if it was possible to avoid changing bodies altogether.
The system was about to speak when it paused for a moment, as if receiving some instruction. After a long while, it continued: "[It's possible, but... to tell you the truth, as cannon fodder, if you end up with the protagonist, and the world's consciousness is unhappy about your identity after it awakens, it will target you and cause you a lot of trouble. So...]"
Ye Qingyun: [So?]
System: [Therefore, we recommend a compromise: remove the three-month death restriction while preserving your physical body. This will provide a safety net should you encounter difficulties and die.]
Ye Qingyun was shocked: [Is this even possible? How can you be so easy to talk to? I don't see other systems like this. You're not plotting something, are you?]
System: [...Do we really look that much like a ruthless exploiter?]
These systems maintain world stability by having their hosts complete the storyline, thereby gaining energy. However, they miscalculated; this world, due to its unfinished ending, was inherently unstable, making energy acquisition extremely difficult. They were about to give up on the idea of obtaining energy from this world when, unexpectedly, they gained a large amount of energy during the short time Ye Qingyun spent with Gu Chenyuan.
The main system immediately issued an order to offer the most favorable terms so that Gu Chenyuan and Ye Qingyun could stay together.
Furthermore, Ye Qingyun had never witnessed the malice of the world's consciousness, but they had seen it far too often. Even under these conditions, there was no guarantee that Ye Qingyun would survive from beginning to end. And they couldn't prepare too many bodies for Ye Qingyun; this was his only chance for rebirth.
The system sighed silently and explained the situation to Ye Qingyun.
Ye Qingyun looked down at the black ring on her hand and smiled: "It's alright. If that day ever comes, before I die, I'll definitely force the antidote into Gu Chenyuan's mouth."
Gu Chenyuan could choose to leave with him because he couldn't bear the pain, but he absolutely could not die with him because of the torment of the bloodline restriction.
He didn't want Gu Chenyuan to die with him at all.
However, what he needs to do now is to try his best to ensure his own safety and live a healthy life, so as not to give Gu Chenyuan any chance to commit suicide for love.
Ye Qingyun looked at the ring on her finger, and a new idea popped into her mind.
He had previously promised to buy Gu Chenyuan a ring, so why not just buy a pair of matching rings for them to wear as couple rings?
He then made some modifications to the rings so that they could locate each other, so that not only could Gu Chenyuan find him, but he could also easily find Gu Chenyuan.
Okay, that's perfect!
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When Gu Chenyuan returned, Ye Qingyun explained her idea to him.
Gu Chenyuan looked at him intently, his eyes filled with undisguised joy and excitement: "Are you proposing to me?"
Ye Qingyun: "...???"
Ye Qingyun was so startled that she dropped the melon in her hand.
Wait a minute, he didn't mention that, he should have been talking about the ring. Why would Gu Chenyuan suddenly bring up marriage?
He just confessed his feelings and just started dating Gu Chenyuan. Is he already about to walk down the aisle?
Although it wasn't that he was unwilling, this was really too fast!
“Only married couples wear matching rings.” Gu Chenyuan grasped Ye Qingyun’s hand, forcefully separating her fingers and inserting his own between them. “You must know that, Qingyun?”
Ye Qingyun was dumbfounded. He really didn't know. He didn't study these customs at all.
Is there no custom here for couples to wear rings? Is it only for married couples?
Ye Qingyun tried to explain, "Actually, I don't—"
Gu Chenyuan gripped Ye Qingyun's hand tightly, interrupting her abruptly, his eyes gleaming with madness: "I promised, Qingyun, you can't go back on your word."
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