Chapter 238 Epilogue - New World Arc (Thirty-Five)
Do you believe that other worlds exist?
One day, E027 was mentioned as if by accident.
At that time, Yu Qingzhou had already been living in dormitory E027 for some time.
My understanding of E027 has also changed from that of a pure psychopath to that of a severely neurotic, childish, and narcissistic individual.
Yu Qingzhou had also wondered why E027 would be in the custodial facility.
To put it simply, it means what crime the other party committed to get them in.
However, she was shut down by the other party's smiling remark.
The boy leaned slightly to the side, his head tilted as he looked at Yu Qingzhou with a mocking smile in his eyes.
"You haven't actually fallen for me, have you?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Qingzhou immediately abandoned her tiny, insignificant curiosity.
"boring……"
Yu Qingzhou curled her lips in disdain.
Just as E027 was about to drop the topic, she suddenly became very interested and, like a cat, lightly jumped off the bed and approached Yu Qingzhou.
A pair of eyes blinked back and forth.
He looked utterly innocent and kind, a pitiful sight.
Just as Yu Qingzhou was about to ask E027 what it was going to do, a hard object pressed against the tip of her tongue through the gap between her lips.
As my fingertips brushed against my lips, a strange, faint fragrance filled my mouth.
It's sweet with a slight bitterness. It's somewhat refreshing, but it doesn't taste like a mint.
Yu Qingzhou frowned subconsciously and asked vaguely, "What...is this?"
"Huh? You didn't know?" E027 feigned a serious and puzzled look, as if it had made some incredible discovery.
Seeing this, Yu Qingzhou became even more puzzled: "Why would I—"
"Because... it's a loquat!"
E027 said with a smirk.
The curves at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows have just the right amount of sweetness.
If they met in a different place, like by chance on the street, Yu Qingzhou might actually mistake the other person for some pampered young master who had grown up in a sweet, pampered environment.
Well... strictly speaking, E027 has a pretty face, but... strangely, it lacks any memorable features.
Recognition itself is not difficult, but every time Yu Qingzhou looked away from that face, she could not recreate the other person's appearance in her mind.
However, Yu Qingzhou herself is not face-blind, and she has never had a similar problem with other people.
It was as if... his memories had been pixelated to represent the other person.
It's the fully automatic kind.
As Yu Qingzhou's mind raced, E027, like a child repeating words, said, word by word, "So, loquat doesn't like loquat?"
"What?" Yu Qingzhou was stunned for a moment.
Only then did I realize that the loquat the other person was talking about was not just a type of fruit.
They're still calling him...
"How did you know?!"
Seeing Yu Qingzhou's instantly wary look, E027 smiled slightly, took two steps back, and raised her hands in surrender.
"Alright, alright, it's just a form of address, there's no need to be so nervous, is there?"
Yu Qingzhou didn't respond, but her gaze toward E027 grew increasingly cold.
“This joke isn’t funny.” With that, he got up to leave.
Seeing this, E027 finally suppressed her smile and gently tugged at Yu Qingzhou's sleeve.
"...Okay, actually I overheard it."
"Eavesdropping?"
Yu Qingzhou looked at E027 suspiciously. At that moment, the latter hung her head low like a child who had done something wrong, exuding a pitiful aura—the perfect innocent flower from a romance drama.
If this guy wasn't comparing the light boat to being more than a head taller.
Faced with a man of such height and build as Yu Qingzhou, she couldn't muster any tenderness or pity for him.
The memory of being trapped in a blind spot by the surveillance cameras due to the other party's height advantage only made her already less-than-pleasant mood even gloomier.
Sensing Yu Qingzhou's impatience, E027 blurted out everything this time.
"Actually, I was outside the infirmary the whole day..."
In that case, Yu Qingzhou really didn't remember who took him there that day.
When I woke up, I was already lying in the infirmary, and then I saw Shen Yingxue.
Thinking of Shen Yingxue, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, Yu Qingzhou felt a slight emptiness in her heart, but it was much calmer than she had expected.
Perhaps it's because I've been constantly bothered by E027's chatter lately.
During this period, new memories gradually covered the old ones.
Furthermore, in the end, Shen Yingxue and he were at most temporary doctor and patient who had met a few times, and Yu Qingzhou didn't even know what the other looked like.
Strictly speaking, we weren't even close friends.
If it weren't for those eyes, that scent, and that name...
Shen Yingxue knew Yu Qingzhou's former name, a name that should have been buried along with that village, disappearing into the dust of history.
It's as if they've never been in this world.
It's like my past self...
Now, this name has been known to a third person.
—It's still that kind of guy, E027.
At this moment, E027 himself was also looking down at Yu Qingzhou's face.
His gaze was focused and deep, like a bottomless black tunnel.
"You seem unhappy. Why? Is it because I called that name?"
E027 paused, a hint of amusement suddenly appearing in her gaze as she looked at the boy: "...Or is it because the person calling you that isn't that Dr. Shen?"
Yu Qingzhou suddenly frowned.
He disliked E027's current demeanor and hated even more the way the other person spoke to him in such a sarcastic tone.
It's as if... it's as if I belong to E027, so everything should be under her control, otherwise it's a crime.
But why?
Even so, Yu Qingzhou patiently said, "What you think is your business, but I don't think it's necessary to drag unrelated people into this..."
"Heh, so you're feeling guilty?"
E027 suddenly laughed, his tone confident and his expression provocative.
Yu Qingzhou had no idea what kind of illness E027 had suddenly developed. He was now considering whether to just punch that half-smiling face directly, which might bring the other party back to normal immediately.
I think I'll pass.
If a real fight breaks out, we will not have the advantage.
And if fists were really that effective, what would be the point of having mental hospitals?
After much thought, I decided to handle it quietly.
"I'm sleepy, do as you please," Yu Qingzhou said tentatively.
Seeing that the other party didn't react in any particular way, he went to wash up on his own.
When I came out of the bathroom, the lights were already out, and the room was pitch black.
He groped his way to his bed in the dark, climbed over the railing, and peered inside, only to bump into something unexpected.
When I reached out to touch it, I felt a smooth, silky surface beneath my palm. The texture was distinctly like human skin, specifically naked human skin without any clothing covering it.
Just as Yu Qingzhou realized she had chosen the wrong bed and was about to turn back, she suddenly felt a tightness on her shoulder and was pulled headlong into the unknown darkness ahead...
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