A world without glitz
"You're back, Ye Ye, you're really back..." Qi Yiwen's voice full of surprise and excitement came to Chen Ye's ears. Her body was tightly embraced in Qi Yiwen's arms, as if he wanted to rub her into his own body.
Chen Ye's nose pressed against Qi Yiwen's collar, and a faint scent of incense penetrated her nasal cavity. The smell was not strong, but it made people feel inexplicably comfortable and at ease. However, if she hugged her for another second, Chen Ye felt that she would be overwhelmed by the incense, as if she were drowning in it.
Strange thoughts suddenly flashed through her mind, and she felt that her reaction seemed a little too cold. In those few brief seconds, her mind was like a computer that had just been turned on and suddenly had a USB drive inserted, and then it accepted those inexplicable memories without resistance.
Chen Ye tried hard to recall the memories that suddenly flooded back. She could vaguely guess the reason behind Qi Yiwen's strange and contradictory behavior before and now. This was nothing more than a conflict between an atheist and a theist. Qi Yiwen clearly believed in the theory of past lives and present lives, as he believed that he was Chen Ye's lover in a past life, but to Chen Ye, he was just a stranger in this life.
Could it be that she had no choice but to accept this sudden insertion of memory? Chen Ye couldn't help but secretly groan inwardly. However, on second thought, this memory was now her life-saving talisman. After all, if it weren't for this memory, she would probably have been beheaded by the time she woke up.
"The host's inference was correct. At that time, I had doubts about Qi Yiwen's love for you. Just now, I carefully checked all the past data, and then I suddenly realized it. It turned out that at the moment you proposed to me about the male protagonist, the data suddenly became disordered, and then a parallel time and space was created. In that time and space, you and Qi Yiwen were actually a loving couple. This is what he called the previous life." The system sighed inwardly. It originally thought that the host's small body would be unconscious for at least half a day, but she didn't expect that after such a short while, she had woken up.
"Alas, if I had known this bug from my previous life existed, why would I have gone to such great lengths? If I had just honestly played the male protagonist's white moonlight, wouldn't I have been able to control him firmly? Now that I think about it, I've wasted so much time and energy!" Chen Ye said with regret. "Besides, I misunderstood Qi Yiwen. He's not actually a scumbag. The reason he suddenly felt disgusted with me was simply because he saw through my true identity. In the final analysis, he's just a simple bitch!"
Qi Yiwen did not indulge in the joy of regaining what he had lost like most people would. He quickly broke free from the long-awaited embrace. As if this hug was just a brief interlude, his attention was quickly drawn to the tangerines on the table.
He turned and walked over to the table, gently picking up the tangerine and examining it carefully. The tangerine's skin was smooth and shiny, exuding a faint fruity fragrance. Qi Yiwen's fingers deftly pinched one end of the tangerine and slowly began to peel it.
The moment his nails dug into the stem, a strand of white, silky orange peel fell out like a silk cocoon. The peel was like the veins of a tangerine, tightly encasing the flesh, yet easily peeled off in Qi Yiwen's hands.
Chen Ye stood aside, nervously watching Qi Yiwen's every move. She didn't dare speak first, fearing that a single word or phrase would reveal her true identity. She silently prayed that Qi Yiwen wouldn't discover her true identity.
Qi Yiwen didn't seem to notice Chen Ye's nervousness. He focused on peeling the tangerines, taking out the segments one by one and placing them on the plate. Then, he looked up at Chen Ye with a smile and said, "Ye Ye, these are the tangerines we planted with our own hands back then. They're your favorite. Come, let me feed you."
His voice was gentle and low, with a hint of doting. Even if he doted on her, Chen Ye didn't dare move. This guy was clearly playing games. Chen Ye's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her mind quickly searched for stories about oranges, hoping to find some way to deal with it.
She was really afraid that the life she had just saved would be lost again because of a careless mistake.
"System, do you think I should eat this orange? It looks bright yellow, almost glowing. Could it be poisonous?" Chen Ye widened his eyes, staring at the orange in his hand, muttering suspiciously.
"Yes... yes... there is such a plot." The system's voice sounded in Chen Ye's mind, and it seemed to contain a hint of teasing. "And host, that's not because the oranges are glowing yellow, it's because you are drooling after seeing the oranges!"
Chen Ye's face flushed red, and she subconsciously pursed her lips, which were already thin, almost disappearing. After a long while, as if she had finally made up her mind, she suddenly opened her mouth wide and took a big bite of the orange.
Because he bit the orange too quickly, Chen Ye didn't even have time to chew it and swallowed it directly into his stomach. He looked like he was performing a "swallowing an orange whole" trick.
"Hey, eat slowly, don't choke!" Qi Yiwen, who was standing by, saw this and hurriedly warned. He looked at Chen Ye's extremely hungry appearance and couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity in his heart. This was exactly the same as her previous appearance.
Qi Yiwen's eyes fell on Chen Ye's increasingly red face, vaguely worried that she might actually choke on the orange peel. He quickly reached out and gently patted Chen Ye's back, trying to help her calm down.
Although Chen Ye was only slapped lightly, her body was so tense that this subtle movement immediately exposed her true identity. After all, what young couple who slept together every night would be so averse to physical contact?
However, what was even more unexpected was that he not only patted her back, but also started touching her randomly! This was truly unacceptable, and anyone would feel uncomfortable! Qi Yiwen could clearly sense Chen Ye's resistance. Although she had treasured all of Chen Ye's memories and placed them before her, Chen Ye still seemed unable to learn how to disguise himself, and couldn't even persist in playing the role of his previous life for even a second.
In fact, from the moment Qi Yiwen realized that this life was not a past one, he had seen through Chen Ye's true identity from the calm eyes when she opened them. Why didn't she show any joy? How could this be possible?
At that moment, Qi Yiwen's right hand, which had been caressing Chen Ye's back, began to slowly move upwards. Faced with this move, Chen Ye could only straighten her spine as before and remain silent. She pondered inwardly, wondering how she should respond. Should she beg for mercy, or act coquettishly? But no matter what she did, it seemed like a dead end. After all, having already been exposed once, it would surely be much easier to do so a second time.
Qi Yiwen stretched out her right hand, tightly grasped her neck, and then suddenly exerted force, pressing her whole body down hard. Their bodies pressed tightly together, and they could clearly feel each other's breathing.
Qi Yiwen's eyes fell directly on her face, as if he wanted to see through this face to her inner soul. He carefully examined every detail of her, not missing any slightest difference.
However, even though the face before him was so similar to that of an old friend, Qi Yiwen still couldn't find that familiar feeling in her. He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "I know, it's your eyes. They don't look like her at all."
Although Chen Ye was afraid, she suppressed her fear and met Qi Yiwen's gaze. However, as time passed, her eyes gradually became moist and tears flowed uncontrollably.
Qi Yiwen's gaze was like a bayonet, piercing deeply into Chen Ye's eyes. It was a cold and sharp gaze that seemed to be able to penetrate her soul and leave her nowhere to hide.
Chen Ye could clearly feel the burning sensation in his eyes. It wasn't a blazing fire, but rather a simmering sensation. It felt like being slowly scorched by a low flame. Although there wasn't an instantaneous sharp pain, it was more unbearable.
In her eye sockets, those two eyeballs that should have been round were now as hot as if they had been roasted by fire. She waved her hands desperately, trying to extinguish the tiny flames in her eye sockets, but it was all in vain.
No matter how hard she tried, the tiny flame refused to go out. Finally, when the tiny flame gradually died out, Chen Ye opened her eyes again, only to find that there was only endless darkness before her.
Qi Yiwen had already gotten up from the bed while Chen Ye was struggling, and started eating the oranges on the table, with her legs crossed and tapping, obviously enjoying the show.
"If you think my acting isn't realistic, then go make an obedient puppet based on my image. You can destroy my eyes with a blink, so is it that hard to make an obedient puppet? First of all, I didn't kill your sweetheart, so why are you punishing me here?"
Seeing her eloquent and desperate struggle, Qi Yiwen instantly became interested, and even the tangerine in her mouth became unusually sweet. "Don't you need to be punished for the wrong you did before?"
"First of all, you are not the victim, so is it your turn to complain here? Secondly, you and I are not from the same place, so why do you care so much? Finally, hasn't your sweetheart confessed these bad things to you? Are you sure she hasn't done them? Do you really think this is your past life? Have you seen the same past life? Stupid!" Chen Ye didn't dare to move around without permission because she had lost the light. She stood up along the edge of the bed and sat up straight.
"Host, are you still irritating the hero? Are you crazy?"
"He won't kill me. At most, he'll suffer a little, which will make it easier to act out the emotional scenes."
"What's the meaning?"
"You'll soon understand."
"How come I didn't find your mouth so annoying?" Qi Yiwen tilted Chen Ye's chin, forcing her to raise her empty eyes. He couldn't help but touch her lips. It turned out that for thousands of years, what he missed was not only the person, but also this moving body.
"Oh!" Silencing spell, bah. But Chen Ye calculated the time and thought she should be rescued soon. "So this is what it feels like to have parents."
Qi Yiwen stared at Chen Ye in front of her. Her eyes, which were originally filled with fear, had now become calm, and even revealed a hint of the aura of an old friend.
"Hmm, it seems like I'm still missing a piece of clothing." Qi Yiwen said to herself, and then took the initiative to help Chen Ye undress.
At first, Chen Ye was very confused by his actions, completely confused as to why this man was looking him up and down like that. After all, someone's gaze was always as sharp as a bayonet, causing waves of pain.
However, when the belt suddenly slipped off, Chen Ye finally realized that the man's previous actions were all to undress her! Thinking about the "clothes" he just mentioned, Chen Ye couldn't help but curse inwardly: Could it be that this male protagonist has really transformed from a yandere who can't get the love he wants into an out-and-out old rogue?
"This plot isn't right. Shouldn't he be with one person for the rest of his life?" Chen Ye secretly groaned in his heart.
"Host, in fact, you in parallel time and space are essentially the same person." The system's voice suddenly sounded in Chen Ye's mind.
"What?" Chen Ye was shocked. "How could he, a theist who believed in theism, possibly understand this?"
"Or perhaps, what he loves is just this body." The system's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Chen Ye's heart hard.
"Bah, rascal!" Chen Ye cursed indignantly, "Let him sleep with the puppet!"
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