Led by Gong Yue all the way downstairs, Ye Shanshan felt dejected with his head hanging low. He thought his attempt to run away from home was a complete failure since he was apprehended so quickly. After some serious contemplation, he decided to be wise and cooperate, striving for a lenient treatment.
So, he lightly scratched Gong Yue’s palm with his fingers to attract his attention. When Gong Yue turned to look at him, Ye Shanshan quickly stood up straight, instantly crafting a persona.
“Reporting, officer. When I left home, I had breakfast and came here in the family car. During the journey, I had a box, no, a bucket of ice cream, played a few rounds of Super Mario. However, I stopped playing because Xu Luoyang accused me of cheating, but I really didn’t cheat.”
On this matter, he hadn’t felt wronged before, but now he was a bit aggrieved. However, Gong Yue remained silent, so Ye Shanshan had to suppress his grievances and continue reporting.
“After that, I watched two episodes of anime. Just now, when you arrived, I was playing a single-player game.”
Glancing cautiously at Gong Yue, he quickly added, “I haven’t finished it yet.”
Give him ten more minutes, and he would complete it. So, why wasn’t there any traffic today?
Thinking that he hadn’t done anything else, Ye Shanshan concluded, “I shouldn’t have run away from home.” His attitude was very sincere, and his expression was pitiful.
After hearing him out, Gong Yue led him forward while holding his hand, preparing to continue walking. Suddenly, he remembered the last time in New York, the pitiful look on Ye Shanshan when he hung on him. Hesitating for half a second, he tightened his grip on his hand and softened his tone, “Let’s go.”
Although it was only two words, it was still a triumphant stage in the victory of love. The Demon King’s emotional index improved by at least twenty percentage points! Ye Shanshan cheered inwardly and shook the hand he was holding slightly. His steps became noticeably lighter.
Give himself a mental heart!
After getting on the car, before Ye Shanshan could proceed to the second stage of the apology plan, Gong Yue stuffed a few pills into his hand.
“Eh?”
“You ate a lot of ice cream, right? Take these pills.”
Ye Shanshan looked at the familiar small pills in the palm of his hand, suddenly feeling a bit sour in his eyes and heart. This feeling was very unfamiliar; he had hardly felt it before and didn’t know how to describe or define it.
He raised his head, about to ask Gong Yue, when he saw the other frowning. “Why are your eyes red? Did Xu Luoyang upset you?”
Ye Shanshan blinked, shook his head hesitantly, “No.”
But he didn’t know why his eyes suddenly turned red, and his nose felt sour. He had to come up with a not very credible reason, “I don’t want to take medicine. It’s bitter.”
Unexpectedly, Gong Yue naturally believed him!
Ye Shanshan felt a bit uneasy, even questioning the existence of his own soul—In Gong Yue’s eyes, was he really someone who could cry just from taking medicine?
Shouldn’t he be a calm, reliable, and intelligent presence?
Feeling a bit defeated, Ye Shanshan took the pills, considering whether to have a conversation with the Demon King along the lines of “nod when I talk.” However, Gong Yue spoke first,
“How did I used to punish you before?”
Unexpectedly, he brought up this topic. Ye Shanshan felt like he needed a little handkerchief to cry. However, he couldn’t avoid answering, so he meekly said, “Stand straight and recite the dictionary.” He spoke in a lowered voice and added self-consciously, “In order, I should start reciting the Estonian dictionary.”
Life was still quite challenging; he truly was a real warrior.
After returning home, Ye Shanshan, like a little tail, followed Gong Yue into the study. He was already prepared to recite the dictionary, but Gong Yue handed him a file instead. “Take a look.”
Sitting on the carpet beside Gong Yue’s chair, Ye Shanshan furrowed his brows after flipping through a couple of lines. After reading it all, he looked up at Gong Yue,
“Brother, why did he take your blood sample?”
Seeing Gong Yue shake his head, Ye Shanshan carefully searched his memory and organized the information,
“In the past four years, you’ve had ten blood-related examinations. Eight of them were routine physical check-ups done every six months at the same hospital in New York. The other two were genetic susceptibility tests for diseases, conducted in Germany to rule out hereditary illnesses. At that time, your cousin and cousin-in-law also took the test, and each time only a milliliter of blood was used.”
Making sure there was nothing overlooked, Ye Shanshan’s fingers kept picking at the carpet, feeling incredibly anxious.
“Brother, it’s clear that they prepared for at least half a year to obtain your blood sample. After obtaining your accurate schedule, they chose a time when you were alone to orchestrate a car accident—just enough to not injure you but enough to send you to the hospital for examination, ruling out any aftermath of the accident. During this process, you would definitely undergo a blood test.”
Ye Shanshan looked at the four words “blood sample” on the paper. His voice was tense, and his speech sped up,
“By following the proper blood collection procedure, they obtained your blood sample because the blood they needed couldn’t be contaminated, preferably maintaining its usual stable state—this might be why they didn’t want you to bleed during the accident. This also indicates that the experiments they conducted using the blood sample must be highly confidential. Otherwise, they could have chosen any random time or created an accident to collect the blood.”
Closing the file in his hand, Ye Shanshan sat there in a daze for a moment. Suddenly, he changed his posture, leaning his head on Gong Yue’s lap.
“Brother, I’m sorry. Running away from home today—this reckless move must have worried you.”
He now understood why Gong Yue’s emotions were so unsettled and why he came to pick him up so quickly.
Feeling the warmth coming from his knee, Gong Yue closed his eyes, responding after a long while, “Hmm, good boy.” After another pause, he reached out and gently stroked Ye Shanshan’s hair, his touch very light. “Shanshan.”
“Yeah?” Ye Shanshan felt like there might be something wrong with his heart today. Listening to Gong Yue using such a tone to call his name, there was always a sour feeling in his chest, and he felt a bit like crying. It was an unusual vulnerability.
“Shanshan, you can’t have any accidents.”
Ye Shanshan could clearly feel that Gong Yue was afraid, even though he tried hard to conceal it. Even so, it was easy for Ye Shanshan to sense.
The Demon King shouldn’t be like this.
Feeling unexpectedly upset, Ye Shanshan followed his own feelings, kneeling on the carpet, reaching out to hug Gong Yue’s waist, and burying his head. He gently rubbed against him,
“I’ll be fine, always safe and sound, growing old together with you. Don’t be afraid.”
Saying this, he also patted Gong Yue’s back with his hand, awkward but sincere.
In this world with so many people, it seemed like they were the only two who depended on each other.
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Until bedtime in the evening, Ye Shanshan was still troubled by the car accident. He pulled the blanket up to his nose, exposing only his eyes. His voice sounded a bit buzzing as he spoke, “I always feel like there’s a big conspiracy behind this!”
He imagined himself and the Demon King following clues to investigate, ultimately exposing the big boss who was about to harm the entire world and destroy the solar system—a dramatic and sensational story! Thinking about it, he let out a mysterious laugh, “Hehe.”
Gong Yue acted as if he hadn’t heard, reaching out to pull the blanket down, “It’s easy to cover your nose.”
“Oh.” Obediently releasing his hand, Ye Shanshan waited for Gong Yue to cover the blanket to his shoulders before extending his hand again, shaking it toward Gong Yue,
“Brother, hurry back after showering, let’s sleep together!”
Gong Yue’s gaze fell on the dimples that appeared at the corner of Ye Shanshan’s mouth, then quickly looked away. “Okay.”
Once the room was empty, Ye Shanshan couldn’t help but roll around on the big bed, feeling a bit restless. There were unknown enemies lurking around, and he didn’t know their motives. It was really a clumsy situation.
And the target was the Demon King of his home, making him even more anxious.
After nibbling on his nails a couple of times, Ye Shanshan remembered Gong Yue standing at the door of Xu Luoyang’s house, reaching out to him. Suddenly, he realized that his running away from home today must have scared the Demon King, right?
The more he thought about it, the more guilty he felt, as if a flood of remorse was about to engulf him. Ye Shanshan tugged at the blanket and rolled around a few more times.
—Huh?
So, when Gong Yue came back after a shower wrapped in a robe, he found Ye Shanshan, who knows how, had rolled on the bed and managed to wrap himself securely into a long shape with the blanket. Only a pitiful pair of eyes were exposed, looking at him,
“Brother, you’re finally back, but I can’t get out!”
Seeing Gong Yue, who brought his own holy light, Ye Shanshan felt like singing a song loudly.
“… ”
Gong Yue rescued him from the “cocoon,” feeling quite accustomed to Ye Shanshan’s occasional foolishness. He rubbed his messy hair,
“Go to sleep early. If your stomach feels uncomfortable tomorrow, ask the housekeeper for medicine.”
“I’ll remember, I’ll remember.”
After the promise, Ye Shanshan rearranged the blanket. When Gong Yue lay down, he secretly approached,
“Brother, I’ve always been curious. Didn’t you lose your memory? Why do you still know these little details?” Like doing scrolls, restricting sweets, and the gastric protection medicine he took when he first arrived in B City.
Uncle Hawk wouldn’t deliberately mention it, so how did Gong Yue know? Ye Shanshan, lying on his side, looked at Gong Yue curiously, his head sinking into the soft pillow. Feeling a bit sleepy, he yawned.
“There’s a notebook.”
“!!” Ignoring the yawn that was only two-thirds complete, Ye Shanshan suddenly sat up, hugging the blanket. “Brother, don’t sleep yet. Quickly tell me, what notebook? What did you write in it?”
Is it my embarrassing history that adds up to tens of thousands of words? That’s too terrifying!
However, Gong Yue obviously wasn’t prepared to answer questions about this notebook directly. He simply turned off the light, leaving only a warm night light on.
Ye Shanshan felt life was really heavy. If he didn’t know what was recorded in that notebook, how could he possibly fall asleep?
So, Ye Shanshan provocatively reached out to push Gong Yue, “Demon King, you can’t just sleep like this. What’s in that notebook? You—”
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a whirlwind, and Gong Yue’s arm was around his waist, pressing him onto the bed. His own arm instinctively circled around Gong Yue’s neck.
What just happened?
The scent of masculine hormones filled the air, and the faint moisture from the shower lingered on the tip of his nose. Smelling the familiar scent of skin, Ye Shanshan felt that something was dangerous!
Just as he was about to struggle, he felt Gong Yue getting closer to his ear, and the warm breath made him tremble sensitively. It felt strange, and he subconsciously dared not move.
“Demon King? Hmm?”
In this critical moment, Ye Shanshan was still thinking in his heart why Gong Yue’s voice sounded so nice and why his ears were so ticklish and itchy.
“Brother, I—”
Just as he was trying to find a reason to stall and at the same time attempting to escape from the Demon King’s restraint bit by bit, he suddenly felt Gong Yue’s body stiffen. He then released him, moving away and lying beside him.
—What’s with that momentary sense of loss?
“You’ve read that information. Do you have any thoughts?”
This topic changed exceptionally fast. Ye Shanshan blinked, feeling a bit confused. Hearing Gong Yue’s breath, deep and heavy, he couldn’t help but ask,
“Brother, are you not feeling well?”
“I’m fine.”
A lie, there must be something!
However, after hesitating for a moment, Ye Shanshan didn’t pursue further. He thought about Gong Yue’s question earlier,
“I suspect that someone around you is passing information to them. And before you lost your memory, you should have sensed something, which is why you left that sentence about not trusting anyone but me.”
After a brief response from Gong Yue, Ye Shanshan continued, “Moreover, I think before, you were already aware that you would lose your memory, whether or not there was this car accident.”
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