Chapter 160. Thank You For Liking Me

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Arc 8: I am a dead bird.

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As the car hit the highway, Chen You felt something was off about the man driving next to him, but he couldn’t quite place what it was. He had a habit of getting his legs shaking more and more when he couldn’t figure something out and became more anxious.

This is a very bad habit.

Chen You’s legs were shaking. He pulled out his phone and opened the Express News, hoping it would distract him.

The categories in the Express were all in the front row. Chen You’s first priority was to check the local news. With the Lunar New Year approaching, there has been an increase in robberies. Some were marking locations, figuring out the homeowner’s movements, and waiting for the right moment to break into the house and rob.

What’s frightening now is that it’s not just women traveling alone who are unsafe, men are also becoming victims.

Chen You looked at a news report. It said that at around 11:00 last night, a vicious gang attack occurred on xxx Road. A man in his early thirties was forcibly dragged away by several men ten meters outside the residential complex.

Fortunately, no tragedy happened. A man in his twenties rushed up and wrestled with those people, making a lot of noise. Passersby heard the screams and immediately called the police.

Police lights can cause some effect on the other party, so stop publishing it. This happens all the time. Publishing it without blurring them properly. People who are familiar with them can still recognize them.

Chen You immediately recognized the victim as the cowardly, tearful DaShu Qi Rui, and the brave young man who stepped forward to help was Zhang Zhi.

There’s another photo later, showing Zhang Zhi, who has the cutest height difference, putting his jacket on Qi Rui. They’re clearly just colleagues, and they’re not doing anything else, but there’s a warm and ambiguous feeling that’s sure to make fujoshi scream and slap their faces.

Who did this? This scheme looks familiar.

Chen You thought of a possibility. He clicked his tongue. Tsk-tsk, to facilitate Gong, teenager Cheng Mingtian is online, the throne of the mentally retarded person is about to be handed over.

Chang Qin turned the steering wheel, “What are you looking at? Why are you so happy?”

Chen You briefly described the news to the man, “Luckily, Zhang Zhi was there, otherwise Qi Rui would be in dire straits.”

Chang Qin asked, “Who are those?”

Chen You rolled his eyes. This person truly didn’t care about other people or things at all. He’d just mentioned it before bed last night, and the other person had completely forgotten it, “Unimportant people.”

Chang Qin said, “Then don’t worry about it.”

Classmate Chen You, who has been devoted to gossip for billions of years, said, “Oh.”

After reading the express news for a while, his legs stopped shaking, his head stopped hurting, and he was no longer groggy. Now he was as quiet as a chicken and wanted to sleep.

Just as Chen You’s eyelids were about to kiss, a mechanical sound, ding, suddenly rang in his mind. He shuddered as if he had been electrocuted, and instantly woke up. He asked the system in his mind, “What’s wrong? What’s wrong?”

System said, “The data has been partially restored and your help is needed.”

Chen You was shocked, “You need my help? No way! You’re already in such a bad state? I’m a mentally retarded person, aren’t you afraid of getting infected?”

System,”……”

Chen You stopped teasing him and said, “Tell me, how can I help?”

System said, “Read it aloud as it says, and then stamp it with a soul seal.”

Just as Chen You was about to ask what the soul seal was, what was it like to split the soul and then stamp it? A passage of text appeared in his mind, the content of which was a form of declaration.

【I am Chen You. My only goal is to return home. I will never develop feelings for anyone in the mission world. Everything is just an act, just to complete the mission. 】

System urged, “Hurry up.”

After reading the last sentence, Chen You felt terrible. He felt like a little wife being forced to betray her husband, “I won’t read it!”

System said, “Don’t want to go home?”

Chen You said, “I want to go home, but I don’t wish for this trick.”

He was very annoyed, “Besides, what does my reading this have to do with data repair?”

System said there is, “Every host must sign a copy, and the accumulated belief value will be recorded in the data network to be used to defeat the virus.”

Chen You chuckled, “Bullshit! Do you really think I’m retarded? Old 4, I don’t care what you’re up to or what trap you’re setting for me. Let me tell you this, unless you bring the other hosts to me and I can personally confirm it, I won’t believe it.”

System replied, “It’s just a declaration and a stamp. Your man doesn’t know about it, so why are you so agitated and have such a big reaction?”

Chen You said, “You’re just a machine, a system that issues tasks, what do you understand? If I do this, it is a betrayal. My man doesn’t know, but I do, and I will not forgive myself.”

System, “Heh.”

Chen You also chuckled, “What’s so funny? Let’s not talk about this anymore!”

System went invisible and came out again, “Chen You.”

Chen You was stunned. This seemed to be the first time in his memory that the system called his full name. During the initial communication, it called him Mr. Chen. Later, it either omitted it directly or called him an idiot or mentally retarded.

He calmed down and asked, “What is it?”

System said, “I am disappointed in you.”

Chen You didn’t know what to say. He had come all the way here, through wind, rain and snow. The first few worlds were full of bumps and bruises, but the two most recent worlds were relatively easier. No matter what, the mission was successfully completed, wasn’t it?

Hell with disappointment! Even using the tone of an old father talking to his unfilial son.

System said, “I told you before that many hosts are emotionally involved and mistakenly regard the mission world as the real world. You are no different from them now.”

Okay, I know what you are going to say. Chen You was very annoyed. He was silent for a while and said, “Old 4, I don’t want to do it either, but I fell in love. What can I do?”

System said, “It’s that I expect too much from you.”

“I valued you and cultivated you, thinking you would become the best host. I never expected that you would choose to evade the belief that other hosts could achieve it.”

Chen You felt a little sad and aggrieved. What was going on? This topic was so serious, and that declaration was even more disgusting, and even trying to provoke Laozi. Something flashed through his mind, and he cursed, “Fuck, you’re not trying to mess with my man, are you? Old 4, what the hell is that bullshit declaration?”

System simply said, “Pray.”

Chen You hurriedly said, “Hey, don’t go, Old 4, come back, damn it, explain yourself clearly!”

System went offline and prompts that it is busy.

Chen You was furious. He scratched his face and turned to look at his man. Did he really not know about that declaration? He felt that in that brief moment just now, he had stood before the gate of life and death and chosen life.

The atmosphere in the car was very strange, as if a boiler had been turned upside down and a bunch of fireballs had fallen in. He was caught off guard and buried by the fireballs, his whole body was burning and crackling.

It’s hot, so hot.

Chen You took a breath, still feeling stuffy. The man was clearly driving with his eyes fixed straight ahead and an expressionless face, but he felt as if someone was looking at him, messing with him, trying to fuck him to death.

There was a rest stop not far ahead. Chang Qin drove the car in and parked in a relatively secluded location, “Get out and go to the back.”

Chen You was confused, “Huh?”

Chang Qin took off his seat belt, opened the car door and went to the other side, pulled the young man out of the car, pushed him into the back seat, bent down and carried him in, and then closed the car door.

The space in the back seat was much larger, with ample room for hands and feet, making it suitable for playing cards, eating, and having sex.

Chen You felt dizzy. He grabbed the man’s short hair with his hands and dug his fingertips into it, “Isn’t it just this morning…”

His words were swallowed by the man’s hot breath.

Chang Qin did not answer, but held the back of Chen You’s head with one hand and pressed it against his lips, passionately and madly, using his actions to respond with I want you, and I want you right here right now.

Chen You has seen a lot, but he is still a child in front of his man. Once the other party gets serious, he can’t stand it at all, and he has to rely on the hoarse voice in his ears to control his brain.

Despite this remote location, people still pass by, smoking and relaxing, but no one leans over the car window to look. Even if they did, they wouldn’t see anything and wouldn’t know the two men inside were in the middle of exchanging blows.

The thin one was knocked down, his hair was grabbed by a big hand with distinct joints, his neck tilted back, and he kept making sounds of begging for mercy. The strong and tall one was on top, his muscles stretched, full of powerful strength. He raised his half-closed eyes slightly, and there was something golden in them that flashed by at a terrifying speed, and then it seemed like there was nothing there.

It is unknown how long it took, but the battle in the car stopped. The two people who had fought to the death finished their fight, looked at each other, and there was smoke in the air.

Chen You was dying from the fight.

What happened anyway? It was like the other party suddenly took stimulants. When the man did it to him, it was very scary, as if he wanted to take his soul out of this body.

Not only that, but he was laughing the whole time. Just think about it, your man is having sex with you while laughing, isn’t that creepy? Anyway, Chen You was scared, so he hugged his man tightly and asked, can you not laugh?

How did his man respond? He said no with his corner of lips lifted, feeling happy in his heart. Even laughed in his ear when he was done and said he was very well behaved.

Chen You crossed one leg and let the wind blow on him, mainly to dry it out and get rid of the smell.

Chang Qin got out of the car and said, “Follow me to the rest stop.”

Chen You shook his sweaty hair, “I’m done peeing.”

Yes, that’s right, he wet his pants, and the pair he was wearing was just changed. His man was very considerate and bought him many pairs of pants. This time when he went out, he brought dozens of pairs of pants. The other party also said that he would bring a little bit first and buy him some more when he got to the place.

Hehehe, he has nothing to say and wants to hit the person.

Chang Qin threw the coat next to him over Chen You, and with his slender fingers quickly buttoned his shirt, “Let’s go eat.”

Chen You was really hungry. He perked up and jumped out by grabbing the car door. He was hugged by the man standing next to the car. He freed the hand from his waist and said with a cough, “There are a lot of people outside.”

Chang Qin frowned, “Is it embarrassing to be with me?”

Chen You adjusted the collar of his coat, “How could that be? It’s because you’re so handsome. You attract fans wherever you go, and I’m afraid of being spitted to death by them.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a hand reached out, held his hand, and interlocked their fingers.

Crazy, crazy, crazy!

Chen You was led to the rest stop. He lowered his head, not daring to look at the strange looks from the people around him. Yesterday in the ancient town, wearing the same clothes was exciting enough. But today, something even more brutal came.

“When you got out of the car, did the door squeeze your brain?”

Chang Qin stopped, pinched Chen You’s chin, and kissed him on the lips.

Chen You’s brain froze for a second. Thousands of birds flew in from afar, chirping and shouting. He couldn’t hear anything. He just felt a rush of hot blood to his face. His face must be super red now. He asked the monkey to borrow his butt and stuck to it.

What’s going on? The man has a strong attitude that he doesn’t care about the whole world and just wants to be with him. His heart is beating so fast that it jumps into his throat.

Came out of the closet at a rest stop without realizing it.

Chang Qin ignored the commotion around him and held the person in his arms, “I’m very happy, Chen You, thank you.”

Chen You was confused. Why say thank you to him? The next moment, he heard the man say, “Thank you for liking me.”

While eating, Chen You’s face was still red and his heart was still beating fast. He took a spoon and scooped food into his mouth, stealing glances at the man opposite him while eating. It was abnormal, too abnormal.

Chang Qin picked out a carrot and offered it to Chen You, “I don’t like this, but you do. Look, we’re a perfect match.”

Chen You made an hmm sound. That’s right, he absolutely loved meat, but the man didn’t like it, so there’s no such thing as a plate of meat that’s not enough. You know, these days, a plate of peanuts can cause a couple to quarrel, break up, and never talk to each other again.

Chang Qin stared at the young man and called his name, “Chen You, as long as you love me and never give up, I can find you no matter where you go, even to hell.”

Chen You felt uneasy when he heard this, “Chang Qin, you are hiding something from me.”

Chang Qin said yes, “I can’t say.”

Chen You made an oh sound. It was the same as his. He also had matters regarding the task that he couldn’t tell this person about, that he just had to go back, “You just said that no matter where I go, you can find me. Is that true? If I believe it, you won’t have a chance to regret it.”

Chang Qin said, “No regrets.”

He reached out and ruffled the young man’s hair, “I hope you will trust me, only me.”

Chen You twitched his lips, really domineering, “No, I have a dad, I have to listen to him, I am a filial son.”

Chang Qin’s face twitched and he looked unhappy.

Chen You rolled his eyes, ai gege, you are really amazing. You are even jealous of my dad. When you go to the real world with me and see me laughing and joking with those three guys in the dormitory and playing with my little apprentice in the game, you will be jealous to death.

“Will drinking too much vinegar cause indigestion?”

Chang Qin continued to eat, “It may not be indigestion, but it may cause other symptoms.”

Chen You immediately asked nervously, “What are the symptoms?”

Chang Qin raised his eyebrows and smiled, “For example, I can’t control myself and want to make love.”

WTF! This is really enough, it’s absolutely insane. Chen You’s butt was in pain, so we can’t have fun together, really.

Chang Qin’s tone was very gentle, “Eat, wife, why are you shaking?”

Chen You curled his lips and took a bite of most of the beef meatball. It tasted good. The food at the rest stop was surprisingly good. This supernatural zone 120 was very unusual. As he was thinking about this, he saw several men and women at the next table talking and laughing. He didn’t know what they were talking about.

The man and woman next to them were very young, both wearing black couple hats. They were a couple. They suddenly had a fierce quarrel, and the words they used were “your ba and your ma”, “my ba and my ma”, and “berothal gift”. It seemed that the conflict between the two families was caused by the marriage.

The woman pushed the man away and said, “Go to hell!”

The man angrily walked out the door with his arms and legs swinging, and the accident happened. He took big steps and didn’t pay attention to his feet, so he slipped and fell backward, and the back of his head hit the corner of the table, causing blood to splatter.

The woman’s face was blank. After a while, she screamed and rushed over, crying and hugging the man who was spitting blood.

People were talking, laughing, eating, drinking, and walking around, and their footsteps kept passing by the two people.

Chen You’s eyelids twitched. He asked Chang Qin which rest stop this was. After finding out, he took out his mobile phone to search and saw a news report from ten years ago. The male and female protagonists were the two people on the ground.

It turned out that the man was already dead when he was sent to the hospital. The woman felt that it was her words that harmed the man, so she jumped off the building and committed suicide the next day.

The two loved each other very much and were originally planning to get married on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. However, they could not reach an agreement on the betrothal gift. The people in the two regions had different customs. The girl’s side said that the betrothal gift for marrying off a daughter is almost the same in every household and it can only be higher, not lower. They think the betrothal gift given by the man is too little and not enough for saving face, and they will be laughed at by relatives.

The man’s side disagreed, saying they had given everything they should have and even bought the house, but the in-laws were still asking for more. They said that marrying a daughter is not selling her. They said it was not a matter of money, but that they could not accept the in-laws’ attitude.

The result was hardship for the two children caught in the middle, turning a happy event into a tragedy, and both families regretted it deeply.

At that time, the rest stop was deserted for a while. After all, a bloody incident had happened. Driving long distances on the highway is not safe. No one wants to get dirty, and it is best not to have bad luck.

Chen You sighed, and at the same time, he was also a little worried. The old father didn’t know he was gay and was instilling in him the idea of wanting to have grandchildren.

If a relative had a baby, it would be even more outrageous. After the old father went to give a red envelope and came back from dinner, he would shamelessly hang around Chen You’s room, talking about how cute the child was, how small their hands and feet were, not even as long as an adult’s finger. He would say all sorts of things, whether true or false, and then wipe his face, looking very stern, and say, “Youyou! If you see a girl you like at school, you must chase her and bring her home for Dad to see.”

The old father would show off his vicissitudes of life, pat Chen You on the shoulder as usual, and earnestly recite the first rule of the family, “Remember, start a family first, then build a career.”

Chen You didn’t dare to imagine what the situation would be like when he told his old father, “Dad, I’m gay.” It could probably be summed up in eight words – chaos and blood splattered on the spot.

The road is so difficult to walk on. He hopes his man can go home with him. If a fight really breaks out, it will be at least two against one. The old father was a MMA fighter when he was young. He really can’t handle it alone.

Ai, Chen You was certain that his father would never have the grandchildren he wanted, and it was impossible to even adopt one.

The man in his family is so stingy that he can only tolerate cats and dogs hanging around him, and definitely can’t tolerate children. He couldn’t do that either, because he didn’t want someone to share his man with him.

Perversion can also be contagious.

Chen You looked again. The couple had started arguing again. It would soon start to flare up. He twitched his lips and said, “Let’s go, let’s eat somewhere else.”

Without asking anything, Chang Qin stood up and took Chen You away.

The two of them ate and went to the restroom before getting in the car. The situation in the men’s restroom was exactly the same as the women’s restroom. There was a long queue in the women’s restroom, but the men’s restroom was sparsely populated. You could see everything at a glance once you went in.

Chen You stood in front of the urinal, ready to pee, and Chang Qin asked him to go to the cubicle.

Why go to a cubicle to pee? Chang Qin was just emotionally excited and wanted to do things inside.

The smell from the toilet was definitely not good. It kept lingering in his nose and wouldn’t go away. Chen You said in a low voice, “My butt still hurts.”

Chang Qin said, “What are you thinking? I just asked you to come in and pee.”

Chen You glanced at his man, then said, “That’s the funniest joke I’ve heard since the beginning of the year.”

Chang Qin, “…”

Chen You didn’t follow the man’s thrill and just pissed in the toilet bowl. He could hear heavy breathing above his head. Oh, the tiger in the zoo had escaped and was going to eat people.

Chang Qin lowered his voice and said, “Squat on the toilet.”

Chen You glared at him, don’t think I don’t know what you want to do, shameless, “What if it breaks?”

Chang Qin’s eyes darkened, and his throat rolled over, “It won’t.”

After pressing the toilet lid to make sure it was firm, Chen You slowly squatted on it, so that from the outside, looking from both sides, one could only see a pair of shoes.

Every once in a while, there were footsteps in the toilet, the sound of flushing, and the sound of conversation. No one noticed the innermost cubicle with the door always closed. After all, people came to the rest stop to rest and had no time to stay.

The door of the cubicle opened, and Chen You came out. He scooped up a handful of water from the sink to rinse his mouth. He turned his head and glared at the man with wet eyes, “Not fair!”

Chang Qin’s posture was lazy and sexy, “Hmm?”

Chen You was very unhappy. Usually, when he and this man fed each other, the difference was huge. He looked aggrieved, like he had been abandoned by the whole world, and said that he lasted less than a minute each time, “And you! On the other hand, take a long time each time.”

Chang Qin shrugged and chuckled, “That’s your personal problem, there’s nothing I can do about it.”

“……”

Chen You gritted his teeth in anger and kicked him on the butt.

When they arrived at the place, the car stopped and Chen You followed Chang Qin inside. The butler led the way and took them to a garden in the east.

As Chen You walked and looked around, he felt as if he had traveled through time and space, from the modern era to the ancient times. The flowing water under the small bridges, the bamboo gardens, the servants walking back and forth, the servants in long gowns, and the quaint buildings, everything was full of unique charm.

The butler stopped in front of the semicircular stone gate of the garden and said, “Mr. Chang, the inside has been cleaned. Please let me know if you need anything.”

Chang Qin raised his head and asked someone to bring the luggage in. He took Chen You to the bedroom and said, “Take a shower and have a good sleep. You will meet a friend of mine later.”

Chen You asked, “Is it the one you mentioned last time?”

Chang Qin, “Yeah.”

Chen You looked at the furnishings around him, the bed, the quilt embroidered with mandarin ducks, the mahogany furniture, the screen. Holy shit, isn’t it really in ancient times? He pinched his thigh and muttered strangely, “It doesn’t hurt. Am I dreaming?”

Chang Qin’s forehead twitched slightly, “Wife, you’re pinching me.”

Chen You looked and saw that his hand was still pinching the man’s thigh. He laughed dryly, “Hahahahahaha, and I said, why didn’t it hurt?”

Chang Qin held his forehead with his hand, “How could I fall for such a…”

Chen You’s ears were very sharp, “What?”

Chang Qin said, “Lovely person.”

Chen You snorted, took off his coat, and headed for the bathroom, commanding his man with full energy, “Get me some clothes, a towel, shower gel, shampoo, and a scrub ball. I’m going to take a shower.”

Chang Qin looked at the tall and thin back of the young man and said, “Lawless.”

He clenched his fist with one hand, put it against his forehead and smiled, “Never mind, just be stupid, I’ll just keep a close eye on you, as long as you don’t get kidnapped.”

After taking a shower, Chen You fell into a deep sleep feeling refreshed. He had a dream, the same dream he had every day in the past few days. In the dream, it was still that handsome man with phoenix eyes. He was standing in the same position, not speaking, not crying or laughing, just a cold face with a very beautiful mole.

Some people are born not to like to laugh, just like Chen You who never cries in the real world. He understood it this way because the man in the dream looked at him with complicated eyes, as if he was expecting something, telling something, or commanding something.

Chen You slept until dark. He stretched and somersaulted, “Chang Qin?”

No response.

Just as Chen You was about to shout again, the door was pushed open from the outside. Chang Qin was standing at the door, “Put on your clothes and follow me out.”

“Won’t your friend be disgusted if we come over here with all our luggage?”

Chen You flipped his turtleneck sweater, “One more thing. This place looks like ancient times. It felt unreal when I came in. Does your friend like ancient things?”

Chang Qin put his hands in his pockets and said, “To answer your first question, he won’t be disgusted. As for your second question, he doesn’t like it, it’s a habit.”

Habit? Chen You pondered the word and guessed a possibility. The owner of this place was an actor who had performed in an ancient TV drama and was completely immersed in it. Thinking about it this way, it made much more sense.

When he saw the man, Chen You was slapped in the face by his own guess. He came to this world and paid attention to entertainment news. The handsome man in a deep blue gown in front of him looked very unfamiliar. He was sure that he was not an actor.

Looking at his clothes and every move, he looks just like a young master from ancient times, or from a wealthy family. His fingers are white, slender and beautiful, without any touch of water.

Chen You stared at the man.

Chang Qin’s face was gloomy. He pulled his wife to his side and said to Wu Wuwu, “Let’s eat.”

Wu Wuwu raised his hand and asked the servant to serve the dishes.

After Chen You sat down, he would still steal a glance. He had lived in ancient times and had come into contact with many nobles, such as Master Hu, but compared to the man in front of him, they all seemed much more vulgar.

This handsome guy has an elegance in his bones.

Wu Wuwu spoke softly, “This is steamed sea bass. It doesn’t have many bones. Try it.”

Chen You met his gaze and blushed. Really pretty, and very friendly, a completely different type from the one next to him, “Okay, okay, Mr. Wu.”

After taking a bite of the fish, Chen You sipped the soup in his mouth. It was delicious and the texture of the fish was also great. He flatly called Mr. Wu, and said that the fish was steamed to perfect temperature.

Wu Wuwu covered his mouth and coughed lightly, trying to suppress his laughter.

Chang Qin, who was sitting next to him, pressed the corners of his lips, and his veins popped out.

Realizing that his man was emitting dark energy, Chen You kicked him under the table, what are you doing? Be polite and don’t scare people.

Chang Qin tilted his head and asked, “Is the fish delicious?”

Chen You said it was delicious, and then he looked at Wu Wuwu, his eyes curved with a smile, “Mr. Wu, can I see your closet tomorrow? I want to ask for your advice.”

He controlled his voice and said to his jealous man, “You don’t like meat, but fish can be eaten a little. Wait for me to learn and cook for you.”

Wu Wuwu didn’t miss the gentleness and joy that filled Chang Qin’s face when he heard those words. He smiled at Chen You, “Okay, no problem.”

That saying is really true, there is always someone better. No matter how capable you are, you can still show some childish side in front of certain people.

Wu Wuwu had seen Chen You in advance through the phone, so he didn’t show any curiosity. What interested him was how the other party got along with Chang Qin, which was fun.

Especially when Chang Qin was humiliated, perhaps only Chen You could do it.

The meal was finished in a relatively relaxed atmosphere. Chang Qin went to answer the phone, and Wu Wuwu accompanied Chen You to drink tea and chat.

Chen You looked at the pastries on the table, remembering Flower Spring’s cooking. They were just as exquisite. Holding them in his hands, he couldn’t bear to eat them. No, was it Spring or Autumn? Ai, his memory was so confused.

Oh, remember now, it’s Spring, Spring Peach.

Chen You picked up a piece of cake and took a bite. It was soft, sticky and sweet, “Mr. Wu, the buildings here look like those in ancient times.”

“Mr. Wu…”

Wu Wuwu changed the subject naturally, without a hint of awkwardness, “I just did some research on ancient architectural designs. I felt that the ideas of people back then were very different from those of modern people. The more I studied, the more fascinated I became. That’s how I came up with the houses we have today.”

Chen You’s expression resonated with him. He understood. It was just like when he was playing games, studying a piece of equipment, becoming obsessed with it and wanting to steal it from the store by using his mind and throw it into his backpack.

Wu Wuwu propped up his head and asked, “It must be very hard, right?”

Chen You didn’t understand. He hesitated for a moment and asked, “Is Mr. Wu talking to me?”

Wu Wuwu chuckled, “You’re really interesting.”

No, you are more interesting than me, really. Chen You chose a universal skill, which is to respond to all changes with the same method.

Wu Wuwu said, “Don’t retreat when faced with difficulties, and don’t be discouraged when faced with setbacks. As long as you persevere, run in one direction, and strive for one goal, you will definitely reach the finish line and achieve final victory.”

He paused, rubbing the jade ring on his finger, “Standing at the end, don’t look back. Keep moving forward. Otherwise, if you look back, it will be impossible not to be nostalgic and unable to move forward.”

Chen You was caught off guard and fed a mouthful of chicken soup.

He has a wild imagination, there’s nothing he can do about it, he is open minded. His last name is Wu, and he said so many weird things. Could Wu be a homophone for 5? 444’s colleague 555?

Chen You blurted out, “Mr. Wu, do you know 444?”

Wu Wuwu looked puzzled, “444? What’s that? Are these three numbers the sign of a building?”

Chen You was a little disappointed. It turned out that it wasn’t. He shook his head and said it was nothing, just a casual question. As for the sign of the building, the imagination was quite good.

Wu Wuwu said, “Chang Qin really likes you.”

Chen You said to himself, I genuinely like him too, he is as true as gold.

Without continuing the conversation, Wu Wuwu asked, “Are the pastries delicious? The one on your left isn’t too sweet, so you won’t feel sick of it.”

Chen You took a piece to try. It was indeed not very sweet, nor greasy, but it broke into pieces while he ate it, making it difficult to clean up. He rolled his eyes and looked around the hall, feeling that everything here was very exquisite, the plates, vases, tables and chairs, all of which seemed to have been taken directly from a certain dynasty.

This illusion is very strange.

Wu Wuwu looked at the young man, obviously exploring, yet not causing any dislike, “I used to be a determined person. I once thought nothing could shake my resolve. However, despite all my calculations, I still miss.”

Chen You listened. He didn’t want to interrupt, so he waited quietly for what was to come.

Just then, the voices of the butler and servants could be heard from outside, respectfully calling someone Master.

A tender look crossed Wu Wuwu’s face. He put down his teacup, stood up, and said to Chen You, “Excuse me for a moment.”

Watching the handsome man in a long gown walk out of the hall, Chen You finished the pastry in his hand. Chang Qin had not come back yet, and he was too lazy to go out. He was unfamiliar with the place, it was dark, and he was a poor navigator. It was better not to cause trouble and just wait here.

After finishing his cup of tea, Chen You yawned and mentally called the system, saying he’d just encountered a strange individual who spoke like someone from ancient times, “I only know his last name is Wu, but I don’t know his full name. How about I ask one of the servants?”

System was silent.

Chen You said, “That’s enough already. How long are you going to be angry at me? I didn’t argue with you about that crappy declaration, did I?”

System said, “I’m doing this for your own good. Follow the rules, complete your mission, and go home. That’s what you need to do.”

Chen You said, “Am I not doing it right now?”

“My memory may be confused now, but it hasn’t been cleared. I remember that the target of every mission in every world was my man. This didn’t stop me completing the task while being with him. Old 4, don’t always treat me like an idiot.”

Without waiting for the system to reply, Chen You said, “Let me know when the data is repaired.”

System sent an automatic reply, “Pray.”

Chen You was lying on the table, playing with the crumbs of pastry. He heard footsteps coming from the door and knew it was his man, “You went to answer the phone. What took you so long?”

Without a word, Chang Qin pulled Chen You up and held him in his arms. He lowered his head slightly, burying his face in the warmth of the other’s neck.

Chen You felt his head resting on his shoulder getting heavier and heavier, “Stand still, don’t act like a spoiled child.”

Chang Qin tightened his arms, holding him close to him, “Wife.”

Chen You was stunned, “Hmm.”

Chang Qin’s voice was low and hoarse, his lips pressed against Chen You’s ear, “Let’s go back to the room.”

Chen You, who thought he could have another bowl of chicken soup, “…”

The teacher often taught that no matter what you do, you must concentrate and not be distracted, otherwise you will accomplish nothing. Chen You kept it in mind, so he was wholeheartedly working with Chang Qin and forgot to ask what Mr. Wu’s name was, and also forgot to ask whether that master was his lover.

There’s a saying that goes, if you don’t cherish the opportunity right in front of you, you’ll miss it.

Chen You was screwed over and over again. After dawn, he stood at the head of the bed, shaking his feathers in sorrow. Suddenly, he was back to being a big black bird. He wanted to express his feelings but couldn’t. He couldn’t say it. He regretted it so much that it made his intestines turn green.

The man was still asleep when Chen You flew over him, his left and right talons flailing simultaneously, slapping him awake, “da da!”

Chang Qin touched it and found it wasn’t delicate skin, but rather fluffy bird feathers. He woke up.

A man and a bird looked at each other.

Chen You fell onto the man’s arm, speechless and choking.

Chang Qin touched the black bird’s feathers, kissed it on the forehead, and held it in his arms, rubbing it vigorously with his big hands, “Don’t fly around, you will be able to turn back soon.”

The few bird feathers that Chen You had left were all messed up, and several of them fell off, which was really sad.

Not sure if Chang Qin had informed the other people early, but Chen You noticed that he didn’t come out of the garden with Chang Qin, and Wu Wuwu didn’t feel surprised. Even the butler and servants didn’t whisper to each other. A very high level of professionalism.

In the morning, Chen You flew out of the house and went to play nearby.

There was a village nearby. Chen You flew over it and saw some children playing with snowballs. He flew to the top of a tree and stopped.

A child pointed and said, “Look, there is a black bird on the tree!”

The other children also watched and made wow sounds.

Dead Bird Chen was completely petrified.

Soon, people in the village came over after hearing the noise. They said it was a crow and it was unlucky, so they picked up stones and threw them at the crow, shouting that they wanted to kill it.

Chen You was hit several times and was scared to death.

An entire village is about to die. Could it be a natural disaster, a mudslide? Given the surrounding conditions, that’s unlikely. So… an earthquake?

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