Regarding the reason for his sentence, Fu Yihe was telling the truth. After lowering Chi Zhao's vigilance, Fu Yihe made up the answers to the questions that followed.
After sending Chi Zhao's mother away, Fu Yihe watched the elevator door close with a smile. He originally wanted to accompany her downstairs, but the old lady insisted that he didn't do that. Once he saw that the elevator was going down, Fu Yihe turned back around.
Then, he saw Chi Zhao leaning against the door frame, hands crossed in front of his chest, looking at him assessingly.
Fu Yihe's movements stopped for a moment before he continued to walk over. He lowered his head slightly and asked gently, "What's wrong?"
Chi Zhao had already recovered from the news of Fu Yihe's tragic past. Although he knew that Fu Yihe shouldn't have lied just now, he felt that the word tragic and Fu Yihe didn't seem to fit together.
Even if his parents passed away early and his sister was almost ruined, he wasn't the kind of person who would live pessimistically, unable to stand back up. On the contrary, he should be the kind of person who does his best to make the others miserable.
Chi Zhao pursed his lips. Not touching on this topic for now, he was more concerned about something else.
"I really met you at university?"
Fu Yihe said that nine years ago he had gone to Chi Zhao's university and was there as an exchange student for half a month. He had met Chi Zhao at that time and after returning, the two of them didn't cut off their contact and chatted every day. After that went on for a while, they got together.
Afterwards, both of them had something happen to them at the same time and there was a gap of seven years.
It sounded reasonable and there didn't seem to be any problems with that explanation.
But when Fu Yihe talked about it, Chi Zhao didn't have any impression of it at all. It seemed that Fu Yihe was lying to his mother.
Staring at Fu Yihe's eyes, Chi Zhao had no intentions to let him off. Fu Yihe left out a low laugh and shook his head, "No, I just said that because I want your mother to accept me."
"Then how did we meet?"
It was already past ten and neither of them had eaten. He had originally planned to make breakfast, but it had now changed to brunch. Fu Yihe took out his phone to directly order some food and then very naturally stepped forward and planted a soft kiss on Zhao's temple.
"Met you in a dream. What do you want to eat?"
Chi Zhao narrowed his eyes as he watched Fu Yihe stroll towards the kitchen.
Not telling me, are you? It doesn't matter. He would remember it himself anyway. By the time he remembers, lets see how he fools him.
Fu Yihe lived with Chi Zhao and since then, Chi Zhao's living standards had risen sharply. In the past, he was always eating takeaway and ordered almost everything he ate but now, Fu Yihe managed his three meals and also purchased all his daily necessities. Chi Zhao basically didn't have to do anything.
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At first, Chi Zhao was afraid that he didn't have money and often transferred money to him but later, when Fu Yihe linked their accounts together, Chi Zhao realised that he was actually the poorer one compared to Fu Yihe.
It was strange though. Fu Yihe never went out to work but from time to time there would be an extra sum in his account. After Chi Zhao asked about it, Fu Yihe roughly explained, "I am a consultant for some people. They ask me questions, I answer them. This money is what they give me."
With knowledge from a world thousands of years more advanced, even if Fu Yihe only taught the other party a little bit, it was enough for them to use it for a lifetime. Fu Yihe seemed to be in his twenties while even the youngest of his clients was in their forties. They however treated Fu Yihe with great respect. It was precisely because of their good attitude that Fu Yihe was willing to teach them.
Fu Yihe didn't want to show his face, so those middle-aged people contacted him through their phones. In addition to the agreed payment, they would also take the initiative to send over more money to express their gratitude and loyalty.
In the first half of his life, he had been busy every day and later, he was sentenced by the court to receive punishment through experiencing virtual life. In the virtual life, he was still very busy every day. Fu Yihe really didn't want to work right now and even the consultant job was only done because he needed money.
His original plan was, after accumulating enough money in his account, he would stop attending to those people and then take Chi Zhao to a place Chi Zhao wanted to go and live a peaceful life together.
But even after asking several times, Fu Yihe found that Chi Zhao didn't want to go anywhere. He wanted to stay here, stay in the company he was currently working for, living life like an ordinary citizen, working hard for company and his family.
Chi Zhao originally wasn't someone with lofty ideas. After binding to the system, he had experienced many ups and downs in his life. He subconsciously no longer wanted to go through that anymore. For example, just like now, just going to work when its time, talking to Fu Yihe after work and living like an ordinary person working hard for both the business and his family, was already enough to make him happy.
No, the word happy shouldn't be used.
It should be blessed.
Blessed was a very abstract word. Chi Zhao still didn't understand what feeling blessed really felt like, but just as the ancients had said, after searching a thousand times in the crowd, when one looks back, the person you're looking for may be standing under the light.
Fu Yihe walked down the steps of the milk tea shop. He still didn't like this sweet drink, so he only bought one cup. When he turned around and saw Chi Zhao leaning against the chair staring at him in daze, Fu Yihe couldn't help but raise the corner of his lips.
He placed the warm milk tea in Chi Zhao's hands and then sat down beside him, "What are you in daze for? You see me every day, yet you still can't get enough of it?"
Chi Zhao returned to his senses and gave him a speechless glance, "You're too narcissistic."
Fu Yihe was noncommittal, "I'm not narcissistic, I'm just basing it off myself."
Chi Zhao took a sip of his milk tea and successfully sucked some pearls up. He then turned around and blinked a few times, "What do you mean?"
Fu Yihe used to live on a planet that was spring all round. Suddenly coming to this place with four distinct seasons, he still couldn't get used to it. This was especially so on an cold day like today and he subconsciously tucked his hands in his pockets.
"Although I can see you every day, I don't find it enough, so I thought you might be thinking the same as me."
Fu Yihe had already given his resume to the company where Chi Zhao worked and would be going there for an interview in two days. Chi Zhao always felt that Fu Yihe wasn't going there to be interviewed and was instead going there to evaluate the company in preparation to take it over completely.
When Fu Yihe said this, he wasn't looking at Chi Zhao and was casually looking around. This commercial street was built around a fountain. Behind Chi Zhao and Fu Yihe was a large musical fountain. It wasn't dark yet, so the lights weren't on and the music wasn't playing. It only did what a normal fountain did. Fu Yihe looked at it and then brought his arm around Chi Zhao's shoulders, pulling him closer.
The place where Chi Zhao sat was a place where one could easily be hit by the water. When outside, Fu Yihe would always pay attention to these small details. Because he was afraid of the cold, he felt that Chi Zhao was probably just like him. If he was hit by those water droplets that are not much higher than freezing point, who knew how uncomfortable it must be.
Chi Zhao tilted his head to look at him. He then reached out and pulled Fu Yihe's hands out of his warm coat pockets and transferred the milk tea that was still warm into Fu Yihe's hands. Fu Yihe looked slightly stunned. After he understood Chi Zhao's intentions, he smiled gently and wanted to say that there was no need to do that.
But before he could say anything, Chi Zhao used both his hands to cover his hands. His hands however were not long enough to cover his. After a moment of silence, Chi Zhao could only take another step closer and use a combination of his hands and his wrists to cover the back of Fu Yihe's hands.
The bench was originally quite spacious but right now, if it weren't for the armrests, Fu Yihe would have been pushed off the seat. Chi Zhao's entire body was pressed against Fu Yihe. After a few seconds, Chi Zhao lowered his head again, looked at this position and took another sip of his milk tea.
Then, he straightened up and smiled lightly at Fu Yihe, "Is it still cold now?"
Fu Yihe's heart was about to melt. Let alone minus two degrees, even if it was minus twenty degrees, he wouldn't feel cold anymore.
Reluctant to pull his hand out, he could only trace the outline of Chi Zhao's face with his eyes. After a while, he said in a low voice, "I really want to kiss you."
There were many people coming and going here and it was evening, so children were also outside. Fu Yihe naturally couldn't do that kind of thing here so he could only say those words sullenly. CHi Zhao laughed when he heard those words, revealing his dimples.
"Then let's go home. I just happen to be hungry too."
When they got home, Fu Yihe first asked for a long kiss before happily putting on his apron and entering the kitchen. When it was being renovated, Chi Zhao had chosen a Japanese-style kitchen and dining room. He sat at the table beside the sliding door supporting his face and watched Fu Yihe prepare dinner for the two fo them.
Chi Zhao would usually go there to help but today he didn't want to move.
It didn't matter if he wanted to be lazy every now and then, Fu Yihe spoiled him anyway.
Realising that he was becoming more and more spoilt, Chi Zhao was surprised at first and then he couldn't help but laugh.
At this moment, Chi Zhao's heart was filled with happiness. Life was great. It even felt a little unreal to him. Perhaps this was just a dream, an exceptionally good one while he was in a coma.
The only regret was that, even now, he still hadn't remembered the bits and pieces of their past.
It would be great if he could remember. Although Fu Yihe hadn't said anything, he knew that he also wanted him to remember.
Letting out a light sigh, Chi Zhao lowered the hand supporting his face. Suddenly, there was a sharp pain on his left wrist. He instinctively held it and gave it a rub.
....
Five minutes later, Fu Yihe came out carrying the food. He placed the food down and went back to serve up the rice and also pick up the chopsticks from the holder hanging from the wall. He passed over a pair to Chi Zhao.
Chi Zhao received it and tasted the food, "Did you originally know how to cook?"
Fu Yihe sat opposite him. He was peeling shrimps for Chi Zhao. Hearing that question, he shook his head, "I didn't know how to cook. Not only me, but everyone also didn't know. I only learned this later."
Chi Zhao nodded indifferently, "I thought you were good at cooking from the beginning. But that's true. I remember you only made eggs at the beginning in the first world."
Fu Yihe's act of peeling the shrimp instantly stopped. He thought he had heard wrong. After a while, he stiffly lowered the shrimp and raised his head.
"You…..what did you just say?"
Chi Zhao supported his head with one hand and looked at him lazily. After seeing enough of Fu Yihe's current expression, Chi Zhao laughed, "The feeling of being forgotten, it probably wasn't great, right?"
The pastFu Yihe had forgotten about him in every world. At that time he was like Fu Yihe now, trying to get close to him all the time while still comforting himself inside.
Fu Yihe couldn't believe what he heard. Chi Zhao also didn't answer directly so he wasn't certain, "Chi Zhao, do you remember now?"
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Not wanting to torture him any longer, Chi Zhao quietly nodded.
Fu Yihe was stunned. Didn't they say that once the memory was erased, it was impossible to remember it again? He was ready to start all over again with a blank Chi Zhao and was willing to bury the past they had deep in his heart but, somehow, Chi Zhao remembered?
How did he remember?
Without needing him to ask, Chi Zhao who had recovered his memory also knew him very well. He could tell what he was thinking by just looking at his expression.
"Before I came back, the system gave me a parting gift. It didn't tell me what it was, but it seems that the gift was this."
"You...remember everything?"
Fu Yihe's voice was a little dry. Chi Zhao felt slight pain in his heart when he heard it. He gently nodded, "Yeah, From Li Yihan to Lin Changfeng, from the first year to the seventh year."
After a pause, Chi Zhao laughed, "When I heard that the last world was a world to say goodbye, I thought you didn't want me anymore."
He didn't expect it to be a for the purpose of transitioning. Biological teleportation took time and required precise position. Keeping Chi Zhao in a virtual world was to allow them to use that time to locate his body and along the way prepare for the teleportation.
No one knew if it would be successful because it was something that hadn't been done before, so Fu Yihe didn't let the system tell Chi Zhao the truth. He was afraid that he would fail or encounter an accident and Chi Zhao would be sad.
Fu Yihe hadn't said those things, but Chi Zhao could imagine what he may have done. Even if Chi Zhao remembered, Fu Yihe still had no intentions to mention anything about it. The reason was the same. He didn't want Chi Zhao to worry, let alone make him sad.
"You know that," Fu Yihe said after a moment of silence, "I can't be without you."
Chi Zhao was his life, his everything, a part of his soul that he would never be able to give up. For him to lose Chi Zhao, it was better to just kill him directly. Some people may think that taking such a desperate approach was madness, but he had done this because he knew that this was the only way to save himself.
Chi Zhao stood up and went over to Fu Yihe's side. He didn't answer and just sniffled a little before stretching out both his arms, "Hug."
Finding himself in a warm and powerful embrace, Chi Zhao buried his head in those arms and took in Fu Yihe's scent. He then opened his eyes and said in a low voice, "You worked hard coming all the way here."
"But I still want to say, don't throw me away in the future."
The feeling of being thrown away and given up on was really horrible. This was especially so when he couldn't communicate directly with Fu Yihe. Every time, he was the one being notified. He wasn't as accepting and unbothered as he looked. If he was, he wouldn't have cried unceasingly after becoming drunk.
At that time, Lin Changfeng didn't understand what he was talking about, but now Fu Yihe understood how sad he was at the time. Fu Yihe lowered his head, closed his eyes and gently kissed Chi Zhao.
"Yeah."
The earlier promise was to be together for all lifetimes but, this time, it was to be together for eternity in this lifetime.
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