Ning Guiqu’s eyes sparkled as if they were about to shoot lasers. He and Lu Yuan stared at each other for a moment before Lu Yuan finally broke the silence, “We could go home first and see if you’ve written any diaries.”
Ning Guiqu nodded at Lu Yuan’s suggestion.
After nodding, he frowned and flopped onto the blanket, saying dejectedly, “But I don’t know where the original owner’s home is. Do you know where I live?”
There was clearly something wrong with his brain. He couldn’t even remember his own home but still liked Lu Yuan. But Lu Yuan didn’t know where Ning Guiqu lived either!
Lu Yuan: “…..” He became even more determined to treat Ning Guiqu well.
As their gazes intertwined, Lu Yuan deliberately averted his eyes, saying somewhat guiltily, “Ask your parents.”
Ning Guiqu sighed heavily and sprawled on the bed, resting his chin on his hands as he said earnestly, “If I ask about this, won’t I not only fail to get an answer but also get scolded by my parents?”
Lu Yuan: “…..”
Lu Yuan didn’t know Ning Guiqu’s parents, but if Ning Guiqu had a harmonious family, asking such a question would indeed warrant a scolding.
Ning Guiqu thought for a moment. “I’ll ask Li Mu.”
Lu Yuan didn’t react, so Ning Guiqu mischievously added, “I’ll ask my childhood friend~”
Lu Yuan’s eyelids twitched slightly as he leaned over and swatted Ning Guiqu’s butt. Ning Guiqu’s butt was quite fleshy, and the slap produced a pleasantly springy sensation. It felt nice.
Startled, Ning Guiqu sat up straight, his face flushing as he glanced at Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan, however, remained nonchalant, as if nothing had happened.
Ning Guiqu didn’t dare make a sound or ask anything. This world really belonged to those with thick skin!
Ning Guiqu directly asked Li Mu if he knew where his house was.
Perhaps because his message was so unexpected, Li Mu replied almost instantly despite the late hour: [Has your love brain made you forget even where you live?]
Ning Guiqu quickly glanced at Lu Yuan, who was eyeing his phone with a squint. But! His phone had a privacy screen protector, so Lu Yuan couldn’t see from that angle. Ning Guiqu thanked his privacy screen for the ten thousandth time!
Ning Guiqu pretended to tell Lu Yuan, “He thinks I’m messing with him. I’ll ask again.”
In reality, his fingers tapped the screen, typing: [No, just tell me!]
After sending it, Ning Guiqu immediately recalled the message and rephrased: [It’s not that. I just wanted to see if you, who claim to be my childhood friend, still remember where I live.]
Ning Guiqu let out a soft sigh.
Because he had been with Lu Yuan for a long time and revealed his true nature, he couldn’t help but respond impatiently to Li Mu. He couldn’t be like this! There was only one Lu Yuan, and others wouldn’t accept his lack of manners.
Li Mu quickly replied with an address and added: [What did you recall? Your fingers were so fast, it disappeared just as I opened the chat. See if that’s your home. Although I’ve given up on you, I’m still your childhood friend! That’s something Lu Yuan can’t compare to!]
Ning Guiqu didn’t reply. He turned off his phone screen and raised an eyebrow at Lu Yuan beside him, “I know now. I’ll go home and check this weekend.”
Lu Yuan was at a loss for how to respond to Ning Guiqu.
The current situation was really weird. Lu Yuan suggested, “Let’s go to sleep. We have class in the morning.”
Ning Guiqu didn’t budge. He leaned against the bed, fiddling with his phone. His delicate features were accentuated by an upturned, mischievous smile and curved eyes that showed no sign of drowsiness.
Then, Ning Guiqu spoke again in his wise tone, “Officer Xiao Yuan, I know where else we can learn about the original owner.”
Lu Yuan: “……”
Lu Yuan felt mentally exhausted.
Would Ning Guiqu be fine even if he took him to see a psychiatrist now? Would he even start arguing with the doctor?
“Go to sleep. Your brain needs rest,” Lu Yuan coaxed patiently.
Ning Guiqu ignored him, “QQ! I’ve researched before, the original owner should have used QQ in high school. Our high school group is on QQ, right?”
Lu Yuan hummed in affirmation.
Ning Guiqu moved closer to Lu Yuan, his eyes bright. “So! Even if you deleted my QQ number, there’s still the group! Find my QQ number, I need to log in. Let’s see what’s in there.”
Lu Yuan didn’t want to move.
Ning Guiqu reached over and grabbed Lu Yuan’s phone, asking casually, “What’s the password?”
Lu Yuan recited a string of numbers.
Ning Guiqu unlocked it, only to find that Lu Yuan didn’t have QQ installed. He downloaded it. After the download, he handed the phone back to Lu Yuan expectantly.
“Officer Xiao Yuan!”
Officer Xiao Yuan wondered how to handle his overly excited boyfriend.
Lu Yuan entered a series of numbers and a password, successfully logging into QQ. Once logged in, notifications kept flashing, mostly advertisements. Ning Guiqu rested his chin on Lu Yuan’s shoulder and focused intently on Lu Yuan’s phone screen without any other thoughts.
Lu Yuan hadn’t deleted Ning Guiqu’s QQ, but he hadn’t added him either. His QQ was set to reject friend requests, otherwise Ning Guiqu wouldn’t have asked for his WeChat back then.
Lu Yuan had even muted all the groups, so currently, only advertisements were flashing.
Ning Guiqu opened a group named “Class 3 Handsome Boys and Beautiful Girls”. Everyone in the group had nicknames. Ning Guiqu scanned through the unfamiliar names and found his own, or what should be his own, because the nickname was: Melancholic Xiao Qu
Ning Guiqu: “……”
Lu Yuan: “……”
Unable to hold back, Lu Yuan let out a laugh. When Ning Guiqu looked at him, the smile on Lu Yuan’s lips was still irrepressibly curved upwards as he teased, “How melancholic?”
Although this was the original owner, Ning Guiqu still felt embarrassed. He tried to defend the original owner. “In high school, everyone was like this.”
Ning Guiqu pointed at another nickname, “Unrestrained Cong Cong,” and said righteously, “He’s even unrestrained. I’m just melancholic. Let me see yours.”
Lu Yuan’s was simply “Lu Yuan.”
Ning Guiqu was displeased, “Boring.”
“Being normal is boring? Melancholic Genius Xiao Qu?”
Ning Guiqu gripped the phone tightly, glaring at Lu Yuan, “I’m going to exercise my boyfriend duties now! From this moment on, you’re not allowed to speak.”
Lu Yuan was surprised, “There’s such a duty?”
Ning Guiqu growled, “There is!”
Lu Yuan made a gesture of zipping his lips, which satisfied Ning Guiqu!
Ning Guiqu memorized his QQ number and logged into it on Lu Yuan’s phone. He chose “forgot password” and verified using the phone number, finally logging in. Compared to Lu Yuan’s, Ning Guiqu’s QQ was much livelier, with group notifications flashing first, followed by messages from various unfamiliar friends.
Messages like “Xiao Qu, are you not using QQ anymore?”
“Are you there?”
“Senior, I heard you got into Linhai University, congratulations”
And other unimportant messages.
Ning Guiqu scrolled through them. Lu Yuan leaned in, the massive penguin resting on his shoulder, looking at the content together. Ning Guiqu adjusted the phone angle so Lu Yuan could see. But whenever he slightly changed the angle, Lu Yuan would personally correct the position.
For the first time, Ning Guiqu began to hate the privacy screen protector! It was such a hassle!
Ning Guiqu wasn’t too curious about the chat contents and went straight to the personal updates. High school students usually love posting status updates!
Upon opening it, the latest status was private. The privacy wasn’t the focus, but the content was strangely bizarre!
[Xiao Qu’s revenge plan: Fully formulated! Awaiting execution]
It was accompanied by an image of a penguin lying in the snow with a knife in its chest.
Ning Guiqu was bewildered. In his confusion, he glanced at Lu Yuan because he felt the penguin represented Lu Yuan. Was the original owner’s brain wavelength so similar to his?
Lu Yuan’s expression was grave as he swiped the phone, revealing another status update.
[Xiao Qu’s revenge plan: It’s a bit silly, too embarrassing to say out loud. I need to lie low for four years before I can finally bring down Lu Yuan’s company in one fell swoop!]
This was accompanied by another penguin image, this time a pitiful-looking penguin kneeling on the ground.
Ning Guiqu: “……”
Lu Yuan’s name appeared, along with the plan to bring down his company. This penguin must represent the original owner!
The original owner had turned dark due to unrequited love, and Lu Yuan had become the target. So, after gaining consciousness, the path changed, and the original owner started to scheme against Lu Yuan! But Lu Yuan didn’t have a partner, so he shouldn’t get stabbed four years later, right?
Even so, Ning Guiqu quickly distanced himself from the situation. “This isn’t me!”
Lu Yuan’s expression turned sour.
Is that so? He thought it was Ning Guiqu. Did Ning Guiqu really hate him that much before?
However, facing the current Ning Guiqu, who knew nothing, Lu Yuan could only choose to remain calm, “I know.”
They continued reading.
[Xiao Qu’s revenge plan: After entering Lu Yuan’s company, I’ll slack off every day instead of working! Hahaha, I’m not here to be a bootlicker]
Accompanied by a devious laughing emoji.
Ning Guiqu said again, “What is this? This absolutely isn’t me! I just wanted to find an easy nine-to-five job with weekends off!”
Lu Yuan still showed no expression and said, “I believe you.”
However, he felt that Ning Guiqu shouldn’t continue reading this content. Given the current trend, Ning Guiqu might have adopted this revenge plan when he hit his head.
As Lu Yuan was thinking, Ning Guiqu had already scrolled down.
[Xiao Qu’s revenge plan: Reveal to Lu Yuan in advance that he’ll start a company in the future. Then, tell him that before transmigrating, I quit my job because my boss harassed me, and after quitting, I couldn’t find a nine-to-five job with weekends off, so I wanted to follow Lu Yuan. If I sound pitiful enough, that idiot Lu Yuan will definitely believe it.]
It was accompanied by an image of a very silly-looking penguin with its mouth wide open in laughter. The implication was extremely strong.
Ning Guiqu: “……” Where did the original owner get so many penguin emojis from?
Lu Yuan: “……” It was exactly the same. Ning Guiqu really had adopted the revenge plan when he hit his head, believing he had transmigrated. So, would the current Ning Guiqu be triggered? Lu Yuan turned his head to observe Ning Guiqu’s every move closely.
Ning Guiqu showed no reaction at all. He just wanted to distance himself, but the content of this post revealed too much information. Ning Guiqu’s voice became noticeably guilty, “This isn’t me. How could I have such thoughts?”
As he spoke, he scrolled down again.
[Xiao Qu’s revenge plan: I can’t get close to Lu Yuan now, he told me to get lost. Hah! How dare he treat Genius Xiao Qu like this, does he really think I’m a bootlicker?! Genius Xiao Qu isn’t made of dough!]
This time, it was accompanied by an image of a penguin lying peacefully in the snow with its eyes closed, as if it had died.
Ning Guiqu: “……”
Ning Guiqu’s attention was drawn to “Genius Xiao Qu.” Had his brain wavelength already synchronized with the original owner to this extent? Both referring to themselves as Genius Xiao Qu? Moreover, Ning Guiqu really didn’t want to admit it, but he had to. The tone of this revenge plan was too similar to his own!
“Ning Guiqu, the original owner had a dark heart. You’re not like that, so you’re not the same person.”
Suddenly, Lu Yuan spoke slowly beside him, seemingly trying to comfort him. After all, in Lu Yuan’s eyes, he and the original owner were the same person. For Lu Yuan to say such words now, what else could it be but comfort?
Ning Guiqu wanted to scroll down more, but Lu Yuan grabbed his hand and said firmly, “Don’t look anymore.”
Ning Guiqu struggled to scroll once more with his other hand holding the phone.
Lu Yuan: “……”
[Stupid Lu Yuan, how dare you reject a villain boss like Genius Xiao Qu?]
Ning Guiqu blinked.
Lu Yuan immediately seized the opportunity when Ning Guiqu was distracted and snatched the phone away, stating firmly, “You think you’re cannon fodder, he thinks he’s the boss. You’re not him. So, don’t overthink it.”
Ning Guiqu leaned against the bed, his gaze wandering. To be honest, he secretly thought of himself as a villain boss, too, but was too embarrassed to tell Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan continued to stare intently at Ning Guiqu. After a while, he asked, “What are you thinking now?”
Ning Guiqu looked up and sighed, “I’m thinking that I might actually be the original owner.”
Lu Yuan frowned slightly.
“Does your head hurt?”
Ning Guiqu shook his head and pointed to his chest, “But my heart aches.”
Lu Yuan became anxious and got up from the bed, “Let’s go see a doctor.”
Ning Guiqu grabbed Lu Yuan’s hand and shook his head, “If we’re going to see someone, shouldn’t it be a psychiatrist?”
Lu Yuan paused, his expression strange.
Ning Guiqu forced a smile, “That revenge plan clearly looks like something I’d write, so I must be the original owner, but I don’t have any memory of it. Lu Yuan, it’s just as you said. There’s something wrong with my brain.”
Lu Yuan sat back down. The heartache must be from realizing he hadn’t transmigrated and couldn’t accept that there was a problem with his brain, right?
“Your head really doesn’t hurt?”
Ning Guiqu shook his head and spoke sincerely and pitifully, “It doesn’t hurt. But even if I am the original owner, shouldn’t I still have transmigrated? The original owner also called himself a villain boss, and you mentioned he was searching about whether villains can find love and such. So I must have awakened in high school, written this revenge plan after awakening, and then last month, when I hit my head, I adopted this revenge plan.”
Ning Guiqu finished speaking and looked expectantly at Lu Yuan.
“That’s how it is, right? I couldn’t have such an impressive imagination.”
Lu Yuan: “……”
Lu Yuan thought that Ning Guiqu might have been overly dramatic in high school, thinking of himself as some villain boss, which had nothing to do with awakening. If he told Ning Guiqu this now, Ning Guiqu would probably be crushed.
Lu Yuan nodded in agreement.
However, Lu Yuan’s agreement didn’t improve Ning Guiqu’s mood, “But now I really do have something wrong with my brain, otherwise how could I adopt such a revenge plan? Lu Yuan, there’s something wrong with my head. Should I still see a psychiatrist?”
Lu Yuan directly hugged the sad Ning Guiqu, comforting him gently, “You’re not sick, you don’t need to. The doctor said that once the clot subsides, your memory might return, and you’ll be fine.”
Ning Guiqu nuzzled against Lu Yuan’s chest, his voice filled with distress.
“Is that so? But I felt I was quite extreme before hitting my head. Otherwise, why would I try to kill you? It was just a rejection of my confession.”
Lu Yuan replied, “…That wasn’t me. It was the penguin.”
“You are the penguin,” Ning Guiqu insisted.
Lu Yuan, not wanting to argue with the upset Ning Guiqu, said generously, “I don’t care about those things. As long as you’re okay now, that’s all that matters.”
Ning Guiqu looked up with teary eyes. “Really? But I feel that if I return to normal, I should break up with you.”
His gaze was innocent, his voice pitiful, but his words were evil.
Lu Yuan: “…”
He had to admit, Ning Guiqu had hit upon his biggest concern. Through Xiao Qu’s revenge plan, it was clear that Ning Guiqu had been furious after being rejected. Every picture showed the damned penguin. So, if he returned to normal, he might really break up with him. However, if Lu Yuan treated Ning Guiqu well during this time, as long as Ning Guiqu didn’t forget this period, they shouldn’t break up.
Even if they did break up, Lu Yuan was confident they would get back together.
“It’s alright. I was too heartless before,” Lu Yuan said.
Ning Guiqu grew even more distressed.
Why was this happening? He was actually the same person as the original owner! What about his transmigration situation? Was it this current version? Or were there other versions? Or, more pessimistically, was it all fake? Was he just an ordinary person who had developed mental issues and mistakenly believed he had transmigrated? He must have had mental problems even before hitting his head, and they only worsened after the accident! After all, the idea of transmigrating into a novel was simply too far-fetched. Lu Yuan was right!
That night, Ning Guiqu lay in bed, unable to sleep. Even when Lu Yuan pressed his nose against a certain spot, Ning Guiqu had no interest in thinking about his oral fixation.
If it was all fake, then his current condition must be a form of schizophrenia, right? Generally speaking, mental illnesses have a chance of being inherited by the next generation.
If that was the case—
“Lu Yuan,” Ning Guiqu called out seriously in the night.
Lu Yuan responded. He hadn’t been sleeping either, gently patting Ning Guiqu’s back as if soothing a child. But Ning Guiqu wasn’t as easy to comfort as a child and hadn’t fallen asleep yet, so naturally, Lu Yuan couldn’t sleep either.
After Lu Yuan’s response, Ning Guiqu said sadly, “Let’s break up.”
Lu Yuan tensed, his hand stopping mid-pat. Unconsciously, he tightened his arms around Ning Guiqu, but his voice remained calm as he asked, “Why?”
Ning Guiqu, feeling suffocated, gently pushed against Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan loosened his grip slightly, just enough for Ning Guiqu to speak.
“I think I have schizophrenia, which has a chance of being inherited by our children. If we stay together, it will affect our future descendants.”
Lu Yuan: “…”
Lu Yuan’s silence was deafening.
After a while, Lu Yuan released Ning Guiqu from his embrace. Suddenly, a harsh light flooded the room as Lu Yuan turned on the hotel lights. Ning Guiqu covered his eyes, confused. “What are you doing?”
Lu Yuan removed Ning Guiqu’s hands from his eyes.
In the middle of the night, Ning Guiqu found himself staring into Lu Yuan’s eyes. As he did so, he could clearly see the emotions in Lu Yuan’s gaze. There was no sadness or distress. Instead, it was an expression that was hard to describe, one that made Ning Guiqu feel slightly uncomfortable.
It somewhat resembled a look one might give to someone intellectually challenged.
“What’s with that look?” Ning Guiqu asked.
At the same time, Lu Yuan questioned, “Will we have descendants?”
They spoke simultaneously, but Ning Guiqu still caught Lu Yuan’s words. He blinked, drew in a sharp breath, and quickly reached out to turn off the light. He then burrowed deep into the blankets, feeling embarrassed as he shouted, “Let’s sleep! We have class tomorrow!”
Lu Yuan: “…”
“Still want to break up?” Lu Yuan threatened.
“Lu Yuan, please don’t say things I don’t understand. Break up? I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Ning Guiqu pretended to be stupid.
Lu Yuan heaved a heavy sigh of relief, having been scared to death by the troublesome Ning Guiqu.
Xiao Qu didn’t have a mental illness. It seemed that Lu Yuan had led him astray, even though Lu Yuan was supposed to be the more scientific one.
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