After Being Transformed Into Cannon Fodder For Death, The Heartthrob Chapter 21

The location was truly awkward. Ye Qingyun reached out and touched it. The area with the Tattoo wasn’t painful or itchy, but it felt slightly warm when he touched it.

Ye Qingyun was quite unhappy. If he were to find a boyfriend later, and their relationship progressed to the point of further intimate communication, the boyfriend would take one look and exclaim, “Whoa, who is this? Who gave you a Tattoo in that spot! And you told me I was your first love, liar, Scum Gong!”

No, this wouldn’t do. He had to find a way to remove this Tattoo.

As Ye Qingyun was nursing this headache, he heard a voice in his mind: [Host! We have the final results of our discussion regarding your situation!]

Ye Qingyun: [What is it?]

System: [After research, we found that due to the original novel’s unfinished ending, there are many illogical plot points. Since this is a real world, characters do not act illogically, which has led to inconsistencies with the original development. This is not your fault. We have decided—to arrange a different body for you. When this Cannon Fodder body dies, your mission will end, and you can live a free life in the new body. Do you accept?]

Ye Qingyun was quite satisfied with this arrangement. He agreed to the resolution. The System then asked: [To ensure you leave no regrets, we will give you some time to handle any remaining matters with this body. How much time do you require?]

Ye Qingyun originally wanted to say he had nothing to deal with and the sooner he got a new body, the better. But before he could say the words, Gu Shenyuan’s face flashed through his mind.

Gu Shenyuan had gone through great trouble to save him and had been following him, likely just to learn something from him.

To simply walk away from someone who risked danger to save him and endured ridicule to follow him, all because of a thirst for knowledge, seemed too heartless.

Ye Qingyun thought for a moment and told the System: [Give me three months.]

Given Gu Shenyuan’s intelligence, three months should be enough for him to learn everything he wanted, and then Ye Qingyun could leave with peace of mind.

[Understood. Your request has been accepted. Your body will die in three months. Please prepare yourself.]

Gu Shenyuan listened to the sounds Ye Qingyun made while moving around in the other room, his eyes dimming slightly.

What would Ye Qingyun’s reaction be when he saw the Tattoo?

…What would that Tattoo look like, and where exactly was it located?

Gu Shenyuan knew Ye Qingyun must have a Tattoo, but he didn’t know the specific location, as the Tattoo was not fixed; it was different for every generation.

Perhaps Ye Qingyun’s Tattoo was on his shoulder, his waist, or his ankle. He wondered if he would ever be able to see its entirety.

Although Ye Qingyun didn’t like him now, he had a lifetime to slowly win him over. He only hoped that one day, he could kiss that Tattoo, and the skin beneath it.

Ye Qingyun felt that this planet was unsafe. The young man who forcefully took him away to marry him might reappear at any time, so it was better to leave soon.

Fortunately, Gu Shenyuan’s body had recovered enough that he no longer needed rest, and they could leave immediately.

Ye Qingyun told Gu Shenyuan his plan. The two refueled the spacecraft they arrived in with new energy and left the planet.

On the way, Ye Qingyun asked, “What exactly do you want to learn by following me?”

Gu Shenyuan didn’t answer immediately. He was silent for a moment before replying, “Anything you can teach, I want to learn.”

This was a rare romantic statement for someone with Gu Shenyuan’s reserved personality. He looked at Ye Qingyun expectantly, awaiting his response.

Ye Qingyun: “?”

Isn’t that nonsense?

He spent his entire life researching new things. Could Gu Shenyuan really follow him and learn for a lifetime?

Actually, once he changed identities, teaching Gu Shenyuan online as a trusted friend wouldn’t be impossible, but this body was going to be gone in three months.

Ye Qingyun adopted a cold expression: “Stop talking rubbish. Tell me quickly what you want to learn. I will only teach you for three months. After three months, we break up. You go your separate way, and I’ll go mine.”

Gu Shenyuan lowered his eyes.

Ye Qingyun wanting to leave was something he had anticipated, but he absolutely would not let Ye Qingyun go.

Whatever Ye Qingyun wanted him to do, he would try his best to accomplish it, except for this one thing.

He would follow him for a lifetime.

Ye Qingyun continued to emphasize the time limit: “You only have three months. Make your choice quickly. After three months, I will…”

Ye Qingyun wanted to say he would leave after three months, but Gu Shenyuan turned and looked at him. Although he didn’t say a word, Ye Qingyun could tell from that look that Gu Shenyuan would not let him go easily.

Just like now, wherever he went, Gu Shenyuan followed. He might even have to stage a dramatic death right in front of him.

This wouldn’t work. He needed to give Gu Shenyuan a sense of urgency, making him realize that time was tight and he couldn’t teach him leisurely.

Ye Qingyun rubbed his forehead and found an excuse: “After three months, don’t follow me anymore. I’m already tired enough of you. I’m going to look for Pu Tian. If I can’t find him…” Ye Qingyun looked out at the sparkling nebula, speaking each word clearly, “If I can’t find him, I don’t want to live anymore. So don’t tell me you want to learn everything in some grand, empty statement. Tell me your true thoughts. I’ll consider it charity before I die… before I leave.”

Ye Qingyun was looking out the window and therefore didn’t see Gu Shenyuan’s face instantly turn cold after he spoke those words.

Ye Qingyun liked Pu Tian; he had always known that, but he hadn’t realized Ye Qingyun liked him to this extent.

Gu Shenyuan looked at the pale white nape of Ye Qingyun’s neck, long and slender, looking very fragile.

Gu Shenyuan was not a sunny or cheerful person. On the contrary, the excessive darkness he encountered during his growth made his methods quite ruthless.

In that instant, many methods flashed through Gu Shenyuan’s mind: confining Ye Qingyun, locking him in a place where he could only see Gu Shenyuan, until Ye Qingyun became dependent on him.

Or perhaps erasing Ye Qingyun’s memory, making him forget Pu Tian, ensuring Ye Qingyun would never mention another man in front of him again.

The backlash he would suffer from doing this to Ye Qingyun would obviously be greater, but he didn’t care.

These thoughts surged until Ye Qingyun felt something was wrong, turned his head, and met Gu Shenyuan’s gaze.

“What’s wrong? Are you unwell?” Ye Qingyun asked.

The warmth in those eyes contained a subtle worry, like a ray of sunshine dispelling the darkness in Gu Shenyuan’s heart.

“Don’t die for him. He’s not worth it,” Gu Shenyuan said softly. “I’ll take you… I’ll take you to relax.”

Two days later, standing on the most famous dating planet for couples in the entire galaxy, Ye Qingyun felt utterly defeated.

Where did Gu Shenyuan bring him to relax?!

Look at all those couples, two by two. Didn’t Gu Shenyuan feel how out of place they were standing here?

He was foolish. He only knew Gu Shenyuan was a thousand-year-old single ice mountain, but he didn’t realize that in Gu Shenyuan’s mind, there was no concept that single people shouldn’t come to a couple’s dating sanctuary.

A little girl holding a bouquet of roses ran up to them. She looked at Gu Shenyuan, then at Ye Qingyun, and finally said sweetly to Gu Shenyuan, “Big brother, look how handsome the little brother is! Buy him a flower!”

Ye Qingyun: “…”

Little one, you’ve got the wrong person. The cold and ruthless Protagonist won’t buy flowers.

Gu Shenyuan lowered his head, picked the largest and most vibrant red rose, and placed it in Ye Qingyun’s hand.

Gu Shenyuan: “Beautiful.”

Ye Qingyun: “?”