After Being Transformed Into Cannon Fodder For Death, The Heartthrob Chapter 29

Faced with Gu Shenyuan’s sudden confession and serious gaze, Ye Qingyun was momentarily stunned.

But he quickly reacted and refused, saying, “I’m not willing.”

Gu Shenyuan was not the type of person who liked to fight for power and profit, nor did he have ambition for that supreme position. This was evident from the fact that before meeting Ye Qingyun, Gu Shenyuan had never developed his own influence or used his strength to acquire certain positions.

Even if Ye Qingyun thought about it briefly, he knew how dangerous it was to compete for control of this star sector. A small slip-up could lead to Gu Shenyuan’s death.

If Gu Shenyuan’s original dream was to become the ruler of the empire, then Ye Qingyun might have supported him. But since Gu Shenyuan originally had no such intention, Ye Qingyun naturally had to stop him, and it was even less likely that he would agree to Gu Shenyuan’s proposal based on this condition, encouraging Gu Shenyuan to strive in that direction.

A trace of sadness flashed in Gu Shenyuan’s eyes. He lowered his gaze, his grip on Ye Qingyun’s hand tightening. He remained silent for a moment, then showed a faint smile: “It was wrong of me to speak so boldly before even starting the action. I will ask you again after I succeed.”

Ye Qingyun: “???”

Ye Qingyun was utterly shocked to hear this. Just as he was about to say that it wouldn’t matter even if he succeeded, he caught sight of Gu Shenyuan’s eyes.

It was a look of carefully maintaining something.

Gu Shenyuan was cautiously preserving the possibility of being with him. Clearly, if he rejected Gu Shenyuan again now, he would be cruelly shattering Gu Shenyuan’s hope. No one knew what a hopeless Gu Shenyuan would do.

Ye Qingyun felt a lump in his throat, unable to speak or remain silent.

Fortunately, by the time they returned to the hotel, Ye Qingyun had figured out a way to stop Gu Shenyuan.

Perhaps his overly positive attitude recently made Gu Shenyuan think that he was full of passion for life and had abandoned the idea of dying for love, which was why he started actively planning for the future.

If he resumed a negative attitude, Gu Shenyuan’s focus would definitely shift away from conquering the stars.

“You won’t take me with you when you go, right?” Ye Qingyun lowered his head, picking at the quilt. “I can just stay here by myself.”

As expected, Gu Shenyuan’s movements paused when he heard these words.

“I will always stay by your side,” Gu Shenyuan said.

He could follow Ye Qingyun constantly, preventing Ye Qingyun from doing anything foolish, while simultaneously trying to control other planets. It would just require more effort and the progress would be much slower.

But it didn’t matter. Ye Qingyun was the most important thing. As long as Ye Qingyun was safe, everything else could be taken slowly.

That night, Ye Qingyun suffered from insomnia.

Although he had temporarily stabilized Gu Shenyuan, he still remembered his initial goal: to find a way to lift the Bloodline restriction on Gu Shenyuan and get Gu Shenyuan to cooperate with him by providing the necessary materials for his research.

However, the plan to make Gu Shenyuan hate him, thereby prompting voluntary cooperation, had failed. Gu Shenyuan’s attitude toward him was definitely not dislike; it was intense affection.

Ye Qingyun inevitably recalled the look in Gu Shenyuan’s eyes during his confession—a fervent gaze for Gu Shenyuan, like a frozen lake thawing and becoming scalding hot.

Ye Qingyun drifted into thought, contemplating that gaze.

The System quietly spoke: [Host, do you like the Protagonist?]

Ye Qingyun: [Why do you ask that?]

The System said seriously: [I advise you not to fall for him. Whether the Protagonist is single and who his other half is, is a fundamental issue of this world. If a fundamental issue goes wrong, the World Consciousness will condense and awaken. The World Consciousness… might not agree to the Protagonist being with a Vicious Cannon Fodder. Based on my experience across multiple worlds, the World Consciousness might disdain your status as not being noble enough, staining its clean, high-and-mighty Protagonist.]

Ye Qingyun remained silent.

The System continued: [The plot of this world is too chaotic. The Main System has already opened your permissions, allowing you not to suffer headaches even if you don’t maintain your character setting. You should have noticed this already.]

Ye Qingyun: [Mmm… thank you.]

System: [However, the World Consciousness is not under our control. We don’t know what it will do, so please remain vigilant. Of course, we still have the Rebirth Package waiting for you, so you don’t need to worry too much.]

Ye Qingyun: [I understand. Thank you for the reminder.]

The System fell silent again, and Ye Qingyun raised a hand to rub his forehead.

Just in case, it was better for him to quickly find a way to unlock the Bloodline restriction on Gu Shenyuan.

To research this curse, he needed to obtain at least a few samples from Gu Shenyuan: hair, blood, saliva, and Essence. The more he could get, the better.

Essence was immediately ruled out; he definitely couldn’t get that. So, he had to try his best to obtain the remaining items.

As for the laboratory research, he could pretend to study the Stone of Love while secretly researching Gu Shenyuan’s components.

The equipment in this double room was definitely insufficient for his research, so Ye Qingyun made another request to Gu Shenyuan.

“I don’t want to live here anymore. There’s no way to research the stone here. I need to live in a place that is both quiet and has a lot of research equipment,” Ye Qingyun said.

Gu Shenyuan agreed to Ye Qingyun’s request. He took Ye Qingyun away from the planet and traveled by flying vehicle to a secluded planet.

They landed in front of a large courtyard. The courtyard felt desolate, shrouded in a layer of black mist, and there was no sound inside, suggesting no one had lived there for a long time.

Gu Shenyuan led Ye Qingyun inside with practiced ease. As Ye Qingyun curiously looked around, he heard Gu Shenyuan say: “This is my old home. I bought a lot of research instruments and stored them here. They should be helpful to you. If anything is still missing, just let me know.”

“Ah,” Ye Qingyun paused, then thought of something. “This is your old home. Is your grandmother here too?”

Gu Shenyuan had boarded the ship originally because his grandmother was captured and threatened by Pu Tian. Ye Qingyun wondered how the elderly woman was doing now.

“My grandmother?” Gu Shenyuan seemed slightly surprised that he brought up the topic, but still replied, “She passed away many years ago.”

Ye Qingyun: “…”

Gu Shenyuan’s grandmother had died long ago, so there was no possibility of her being held hostage by Pu Tian. So why did Gu Shenyuan board the ship?

…Could it be that he admired Ye Qingyun’s talent and specifically came to see him?

That was too strange!

Ye Qingyun couldn’t figure out Gu Shenyuan’s motivation, so he simply stopped thinking about it and focused on how to obtain samples from Gu Shenyuan.

Ye Qingyun believed that among the items, the easiest to obtain should be Gu Shenyuan’s hair.

A normal person loses a few strands of hair every day. It shouldn’t be difficult to secretly pick up a few from the floor, right?

To facilitate collection, when Gu Shenyuan claimed there was only one sleeping room in the large house, Ye Qingyun didn’t expose the lie.

Fortunately, although Gu Shenyuan lied about there being only one room, he still provided two beds, arranging them like the double room they had stayed in before.

Ye Qingyun slept soundly. The next day, after Gu Shenyuan got up to prepare breakfast, Ye Qingyun quietly rose.

Ye Qingyun approached the bed where Gu Shenyuan had slept. The quilt had been neatly folded, leaving the bedsheet clearly visible to Ye Qingyun.

The bedsheet was spotless, with not a single strand of hair left on it.

This was unscientific! Did Gu Shenyuan clean the bed while folding the quilt?

Ye Qingyun was very confused, but he decided not to dwell on it and changed his search direction.

Ye Qingyun squatted down to look at the floor. The floor was so shiny it reflected light, without a speck of dust, let alone hair.

…Maybe it was just a coincidence that he didn’t shed any hair today?

Ye Qingyun decided to wait. He had the time.

However, after waiting for three days, Ye Qingyun failed to find a single strand of Gu Shenyuan’s hair anywhere in the house. Gu Shenyuan seemed to lack the function of metabolism entirely.

Ye Qingyun was astonished and grew even more curious about Gu Shenyuan’s physical structure.

This was the simplest item. If he couldn’t even get hair, what excuse could he use to obtain blood and saliva?

And the other certain fluid—he didn’t even need to think about that!

Ye Qingyun heard the System’s serious voice in his mind: [I think you’re mistaken. For you, the easiest item to obtain shouldn’t be hair, but the bleep—fluid.]

Ye Qingyun: […]

The System’s voice remained serious: [You don’t even need much emotional interaction. You just need to drink some alcohol, pretend to be drunk, lie in Gu Shenyuan’s arms, have a drunken mess of bleep—, and leave the research target inside your body. Then, the next day, go to the lab, take out the research target, and conduct your study. Oh, right, if you prepare in advance, you might be able to obtain saliva as well.]

Ye Qingyun didn’t fully understand at first. He followed the System’s steps in his mind and immediately became furious: [Stop talking! Go back and wash your brain!]

The System instantly silenced itself, leaving Ye Qingyun flushed and embarrassed.

Ye Qingyun scratched his head, trying his best to erase the method he had just heard from his mind.

There were thousands of methods; he certainly didn’t need to consider that one.

Besides, the System didn’t understand Gu Shenyuan at all. Even if Gu Shenyuan was momentarily swept up in passion, he would definitely clean Ye Qingyun afterward. There was no way he would let Ye Qingyun sleep dirty like that.

Hmph, completely unreliable!