After Being Transformed Into Cannon Fodder For Death, The Heartthrob Chapter 66
byYe Qingyun paused when he heard the words, then immediately understood.
“You… you’re being a hooligan again! You’re getting bold!” Ye Qingyun’s face felt hot, though he wasn’t sure if it was from the bath steam.
Gu Shenyuan didn’t deny it. He simply replied, “Mm.”
Gu Shenyuan’s attitude surprised Ye Qingyun somewhat. Not long ago, they were still in the hand-holding stage, and Gu Shenyuan was quite reserved, rarely making any moves that would embarrass him.
Now, in the span of a single day, their relationship had progressed rapidly, and Gu Shenyuan was starting to seem a little impatient, as if the world were ending tomorrow and he wanted to do everything he could—both appropriate and inappropriate—today.
Ye Qingyun pondered briefly, a guess forming in his mind.
“Qingyun…” Gu Shenyuan called out, his expression showing a hint of undisguised anxiety and uncertainty.
“What’s the rush?” Ye Qingyun reached out and gripped the edge of the bathtub. “Control yourself. Don’t let anything spring up unexpectedly, or I might accidentally sit on it and break it.”
Ye Qingyun didn’t stand up. Instead, he slowly scooted forward beneath the water. Gu Shenyuan watched him, his eyes growing deeper.
After Ye Qingyun had moved a short distance, Gu Shenyuan wrapped an arm around his waist. A pull of strength came from his waist, and he was suddenly yanked to his destination, crashing right into Gu Shenyuan’s embrace.
Ye Qingyun’s scalp tingled.
No, their current position was far too…!
In his mind, he should have been sitting sideways, not facing him, but now they were perfectly face-to-face!
“Qingyun…” Gu Shenyuan held Ye Qingyun tightly, burying his face in the crook of his shoulder.
Ye Qingyun listened to Gu Shenyuan’s breathing. It wasn’t heavy, but suppressed, as if holding back a thousand thoughts, or perhaps clinging to a precious treasure that had been lost and miraculously recovered, only to be threatened with loss again.
Ye Qingyun pursed his lips, reached up to wrap his arms around Gu Shenyuan’s neck, and relaxed his body, leaning into Gu Shenyuan’s embrace.
Gu Shenyuan’s breathing gradually calmed, and only then did Ye Qingyun speak. “Where’s the necklace? Did you forget to put it on me?”
“…I didn’t forget,” Gu Shenyuan said hoarsely.
Gu Shenyuan picked up the necklace and gently placed it around Ye Qingyun’s neck, fastening the clasp at the back.
The sparkling Stone of Love rested against his fair, slightly pink skin. Though it was an expensive and beautiful gem, no one could keep their eyes on it for more than a second; they could only be drawn to the owner wearing it.
“Does it look good?” Ye Qingyun asked.
Gu Shenyuan met Ye Qingyun’s eyes and replied in a low voice, “It looks beautiful.”
It was unclear who started it, but their lips slowly met, moving from a simple touch to a deeper, more involved kiss.
When they finally separated, Ye Qingyun was breathless. Aside from the lack of oxygen, he was also being threatened by Gu Shenyuan’s weapon.
“Put that away. Control your thing,” Ye Qingyun mumbled weakly, resting on Gu Shenyuan’s shoulder.
“…I can’t,” Gu Shenyuan paused, then added, “Your state is the same as mine.”
Ye Qingyun: “…”
Ye Qingyun punched Gu Shenyuan’s shoulder. “So what if it is? Put it away!”
Gu Shenyuan didn’t comply. He helped Ye Qingyun sit up, bringing their faces extremely close. His dark eyes, devoid of their usual coolness, were filled only with fervor as he looked at Ye Qingyun.
Gu Shenyuan asked hoarsely, “Qingyun… is it okay?”
Ye Qingyun pressed down on Gu Shenyuan’s hand resting on his waist and refused. “No, it’s not okay.”
Although he didn’t know exactly how far Gu Shenyuan meant by “is it okay”—whether it meant mutual assistance plus kissing all over—it wasn’t something they should be doing right now.
He still needed to sort out that whole incident with Gu Shenyuan. They couldn’t just get carried away in the heat of the moment. Even if he trusted Gu Shenyuan, wouldn’t Gu Shenyuan, who knew everything, still have a knot in his heart?
He didn’t want to be together so vaguely. He wanted everything to be settled properly, for both of them to be happy and completely free of reservations before they took that step.
Ye Qingyun looked into Gu Shenyuan’s eyes and asked in an unambiguous tone, “You saw those things that person showed me earlier, right?”
Gu Shenyuan’s body instantly tensed up. In the warm water, Ye Qingyun even noticed that the hand he was pressing down on had gone cold.
Gu Shenyuan remained silent, just looking at Ye Qingyun.
Seeing Gu Shenyuan like this, Ye Qingyun sighed and softened his tone. “Why are you so nervous? I didn’t say I don’t believe you.”
Based on his reading of the entire novel and his time spent with Gu Shenyuan, he knew Gu Shenyuan was absolutely not the type of person who would kill someone just to steal wealth.
In other words, the information that person provided wasn’t entirely true.
Ye Qingyun pressed his entire upper body against Gu Shenyuan, wrapping one arm around his neck and gently patting his back with the other. He whispered, “I believe you didn’t kill him for that reason, right? Let me think, what reason would make you do it… Did that person lust after your beauty and try to take advantage of you?”
The more Ye Qingyun thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. Gu Shenyuan was so handsome, the Heartthrob Protagonist—it was perfectly normal for him to be harassed by disgusting people!
Gu Shenyuan had never been soft on those who coveted his looks, so killing the person was understandable. Ye Qingyun even supported it.
Ye Qingyun advised, “Don’t keep everything bottled up. Tell me, okay? We’ll face it together.”
Gu Shenyuan closed his eyes, feeling Ye Qingyun’s warmth.
Explaining things according to Ye Qingyun’s guess might temporarily avert the crisis, but it was by no means a good solution.
Ye Qingyun’s brain was damaged. If he lied to Ye Qingyun now, when Ye Qingyun recovered his memory, he would develop a deep aversion to him.
He had consulted the doctor later, and the doctor said that some people, after recovering their memories, could never eliminate that aversion, no matter what, and eventually broke up with their original lovers.
He didn’t dare to lie to Ye Qingyun.
Ye Qingyun urged, “This is a fundamental issue. If you don’t tell me, I’m going to ignore you.”
Gu Shenyuan spoke. “…Is that the only question you have?”
“It depends. Hurry up and tell me!”
Gu Shenyuan lowered his eyes. He didn’t want to answer, but at this point, his silence would only make Ye Qingyun imagine something worse.
The moment this matter was exposed, he was already in a terrible situation.
Gu Shenyuan recalled the scene from that time and finally answered, “You were following that person back then, and that person didn’t cherish you. He wanted to sell you to another Star Pirate Crew, to make you their… toy.”
Recalling that scene, Gu Shenyuan still felt a surge of anger in his chest. He had used the most painful methods possible at the time, but looking back now, he still felt it wasn’t enough.
Ye Qingyun knew Gu Shenyuan was telling the truth, but he truly hadn’t expected Gu Shenyuan’s reason for killing that person to be this.
Good riddance! What a Scum Gong. It was unbelievable that he had actually followed that person.
But did he really like that person? That person’s character was so despicable, yet he was interested?
Was he blind? That couldn’t be right!
It couldn’t have been some peerless beauty who confused his mind, could it? No matter how handsome, could they be better looking than Gu Shenyuan?
Ye Qingyun was very confused, so he continued to ask, “Who was that person?”
Gu Shenyuan’s previously relaxed body tensed up again, and the hand wrapped around Ye Qingyun’s waist unconsciously tightened.
“Ow, ow, ow, let go, let go.” Ye Qingyun struggled to reclaim his waist.
Gu Shenyuan gently massaged Ye Qingyun, but remained silent, his lips tightly sealed, clearly intending not to answer.
“You’re not going to tell me, are you?” Ye Qingyun realized, but he didn’t press the issue, moving on to the next question. “Did I really like that person?”
Gu Shenyuan: “…”
Gu Shenyuan’s aura instantly turned gloomy. He massaged Ye Qingyun’s waist expressionlessly, still refusing to speak.
But this state undoubtedly gave Ye Qingyun the answer. While Ye Qingyun was surprised that his past self had truly been so blind, he also wanted to offer some comfort to the anxious and jealous Gu Shenyuan.
“Alright, although I don’t know why you refused to tell me before, you don’t have to worry about this. Do you think I would blame you for this?” Ye Qingyun said. “Why haven’t you completely relaxed yet?”
Ye Qingyun’s gentle voice kept ringing in his ears, finally making Gu Shenyuan let out a short, soft laugh.
The reason he was uneasy and dared not tell Ye Qingyun was that, in the past, Ye Qingyun had genuinely adored Pu Tian.
After Ye Qingyun died, he searched everywhere for things related to him, and he found the love letters Ye Qingyun had written to Pu Tian in the vast ocean of network correspondence.
Hundreds of letters, all filled with passionate affection. The emotions were so direct, the language so unrestrained, it hardly seemed like something Ye Qingyun would write.
Ye Qingyun loved Pu Tian, even to the point of being willing to change and humble himself.
Now, he was lucky that Ye Qingyun couldn’t remember anything about Pu Tian. But when Ye Qingyun recovered his memory and learned the truth, whether he would still be as unbothered as he was now was completely unpredictable.
“What are you thinking about all the time?” Ye Qingyun’s verbal comfort wasn’t working well, so he stopped, frustrated. “Don’t imagine me to be so lacking in taste, okay?”
Ye Qingyun shifted his position a few times, successfully waking the temporarily dormant giant dragon.
Respecting Gu Shenyuan’s nature—that he, like Ye Qingyun, wasn’t interested in being the one on top—Ye Qingyun didn’t say anything to make Gu Shenyuan feel awkward, but instead reached his hand downwards.
Gu Shenyuan’s breathing hitched instantly.
“You help me too,” Ye Qingyun requested.
Gu Shenyuan complied, and Ye Qingyun leaned forward, giving him a deep, lingering kiss.
“At a time like this, if you keep a cold face and look miserable instead of being happy with me, I’m really going to get angry,” Ye Qingyun warned.
After issuing the threat, Ye Qingyun added, “This is my first time… mutually assisting someone like this, and my first time sitting on someone like this. And you still need me to coax you, you… mm…”
Ye Qingyun couldn’t finish his sentence. Gu Shenyuan’s actions with his hand nearly made him cry out, but he managed to swallow the sound just in time.
“I apologize… it won’t happen again.” Gu Shenyuan kissed those moist, red lips, completely blocking Ye Qingyun’s unspoken sounds.
He had been mistaken. No matter what, he should ensure Qingyun was happy—that was the priority. It was wrong to make Qingyun worry alongside him for the sake of an unknown future.
Besides, perhaps… perhaps Ye Qingyun, considering the affection they had built up during their time together, would still be willing to stay with him, just complaining a little, even after recovering his memory?
The mutual assistance session left Ye Qingyun’s legs weak, and Gu Shenyuan had to carry him out in the end.
It was terrifying, truly terrifying. As expected of the Protagonist, his skills in all areas were outstanding, leaving Ye Qingyun utterly defeated.
He had been trying hard to help Gu Shenyuan too, so why was he completely exhausted before Gu Shenyuan finally finished the first time? He had read the physiological education textbooks; his physical fitness and timing were perfectly normal!
Comparing people truly was infuriating—it was the absolute truth.
Thinking about it now, he was suddenly grateful that they shared the same attribute. Otherwise, he might actually die in bed.
Thank goodness, thank goodness.
Everything returned to peace. Ye Qingyun was happily dating, already planning the future for him and Gu Shenyuan.
He and Gu Shenyuan would smoothly consolidate and develop their relationship until they eventually married.
He would also start learning the knowledge of this world from scratch, seeing if he could research something useful to make himself and Gu Shenyuan more beloved by the public.
Since waking up this time, Ye Qingyun hadn’t had a terminal. It was fine on a daily basis, but when he needed to look up information, the lack of a terminal was frustrating.
Ye Qingyun asked the butler to buy him a new one. Before long, the butler delivered the terminal, happily saying, “Your terminal and the Leader’s have been bound with spousal authority. You can share some of his privileges. The Leader said you should buy anything you want directly, without worrying about the cost.”
“Thank you,” Ye Qingyun smiled as he took the terminal and put it on his wrist.
The butler bowed and left. As soon as the butler was gone, Ye Qingyun immediately opened the terminal and checked the balance in the account belonging to him and Gu Shenyuan.
Ye Qingyun: “…Wow!”
So many zeros! Was this what it felt like to marry a wealthy CEO in a novel? So thrilling and exciting!
Wait, no, he married the number one person in the galaxy, even more powerful than a CEO!
Ye Qingyun counted the zeros several times, even making a rare mistake in the middle. After finishing, he happily closed the balance screen and decided to check out the Star Net.
Ye Qingyun logged onto the navigation interface and didn’t rush to search for data, instead browsing things that caught his interest.
People in this galaxy seemed very fond of competitions; they would compare anything. Ye Qingyun first clicked on the Star Net Bragging Competition website.
Upon entering, Ye Qingyun saw many videos and photos. Numerous netizens were sharing their most expensive or valuable possessions, and many people below would rate and judge the sharers.
The easiest way to get good likes was naturally through huge bank balances or well-known jewelry and antiques.
Ye Qingyun wasn’t bored enough to show off Gu Shenyuan’s balance, but he was truly engrossed. On a whim, he took a picture of the sofa, uploaded it to the network, and captioned it: [The sofa the Leader held me on! Precious! o((*^▽^*))o]
Ye Qingyun used this tone deliberately, just wanting to make a joke, and didn’t expect anyone to take it seriously. He happily refreshed the comments.
This photo stood out too much among the glittering wealth. Not long after it was posted, it quickly received many comments.
[…Please eat some vegetables, don’t just drink.]
[If you had even one peanut, you wouldn’t be this drunk.]
[Bro, did you just learn how to surf the net? Don’t you know you can’t spread rumors about our Leader online?]
[You’re done for, little brother. When the Star Police come to arrest you, remember not to act cute. Acting cute won’t help. Explain yourself properly, and be a new person after rehabilitation!]
[Heh, how dare you lust after the Leader? Reported. You’re welcome.]
Ye Qingyun: “…”
He really had just learned how to surf the net. He was just joking; would he really get arrested for this? No way, right?
Hmph, if they wanted to arrest him, they should come and do it in front of Gu Shenyuan. Was he scared?
Thinking this, Ye Qingyun posted another comment:
[Thank you all for your concern, I won’t be arrested. Gotta go, Shenyuan Gege is already asleep in my arms, I can’t wake him up. (￣y▽￣)~*]
A soft chuckle sounded by his ear. Ye Qingyun turned his head and saw Gu Shenyuan standing beside him.
It was noon, and Gu Shenyuan had returned to take a nap with him.
“What, do you actually have to come and arrest me yourself?” Ye Qingyun pretended to be surprised.
Gu Shenyuan smiled, picked him up, and placed him on the sofa.
Gu Shenyuan kissed the corner of his mouth and chuckled. “Yes, unless you call me Gege and then fall asleep in my arms, otherwise I will arrest you on the spot and give you a punishment.”
Punishment?
Ye Qingyun looked down and immediately understood what the punishment would be. He muttered “hooligan,” rested his head in the crook of Gu Shenyuan’s shoulder, closed his eyes, and drifted into a sweet dream.