After Being Transformed Into Cannon Fodder For Death, The Heartthrob Chapter 68

A slight stinging sensation came from Ye Qingyun’s lips. Gu Shenyuan had kissed him with force, biting him until it hurt.

Ye Qingyun did not push Gu Shenyuan away. He responded gently until Gu Shenyuan’s movements softened.

After a long moment, their intertwined lips separated.

“Suddenly throwing such a big tantrum,” Ye Qingyun patted Gu Shenyuan’s back and feigned grievance, “You bit me so hard.”

Gu Shenyuan lowered his eyes to look at his lips, reaching out to slowly rub his lower lip with his thumb.

Gu Shenyuan’s gaze was dark. Ye Qingyun didn’t know Gu Shenyuan’s exact thoughts, so he could only make rough guesses.

Gu Shenyuan must have realized that he could recall Pu Tian’s name and had secretly searched for it, which was why he was angry.

Putting himself in Gu Shenyuan’s shoes, he would be angry too.

But how could he explain to Gu Shenyuan that he truly had no impression of Pu Tian?

Ye Qingyun thought for a moment and decided to tell Gu Shenyuan the truth. He couldn’t bear to let Gu Shenyuan misunderstand him.

Ye Qingyun hurriedly said, “Don’t be angry, listen to my explanation. I really don’t remember him.”

This sentence clearly lacked credibility. Gu Shenyuan looked at him, his dark eyes devoid of light: “Qingyun… I will try my best to believe everything you say, but this one sentence, I cannot believe.”

Ye Qingyun grew anxious: “No, I really didn’t lie—”

Gu Shenyuan whispered, “Tell me the truth. I have long been prepared for this. Even if you remember him and not me… it doesn’t matter.”

That he was not as important as Pu Tian in Qingyun’s heart was something he had known for a long time. His previous loss of composure was only because he held onto hope.

The amnesiac Ye Qingyun’s heart was pure white, without any past emotional experiences or love for others. They were each other’s only one, the most cherished person in each other’s hearts.

This was the fantasy he had always buried deep within him.

Now this fantasy was shattered, revealing the cruel reality behind it once more—he was not the most precious person in Ye Qingyun’s heart. He was just an irrelevant passerby, not worth being cherished by Ye Qingyun.

“How can you be prepared? You’re too prepared!” Ye Qingyun laughed in exasperation. “Listen to what you’re saying. Does that sound like ‘it doesn’t matter’?”

Gu Shenyuan looked at him silently. Ye Qingyun continued, “If remembering counts as this, then of course I remember you too. I remember you the most.”

Gu Shenyuan frowned slightly, seemingly not understanding the statement.

Ye Qingyun continued to mention the names of several supporting characters from the novel. These supporting characters were all Gu Shenyuan’s admirers in the original novel, and their timelines were all after he met Gu Shenyuan. As he spoke, Ye Qingyun observed Gu Shenyuan’s reaction.

Gu Shenyuan’s expression shifted slightly. He looked at Ye Qingyun, his voice becoming somewhat urgent: “You remember all of these? You’ve recalled everything?”

Ye Qingyun shook his head: “You could say I remember, or you could say I don’t.”

Gu Shenyuan’s frown deepened. His eyes held confusion as he waited for Ye Qingyun’s explanation.

Ye Qingyun took Gu Shenyuan’s hand, looked into his eyes, and said to him, word by word: “What I say next might overturn your conventional imagination, but you must believe me.”

Gu Shenyuan smiled, neither confirming nor denying.

If they were talking about overturning imagination, he had already believed Ye Qingyun’s absurd claim that he had a constitution that allowed him to get pregnant just by shaking hands. What could be more difficult to accept this time?

Ye Qingyun quickly thought of how to phrase it in his mind. Saying this world was a novel would be too shocking. It would be better to simplify it: just telling Gu Shenyuan that he knew what was originally supposed to happen would count as telling the truth.

“When I was little, I often dreamed that I was reading a book,” Ye Qingyun said, looking into Gu Shenyuan’s eyes. “I have a very deep impression of this book. Even though I don’t remember my past, I still remember the plot of that book from my dreams.”

Gu Shenyuan listened quietly, not interrupting Ye Qingyun.

Ye Qingyun said nervously, “In that book, you were the Protagonist, and I was just a Cannon Fodder who would die early.”

He wondered how Gu Shenyuan would react to this. He desperately hoped Gu Shenyuan wouldn’t think he was lying; he was telling the absolute truth.

Gu Shenyuan’s face darkened. He seemed to have been poked in a sore spot and said sharply, “You won’t die.”

Ye Qingyun hadn’t expected Gu Shenyuan’s reaction to be like this. He was stunned for a moment, then a warmth surged in his heart, and he smiled, continuing, “I know. I will live with you.”

Only then was Gu Shenyuan satisfied, and he continued to listen to Ye Qingyun’s explanation.

Ye Qingyun organized his plotline from the book and told Gu Shenyuan, “In that book, I was a Vicious Cannon Fodder who hated you very much and liked a person named Pu Tian. And Pu Tian liked you. You didn’t favor him, so Pu Tian wanted to plead for me in front of you, but you didn’t favor me either. I was disliked everywhere and eventually became an obstruction, so Pu Tian killed me to win your favor.”

Ye Qingyun observed Gu Shenyuan’s expression and asked, “Was our relationship like that?”

What Ye Qingyun said was both similar to reality and different in many ways, creating a strange feeling. Gu Shenyuan couldn’t articulate this feeling but could only point out the errors: “No. I love you, and I would never let him kill you.”

“I know, how could I possibly die when you’re here? I just wanted to tell you,” Ye Qingyun said, “I really don’t remember him, I didn’t lie to you. Searching his name was just to check if the details matched up.”

Gu Shenyuan slowly let out a breath.

He had to admit, this explanation made him feel much better.

The book Ye Qingyun mentioned might be his latent, undeveloped Ability. This Ability could predict the future, though not entirely accurately.

An ordinary person’s attention might be completely drawn to the book, prompting them to ask Ye Qingyun to continue recounting the events to explore the future.

But this was not important to Gu Shenyuan. He only knew that Pu Tian was not that important in Ye Qingyun’s heart, and Ye Qingyun had not fully recalled Pu Tian either.

They were the same, and that was enough.

It was getting late. Gu Shenyuan, feeling satisfied, wanted to take Ye Qingyun out to eat, but Ye Qingyun stopped him.

Ye Qingyun glared at Gu Shenyuan, feeling disappointed in him. How could he not ask further? Wasn’t asking who was more important between him and the ex a mandatory part of the program? Why was Gu Shenyuan doing the opposite?

Was he too disdainful to ask, or too afraid?

Since Gu Shenyuan wouldn’t ask, Ye Qingyun insisted on clarifying it himself.

Ye Qingyun hugged Gu Shenyuan’s arm, preventing him from leaving: “Shenyuan, you must have photos or video data of Pu Tian, right? Let me see?”

Gu Shenyuan paused, his tone turning cold: “Stop messing around.”

“I’m not messing around!” Ye Qingyun moved in front of Gu Shenyuan, cupped his face, and made Gu Shenyuan look directly at him.

Under the bright light, Gu Shenyuan could clearly see every subtle expression on Ye Qingyun’s face, and every emotion hidden deep in his eyes.

And now, the owner of this face was looking at him, every trace of expression showing affection for him.

Gu Shenyuan heard Ye Qingyun say, “Shenyuan, I feel like I love you the most. No one else can take your place. Give me a chance to verify this thought, okay?”

Gu Shenyuan looked at Ye Qingyun in a daze. His heart felt nourished by honey, warm and sweet.

Hearing Ye Qingyun say this in his lifetime was worth it.

“Some things don’t need to be scrutinized,” Gu Shenyuan said softly. “I am very happy, Qingyun.”

Ye Qingyun was practically about to die of frustration on the spot. He even wanted to pry open Gu Shenyuan’s head to see what he was thinking.

Forget it, if talking didn’t work, he would have to take forceful action!

There was a soft single-seater sofa not far away. Ye Qingyun pushed Gu Shenyuan, making him sit on the sofa, then sat sideways on Gu Shenyuan’s lap, pinning down Gu Shenyuan and his hands, and forcibly used Gu Shenyuan’s terminal.

He pressed his fingerprint onto it, and Gu Shenyuan’s terminal opened smoothly.

He might be able to find the information he wanted in Gu Shenyuan’s terminal.

As Ye Qingyun searched, he threatened Gu Shenyuan: “What’s wrong with letting me look? If you stop me, I’ll assume you have a guilty conscience and are hiding unspeakable secrets in your terminal, like keeping a mistress outside! Then I won’t talk to you anymore!”

This threat was indeed effective on Gu Shenyuan. At least Ye Qingyun could successfully search for information while holding Gu Shenyuan down.

Ye Qingyun first searched for Pu Tian’s name in Gu Shenyuan’s personal storage, resulting in a blank screen.

Ye Qingyun then searched for his own name, and this time, the results were abundant.

…Did Gu Shenyuan perhaps collect everything related to him?

Holding this question, Ye Qingyun continued searching. His efforts were rewarded, and he actually found something.

It was a video labeled ‘1’. Ye Qingyun clicked on it and saw his own slightly immature face.

This was an excerpt from surveillance footage. Ye Qingyun immediately noticed that his face was younger then. He was looking in a certain direction, his eyes filled with a false eagerness that he could recognize instantly.

What was he looking at?

Soon, the target he was looking at moved into the surveillance range, appearing for one second, allowing him to clearly see the person’s appearance.

Blonde hair, a cynical Scum Gong expression, coupled with his own fervent gaze—it was obvious who this person was.

Ye Qingyun: “…”

No feeling of admiration surged from his heart. His only thought was—Ugh! What a disgusting thing! Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!

Ye Qingyun could sense Gu Shenyuan’s gaze fixed on him. Seeing the change in his expression, Gu Shenyuan tensed up completely.

“Shenyuan,” Ye Qingyun closed Gu Shenyuan’s terminal, “I have something I want to tell you.”

“You don’t need to say it,” Gu Shenyuan immediately replied. His expression was somewhat stiff, and he didn’t look at Ye Qingyun’s face but stared at the sofa armrest. “Get up, let’s eat first.”

Gu Shenyuan wanted to pick Ye Qingyun up. He didn’t want to hear what Ye Qingyun was going to say next. He wished something could immediately distract Ye Qingyun.

He was not a tolerant person. If Ye Qingyun told him that he preferred someone else over him, he might not be able to control his emotions well.

He wanted to interact with Ye Qingyun using his best side, but once Ye Qingyun spoke those words, he wasn’t sure what he might do.

“I have to say it, don’t try to change the subject,” Ye Qingyun insisted, patting the armrest.

Gu Shenyuan lowered his eyes. No matter what Ye Qingyun said later, he would pretend he didn’t hear it, control his emotions, and not scare Ye Qingyun again.

No matter what Ye Qingyun said, he would…

Gu Shenyuan heard Ye Qingyun’s voice ring out, filled with absolute certainty: “I love you. No matter when, I will always love you the most.”