CH 6

Zhu Qing’an: “…….”

The sender’s name on the courier slip – boldly written on a piece of paper was his paper man’s name: Qin Hengyi.

The shipping address was still from the emperor’s star that was admired by countless people.

The recipient also shakily wrote Zhu Qing’an’s name.

Zhu Qing’an was confused for a moment.

Zhu Qing’an: “? Huh?”

Qin Hengyi…wasn’t he a virtual character?

The staff member next to him glimpsed Zhu Qingan’s clueless nervousness and gloated that.

— Sure enough, Zhu Qing’an discovered that this delivery from the Emperor’s Big Man didn’t belong to him, but had been sent to the wrong person.

……..

It took a long time for Zhu Qing’an to regain consciousness, he suddenly grabbed another passerby who happened to be passing by and asked: “Is it possible that the delivery was sent to the wrong person?

The passerby glanced at the delivery bearing the Imperial Star logo, cast an admiring glance at Zhu Qing’an and said, “Impossible. The Imperial Star Express organization is very strict, after all, the people who send and receive them are all important figures of imperial power, so there is absolutely no room for mistakes.”

“You’re Zhu Qingan who came to participate in the variety show, right? The courier sheet has your name clearly written on it, so there’s no mistaking it.”

Zhu Qing’an: “……..”

The staff was embarrassed and looked complexly at Zhu Qing’an, “…….”

*

As soon as Zhu Qing’an returned to his room, his expression, which had been calm outside, instantly collapsed, and he placed the delivery on the table at a loss for words, his thoughts in turmoil.

The paper man had come to reality?

He went to the bathroom to wash his cold face, barely calming down. He didn’t open the delivery the first time, but went to check what the game was up to.

The game was still quietly stuck on the text interface.

[ The player’s interaction with the lover has reached 10 points! The memory fragment 01 from your lover has been successfully obtained!

You can click on the memory album to view memory fragments and learn about your lover’s past.]

Zhu Qing’an closed the text box, and then a new text box popped up.

[Your lover has given you a gift! Pay attention to the receipt~]

Zhu Qing’an: “…….”

Zhu Qing’an calmed down and thought carefully.

In fact, there was nothing strange about the game protagonist sending gifts to players.

A lot of girl game companies, in order to pursue the sense of reality, did “game protagonist personally send you a gift” in the name of the company’s money to buy a small gift, the sender and then crowned with the name of the game protagonist, to the players.

But …….

Why did this gift come from an empire beyond the reach of ordinary people?

This game company was built on the Empire? No way, the empire didn’t allow private companies to establish headquarters there….

He sat dazedly on the couch, finally deciding he’d better open the delivery first-.

But he wasn’t expecting anything from this delivery.

By those girl game companies, most of them would send some wholesale cheap rag dolls, or a few small candies in a box of pudding….

Zhu Qing’an pursed his lips and unwrapped the delivery.

Inside the delivery was a refrigerated box of plants with a very complicated unlocking procedure. It took Zhu Qing’an a long time to fathom the instructions, but he was finally able to open the box.

In the next second, his hands couldn’t stop trembling, cold sweat dripped from the tip of his forehead, and his look was once again filled with shock and bewilderment.

He even doubted his life.

Zhu Qing’an:?

— A flower was placed in the box.

The flower was immersed in a special nutrient solution.

Its petals were made up of countless shades of blue and reflected several glowing white dots.

It was as if a small piece of the bright starry sky had been cut from a rosy summer night and placed in a small box for the young man.

This was the starry sky flower.

The kind of flower that only grew on top of the majestic snowy mountains of the ancient earth, on the verge of extinction, and grew only a dozen or so each year.

It was still on the market for anyone to buy, and many powerful families owned it, but the price was at least tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions, and it wasn’t just about being rich.

It represented wealth, status, and power, and had been coaxed by countless dignitaries.

But it was now being given to a random player who was new to this game by a paper man made of data.

Zhu Qing’an: “……..”

Zhu Qingan didn’t dare to take another breath and immediately put the Starry Sky Flower in his hand on the coffee table.

This one could buy him ten lives! Don’t touch it! Don’t touch it!

There must be some misunderstanding about this! Misunderstanding!

The first thing he did was turn up his light brain and post on the Starnet All Hands forum for help.

[Help! I play a game that’s only been around for three days and this game gave me something worth millions! Is there some kind of misunderstanding?]

Within a few seconds, this post swished with several more replies.

[The owner’s daydreaming is so outrageous, I’m afraid he’s daydreaming every day ==]

I’ve been playing a famous game for ten years, and now it’s finally giving me something, a $5 rag doll. What game gives millions of dollars in gifts just to get started?]

[　”Everything’s there in your dream.]

[ Oh, fake! Even the most popular national boyfriend can’t be bothered to give his girlfriend a multi-million dollar gift, so how can a game be possible].

Zhu Qing’an: “…….”

Zhu Qing’an: I’m not.

He had no choice but to exit the forum.

The moment he exited, countless Weibo messages appeared in his prompt bar.

His brow furrowed, he opened Weibo in a smooth manner.

Now the sympathy fever on Weibo hasn’t quit yet, and the popular ones were all supportive of Zhu Qing’an’s Weibo post.

But Zhu Qing’an slid the screen, and gradually realized that something was wrong.

A little star whose name he’d never heard of before was on the trending page.

@PengYue: [I have a starry sky flower at home, an imitation of a dried flower, it’s not expensive, usually celebrities can afford it, and it arrives within two weeks, so it can be used to coax children or animal cubs. Unless they’re too stingy to buy it.]

He didn’t name names though, nor did he retweet anyone’s tweets.

But anyone with a discerning eye could see who he was talking about.

It was just a sarcastic reference to Zhu Qing An’s lack of money and poverty. He also implied that he was “stingy”. He also sarcastically used the public’s sympathy to gain popularity

Zhu Qing’an: “……..?”

If it wasn’t for this variety show, he, who was oblivious to what was going on outside the window, wouldn’t even know what the Starry Night Flower was called.

Not to mention the Starry Sky Flower imitation.

Moreover, he would rather not achieve it and wait for a chance to do so in the future, rather than cheat the pup with a fake now.

But even so. There were still some anti-fans or uninformed passersby who attacked the new and powerless Zhu Qing’an.

[Saying that you can’t fulfill the cub’s wish for the Starry Night Flower is probably just an excuse to get some fame.]

[He can buy a replica, but he won’t spend the money.]

Zhu Qing’an raised his head and accidentally glanced at the sparkling starry sky flower on the coffee table that didn’t fit in with his surroundings.

Ahh….

He already got the Starflower.

Looks like it was still the best quality.

No need to buy fake flowers to trick the pup.

Those anti-fans suddenly became as ridiculous as jumping clowns in his eyes.

Zhu Qing’an sighed lightly.

He was happy to suddenly have the Starry Sky Flower, the cub could now have its wish come true, or at least see the Starry Sky Flower it had been dreaming of….

Those always sullen beady eyes would surely be brimming with laughter.

But….

Before he could do that, he had to find out – what was going on with the starflower and where it came from.

Otherwise he didn’t dare to take it.

And even more so, he didn’t dare to announce that the little cub had already fulfilled his wish, even if he could smack the entire net in the face in a minute.

Zhu Qing’an scratched his head, and smiled helplessly as he had a chance to look at the little soft gnome who was sleeping on the side. He tried to figure out what the delivery was about and opened the game again, deciding to ask the paper man about it.

*

WELCOME BACK FALSE LOVE

[Play the role of the lover today too.]

With an expressionless face, Zhu Qing’an turned off the text box.

The game interface turned into a small dark and narrow room.

The man appeared in front of him abruptly like a ghost.

He was as gloomy and dark as ever, but his eyes were no longer so cold when he looked at Zhu Qing An, but a little softer and more…  possessive.

Zhu Qing’an was a bit wary, cringing and fidgeting.

“Mr. Qin, today I, I received a delivery with you as the sender…what’s going on?”

His appearance still looked pitiful, his soft glutinous face so tender that it could drip water, his eyebrows and eyes reddened, and his voice took on a bit of helpless panic.

Qin Hengyi frowned.

After he woke up, everything around him was strange, including the space he was in.

An electronic voice rang in his ears – [Your lover is experiencing difficulties, are you willing to solve them for him?]

He was only responsible for the promise, not sure how that electronic voice was going to help the other out.

Qin Hengyi looked at the teenager in front of him whose eyes were both red.

The teenager was clearly too excited, nervous, and overwhelmed by the difficulty being solved, causing his cheeks and eyes to turn red, so tender that he wanted to be bite him.

What exactly was the difficulty….

What was the point of getting so worked up about it?

The young man continued to murmur, “Well, even though I don’t know what’s going on, I hope Mr. Qin can explain…”

……..

He didn’t get a reply from the man for a long time, and in the meantime, he wondered if he had said the wrong thing and collapsed his persona.

He quickly added, “It’s okay if Mr. Qin doesn’t want to explain, those aren’t the most important… The most important thing is – you personally gave me a gift, I, I will cherish it…”

The teenager clutched the corner of his cloth, his fine soft black hair fell down his forehead, his slender eyelashes interspersed, underneath was a pair of fluorescent beautiful eyes.

At the same time his voice was getting lower and lower, sounding soft and sweet, like a strawberry fudge in his mouth.

He could hear the excitement and affection that he held.

“Just as I will cherish you.”

The small screen in the corner reflected the boy’s warm, soft face.

The screen was glowing, the only light in this dark and gloomy space.

Qin Hengyi: “……….”

Qin Hengyi pursed his lips, his eyes dark, his voice low and deep: “An. I’m curious as to what kind of past you and I have between us.”

Whenever he tried to recall the past and find out the traces of Zhu Qing’an’s in his heart.

All he could find was a blank.

It was like they had never gotten along.

If it were someone with an ordinary life, he would wonder if Zhu Qing’an was really his lover.

But Qin Hengyi was different.

He had no past. He wasn’t a complete person.

That small, damp space was his entire world.

The only thing that could illuminate his whole world – only the sudden appearance of a strange boy in his life.

The teenager through a screen, with a soft, glutinous voice saying that he loved him, that he cherished him….

Qin Hengyi’s lips were curved at the corners, gazing at the teenager outside the screen with narrowed eyes.

“I’d like to know what you do for a living and what difficulties you’ve encountered.”

“And, more than anything, I’d like to see – I’d like to see some of the memorable items we left behind when we were in love”

Did the little one hid those things, as if they were treasures?

The mania that lurked deep within his body made him dark and paranoid, and his eyes were dark, like there was blood ink rolling over them.

— he wanted to see those…things that were engraved in the bits and pieces of their time together.