Chapter 144

10.11 - I want to know exactly what it is that I've forgotten

translator: xiin

editors: alamerysl & BlueBug

Everyone was noisy and rowdy during all the way through lunch. Nobody drank any alcohol, but quite a few people still managed to kick up a fuss.

After Mu Sichao took his facemask off, everyone was curious and questioned his relationship with Xue Ling. The two of them really looked too much alike - especially when they were next to each other. Although their temperaments were fundamentally different, they were both good looking, and people would naturally notice something after looking for a while.

Mu Sichao's answer to these inquiries was: "He's my younger brother."

"His Majesty has a younger brother! But I never saw you collaborate with Darling all these years... This is really hidden too well."

Xue Ling waved his hand and said, "Shh, I was only found out by my elder brother recently. In the past, my family was very strict. They didn't let me go online, and I had to secretly sneak in to sing for you guys. It wasn't easy!"

In fact, nobody cared about the truth. Mu Sichao naturally followed Xue Ling's lead and continued, "You guys shouldn't mention it. If it wasn't for your Gentleman bringing his boyfriend in front of me, I would never have known that my younger brother's singing was so good."

Everyone gave Xue Ling and Wen Ruoyi teasing gazes. Their eyebrows seemed to all say 'you two ** really hid things deeply'. "Yo~~~~"

Xue Ling coughed and said, "What are you looking at me for? I didn't see you guys looking out for me when my elder brother wanted to break my leg..."

"Wow, His Majesty wants to break Darling's leg..."

"Do I look like a man who would resort to violence?" Mu Sichao helplessly pressed down on Xue Ling's head, telling him not to make his stories so exaggerated.

Xue Ling tsked, unhappy as he bowed his head to silently eat the food that Wen Ruoyi had placed in his bowl.

The group did not use the matters between the two brothers to make trouble. They changed the topic and continued to talk, and were lively while discussing who would sing well later. So, even before the food on the table had been cleared, some of them had already hurried over to the KTV in order to set up their room.

Xue Ling was neither fast nor slow as he ate, occasionally picking at his food and then quietly eating it when Wen Ruoyi threatened him. By the time the four of them arrived at the KTV, there was already a long line of songs queued up. Xue Ling did not go up and join the crowd; he found a relatively long open area and lay down to digest after eating.

Malt Candy moved over to where he was and rolled his eyes at him, "You're as leisurely as an old man."

"I'm just afraid that if I sing, you'll all bow down to my voice and ask me to sing all the time." Xue Ling rolled his eyes back at him, and then sat up slowly as he leaned against Wen Ruoyi. "What are you doing? Do you think I'm lying down too happily and are jealous of me?"

"No, Darling~ How come I remember that you still had some dignity before? Where did it go now?"

"It got eaten by Gentleman." Xue Ling grabbed Wen Ruoyi's hand and stretched lazily. "Enough, isn't it just a singing competition? I'm coming~"

Malt Candy: "..." Although his purpose had been to have him come over and sing, why did he feel like he had been forcibly fed a mouthful of dog food? And Gentlemen hadn't even spoken yet!

They spent the afternoon at the KTV. Mu Sichao even managed to take a nap while leaning against Su Wenjun during such a chaotic event. When he woke up, he said that he needed to do a tour of the stages and would leave first, bringing Su Wenjun with him as he left.

After he left, Don't Leave In April leaned close to Xue Ling and asked curiously, "Darling~ The little brother next to His Majesty should be his boyfriend, right? The two of them seem to be stuck together."

Xue Ling had just been driven away from the mic because he had been hogging it the whole time. He was drinking water, but when he heard these words, his brow wrinkled and he spoke gleefully, "Why are you asking about this? Are you planning to expose my brother?"

"Not at all!" Don't Leave In April was a young girl. As a manager of the channel, it appeared that she had stopped working in order to focus on music. She said to Xue Ling, "That little brother's voice had a good timbre. My friend has recently been preparing to do a new series, and was worried that he wouldn't be able to find the voice he wants. If you are a good brother, then introduce him to me~ From what you're saying, it seems like he's also in the circle."

"His name is Mountain River Sun and Moon. He's part of the circle, and is also a voice actor. Just tell your friend to go and make an appointment." Wen Ruoyi interrupted the conversation as he stuffed a lozenge into Xue Ling's mouth.

Xue Ling: "... Fine then, I'll trust you this once." Actually, what the man said was not bad. Regardless of how many times his memories were reset, he would still be able to accurately find him without any errors and fall in love with him. Even if the system had laid out these traps for him and found two people who looked so alike, it had been quite unsuccessful. It was only because he was wavering that it made him appear like a scum.

Xue Ling thought about whether or not he would fall in love with a man if he was genuinely a scum, and finally concluded that he would beat the scum until he sharpened up, and then let the other party continue falling in love with him~

His temper had been spoiled rotten by the man over these worlds. If it was changed to someone else, they would definitely be unable to tolerate it. Xue Ling narrowed his eyes, and held tightly onto Wen Ruoyi's hand. He leaned in next to his ear and said, "Wait till I find you."

Wen Ruoyi looked back at him curiously and asked, "What?"

Xue Ling shook his head. "Nothing~"

This world's plot only required a minor adjustment in order to develop smoothly. As the critical component to the change, as long as Xue Ling didn't make a move, the story would not go in the direction of a BE. Therefore, he kept watch over Mu Sichao and Su Wenjun for several years, and during this period the two of them quarrelled, broke up, and got back together again quite a few times before finally settling down to spend the rest of their lives together. Xue Ling could finally relax, and brought Wen Ruoyi with him to travel around the world.

It was unknown if it was because Su Wenjun was often exposed to Wen Ruoyi and Xue Ling's love, or if he had been slapped in the face too many times by Xue Ling's poisonous tongue, but he matured faster than he had in the original story. The collaboration he arranged through Don't Leave In April received many great reviews, and he slowly began to stand above the masses. It was only after his strength and ability had been recognized in the circle, and he could stand on his own that his relationship with Thoughtful Dawn was made public.

By then, Thoughtful Dawn no longer accepted many audio dramas. He mostly acted as a host or performed in live shows. He had also made himself known in Xue Ling's channel, and would occasionally link up with Xue Ling to sing together. If it wasn't that 'Twilight Darling' and 'Thoughtful Dawn's relationship was well known within the circle, and Xue Ling and Wen Ruoyi's displays of love were so endless, many people would probably root for 'Twilight Darling' and 'Thoughtful Dawn' as a CP.

Xue Ling's personality while he was in this world became more and more childish. He spent his whole life with Wen Ruoyi, and the longest time the two spent separated was when they didn't see each other for a day. They spent their days glued together, and they only separated once every ten years or so. Every time anyone in the circle discussed it, they would all say that they were the model couple. After all, 'Mountain River Sun and Moon' and 'Thoughtful Dawn' were always on and off again, and other than at the beginning when the two of them had argued in public while secretly still being in love, the two of them had never gone through any disputes.

As long as it was something Xue Ling suggested, Wen Ruoyi would always nod his head and agree. Although what he did and what Xue Ling said was occasionally two completely different things, the two of them lived a beautiful life together, and even Mu Sichao was somewhat envious.

However, he was also very happy that his younger brother met Wen Ruoyi. He thanked Xue Ling very seriously, saying that he was very grateful to be able to see a side of Wen Ruoyi that he had never seen before.

When Xue Ling died and returned back to the system space, the wisp of soul that had been separated from him in the previous world smoothly joined back with him, bringing with it some energy as well as some memories. Xue Ling learned about Yu Shaofeng and Chi Jian's ending - the two of them became Dao companions and flew up together hand in hand. He also learned the story of what happened to himself and Chi Lan, and it made him laugh so hard his stomach hurt.

His soul had returned to its original state, and the power contained within his tails were fully balanced out. Xue Ling remained in his meditative position, and prepared to attack the shackles on his memories.

Those memories were sealed deep within his sea of memories and firmly locked away. Xue Ling attacked countless times before finally managing to create a tiny, tiny gap. Scattered memories floated out from within the gap like falling leaves, drifting and sinking within his sea of memories.

His perception became weaker and weaker. From the midst of confusion, Xue Ling seemed to have returned back to his childhood. It was a time period from which he had no memories at all. He had been held within the palm of someone's hand, being stroked lightly with a finger.

"Alas..." There was a low sigh by his ear.

"Is there no way?" It was followed by the sound of a middle-aged person. Xue Ling had no way to control his own reaction, but he could feel that his body seemed to be struggling pitifully because of these voices, drilling into someone else's embrace in confusion.

And then, he felt a hand against his back.

It was probably a child's palm, very small, but it was very light and gentle when it touched him.

"Since this child's fate is like this, all I can do is to find another place for him so that he can escape this catastrophe. But if that's the case, Little Yan..."

"I don't mind." The soft and tender voice of the child was especially firm. "If not being by my side means that he can live, I'd rather lose him."

That voice remained in a thoughtful silence for a long time. Finally, it sighed quietly. "In that case, hand it over to me."

His memories came to an abrupt end. Xue Ling did not know what the 'it' they were referring to was, or whether or not it had been handed over. He also didn't know who the speakers were, because everything in front of his eyes was dark the whole time. He could only vaguely sense through his confusion that someone was there.

Xue Ling suddenly woke up, and was greeted by the worried expression on the system's fox face.

He exhaled slowly and closed his eyes. When he opened them again, there was a flash of resolution in his gaze. "System, let's go to the next world. We need to speed up the pace. I want to know exactly what it is that I've forgotten."

The system didn't know what he had managed to remember, but when it saw that he had regained his enthusiasm for the tasks rather than wanting to indulge in a love affair, it nodded happily~

"No problem. We'll go at once~"

we have plot, guys, plot!!! next arc tomorrow~