One beat, then two, the steady thumping gradually quickened.
"The person I'm talking about who I like is you."
"I don't care that you don't have a human body temperature or heartbeat. Because I can let you feel my body temperature and heartbeat, and let you feel my love for you."
"Stories always say that humans and ghosts are different. But what really separates two people is their cowardice and concealment when facing adversity."
"I don't know if the fish in the pond and the ancient pool in the script are our past lives."
But at least for now, I hear my heart telling me that you want to get close to Qin Junyang, you want to understand him, and you want to be with him.
"So, I think that's enough."
Finally, Yu Tang gently kissed Qin Junyang's fingertips and asked him, "Meimei, are you satisfied with my answer?"
Qin Junyang stared blankly at the man in front of him.
It's as if it's unbelievable that the sweet words I hear are coming from the other person's mouth.
As a ghost, all of my senses become dulled.
But at this moment, Qin Junyang felt the heat rushing wildly into his body from the fingertips Yu Tang was kissing, making him feel hot all over.
His cheeks felt like they were on fire, making him stiff and unsure how to react.
Yu Tang listened to Xiao Jin's notification that Qin Junyang's favorability rating had successfully risen to sixty, and couldn't help but smile.
He leaned closer to Qin Junyang's face, almost touching the young man's lips.
Then he reached out and tugged at the other person's collar, patted the silver crown on Qin Junyang's head, and said, "If you don't say anything, I'll assume we're mutually in love?"
"After all, look at your outfit, isn't it just that you want to be my partner?"
You just wear whatever Gu Yuan wears, you're so naive..."
Yu Tang blinked as she was suddenly kissed on the forehead.
"Meimei, you..."
Yu Tang was kissed on the cheek again. He was about to ask a question when his eyes were covered by a hand, and his lips were slightly cool, but the kiss was fleeting.
When the sight returned, Qin Junyang was no longer there.
What remained for him was a sentence that came from his chest.
"No one would be in love with you!"
Chapter 17
Died for the villain for the ninth time (17)
"Isn't the ghost just yourself?" Yu Tang chuckled, poking his chest, but received no response.
I thought to myself, this guy seemed so arrogant when he first appeared, but the more I get to know him, the more I realize that he's not only easy to please but also easily embarrassed, and even his confessions are so cute.
With her relationship with Qin Junyang progressing further, Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief.
When I got back to my room that night, I took a shower and went to bed. Not long after I turned off the lights, I suddenly felt the bed next to me sink slightly.
Xiao Jin immediately started shouting in Yu Tang's mind, as if watching a good show: [Oh my, host, the villain is really all bark and no bite; he couldn't even hold back for two hours before coming out to find you!]
Yu Tang raised an eyebrow slightly, didn't move, and pretended to be asleep with his eyes closed.
In the darkness, he could feel Qin Junyang extend his fingers and place them on his face, tracing the contours of his face downwards until they stopped at his nose, as if sensing his breath, or perhaps feeling the heat of his breath, his fingertips trembling slightly.
As expected, the villains' usual nighttime sneak kiss didn't happen this time.
Qin Junyang just moved a little closer to him, and then a little closer still.
Then I slowly wrapped my arms around his waist, buried my face in the back of his neck, it was very cool.
"Tangtang, you're still awake, aren't you?"
This is not a question, but a statement.
"Um……"
Having received the expected answer, Qin Junyang asked Yu Tang, "Do you feel cold when I hold you like this?"
Previously, Qin Junyang was always in a petrified state and rarely appeared at his normal size when he was with Yu Tang.
So this is the first time he has shared a bed with Yu Tang.
With their bodies pressed together, wisps of chill continuously seeped into Yu Tang's body, something that clothes could not block.
Knowing that Qin Junyang disliked hearing lies, Yu Tang answered truthfully, "Yes, a little."
“More than just a little,” Qin Junyang tightened his grip on Yu Tang’s waist, saying, “If we were together, I wouldn’t be able to resist touching you, wanting to be very close to you, wanting to hold you like this, or even more…”
"But I am a ghost. Even when I was sleeping inside your body, I was trying my best to restrain myself from harming you."
But I know that as long as I stay by your side, it's impossible for you to remain completely unaffected by me.
“If this continues, your body will become weaker and weaker, and that is the harm I have caused you.”
"Therefore, Yutang."
"I've thought about it for a long time..." Qin Junyang pursed his lips, his voice hoarse: "I want to end our relationship after I regain my strength."
"We'll consider other things once we're completely free..."
Yu Tang was surprised that Qin Junyang would say that.
I clearly saw that Qin Junyang was so angry when he saw Gu Yuan's cowardly behavior in the script of "Ghosts and Gods", and even said that he would lock up the little Taoist priest.
Now she seems like a completely different person, even considering the possibility of hurting him.
To be honest, Yu Tang was genuinely touched.
He thought for a moment and asked Qin Junyang, "So, Qin Meimei..."
"Can I interpret your words as you accepting my confession, deciding to be with me, and making plans for the future?"
"Huh?" Yu Tang's words caught Qin Junyang off guard. He hadn't expected Yu Tang to focus on this.
The next moment, Yu Tang pulled up the blanket, turned around, and was face to face with Qin Junyang, wrapping the blanket around them.
Only their heads were visible, the blanket was pulled tight, and Yu Tang was pressed against Qin Junyang's chest, their noses touching.
The blankets were warm, and the room had a heater on, but Qin Junyang felt no warmth at all.
But Yu Tang didn't care.
He hugged the young man in front of him from under the covers and said, "It's cold, but I like being held by you like this."
"Life is so short. If we give up being with the people we love and every chance to hug and touch them just because it has a little impact on our health, wouldn't that be too meaningless?"
"Besides, Meimei, didn't you also say that there are two kinds of ghosts?"
One originates in the human heart, and the other originates in the human body.
That means that after I die, I can become a ghost and stay with you forever.
"Isn't this good enough?"
Qin Junyang stared blankly at the man in front of him, the courage he had just mustered to back down vanishing without a trace.
He has been confused ever since he awoke from the seal.
He only remembers that he is the Ghost King and that he was sealed away a thousand years ago, but everything else is vague, as if he was born lonely.
No companions, no friends, and no ties whatsoever.
But Yu Tang was the only one who made him feel familiar.
Being by his side makes him feel very safe and secure.
Moreover, Yu Tang's confession to him, although it caught him off guard, also made him overjoyed.
He wanted the other person's gaze to be fixed on him, and he didn't want Yu Tang to have close contact with anyone other than him.
But the thought that this might hurt Yu Tang made him feel conflicted.
So he was forced to say those words.
But Yu Tang clearly didn't give him a chance to back down. For every step he took back, the other party took two steps closer, thus forcing him into a corner with nowhere left to retreat...
“Tangtang…” Qin Junyang pursed his lips, his eyes glistening with tears.
Even though there was no human heartbeat, he felt a tightness and discomfort in his chest, yet he inexplicably liked this feeling.
Burying her head in the man's shoulder and neck, Qin Junyang said, "You said it yourself."
"You don't mind that I'm a ghost, you're not afraid that I'll hurt you, you like it when I hug you, and you want to be with me forever."
"If you say it, you have to do it."
"Otherwise, you're a big liar."
"I will...hate you for the rest of my life."
Chapter 18
Died for the villain for the ninth time (18)
After Qin Junyang finished speaking harshly, he held Yu Tang for a while before letting go.
No matter what Yu Tang said, he still transformed into a tiny human, lay down beside the man's pillow, and said very seriously, "Although I really want to hold you while I sleep, for your health, this state is best for me. When I think of a way later, I will leave your body and go find a way to become human again."
"I think that since humans can become ghosts after they die, it means that ghosts also have the opportunity to be reborn."
"As for what you said, that you'll become a ghost after you die and stay with me, I can't wait that long."
Little Qin Junyang stretched out his finger and played with Yu Tang's hair: "I just want to be with you as soon as possible, and then enjoy this life as a human. After we grow old together, we can choose whether to become a pair of ghost lovers or reincarnate."
When Yu Tang heard him say this, he suddenly remembered that in the original plot, Qin Junyang was tricked by the gods because he was looking for a way to become human. In the end, the gods failed to protect him and he was torn apart and devoured by ghosts.
He frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at Qin Junyang very seriously and replied, "If you find a way to become human, you must tell me. We should try not to keep any secrets from each other, okay?"
"Of course," Qin Junyang agreed readily. "I would never do anything behind your back; that would be the act of a liar."
Suddenly remembering something, the little man's expression changed, and he asked Yu Tang, "I heard Feng Xu mention that Miss Li today."
"What is your relationship with that woman?"