Here I want to say that all the foreshadowing in this story is carefully laid out, spanning ten worlds. After all, the main couple in this book is the God and Tangtang.
And the main gods are all soul slices, ten slices. You should be able to guess why, right?
Chapter 25
Died for the villain for the third time (25)
"Hahaha! Host, are you a devil?!"
The system woke up laughing: [Such a wonderful atmosphere, and you actually said something like that?]
Yu Tang: Because this is really what I care about most.
Yu Tang: My back still hurts terribly from what happened a few days ago.
Yu Tang: If he doesn't know how to control himself, I'm really afraid that he won't make it to the end of the story and will turn into dried fish.
Yu Tang: So I hope he can change that.
"Hahaha!" The system was so amused by Yu Tang's serious tone that it almost choked with laughter, and said tremblingly: [Your system is dying of laughter. Please proceed with the strategy yourself. Good luck!]
As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Luo's words brought him back to the forefront.
The handsome young man quickly composed himself, and in the dim light, he stroked Yu Tang's face and softly apologized, "Silly Tangtang, I'm sorry, it was my oversight."
“If I had known you didn’t like being pinned down by me…” he laughed, “I would have let you be on top.”
[Hahaha! I can't take it anymore, I'm going to die laughing at you two!]
The system was laughing uncontrollably, while Yu Tang was still in a daze.
He glared at Cheng Luo: "You know that's not what I meant!"
"So what do you mean?"
Yu Tang simply said bluntly, "I said I don't want to do it with you!"
“Okay…” Cheng Luo’s smile widened, deliberately misinterpreting his meaning: “Then we can stand up.”
Yu Tang was completely stunned.
"Could you be any more shameless?" he scolded Cheng Luo. "Can't you have a little self-control?"
"Oh, I see," Cheng Luo said. "After all this back and forth, you just want me to restrain myself. Okay, I promise I'll never treat you like that again. I'll control myself. So Tangtang, please don't be angry anymore, okay?"
Yu Tang felt that these words sounded like an apology. But upon closer examination, something seemed off.
After a moment, he realized what he meant and gritted his teeth, saying, "I said to stop this kind of behavior altogether, not to do it less often!"
His tone was very firm this time, and the atmosphere between the two of them froze for a moment after he finished speaking.
Then Yu Tang saw Cheng Luo's most aggrieved expression ever.
Her peach blossom eyes were slightly red, as if tears were about to fall at any moment, glistening with moisture in the soft light of the dim lamp.
Anyone who sees this will feel soft-hearted.
"Brother Tangtang is so fierce, Luoluo is so sad."
Just like the young man who had been making flirtatious remarks about Yu Tang had completely disappeared, Cheng Luo looked at Yu Tang and said aggrievedly, "Tang Tang said before that liking someone means wanting to be close to that person, and I want to be close to Tang Tang."
"When I see you, I want to hug you, kiss you, and do the most intimate things with you. Is that wrong?"
He asked, "Tangtang, don't you have even the slightest desire to get closer to me?"
Cheng Luo pretended at first, but in the last sentence she quietly asked the question she most wanted to ask.
He wanted to know Yu Tang's true thoughts.
"I..." That familiar pain in my heart struck again.
Yu Tang's face paled, and she shook her head: "I'm sorry, no."
On this point, he didn't want to lie.
Silence fell again.
After a while, Cheng Luo started to laugh.
"Oh, Tangtang, you don't need to apologize!" He smiled, still in that carefree tone: "Didn't I say before? It's okay if you don't like me, as long as you don't leave me."
"From now on, I will protect you and everyone you care about. I only ask that you stay by my side without worry."
"May I?"
Master, I don't ask that you like me.
I just beg you not to send me away, okay?
Please...don't send me away...
A sound that hadn't been heard for a long time resounded in my consciousness.
It was still that young man in black, and he still called him Master.
The overlap of Cheng Luo's words gave Yu Tang the illusion that the two people were actually one person.
In his memory, his master had a cold and stern face, and with a single sword stroke, he severed the jade pendant from the young man's waist.
The jade pendant has been destroyed. From now on, there will be no further connection between us.
The image is shattered.
Faced with Cheng Luo's forced smile and expectant peach blossom eyes, Yu Tang's breathing quickened, and finally she whispered, "Okay..."
Even though the ending still requires leaving.
But for some reason, he didn't want to become the master in the picture, who was extremely heartless.
Cheng Luo looked at him, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Tangtang, thank you."
After that day, Cheng Luo never asked Yu Tang again whether he liked her.
And she returned to her carefree and cheerful self. Whenever she saw Yu Tang, little flowers would sprout from her back, and she would be as bright and cheerful as the September sun.
Later, Yu Tang also saw him always walking with Zhang Zhe. After walking with Zhang Zhe for two days, he went to find the female researcher and sweetly called her "sister" in front of those people, which melted the female researcher's heart.
Yu Tang, peeking from the wall, was terrified.
"Host, do you know what you look like right now?" The system's voice suddenly rang in his consciousness, startling Yu Tang, who was feeling guilty.
Yu Tang: What does it look like?
The system hit the nail on the head: [Like a resentful wife who secretly follows her husband because she's afraid he'll cheat.]
Yu Tang: ?
Yu Tang: I'm not the kind of person you're talking about!
Which type are you?
Yu Tang: I'm just afraid he won't be able to control himself and will cause trouble!
Yu Tang: After all, Zhang Zhe had offended him before. If he were to retaliate behind Zhang Zhe's back, I would feel somewhat guilty towards Zhang Zhe.
Just as Cheng Luo guessed, some of the researchers in the base joined the organization for their own reasons.
As they got to know each other better, Yu Tang learned that Zhang Zhe was also in a terrible situation.
Besides, this person had treated him fairly well, so he wanted to stop Cheng Luo a bit.
"He's been behaving himself for so long, how could he possibly cause trouble again?"
The system scoffed: "I think you should just say you're jealous. There's nothing shameful about it."
Yu Tang: You...
Yu Tang: Forget it, I'm not going to explain to you, you love-struck fool.
As the two were chatting, the boy who was smiling sweetly and shyly with the female researcher turned his head and caught her eye.
Yu Tang immediately pulled his head back and ran away.
"Hey? Is there something over there?" The female researcher came into the room, carried out a cardboard box, handed it to Cheng Luo, and asked curiously, "Why have you been looking over there?"
"It's a cat, a very cute cat." Cheng Luo took the cardboard box. "Thank you, sister. I'll be going now."
"Oh, okay." The female researcher smiled at him meaningfully and instructed, "If you feel it's not enough, my roommate has some more, I can get it for you."
"No need, sister, this is enough." Cheng Luo smiled innocently: "Otherwise, I'm afraid that if there's too much, Tangtang will be unhappy."
Watching the young man carry the box out of her sight, the female researcher covered her mouth, thinking: It's not that she's afraid Yu Tang will be unhappy, it's that she's afraid he can't handle it, right?
Chapter 26
Died for the villain for the third time (26)
Yu Tang ran home, still feeling a little uneasy.
He sincerely prayed that Cheng Luo hadn't discovered his existence.
Whether his prayers were effective or not, Cheng Luo didn't mention anything when he came back that night, and acted as usual.
The next few days passed peacefully.
It wasn't until close to the Mid-Autumn Festival, when he was cleaning his room, that he pulled out a box of BL (Boys' Love) comics from under the bed and suddenly realized what was going on.
Good grief! So this kid went to borrow comics from the female researcher!
But recently, Cheng Luo hasn't made any advances towards him, has she?
Filled with doubt, Yu Tang took advantage of Cheng Luo's absence and thoroughly searched the entire box.
I discovered that it not only contains BL (Boys' Love) comics, but also various books that guide you in dating.
Not all BL (Boys' Love) comics are censored; many simply depict innocent, youthful love stories with good art and plots, making them easy to read.
So, on this ordinary afternoon, Yu Tang sat on the ground and spent the whole day reading BL (Boys' Love) comics...
One of them was a fantasy novel set in ancient China, where the protagonist and the other protagonist were master and disciple. The protagonist called the other protagonist "Master." Yu Tang felt that this book was based on his own strange dreams.
He was so engrossed in reading that he only snapped out of his reverie when Cheng Luo pushed the door open and came in, hurriedly tucking the book behind his back.
But once "鑶" got a copy, the pile scattered on the ground couldn't be put away in a short time.