Chapter 50: The Morning of the Eighth Day
In the early morning, I splashed cold water on my face at the washstand. After a couple of washes, I simply stuck my head under the faucet to rinse it. The icy water cascaded over the back of my head, jolting me awake from the dizziness I’d felt until moments ago. It was like the morning after a night of heavy drinking, with a pounding headache.
The truth was, I…
If I had to trace the cause, it would lead back to Phil. It was the holy water Phil had blessed that caused problems, but he wasn’t entirely to blame. I bore a significant portion of the responsibility. It could also be traced back to Lianbing and the others, as Lily’s strange behavior started around that time.
But dwelling on these things now was meaningless.
What I did was a fact, and I’d enjoyed it immensely.
It happened right outside, amidst that same sensual scenery. However, the female leads weren’t the same two as before. Yet, they were just as beautiful, and they’d given me everything…
It felt strangely like changing clothes, without much guilt, only a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment that permeated my being.
Maybe I was already a proper scumbag?
I wasn’t the one pursuing them, nor was I the one initiating the emotional exchange. To act like a victim now would be utterly shameless.
There’s no love without reason.
In her desperation, Yu Hui had decided to give herself to me. It was her will, and I had promised to never abandon her in this life.
But Lily… I had given her back her freedom, yet she was still bound by me…
Perhaps the contract, in some unseen way, played a role in everything that happened…
But in the end, who could truly say?
It was all too tangled to unravel…
After drying my face, I let out a sigh, expelling all the pent-up frustration from my chest. I felt much better.
Now, the question was how to explain this to Lianbing.
Yet, I felt there wasn’t much to explain. Trying to explain would sound like I was evading the issue, which made me uncomfortable.
Didn’t that popular saying from the past go something like this? Explaining is concealing, concealing is fact, and fact is what truly happened.
There was nothing to hide about what had already occurred. In the end, it would just be a display of falseness.
Moreover, if I really tried, I probably couldn’t come up with a good explanation, even if I had ten episodes of ‘cleverness’ to spare.
So, it was best to just admit it frankly.
Lies were easily seen through, and then would come the questions: ‘Why did you lie to me?’ accompanied by Yu You’s gaze, and her disappointed inquiry. A wrong answer could lower her affection, or even lead directly to a bad ending, where the Witch of Calamity, the Young Miss Ji Lianbing, would drag everyone into the abyss of death, dooming them all.
Perhaps Lan Hua would stab me to death with a knife before that could happen. In that case, even as a zombie, I would have to bid farewell to this world.
“No need. I have to say this out loud myself.”
I wasn’t startled by the voice behind me. Only Yu Hui could appear so silently behind me.
“And I can’t always hide behind a woman. At least let me take responsibility for this.”
Turning around, I looked at Yu Hui wrapped in a bedsheet. I stroked her head and said these words before extending my hand to her again.
“But from now on, your position will change, Yu Hui. Don’t stand behind me anymore. Stand by my side.”
Yu Hui suddenly blushed and placed her hand in mine, but then she shook her head.
I saw her say with a resolute gaze, “No, Lord Juncheng, my place is behind you. I want to be your… I hope you can entrust your back to me, can you?”
“Having you guard my back is the most reassuring thing. But is that all? You can ask for more. Your contribution doesn’t match the reward; you could ask for so much more with what you’ve given…”
“I think this is good enough. Lord Juncheng, I am easily satisfied. Occasional hugs, like last night, make me very happy. And from this position, I can always hug you…”
“Love is not love, desire is not desire, fate is… I thought I would never get it, but unexpectedly, when it was my turn, I miraculously obtained it… I thought meeting you again was a miracle, and now it’s become a dream-like development.”
I felt the softness on my back grow heavier. Yu Hui held me tightly as if wanting to merge into my body, her face pressed against my back.
“An eternal karmic thread, a dream held in my palm.”
For some reason, these words suddenly appeared in my mind.
“You used to say this often in a past life…”
“Is that so? I’m sorry, I don’t remember…”
Even though all my memories from my previous life had been stripped away… The memories engraved in my soul weren’t so easily erased…
“It’s okay. I told you before, even if you don’t remember, it’s fine… Besides, even I am starting to forget now.”
“Huh? Have your past life memories disappeared?”
“No, not completely, but they are gradually becoming like a forgotten dream… My nine lifetimes of obsession have been resolved, and they have all let me go. It suddenly feels so much lighter, I’m even a little unaccustomed to it…”
Ah, I didn’t expect that by taking Yu Hui, her obsession would be fulfilled… Is this a good thing?
Isn’t reclaiming your ‘self’ a good feeling? From now on, no one will impose their ideas on you.
“Yes, it feels very… very good. But I’m also a little reluctant… I’ve accepted them already. I’m reluctant to part with the memories of being with you.”
“If you want to recall them, we can just create new ones.”
“Then, from now on, can Yu Hui continue to stay by your side?”
“Isn’t that obvious?”
Hearts connected.
On the bed, there was another, no, it should be a ‘lump’ wrapped in a blanket.
Yu Hui and I exchanged a smile, then walked over and patted the lump.
It seemed I had patted the wrong spot, causing the person in the covers to cry out.
“Lily, it’s time to get up. It’s not just us anymore.”
No response. Really…
I yanked! I mercilessly pulled off that layer of blanket.
“@#$Y*$”#&%#*U@}{$)!!!”
She was incoherent. Was there really a need for such shock? Ah, but considering Lily is the pure type, such a reaction isn’t unexpected.
“Heh, why aren’t you calling me Master anymore?”
Her expression is so funny.
It was like a husky that had lived among wolves for a while, suddenly being told everyone around it were wolves, with that shocked expression.
…
Wrapped in SF Light Novel.
Oh dear, she looks like she’s about to cry. Did I tease her too much? Looking at Lily crawling towards me with tears in her eyes, I felt a bit sorry and thought my joke had gone too far. Just as I was about to smooth things over, I heard Lily already in front of me, pressing her hands on my shoulders.
What kind of power is this? And upon closer inspection, Lily no longer looked sad at all. She had become a succubus again! At this moment, I was surprised to find that her horns had grown a bit, and her backside… she had also tied up my hands.
“Yu Hui, save me!”
“Lord Juncheng, men must be responsible for their words.”
Yu Hui! Ahhhhh! You just said you’d be my strong support!
“Hey! It was my fault! Wait! Lily! [Lilith! Stop it!]”
Finally, I had no choice but to subdue her with my aura.
I turned my head, drenched in sweat, and saw Yu Hui smiling. She was smiling very happily, completely unlike her usual serious and meticulous self. She revealed a joyful smile like a child who had played a prank. There was also a hint of an evil charm in that smile, making my stopped heart begin to beat again.
“Yu Hui… what…?”
“What do you think?”
I suddenly smelled the fragrance that had permeated the room all night.
Had it not dissipated yet?
Perhaps this was the last lingering scent–
A faint, cherry blossom pink smoke dispersed like mist. From the early morning, a play of upending the hierarchy had begun.
I smiled helplessly, feeling as if I had become a prop?
