“You’ve mistaken me for someone else!”
Ling Huan gritted his teeth and tried to pull his hand away forcefully, “With so many students coming and going, it’s normal to mistake one person for another. The person you’re looking for is not me, so can you please stop this pulling and tugging in public?”
He had absolutely no shame in using the face he exchanged to do something embarrassing, but now that he was using his own face again and being looked at with astonishment by the people around him, he felt uneasy all over.
“I didn’t mistake you for someone else.”
Lu Jinbei’s hand remained motionless, his fingertips even slowly sliding down, pressing against his palm with an irresistible force, and interlocking their fingers.
Lu Jinbei’s actions made Ling Huan stiffen instantly. He licked his teeth and tried to pull his finger out, but to no avail.
Ling Huan suppressed his inner turmoil and maintained a calm demeanor. He turned to look at Lu Jinbei and said, “How could you not be mistaken? I haven’t seen you at all today. I was just about to leave the school when you inexplicably detained me. Can’t you be reasonable? Look at my face again. Doesn’t it look different from the person you’re looking for?”
“The face you used just now was indeed really ugly.”
The man’s fingertips, calloused, touched the corner of his lips as he spoke softly, “Now you’ve finally decided to switch back?”
Although he didn’t know how Ling Huan had managed to switch faces so secretly, as long as he stayed by Ling Huan’s side, he would definitely be able to figure out what Ling Huan was trying to do.
Ling Huan’s heart skipped a beat, and he wished he could drag the 009 who had sworn so confidently out of his mind.
“What did Lu Jinbei mean by that? Does he know that the person just now was me?”
【He actually figured out that the person from earlier was the host?! 】
009 was even more surprised than him. 【This shouldn’t be happening, but it’s alright, Host, please don’t panic. This is the prop’s usage period. This prop has a small side effect: after the two-day effect ends, Lu Jinbei will fall into a deep sleep. When he wakes up, everything that happened during those two days will be a dream in his subconscious. 】
【The original script stated that a dream containing romantic hints would draw Lu Jinbei’s attention to Luo Sheng, leading to an uncontrollable situation. 】
“What about this dream now?” Ling Huan forced a smile and looked back at Lu Jinbei’s hand, which was almost glued to him. “If Lu Jinbei wakes up two days later and finds out that the person in his dream was me, will he just kill me?”
His current identity to Lu Jinbei was that of a heinous federal undercover agent. Even if his memories have been erased, the sins weighing on his shoulders cannot be wiped away.
【Because the main system has helped reduce the difficulty of the Host’s task, it is now giving the host a free little helper item—a memory pill. The host needs to give Lu Jinbei the water infused with the memory pill before Lu Jinbei falls into a deep sleep. His memories of the past two days in his dreams will automatically be replaced with the original plot, and then everything will return to normal. 】
As soon as 009 finished speaking, a cold, electronic voice rang out.
【Helper Props: Memory Pill, will be delivered to the host within 24 hours. Please wait patiently. 】
Ling Huan breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Although it will become a dream in the end, I still want to ask for some compensation for emotional distress. My first kiss was lost so inexplicably. Your system didn’t tell me that I would have to involve in this situation before I started the mission.”
009 sighed in admiration, realizing he was indeed a little genius with a knack for business. He then mentally pressed two beeping buttons.
【Host’s demand for compensation for emotional distress has been reported and should be issued along with previous compensation. 】
【However, now that the prop has taken effect, Lu Jinbei’s romantic partner will be the Host for the next two days. The Host just needs to get through these two days. 】
“Two more days to go? Is there really no other way?” Ling Huan asked. “Will the compensation for emotional distress you just submitted be converted into interstellar currency?”
【If nothing unexpected happens, it should be between 10,000 and 50,000 interstellar coins. 】
“Interstellar coins reduce the compensation.” Ling Huan didn’t care much about money, so he went a step further and asked, “Don’t the missions drop a lot of items related to alpha cubs? Could you ask around if there are any items that cats can use? You could compensate me with just one.”
He had browsed the StarNet before, and there were already very few entries for pet cats’ food, clothing, and other necessities, and the prices were shockingly high. He wished he could get a few for free from the system.
Beibei won’t have to be pitifully left with only two toys to play with anymore.
Hearing 009’s affirmative reply, Ling Huan finally felt satisfied and gently pulled Lu Jinbei’s hand. He rubbed his sore eyes, and his voice was less resistant to Lu Jinbei.
“Yes, you haven’t mistaken me for someone else. It was me just now. I’m running out of time now. I need to rush to meet with some parents. Two children are coming to register for school this afternoon.”
Seeing the boy’s reddened eyes and wet eyelashes from almost crying from the kiss, Lu Jinbei pursed his lips, pulled Ling Huan closer, and dragged him to his side.
“Take me with you wherever you go.”
Ling Huan bumped into the man’s solid chest. Because they were so close, his nose was filled with the man’s pleasant and rich scent. He was stunned for a few seconds. He slowly turned on his personal terminal and pointed to the small arrow that had already navigated to the location, which was flashing a white fluorescent light, and showed it to Lu Jinbei.
——Starlight Nursery School.
Ling Huan calmly said, “The location is here. I just calculated that it takes half an hour to walk there from the First Military Academy. If you don’t drag me like this, you can walk faster. It only takes us twenty minutes to get there. My appointment with the parents is at one o’clock in the afternoon…”
“No need to walk there.”
Ling Huan paused for a moment, then asked, “What did you say?”
Lu Jinbei looked down at him. “I have a private flying vehicle. It only takes five minutes to get there.”
“Is it really appropriate for me to sit on it? It’s only a short walk anyway…”
Ling Huan subconsciously took a step back, and suddenly something cold and hard was placed in his palm. He instinctively grabbed it and looked down to find that it was a round key.
It looked exactly like the car key he had when he rode in the Rayles family’s aircraft last time, but the one Lu Jinbei gave him looked more expensive and high-end.
Ling Huan’s heart skipped a beat. Why did Lu Jinbei give him the car keys?
He looked up and could vaguely discern a hint of contempt and pride on the man’s seemingly aloof and handsome face.
“It’s for you.”
Lu Jinbei said slowly and deliberately, “The aircraft you used before was slow and unsafe, it’s not suitable for you.”
His was very good.
……
Using the time saved from the flight, Ling Huan bought a cheap, wide-brimmed black hat for the least amount of money at a nearby store and unceremoniously put it on Lu Jinbei’s head.
He kept the car keys with him the whole time. Lu Jinbei disagreed, so he couldn’t return them. He could only think of returning them to Lu Jinbei secretly two days later when Lu Jinbei was in a deep sleep.
Now, Ling Huan felt uneasy, as if he had a bank card with 20 million yuan in it, carrying a car key in his pocket.
After renovations, the nursery has been completely transformed. The large holes that were originally smashed have been repaired so thoroughly that not a trace can be seen.
The beautiful, transparent glass roof was miraculously restored after Ling Huan gave the renovation team a detailed description.
All the furniture and decorations were arranged, and the parents would be arriving soon.
Ling Huan helped Lu Jinbei sit down on the newly bought orange round stool with no corners, which was meant for the baby, and looked down at him, saying, “It’s just the two of us here now, and I haven’t left you behind. I even took you to buy a hat, right?”
Lu Jinbei nodded slightly, and the inexpensive black hat on his head suddenly gave him an indescribable air of nobility.
Ling Huan said, “You can just sit here all afternoon. I won’t go far, and you can see me anytime. How about I take you home tonight?”
Lu Jinbei disagreed somewhat, “You’re coming home with me tonight.”
Ling Huan’s lips twitched. “That’s not how you date. Even if you get married, you don’t have to be this clingy.”
Lu Jinbei’s gaze was deep. “We’re already married.”
“This engagement[footnote]In previous paragraph LJ said ‘we’re already married’, he used 结婚(Jiéhūn); to marry; to get married. But LH used 婚约(hūnyuē); engagement, wedding contract, to describe their relationship… I think I need to read the previous chapter again to wake my memory because I forgot ORZ[/footnote]is null and void.” Ling Huan curled his lips slightly, as if he had heard something amusing, and said, “You said it yourself, and I remember hearing it clearly. After two years, our engagement will end, and I will be exiled to a desolate planet.”
He gently patted Lu Jinbei’s shoulder, looking into the man’s deep pupils. Perhaps it was because of the warm yellow light shining down from the glass ceiling, but he could see a light gold hue in Lu Jinbei’s eyes that resembled Beibei’s.
Subconsciously, he reached out and touched the man’s hair. His palm was unexpectedly soft. Ling Huan snapped back to reality, quickly withdrawing his hand and clearing his throat.
“Don’t worry, you’re just being blinded by the props right now, that’s why you want to stay by my side. Once you’re clear-headed, you won’t think like that anymore.”
“Two years from now, you will be free as you wish.”
A loud doorbell rang.
Ling Huan turned around easily and went to open the door, unaware of the burning heat in the deep eyes of the man behind him.
The afternoon sun was lovely, shining through the glass roof of the nursery and refracting into the spacious hall, seemingly illuminating every speck of dust. The sunlight fell on the youth’s shoulders like a gentle mist.
Lu Jinbei lowered his eyes slightly, recalling the feeling left when Ling Huan’s spiritual power probed into his spiritual domain. It was soft, bright, clean, and powerful. Even though it had only entered his spiritual domain, the heat seemed to spread to his heart.
When Ling Huan opened the door, he heard a slight argument at the entrance.
“Mom! This place is no good either! Look how filthy the entrance is! This dust even touched my feather just now. I can’t stand this place. Let’s not go in and just go home. I don’t need to go to daycare!”
“You’ve already made an appointment with Mr. Ling, so shut your mouth!”
Ling Huan looked down and saw that besides the two adults standing at the door, there was a beautiful little peacock pacing impatiently back and forth on the ground, but it was trying to lift its claws off the ground in disgust.
The moment the little peacock looked up and saw Ling Huan, its tightly closed tail feathers twitched slightly and suddenly unfolded a little.
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Author has something to say:
【Lingling: Little male peacock, he’ll definitely grow up to be a handsome boy. 】
I’ll be back with my rant tomorrow~ Mwah!
Translator:
Even lil peacock can’t resist LH lol
