"I'm sorry. I won't hide anything from you in the future. Xiaolin, sit down. I still have something to tell you."
Xia Lin sat on Chu Lang's lap. This intimate gesture hadn't happened to him for a long time. The long - awaited feeling made Xia Lin's body go limp. He leaned against Chu Lang like a boneless person and said lazily, "What else have you been hiding from me? Just tell me quickly."
Chu Lang held Xia Lin's hand and said, "Xiaolin, actually, we met when we were six or seven years old."
"What?" Xia Lin was surprised. "Did we know each other that early? How come I don't have the slightest impression of it?"
In Chu Lang's mind, there appeared the figure of a cute six - or seven - year - old boy, obediently calling out, "Brother Chu Lang."
"Because we were too young at that time. Fifteen years have passed, so it's normal not to remember. We were in primary school together then, but you left after one semester. Although you left and I didn't know where you moved to, I've never forgotten you."
Hearing this, Xia Lin felt a bit dazed. "Wait a minute. Do you mean... could it be..."
Chu Lang nodded. "Yes. I already had a crush on you back then. But since we were young, I didn't quite understand this kind of feeling, so I just thought I only cared about you as a good friend. Then, for seven or eight years, strangely enough, the memories of you suddenly disappeared from my mind. It wasn't until I was sixteen that I remembered again. Xiaolin... I've been looking for you for seven years..."
Hearing this, Xia Lin felt a bit guilty. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been angry with you for so long."
"It's okay. I did play a trick on you."
Although Chu Lang said he had told all his secrets, Xia Lin still had many doubts. For example, why did Chu Lang lose his memory for so many years and then suddenly remember? Why did the system resurrect him but leave no information, leaving him confused? Also, Chu Lang should be the several villain bosses he had encountered, but why did he have no memory of it?
After struggling with these questions for a long time, Xia Lin suddenly figured it out. Forget it. He was now with Chu Lang and living happily together. That was enough.
But just after Xia Lin and Chu Lang bravely came out of the closet, and even went abroad to get married after graduation, just when Xia Lin thought his life would go on so peacefully, one day, the system appeared again.
[Ding~ Has the host missed me?]
After this voice appeared, Xia Lin, who was lying on the sofa watching TV, almost fell off the sofa.
"You... System, how come!" Being too surprised, Xia Lin didn't manage to ask his question smoothly until a while later. "System, why did you suddenly appear? You've been gone for two years! Why didn't you tell me I didn't have to go to other worlds? Why did you resurrect me without a word and then disappear without a trace?"
This series of questions was enough to prove Xia Lin's uneasiness. [Host, calm down. Let me answer your questions one by one. After the world of Qi Shang ended, the main system told me that it was the last world. Then I thought I would never have the chance to meet you again, so I simply resurrected you and sent you back to the original world. Later, after I upgraded, the main system told me that I made a mistake and hadn't given you another reward. So I'm here. After I finish my task, I'll leave and look for the next host.]
It took Xia Lin quite a while to digest the information revealed by the system's words. Then he asked, "So what mistake did you make?"
The system gave an embarrassed chuckle and then said, [I have to restore Chu Lang's memories and let him remember all his experiences in the previous worlds...]
"So does it mean that Chu Lang is indeed the same person as the bosses in the previous worlds?"
The system seemed not to sense Xia Lin's anger and said innocently, [This system thought the host already knew.]
"Hehe, I won't argue with you, but only if your reward satisfies me. Come on, what's the reward?"
The system didn't beat around the bush. It said, [After this upgrade, there are many new items and skills in the mall. Host, take a look. You can choose one at will.]