Souji was heartbroken, but she would not give up.
Just as Ye Ming, who had disliked swordsmanship and killing in the Bakumatsu era, had chosen to walk the path of the sword and accompany her through those turbulent years, in this life, in this peaceful world, even if she could not become Ye Ming's wife, she would still silently protect him, just as Ye Ming had protected her in the Bakumatsu era.
"I don't know what kind of world Honkai World is, but since we were able to come to this world, then evil beings capable of threatening Ye Ming's safety may also be able to come here. So, before we fight over him, I hope we can exchange information first and form an alliance. Our highest priority should be eliminating any evil beings that may appear and protecting his safety."
After venting her feelings, Souji gradually calmed down. She wiped the tears from her face and looked at Yae Sakura and Fu Hua. "At the very least, we all agree on one thing: we want him to be safe."
Yae Sakura and Fu Hua were both stunned by Souji's words. After a brief silence, Fu Hua was the first to extend her right hand to Yae Sakura.
Yae Sakura uncrossed her arms and took Fu Hua's outstretched hand.
"It's been a long time."
Yae Sakura took the initiative to speak. With that single handshake, the tense, hostile atmosphere vanished completely.
"It has."
Fu Hua released Yae Sakura's hand and made a sweeping gesture. Invisible ripples spread outward, and the onlookers in the Breakfast Shop and along the nearby sidewalk all froze for a moment. Then, they completely forgot what had just happened and dispersed.
"So it really is Feather of the Passing World, the God Key that can affect memories."
Yae Sakura could not help glancing at Fu Hua.
As if she knew what Yae Sakura was thinking, Fu Hua said calmly, "It is indeed a God Key, but I'm not cruel enough to alter his memories. I really did grow up with him. I've been in this world for over twenty years."
"Then can you tell me why you like him?"
This time, Souji was the one who spoke.
"Sorry, I simply can't imagine that someone who has lived for more than fifty thousand years could fall in love like an ordinary person."
"What is so hard to imagine?" Fu Hua remained calm. "No matter how long I've lived or how powerful I've become, when I was born, I was just an ordinary person. An ordinary birth, an ordinary upbringing, an ordinary girl to the point of being utterly ordinary."
As she spoke, Fu Hua gazed into the distance, her thoughts drifting away.
"The story began in a city called Canghai City in the Previous Era..."
In a meeting room on the sixteenth floor of an office building in the western district of City H.
"Happy cooperation!"
After exchanging contracts and signing them, Keqing, dressed in a professional skirt suit, handed the contract to the secretary behind her. She rose to shake hands with the middle-aged woman across from her.
"Thank you very much for giving our company this opportunity." The middle-aged woman beamed. "Happy cooperation."
Keqing smiled. "From now on, I'll be the person directly responsible for coordinating and communicating with your company on this project, so I have a small personal request."
"Please, go ahead."
"I hope your company can select someone to communicate with me directly. Personally, I hope this person won't be purely a businessperson or purely a technical specialist. Ideally, they should be technically capable while also understanding some business matters."
The middle-aged woman pondered briefly and immediately thought of someone.
"That won't be a problem. Our company happens to have someone like that. He spent several years working on the front lines of construction, so his technical skills are solid. Now he works in a business position with a technical focus, and his business ability is quite good as well."
"May I ask his name in advance?"
"His name is Ye Ming. He's an outstanding young man."
Keqing smiled.
P.S.: It's the weekend, please vote!
Resolutely Facing Death
Laffey was a tiny little girl who never seemed able to wake up. Having just finished breakfast, the little bit of energy she had managed to muster completely faded away.
The little girl hugged a pillow and lay sprawled on the sofa, basking in the warm morning sunlight with her eyes closed, drowsy and adorable.
Ye Ming cleaned the living room while admiring little Laffey's cute sleeping face. Even after he finished cleaning the entire room, Fu Hua still had not returned.
He sent Fu Hua a message on WeChat. Less than a minute later, he received her reply.
"I ran into two friends, so I won't be coming back for now. You don't need to save breakfast for me."
After seeing the message, Ye Ming replied with an "Mm." He looked down at little Laffey on the sofa, thought for a moment, barely suppressed the urge to hug her, then returned to his bedroom and turned on his computer.
Yesterday, he had uploaded the four thousand words of his novel to Ciweimao, the famous pigeon-nest website. When he opened the site now, he discovered that in just one night, more than five hundred readers had added the book to their collections. Quite a few had even voted and left comments. Ye Ming was thrilled, especially when he saw all the votes from his readers. His passion for writing instantly ignited.
Update! He had to update!!!
He wrote another four thousand words in one go. Ye Ming let out a breath, stretched his neck and wrists, which ached terribly from sitting for so long, then glanced at the lower-right corner of the screen. Good lord, four hours had passed without him noticing. It was already one in the afternoon.
So being an author wasn't easy work either.
Ye Ming sighed emotionally and looked at the novel's page again. Seeing that the votes had barely increased after four hours, he immediately felt a little discouraged.
Sigh, I hope there will be more votes tomorrow. More votes mean more motivation to write extra chapters.
Ye Ming opened his novel and carefully read through the chapter comments and reviews twice. Whenever he saw an interesting comment, he saved it so he could copy it straight into the book when he updated tomorrow. Ten minutes later, Ye Ming exited Ciweimao and shut down his computer.
It was already one-thirty in the afternoon. By this time, the people at the wedding dress shop should have finished lunch. It was time to take Laffey to have a Wedding Dress made.
"Laffey, go wash your face. Commander will take you to have a Wedding Dress made in a little while."
Ye Ming called toward the living room, rubbed his sore neck, pushed back his chair, stood up, and left the bedroom.
Fu Hua still had not returned. After thinking it over, Ye Ming first moved Fu Hua's luggage into the bedroom and put it away. Then he sent Fu Hua a message. When she replied that she would not be back until evening, Ye Ming was dumbfounded.
"Commander~ Laffey is all washed up! Let's go, let's go!"
Perhaps because she was about to receive a new Wedding Dress personally given to her by Commander, Laffey, who normally lacked energy, was exceptionally excited. She grabbed Ye Ming's hand and swung it back and forth.
Of course, excitement was excitement. Even though she was an innocent little girl, Laffey knew her limits. She was merely acting spoiled when she held Ye Ming's hand and did not use any real strength.
Otherwise, with a destroyer's terrifying power, Ye Ming would have been torn into pieces long ago.
"Uh, wait. Wait until Commander sends a message."
Ye Ming was a little flustered.
His original plan had been to bring Fu Hua and Laffey along, then use cosplay as an excuse to have a Wedding Dress made at the shop.
There were two benefits to doing this. First, Fu Hua had long known about his interest in such things, so she would not suspect that he had any ideas about Laffey. Second, with Fu Hua, a girl, as cover, he could make Fu Hua the main focus when having the Wedding Dress made, then casually have one made for Laffey as well. That way, the shop assistants would not become suspicious.
But now, Fu Hua would not be back until evening, and Ye Ming could not find another friend close enough to accompany him to a wedding dress shop for cosplay. His situation had suddenly become awkward.
If he went alone with an adorable white-haired little girl like Laffey to have a Wedding Dress made, then even with cosplay as an excuse, it seemed rather dangerous.
But even if there was a risk, Ye Ming absolutely did not want his Laffey to be disappointed again.
Ye Ming thought it over from every angle as he idly scrolled through his WeChat contacts. When he tapped on the profile picture of a girl with donkey ears, his eyes lit up.
"You there? My little sister wants me to help her order a cosplay outfit. Do you have time? I'd like to ask you to come with us and hear the opinion of a professional like you."
The person Ye Ming messaged was none other than Yae Sakura.
Less than five seconds later, a reply came from the other side.
"Sorry, I'm having a meal with friends and don't have time. How about tomorrow?"
Ye Ming froze for a moment. He looked at the message, then lowered his head to look at Laffey's eager, excited eyes. After thinking it over, he replied, "My little sister needs it urgently. Since it isn't convenient for you, I'll take her myself. Sorry for the trouble."
After sending the message, Ye Ming slipped his phone into his pocket. He lowered his head to look at Laffey, who was staring at him with eager expectation, took a deep breath, and loudly declared in the tone of someone resolutely facing death, "Let's go!"
Little Laffey nodded enthusiastically. "Condition good... setting out!"
P.S.: Please speak rationally. Don't start arguments, and don't ruin most readers' experience. Reading novels is supposed to be relaxing. There's no need to ruin everyone's mood and make everyone unhappy. Thank you.
A Kiss
An adorable little girl wearing cute rabbit-ear hair clips, a loose dress, a cotton coat, and white thigh-high socks was right beside him. Holding the girl's little hand as they walked along the sidewalk beneath the warm afternoon sun, Ye Ming unexpectedly felt completely relaxed for the first time in a long while.
"Commander, can Laffey's new Wedding Dress have bunny ears?" Laffey was a devoted rabbit-ear enthusiast.
"Uh, bunny ears? Wouldn't it feel strange if a Wedding Dress had bunny ears?"
Ye Ming thought about it for a long time but still could not imagine what a pair of bunny ears added to a wedding veil would look like.
"Oh."
The little girl had clearly only asked casually. When Ye Ming questioned it, she immediately changed the subject.
"Commander, Commander, can you take Laffey to the supermarket again on the way back? Laffey wants to eat Chocolate."
The only box of Chocolate the little girl had bought last time was Valentine's Day Chocolate for Ye Ming. Ye Ming had not had the heart to eat it and had carefully stored it in the drawer of his desk, even locking it.
"Of course."
Ye Ming naturally wanted to satisfy such a trivial request from the little girl as best he could. "Laffey can eat whatever she wants."
"Then liquor-filled Chocolate is definitely okay too!" Laffey said excitedly.
"Y-yes, of course not!"
Ye Ming nearly let the little girl lead him astray. "Laffey is still little. You can't drink alcohol."
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