I'll Give You a Harem! (Revised)

We met in silence, a lotus blossom bathed in autumn rain. A slight blush rose to her cheeks, and a phoenix hairpin adorned her slanted temple.

She was about to call out softly, but hesitated, fearing to be seen. Wanting to express her hidden feelings, she turned and tapped her jade hairpin against the railing.

Magnolia Flower in Reduced Characters - Meeting in Silence - Nalan Xingde

The first time I saw her was at the beginning of the last century. She was a young girl, with a smile in her eyes and a slightly shy expression. She stepped out of a Rolls-Royce and walked slowly to him on the wet bluestone pavement in front of the Ye Family. Her skirt swayed, revealing only a little bit of cute peach blossom on the tip of her shoes. She looked at him with a hint of curiosity.

When we met, it was Nalan Xingde's poem "Magnolia Flower in Reduction: Meeting in Silence"; after we parted, there was always a touch of melancholy in Yan Jidao "Immortal by the River: After the River Immortal, the Tower is Locked High"—"The bright moon was there then, once shining on the returning colorful clouds." But when we met again, I never expected that the beauty would remain the same.

She was still wearing that lake-green long dress, as gentle as a willow branch swaying on shallow ripples, and the smile on her lips was like a beautiful and melodious piece of music, plaintive and moving, as if it were strumming a zither.

Whether it's Su Nanxiu now or Su Mei back then, she is extremely beautiful; otherwise, the eldest young master of the Ye Family would not have granted her the qualification and opportunity to obtain essence.

Having lived for so many years, such a scene is actually quite rare. She was a hundred years ago, and she is a hundred years later. It's as if she has traveled through time, from the beginning of the last century to today's new century.

Most of those people from back then have turned to dust and bones. Qin Peng and Su Xiaocui are old and frail. Ye Sijin has become Qin Yanan, and Su Mei has become Su Nanxiu. They have only changed their names; she still looks the same.

"The competition section of this conference, as a top-level event in the field of robotics, covers land, sea, and air. The scale of participating teams is comparable to the Olympics. Among them, in the Drone Open Finals, the BCI Brain-Controlled Robot Competition, the Fighting Robot Competition, and the Youth Design Competition, Xiangnan University stood out from more than a thousand teams and achieved remarkable results... I have also decided to establish a scholarship for Xiangnan University to develop and cultivate more talents in robotics research and design." Su Nanxiu smiled slightly, looking gently at these young people who had just achieved remarkable results during the summer vacation.

Although she was only fourteen years old in their eyes, they did not treat her carelessly as a young girl.

Often, having resources equates to having power; having power brings charisma that can make people disregard age, gender, and appearance.

Those who were invited here were instructed by the instructors at the Modern Engineering Training Center that Su Nanxiu was a key figure in whether Xiangtan University could obtain this funding.

Originally, they just wanted to appear respectful, but once they actually met Su Nanxiu, no one needed to maintain their composure under her gaze. The oppressive force hidden beneath her faint smile was palpable, making it clear that one should never take oneself too seriously in front of her.

"As an additional reward, once the lecture fund is established, it will organize a visit to Boston Dynamics for the winning students and their instructors from this World Robotics Competition, giving them the opportunity to get up close and personal with Atlas..."

"Wow..." a few young people cheered, while the others cast envious glances.

"Next, my assistant, Guan Yuan, will lead you on a tour and to dinner. The head chef for the dinner is Mr. Zhang Jiawei, the head chef of Zhu's Restaurant in Baolong Center and a Michelin three-star restaurant in Tai City. Please enjoy yourselves." Su Nanxiu smiled and introduced Guan Yuan, who had come over.

Guan Yuan, with his back to Su Nanxiu, nodded with a hint of appreciation in his eyes. Although he was only being used by Su Nanxiu for odd jobs, these people didn't know that. They must already see him as a more promising young elite. A freshman becoming Su Nanxiu's assistant, wasn't that something they looked up to? There seemed to be a girl among them looking at him with great admiration... After all, compared to a robot, a young elite like himself, exuding the aura of a high-level executive, was much more attractive.

Guan Yuan turned around to lead the way, but saw Liu Chang'an outside the glass door on the other side, quietly looking inside.

Guan Yuan hurriedly went to greet him, his face beaming with an incredibly warm smile. Before the door was even opened, he called out excitedly, "Brother, brother, what brings you here? Have you come to see your wife?"

Guan Yuan's words not only surprised Liu Chang'an, but also caused Su Nanxiu had been frowning slightly at Guan Yuan's frivolous attitude, to reveal a strange expression on her face.

A touch of shyness is most captivating.

Su Nanxiu raised her finger and pressed her brow, instantly concealing her charming shyness. Her brows remained furrowed, because others could also hear Guan Yuan shouting something.

Most people didn't realize who "sister-in-law" was, while some wondered if it was Su Nanxiu. But how old is Su Nanxiu? Then wouldn't this "brother" be a beast?

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Liu Chang'an smiled. "I still prefer your old self, the one who acted like the leading man. That aura was cold, elegant, and commanding, so stylish."

Guan Yuan was slightly embarrassed. After all, he was young, and his thick skin hadn't developed naturally yet. He was just feeling depressed. Who wouldn't like that? But you don't really like it. If I were still acting like that aloof and noble male lead, you might bury me alive again.

Ever since he overheard Su Nanxiu's intentions towards Liu Chang'an, Guan Yuan realized that he couldn't follow the plot of those soldier or special forces novels... This was a power struggle and awkwardness between lovers. If he really helped one side deal with the other, the end result would usually be that one side would feel sorry for the other, and then both of them would team up to take their anger out on him, Guan Yuan.

Who hasn't been young and impetuous? Who hasn't stumbled and fallen, hiding their scars while wearing a mask and revealing a cunning smile?

(①𠮶𪶄, ,.)

"Let's go." Su Nanxiu gestured for Guan Yuan to get lost.

Guan Yuan gave Liu Chang'an a friendly smile, then led a group of students away.

Mount Lu blocked the last rays of the setting sun, and even the tallest trees in the campus at the foot of the mountain, stretching their branches towards the sky, could not hold back the last ray of light. The interplay of light and shadow in the glass room was created by various shaped lamps inside and out. Su Nanxiu stood in front of a round floor lamp, as if she were under the moon.

"Haven't seen you for a long time."

Sometimes it feels like the separation has been too long, and there's so much to say. But after all that, we realize there's nothing left to say, and when we meet again, it's just a simple "long time no see."

Ordinary people don't experience too many changes in their lives, which is why they have so many feelings. But for Liu Chang'an, the most normal thing is that people are gone, but the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze.

"Yes, it's been a long time." Su Nanxiu looked at Liu Chang'an quietly.

Liu Chang'an nodded, turned around, and walked out in the direction he had come from.

"Stop!"

Su Nanxiu hadn't expected that after he greeted her, he would act as if they had already forgotten their past grievances, showing no resentment, enthusiasm, excitement, or concern, and leaving as if he had let go of all ties.

"Why did you just turn around and leave like that? Did you think you were so cool? Did you turn around so gracefully?" Su Nanxiu's quiet expression vanished instantly, like the summer weather, where a sunny afternoon suddenly turned into a stormy one.

"I wanted to ask you some questions." Liu Chang'an stopped, but didn't turn around, only looking out the window. "But suddenly I feel that everything in the past, whether you were right or wrong, is no longer worth dwelling on. All the grudges and conflicts you caused, all the rights and wrongs, I have no intention of settling them down, or speaking up for others to question you. Life is a long journey ahead, may you live well... Life is a journey, and I am but a traveler."

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Liu Chang'an turned around and looked at Su Nanxiu suddenly burst into laughter.

She laughed until tears streamed down her face.

"Life is like a journey, and I am but a traveler?" Su Nanxiu's eyes held a smile, a tear welling up in her eyes as it trembled with her eyelashes. "You dare to recite that?"

This line comes from "River Immortal: Sending Off Qian Mufu," a well-known farewell poem, but it was not included in "Three Hundred Song Lyrics." "Life is like a journey, and I am but a traveler." These ten characters encapsulate life and fate.

In modern terms, it's like saying life is full of disappointments, so cherish every moment.

"Anyone but you could recite this line... but how can someone like you recite the poems of us mortals? Have you ever understood separation?" Su Nanxiu sneered, "You're probably too immersed in your role and have forgotten that you're not even a human being!"

If one is not human, then where does life come from, where does the journey come from, and how can one be called a traveler?

"Whether you hate me or resent me, I can accept it, but to not even let me be a human being is going too far." Liu Chang'an slowly shook his head. He was only expressing his opposition, but he didn't feel much. What he was, of course, was his own decision. He didn't have that timid and wavering heart that needed others' approval to give him more confidence.

"If you were a human being, how could you just leave like that? Someone invited you to Japan, and you went without thinking about anything else."

"Do you know what a real person would do? He wouldn't abandon his family and loved ones just to watch an atomic bomb explode!"

"If you were a human being, how could you leave me so decisively? Do you know what a real person would do? At the very least, he would get angry, furious, and come to question me in a rage, instead of just leaving without giving any response!"

"If you were a human being, how could you ignore me like this? Everyone knows that even a day as husband and wife brings a hundred days of kindness, a hundred years of cultivation brings us to share a boat ride, and a thousand years of cultivation brings us to share a pillow!"

"If you were a human being, how could you just sever ties like that? A person's life involves so many things. You can't just cut ties like that, and change lives like that. Even a severed lotus root still has some threads connecting it; what about you?"

The smile on Su Nanxiu's face was eventually drowned out by tears, and the lingering cold laughter disappeared from her throat with a sob.

She didn't become hysterical, nor did she River East. She simply looked at him and poured out her resentment, explaining the source of her obsession over the years, the bitterness she felt, and how all her unwillingness to accept him stemmed from his desire to break off their relationship. He wanted to break off the relationship, and he did!

But she didn't want to break up!

She had been searching for that fragile, almost invisible thread of connection with him in this vast sea of people.

Now he stands before her, saying, "Life is a journey, and I am but a traveler," and intends to simply tell her to take care of herself and then gracefully turn and leave?

What a joke!

"I've never liked arguing or explaining serious matters. A person's decision is their own responsibility, and they bear all the consequences." Liu Chang'an glanced at Su Nanxiu. "That applies to both you and me."

"You mean I brought this on myself?" Su Nanxiu didn't know what to say; this statement seemed to leave her speechless, yet she remained furious.

Because she loves him, everything she does is for him. Why can't he think about why she does it?

"You can do things without considering the consequences, that's fine, but don't expect others to understand you after you've done them. I can't understand, and I don't want to understand. I will only make my own decisions based on your actions."

"Whatever your purpose was back then, it's no longer important."

"If I can only be considered human if I'm meant to understand your actions, if I can't follow my own decisions and can only act according to your understanding of humanity, then I can only be considered human..." Liu Chang'an paused, "Then you might as well not consider me human... From a non-human perspective, let me offer you another saying: 'Riding on the wings of immortals to roam freely, embracing the bright moon to live forever. Throughout history, how many have lamented the brevity of life, yearned for the endlessness of the Yangtze River, knowing it cannot be attained suddenly, and entrusted their lingering echoes to the mournful wind.' You are no longer an ordinary person; you possess the mindset and demeanor of Longevity, living freely and unrestrained in this world..."

To ride the flying immortals and roam the heavens, to embrace the bright moon and live forever?

How dashing!

Su Nanxiu snapped out of her daze, her moist eyes fixed on Liu Chang'an.

I don't think I've ever considered the mindset and attitude of a Longevity?

When she discovered that she hadn't aged, she thought that when they met again, she would still be as beautiful as ever, and he would probably still like her the way she was.

Have you ever thought about how you would live if life were long?

I was only thinking about finding him first.

She wasn't Pavel Korchagin; she didn't have that kind of awareness. She didn't care if her eternal youth was just an illusion, and if she died, she would feel regret for having accomplished nothing.

Su Nanxiu's eyes gradually revealed a stubborn and resolute look. "I won't!"

This is why, when Liu Chang'an first saw her, after thinking about something, he greeted her and then prepared to turn and leave.

This woman is unreasonable.

"I don't care about Longevity or anything like Longevity, nor do I care about the mindset or attitude of those who Longevity. What does that have to do with me?" Su Nanxiu said indifferently, stubbornly staring at Liu Chang'an. "I just want to do what I need to do."

Liu Chang'an didn't even need to ask her what she wanted to do; an ordinary man would probably be moved by her good intentions.

But Liu Chang'an is no ordinary man. The passage of time and his different understanding of life have made his heart less soft, or rather, it is extremely difficult to change his mindset.

"You can do what you want to do, I don't care, but I hope you won't do some things a second time," Liu Chang'an said calmly. He wasn't warning her; he was just telling her. If she didn't care about what he said, she could do whatever she wanted, as long as she was responsible for the consequences. As for what he would do, that was his business, and he wouldn't bring it up or use it to threaten her.

Su Nanxiu bit her lip and glared at him fiercely.

"Didn't you threaten to ascend to immortality to travel the world? Where is your immortal?" Su Nanxiu suddenly sneered. "An Nuan? I don't believe it. It just so happens that she can also Longevity... How many women have you met in your life? In the end, besides me, who else can accompany you like an immortal?"

Liu Chang'an did not threaten to fly to the heavens to travel... Clearly, this was a phrase he used to persuade her; clearly, it was just a metaphor rather than a literal statement.

It's really hard to reason with a woman.

"This is my business." Liu Chang'an was not one to argue. He had tried his best to persuade her, but she remained unmoved. He could only deal with whatever came his way.

"You came here following my robots, didn't you? Let me show you those robots."

After Su Nanxiu finished speaking, she walked towards the floor lamp that was as bright as the moon. Her shadow, long and short, undulated under the lamp, making her figure appear even more graceful and light in the long corridor with its alternating light and shadow.

Liu Chang'an listened to her footsteps fading into the distance, he walked over. He really wanted to see these robots, and if she was willing to talk about them, he was willing to ask her.

Su Nanxiu walked to the end of the corridor, pressed the elevator button, stepped into the elevator, and faced Liu Chang'an, waiting for him to come over.

Liu Chang'an looked at the elevator's interior; it was the same model as the ultra-high-speed elevator used by Zhu Juntang in Baolong Center.

So, how deep underground would this ultra-high-speed elevator need to reach?

This glass house isn't tall, so there's no need for an elevator to go up.

As Liu Chang'an had predicted, after Su Nanxiu turned off the elevator, it took a considerable amount of time for the elevator to descend.

"Is the research base in the Mount Lu Valley also yours?" Liu Chang'an asked casually.

"So it really was you who smashed it?" Su Nanxiu retorted.

It's an unspoken understanding.

"I didn't smash anything. I only killed Kee and Peel. I should have killed them the first time. I'm ultimately a soft-hearted person. I rarely kill people the first time they provoke me. But thinking about their inhuman state afterward, they probably resent me for not killing them the first time, and I feel a little guilty." Liu Chang'an recalled, somewhat relieved. "But later I buried them properly, so that we are intertwined, which is a good ending. I believe they would be happy and relieved if they knew this in the afterlife."

"You still love to talk nonsense as always." Su Nanxiu said expressionlessly. She couldn't be as carefree and unrestrained as Liu Chang'an, indulging her emotions without a care in the world.

But the sight of him standing beside her, seemingly a distant memory, still stirred her heartstrings.

After all these years, isn't this the moment I've always wanted?

But she was no longer in his heart.

She couldn't bring herself to give him a playful, reproachful glare.

It was a familiar feeling, yet so strange that it made one doubt whether it was truly the way one once knew it.

Her fingers were clasped together, and she looked up at the upper left, as if she were standing in an elevator with a stranger and neither of them had their phone with them.

"That day I went to the valley with Qin Yanan and we met Ki and Peel. She and I guessed that your base was underground. Weren't there any surveillance facilities or anything on the surface at that time?" Liu Chang'an didn't mind that Su Nanxiu saw his prehistoric beast-like appearance at that time. He just wanted to confirm it.

"No, the ground facilities there are abandoned, so the monitoring and data systems are naturally cut off," Su Nanxiu stated expressionlessly. "So, whatever shady things you and that little Ye Sijin did in the valley, whether it was being intimate or passionate, don't worry about me watching."

As Su Nanxiu spoke, her chest rose and fell slightly. She regretted not having surveillance cameras, otherwise she really wanted to see if that little vixen was the same as she was back then.

Watching it is heartbreaking, but not being able to see it is even more infuriating.

"We didn't do anything." Liu Chang'an sighed softly. What were they thinking?

"Um."

The elevator was steady as Su Nanxiu stepped out. The conversation hadn't been pleasant, especially remembering how that little vixen, even with amnesia, was still so skilled at seduction. It made her even angrier... If she hadn't abandoned her pride and arrogance back then, wouldn't she have known how to use those tricks? Anyone can twist their waist, right?

So she hurried along, her eyes darting around, until she reached the end and stood in front of a closed warehouse door.

The place was very large, but after looking at the walls and passageways, Liu Chang'an was quite certain that it was a former civil defense project that had undergone further excavation and construction.

Actually, this is nothing new. In the 1980s and 1990s, many underground civil defense projects were idle, lacked special funds for maintenance, and were not managed by dedicated personnel. Some civil defense projects were piled up with garbage and gradually fell into disrepair.

Later, relevant departments proposed the policy of "promoting management through use and maintaining the caves through cave use," encouraging everyone to use civil defense projects and allowing the rental of civil defense projects for a certain fee.

In the late 1990s, a large influx of migrants entered the city, and the use of civil defense projects gradually increased year by year.

The expansion is a bit excessive.

Walking up to Su Nanxiu, she opened the closed warehouse door, Liu Chang'an saw a scene that looked like something out of a science fiction blockbuster involving cloning, artificial humans, and androids.

Lifelike robots are placed in vertical glass chambers. They vary in shape, some tall and some short, some slender and graceful, some plump, some with long flowing hair, some with short and lively hair, some as young as sixteen, and some with mature and beautiful charm.

Some have snow-white skin, others rosy complexion, some have eyes as blue as the sea, others blood-red pupils like the moon, and their golden hair flows down their shoulders.

This place seemed to gather all types of standard beauties from around the world. Liu Chang'an even saw the names of these robots. There were many famous beauties from history and literature who had been "replicated" here.

"What... what are you doing? Collecting beauties?" Liu Chang'an looked at Su Nanxiu with disbelief.

"This isn't something I collected... this is for you, this is a gift for you... a harem!"

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