The Game Was What Did Me In! (Continued)

"Speaking of which, what about Ms. Maria? Shouldn't she have come along for this as well?"

Or is it that in their family, Lamaline is responsible for the children's affairs?

The Doctor was somewhat curious.

Lamaline paused awkwardly for a few moments, then spoke softly.

"She... went on a mission, didn't she?"

"To carry out a mission?"

The Doctor tilted his head, looking somewhat puzzled.

"I thought she would come with you."

"..."

Lamaline's expression was somewhat subtle.

She had originally wanted Maria to come with her to see Aifanier was performing at Rhodes Island, but considering the current internal problems within the Great Yan, she decided not to invite her.

Of course, this is a reason that cannot be directly explained to the Doctor.

So she just smiled and shook her head.

"We all have things we need to do..."

"Yeah?"

The Doctor looked somewhat puzzled, but nodded nonetheless.

"That's true. After all, you're husband and wife, and you must spend a lot of time together every day. Being apart for a while is a good way to catch your breath."

"..."

Lamaline suddenly fell silent.

But the Doctor clearly didn't understand the nature of the relationship between the two people. After thinking for a while, he asked out of curiosity.

"You two seem to have a pretty good relationship. How do you maintain it?"

"..."

Lamaline looked at the curious Doctor in front of her with a subtle expression, hesitated for a while, and then shook her head slightly.

Our methods may not work for others.

Where can you find a couple married for two hundred years who haven't even spent a year together in total?

If word got out, people would doubt whether they were really married.

"I see."

The Doctor nodded, indicating his understanding.

"I heard from Theresa that you two have known each other for a long time...it seems you were married more than two hundred years ago. Your relationship is truly enviable."

"..."

Lamaline's expression was starting to get out of control.

Fortunately, the Doctor quickly came to his senses, opened the instant noodle box, and carefully began to eat this food that Kal'tsit had strictly forbidden.

"Speaking of which... there's something else I'm curious about."

The Doctor ate something to fill his stomach, which hadn't contained anything all day, and looked at Lamaline in front of him with some curiosity.

"What is it like to have a relationship that lasts for two hundred years?"

"Um?"

"After all, what we call feelings, in the end, don't they all turn into something else?"

As a human with a relatively short lifespan, and whose longest lifespan is no more than a hundred years, the Doctor is still somewhat curious about the views on love in Terra, a world with a lifespan of two or three hundred years.

"Although I'm not very familiar with this, in my experience, all love, desire, joy, and respect, over the long course of time, will only fade and merge into a simple feeling."

"A simple, beautiful feeling..."

"All emotions are like this... These complex emotions accumulate in daily life, and after an event, they evolve and sublimate, eventually transforming into a simple and genuine warmth."

The Doctor ate his instant noodles slowly, speaking casually as he did so.

Lamaline was standing to the side, paused for a moment before listening attentively.

Although the Doctor's opening remarks were a bit strange, a closer listen revealed that Doctor wasn't just spouting off randomly; his words were imbued with his own unique thoughts!

What she said also piqued Lamaline's interest.

So, when the Doctor stopped eating his noodles, she couldn't help but ask more questions.

"So... what do you think would happen if a couple's lives consisted only of major events, without any everyday accumulation?"

"No major events?"

The Doctor paused, giving Lamaline a strange look.

However, she didn't think much of it; after pondering for a few moments, she nodded slightly.

"If that's the case... then this kind of relationship can't be called lovers, at most it can only be described as temporary passion, right?"

"..."

Lamaline was somewhat lost in thought.

The Doctor, however, gave it serious thought.

"People with this kind of relationship are more like lovers than lovers, aren't they?"

"Both parties are simply trying to escape their original difficult lives, so they find a completely new person to connect with and relax with... But this won't last long, and soon they will return to their original lives."

After deliberating several times, the Doctor reaffirmed his decision.

"This is ***!"

"Without the accumulation of everyday life experiences, without mutual understanding, acceptance, and growth, such a relationship is merely an unstable fortress of building blocks. In the process of building it, it is already filled with empty gaps. This kind of relationship only needs a small external force to collapse!"

Lamaline to the side, was also somewhat stunned.

Because she discovered that what the Doctor said almost perfectly matched her and Maria's situation!

The relationship between the two people is actually just as the other person described—almost distant.

In other words...

She and Maria...

Is it really just a romantic relationship?!

Ah?!

Lamaline panicked immediately.

She took deep breaths, repeating them several times, to calm herself down.

After a moment, she looked at the Doctor in front of her without showing any emotion.

Seeing the other person's pitiful appearance as they blew on their tongue after burning their tongue with instant noodles, she suddenly hesitated.

The Doctor seems rather simple-minded, but how come he can speak so logically and coherently about matters of the heart?

With a mixture of belief and skepticism, Lamaline couldn't help but ask again.

"So... what do you think are the characteristics of this kind of feeling?"

"Feature?"

After being scalded, the Doctor took a big gulp of water and felt a bit better before looking at Lamaline.

She was actually a little puzzled as to why the other person kept asking these kinds of questions.

But since the other party had asked, she couldn't very well not answer, so after thinking for a while, she continued.

"Specifically, it manifests as the two people spending very little time together, only seeing each other for a short while each time before suddenly parting ways... They may appear close, but in reality, they don't have a deep understanding of each other."

After muttering to himself for a while, the Doctor gave his answer.

But this answer made Lamaline's face turn really ugly.

Exactly the same!

That's how her relationship with Maria was!

Could it be...?

Is it really true, as the Doctor said, that she and Maria... were actually just... a couple?!

This kind of thing...

No!

Lamaline asked the Doctor almost immediately.

"Do you... think there's any chance this can be salvaged?"

"Save it? There's nothing there, how can we save it?"

The Doctor tilted his head, puzzled. "The basis for salvage is that there are still feelings between them, just broken. But in this situation, there's absolutely no way to salvage it, is there?"

"..."

"If you insist on telling me, there's another way."

After Doctor for a moment, the professor shook his head slightly. "Having nothing is also an opportunity. Since that's the case, why not just treat it as if there's no foundation at all and cultivate it slowly?"

"..."

"Hmm? Ms. Lamaline, what's wrong?"

After rambling on and on, the Doctor finally came to his senses and looked at Lamaline beside him.

Seeing Lamaline's complex and subtle expression, she too was puzzled.

What's wrong with Lamaline? They were just chatting idly, why does she suddenly look so pale?

"I see."

Lamaline took a deep breath.

To be honest, she still found it hard to accept that her relationship with Maria was so shallow.

But she had to admit that what the Doctor said did make some sense.

After much deliberation, she decided to take the initiative.

She wants to spend some time with Maria and strengthen their relationship!

Thinking of this, she didn't linger any longer and turned to leave.

The Doctor was left sitting there, his face full of confusion.

She was just saying it casually...

After all, what wise words could someone who has never even been in a relationship possibly utter?

Lamaline doesn't actually believe it, does she?

No way! No way?!

But after pondering for a while, the Doctor gradually gave up thinking about it.

Forget it, why think so much?

Let's eat our noodles quickly.

If Kal'tsit finds out, I'll probably get dragged out and scolded again...

Let's go back to the present.

Lamaline, who had brought some biscuits and tea to chat with Maria, felt her spirits plummet the moment she saw the two people leaning on each other.

But for some reason, she couldn't react at all in this situation.

She could only feel that she was still smiling.

A stiff smile.