Bai Luochuan: ...
Well, this was spectacularly awkward.
Seriously, transmigrating without any memories was such a pain!
A few seconds of silence passed.
Bai Luochuan asked in return, "Weren't we a stalker and the person being stalked before? Did I shout those things at you while I was stalking you?"
Yan Cheng: ...
There really was no answering that question.
What exactly could his previous relationship with Bai Luochuan be considered?
Probably neither of them could come up with an accurate answer.
Because he refused to acknowledge that they had been lovers.
But Bai Luochuan had deluded himself into thinking they were dating.
There had been no physical contact whatsoever.
A "relationship" in which he never even received a kind word.
Probably only an idiot like Bai Luochuan would have been willing to stick it out with him.
Thinking about their past, Yan Cheng kept silent on his end.
He thought Bai Luochuan would probably try to explain himself a little more.
At the very least, he ought to keep the misunderstanding from deepening.
But ultimately, he had expected a little too much.
Seeing him say nothing, Bai Luochuan took it as a tacit understanding between adults dealing with an awkward situation.
When both people stopped talking, it meant the subject was closed.
So Bai Luochuan freely breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.
Then he pulled Qi Yu along and quickened his pace.
Without even giving Yan Cheng a chance to stop him, he left his social radius as fast as he could.
Yan Cheng: ???
He was increasingly starting to feel that his earlier thoughts might not have been his imagination.
Bai Luochuan wasn't playing hard to get.
He genuinely didn't see him at all!?
His fingers slowly clenched into fists at his sides. This time, Yan Cheng admitted that he was filled with resentful anger toward Bai Luochuan.
And jealousy toward Qi Yu, too.
He was the one who had always stood before Bai Luochuan.
Who the hell was Qi Yu?
If he wanted to come along later and take his place, he would have to ask whether Yan Cheng agreed first!
Half an hour later, the group reached the summit.
Their final activity on the mountain that day would take place here.
The wind in late spring wasn't very cold.
But standing at the cliff's edge on the summit, the wind still howled, easily stirring an instinctive fear.
And the place the production team had brought them to was the scenic area's most famous attraction-
Cliff bungee jumping.
When they realized what the production team had arranged, Lan Muxing and Chu Zhu immediately took a step back.
Their eyes were filled with fear and nervousness.
After all, even that glass walkway earlier had terrified them to their core.
Wasn't this bungee jump even scarier than the glass walkway?
Rather than making them try this, they might as well send them back across the glass walkway again!
But since this was the final activity, it was compulsory.
The host explained the arrangements that followed.
They wouldn't need to return to their starting point after the bungee jump.
A rescue boat would be waiting below.
So they only needed to board the boat down below, then follow the river downstream. While enjoying the surrounding scenery, they could head straight back to the vicinity of their lodgings.
As for the bungee jump itself, anyone interested in jumping solo could do it alone.
Of course, tandem bungee jumping was also an option.
The production team was very supportive and welcoming of that.
Actually, after everything that had happened along the way, Lan Muxing didn't want to partner with Yan Cheng again at all.
But faced with the challenge before him, he agonized for a long while before finally looking toward Yan Cheng.
But just like before.
Yan Cheng didn't look at him at all.
It was as though he had gouged out his eyes and glued them to Bai Luochuan.
He was watching Bai Luochuan's every move at all times.
And he was eagerly preparing to team up with Bai Luochuan for the jump.
Unfortunately, he couldn't get ahead of everyone every time.
Holding Bai Luochuan's hand, Qi Yu announced the instant the host finished speaking that he wanted to team up with Bai Luochuan, and that both of them had agreed to this decision.
The host didn't make the arrangements right away.
Instead, he turned his gaze toward Bai Luochuan.
Bai Luochuan: ...
There was nothing to say.
By now, he understood how Qi Yu operated.
As long as he dared say anything resembling a refusal, Qi Yu would definitely look at him pleadingly, put on a deeply hurt expression, and tell him he was scared and absolutely couldn't do it without him.
Then he would fall under his spell.
And completely eat his words.
To prevent the same sort of thing from happening over and over, Bai Luochuan chose to skip straight to the outcome from the start.
He nodded obediently.
He, too, tacitly agreed to this pairing.
Since they were the first pair to decide and had both said they could take part at any time, the production team immediately decided to send them over to set an example for the other guests, to show them that this wasn't a frightening activity.
The bungee cords secured the two of them together.
They were positioned face-to-face.
Naturally, Qi Yu took the opportunity to reach out and wrap Bai Luochuan firmly in his arms.
A satisfied sigh escaped his throat.
Bai Luochuan was a little helpless. "Don't hold me so tightly."
Qi Yu smiled.
He loosened his hold a little, then leaned over again and pressed his lips to Bai Luochuan's ear.
In a low voice, he asked, "Do you think I've been lying every time I said I was scared?"
Bai Luochuan didn't answer.
He simply gave Qi Yu a look.
He was silently asking Qi Yu whether he shouldn't think that.
Their eyes met.
Bai Luochuan saw a wavering glimmer in those golden eyes.
There seemed to be a little sorrow.
They were filled with bewilderment and words left unsaid.
After a long while.
Qi Yu tightened his arms again, holding Bai Luochuan a little closer.
Remaining in the same position.
He lowered his voice a little more.
Slowly, he said, "I really am scared. I've searched for you for so many years, and I've never once had any control. I couldn't contact you, touch you, or hold you. No matter how I begged, you wouldn't come see me, or tell me how to reach you."
His voice was quiet.
Compared with his earlier deliberate attempts to act cute, this time he even sounded indescribably desolate.
"This is the first time I've caught hold of you, and I don't even know how long I can hold on. Tell me, isn't that enough to scare me? Enough to drive me mad?"
Qi Yu kept speaking.
Because the upcoming filming would be done by drone, neither of them currently had any audio equipment nearby, and their conversation wouldn't be broadcast.
As though he had deliberately timed it for this.
When the production team notified them that everything was ready and they could jump.
Qi Yu pulled Bai Luochuan with him and tipped over the edge of the cliff.
When the two of them were in midair.
And the sensation of weightlessness reached its peak.
Bai Luochuan heard Qi Yu speak again.
Every word was filled with suppressed madness.
He said, "I really want to undo the cords and jump down with you."
"Die together."
"Then you wouldn't be able to run away and disappear again..."
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