You're Still as Eloquent as Ever

Her hand began to explore downwards, fingers gently tracing his cheek before resting on Bai Heng's chin, then moving to his neck.

Sensing the warmth from her fingertips, Bai Heng instinctively wanted to retreat.

But the more he backed down, the angrier he felt, so he simply raised his hand and pinched Ruan Mei's fair and delicate cheek.

Not bad, the texture was actually quite pleasing.

Topaz and Charles, witnessing this scene, trembled inwardly, thinking:

It's over, this time not only has the project been ruined, but we'll also be severely reprimanded by the board of directors.

After all, every member of the Genius Society is someone the Interastral Peace Corporation tries every possible way to win over.

When Miss Herta agreed to cooperate with the Interastral Peace Corporation, the Interastral Peace Corporation broadcast this information throughout the universe.

They didn't know why Ruan Mei would suddenly be interested in Bai Heng.

But they knew that Bai Heng's offensive behavior would most likely make her lose that interest and even develop feelings of disgust.

But Bai Heng, the person involved, simply tilted his head slightly and chuckled:

"Now it's fair, right?"

Looking at Bai Heng's eyes, Ruan Mei's lips parted slightly, her gaze somewhat dazed.

Because the him in her memories would tease her in this lecherous way.

Whether it was his eyes, expression, or temperament, they were almost identical.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Ruan Mei, Bai Heng didn't mean to offend you," Topaz said, trying to excuse him when she saw a slight fluctuation in Ruan Mei's emotions.

But to her surprise, Ruan Mei simply withdrew her hand and said:

"It's alright."

She retracted her gaze from Bai Heng and looked at everyone, her tone relaxed and gentle:

"Hello, I am Ruan Mei. I hope my actions just now didn't scare you. It's just my habit, to open perception through touch."

Although that's what she said.

But Bai Heng felt that Ruan Mei seemed to want to confirm whether he was wearing a mask.

Moreover, there was a hint of suspicion hidden in those seemingly plain almond eyes.

It seems that the events in the Simulated Universe really did happen...

Although he had already guessed this, Bai Heng still felt a special emotion after it was officially confirmed.

If those twenty-two years of experience were all his personal experience, then what kind of relationship would he... have with the woman in front of him now?

While Bai Heng was still thinking about this, Ruan Mei continued:

"Everyone from the Corporation, I understand the purpose of your trip. The Astral Society and the Simulated Universe were both created to study the Aeons in essence. Since the goals are the same, I think we can talk."

Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Charles's weathered gray eyes:

"Ms. Ruan Mei, what do you mean?"

"I only represent my personal opinion. As for the specific matters, let me discuss them with the representative from the Astral Society." She looked at Bai Heng again, her expression calm.

It was at this moment that Herta, who was sitting at the conference table, idly examining the pastries in front of her, spoke up:

"In that case, we'll leave this place to them. The two guests from the Corporation headquarters can come with me for a tour of the Space Station."

Seeing Herta speak, Topaz and Charles naturally had no objections.

One of Topaz's purposes for coming to the Herta Space Station this time was to have Herta deal with the over-frozen bill from last month.

So the two of them followed Herta and left the conference room.

In the conference room, only Ruan Mei and Bai Heng remained.

"Please sit down." Ruan Mei gestured for Bai Heng to sit down, while she went to the refreshments and personally poured him a cup of tea.

Bai Heng naturally didn't stand on ceremony:

"Thank you."

"Try the pastries here, they are all made by me personally." She appeared exceptionally calm, without the excitement of meeting an old friend that Bai Heng had imagined.

But just as Bai Heng took a bite of a crabapple cake with that half cup of light tea, she suddenly asked:

"Are you, him?"

The conference room was exceptionally quiet, so quiet that you could even hear their heartbeats.

He hadn't expected that her first question would actually be this.

But after coming back to his senses, Bai Heng didn't know how to answer.

The corners of his mouth twitched, but he found that he didn't know the answer either.

After a brief hesitation, Bai Heng looked at his reflection in the teacup and said:

"I am him, and I am also not him."

Hearing this answer, Ruan Mei imperceptibly pursed her lips, biting down on her teeth.

It was him, and yet not him... Is this what they mean by reincarnation?

Instinct told her that the person before her wasn't lying.

Although she could use "Truth Serum" to discern the veracity of his words, Ruan Mei didn't want to do so, especially not to him.

Repeating the sentence over and over, Ruan Mei asked her second question:

"Then, do you still remember me?"

Bai Heng noticed that when Ruan Mei asked this question, her aura became noticeably unstable.

He looked into her clear, limpid almond eyes, smiled, and replied in a relaxed tone:

"Of course, I remember. When we were little, I grabbed your hand during the baby-grabbing ceremony. It was small, soft, and fragrant. And there was that one time you insisted on comparing the size of our lips, which got me a terrible beating when I got home. The most memorable time was when I bit the bullet and praised your pastries as delicious, and you actually gave them to everyone in the manor to try, which resulted in the manor's latrines being fully occupied that night."

Bai Heng said a lot in one breath.

A trace of relief flashed in Ruan Mei's eyes beside him, because now she could be sure that the person before her was Bai Heng after reincarnation.

But at the same time, she wore a faint smile that made Bai Heng feel uneasy, and her delicate eyebrows furrowed deeply.

She began to regret not using "Truth Serum" on Bai Heng.

What do you mean she insisted on comparing the size of their lips? It was obviously the other way around, wasn't it?

The thought of her first kiss... almost being so easily swindled away made Ruan Mei's expression become more complex.

In the end, he actually said with a straight face that she was the one who initiated it, and that embarrassing incident of sending pastries to all the servants in the manor – wasn't it because he praised her so sincerely that she wanted to share them with everyone?

"Bai Heng, you're as eloquent as ever," Ruan Mei said with a faint smile.

Bai Heng, vaguely sensing that the atmosphere was slightly off, paused and said:

"Uh, thank you for the compliment. But Ms. Ruan Mei, you..."

"Call me A Ruan," Ruan Mei interrupted him.

"Ah, cough... Well, A Ruan, you've changed a lot, I mean in terms of personality."

"Is that so?" Ruan Mei casually took out a silver cube, which rotated and collapsed in her hand, then suddenly transformed into a silver sword about three feet seven inches long.

Although the sword's blade had many battle scars and imperfections, they added to its sharp edge.

Ruan Mei held the three-foot sword in her hand, her expression "amiable":

"This sword is called 'Nameless,' a relic left behind by a dear friend of mine. I've been keeping it safe for him for over 600 years, hoping that one day I can return it to him."

"But I can't understand why he clearly remembers what happened before, yet he's only willing to see me now. Bai Heng, can you help me explain it?"

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