Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

Jiang Jiu smiled gently.

He didn't say anything more direct, but his heartfelt words were more touching than any sweet talk.

Seeing Heita's completely unexpected demeanor, Jiang Jiu suddenly felt a tension ease in his heart.

What followed was a triumphant pity, one that he himself was unaware of.

He didn't approach any closer, but slowly straightened up, pulling that heart-pounding distance back to a relatively safe range, giving her and himself some space to catch their breath.

He lowered his head, his gaze falling on the miniature Black Tower doll that stood quietly on the windowsill, having witnessed everything.

Then, he made a movement that caused the Black Tower's pupils to suddenly contract...

Jiang Jiu gently lifted the little black tower doll, looked down at it for a while, and then suddenly leaned down and placed a light kiss on the little black tower doll's forehead.

Very light...

After performing this almost ritualistic action, Jiang Jiu straightened up and looked at the Black Tower again.

She was still in a daze, but the fingers gripping the windowsill were even tighter, revealing the turmoil in her heart.

Jiang Jiu didn't touch her again, but gently placed the small doll, which had carried so much weight, back onto his shoulder.

"Well... Black Tower, I'll be going now. It won't be long..."

The moment he turned around, his clothes were suddenly pulled by a force.

He froze for a moment.

I instinctively turned around and saw Black Tower gently pressing his forehead with one hand, the spot where the little Black Tower doll had been kissed.

Her eyes were lowered, and she spoke in a muffled voice...

"...What is this?"

Hei Ta's voice was low, with a trembling sound that Jiang Jiu had never heard before, almost chaotic, like a whisper or a murmur.

Jiang Jiu: "Hmm...?"

She raised her hand and grabbed Jiang Jiu's shirt at the chest.

It wasn't powerful, but it carried an undeniable determination.

Jiang Jiu staggered slightly as she pulled him, then turned back around, looking down at the black tower so close to him in surprise.

On that delicate face, a blush had spread from the tips of her ears to her cheeks, and her purple eyes contained a mixture of shame, anger, resentment, and a kind of do-or-die emotion.

“I said…” Black Tower raised his head and looked directly at Jiang Jiu.

She took a deep breath, and her grip on Jiang Jiu's clothes tightened unconsciously.

"Jiang Jiu."

She called his name, each word clear and distinct.

The next second, Jiang Jiu felt an irresistible force coming towards him... Black Tower stood on tiptoe and crashed into him in an almost reckless and unskilled manner.

The soft touch, carrying a faint fragrance that belonged to her, unexpectedly silenced all his unspoken words and thoughts.

Black Tower kissed him.

It's not a superficial attempt, nor is it a tentative exploration.

It was a kiss filled with intense emotion, almost vengeful.

The exchange was awkward and direct; the force was so strong that their teeth slightly bumped together, causing a slight pain.

For a moment, Jiang Jiu's mind went completely blank.

He could feel Black Tower's tense body, feel the slight trembling of her fingers gripping his clothes, feel her warm, rapid breath brushing against his skin, and feel the chaotic yet incredibly real pressure and touch on his lips.

Time seemed to stretch out infinitely once again...

After the initial shock, Jiang Jiu almost instinctively yielded to the force that pulled him closer.

He raised his hand, hesitated for a moment, and then gently wrapped one arm around Black Tower's waist, giving Black Tower a point of support while tenderly responding to the sudden kiss.

This subtle response felt like some kind of signal...

Black Tower's tense body subconsciously relaxed, and his aggressive recklessness gradually softened, turning into a deeper exploration.

She loosened her grip on his collar with one hand, then climbed onto his shoulder, her fingertips unconsciously tightening around the fabric.

The laboratory was silent, save for the clear sound of their breathing...

Neither of them had any idea how long the kiss lasted.

He only released him when Black Tower, panting, retreated slightly due to lack of oxygen.

Her face was completely red, even her neck was tinged with a thin layer of red, and her beautiful eyes were misty with tears, making them look somewhat hazy.

Jiang Jiu wasn't much better off.

He too was breathing unsteadily, his chest rising and falling slightly. Looking at the black tower so close to him, at her lips, red and swollen from being kissed, glistening with moisture, and at the complex and surging emotions in her eyes that were no longer concealed, he felt his heart pounding so hard it was about to burst out of his chest.

".......Now."

Black Tower finally regained her voice. Although she was still slightly out of breath, her tone had returned to some of her usual arrogant and tough manner. However, in this moment, it sounded more like she was bluffing.

"tell me."

"do you like me?"

Jiang Jiu looked at Hei Ta's purple eyes, which were misty with moisture but stubbornly refused to look away; he looked at her slightly swollen lips; he looked at the blush that had not faded on her face; and he looked at her trying to be calm, but even her fingertips were trembling slightly.

He remained silent for a few seconds, a brief silence that seemed to dim the light in Black Tower's eyes for a moment, his fingers involuntarily clenching...

Then, Jiang Jiu smiled helplessly.

“Black Tower,” he said softly, “you asked a question that…is somewhat extravagant for me, and somewhat unfair to you…”

"To me... your memories are being reset, to you... I am a self-destructor, and this is... not fair to you."

His words were rational to the point of being cruel.

Black Tower's eyelashes trembled.

She pursed her lips, not wanting to hear the answer she didn't want to hear next.

She said, somewhat angrily, "I don't care, but you..."

"But I care."

Jiang Jiu gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"Black Tower, I have a thousand ways to make you forget me..."

"You dare...!"

"I like you, Black Tower."

Upon hearing the affirmative answer, Black Tower couldn't help but pause in surprise.

"......Um?"

“I mean,” Jiang Jiu repeated, “I like you, I like you a lot, I like you a lot…”

Why not in Chapter 166?

I like you so much... I don't know if it will have a future, but I still want to tell you.

Jiang Jiu is not short of opportunities to make a new choice.

But he just felt that this was somewhat unfair to Black Tower.

But at this moment...

He didn't want to think about these things anymore.

Black Tower was stunned for a moment. After receiving the unexpected answer, it took him two seconds to pull his somewhat dazed thoughts back.

"You...you did this on purpose?"

She belatedly realized that she was a little angry.

This guy is clearly teasing her on purpose!

Looking at her like this, Jiang Jiu felt much lighter after the confession, and even wanted to laugh.

However, he knew very well that if he laughed now, the genius lady in front of him might really get angry... The worst outcome would probably be that she would throw him and the little doll out of the laboratory.

"How could I dare?"

Jiang Jiu blinked, her face displaying just the right amount of innocence and grievance.

"Lord Black Tower, I am stating a fact that requires a great deal of courage for me to say."

He stepped back slightly, giving each other space to speak.

“Look,” Jiang Jiu said with a hint of resignation in his teasing tone, “I even put it so indirectly about liking you, as if I’m afraid of doing something wrong and making you even angrier… Does that seem like I’m doing it on purpose?”

He lowered his head slightly, his voice lowered, carrying an almost coaxing tenderness.

"And... if I really did it on purpose, what I should be doing now is pinning you against this window that lets me see the Milky Way, and then..."

He paused deliberately, his gaze sweeping meaningfully over her lips, which were red from the kiss.

"why not?"

Jiang Jiu was stunned for a moment.

"......What?"

Hei Ta met Jiang Jiu's eyes and slightly curled his lips: "I say, why not?"

Jiang Jiu blinked, then suddenly smiled.

"As you wish."

......

What words can describe his current mood?

Jiang Jiu didn't know.

Although I was eventually kicked out of the lab by the Black Tower, I couldn't help but feel a little happy.