Collapse Iron: After watching the simulation, they all turned to the dark side.

pat, pat, pat.

As Lu Qing waded through the muddy puddles in his Doc Martens, he found no corpses or anything like that on the ground, which relieved him.

If I had let her come down first, instead of taking the elevator or the stairs, I would feel guilty for the rest of my life.

[Seele: By the way, if you didn't take the elevator or the stairs, how did you get downstairs?]

Bronya: She must have jumped.

[Black Tower: Little lackey, little lackey, couldn't you even spot such an obvious trap? What a disobedient idiot! How could a genius like me take on such a stupid lackey?]

[Estella: If you don't like it, give it to me!]

[Fireworks: Now, it's time for fantasy.]

[Fireworks: Ruan Mei's scheme is practically a case of faking someone's death.]

[Star: It's not that brain-teasing.]

Following the semi-spiral staircase, pushing open the rusty iron gate, I arrived at the empty and desolate rooftop.

Following the direction indicated by the water droplets, Lu Qing immediately spotted Ruan Mei leaning against the railing.

Her whole body was soaked, her lips were slightly white from the cold, her long, waxy legs were curled up in a double V shape, her eyes were tightly closed, and her head was slightly lowered, buried in her chest.

This is hypothermia...

Although Lu Qing was somewhat heartbroken, he was mostly speechless.

This is a grown adult, yet he insists on forcing himself to do this, even at the cost of torturing his own body.

Lu Qing opened his palm, revealing a swirling ocean fire, and used the power of water under his control to absorb the moisture from the clothes that were already soaked.

Looking at her lips, which were white from the cold, Lu Qing hesitated for a moment before taking off the white cloak he was wearing and draping it over her cold, pale skin.

Then, with one hand around her waist and the other around her legs, he lifted the hypothermic Ruan Mei into a princess carry.

It feels so cold to the touch, how long have you been here...?

Moreover, such behavior will likely be repeated once.

As for why Lu Qing understands this so well, it's because he was once a patient with delusions, so he's very certain that this kind of attachment is not normal at all.

But what's the solution?

There isn't one at all.

Because I am the only cure.

"Ah Qing..." At some point, perhaps because of her own body temperature, Ruan Mei had opened her beautiful light blue eyes. As if because she had been too cold just now, she subconsciously snuggled into Lu Qing's arms.

"Why did you do this? If you just wanted to trick me into coming here, you wouldn't have had to stay there in the rain for so long."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Mei bit her red lips, which were already covered in dead skin.

"I'm just afraid you'll hate me. If you saw me getting soaked in the rain, you'd feel sorry for me and wouldn't hate me anymore."

"Oh? Why do you think that?" Lu Qingwei's interest was piqued.

"Because you are a very gentle person, you certainly wouldn't sit idly by."

It really is true, like the tapeworms in my stomach.

Lu Qing was almost amused by his own anger.

To be honest, he didn't dislike Ruan Mei, nor could he possibly dislike her.

He just disliked that excessive possessiveness that wanted to restrict his freedom.

But actually, the feeling of being cared for wholeheartedly is quite nice.

Many people probably like yandere, a creature with an extremely strong possessive nature, precisely because no one cares about them.

Clearly, I used to be this kind of person too.

Otherwise, he wouldn't fantasize about having a virtual girlfriend who would like him.

Sometimes people can't even empathize with their past selves. It is precisely because he can understand that Lu Qing feels even more heartbroken about Ruan Mei's behavior.

She just likes me and wants to be with me, what's wrong with that?

[March 7th: Putting aside the facts, yanderes aren't actually that unlikable.]

[Long Night Moon: So, not disliking me means you like me, right?]

[March 7th: Wait, where did you come from?! Help!!! Someone help me!]

[Star: I'm here!]

[Changyeyue: Ah Xing, you're so cute, come join us!]

[Star: @March7th, I'm leaving. Good luck.]

[March 7th: You, you heartless bastard, don't come any closer! I'm going to scream!]

[Hanabi: You can scream your lungs out, but no one will pay any attention to you.]

[March 7th: A sore throat?]

[Star: The "Don't Laugh Challenge"? You win.]

To be honest, Ruan Mei is really not well-behaved.

Anyway, it's not like the luxurious cat anymore.

She wriggled uncomfortably in his arms, just like a plump white silkworm.

Its soft and chewy texture is simply irresistible.

Her soft, boneless body is like a treasure to men.

"Feeling better? If you are, get down and walk by yourself." Lu Qing said expressionlessly, her tone indifferent.

"Ah Qing, why are you walking with your body hunched over? Are you feeling unwell?"

[Black Tower: Don't you understand? We're all old foxes, what are you trying to say about ghost stories?]

Ruan Mei's eyebrows were curved, and her embroidered wooden clogs swayed with her steps, captivating the heart.

"Oh no, she seems to know she's pretty and has a great figure." Lu Qing felt a toothache.

Chapter 84 My Densely Strokes Reflect My Pride

On a rainy night, a boy wearing only a vest embraces a girl draped in a white cloak.

She held up the umbrella, her smile as radiant as a flower.

"Don't swing your legs around."

"That's not a good idea. I can't just stuff it in your mouth."

"What are you talking about?"

However, it's not hard to understand. After all, Ruan Mei has been suppressing her feelings for hundreds of years, so it's normal for her to tease herself a bit.

He carried Ruan Mei into her home.

Pushing open the door, Lu Qing saw the plum trees in the balcony garden, which were now flourishing and spreading out.

"This is the plum tree you planted the year you died. I took good care of it. After all, you liked flowers, didn't you?"

"However, you don't have to like what I like. Everyone can have their own hobbies."

Ruan Mei shook her head, her delicate face, as white as snow, full of stubbornness.

"I want to like everything you like."

Lu Qing was too lazy to object to her opinion; it would be pointless to say anything anyway.

"If you're alright, I'll be going now. I also sneaked out today."

Ruan Mei didn't speak, but instead took off her silk sleeves, revealing her scarred arms.

[Fireworks: Talent won't give you scars forged through countless trials.]

She raised her pale blue eyes, which were indifferent yet tinged with madness, and held up the scalpel on the plate in one hand.

“This time, I won’t stop you. But if you abandon me, Ah Qing, I’ll have to keep modifying the knife. What if I cut an artery?”

Lu Qing fell completely silent, looking at her skin, which was almost entirely unscathed. One could imagine how many times she had hurt herself over the countless years.

He originally thought that Ruan Mei was only experiencing early symptoms of yandere, but now it seems that she has long since become terminally ill.

We absolutely cannot let her continue to hurt herself.

“Actually, you don’t necessarily have to leave, but at least you have to put the knife down first.” Lu Qing casually cut a piece of steak from the table and put it in his mouth without turning his head to chew.

Ruan Mei bit her lip, seemingly pondering the truth of the statement; it seemed more like a game between two people.

Finally, she put down the fruit knife in her hand, then locked the door with a click, and turned her head to reveal a dreamy, infatuated smile.

"Now, it's just the two of us, isn't it?"

In an instant, Ruan Mei felt an indescribable and powerful force approaching, and time seemed to stand still.

Lu Qing elegantly wiped the corner of her mouth with a tissue, walked straight to Ruan Mei, and flicked her forehead with her finger.

His eyes gradually turned into a dazzling gold. Lu Qing gently stroked the wounds in front of him with his hand. The immortal authority poured out and washed away the dense knife marks in the next moment.

"Next time we meet, if there are no new scars on your arm, I will give you the reward you want most. Let's do it next Friday. I will come to find you then."

This is a flatbread, but it's not really a flatbread.

Lu Qingxin was a little confused.

I can only resort to psychological manipulation for now.

As for the rewards at that time...

Let’s take one step at a time.

Lu Qing understood perfectly why Ruan Mei had done what she did today.

It's obvious that she feels like she's losing herself.

That's why such an extreme side of them was exposed.

If given even the slightest hope, she will grasp at that one straw like a drowning fox.

I also need to spend some time sorting out my complicated emotional entanglements.

To be honest, Lu Qing never expected that one day he would form such a deep bond with so many outstanding women in his life.

But what's done is done, and he had no other choice.

I'm really not a jerk.

It's just that my heart is divided into many petals, and each petal has fallen in love with a different person.

[Hanabi: Makoto Ito: Go on, I'm listening.]

But no matter what, I shouldn't have run away today.

He really wouldn't have run away if he had any other choice, especially since he had just established a relationship with Black Tower.

Let's go back now.

Hopefully she's not too angry yet.

However, Lu Qing felt the probability was quite small.

He could sense that Ruan Mei's emotions had calmed down, so leaving now was feasible.

However, this is somewhat hasty.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Qing took out the jade hairpin that the system had rewarded him with from his bosom and pinned it in her hair.

"Give me some time, consider this a small advance reward."

I have to say, this magical artifact that Aha gave me, which can pause space, is really quite useful.

However, it's clearly not feasible to use this every time.

Lu Qing discovered that each time it was used, one-fifth of its power would be consumed, and it could only be used twice.

This bastard Aha doesn't even give me any orders! I can't beat any of these wives right now. Can't you give me the strength to stabilize my harem?! Aha, you bastard.