Breakthrough in Relationships

Ye Shuang opened his eyes, looking at the unfamiliar ceiling before he realized he wasn't sleeping at home.

He looked at his own bare torso, then shifted his gaze to the side—

A long-haired girl was sleeping soundly, her melons pressed together, just exposed to the air.

"..."

Having attacked the honey peach all night long, Ye Shuang also felt they had been slightly excessive, after all, it was Chen Qin's first time crossing this boundary in their relationship.

"Mmm, A-Shuang?" Chen Qin opened her eyes somewhat groggily, then simply stretched out her arms, "Hug~"

"Want to sleep a little longer?" Ye Shuang leaned down, gave her cheek a light kiss, and asked.

"No more sleeping." Chen Qin sat up. Seeing her own swaying melon attributes, her face instantly flushed red. She covered herself slightly with one hand, "Pervert Shuang, you really do love big melons."

"I never said I was a gentleman." Ye Shuang laughed.

"Pfft." Chen Qin stuck out her tongue. She wanted to get out of bed to wash up, but found her waist aching terribly, and a heavy, sore feeling in her lower abdomen.

The discomfort made the girl frown slightly. Ye Shuang also got out of bed, wanting to reach out and help her.

"It's fine, it's fine." Chen Qin said, then slowly made her way into the bathroom.

Ye Shuang followed closely behind, and the two of them stood in front of the mirror to wash up together.

"A-Shuang, let's just go back later," Chen Qin said.

"Hmm? Not rest a bit more?" Ye Shuang asked.

The corner of Chen Qin's mouth lifted. After wiping her face with a damp cloth, she said, "Hmph, this young lady isn't that weak."

"Better rest a bit more. I'll stay with you today," Ye Shuang insisted, his gentle demeanor making Chen Qin feel a bit unaccustomed.

"I can rest at home too," Chen Qin still said. "Besides, Yu You is at home, isn't she..."

"A-Shuang, if you want to do something, go ahead and do it boldly. Whatever you do, I'll support you unconditionally—as long as it's what you like."

After finishing washing up, Chen Qin lifted her gaze to look at Ye Shuang. The extreme tenderness in her eyes made Ye Shuang lose his composure for a moment.

She had always been like this.

"..." Ye Shuang reached out and ruffled the back of Chen Qin's head, "Silly girl."

...

An hour later, Ye Shuang brought Chen Qin back home.

After opening the door and seeing the empty house, Ye Shuang remembered that Yu You and Keke should have gone to school today. The next holiday would probably be New Year's Day, and that was only a few days away.

"Go rest in the room for a while. I'll make you something to eat." Ye Shuang thought that since they hadn't eaten yet, it would be better to have a little something.

"Okay~"

While Ye Shuang let Chen Qin rest in his bed, he went to stir-fry two dishes.

When he brought the food upstairs to find Chen Qin, he discovered her sitting at his computer. The monitor displayed a game screen—Ye Shuang glanced at it and found the ID somewhat familiar. Taking another look, he exclaimed in surprise,

"You... you're that TuTu?"

That online friend he'd been chatting with all along, the one he had married in the game over a decade ago, was actually Chen Qin?!

Chen Qin tapped her fingers together, looking a bit shy. "I... I didn't mean to hide it from you on purpose."

"Same with 'Tianshu' (Heavenly Book). I didn't dare tell you before that the one you married was me..." She looked at the character in the game, then at the marital status with that grayed-out ID. She turned to look at Ye Shuang,

"A-Shuang, can I... now boldly tell others?" Her voice choked up.

"To be honest, I only dreamed of this day, A-Shuang."

"Sorry, I was a bit willful, but my dream back then was just to marry you, even if only in a game." Chen Qin smiled, but her eyes were soaked, and large teardrops kept falling uncontrollably, dampening the floor.

"Strange, why am I crying? I should be very happy instead."

"After all... it finally has a result."

Chen Qin vigorously wiped her cheeks but couldn't stop the tears.

A crush lasting over a decade, it was truly too bitter.

Ye Shuang reached out and hugged Chen Qin. The girl in his arms finally burst into loud sobs, as if emotions suppressed for too long erupted all at once.

"I want." She wrapped her arms around Ye Shuang's neck.

Ye Shuang then scooped Chen Qin up in his arms and carried her to the bed.

...

A full two hours later, Chen Qin finally calmed down completely. She suddenly glanced at Ye Shuang's wound, "You... won't you be too injured?"

"It's fine." Ye Shuang gently patted Chen Qin's head, "Feeling a bit better?"

"Just a tiny bit." Chen Qin's face was red as she looked down at her toes.

A few seconds later, she giggled foolishly.

Ye Shuang: "..."

What are you giggling about, silly?

Silly woman.

"A-Shuang, I'm a bit sore, you know."

"Fool, who told you to overdo it."

Only then did Ye Shuang notice the long-cold food on the table nearby. On the computer monitor, the game still displayed their marriage information.

"A-Shuang, what are you looking at?"

"That ID of mine, 'Love Yaoyao'... should I change it?"

"It's okay, A-Shuang. You don't play that game anymore anyway. We probably won't open it again in the future," Chen Qin said. "After all... life is the hardest game."

"Precisely because we likely won't play it anymore, we can't leave an ID like that."

Ye Shuang said, then logged into his account. After buying a name change card, he thought for a moment while entering a new name.

Finally, he typed in 'Love Qin'.

"This is enough." Ye Shuang smiled faintly.

The last trace of Zhao Mengyao seemed to completely vanish with that name change.

Ye Shuang had thought that perhaps he had loved Zhao Mengyao deeply once.

But he no longer wanted to remember.

Just like that song—

You simply don't know how to love me.

Perhaps lasting love needs reciprocation to go further.

Right at that moment, Chen Qin noticed her phone ringing.

"Whose call?"

"Ninety-nine percent work." Chen Qin, unusually, ignored work and chose to stay cuddled in Ye Shuang's arms, "Don't want to answer. Work is so tiring. You help me manage it, okay? I'll cook for you."

Ye Shuang pinched Chen Qin's cheek.

But just a few seconds after Chen Qin's phone quieted down, Ye Shuang's phone rang.

"Hmm?" Seeing their phones ring in succession, both Ye Shuang and Chen Qin seemed to realize something.

"Chen Hai's?"

Ye Shuang glanced at the caller ID and saw it was that guy Chen Hai's number.

"Hello?"

"Zhou Min is going into labor, being taken to the hospital now..." Chen Hai's voice came from the other end of the line. He seemed to struggle to speak, "I... should I go along? My wife won't let me."

"..."