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Translated by Eve

Eve: This isn’t a chapter title. The chapter was locked so I had to find it on a pirate site which didn’t have the chapter title.

Trigger warning: Dubious consent (Well, more than usual since some of those kisses before were also dubcon)

Song Xuanhe blinked and then shifted his gaze away. “We were talking about you leaving the country and us breaking up. Since we’ve already broken up, there’s no reason to talk about whether or not you were a substitute.”

“Fine.” Song Xuanhe then looked back down at the two photos. Although he had wanted to say “yes” and tell Xiao Yuanmu that he was Xiao Shenglin’s substitute, he didn’t want to drag Xiao Shenglin into his and Xiao Yuanmu’s affairs. Moreover, Xiao Shenglin really hadn’t been a factor in his relationship with Xiao Yuanmu. Therefore, Song Xuanhe said, “But since you wanted an answer, I’ll give you one: no. Xiao Shenglin has nothing to do with my relationship with you. I only see him as a friend.”

Xiao Yuanmu examined Song Xuanhe’s expression carefully. The arc of his smile deepened. “I believe you.”

“Now that we’ve cleared things up.” Song Xuanhe threw the photos onto the table and raised a brow. “I’m hungry. How about making the noodles now?”

Xiao Yuanmu paused. He then got up and raised Song Xuanhe’s chin. He planted a kiss on the other’s lips before leaving.

【Did the original host like Xiao Shenglin?】Song Xuanhe asked in his mind：【Why don’t I have any memories of this?】

【I don’t know, ah!】The System was also confused. 【I can confirm that you have the original Song Xuanhe’s complete memory. Oh, but, it’s possible that the main god had muddled the memories it had deemed useless.】

【What do you mean?】

The two pictures just now had really hit Song Xuanhe hard. Xiao Shenglin had always been gentle, courteous, and amiable ever since he had met him. The original host hadn’t had many memories related to Xiao Shenglin, and his impression of the other had also been really ordinary. That had been why Song Xuanhe had only chatted with Xiao Shenglin briefly when they had met for the first time and hadn’t carefully combed through his memories.

When he had heard the System say this now, Song Xuanhe felt his heart thud. A bad feeling arose in his chest.

The System confirmed his conjecture：【Like…if the main god decided that a certain memory will be useless to the mission or may even influence the mission, it might remove any feelings that the original host might have had regarding that particular memory. Although the memory you had received is complete, you won’t be able to feel what the original host had been feeling during that memory. Without the emotions, the memories will feel a bit off.】

【A bit off?】Song Xuanhe repeated these de-emphasizing words. He didn’t know if he was angry or vexed. However, when he thought about the situation he was in right now, he quickly calmed down ：【In any case, it’s over now. Tell me now if there’s anything you’re still hiding from me or if there’s any other issues with my memories.】

【There’s nothing else.】

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