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The sun had climbed high in the sky. It was well past nap time, time for afternoon activities to begin.

In a spacious bedroom, everything remains quiet. The two owners of the room are peacefully lying down, with an ambiguous atmosphere lingering in the air. The disarray in the room indicates what happened the previous night.

Gu Shenyuan is holding Ye Qingyun from behind, feeling his body heat up close.

He looks down and sees Ye Qingyun’s once fair neck now covered in countless red marks.

All of these marks are his doing.

Gu Shenyuan smirks and kisses Ye Qingyun’s smooth shoulder, letting out a satisfied sigh.

He has finally left his mark on Ye Qingyun, from top to bottom, inside and out. Now, Ye Qingyun exudes nothing but his scent.

Gu Shenyuan feels a surge of emotion and tightens his grip unknowingly.

Ye Qingyun groans softly and opens his eyes.

After a moment of confusion, Ye Qingyun tenses up, then tries to escape while pleading, “I can’t anymore, really, I can’t. My lower back is gone, I’m paralyzed. Let’s rest for two days! It hurts so much, I must be bleeding.”

Gu Shenyuan doesn’t let him leave. Now that Ye Qingyun is awake, his actions become less cautious. He turns Ye Qingyun over and holds him face to face, saying, “No bleeding, I’ve checked. You’re incredibly resilient, not a single wound, impressive.”

Ye Qingyun doesn’t want to hear about his resilience; he’s not as resilient as Gu Shenyuan!

Gu Shenyuan is practically a machine that never rests, an unstoppable force!

Ye Qingyun angrily punches Gu Shenyuan and struggles to push him off, trying to get up and head to the bathroom for some personal care.

He slowly struggles to get up, refusing Gu Shenyuan’s help, and carefully heads toward the bathroom. Halfway there, he feels something’s off as he senses a cold stare from behind.

He turns around and sees Gu Shenyuan watching his back with a deep, intense gaze.

Ye Qingyun: ‘….’

Ye Qingyun quickly picks up the pace and rushes into the bathroom, closing the door behind him.

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Gu Shenyuan watches Ye Qingyun’s figure disappear and smiles. He shifts and opens a cabinet beside the bed, retrieving a small jewelry box from inside.

Inside the box are the wedding rings he made for him and Ye Qingyun.

Ye Qingyun will wear the same ring as him, bearing his mark, so that even strangers would know they belong to each other.

Gu Shenyuan takes the ring out and admires the reflected light from the gemstone, imagining what Ye Qingyun would look like wearing it.

Everything is perfect, perfect like a bubble that will break upon the slightest touch.

Gu Shenyuan sighs deeply. He doesn’t know when Ye Qingyun’s memory will return, and he doesn’t want to think about it.

Gu Shenyuan has never believed in gods, but at this moment, he silently prays in his heart.

He hopes Ye Qingyun’s memory returns much later, maybe after they both have graying hair, and Ye Qingyun no longer has the strength to leave. Only then should he remember.

By then, even if Ye Qingyun hates him, he can still hold Ye Qingyun’s hand and stay by his side.

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In the bathroom, Ye Qingyun touches his body and breathes a sigh of relief.

Aside from the lingering stiffness and numbness, his body feels dry, completely free of that sticky feeling from last night.

Gu Shenyuan had cleaned him up thoroughly while he was asleep.

Well, at least Gu Shenyuan didn’t do what he mentioned last night, keeping him busy all night until he was pregnant.

Gu Shenyuan still has a bit of conscience left! He knows that men can’t get pregnant!

Ye Qingyun turns on the faucet, splashes water on his face, and looks at his reflection in the mirror.

He’s shocked to see that aside from his face, there isn’t a patch of good skin on his body, just red marks everywhere.

Ye Qingyun curses, though his lips involuntarily curl upward.

He didn’t come to the bathroom just to wash up; there was something else on his mind.

His head is throbbing as if something is trying to break through.

The pain started last night, but due to special circumstances, he didn’t have time to focus on it.

Ye Qingyun closes his eyes, furrows his brows, and concentrates on the chaotic pain.

His brain is pulsing with pain, and he suddenly remembers last night, the look in Gu Shenyuan’s eyes.

In Gu Shenyuan’s dark eyes, only Ye Qingyun’s figure is reflected.

It’s a look of impatience, a joy of possession, and deep-seated anxiety that’s carefully hidden.

In his mind, the image of Gu Shenyuan shatters into countless pieces, scattering into every corner, lighting up the darkness.

…He remembers.

All the past, he remembers it all.

A mix of emotions surges through Ye Qingyun’s heart, and by the end, everything settles down.

Hmph, he knew it, he and Gu Shenyuan love each other. Nothing and no one can come between them!

Even his amnesiac self was clever enough to see the truth!

Right, now it’s time to tell Gu Shenyuan that his memory is back and that there are no aftereffects, that everything he said before was the truth!

No, wait. He can’t say that there are no aftereffects, because his waist still hurts, and his legs are weak. He’s practically wobbling when he walks.

Ye Qingyun rubs his waist, opens the door, and strides toward Gu Shenyuan with pride.

Gu Shenyuan is still sitting on the bed, but this time, he’s not just staring blankly. He’s holding something and fiddling with it.

Ye Qingyun looks closely and realizes it’s two small rings.

Ye Qingyun asks in confusion, “When did you buy two rings?”

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Gu Shenyuan lifted his head and looked at Ye Qingyun as he walked over.

“I didn’t buy them; I made them myself when I had some free time.”

Ye Qingyun froze for a moment before praising, “Wow, that’s impressive, you can make crafts now?”

He clearly remembered that before they were supposed to buy rings for the first time, they had thought about making them themselves. However, for both of them, who had no artistic talent, it was incredibly difficult to make a good-looking ring.

But now, the rings in Gu Shenyuan’s hands were delicate and detailed, without any sign of being hastily made.

Gu Shenyuan listened to this and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, but when he looked at Ye Qingyun’s face, he suppressed the doubt.

“I originally wanted to give you this ring last night, but it ended up being delayed until today,” Gu Shenyuan said as he picked up a smaller ring and looked at Ye Qingyun’s hand.

“Don’t you think it’s obvious why it was delayed until today?” Ye Qingyun said helplessly, “Couldn’t you have rested a bit and given me the ring, then we could’ve just leaned on each other and fantasized about the future?”

Gu Shenyuan was silent for a moment and shook his head.

“No.”

Ye Qing Yun: ‘….’

Gu Shenyuan softly asked, “Ye Qingyun, do you want me to put the ring on for you?”

Ye Qingyun didn’t answer. Instead, he sat next to Gu Shenyuan and closely examined his face.

“You’ve lost weight,” Ye Qing Yun said.

Gu Shenyuan smiled slightly.

“There’s been a lot of stress lately, losing a little weight isn’t a bad thing—”

Suddenly, Gu Shenyuan stopped talking.

It had indeed been a tough period, but his physical condition was still fine, and there had been no significant changes in his appearance. He was in a normal state.

If anyone looked at him now, they might describe him as thinner, but in the period before Ye Qingyun came back when he was emotionally drained, everything tasted like wax, and he looked truly emaciated.

Ye Qingyun had witnessed his complexion improve little by little during this time.

Normally, Ye Qingyun wouldn’t have said such a thing, unless…

Gu Shenyuan’s pupils contracted, and his mind went blank for a moment.

“You want to put the ring on me?” Ye Qingyun asked again.

Gu Shenyuan didn’t answer; he could feel the tension in his body as a chill spread through him.

Then Gu Shenyuan saw Ye Qingyun glance around, stand up, and take a few steps toward the bedroom door.

He immediately got up, followed quickly, and grabbed Ye Qingyun by the waist, which still had lingering marks from the night before.

Ye Qingyun was trying to leave.

His bubble of happiness, which had only lasted for a few days, was already bursting into nothing.

Ye Qingyun cried out in pain, “Let go!”

“I won’t,” Gu Shenyuan’s voice was strained. “It’s impossible.”

“If my waist breaks, don’t think about next time. We’ll both have to use our hands in the future!” Ye Qingyun almost spat blood.

“Putting on a ring, can you be more serious? You’re not some special species that has to go non-stop for three days and nights during mating season! Can’t we rest for a while?”

Ye Qingyun’s words were very different from what Gu Shenyuan had imagined. It seemed like he understood the meaning of Ye Qingyun’s words, but at the same time, it seemed like he didn’t quite get it.

Amidst the confusion, Gu Shenyuan asked, “…Where are you going?”

“Getting dressed,” Ye Qingyun swatted at Gu Shenyuan’s arm, trying to free himself.

“Look at us, we’re not even dressed properly. How can we wear a ring like this? It’s not serious!”

Ye Qingyun noticed that Gu Shenyuan’s grip on his arm loosened, to the point where he could easily escape if he wanted.

Ye Qingyun stopped trying to leave, instead falling back into Gu Shenyuan’s arms.

“You knocked me out, I can’t move. Carry me to the wardrobe.”

Gu Shenyuan didn’t speak. He picked Ye Qingyun up and walked over to the wardrobe.

“That’s better,” Ye Qing Yun said, opening the wardrobe to pick out clothes for both of them.

He handed a set of clothes to Gu Shenyuan and was about to put on his clothes when he heard Gu Shenyuan ask, “Ye Qingyun… did you take the medicine for treatment?”

Ye Qingyun looked down and buttoned his shirt.

“When would I have had time for medicine? It’s all under your nose, you know everything.”

Gu Shenyuan knew this very well. He was always watching Ye Qingyun, even when Ye Qingyun was away from him, he kept track of his every move throughout the day.

Ye Qingyun hadn’t taken any medicine for treatment, and Gu Shenyuan knew that.

But…

“I used to be coerced, many of my actions were beyond my control,” Ye Qingyun smiled and looked at Gu Shenyuan.

“But the person I truly like, there’s only one.”

Gu Shenyuan’s emotions shifted rapidly.

It seemed like he had many things to say, but in the end, he asked, “Who coerced you?”

“That’s not the point,” Ye Qingyun said, laughing and shaking his head.

“The person I like is already married to me, do you know?”

Gu Shenyuan smiled slightly, and the icy expression in his eyes softened.

“Mm.”

Ye Qingyun shook his head.

“He’s always insecure, getting jealous over things that shouldn’t matter. He can’t keep doing this, or I’m going to get mad.”

Ye Qingyun reached out his hand toward Gu Shenyuan, who immediately took it in his.

“I wanted you to put the ring on…” Gu Shenyuan’s words were cut off as the sound of soft kisses filled the room.

Ye Qingyun didn’t manage to say what he wanted to, but he knew that Gu Shenyuan understood.

From the beginning to the end, they would only have each other.

They loved each other and would stay together until the very last moment of their lives.