Chapter 16: The Kiss in the Bathroom Made His Heart Race

Luo Tiancheng couldn’t believe that he had once “died”—the Luo Tiancheng in the photo had fallen so badly that he didn’t look alive at all.

“This is… too unbelievable…”

Qin Yue handed him a cup of hot milk: “Drink some, it will make you feel better.”

“Thank you…”

Luo Tiancheng took the milk and gulped it down. After a series of internal struggles, he decided to tell Qin Yue everything.

“Doctor Qin, what I’m about to say might sound unbelievable to you, and you might even think I’ve lost my mind. But I’m telling the truth. If you don’t believe me, you can come with me to my rented apartment and see the phone I found.”

“The phone?”

“Yes.”

Luo Tiancheng told Doctor Qin everything he remembered from June 12th onwards, including his feelings for He Yinhui and the reason for his suicide.

By the time he finished, it was already early morning.

Qin Yue said, “Let’s sleep first. My bed is big enough. Don’t worry, I won’t do anything to you. As for the phone you mentioned, we’ll go get it tomorrow.”

“Don’t you have work tomorrow?”

“I’m on the night shift tomorrow. Sleep well, good night.”

“…Good night.”

Qin Yue was the second person to say good night to him.

The first was He Yinhui.

…

Perhaps because he was too tired, Luo Tiancheng slept dreamlessly until dawn.

Qin Yue bought Donkey Burgers, and after they finished eating, they drove to Luo Tiancheng’s rented apartment.

Luo Tiancheng unlocked the phone he had found and handed it to Qin Yue.

Qin Yue looked at the task and sighed, “Yesterday, you had the rare opportunity to take a bath with me, and you didn’t even kiss me… Actually, living is pretty good. Luo Tiancheng, although I’m not you and can’t experience your pain, as a doctor, I hope you can stay strong and keep living.”

He picked up his own phone and said, “Here, scan my WeChat and add me as a friend.”

Luo Tiancheng did as he was told and then asked, “Are you going to help me with the task?”

“Yes, send me the photo.”

Luo Tiancheng’s face turned red instantly, but he still sent over the embarrassing photo of himself wearing the underwear he had bought at the mall.

Qin Yue opened the image, and the flashy phone showed that the task was two-thirds complete.

Qin Yue’s eyes widened, “…This is amazing. If you send the photo to Xiao Yibo, your leg…”

Luo Tiancheng shook his head vigorously, “No, I’m not saying this behind his back, but in his dream, I was almost… almost done by him. If I send the photo to him in real life, wouldn’t he really do it to me?”

“Are you sure that’s his real intention in the dream?”

“I think so… Doctor Qin, when I went into your dream that one time, was your intention real? You looked like you wanted to hit me.”

Qin Yue smiled, “…Alright, it was indeed my real intention. At that time, I instinctively wanted to defend myself and punch you.”

“…I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay, I understand your behavior now.”

Luo Tiancheng’s face turned deep red.

He tried to find other topics to ease the current awkwardness.

Suddenly, Luo Tiancheng remembered Qin Yue asking him if any of his older relatives looked like him: “Doctor Qin, why did you ask me if my grandfather or any relatives looked like me?”

Qin Yue replied, “During your hospitalization, I suspected you might have the ability to resurrect, so during my breaks, I went to the library to look through newspapers from many years ago.”

He opened his phone and showed him a photo: “This is a newspaper from 40 years ago. The news reported a robbery that resulted in the deaths of five people, one of whom looks very much like you.”

Luo Tiancheng zoomed in on the picture to examine it closely.

Although the photo was in black and white and not very clear, the person in it had the same facial features and gaze as Luo Tiancheng.

Luo Tiancheng cautiously asked, “Doctor Qin, you’re not going to take me to a lab for research, are you?”

Qin Yue chuckled, “Don’t worry, even if I’m curious, I wouldn’t dare challenge such supernatural forces lightly. I don’t know if you have the ability to resurrect yourself or if someone brought you back to life.”

“It must have been someone who resurrected me and took this photo with the phone, which is why the police identified it as mine.”

“…Does this phone have a SIM card?”

“No.”

“…Then we really have no way to trace it. Forget it, there’s no point in overthinking things beyond our capabilities. Let me help you complete the task first, so you can live a few more days.”

Luo Tiancheng looked up at him, “Task? You mean… now?”

“Yes. My intention is to heal and save people, so I won’t have any ulterior motives toward you.”

“But this feels like I’m taking advantage of you.”

“Special circumstances call for special measures. Come on, let’s go take a shower.”

Qin Yue genuinely treated Luo Tiancheng as a patient, and Luo Tiancheng naturally knew it would be impolite to refuse, so he reluctantly followed him into the bathroom.

The rented apartment was small, and the bathroom only had a shower.

The two squeezed together, quickly lathered up, and rinsed off.

Luo Tiancheng kept facing the wall, not daring to look at him.

On the other hand, Qin Yue was completely at ease and said to him, “Turn around, let’s get the task done. If you feel embarrassed, just close your eyes.”

“Okay.”

Luo Tiancheng closed his eyes and turned around, standing still and waiting.

So cute… Qin Yue thought.

He leaned down and gently touched his lips with his own.

But just that brief contact, which Qin Yue thought was nothing, suddenly made him realize his heart skipped a beat, and then it started racing.

Oh no…

After the kiss, Luo Tiancheng opened his eyes but still looked at the wall, saying, “Thank you, Doctor Qin, for your hard work.”

“…No need to thank me. Let’s see what the task has updated. If it’s still me, I’ll help you with it as well.”

“Okay.”

After drying off and getting dressed, they both looked at the strange phone.

Task completed. Remaining lifespan: 76 days, 9 hours. Game Coin: 4580.

New Task 15: Be pinned on the bed by Qin Yue and kiss for twenty seconds.

“…”

“…”

Luo Tiancheng looked at Qin Yue awkwardly, while Qin Yue smiled helplessly and said, “Lie down.”

“Thank you, and sorry.”

“Don’t say that.”

Luo Tiancheng lay flat on the bed, motionless, as if waiting for surgery.

Qin Yue pressed down on him, trying to avoid touching certain sensitive areas—he didn’t want Luo Tiancheng to notice that he was starting to feel something for him.

“You should close your eyes.”

“Okay.”

Luo Tiancheng obediently closed his eyes.

Qin Yue thought to himself: So obedient, I really want to… No, it wouldn’t be good to scare the kid.

As Qin Yue pressed down on him, he could feel both their hearts racing.

The moment their lips touched, a strange reaction occurred. This reaction became more and more obvious, and both of them could feel the changes in each other.

They silently acknowledged this change without saying a word.

Qin Yue resisted the urge to move his lips, even though it didn’t feel like a real kiss at all. If he were to probe Luo Tiancheng’s mouth with his tongue, Luo Tiancheng would definitely never seek his help again.

After counting more than twenty times, Qin Yue got up from the bed: “Alright, the mission is shown as successful on the phone. Should we take on the new mission?”

Luo Tiancheng covered himself with a towel blanket, and Qin Yue handed him the phone, smiling as he said, “It’s okay, it’s a normal reaction.”

Luo Tiancheng nodded while looking at the new mission on the phone.

16. Comfort and help each other with Qin Yue, with the total duration of kissing exceeding one minute.