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In addition to surfing the internet and understanding the joys of netizens, Ye Qingyun’s main goal was to learn about the current level of technological development.

After waking up, Ye Qingyun began browsing the terminal again.

Now that he had the same privileges as Gu Shenyuan, it was much easier for him to search for anything, and he had access to everything without any restrictions.

Before diving into his research, he couldn’t resist checking the previous comment section he had posted. He wasn’t surprised to see that the post he made was now filled with comments from netizens, wishing him a safe journey and hoping that after his reform, he wouldn’t pretend to be rich anymore.

His previous comment about not being arrested was not taken seriously.

Ye Qingyun wasn’t bothered. After all, he was just joking, and it didn’t matter how others took it.

Ye Qingyun continued searching. With the booming technology research, many people, even regular folks, liked to discuss it.

Ye Qingyun successfully found a website that introduced cutting-edge technologies and chose the most advanced forum, one that was difficult for ordinary people to enter and click on.

The forum itself had an access threshold, but Ye Qingyun, with the highest galactic access privileges, entered easily without any obstacles.

The homepage displayed discussions on various issues and tech sharing on one side, while the other side had discussions on various well-known tech professionals.

The discussions included topics on looks, character, and various gossip about them, truly a wide range.

Ye Qingyun: ‘….’

Sure enough, gossip is everywhere, impossible to avoid.

Ye Qingyun shook his head and clicked on a post focused on sharing concentrated knowledge.

Ye Qingyun had originally thought he would struggle to understand the knowledge, but to his surprise, he found it unusually smooth to read. Even a glance at the material allowed him to quickly grasp and absorb the information, connecting everything.

Some of the knowledge points that were thought to be difficult for beginners were also easily understood after a little thought.

It was as if the knowledge had always been there, simply covered in dust. Now that the dust was wiped away, everything became clear again.

Ye Qingyun finished reading everything and felt a slight sense of pride rising in his heart.

So this is… this is the feeling of having a golden finger?

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He was really impressive in the past!

Well, no wonder it’s him! No wonder he’s the man who was able to conquer Gu Shenyuan with his intelligence!

After reading a few knowledge posts in a short time, Ye Qingyun decided to take a break.

The moment he entered the homepage of the knowledge forum, he was already attracted by a gossip post. That he was able to resist until now could only be attributed to his strong self-control.

Ye Qingyun left the knowledge post, his curiosity getting the better of him, and clicked on a gossip post titled “Let’s expose the love-hate relationships of past research big shots! Scandalous, chaotic, eye-popping!”

Ye Qingyun casually glanced to the side, locked the door, and sat in a corner, making sure that Gu Shenyuan, who might suddenly appear, wouldn’t see the screen.

…Could this post contain some information about his past?

Even now, he still felt confused about why he would fall for an unknown person with poor morals.

Gu Shenyuan wasn’t willing to tell him, so why not find the truth himself? There shouldn’t be any problem with that, right?

Ye Qingyun held his breath and started reading from the beginning.

As time passed, Ye Qingyun’s brows slowly furrowed.

…There was nothing. Not a single thing.

He had already seen the famous, scandalous characters mentioned, and the rest were just some unknown minor figures with unexciting plots. It was quite boring.

The others reading the post felt the same. They began commenting on how the stories lacked excitement.

“I declare that the most dramatic one is the story of the three brothers from the Xia family who were substitutes for each other, and in the end, none of them won. That’s the most dramatic in the field of academia! Who agrees, and who disagrees?”

“I agree! Compared to this, everything else feels a bit bland.”

“The most dramatic part here is about officials with some status. Tsk tsk, compared to those stories where ordinary people are entangled, this one is much more glamorous!”

“Exactly, exactly.”

Ye Qingyun also thought that the story of the three brothers was the most dramatic, but he wasn’t very interested. He was about to exit the post when he saw it automatically refresh, and new comments appeared from the opposition:

“Heh, is this really what you guys consider the most dramatic? You young people haven’t seen much.”

“So what if an official has some status? Pfft, there are even more impressive people, you just don’t know about them.”

Ye Qingyun read those lines and immediately realized something. He quickly got excited and typed a response to stir things up:

“Trying to cover it up just makes it more obvious! I think the three brothers are the most dramatic, and if you disagree, give me an example! Tsk, I bet you’re just jealous that the three brothers are good-looking, that’s why you’re opposing!”

After typing that, Ye Qingyun anxiously refreshed the page, waiting to see if anyone would take the bait and reveal the hidden story.

Sure enough, his efforts were rewarded. A reply appeared:

“Heh, small-time officials don’t matter. There was a researcher who was directly abducted by that person, and even the star pirate captain he had a crush on was killed by him. Compared to this, everything else is child’s play! I’m not lying, the whole star pirate community knew that researcher had a thing for a scumbag captain.”

Ye Qingyun’s eyes widened.

…A scumbag star pirate captain?

Ye Qingyun instinctively refreshed the page and saw new replies:

“Are you crazy? Delete this yourself! How can you spread such rumors? Don’t think you can say whatever you want just because this is a closed forum!”

“These are unreliable rumors, and discussing anything about that person and the star pirate captain is strictly forbidden. How dare you bring it up! Are you out of your mind?”

Refreshing once more, the whole post was deleted without leaving a trace.

Ye Qingyun froze, a shocking thought rising in his mind.

According to the original novel’s plot, wasn’t it Pu Tian that he liked before he lost his memory?

If that were the case, everything would match up—the entire story would make sense, even why he ended up meeting Gu Shenyuan and why he followed his admirer around. It would all fit together.

…But wait, it still doesn’t make sense. If he liked Pu Tian and Pu Tian asked him to teach his rival, Gu Shenyuan, he would have definitely rolled his eyes and walked away on the spot.

What a joke, he wasn’t that desperate.

Moreover, how could he like Pu Tian? He didn’t like that kind of scumbag.

Then why?

The more Ye Qingyun thought about it, the stranger everything seemed. He left the forum and planned to search for information about Pu Tian.

When he saw Gu Shenyuan’s video, the affection in his heart surged uncontrollably. This showed that, even though he had lost his memory, he still had subconscious emotional reactions to people from his past.

Now, by searching for Pu Tian’s videos and pictures, he would get a better sense of his past state once he saw him.

Ye Qingyun decided to search for Pu Tian’s information in the public search engine. He typed “Pu Tian” into the search bar and was about to start searching when suddenly, the terminal screen went black.

The terminal broke down, right at this moment?

Right when he was searching for Pu Tian’s information?

Ye Qingyun tapped the screen, and a thought that had been lingering in his mind suddenly flashed.

The terminals of him and Gu Shenyuan were linked with many shared privileges. So, if he made any actions or searches on his terminal, would Gu Shenyuan be able to know?

Such an obvious thing that he had ignored, and only now did he realize it. It was no wonder he hadn’t been cautious about Gu Shenyuan; he had no experience in being alert around him.

Click—

Suddenly, there was a noise outside the locked door, as if someone was frantically twisting the doorknob, attempting to break in.

“Who’s there?” Ye Qingyun boldly asked.

There was no response from outside, and the person twisting the doorknob seemed to have left.

Before Ye Qingyun could even relax, he heard a “click,” and the door slowly opened with a small crack.

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Ye Qingyun was a little startled, but still gently asked, “Gu Shenyuan, is that you? Were you coming to ask me out for dinner?”

Only Ye Qingyun would dare to speak to him like this; anyone else would have had their neck snapped by Gu Shenyuan long ago, right?

The crack in the door grew wider, and while Ye Qingyun couldn’t see the face, he recognized the familiar corner of a clothing hem. He sighed in relief and stepped forward.

As he got closer and changed his angle, Ye Qingyun saw the person behind the door.

It was indeed Gu Shenyuan. He had his head lowered and didn’t look at Ye Qingyun. His expression was tight, like a volcano about to erupt.

Ye Qingyun’s heart tightened as he grabbed Gu Shenyuan’s hand. “What’s wrong?”

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Gu Shenyuan hadn’t expected that the happy and stable life he thought he had would end so quickly.

He wanted to take advantage of Ye Qingyun’s memory loss to deepen their relationship, to selfishly experience love without anyone else in the way—just the two of them.

But he hadn’t expected that Ye Qingyun would remember Pu Tian’s name from just a few brief words.

Besides the name, what else had Ye Qingyun remembered? Because, you know, when trying to recall someone forgotten, the first thing that comes to mind is their appearance, followed by the events they shared, and only then does the name come last.

Ye Qingyun… had probably recalled many other things about Pu Tian, hadn’t he?

In the past, when he stood before Ye Qingyun with no memory, Ye Qingyun hadn’t remembered anything about their past. But now, comparing it to this…

…He had lost.

Gu Shenyuan curled his lips into a bitter smile, then pulled Ye Qingyun into his arms, kissing Ye Qingyun’s red lips before he could say anything.