Chapter 82

Who was throwing him away?
Gu Yi'an’s thoughts were in chaos.
She wasn’t unable to guess Lu Zize’s intentions.
It was precisely because she had guessed that she couldn’t calm down at all.
But her ability to conceal her emotions had always been excellent, even Gu Yi'an herself didn’t realize how good she was at it.
She heard her own calm voice asking him, "What kind of title do you want?"
Even Gu Yi'an was surprised by the composure in her tone.
Lu Zize chuckled, his voice tender as if brimming with boundless affection. "I think 'boyfriend' sounds quite nice."
The room was silent.
Sunlight was blocked by the thin curtains outside.
The cold glow of the fluorescent light fell upon them.
Perhaps the atmosphere was just too perfect, so perfect that it was impossible to refuse his words.
No one knew what the future held.
Some things might hold interesting possibilities.
Gu Yi'an whispered softly, "I think it sounds nice too."
The room seemed to remain just as quiet.
The small coffin phone charm on the desk didn’t move an inch.
The air flowing between them continued to warm.
Gu Yi'an felt the arm holding her loosen.
She immediately took half a step back, only to have her hand held again.
A chill spread from her hand.
Yet, Gu Yi'an felt it made her somewhat warm.
Gu Yi'an didn't move again. She lifted her head with apparent calm and looked at Lu Zize.
Lu Zize was smiling as he gazed at her, his expression gentle, as if he could offer her boundless tolerance.
Seeing that Gu Yi'an dared to look at him, he spoke, "The book says that after a successful confession, you can do one thing."
As she listened to his words, Gu Yi'an's thoughts drifted slightly. She felt as though his eyes were filled with starlight at that moment.
Lu Zize, as he had done before, sought Gu Yi'an's opinion, his tone carrying curiosity and hesitation. "So, can I kiss you now?"
Kiss?
Gu Yi'an blinked.
She abruptly pulled back the hand he was holding.
"...No!"
How could they, just after getting together?
Gu Yi'an wanted to stay calm but found it impossible.
She could feel her face growing warm.
When she looked at Lu Zize again, his expression clearly showed disappointment and a hint of grievance.
The air seemed to grow still with silence.
Gu Yi'an felt a twinge of regret.
After all, Lu Zize wasn't human; he probably didn't understand these things.
She could teach him slowly.
Hesitating for a moment, Gu Yi'an said, "Let's wait for that."
Until she grew more accustomed to Lu Zize's presence.
Upon hearing her words, Lu Zize's human form vanished, and a notebook appeared on the desk.
Seeing Lu Zize in his notebook form, Gu Yi'an couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
She was almost afraid to face his human form.
Just as she was thinking this, she saw the notebook on the desk open automatically.
A line of text appeared on the page.
"I'm sorry. Be happy, An'an."
Lu Zize was too quick to apologize.
Gu Yi'an had no idea where he had learned to comfort someone like this.
But as she looked at the words in the notebook, the slight awkwardness she had felt earlier finally began to fade.
Gu Yi'an smiled and said, "I forgive you."
Aside from that sudden request earlier, Lu Zize hadn't really done anything wrong.
After Gu Yi'an finished speaking, her gaze still slightly evasive, she looked away from the notebook.
Because now, this notebook was her boyfriend, different from before.
As her gaze shifted, she immediately noticed something unusual on the floor.
There were patches of bloodstains on the ground.
The bloodstains looked like a puddle formed by droplets of fresh blood, one after another.
The culprit behind these bloodstains was undoubtedly the hanged ghost who had just tried to make her eat human flesh!
Gu Yi'an's good mood vanished in an instant. She calmed down and said calmly, "Hanged Ghost, come out."
Although there was no sign of the hanged ghost in the room at the moment, Gu Yi'an was certain that the creature was definitely here.
As soon as Gu Yi'an finished speaking,
an extremely unpleasant yet fawning male voice rang out, "Your Highness, what can this humble servant do for you?"
A cute and adorable sunny doll flew in front of Gu Yi'an.
It had a charming white round head and a lower body with a large skirt-like shape compared to its head, making it look utterly endearing.
However, Gu Yi'an remained completely unaffected.
She still remembered the scene where the hanged ghost had held a human thigh and tried to make her eat it.
Gu Yi'an gestured with her eyes for the hanged ghost to look at the bloodstains on the floor and said, "Clean this up."
"No problem, Your Highness. Leave it to me," the hanged ghost promised without hesitation.
Gu Yi'an glanced at the floor and then at the notebook on the desk.
She wasn't sure what to do next.
The room was covered in bloodstains, and until the hanged ghost cleaned it up, Gu Yi'an didn't want to stay here any longer.
Not to mention, there was also Lu Zize in the form of a notebook, her newly appointed boyfriend.
She had no idea how to interact with a boyfriend.
Gu Yi'an appeared calm and composed on the surface, but inside, she was already flustered.
"I'm going to the library to study," Gu Yi'an said calmly.
The hanged ghost, now in human form, was holding a mop and dealing with the bloodstains on the floor. Upon hearing Gu Yi'an's words, it was about to happily say it would go too.
"Your Highness, "
The hanged ghost fell silent.
It realized that Gu Yi'an wasn't speaking to it; her gaze had gone past it and landed on the notebook.
The hanged ghost silently lowered its head and focused on mopping.
Gu Yi'an glanced at the notebook on the desk; it showed no reaction.
She breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.
Lu Zize was probably giving her some time to adjust.
Gu Yi'an needed time to adapt as well.
She walked briskly, slung her bag over her shoulder, took her phone, and left the room.
As the door closed behind her, the hanged ghost in human form threw down the mop, transformed back into its sunny doll form, and obediently floated over to the notebook.
"Your Majesty, Ghost King, rest assured, if it's about your concerns, this humble servant will speak without reservation."
Small, black characters abruptly floated in the air above the notebook.
The sunny doll form of the hanged ghost carefully read the text.
It sighed in front of the notebook and said, "Your Majesty, Ghost King, this humble servant thinks you shouldn't ask. Since Her Highness agreed to be with you, she must like you. Asking directly would only embarrass her."
"Your Majesty, Ghost King, take this humble servant's advice: don't ask, just kiss!" the hanged ghost declared resolutely.
The sky was growing dim.
Led by Xiao Cheng, eight players arrived at the area where the lucky individual resided.
Xiao Cheng looked rather haggard as she stood beside Brother Wei and said, "She lives around here. Last time, Brother Wei and I ran into her in this area. But it was earlier in the day then. She’s probably already gone back by now. We’ll need to ask around to find out exactly where she lives."
Her sudden change in attitude struck everyone as odd.
In an instant, Xiao Cheng seemed like someone they could actually communicate with, like she was finally speaking like a normal person.
The female player glanced at Xiao Cheng, then at Brother Wei beside her.
Brother Wei gave a simple, honest smile.
The female player guessed that Xiao Cheng’s change in attitude might have something to do with Brother Wei.
Xiao Cheng’s shift in demeanor meant one less obstacle in their quest to clear the game.
Xiao Cheng’s reasons were her own business, and the female player didn’t intend to pry into why her attitude had changed.
Even though Xiao Cheng was now cooperative, she still didn’t join the players’ discussion group.
Just as the other seven players were planning how to find out where Gu Yi’an lived, Xiao Cheng’s gaze drifted toward the street where she and Brother Wei had last seen Gu Yi’an.
A slender figure suddenly appeared at the far end of the road, walking in their direction.
At the same time, that person came into Xiao Cheng’s line of sight.
It was an exceptionally beautiful girl.
Her aura was cool and detached, her features exquisitely pretty, stunningly so.
Once you saw someone like that, you wouldn’t forget her.
And Xiao Cheng hadn’t forgotten.
She said, "No need to look anymore. She’s here."
Most of the players, deep in discussion, didn’t catch Xiao Cheng’s words.
Only Brother Wei and the female player heard her and looked up.
"Wow, she’s hot," Brother Wei blurted out.
He was immediately met with a glare from Xiao Cheng.
The female player’s eyes lit up with delight. "Is she the one we’re looking for?"
Hearing the female player’s voice, Xiao Cheng didn’t react with the same resistance as before. She looked again at the approaching figure. "Yes, that’s the lucky one, Gu Yi’an."
Once Xiao Cheng confirmed her identity, her gaze dropped, scanning Gu Yi’an’s wrist.
Her wrist was slender and fair.
But it was bare.
Xiao Cheng froze.
Where was the bracelet that had blocked her dagger last time? The one Gu Yi’an had been wearing on her wrist?
As Xiao Cheng stared, Gu Yi’an, the one being watched, noticed their presence.
Gu Yi’an had deliberately dragged out her time, waiting until this hour to return.
To be honest, she was a bit unsure how to face Lu Zize or how to interact with him.
Of course, Gu Yi'an remembered being attacked on her way back last time.
She wasn’t too worried about it.
This was a game of the gods, and the god was her boyfriend.
There was nothing for her to fear, she didn’t need to worry about her safety.
Gu Yi'an sensed someone watching her on the street and glanced over.
She saw the man and woman who had attacked her before, and this time, they had brought companions.
Were they planning to gang up on her?
Gu Yi’an thought, slightly puzzled.
Just as she was thinking this, a young woman who appeared warm and poised stepped out from behind the man and woman.
The young woman walked over with a smile and greeted Gu Yi’an confidently.
"Hello, I’m here to convey a wish on someone’s behalf."
Gu Yi’an smiled back politely.
Still, her gaze drifted toward the woman who had attacked her before.
The woman noticed her stare and lowered her head, seemingly unwilling to make eye contact.
Since the woman didn’t seem intent on attacking her like last time, Gu Yi’an didn’t press the issue.
She turned her attention to the young woman who had initiated the conversation.
The young woman said, "Thank you for being willing to listen. Do you remember the class trip to the mountains last year?"
How could Gu Yi’an forget?
Before entering the game of the gods in this lifetime, she had encountered two strange incidents, this was the first.
The young woman continued, "They discovered that the villagers had fabricated a mountain deity and were murdered by them."
A flicker of surprise crossed Gu Yi’an’s calm expression.
She had always believed her classmates had truly offended the mountain deity, but they were actually murdered?
Gu Yi’an trusted that the young woman wouldn’t come to her with this information for no reason.
What she said was likely true.
But the truth was hard for Gu Yi’an to accept.
In this world, humans could be more terrifying than ghosts.
The young woman paused, waiting for Gu Yi’an to process the information before adding, "I’m relaying your classmates’ wish. They wanted the whole class to watch the sunrise together."
Gu Yi’an froze.
Almost a year had passed.
And now, from a stranger, she received the final wish of her former classmates.
Her thoughts drifted back to her high school days.
She remembered.
She remembered how the class had insisted on a graduation trip where everyone had to be present.
She remembered her best friend saying she wanted to share a tent with her when they learned they’d be camping overnight.
Some people live on in memories, never fading.
Gu Yi’an looked at the young woman.
She guessed who had sent them.
Only a god would resolve matters around her like this.
These people were probably players.
Suddenly, Gu Yi’an recalled the black writing on the draft paper she had seen earlier in the examination hall.
This was her eighth game.
Another game related to her.
Gu Yi’an smiled and said, "Thank you. I’ve received their wish. I will go watch the sunrise with them."
The moment she made this promise, the figures of these people began to fade almost simultaneously from her sight.
They vanished from this world.
Mission accomplished, they had cleared the level.
Gu Yi’an stared at the spot where they had disappeared. The surroundings were empty, and the street, at this hour, was strangely devoid of passersby.
Gu Yi'an gazed into the empty air and curiously asked, "Does passing the level mean I get to see them?"
She knew the deity could definitely hear her.
As soon as Gu Yi'an finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared beside her.
It was Lu Zize, handsome and gentle, his eyes filled with a smile as he looked at her.
Gu Yi'an had a gut feeling that there was something off about Lu Zize's smile. She wanted to take a step back, but unfortunately, Lu Zize didn't give her the chance.
He raised his hand and pressed it on Gu Yi'an's shoulder, preventing her from moving.
Immediately after, Gu Yi'an heard Lu Zize's gentle voice, extremely close, right by her ear, "You don't have to go. Give me a kiss, and I'll let you pass."