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When he returned to his residence, he was surprised to find the entire apartment building eerily quiet.
In particular, Eriri's room was completely silent.
This is not normal.
Given that blonde, twin-tailed young lady's personality, after he stayed out all night, she should have immediately come to question him like a cat with its fur standing on end.
"...It seems that Sayuri's heart-to-heart talk in the bath was more effective than I imagined."
Gu Chuan understood perfectly.
He knew that Eriri must be alone in her room right now, engaged in a fierce internal struggle.
Her sensitive yet proud heart is being forced to make a choice that is incredibly difficult for her, yet one she must face.
—Or, put down that possessive pride that belongs to "childhood sweethearts" and try to accept this brand new "family" that is destined to have more than just her as the female lead.
—Or, she could completely sever this budding, deeply ingrained romance and part ways with him.
For the first time, a feeling of "trouble" welled up in Gu Chuan's heart, a feeling he himself had not even noticed.
He leaned back on the sofa, wearily rubbed his temples, and let out a long, helpless sigh.
"Ugh……"
"Oh, isn't this our great, all-powerful Lord Gu Chuan?"
Just then, a clear female voice, carrying a hint of languor, a hint of mockery, and a hint of teasing, came from the direction of the stairwell.
Rin Tohsaka, dressed in a sexy red silk nightgown, leaned casually against the armrest, looking down at him with an air of schadenfreude.
"What's wrong? Why are you sighing so early in the morning? Is it because you have too many concubines and don't know which one to favor first, making you feel troubled? Our great lover?"
Her words, like the most precise arrows, struck Gu Chuan hard at his most vulnerable and troubled spot.
Gu Chuan looked up at her bright and beautiful face, which was full of schadenfreude, and suddenly a mischievous thought arose in his heart to tease her.
The weariness and trouble on his face were instantly replaced by an exaggerated expression full of sadness and heartbreak.
He clutched his chest, his voice trembling as if he had been betrayed by the whole world, and said, "...Rin, how...how could you say that to me?"
"I...I gave so much for you, even going so far as to reverse time and change cause and effect...and yet you used the word 'fickle' to hurt me..."
"My heart...it hurts so much..."
As he spoke, a single, glistening tear, filled with "grievance," was forced from the corner of his eye.
"Eh?!"
Lin was stunned when she saw Gu Chuan's Oscar-worthy performance, which made it seem like he was about to die of a broken heart.
Was what she just said a little too harsh?
Even though I know this guy is most likely acting, what if... what if he's really heartbroken?
A strange feeling, mixed with guilt and remorse, welled up in her heart.
She hurried down the stairs and stood in front of Gu Chuan, somewhat flustered, explaining, "Hey... I... I was just joking... Please... don't take it seriously..."
"Really?" Gu Chuan raised his tear-streaked face and looked at her with expectant, puppy-dog eyes.
"Of course it's true!" Rin's cheeks flushed and her heart raced as he looked at her.
"Then come a little closer, let me take a good look at you." Gu Chuan stretched out his hand to her.
Rin hesitated for a moment, but in the end, as if possessed, she took a step closer to him.
However, the instant she entered Gu Chuan's attack range—
The man who was "heartbroken" just a moment ago had his sadness vanish in an instant! In its place was a triumphant, aggressive, and cunning smile, like that of a hunter!
"—They've taken the bait!"
He suddenly jumped up from the sofa!
"ah--!"
Rin only had time to let out a short, panicked scream before an irresistible force slammed her down onto the soft wool carpet behind her!
Gu Chuan pinned her down in a commanding posture, his golden eyes gleaming with a mocking light in the dim morning light.
"It seems that even our genius, great, and infallible Lady Tohsaka can be fooled?"
"You...you bastard! Liar! Let me go!"
Rin's face flushed crimson in an instant, almost as if it were about to bleed! She was both ashamed and angry, and struggled with all her might, only to find that she was pinned down by that hateful man and couldn't move at all.
That uniquely his, masculine, and pleasant scent forcefully entered her nostrils, causing her heart to pound wildly.
152 Out-of-Control Pranks and a Determined Heart
"You...you bastard! Liar! Let me go!"
The soft morning light streamed gently through the huge French windows, illuminating the carpet. Rin Tohsaka's usually haughty and beautiful face was now flushed with an alluring, intoxicating blush of shame and panic.
She was firmly pinned beneath the man who had been feigning helplessness one second and transformed into a vicious wolf the next, in a position brimming with absolute oppression. His unique masculine aura, full of sunshine and reassuring comfort, forcefully filled her nostrils, causing her heartbeat to completely lose its rhythm.
She struggled with all her might, but in the face of Gu Chuan's terrifying power, which had been strengthened several times and had long surpassed the limits of human strength, her meager strength as a magician was like an ant trying to shake a tree, appearing so pale and powerless.
"Let you go? Sure." Gu Chuan's lips curled into a wicked, triumphant smile. "But before that, I have to let you, the high and mighty Miss Tohsaka, receive a little bit of punishment from a mortal."
"Punish...punish? What are you going to do?!" Alarm bells rang in Rin's mind.
She attempted to activate her newly awakened spatial magic to teleport herself out. However, to her horror, she discovered that the surrounding space seemed to be completely locked down by an invisible force! The strange resonance between her and the space was forcibly severed by Gu Chuan's even more unreasonable and absolute power of control!
"Don't waste your energy," Gu Chuan seemed to see through her thoughts, his smile becoming increasingly mocking. "Any tricks you try will be ineffective in front of me."
As he spoke, the large hand that Rin regarded as the "devil's claw" slowly reached towards her slender waist, which was clad in a silk nightgown, with a cold and malicious aura.
"As punishment for daring to mock me just now..."
"—Let me give you a good taste of my uniquely created prank torture!"
"Ah! No...no! Hahahaha...stop! It tickles! Hahahaha..."
Rin's body trembled violently! An unbearable, tingling itch instantly spread from her waist to every part of her body! Her usually taut, queen-like body instantly went limp, and she twisted and struggled uncontrollably on the carpet, letting out a clear, bell-like laugh.
Her ruby eyes, which were always full of pride and majesty, were now covered with a layer of physiological, crystalline mist from laughing too hard, making her look so pitiful.
“Bastard… Gu Chuan… Hahahaha… Stop… Stop it… I… I was wrong… Hahahaha…”
She laughed as she pleaded for mercy, her words broken and intermittent.
However, would Gu Chuan let her go so easily?
Looking at the proud young lady beneath him, who always liked to use barbed words to cover up her true thoughts, and seeing her adorable, completely "broken-down" appearance, his mischievous spirit burned even more fiercely.
His "claws" began to move upwards.
"Since your back is so bad, let's try a different spot."
"No...no! Not there...not there either! Ah—! Hahahahahahahahaha...!"
When Gu Chuan's hand precisely struck her more sensitive and defenseless armpit, Ling's laughter completely spiraled out of control. She felt her mind go blank because of the irresistible tickling sensation. All her pride, all her reserve, all her pretense were utterly shattered in that instant.
She could only writhe and struggle helplessly, like a fish thrown ashore and starving, emitting bursts of sweet, discordant laughter and cries of anguish.
However, amidst this chaotic "torture" filled with laughter and joy, a small, unexpected accident occurred.
In Lin's violent struggle, Gu Chuan's wicked hand accidentally slipped.
Then, precisely, it stopped at the most tender, sensitive, and full sacred place beneath the girl's silk nightgown.
In that instant, the whole world seemed to have been muted.
Rin's uncontrolled laughter abruptly stopped.
Gu Chuan's mocking smile froze completely on his face.
The only sound in the air was the clearly audible, rapid breathing of two people who had been playing around earlier.
And, at this moment, the two hearts pounded violently, as if they were about to leap out of the chest.
Although, the room was still dimly lit.
But at this moment, they seemed to be able to clearly "see" each other.
They could "see" each other's cheeks burning hot from extreme shyness and nervousness.
They could "see" each other's chest heaving violently from the uncontrolled pounding of their hearts.
They could "see" each other's bright eyes in the darkness, eyes that were equally complex, equally ardent, and equally filled with excitement.
A sweet, ambiguous atmosphere, enough to set the air ablaze, spread and intensified wildly between the two of them.
In the end, it was Gu Chuan who broke this suffocating, sweet silence.
He slowly lowered his head.
He gently pressed his lips to those soft, cool, trembling, alluring red lips that he had longed for in his heart for so long.
……
Meanwhile, in the next room.
Eriri buried her face deeply in her mother's warm and soft embrace, her small shoulders still trembling slightly uncontrollably.
Little Lily didn't speak. She simply patted her daughter's back gently, one stroke at a time, just like when she was a child, with her tender, maternal hands, soothing her wounded and sensitive heart.
Eriri's sobs gradually subsided.
She then spoke slowly, in a gentle tone filled with love and tenderness.
"Eri, Mom knows you're very sad."
"It's perfectly normal to feel uneasy and jealous when you see your favorite boy surrounded by so many outstanding girls."
"But Eriri, have you ever thought about this?"
"What exactly did A-Chuan sacrifice to save us from that apocalyptic world filled with despair and death?"
Sayuri's voice trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly.
"He alone carried the hopes of everyone to face those terrifying monsters that we could not even imagine. Every battle he fought was like dancing on the edge of a knife, a high-stakes gamble with death. The countless scars on his body and his always somewhat tired eyes are the best proof of that."
"Whether it's Rin-chan, Sakura-chan, or that quiet girl named Sab... each of them has experienced a past that is more tragic and painful than we can imagine. It was A-chuan who gave them a second life and a warm home that they could call home."
“So, Eriri,” Sayuri looked at her daughter’s blue eyes, which had lifted again and still held a hint of confusion, and said in an extremely solemn and serious tone, “Mom doesn’t ask that you become close friends with them right away. Mom just hopes that you can understand that Akawa is not a womanizer, nor is he promiscuous.”
"He's just too kind, and too... hard-working."
"He just didn't want to see anyone he cherished get hurt again."
Listening to her mother's heartfelt words, Eriri fell into a long, silent contemplation.
She recalled the first time she met Gu Chuan in the apocalyptic game. That man, like a god, descended from the sky and rescued her from the encirclement of zombies.
She remembered the unwavering, resolute look in Gu Chuan's eyes when he used his own back to withstand the deadly attacks of those terrifying monsters in order to protect her.
She remembered how, every time he returned home exhausted after a battle, he always wore that gentle smile that made her feel incredibly at ease.
She also remembered Rin, and the undisguised sadness in her eyes when she mentioned her tragic childhood.
She remembered Sakura's eyes when she saw her, eyes that were always filled with a hint of caution, a mixture of ingratiation and unease, and a heart-wrenching look.
yes……
What right do I have to be jealous or complain?
I am the one who was best protected and the happiest from beginning to end (Nuo Wang Zhao).
Liang Xing was very old and cried for a long time.
Eriri finally sat up from her mother's arms.
She wiped away the tears on her face haphazardly with the back of her hand. At this moment, her usually proud blue eyes shone with an unprecedented, firm, and unwavering light.
"...Mom, I've figured it out."
She looked at Lily and spoke clearly, word by word.
"I don't care how many people will be around him in the future."
"I don't care how complicated the future may become."
"I only know……"