I raised stunning young ladies, but they all wanted to possess me.

Pei Yuran frowned even more deeply.

She looked at Gu Yan and suddenly reached out her hand.

Two hands.

She rubbed his face.

Rub the left side.

Rub the right side.

Gu Yan was completely dumbfounded.

"Yu... Sister Yu Ran?"

Pei Yuran rubbed his face and murmured.

"It's Gu Yan..."

"That's right..."

She pinched his cheek and looked into his eyes.

I checked it several times.

It's Gu Yan.

But why...?

Just then.

Her gaze fell on Gu Yan's wrist.

A string of pink diamonds shimmered with tiny sparkles in the morning light.

"Gu Yan".

She spoke.

"What is this?"

Gu Yan glanced down.

"Oh, this."

"I bought it from an old lady."

He paused.

Actually, I don't really like it.

Pei Yuran stared at the bracelet.

She didn't know what was wrong with her.

Seeing this thing makes me feel vaguely uncomfortable.

Very uncomfortable.

"Gu Yan".

She spoke.

"Can you take it off and throw it away?"

"I'll buy you a new one."

Gu Yan was stunned for a moment.

Throw it away?

This was a gift from Cecilia.

Although we may never meet again, this bracelet is a kind of memory.

He shook his head.

"Sister Yuran, I really like this bracelet."

"No."

Pei Yuran was stunned.

She stared at Gu Yan for a long time.

then.

She suddenly pulled her phone out of her pocket.

He looked down at it.

It looked like they were looking for something.

Gu Yan felt a little strange looking at her like this.

When did this iceberg goofball learn to use a cell phone?

He remembered that Pei Yuran used to know nothing about these electronic products.

There is actually a reason behind this.

Pei Yuran's background has always been a taboo subject in the Pei family.

Her father was not a member of the Pei family.

They are foreigners.

This is a major taboo in a family with superpowers like the Pei family.

Because supernatural bloodlines need to be purified, intermarriage within the family is the right way.

But her parents fell in love.

They loved without regard for anything else.

They eloped.

They fled to a place where no one knew them and lived a secluded life.

In that remote mountain village, there were no superhumans, no martial arts, only the most ordinary human life.

Pei Yuran was born there.

She grew up there until she was eight years old.

During those eight years, she never saw a cell phone, a television, or any modern technology.

She had only seen mountains, rivers, and the tender smiles between her parents.

Her father taught her basic sword skills, and her mother taught her to read.

They lived a simple but happy life.

Until that year.

The Kuroshio Current erupted.

A terrifying S-class creature burst out of the rift and lunged towards the small village.

Her parents stood in front of her.

That battle was earth-shattering.

After the battle ended, the small village was saved.

But her parents never opened their eyes again.

Later, the Pei family found her.

They took her back to the Pei family.

She knows nothing and can't do anything.

I don't know how to use a mobile phone, I don't know how to watch TV, and I don't even know how to press the elevator buttons.

Those people mocked her and called her a bastard.

Only one person didn't laugh.

Pei Youyi.

That gentle woman held her in her arms and patted her back softly.

"Yu Ran, from now on I will be your mother."

From then on, Pei Yuran had a home.

But those missing things can't be made up for in a day or two.

That's why Gu Yan found it strange when he saw Pei Yuran looking for something on her phone.

Because she never used these things before.

Pei Yuran lowered her head, her fingers sliding across the screen.

What is she looking for?

Gu Yan didn't know.

But seeing her serious expression, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

Pei Yuran suddenly placed her phone in front of Gu Yan.

On the screen is a photograph.

In front of the dark magic roller coaster, Gu Yan and Cecilia stood side by side.

Cecilia tilted her head slightly, her icy blue eyes looking at him with such focused attention that it seemed as if he were the only person left in the world.

Gu Yan was stunned.

Pei Yuran suppressed the indescribable discomfort in her heart, her voice still cold, but with a hint of confusion.

"It's because of this woman."

"Is that what made you like this, Gu Yan?"

Gu Yan was dumbfounded.

What do you mean?

Has he changed?

What does "because of Cecilia" mean?

Why is he having trouble understanding?

He coughed twice and tentatively began to speak.

"Sister Yu Ran, this is just a normal group photo."

"Miss Chen is, after all, a top celebrity in Shanghai."

"This is... a business necessity."

Pei Yuran's beautiful eyes showed even deeper doubt.

She picked up her phone again and started fiddling with it.

His fingers swiped across the screen, his movements a little clumsy, but very earnest.

A long time passed.

She then handed the phone to Gu Yan.

Gu Yan looked down.

He froze completely.

A video is playing on the screen.

The star-studded flower sea, bathed in the gentle twilight, is adorned with silvery-blue fluorescent lights that flow like a galaxy.

Lin Jinyu held her hand, and the two strolled through the sea of ​​flowers.

The footage is exceptionally well-shot; every frame looks like a movie poster.

The comments section below the video has exploded.

"Holy crap! Master Gu and Miss Lin are dating? They're even holding hands!"

"No way, no way! Didn't Master Gu take a photo with Miss Chen before? They were a perfect match!"

"Is the person upstairs blind? Miss Lin's looks and figure are far superior to that woman in the wheelchair!"

"Who the hell are you calling a wheelchair user? Miss Chen is an S-class ability user, ninth on the global combat power ranking! You know nothing!"

"So what if she's ninth? Miss Lin is sixteenth, is that a big difference? Besides, look at this video, they're so sweet together!"

"What's so sweet about it? I think they're just ordinary friends taking a walk."

"Holding hands and taking a walk with just friends? You do that with your friends too?"

"I think Master Gu and Miss Chen are a better match; their charisma is simply amazing."

"Ms. Lin's fans, get out! This is a thread about Master Gu and Ms. Chen being a couple!"

"What CP thread? The area under this video is clearly a public area!"

"Stop arguing, stop arguing, can't they both look good?"

"No! We have to choose one!"

"I choose Master Gu, Master Gu is mine!"

"You're dreaming! Master Gu belongs to the Empire!"

Gu Yan's hands trembled as she looked at the comments.

Nima.

Didn't that Anthony say he swore an oath in the name of the British Empire's knights?

Could it be in the name of a knight of the British Empire...?

It's nothing at all?!

He glanced at the trending topics.

Damn it.

We're number one again.

Pei Yuran's cold voice rang out, tinged with confusion.

"Gu Yan".

"Is this also a commercial group photo?"

She paused.

"Would you like to hold hands?"

Her gaze fell on Gu Yan's hands.

That hand was being held by another woman in the video just now.

I don't know why.

She suddenly wanted to hold hands with him too.

Gu Yan took a deep breath.

"Yu Ran, you should know, right?"

"I was kidnapped."

"Forced."

Pei Yuran was stunned for a moment.

"Forced?"

Her voice instantly turned cold, carrying a hint of murderous intent.

"Is someone bullying you?"

"I'm going to get revenge on her."

"I'm going to kill her."