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The sound of Bai Su walking back stopped Chen Tian’s wild thoughts.

Going back to the factory to be remade was naturally impossible. Besides, even if it were possible, he was already thrown into this minor world; it was far too late.

When Chen Tian had just lifted the blanket, he noticed his clothes had been changed from the inside out. His wounds had all been treated and medicated. He had been seen through and through by the other party; even if he wanted to pretend to be a woman, it definitely wouldn’t work. It would be better to behave well, grind up some affection points, and let his Xiao Bai realize as soon as possible that men are great too!

Thus, when Bai Su opened the door and entered again, what he saw was Chen Tian leaning against the headboard, staring obediently at the door, seemingly waiting for him to return. And after Bai Su entered, the other’s beautiful eyes instantly lit up, making him feel a genuine sense of joy from the bottom of his heart.

Seeing the emptied medicine bowl and noticing that the specially prepared pine nut candy had disappeared, the corners of Bai Su’s mouth hooked up, the smile in his eyes deepening.

As Chen Tian watched his lover walk in, he finally had the chance to carefully observe Xiao Bai’s appearance in this lifetime.

At this moment, Bai Su wore a long cyan gown. His jet-black hair was casually tied behind his head with a cyan ribbon. The simplest of outfits, yet worn on him, it somehow added a touch of casual elegance. The young man’s back was as straight as a pine. Though his demeanor was exceptional, he didn’t seem like an untouchable flower on a high peak; instead, he appeared gentle and approachable.

His smiling eyes were looking right at him, like a spring breeze, making one subconsciously feel a sense of goodwill. Plus, remembering how Bai Su had saved him when he was heavily injured and taken such meticulous care of him, Chen Tian concluded that Xiao Bai in this life was definitely a gentle and kind person.

Not only that, Bai Su was a scholar who would become the Prime Minister in the future. It seemed he also had to add “brilliant and full of knowledge” to the list of his virtues.

However, it was said that scholars lacked the strength to even truss a chicken. Looking at his lover, he indeed didn’t look like a martial arts master. Fortunately, he was here. His identity in this life was the God of War of Dongye; he could definitely protect Bai Su well! As for that throne, Chen Tian would absolutely not yield it to some ridiculous First Prince. Although being an emperor was indeed a bit troublesome, his lover was someone who would become a high official in the imperial court, standing at the pinnacle. Naturally, he had to become the emperor to escort and protect him.

But right now, the most important thing was to find an excuse to stay here.

Chen Tian’s mind spun with countless thoughts. When he raised his head to look at Bai Su again, a trace of confusion appeared in his eyes. He hesitated, then asked the young man opposite him, “Where is this place? And who am I?”

Hearing this, Bai Su raised an eyebrow, a bit of surprise in his heart as he spoke, “You don’t remember who you are?”

Chen Tian furrowed his brows tightly, seemingly trying hard to recall. Then he knocked his forehead in frustration, pursed his lips, and said, “I don’t remember. I can’t seem to recall anything. Could you tell me who I really am?”

Seeing this, Bai Su shook his head helplessly. “Apologies, I only encountered you by chance by the riverbank two days ago. You were severely injured and unconscious on the ground. Seeing your grave condition, I brought you home.”

Hearing this, Chen Tian hurriedly showed a deeply grateful smile to Bai Su. “So you’re the one who saved me! Thank you so much, my benefactor!”

Hearing the other party call him benefactor while looking at him so intently, Bai Su’s fingers subconsciously rubbed together. He didn’t completely believe Chen Tian’s so-called amnesia story. Perhaps the man just had a hidden identity that was hard to speak of, and he was using this to conceal it.

However, on the surface, he looked patient as he explained to Chen Tian, “This is Li Family Village. My name is Bai Su. Judging by your appearance, I should be slightly older than you. Just calling me Brother Bai will do.”

“Brother Bai,” Chen Tian smoothly adapted, though he still looked somewhat dejected.

Bai Su figured it was probably because of the amnesia. He walked over, sat by his bed, and comforted him, “It’s fine. If you can’t remember, don’t force it for now. Your most important task is to recover from your injuries. Who knows, once you’re fully healed, your memories might naturally return.”

Saying that, he picked up the ointment from the table and smiled. “Let’s change your dressing now.”

Looking all business, Bai Su lifted Chen Tian’s blanket. Chen Tian was currently only wearing inner garments. Though they weren’t new, they looked very clean. In this life, Chen Tian’s physique didn’t seem too different from Bai Su’s, though Chen Tian was slightly taller. Moreover, because the original host fought on the battlefield year-round and practiced martial arts daily, his muscle lines were smoother, more beautiful, and held more explosive power, making his body somewhat sturdier than Bai Su’s. But inner garments were always made loose, so even though he was a size larger than Bai Su, it didn’t feel tight at all when worn.

Hearing Bai Su say it was time to change the dressing, Chen Tian obediently propped himself up with the other’s help and took off his top. Even though the man’s torso was wrapped in layers of bandages, one could still see his perfect body proportions and solid muscle lines, making him look incredibly alluring.

Bai Su couldn’t help but reveal a look of appreciation, feeling that this person was as flawless as a piece of art. Even though there were many scars on his skin, they seemed to only add a mysterious and unique charm that made one want to explore. However, when he saw some blood seeping through the previously wrapped bandages, he couldn’t help but frown. The bright red color was truly glaring. Bai Su strongly disliked seeing more of these wounds on this person; it gave his heart a suffocating sense of oppression.

He gently untied Chen Tian’s bandages, applied new ointment to his wounds, and carefully wrapped him in fresh cloth strips. Only then did he let Chen Tian lie back down. After instructing him to rest well, he left the room.

Watching the retreating back of his lover, Chen Tian felt reluctant to part, but his current physical condition indeed lacked energy and required more rest. He closed his eyes and soon fell asleep.

Another two or three days passed. Perhaps because of the system’s prior repairs, most of Chen Tian’s remaining injuries were superficial and healed rather quickly. Seeing that Chen Tian was in good spirits every day and his wounds were recovering well, Bai Su felt much more at ease.

However, since Chen Tian spent most of his time resting in bed, it was inevitably boring. He would constantly prick up his ears to listen to the sound of Bai Su pacing back and forth doing chores outside in the yard. In just those two or three days, other matchmakers came knocking, and during that time, a young woman even came to deliver something. This gave Chen Tian a deeper understanding of Bai Su’s popularity, causing his sense of crisis to skyrocket.

Once Bai Su had mostly finished his work outside, he returned to the room. Seeing that Chen Tian was awake, and perhaps worried he might be bored, Bai Su thoughtfully placed a few books from the table by his hand. He smiled and said, “If you feel bored, you can read some books. I was afraid you lacked the energy the past two days, so I didn’t bring them to you.”

Chen Tian nodded at the words and happily accepted them. Seeing that they were two miscellaneous travelogues, he found them much more interesting than those dry philosophical texts.

Currently, only Bai Su and Mother Bai remained in the entire Bai family. Mother Bai’s eyes were bad and her health was weak. She preferred to stay in her own room and rarely came out. However, Mother Bai actually knew about Chen Tian being here. Bai Su simply told her he had found a man attacked by wild beasts in the mountains and brought him back. Mother Bai was kind-hearted and couldn’t bear to let a perfectly good person just die like that, so she tacitly agreed to Bai Su keeping Chen Tian in his room to care for him. But Mother Bai’s eye disease was too severe; she could only see light and blurry shadows. It was inconvenient enough for her to walk around, let alone take care of someone else. So, even now, Chen Tian and Mother Bai had yet to meet.

Later, Bai Su brought some food for Chen Tian: just a bowl of refined white rice, a plate of greens, and a portion of fish soup. Bai Su had specially gone to the river to catch this fish to nourish Chen Tian’s body. Although they had a few chickens and ducks at home, they couldn’t be killed casually as they were needed to lay eggs.

The Li Family Village area was too poor, and refined rice was expensive. Bai Su didn’t care much about what he ate. Taking advantage of his mother’s blindness, he would secretly swap the rice in his own bowl for coarse grains to save some silver. Now that Chen Tian was a patient, Bai Su naturally wanted him to eat better. Not only did he feed Chen Tian fine rice every day, but he also made sure there was an egg every morning.

In the evening, Bai Su himself ate coarse grain flatbreads with greens and a bit of pickled vegetables. He boiled the fish into soup and divided it into two portions: one for Mother Bai and one for Chen Tian, without tasting a single drop himself. However, he didn’t mention any of this. In the room, he just told Chen Tian he had already eaten, then held the bowl and fed the beauty across from him bite by bite.

Although the ingredients of a farmer’s meal were purely natural, they lacked oil, salt, and seasoning, so the taste wasn’t anything special. But knowing it was made by his lover, Chen Tian still felt deeply moved and found it delicious. Obediently opening his mouth to eat the food fed by the person opposite him, feeling Bai Su’s gentle movements, a faint blush lingered on Chen Tian’s face.

Looking at the somewhat shy appearance of the beauty across from him, Bai Su felt even more that this person was incredibly endearing. Through their interactions over the past two days, Bai Su had pretty much figured out Chen Tian’s temperament. That was why he was so surprised that such a top-tier beauty possessed an unbelievably docile and well-behaved disposition. Especially seeing the innocent look full of absolute trust directed at him, he couldn’t help but want to tease him a bit.

Thus, after finishing feeding him, Bai Su said to Chen Tian, “Worthy brother, you can’t remember your past or your name, so how should I address you from now on? I can’t keep calling you ‘worthy brother’; it feels too distant.”

Chen Tian nodded at this. “Brother Bai is right.”

Seeing the beauty opposite him nodding eagerly, Bai Su curled his lips into a smile. “Actually, I’ve felt a strong connection with you since we first met. If you don’t mind, why don’t you take my surname for now and also be a Bai? Seeing how unparalleled your beauty is, you must have been cherished as a treasure by your family. How about I call you Bai Dabao? From now on, I will call you Baobao (Baby). What do you think?”

Bai Su was originally just joking. He thought the other party definitely wouldn’t agree and might even look flushed with embarrassment; just thinking about it was amusing. But who knew, the other party suddenly widened his eyes and stared blankly at him.

Since I brought you back, you’ll take my surname and be a Bai. How about you be called Bai Dabao! This name is blessed. From now on, you are Bai Dabao, and your nickname will be Baobao. When I call ‘Baobao’ in the future, I’ll be calling you. Baobao, do you like it when I call you that?

Memories swept in like a flood, making Chen Tian’s eyes uncontrollably sting with tears. They had gone through so many worlds together. Once upon a time, when Chen Tian entered a minor world without his memories, Bai Su had teased him with this exact same name, just to see his helpless expression.

Sure enough, no matter how this person’s appearance or identity changed, the soul inside would never change!

Lowering his eyelashes to hide his deep emotion, Chen Tian nodded gently and replied, “Okay.”

Now it was Bai Su’s turn to be stunned.

He just agreed like that? Without a single word of rebuttal. Didn’t he feel like he was being teased? Was he really not angry at all?

How could he be this well-behaved!

“Baobao.”

His Adam’s apple bobbing, Bai Su called out anyway. His voice was hoarse and lingering, carrying certain unspeakable thoughts.

“En.”

Chen Tian responded, his voice so soft it was barely audible, yet it made the tip of Bai Su’s heart feel as hot as if scorched by fire. His gaze toward the person on the bed grew even darker.