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Although he didn’t know why Xie Jianwei was bringing this up, Loren still nodded honestly, stealing a glance at Yan Ke while he was at it.

It was precisely because he had been blasted into a piece of charcoal that he had the fortune of meeting Dr. Yan.

From then on, it was love at first sight, and he could never forget him.

Xie Jianwei turned to Yan Ke and said with certainty, “To my memory, he is the only person who was blasted beyond recognition yet still managed to return to the base alive for treatment.”

The underlying meaning was: Your Xiao is Loren.

Yan Ke was completely stunned, his wide eyes full of disbelief.

H-how is that possible!

Deciding to go all the way since he had already started, Xie Jianwei chose to help to the very end. He looked at Loren and asked, “After you were injured in the explosion, was Yan Ke your attending physician?”

Loren actually replied, “No…”

Xie Jianwei raised an eyebrow. “No?”

Hearing this, Yan Ke’s eyes dimmed, an indescribable feeling washing over his heart. So it wasn’t him after all. How could it be? The sudden, massive disappointment made him feel terrible.

But quickly, Loren added another sentence: “Although my assigned attending physician wasn’t Dr. Yan, my injuries were indeed cured by Dr. Yan.”

Yan Ke was taken aback, then suddenly remembered. Right… at that time, a colleague of his had stayed up for three days and three nights straight, collapsing when he could no longer hold on. He had taken over his patients, and Xiao was among them.

Xie Jianwei really wanted to kick Loren. Could he not explain things clearly in one breath? With communication skills like that, no wonder he missed out on nine years. He deserved it!

Unable to hold back, Yan Ke stepped forward and asked, “You… you are the mummy…”

Hearing this name, Loren instantly felt incredibly wronged, but he nodded.

So Yan Ke hadn’t forgotten.

Yan Ke, however, was completely dumbfounded.

At this point, the truth was finally out in the open.

Back then, Loren had been severely injured. When he was finally brought back to the base, he was already half-dead.

It just so happened that the doctor in charge, Dr. Li, collapsed, so Yan Ke took over the treatment plan and followed it through from start to finish.

Loren himself had believed he was a goner, but who could have expected that not only would he wake up, he would also lay eyes on his sweetheart.

Although it sounded a bit cheesy, the first time he saw Yan Ke, Loren’s heart skipped a beat, as if a bee that had been wandering for a long time had finally found its favorite flower and could no longer flap its wings.

Yan Ke was very good-looking. Especially in a white doctor’s coat, coupled with his aloof aura, there was no shortage of people who fell in love with him at first sight. But there were truly very few who fell as deeply as Loren did.

Private Loren was a man of action. The very first thing he wanted to do upon opening his eyes was to scooch over to Yan Ke’s side.

Unfortunately, due to his high status at the time, he was placed in the intensive care unit. The ICU had dedicated doctors and nurses who closely monitored his condition around the clock.

These dedicated doctors were not his attending physician; they leaned more towards high-level nursing, taking full responsibility for him, and would only seek out the attending physician if they encountered a problem they couldn’t solve.

On the other hand, the regular wards outside only had a junior nurse. If a patient felt even slightly unwell, they might get to see the attending physician.

At first, Loren couldn’t get out of bed. Once he could, he started acting up.

Bandaged up like a mummy, he hopped and bounded around, scaring the junior nurses into screaming.

But Mr. Mummy’s heart was entirely filled with his sweetheart; he couldn’t care less if others were scared or not. He hopped all the way to the regular ward but didn’t see Dr. Yan, which made him feel somewhat dissatisfied.

Fortunately, he spotted an empty bed. Without a second thought, Mr. Mummy hopped onto it, claiming it as his territory.

He waited gleefully for Yan Ke to come examine him, only to be met instead with the rightful owner of the bed after a long wait.

Mr. Xiao was elderly and had to come stay for a couple of days every now and then.

As soon as the nurses brought him in, they saw the bed was occupied.

Old Mr. Xiao used his cane to shoo him away. Loren was poked until it hurt, but pitifully unable to speak, he could only gesture wildly.

Later, it was his dedicated doctor who understood his “sign language” and suggested, “Why doesn’t Mr. Xiao go to the intensive care unit upstairs?”

Old Mr. Xiao was a sharp man. Hearing this, he was instantly thrilled. An intensive care unit! Getting to enjoy that before I die is a stroke of great luck!

So, the two simply swapped rooms.

This made Loren incredibly happy. After lying in bed waiting for ages, Yan Ke finally came for his rounds.

Seeing him, Yan Ke actually remembered him. “Mr. Mummy?”

Loren: “…” Whatever, whatever my sweetheart says goes. Mummy it is, as long as he doesn’t mind.

Coincidentally, since Old Mr. Xiao had just been admitted and hadn’t been filed yet, only the diligent junior nurse had changed the name on the bed’s monitor to “Xiao.”

Yan Ke didn’t pay it much mind either. The equipment at the temporary base wasn’t fully equipped and was relatively old, lacking the clear registration systems of a proper hospital.

Loren’s medical records were all implanted in his own communicator.

This served as an identification device, storing all of his personal data, so his medical condition wouldn’t be mistaken.

After examining him, Yan Ke said, “Don’t move around too much, you need to rest and recover properly from these injuries.”

Loren’s dark eyes stared at him, as focused as a student listening to a teacher’s lecture.

Yan Ke had quite a favorable impression of him and couldn’t help but chat with him a bit more.

Loren was severely injured. Although medical technology was advanced enough to restore him to his original state, the process of skin regeneration was excruciatingly painful. During every treatment, Yan Ke couldn’t help but urge him, “It will hurt a bit, but you absolutely must endure it, otherwise it will leave lasting issues later.”

Loren was an iron-blooded tough guy. In order to show off in front of his sweetheart, he gritted his teeth and didn’t let out a single groan the entire time.

Yan Ke genuinely praised him, “Impressive!”

Loren felt he could easily go for dozens more rounds of this!

After half a month of this treatment, Loren’s injuries gradually healed. He was already capable of hopping around before, and now he was practically flying.

Yan Ke was busy saving lives and healing the wounded, working around the clock every day, sleeping three or four hours at most.

Seeing this made Loren’s heart ache, but there was truly little he could do. So, when he went out for fresh air, he would pick some soothing Suisui flowers and secretly place them in Yan Ke’s resting room.

Coincidentally, Yan Ke loved Suisui flowers very much. They were a specialty of his hometown. There had been a massive field of Suisui flowers planted outside where he used to live. Later, he went to the Federation to study, and even later, his hometown was invaded by the Hundred-Limbed Race. By the time he returned, the entire planet had become a wasteland, and the Suisui flowers were all withered and scorched yellow.

Yan Ke’s family was fortunate enough to escape, but his parents were elderly, and their spirits were shattered by the massive ordeal. They passed away not long after, leaving behind an underage younger brother.

Taking his brother with him, Yan Ke joined the Federation Army’s medical corps. But the Federation government was incompetent and cowardly, forcing the Federation Army into constant retreat. Those who refused to submit and wanted to fight for the people stepped forward one by one, joining Lu Li’s army.

Yan Ke’s teacher at the time was recruited by Xie Jianwei. When the teacher left, he asked Yan Ke if he wanted to come along.

Thinking of the Suisui flowers of his hometown and looking at the incompetence and cowardice of the Federation government, Yan Ke resolutely chose to follow Xie Jianwei.

He was a doctor, but also a warrior. He had the ability to protect his home and defend his country; how could he resign himself to hiding behind the common people!

Fortunately, his choice was not wrong. Lu Li was valiant, Xie Jianwei was wise, and their hearts were fully devoted to the citizens of the galaxy. They fought against the alien races to the death and achieved considerable victories.

Looking at the Suisui flowers, Yan Ke had a rare, good night’s sleep.

After that, a fresh bouquet of Suisui flowers would appear by his window every day.

Actually, Yan Ke felt quite bad about it. Suisui flowers had a very long blooming period, so picking them and replacing them after just one day was truly a waste.

But clearly, the guy “sending the flowers” didn’t understand this, only thinking about sending fresh ones every day.

Yan Ke found it both amusing and annoying, but since he never ran into the person, he couldn’t properly explain it to him.

Finally, one day he caught the “flower thief.” The man wrapped up like a mummy hopped into the room and, using his bandaged hands where fingers couldn’t be distinguished, carefully placed a bouquet of Suisui flowers into the vase.

After placing them, he seemed very happy, looking left and right, dawdling for a long time before remembering he should leave.

But when he turned around, Yan Ke was standing right outside the door.

The mummy jumped three feet in the air, nearly hitting the ceiling.

Yan Ke said, amused, “So it was you all along, constantly ruining the Suisui flowers.”

As soon as he spoke, the mummy panicked, his dark eyes filled with anxiety.

Seeing this, Yan Ke’s heart inexplicably softened, but he still kept a straight face and said, “Don’t pick flowers anymore, they are very pitiful.”

Mr. Mummy instantly wilted. For such a large man, his dejected expression made him look surprisingly like an unwanted puppy…

Unable to hold back, Yan Ke laughed out loud and said, “Thank you.”

Mr. Mummy was visibly stunned. When he looked up again, his dark eyes were sparkling, as if they held stars.

Yan Ke was captivated for a moment, unable to help himself from saying, “You… you’re too cute.”

General Loren, who wasn’t cute at all and was even called super fierce by his subordinates: “…”

Yan Ke stopped teasing him and walked closer. “You can pick flowers, but you can’t pick them so frequently. Suisui flowers are very suitable for flower arranging, because even detached from the branch, they can perfectly display their entire blooming period in water…”

He spoke softly, even teaching him how to identify which Suisui flowers could be picked and which were best left untouched, and also taught him how to pick them without damaging the main branch…

As he was speaking, Yan Ke suddenly remembered in annoyance, “You’re supposed to be resting and recovering right now! No running around, and definitely no picking flowers!”

Loren wouldn’t listen to that; he wanted to stay close to Dr. Yan, he wanted to pursue Dr. Yan!

And Dr. Yan was indeed successfully pursued by this mummy.

Over two months, Mr. Mummy used every trick in the book, stopping just short of becoming a literal shadow following behind Yan Ke.

Yan Ke could see his intentions. He wasn’t repulsed; on the contrary, he felt quite expectant.

Although to this day he still didn’t know what Ah Zong looked like, it didn’t matter. This kind of romance actually felt more intimate. Without considering appearance or voice, it was simply communication between two hearts, making it feel more real and more heart-stirring.

However, in the era of war, two people in love were bound to face various separations.

Yan Ke was required to deploy with the army. Before leaving, he told Loren, “Ah Zong, wait until the fighting is over, I will come find you.”

Loren’s injuries would be fully unbandaged in another half-month, but unfortunately, Yan Ke wouldn’t be returning that soon.

Loren nodded solemnly, using his barely functional voice to say, “I will find you too.”

Yan Ke said worriedly, “Don’t speak, be careful not to tear your throat.”

Loren felt a wave of comfort in his heart, feeling nothing but immense joy.

Yan Ke deployed with the army, gone for over a year, and Loren also threw himself into the fierce battles.

The two were separated for two years. When the war finally settled, Loren, newly promoted to Admiral, finally rushed back from billions of light-years away. He missed Yan Ke, missed him so much he could no longer endure it.

Over these two years, he had wanted to go see Yan Ke countless times, but he couldn’t, nor did he dare.

He couldn’t abandon thousands of his brothers, and he didn’t dare give Yan Ke too much hope.

The war hadn’t ended, and he might die on the battlefield the very next moment.

If that happened, not seeing Yan Ke would actually be a good thing.

But now everything was over. He was going to propose to Yan Ke; he was going to use a grand wedding to tell the whole world that his wish had finally come true.

Unfortunately, after going through immense hardship to find Yan Ke, what he saw instead was him chatting and laughing with an unfamiliar woman.

The woman was sexy and charming, her every expression radiating allure. She affectionately poked Yan Ke’s forehead and said coquettishly, “Do you love me for who I am, or do you love my boobs?”

Yan Ke smiled and said softly, “Of course I love you.”

Loren had looked forward to this for two years, only to be met with such a scene.

He instantly understood that it was all wishful thinking on his part, all his own delusions. To Yan Ke, from beginning to end, they were nothing more than doctor and patient.

From that day on, Loren lived in a different kind of hell.

The war ended, the foreign enemies were defeated. He returned in glory, yet his heart was in ruins.

Lu Li had intended to keep him in the Capital Star System, but Loren requested to guard the border, heading to the most desolate and bitter place.

This was also a form of self-exile. Lu Li tried time and again to keep him, but he was resolute, so in the end, Lu Li could only grant his request.

After that, they completely missed out on each other for seven years.

Yan Ke was stunned for a long time, then his tears fell freely, crying without any regard for his image. “I thought you were dead! I thought you were dead!”

Loren was dumbfounded, failing to process what was happening.

Xie Jianwei had no choice but to explain—after enjoying the intensive care unit, Old Mr. Xiao still passed away a year later.

And Yan Ke believed Loren was Xiao, so he thought he had died.

Loren had been a fool for half his life, and finally managed to be smart for once. He remembered Yan Ke drinking his sorrows away last night, remembered Yan Ke calling out for Xiao last night, and was instantly ecstatic. “You… you… the person you like is me?”

Yan Ke stood on his tiptoes and kissed him fiercely.

Xie Jianwei: “…”

Lu Li: “…”

Two idiots finally getting together truly made one… break out in goosebumps.

Lu Li took Xie Jianwei’s hand and drawled lazily, “Alright, now we just wait to extort a massive red envelope from Loren.”

Xie Jianwei shot him a disdainful look. “The red envelope is mine, you’re just dead weight.”

Lu Li rubbed his nose, saying shamelessly, “If I had that crystal-clear intuitive heart, I wouldn’t have spent over a decade believing you didn’t love me.”

Xie Jianwei: Actually unable to refute that…

Lu Li leaned in with a cheeky grin, stealing a kiss. “I haven’t enjoyed last night’s anniversary gift yet.”

Xie Jianwei: “…”

Lu Li said, “Not working today, let’s go, let’s go, back to the room to ‘unwrap the gift’.”

The Military Advisor, who thought he had escaped disaster, felt he probably wouldn’t be seeing the midday sun.

Meanwhile, Yan Ke and Loren were pouring their hearts out to each other. The more they talked, the more they regretted it; the more they talked, the more it hurt; and the more they talked, the more they realized what idiots they had been to miss out on each other for so many years!

If it weren’t for the Lord Military Advisor, would they have just missed each other for a lifetime?

Yan Ke was filled with immense regret. “I should have told you earlier, I should have made it clear before I left!”

Loren was even more remorseful, his guts twisting with regret. “I should have asked you. All these years, I really should have asked you!”

Due to a series of misunderstandings, they loved each other, yet one thought the other was dead, and the other thought the other loved someone else, leading to… missing out on seven whole years.

How many seven years does a person have in their lifetime?

Good thing it wasn’t too late, good thing they hadn’t missed out for a lifetime!

Although Yan Ke felt a bit embarrassed, at this point, he didn’t want to hide anything anymore. He said, “At the time, I thought you were dead, I… I was very devastated, living my days in a daze. If it weren’t for Duan Duan reminding me, I…”

He spoke haltingly, and Loren’s heart ached terribly.

Yan Ke kept his head down, adding somewhat sheepishly, “Later on, I also wanted to find a lover, find a partner, but… I couldn’t find one.” Because he couldn’t find one, he kept changing them. If a girl wanted to play around with him, he would play along, wanting to step out of that despairing romance, but in reality, he only sank deeper. The more he wanted to forget, the more he couldn’t. That’s just how life was…

Yan Ke thought for a moment, then stated firmly, “I… I didn’t provoke them.” Although it looked like they were dating, in reality, they had never even shared a kiss.

This was also the fundamental reason Yan Ke kept changing girlfriends. He felt that since he hadn’t fallen in love yet, he shouldn’t take things that far, but his girlfriends found it boring and tossed him aside after teasing him for a few days.

In earlier years, Loren had absolutely despised those women who had dated Yan Ke, but now he wanted to send them all red envelopes. He truly needed to thank them; it was all thanks to them “dumping” Yan Ke, otherwise he’d really be doomed!

Having explained his side of things clearly, Yan Ke asked softly, “Speaking of which, all these years you’ve truly been…”

Loren hurriedly confessed, “From heart to body, I’m all yours!”

Yan Ke raised an eyebrow.

Loren said honestly, “I haven’t done anything. You can go ask in the Alisoya Galaxy, I absolutely haven’t been messing around. As for returning to the Capital Planet, I… I just wanted to find some common ground with you, wanted to get close to you…”

Yan Ke: “…”

After a moment of silence, he couldn’t help but lightly hit him. “Are you stupid!”

Loren grew a bit nervous.

Seeing those familiar dark eyes, slightly apprehensive, slightly anxious, seeming afraid of being disliked, Yan Ke felt he was truly stupid too. How could he not have recognized him? The eyes he had been yearning for had always been right beside him, yet he had surprisingly failed to recognize them.

Yan Ke sighed softly, wrapping his arms around his neck. “Loren, I love you.”

Loren’s Adam’s apple bobbed. In an incredibly deep voice, he poured out the feelings he had hidden for nine years, aged and rich as vintage wine: “Yan Ke, I love you.”

Student Yan Duan Duan had been writing boys’ love novels for a few years, but he truly never expected his own brother to bring a husband home!

He knew about the “seeking death” incident back then, and had even genuinely worried about his brother for a while. But he had assumed the one who died in battle was a female soldier, probably possessing a beautiful pair of big boobs, otherwise how could she capture his brother, a hopelessly terminal boob-lover?

But who could have imagined his brother was actually bent, and bent to the bone at that, managing to find his way back to his lover even after being separated for nine years.

Teacher Yan expressed: Novels aren’t even as melodramatic as my brother’s life!

Later, his brother “married” into the General’s estate. His brother-in-law looked very fierce, but after getting slightly acquainted, it was clear he was a henpecked husband, and a severe case of it too.

Basically, whatever his brother said, his brother-in-law agreed with. If it was right, it was right; if it was wrong, it was still right. It was a good thing his brother didn’t become arrogant from being spoiled, otherwise this would surely pierce the heavens!

After staying at the General’s estate for a few days, Yan Duan Duan decided to run away from home.

This was no life for a human. He wasn’t a puppy, why did he have to squat here eating dog food every day!

Couples who show off their affection break up fast, why don’t they understand this logic!

Indignantly going into seclusion, Yan Duan Duan picked up his pen and wrote a super invincible, incredibly tragic, mega-melodramatic, and exceptionally explicit erotica that even prime-time soap operas wouldn’t dare compete with.

After publishing it, it received unanimous praise, with readers clamoring: Teacher Yan, please give us another one.

Energized, Yan Duan Duan sneaked back to the General’s estate, stuffed his face with dog food, and continued his “revenge on society.”

Over three whole years, he was forcefully fed so much dog food that his nickname went from “Duan Duan” (Shorty) to “Duo Duo” (Much/Plentiful).

Readers praised him for being long and thick. Yan Duan felt quite pleased and reluctantly forgave that pair of bastards who ruthlessly force-fed the single dogs.

But he couldn’t live at the General’s estate. He was truly afraid that if he stayed too long, one day his brother would tell him, “Little Duan, your brother is pregnant.”

Yan Duan Duan would faint from the shock!

But seeing how clingy those two were, if his brother really could get pregnant, they could probably form a gaming team by now…

Time to go, time to go. A married brother is like spilled water, can’t count on him anymore!

Nowadays, Yan Duan Duan could walk sideways wherever he went. It couldn’t be helped; his brother-in-law was too badass. He was the Marshal’s favorite, a general guarding his own territory, and most importantly, a maniacal wife-doter.

As Yan Ke’s younger brother, he practically had green lights all the way wherever he went.

The governor of Planet Tantan expressed: Teacher Yan is here, free entertainment across the whole planet.

Yan Duan Duan became increasingly reluctant to leave, not even returning to the Capital Planet anymore…

Another year passed in a flash. Mili, who had been quiet for a long time, said in a small voice, “Don’t say I didn’t warn you, if you don’t let me go soon…”

Before it could finish speaking, Xie Jianwei said, “Open a plane, A-Li and I will accompany you for a walk.”

Mili: “…”

Xie Jianwei said, “What’s wrong? You really want to be a grain of rice?”

Mili said with grief and indignation, “Going to other planes isn’t as simple as you think!”

Xie Jianwei asked, “It doesn’t seem to be that hard.”

Mili said, “My power was strong back then, so I could seal your memories, but now… now…”

Xie Jianwei keenly caught on: “Going to other planes requires sealing memories?”

Mili’s eyes darted around, and it said repeatedly, “Yes!” Let’s see if you two still dare!

But Xie Jianwei wasn’t so easily fooled. “Didn’t Lu Li have his memories in the previous three worlds?”

Mili: “…”

Xie Jianwei helped it out: “It seems only one party needs to have their memories sealed?”

Mili: “…”

Completely hit the nail on the head, Mili felt very stifled, but it still had a trick up its sleeve: “It’s not as simple as you think! To go to another plane, first you must have a suitable host body, and secondly, you can’t break the rules of that world, and…”

Xie Jianwei listened intently. It wasn’t until Mili blurted it all out that it realized it seemed to have said too much!

Xie Jianwei said, “Anything else?”

Mili: “…”

“It seems there isn’t.”

Mili burst into tears and fainted.

Xie Jianwei and Lu Li summarized the information.

They definitely needed to visit other planes from time to time, primarily to take Mili out for a stroll so its buddies wouldn’t come causing trouble.

Moreover, it could be considered a form of relaxation, taking a honeymoon trip.

Now that the rules were clear, first of all, one of them had to seal their memories. The reason was simple: if both retained their memories, the rejection would be too strong, and it would be very easy for the presence of two Trailblazers to be detected. This was also why Mili hadn’t recognized Lu Li’s identity at first—it was because Lu Li had sealed his own memories.

If the presence of multiple Trailblazers was detected, it would likely draw another Order-Keeper, which would also be troublesome.

Secondly, they needed suitable host bodies. This wasn’t difficult; across the myriad planes, there were inherently countless versions of Lu Li and Xie Jianwei.

Lastly, they couldn’t break the world’s rules. This was also simple. It was just acting, and the Lord Marshal and Lord Military Advisor were both experts at it.

As for whose memories to seal?

Lu Li volunteered, “You seal mine.”

Since Xie Jianwei had almost completely devoured Mili, he could actually do it.

Having Lu Li lose his memory was actually the better option. After all, with Military Advisor Xie’s intelligence online the whole time, their honeymoon trip would be highly guaranteed to go smoothly.

But Xie Jianwei also had concerns. “I’m worried about you…”

Lu Li, however, said without a care, “Do you believe that no matter which plane I’m in, I’ll love you enough to swear eternal oaths?”

Xie Jianwei: “…” I actually do believe it.

Lu Li kissed him and said, “Then it’s settled.”

The Lord Marshal still had selfish motives. Without his memories, Xie Jianwei would definitely treasure him immensely, and who knew how he would coax him in another plane.

Unlike the dreamscapes, where he would forget most of it upon waking up, this time, when he returned to reality, he would remember everything. When that time came… tsk tsk… the word “beautiful” wouldn’t even begin to cover it.

Having made their decision, the two embarked on their honeymoon trip.

Mili wore a dead-fish expression the entire time. It realized with sorrow that Xie Jianwei seemed to have already learned how to traverse other planes…

It already had no advantages left; would it simply be wiped out in the future?

Mili trembled, too heartbroken to speak.

Xie Jianwei still had a little concern. It wasn’t that he distrusted Lu Li’s love for him, but rather that he distrusted Lu Li’s “love” for himself.

After all, in the previous dreamscapes, every single time Lu Li had tortured himself without holding back.

Carrying this worry, Xie Jianwei woke up.

And then…

I have a few choice words I don’t know whether I should say.

This plane was in a semi-interstellar era. Humanity had already stepped out of the solar system and discovered several habitable planets, but lacked the capability to fully develop all of them.

Some had migrated, but the majority of humanity still gathered on Earth.

Xie Jianwei didn’t pay much attention to these useless background details. He only noticed a segment of memory in his mind related to Lu Li.

He and Lu Li were high school classmates. He had flirted with Lu Li until the guy was burning with desire. When they graduated from high school, Lu Li, unable to bear it any longer, had pushed him down. Indeed, Lu Li loved him to death, but Xie Jianwei felt he loved him too deeply, which was a bit scary, so… he ran away!