The strategy was almost successful!

The days that followed were uneventful.

Liao Ruming's memory still hasn't recovered, but he and Cheng Ran really started to fall in love.

The main reason is that Liao Ruming slowly accepted the relationship between himself and Cheng Ran, and when he got along with each other, he unexpectedly felt that Cheng Ran broke the impression left on Liao Ruming at the beginning, which was a useless and useless snack.

This made Liao Ruming look at Cheng Ran with admiration, thinking that Cheng Ran should have just learned that Liao Ruming had lost his memory, so he lost his composure for a while, and now he looks like a qualified "heir to the family".

But Liao Ruming also found that Cheng Ran occasionally showed an expression of extreme anxiety, irritability, and restlessness, especially when Liao Ruming left him to do other things.

When Liao Ruming returned to Cheng Ran's side, he could see the fleeting anxiety that had just faded away from Cheng Ran's face.

Once, when Liao Ruming went to the bathroom, Cheng Ran was waiting for him in his room.

But when Liao Ruming came out of the bathroom, he still found that Cheng Ran was sitting restlessly on the sofa, staring blankly at the bathroom door, and he didn't really relax until Liao Ruming appeared.

Such a short distance, and Cheng Ran knew exactly what he was going to do, but Cheng Ran still felt uneasy, which made Liao Ruming feel strange.

He asked, "Do you feel uneasy if I disappear from your presence for a second?"

He sat beside Cheng Ran, and Cheng Ran hugged him, snuggled up to him, and said, "I will." He murmured, "I'm afraid you just disappeared."

"I won't disappear out of thin air." Liao Ruming said, "You're overthinking, idiot."

Cheng Ran responded, but remained silent for a moment, and said, "I can't control my thoughts..."

"Because I lost my memory?" Liao Ruming guessed, "But I'm still with you now, we can create new memories."

Cheng Ran laughed. He thought that Liao Ruming had said the same thing, saying that his former lover had died and he could not be resurrected, so his future belonged to Cheng Ran...

Now Cheng Ran knew that he had misunderstood.This made him feel a little shame and self-loathing... He always thinks too much, and Liao Ruming doesn't tell him the truth of the matter.

Fortunately, Liao Ruming has lost his memory at this moment, so he won't tease him about it.

but……

But Cheng Ran thought, now he is hiding Liao Ruming... a lot of things.

He thought for a moment, then said: "However, there will always be various things, it may be your thoughts, it may be some unexpected accidents... Then, you left me.

"Why would you want to be with me now?"

he murmured.

Liao Ruming thought for a moment and said, "Before I met you, I had never been in a relationship."

Cheng Ran listened quietly.

If it was Liao Ruming who had not lost his memory, then at this moment he would have realized that Cheng Ran had a problem.

In this world, Cheng Ran mistakenly believed that Liao Ruming was "widowed", and Liao Ruming also badly admitted Cheng Ran's conjecture.

But now, Liao Ruming said that he had never been in a relationship, but Cheng Ran didn't think there was any problem.This means that Cheng Ran already knows the truth...even, he has already remembered what happened.

Cheng Ran never showed this in front of Liao Ruming.

He quietly listened to Liao Ruming's words.

Liao Ruming said: "So, when I woke up and found that I actually had a boyfriend, I was quite surprised. I didn't expect this... Besides, I think you are also good."

Cheng Ran immediately asked: "Really? Do you like me?"

"I like it." Liao Ruming rubbed Cheng Ran's hair with a smile, "Although at first I thought you were a kid who didn't grow up, but now... I think you make me look different."

Cheng Ran laughed and leaned on Liao Ruming's body happily.

He didn't ask, since Liao Ruming already liked him, why did he still want to leave this world.Perhaps Liao Ruming, who has lost his memory at this moment, has not been moved by this world.

but……

Cheng Ran said to himself, you must be self-aware.

Yes, like it.But liking never means being with you forever.

And he needed exactly this kind of certainty.

"Can you tell me about your life in that world outside?"

Cheng Ran closed his eyes, and then asked this question that was destined to cause him pain.

Liao Ruming was a little surprised. He thought, do people in the second universe know the existence of the first universe?

Liao Ruming felt that some people from the outside world would be surprised by this, especially the professors of the Academia Sinica—he didn't know that the professors of the Academia Sinica were monitoring his condition at this time.

He was just surprised for a moment, and then answered the question.

"In the first universe—the outside world is called the first universe, and the world you are in is called the second universe." Liao Ruming first explained the problem, and then said, "In the first universe, I am an orphan."

Cheng Ran nodded seriously and listened carefully.

"Me... I don't know who my parents are, but it's not interesting to know. In the outside world, I have only grown up for a few years."

Cheng Ran was surprised: "So you are actually about the same age as me?"

Liao Ruming thought for a moment, then nodded: "I am like this now."

Cheng Ran nodded repeatedly. He knew that Liao Ruming, who had never lost his memory, had gone through two lifetimes, but now this Liao Ruming thought that he had just entered the second universe...he had never experienced the story with those two people before.

This made Cheng Ran suddenly feel complacent.He was suddenly a little lucky, thinking that Liao Ruming's amnesia had also brought some benefits...just a little, and he still couldn't bear Liao Ruming to be hurt by this.

Liao Ruming continued: "The place where I grew up is called an orphanage. Orphans who were abandoned like me, or offspring artificially bred by the government, all grew up in an orphanage.

"that place……"

He curled his lips, showing an uncomfortable but extremely complicated expression.

He thought for a moment, then said, "I don't like it. But it did raise me there."

Cheng Ran hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Why don't you like it?"

"It's too rigid. Every adult there is like a robot." Liao Ruming immediately gave an answer, "I feel like I'm bound there."

Cheng Ran nodded thoughtfully.

But then, Liao Ruming added another sentence: "But, this is just... one aspect."

Cheng Ran was stunned.

Liao Ruming was silent for a long time this time, and then said: "I am not... a very good person."

Cheng Ran wanted to refute Liao Ruming's words.

But Liao Ruming shook his head and said easily: "I know I am like this. I know that I am not likable enough, I have a bad temper, and I am impatient. I know that when I was young, I was a misfit and troubled adults. child.

“So, it’s not so much that I hated that place, it’s better to say that I hated myself at that time.

"I hate the foster home because I can't fit in. But the foster home never changes just because I hate it...it's always been that way.

"So it's better to hate yourself than to hate your upbringing. But who wants to hate yourself?"

Cheng Ran stared blankly at Liao Ruming.

Liao Ruming continued: "So, after I became an adult, after I left the foster home, I learned to relax a bit, lower some requirements on myself, and then... hated the foster home.

"Whoever asks me, I'm sure they'll all say that I hate foster care.

"Anyway, there's no way a foster home would come out and say, 'You don't hate me, you just hate yourself'—right?"

Liao Ruming laughed to himself.

His smile was real, he was really amused by his own thoughts.

Because Liao Ruming is so clear-headed and understands himself so well, he feels that his thoughts are really funny.

However, even though Liao Ruming knew how mean, cold, and selfish he was by nature, he still felt that living in this world was already so difficult, why should he force himself to do things he didn't want to do?

hate oneself?He didn't hate himself, what he hated was the foster home.

... At least he told himself to think in this direction.Deceiving yourself and others can make your life a little more comfortable.

It's just that Cheng Ran just asked about it today, and Liao Ruming said it.

Liao Ruming is a combination of contradictions.He is half sober and half confused; on the one hand, he lives rationally and thoroughly, with self-loathing, on the other hand, he lives lazy and casual, muddling along, happy every day.

Cheng Ran had never seen this side of him.

Liao Ruming also said: "After leaving the foster home, I started to travel around the universe. The only advantage of the first universe is before the maturity period, the government will support us. Then I traveled throughout the universe.

"But this is just a dream in my lifetime. Whether I can travel around the universe in this life is still unknown. But I don't want to make myself regret when I get old, so it's better to do something I want to do while I am young."

Cheng Ran listened, and then said: "In the second universe, you can realize your dreams."

Liao Ruming was startled, and then asked in confusion, "What?"

"You can have endless lives, and you can find your favorite world in the infinite second universe." Cheng Ran whispered, with a deliberate temptation in his tone, "I think you will definitely Do you like this novel feeling?"

Liao Ruming glanced at him calmly, and said, "You're crazy."

At this moment, Cheng Ran's eyes were bloodshot, which made Liao Ruming shudder.

It was also at this moment that he suddenly realized that the surrounding seemed to be too quiet.

This is winter, and it should indeed look cold and quiet.The sound insulation of this room is also very good, I can't hear much outside movement.

But...it shouldn't be such a dead silence.

Liao Ruming raised his head subconsciously, looked around, and then realized that the whole world seemed to be painted with some kind of dark and deep color.

The dense darkness is spreading to the whole world, eroding, covering, and destroying, until it reaches the surroundings of their room... lingering, squirming, eager to try.

Liao Ruming was shocked, subconsciously stood up, and wanted to go out.

Cheng Ran didn't stop him, but just stood up and looked at him quietly.

Liao Ruming came to the window and saw that the garden he used to walk in had withered and collapsed.This world is crumbling, like the end of the world.

But Liao Ruming frowned tightly and asked, "Did you do this?"

Cheng Ran didn't answer.

Liao Ruming turned around and looked at him.

He discovered that this room was also being eroded.The deep darkness has covered everything except him and Cheng Ran.Liao Ruming felt that his mind was gradually becoming dizzy, and the scene in front of him became blurred.

...His body also seemed to be covered by this inexplicable ink black like paint.It wasn't uncomfortable, the darkness was slightly cool, and when it climbed up to Liao Ruming's ankle, there was even a hint of careful tenderness.

Liao Ruming thought in confusion, what on earth is this?Why did the world suddenly become like this?Is this related to... Cheng Ran?

He wanted to get an answer from Cheng Ran, but the darkness was getting thicker, and he couldn't even see Cheng Ran's face clearly.

But he did feel that Cheng Ran seemed to raise a smile.

"I won't let you leave me again."

From such a close yet such a long distance, Liao Ruming heard Cheng Ran say: "I love you, Ah Ming."

Then, Liao Ruming's eyes suddenly went dark.He passed out.