Good Poem, Good Poem!
This new swapping mechanism really did require some adjustment.
Being able to sense the other person’s emotions was a very strange thing.
Because even though they could tell these emotions were not their own, they were still genuinely happening inside their own bodies. In some ways, it felt even more shared and merged than swapping bodies.
Ning Yi and Gu Cheng couldn’t sense each other’s emotions all the time. The perception itself appeared completely randomly.
One moment, Gu Cheng might be able to feel Ning Yi’s emotions. A while later, Ning Yi might be able to feel Gu Cheng’s. Their own emotions would be overlaid with the other person’s.
Fortunately, because of their respective experiences, both of them were mentally strong and emotionally stable.
Aside from feeling that Gu Cheng thought too heavily, Ning Yi was currently adapting well.
She even thought: fortunately, she was sensing the inner world of the king of domineering CEOs. If she occasionally had to feel Princess Ding’s emotions…
Wouldn’t her daily life become—
*They all love me so much! Who could be more spoiled than me? I am the most beautiful princess! You should all envy me! Hahaha!*
Ning Yi: O.O That would be… something.
Meanwhile, Gu Cheng silently analysed this new swapping form—from swapping bodies to swapping emotions… this seemed like a deepening change.
From outside to inside, the fusion was becoming deeper.
And since this randomness showed a trend of deepening, where was its endpoint?
Gu Cheng was not optimistic.
This time, both he and Ning Yi had lost the initiative. They had to passively adapt to that invisible force.
Fortunately, Ning Yi was still very open-minded.
A day spent eating well and sleeping well was a happy day.
And if her husband wasn’t happy, she would throw out a powerful kiss-kiss-kiss.
Proven effective ^3^
After finishing work that day, Gu Cheng took Ning Yi out of the office.
At this moment, Ning Yi could still occasionally sense Gu Cheng’s emotions. He had already quickly adjusted and managed his mind, and for now, everything seemed calm.
Assistant Zhou, who was highly skilled in micro-expressions, felt this the most!
Young Master Gu had always been someone whose emotions didn’t show on his face, and his presence was extremely powerful. His emotions never surfaced easily, and in order to stay calm in business warfare, his mind was always clear and restrained.
So, to better assist Young Master Gu, Assistant Zhou had studied micro-expressions in depth—not only to understand Young Master Gu’s mood changes in time, but also to help analyse the psychological needs of competitors or business partners.
Assistant Zhou had always done very well in this area!
But today, he suddenly discovered—
When Young Master Gu walked toward the elevator with Madam and passed the potted plant at the elevator entrance, Young Master Gu frowned slightly.
Before Assistant Zhou could react, Madam had already said, “This plant doesn’t smell very nice in winter. Let’s change it later.”
Gu Cheng glanced at her and replied, “Mm.”
Assistant Zhou: “!!”
My god! Madam seemed able to directly sense Young Master’s feelings!
Assistant Zhou was already meticulous enough, the best among all the secretaries and assistants in the CEO’s office at understanding the boss’s intentions. But now he discovered that Madam understood Young Master Gu’s needs even better than all of them!
Following behind, Assistant Zhou said with a moved expression, “Madam, you’re truly so considerate.”
Ning Yi said deeply, “Because of love, I pay attention!”
Assistant Zhou: “Mm T-T!!”
Gu Cheng glanced at the two of them.
—Heh.
Ning Yi turned to look at him, innocent-faced. “What’s wrong, honey? You’re not sneering internally, are you? Why, why? Am I not your thoughtful little baby?”
The surrounding assistants and bodyguards all showed expressions of silent sympathy and subtle condemnation.
“……?” Gu Cheng said, “I didn’t say you weren’t.”
He paused for several seconds.
It seemed this new mechanism really did need proper adjustment.
Everyone: Young Master and Madam are so sweet TvT
Meanwhile, Ding Ziyue, who had returned from Gu Group that day, was absolutely delighted.
Although they had been thrown out by Young Master Gu today, the plot had perfectly followed the prophecy from her dream!
Sure enough, a temporary failure would not affect her position as the centre of this world~
The more Ding Ziyue thought about it, the more she felt that her amnesia move was simply brilliant, a stroke of genius! Not only had it reversed her reputation online, it had also smoothly brought back Ning Zhuo, that devoted male supporting character, from overseas.
Ning Yi had seen it today too—her own biological brother showed no concern for her at all, yet stood in front of Ding Ziyue to protect her, the fake sister! And Jiang Linyi had finally lost his usual composure because of jealousy. The two men had begun their storm-like fight over her!
—My god!
Ding Ziyue covered her face, feeling her cheeks flush and her heart race. She loved this plot so much. Surely netizens would start shipping the triangle between her, Jiang Linyi, and Ning Zhuo now, right?
Wasn’t this more shippable than whatever “Gu de Mo Ning” or “Wan Shi Ru Yi”?
At this moment, Jiang Linyi’s heart was indeed filled with pain. Yueyue had lost her memory and forgotten everything about how they had met and fallen in love over the past year, yet she remembered Ning Zhuo—the childhood sweetheart brother who had accompanied her for so long since childhood.
But Jiang Linyi himself had also known his childhood friend Song Qingmei for over twenty years, and yet there wasn’t such deep affection between them. Why did Ding Ziyue protect Ning Zhuo so much? Not to mention that Ning Zhuo and Ding Ziyue had once lived as real siblings.
Ding Ziyue: That’s right, suffer! The highest form of love is suffering!
She carefully took a selfie of herself with reddened eyes and a fragile, pained expression, then opened CMore.
Although she really didn’t want to use software created by Ning Yi, her million-plus followers were all here. She had also made the Ding family invest who knew how much marketing money into CM. The sunk cost made it impossible for her to abandon it!
So she could only pretend not to see 01.
She posted an update—
[@Ding Ziyue: Why… why don’t you understand…]
At the same time, Jiang Linyi was also online late at night. His fans all knew that the Film Emperor had been feeling emo lately.
So all kinds of marketing articles flew out.
—“Jiang Linyi and Girlfriend Suspected of Relationship Rift — The Reason Behind It Is Actually?!”
—“A Brother Who Accompanied Her for Years vs. A Boyfriend Who Never Leaves Her Side: How Should the Beloved Princess Choose?”
Netizens loved gossip, so for a while, the heat was pretty high.
Ning Yi saw it while surfing online too. Since she had already watched the drama live during the day, she didn’t pay too much attention.
However, while Ning Yi didn’t understand Ding Ziyue’s pattern, Zhao Mochu, the big gossip poster and CP fan, understood it at a glance!
She directly messaged Ning Yi: [Sis, haven’t you noticed?]
Ning Yi: [What?]
[Princess Ding Ding wants to create a love-triangle battlefield too, hahahaha]
[A brother she’s known since childhood vs. a boyfriend deeply in love with her. Sis, doesn’t that feel familiar?]
Ning Yi: [Why familiar?]
Zhao Mochu: [She’s copying Wan Shi Ru Yi and Gu de Mo Ning!]
Ning Yi: ? Ah.
Zhao Mochu: [But imitation can never surpass the original! Netizens will only snack on substitutes, but substitutes can’t compare to the main meal! So when are you two going to appear together publicly again, wuwuwu? I’m thirsty, I’m so thirsty—]
Ning Yi politely smiled and exited the chat.
Ding Ziyue’s marketing did have some effect. Netizens began digging into the gossip, uncovering who had caused the rift between the Film Emperor and the princess, then digging deeper into the complicated relationship between Ning Zhuo and Ding Ziyue… Under the guidance of marketing accounts, the triangle between the three of them was thoroughly analysed by netizens.
Ding Ziyue fell into happiness: Ship it! Ship it! Come and experience her life of being fought over and loved—
Netizens:
[I mean, having some substitute food isn’t a problem, right, everyone?]
[+1]
[Of course, I still know what I’m really waiting for]
[Overall, the Gu side has already won hard over the Wan side. After all, Brother Wan barely appears anymore…]
[Wuwuwu, what exactly is going on with Brother Wan?]
Before long, a new trending topic appeared online.
—[Holy crap, Young Master Gu’s photo for this year’s Top 100 Sexiest Men in the World has been released!]
Instantly, everyone who had been snacking on Ding Ziyue’s substitute drama ran off.
This ranking didn’t only look at appearance; it also considered the candidate’s social influence and status. During the three years Gu Cheng had been bedridden as a vegetative patient, he naturally hadn’t participated. This year, his return immediately became a focal point.
In the photo, the man wore a sharp, perfectly tailored suit, still looking refined and restrained.
His black hair had been styled, falling neatly over his superior brow bones. His dark eyes looked calmly into the camera, and the lines from his nose bridge to his thin lips were practically flawless.
[Holy crap ahhhh, so handsome ahhhh]
[Damn, Young Master Gu’s face is bringing glory to the country ahhhh]
[But don’t you guys think Young Master Gu’s eyes look different from three years ago?!]
Netizens dug out Gu Cheng’s selected photo from three years ago for comparison. Looking at it now, he was still incredibly handsome! But back then, his expression was completely like that of a cold-blooded creature with no feelings or humanity.
But the current photo… it was hard to say exactly what had changed, but he seemed much gentler beneath the indifference.
Young Master Gu had gained warmth.
[Holy crap, I think I know why!]
Because the portrait was extremely clear, the photographer’s reflection could be seen in Young Master Gu’s dark pupils—
[Zoom in and look carefully ahhh! This photo was taken by Sister Ning!]
[So his eyes are so gentle because he’s looking at his wife, right?!]
[Maybe Young Master only participated because Sister Ning asked him to!]
[Holy crap, this ship is killing me, killing me, killing me]
Ding Ziyue: What is there to ship about this?!
It wasn’t even a photo together. They could ship a reflection in his eyes?
Were netizens sick?!
Meanwhile, Zhao Mochu, representing all sugar-hunting netizens, clasped her hands devoutly: Who understands?
The sweetness you dig out yourself with a magnifying glass is the sweetest!
Ahhhh!
After Ning Yi saw the official photo, she silently gave it a like.
This like would also appear on Ning Yi’s CM profile.
That night before bed, when Gu Cheng routinely checked Ning Yi’s updates on his phone, he immediately saw his own photo on her profile.
It gave off a feeling of publicly showing affection.
For some reason, it felt rather satisfying.
Holding his phone, Gu Cheng glanced sideways at Ning Yi lying beside him.
They weren’t exchanging emotions right now, so Ning Yi couldn’t feel his secret pleasure.
Gu Cheng asked casually, “A Yi, you liked my post?”
Ning Yi: “Hm? Ah—yeah, honey! I think you’re too handsome. You might even make it into the top ten this year!”
Gu Cheng knew perfectly well her flattery cost nothing, but the corner of his lips still lifted.
“Oh? Really?”
“Because there’s a sexy me in your eyes,” Ning Yi said, lying gracefully on the bed. “Can that lose? I refuse to believe it.”
“?” Gu Cheng said, “Oh.”
So she had liked the post for herself.
Hehe.
Early the next morning, Gu Cheng opened his eyes at his usual fixed time and sat up in bed, clear-headed.
…Then he felt an intense urge to not get up and keep sleeping.
He paused, then lowered his eyes to look at Ning Yi beside him. She was hugging a pillow and his side of the blanket, sleeping sprawled out in all directions, brows still furrowed.
Ning Yi mumbled unhappily, “I’ll sleep a little longer, honey, bye-bye…”
Gu Cheng: Very good.
Their emotions had swapped again. He could now feel Ning Yi’s mood.
So Young Master Gu got dressed, then pulled Ning Yi out from under the covers.
“Go to work,” Gu Cheng said.
“I don’t even need to work!” Ning Yi kicked her legs.
“I need your sexy company.”
“?”
Ning Yi finally opened her sleepy eyes and met Gu Cheng’s gaze.
Then Gu Cheng felt it—
In her heart, she thought he was crazy.
Gu Cheng: Hehe.
Wasn’t this all so he could observe their swapping mechanism up close?
This heartless woman.
Ning Yi was very sleepy. After arriving at the group, she collapsed in Gu Cheng’s office.
After lying there for a while, she yawned and got up to buy coffee from the coffee machine on the first floor.
The company’s automatic coffee machine used freshly ground beans too. The vanilla latte was very nice. Ning Yi drifted off to buy coffee.
This was the scene Ning Zhuo saw.
His biological younger sister stood sleepily in front of the automatic coffee machine.
In the end, Ning Zhuo hadn’t managed to get the position he most wanted. Perhaps it was affected by the scene that day, but it wasn’t a big problem. He had always been very confident in his abilities.
And this sister of his was apparently the founder of the currently popular CMore platform?
It couldn’t be denied that Ning Yi was very good-looking, but the scene she appeared in was far too down-to-earth.
Wearing an ordinary hoodie.
Buying a twenty-yuan coffee.
Looking so sleepy from working too hard that she could barely keep her eyes open.
Ning Yi did not have the kind of atmosphere Yueyue had—the feeling of someone who had grown up loved by many people.
Ning Zhuo quickly looked Ning Yi up and down and reached a conclusion.
So when Ning Yi put the lid on her vanilla latte and slipped on the cup sleeve, a voice sounded beside her.
“Come home and visit when you have time.”
Ning Yi: ?
She went home every day.
Turning her head, she saw Ning Zhuo walking to the coffee machine like a noble young master, smiling faintly. “Although Mom and Dad don’t know how to express it, they are actually thinking of you.”
Ning Yi bit her straw: Uh. Couldn’t tell.
But it didn’t matter what Ning Zhuo said.
From the performance of Ning Zhuo, Ding Ziyue, and the others that day, this person was clearly another character deeply influenced by the brainless pampering-novel world. So everything he said was like a fart—
Bu~
Ning Zhuo looked down at Ning Yi’s features, then thought of her career achievements. With a strong sense of superiority, he nodded. “I heard you’ve developed quite well. It seems our family’s genes really are excellent.”
Ning Yi: ? What are you on about, idiot.
Forget that Ning Zhuo wasn’t really her brother— even if he were, would an apocalypse survivor who had seen human evil, moral collapse, and even people eating their own children care about mere blood ties?
Ning Yi held the straw in her mouth and sipped.
She was too lazy to speak, so she let Ning Zhuo be awkward on his own.
Ning Zhuo did indeed feel awkward.
Mainly because they were standing on the first floor of Gu Group. The employees coming and going didn’t know Ning Zhuo, but no one didn’t know Ning Yi.
“Madam.”
“Sister Ning!”
“Hello, big boss—”
Ning Yi nodded back one by one.
Ning Zhuo was left standing there alone and frowned. “Is this your attitude toward your biological older brother, Ning Yi?”
Ning Yi: “Don’t like it? Then I’ll leave—”
Ning Zhuo: “???”
In the distance.
Assistant Zhou looked at Madam, who had turned and walked away, then glanced at Young Master Gu beside him, whose gaze had slightly darkened.
“Young Master.”
He had only just reported the family background investigation to Young Master Gu. It turned out Ning Zhuo was Madam’s biological older brother. But clearly, the Ning family didn’t care about Ning Yi at all, and this biological brother also looked arrogant and condescending.
Gu Cheng was feeling Ning Yi’s emotions at this moment.
Normally speaking, if someone was ignored by their biological parents, and the only son favoured by those parents then put on airs in front of them, an ordinary person would feel unhappy or suppressed by the unfairness.
But Ning Yi didn’t. She was calm the whole time, even carrying a relaxed feeling of civilised monkey-watching.
And this was something Gu Cheng had sensed for some time.
Ever since this new swapping mechanism began, the two of them had gained a deeper understanding of each other’s inner worlds. Gu Cheng discovered that Ning Yi was someone with extremely stable emotions.
She was not easily affected by others, and rarely had large emotional fluctuations. She almost never actively absorbed negative energy. The feedback transmitted to him was almost always happy and peaceful.
—There were two possibilities for someone like this.
Either she had been happy since childhood and had never suffered much sorrow, but that possibility was very low.
Or… she had suffered greatly.
So she no longer cared about insignificant things.
So where had Ning Yi suffered hardships he didn’t know about…
Ning Yi’s side profile as she sipped her coffee through the straw was full of satisfied happiness.
You couldn’t see any trace of past hardship on her at all.
That Wander, who had recently vanished from public view…
He could investigate him further.
Gu Cheng withdrew his gaze and condescended to glance at Ning Zhuo.
“Transfer him to a branch company. Don’t let him appear at headquarters.”
“Yes, Young Master!”
Anyone who could get entangled with idiots like Ding Ziyue and Jiang Linyi was automatically classified by Gu Cheng as being in the idiot camp.
Stay away from his baby.
…
Soon, amid the whooshing cold wind, the end of the year arrived.
It was time to ring in the New Year!
CMore had prepared a rich variety of New Year’s Eve events. The gaming section, livestream section, and marketplace were all full of creative activities, with traffic exploding. Everything looked vibrant and thriving.
But in the thriving gaming section, Wander was still nowhere to be seen.
Fans cried out one after another—even if there was no sweetness to ship, at least come out and show your face!
Amid all the wailing, Ning Yi opened Captain Wan’s chat box again.
Suddenly, the other side changed to “typing…”
Ning Yi smiled while holding her phone.
Before any message even came through, her heart had already settled.
Wander: [11]
Wander: [Went into closed-door training for a bit]
Ning Yi knew it—their Captain Wan had always been reliable! Even if something unexpected happened, he would find a way to leave her a message.
Lying on the bed, Ning Yi kicked her legs and complained:
[You’re still going into closed-door training now, bro? Don’t be too competitive, okay?]
Leaning against the wall, Wander smiled.
At this moment, his build was already much stronger than when he had participated in the sports meet long ago.
The results of this period of closed, concentrated training were obvious. Wander lowered his head to look at his firm arm muscles and the calluses worn into his palms, and his heart settled slightly—if certain worse possibilities really happened, he could still protect the person he wanted to protect.
[Mm, I won’t be competitive anymore]
[Let’s eat before New Year]
Eat more, 01.
Ning Yi’s eyes lit up.
[Sure!]
On New Year’s Eve, Gu Cheng would also be busy for the whole day and only have time in the evening.
So Ning Yi excitedly picked a barbecue restaurant from CMore’s check-in shares and sent it to Wander.
Gu Cheng was right beside her and glanced at her phone.
They could both look at each other’s phones freely.
“Heh.” He sneered.
After sending the message, Ning Yi rolled across the bed and accurately rolled into his arms. “Honey, are you jealous?”
Gu Cheng lowered his gaze. “Did you feel it?”
“No,” Ning Yi said. “But just in case, I’m asking.”
Hearing the phrase “just in case,” Gu Cheng sneered again.
But his current attitude was no longer the same as before.
Ever since Ning Yi had taken the initiative to kiss him, Gu Cheng felt that all other people were no longer worth fearing.
Stopping her from going would instead make it seem like he cared.
So Young Master Gu reached out and pinched Ning Yi’s cheek. “You can go eat. Then I’ll come pick you up tonight.”
They would spend New Year’s together.
Ning Yi lifted her head and gave him a kiss. “Okay ^3^”
When Ning Yi saw Wander at the barbecue restaurant, she was stunned for a moment.
His current build and sense of strength—if paired with the slightly malnourished complexion of resource scarcity—was almost like back then.
Ning Yi sat down in amazement. “Bro, you’re really too competitive.”
Wander’s gaze fell on her face, then lowered to the ring on her finger. Finally, he shook his head helplessly.
You, ah, you. Little 01.
“Have you been happy lately?” he asked.
“Happy.” Ning Yi lowered her head and rapidly ordered meat.
Wander nodded. Then the two of them ate this meal with the same fierce momentum as before.
Captain Wan was even more intense than last time. By the end, Ning Yi said, “Did you not eat during closed-door training, bro?”
Captain Wan laughed. “Pretty much.”
Other people’s New Year’s Eve meals paid some attention to ceremony. The two of them only cared about being full.
In the end, Ning Yi’s stomach was round. When Wander got up to pay, she held him down.
“I’ll treat this time,” Ning Yi said with a smile. “—Old rules.”
Wander froze slightly, then leaned back in his chair and laughed.
Everything about those years…
I really want you to forget it all. But I’m also afraid you’ll forget it all.
1.
When the two of them walked out of the barbecue restaurant, the commercial street was already packed with people.
Everyone had come out to celebrate New Year’s.
A little further away, on a quieter stretch of street, a very hard-to-be-inconspicuous Maybach was parked there.
Gu Cheng stepped out of the car, tall and upright, watching them from a distance.
“—01,” Wander suddenly spoke.
Ning Yi turned her head. “Hm?”
Wander: “Have you ever thought about telling him about the past?”
Ning Yi blinked and thought for a moment.
It wasn’t impossible to tell Gu Cheng—but a normal person would probably be frightened, and then worry about whether this world might also turn into an apocalypse, right?
But the standard ending of this world was Ding Ziyue’s pampered life. It had nothing to do with the apocalypse, so it wouldn’t suddenly collapse like her original world.
So was there any need to tell him and make him worry? He already overthought things enough.
Better to let her backing stay in his own world, being the most powerful business emperor.
“That… probably not,” Ning Yi told Wander.
Only she and Captain Wan knew about this.
Across from them, Gu Cheng suddenly sensed that his and Ning Yi’s emotions were swapping again.
He could feel what Ning Yi was thinking.
And he could also feel… a kind of unconditional trust.
Ning Yi trusted that man very much.
Gu Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Wander.
This was the first time the two men truly faced each other from afar.
Yet strangely, there wasn’t much hostility between them this time.
For some reason, Gu Cheng even saw something in his eyes… almost like a sense of entrustment.
They were the two people in this world who most wanted Ning Yi to be happy.
Wander smiled.
No one understood better than him how strong 01’s heart was.
Before the apocalypse, she had only been an ordinary girl. After going through everything she had experienced—if it were anyone else in her place, they might have already collapsed or fallen into depression.
But the 01 in front of him was still smiling so happily.
He should trust her.
In the distance, the Maybach honked once.
Ning Yi shrank her neck. “Ah, I’ve gotta go, Captain.”
Wander looked at her deeply and waved. “Okay.”
Ning Yi took two steps, then turned back, wrinkling her nose. “Captain Wan, at least give me a way to find you next time—and if anything happens, tell me! I’m reliable, you know.”
Wander smiled, then reached out and ruffled her hair. “I know.”
The Maybach honked louder this time.
Ning Yi hurriedly skipped off.
Wander watched her cheerful figure gradually disappear into the distance.
So those difficult, miserable years—just keep them hidden.
Otherwise… if even a tiny bit of those painful struggles were known—
Someone in this world would probably feel so heartbroken they couldn’t bear it.
Ning Yi hopped back over.
“So cold, so cold!”
Assistant Zhou quickly opened the car door for her, but saw Gu Cheng raise a hand.
“I’ll drive.”
Assistant Zhou paused, then thoughtfully stepped back with the driver—
Hehe, New Year’s—couples’ time.
They could clock off.
Before leaving, Assistant Zhou dutifully asked, “Do you need me to arrange any activities, Young Master?”
Gu Cheng glanced at him. “Look at you, so capable.”
Assistant Zhou chuckled and retreated.
“Young Master, Madam—happy New Year! Have fun!”
Ning Yi nodded with a smile. “Okay!”
She walked around to the front, leaning on the window. “I’ll sit in the passenger seat?”
Gu Cheng lowered his eyes to look at her. “What else? Want me to be your chauffeur?”
With that, he opened the car door for her.
Ning Yi gracefully settled herself into the passenger seat.
The car drove out of the bustling district, heading toward the riverside in the distance.
Ning Yi didn’t ask where they were going.
Gu Cheng didn’t ask what they had just been talking about.
By now, after swapping bodies for so long—even sharing emotions—they had already become very at ease with each other.
Gu Cheng kept one hand on the steering wheel and reached over with the other, holding her hand.
The car sped along the road.
The final moonlit night of the year was gentle.
In the end, Gu Cheng parked by the riverside.
The spot was perfect—
There were few people around, they could see the moon over the river, and they could also look out toward the clock in the distant square.
Many people were already waiting for the countdown.
Ning Yi stayed quiet for a while.
Then she started getting restless.
No helping it—she had eaten too much and needed to digest.
Gu Cheng sensed her urge to cause trouble, and with quick eyes and hands, caught the claw she was about to launch toward his chest. Helplessly, he said, “Can’t you stay romantic for a while?”
Ning Yi was immediately dissatisfied. “How is this not romantic!”
Damn it. No one could deny her romantic bacteria! No one!
So apocalypse survivor 01, who had plenty of strength but not much culture, attempted poetry:
“—The sky is high and the air is crisp, waves rolling in rows!”
Gu Cheng loosened his grip on her wrist slightly, raising a brow.
Ning Yi got stuck after two phrases.
She thought hard for a while. “The sky is high and the air is crisp, waves rolling in rows. The moon is dark and the wind is high—so one should grab below?”
Gu Cheng: “?”
Ning Yi: “Good poem, good poem!”
The great poet instantly struck like lightning, swooping downward, determined to give his “great enthusiasm” a New Year’s ritual too.
Gu Cheng was caught off guard, and she managed to shake hands with it.
“You—”
Ning Yi said very kindly, “In the new year, you must also stay positive, sunny, hardworking, and upward!”
Gu Cheng: “……”
She gave it a very healthy handshake.
Then she suddenly felt its texture change a little.
Gu Cheng’s expression also subtly changed.
And the biggest change was—
The random swapping now seemed to have become Ning Yi sensing Gu Cheng’s emotions again.
The feeling was very strange.
So she couldn’t resist kindly communicating with it two or three more times.
Then Ning Yi made herself blush from all that friendliness.
Just as she was about to pull her hand back, Gu Cheng’s long, well-defined hand had already landed over the back of hers.
Guiding her, he truly had a friendly exchange.
Ning Yi stopped talking.
She couldn’t produce poetry anymore either.
She heard Gu Cheng’s low, hoarse voice ask, “How does it feel?”
Ning Yi’s gaze drifted. “A bit… that.”
Double the sensation, double the happiness.
Pressed by his hand, Ning Yi shrank into the car seat and heard the sound of waves outside.
After a while, she raised her head, and Gu Cheng’s kiss had already fallen.
So amid the sound of waves, there were also heartbeats, breaths, and the distant bells breaking through the night.
The bells rang twelve times.
It was a new year.
A long time later, Ning Yi opened her bright, misty eyes in the dim car.
“What do you feel?” she asked Gu Cheng.
“I feel—” He laughed softly.
“We’ll have a very, very long future.”
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