"As for the drawbridge effect you mentioned..."
Gu Liang said lightly, "I don't care how this feeling started, and I don't know how far we can go. But now I feel very good with him. I am happy when I see him, so I want to be with him. Think that's enough."
"As far as the conversation on this matter is concerned, I think it's okay to go to this point. I don't want to talk about it anymore. This is a very private issue."
Mingyue raised her hand and poured herself a cup of hot tea, and also gave Gu Liang a cup. "Is that so? I thought that because of your father, you would hate the homosexual group very much. After all, you even gave up your favorite science."
"It's been more than ten years. At that time, I was young, impulsive, and made impulsive choices. For this reason..."
Gu Liang smiled helplessly, and then said, "I have already paid a considerable price for this."
"In terms of academic and career development choices, I have already made a mistake once. In terms of love life, I will not let myself make a mistake again."
"It was my father who made a mistake. I don't deserve his influence."
"Okay. But you actually have a chance to choose again."
Mingyue looked at Gu Liang who was drinking porridge again, trying to replenish his physical strength, and said after a while, "I can understand what you said just now, and I affirm your thoughts. Not everyone can be as tough as you."
"But if you can jump out and see, life and death are not a big deal. From my perspective, everything is just a drop in the ocean, a fleeting cloud. If you come to my side, you can escape from life and death, and Can do enough research to interest you—”
Gu Liang only asked him: "Can you return to reality? Can Yang Ye be together?"
Mingyue said: "According to the current calculations, it is very likely that he will go back. But you may not. So I can send you an invitation in advance, not him."
Gu Liang: "Then there is no need."
Mingyue: "Is it so straightforward to refuse? I can tell you, standing on my side, looking at the so-called real people in your eyes is no different from looking at experimental products, or ants..."
Mingyue's words made Gu Liang uncomfortable.
Gu Liang couldn't help but interrupted: "So what's the matter? Ants still live in stealth. Everything has its own value."
Mingyue raised her eyebrows. "But the only value of some ants is to be trampled to death."
Gu Liang put down the spoon, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and looked at Mingyue: "When did you come to this game? Before you came, what did you do in reality? After you came, what kind of punishment did you receive?"
Mingyue smiled: "You want to ask me what crime I have committed?"
Gu Liang said: "You don't seem to think it's a crime."
Mingyue: "There are many kinds of disasters in this world. Earthquakes, tsunamis, infectious diseases... Each kind of disaster will cause many deaths. Then the world continues to operate as usual. What I have done is just one of the disasters. It hasn't changed much in the world."
Gu Liang stood up. "Take me back to the little black house."
The fleeting look of disgust on Gu Liang's face didn't seem to escape Ming Yue's eyes.
But Mingyue just looked at him with great interest, and said after a long while: "Okay, I will inform the man in black to take you back. But after you go back, you can think about it again. My invitation will last for a long time. stay in effect."
Gu Liang didn't say anything, just returned to the small black room.
After entering, the lake is still in sight. Sometimes he entered the lake inexplicably, and sometimes he saw the middle-aged woman sinking into the lake in front of him.
He still needs to rely on some painful stimulation to avoid the fear and panic in his heart.
But at this time, his mood has improved a lot, at least the whole person will not find it unbearable to the point of collapse.
If it wasn't for seeing the lake, his mood could be said to be completely calm, without any fluctuations.
This feeling is not new.
That was the state he had been in after taking drugs in reality.
Finally, Gu Liang discovered the clue - he raised his arm and saw the pinhole on it.
He could only guess that the sedative injected by Mingyue was still taking effect, allowing him to better survive this punishment.
Why did he do this
Because he felt that he played the murderer beautifully, which caused him to be punished this time, did he feel guilty
no, I can not.
Gu Liang remembered what Mingyue said by the fireplace. A person like him probably wouldn't know what guilt is.
As for the reason why the system works, and the role that Mingyue really plays, Gu Liang actually still doesn't quite figure it out.
It's just that Mingyue's words still made him shudder.
If Mingyue is also engaged in IT in reality, Gu Liang has not been able to imagine what kind of disaster he can cause that can be compared with natural disasters and cause countless deaths, but anyway, what Mingyue said makes him very uncomfortable.
Of course, the effect of the tranquilizer did not escape this long punishment.
In the end, Gu Liang fell into a coma again, and was freed from the emotions surrounded by guilt, self-blame, and panic.
After Gu Liang left, Yang Ye came back after being punished, went to the kitchen to cook a big meal, ate a few mouthfuls, and went to the courtyard gate of the inn to wait for Gu Liang.
It wasn't until it was completely dark that he finally waited for his Gu Liang.
The moment Gu Liang stepped off the sedan chair, Yang Ye saw the scars and blood stains on his arms.
In front of the sedan chair.
Gu Liang's steps were a bit pretentious, and he was about to take a step towards Yang Ye, but saw his whole face sink.
Yang Ye passed him and looked at the man in black carrying the sedan chair behind him.
Under the lens, his eyes were sharp and angry that Gu Liang had never seen before.
Indistinctly visible, there seems to be self-blame.
At the same time, Gu Liang could clearly see his shoulders trembling.
Immediately afterwards, his hands clenched into fists, and his long legs moved towards the sedan chair.
Before Yang Ye could make a move, Gu Liang took a step forward.
When Yang Ye was about to pass by him, Gu Liang grabbed his wrist.
"Gu Liang, let me—" Yang Ye was obviously completely enveloped by hostility at this moment.
Gu Liang put his head on Yang Ye's shoulder and whispered in his ear, "My arm hurts so much that I don't have the strength to lift it up to hug you. So, come and hug me."
"Gu Liang—" Yang Ye's heart ached violently, and his voice was unbearably hoarse.
"They are just puppets of the system. There is no need to question them." Gu Liang continued softly, "Take me back, okay? My hands hurt."
When I am alone, no matter how difficult the situation is, I can grit my teeth and face it alone.
But when I see my lover at a glance, I can't help but want to lean on him, rely on him, and say that I feel a little pain, because I want to enjoy more of my lover's care.
In fact, Gu Liang really wanted to restrain himself.
But now he found that he was not exempt—he would not be able to restrain himself.
Yang Ye picked up Gu Liang and led him upstairs to the inn. "Does it hurt?"
"Yes." Gu Liang nestled in Yang Ye's arms and nodded.
But after saying this, after entering the lobby of the inn, Gu Liang saw that Yang Ye's eyes were reddened by the light here, so he quickly changed his words, "Well, Yang Ye, I'm fine... and it doesn't hurt too much. It's all over gone."
Yang Yedao: "I'll help you clean the wound and bandage it first. Then I'll take you to eat. I cooked a lot of delicious food. There are ribs that you like to eat. After eating, rest for a while, and I'll help you take a bath."
Gu Liang thought for a while: "But my hand—"
Yang Ye: "It's wrapped in gauze, you can just raise your hand. Leave the rest to me."
Gu Liang didn't speak.
Probably because I didn't feel too embarrassed to continue to say anything.
night. The night wind was slightly hot, and the windows with wooden window frames were blown back and forth, making a "click" sound.
Gu Liang was lying in the bathtub peacefully.
Hot water surrounded his body, and his gauze-wrapped arms stretched out from the front of the bathtub.
Eating a particularly delicious meal, being hugged by his lover, and now having hot water to take a bath... These good things seem to be enough to make Gu Liang forget the punishment during the day.
Standing outside the shower curtain was Yang Ye.
At this moment, he extended a hand holding a towel, "Hey, Liang Liang, I can't help you wipe your back like this."
Gu Liang said: "You don't need to wipe it. I'll soak for a while and go out."
Yang Ye: "You really won't let me in?"
Gu Liang: "You put the bath towel for me, I will go out by myself later."
Yang Ye: "Okay. Don't soak it for too long. It's hot. I peeled the apples and I'll come out to eat later."
Gu Liang nodded: "Okay."
The bathrobe was long-sleeved, and Gu Liang's arms were not very convenient, so he didn't wear it in the end, so he had to wrap the bath towel around his waist and went out.
After going out, Gu Liang was embarrassed to meet Yang Ye's eyes, so he just sat on the sofa and ate apples.
The apple was peeled by Yang Ye, and then cut into small pieces.
Yang Ye walked up to him and picked him up by the waist.
Then Yang Ye sat on the sofa and asked Gu Liang to sit directly on his lap.
"There is a sofa next to you and you don't want to sit on it, so you insist on squeezing with me?" Gu Liang stretched out his hand and pinched the muscles on Yang Ye's arm, "Your arm strength will always make me think I am very light."
Yang Ye smiled: "You're not heavy in the first place."
Gu Liangdao: "But the height and frame are still there."
Yang Ye didn't speak, just opened his mouth, Gu Liang turned around and fed him an apple.
According to Gu Liang's observation and judgment of Yang Ye, Yang Ye should want to flirt with him at this moment.
But right now Yang Ye's eyes are obviously a little dignified.
So Gu Liang asked: "What's wrong with you?"
Yang Ye put his arms around his waist, and he was very careful not to touch his scarred arm during this process.
I don't know if Gu Liang saw how much his hands shook when he disinfected and applied medicine to the fine wound on Gu Liang's arm just now.
Yang Ye wrapped his arms around Gu Liang's waist from behind, then rested his head on his shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "I can't help but think about what happened to you. I was thinking, how can I help you, Gu Liang— "
Gu Liang's back froze for a moment, so, with such a simple expression of emotion, Yang Ye could feel his fear.
Yang Ye immediately said: "I just want to help you. Maybe if I understand everything, I can walk out with you better. But if you think it's not the right time yet, you don't have to tell me."
After a long time, Gu Liang's back relaxed.
Yang Ye felt it, exhaled lightly, and hugged Gu Liang even tighter.
The night wind blows, and Gu Liang leaves Yang Ye's arms.
He stood up, put down the bowl containing the apples, then turned around, faced Yang Ye, and said slowly: "It's time to tell you. Otherwise it will be unfair to you. After you understand everything, you can choose, Do you want to continue with me?"