There was actually a chair opposite his, but Qin Jiu didnât choose to sit there. He leaned against the back of the You Huoâs chair and asked, âWhat are you looking at so eagerly?â
âPhoto.â You Huo didnât hide anything, He lifted his phone to show him.
âSomething you received?â Qin Jiu reminded him, âYou didnât go online did you?â
âNo.â You Huo glanced at him, âNot asking where I got it?â
âI can guess.â
âThat 001 rank isnât in vain. Your observational skills are not bad.â
You Huo moved the phone to his right hand to let Qin Jiu see as well.
Qin Jiu let out an âohâ, âThen compared to A?â
You Huo didnât look back, âAlmost there.â
After saying that, his hair was ruffled.
You Huo quietly snorted as he selected open the photo.
That photo wasnât very clear and there were also lines running through them that would typically appear when one takes photos of screens. Since 021 was nervous when she took the photos, the first one was blurry.
But Qin Jiu could tell that it was a photo of a monitoring screen. It was a photo of someoneâs confinement room.
He was a little surprised.
âWhose?â Qin Jiu asked succinctly.
âOld Yu.â You Huo zoomed in on the photo and pointed at a figure, âHere.â
Although the face had turned pixelated, Old Yuâs unique posture and bent neck could easily be identified.
The pure white bed and a basket of flowers were also distinctive features despite its blurriness. You Huo recognised it at once, âShould be the hospital.â
Qin Jiu lowered his finger and moved the photo to the right, revealing another pixelated figure on the bed, âWho is this?â
You Huo was a little hesitant.
It seemed that in this photo only that part there was something he was unfamiliar with.
Qin Jiu examined the blurry photo and couldnâtâ seem to understand 021âs intentions, âAny other photos? Ones where you can see their faces more clearly.â
You Huo was still in daze.
He reacted a few seconds later and swiped to the next photo.
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The picture this time was clear. It was as if someone with short-sightedness finally put on glasses.
Without even needing to zoom in, the face of the person on the bed could be seen.
âDo you recognise her?â Qin Jiu asked.
He glanced at You Huo and saw that the other partyâs eyebrows were slightly furrowed as he stared at the sickly woman who was seemingly pretending to be healthy and also seemingly a little dazed.
After a moment, he saw You Huoâs brows relax. A self-deprecating smile appeared on his face, âMy mother.â
Qin Jiu was completely stunned.
For a moment, he didnât know what to say.
He had thought that it was probably You Huoâs distant relative, or even an unrelated strangerâŠ.
He didnât expect this answer.
You Huo stared at the photo for a very long time. This continued until someone comfortingly swiped their finger across his face.
He returned to his senses and looked at Qin Jiu, âIs it a little surprising?â
Qin Jiu, âIt is, a little.â
âSheâââ You Huoâs eyes moved back to the photo. He continued in a low voice, âPassed away very early. I remember how she looked like when she wasnât sick, but it had been too long, my memory isnât clear, and the photo is a little distorted soâŠ.â
He fell silent for a moment, âI didnât recognise her earlier. I feel a little sorry.â
The light in the room was of a single colour tone. It made him looked as ifâŠâŠhe was feeling sad about this person who had suddenly appeared in the photo.
âIt should be around this time.â You Huoâs voice was still calm, but it was very low. He pointed at the photo, âOld Yuâs relationship with her was very good. It seems that he took care of everything before she passed away. I suspect my father was probably an artist, a drifter probably. The type that would leave without leaving a trace behind. I havenât met him before and no one mentioned himâŠ..â
As he said this, his usual mocking tone leaked out, but he quickly stored it away.
He had used the words âshouldâ and âseemsâ. Qin Jiu could tell that his memory of those people and the events back then was vague and unclear.
Perhaps it was because he was still young at that time. ButâŠâŠ.
You Huo seemed to have read his thoughts.
After a moment of silence, he explained, âI have always been studying in boarding schools; elementary school, junior high school, senior high school and later military school. It was because there was no one around to take care of meâââ
He looked at the woman in the photo, âShe was too busy. I would only see her on weekends or during holidaysâŠ..and even then I wouldnât necessarily see her.â
In his memory, she would always be wearing a white coat and would either just be about to leave, or just arriving home.
There wasnât a lot of communication between them. Perhaps it was because the mother and child are too similar and are both not very talkative people.
When You Huo was a child, he would often ask her for help if he encountered a problem.
She was a smart and powerful person and could always give him accurate answers, but her answers were always too complicated and too difficult for a child to understand. She would then use even more complicated explanations to clarify her earlier answers.
If was as if she wasnât interacting with a child and was conversing with a scholar or a colleague.
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Because his memory was too vague and too few, whenever he tried to remember her, her features would all be blurred, and he could only remember that white coat.
You Huo returned to his senses and said to Qin Jiu, âThat is all that I rememberâŠâŠ. Perhaps they had also been tampered with.â
They could still clearly remember Chu Yueâs words from last time.
Chu Yue had said that You Huoâs childhood was tied together with the system and the systems upgrade relied on his eyes. Everything he saw and everything he experienced was also seen and experienced by the system. If he didnât have much of an impression, it meant that his memory was likely tampered with.
Tampering was one thing, but Qin Jiu hoped that at least You Huoâs memories of his parents would remain true.
But he felt thatâŠ
If even these memories were disturbed, then the truth may make You Huo more unhappy.
Qin Jiu was a little lost in thought as he looked at the photo.
That woman was resting against the head of the bed. She held Old Yuâs hand and appeared to be saying something.
After staring for a while, he could indeed tell that she looked three points familiar, especially her eyes. Qin Jiu looked very carefully hoping to see some regret or deep emotions, but it was to no avail.
She looked like she was talking about something trivial.
Qin Jiu said, âThe tampering should be done on memories related to the system. These memories shouldnât be included, right?â
âNot necessarily.â You Huo rubbed his finger across the screen and turned to Qin Jiu, âHer illness developed very quickly. During her stay in the hospital, I didnât go there a single time. According to my memory, this is something I shouldnât have seen butâŠâ
âWant to make a bet?â You Huo asked casually like he was suggesting a small game to pass time.
His finger swiped across the screen to change the photo.
The woman was still talking but Old Yu this time appeared very agitated.
Another swipe.
The woman was still indifferent. Old Yu held his head and seemed to be making a difficult decision.
Another swipe.
In another photo, a third person finally appeared.
It was You Huo from many years ago. According to his memory, he should not have appeared in this ward.
The moment he saw this photo, he suddenly seemed to have recalled something.
He seemed to remember the strong smell of disinfectants. It was a smell unique to hospitals.
And there was also Old Yuâs stunned face.
After a moment, You Huo chuckled softly.
âLook, I won the bet.â
He raised his phone.
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His hand was suddenly empty. Someone had taken the phone.
âNot necessarily.â Qin Jiuâs arm hooked over. His muscles were warm and firm, âItâs just a confinement room. It doesnât necessarily represent the truth.â
You Huo made a sound of agreement.
The sky outside the window was completely dark. His and Qin Jiuâs figures were clearly reflected on the windowpane. Although it was just a reflection, it was more real than any memory.
He suddenly felt that it didnât matter.
âI have to ask Old Yu about this properly. He also looks like he has something to say.â You Huo decided.
In just a blink of an eye, his tone had turned for the better.
Qin Jiu agreed, âChoose a suitable time.â
âWu Li said last time that she had something to tell us, but we didnât have the chance.â You Huo then said.
âThen choose a suitable time for that too.â
âI suspect that these two matters are related.â
âThatâs better. It can fill in the gaps.â
You Huo nodded. He rubbed the back of his head against Qin Jiuâs chest, âBut Old Yu might not tell the truth.â
âDonât forgot your silly brother. If worst come to worst, you can bluff him.â Qin Jiu reminded.
âThat makes sense.â
âWhat about me?â Qin Jiu asked.
You Huo turned his head to look up at him, âWhat about you?â
âMr Invigilator here is clearing out past debts but you have missed your biggest enemy here. I feel very left out.â Qin Jiu playfully joked.
You Huo looked at him through half narrowed his eyes before suddenly reaching out to rub his neck and throat, âInvigilator Giâs punishmentâŠâŠis to make this Head Invigilator happy.â
âŠâŠ..
No light could be penetrated through the heavy curtains.
The coolness of the night outside however could still travel through the window and curtains into the room, but it was completely gone before it could reach the bathroom.
A slender and sharply defined hand was pressed against the glass that was coated with water droplets. Under the steaming heat and sound of water splashing, that hand tensed and relaxed over and over again.
Water droplets rolled down You Huoâs neck, running down his thin shoulder and waist before reaching his mermaid line and hip bones.
Qin Jiuâs kiss fell on You Huoâs shoulder as the other party stretched out his neck in response before turning to look back at him with narrowed eyes.
He knew. His Big Invigilator is a very resilient person. No matter what he saw, remember or encounter, he would always be able to calm himself back down very quickly.
Between them, there was no need for one-sided comforting and pity.
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