Chapter 95 p2
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Memory was a mysterious thing.
Losing the memories of a shared past could erase all the love and warmth.
Would you still be you? Would your lover still be your lover?
Lou Mi yearned to regain her memories, to remember every moment with Chi Lin.
She wasn’t afraid of hardship, embarrassment, or even death.
She just wanted to cherish everything about Chi Lin.
Even if she never regained her memories, she was willing to listen to Chi Lin’s stories about the Empress.
Whatever Chi Lin loved about the Empress, she would strive to become.
She hadn’t expected such a direct confession from Chi Lin.
This was for her, Lou Mi, Chi Lin’s love for her.
Not the Empress, not a past life, not anyone else—Lou Mi cupped Chi Lin’s face and kissed her.
You’re mine.
Lou Mi had never been so passionate, so unrestrained. Chi Lin’s words ignited a fire in her heart, burning away all the sadness and uncertainty.
It wasn’t enough. Chi Lin, holding her shoulders, returned the kiss with equal fervor.
Unprecedented.
Chi Lin pressed close, her fingers gripping Lou Mi’s shirt, resisting the urge to pull it up.
There was no need.
Lou Mi took off her wet jacket and tossed it aside.
Chi Lin’s warm fingers brushed against her left side, then stopped abruptly.
Lou Mi, sensing her hesitation, opened her eyes, the passion still lingering in her gaze:
“What’s wrong?”
“You’re injured.” Chi Lin looked at her side.
Lou Mi hesitated for a moment, then touched the spot: “Oh, this is an old injury.”
“Old injury?”
“Yes, I’ve had it since I was very young, I don’t even remember, my mom told me about it.”
“How did you get it?” Chi Lin asked eagerly.
“An accident, I guess, my mom doesn’t know the details either. She said I was born with it, and the doctors couldn’t explain it. My family even argued with the hospital, but it wasn’t their fault, so we settled. But we still don’t know how it happened, it’s a mystery.”
“Let me see.” Chi Lin leaned closer, examining Lou Mi’s side carefully.
Lou Mi’s heart was still racing from Chi Lin’s sudden passion, she hadn’t expected her to stop because of this…
But if she wanted to see it, she could.
The moment she saw the scar, Chi Lin gasped, her eyes widening in surprise.
“Is it that shocking… I know it looks like a knife wound, but I was born with it.” Lou Mi suddenly remembered something. “You asked me about birthmarks before? Maybe this is my birthmark, just a bit unusual.”
Chi Lin stared at it, speechless, her gaze fixed.
Lou Mi: “What’s wrong? You’re scaring me.”
“I want to tell you something, about the connection between you and Her Majesty.” Chi Lin looked at Lou Mi. “Do you want to hear it?”
Lou Mi’s skin tingled: “Tell me, did you find some physical evidence?”
She had just asked casually, but Chi Lin nodded.
“Holy shit?!” Lou Mi almost jumped up. “This scar?”
Chi Lin recounted the incident when Her Majesty had shielded her from a sword strike, the blade piercing her left side.
The injury had almost killed Her Majesty and left a permanent scar.
The location, the shape, it was identical to Lou Mi’s scar.
So that was it!
Lou Mi was stunned.
Fate was truly unpredictable and mysterious.
The physical evidence she had been searching for was right there on her body.
This scar, a mark of love and sacrifice, had carried over from her past life.
Chi Lin hadn’t expected reincarnation to be so romantic.
Her beloved had brought the proof of her love with her.
As Chi Lin told Lou Mi the story of the scar, she was slightly worried.
Lou Mi had clearly expressed her reluctance to be the Empress earlier, would she be upset now?
But Lou Mi was ecstatic, overjoyed, she almost wanted to fly!
“Really! So I really am the Empress!” Lou Mi practically jumped up, her eyes shining.
Chi Lin, stunned, then amused, said, “You entered Her Majesty’s body when we returned to Dayuan, and now we’ve found the matching scar. And…”
Lou Mi asked eagerly, “And what? And you, the eyewitness, right? No matter how many times I’m reincarnated, you’ll always love me, right?”
Chi Lin blushed: “Don’t say such crazy things…”
“If you weren’t injured, I would show you how crazy I can be!”
I’m the Empress, it’s me!
Overwhelmed by happiness, Lou Mi wanted to open the window, fly into the stratosphere, stand on the moon, and shout:
I’m the fucking Empress!
Who else could it be?!
“Now we have subjective evidence, physical evidence, and eyewitness testimony, a perfect trifecta.” Lou Mi sat on the sofa, hands on her knees, and smiled at Chi Lin. “Shouldn’t the Empress come and acknowledge her Emperor?”
Chi Lin laughed, the pain in her back causing tears to well up: “Don’t tease me… You were just resisting it, you didn’t want to be the Empress.”
“That’s different! I didn’t want to be her, but I am! Sigh, fate has chosen me, I have no choice but to be the Emperor.”
Lou Mi was practically bouncing off the walls.
It took Chi Lin a while to calm her down. Lou Mi, composing herself, looked at the letters and said:
“I’ll write you new ones, handwritten, a thousand, ten thousand letters!”
“Do you want to lose your hand?”
“I have you, I don’t need a hand!”
This trip to Dayuan had been a rollercoaster of emotions, from the depths of despair to the peak of euphoria.
Okay, Lou Mi made peace with her past life self.
She wouldn’t be jealous anymore.
“Mi Mi, are you alright?”
Lou Lixing and Peng Ziyuan, hearing her shouts from Chi Lin’s room, were worried and came to check on them.
The door suddenly flew open, startling them.
Lou Mi kissed them both on the forehead, declared, “Dinner’s on me tomorrow,” and slammed the door shut.
Lou Lixing and Peng Ziyuan, dumbfounded: “??”
The loss of the letters was heartbreaking, but the unexpected discovery made them even happier.
The long-standing mystery was finally solved. Lou Mi decided to take a hot bath.
“I’m sleeping with you tonight.” Before leaving, Lou Mi pulled Chi Lin onto the bed and resumed her clingy mode. “Don’t worry, I’ll be good, I won’t touch your injuries!”
Chi Lin also wanted to spend more time with her tonight.
“It’s okay, you can move however you want.”
Chi Lin hadn’t meant anything by it, but seeing Lou Mi’s reaction, her eyes widening, she realized her words might have been misinterpreted…
Lou Mi held her hand: “Really?”
It seemed she had indeed read too much into it.
Modern people’s minds were quick to jump to conclusions.
But Chi Lin had no reason to refuse.
She also missed her wife terribly.
Chi Lin’s lips parted slightly, and just as Lou Mi anticipated her request, she turned away with a smile:
“Don’t be silly, go take your bath. You’re still wet, you’ll catch a cold.”
Lou Mi cursed inwardly.
How could she be so adorable?
Even her pretense was captivating?
If she were still the Emperor, she would post a notice everywhere—
Have you seen this woman?
Good, now you have. She’s my wife, and she’s a thousand times cuter in person.
After all the excitement, she should have been exhausted, but Lou Mi felt energized, ready to climb Mount Everest.
She skipped to her bathroom, humming, and saw Lou Lixing and Peng Ziyuan sitting on the sofa, eating fruit.
They were pretending to eat fruit while secretly observing her.
Lou Mi didn’t avoid their gaze. Instead, she approached them cheerfully, her smile reaching her ears, patted Lou Lixing’s shoulder, and said:
“Old Lou, looking good. With that rosy complexion and honest face, who would guess you’re the Retired Emperor?”
With that, she left, leaving Lou Lixing with his grapes almost falling from his hand.
“Yuan Yuan,” Lou Lixing’s face turned green. “What’s wrong with Mi Mi? Should we really take her to see a doctor?”
Peng Ziyuan wasn’t sure either, but this situation was alarming.
They had to observe her closely.
Back in her room, Lou Mi undressed and stood in front of the mirror, examining the scar on her side.
She used to think it was ugly, now she found it endearing.
Touching the scar, she tossed a bath bomb into the tub. As it dissolved, a familiar scent filled the air.
She had smelled this scent somewhere before.
She stepped into the bathtub and froze, trying to recall the scent.
A flower cake, a purple flower cake, she had eaten it somewhere, the taste similar to this bath bomb.
The flower cake was delicious, someone close to her often made it for her.
The scent alone was enough for others, but she loved the taste.
She didn’t know if it was her unique taste, or because that person made it, that she loved it so much.
Who was that person…?
Lou Mi leaned against the wall, a sharp pain in her temple.
A memory surfaced with the pain.
“Your Majesty.”
It was Chi Lin, in her true form.
She was wearing a light blue dress, sitting behind a simple table with a plate of food, holding a small, purple cake, and offering it to her.
“Try it, I adjusted it to your liking.” Chi Lin’s voice was gentle and patient, like she was coaxing a child. “It’ll be delicious this time.”
“I want Lin Jie to feed me.”
Was that her speaking? Lou Mi was startled. Was her voice really that sweet and childish?
Wasn’t she the Emperor in her past life? Why was her voice so soft?
Was this a past life memory?
Lou Mi straightened up—I remember again? Are you kidding me?
Why did she forget, and now remember again?
Perhaps her memories were still unstable after just returning?
So, she had been worried for nothing…
Chi Lin, having no choice, brought the cake to her lips.
Chi Lin’s hand paused, and she said with a smile, “Your Majesty, open your mouth.”
“I want Lin Jie to feed me with her mouth.”
Lou Mi almost kicked the bathtub across the room.
Lin Jie? What a ridiculously embarrassing title!
Was she really that much of a spoiled brat in her past life?!
Not just spoiled, but also helpless, needing to be fed with someone’s mouth?!
And even if she was spoiled, she was definitely the dominant one! Stop acting cute!
If Lou Mi were watching a movie, she would have smashed the screen.
Unfortunately, these were her memories, playing out in her mind, impossible to ignore even if she closed her eyes and covered her ears.
Chi Lin really did feed her, even the sensation on her tongue was vivid.
It was too much.
Lou Mi sank into the hot water, realizing it wasn’t even as hot as her face.
Well, since she couldn’t forget, she might as well enjoy it…
Was that it? Just the mouth-feeding part? Was there a sequel?
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