The Top Male Lead Who Doesn’t Like to Eat (63)

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Qi Yan looked as though he were about to cry. “Really. You have to believe me.”

Si Jiu was silent for a moment, then reached out and stroked his head.

The next thing she knew, he had pulled her into a tight embrace.

“Huanhuan, please hug me. I feel like my heart is about to die from the pain.” His voice was thick with tears.

Honestly, after meeting so many male leads, supporting characters, and random passersby, Qi Yan was the most tearful one she had ever encountered.

What happened to the insomnia-ridden movie star and irritable tough guy?

Was acting this weepy really all right?

Si Jiu sighed, hugged him back, and gently patted his back.

Qi Yan buried his face against her shoulder. Taking advantage of the fact that she could not see him, he secretly curled his lips into a smile.

“All right now? Can you tell me what happened to you?”

“I... I forgot that I had taken cold medicine, then accidentally drank some alcohol, and then...” He was done for.

Si Jiu did not believe a single word of it. “You do not like drinking. Because you care about maintaining your figure and protecting your reputation, you hardly ever drink.”

“But you like drinking.”

That one sentence left Si Jiu speechless.

After a long pause, she said, “So after I died, you spent your days drowning your sorrows in alcohol to mourn me?”

“No. I—I did not spend my days drinking.” He hurriedly tried to defend himself. “I missed you terribly, but you never used to let me drink. I only had a little when I missed you so much that I could not bear it.”

He held his thumb and forefinger a tiny distance apart to prove it. “Really. Just a little.”

That expression of his... was actually rather adorable.

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Si Jiu could not keep a straight face any longer, and a trace of amusement appeared in her eyes.

Qi Yan’s nose tingled. “Huanhuan, you finally smiled at me! I really missed you. I missed you so much that my chest hurt.”

Si Jiu thought, Who are you, brother? Where was the Qi Yan who used to be stubbornly tight-lipped and unbearably tsundere?

“I have also been trying hard to maintain a proper routine. Trying to sleep, eat properly, and work hard.”

He gazed at Si Jiu with desperate anticipation, like a huge dog begging to be praised. He was only missing a tail wagging frantically behind him.

Si Jiu obligingly rubbed his head again. “Good boy.”

It was no different from the way she treated Mantou. Yet Qi Yan looked as though he was about to soar into the sky with happiness.

“I still miss you terribly, though. Later, I began dreaming about you by chance.” At this point, Qi Yan’s fingers curled slightly, and his ears turned red.

“In any case... I died by accident. But there was always a thought in my mind: I had to find you. Then one day, all of a sudden, I saw you.

“Although you look completely different now and are no longer the Xie Huan you used to be, I still recognized you at first sight. After that, I followed you here.”

His explanation was muddled and confused, but Si Jiu had formed a few guesses after hearing it.

“What is your situation now?”

Qi Yan cast a guilty glance at Si Jiu. “...I suppose I’m possessing him?”

Si Jiu: “...”

Xie Yu. What a tragic man.

Not only had another personality taken control of his body, but now a ghost had taken it over too! Truly, men were left speechless and women in tears.

“I wanted to hug you, but you would have been cold.” Qi Yan sounded aggrieved. “I really missed you.”

You wanted more than just a hug! Who are you pretending to be innocent for?

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“You have been following me for quite some time, haven’t you? Why did you only possess him today?”

That was the crucial question.

Qi Yan really did not want to answer, but he did not dare refuse.

“Isn’t he insane? He keeps fighting with himself, God knows what strange medicines he takes every day, and he refuses to sleep. He was practically on the verge of dying. That was why I was able to possess him.”

Si Jiu: “...”

When it came to being insane, the several of them were evenly matched. Did any of them really have the right to mock the others?

But had Xie Yu’s condition already deteriorated this badly?

[What strange things has he been taking behind my back?]

The system was baffled. [...Aren’t those the medicines Doctor Wen prescribed for his treatment?]

She had been careless.

The medicine had indeed been prescribed by Doctor Wen. But why had she not considered that Xie Yu had hypnotized Doctor Wen in return?

[Your male lead’s methods of courting death are becoming more and more impressive.]

The system thought, He is clearly your male lead.

Qi Yan stammered, “I... I wasn’t deliberately trying to kill myself. I’m not like him.”

Si Jiu’s gaze sharpened. “Do not read my thoughts.”

Qi Yan immediately said, “I was wrong.”

I definitely will not let it slip next time that I read your thoughts.

But... the male lead?

His eyes flickered.