Chapter 31: The Returned White Moonlight (End)

Chapter 31: The White Moonlight Returns (End)

"Qiu, what are your thoughts on homosexuality?" Chloe inquired.

"...Huh?" Yun Jinqiu looked utterly bewildered. This topic always made him uncomfortable.

"What thoughts could I possibly have? Just respect and well wishes, I suppose."

Chloe: "If someone close to you turned out to be gay, what would your opinion be?"

Yun Jinqiu chuckled wryly, rubbing his forehead: "Haven't I encountered enough gay people around me already?"

He had only a handful of friends. Apart from Qin Rui, almost all of them were gay.

Chloe was momentarily speechless upon hearing this.

"Then... then you..."

Yun Jinqiu shot him a sidelong glance: "Let me put it this way—other people's business has nothing to do with me. I don't care what others are like. Whatever their orientation, as long as it doesn't affect me, even if they're in love with a ghost, I'd respect and wish them well. As for myself..."

Yun Jinqiu fell silent for a long moment: "To be honest, I don't even know what kind of person I like." Whether they're male or female doesn't matter much to him—it might not even matter if they're human. It's basically very hard to win his heart because he has lived too long. He has witnessed too many joys and sorrows; it's not that he can't be moved, but he has become numb.

Hearing this, Chloe hesitantly asked: "Then is it possible for you to fall in love with a man?"

Yun Jinqiu shook his head: "I don't know, but it's not entirely impossible. Sometimes love isn't confined by gender."

Chloe's hope reignited upon hearing this: "I see."

Yun Jinqiu raised a suspicious eyebrow: "What exactly do you see?"

Chloe: "Your sexual orientation."

"After just a few sentences, how could you possibly know my sexual orientation?" Yun Jinqiu chuckled.

"You probably go by feeling," Chloe said seriously. "As long as the feeling is right, you can accept anyone, regardless of gender."

"Feeling?" Yun Jinqiu shook his head and said no more.

Yun Jinqiu had nearly completed his mission in this world. He was waiting for an opportunity to leave.

Back in their home country, a major event had occurred recently. Shang Wenyi sold off all the Shang family's assets and donated everything to orphanages. He himself then vanished without a trace. His self-destructive act of charity sparked heated discussions domestically. Even Yun Jinqiu, far away in Country M, heard about it. He glanced at the news content, then calmly scrolled past.

Another two or three years passed. Just as Yun Jinqiu thought he would live out his natural life in this world, the voice of the Main God System appeared.

"The White Moonlight's freedom points in this world have been maxed out. Yun Jinqiu, do you wish to proceed to the next world or remain in this one to experience life, aging, illness, and death?"

Yun Jinqiu: "Of course, proceed to the next world."

Main God System: "Good. Your soul will be extracted from this world within the next three days. I will leave a replica of you to live out this life."

Yun Jinqiu: "Okay."

Three days—he needed to plan how to spend them. After thinking it over for a night, he decided to just take it in stride.

Lately, Chloe had been acting strange, seemingly planning something mysterious. Yun Jinqiu casually asked about it, but Chloe wasn't willing to say, so he didn't press further.

Two evenings later, Chloe said he wanted to take Yun Jinqiu somewhere.

"Where?" Yun Jinqiu asked.

"You'll know when we get there. The scenery is beautiful," Chloe said with a smile.

Last year, he had rented a mountain in Country M and spent the entire year planting roses nonstop. Now, the mountain was finally covered in blooming roses. This was a promise Chloe made to himself—once the mountain was full of roses, he would gather the courage to confess to Yun Jinqiu. Even if Yun Jinqiu didn't accept him, he would have no regrets in this life.

Actually, planting the roses wasn't the hard part; the challenge was getting rid of that meddling butler, Fang Rui. Fortunately, he managed it.

To complement the roses, Chloe even drove a red sports car.

Yun Jinqiu looked at the car and raised an eyebrow: "This color... when did you buy it?"

"Yesterday," Chloe replied.

Yun Jinqiu got in the car: "I thought you didn't like red?"

"Do you remember your friend's traditional Chinese wedding?" Chloe asked.

"Of course I remember."

Chloe: "Back then, I thought red actually looked quite nice. Bright and passionate, like blood."

Yun Jinqiu clicked his tongue: "That's not a very good analogy."

Chloe drove Yun Jinqiu along a lush, green path. After the darkness, an endless expanse of red unfolded before them. The sunset dyed the sky red.

Yun Jinqiu looked at the scene in astonishment.

"Are these all roses?"

Chloe nodded, helping Yun Jinqiu out of the car: "I planted all of these myself. Every rose contains my effort."

Yun Jinqiu hadn't expected Chloe, with his busy work schedule, to have the leisure to cultivate flowers: "Impressive."

"There's a pavilion up ahead. Shall we go?" Chloe asked.

"Sure," Yun Jinqiu nodded.

A snow-white octagonal pavilion stood at the center of the sea of flowers. Sitting inside, Yun Jinqiu could reach the roses outside with ease.

Chloe looked at Yun Jinqiu, his heart pounding nervously.

"Qiu, there's something I want to tell you."

Yun Jinqiu snapped back to attention: "Go ahead."

"I..."

Just as Yun Jinqiu leaned in to listen, a voice sounded in his mind.

"World departure procedure initiated. Please select, Energy Entity 01."

Yun Jinqiu hadn't heard what Chloe was saying. He hesitated for a second, then finally selected "Confirm." The moment he pressed the button, a white light flashed before his eyes, and his body felt weightless.

Chloe stammered out his feelings. After speaking, he even held his breath. He didn't know what Yun Jinqiu would think of him or how he would react. Holding his breath, he took out the bouquet of roses he had prepared earlier from the pavilion.

"Qiu..." Chloe cautiously looked up.

Yun Jinqiu smiled slightly: "What were you saying just now? I spaced out and didn't catch it."

Chloe stared at Yun Jinqiu, suddenly frozen. The rose bouquet in his hand hung stiffly in mid-air.

This person, he is not Yun Jinqiu. Chloe's heart instantly sank.

Where did Yun Jinqiu go?

Chloe looked dazed, shaking his head warily: "I didn't say anything."

Fang Rui realized he had been tricked by Chloe and immediately rushed back from work. Soon, Fang Rui also noticed that the person in front of him was not Yun Jinqiu. Yun Jinqiu had already left, leaving behind only a shell of himself. But aside from Chloe and Fang Rui, no one else seemed to notice.

After more than a decade of discord, Fang Rui and Chloe finally began to cooperate. They had only one goal: to find Yun Jinqiu.

In all the world, only Meng Qianfan understood what Chloe was talking about. He told Chloe that Yun Jinqiu might be from another world. As for which world, Meng Qianfan didn't know.

Although finding another world would be difficult, Chloe and Fang Rui at least had a direction. With a direction, they had a goal.

——

After a flash of white light, Yun Jinqiu appeared in a study room dominated by black, white, and gray tones. The study was impeccably clean, as if it had just been renovated and then thoroughly scrubbed with detergent. Even the air was filled with the scent of air freshener.

Yun Jinqiu closed his eyes, and the plot and memories of this world flooded into his mind all at once.

In this world, he was still a wicked capitalist. This time, his family background was even more powerful than in the previous world. However, the plot was rather graphic.

This world was from an NP novel, and it was explicitly sexual. He was the protagonist's first partner and white moonlight. Most importantly, he had severe germophobia—so severe that he would feel sick if anyone touched him. Since his diagnosis, he had worn gloves and covered up from head to toe to avoid contact with people.

No wonder the study was so clean.

Yun Jinqiu smiled faintly. Having germophobia in an explicit NP novel—what a raw deal.

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It happened at a celebration banquet. He Yuan was a server in the banquet hall. As a server at a seven-star hotel, He Yuan’s appearance was undoubtedly exceptional—tall and slender with handsome features. Yun Jinqiu didn't want to attend the banquet because there were too many people. But he wasn't the only son of the Yun family; he had a younger brother. This half-brother was his rival, and they'd never gotten along. So Yun Jinqiu reluctantly went.

In the banquet hall, Yun Jinqiu maintained a social distance while chatting with the guests. As he turned around, he bumped into He Yuan, who was carrying champagne.

He Yuan fell into his arms. Yun Jinqiu’s expression darkened, and he was about to reprimand him when he realized he didn't mind the server’s touch. Intrigued, he asked for the server’s name.

He Yuan thought the guest was going to complain about him and was terrified, but Yun Jinqiu simply handed him a business card, telling him to reach out if he needed anything.

He Yuan was flattered. It was the first time he had received kindness from someone of such high status.

After returning home, Yun Jinqiu checked into He Yuan’s background. He had a gambling father, a sick mother, a younger brother in school, and a broken life—He Yuan was desperate for money. So Yun Jinqiu straight-up offered to be his sugar daddy. Since Yun Jinqiu had germophobia and couldn't engage in intimate contact with others, he wanted to use He Yuan for desensitization therapy to see how far he could tolerate physical closeness.

To pay for his mother’s medical bills, He Yuan signed the contract. Afterward, the two grew close.

In the contract, their relationship was meant to be a business arrangement. But He Yuan inevitably developed feelings for Yun Jinqiu. After all, He Yuan was young and naive, and it was natural for him to fall for someone he was intimate with.

Later, Yun Jinqiu’s younger brother, Yun Yan, learned of He Yuan’s existence. To get under his skin, he deliberately seduced He Yuan and even slipped him a drug. Unexpectedly, after one night, Yun Yan got hooked. The two began an affair behind Yun Jinqiu’s back. He Yuan, afraid of being discovered, allowed Yun Yan to do as he pleased. He was both terrified and guilty, especially since Yun Jinqiu was someone he loved.

Of course, Yun Jinqiu eventually found out.

It was a quiet night. Yun Jinqiu pushed open the bedroom door and saw two bodies entangled together. Shocked and disgusted, he tore up the contract and threw He Yuan out of his villa. He Yuan, crying, knelt on the ground and begged for forgiveness, but Yun Jinqiu couldn't bear to look at him.

He Yuan left, heartbroken. Overwhelmed with grief, he drowned his sorrows at a bar. His childhood friend came to pick him up, but He Yuan mistook him for Yun Jinqiu. The two ended up in bed together.

Afterward, He Yuan gradually gathered several more lovers, each more formidable than the last. But they all knew that He Yuan had a white moonlight in his heart: Yun Jinqiu.

After throwing He Yuan out, Yun Jinqiu realized he had fallen in love with him. He went back to find him. Without hesitation, He Yuan threw himself into Yun Jinqiu’s arms again. Yun Jinqiu made him promise never to see anyone else again. Afraid that Yun Jinqiu might change his mind, He Yuan immediately agreed.

Yun Jinqiu although he accepted He Yuan, he had no intention of letting off those who had been intimate with He Yuan. They had touched what was his, and they deserved to die.

The other partners wouldn't stand for it. They banded together, overthrew Yun Jinqiu, and pushed him into the sea.

Yun Jinqiu disappeared, and He Yuan was devastated. His partners spared no effort in trashing Yun Jinqiu’s reputation, revealing his true nature and making He Yuan give up on him.

In the end, the men lived happily together, indulging in a wild, no-holds-barred life.

After reading the plot, Yun Jinqiu was at a loss for words. So his role as the white moonlight was pretty rough—not only was he cheated on, but he was also killed.

In that case, the moment he discovered He Yuan’s betrayal, he should just throw him out.

Throw him out, and never look back. Stay far, far away.