After My System Went Bankrupt, I Found My Happy Ending with the General - Chapter 52

Luo Chuchen recalled many things.

Before the transmigration, after the transmigration, the system, the missions, Liang Jue.

Liang Jue, still not very tall at the time, stood before him and solemnly declared, “I will always protect you.”

Luo Chuchen had always believed those words.

Even in his previous life before transmigrating, Luo Chuchen had almost no friends. He had no experience in maintaining friendships.

At the Yunzhou’s Ten Directions Academy, he had even fewer friends, spending his days trailing behind Xu Changlin to complete missions while enduring constant cold shoulders.

He often thought of Liang Jue. But he had no way to contact him and could only learn through others that Liang Jue seemed to have joined the military.

Joining the military felt like a distant concept to Luo Chuchen.

The system provided no information about Liang Jue, and being far away in Yunzhou, he couldn’t gather more details about Liang Jue’s enlistment.

Luo Chuchen could only hope that one day, after completing his missions and returning to the capital, he would see Liang Jue again.

Liang Jue was like the only solid and stable connection between Luo Chuchen and this world he could never quite integrate into.

He was a very special exception.

And because this relationship was so stable, Luo Chuchen knew he was taking it for granted, treating it almost like a familial bond.

He often felt he didn’t understand it. Sometimes, when he looked into Liang Jue’s eyes, he felt as if there was still a faint, elusive veil between them.

But now, as the world plunged into darkness, Liang Jue’s voice seemed to echo endlessly in the pitch-black void “Luo Chuchen”

Anxious, panicked, calling out.

Luo Chuchen felt like laughing. Hmph, so you do care about me after all?

But along with that came a sense of loss.

He worried that the voice he heard was nothing more than an illusion.

He didn’t know why Liang Jue wanted to distance himself or slow down their relationship. But he knew he didn’t want to be apart from Liang Jue.

He didn’t want to have to send a formal request and wait for days every time he wanted to see Liang Jue. He didn’t want to sit face-to-face with Liang Jue and have nothing to say. He didn’t want Liang Jue to misunderstand his relationships with others. He didn’t want Liang Jue to think they weren’t the closest of friends.

After all, they were the closest.

There was no one else in the world who shared a better bond with Liang Jue than he did.

Or maybe there could be.

In the darkness of his unconscious state, Luo Chuchen felt a pang of sorrow.

He had no plans to marry or have children. He believed there was no one in the world better or more suited to him than Liang Jue. If asked who he wanted to spend his life with, the answer would only be Liang Jue.

But what if Liang Jue wanted to marry? What would he do then?

Luo Chuchen hadn’t figured that out yet.

His pitch-black consciousness seemed to be gently soothed by a warm touch.

A familiar voice echoed in his mind: “Xiao Chen?”

Luo Chuchen’s eyelashes fluttered.

He opened his eyes.

Liang Jue was sitting by his bedside. Seeing him awake, he reached out to feel his forehead and asked, “How are you? Are you feeling alright?”

Luo Chuchen: “…”

He opened his mouth, and after Liang Jue gave him a few sips of water, he replied, “I’m okay.”

He stared blankly at Liang Jue.

Liang Jue, unnerved by his intense gaze, seemed unusually flustered.

Liang Jue said, “The wound on your shoulder isn’t deep, and it’s been treated. Those bandits, were sent by the Third Prince in a desperate attempt to drag you down with him. It’s likely because I’ve been acting swiftly these past few days, following His Majesty’s orders to eliminate his remaining followers. But rest assured, he has now been captured and imprisoned, and he poses no further threat.”

Luo Chuchen blinked and noticed that Liang Jue looked unusually haggard, with dark circles clearly visible under his eyes.

After a moment’s thought, Luo Chuchen asked bluntly, “Liang Jue, will you marry and have children?”

Liang Jue froze.

After a long pause, Liang Jue met his gaze and slowly replied, “No.”

Luo Chuchen asked, “Why not?”

Instead of answering, Liang Jue brought up another matter. “Do you remember the bet we made that day at the horse track?”

Luo Chuchen nodded.

Liang Jue said, “That day, I heard that your close friend from Yunzhou had arrived in the capital, and I was worried about you So, I was thinking.”

The usually steady and composed general now spoke with unnatural pauses, his lips pressed tightly together.

Luo Chuchen blinked.

Suddenly, he understood.

Luo Chuchen said, “You wanted to confess your feelings to me.”

Ah, so Liang Jue liked him.

Liang Jue remained silent for a long while before nodding. “Yes. I didn’t know whether you preferred women or men. I thought you would marry and have children as usual, but after hearing about your past in Yunzhou, I thought I might still have a chance. However, that day behind the screen at your home, I heard you say you liked women.”

Luo Chuchen asked, “So you deliberately avoided me for half a month?”

Liang Jue replied, “It wasn’t deliberate. I truly had no time to spare, as I was busy clearing out the remnants of the Third Prince’s faction for two weeks straight.”

Luo Chuchen nodded and said, “No wonder you have such dark circles under your eyes. Come closer, let me take a look.”

Liang Jue moved closer, flustered and uncertain.

The distance between them narrowed significantly, close enough for Luo Chuchen to see each of Liang Jue’s trembling eyelashes.

Luo Chuchen asked, “What about you? If I like women, what will you do in the future?”

Liang Jue’s pupils trembled slightly. After a moment’s thought, he said, “Perhaps I’ll keep my distance. My feelings are not pure, and I don’t want to hold you back.”

Luo Chuchen replied, “Oh.”

He tried to lift his left hand but felt a sharp pain in his shoulder as soon as he moved.

The atmosphere was just right, so Luo Chuchen endured the pain, switched to his other hand, pressed Liang Jue’s shoulder, and pulled him closer.

Then, he raised his head and gently kissed Liang Jue.

Luo Chuchen said cheerfully, “That statement was just to brush off Xu Changlin. I never planned to marry or have children. I like you, and I only want to be with you forever.”

He watched Liang Jue’s incredulous expression and, unable to hold back any longer, chuckled with delight.

“Alright, now you can kiss me back,” Luo Chuchen reminded him.