On the day Su Yaqing received the call, she sat alone on the roof of the Su Group building for the entire night.
“Great lady, if I may speak bluntly, you will never gain her love this way.”
The brief dial tone faded into the night. Before she could even frown, the person on the other end had already hung up in a hurry.
Shortly after, she received the old doctor’s resignation letter.
It happened within a few hours of the call. At that time, she was leaning against the edge of the rooftop, watching the neon flow of traffic below, her two legs swinging in the air.
Lin Xiaojue’s tearful expression had already occupied her vision. No matter how prosperous the city’s night view was, she could not pull herself away from the memory.
She had been dazed, lying in her arms like a delicate doll.
At that time, Su Yaqing had never considered the possibility of today.
She only knew that her lover had complied, had shown affection, and had been willing. Therefore, she had no reason to refuse; she took everything offered.
That was what she told herself, but in reality, Lin Xiaojue had not been willing. Everything had been forced submission, yielding to her power as a magical girl.
Su Yaqing could not understand. Clearly, it had not been like that the first time.
However, when she carefully searched her memories, she found that she could not remember their first time no matter what.
It was as if that time had been deleted, leaving not a single shred of memory, only the results that dictated their actions.
Su Yaqing suddenly remembered Lin Xiaojue’s ability, Godspeed Strike.
Perhaps Lin Xiaojue had already regained her strength back then, and she simply had not noticed.
Afterward, she had been unwilling to bring it up, but what was the reason?
Su Yaqing had no way of knowing. She only knew that she had now committed an irreversible mistake.
It was natural to be punished for committing a mistake.
But now, whom could she go to for punishment?
She recalled Lin Xiaojue’s numb and soulless expression again, and a sudden sense of unease rose in her heart.
She was not sure if it was worry or jealousy, but her heart felt as if it were being squeezed tightly, making it impossible to breathe.
At the very least, this relationship needed a conclusion. Even if it was a bad one, Su Yaqing could only accept it.
This was her punishment.
*Smack!*
A third slap exploded loudly on her face. Su Yaqing turned her head away, holding her breath and remaining silent.
This slap was much lighter than the previous ones. Although her cheek still stung with a burning pain, Su Yaqing accepted it.
She thought about it; she had already lost in this competition that had not even begun. Since that was the case, she might as well just leave.
A total loser.
“I’m sorry. At that time, I didn’t think about the consequences of these actions at all. This is all my fault.”
All Su Yaqing could do was admit her mistake, which only brought forth more of Xia Yao’s stormy questioning.
“You should be saying these words to my predecessor!”
“But as things stand now, do you really want her to remember these things?!” Su Yaqing suddenly roared, the intensity of a lion hidden in her eyes.
“I have already remembered everything.”
Suddenly, a figure walked out from the hallway.
With silver hair and a face as calm as water, she walked gracefully toward Su Yaqing.
Those amber eyes lifted along with her face, piercing toward Su Yaqing like needles.
“Xiao… Xiao Jue?”
Su Yaqing’s face was filled with disbelief. She could not help but take a few steps back, leaning against the railing with the endless sky behind her.
“I said I have already remembered. You’re Su Yaqing, right?”
Lin Xiaojue sized up the blonde woman in front of her.
Over the past few days, every time someone mentioned the magical girl Qingtian, her head would throb with pain. She had not expected to find a corresponding match in her memories.
‘Ah, so she was my teammate.’
As for how she had forgotten, Lin Xiaojue was no longer quite sure.
However, she did indeed remember her memories regarding Su Yaqing, as well as her own past memories.
‘I can’t believe I can’t change back because I fought a residual beast. How annoying!’
Furthermore, while she was a girl, Su Yaqing had proposed to her, and she had actually agreed.
Now she was blatantly together with Xia Yao—wasn’t this cheating?!
Lin Xiaojue felt a bit jittery; this was truly terrifying.
The current situation was no different from being caught cheating. Although she and Xia Yao had not done anything “extraordinary” yet, they had basically done everything else.
Kissing, sleeping together, taking baths together—they had done all of these things repeatedly within just a few days.
Other than touching every inch of each other’s bodies… though Lin Xiaojue could not bring herself to do that. She still possessed the shame of a man.
She also carefully searched her memories with Su Yaqing. ‘Hmm… it seems I was in the restroom…’
The image was too vivid; Lin Xiaojue did not dare to imagine it further.
‘Was I in that much pain back then? Speaking of which, Su Yaqing really was quite rough.’
“Su Yaqing, do you know? Using your magical girl form to do those things to me back then forced the female part of my heart into a collapse.”
Su Yaqing froze, her eyes filled with disbelief.
“Xiao Jue, you shouldn’t—”
“Oh? Are you hoping I’ll scold you? Or rush up and give you a slap to wake you up? Then push you off? Well, a magical girl wouldn’t die from this height anyway.”
“Speaking of which, today is friend’s day, right?” Lin Xiaojue added, leaving Su Yaqing even more speechless.
Xia Yao also appeared exceptionally worried. She could not help but clench her fists, looking at her predecessor with a distressed gaze.
“I’ll explain the specific situation to you both later. First, follow me back to the hotel.”
Lin Xiaojue turned her head and signaled for the two of them to follow. Neither of them dared to hesitate, following closely behind Lin Xiaojue’s pace.
Back in the hotel’s double room, Lin Xiaojue held her forehead and washed her face with water from the bathroom, which cleared her head significantly.
It was a lie to say she was fine.
The pain brought by awakening those memories was naturally unavoidable, but the effect of Great Enlightenment brought an incomparable peace to her soul.
The memories of her suffering severe trauma now seemed like someone else’s story to her, as if she were an outsider.
Opening her panel, Lin Xiaojue could not help but think again.
[Status Window]
Equipped Title: “Frontier Developer”
Acquired Abilities: endurance I, Acuity I, Great Enlightenment
Acquired Debuff: Lapsus (When the fingertips are touched, subconscious thoughts will occasionally be expressed)
Acuity I: You will become sensitive to any changes; this effect will be offset by Great Enlightenment, endurance, etc.
Remaining Simulation Counts: 0
This was the effect gained after equipping the title. Although the System did not speak often, Lin Xiaojue had to admit the abilities within it were very practical.
At the very least, she would not be troubled by those painful memories now.
If she were still stuck in that state of memory loss, not only would it be of no help to the current situation, but she might even mess up the world that had just calmed down.
Because Lin Xiaojue had just died once.
She pulled her gaze back from the remaining simulation counts. The subsequent ending had to be written by her personally; for that, she had to maintain absolute clarity.
“Hmm… let me see.”
Lin Xiaojue pulled up the history records as the sound of footsteps followed her from behind.
**[You died]**
**[End Reached: Memoryless Doll]**
**[After Su Yaqing committed acts of violence, Xia Yao continuously clashed with Su Yaqing over you as your memories gradually returned]**
**[The two magical girls engaged in battles of various scales throughout Anyin City. The statue of Tianyu atop the spire collapsed, countless citizens suffered, and Anyin City was reduced to ruins]**
**[You died in the aftershock of a battle]**
**[Reminiscence Unlocked: Bathroom Time with Xia Yao, Doll’s Strings]**
**[Acquired Ability: Super-speed Calculation]**
**[Acquired Buff: Rationality I]**
**[Simulation restarted. Current simulation counts: 0]**
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