Lorna’s personality was especially straightforward and lively; she liked direct communication.
“Don’t mention it. As long as Captain Huo prepared things, it’s fine. I was just worried you didn’t have clothes to wear.”
She really was a good person.
Lin Shuangshuang nodded repeatedly, thanking her again, and also wanted to thank Huo Ling.
But the man suddenly stood up.
As if he had already predicted what she was going to do, he turned and went upstairs.
Lin Shuangshuang quickly followed.
The elevator showed it was still upgrading, so Huo Ling took the stairs instead. His long legs covered the steps in big strides, and Lin Shuangshuang kept closely behind him.
“I’m going to take a shower. Why are you following me? Which floor is your room?”
Huo Ling suddenly stopped.
He looked down at her from above, still wearing that cool, restrained expression.
One standing above, one below.
Lin Shuangshuang was just about to act cute—
But the medication suddenly wore off.
Her memory reset.
Her pupils trembled, her gaze turning confused. She stared at Huo Ling blankly, then suddenly refocused, eyes widening in shock.
Excited and stunned, she murmured, “Huo Ling? Huo Ling?”
Huo Ling knew she had lost her memory again. He reached into his pocket, took out the pill bottle, and stuffed a tablet into her mouth.
“Take your medicine.”
He had just washed his hands, so they smelled clean and faintly pleasant.
After feeding her the pill, he originally planned to leave immediately—but her expression was too fragile.
So he softened again.
Huo Ling looked down at her.
Lin Shuangshuang stood there blankly, looking a bit stupid—like a dazed little goose.
After a long silence, Huo Ling sighed and resigned himself, lifting her into his arms.
“Baby,” he called softly.
His voice was gentle, a tone she was familiar with. Even though he usually acted cold, when he coaxed her, he was especially soft.
Lin Shuangshuang felt her face was wet and cool. Only then did she realize she was crying.
Huo Ling held her steadily, frowning slightly as he carried her upstairs to the fourth floor.
She obediently wrapped her arms around his neck, resting her head on his shoulder like a koala.
She quietly cried.
“I think… I had another nightmare,” she whispered.
Then her memory blurred again.
Softly, she asked, “Did you bring me maple syrup cupcakes?”
Huo Ling froze.
His steps paused slightly.
That day… he had worked overtime and promised to bring her cupcakes.
But when he rushed back after work, she was already gone.
Only a breakup letter was left in the living room—and the cupcakes she loved most were untouched.
“I brought them,” he said hoarsely. “But you didn’t wait for me.”
He never doubted her love.
He only hated her—hated that she left so easily, hated the breakup letter, hated being abandoned.
Had she encountered something?
Was there a reason?
Why didn’t she tell him? Why didn’t she believe he could face it with her?
He had been hurt deeply.
Once even thought: if he met her again, he might lock her up so she could never leave again.
But he could never truly be cruel to her.
If she pouted, he felt irritated.
If she cried, he felt heartache.
At that moment, Lin Shuangshuang slowly came back to her senses.
She realized something was wrong.
Warm chest. Arms holding her.
This wasn’t a hallucination.
…Oh no.
She had just woken up crying in her ex-boyfriend’s arms.
Online, urgently asking: what now?
Her legs went weak.
Her brain hadn’t caught up yet, but her hand almost instinctively wanted to open her notes app—she forced herself to stop.
Huo Ling immediately noticed something was off.
“What’s wrong?”
Startled, she quickly blurted out, “I need to use the bathroom!”
Huo Ling laughed out of anger.
He had just thought about taking advantage of the moment to ask her something—but clearly she was already fully awake now.
Amnesia didn’t mean stupidity.
This girl was sharp.
He knew he wouldn’t get anything out of her, so he set her down coldly.
“Go.”
Lin Shuangshuang immediately ran off.
She slipped into his bathroom.
“Scary…”
She looked at herself in the mirror.
Pink curly-haired girl, big round cat-like eyes, slightly red eye corners.
She rubbed her cheek. Her jaw hurt from clenching too hard earlier.
“Haah…”
Being a monster is hard.
She wasn’t just using the bathroom—she was exploring.
She looked around.
“This brand of body wash is still the old one… the electric razor is new… this towel is huge!”
She almost reached out to touch it, but stopped herself.
Not polite. Not polite, Lin Shuangshuang.
She muttered to herself, but was secretly happy.
Then she checked her memo and finally figured out she had been rescued by Huo Ling two days ago.
Her expression turned complicated.
And then she saw something even more surprising—Zhao Pingsheng.
He actually developed medicine that suppresses pollution levels.
Incredible.
If this could reach their organization…
No.
Her expression dimmed again as she remembered something.
Outside, Huo Ling knocked on the door.
“Are you planning to hatch eggs in there?”
She jumped.
“I’m coming out now!”
She only panicked like this in front of him.
Because she felt guilty.
She came out quickly.
“Left out the door, don’t see you off,” Huo Ling said coldly.
The earlier gentleness felt like a limited edition—only for Lin Shuangshuang before the breakup.
She had no choice but to leave.
On the third floor, she sat in the stairwell.
The small housekeeping robots noticed her.
【Are you sad? Want to talk?】【I can bring you a sweet milk tea!】
Lin Shuangshuang hugged her knees, staring at them.
After a long pause, she said gloomily:
“I am guilty… I once abandoned a human…”
He was very good.
The robots immediately lit up with gossip energy.
【Wait—does this human happen to be Captain Huo?!】【Is it him? Is it him?!】