Lazily Yours.

Lyca sat next to Shen Qui's bed, exhausted and drained.

She felt dizzy, she felt like sleeping. But she chose not to. She couldn't just sleep without making sure that he would be fine. Lyca held Shen Qui's hands and sighed. Soon, she leaned her head on the headboard, closing her eyes.

She forced the sleepiness out of her head, but she couldn't help it. She really had no energy to stay awake.

….

Shen Qui's kiss stirred her awake. She jolted up and relaxed when she realized she was lying next to him. "How come you didn't wake me up?"

"It's nighttime… why would I wake you up?"

"Oh…" She turned towards him and realized that she was already wearing her underwear. He must have removed her dress before tucking her to bed. "You… who made these breakfast?" she asked him.

"Of course it is me," Shen Qui said. "You didn't think I would know how to cook bacon and eggs?"

Lyca chuckled. Actually, she didn't think he would know how to cook bacon. But she chose not to say it. She grabbed the spoon and fork before she realized that this situation seemed… wrong. "Hey… you should eat. Why are you treating me as if I was the one sick?"

"I'm not sick."

She squinted. "You had a high fever." She plated her palm on his forehead.

"Not anymore." Shen Qui smiled and stood before he started doing jumping jacks. "See? I'm good." Seeing Lyca frowned, Shen Qui laughed. "What? You didn't want to see me doing good?"

"That's not it," Lyca pulled him back into the bed and held her forehead again. His temperature was indeed normal. What was happening here? "What did you do last night?"

"Hm?"

"You tried to sense your surroundings, right? Tell me what happened next." Lyca asked. A small suspicion grew inside her. And it made her uncomfortable.

"Well… I was wondering how did you know someone is watching us. So I stood behind you and tried to use my internal energy to sense the surroundings."

"And?"

"I sensed it."

"On the first try?"

"Ye — Yes… that… It's not normal?"

"Continue," Lyca became even more curious. The fact that she was able to use her internal energy to sense people took a lot of practice and… sleeping. But Shen Qui actually did it on the first try? Was this the difference between a genius and someone considered normal like her?

"I heard your heartbeat and… your blood."

"Huh?" Lyca lifted an eyebrow.

"I know… I didn't actually see you but heard your heart. It sounded impossible." But at this point, the word impossible no longer existed between them. He awkwardly stared at Lyca, trying to gauge her reaction. "And I heard Tang Jinyi's heartbeat too, as well as Long Yi."

Lyca's eyes widened. "On the first try?" Why does she feel that this Shen Qui was really talented?

"Yes… that was my first try."

"How about the other two guards?"

"I didn't sense them. I tried to expand my senses… it didn't work. I can't feel them."

Lyca stood and sat on the couch not far away from the bed. She then stared at Shen Qui. It seems that he was more talented than her. "I'm wondering… How sharp is your memory?" Lyca knew he could memorize all the disclaimers and other documents in a few minutes. He could remember details so easily too. He could easily memorize rules and the law. Was it possible that—

"I can remember everything that I see." Shen Qui pursed his lips. "But it's been like that since I was a child."

"Really?" Lyca asked.

"Yes. I mean… after I woke up from my injuries when I was a child. I noticed that I could remember everything clearly."

"Everything?"

"Yes. Everything."

Photographic memory. Mysterious background. Tragic past. Above-average talent.

Lyca widened her eyes. This man should be the standard Male Lead in every novel that she read before. Except he wasn't as jealous and pushy.

"Is something wrong?"

Lyca shook her head. "I just… I just thought what happened to you was a bit weird." She decided to be honest. Withholding so much information is such a hassle. Lyca already learned her lesson after explaining her past to Shen Qui.

At that time, they talked for a few hours. It was really tiring.

Isn't it better to spend a few minutes telling him small things every day than spending almost the entire night telling him these things when the right time comes?

Lyca nodded in approval. Her idea would definitely save her time.

"Weird? Why?"

Lyca pursed her lips. "It doesn't work like that for me."

"You mean… you can't hear heartbeats?"

"No. Mine works like a thermal scanner. I can see heat for warm-blooded creatures. But I don't hear their blood or… heartbeat."

Shen Qui turned quiet. He stared at Lyca for a few minutes before he thought about what happened last night. He tried his best to extend his senses, but it didn't work. Then he felt darkness overtook his senses. He lost consciousness just as Lyca stood in front of him.

"Hey… can you tell me something about your uncle?" Lyca asked.

"His injuries… tell me about it."

"I was a child." Shen Qui asked. "I never asked, but I never saw anything in his body. I meant not a scar, but I haven't seen him naked or anything. So I can't be sure…"

"But you don't know anything about his injuries?" Lyca just wanted to make sure that she is getting this right. Moreover, she was sure that Shen Qui would never lie to her.

"No. But he is always weak. He can't walk properly and would always have high fevers at night."

"At night?" Lyca asked.

"Yes. During the morning, he would be so weak but no fever."

Lyca lifted an eyebrow before she crossed her arms across her chest. Was it possible that Shen Qui is… not from this world, too?

From Lyca's research, Shen Qui was the son of a Xu and a Shen. However, both families tried their best to destroy all evidence, so she was having a hard time knowing about Shen Qui's past.

The only thing that bugged her was Shen Qui's uncle. His symptoms ... the one that Shen Qui spoke of sounded like an injury once a mage exhaust his mana. It was something worse than backlash.

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