NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 114 - YouYu is staying with me
“?! That voice is…”
Hearing the voice from behind—one she had been listening to for quite some time now—Liu Meng’s expression shifted in shock. She whipped around abruptly, her gaze locking onto the figure standing beside the corridor.
Looking at that person… at WuYue’s utterly indifferent expression, Liu Meng felt a flicker of panic in her heart. Part of it was because YouYu had been seen by WuYue, and the other part… was a more delicate, indescribable emotion.
“…Phew, listen to me first—”
“YouYu, what are you doing?”
Just as Liu Meng had calmed herself enough to explain, WuYue spoke first, cutting her off entirely.
It was only then that Liu Meng realized—WuYue seemed to be completely ignoring her.
Instead, all of her focus was directed at YouYu.
Fixing her gaze on him, WuYue asked in a calm tone:
“What are you doing, YouYu? Can you answer me?”
“Why are you here?”
“Why haven’t you come back to see us?”
“Why have you lost contact with us for all this time?”
“Why did you run away the last time you saw me?”
Unknowingly, her voice grew more urgent.
“You don’t have a reason to avoid us, do you, YouYu? Didn’t you promise to give me ‘happiness’? Why did you disappear without a word? Why are you still alive, yet hiding from me instead of coming to see me?”
“YouYu, why won’t you say anything? Why won’t you give me an explanation? Why won’t you tell me the reason???”
“Do you have any idea how worried we were about you, YouYu? And yet, here you are, with this blonde-haired—”
“Uh, um… WuYue…”
Watching WuYue’s expression—the same unsettling one she used to have when things weren’t right—YouYu forced an awkward smile, waving his hand lightly.
“Actually… how should I put this? I don’t really remember what happened before…”
“So, let’s all calm down and talk things through properly, alright?”
“……”
“YouYu, you…”
Hearing the unfamiliar tone in his voice, seeing the way he was forcing a smile while still brimming with wariness, WuYue froze on the spot.
“……”
After a moment of silence, she seemed to realize something. Her gaze flickered toward Liu Meng before settling back on YouYu.
“YouYu, as long as you still remember me, that’s enough. I’m here to take you back.”
“Come with me.”
With that, WuYue suddenly reached out toward YouYu.
However—
“What do you think you’re doing, WuYue?”
There was still Liu Meng between them.
At that moment, after listening to all of WuYue’s alarming words, Liu Meng could no longer hold back. She immediately stood up, stepping in front of WuYue.
Blocking the line of sight between her and YouYu entirely.
“…Would you mind stepping aside?”
“I need to take YouYu back.”
WuYue furrowed her brows at Liu Meng standing in her way, but she forced herself to suppress her impatience.
“No.”
Liu Meng shook her head without hesitation, her expression growing even colder than before.
“If this were earlier, I might have let YouYu go with you.”
“But now—”
Thinking back to everything WuYue had just said, Liu Meng glanced at YouYu before quickly turning back, her voice firm.
“There’s no way I’m letting him leave with you.”
“……”
WuYue’s expression darkened. After a moment, her gaze fell on the yellow gemstone hanging around Liu Meng’s neck, and she finally spoke.
“You know my name. And since you’re a Magical Girl, that means… you must know about my relationship with YouYu.”
“…I do know a little.”
“If you know, then why—”
“But so what if I know? That was all in the past!”
“You don’t understand yet, so let me make it clear for you!”
“YouYu—he’s lost his memory!”
“…Lost his memory?!”
WuYue’s previously grim expression finally showed a trace of shock.
Seeing her reaction, Liu Meng shifted slightly, just enough to let her catch a clear glimpse of YouYu, who had been behind her this whole time.
He looked… confused and utterly at a loss.
Or at least, something like that.
“……”
After staring at him for a while, Liu Meng stepped back in front of him, blocking WuYue’s view once more. Only then did she lower her gaze.
A long silence followed before WuYue let out a deep sigh.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know about YouYu’s memory loss. All I remember is that after he shielded us from Ouja’s attack, he vanished without a trace. We all thought he was dead.”
“I never expected… that you were the one who took him in. I deeply regret my mistake. I’m truly sorry.”
With that, WuYue bowed her head slightly, acknowledging her fault.
“……”
Watching her, Liu Meng felt a tangle of emotions welling up inside her. Just as she was about to say something, she heard WuYue continue—
“So now, please hand YouYu over… no, return him to me.”
This time, WuYue’s expression was different from before. Finally, a faint smile touched her lips.
“I won’t forget what you’ve done for him. I’ll find a way to repay you in the future. But from here on, please leave him to me.”
“Because if he stays in this amnesiac state any longer, then he will—”
“No!”
Liu Meng didn’t let her finish. She swung her hand forcefully, cutting her off.
Then, with unwavering resolve, she declared:
“I will never let him leave with you!”
“Do you even realize what your eyes look like right now, WuYue?! Right now, in your eyes… all I see is ‘desire’! Nothing else!”
“And besides! The first thing you do when you see YouYu again isn’t asking what happened to him, isn’t showing concern for his well-being, isn’t checking whether he’s injured—but instead, you bombard him with interrogations like that?! Is that really what you should be saying at a time like this?!”
“If I hand YouYu over to you now, who knows what will happen?!”
“So—!”
With that, Liu Meng grasped YouYu’s hand firmly, pulling him to his feet. Her crimson eyes locked onto WuYue.
“YouYu is staying with me!”