Chapter 33: My Wife Ah Zhi is Super Jealous.

"What did you say?" Xing Yuanzhi asked in surprise from the bathroom, "She said she also enters this world every night after falling asleep?"

To prevent Su Lili from becoming suspicious, Cheng Jinyang pretended to go to the bathroom, secretly bringing Xing Yuanzhi, whom she couldn't see, into the bathroom, and then locked the door.

"Don't be silly," Cheng Jinyang reminded her, "Imagine she's still living well in some other world, just meeting me in my dreams every night... Don't you think it's likely a beautiful illusion woven by my subconscious? After all, dreams reflect the deepest desires of the heart."

"Indeed," Xing Yuanzhi looked at him strangely, "But why does this analysis sound odd coming from you? When you see Su Lili, how can you remain so calm and rational?"

"Is there anything wrong with me staying calm?" Cheng Jinyang rubbed his chin, "What reaction should I have in your impression? (pretending) Ah! Lili, you're not dead, that's great, we'll never part again... like this?"

Xing Yuanzhi silently backed away, "Your awkward pretending is disgusting, stay away from me."

Cheng Jinyang: ...

"Anyway," Xing Yuanzhi asked, "What do you think we should do next?"

"Ah Zhi, you actually asked for my advice voluntarily!" Cheng Jinyang was somewhat surprised.

"Rubbish! After all, this is the dream you've spent three years in. Shouldn't you understand it better than me?" Xing Yuanzhi said impatiently, "If you dare to call me Ah Zhi again, I'll really kill you!"

Cheng Jinyang immediately shut up. In this dream, one could die and come back to life, so Miss Ah Zhi might actually be willing to take drastic measures against him.

He pondered for a while and then said slowly, "Let's just consider this place as a safe haven for now."

Treating it as a safe haven meant focusing temporarily on purifying the bloodline concentration by exterminating demons and monsters in the outside world. As for the secrets on Su Lili's body, they would be studied later.

Xing Yuanzhi also thought the same, but she still had some doubts and asked tentatively, "But even if you believe that this Su Lili is a figment of your subconscious desire for her to be alive... I can't shake the feeling that you're a bit indifferent towards her."

A girl's thoughts are always sensitive. She noticed that although Cheng Jinyang was initially shocked, he quickly interacted with Su Lili as if nothing had happened.

Be mindful, it's a normal form of interaction, not like someone reuniting with a childhood sweetheart after a long separation as if they've come back from the dead.

Even though he doesn't usually seem like an emotionally impulsive person, he's too calm and indifferent in this regard.

Remember, he suffered from severe depression before due to the loss of his parents and childhood sweetheart!

Does that any make sense?

Cheng Jinyang is also speechless.

Am I being too cold to Su Lili? Do you, as my fiancée, really want me to be associated with a dead person in such a colorful way?

"Ahem, it's not being heartless, it's because I have to do this," he can only explain, "If I become too attached to false beautiful memories, I'm afraid I'll lose the courage to return to reality and sink completely into this dream."

"Sigh." Hearing him say that, Xing Yuanzhi had nothing to say, only turning all her emotions into a faint sigh.

"I want to take a shower," she said suddenly, looking towards the shower room.

Seriously? Even in this nightmare, you want to take a shower? Cheng Jinyang sighed.

However, Su Lili was outside, and he couldn't delay too long with Ah Zhi here, so he could only remind her, "Then you better hurry!"

He left the bathroom and saw that the thick curtains on the balcony had been pulled back, with Su Lili curled up on the sofa watching TV.

She was wearing a light green dress, revealing her fair, slender collarbones, shoulders, arms, and smooth legs, with a cute bunny hair clip on her head, her black hair flowing down her shoulders, giving the impression of a forest nymph emerging from the woods.

Cheng Jinyang sat down beside her, grabbed a throw pillow and placed it on his lap, then asked:

"Xiao Li, you said you know when you're dreaming? What's it like when you wake up... can you tell me?"

Su Lili leaned against the pillow in his arms (then Cheng Jinyang realized that taking the pillow was a tacit understanding between the original owner and her).

She shook her head and said:

"There's not much to say. Reality is boring, although there are dangers in the dream, as long as I stay in your house and don't go out, it's acceptable."

"Boring?" Cheng Jinyang was slightly curious, "How so specifically?"

"It's just..." Su Lili hesitated, then suddenly smiled, "Forget it, why am I telling you about this when you're just a person in my dream?"

Cheng Jinyang: ???

You, a person from my dream, are saying I'm a person in your dream? Well, that's cool, a double-layered dream!

Of course, he wasn't foolish enough to conclude from this statement alone that Su Lili was still living in some corner of this world, just meeting him in her dreams.

One piece of evidence was that the original owner had witnessed Su Lili being devoured by a demon; the second piece... there was no evidence proving she was alive, which was currently the most compelling evidence.

Before Cheng Jinyang transmigrated into this body, he had a roommate when he was in college. In his dream, his crush confessed to him, but he didn't believe it at first and kept questioning her about various details, thinking he was dreaming. The girl patiently answered his questions with a mix of laughter and tears.

Eventually, he believed it, exclaimed in joy, and embraced her passionately, but then he woke up before anything further happened.

The irony of dreams lies in their ability to possess your memories, knowing your weaknesses, and reflecting your inner desires. It's easy to be fooled, and unless you firmly believe "this is a dream," there's hardly a better way.

So Cheng Jinyang asked himself: What if Su Lili didn't really die and was still alive somewhere in this world? Well, it wouldn't change much. He had only been in this world for three years, while Su Lili had lived with the original owner for over ten years, making it too easy to see through.

So when he first saw Su Lili, his body's lingering emotions were of surprise, but his rational mind was only filled with shock.

Of course, there were some positive aspects. If they had spent more time together, say six or even ten years, Cheng Jinyang's changes could be explained as "the cost of growth."

In such a less likely scenario to be exposed, if given a choice, he would naturally hope Su Lili was alive. After all, she was a cute and pretty girl, no matter how you looked at it.

So Cheng Jinyang's attitude towards her was complex and couldn't be explained in just a few words.

Regardless of life or death, he just wanted to confirm it first and then consider how to respond... But this uncertain Schrödinger's state was quite awkward.

He was lost in thought when he heard Su Lili softly say, "You seem to have changed a lot... You never used to have this contemplative expression before."

Cheng Jinyang: !!!

Just as expected of a nightmare, everything you fear comes true!

"What about you?" He tried to change the subject, deliberately lowering his voice to sound mature, "Haven't you changed too?"

Su Lili looked at him in surprise, then smiled knowingly.

"I'm done showering, we..." At this moment, Xing Yuanzhi pushed open the door of the bathroom and saw Cheng Jinyang sitting on the sofa with cushions on his legs, forming an indentation in the shape of a head on the surface.

"Oh, hehe."

Obviously, there was someone invisible lying on top.

"Um."

Caught red-handed by Miss Ah Zhi, Cheng Jinyang could only cough awkwardly and say, "Xiao Li, I have to go."

"Can't you stay a little longer?" Su Lili sat up anxiously and asked, "It's still very dangerous outside..."

But Cheng Jinyang had already stood up, smiling, "You stay here, don't go out, we'll see each other next time."

Then he and Xing Yuanzhi came to the balcony together, and without hesitation, they jumped down.

"Ouch!"

After landing, Cheng Jinyang hurriedly rolled to relieve his strength and almost sprained his ankle. He jumped up and shouted, "Ah Zhi! Why didn't you use the lightness technique on me!"

"Ask your Su Lili to do it for you!" Xing Yuanzhi gritted her teeth and strangled his neck, "And how many times do I have to tell you not to call me Ah Zhi! Go to hell!"