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"This... my memories of Tingyun might contain some disturbing or unpleasant images. Are you sure you want to see them?"
Qiong's expression was somewhat conflicted when he heard this request. The memories of other people and Tingyun were all about daily chats, but his were different. A lot of time was spent being intimate with Tingyun. If that time were to be erased, the memories would be incomplete.
"Hey, benefactor, did you perhaps beat up Huanlong before?"
Tingyun looked at Qiong in surprise and asked. She had never heard of any memories that could be described as bad; the only ones she could think of were those related to battles.
"Yeah, I beat her until she cried, until she kept begging for mercy."
Qiong responded seriously. Although San Yueqi wasn't an experienced person, he could still understand what Qiong was saying just by listening. He immediately pinched him and complained that he was saying such unhealthy things.
"Strange, isn't she quite good at disguising herself? What did she do as a young woman to provoke such treatment from her benefactor? I'm even more curious now."
Tingyun was a little confused, but her curiosity made her even more eager to see Qiong's dream bubble. So she said that she was fine with it and that she would watch it no matter how exciting the memories were. She would also like to see how Huanlong got beaten up. Wouldn't that make her even happier?
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Chapter 415 Exciting Dream Bubbles
"Hello, Dr. Edward."
Qiong and March 7 arrived at the giant eyeball. His arrival immediately made Dr. Edward, who was in a good mood, squint his eyes, an attitude that was completely unseen from other guests.
"It's you."
Dr. Edward said he was going to close his eyes and shut the door to guests, but Qiong immediately stepped forward and grabbed his eyelids with her palm to prevent him from closing them. Dr. Edward's eyes were bloodshot, but he had no choice but to open them again.
"This is a legitimate commission. Are you still going to do business with us?"
Since Qiong had said so, Dr. Edward had no choice but to swallow his pride and listen to her request, because he knew that if he didn't fulfill Qiong's request, he wouldn't have any peace today.
Qiong explained her request, and Dr. Edward was surprised to find that it was a very serious request. Its function was to turn the guest's memories into dream bubbles. Because the request was so serious, Dr. Edward even suspected that Qiong was setting him up.
"Put your hand into the dream bubble."
As Dr. Edward spoke, he exhaled two blank dream bubbles from his eyes. Following his instructions, Qiong and March 7 began to integrate their memories into them. This process did not take long, and the dream bubbles were completed in about ten minutes.
Qiong paid Dr. Edward a sum of dream currency, and then left with March 7th and Tingyun. Dr. Edward breathed a sigh of relief; it was rare for him not to be tormented by Qiong, and he was still a little unaccustomed to it.
"for you."
Qiong gave her and March 7's dream bubble to Tingyun, but her expression was still a little conflicted. When creating the dream bubble, Dr. Edward repeatedly confirmed whether to add adult content. If so, it was not impossible to make it. Between the integrity of the memory and adult content, of course, more people would choose the former, because memory is the most private thing. When it comes to this, it is impossible to require customers to have memories of all ages. It will just be locked and set so that only adults can watch it.
"Thank you both, my benefactors."
Tingyun carefully put away the two dream bubbles. She was truly grateful that Qiong and Sanyueqi were willing to help her in this way. Memories are private matters, and even though it was only the content related to Tingyun that was made public, she still expressed her deepest gratitude.
There wasn't much to experience on the bustling streets, so the three of them took a taxi back to the Huichangshi. As soon as they got back, Tingyun bowed to Qiong and Sanyueqi, eager to see Mengpao's memories.
"Then this young lady will return to her room to enjoy the view."
Tingyun gave Qiong and Sanyueqi a gentle smile, then returned to her room on the Huichangshi. After locking the door, she took out two dream bubbles. Because she was even more curious about Sanyueqi, Tingyun entered her dream bubble first and began to experience Sanyueqi's memories.
In March 7's memories, Tingyun saw how Huanlong and March 7 got along so well. The two were like sisters, shopping together almost every day, drinking milk tea together, and discussing what to do about gaining weight. Tingyun was so engrossed in watching that she felt like these memories were hers, because Huanlong's behavior was exactly like hers. After noting down every detail, Tingyun felt that she could definitely become best friends with March 7. The two were truly kindred spirits.
After watching it three times, Tingyun finally put down the dream bubble of March 7th. During her stay in Pinocchio, she decided to watch it three times a day until she recorded it perfectly and truly took her life back from Huanlong's hands.
"What will it be like for Duke Qiong'en?"
Like a greedy little fox, Tingyun saved the most interesting parts for last. She quickly entered Qiong's dream bubble and suddenly discovered that there was another lock. However, after her age was determined, the lock was automatically unlocked, and Tingyun entered the dream bubble with questions in her mind.
Qiong and Huanlong clearly share more memories than March 7th. From the moment they met at the port, Huanlong intentionally tried to get close to Qiong. Tingyun immediately realized that the bad guy was after something about Qiong and was using the guise of taking care of her to get close to her, making all sorts of overt gestures of goodwill. This infuriated Tingyun. How could she be such a casual woman who only talks about money and not feelings?
At that time, Qiong was unaware of these things. He was so infatuated with Huanlong that he thought she genuinely liked him. The two quickly established a romantic relationship and were secretly being affectionate in places where no one else could see. Tingyun, watching this, suddenly stopped being angry and instead felt a little envious. She herself had never been in a relationship, but her substitute had found her a lover. Could it be that Qiong's gaze towards her had been strange all along? Tingyun suddenly realized that her benefactor was actually her husband.
Continuing to read the flashback, after the two confirmed their relationship, Huanlong took the initiative to throw himself into her arms. When Tingyun saw the two rolling onto the bed, her eyes widened. She wanted to cover her eyes, but then she thought that she had already died once and had seen all kinds of storms, so she felt embarrassed and continued reading.
Tingyun watched as Huanlong was pinned down and relentlessly attacked by Qiong, making sounds that made her blush. Because they were entirely her own voices, it was as if she were there herself being attacked.
"That Huanlong, she's so shameless. How could I call her that? This... is really despicable. Anyone who knows me, Yiqi Liuyi San [栮酒谂-月椅], would have seen through her disguise long ago."
Tingyun, in her haste, disregarded her image and began to curse Huanlong. Her tone was filled with anger and envy. Huanlong had taken the opportunity to experience things she had never had, which made her even angrier.
"But is it really that comfortable...? Her body structure is exactly the same as mine, so I can definitely feel what she feels, so it really must be that comfortable."
Watching Qiong constantly changing fighting postures, and then seeing Huanlong's comfortable and vulnerable appearance, Tingyun deduced that she herself would not fare much better if she went there, and blushed again as she squeezed her legs together.
"So this is what happens when you put your benefactor's thing inside my body? It's amazing, so amazing."
"Great! Huanlong got beaten up and cried. That's so satisfying!"
Seeing Huanlong's pleading and crying appearance, Tingyun felt inexplicably comfortable. This feeling of comfort spread throughout her body, breaking the shackles that had bound her for so long. She successfully achieved her goal of finding herself in Pinocchio. She had completely recovered from the dazed and confused state after escaping death. Now she seemed like a perfect vessel, her thoughts and emotions no longer suppressed by the traces of destruction.
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Chapter 416 The Secret Strategy
By this time, Sora had already gone to the captain's cabin, which was the highest point of the Hikari-Shiro. Sitting in the captain's cabin and looking ahead, you could see the night sky of the dream world through the glass. Sora brought Estella here for no other reason than to let her experience what it was like to be a captain.
Estella stood in the captain's cabin, looking up at the portrait of the first mate hanging on the wall. The resemblance was only about 70-80%. Next to it hung a portrait of Sora. Looking at her own portrait there, Estella couldn't help but laugh. She wasn't old enough to have her portrait made and hung on the wall yet, and she still felt a little ashamed.
"Estella, is there anything else you want to play? There are still many places in the dream world that you haven't been to yet. Take advantage of this time and have a good time."
Qiong said to Estella, the dream manual in his hand was worn smooth from being read so many times. Although he had a lot of fun playing with the robin, he hadn’t forgotten the purpose of bringing Estella out. He still had to play with her himself.
"It's up to you to decide."
Estella calmly said that Sora decided to take her on a tour starting from the Golden Hour and continuing all the way to the Pinocchio Grand Theatre.
After making the decision, Qiong took Estella and left the Huichangshi. This was their date. March 7th wisely didn't come along. The robin went to find Xing~Juji Rei~ [The wife's affairs were over on the day of the date, so the time was left for them.]
On a bustling street during the golden hour, Sora and Estella stood on the side of the road, watching the constant flow of traffic ahead. Sora then took Estella's hand in his.
Do you know why there are no traffic lights here?
Qiong asked Estella, who shook her head curiously. This kind of thing wasn't written in the Dream Handbook. Qiong just smiled and then pulled Estella across the street.
"Be careful not to get hit by a car here, because if you get hit..."
Before Qiong could finish speaking, a unicycle shaped like a clam sped by and crashed into him. Both he and the unicycle staggered for a moment before the unicycle drove away, while Qiong spun around and fell to the ground.
"A-Qiong!"
Estella cried out in surprise. She immediately knelt down beside Sora. The sudden crisis made her forget that Sora's body was actually tougher than the car. She treated him as an ordinary person who had been hit by a car and was so worried that she was about to cry.
"If you get hit by a car, you'll bounce off."
Sora spoke her last words haltingly, but her words were rather strange. Estella's expression changed from panic to confusion, and then she saw two small fireworks appear above Sora's head, and a line of text appeared above her head: "These are the first time I've been hit by a car."
"what is this."
Aista said, both amused and exasperated, that she realized she was being led by the nose by Sora again, forgetting that this was a dream world where death was rare, and even getting injured was uncommon. Being hit by a car wouldn't cause any harm.
"It's a kind of fright, but thanks to the protection of harmony, if you're hit in a dream, the person and the car will only shake a little."
Qiong didn't get up. Instead, he took out a rose from his pocket and handed it to Estella. She immediately rolled her eyes at him. This guy deliberately made her worry just to send her so many flowers. He really gave her quite a fright.
"I'm happy to see how worried you are about me."
Qiong held Estella's hand and said with a smile. Estella knew that this guy was very naughty and wanted to see how worried she would be about him. She had really panicked just now and even thought of leaping back to her family's base to find a solution. She never went home before.
"Like a fool."
Estella shook off Sora's hand and put it behind her back, walking forward alone. Sora quickly followed, pointing out what was around her: shops, food, music, fashion—everything imaginable was in the dream. Estella understood why so many people were so addicted to their dreams and didn't want to leave. Even if they did nothing but sleep on the street, it was much more comfortable than reality.
Estella quickly realized what Sora was thinking. She had always been an intelligent and quick-witted girl, and what Sora wanted to do was to let her release the repression in her heart and show the liveliness and happiness that a girl of her age should have.
Is Estelle depressed? Of course she is. Family matters weigh on her mind, the work on the space station is never-ending, and she has to outwit a group of highly intelligent researchers. Researchers are made up of intelligent people, but only a few have their minds filled with research. Most researchers use their intelligence for other things, such as forming cliques, reaping benefits, and scheming against each other. That's human nature.
At Estella's age, she had to mingle with a group of intelligent people, be wary of their schemes, see through their thoughts, and quietly take control of the overall situation. This was undoubtedly a huge test for a girl who was only a teenager, but she did it, and did it very well. Even the Great Black Tower was willing to praise her. However, she also paid a heavy price. Ordinary girls at this age either grow up under the care of their parents or learn to make friends at school. Estella, in order to take control of the entire space station, was much more mature than her peers.
It was precisely because Qiong felt sorry for Esther that she tried her best to cheer her up and help her relax and regain the vitality that she should have at her age, instead of meticulously commenting on the dream like a teacher.
"Estella, there's a gashapon machine over there. How about we empty out the grand prize? Of course, you'll pay."
Qiong pointed to the huge gashapon machine not far away and said that the gashapon machine was more than ten meters tall, standing like a building. The prizes inside were also huge, attracting people to insert coins and play again and again.
"A-Qiong, I like you, I like you the most."
Estella turned around and stood in front of Sora. After a serious confession, she pulled on his collar, stood on tiptoe, and tried to reach Sora's lips, offering him a kiss.
Qiong was stunned. He didn't know what had happened. He had suddenly won over Estella. However, she took the initiative to kiss him for the second time, which made Qiong very happy. He then put his arm around her slender waist and passionately kissed her.
"Estella, why so suddenly?"
After the kiss ended, Sora asked a question out of curiosity, but Estella didn't answer directly, only looking at him with a smile.
Is there a difference between kissing in a dream and kissing in reality?
"...I don't know, I don't know anything. You'll only know if you go out and try it with me again. Practice makes perfect."
Qiong wanted to say no, because there really was no difference; he could taste even the warm tongue and saliva. But he changed his mind in time. At this point, he had to push his luck to get another chance to kiss him.
"cheeky."
Estella stuck her tongue out at Sora and left him to play at the gashapon machine. Sora followed with a smile, helping her open those huge gashapon capsules and collecting the prizes one by one as spoils of war, which she planned to give to March Seven and the others as gifts later.
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Chapter 417 My Cute Little Girlfriend
After Estella opened her heart to Sora, she indeed stopped suppressing herself, and her personality gradually returned to the liveliness that should be present at her age, along with some mischievousness.
Aista's cunning was not without precedent. She once created a group for criticizing people, and the target of her criticism was none other than the station chief of the space station. Every day, she led the group members in making inappropriate remarks in order to find the real critics. Later, some clever person discovered that she was the group leader, and the group was disbanded. However, Aista did not punish the real critics. Because as long as they were criticizing, as long as they did not harm the interests of the space station, the station chief would not take action against them. This established a reputation for separating public and private matters, which made her even more respected.
Estella is such a clever and beautiful rich girl. Even though her personality is a bit like a little devil, Sora is still happy to like her because no matter which one she is, it is the real her. Even if she is teased by Estella, she is still happy.
"My wife is getting cuter and cuter."
Qiong hugged Estella and couldn't help but kiss her on the cheek. After opening up, Estella let him kiss her. Even kissing on the lips was fine, except that she would get a small cake that he had just bought smeared on her face.
"Who's your wife? Girls my age are considered to be dating too early."
Estella rolled her eyes at Sora and said that although she was already certain that she had fallen in love with this bad guy, she still had to be stubborn. Early love is a double-edged sword. The advantage is that you miss out on it once you're past that age, and the disadvantage is that someone else gets the benefit early on.
"What's there to be afraid of? I also had a puppy love when I was only two years old."
Qiong told Estella very seriously that he was the younger one. Estella pursed her lips and found that she really couldn't refute him. After all, she had watched him grow from an embryo (star core) into a human.
"You...you really are something else."
The two strolled hand in hand, occasionally bickering. Qiong kept looking for fun shops until he saw a dreamlike swimsuit shop.
A perfect dream world like Pinocchio would naturally have no shortage of swimming pools. There's one on Sora's own ship, and there's a big difference between water in dreams and in reality. Sora thinks it's worth a try, not because she wants to see Estella in a swimsuit.
Would you like to experience swimming in a dream world?
Qiong scratched Estella's hand and asked. Estella looked up at the swimsuit shop sign, not showing much interest. Just as she was about to leave, Qiong plopped down on the ground and grabbed her hand, refusing to let go.
"Please buy it, please buy it for me."
Qiong sat on the ground with a crying and fussing expression. There were many people on the street, and passersby couldn't help but point and whisper about the situation, thinking that Estella owed money. A female android even covered the little android's eyes and said, "Don't look."
"Fine, fine, I'll buy it, okay? Stop embarrassing yourself."
Estella felt like she was about to laugh in anger. A man as big as Sora was truly shameless when he wanted to be. She couldn't just walk away from her boyfriend, so she could only agree to Sora's request and go into the store to buy a swimsuit.
However, Estella didn't show Sora the style of the swimsuit, which made Sora very curious. He wanted to see the swimsuit she had chosen right away, so he decided to head back immediately.
"There's a swimming pool on the Huichangshi ship, go and experience it!"
Qiong grabbed Estella's hand and ran towards the taxi stand. Seeing his anxious look, she could only sigh helplessly. She hadn't said she wouldn't show him her clothes, so she should at least give him some time to prepare.
Qiong rushed back to the Huichangshi as quickly as possible. The swimming pool here was built on the ship's berth, but it was generally unused. Hanabi had once hidden a bomb in it because the guests who came here were all rich and powerful. They wanted to play in things that were not simple. How could they play in a swimming pool that could be found anywhere? Most people came here just to enjoy the scenery.
Qiong summoned her first mate and asked Rosa to book the entire place. Rosa had no prior experience with this, but she skillfully called over the ship's staff and engineers to build an inverted semi-circular dome right by the pool. The top was even decorated with a large screen, which painted the ceiling blue sky and white clouds to enhance the atmosphere.
Estella changed into her swimsuit in the makeshift changing room. She wondered if this was the first time she had ever worn a swimsuit. She couldn't remember the last time she had gone swimming in one. Although the space station had all sorts of functions, the Black Tower wouldn't create a swimming pool that wasn't helpful for research. So Estella usually only had the opportunity to swim during her vacations. But she could do more meaningful things during her vacations, so why go swimming?
Amidst Sora's tense and anxious anticipation, Estella emerged from the dressing room draped in a pink blanket. Only her bare thighs were visible, the rest of her body covered. Seeing her still keeping everyone in suspense, Sora wanted to tease her, but he quickly understood what to do.
"So it turns out you want me to do it myself."
As he spoke, Qiong came to Estella's side, grabbed the blanket off her, and pulled it off. Although his behavior was a bit rash, the stationmaster did not blame him. Instead, she put her hands behind her back and looked at him with a smile.
"What a classic school swimsuit..."
Qiong looked at Aista's dark blue one-piece swimsuit and felt a bit bored. If he had to say what was sexy about her, it would only be the white thin bra straps. Aista's figure was on full display in this state. She was a bit young and her figure was still developing, but she was still older than Fu Xuan and Yun Li. Her front also met the standard curves that girls of this age should have.
“I’m at the age of a college student, what else should I wear if not this?”
Estelle always brings up her age, because youth is her asset; she's at most a high school student, the prime of her youth.
"That makes some sense. If you wear something even sexier, your figure might not be able to pull it off... ah."
Qiong imagined what Estelle would look like in a bikini, and shook his head regretfully, thinking that it would be better to wait another ten years for her to wear such a swimsuit. Estelle was naturally unhappy to hear him say that, and immediately stepped on his toe, making Qiong hop around in pain.
Estella ignored Sora. Swimming in a dream was indeed something worth experiencing. She stood by the pool and did a few stretching exercises before jumping into the water. The water wasn't deep; once she jumped in, only a shallow shadow could be seen from the shore. The water in the dream was completely safe, safe enough to breathe underwater, so Sora wasn't worried. After taking off her clothes, she jumped in after her.