Chapter 2

Recalling Gu Yan’s recent scandals and his rocky future, Xu Ming felt that he would never get that breath of relief back ever again.

He took out a pair of grey and white plaid slippers from the shoe cabinet and placed them by Gu Yan’s feet,”You should take a rest, I’ll prepare a meal for you.”

Gu Yan nodded faintly and made his way to the living room.

Just as he was about to enter the kitchen, Xu Ming suddenly thought of something and came out, carefully speaking to Gu Yan:”This is the remote control for the TV, this is the switch, and you can switch the channel with these two buttons. On this side is the water dispenser, red stands for hot water......Oh, and the latest magazines and newspapers are placed over there, you can take a look at them if you ever get bored.”

There was a reason for Xu Ming’s careful explanations.

They say that Gu Yan had injured his head when he fell into the water, and though they managed to save him, he showed a high degree of unfamiliarity to the world. This was not due to amnesia, there were no issues with his memory and he could just about remember the people around him, he was just a beat slower when it came to speaking and doing things, especially towards modern machinery and devices, his reaction to them were just like those of an unfamiliar beginner seeing these for the first time.

Even the doctors were helpless, but unfortunately it was not a big problem. Perhaps he will be fine after a while, and so they allowed him to be discharged from the hospital.

When Xu Ming came to pick up Gu Yan today, he had also felt worried sick that perhaps something wrong may happen on the way back. And as a result, wish and you shall receive, Gu Yan had been blocked by a group of reporters as soon as he reached the entrance.

Recalling the temper of that man, he was afraid that there would be a new scandal rising up of his insulting and hitting of the reporters. But never did he expect that life had given him a way out, the female reporter who had blocked his way suddenly fell ill, and Gu Yan was able to slip away.

As he walked into the kitchen, Xu Ming thought to himself that this really was a great blessing!

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Gu Yan came to the floor-to-ceiling window, and through the glass he looked out into the world.

Right in front of the neighbourhood was a large urban garden. Its unobstructed beauty was presented to him under the boundless blue skies, the lush greenery of the ground was filled with vitality and the dense crowd of people were moving like ants through this beautiful city......He pressed the palm of his hand on the glass, and it felt as if he could hold this sight in the palm of his hands.

Compared to the monotonous colours, the cold darkness, and the gruesomeness that congested the demon world, this place really was......

Both beautiful and alluring.

He took a deep breath, even the air exuded an unprecedented fragrance, this world was quiet and peaceful......The ubiquitous and delicious meal was right at his fingertips.

Gu Yan raised the corners of his lips, and revealed a smile.

The human world......I have returned.

Xu Ming sat by the side and watched as Gu Yan put down his chopsticks before wiping the corners of his mouth in a slow and elegant motion.

Surprisingly, this guy did not complain that the omelette fried rice he made was too crude and simple, and he ate it all up without wasting any. Besides that, he even kept his calm and composure, it even worried him a little to see that he did not make a fuss after he had woken up. Logically......His personality may have turned good. But for some reason, he felt instead a deep pressure he had never felt before when he faced Gu Yan.

And as for what came after, he really didn’t know how he should bring it up.

Food in the human world really was delicious......It had been nearly a thousand years since he had last tasted anything besides the taste of fresh blood in the desolate and barren demon world.

Gu Yan’s eyes trailed slightly upwards and he took the sight of Xu Ming’s eyes into the depths his own.

In these few days, he had gradually begun to get accustomed to this body, and the memories of its original owner was starting to come to him. As long as he was faced with a person or something he knew, he would automatically recall the memories concerning them. As he looked at the young man in front of him at this moment, some new concerning Xu Ming had popped up in his mind——A noisy assistant as annoying as a mother-in-law.

But though to him, this person did seem to ramble, he was a responsible man who did things with care, not at all as useless as the owner thought.

Gu Yan smiled,”Is there something you want to talk to me about?”

Abruptly, Xu Ming was brought back to his senses, and he hesitated for a moment,”Well, there is something......”

In silence, Gu Yan looked at him.

“The audition you’ve recently received for that TV series has been cancelled.”He had to know sooner or later anyway, and Xu Ming had already thought this through. He simply said:”The company has also cancelled all your announcements, and there’s no saying how we’re going to deal with this public relations crisis, I still haven’t figured it out till now. With how things are......I’m afraid they’re trying to bury you in the snow.”

At first, he had never planned to enunciate that last part so clearly, but thinking back to Gu Yan’s recent abnormalities, he may not understand if he didn’t make it clear.

Xu Ming was not at all surprised with this end, after all Gu Yan was at most a third-rate star with so many scandals flying out in quick succession, it wasn’t strange for him to be buried. As for being forced out——He still wasn’t qualified enough.

He just never expected that Gu Yan would be so calm, there was no hint of indignation or dissatisfaction on his countenance at all.

Xu Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Yan knew that the occupation of the original host was an actor, if these were the ancient times, a play would be just the same, it was nothing but a simple game at best. But with the current society, an actor or celebrity is still someone with a certain social status. As a public figure, it was obvious that their reputation would be very important, but the reputation of the original host was simply miserable, it seems he won’t be able to stick around in this circle any longer.

Gu Yan did not care about this at all. Strictly speaking, he cared not about any of human society’s rules.

As long as the channels between the human world and the demon world were completely opened up, the only fate those puny humans can get is to be enslaved when faced with the powerful demon army. Simply speaking, humans were merely food for them, their existence were no different from cattle......Though the pressure of the void had forced him to temporarily borrow the use of a human’s body to remain in the human world, he still did not consider himself a member of food.

Therefore, Xu Ming’s matters of unease were nothing to him.

THe only problem was that his power was now suppressed, so for the sake of the demon world’s successful invasion, he did not intend to confront the entire human race by himself before the complete opening of the channels. No matter how weak his opponents were, they should not be taken lightly before he had succeeded completely. And so, his identity at this moment still came with some use to him.

And so, the troubles of this body meant his own.

“But you don’t have to worry too much, maybe heaven is kind enough not to put you at a dead end......”comforted Xu Ming.

“So, what do you think I should do now?”Gu Yan’s faintly narrowed eyes were suddenly opened.

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