### Chapter 30: Lovers
Night Star fell into silence.
The version of her from another timeline had no memories of the past three years.
Her understanding of this future came from online information and the stories told by those around her.
“Sorry… Due to overusing my Star abilities, I’ve temporarily lost my memories from the last three years. If we know each other, please tell me our relationship. If I accidentally hurt you, I hope you can forgive me.”
Once Night Star realized the little loli in front of her might be a friend from those years, her attitude shifted instantly.
Now she just wanted to know how close she was to this girl.
Are they just ordinary friends, or best friends?
Or maybe somewhere between friends and lovers?
To be more dramatic… perhaps they are lovers!
Night Star had no doubts about how far she could fall after her descent into chaos.
Maybe she had become a chaotic loli who frequently wreaked havoc on cute little lolis.
And the girl before her might be one of the poor lolis who had suffered at her hands.
Night Star did possess a talent for reading people—she was sensitive to the distance in their relationship and could pick up cues from the other person’s words, expressions, and actions.
Even though the black-haired girl’s emotional fluctuations were quite subdued, it was clear she recognized her.
The fact that she called out “Night Star” indicated that their relationship was closer than she had imagined.
She could be the kind of good friend to whom White Fish might share deep secrets.
So it was confirmed: her future self definitely knew this girl.
If that’s the case, she couldn’t just brush it off.
Bringing up her “amnesia” might resolve the awkward situation.
In any case, she couldn’t allow misunderstandings to fester.
The black-haired girl nodded thoughtfully, as if she sensed something.
“Ah, I forgive you.”
Night Star blinked, unsure how to interact with the little loli in front of her.
First, she needed to know their relationship.
Otherwise, things would get complicated if they either became too close or too distant.
Night Star didn’t want her friends to be upset for her sake.
This applied to both the past and the future.
“Could you tell me what our relationship is?”
“Relationship…”
The black-haired girl fell into deep thought, trying to figure out how to put it.
“Friend… No, wait, it’s lovers.”
“Eh?”
The girl’s expression remained calm, but her words were a seismic shock to Night Star!
Night Star was frozen on the spot.
“This…”
She struggled to find any words for what felt like an eternity.
Her mind was in utter chaos.
Lovers?
With this loli?
What was going on?
Had her future self really sunk so low?!
What even was “lovers”?!
Her relationship with White Fish and the others wasn’t that extreme.
Sure, they could have mild flirty moments, but it should still be less than full-blown lovers.
As for the Theater Group members like Kong Yu Bai, their feelings for audience performers couldn’t even be measured by the term “lovers”—it far exceeded that!
And now somehow, she’d ended up in a romantic relationship with her future self?
This was unexpected!
Could there have been some mistake?
“Umm.”
Night Star forced herself to appear calm, staring intently into the black-haired girl’s eyes, as if hoping to detect a hint of a joke somewhere.
But minutes passed, and even after her eyes nearly dried up from staring, she found no sign of wavering in the girl’s gaze.
The other girl’s eyes were calm, as if everything was perfectly natural.
If that’s the case…
Could it really be that their relationship was, in fact, lovers?
“Umm…”
Night Star quickly shook her head.
She shouldn’t jump to conclusions so fast.
She needed to confirm things again.
“What’s your name?”
“Luo Xi.”
“Uh-huh, wait a moment.”
Meanwhile.
Night Lan, who was lying in Zero Meow’s arms, opened her eyes and asked.
“Um… can I b*tt in? Do you all know Luo Xi?”
Zero Meow quickly responded.
“Luo Xi? I remember she’s the head of Human Resources at the Star Network Organization, a really cute girl. Night Lan and the audience performers often go visit her, so it seems like they’re quite close.”
White Fish joined in too.
“I think they met around two years ago, so it’s totally normal that Night Lan doesn’t remember these last three years.”
“Umm… is that so?”
Night Lan, puzzled, pulled out her phone and started scrolling through her photo album.
But no matter how she searched, she couldn’t find any photos related to Luo Xi.
They’d spent so much time together, yet there wasn’t a single photo. How bizarre!
White Fish noticed Night Lan’s behavior and quickly pointed it out.
“Luo Xi doesn’t like to take photos or be recorded in any form. Other than what we say, you might find it hard to find any proof of your time together.”
“Oh, I see…”
Hearing what White Fish and Zero Meow said gave Night Lan some preliminary confirmation that she knew Luo Xi.
As for whether they were lovers…
That was still uncertain.
If they were really in a romantic relationship, the girls around her would definitely not have such expressions, but rather more delicate ones.
Then again, they might not know the true situation.
Like being kept in the dark.
But even if they confirmed the romantic relationship, so what?
Night Lan was able to get close with White Fish and the others from three years into the future because she had memories of spending time with them.
From meeting to getting to know one another, then deepening their bond—there was a detailed process.
But Luo Xi was different.
She was someone from the future.
Night Lan had no clue how she and Luo Xi had met, nor did she have any process of spending time with her—she lacked any memory of their blossoming feelings. Her mind was just a blank slate.
In such a scenario…
Even if her future self had developed a romantic relationship with Luo Xi, Night Lan couldn’t just snuggle up to her with peace of mind.
It would feel like trying to cozy up to a stranger.
Without any memories to support her, Night Lan would probably have to treat Luo Xi as an ordinary friend.
Being intimate like a couple…
That seemed impossible.
But if she stayed too distant, it might hurt Luo Xi’s feelings. What to do now?
Night Lan closed her eyes, deep in thought.
Zero Meow and the others effortlessly resumed their previous conversation, as if nothing had happened.
Did Night Lan ask something earlier?
Had they answered anything?
It felt like nothing had transpired at all.
…
The perspective shifted back to Night Star.
Luo Xi watched Night Star’s tortured expression, pondering deeply.
She was wondering if their progress was too swift.
Using the term “lovers” on their first meeting seemed to throw the other off.
She probably should have clarified things with “friends” instead.
Just as Luo Xi was about to open her mouth…
Night Star suddenly bent down and began to apologize.
“Sorry! I currently don’t have any memories of our time together, so I might only be able to treat you as an ordinary friend. If this bothers you, I hope you can be understanding. Once I regain my memories, I will repay you double.”
Luo Xi hesitated, at last swallowing her words and starting to rephrase.
“Well then, in a way, this is our first meeting, right?”
“Looks like it…”
At least for Night Star, it was that way.
“Then please take care of me.”
“Uh-huh.”
