Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School Belle

Fate had never come here before, yet she instinctively knew every nook and cranny of the bridal chamber and understood the function of every single detail.

Beautiful tears kept streaming down her cheeks, falling to the ground, landing in every corner and on every feature in the wedding room.

Especially when she walked to the side of the marriage bed, her tears burst forth uncontrollably, the amount growing more than fivefold.

But the joy on her face remained, a bright smile blooming across her lips.

This was an innate, heartfelt smile—even she failed to notice it, beyond the control of reason.

She looked at the two pillows on the headboard, with a delicate little box placed between them.

The name "Gu Qingcheng" was written on top.

The Fate Divine Spirit grasped it in her hand, opened the box, and revealed a piece of fabric inside.

This heart-shaped cloth looked like it had been carefully cut, and a blooming red plum blossom adorned its surface.

She lifted the quilt, and near the bottom was a hole—a heart-shaped tear.

This heart-shaped cloth with the red plum blossom was cut from the quilt itself.

As she gazed at the cloth, *a rush of bittersweetness, tenderness, and happiness surged through the Fate Divine Spirit's heart.*

The corners of her lips kept lifting, the smile deepening with no way to stop it.

The Space Ancestral Empress, Ziran, Jiang Xue'an, and Xiao Ye came closer.

Jiang Xue'an, with her sensitive nose, sniffed the air toward the heart-shaped cloth with the red plum blossom, her expression weird, "This kinda smells like blood."

"Human blood, to be exact."

Ziran's face darkened, "Xiao Ye, what kind of kinky thing is this?"

"You even cut that out just to keep it as a souvenir?"

Everyone except Xiao Ye exchanged odd glances, all knowing exactly what the red plum blossom meant.

Xiao Ye smiled, utterly unashamed, answering confidently,

"This is a keepsake between me and Sister Qingcheng."

"It represents our crystal together."

"Why shouldn't I keep it?"

"Uh, actually, I forgot. I didn't put it away, just left it by the bed."

Ziran leaned in, pouting with jealousy, and said expectantly, "Xiao Ye, after I gave myself to you, I left right away. When I came back, I didn't notice the quilt and just threw it away."

"Did you cut out a keepsake for us?"

Xiao Ye nodded and replied softly, "I did."

Ziran beamed, a warmth washing over her as she exclaimed,

"Good, then! This is the proof of our love, our crystal. If Qingcheng has one, I need one too."

Proof of being together, love's crystal?

The Fate Divine Spirit suddenly closed the box—this box could bring boundless joy to her heart.

*It completely cancelled out that indecipherable pain lurking in her soul.*

This was the crystal of love between her former self and Xiao Ye, a treasure bringing her real happiness.

She whispered,

"Human Emperor, I really like this box. Could you give it to me?"

"I'm willing to pay you for it."

"Huh?" Xiao Ye froze in disbelief, "Fate Divine Spirit, why do you want this?"

"Aren't you disgusted when you see it? Don't you find it nasty?"

The Fate Divine Spirit turned around, facing Xiao Ye.

The smile and sparkling tears on her lovely face were clearly visible to everyone.

"Fate Divine Spirit, you're crying?"

"Mistress, this expression is so weird. You're crying and yet you're smiling."

"Seriously? You've lost your memory—why are you crying?"

Everyone stared in disbelief, eyes wide open.

The Fate Divine Spirit ignored them and, looking deadly serious, asked again,

"I don't find it disgusting or nasty. I really like this box."

"Human Emperor, could you give it to me?"

"I'll even owe you a favor."

Xiao Ye frowned, not sure how to answer.

This thing in the box was the crystal of his love with Gu Qingcheng. It truly had little to do with the incarnation of future Gu Qingcheng.

*Yet the longing in the Fate Divine Spirit's eyes was impossible to hide.*

*He still felt deeply guilty toward future Gu Qingcheng's obsession incarnation and also didn't want to reject the Fate Divine Spirit.*

Ziran giggled and said,

"Xiao Ye, just give it to her."

"I have a way to restore that part for Qingcheng after she comes back from the future. This one right here, just cut out another one when the time comes."

Xiao Ye's mouth twitched—his brain felt like it was about to glitch.

Since when did Ziran know how to restore that part? He had no clue.

*Like one of those reconstructive surgeries in a certain hospital of the previous world?*

"Ahem."

"Fine, Fate Divine Spirit, if you're asking, I'll give it to you."

"No need to pay me, though—I already owe your former self plenty. Just consider it compensation."

Xiao Ye let out a long sigh.

*You owe my former self plenty?*

*The Fate Divine Spirit became more convinced than ever that her former self had loved without return and sacrificed a lot for the Human Emperor, leaving him full of remorse.*

She quietly said,

"No—my former self is my former self. I'm me. I'll pay what I owe."

"Unless, of course, I recover my old memories."

After saying this, she held the box in her hands like it was a supreme treasure.

Looking at the delicate little box, the joy in the Fate Divine Spirit's eyes overflowed uncontrollably.

This was a joy that came from deep within, a primal instinct—her thoughts and reason had no say.

With this, there would be no more pain in her heart.

*The pain—God, it was so hard to endure.*

*But now, holding this exquisite box, she felt so comfortable inside, even a bit happy.*

The Space Ancestral Empress caught several keywords, her eyes brightening sharply, and said,

"Fate Divine Spirit, you want to recover your old memories?"

The Fate Divine Spirit gently stroked the delicate little box with her long, slender fingers and nodded,

"Yes, my emotions don't seem to obey my thoughts or reason."

"This lack of self-control is agitating."

"If I can't even control my own body, what kind of Fate Divine Spirit does that make me—a joke?"

"Maybe if I regain my memories, I'll be able to control my feelings."

*And that genuinely was what she thought.*

*Reason trailing along behind emotion.*

Jiang Xue'an exclaimed, "Great, Mistress! Xiaonannan will help you regain your memory!"

"Mistress, you have to be with the Lord."

"You two were meant to be husband and wife from the start."

Husband and wife?

The Fate Divine Spirit looked at Xiao Ye's sharp, chiseled face, her brows bunching together ever so slightly.

*With her present logic and memory, she could not accept getting intimate with a man.*

*Even if she felt something unique for Xiao Ye deep inside, her reasoning didn't allow it—she simply couldn't let herself get physically close.*

"We'll see," she murmured softly.

Xiao Ye recalled what the obsession incarnation of future Gu Qingcheng had said before her memories faded for good.

'Husband, kill me—I can't bear to forget you. That hurts even worse than dying.'

The obsession incarnation of future Gu Qingcheng valued her memories more than her own life.

But in the end, even her memories faded away.

*He owed the obsession incarnation of future Gu Qingcheng far, far too much.*

"We'll find a way for you to get your memory back."

Xiao Ye said earnestly.

The Fate Divine Spirit nodded gently.

Out of nowhere, time factors gathered nearby, and a stunningly beautiful woman appeared, wreathed in mysterious mist.

Her chilly voice drifted forth,

"Ancestral Empress, Human Emperor, I have a way to help the Fate Divine Spirit recover her memory."