Otherworldly Companions: Every Handsome Man is Extraordinary

Chen Xin had actually prepared a guest room for Jiang Yu, but she was determined to have Jiang Yu stay with her for the first two days. After all, they hadn't had a chance to get together since arriving in the New World, and they hadn't yet discussed or shared many of their experiences and discoveries face-to-face.

Jiang Yu was exhausted from the long journey, so he went to rest after dinner. Chen Xin followed Jiang Yu back to the room.

"Xiaoyu, look how nice the room I prepared for you is! I designed this room and the one I'm staying in myself. Look at this vampire element~" Chen Xin pulled the curtains closed to show Jiang Yu.

"Chen Xin, what's going on with Zhong Qin?" Jiang Yu tidied the bed, turned around and sat on the edge of the bed to look at Chen Xin, getting straight to the point.

"Oh dear, Xiaoyu, you noticed?" Chen Xin paused for a moment, then awkwardly ruffled her hair and sat down next to Jiang Yu.

"I haven't had a chance to write to you about Zhong Qin yet, but it hasn't been long~"

"Not long ago? You've fallen deeply in love so quickly?" Jiang Yu teased.

"I always knew there were two kinds of feelings: love at first sight and love that grows over time. I didn't believe it before, but after meeting Zhong Qin, I realized what love at first sight truly is," Chen Xin said earnestly.

"I admit I was initially attracted to his looks. I've never seen anyone so handsome in my two lifetimes combined. Xiaoyu, tell me, which celebrity in our area is more handsome than him? No one, right?" He continued only after receiving Jiang Yu's silent agreement.

“But Zhong Qin is like a poison. He understands all my thoughts, and his every move attracts me. I am very happy when I am with him. I think I am poisoned by him.”

"What's the background of this Zhong Qin? What country and family is he from? What does the Zhong family do?" Jiang Yu's intuition told her that this was unreliable, so she quickly asked.

“Oh, Xiaoyu, how come you’ve started to look at people with prejudice now? You keep talking about family and stuff. Let me tell you, Zhong Qin is an apprentice. His master is our local florist. The other day he came to my manor with his master, and I spotted him immediately. He was practically glowing.”

Jiang Yu looked at Chen Xin, who had said those words. She didn't know if Zhong Qinfa was glowing at the time, but now she was sure that Chen Xin's eyes were shining.

"Floral art? It suits him quite well, after all, he looks like a flower." Jiang Yu looked at Chen Xin with a hint of helplessness.

"But what you just did was a little inappropriate. Even I, an outsider, could sense the dissatisfaction of your three husbands."

"Besides, I can understand their dissatisfaction. You two are still in the honeymoon phase, and you already have three partners. Aren't you being too hasty about Zhong Qin's matter?"

"You have no idea, I'm really torn right now!" Chen Xin leaned back and lay down on the bed.

“I used to really like the three of them. I thought I accepted the rules of this world quite well, and I thought I could treat the three of them equally, and that’s what I did. But as soon as I see Zhong Qin, I feel completely different.”

“I suddenly realized that I am still used to the monogamous system. You know, Xiaoyu, I even regret it a little. If I had known that I would meet Zhong Qin, I would not have chosen any other man. I just wanted to spend my whole life with him.”

"But you know perfectly well that's impossible." Jiang Yu lay down as well, then turned to face Chen Xin.

"No matter what, you've already chosen them, so you have to treat them well and respect them. Look, they all come from prominent families, and each of them has pressure from their own families. You have to be understanding of them."

"I understand what you're saying, but Jiang Yu, true love and fondness are different. When you look at him, you can't see anyone else. You used to have a boyfriend, and you and he were in love for so many years. You should be able to understand me!"

Chen Xin looked at Jiang Yu expectantly, hoping that Jiang Yu would say something to affirm her.

Jiang Yu was stunned. Suddenly, memories of the times she had spent with her boyfriend flashed through her mind. They had been in love since they were young and maintained an enviable relationship until she transmigrated.

During this time... I seem to have thought about it less and less lately. Even when I'm looking at Lanny's face, which is exactly the same as my boyfriend's, I'm starting to feel more at home in this world.

"What right do I have to say that about you?" Jiang Yu said self-deprecatingly. "I'm not exactly devoted myself either. I think I've already fallen for Fan Qingyin and Lin Yi. I'm the one who falls in love with every guy I meet, the heartless and fickle one."

"How can you say that about yourself? Times change. No matter how much you miss it, it's all in the past. It's right for you to look forward and try to adapt to the present. Human emotions are not static."

Seeing the pain in her friend's eyes and her self-reproach, Chen Xin felt a pang of pity and changed the subject.

"Let's not talk about these stinky men for now. I'm asking you, have you investigated what your predecessor, Jiang Yu, was like in this world? Remember what I mentioned to you in the last letter? I think all the signs indicate that we didn't transmigrate here and take over the bodies of our predecessors, but rather that they were never complete to begin with."

“You said it in your letter, so of course I will investigate. I understand what you mean. You think we were originally one with Jiang Yu and Chen Xin in this world. Then what are we? Are we just souls returning to their places?” After saying that, Jiang Yu felt that her analogy was inappropriate, so she didn’t continue.

"My only question right now is that before we transmigrated here, we didn't feel anything was missing or amiss while living on Earth," Chen Xin said.

“I started investigating as soon as I wrote to you. In my reply, I mentioned that Chen Xin of the Forest Empire seems to have had autism since childhood. She doesn’t communicate much with people and often sits in a daze. However, she doesn’t seem to have any serious illnesses that affect her normal life.”

"What I found out is also true. Although Jiang Yu from Ocean Empire is a little different from Chen Xin, she also has some minor issues. She can communicate with people without any problems, and her intelligence is normal. However, she sleeps for an unusually long time, often for two or three days at a time, and her awake time is very short. Her family jokingly calls her Sleeping Beauty."

Jiang Yu said, "It is also thanks to the world's tolerance towards women that these two minor flaws are not considered a big deal by everyone. When their partner information was released, they were still very popular choices for partners."

"That's why I said that the two people in this world were originally incomplete. They only became complete after we came here. And now we're basically sharing one body. After all, although we have the same face, there are still some differences in other features. I was quite concerned about where our previous Chen Xin and Jiang Yu went."

As Chen Xin spoke, she stood up again and showed Jiang Yu old portraits of herself.

Jiang Yu looked closely and found the same problem as when she looked at Jiang Yu's portrait at home before: the eyes of the person in the portrait were not bright enough. She thought it was because the portrait was a bit blurry, but she didn't expect it to be the same.

"If our speculation is correct, then we have nothing to worry about." Jiang Yu returned the portrait to Chen Xin, so there would be no need to worry about the problem of someone taking over someone else's place, such as what to do if the old Jiang Yu and Chen Xin suddenly appeared one day.

"But we still need to check it again."

"It's more accurate to say that we were originally a part of ourselves that existed in this world before, and then we were summoned to this world by some fortuitous coincidence, which is when our true selves returned to their rightful place," Chen Xin said, winking.

"It's a pity that I spent more than ten years studying hard in that world and working diligently after graduation. If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have worked so hard."

"I wonder what will happen to our family if we disappear from there." Jiang Yu's heart aches whenever she thinks about this.

"I reckon we'll most likely be listed as missing persons over there, and after two years of searching, they'll just assume we're dead," Chen Xin said, feeling dejected.

Unlike Jiang Yu, she didn't have many ties in that world. Her parents had long since divorced, immigrated, or remarried.

For her, family was just a label and a substantial monthly allowance, plus she had no romantic entanglements.

"It would be better if it were announced as a death. They'd be sad for a while, but that wouldn't prevent them from starting a new life." Jiang Yu looked down at her fingers, feeling her eyes welling up with tears.

I wish I had the chance to see how they are doing now.

Chen Xin sensed her friend's emotions, leaned over and hugged her, offering silent comfort.