Seizing Dreams [B1]

Ch 106.1 - Hypothetically

Translated by: DMlations/Zryuu
Edited by: Amelea, FistFullOfDollars and Juurensha

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"The coffee you brewed is not bad." Chen Yekai said.

"Learnt it from you." Yu Hao smiled.

Chen Yekai used to work in a café in New York and was even a three-star barista there. The skills Yu Hao learnt in the flower café were reduced to nothing in front of Chen Yekai in mere seconds. After learning a little from him, his coffee could barely be acceptable for Chen Yekai.

"The teacher who taught me how to brew coffee said," Chen Yekai said, "Brewing coffee is like love — every cup of coffee has its own unique flavor; no two cups of coffee are the same."

Yu Hao had a hunch that Chen Yekai might have changed his mind. The two of them looked up at almost the same time, then looked at each other.

Yu Hao moved the filter paper away and gently shook the glassware, "I don't think you're here today to teach me how to brew coffee or to tell me what to focus on for the final examinations."

"Of course not." Chen Yekai said, "There's nothing much I can teach you anymore. In fact, I want to ask you to teach me."

Chen Yekai took the coffee. Yu Hao said, "If you like then say it ba."

Chen Yekai was stunned as he watched Yu Hao, then seemed to realize something and began laughing.

"No." Chen Yekai said, "You've misunderstood, Yu Hao. But I came here today because I did want to explain a few things to you, regarding that kid......un......"

Yu Hao was puzzled. Chen Yekai rubbed his nose, took a sip of coffee and murmured, "I have no interest in Ou Qihang. I tried my best to convince Zhou Sheng to let me enter the apocalyptic dreamscape for another reason. I think there's no need to hide this from you......Yu Hao, Ou Qihang's father is dead."

"Yes." Yu Hao said doubtfully, "What about it?"

"Those who have died can occasionally reappear in the dreams of the living." Chen Yekai said, "There's no doubt about that."

Yu Hao wanted to say something but held himself back. He could roughly understand what Chen Yekai meant — he probably wanted to talk about something related to Ryuusei. He really wanted to persuade Chen Yekai not to think about all this anymore, but he forcefully restrained himself. After all, Chen Yekai is a very smart person, he wasn't paranoid or psychotic. As someone who also studies Psychology, what he needed to do right now was listen, listen very patiently, and not interrupt Chen Yekai or try to give him any arbitrary advice.

"That's right." Yu Hao answered.

Chen Yekai made a gesture while he was thinking, "I thought, that perhaps in Ou Qihang's dream, we would also find such a situation: his deceased father would appear as an impression and have a conversation with him."

"And he did appear." Yu Hao answered, "So then what?"

Yu Hao was extremely patient. He began to feel that Chen Yekai came to discuss this topic with him because he really trusted him a great deal.

Chen Yekai gently tapped the table with his finger and Yu Hao added, "I once saw my grandma in my dream too."

"Un......" Chen Yekai said, "Then, can we understand it as the Golden Crow Wheel having the ability to allow the deceased to live in someone's conscious world through another form?"

Yu Hao didn't speak for a long time.

Chen Yekai said, "Just like the words 'he lives in my heart', what we retain are the memories we shared together, and with those memories, that person's form can be reproduced, as well as an incomplete soul......"