LGSG Chapter 25
by VolareXia Ran nodded vigorously.
He leaned closer to Shen Hua, like a hamster sharing sunflower seeds, “Although Mr. Xie doesn’t say it, he always eats a few more bites when there are desserts at the table.”
If Xia Ran didn’t enjoy watching Mr. Xie’s face while eating, he probably wouldn’t have noticed this.
Shen Hua: “…”
Maybe the final BOSS of the copy who can kill people like desserts.
What is this?
A cute contrast?
“I can teach you how to make cupcakes,” Shen Hua said, “I used to work part-time.”
Xia Ran: “You really are amazing!”
Shen Hua paused.
He didn’t expect to receive praise from Xia Ran’s bright eyes that he couldn’t get from Fu Qu.
He suddenly felt embarrassed, “Big shot, I’m just an ordinary person, don’t praise me to death!”
Although the black-haired youth had become much more affectionate after getting closer to the big shot, talking more and with richer facial expressions.
But Shen Hua still felt that their relationship wasn’t truly equal.
As a newcomer to the copy, Xia Ran was powerful in terms of martial arts, while Fu Qu had vision. Compared to them, Shen Hua felt that he was just the most insignificant ordinary person among the masses. He wasn’t smart enough, brave enough, and couldn’t fight.
He didn’t expect to be praised as “amazing.”
Shen Hua muttered, “Making cupcakes is actually very simple.”
Xia Ran: “I’m not talking about that.”
The black-haired youth hooked the corners of his lips, revealing a shy smile. He didn’t seem to often reveal his inner thoughts to others, so even his voice was a little awkward.
“I mean, you’ve worked so many jobs, you’ve integrated into society, and you’re able to and dare to meet so many people, that’s really amazing. Look at me, I don’t even know what normal interactions between ordinary friends are like…”
Shen Hua was embarrassed by what he said.
He said, “Ahem, since you’ve said so, then I, this cupcake master, will definitely teach you everything I know.”
Xia Ran: “I’ll learn seriously!”
But Mr. Xie’s birthday was still a whole half month away, so there was plenty of time.
Xia Ran didn’t need to learn in a hurry, working overtime to learn.
Shen Hua made an appointment with him for his free time each week.
Then he left.
Xia Ran was just about to go back to his room to rest when the butler appeared.
“Mr. Xie said to have you go to the Bamboo Pavilion to get something.”
Xia Ran was surprised, “Does Mr. Xie drink tea so quickly?”
“It’s not tea cakes,” the butler said, “There’s a red box on the highest shelf in the innermost part of the Bamboo Pavilion’s storeroom. Mr. Xie said he wants you to find it.”
Xia Ran was confused, “Okay!”
Mr. Xie rarely arranged for Xia Ran to go out at this time.
After work hours, Sui Yuan Ju would soon become dark.
Could it be something very important?
Xia Ran turned to leave, but the butler said again, “Wait a moment.”
He handed the thing he had been carrying to Xia Ran.
“Mr. Xie wants you to take this.”
It was a warm yellow lamp.
Yesterday, Xia Ran got lost in the fog, and Mr. Xie personally carried this lamp to bring him back to the Bamboo Pavilion.
“Eternal lamp,” the butler said with a smile, “It never goes out. When you can’t find your way, just follow the direction of the lamp.”
Xia Ran then noticed that a circle of patterns was carved along the edge of the lamp, with the petals forming a pattern surrounding the water waves. Only one place extended out with stems and leaves, climbing into the warm light.
As if affected by this eternal lamp, Xia Ran felt warm in his heart.
The Bamboo Pavilion was like a base of belonging in the game.
Was Mr. Xie afraid that he wouldn’t find his way home?
This guess was a bit presumptuous in assigning Mr. Xie to an intimate relationship.
After the thought emerged, Xia Ran’s heart skipped a beat. He raised his eyes in a panic, only to find that the butler had already disappeared after finishing his instructions.
Xia Ran: “…”
Xia Ran rubbed his neck red.
What was going on?
As if he had some unspeakable thoughts about Mr. Xie.
Xia Ran carried the eternal lamp and walked into the bamboo forest.
A day passed, and the fog in the bamboo forest had not dissipated. Instead, it was even thicker.
Fortunately, with the light of the eternal lamp and the guidance of the stems and leaves, Xia Ran smoothly found the storeroom.
The place where the tea cakes were placed was on the left after entering.
So Xia Ran basically took them and left.
This was his first time entering so deep into this place.
The mahogany cabinets were arranged neatly and closely together.
Xia Ran walked through them with the lamp.
The light disrupted the trajectory of the light.
The surrounding light and shadows were strange and bizarre, like demons in the shadows.
Xia Ran’s excellent features were projected with different shades of shadow on his face.
After a muffled sound, Xia Ran suddenly stopped.
He looked at the source of the sound with the lamp, puzzled, but found that the storeroom door had closed at some point.
Xia Ran was confused.
Could there have been wind just now?
He didn’t pay much attention to it.
Continuing to turn forward.
The cabinet next to him suddenly made a muffled sound.
It seemed like something had hit the cabinet.
Xia Ran: “…”
The black-haired youth turned around expressionlessly and walked towards the cabinet.
Behind the cabinet, a slender figure suddenly appeared.
He was hanging from the beam, and the muffled sound just now was the sound of him kicking the cabinet while struggling.
Xia Ran looked up, noticing that this attire looked very familiar.
But now was not the time to think about these things.
Xia Ran jumped up, hugged the other party’s legs, and forcibly pulled him down from the hanging rope.
The boy fell to the ground, coughing violently.
The eternal lamp illuminated his face, revealing a theatrical mask.
The crack that Xia Ran had broken was still there, revealing a little bit of his facial features in a funny way.
“It’s you?” Xia Ran said, “We meet again!”
The boy stared at him faintly.
Then he smiled, “Should I thank you for not treating me like something else this time and punching me?”
Xia Ran: “…”
So he was actually holding a grudge!
“I did have that thought,” Xia Ran said sincerely, “But I learned from the last lesson.”
The boy said “Mm.”
He stood up, the marks on his neck were broken and bloody, which was a bit shocking.
Xia Ran couldn’t help but say, “What are you… doing?”
“Looking for death,” the boy said.
Xia Ran: “I know. But like this…”
The black-haired youth said seriously, “It seems difficult to die successfully?”
The boy calmly stared at him with dark eyes, “Are you mocking me?”
“I’m just saying,” Xia Ran said, “It will be very painful to die like this, and your face will be hideous after death, and your tongue will fall out.”
The boy: “…”
The boy smiled, “You’re not that old, how do you know these things?”
Xia Ran said, “When I had chuunibyou, I also felt that the world had failed me, and I hated the whole world. So I planned to commit suicide.”
The boy: “And then?”
Xia Ran: “After I thoroughly investigated all the information, I found that all deaths are painful. Some are physical pain, and some are mental. What’s more, death is a momentary thing, but afterwards, the people I know, my few good family members and teachers, roommates, they will produce a constant value of pain equal to my death, or even higher than that. Therefore, I suddenly realized that I don’t actually yearn for death at all. I just yearn for the liberation and escape behind death, and other negative and passive meanings.”
The boy: “…”
The boy sighed.
“What if no one will be in pain because of my death?” the boy said.
Xia Ran smiled, “The person who finds your body will. Human perception of death is common, even if they don’t know each other, when the other party realizes that what’s in front of them is a dead body of the same kind, they will produce painful emotions.”
The boy: “Why care about other people’s pain?”
“Well,” Xia Ran said, “The meaning of death lies in saying goodbye to pain. But if death deviates from my original intention, and causes mistakes to others or myself in the process… it seems like our topic has gone astray!”
The young Xie He looked at Xia Ran quietly.
In the place where the mask was broken, you could faintly see his eyelashes drooping in a panic.
“No,” the young Xie He said, “What you said is very good. I’ll temporarily dismiss this thought.”
Xia Ran: “Because you think death will bring unwanted negative effects?”
The young Xie He: “I don’t want you to be in pain.”
Xia Ran was a little flattered.
His train of thought was actually recognized.
These ideas were always considered abstract and without practical meaning.
He just unconsciously slipped up in order to persuade the young man.
But he didn’t expect the young man to listen.
The young man asked, “What are you looking for?”
Xia Ran said, “Mr. Xie asked me to find a red box.”
The young man nodded.
He seemed to know the storeroom very well.
He familiarly led Xia Ran to the last cabinet.
The young man looked small, but he was actually taller than Xia Ran.
He easily took down the box and handed it to Xia Ran.
“Whoa,” Xia Ran said, “It seems a little heavy?”
The young man: “Pure gold earrings, bracelets and necklaces. Of course it’s heavy.”
Xia Ran: “…”
Xia Ran tilted his head in confusion, “What does Mr. Xie want these for?”
Did he want to change his style of dress?
The young Xie He looked at Xia Ran’s truly oblivious expression, and couldn’t help but feel a bit of schadenfreude towards the main body.
He didn’t mind giving him a push.
After all, he and the main body were from the same source.
The young Xie He felt that the person the main body liked was very good.
“Do you want to open it and take a look?” the young Xie He said.
Xia Ran: “It doesn’t feel very good…”
Before he could finish speaking, the young man had already opened the box with his hand.
The box was heavy because it was made of solid wood and divided into three layers.
The first layer was earrings.
When he said pure gold, the chain of the earrings was pure gold.
One side of the bottom was a gold chain, and the other side was adorned with a round, full, red agate.
The young man suddenly asked, “Do you have ear piercings?”
Xia Ran shook his head.
He hadn’t had time to react to the association between this question and the earrings in the box.
Xia Ran suddenly felt a sting on his earlobe. It felt like an ant bit him.
The young man pierced one of Xia Ran’s earlobes with the silver needle of the earring. He rubbed the blood on his fingertip and said silently under Xia Ran’s accusing gaze, “It won’t get infected, and it won’t hurt.”
It really didn’t hurt.
Xia Ran naturally assumed that it was because the game had pain perception blocked.
If he did this in the game, it wouldn’t be brought back to his real body anyway, so Xia Ran’s acceptance was still quite strong.
What he was complaining about was…
“How, how, how did you put it on for me!” Xia Ran said, “This is Mr. Xie’s thing.”
The young man: “Mm, the gift your Mr. Xie will give to his wife in the future to keep at the bottom of the chest.”
Xia Ran: “…”
Xia Ran choked.
His pupils trembled.
Then he couldn’t wear it even more?!
Damn it, he put Mr. Xie’s wedding dowry on his ear!