LGSG Chapter 38
by VolareXia Ran’s idea, like a bubble, expanded and then quickly dissipated.
Returning to the reality of the ground, he felt a bit dejected.
After all, this is a game.
No matter how realistic Mr. Xie is, he is still just a string of cold data constructed jointly by programmers and copywriters in the background.
Xia Ran himself majored in computer science, interned in a big company during college, and did game outsourcing.
Naturally, he knew the operating principles better than anyone else.
Knowing is one thing.
But if emotions could be controlled and kept rational simply by knowing, history wouldn’t be filled with so many grievances, entanglements, and tragic endings.
Xia Ran changed the subject, “Forget it, being alone is pretty good too.”
Xie He didn’t say anything.
But he was making calculations in his heart.
The two finished their conversation and soon lay back down on the bed.
This was the third time Xia Ran had shared a bed with Mr. Xie.
Each time gave him a different feeling.
The first time, he was ignorant and didn’t know when he fell asleep.
When he woke up, he was shocked because he hadn’t yet realized his feelings.
Xia Ran felt some regret at this moment.
He thought, he was really too silly back then.
He should have made no noise at all.
That way, he would have had the opportunity to observe Mr. Xie’s sleeping face.
Although he had seen all kinds of Mr. Xie already. Even when Mr. Xie was asleep, Xia Ran had taken a good look at him during their second time sharing a bed. But at that time, he had just had the layer of paper in his heart pierced, and he was more flustered than calmly admiring. Where would he have had time to carefully appreciate him?
Besides, one can never get enough of looking at the face of someone they love.
Unfortunately, the second time, because Xia Ran tossed and turned at the beginning and didn’t rest well, he was awakened by Fu Qu kicking the door, and Mr. Xie had already gotten up and dressed.
Lying in bed, Xia Ran had a rare bout of insomnia.
He was originally someone who needed a lot of sleep.
Because his mind was always endlessly exploring the world, he expended several times more energy than others when thinking. He could only make up for the excess fatigue through sleep.
But as long as he lay beside Xie He, his heartbeat seemed to lose its rhythm, pounding against his nerve pulses, making it seem as if the whole world was vibrating slightly because of the heart’s amplitude.
Xia Ran secretly turned sideways and looked at Xie He’s profile.
The sound of his heartbeat flowed along with the blood, spreading to the edge of his ear bones, as if the whole world was making a slight rumble due to the pounding of his heart.
Xia Ran thought, how could Mr. Xie be born so perfectly.
He secretly reached out two fingers and pretended to count Xie He’s eyelashes in the air.
One, two…
His two fingers were grasped.
Xia Ran: “…!”
The young man was lying on his side, his hair cascading down like a waterfall behind his head.
He was startled by Xie He’s unconscious movement in his sleep. His eyelashes fluttered, and he widened his eyes slightly, not even daring to breathe harder.
He was afraid that Xie He would discover his impure thoughts.
Unexpectedly, Xie He still had his eyes closed.
Just like he did in the sickroom.
He just tightened his grip on Xia Ran’s hand and slowly pressed it against his chest.
This position was actually not very comfortable for Xia Ran.
But helplessly, both of his hands were held by Xie He.
A strange thought popped into his head.
He felt that Mr. Xie’s hands were like shackles, handcuffing him, this small thief with malicious intentions.
Because it was not very comfortable, the black-haired young man slightly raised his head and moved a few times in Xie He’s direction.
At this time, his thoughts were pure and innocent.
Xia Ran was always fond of considering other people’s feelings. Even his social anxiety came from the fear that others would be embarrassed because of him.
Not to mention that the person in front of him was Xie He.
He didn’t want to wake Xie He.
After all, he had just been thinking about how to admire Mr. Xie’s sleeping face.
Xia Ran could only try to get closer to Mr. Xie in order to be more comfortable.
Once he got closer, and slightly adjusted his posture, he didn’t feel too uncomfortable.
His hand was held by Mr. Xie. Xie He always had such great strength in his sleep.
Xia Ran stared at Xie He’s straight nose, and soon became lost in thought.
Some people like to make up short stories before going to sleep to lull themselves to sleep.
Xia Ran was the same.
It’s just that the stories used to be mostly about his middle-school-like adventures in another world, defeating the Demon King and dominating the world.
Now, there was another character in the story, Mr. Xie.
Influenced by their conversation before going to bed, Xia Ran thought, what would it be like if he really met Mr. Xie in reality?
He began to make up a story.
After lying flat at home playing games for a month, the postgraduate-recommended otaku, Xia Ran, was so bored that he went out to go shopping to see if there were any new manga or novels in the bookstore.
Walking down the street, with traffic flowing, Xia Ran deliberately waited a few minutes, letting the surging crowd pass through the traffic light, leaving him alone.
He wasn’t in a hurry.
He didn’t like being squeezed in with people.
Just then, Xia Ran saw a man in a suit sitting under the bus stop sign.
Because his legs were very long and his hair was dyed a rare platinum color, Xia Ran glanced at him curiously.
Then, instantly… fell in love!
How could someone look like a character from a comic!
Xia Ran instantly felt that even the manga that he hadn’t gotten yet was no longer tempting.
Xia Ran: “…”
He suddenly snapped back from the story.
The black-haired youth secretly felt a bit flushed from his own imagination.
This kind of encounter was too old-fashioned and dog-blooded!
Moreover, according to his socially anxious personality in reality, he probably wouldn’t even dare to take a sneaky photo even if he saw such a handsome man.
After his heart pounded wildly, he hurriedly walked to the next intersection after the green light came on.
Xia Ran: “.”
Okay, with his personality, he would never take the initiative to strike up a conversation.
Thinking about it this way, it was a good thing that Mr. Xie was a character in the game.
In reality, they would have no chance of meeting at all!
Xia Ran’s mood improved strangely a lot.
This time he had other little thoughts.
He secretly rubbed up to Xie He’s face.
The two people’s hair was slightly intertwined, like tied hair of a married couple.
But Xia Ran didn’t notice such a lingering detail.
He just opened his eyes wide and traced Mr. Xie’s face for a while.
He fell asleep contentedly.
Meeting in the game was not a bad thing at all.
At least, they met, they knew each other.
They became each other’s first friend.
Xia Ran’s sleep quality was not good, but he fell asleep quickly.
After making himself happy with a bedtime story, Xia Ran’s breathing became steady.
In the darkness, Xie He slowly opened his eyes.
He finally released Xia Ran’s hand.
He helped Xia Ran adjust his posture.
Otherwise, with Xia Ran’s twisted and forced position, he would definitely have a sore back the next day when he woke up.
How could Xie He possibly fall asleep.
The dead simply don’t need to sleep.
What’s more, his desires had not yet subsided.
This time the feeling was even harder to control than the last time.
Xie He didn’t think it was because the Desire Potion had been tampered with by that player.
But that he was more greedy.
Desires had been accumulating and gradually climbing.
Like vines winding into the dark, sunless heart cave. The cave was empty, a bottomless ravine of desire.
At this time, it seemed that a small animal lived in his body, young and vigorous, full of vitality.
It was hitting him, making his emotions uneasy.
It felt as if he had to ask for something from the source of desire.
Xie He propped himself up and looked down at the sleeping Xia Ran in a superior manner.
The moon in the instance was strange and brighter than in reality.
The ink-like night sky cast the moonlight into the window, shining diagonally on the edge of the bed.
Xie He’s shadow was completely projected onto Xia Ran’s body.
It was like a beast devouring its prey in large mouthfuls.
Xie He’s fingertips were inexplicably numb.
Clearly, he had not moved.
Xia Ran, in the midst of being stared at, also seemed to feel uncomfortable.
So he subconsciously wanted to turn over, using his back to block Xie He’s gaze.
He was stopped halfway through turning over.
If it were normal times, Xia Ran, who slept soundly and restlessly, would have slapped him.
But along with the restraint came a faint fragrance of tea.
Even in deep sleep, his subconscious still told him that this was a safe presence.
So Xia Ran’s movement to turn over was stopped, and he simply rolled in the other direction.
He happened to roll into Xie He’s arms.
He didn’t sleep well.
And now he wasn’t in such simple conditions as in the sickroom.
Xie He’s bed was big enough, and the facilities were good enough.
He changed into his pajamas at home and easily forgot the rules in his dream.
After “throwing himself into his arms,” he felt that the cloth on his body was slightly in the way.
So he rubbed his body.
He rubbed open a few of the buttons of his silk top from the bottom up.
The material was so smooth. This was the nightwear Xie He had prepared for Xia Ran.
His original intention was to use the best fabric to nourish the young man’s delicate skin.
But he didn’t expect that at this time, once the buttons were opened, they would be easily ruined by the young man’s restless sleeping posture.
The hem was completely pressed under his body.
A section of fair, slender waist was completely naked and revealed.
Xia Ran was also an adult male after all.
No matter how much he didn’t like sports, and was too thin, there was still a layer of muscle clearly attached to his waist.
So it seemed very suitable to reach out and pinch it.
Xie He’s eyes were glued to it.
It was the first time he had seen Xia Ran’s waist.
The edge of his pants was loosely wrapped underneath, vaguely revealing a bit of the bones above the root of his thigh.
Such an overly enchanting and private place was so generously and frankly taken into Xie He’s eyes.
If it were daytime when Xia Ran was awake, Xie He would have moved his gaze away without changing his expression, and reminded him to put on his clothes properly.
Upright, reserved, a gentleman.
But now it was night.
A night where no one would know even if he did bad things.
No one was applauding his performance of disguise.
So Xie He didn’t make any effort to pull up Xia Ran’s clothes at all.
He just propped himself up, fully appreciating Xia Ran’s beautiful waist.
Discussing marriage with Xia Ran tonight was also an impulsive act by Xie He.
But it wasn’t just a whim.
He comforted Xia Ran, there would always be a destined person to love him.
That person should be himself, and must be himself.
It’s just that now was not a good time to make it clear.
Betraying the game, the game would kill him, and human players would kill him too.
If he confessed now, what if he died and Xia Ran became a young widow?
Or, if he led the uninitiated youth to understand human relations.
Would he still think that being alone was better than being with someone in the future?
Xie He naturally didn’t want Xia Ran to be sad and lonely.
If he died, there must be someone of equal measure to love Xia Ran.
Otherwise, even if he died, he would crawl back to reality, breaking his bones and reorganizing himself.
But…
Just thinking about it, if he died, and other people would kiss him, touch his waist, and repeat the same kind of nonsense as Xie He.
Xie He was not very happy.
Therefore, before he could guarantee that he could leave reality alive.
Xie He didn’t plan to break through this layer of paper.
This was unfair.
If they had no relationship, he died, Xia Ran would not be too sad.
Just a friend, he would be sad for a few years, he would still be free and easy, and he would not lack for love.
Xie He sighed.
He reached out and grasped that bit of white.
His palm was cold, and the skin exposed outside was also a bit cold.
Sticking together, they seemed to be half-melted together.
Xie He lowered his head and bit Xia Ran’s earlobe as if to vent his anger.
Leaving a circle of possessive tooth marks.