"Before, I had two regular teammates..."

"Because of some things that happened, we haven't been able to hang out together recently."

Upon hearing this, Lu Huai immediately seized the opportunity, saying, "It's alright, I'll be there for you from now on."

"You can let me know whenever you want to play so I can go online."

"Okay." Qin Wan didn't stand on ceremony and agreed with a smile.

Of course, she never intended to be polite to him.

Otherwise, why would she give him a gaming pod?

Thinking of this, Qin Wan curled her lips and raised her eyebrows, her face full of pleasure hidden in the darkness so that Lu Huai would not notice.

"What about renting it out?"

"Why would a girl like you want to share an apartment?"

"And you're looking for... a male roommate?"

In the darkness, Lu Huai couldn't see Qin Wan's emotional changes, so he could only concentrate intently and carefully observe the shifts in her emotions through her words.

"Renting out..." Qin Wan seemed to be lost in some unpleasant memories, her brows furrowing slightly.

By the faint light from the fire in his hand, Lu Huai caught a fleeting glimpse of loneliness in Qin Wan's eyes.

"I won't lie to you, I'm not very good at taking care of myself."

"I'm used to being alone and I'm not very good at interacting with others, which is what people often call 'social anxiety' these days."

"I had never thought about sharing an apartment before, but a few days ago I had a high fever and fell into a coma and no one knew..."

"In the end, we had to call an ambulance. After that incident, I was thinking of finding someone to share an apartment with, so that if something happened to me someday, at least I'd have someone around who could help me call an ambulance or something..."

Qin Wan spoke very seriously, and Lu Huai listened even more attentively.

In the darkness, his deep black eyes stared intently at her.

turn out to be……

Is she all alone...?

Like him...

It turns out that, like him, she could only try to save herself when she was on the verge of death.

Thinking of this, Lu Huai tightened his grip on Qin Wan's hand, so much so that Qin Wan felt slightly uncomfortable and subconsciously frowned.

Lu Huai discovered it...

He noticed her slightly furrowed brows, as if it were because he was gripping her too tightly.

In that instant, his first reaction was heartache, followed by joy, excitement, and reluctance to let go...

Yes.

He wanted to see her emotions affected by him.

Especially seeing her in pain, caused by him...

Just thinking about it made Lu Huai's breath catch in his throat, and a strange shiver ran through his heart.

He really... really, really liked this feeling.

As he thought about it, Lu Huai's gaze towards Qin Wan grew increasingly intense, like a beast in the jungle eyeing this innocent little rabbit, waiting for its chance to devour her whole...

Possessiveness reached its peak at this moment...

"Then...why is it a boy?"

"Aren't you... afraid?"

Lu Huai's intense gaze was fixed on Qin Wan, and in that instant, the flame burning in his hand seemed to brighten a little.

No, it's much more than that...

His breathing became several degrees heavier.

He tightened his grip on Qin Wan's hand, and Qin Wan instinctively twisted and tried to break free from his hold.

Strangely, Lu Huai, who had been easy to talk to before, was now domineering and stubborn, refusing to let go of her.

His previous politeness, obedience, and maturity seemed to vanish in that instant...

No, not only that, his body seemed to lean slightly closer to her, giving her a strong sense of pressure.

"Why not find a girl to share an apartment with?"

"Aren't boys clearly more dangerous?"

Aren't you afraid?

Under Lu Huai's oppressive questioning and aura, Qin Wan felt a moment of unease and panic.

She instinctively wanted to back away from Qin Wan.

However, to her utter surprise, Lu Huai's large hand appeared at her lower back at some point, completely blocking her escape route.

Qin Wan raised her eyes, looking at Lu Huai with surprise.

"Lu Huai?"

"What’s wrong with you?"

Are you feeling unwell?

As she spoke, Qin Wan hesitated for a moment, but in the end she still reached out and placed her hand on his burning forehead.

"hiss……"

"Your forehead is so hot."

Do you have a fever?

Upon noticing that something was wrong with Lu Huai's body, Qin Wan quickly turned the tables and pulled Lu Huai to log off.

"I'm fine."

Unexpectedly, Lu Huai stubbornly held onto her hand and refused to let go, and even more so, he refused to log off and exit the game.

“Lu Huai…”

Qin Wan looked at him with displeasure, seemingly strongly disapproving of his willful behavior at that moment.

"Answer me first." Lu Huai looked at her stubbornly.

Qin Wan: "...As you can see, I live a carefree and undisciplined life, I like playing games, and my sleep schedule is irregular."

"He doesn't like cleaning or doing housework, he doesn't like cooking, and he has a very easygoing personality. If he were to find a girl to share the apartment with, conflicts would be inevitable."

"For example, what if I disturb the other person's rest, what if they have a date, or what if I hurt their feelings by speaking carelessly?"

"But if it's a boy, I don't need to worry about these things."

"Of course, the most important thing is that I often buy things by courier and so on, which are quite heavy."

"If my roommate is a guy, I'll have free labor to help with problems like broken light bulbs and clogged pipes."

As she spoke, Qin Wan seemed to have thought of something, her eyes lit up, and she looked very excited.

"Besides, I'm so pretty and I live alone. If I were to encounter someone with bad intentions, having a male roommate would make me feel safe and secure in a pinch."

"If two girls are sharing an apartment, what if they encounter danger or bad guys, and they can't fight back?"

Lu Huai frowned and thought about it seriously, and found that... it made a strange sense.

But the thought that Qin Wan was planning to share an apartment with a strange man, and that if he hadn't appeared in time, would she have ended up sharing an apartment with another guy?

The mere thought of this possibility sent Lu Huai's mood plummeting from heaven to hell, and the atmosphere around him became extremely tense.

[Lu Huai's favorability decreased by 5, current favorability is 65.]

"What's wrong with you?" Qin Wan waved her hand in front of Lu Huai, pulling him back from his reverie.

“I was thinking… if I hadn’t appeared, who would have been lucky enough to become your roommate?”

After speaking, Lu Huai's gaze was fixed on Qin Wan, afraid of missing even the slightest change in her emotions.

Upon hearing this, Qin Wan paused slightly, frowned, and pondered seriously, saying, "...I don't know either, but it should be quite difficult. I'm quite picky."

"I don't care if someone isn't as handsome as you."

"I definitely won't agree if the food isn't as good as yours."

"I definitely wouldn't be interested in someone shorter than you."

"I probably wouldn't be interested in someone whose personality isn't as well-behaved and easy to get along with as yours."

“I definitely wouldn’t like a voice that isn’t as gentle as yours.”

"And there are many other aspects..."

As she spoke, Qin Wan rubbed her chin, her gaze returning to Lu Huai, and she carefully examined him from head to toe once more.

"It's strange, even though we've only just met, I feel like you're the roommate I've always wanted."

“I’m not lying to you. Before you, other people came to see the house and talked about sharing, but I didn’t find any that I liked.”

"But you, the moment you appeared, with just one glance, I felt like I had already set my sights on you..."

"Let me think about how I felt at that time..."

"That's right!"

"I remember now!"

"The moment I saw you, I had only one thought in my mind: you're the one!"

It's you...

These words echoed in Lu Huai's mind several times...