Kissing Chi Yan feels like walking into winter.

The snow layer is not very thick. When the dawn breaks in late winter, cool and slightly damp air rises from the soil and grass. It is cool and distant, and the skin can already feel the warmth of early spring.

Quiet but not desolate.

“…”

Chi Yan and Wen Xingze obviously don't know how to kiss.

It had been raining on the capital planet since someone had known it. Chi Yan leaned over and picked up his umbrella, revealing a whole other world beneath its canopy. The rain allowed them to walk side by side with no apparent reason, but...

Wen Xingze: "Can you say something? Please."

Chi Yan: “…”

Chi Yan thought hard for a moment: "Did you drink milk not long ago?"

Then they remembered the kiss again.

Then smoke started coming out of the two people's heads again.

Kissing at the beginning seems a bit too high-level, just like playing a game and fighting the big boss right after leaving the novice village!

According to Chi Yan's strict, even somewhat old-fashioned personality, they should have started out by dating normally, then officially got married after three months of dating, after watching an art film. A year into their relationship, they should have held an engagement ceremony with the blessing of their families and friends, and kissed for the first time at the ceremony...

"Teacher Chi... no, Chi Yan," Wen Xingze said. He was not shy, but he didn't expect Chi Yan to completely lead him. "We can't date like this."

It was the first time that Wen Xingze called Chi Yan's name directly, in order to make himself appear more serious.

Chi Yan: “?”

Chi Yan's gaze paused.

Then he looked a little nervous.

It was as if she was worried that Wen Xingze would suddenly change his mind and stop dating him.

Wen Xingze: "When you invited me to live with you before, you didn't act shy."

Living together is clearly a high-end move in a relationship. Wen Xingze thought Chi Yan might be a high-level player, but he didn't expect that he was a bronze player who just registered an account two days ago.

Chi Yan stopped.

"Because I wanted to dream then," he said, looking at Wen Xingze in the hazy rain and light. "I feel like I'm dreaming now too."

Wen Xingze: “…Ah?”

"Maybe he will wake up tomorrow morning." Chi Yan's lips flattened, and after a few seconds of silence, he actually smiled faintly.

Chi Yan also has no talent for love.

I don’t know why I fall in love with someone, and even if I do, I don’t know how to pursue him or even how to get closer to him.

It always seemed difficult for him to be someone who met Wen Xingze's standards for a partner.

Even if he built a country that was on par with Muse, even if he had good enough acting skills, even if he taught Wen Xingze how to act and fought alongside him.

Wen Xingze would regard him as a teacher, senior, partner and friend.

But Wen Xingze would not treat him as a lover.

Of course Chi Yan would try his best to fight for it, and he also talked to the robot parent about topics like "he will marry Wen Xingze", but he would not say those words to Wen Xingze at that time.

Some things will not produce results just by working hard. Chi Yan never wants to admit it, but he has always been afraid of it.

Chi Yan: "So I think it would be okay if I could live with you for a while, even if you move out soon."

Maybe Wen Xingze will date other people, be with those who he likes, and only send Chi Yan one or two congratulatory text messages during holidays. That would be fine.

At least they once lived together, spent many days and nights under the same roof, ate at the same table, and chatted about simple daily topics.

And Wen Xingze once smiled at him with his eyes curved and said welcome back to him in their shared home.

This was enough, much more than Chi Yan expected.

In a place that Wen Xingze will never know, Chi Yan will pretend that he once owned stars. Perhaps in one of the tens of thousands of unrelated parallel universes, they will spend the rest of their lives in such a simple and ordinary way.

“…”

The raindrops hit the umbrella, and the various lights and noises of the Light Festival blended into blurred blocks of color in the puddles on the ground.

Chi Yan's words were calm, without any unnecessary embellishments, and even his tone didn't fluctuate much.

But Wen Xingze felt very sad, so he stopped.

He felt like today was the first time he truly got to know Chi Yan. It turned out that he felt fear and lacked a sense of security just like all ordinary people, even more than Wen Xingze had imagined.

Wen Xingze glanced at Chi Yan for a moment and said, "He will wake up."

Chi Yan: “?”

"There's no dream you won't wake up from," Wen Xingze said seriously, looking at Chi Yan with clear eyes, "You're dreaming now, and you'll definitely wake up tomorrow morning."

The sound of rain became louder.

Chi Yan's expression gradually became blank.

It was as if I had been waiting for the sword of Damocles, and now the sword had finally fallen.

But when the scary-looking sword fell on the man, he unexpectedly discovered that the sword was made of icing sugar and tasted like hot milk.

Wen Xingze took Chi Yan's hand, interlocking their fingers, and then declared unreasonably: "Wake up if you want. Then I will accompany you to dream a new dream. No one is better at dreaming than me. I am a big dreamer."

Chi Yan: "..." One by one, the dreams flew out of the skylight?

"I like you, the kind of liking you that comes from love, not the kind of kinship or friendship between a teacher and a student."

"Um."

"I have the best parents in the world. I can tell the difference between family affection and love. As for the teacher-student relationship... you are a complete demon head teacher in this regard. There is no such thing."

"……Um."

"I'm an idiot in love, and it seems you're the same. Even if this incident hadn't happened, I would definitely fall in love with you in the end. It's just a matter of time."

"Um."

"You must kiss me in my dream tomorrow too."

Chi Yan didn't respond this time.

Wen Xingze stopped and looked at him puzzledly.

Chi Yan awkwardly turned his gaze away again, and asked with red ears: "Can I kiss Meng twice today?"

Wen Xingze was touched by the cuteness and took a deep breath: "Okay."

The autumn rain on the capital planet continues.

Amidst the festive lights that filled the sky like brilliant fireworks, and the sound of rain that beat like a heartbeat, they kissed for a long, long time, seemingly more skilled than before.

But it doesn’t matter if you are not proficient.

After all, they still have a lot of future ahead of them, and they can patiently and slowly make everything become normal.

At 11:20 pm, Wen Xingze slipped back into the palace a little after curfew time.

In the last hour of the Light Granting Festival, all the planets in the entire Muse Empire will begin to turn off their lights one after another until only the last light in the palace attic remains, which will be extinguished and then lit by Wen Xingze himself.

The lights in the capital planet have begun to be turned off. The entire huge palace is silent, with only servants occasionally passing by with lanterns in hand.

After saying goodbye to Chi Yan at the door, Wen Xingze was clearly going back to his own home, but he tiptoed like a thief, using the light from his cell phone screen to illuminate the way ahead and turned in through the small door - if he went out through the main door, he might be caught by the parents.

Halfway along the path, Wen Xingze suddenly felt that there was someone next to him, also tiptoeing.

Wen Xingze: "Did you miss the curfew too?"

The man replied vaguely, "Yes."

This scene reminded Wen Xingze of the days when he was a student and secretly climbed over the wall to go to the Internet cafe to play games without telling the dormitory manager, and he was filled with emotion.

"I think my family is too strict," Wen Xingze said after finally relaxing after passing the most heavily guarded area. He couldn't control his mouth for a moment and said, "I'm already that old. Going out on a date is like eloping. Logically, it should be okay for adults to stay overnight, right?"

"People like Douglas, Reggie, and Isabella are great, but they're just too—"

"—Too what?"

A flashlight suddenly lit up, illuminating the face of the person next to him from bottom to top. He was wearing thick glasses, had a dwarf-like appearance like a little boy, and had pale and strange skin.

A cold wind blew.

Wen Xingze's hand shook and his phone fell to the ground.

Douglas sneered twice, like the head teacher in high school who investigated premature love affairs.

The next second, dozens of beams of light converged here. The parents, led by Lei Qi, looked down at Wen Xingze with the same sneer:

"Dear Majesty, it is truly touching that you still remember to come back."

"You're twenty minutes and four seconds late on your first day of dating. Is he going to stay out all night after we get married? Ridiculous!"

"We can't spoil him this time."

The entire palace was brightly lit in an instant, and all the servants, robots, and patrol officers turned their eyes here from all angles.

It's like a crackdown on pornography.

Wen Xingze: “…”

Wen Xingze slowly hugged his head and squatted down: "I know I was wrong..."

The consequences of missing the gate are very serious.

The consequences of going out for a date, missing the curfew because you were obsessed with your boyfriend, and getting caught in a little rain are even more serious.

The parents were clearly angry.

Wen Xingze was dragged into the bathroom like a chick and thrown into the water.

——When the Capital Star was renovating the Imperial Palace, Wen Xingze happened to be away on some business, so when he returned, the Imperial Palace had become what it is now. This was one of the things he regretted greatly.

For example, the bathroom.

Because it was autumn, a screen-like stove was burning brightly, and the floor tiles were covered with crystal clear floating ice jade. Expensive and rare fabrics were only used as aisle carpets.

A dedicated central AI controls the temperature and wind speed in real time. Glass walls with adjustable transparency are located on all sides, and outside the windows is the endless blue ocean, reflecting the gentle and translucent starlight in the night sky - yes, there is an entire sea in the palace.

In addition to the vast ocean, there are also mountains, tropical regions, and polar regions. Although the overall climate follows the capital planet, different areas are divided into different artificial ecosystems. If you want, you can experience all four seasons in one day.

Including the glass greenhouse on the island that the vampires gave him on Earth, it was also inspired by the palace.

Wen Xingze: “…”

It looks many times more shocking to the naked eye than the game renderings.

The attendant put away Wen Xingze's clothes, lit some incense, and then left the room. Halfway through, the head chef pushed in a three-tiered dining cart, set out a midnight snack for Wen Xingze, and then left the room as well.

Wen Xingze is not used to having someone around when he takes a bath. His parents certainly know this, and they don’t want to miss even a second of spending time with their child.

"After I finish my bath, I need to turn off the lights and spend some time with the parents," Wen Xingze thought drowsily as he soaked in the hot spring. "A lot really happened today."

The whole bathroom was filled with mist, with a refreshing and slightly spicy scent of soapberries, as well as a hint of cold cotton and grass stems. It was very warm and suitable for autumn.

The midnight snacks on the three-story dining car are extremely rich. They are the result of discussions among parents and the painstaking preparations by the head chef. Many of them are delicacies that are only available in Interstellar.

Of course, after the lessons learned from the last "Love Dinner" of the vampire parents, chefs across the country have included the differences in the two universes' understanding of food in their list of key areas of focus.

There was a small stove simmering soup nearby. When the countdown ended, the little robot took the bowl of soup and handed it to Wen Xingze. It looked a bit like cream soup, and because it was boiling, small bubbles would appear from time to time.

Wen Xingze held the spoon and took a sip.

“…It’s delicious!”

The broth was like clam soup, thick and milky white, with a rich and delicious flavor. It seemed to contain shrimp, crab meat, scallops, soft potatoes, crispy shiitake mushrooms, and a hint of brandy...

A hot mouthful of it did not burden the stomach at all, and it seemed as if all the internal organs were healed.

Wen Xingze was completely overwhelmed by the food. He soaked in the pool and thought about becoming a tyrant who had everything handed to him.

The phone had just been charged. Wen Xingze picked up the phone, took pictures of the bathroom and the dining cart, and sent them to Chi Yan.

Chi Yan replied very quickly.

【y: I can do these too. 】

Wen Xingze: “?”

The king who doesn’t want to be an actor is not a good cook?

Wen Xingze felt that he should try not to brag in front of Chi Yan in the future, otherwise Chi Yan would become completely omnipotent sooner or later.

He was about to reply when his phone suddenly vibrated. It was Jiang Ye calling: "The day is almost over, what about the live broadcast you promised?"

Wen Xingze: "? What?"

In this universe, you can also use data and make phone calls, as Guangta mentioned in the travel notes.

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Ye's tone gradually became a little bad: "You won't forget, I emphasized it again when we met yesterday, and I also called you last night..."

The light bulb in Wen Xingze's brain slowly turned on.

Oh right! Because "Meeting the Dragon Night" premieres today, and the cast is scattered around and can't get together to promote it, everyone agreed to cooperate with the official live broadcast today as a promotional event.

But Wen Xingze was busy with various other things all day and had completely forgotten about this.

Now the time of the two universes is synchronized. On the Earth side, it is also 11 pm and close to 12 o'clock. For most contemporary netizens, the night has just begun.

At this time, Zhu Bo and Xu Qianqian's live broadcast had just ended, and many fans and viewers were still eagerly waiting for Wen Xingze's finale late-night live broadcast.

Wen Xingze said in a tone that said, "I actually didn't remember it at all," "Yes, I remember it now. I'll open it right away!"

Just open it for ten minutes to get it over with.

Jiang Ye: "You are not allowed to open it for just ten minutes to be perfunctory."

Wen Xingze: “…”

Isn’t this a bit bad?

He has to attend the Light-Giving Festival's lights-out ceremony at 12 o'clock, and also chat with parents. How can he start a live broadcast under such circumstances?

Jiang Ye: "What's the title of your live broadcast room?"

Wen Xingze: "I'm raising a cub on Star Live?"

Jiang Ye: “…………”

The taste is mixed!