Chapter 37
He left, leaving Zhan Mu alone and sad.
When An Jing came over, hooked his arm around Bian Lu's neck, and looked at him with a rather provocative look, Zhan Mu understood that they regarded him as just a part of their play.
I can't be this friend anymore.
Zhan Mu immediately stood up and chased in the direction Lu Chao left. He saw him busy working in the game system, as if he was programmed and had no energy.
The old-fashioned bar is retro. Under the bright lights of the nightlife, Lu Chao has become a diligent bar intern. His long eyelashes cast shadows, making him look a bit pitiful.
Zhan Mu frowned and watched as a drunk old man passing by whistled, touched Lu Chao's chin, and left while flirting with the slim beauty beside him.
Lu Chao was like a stagnant pool of water, with no reaction.
The moment he left, Zhan Mu patted Lu Chao's shoulder and said, "You... really don't remember me?"
Lu Chao didn't look back. There was a moment of surprise and hesitation in his eyes. Finally, he turned around stiffly, like a real NPC, and replied with a line set by the system: "Welcome to the Cat Bar. If you want to see Uncle Mark's cat, please go to the second floor~"
Zhan Mu saw his expression, which was full of disappointment and regret. Just when Lu Chao was about to leave, Zhan Mu stopped him and said, "I want to take a shower."
This bar does have such a function. Players only need to give instructions to any waiter and he will take the player into the private room and start the scrubbing mode.
“…” Lu Chao was already cursing in his heart.
"Don't you understand? Are you an NPC?" Zhan Mu admired the stiffness on Lu Chao's face, his eyes sharp, and he was eager to read his strange emotions.
"Okay, please follow me." Lu Chao forced a business smile.
With that, Lu Chao put down the tray and led Zhan Mu to the second floor. He knocked on the door politely and led him into a private room under Zhan Mu's scrutinizing and rude gaze.
"Have you ever served others like this?" Zhan Mu asked.
He looked at Lu Chao, who was lifting his sleeves and filling the bathtub with water. His expression was calm and composed, but he was hiding a hidden anger, which he pretended to be so genuine that Zhan Mu couldn't see it.
He failed to detect Lu Chao, so he obediently clicked the "bath" button on the interface, exposed himself naked in front of NPC Lu, and soaked in the bathtub.
In fact, Zhan Mu as a player is invisible.
However, Lu Chao, the only intelligent life form in the game, can see Zhan Mu's agile body, which is actually different from the real Zhan Mu he sees in real life, but he has to touch it.
The massage experience lasts about a minute, and the specific feeling depends on the player's own brain-computer device.
At this time, being cheap has its advantages. The subtle touch was transmitted to Zhan Mu through the cerebral cortex. In the hazy mist, he saw Lu Chao's face and lips that were sometimes far away and sometimes near.
It feels numb and tingling, bringing a strange sense of pleasure.
The next second, Zhan Mu suddenly pulled Lu Chao down, and said with a look of sadness, more like regret, "How could you bear to forget me?"
Playing games is different from actually existing in this game. At this moment, Zhan Mu is naked, his eyes are red, and even his trembling pupils reveal a sense of loneliness and longing.
It looks like he misses himself so much.
Lu Chao finally stopped pretending and said, "Who am I to you?"
"..." Zhan Mu's throat choked. To be honest, he had just had a quarrel with his parents and broke up with them. He came to the countryside alone and wanted to start a business. Before he even started, An Jing insulted him.
His longing and dependence on Lu Chao is more than just love.
——It’s really lonely.
"I know that I am nothing in your heart." Lu Chao smiled, a little sadly. He was about to struggle, but Zhan Mu hugged his waist and pulled him down.
Zhan Mu said, "You are very important to me. So come back, okay?"
"..." Lu Chao narrowed his eyes and stared at him for a long time, and finally remembered that this was a game, and Zhan Mu's current peach blossom eyes were most likely fake.
"When you log off, I'll be there right away to chat." Lu Chao said.
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In the small and simple homestay, Zhan Mu, who was lying flat on the bed, opened his eyes, took off his helmet, and saw Lu Chao, who was facing away from him and looking around.
The air is damp and smells of rotten ash. This cramped, low and shabby little house could easily fit into any rental house literature.
Zhan Mu seemed to be immersed in the play. He suddenly stood up and hugged Lu Chao from the waist, feeling extremely sad: "I was wrong, Chao Chao, really."
Lu Chao froze. When he said the word "Chao Chao", his scalp stiffened. He was incoherent for a while and his whole body was stiff. He had never been in a relationship before and could not withstand his strange enthusiasm.
"I, I..." Lu Chao was speechless.
"I know, I know everything." Zhan Mu reached out from behind and patted his chest, as if to comfort him, saying, "Your family's problems are quite complicated. It's not that easy for you to shed your digital life identity and truly gain human rights. Let's take it slow."
"No." Lu Chao forced a smile. "I think it's pretty good, because I really am immortal, and you even got me an ID card, which means we're family now. It's just that I'm really upset that you keep looking down on me."
He spoke gently, without any anger, sounding relieved and calm. On the contrary, this calmness warmed Zhan Mu's heart, and the warmth turned to a slight sourness. He felt that he was really a very good person.
"So do you know about the movie that was released these two days?" Zhan Mu let go of him, and Lu Chao turned to look at him.
Lu Chao nodded. "Well, this is the first time that Xiaguo Broadcasting and Television has actually released me. But I've figured out that my presence is quite troublesome for them, so it's normal for someone to want to format and completely eliminate me."
"What do you know?" Zhan Mu was a little embarrassed.
"I don't know, but I can guess," Lu Chao replied. "I've become part of the internet, and there's no way to completely delete it. If I don't have a physical body, system updates in the game will affect me, marking me as an NPC. Especially if the original copy is gone, I'll be like a virus."
"Oh." Zhan Mu felt even more embarrassed when he said this. If Lu Chao didn't follow him, he would really be tortured by the game system.
Lu Chao didn't say anything more. He could actually vaguely guess that he existed as a digital life and was hiding in the desperate game to survive. Someone in the Xia country's high-level officials must have known about it and covered it up, but they just hadn't taken action against him yet.
"How about you? How have you been lately?" Lu Chao sat on Zhan Mu's small bed, and said with a smile but not a mockery: "I haven't seen you for a few days. How come you are in such a state? You were kicked out of the house by your parents."
Zhan Mu found that being with him was much more relaxing than being with others, so he jumped onto the bed and nudged Lu Chao's back with his knee. In a cheerful mood, he said, "I heard from An Jing that the government plans to occupy land here in the future, and there will definitely be resettlement fees. So I plan to come back and develop some business."
"Then I'll tell you something." Lu Chao turned his head away and said, "My family owns a 300-square-meter house in Yuzhou. It's under my father's name. Although he's missing, I know he's definitely not dead. The house is valued at at least 8 million, if not 5 million."
Zhan Mu froze, blinked, and asked in a daze, "Why are you telling me? Aren't you afraid of me..."
Lu Chao also stared at him for two seconds, then suddenly burst into laughter. He also climbed onto the bed, and Zhan Mu tucked him under his arms, saying, "Aren't we family, Master Zhan?"
It turned out that he was referring to the matter of his ID card being linked to the Zhan family's household registration.
Zhan Mu looked away, not wanting to meet his gaze. But facing him at such a close distance, his abstinence and purity, which seemed neither a spell nor a charm, came back, and Zhan couldn't help but be fascinated by his lust.
"What master?" Zhan Mu didn't know if she was blushing, but her earlobes felt hot. Her eyes shifted to the wheat-colored patch on his chest.
"Master Zhan, the foodie." Lu Chao said, "Have you forgotten your new online name for your food-streaming video?"
Zhan Mu glared at him in embarrassment, then poked his abdominal muscles with his fingertips and suddenly asked, "What's going on? I'm actually whiter than you. Did you go for a tan?"
Lu Chao's eyes were filled with a deep smile, and he found it amusing. Actually, he was a person who was easily soft-hearted and forgiving.
So he forgave Zhan Mu for his previous rudeness.
"Yes, tanning." Lu Chao nodded, looking serious. Just as he was about to speak, Zhan Mu hooked his arms around his neck and pulled him down, kissing him fiercely. He frowned slightly, looking emotional and sincere.
Lu Chao discovered that Zhan Mu liked him more than he had imagined.
The kiss was lingering and passionate. Zhan Mu even hugged Lu Chao, as if holding on to his lifeline, and would not hesitate to give it to him.
"Aren't you really afraid that I'll run away with your family's money?" Zhan Mu pushed the quilt behind her waist and lay under her boyfriend who was made of fluid. She couldn't hear his heartbeat and felt very uneasy.
"You already know that I'm a data dummy, so why are you still measuring me by worldly desires?" Lu Chao stared at him and replied.
The town was quiet. The wind blew tonight, and the green curtains seemed hazy. Under the light outside, Zhan Mu's profile was clearly defined, noble and heroic, especially his lips, which were kissed red by him, and looked particularly moist.
At this moment, lust seemed to be very readily available to Lu Chao, who had been lonely for many years.
Zhan Mu raised his eyes, inexplicably saddened. He touched Lu Chao's chest. It was at normal temperature, not as hot as skin. It did not belong to a human being, but just a leather case made of fluid.
Zhan Mu looked at Lu Chao, kissed Lu Chao's collarbone, and truly felt his pain and loneliness.
"Do you want me?" Zhan Mu asked softly.
"Actually, I don't feel anything about this," Lu Chao answered truthfully. But he was clearly knowledgeable about this, whispering to Zhan Mu in a veneer of shame, "It all depends on you."
"You don't like me that much, do you?" Zhan Mu was very depressed.
"No, you're not trying to embarrass me." Lu Chao was a little speechless, but it was obvious that he was extremely happy, and he couldn't even hold back his laughter. Then, inexplicably, he changed the subject: "I don't know, I actually really hate homosexuals. Ah... I give up. How did I become like this? I, I am so sinful."
As he was speaking, Lu Chao covered his face with his hands, twisted around on the bed, and finally fell down, screaming in pain.
Zhan Mu's blood ran cold. He, he, he, is he homophobic? !
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