Chapter 54 Entertainment
The next day at noon, I woke up from hunger.
As soon as I opened my sore eyelids, an enlarged, overly beautiful face was standing next to my bed!
"Oh shit!" I was so scared that I almost rolled off the bed!
Lin Heng, the boy, lay on the edge of the bed with a smile on his face, looking at me with sparkling eyes: "Sister-in-law, are you awake?"
Only then did I realize that it was winter vacation!
He must have heard that I had finished the exam, so he rushed over without stopping!
"How...how did you get in?" My voice was very hoarse.
"My brother opened the door for me!" Lin Heng said confidently, his eyes glancing at the suspicious marks on my neck and collarbone, and he tutted his tongue twice, "Sister-in-law, is my brother a dog? Why did he bite me like this?"
Lin Yan, who was busy in the kitchen: "..." I seemed to hear the sound of the spatula being clenched.
My face flushed and I quickly pulled up the quilt: "Get lost! Kids, don't look at me!"
Lin Heng didn't leave, but moved closer, lowering his voice with a deliberately feigned, nonchalant curiosity on his face: "Hey sister-in-law, can I ask you something?"
"If you have to fart, fart now!"
"Um...do you feel...comfortable?"
I:"!!!"
A surge of blood rushed to my head! I almost slapped him!
"Lin Heng! Are you fucking itchy?! What a mess of questions!"
This kid! Could it be...
I suddenly thought of Su Yan.
And that stepbrother staring at him like a hungry wolf...had those guys started to act? Had they instilled some strange ideas into this brat?
Lin Heng shrank his neck when I yelled at him, his eyes a little evasive, but he still said stubbornly: "I'm just... just curious! I want to know what's wrong! We are all adults!"
He pretends to be open-minded, but he is really trying to cover up his mistake!
In the end, it was Lin Yan who came in with food and broke the weird atmosphere.
The three of them sat down to eat. Lin Heng was obviously absent-minded. After taking a few bites, he said he wanted to leave.
"Leaving so soon?" I was a little reluctant to let him go. I had wanted to play a few games with him. "Didn't you say it was a holiday?"
"Hi, I'm passing by. There's a newly opened bar nearby and I have a date with some friends." Lin Heng waved his hand, picked up his coat and slipped away.
"Why are you drinking again?" Lin Yan frowned.
"There are too many drinking parties, I won't keep you company!" Lin Heng ran away faster than a rabbit without even looking back.
Looking at the closed door, Lin Yan snorted: "You are quite considerate this time. You didn't shamelessly act like a light bulb." He sat back next to me and picked up some food for me.
I was starting to figure it out. A bar? Su Yan must be there, right? Could this kid... have finally gotten wise? Or... been made wiser?
"Hey, Lin Yan," I touched his arm, "You said... Lin Heng is not in a relationship, right?"
"Hmm?" Lin Yan raised an eyebrow. "With whom?"
"Su Yan!" I told Lin Heng my guess and his abnormal behavior just now.
After listening to this, Lin Yan sneered and nonchalantly served me a bowl of soup. "That kid? He mentions Su Yan more often than he changes his clothes. 'Su Yan brought me breakfast today,' 'Su Yan is so handsome at playing basketball,' 'Su Yan blocked my drinking again,'... I've heard it so many times that my ears are callused. I think he's just used to Su Yan being around him, like a little follower. It's far from 'liking' him."
He paused, then handed me another piece of pork ribs. His tone suddenly turned sour. "But you, you just finished making love with me for three days and three nights, and now you want to play games with my brother? Chen Rui, have all of us Lin brothers been completely taken advantage of by you?"
I was chewing on some ribs when I heard that. Without a second thought, I retorted, "Bullshit! You're the only one I've eaten so much!"
As soon as the words came out, we were both stunned.
Lin Yan's hand holding the chopsticks stopped in mid-air. He looked at me with eyes that seemed to be lit up, and the corners of his mouth rose a little bit. That smile was proud and satisfied, and also had a little bit of... the feeling of being hit in the right spot?
My face flushed, and I lowered my head to eat my food: "...I just said it casually."
"Oh? Just what you want?" Lin Yan put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth slowly, and leaned forward, his breath dangerous. "It seems that someone's energy has recovered well. The game plan... can't be implemented for the time being."
I:"……"
After being so shamelessly intimate with Lin Yan for a few days, I felt like my waist was no longer my own.
Finally, when I woke up one morning and looked at the bright sunshine outside the window, an idea popped into my mind that I hadn’t thought about for a long time: playing games!
My goodness, once the fight started, it was a mess!
I rubbed the controller until sparks flew and typed on the keyboard until it made a crackling sound. I felt like I had to make up for all the gaming time I lost during the postgraduate entrance exam!
But as the fight went on, the energy in my heart... seemed to be a little wrong?
I once encountered a tough boss and it was so frustrating!
No matter how many times you fight it, you will lose it even if you don't eat, drink or sleep!
What about now? After getting stuck a few times and seeing the big "Game Over" on the screen, I'm surprisingly unmoved. A bit... annoyed? Forget it, I'm done. Should I switch to a guide? Too lazy. Maybe I should try another game.
There are also those online games that require hard work to level up.
Wow, the version has been updated eight hundred times!
The T0 character that I worked so hard to raise has now become obsolete!
Want to start over? Looking at that dense list of tasks and upgrade paths... forget it, just thinking about it makes me tired and instantly discouraged.
This feeling... is wrong!
I panicked a bit, threw the game controller away, and slid over to Lin Yan, who was reading a book. I said in a weak tone, "Lin Yan...it's over."
"Hmm?" Lin Yan raised his head from the book, pushed his glasses, and looked inquiringly.
"I feel like... I don't seem to love games as much anymore?" I poured out all my frustration. "Before, I'd be so pissed off when I couldn't beat the game, but now I just want to turn off my computer and go to sleep. Leveling up? Just thinking about it makes me dizzy! Am I... not into games anymore?"
Lin Yan raised his eyebrows, a hint of teasing appeared on the corner of his mouth, and deliberately asked: "Oh? So now, who has a higher status in your heart, me or Youxi?"
I grabbed a handful of my hair in frustration. "Oops! That's not the question! You don't understand!"
I looked at him, my eyes a little confused, even with a hint of subtle panic. "I used to think that as long as I had games to play, I could get through any day. Games were my spiritual support! But now... if I lose even interest in games, then what will keep me alive...? Isn't life hopeless?"
The teasing look on Lin Yan's face disappeared instantly.
He put down the book, hugged me in his arms, and patted my back soothingly with his big hands.
He obviously understood the deep fear that I hadn't expressed out loud - the anxiety of saying goodbye to the simple but closed self of the past who "could survive as long as there were games."
"Ruirui," he said in a calm voice, with a reassuring power, "I think your interest in games is still there, but... it's just in a different form."
I looked up at him.
"You used to be a pure gamer, enjoying the thrill of clearing levels and the sense of accomplishment from leveling up. But now, your threshold may have increased, or..."
He chose his words carefully. "Have your desires deepened? No longer content with simply 'playing,' perhaps... you'll start to consider game mechanics and plot design? Or perhaps, you simply view it as a purer, more relaxing pastime, rather than a 'career' that requires your full passion?"
He paused, and gently curled the hair at the back of my head with his fingers:
"Besides, sometimes interests need to be 'cultivated'. You've been suppressed for too long by the postgraduate entrance exams, so maybe you're just experiencing a bit of 'game burnout'. Maybe if you play for a few more days, the feeling will return?"
As I listened, I felt that there was some truth in it, and the panic in my heart gradually subsided.
Finally, he added one more sentence, with a slightly ambiguous smile in his tone:
"Well, it's just like making love. If you don't touch it for a long time, it will become rusty, but if you 'cultivate' it a few times, the passion will return."
I:"!!!"
The first part is quite serious, but the latter part is full of lewd words!
"You!!" My face flushed red and I almost jumped out of his arms. "Who, who discussed this with you!"
Lin Yan chuckled, holding me tighter, and asked, "Oh? So who's first thing they want to do after the exam isn't play games or sleep, but... huh?"
I stiffened my neck and said stubbornly, "I, I just wanted to reward you because you've been holding it in for so long!"
"Really?" Lin Yan's eyes were mischievous, and he lowered his head and blew into my ear, "Our Ruirui is really considerate. But..."
He deliberately dragged out the tone and lowered his voice, "But someone was very active in bed, crying and shouting for..."
"Lin Yan! That's enough!"
I was so ashamed and angry that I covered his mouth with my hand! The two of us rolled into a ball on the sofa, laughing and making noises.
After a few days of crazy fun, the post-exam indulgence wore off, and the anxiety crept up on me again.
If the results didn't come out for a day, I'd feel like I was being scratched by a cat. Sometimes, I'd get so anxious that I couldn't even enjoy the food Lin Yan cooked.
Seeing me listless and restless all day, Lin Yan sighed:
"Staying home all the time isn't a good idea. If you stay any longer, you'll start to grow mushrooms. Come on, let me take you out for a walk to relax you."
"Where are we going?" I was not interested.
"Japan. Are you going or not?" Lin Yan dropped a bombshell.
"!!!" My eyes lit up instantly! "Go! I have to go!" As a serious 2D fan, Akihabara is the Jerusalem in my heart! The opportunity for a pilgrimage to the holy land has come!
The rest of the journey was like a dream!
We went straight to the Toy Store in Akihabara. The dazzling array of goods dazzled me and I was willing to spend the money.
I went to Hakone to soak in the hot springs, and my tense nerves were completely relaxed in the misty hot air.
I checked in at various holy places in anime and games, and saw those scenes that I had seen countless times on the screen appear in front of me. I was as excited as a 200-pound child.
We also caught the snow in Hokkaido. The sky and the earth were vast and pure, and the beauty was unreal.
The most amazing thing is that at Lin Yan’s instigation, we both tried wearing kimonos.
I was wearing a dark blue men's kimono and felt awkward. Then Lin Yan came out changed...
He took off his iconic gold-rimmed glasses, and the dark kimono made his skin look whiter, his figure straight, and his eyebrows and eyes less refined and restrained than usual, with a bit more of a cold and aloof nobility... He looked just like Naoki Irie who walked out of the comics!
I was stunned, my eyes seemed to be glued to him.
Lin Yan noticed my gaze and came over, a smile on his face as he asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? I never see you staring at me like this at home?"
My face flushed, and I said stubbornly, "Normally... you don't take off your glasses! Only... cough..."
I was too embarrassed to say the rest of the words (he would only occasionally take off his glasses when he was aroused in bed, and his eyes would be fierce and lustful).
"Oh?" He raised an eyebrow and leaned closer, his breath brushing against my ear. "So, do you like me wearing glasses, or not?"
"I like both!" I looked away guiltily, "It's just that you look... more fresh."
Lin Yan chuckled softly, his voice filled with temptation: "I understand. I will dress myself up more in the future, especially...at certain times."
Me: “…” Why does it sound like I’ve unlocked some weird play?
After this trip, I spent a lot of money, but I was really happy!
The millet figurines I bought filled two large suitcases and almost exceeded the weight limit.
Lin Yan was responsible for carrying bags, paying, checking routes, and acting as a human translator throughout the trip without any complaints, making him a perfect travel companion.
Took a lot of photos.
Lin Yan is a guy who is very familiar with posting photos of the two of us or even photos of me alone on WeChat Moments, and he calls it "recording life."
Even though I'm used to it, I still feel a little embarrassed every time I see it. This time, looking at the photo of Lin Yan wearing a kimono, without his glasses, and looking incredibly handsome, I suddenly made up my mind and posted it on my Moments!
Just post this one! Caption: [Picture].
Not long after I sent it out, several of my high school and junior high school classmates who had been silent for a long time exploded!
"What the hell?! Chen Rui?! Is this you?!"
"Brother Rui?! Did you have plastic surgery?! No, this doesn't look like it!"
"Who is this handsome guy?! Is he your boyfriend?!"
"Brother Rui is awesome! He managed to woo a celebrity?!"
"This face... is it real?!"
The comment section was filled with howling and speculation.
My face flushed, and I forced myself to reply to the comments section with one unanimous response: "My boyfriend."
After posting this, I felt like my whole body was on fire! It was as embarrassing as running naked in public!
Lin Yan came over to look, his shoulders shaking with laughter: "What's wrong? Your face is so red?"
"You don't understand!" I wailed, covering my face. "For someone like me who's socially anxious and never posts on WeChat Moments, this is like stripping naked and marching in the streets! It's so fucking embarrassing!"
Lin Yan smiled and rubbed my hair, his tone doting but also a little helpless: "Okay, okay, our Ruirui is shy. In the future, you can post if you want, or not if you don't want, it's up to you."
He paused, looked at the photo of himself on his phone, then looked at me. "But... this one is really good."
I glared at him and snatched the phone back, but my heart felt warm as if it had been soaked in a hot spring.
It's embarrassing, but...it doesn't seem that bad?
After all, such a handsome "Naoki Irie" is my family.
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