Couples Restaurant
"How about... I treat you to a meal?" Yu Sheng felt a little embarrassed when faced with the smiling face of the short-haired girl.
The short-haired girl burst out laughing, reached out and patted Yu Sheng's shoulder in a familiar manner, and said generously, "My name is Xiwen, let's be friends!"
Suddenly, hostile glances from all directions whizzed towards Yu Sheng.
If looks could kill, Yu Sheng, the male public enemy who took the initiative to hook up with the only girl in the class, would probably have been tortured to death a thousand times.
After the two exchanged names and contact numbers, some boys hesitated and wanted to come forward to talk to Xiwen, but at this moment, the tutor came in.
"Please find a seat, freshmen. The class meeting, which may be boring but necessary, is about to begin!" The female instructor, who was about 30 years old, looked very humble. Her height of 1.8 meters, long curly chestnut hair that reached her hips, and her smiling face quickly attracted the favor of these freshmen.
"I'm your advisor, Julie. If I can stay with you for the next four years, congratulations! Your final grades will remain in the top 60 in the department," Julie said with a smile, a heartbreaking remark. "But if you fall out of the top 60, you might not be able to spend every day with me."
"However," Teacher Julie changed the subject, "while I hope each of you achieves outstanding results, falling out of the top 60 doesn't mean you're inferior to others. Everyone excels in different areas. Take me for example. When the Combat Department was recruiting instructors, I was practically beaten by every competitor I met. But who can blame me for my teaching prowess? Look, you, the elite young talents that all the instructors in the school are eyeing, are now in my hands!"
Teacher Julie's words elicited laughter from the class, and the tense atmosphere suddenly relaxed a bit. Next, in addition to the obligatory self-introduction, Teacher Julie also reviewed the school rules and regulations, the student charter, and other related information as required by the school. She also distributed the document to everyone's personal devices, though no one would read it.
After the class meeting, everyone went back to the dorms to pack up, and everyone went home. Yu Sheng's deskmate was a big-eyed boy with freckles. While packing up his books, he said to Yu Sheng, "Redse, which dorm are you in? Do you want to go home with me?"
Yu Sheng politely declined, "I'm sorry, I'm applying for off-campus accommodation."
"Hey! Reds! Don't leave yet!" Xiwen rushed over and stood warmly beside Yu Sheng. "I'm also living off-campus. Which building are you staying in?"
"Uh, it's Tianmao Huacheng." Yu Sheng really couldn't stand the girl's enthusiasm.
"What a coincidence!" Xiwen clapped his hands, "I'm in Tianmao Huacheng too! Let's go together!"
Yu Sheng only felt that there were more sword-like gazes stabbing at him. It seemed that he would not be able to get rid of the title of "male public enemy" of Class A in the short term.
In the end, Yu Sheng left with Xiwen, under the envious gazes of the entire class. Haydn sent a message to Yu Sheng, saying that the student union would be left behind to do hard labor again and that Yu Sheng should go back on his own. Yu Sheng could only bear the pressure and walk to the school gate with the beautiful girl alone.
When he arrived at the school gate, Yu Sheng unexpectedly found Xi Ze standing there waiting.
Seeing Yu Sheng walking towards Xi Ze, Xiwen asked with a smile, "Is your brother here to pick you up?"
"Huh?" Yu Sheng wondered, "Why do you think he would be my brother?"
"Because you two look alike~" Xiwen said as a matter of course, "Look, you both have chestnut hair, and you're both short."
“…”You’ll get beaten easily if you’re so straightforward, girl.
Xi Ze glanced at Xiwen, then looked at Yu Sheng, who looked innocent, and said, "Why don't you introduce who this is?"
Without Yu Sheng's introduction, the self-familiar Xiwen had already smiled, "Hello, little brother~ My name is Xiwen, you can just call me Sister Xiwen!"
Xi Ze suddenly hugged Yu Sheng's arm and stared at Xi Wen with a vigilant look on his face, "He is mine, don't think about hitting on my boyfriend!"
Xiwen:……!
Yu Sheng: ???
Yu Sheng stared in amazement as Nishizawa suddenly turned on his actor mode, completely unable to react.
Xiwen first opened his eyes wide in surprise, looked at Yusheng, then looked at Xize, and was speechless for a long time. After a long time, he uttered, "I wish you two a long and happy life and a son soon..."
Yu Sheng: ...
After finally returning to Tianmao Huacheng, Xi Ze finally came out of his role as Yu Sheng's boyfriend and released his grip on Yu Sheng's arm. "Have you forgotten the three rules we agreed on? For the sake of the organization's safety, we are not allowed to date interstellar people until we are truly freed from our identities as blue beasts."
Then Caesar thought for a moment and added, "But romance is still allowed within the organization. What do you think of that girl Phil?"
Yu Sheng was helpless. "Xiwen and I are really innocent. She helped me today and we became friends. That's all."
"I know, I know." Xi Ze raised the corner of his lips and raised his hand to pinch Yu Sheng's chin. "I'm just taking precautions. So while you're in school, I will always consider myself your boyfriend. Let's go home, my little old man."
Yu Sheng: ...? !
——Moss Palace——
"Mr. Moss, it's time to change your medicine." Moss's personal doctor knocked on the door cautiously.
"Come in." A low voice came from the room.
The private doctor walked in trembling, not daring to breathe. The room was filled with a gloomy atmosphere. Only after he had changed Moss's medicine and left did the private doctor breathe a sigh of relief and relax.
Moss sat on the bed, his chest wrapped in circles of white bandages. He stared quietly into the air, wondering what he was thinking.
After a long while, a maid quietly announced at the door, "Mr. Frey is here to see you."
Moss suddenly seemed to wake up, raised his head, and glanced at the maid standing there trembling a little, "What is he doing here?"
"I came to see if you were dead or not." An indifferent voice came from outside the door. The maid quickly bowed and greeted him, but was sent away by Frey.
Frey entered the house and looked at the gloomy Moss expressionlessly.
It was already dark, but the lights in the room were not on. Only the faint blue light emitted by the dormant robots made the room seem even darker.
"Have you found your bell?" Moss suddenly asked.
Frey's breath hitched, his eyes darkened a little, and after a long moment he said calmly, "The bell is dead."
"Tsk, you're quite generous." Moss narrowed his eyes, and his hands on the quilt gradually clenched into a ball.
"How can you establish your authority as an owner if you don't keep your disobedient pet on a chain?"
Caesar, don't let me catch you, or you'll be prepared to be imprisoned by me for the rest of your life...
After a sumptuous dinner prepared by Caesar, Yu Sheng and Haydn lay on the sofa. News about the Interstellar Mecha Competition was playing on TV. Haydn suddenly remembered something. "Qiuqiu, isn't the day after tomorrow the day you give a lecture to the top ten thousand in the fighting competition? How are your preparations going?"
Yu Sheng suddenly stood up from the sofa and slapped his head. "Oh no! I completely forgot! I still have to discuss the teaching schedule for the day after tomorrow with the competition organizers tonight!"
After saying that, Yu Sheng didn't care about lying dead anymore. He ran back to the house without looking back and got into the virtual warehouse.
The XP-WORLD virtual warehouse he had previously used remained at Frey's house. Yu Sheng's current virtual warehouse was a cheaper one. While it was still linked to his Ball Beast account, the connection to it was significantly more complicated, and the user experience was significantly inferior. Fortunately, any friends you'd added using XP-WORLD wouldn't be deleted if you switched to the cheaper virtual warehouse, which would have been even more troublesome.
After a long time of effort, Yu Sheng finally connected the lines of the virtual warehouse, closed his eyes, and turned on the button.
Standing in the initial hall of the virtual network after a long time, Yu Sheng saw his personal panel flashing wildly before he had time to contact the staff of the fighting competition.
Yu Sheng opened the communication section of the panel and found that Yun Xiao had been leaving several messages every night since the second day after he escaped, asking him why he didn't go online. Later, he even asked Yu Sheng if something had happened and said that he could help Yu Sheng.
Then there was no response from Yu Sheng.
Guilt immediately overwhelmed Yu Sheng. He had been away from home since he'd just escaped capture. Only now, after settling down, had he bought a virtual warehouse, and only then had he gone online to negotiate with the organizers. He had completely forgotten about his master, Yunxiao.
This is totally wrong. Yu Sheng felt a little guilty.
He quickly replied to Yunxiao, apologized to Yunxiao, and explained that he had experienced some minor changes at home, so he had not been online, and hoped that Yunxiao could forgive him.
Unexpectedly, Yunxiao replied immediately, "Where are you?"
Yu Sheng hurriedly sent his coordinates. In less than a minute, Yu Sheng saw Yun Xiao running towards him breathlessly. He stood in front of him, looked him up from head to toe, and then raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
In Yu Sheng's impression, Yun Xiao has always been calm and elegant. This is the first time he has seen Yun Xiao so desperate and embarrassed, just to see him.
Yu Sheng felt like he was about to suffocate to death from guilt.
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I haven't contacted you all this time..." Yu Sheng reached out to wipe the sweat from Yun Xiao's cheek. "I swear, I will never do this again. Can you forgive me?"
After confirming that Yu Sheng was in good condition, Yun Xiao regained his composure and said, "Let's go."
"Ah?" Yu Sheng was stunned for a moment.
"Today is the day to meet with the organizer," Yunxiao said, "You didn't forget that you have a class the day after tomorrow, did you?"
Yu Sheng scratched his head awkwardly, "I remember... but how do you know it so clearly?"
"Because it's the same process as before." Yun Xiao said calmly, "Go, don't be late."
Yu Sheng kept looking back, "Then, then can you still teach me about mechas every day in the future?"
"Um."
"After we finish talking tonight, I'll treat you to dinner, okay?"
"Um."
"Oh, by the way, why don't we just exchange real-life contact information? That way, I can still contact you even if I'm busy and can't be online!"
“…Go quickly.”
Yu Sheng felt inexplicably brighter after reconnecting with Yunxiao. He successfully discussed the process and remuneration of the lecture the day after tomorrow with the organizer, and followed the organizer to the virtual classroom to check it out, and then ended the negotiation.
As soon as the person in charge left, Yu Sheng immediately contacted Yun Xiao, "Come on, come on, I'll treat you to a big meal!"
Finally, the two of them went to a newly opened shop in the virtual snack street. The shop was very exquisite and beautiful, and the decoration was romantic in every detail. The pretty waitress smiled and led the two of them to their seats.
Only then did Yu Sheng realize that the people sitting around eating were all in pairs!
"Welcome to 'Wenbi Couple Restaurant,'" the waitress's next words confirmed Yu Sheng's thoughts. "What would you two like?"
Since he was already seated, Yu Sheng was too embarrassed to leave, so he had to bite the bullet and flip through the pink menu. Then, Yu Sheng was even more devastated because there wasn't a single-serving dish on the menu! Even the drink was in a cup with two straws!
Yu Sheng awkwardly rubbed the edge of the menu, secretly glancing at Yun Xiao, who sat across from him, to see how he'd react. He didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed, but Yun Xiao didn't react at all, sitting there quietly waiting for Yu Sheng to choose.
"Excuse me...can we serve the meal for two separately?" Yu Sheng asked the waitress.
The waitress was stunned for a moment, then smiled politely, "Excuse me, dear guest, this is a couple's restaurant, and we only serve couples' meals."
"Let's take this one." When Yu Sheng was still struggling to decide what to do, Yun Xiao suddenly took the menu and swiftly ordered the Flame Juice Double Heart Steak and a cocktail called "Hidden Heartbeat" with his slender fingers. The waitress then put away the menu, bowed and left.
The scene fell silent for a moment. Yu Sheng felt awkward from head to toe, his heart pounding uncontrollably. Someone had no idea who designed the lighting here, but it shone brightly on Yun Xiao's profile, making him look incredibly charming and handsome, far superior to Yu Sheng.
It was strange. I had been very familiar with Yunxiao before, so why did I suddenly feel a sense of unfamiliarity today? No, it was not right to say that I felt unfamiliar, because Yunxiao still made Yusheng feel safe and warm when he was by his side.
Yu Sheng decided to attribute these strange feelings to the atmosphere of the restaurant.
"Are you okay?" Just when Yu Sheng was thinking about this and that, Yun Xiao suddenly spoke.
"Ah? What's wrong?" Yu Sheng looked up blankly and met Yunxiao's deep eyes.
"I mean, are you okay with the changes you experienced?" Yunxiao repeated it seriously and patiently.
Yu Sheng knew Yun Xiao was concerned about him, so he quickly said, "No, I've gotten through it safely. You don't have to worry."
"Yeah." Yunxiao responded lightly.
Perhaps because Yunxiao took the initiative to break the silence, Yusheng felt that the restraint he had just felt seemed to have eased a little. He opened up and told Yunxiao about his current situation. He even mentioned that he had been admitted to Mousse College and rented a house near the college. He had no intention of being on guard against Yunxiao at all.
Yunxiao listened quietly, nodding from time to time to prove that he was listening.
After that, the waitress brought up their Flaming Juice Double Heart Steak and "Hidden Heartbeat". The Double Heart Steak was two heart-shaped steaks skewered together with an edible crispy tube, while the "Hidden Heartbeat" was even more exaggerated.
I don’t know how the bartender did it, but the outer layer of the “Hidden Heartbeat” is a deep blue wine, and in the center is a pink heart. The two straws are very short and almost float on the top layer of the glass.
"How do I drink this?" Yu Sheng had never drunk interstellar wine, but he knew by sight that the two straws couldn't reach the wine below.
"You'll know if you try it." Yunxiao gently moved the wine glass towards Yu Sheng. The pink heart in the center shook like jelly, but miraculously, it did not disperse.
Yu Sheng lowered his head, put a straw between his lips, and took a sip. The cup was specially designed so that the level of the wine didn't drop, but instead slowly rose as Yu Sheng drank. At the bottom of the cup, a gap was revealed where no wine was.
The astringent, cool sweetness spread across the tip of his tongue, filling Yusheng's taste buds. Yusheng took another sip, and Yunxiao opposite him suddenly leaned over and took another straw into his mouth.
Their faces were so close that Yu Sheng could even feel Yun Xiao's breath on his eyelashes. Looking closer, Yun Xiao's eyes looked even deeper, like the thousand-year-old lake that Yu Sheng had seen in the scenic area of his hometown before.
Thoughts drifted away as Yu Sheng drank the wine in his glass unconsciously. The blue outer layer became thinner and thinner, and the pink heart that had been hiding underneath and refused to come up finally rose slowly and swayed towards the rim of the glass.
As the sweet, pink wine with a refreshingly sour aftertaste swished into his mouth, Yu Sheng was suddenly pulled out of his chaotic thoughts. This shy, sweet taste brought him great spiritual joy. His eyes widened in surprise, but Yun Xiao in front of him had the exact opposite reaction.
Yunxiao closed his eyes gently.
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