Even though he had not been in a coma for a month, Ren Suo had spent seven solid days on the dark side of the moon without a small world game console, a mobile phone, or the internet, a life without anything.
From the moment he opened his eyes, he could only get up obediently and comb his hair and cook with Gu Yueyan to enjoy the sweetness between lovers, or be woken up by Luna's saliva and hugs, and then spend the rest of the day with them, making them exhausted physically and mentally...
Well, all in all, Ren Suo missed the Small World game console very much.
When he opened the door, the familiar feeling made Ren Suo relax naturally.
He casually put his coat on the sofa, opened the refrigerator and poured himself a glass of juice, walked to the balcony, opened the window to ventilate, and sat on the sofa to rest. He casually scratched the coffee table and found that it was spotless, as if he had insisted that his clone go back to his home to get some fresh air when he was unconscious.
But soon, Ren Suo saw a letter on the coffee table, which was wrapped in a small bag. He opened it and saw the beautiful handwriting on it, and his thoughts, which had finally settled down, began to waver again.
「Suo:
If you see this letter, it means you have woken up and returned before the Lantern Festival.
I remember that you like cleanliness very much, so I helped clean your house before I left, hoping that when you come back, you can rest in your familiar home.
However, in the bedroom I just tidied the bed and swept the floor and that was it. There may be dust in other places, but it is not convenient for me to clean those places.
I bought the key bag when I went to the Buddhist temple to pray. It has not been blessed. But you and I are both dislike those useless decorations. I pray for a peace talisman for you and ask you to hide it carefully, so I bought a small item that you can use.
Actually, I bought the key bag from a stall outside the temple. The stall owner was an old lady. The old lady had to go out to make a living as the New Year was approaching. I wanted to patronize her business, but I couldn't find anything I wanted to buy. Suddenly I remembered that you had so many keys and they were messy, so I bought it as a gift for your recovery.
It's not a very expensive item, I hope you like it.
If you get hungry, there’s a box of shrimp noodles in the kitchen and boxes of wontons in the fridge.
Dong Cheng Ling.
Ren Suo picked up the small bag on the coffee table. It felt like a cowhide bag. He couldn't tell whether the material was good or bad, but of course he didn't care.
There was a row of key chains in the bag, and Ren Suo took out his own bunch of keys stacked up in a pyramid. He had seven or eight keys, and each key was quite thick, but there was only one key chain, so the keys were naturally squeezed together.
There is a reason why he has so many keys. Apart from the commonly used keys, the rest are almost all for protecting Ren Suo's most important secret - the small world game console.
Although Ren Suo was very confident, even if others saw the Small World Game Console, they would at most regard it as a work of art.
But if he is so confident that he doesn't take any precautions at all, then what is the difference between Ren Suo and the villain boss in the game who was overturned because of being too confident?
But he did not put the Small World Game Console into the safe. After all, overprotection is equivalent to telling others that "this thing is very important", so Ren Suo also spent some time to hide the Small World Game Console.
He added a transmission device inside the four doors of the TV cabinet. All four doors had to be pushed at the same time to open them. For this reason, Ren Suo added a good lock to each door.
This device is only for protecting against villains but not gentlemen. If someone really wants to rob Ren Suo's house, it will be useless no matter where Ren Suo is. But if it is a petty thief, this transmission device is enough to discourage them - even if they can destroy a lock, they cannot push it open, and they cannot imagine such a strange device inside. They can either directly destroy the cabinet door to make a loud noise, or give up.
This kind of protection is more form than effect. After all, if there is someone bold enough to come to Tianlian Academy to steal things, he or she is most likely an extraordinary person with the ability to move silently and hide in plain sight.
However, there are often guests in Ren Suo's home now, and these guests may very likely become the hostess of this home. It is normal for them to want to familiarize themselves with the business and manage this small home in advance.
Therefore, the protection of these four locks became Ren Suo's means of hiding the Small World Game Console from his friends and lover - in fact, it can't be said to be concealing, anyway, Ren Suo used these four locks to express his attitude. Therein lies his unknown secret, so they naturally wouldn't delve into it further.
When Ren Suo came to his senses, he had already put all the keys into the key bag.
He closed the key bag. The neatly arranged keys were wrapped in cowhide. The sharp teeth could no longer touch the skin or clothes, and there was not much noise when he picked them up.
Although it seemed like only a small change, Ren Suo knew that he would be much more comfortable carrying keys in the future, at least his thighs would not be pressed against him. He had a pair of pants with pockets that were worn out by keys.
However, a crude and rude person like Ren Suo never thought of buying such small items to make himself more refined. Instead, Dong Chengling would pay attention to these small details.
If it were the Ren Suo of the past, he would probably have accepted Dong Chengling's kindness without any shame.
Now.
He would accept Dong Chengling's kindness with a bit of shame but very happy.
Looking back now, Ren Suo realized that although he and Dong Chengling had an extraordinary beginning, they had always gotten along in an ordinary way.
The two of them experienced a lot together, including witnessing the stunning nine-tailed fox in Tokyo, watching the magician's death in a secret realm, and tasting the cooking of the female gourmet late at night...but they all went through it very calmly and easily, without much tension.
Or in other words, Ren Suo was not nervous because he had a good chance of winning, and Dong Chengling was not nervous because she had always believed in Ren Suo.
Just as it was written in the letter, when Ren Suo was still in a coma, Dong Chengling was already convinced that he would wake up soon.
She prayed for Ren Suo, bought gifts for him, helped him clean the house, and helped him take care of Xiao Jiu...
But when Ren Suo called her, she said less than she wrote in the letter.
Dong Chengling is always like this, quietly becoming a very important person in Ren Suo's heart.
At least Qiao Muyi managed to directly blow up Ren Suo, causing him to suffer a satisfying and fatal combo; Dong Chengling was better, leaving Ren Suo with an intact body, but he had no idea how he died, yet he died willingly.
She seemed to have become the mistress of this house a long time ago.
If love is likened to a game, then Qiao Muyi is the brave man wearing the most shining golden armor, wielding earth-shattering weapons, riding on colorful clouds to defeat the evil dragon, appearing in gorgeous attire and shouting "I'm coming" to save the princess.
Dong Chengling is a warrior who quietly levels up, crosses countless mountains and rivers, experiences countless hardships, and defeats countless enemies. But after defeating the dragon, she will use a smile to smooth out all the scars and sorrows she has suffered, and take the princess away with just one sentence, "Let's go home."
Although Ren Suo felt that this metaphor seemed inappropriate, it was enough to explain how conflicted he was at the moment: he liked Qiao Muyi's passionate and strong love, and he also liked Dong Chengling's gentle love.
So Ren Suo is really in a dilemma now. He is the kind of person who doesn't like to owe others. Although he doesn't go to the extent of "borrowing ten yuan and returning twelve or thirteen yuan", he still repays a favor - he has never made his birthday public since he was a child, so that he won't receive any gifts, and naturally he doesn't need to repay any favor.
It would be fine if Ren Suo didn't realize it, but now he clearly knew how much they had paid for him; it would be fine if Ren Suo couldn't afford it, but he felt that he could afford it!
Of course, Ren Suo felt that he could "repay" everyone's debt, but they might not think so - or rather, they all felt that Ren Suo could only "pay" one person's debt.
Thinking about this, Ren Suo couldn't help but sigh: "If there were two of me..."
His exclamation came to an abrupt end.
A moment later, an armor-less clone appeared in the living room.
"Go cook some midnight snack first, then give me a massage, and then do the cleaning." Ren Suo pointed at the kitchen and gave orders in a cold tone.
The clone silently put on an apron and began to cook the wontons.
Looking at the clone working honestly in the kitchen, Ren Suo's anger quickly disappeared. After he calmed down, he felt a little sorry for the clone.
Ren Suo suddenly got angry just now because he thought about "if there were two of me".
Ren Suo thought, if there were two or even more of himself, wouldn't everyone be able to have a satisfactory ending?
The answer is absolutely not.
Because he was not satisfied.
Even if it was another self who repaid the debt, Ren Suo felt uneasy just thinking about it. The nameless anger and grievance in his heart almost instantly overwhelmed his rationality.
Qiao Muyi didn't get so angry that she crushed his head just now, which means she has a good temper.
So Ren Suo couldn't help but summon "another self" to vent his anger to the clone.
But this anger was so inexplicable that Ren Suo felt deeply ashamed. He reflected on himself and called back his clone: "I'm sorry, I was in a bad mood just now, and I was emotional when I spoke, which made you uncomfortable."
The clone looked at him quietly.
"Okay, that's enough," Ren Suo apologized earnestly, then waved his hand with a sigh of relief, "Go back and continue making supper."
Although Ren Suo felt sorry for his clone, he had summoned it anyway and couldn't waste it.
Although getting angry is not good, this burst of anger also made Ren Suo completely realize what kind of person he is.
He is a player who wants a happy ending in any game.
He may allow the protagonist to suffer losses temporarily, but in the end the protagonist will definitely reap the rewards of his hard work.
All regrets have become archives in the recycle bin, and all happiness is condensed in the ending and continues to extend infinitely.
Get whatever you want, grab whatever you don’t want to miss.
Ren Suo sighed. The only thought he could hold on to now was: not to hurt anyone.
But it is very difficult to stick to this idea. In addition to the expected life-threatening danger, one should also pay attention to one point: bigamy can trigger the national criminal law...
Ren Suo always felt that he would either become the subject of a crime or the victim of a crime.
Moreover, Ren Suo had no other feasible solutions except 'acting according to circumstances' and 'letting nature take its course'.
After all, Ren Suo didn't have any examples to refer to. In ancient times, that was legal bigamy, but in modern times... in modern times...
At this time, Ren Suo suddenly remembered something and made an international call.
The phone was connected.
Ren Suo looked at the time. It was now 11:30 in Xuan Guo and almost an hour later in Fan Ying, 12:30.
"Zhao Huo, are you asleep?"
"I'm sleeping... Ren Suo, are you awake?!"
"Yeah, I'm awake." Ren Suo said calmly.
"I thought you might sleep for a year or two... When I return home, I'll treat you to a meal to celebrate!" Zhao Huo seemed quite happy: "Without you, I wouldn't dare to work too hard in combat training."
"Well, thank you," Ren Suo asked, "Are you in Fanying now? Are you traveling with the other three people?"
"Yeah, you saw it from my circle of friends, right?"
"So Xiao Meng and Sun Shu are with you?"
"They stayed in the same hotel as me."
"Then Zhao Huo, are you sleeping alone now?"
"...Why are you asking this?" Zhao Huo was a little embarrassed.
Ren Suo blinked, a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Are you sleeping with your fiancée?"
"Uh...yeah."
Ren Suo heard the sound of footsteps coming from the phone, and then Zhao Huo continued, "I came outside. Xiao Fan fell asleep just now. If I call her inside, she will wake up... It's snowing here. How's Lianjiang?"
"It's very hot. I'm only wearing a single layer of clothing. Lian Jiang has lost face for the entire winter." Ren Suo said leisurely, "So, it seems that you will be able to get married and have children soon? Congratulations."
"Have I disturbed your reproduction?"
"No." Zhao Huo said unhappily, "Don't tell me these things. Xiao Fan and I were just sleeping, no... um."
"…Speaking of truth, Zhao Huo, I really can't cure this."
"You'd better get back to the hospital and continue lying down." Zhao Huo brushed off the snow on the balcony railing, leaned on it, looked at the snow-capped mountains in the distance, and said, "You know, I have been a warrior who has been training my muscles and bones since I was a child. Even if I didn't become a cultivator, my physical strength alone can almost reach the level of breaking trees and rocks."
"Boyhood Kung Fu? There is a sword hanging over your head due to lust?" Ren Suo guessed.
"That's part of the reason. Warriors need to stay away from women when they are training. It has nothing to do with the sword hanging over one's head because of lust. It's because warriors have outstanding physical strength and it's easy for them to indulge in it. If they don't practice for a long time, then the previous decades of hard training will be wasted... I know many of my peers who had some potential and were wasted in this way."
Zhao Huo said: "But the most important reason is that I am afraid of myself."
"What?"
"Compared to Xiao Fan, I am too tall, too strong, and too powerful. Moreover, as my cultivation has increased recently, my strength has increased even faster, and my control over my strength has also decreased a lot. I am afraid that I might hurt her accidentally, so I will not force her until she has finished her assessment of me and is willing to give herself to me."
Ren Suo couldn't help but nodded and sighed, "I didn't expect that Zhao Huo is such a kind man who cares for women."
"Hehe." Zhao Huo became stupid when he was praised: "Of course, that's why I have such a beautiful and lovely fiancée... But you are not bad either."
"No wonder Sun Shu and Xiao Meng like you so much." Ren Suo said suddenly.
"That's when...what!?!?"
"I mean!" Ren Suo shouted into the phone, "Sun Shu and Xiao Meng, they both love you wholeheartedly, so much so that they want to chase Fanying to stop you and your fiancée from getting closer! Do you understand, you! Big! Idiot!"
…
Thousands of miles away, Zhao Huo, in his pajamas, stared at his phone screen in a daze, his mind in a mess.
Xiao Meng?
Shumei?
Suddenly, a slender hand brushed away the snow on his shoulders, and a warm person hugged him and asked softly, "Why did you come out?"
"Xiao Fan? I... want to take a call." Zhao Huo turned around and looked at the beautiful person behind him and said nervously.
"I heard you talking so loudly, as if you were afraid that others wouldn't know." Xiao Fan said with a smile.
"Did I wake you up? Sorry, sorry... I just have a loud voice..."
"Shh." Xiao Fan pressed Zhao Huo's lips with his fingers, then slowly slid down, caressing Zhao Huo's chest muscles and abdominal muscles through his pajamas, and whispered, "I have good news to tell you."
"What, what good news?"
"You have passed the test." Xiao Fan took his hand and walked into the inner room.
"Oh...what, I passed the test!" Zhao Huo was shocked: "Isn't that too rash? How about we continue the test for a few more days?"
"Not rashly, and I don't want to wait any longer. Tonight is the night."
"What, tonight? Isn't it too soon..."
"Why do you have so many opinions?" Xiao Fan glanced at him with a little dissatisfaction, and suddenly remembered something, narrowed his eyes suspiciously, and asked softly:
"Do you have someone else in your heart?"
Facing the gaze of his fiancée, who was born into a merchant family, started her own business during college, and managed a group of companies with her father after graduation, and was a beautiful CEO, Zhao Huo... avoided looking at her.
…
"Now at least there is an example to refer to." Ren Suo picked up the controller and thought to himself: "If there is something wrong, correct it. If there is nothing wrong, learn from it. No matter what, we can gain valuable experience."
Of course, Ren Suo was not doing this out of pure malice, but after being educated by Qiao Muyi, he felt that Xiao Meng and Sun Shu were so pitiful. After all, Zhao Huo didn't notice their affection at all, which was unfair to them - even if Zhao Huo rejected them, it was better than no response at all.
Ren Suo couldn't let Zhao Huo follow in his footsteps!
At least Zhao Huo should be used as a lesson for himself.
It would be a good thing if Zhao Huo could stick to his one true love and seriously cut off ties with other people, thus both preserving his moral integrity and giving an explanation to everyone.
So Ren Suo just called Zhao Huo to tell him what to do. It was entirely up to him. If he kept it a secret and continued to pretend that Sun Shu and Xiao Meng were good friends, that was possible.
However, based on Ren Suo's understanding of Zhao Huo, it would be unlikely to either cut off all ties or ignore him.
Zhao Huo is a man who puts gratitude and righteousness first as a warrior, and also has noble sentiments in the second dimension. In simple terms, he is unwilling to hurt others, and he wishfully believes that there is a plan to save everyone without hurting others.
After finishing this task, Ren Suo felt much better.
It turns out that the feeling of helping others is so wonderful.
Now, Zhao Huo could finally realize his own feelings.
Even though we are thousands of miles apart, you can still feel the struggle in my heart and the hesitation I feel when making the decision!
This is what is called, a friend in need is a friend indeed!
Press the power button on the controller and the screen lights up.
The long-lost planetary startup interface and the familiar startup sound:
“It’s a small world, and it’s fun.”
Ren Suo originally wanted to go directly to the World Store to see the lottery for this month's free games, but as soon as he entered the main interface, a system message popped up:
"Level 5 player Renaissor, your annual summary is ready."