Chapter 39 Chapter 39 I like you, I have liked you for many years (Love...
"I'll give you all the balloons I like. When you were little, you didn't want to eat, so I fed you." Xiaolong was already feeling a little upset, and the more he recalled the experience, the sadder he became. "Aren't we best friends?!"
Si Chi stretched out his hand, but looking at him, he didn't know where to touch for a moment.
After a moment, he sat on the ground leaning against the door, lowered his hands as if in resistance, and looked at the ceiling.
"Why don't you go eat?"
"Because you ran away without saying a word and hid from me."
Li Mu spoke seriously.
"Why?"
"No reason, I'm not hiding from you."
Si Chi finally reached out and pushed Li Mu up a little.
"We've all grown up, haven't we?"
"But when I grow up, I will..."
Xiaolong couldn't describe how he felt.
"We're still good brothers even when we grow up. If you have anything, tell me..."
Since growing up, Li Mu rarely shows such a confused expression.
It was as if there was something he was unsure of, but he was still very stubborn.
Good brother?
Si Chi only slightly pulled the corners of his lips, as if he wanted to smile.
But when he looked at the invitation letter on the table that had not been thrown away, the smile failed.
Finally, I just looked at Xiaolong like this.
Okay, tell him then.
"I'm only considering changing dormitories because I've been busy for a while now. I'm worried it might affect you, not because I hate you. The Tayir lords have been unruly lately, and I'm here to calm them down."
Si Chi spoke in a soft voice, stating the facts without adding any personal emotion.
Xiaolong knows Si Chi's identity.
He also knew that he was very busy and had to supervise many people.
In the morning, he might get up before morning exercises, or he might be called back by an emergency within the tribe. In a blink of an eye, the person accompanying him becomes a body controlled by Si Chi.
Everything is for a valid reason.
Li Mu could still refute a few things about disturbing him.
But as for what was happening within the Tayir tribe, Xiaolong hung his head, unable to think of what to say. The sadness he had felt before, of feeling that he was hated, came flooding back. This time, it wasn't the sadness of being hated. What kind of sadness was it - sadness?
"I see."
Finally, Li Mu spoke softly and shallowly.
"So that's how it is."
Xiaolong nodded.
"I understand."
The black curly-haired boy slowly stood up, his head drooping, and his fingertips slowly retracted.
He is in a very bad mood.
Si Chi could feel it.
The fingertips were about to be pulled away from him.
This is probably the last chance.
Si Chi looked at the top of Li Mu's head, and finally couldn't help but reach out and suddenly grabbed his wrist.
"Are you unhappy? Why? Don't you want me to leave?"
Xiaolong was grabbed and heard such a strange question, so he retracted his hand immediately.
"Isn't this natural? We grew up together as brothers, who would want to separate?"
"Brothers will separate when they grow up."
Si Chi looked at him solemnly.
"That's only natural, but I can promise you will always be my only partner. I'll still be there for you whenever you need me, but we just can't be together all the time. If that's the case, will you be happier?"
All good things must come to an end.
Xiaolong understands this deeply.
But be happy.
"……No."
Li Mu straightened up, looked away, still feeling depressed.
"It's strange that you say that. Can unhappiness be divided into slightly happy unhappiness or complete unhappiness?"
Isn’t this all unhappy?
"We grew up together. I rolled around with you when we were little dragons. We've been in the same dormitory since we started school at the age of five. You've slept with me for more than ten years. From childhood to adulthood, you've been my partner and my strongest competitor, and one of my driving forces. I just want to continue living like this. Even though I know this is inevitable, I always think—"
Xiaolong looked at him suddenly.
"I always thought it would take at least until after graduation, right?"
"From childhood to adulthood, I've lost many people along the way, every time I was divided into classes or majors."
Si Chi continued speaking.
"You've never faced separation like this before."
"Because they are different from you."
Xiaolong answered as a matter of course.
It was always like this, saying things lightly that made his heart flutter and want to get closer.
But she was so pure that she wouldn't let him get close to her——
Si Chi looked at the invitation letter not far away.
The image of Xiaolong smiling and talking with that senior student is still engraved in his mind.
He should get out of this as soon as he can.
Instead of waiting until he was unable to extricate himself, he did something to Li Mu that he would regret, and even implicate the Dragon Clan and the Tayir Clan.
The little dragon who had already climbed up scratched his head and became more annoyed.
I still couldn't help but lower my head and ask him.
"...Is it really that urgent? Do we really have to transfer now?"
Si Chi raised his eyes.
The black-haired boy leaning against the door with messy hair looked like he was being held down and bullied, looking at Li Mu like this.
Seems to be thinking about something.
Si Chi is not so sure now.
With Li Mu's personality.
As long as he made it clear, he probably wouldn't ask this kind of question.
His heart moved slightly and he stretched out his hand.
When Xiaolong didn't understand why, he put his hand on it and applied a little force.
Xiaolong staggered as he was pulled closer to him.
Those amber eyes were rich and bright, with a hint of repression and gloom.
At noon, the room was dark with the curtains drawn.
But his eyes were bright.
Or rather, Si Chi's eyes are always bright.
"You're getting busier and busier, and we'll just drift apart in the end. It's better to separate now and maintain this deepest connection."
"Not too busy, huh?"
Xiaolong was confused.
"It's just that the start of school is a little troublesome. You're busy most of the time. I go to look for you, but you don't have time."
And those amber eyes stared at him.
"Greeting the new classmates who gathered around you, gaining the respect of the teacher, you've just reached adulthood, and you're still thinking about whether or not to fall in love—after falling in love, your time will be compressed by the other person, and it will affect our relationship. You're still too young—"
It’s not because Xiaolong’s love affair interferes with their relationship, but because if he continues to stay here, he may not do anything.
"You still don't understand a lot of things? You can't fall in love easily?" Li Mu puffed out one cheek for once and looked to the side. He had asked Si Chi before about the love Xiaoyang mentioned, but he always got the answer that he was too young.
"You've said this many times. Okay, okay, I admit you have a point. I've just reached adulthood, and I don't think falling in love is that easy. Let's wait until we grow up together before we talk. I know there's exclusivity even among best friends. I promise I'll always be best with you, and when we do get together, I'll ask you, brother, is that okay? So why do you have to leave now? You won't even give me a little—"
"You're not too young to fall in love casually—"
Si Chi suddenly spoke with a cold face, expressing his dissatisfaction with everything Xiaolong said later.
He was originally holding Xiaolong's hand, and now he was exerting force on it.
Xiaolong leaned forward, and before he could react, the person was already lying in his arms, and he could only look up at him.
The hand that Ben was holding went up to his waist, and the other hand held his face, causing him to tilt his neck back involuntarily. His graceful white neck had a beautiful curve, and his Adam's apple moved slightly.
His eyes were as pure and blank as a sacrificial lamb.
There was still no emotion as special as his that Si Chi had been observing for a long time.
"I'm just wondering why you're not in love with me."
But he seemed to have given up, feeling irritable and uncomfortable. He was teased wave after wave and finally couldn't stand it anymore and pressed his lips down hard.
Let’s get this out of the way.
Finally talked it out.
Si Chi's actions were fierce, but his heart felt a little cold.
The growing fondness, the possessive desire that excludes outsiders.
Maybe it started when Xiaolong didn't understand what he said, so he kept calling him Fluffy, holding him and rolling around, tying balloons on him, and feeding him snacks.
He was doomed to fall.
It will only get deeper and deeper.
It's like falling into a quagmire and being unable to get out.
Even later, when they were teenagers, they still slept in the same bed.
The beautiful white face pressing on my shoulder after waking up, the shallow warm breath.
Later on, those bizarre dreams.
Just let him continue to fall step by step.
From best friends to unwillingly being best friends.
He hides, he avoids—
He stayed awake and watched himself sink.
They have been together since childhood.
They had eaten the same dessert, drunk the same unpalatable potion, slept in the same bed, and even worn each other's clothes in emergencies.
Why can't it be myself?
Why, after he had been struggling for several years, someone wanted to squeeze into Li Mu's life as soon as he became an adult, and wanted these future things to replace everything they had in the past?
This kiss was probably the last act of reluctance and temptation.
Maybe it's also the last chance to get close.
He saw through it all, and he would never be content to just be friends.
What about respecting him completely and not destroying even a little bit——
He didn't have those things on his mind at the moment.
He just wanted to leave behind a memory, even if he couldn't get close to her anymore and could only guard her silently.
Even if he was hated, there was always a small place for him given their past friendship.
The familiar scent was too close.
No, it's not even close, it's outright invasion.
Li Mu seemed stunned.
The overly forceful seizure almost made people dizzy.
The Adam's apple rolled up and down as he swallowed.
There was no response for a long time.
Finally, Li Mu moved.
He placed his hand on Si Chi's chest, applying a little force.
Resisting——?
Si Chi's hand that was holding Li Mu's waist relaxed unconsciously, and the hand that was holding his face did not move.
From cruelty to gentleness.
Chase gently, lower your attitude as if begging.
But it was different from what Si Chi had imagined.
The scene where Xiaolong stood up and walked away from him in shock did not appear.
Li Mu, who was lying in his arms with his head tilted back, supported his thigh with his other hand to lift his body up a little so that he would not feel so uncomfortable.
Li Mu slowly raised his head to look straight ahead, and then slowly raised his sight higher.
The hand that was on Si Chi's chest and pushing him was now pressing on his shoulder.
From lying down to sitting up, I changed my posture, but my lips were still close.
The warm breathing was a little rapid.
Those clear black eyes looked dizzy, as if they had been kissed.
Innocence
Astringent. Love.
The scene is too beautiful and will become a long memory in the future.
Si Chi went from fast to slow, and then back to fast again.
Li Mu couldn't tell how much time had passed.
Until they finally separated, Li Mu didn't move.
Si Chi felt a little unnatural and his voice was hoarse.
"Mumu?"
"Wait a moment—"
Li Mu blinked blankly.
"Wait a moment, let me relax for a while--"
——I am upset. Why don’t you date me?
What happened in these short ten to twenty minutes?
Xiaolong scratched his head.
"Do you understand?"
Si Chi spoke in a hoarse voice.
"So I say - it's best for you to stay as you are and leave at this time."
"you--"
"Because I like you, I can't control it, but you don't have to feel upset. I will return to my proper position. Okay, I'm done."
Li Mu was dumbfounded.
Watch him pour it all out like beans.
"No, it's not—between boys, too?"
Xiaolong was bewildered. He had always been focused on training and had never noticed this. He had also never heard of this among the single nobles of the dragon clan. At this moment, his fingertips were softened by kisses and he trembled as he flipped through the star network.
Si Chi lowered his eyes, and was about to help Xiaolong up, while he stood up to deal with the problem himself.
But he didn't get up.
As soon as he moved, Xiaolong pushed him back.
The noble head of the current king of the Tayir tribe was knocked against the door by a newly-adult dragon from the Dragon tribe.
With a thud.
I bumped into it—I bumped into it!
Si Chi: ...
——Love knows no gender.
Xiaolong looked at the Star Network seriously, then looked at Si Chi, and finally spoke blankly.
"Chi Chi, my heart is beating so fast. Did you kiss me and make me lose oxygen?"
Si Chi: ...
"stand up."
Maybe he shouldn't think too much.
This is indeed a little dragon that has just reached adulthood and has not yet gotten rid of its cub mentality.
Xiaolong sat on the floor next to him, picked up the clothes he had thrown aside, and put them on while checking something.
Si Chi went into the bathroom.
Not long after, he came out, and Xiaolong, who heard the voice, immediately looked over.
Si Chi paused.
He didn't know what to say.
Li Mu's look was very strange.
For a moment his heart seemed to be beating like a drum.
"Chichi——"
Finally, Xiaolong spoke.
"But, but I saw on Star Network that long-distance relationships don't last long..."
Si Chi: ...
"ha?"
Seeing his expression, Xiaolong raised the Star Net in his hand, trying to prove himself.
"Look, look, it says it all over here. The breakup rate for long-distance relationships is over 70%!"
But that shouldn't be the point.
Si Chi didn't move.
After a long time, he spoke in a hoarse voice.
"You just feel you're old enough to be in a relationship?"
“Not really—”
Li Mu looked up.
"I had given up and wanted to tell you that I really don't understand this thing called love."
He sat cross-legged casually, his military uniform shirt unbuttoned, the collar a few pieces undone, his lips still moist and shiny.
"But when I think about it, it feels so strange—"
She still had those ignorant eyes, the pretty, slightly cold face, so innocent, covering her heart.
"When I think about it, it's still beating fast. It's been so long, it shouldn't be due to lack of oxygen."
Si Chi had already walked step by step to Li Mu, half-knelt down, and looked him in the eye.
"Why did you give up before? Weren't we having a good chat?"
"What was the good conversation?"
Li Mu was confused.
"With Senior."
"Huh? When? Where did you see it?"
Si Chi raised his hand, and the clear amber in his eyes was clouded. The tip of his thumb lightly rubbed the corner of Li Mu's lips.
"Are you talking about yesterday...? I was talking about you with my senior..." Xiaolong, who was already doubting himself, was now even more shaken. "You're not angry about this yesterday, are you? So-"
Xiaolong pressed his chest and looked at him again.
"I think I feel a bit like that too—the feeling of liking you?"
He stood up.
When Zai Si Chi held his breath, he kissed him again.
Like a dragonfly skimming the water.
Then nodded.
"Yeah, it's jumping faster."
Xiaolong sat back on the ground, ignoring the frozen Si Chi, his eyes wide open.
"But do we have to be in a long-distance relationship?"
Finally he looked at Si Chi again.
It seems that he feels he has no right to say this.
His voice was soft and hesitant.
"...I don't want a long-distance relationship."
Si Chi didn't have time to speak.
"So you can't just stay here for now?"
Xiaolong slowly raised his eyes and looked at him carefully.
"Um."
"Um?"
"I did want to leave yesterday."
Si Chi turned his eyes to the side and saw black furry ears peeking out from between his hair, shaking back and forth in line with his owner's uneasy mood.
"But as expected... I'm still very unwilling and want to stay and interfere."
He simply gave up, lowered his head, and rested his chin on Li Mu's shoulder.
As long as there's no one else in that position.
Even if it's your best brother.
This is the conclusion Si Chi came to this morning.
"No, no long-distance relationship anymore?"
Li Mu's eyes seemed to light up for a moment, and he found that it was not difficult to say this, and he even felt a little bit - ah, this way they can be together forever.
"So, is this a normal relationship?"
"……Um."
"But is everything really alright within your clan?"
"A bunch of people don't want to deal with it and are just busy yelling and slacking off. They just throw the body over there and deal with it—or do you prefer the body?"
Si Chi lowered his eyes.
"You always ask me where I threw it, but if we get closer in the future, we can do it together—that's fine."
Can we go together?
Anything together is fine???
Xiaolong's strange knowledge was constantly being filled at this moment.
Then the fingers were grasped and placed on his heart.
Si Chi took a deep breath.
"A normal relationship."
Li Mu felt like he was burned.
But I couldn't pull my hand back.
Si Chi's heart was beating very fast too.
*
As a result, the students in the class were surprised to find that the duo, who seemed to be having a little quarrel, reconciled at a very fast speed.
And it's getting stickier and stickier.
But the lives of these two people actually overlap a lot.
Living in the same dormitory, training together, eating together.
It seems like there is nothing different.
But it's very strange.
Whether it was Si Chi brushing away Li Mu's hair, or Li Mu leaning naturally on Si Chi's back.
They even returned to the Silver Dragon Clan together.
That was two months after a normal relationship, although we didn't do much except kissing.
But Li Mu confidently took her boyfriend to meet the parents.
And then—the parents exploded.
The Silver Dragon Clan, which already had the memory of the original world, was also shocked.
You have to know that in the initial world, when Xiaolong was still a spiritual body, he had interacted with almost every silver dragon in the star network or virtual network.
The cute, well-behaved, naughty and lively little dragon cub is the only color in the hearts of the silver dragons in the midst of extreme despair.
On that day, the old father burst into tears and shouted how stupid he was. How could he believe that his well-behaved and cute little dragon cub and his best friend were really just good friends in the end?
The dragon cub was busy comforting his dragon father.
Si Chi was targeted by Uncle Long and a group of Long uncles and aunts who were sharpening their knives.
It was a long vacation for the military school. For a full ten days, Si Chi did not come out of the Dragon Clan and was "greeted" by the Dragon Clan.
Rota, who had been waiting outside, was terrified. The Tayir people's reproduction method was machine gene breeding, and they never cared whether their king found a partner or not. He now began to think about whether he should mobilize the entire tribe to rescue his king.
It was not until the end of the round-robin battle that Si Chi was exhausted and received dissatisfied and critical looks from the Silver Dragons, as well as awkward expressions that made them almost cry. For a moment, he couldn't tell who was the elder.
Fortunately, with Xiaolong's face, everyone, including Si Chi, stopped at the limit.
The people in Kancaris Military Academy didn't quite understand what had happened. They only knew that the two big brothers in their class took another two weeks off after the holiday, and everything was back to normal when they came back.
And these two are getting stronger and stronger.
When dealing with star beasts for the first time, one can deeply feel the gap and the excitement that ignites afterwards.
The first task was successfully completed.
Class 977 was supposed to have a collective celebration party.
But they couldn't find Si Chi and Li Mu.
"Is he going to training?"
"No way? So strong, and still so stubborn? Are you going to let me live?"
"Li Mu has always been like this, very strong and hardworking. So, it's normal for him to be a little arrogant and not pay much attention to others..."
"You said before that you couldn't stand Li Mu's appearance. Are you a fan or a hater?"
"Hmph, you guys can enjoy the celebration banquet. I also need to go train! Next time, I will definitely reach their level!!"
"Hey, you're talking like no one can roll—"
After the celebration party, a group of people went to the training ground in a mighty manner, and searched for the whereabouts of Li Mu and Si Chi.
At this moment, on the training ground.
The figures collided, and the naked eye could hardly follow.
They were not carrying weapons.
Just pure fighting, with waves of heat surging.
"I can't tell now whether my father wants to punish you or train you to be stronger."
Li Mu caught the opponent's heavy punch, turned his body around, flew into the air, put one hand on his shoulder to dissipate the force, aimed his elbow at a point, and hit down hard.
Si Chi didn't say anything, turned his head to avoid, and took advantage of the situation to entangle Li Mu and brought the nimble Li Mu back to the ground.
Fists collided.
It's called training, but it's more like harassment.
It's so refreshing to be equally strong. You don't have to worry about any problems with the other person. Just give it your all. Under the stimulation of extreme collision and adrenaline, the eye contact will only become hotter and hotter.
"Hello--"
Xiaolong suddenly spoke again.
"Have you learned—how to do it? And I don't want two."
What?
Si Chi was stuck for a moment.
Adam's apple slides.
flaw!
Li Mu did not hesitate at all. He blocked the force of the opponent's wrist, held his shoulders down with one hand, clamped his arms, twisted his body, used the force to move downward, and tripped him to fall in an instant. Li Mu used the force to stand up and pressed one knee on his waist and abdomen.
His black eyes were slightly narrowed under his black hair. The boy who didn't like to smile has been smiling more recently.
"Chichi, you lost. Don't overthink things during training."
But Si Chi couldn't look away.
Li Mu once floundered in suffering, but with the blessing of courage, he moved forward stubbornly without giving up. He went through the end of the world, stepped over despair, and returned to his dilapidated hometown to make repairs. He walked through two worlds and was unwilling to abandon his original heart.
Each of these moves was honed with countless sweat, so his entire body was like a sharp blade drawn from its sheath, or a carefully polished gem, sparkling so brightly that nothing could compare to it.
"We are in love"
Si Chi's Adam's apple moved, his voice became hoarse, and he stretched out his hand.
"I can't help it."
Outside the training ground, some classmates noticed this side.
"They really are training! So exciting!"
"Come on, go on, take a peek—"
A group of people were unprepared and barging at the door.
He watched as Si Chi pulled down Li Mu's head, who was holding him down, and kissed him intimately.
Li Mu lowered his body again and responded.
Everyone: ...Ah!
Aaaaaaaaahhhhh!!
“What the hell!!”
"Fuck! What?"
"Ahhh? What the hell??"
"They, a couple??!!"
The lively and cheerful voices of the teenagers also drifted far and wide across the stars.
A kiss will be over.
Amid the screams and howls of classmates.
Li Mu heard the lamb's voice.
"The cub project has reached 100% progress. My dear cub, I have come to fulfill our promise to meet in the future. But now everything is over, and there will always be separations. Please do not give up your original intention and move forward firmly. I will always remember the little dragon cub who did not give up everything. The cub system is being disconnected - please continue to be happy as always. Disconnection is complete - cub, see you next time!"
Li Mu was held in Si Chi's arms, listening to his rapid heartbeat.
"I will always remember you, little lamb, don't be formatted. See you next time."
*
Another dimension, the dark, god-forsaken land of fallen beings.
The white feathers fluttered and scattered, the small golden bow and arrow slowly turned into a point of light and disappeared, and a pair of stubborn clear blue eyes were closing little by little.
"Ding—The cub training system detected a cub that meets the requirements on the return journey. Binding—"
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