Chapter 53
On the night when Shen Yuqing couldn't sleep because of Xia Ruirui's words, a certain culprit was only excited for a while and then fell into a deep sleep.
The workload today was so heavy that Xia Ruirui was so tired that she was snoring slightly.
This is what she does when she's extremely tired, but she refuses to admit it.
Another day has passed. The sun outside the window rises in the east and sets in the west, then rises in the east again and sets in the west again.
After breaking the ice with Shen Yuqing's main account, Xia Ruirui and his 'Lonely Wolf' account also resumed their daily routine of playing games together.
She had just gotten off work and started playing games with someone without even taking a shower.
Although she was still a little angry that Shen Yuqing lied to her, he obviously didn't fire the secretary, but lied to her about firing her.
But perhaps because of the phone call he made that night when he broke her defense, she had calmed down a lot.
Her attitude towards his secondary account was much more tolerant than before, and even when playing games, she tried her best not to drag him down.
They were playing in a four-person team this time, but the other two teammates they were matched with were more unreliable than the other.
One was disconnected midway, and the other was killed thousands of miles away. In the final round, only Shen Yuqing and Xia Ruirui, the burden, were left.
The fighting power on their side was scattered, but the opposite side had four neatly organized people, all of whom were genuine ace-level.
1V4, you can imagine how tragic it is.
However, God seemed to be on their side, and at the last moment the poison circle shrank, just in time to be very close to them.
The other side has the advantage in numbers, but not in terrain.
A sniper in their team tried to blow Xia Ruirui's head off with a 98k rifle, but missed.
At the critical moment, Xia Ruirui blurted out: "Shen Yuqing, hurry up and leave. There is a sniper ambush in the direction of 135."
As soon as the words fell, both of them were stunned.
Shen Yuqing subconsciously glanced at the account, and it was indeed "Lone Wolf".
After he came to his senses, he was still thinking about when he had revealed his true identity and let Xia Ruirui know that the 'lone wolf' was him.
Xia Ruirui was regretting her slip of the tongue.
She tried to make amends: "I just made a slip of the tongue. I just watched that big anchor's live broadcast a few days ago and I made a mistake."
Her explanation was too lame and too abrupt.
What's more, Shen Yuqing is not a fool, he did not take advantage of the situation to get off the hook.
Perhaps he had had enough, or perhaps he didn't want to pretend anymore, so he chose to take the initiative to break the window paper.
He moved his finger away, and the character in the game also stopped, standing at the highest point, as if waiting for the opponent to hit him.
Winning or losing the game is no longer important here.
"When did you find out?"
Xia Ruirui did not answer and remained silent, pretending to be playing the game seriously.
Not long after, both of them were shot in the head by the opposite side, and died like a pair of star-crossed mandarin ducks.
The two of them tacitly skipped the settlement page and returned to the lobby before the game started.
In the game room, two people remained silent in front of the screen.
Just now, Shen Yuqing took a quick look at the settlement page and found that he had lost 9 points.
He had never lost so many points before, it made him laugh out of anger.
But now losing points has become irrelevant.
He knew Xia Ruirui still wanted to avoid it, but this time he would not allow her to retreat.
When she didn't answer, he repeated the question, but this time added a subject.
He called her name word by word, his voice sounding a little angry.
"Xia Ruirui, when did you first know this?"
Xia Ruirui still held onto her luck and refused to answer his question directly: "Know what?"
Seeing that someone started to act shamelessly again, Shen Yuqing refused to let her go and even increased his tone.
“Know that the lone wolf is me.”
Knowing she couldn't escape this time, she seemed to have given up and responded passively: "Some time ago."
I don’t know if it’s because she was caught on the spot, but her momentum was a little weak.
Shen Yuqing, however, became more and more aggressive: “When was it some time ago?”
Seeing she couldn't hide from it, Xia Ruirui simply confessed, "A few months ago. I saw your and Gu Zijin's historical records and guessed it was you."
After checking the time, Shen Yuqing sneered.
"So last time you said your ex couldn't eat spicy food, you were just teasing me?"
"What do you mean by joking?" Xia Ruirui thought his words were too harsh and retorted, "It wasn't me who asked you to eat hot pot. It was obviously you who..."
She didn't say the rest of the words, wanting to save face for both of them.
But it was ripped apart by Shen Yuqing...
"It's all my own fault." He then asked in a self-deprecating tone, "Isn't that right?"
When he said this, his tone became colder and colder, which made Xia Ruirui a little scared that he was going to do something extreme.
She tried to calm him down: “Shen Yuqing, calm down first.”
It is conceivable that her plan failed completely, but Shen Yuqing, who heard this, became even more excited.
"Why? Are you afraid that I might lose my composure and do something to hurt you, Xia Ruirui?"
"No, I'm afraid you might lose your mind and do something to hurt yourself."
But the words became extremely heavy when they came to her lips, and even the explanation seemed a little pale. Xia Ruirui finally chose to remain silent.
However, her silence was taken as her consent by the other party.
Thinking that Xia Ruirui was worried that he would hurt her, Shen Yuqing felt his blood run cold.
The question that was originally raised with great fanfare turned into just one sentence: "Forget it."
He clearly said forget it, but to Xia Ruirui, it sounded extremely harsh...
'Chen Yuqing no longer likes her, right?'
But she suppressed her heartache and let the sword in his hand pierce her heart: "Forget it then."
She was clearly being judged by the other party, but to Shen Yuqing it sounded heartless and even cruel.
Why should we let it go?
He was treated like a dog and toyed with by Xia Ruirui for so long.
Why should we let it go?
He threw away the voice changer beside him, and it fell to the ground, and the microphone made a sharp and piercing sound.
However, neither side lowered their voices, and both suffered.
Shen Yuqing's voice was still cold, but his eyes behind the screen were red, and even the veins on his forehead were bulging due to the violent fluctuations of emotions.
"Xia Ruirui, have you always treated me like a dog that you can toy with and play with at your will?"
Although it was a mechanical question, Xia Ruirui could hear his heartbreak and pain from his words.
"How could that be? I've always liked you. More than you can imagine."
But the explanation is so pale and powerless in the face of reality.
But this time, Xia Ruirui did not choose to run away, but bravely extended a hand to him.
“Chen Yuqing, since you already know my illness, let’s give it a try.”
Xia Ruirui was originally concerned about her depression and felt that she was not worthy of him.
Since Shen Yuqing already knew about her illness and didn't mind, why didn't she give it a try?
"..." There was silence for a moment, followed by his hoarse and tired voice, "Try what?"
"Love."
“…”
Not just dating, but trying to love each other.
For five whole minutes, the person on the other side remained silent, but behind the screen were bloodshot eyes.
There was a hint of moisture in his eyes, as if the grievances and resentment he had endured for years had finally found an outlet.
It broke out at this moment.
However, after the ecstasy came endless self-doubt, wondering if he had heard it wrong or if he was dreaming.
Shen Yuqing picked up the fork from the cutlery box beside him and stabbed the back of his hand without hesitation.
It was not until he saw the blood oozing out and the immense pain that followed that he felt a moment of reality.
Looking at the wound on the back of his hand, he twitched the corner of his mouth as if he had gone crazy.
Because his lips were too dry, there was some blood oozing from the corners of his lips.
However, Shen Yuqing didn't care about these things. He was completely focused on what Xia Ruirui had just said.
He asked again somewhat stiffly: "What did you say?"
“…”Xia Ruirui only now felt a little embarrassed.
She licked her lips and repeated, “Shen Yuqing, let’s try to love each other.”
"Can you say it again?" Shen Yuqing's voice was trembling, even with a hint of pleading.
Upon hearing this, Xia Ruirui's eyes turned slightly red, and she felt very uncomfortable because of his humility.
There is guilt and pity.
"Chen Yuqing, I'm trying to learn to love you, please wait for me."
This time, Shen Yuqing's tone was calm: "When does it start?"
"What?" She was a little confused.
"When did we try to love each other?"
Xia Ruirui chuckled, somewhat shyly, which was rare for her: "Start tomorrow."
"good."
*
After the two of them made the agreement, they logged off.
It was already very late and Xia Ruirui had to go to work the next day, so she didn't take a shower and just lay down on the bed after washing up.
She lay flat on her back, but the emotions in her heart could not dissipate for a long time.
She couldn't believe that she and Shen Yuqing had really reconciled, and even agreed to start loving each other tomorrow.
How is this different from being in a relationship? It's even more ambiguous!
She had proposed it herself.
Xia Ruirui suppressed her inner madness and tried to control herself to fall asleep quickly, but she found that she couldn't sleep at all.
She lay on the pillow and sadly discovered that she couldn't sleep!
She was still in the Year of the Sheep, but she felt a slight vibration coming from her hand.
She unlocked it with her fingerprint and found that it was a text message from Shen Yuqing.
Chen Yuqing: [It’s 00:01 now.]
Xia Ruirui: [? What do you mean?]
Shen Yuqing: [It's already a new day.]
Xia Ruirui: […I know that too.]
Chen Yuqing: [We can fall in love now.]
…
Xia Ruirui subconsciously threw her phone away, suppressed her inner panic and shyness, and huddled herself in the quilt like a turtle.
She felt that the progress was too fast, but he refused to let her back out anymore.
"There's a call coming in—" It was the phone's AI assistant reminding her to answer the call.
Xia Ruirui stretched out a hand from under the quilt and slowly answered the phone following the voice.
“Chen Yuqing, it’s already late.”
Before she finished speaking, she heard a magnetic voice coming from the other side.
"I love you, Xia Ruirui, good night."
“…”
She felt an inexplicable electric current flowing through her body, leaving behind an irresistible tingling sensation.
Shen Yuqing was about to hang up the phone when he finished speaking, but Xia Ruirui stopped him: "Wait."
"What's wrong?" There was no trace of the coldness from a while ago, and his tone was so gentle that it seemed like honey.
"Good night, Shen Yuqing."
"..." After a brief silence, he replied with a smile, "Good night, Xia Ruirui."
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