Xia Linyin pursed her lips and remained silent.
Su Jinyan looked at her seriously, "I don't want to say anything lofty or righteous, like for all of humanity. It's just about living, yes, just about living."
"Just like we did in the game before, if the insectoid beasts take over the earth and humanity perishes, then we die too. Treat this as the last game, and once it's over, everything will be over."
“But…” Xia Linyin said sadly, “There is no separation in this game.”
She lowered her head, covered her face, and shook her head. "I can't concentrate, I can't concentrate..."
"I want him to come into the real world too, but I don't know how to do it, I can't, I can't."
"I think……"
Xia Linyin's voice choked, "I died a long time ago, in the game. What I'm awakening now is just a soulless shell."
Su Jinyan's eyes darkened. He clasped his hands together, and several dented finger marks were clearly visible on the handrail where he had just been holding.
He looked at Xia Linyin gently, his tone low and soft, like a warm breeze carrying a calming fragrance that gently brushed against one's ear.
"Linyin, you are still young and have a long life ahead of you. This game is just a dream, and Li Luo is just a character in your dream. Now that the dream is over, everything has disappeared. Do you want to remain trapped in the dream?"
Xia Linyin lowered her head and remained silent.
After a moment, she looked up and gave Su Jinyan a deep look. "Jinyan, why are you telling me all this?"
“Because I don’t want to see you like this.” After a pause, Su Jinyan looked directly into Xia Linyin’s eyes and said, “And also because I like you.”
"I……"
Su Jinyan interrupted Xia Linyin, "There's no need to rush to say no. I'm a rational person, more emotional than rational. I know your feelings for Li Luo, and I also know my feelings for you."
"I have feelings for you, but not to the point of being head over heels in love. However, you are the first and only girl I want to spend my life with in all these years."
"So, you don't need to put pressure on yourself. Nobody can predict the future. Maybe one day I'll give up and fall in love with someone else."
"after all--"
Time can change everything.
A dark glint flashed in Su Jinyan's eyes. Yes, time can change everything, healing those bloody wounds and leaving only shallow scars.
What's not by your side is never as good as what's close at hand; what's illusory is never as good as what's real; what you can't see or touch is never as good as what you can feel.
Having said all that, Xia Linyin had nothing more to say. She opened her mouth, but ultimately didn't know what else to say.
Nodding, Xia Linyin lowered her eyes.
...
Su Yu frowned as he looked at the documents in his hand. "What's going on with Xia Linyin's grades?"
"Why are all my training results D-?"
After flipping through a few pages of information, Su Yu shut down his personal terminal and looked up at Ada.
"Her overall game rating is so high, but now you're telling me she got a D- in every subject during training? Are you kidding me?"
It's important to know that Xia Linyin went through a total of twenty games. Many participants requested to enter the game a second time after failing the first time, but failed again.
Xia Linyin did not leave the game at any point, yet all her stats showed that everything was normal.
Having been able to play twenty games without interruption while wearing a helmet, her mental fortitude is exceptional, proving that she is absolutely capable of becoming an outstanding mech warrior.
However, the reality is that his results are like worm excrement; is this some kind of joke?
Ada shrugged. "I think... she's probably lovesick, and it's not going to get better anytime soon."
“It’s hard to understand.” Su Yu shook his head. “How could someone have such deep feelings for a virtual character?”
"At this rate, Xia Linyin will definitely not be able to get on the mecha."
Su Yu turned on his personal computer again, looked at the data inside, and slammed his fist on the table.
"Damn it! Does she even know how high the elimination rate is in this game?! How much time, manpower, and resources does it take to train a qualified soldier?! Does she even know that it's the apocalypse outside?!"
Su Yu tapped his fingers on the table, and after a moment, he changed the subject, "Is Jin Yan Xia Linyin's tutor?"
Ada paused for a moment, then nodded. "Yes."
Su Yu paused in his tapping motion on the table. "Jin Yan likes her?"
With a slight furrow in her meticulously groomed eyebrows, Ada played with her hair and thought seriously for a moment before saying, "Maybe so. After all, have you ever seen him show such concern for any girl?"
"Perhaps Jin Yan only sees her as a younger sister?"
"Please, don't you know your brother? I don't think he's an overly emotional person."
Hearing Ada say that, Su Yu fell silent, then scoffed, "So many girls like him, yet he falls for someone who's in love with a virtual character."
Su Yu propped himself up on his elbows and rested his head on his forehead, a gesture he often made when deep in thought.
Time ticked by, and just as Ada was wondering if he had fallen asleep, Su Yu spoke.
"Ada, have Xia Linyin come over here."
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