The ward seemed a little empty without outsiders. Xu Nuo buried his face in Jiang Sinian's firm chest. The man had a familiar woody scent, mixed with some disinfectant because he had stayed in the hospital for too long. However, Xu Nuo did not dislike it. He was even a little attached to this smell. Only this could make him truly feel the real presence of his lover, no longer an empty and uncertain thing, nor a thing that existed only in his memory.
Jiang Sinian's hands were no longer as cold as when he was unconscious, but instead had a little warmth. He gently stroked the top of Xu Nuo's head, and the originally smooth short hair became a little messy after being rubbed by him. But he seemed to be unaware and kept stroking her like an addict. Xu Nuo rarely stopped him, but just nestled in his arms and enjoyed this long-lost moment of tranquility.
"What's your puppy's name?"
Xu Nuo was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously answered obediently, "Call 666."
"It's still the same system you had before, right?"
As soon as he asked this question, Jiang Sinian could clearly feel the soft little ball in his arms stiffen.
"You know this too..." Xu Nuo rubbed his nose, "66 is my system, but I have completed the mission now."
"The reason why I was able to wake up... and my recovery speed," Jiang Sinian paused, his chest feeling a little stuffy, his throat like a rusty old machine, unable to speak anymore, "is also because of it, right?"
Xu Nuo was silent for a moment, not quite sure how to explain it. After all, the skills exchanged for points were indeed products in the system mall. "Yes, um..."
Before he could finish his words, he could feel the arms around his waist suddenly tighten. Jiang Sinian's breathing became heavy, as if he was about to cry. "Did it ask you to do something...? Can you let me take over or let it take back the energy it used on me?"
"No," Xu Nuo said in a panic. She struggled out of his arms and wiped his tears helplessly. Jiang Sinian rarely lost his composure like this. The tall man was as flustered as a child who had done something wrong, but his arms around Xu Nuo never loosened their grip. "666 didn't ask me to do anything! I earned this skill with my points. I'm fine!"
Jiang Sinian's eyes were still red, and he still hugged him nervously and looked him up and down, "How did you exchange the points?"
"I get points for completing tasks in each world," Xu Nuo tilted her head back and kissed him on the corner of his mouth. When her lips parted, a "pop" sound was heard. "These are also the points we earn together—"
"Then do you remember why you entered those small worlds?"
Jiang Sinian shook his head. "I have no memories. I only know that every time a world is completed, I will regain some consciousness in the real world."
"You are so stupid, Jiang Sinian~"
Jiang Sinian could tell that he was deliberately acting weird to amuse him. Those points were clearly earned by the boy in front of him through hard work in every world, and had nothing to do with him. Instead, he was the one who was being saved by Xu Nuo and pulled out of those cold and dark dreams.
Xu Nuo didn't care. Rather than improving his acting skills or other abilities all at once, he hoped that Jiang Sinian could get better. What's more, he had learned acting skills in many small worlds and even accumulated decades of experience. Those improved abilities were no longer as attractive to him as they were at the beginning.
The ward fell silent for a moment. If it weren't for the warm body pressing against him and hugging him tightly, Xu Nuo would have thought Jiang Sinian was asleep.
"Why aren't you talking?" Xu Nuo tilted her head to look at him. "Husband? Brother?"
After a long while, Jiang Sinian finally sighed, seemingly relieved and helpless, "Baby."
"What?" Xu Nuo's ears turned a little red and he muttered awkwardly.
Before he could say anything else, Jiang Sinian's hot kiss came down on his forehead, between his eyebrows, tip of his nose and finally his lips. He was like a big dog, trying to make Xu Nuo's whole body be filled with his scent.
Xu Nuo was laughing at the tickle at first, but soon her breath was taken away and her defenses were conquered, and she collapsed in his arms.
"I owe you so much, darling," Jiang Si said, relaxing his composure. "I'll never be able to repay you in this lifetime..."
Xu Nuo was about to retort when his lips were sealed again. His consciousness sank into the ocean of love.
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