Mini World Game Console-Chapter 813 - 814: I, Lin Xianyu, am the First

What happened next, Ren Suo didn't see.

When Lin Xianyu won, Little Jiu, who had been secretly watching, cheered and dragged Ren Suo away.

Ren Suo did want to stay and accept the punishment for losing with everyone else, but the others all glared at him in unison. The deep chill in their eyes was as sharp as hooks, as cold as cleavers, as if they wanted to gouge out his eyeballs.

Even Dong Chengling stared at him intently, the invisible telekinesis in the air seemingly gently caressing his eyeballs, penetrating into his retina.

Lin Xianyu, who had been boasting, seemed a bit cowed and swallowed nervously before whispering, "Well..."

"A bet is a bet." Qiao Muyi grabbed the hem of her pajamas, looked at Ren Suo with a smile, and said, "Xiao Suo, unfortunately, you can only stay in Little Jiu's room tonight, so go with Little Jiu."

She gently lifted the hem, revealing her beautifully toned and lean midriff, and her voice became gentler and more melodious, as if it could worm its way into Ren Suo's ears. "Aren't. You. Leaving. Yet?"

Ren Suo was truly frightened by Qiao Muyi in this state and quickly slipped away with Little Jiu.

As soon as they entered the second-floor bedroom, Little Jiu started making a fuss with Ren Suo, pulling out her phone and pairing up with him for a game.

The villa's WIFI was quite good; they played on the international server and thrashed the foolish Flourishing Sakura People on the Flourishing Sakura Server. However, after one game, Little Jiu rubbed her eyes and let out a super cute yawn; looking at her made Ren Suo want to stick a finger in her mouth.

"Time to brush your teeth and wash up for bed," Ren Suo patted Little Jiu's head and pushed her toward the bathroom.

This bedroom came with its own bathroom, so you could brush your teeth or take a shower right there without worrying about being discovered by others...

It was then that Lin Xianyu finally came back, flushed. As soon as she entered, she rushed to the bed and started rolling around. Ren Suo curiously asked, "What happened?"

Only then did Lin Xianyu notice there was a man in the room. She jumped in shock, hurriedly hugging a pillow as if it were a shield, shaking her head continuously, "Nothing, nothing happened."

Although she said that, Lin Xianyu clearly thought of something, biting her lip secretly, her little feet unconsciously grabbing the sheets, her face flushed so intensely it looked as if it might start to drip.

Your obvious behavior is making my thoughts wander...

"Sorry for dragging you into our little game," Ren Suo quickly changed the subject. "But now it's troublesome for me to leave... I'll just sit here for a while and go to the living room to play games after everyone is asleep."

"No, no!" Little Jiu, who had finished brushing her teeth, rushed out and grabbed Ren Suo's hand. "Big Brother has to lull me to sleep tonight! It was Little Jiu who won, and I deserve it!"

"Didn't Xianyu win?" Ren Suo smiled.

"It was Little Jiu's victory!" Little Jiu stubbornly said. "It was because of Little Jiu that Xianyu could win!"

Lin Xianyu put down the pillow, seemingly having made up her mind, and said, "Big Brother Ren, just sleep here. I'm not worried."

Ren Suo blinked. Normally, shouldn't the phrase be 'I don't mind'? What does 'I'm not worried' mean?

"The soundproofing here isn't that great, so..." Lin Xianyu paused, leaving things unsaid. "We have to get up early tomorrow. Let's go to bed."

Ren Suo didn't mind sleeping in a chair. However, since Lin Xianyu had said so and Little Jiu insisted on him holding her as she slept, he had no choice but to relent and sleep in the bed.

Lin Xianyu and Ren Suo slept on either side, with Little Jiu in the middle. As soon as Little Jiu lay down, she burrowed into Ren Suo's arms, prompting Lin Xianyu to say somewhat irritably, "Little Jiu, didn't you promise me something before playing mahjong?"

"Ah? Did I make a promise to Xianyu?" Little Jiu tapped her temple, feigning innocence with a silly smile.

Lin Xianyu retorted, "When you play dumb, you're exactly like Big Brother Ren..."

"Have I ever pretended to be dumb?" Ren Suo immediately countered.

"Of course not," Lin Xianyu affirmed at once. "Big Brother Ren is not the kind of person who would play dumb!"

Ren Suo was somewhat satisfied with Lin Xianyu's clarification, but still felt something was amiss.

Seeing Little Jiu showing signs of going back on her word, Lin Xianyu pulled her back, saying, "You promised that no matter whether I won or lost, Little Jiu, you would hold me while sleeping! Are you trying to weasel out of it, Little Jiu?"

"If you had lost, Little Jiu could have hugged you. But since you won, and Big Brother is here, he naturally gets priority. We'll owe you for now; you can have your turn later," Little Jiu clung to Ren Suo like an octopus, refusing to let go and resisting Lin Xianyu's embrace.

"I want it now!" Lin Xianyu gritted her teeth. "I was really shaken up earlier; I need Little Jiu to comfort me!"

"What shook you up?" Ren Suo asked curiously.

"Not telling you!" Lin Xianyu suddenly glared at Ren Suo angrily and continued the tug-of-war with Little Jiu.

"BOO HOO HOO! Big Brother, this Xianyu fish is bullying me!" Little Jiu attempted to call for NPC assistance.

"You're using the wrong measure word!" Lin Xianyu said, quite irritated.

Ren Suo chuckled softly, gently stroked Little Jiu's head and back, and said in a low voice, "Go to sleep. We still have to get up tomorrow to play, and if you don't wake up, your Sister Ling will spank you."

Little Jiu shuddered, as if she really had been spanked by Dong Chengling before.

Ren Suo looked at Lin Xianyu and said, "Once she falls asleep, I'll give her back to you. Then I can go play on my phone in the living room. Wouldn't that be delightful?"

"I don't want that," Little Jiu mumbled, writhing a bit before finally compromising. "Xianyu, Xianyu, you hug Little Jiu from behind, okay? This way, Little Jiu can hug Big Brother, and you can hug Little Jiu too."

Ren Suo and Lin Xianyu were both stunned for a moment.

It was possible, but... it meant that the two of them would be sleeping very close together.

Lin Xianyu's eyes flickered, and she actually moved closer to hug Little Jiu. The two of them lay on their sides with a child sandwiched between them, looking like a family of three.

An indescribable awkwardness spread. Lin Xianyu took the initiative to break the silence, "Let's turn off the light and sleep."

"Okay."

With the lights out, only a trace of moonlight filtered into the room from the window. The awkwardness vanished. However, apart from Little Jiu, the other two had no intention of sleeping at all; though their mouths were closed, a torrent of turbulent thoughts rushed through their minds.

"Um..."

"Right..."

They both spoke at the same time, then quickly added, "You go first."

Ren Suo looked down at Lin Xianyu, and Lin Xianyu looked up at him. Their eyes met in the dim light, and they both couldn't help but laugh.

"I'll go first," Ren Suo whispered. "About that question at noon, Xianyu, you still haven't answered me, have you?"

"The question from noon... Ah."

At noon, Ren Suo had asked her why she wanted to come on this trip. Originally, she intended to take advantage of the situation to make Ren Suo pay for an expensive meal. However, the knives provided by the French restaurant at the airport were so sharp that Lin Xianyu feared she might accidentally dismember him. In the end, she put down her metaphorical cleaver and let him off the hook.

"I promised them I can't tell," Lin Xianyu made up an excuse to avoid answering.

"So it was because of them," Ren Suo smiled. "In that case, your reason for coming also has to do with me... There aren't many things that could unite them all in agreement, and most of those involve me."

"Sometimes you're pretty narcissistic, Big Brother Ren."

"Sorry."

Lin Xianyu blinked. "You're apologizing before anything has even happened? Are you planning to do something that will make you owe me an apology?"

Ren Suo scratched his face. "Although I don't know... Well, I can't really say I don't know, but I always seem to be unable to help people around me avoid danger in advance. Sometimes I wonder if it's because of me that they end up in danger?"

"Your beloved girlfriends don't think so," Lin Xianyu giggled. "Besides, not all of them have encountered danger. Look... um… ah..."

Lin Xianyu thought for a long time before suddenly realizing, "That's right! Sister Qiao! Sister Qiao has never been in danger, right!"

"Young Master Mu, she..."

Ren Suo fell silent for a moment before saying, "Maybe... we just don't know about it. Among everyone, the person I owe the most... might just be Muyi."

Previously—to be precise, before March—Ren Suo had unabashedly accepted Qiao Muyi's affection for him. He believed she was genuinely attracted by his witty personality, noble character, and wise and brave demeanor.

Of course, these factors were also significant reasons, although Rational Ren Suo would evaluate this as, "Different strokes for different folks. If there's only one person in the world who likes Ren Suo, and it happens to be Qiao Muyi, it doesn't seem impossible."

A person who has lost their emotional side tends to be biased even in their view of issues. Ren Suo, however, didn't care at all about Rational Ren Suo's venomous evaluation.

But Rational Ren Suo's view wasn't simply malicious and useless. He also put forward another point: "It's not impossible for Qiao Muyi to like Ren Suo, but there was a very clear change in Qiao Muyi's attitude towards Ren Suo around November 27th.

"That was the day Qiao Muyi first showed blatant affection towards Ren Suo. Unfortunately, at that time, the foolish Ren Suo did not notice.

"At the same time, even I cannot recall the memories before that time; I only remember that Ren Suo spent those days on a business trip with Qiao Muyi.

"Additionally, in November, Ren Suo completed a game called 'Inverted World.' After clearing the game, an abnormality occurred: the completion failed, yet the Merit Points rewards were settled normally. The character after clearing the game was also the never-before-seen Black Coffin Demon King... And moreover, this is the only game that Ren Naiser hasn't made a video of."

All those details that Ren Suo had failed to notice were being linked together one by one by Rational Ren Suo.

That's why that night, he risked Dong Chengling beating him up to have her immediately take him to see Qiao Muyi.

Qiao Muyi had already taken ninety-nine steps towards him; how could Ren Suo's final step still be hesitant and dragging?

As for what exactly happened, Qiao Muyi didn't say, and Ren Suo didn't ask.

After all, the past that can't be remembered is gone. They can create many more irreplaceable, precious memories in the future to let the vast future crush the lost past.

"But it has nothing to do with you," Lin Xianyu said. "It's not you who hurt them. It's all the bad guys from the Moon God and Another World who are causing trouble. You should have no qualms as long as your conscience is clear."

"What if I do have qualms?" Ren Suo murmured softly.

He couldn't say these words to Dong Chengling, to Qiao Muyi, to Gu Yueyan, to his sister, or to Luna.

Not because he wanted to hide anything, but because he was afraid—afraid that they might indeed blame him.

True, by reason, their misfortunes had no causal relationship with Ren Suo. Whether Ren Suo cleared the game or not, the world would still have the Moon God, still have the Didra Plane, and the trials given by Destiny would come sooner or later—as everything was destined to happen.

But humans can't live by reason alone.

Ren Suo isn't Rational Ren Suo.

Just like now, he clearly knows that summoning Dong Chengling and the others in "Cataclysm of Tomorrow" doesn't matter because they are still alive in 2019, which means they are immortal in 1999.

With their talents, Ren Suo had no doubt they could become Nine-Turn Cultivators. He even thought that the likes of Zhao Huo couldn't compete with his girlfriends, who could reach even higher levels beyond the Nine Revolutions.

But when he drew the cards, he still prayed in his heart not to draw them.

Ren Suo, who once thought he could be carefree about everything and was used to being happy alone, could no longer return to that unattached hardcore player he once was.

Loneliness is a seed that comes with birth, sprouting the moment one falls in love with someone.

"Big Brother," Little Jiu snuggled in Ren Suo's arms and said softly, "Thank you."

Ren Suo was taken aback for a moment and then couldn't help but chuckle softly. He gently stroked Little Jiu's head and said softly, "I thank you too, Little Jiu."

"Big Brother Ren, I don't know what you feel guilty about, but no one will blame you."

Lin Xianyu softly said, "Just like Little Jiu, they also thank you from the bottom of their hearts."

"You're like the main character in a game, helping them solve problems, defeat enemies, and rescue them. You can't say that princesses get kidnapped, fallen angels wreak havoc, and demons invade because there's a main character... Games aren't like that, and neither is reality."

"It is because princesses are kidnapped, fallen angels wreak havoc, and demons are invading that someone stands up to become the main character."

"I can also guess that you have some sort of incomprehensible ability, so a lot of events happen around you. But no one gets hurt because of you, and everyone achieves happiness; that's enough."

"Although this happiness is slightly tainted..." Lin Xianyu muttered.

"Hey, hey, I heard that," Ren Suo laughed.

"So what if I heard? If you're bold enough to do it, why be afraid of what others say?"

Others might be cautious, but facing Ren Suo, Lin Xianyu didn't bother with careful words, directly retorting, "When I first met you in the hospital, I thought you were a very kind, good person, but in the end... HUMPH. To think what I believed back then..."

Lin Xianyu mumbled a few words. Ren Suo couldn't hear her clearly and asked, "What did you say?"

"Nothing," Lin Xianyu said irritably.

"Thank you, Xianyu."

Ren Suo stroked Lin Xianyu's head, caressed her hair, and smiled. "Although your words of comfort didn't completely convince me, they at least made me feel much better."

"And by saying these things, I also feel a little more relaxed. It's strange, I clearly didn't plan to say these things..."

"I knew you were a reserved person who keeps things bottled up," Lin Xianyu chuckled. "With so many excellent girlfriends, you must find it quite troublesome, right?"

"Of course not," Ren Suo firmly denied, but couldn't help laughing. "Speaking of which, I have to thank you in terms of love as well."

Lin Xianyu poked Ren Suo's chin. "Thank me for what? I actually wasn't very willing to let the class monitor jump into this fire pit with you, you know."

"Thank you for supporting us," Ren Suo said. "What I was most worried about was that their friends would start to distance themselves from them, or worse, attack them. You are a mutual friend in our group, so your attitude has really put my mind at ease."

Lin Xianyu scoffed lightly, "My support makes you feel much better? What about the class monitor's dad and brother, or Teacher Dong's parents? Have you figured out how to deal with them?"

"And Sister Qiao is the Deputy Director of the Tactical Bureau, a representative of progressive women, the goddess of thousands of cultivators. I wonder what you'll do when the time comes."

Ren Suo said, "Let's talk about that later. Problems that can't be solved now, let's put off till tomorrow..."

Lin Xianyu punched Ren Suo in the chest, "They still won't be solved then either."

The two of them locked eyes and couldn't help bursting into laughter. Little Jiu, feeling left out, fidgeted and complained earnestly, "Big Brother, I'm sleepy!"

Ren Suo quickly replied, "Okay, okay, let's go to sleep then."

Little Jiu pouted, clearly not satisfied, "Hmph! A man's words are just deceiving lies."

"No more talking. Goodnight, Xianyu."

"Goodnight, Big Brother Ren."

The bedroom fell silent once more. It seemed everyone else had also gone to rest. Only the gentle wind of the night remained, along with their own breaths and heartbeats.

Damn!

So nervous!

Lin Xianyu now dared not even move!

While they were chatting and fooling around earlier, she had snuggled closer and closer to Ren Suo. Now, holding Little Jiu, she was completely lying in his arms.

She only needed to nudge her head up to potentially break Ren Suo's jaw!

Oh no, she kind of wanted to try it.

Heaven help me! I may tell dirty jokes to the class monitor all the time, but this is the first time I've been this close to a man!

And even sleeping in the same bed!

I haven't even held hands with a guy, haven't even kissed, and now I've jumped to this step? It's not good to fight a boss when you're under-leveled!

And this guy is an epic-level scumbag!

Less than a year since we met, he went from zero to five girlfriends—a legendary Casanova!

So dangerous!

So thrilling!

So comfortable!

So this is what men smell like, different from the class monitor. The class monitor has a stronger milky scent.

No wonder Sister Qiao, Little Star, and the others insist on sleeping in the same room with Big Brother Ren. There really is a different feeling.

Though Big Brother Ren is a bit of a coward, and with Teacher Dong right next door, he surely wouldn't dare to make a move. But what if he does start feeling around within certain limits? At what point should I resist?

What if Teacher Dong teleports in to catch us in the act? Should I move away from him now? When Teacher Dong arrives, should I kick him to show where I stand?

Ah, this is so annoying, how can I sleep like this?!

But Lin Xianyu was reluctant to give up this warm embrace.

When Qiao Muyi suggested deciding Ren Suo's ownership with a game of mahjong, Lin Xianyu... truly was a little tempted.

Although it felt like it would be troublesome, this was my moment to enjoy alone. Maybe it's okay to be a little selfish?

After all, long before Teacher Dong developed feelings for him, back when the class monitor still disliked him, when Sister Qiao wasn't very close to him, before Little Star went to university last year, when Luna was still just a cat…

I had already fallen for this gentle, shy boy who had so carefully treated my hands at the school infirmary.