Chapter 19
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The few of them smoothly exited the hospital. Just as one foot stepped out, the other was teleported back to the rest building.
Accompanying their return was Bai Si.
It seemed that among Bai Hua’s team, only she had survived.
Bai Si’s expression was terrible, or rather, she seemed absent-minded. She stood still at the return point, not moving until she saw Duan Zhen. She suddenly snapped back to reality, rushing over and asking, “Did you kill Bai Hua?”
Her tone sounded like an accusation. Li Xi immediately became displeased, “Brother Duan wouldn’t kill anyone. Bai Hua probably got himself killed by being foolish.”
Forcing himself to go into the midst of monsters with a spy; if he had followed them, he might have obtained clues from the necromancer. Of course, Li Xi wouldn’t let him succeed in his mission.
But Bai Si seemed not to have heard his voice. She grabbed Duan Zhen’s hand and burst into uncontrollable tears. She kept muttering words of gratitude.
Li Xi stared at their clasped hands. Was Duan Zhen’s hand something she could hold?!!!
The little heart inside Li Xi was furious, but on the surface, he leaned weakly on Duan Zhen’s other side, asking in confusion, “Isn’t Bai Hua your captain? Why are you so happy that he died?”
“Because…” Bai Si, as she answered his question, was reminded of the memories in her heart. She showed an intense hatred on her face.
Then, she began telling them a story about a young girl falling for a scumbag in her youth.
Bai Si’s was then named Cheng Hui. Before entering the game, she was just an attractive white-collar worker in real life who even had her favorite person. She was naturally strong-willed and, once in the game, survived several worlds with a strong will. She even met some partners and formed a small team.
Later, in a low-level world, she met Bai Hua. At that time, he already had a few teammates around him. Although they looked a bit strange, Bai Hua himself spoke sincerely, and coupled with his good looks, she quickly fell in love with him. She did not hesitate to leave her original team and joined Bai Hua’s team. However, she did not expect that her nightmare would begin that day.
Bai Hua had an ability similar to hypnosis. The more physical contact he had with someone, the higher the success rate of the hypnosis. After hypnotizing Cheng Hui, he made her enter into a harsh contract with him. Since then, Cheng Hui had been in a hypnotized state, unable to do anything contrary to Bai Hua’s commands, even almost losing her own thoughts.
She thought she would live her life in a daze until death, but she didn’t expect a turning point to come so suddenly.
Pouring out everything made Cheng Hui feel much better. She suddenly realized that she had been holding a man’s hand while crying without any restraint. She quickly withdrew her hand and stood still, intending to use her sleeve to wipe away the tears. However, a tissue suddenly appeared in front of her.
“Everything is over now.” Duan Zhen still had a serious expression, frowning. “If you want to survive here, you need to learn to look forward.”
“I know. Thank you.” Cheng Hui wiped away her tears with the tissue. When she looked up and saw Duan Zhen’s outstanding appearance, she paused for a moment. It seemed like she was warning herself as she added, “In the future, when dating, don’t just focus on appearance. You must understand each other before starting.”
After expressing her gratitude again, Cheng Hui walked towards the room from her memories.
Once she left, Li Xi, who had been waiting, quickly grabbed Duan Zhen’s hand and handed him a wet tissue.
At first, he was genuinely wiping his hands, but after two wipes, his thoughts were no longer on his hands. Instead, he started pinching and playing with Duan Zhen’s fingers, thinking that even joints looked sexy on the man.
Duan Zhen lowered his head to look at him, not understanding what he was doing to his hand.
Sensing his gaze, Li Xi paused, and then explained softly, “Her hands were dirty, so I helped you wipe them.”
After saying that, he threw the wet tissue into the nearby trash can and took Duan Zhen’s hand instead.
“Dirty,” Duan Zhen said, “Go back and wash your hands.”
They had fought many monsters along the way, and later engaged in a PK battle1Apparently that’s a slang in the gaming world which means player-killer where the player has to defeat/kill the enemy. Please do correct me if I’m wrong since I’m not very familiar with gaming terms ^-^’ with the necromancer. His hands were indeed no longer clean.
“Okay.” Li Xi nodded and still didn’t let go. When he wiped Duan Zhen’s hands earlier, he had already used cleaning magic, and now his hands were perfectly clean.
He continued to hold Duan Zhen’s hand all the way. Duan Zhen showed no intention of pulling his hand back, and Li Xi’s heart started to race.
If Duan Zhen was willing to let him hold his hand like this, could it be that he had some feelings for him?
Li Xi was getting restless. They walked all the way to the door of Duan Zhen’s room, and only then did he grit his teeth and make up his mind, “Brother Duan, there’s something I want to talk to you about. Can we have a private conversation?”
Duan Zhen thought he wanted to have a post-world discussion, so he nodded in agreement.
Sun Le, who was leaving, glanced back with some concern. Was Li Xi planning to confess now? Looking at Duan Zhen’s appearance, he probably wouldn’t agree.
After all, Duan Zhen had always treated him as a clingy and timid… younger brother.
Li Xi had no idea about the misinterpretation as he followed Duan Zhen into the room. When he saw Duan Zhen take off his coat and throw it into the washing machine, admiring that well-toned physique, he was pulled to wash his hands together.
Standing close, Li Xi’s face turned a bit red.
Once everything was done, Duan Zhen asked, “What did you want to say?”
“I, I like you, Brother Duan.” Li Xi nervously blurted out, “Do you want to be my boyfriend, try dating… or I can be your boyfriend2This is one is kinda tricky to translate lol basically he means who would have the manlier role in the couple?.”
His voice got smaller and smaller, and he wasn’t even sure what he was saying.
Duan Zhen, in the midst of drinking water, paused. He slowly put down the water glass, and there was a moment of blankness in his mind.
He even suspected that he misheard, but when he lowered his head and met the boy’s nervous and uneasy gaze, he knew that the confession just now was indeed real.
It felt quite awkward.
Duan Zhen put down the cup, and after pondering for a few seconds, he said seriously, “I can’t promise you anything.”
“Why?” Li Xi widened his eyes, speaking hurriedly, “Is there a reason?”
Duan Zhen was very straightforward, “Because I don’t like you.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the boy in front of him quickly turning red in the eyes, tears gathering, swirling in his eyes, as if he might burst into tears the next second.
“It’s just that there’s no love like that.” He quickly remedied, “You’re like my little brother.”
Li Xi gradually cracked, “Little brother?”
He seemed to realize something, “Is your little brother called Zi Zuo?”
“Yes.” Duan Zhen nodded, a bit puzzled, “Do you know him?”
“I’ve heard Sun Le mention this name.” Li Xi casually said, falling into the suffocation of realizing he had completely misunderstood.
Zi Zuo turned out to be Duan Zhen’s younger brother. In other words, Duan Zhen had seen him as a little brother from the beginning, making it impossible for romantic feelings to develop.
He bit his lip, standing there like someone who realized he had been completely wrong, and asked somewhat unwillingly, “Little brother?”
“You’re still young.” Duan Zhen gently touched his hair, slowing down his tone, “Early love is not good.”
Fortunately, Li Xi was not really a child; otherwise, he might have been infuriated. Despite this, Li Xi was still quite upset. He angrily walked to the door, intending to go back and adjust his strategy.
However, when he reached the door, a sudden inspiration struck him, causing him to abruptly stop and turn back, fixing his gaze on Duan Zhen.
Duan Zhen was still pondering why he had upset the other, but Li Xi spoke up, “Brother Duan, when we were assigned to the same world, it means we have a connection. Falling in love with you was inevitable for me. Although you currently see me as a child, I am well aware of my feelings, and it’s not a child’s play.”
He paused for a moment before stating his purpose, “Since neither of us can convince the other, let’s leave this matter to fate. In the next world, I won’t follow your team. If we are still assigned to the same world, you have to promise me to let me pursue you.”
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The few of them smoothly exited the hospital. Just as one foot stepped out, the other was teleported back to the rest building.
Accompanying their return was Bai Si.
It seemed that among Bai Hua’s team, only she had survived.
Bai Si’s expression was terrible, or rather, she seemed absent-minded. She stood still at the return point, not moving until she saw Duan Zhen. She suddenly snapped back to reality, rushing over and asking, “Did you kill Bai Hua?”
Her tone sounded like an accusation. Li Xi immediately became displeased, “Brother Duan wouldn’t kill anyone. Bai Hua probably got himself killed by being foolish.”
Forcing himself to go into the midst of monsters with a spy; if he had followed them, he might have obtained clues from the necromancer. Of course, Li Xi wouldn’t let him succeed in his mission.
But Bai Si seemed not to have heard his voice. She grabbed Duan Zhen’s hand and burst into uncontrollable tears. She kept muttering words of gratitude.
Li Xi stared at their clasped hands. Was Duan Zhen’s hand something she could hold?!!!
The little heart inside Li Xi was furious, but on the surface, he leaned weakly on Duan Zhen’s other side, asking in confusion, “Isn’t Bai Hua your captain? Why are you so happy that he died?”
“Because…” Bai Si, as she answered his question, was reminded of the memories in her heart. She showed an intense hatred on her face.
Then, she began telling them a story about a young girl falling for a scumbag in her youth.
Bai Si’s was then named Cheng Hui. Before entering the game, she was just an attractive white-collar worker in real life who even had her favorite person. She was naturally strong-willed and, once in the game, survived several worlds with a strong will. She even met some partners and formed a small team.
Later, in a low-level world, she met Bai Hua. At that time, he already had a few teammates around him. Although they looked a bit strange, Bai Hua himself spoke sincerely, and coupled with his good looks, she quickly fell in love with him. She did not hesitate to leave her original team and joined Bai Hua’s team. However, she did not expect that her nightmare would begin that day.
Bai Hua had an ability similar to hypnosis. The more physical contact he had with someone, the higher the success rate of the hypnosis. After hypnotizing Cheng Hui, he made her enter into a harsh contract with him. Since then, Cheng Hui had been in a hypnotized state, unable to do anything contrary to Bai Hua’s commands, even almost losing her own thoughts.
She thought she would live her life in a daze until death, but she didn’t expect a turning point to come so suddenly.
Pouring out everything made Cheng Hui feel much better. She suddenly realized that she had been holding a man’s hand while crying without any restraint. She quickly withdrew her hand and stood still, intending to use her sleeve to wipe away the tears. However, a tissue suddenly appeared in front of her.
“Everything is over now.” Duan Zhen still had a serious expression, frowning. “If you want to survive here, you need to learn to look forward.”
“I know. Thank you.” Cheng Hui wiped away her tears with the tissue. When she looked up and saw Duan Zhen’s outstanding appearance, she paused for a moment. It seemed like she was warning herself as she added, “In the future, when dating, don’t just focus on appearance. You must understand each other before starting.”
After expressing her gratitude again, Cheng Hui walked towards the room from her memories.
Once she left, Li Xi, who had been waiting, quickly grabbed Duan Zhen’s hand and handed him a wet tissue.
At first, he was genuinely wiping his hands, but after two wipes, his thoughts were no longer on his hands. Instead, he started pinching and playing with Duan Zhen’s fingers, thinking that even joints looked sexy on the man.
Duan Zhen lowered his head to look at him, not understanding what he was doing to his hand.
Sensing his gaze, Li Xi paused, and then explained softly, “Her hands were dirty, so I helped you wipe them.”
After saying that, he threw the wet tissue into the nearby trash can and took Duan Zhen’s hand instead.
“Dirty,” Duan Zhen said, “Go back and wash your hands.”
They had fought many monsters along the way, and later engaged in a PK battle1Apparently that’s a slang in the gaming world which means player-killer where the player has to defeat/kill the enemy. Please do correct me if I’m wrong since I’m not very familiar with gaming terms ^-^’ with the necromancer. His hands were indeed no longer clean.
“Okay.” Li Xi nodded and still didn’t let go. When he wiped Duan Zhen’s hands earlier, he had already used cleaning magic, and now his hands were perfectly clean.
He continued to hold Duan Zhen’s hand all the way. Duan Zhen showed no intention of pulling his hand back, and Li Xi’s heart started to race.
If Duan Zhen was willing to let him hold his hand like this, could it be that he had some feelings for him?
Li Xi was getting restless. They walked all the way to the door of Duan Zhen’s room, and only then did he grit his teeth and make up his mind, “Brother Duan, there’s something I want to talk to you about. Can we have a private conversation?”
Duan Zhen thought he wanted to have a post-world discussion, so he nodded in agreement.
Sun Le, who was leaving, glanced back with some concern. Was Li Xi planning to confess now? Looking at Duan Zhen’s appearance, he probably wouldn’t agree.
After all, Duan Zhen had always treated him as a clingy and timid… younger brother.
Li Xi had no idea about the misinterpretation as he followed Duan Zhen into the room. When he saw Duan Zhen take off his coat and throw it into the washing machine, admiring that well-toned physique, he was pulled to wash his hands together.
Standing close, Li Xi’s face turned a bit red.
Once everything was done, Duan Zhen asked, “What did you want to say?”
“I, I like you, Brother Duan.” Li Xi nervously blurted out, “Do you want to be my boyfriend, try dating… or I can be your boyfriend2This is one is kinda tricky to translate lol basically he means who would have the manlier role in the couple?.”
His voice got smaller and smaller, and he wasn’t even sure what he was saying.
Duan Zhen, in the midst of drinking water, paused. He slowly put down the water glass, and there was a moment of blankness in his mind.
He even suspected that he misheard, but when he lowered his head and met the boy’s nervous and uneasy gaze, he knew that the confession just now was indeed real.
It felt quite awkward.
Duan Zhen put down the cup, and after pondering for a few seconds, he said seriously, “I can’t promise you anything.”
“Why?” Li Xi widened his eyes, speaking hurriedly, “Is there a reason?”
Duan Zhen was very straightforward, “Because I don’t like you.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the boy in front of him quickly turning red in the eyes, tears gathering, swirling in his eyes, as if he might burst into tears the next second.
“It’s just that there’s no love like that.” He quickly remedied, “You’re like my little brother.”
Li Xi gradually cracked, “Little brother?”
He seemed to realize something, “Is your little brother called Zi Zuo?”
“Yes.” Duan Zhen nodded, a bit puzzled, “Do you know him?”
“I’ve heard Sun Le mention this name.” Li Xi casually said, falling into the suffocation of realizing he had completely misunderstood.
Zi Zuo turned out to be Duan Zhen’s younger brother. In other words, Duan Zhen had seen him as a little brother from the beginning, making it impossible for romantic feelings to develop.
He bit his lip, standing there like someone who realized he had been completely wrong, and asked somewhat unwillingly, “Little brother?”
“You’re still young.” Duan Zhen gently touched his hair, slowing down his tone, “Early love is not good.”
Fortunately, Li Xi was not really a child; otherwise, he might have been infuriated. Despite this, Li Xi was still quite upset. He angrily walked to the door, intending to go back and adjust his strategy.
However, when he reached the door, a sudden inspiration struck him, causing him to abruptly stop and turn back, fixing his gaze on Duan Zhen.
Duan Zhen was still pondering why he had upset the other, but Li Xi spoke up, “Brother Duan, when we were assigned to the same world, it means we have a connection. Falling in love with you was inevitable for me. Although you currently see me as a child, I am well aware of my feelings, and it’s not a child’s play.”
He paused for a moment before stating his purpose, “Since neither of us can convince the other, let’s leave this matter to fate. In the next world, I won’t follow your team. If we are still assigned to the same world, you have to promise me to let me pursue you.”
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The few of them smoothly exited the hospital. Just as one foot stepped out, the other was teleported back to the rest building.Accompanying their return was Bai Si.It seemed that among Bai Hua's team, only she had survived.Bai Si's expression was terrible, or rather, she seemed absent-minded. She stood still at the return point, not moving until she saw Duan Zhen. She suddenly snapped back to reality, rushing over and asking, Did you kill Bai Hua?Her tone sounded like an accusation. Li Xi immediately became displeased, Brother Duan wouldn't kill anyone. Bai Hua probably got himself killed by being foolish.Forcing himself to go into the midst of monsters with a spy; if he had followed them, he might have obtained clues from the necromancer. Of course, Li Xi wouldn't let him succeed in his mission.But Bai Si seemed not to have heard his voice. She grabbed Duan Zhen's hand and burst into uncontrollable tears. She kept muttering words of gratitude.Li Xi stared at their clasped hands. Was Duan Zhen's hand something she could hold?!!!The little heart inside Li Xi was furious, but on the surface, he leaned weakly on Duan Zhen's other side, asking in confusion, Isn't Bai Hua your captain? Why are you so happy that he died?Because Bai Si, as she answered his question, was reminded of the memories in her heart. She showed an intense hatred on her face.Then, she began telling them a story about a young girl falling for a scumbag in her youth.Bai Si's was then named Cheng Hui. Before entering the game, she was just an attractive white-collar worker in real life who even had her favorite person. She was naturally strong-willed and, once in the game, survived several worlds with a strong will. She even met some partners and formed a small team.Later, in a low-level world, she met Bai Hua. At that time, he already had a few teammates around him. Although they looked a bit strange, Bai Hua himself spoke sincerely, and coupled with his good looks, she quickly fell in love with him. She did not hesitate to leave her original team and joined Bai Hua's team. However, she did not expect that her nightmare would begin that day.Bai Hua had an ability similar to hypnosis. The more physical contact he had with someone, the higher the success rate of the hypnosis. After hypnotizing Cheng Hui, he made her enter into a harsh contract with him. Since then, Cheng Hui had been in a hypnotized state, unable to do anything contrary to Bai Hua's commands, even almost losing her own thoughts.She thought she would live her life in a daze until death, but she didn't expect a turning point to come so suddenly.Pouring out everything made Cheng Hui feel much better. She suddenly realized that she had been holding a man's hand while crying without any restraint. She quickly withdrew her hand and stood still, intending to use her sleeve to wipe away the tears. However, a tissue suddenly appeared in front of her.Everything is over now. Duan Zhen still had a serious expression, frowning. If you want to survive here, you need to learn to look forward.I know. Thank you. Cheng Hui wiped away her tears with the tissue. When she looked up and saw Duan Zhen's outstanding appearance, she paused for a moment. It seemed like she was warning herself as she added, In the future, when dating, don't just focus on appearance. You must understand each other before starting.After expressing her gratitude again, Cheng Hui walked towards the room from her memories.Once she left, Li Xi, who had been waiting, quickly grabbed Duan Zhen's hand and handed him a wet tissue.At first, he was genuinely wiping his hands, but after two wipes, his thoughts were no longer on his hands. Instead, he started pinching and playing with Duan Zhen's fingers, thinking that even joints looked sexy on the man.Duan Zhen lowered his head to look at him, not understanding what he was doing to his hand.Sensing his gaze, Li Xi paused, and then explained softly, Her hands were dirty, so I helped you wipe them.After saying that, he threw the wet tissue into the nearby trash can and took Duan Zhen's hand instead.Dirty, Duan Zhen said, Go back and wash your hands.They had fought many monsters along the way, and later engaged in a PK battle1Apparently that's a slang in the gaming world which means player-killer where the player has to defeat/kill the enemy. Please do correct me if I'm wrong since I'm not very familiar with gaming terms ^-^' with the necromancer. His hands were indeed no longer clean.Okay. Li Xi nodded and still didn't let go. When he wiped Duan Zhen's hands earlier, he had already used cleaning magic, and now his hands were perfectly clean.He continued to hold Duan Zhen's hand all the way. Duan Zhen showed no intention of pulling his hand back, and Li Xi's heart started to race.If Duan Zhen was willing to let him hold his hand like this, could it be that he had some feelings for him?Li Xi was getting restless. They walked all the way to the door of Duan Zhen's room, and only then did he grit his teeth and make up his mind, Brother Duan, there's something I want to talk to you about. Can we have a private conversation?Duan Zhen thought he wanted to have a post-world discussion, so he nodded in agreement.Sun Le, who was leaving, glanced back with some concern. Was Li Xi planning to confess now? Looking at Duan Zhen's appearance, he probably wouldn't agree.After all, Duan Zhen had always treated him as a clingy and timid younger brother.Li Xi had no idea about the misinterpretation as he followed Duan Zhen into the room. When he saw Duan Zhen take off his coat and throw it into the washing machine, admiring that well-toned physique, he was pulled to wash his hands together.Standing close, Li Xi's face turned a bit red.Once everything was done, Duan Zhen asked, What did you want to say?I, I like you, Brother Duan. Li Xi nervously blurted out, Do you want to be my boyfriend, try dating or I can be your boyfriend2This is one is kinda tricky to translate lol basically he means who would have the manlier role in the couple?.His voice got smaller and smaller, and he wasn't even sure what he was saying.Duan Zhen, in the midst of drinking water, paused. He slowly put down the water glass, and there was a moment of blankness in his mind.He even suspected that he misheard, but when he lowered his head and met the boy's nervous and uneasy gaze, he knew that the confession just now was indeed real.It felt quite awkward.Duan Zhen put down the cup, and after pondering for a few seconds, he said seriously, I can't promise you anything.Why? Li Xi widened his eyes, speaking hurriedly, Is there a reason?Duan Zhen was very straightforward, Because I don't like you.As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the boy in front of him quickly turning red in the eyes, tears gathering, swirling in his eyes, as if he might burst into tears the next second.It's just that there's no love like that. He quickly remedied, You're like my little brother.Li Xi gradually cracked, Little brother?He seemed to realize something, Is your little brother called Zi Zuo?Yes. Duan Zhen nodded, a bit puzzled, Do you know him?I've heard Sun Le mention this name. Li Xi casually said, falling into the suffocation of realizing he had completely misunderstood.Zi Zuo turned out to be Duan Zhen's younger brother. In other words, Duan Zhen had seen him as a little brother from the beginning, making it impossible for romantic feelings to develop.He bit his lip, standing there like someone who realized he had been completely wrong, and asked somewhat unwillingly, Little brother?You're still young. Duan Zhen gently touched his hair, slowing down his tone, Early love is not good.Fortunately, Li Xi was not really a child; otherwise, he might have been infuriated. Despite this, Li Xi was still quite upset. He angrily walked to the door, intending to go back and adjust his strategy.However, when he reached the door, a sudden inspiration struck him, causing him to abruptly stop and turn back, fixing his gaze on Duan Zhen.Duan Zhen was still pondering why he had upset the other, but Li Xi spoke up, Brother Duan, when we were assigned to the same world, it means we have a connection. Falling in love with you was inevitable for me. Although you currently see me as a child, I am well aware of my feelings, and it's not a child's play.He paused for a moment before stating his purpose, Since neither of us can convince the other, let's leave this matter to fate. In the next world, I won't follow your team. If we are still assigned to the same world, you have to promise me to let me pursue you.Special news for today! As it's this humble translator's birthday in two days and i won't be around much, I'm releasing some extra chapters for all my projects to celebrate with you all
