Chapter 66: Monitoring Video — “I Have a Problem!” part 1
The door behind them was kicked with a series of loud thuds. Lu Xunye scanned the room, spotted the shoe cabinet, and dragged it over to barricade the door.
“See that?” Lu Xunye said seriously to Shen Yunqian. “This is your first lesson. When you meet someone looking for trouble, kick them right in the groin.”
Shen Yunqian: “…”
Having recovered from the shock, the System asked weakly: 【Isn’t this… a bit of an undignified win? Didn’t you say you wouldn’t do sneak attacks?】
【It’s not a sneak attack. It’s an eye for an eye. He did a sneak attack on me last time; am I not allowed to get a little revenge?】
The System was speechless.
This wasn’t just “a little.” At this rate, he might have kicked away the man’s sexual health for the rest of his life.
Lu Xunye didn’t know what it was thinking. He peered through the peephole and only relaxed once he saw several property management staff hauling the fuming Si Jin’yan away. He then moved the shoe cabinet back to its original place.
“Alright.”
Lu Xunye took the groceries from Shen Yunqian and headed toward the kitchen, muttering complaints under his breath.
“The security in this complex is garbage. They let in people who aren’t even residents.”
…
At the dinner table.
Lu Xunye piled all the blood-nourishing dishes in front of Shen Yunqian and handed him a bowl of health porridge. “From now on, we’re having porridge in the evening. You need to eat more dishes to put some meat on your bones.”
Shen Yunqian stared at the layer of red dates floating in his bowl, struck dumb.
Lu Xunye continued to chatter away.
Remembering something, he paused as if find it hard to speak. He pinched his palms and forced the words through his teeth.
“Um… actually, it doesn’t matter if Si Jin’yan doesn’t believe us. we don’t need to prove anything to him.”
His gaze turned determined. “I know you’re young and full of vigor, but right now, you need to recover… You need to practice abstinence and suppress your desires, understand?”
“…”
“Why aren’t you saying anything?”
“…”
Once the meal was nearly finished, Lu Xunye hesitated for a long time before finally letting out two dry laughs. “I’ll be heading back to my place to sleep tonight. But don’t worry, I’ll definitely clean the guest room before I leave.”
Shen Yunqian set down his spoon and looked him straight in the eye. “Why?”
Lu Xunye had originally moved in because Shen Yunqian had amnesia and thought Lu Xunye was his boyfriend.
Moreover, Lu Xunye only had two paths: leaving this world or dying. Neither was ideal.
Imagine if your boyfriend died shortly after getting together, or if you suddenly woke up to find your boyfriend’s personality had changed so much he seemed like a different person. That would leave a massive psychological shadow on any future romance.
Lu Xunye admitted that the dream had messed with his head. Hearing Shen Yunqian’s interrogation, he didn’t know how to answer, but then he heard the other continue.
“Is it because you don’t want to be kissed by me? But aren’t you my boyfriend?”
The youth’s eyes were filled with confusion and sincerity, striking Lu Xunye’s guilt-ridden conscience.
It’s because I’m not your boyfriend at all. That was just a mission. I lied to you, you idiot.
Lu Xunye lowered his eyes to avoid his gaze. He grit his teeth secretly, took a breath, and looked up again. “I lied to you. Actually, I—”
As if anticipating what he was about to do, the System blocked him before he could speak.
【Don’t, Host! You can’t say it! If you do, you’ll be electrocuted! No one can know about the System’s existence. If you tell him, all your accumulated points will be wasted, and your Life Value will drop to zero immediately!】
“What did you lie to me about?”
Shen Yunqian raised an eyebrow, watching his panicked expression with interest. He leaned his upper body forward, propping his chin on his hand, and dragged out the end of his sentence.
“—Actually?”
“Actually…” Lu Xunye bit his lip. “Actually… actually…”
Under the table, he angrily punched his own leg.
Crap! I can’t think of anything.
Amidst his silence.
Shen Yunqian’s gaze landed on the red date porridge on the table. A coldness spread across his lips for no reason, and he leaned back against his chair, the emotion in his eyes turning icy.
“Actually, you still want to leave. Actually, everything you said before about not leaving was a lie. Actually, I’m not as ‘well-behaved’ as you imagined. Actually, you don’t like me… Actually, approaching me was just a whim, and now that you’re bored, you plan to leave…”
Shen Yunqian closed his eyes. When he opened them again, they were unusually calm. He turned to Lu Xunye, his voice cold. “Am I right?”
“Wrong! Who told you that?”
Lu Xunye grew anxious.
“When did I ever say I was leaving? I never thought you were a ‘well-behaved’ person. Approaching you wasn’t a whim, and I’m definitely not bored.”
Shen Yunqian’s expression remained cold, but his trembling pupils and the way his toes shifted direction cracked his flawless mask.
“Then why are you moving out?”
Lu Xunye let out a soft sigh, as if he were about to reveal some earth-shattering secret.
He cupped the white porcelain bowl with both hands, picking at it irritably, his voice dropping low. “Do you know why I don’t like sleeping in the same bed as you?”
Shen Yunqian’s eyes darkened, and he waited in silence for the rest.
“Because I have a problem… I can’t get it up.”
Lu Xunye fell silent himself after saying that, his face flushing red as he gripped the bowl tightly.
System: 【…Host, there’s no need for such a great sacrifice.】
Shen Yunqian: “It doesn’t matter.”
Lu Xunye’s eyes nearly popped out of his head in shock. Shen Yunqian, however, acted as though he had expected it, showing neither surprise nor anger.
This reaction isn’t right!
The System used its short legs to kick the back of Lu Xunye’s hand, snapping him out of it. 【Um… even if he’s the Protagonist Shou, he’s still a man, you know?】
From the corner of his eye, Lu Xunye caught the System’s mischievous gaze landing on his lower body.
Realizing what it was thinking, he immediately slapped it away.
He turned to Shen Yunqian, afraid the other had the same idea. Throwing caution to the wind, a wave of heat rushed to his head as he shouted: “I also have hemorrhoids!”
Shen Yunqian: “…”
Since he couldn’t be any more embarrassed anyway, Lu Xunye became fearless. He pulled his stool closer, sat in front of Shen Yunqian, and pressed his hands onto the youth’s shoulders.
Each of his words was more forceful than the last, though it sounded more like he was brainwashing himself. “Everything I said is true! Do you know why I was avoiding you a couple of days ago? It’s because I have low self-esteem. I went to see a doctor, but the doctor said it’s a congenital condition that can’t be cured. I didn’t want to hold you back, but I didn’t know how to tell you. I was afraid you’d break up with me. God knows how much I want to sleep with you, but I just can’t do it!”
Actually, what Lu Xunye said wasn’t entirely wrong.
Ever since he witnessed his father’s betrayal with his own eyes and personally put an end to his father’s “tool of the trade,” he had developed a block in that area.
Lu Xunye roared with a mix of truth and lies: “Every night I hate myself for why I’m useless! You know adolescent boys have hazy fantasies about love. Do you know what I was doing while they were secretly watching adult movies and huddling together to touch each other? I was watching SpongeBob SquarePants!”
The System looked ready to die and even actively tried to persuade him to stop. 【You’re taking it a bit too far. Maybe just tell the truth.】
Lu Xunye panted: 【Leave it. Look, he’s stunned.】
Belatedly and excitedly, he shared his perspective with the System: 【I found this move works great! Not only does it hide the mission, but even after I die, he won’t be sad.】
The System hesitated. It could see that Lu Xunye needed to vent.
Since he had decided to target the Shou, he had been carrying a sense of unease.
These emotions had all been suppressed in the deepest part of his heart after he conveniently “became” Shen Yunqian’s “boyfriend.”
Perhaps before, Lu Xunye could have told himself that it was just a 2D character and no one would care.
But later, he gradually understood that Shen Yunqian wasn’t just a character; he had his own emotions, joys, and sorrows.
In that case, was there any difference between his intentional seduction that was destined to end in departure, and his scumbag father who tied his mother down in the name of love?
Must pain only be physical to count as pain?
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