CH 61

Jiang Xu’s bedroom, 3.45 a.m.

Four and a half hours had passed since Shen Fangyu had closed his eyes and prepared for sleep.

He was a bit depressed.

Under the cover of the quilt was Jiang Xu, sleeping with his back to him, hugging a pink rabbit, and Shen Fangyu felt that his whole back was tingling.

He opened his eyes to look out at the moon outside the window and also catch his breath.

–To avoid staying in bed, Jiang Xu usually does not draw the curtains on their days off. His house had a good view, and Shen Fangyu used to love sitting on his floor bed to look at the scenery.

However, he hadn’t looked for more than a minute when a very impersonal cloud silently drifted by, covering the moon little by little.

Shen Fangyu: “……”

How petty.

After cursing at the dark clouds, Shen Fangyu couldn’t help but turn around and look at Jiang Xu’s back.

Jiang Xu liked to sleep with his body bowed and his head buried under the blanket, which Shen Fangyu often described as a suicidal way of sleeping as he would one day smother himself to death.

As expected, Jiang Xu had the blanket wrapped over his head again.

Shen Fangyu tugged at Jiang Xu to get his head out of the blanket, but probably because of the movements, Jiang Xu impatiently babbled a few times, slapped his hand away, and turned over.

This time, the blanket no longer covered Jiang Xu’s mouth and nose, and his breath was close at hand. It fell on Shen Fangyu’s jaw, warm and moist, making the latter’s heart burn.

With a guilty conscience, Shen Fangyu turned his back to Jiang Xu in an attempt to avoid him, but his heart beat faster and faster, so fast that Shen Fangyu couldn’t help but reach out and cover his ears.

Although the sounds he was hearing might have come from bone conduction, covering his ears would be of little use, but it would be a little relief anyway.

Unexpectedly, just when Shen Fangyu was about to calm down, evil turned to the guts, and decided to do this: Jiang Xu suddenly raised his hand and hugged him from behind, as if he had predicted it.

With a shudder, Shen Fangyu’s bound arms went stiff, and he was unable to move at all.

Unlike the back-to-back sleeping method, when he was embraced from behind, Shen Fangyu’s entire back was now wrapped in Jiang Xu’s chest, which felt warm and soft.

He could even feel something against him at the back of his waist.

–It was Jiang Xu’s bulging stomach… their child.

At this realization, Shen Fangyu gulped imperceptibly, his brain feverish.

He lay motionless on the bed as if he were under a spell, like a statue that had long since dried up. It was as if all the nerves in his body had converged on his back, making it so sensitive that even the slightest movement could make his scalp explode and his thoughts become incredibly long.

A long time passed; even the clouds over the moon had passed, but Jiang Xu still hadn’t let go of him.

His body was stiff and sore, his heart was pounding like crazy, and Shen Fangyu suspected that if Jiang Xu didn’t let go, he would have to call 120 for an ambulance.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to push Jiang Xu away after countless hours of psychological construction, Jiang Xu’s hand on his body suddenly moved.

Shen Fangyu breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could finish it, Jiang Xu’s hand pressed against his arm.

The hand started to move up and down his arm, as if looking for something, and finally, it rested on Shen Fangyu’s ear, and he tugged at it seriously.

Shen Fangyu was dumbfounded.

“Why are your ears short?”

He finally realized why Jiang Xu was holding him and wouldn’t let go.

Jiang Xu had taken him for the pink rabbit!

No way!

Shen Fangyu wanted to push Jiang Xu away and turn around to tell him that the pink rabbit he had been thinking about was lying behind his back, cold and miserable and in need of a hug.

However, he raised his hand but was reluctant to move.

Shen Fangyu reached for his mobile phone, wanting to check what time it was, but also fearing that the time would make him even more distraught. Just as he was struggling, Jiang Xu suddenly let go.

“Shen Fangyu?”

His name appeared in the blur of Jiang Xu’s dream, and Shen Fangyu was so moved that he was on the verge of tears.

Jiang Xu finally realized that he was hugging the wrong person!

As expected, Jiang Xu looked for the now cold pink rabbit and tucked it into his arms.

Shen Fangyu gently relaxed his muscles and bones, laying flat on his back, and finally stretching his legs and feet out. He closed his eyes, intending to hurry up and sleep for a while, when Jiang Xu suddenly mumbled again.

“Shen Fangyu, are you unable to?”

Shen Fangyu: “……”

When will Jiang Xu’s problem of cursing him in his sleep ever get better?

He wondered if he should take Jiang Xu to the hospital for treatment, as it was not good to sleep talk too often.

Then Jiang Xu added, as if he were fighting against him, “Do it again if you have the ability.”

Although he was in a daze and his words were not very clear, Shen Fangyu heard him.

Then his heart gave a violent jump.

Shen Fangyu felt that all the blood in his body was rushing into his brain, burning him to the point of insanity.

“Shen Fangyu, you can’t do it. Do it again if you have the ability.”

–These were the words that had appeared in several of his spring dreams.

In the dream, Jiang Xu was very drunk and passionate. but it did not prevent him from provoking Shen Fangyu.

No man can accept being told he can’t do it in bed, including Shen Fangyu, so the rest of the dream was naturally very colorful and full of ups and downs, and he couldn’t count the number of times.

Shen Fangyu’s sleep instantly disappeared. He was so awake that he felt as if he could take another 800 exams to qualify as a doctor.

He had never been able to tell which of his dreams were real and which were an extension of his neurological discharges, but he had never imagined that this part was real.

But now that Jiang Xu was also saying such words in a dream, did it mean that this conversation really happened?

If this was true, it has been so long; why would Jiang Xu still dream about that night?

Shen Fangyu felt that he might not be able to calm down even if he jumped up and went out for a 3-kilometer run.

He knew that according to the law of sleep, only when one is interrupted during a dream would memories be left behind; if Jiang Xu woke up normally in the morning, he would probably not remember the dream.

At this moment, he wanted to shake Jiang Xu awake and confirm what he was dreaming about, but after a moment of contemplation, he withdrew his hand cautiously.

He still loved his life.

If Jiang Xu found out, Shen Fangyu wouldn’t even have to think about how to chase him, he would already be in his grave.

But when he looked at the sleeping Jiang Xu, he couldn’t help but ask with a bit of tentativeness and expectation, “Actually, that night …… wasn’t that bad, was it?”

If Jiang Xu wanted him to do it again, did it mean that his skills were not bad?

Shen Fangyu wiped his face as he thought about it.

‘It’s over, I can’t sleep this time.’

———-

When Jiang Xu woke up in the morning, he saw two big dark circles under Shen Fangyu’s eyes and was surprised. “You didn’t sleep well?”

Shen Fangyu, who had been up all night, said breathlessly, “Thanks to you, I slept very well.”

Jiang Xu was satisfied with his answer: “See, you should have listened when I told you to move earlier.”

Shen Fangyu laughed dryly and thought it was a good thing he didn’t move to the bed earlier, otherwise, he would have already died from staying up for so many nights.

The next day, before going to bed, Shen Fangyu handed Jiang Xu a glass of milk and poured one for himself. Jiang Xu was a little surprised, Shen Fangyu said tentatively, “I also need calcium supplements.”

“You went out for a run tonight to get some calcium too?”

Jiang Xu came straight home after work, but Shen Fangyu insisted on going for a run in the neighborhood and came back after an hour covered in sweat, and Jiang Xu almost kicked him out.

“It’s just a bit of exercise in preparation for the baby.” Shen Fangyu didn’t want to say that he was worried about losing sleep again tonight.

Unexpectedly, when he lay down next to Jiang Xu, his fatigued consciousness instantly came back to life.

His body was heavy and tired from the run, but his spirits were as if they were on stimulants, and all he could think about were Jiang Xu’s words, “Do it again if you have the ability.”

He took a deep breath, got his tablet, and said to Jiang Xu before his mind fell into a vortex, “Let’s play some games.”

A little distraction was a good idea.

Jiang Xu was a little surprised when Shen Fangyu opened the only game on his tablet for him, and the familiar sound and graphics appeared.

“When did you get this game too?” Jiang Xu asked.

“The other day, after using your account while in the duty room,” Shen Fangyu said, “I played like a noob, which made me angry, so I also downloaded it.”

“So you haven’t killed the village chief after all this time?”

“……” said Shen Fangyu, “He must have practiced evil magic.”

The first boss of the game was the village chief of the novice village. In the computer game version, he was a very insignificant opponent.

Jiang Xu was not familiar with the touchscreen game operation on the mobile version, and with the repetitive and boring process of killing monsters to level up and pile on experience, he soon lost interest in the game, relying solely on a little nostalgia to keep it on his tablet to this day.

Jiang Xu looked at the two characters’ tattered clothes and the iron swords in their hands. He recalled the various cool and shiny equipment in the computer version and lamented the changes brought by time.

It was easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

He had forgotten how patient he was as a teenager, slowly hacking away at one monster after another, accumulating so much experience and equipment.

Shen Fangyu was staring at him with bated breath, as if he would not sleep until Jiang Xu played.

Fine, let’s play with him.

Jiang Xu thought to himself as he accepted Shen Fangyu’s friend request and team request.

Unexpectedly, Shen Fangyu led him to the door of the village chief’s house, and without waiting for Jiang Xu’s reaction, he went straight into a battle.

When Jiang Xu, who was forced into the battle, was instantly killed by the spider spirit summoned by the village chief, he finally understood why Shen Fangyu had died so quickly in the duty room that day.

He patted Shen Fangyu with an expressionless face and said, “Look at his level, and then look at ours.”

No wonder Shen Fangyu couldn’t beat the village chief after playing for so many days, he probably hadn’t played the game for so long that he didn’t even have the sense to level up first.

“I don’t remember having to level up by killing monsters!” Shen Fangyu was stunned.

Time flows too fast, and one’s memory is limited. Over time, one subconsciously forgets a lot of the lackluster past and only remembers the joy of killing when the equipment and levels are up.

However, even if the level is high and the operation is good, when you return to the novice village, you have to start by fighting bunnies.

After half an hour of fighting rabbits in the village, Jiang Xu was so sleepy that he yawned. The two of them finally had enough experience to fight the village chief, and their tattered shirts were finally replaced with clean newbie clothes that could cover their bodies.

The spider spirit waved its countless legs and smiled at the two men who had returned to the village chief. Jiang Xu was full of confidence, and he threw out a familiar skill. Then he looked at the blood bar of the spider spirit expectantly. However, the spider spirit, which had been motionless for a second, suddenly scampered toward them.

Shen Fangyu, who was waiting by the side to reap the benefits of the kill, was also dumbfounded. He was so dumbfounded that he forgot to release a skill until Jiang Xu slapped him and said, “Run.” It was only then that Shen Fangyu reacted with a start and quickly maneuvered his character to escape the clutches of the spider spirit.

Times have changed.

When the two of them were being chased by the huge spider spirit, they finally realized that the past had become the past and that killing an SSS-level boss with a single skill from a collector-grade magic weapon had become history.

The spider spirit lifted its leg and shot out a lightning bolt attack. Their blood bars bottomed out until they slightly touched the edge, and in an instant, the blood replenishment medicine bought in advance was half gone.

Shen Fangyu crouched on the wall of the cave and threw a rope at Jiang Xu. Jiang Xu dodged as he used the rope to ward off the spider spirit’s attack and stabbed it in the head in the nick of time.

The spider spirit:-1 HP.

Jiang Xu, Shen Fangyu: “……”

For the rest of the game, the two of them spent almost the entire time being chased and beaten, with very few chances for a counterattack. It was just like a guerrilla game where you slash and I slash, and then we run away without stopping. They couldn’t spare the time to look at the remaining blood bar of the spider spirit.

Jiang Xu had never been so embarrassed about playing a game in his life, and his hands were sore by the end of the game.

His attention was focused to the peak, and I must say, it was very exciting.

Once again, the spider spirit roared, and countless tiny spiders pounced on his face, shooting out like an explosion.

The little spiders were about to encircle Jiang Xu and completely block his path of attack when Shen Fangyu turned around, and with a very short burst of skill, he broke the spider’s blockade. Jiang Xu leaped forward and chopped down his sword.

With a poof, the crude novice blade finally broke through the barrier with a tacit agreement and stabbed the spider spirit in the heart with precision.

With a cry of dismay, the spider spirit fell to the ground, tearfully summoning back his baby spider, ending the seemingly endless struggle.

As the village chief slowly walked out, the soothing BGM played, and the two little people on the screen were wrapped in a golden cloud, Jiang Xu suddenly reacted, “We… won?”

Shen Fangyu was obviously no better than him and said blankly, “I think so?”

Soon after, the smiling village chief spoke up, confirming their suspicions, “Congratulations to the two young knights for breaking through the novice zone.”

“Jiang Xu!” Shen Fangyu threw his tablet aside and reached out to give him a high five, raising his voice several decibels. “We really won! We’re too good!”

Jiang Xu was excited too, as he subconsciously turned to him and high-fived him.

It has been a long time since they have felt such pure joy from succeeding in a game, as their adult lives were so busy and the pressure of life was like a mountain on their shoulders.

Jiang Xu suddenly felt as if he had gone back to that night more than ten years ago, when he and Shen Fangyu had worked well together to overcome five hurdles and kill six generals. It felt great!

At that moment, a thought suddenly flashed through Jiang Xu’s mind: if they hadn’t been at each other’s throats after getting their results, perhaps they would have exchanged contact information and become the best of friends.

The feeling of working with someone to survive a desperate situation and finally succeeding was so good that his face was flushed with excitement and his heart was beating fast.

Ordinary high fives seemed unable to express Jiang Xu’s inner excitement at this moment, and he subconsciously raised his arms and hugged Shen Fangyu, patting him on the back.

It was like the first time he won a relay with his classmates when he was a teenager, the first time he and his friends played a game through the night, the first time he won a basketball game—he was so excited that he couldn’t contain himself.

It was not until his palms were red from patting that Jiang Xu realized that from the moment he hugged Shen Fangyu, he had not made a sound, had not cheered excitedly, had not clapped, and had not patted him back.

He suddenly calmed down and felt a little embarrassed.

Shen Fangyu was not one of his former classmates or friends who would have celebrated his victory in this way.

In fact, even he hadn’t been this happy for a long time.

It was very un-elite and very un-Jiang Xu.

It was childish, like Shen Fangyu at times.

People are easily influenced by the people around them, especially when they have known each other for a long time. Not long ago, he was still lamenting the fact that Ren Miao had influenced Ren Han to become a more cheerful girl; he didn’t expect to also reveal a somewhat different side in front of Shen Fangyu.

This realization caused a flash of embarrassment in Jiang Xu’s eyes.

Unexpectedly, just as he was thinking about how to end this unexpected hug without getting embarrassed, the hand on his back suddenly tightened a little.

Jiang Xu subconsciously looked up, and Shen Fangyu’s hand landed on the back of his head with a soothing touch, pulling him closer into his arms.

The sides of their necks were pressed against each other so intimately that they seemed to rub each other.

It must be said that hugging was probably the most amazing action in the world. …… Just a slight change in details and emotions could turn a hug between friends into a hug between lovers without warning.

Jiang suddenly felt that the bedroom was very quiet.

It was so quiet that he could hear the sound of heavy breathing and heartbeats.

For a moment, he could hardly tell whether the heartbeat was his or Shen Fangyu’s.

All he could feel was the heat of his chest against his, as if it were about to burn through his body.

The realization made him flustered. He tentatively tried to pull back, but the two bodies had barely separated when Shen Fangyu’s hand slipped from the back of his head to the side of his neck, gently but unquestionably blocking his escape.

Jiang Xu’s scalp tingled, and his heart trembled for no apparent reason.

His neck was very sensitive, and the warmth of Shen Fangyu’s fingers was so clear that his skin got goosebumps and his thoughts were a little chaotic.

It was only when he stopped moving back that he realized that Shen Fangyu had, as if by calculation, kept the distance between them short, so that they were now face to face.

They were so close that he could feel Shen Fangyu’s burning breath.

Jiang Xu’s face burned for some reason, and he thought mindlessly… This position was not any better than the previous one.

At least when embracing, he didn’t have to look into Shen Fangyu’s eyes.

At this time, Jiang Xu could see that Shen Fangyu’s warm eyes were fixed on the lower half of his face.

Jiang Xu even felt that Shen Fangyu was looking at his lips.

This suspicion made Jiang Xu’s thoughts a little confused, and he was inexplicably restless.

But just as he tilted his head away to avoid the gaze, the hand on the back of his neck suddenly exerted a little more force.

The sensitive area had been repeatedly touched, and it felt like he was drowning in deep water and his brain was suffering from an uncontrollable lack of oxygen.

He had clearly told Shen Fangyu not to touch his neck again.

But before Jiang Xu could get angry, Shen Fangyu suddenly raised his hand and slowly removed his glasses at the moment he was lost in thought.

Without the barrier of the glasses, the two men’s eyes met, and while his vision was a little blurred without his glasses, Shen Fangyu in front of him was very clear.

His eyelashes were long, and his gentle eyes had a light smile, like a hibiscus flower in autumn.

Jiang Xu licked his lower lip subconsciously, feeling somehow thirsty.

The thought paused briefly in his brain, and then he saw Shen Fangyu approach him, and then kiss him on the lips very gently.

It was hot, and so was his heart.

Jiang Xu froze in place, forgetting to breathe for a moment.

He didn’t know what kind of emotions were in Shen Fangyu’s eyes when he gave him that high five, nor did he know how overwhelming he looked at that moment.

The normally emotionally withdrawn Jiang Xu that was overwhelmed by the game was different. His eyes were bright and unguarded, reflecting another man who liked him.

As the young Jiang Xu and the calm and collected adult Dr Jiang reunited briefly across the long years, the light from the orange sleep light fell into his eyes like the moon falling into the milky way, tempting those who were moved.

Shen Fangyu’s eyes were dazzled by the light in Jiang Xu’s eyes, and his heart became flustered.

The moment when Jiang Xu hugged him, Shen Fangyu felt his heart suddenly stop.

The love guide on how to chase someone step by step passed through Shen Fangyu’s mind without a hitch and then disappeared into the clouds, dying without a sound, leaving only the boiling in his blood.

The second before the kiss, the rational half of his brain asked Shen Fangyu in a loud voice, “Do you know what you’re doing?”

But the irrational side didn’t need to retort at all. It was like a treasure map that had been sealed away for too long, and finally, with the nod of a wise man, it was opened before the warrior.

Then, with a bitter voice, it tempted the warrior, “This is what you want.”

And so, Shen Fangyu vented his love to the fullest and also spread his desire before Jiang Xu’s eyes.

He attacked the pond and plundered the land without reservation.