Hearing Chi Yu’s words, Su Mo blinked while wondering if he had misheard.
“Xiao Yu, you just said…”
Can’t live without him anymore?
Su Mo felt that this was probably the most touching love confession he had ever heard. Just a simple sentence calmed all the unease in his heart.
So his Xiao Yu definitely wouldn’t leave him because he wasn’t good enough, right?
Chi Yu hadn’t expected to actually speak his mind. His ears turned slightly red but he didn’t deny anything.
He never imagined that one day he would be unable to live without anyone. Then after this day of separation, he realized that leaving Su Mo was already an extremely difficult thing for him.
Now seeing the smile on Su Mo’s face and the joyful light in his eyes, Chi Yu felt it was better to say it aloud.
In the Roland Empire, expressions of love were always valued.
“So do you know what to do next?” Chi Yu suddenly became serious. He looked at Su Mo and asked seriously.
Su Mo quickly suppressed his smile and nodded solemnly. “I won’t disappear for so long again, Xiao Yu. I miss you too and wish I can stay by your side all the time.”
“Don’t worry, I promise I will never let you be sad and upset again.”
He reached out his hand. Just as his fingers were about to touch the back of Chi Yu’s hand, he suddenly froze and silently pulled back.
His hand was only halfway pulled back when Chi Yu grabbed it.
“There won’t be any problems if I hold your hand, right?”
The red-haired young man said with a smile.
Su Mo gazed at this gentle smile while feeling a sweet warmth in his heart.
So this was what it felt like to have a boyfriend?
This was amazing!
Next, Chi Yu continued eating.
He was really hungry. After comparing his meal to what he had eaten at noon, he realized that Su Mo’s cooking skills were much better than he had imagined.
After finishing their meal, the two of them left the construction site together.
It was already late and there was only one train left. Once the two of them arrived at the station, they were the only ones waiting for the train.
Chi Yu stood in a similar spot to where he had been waiting for the bus this morning. It was completely quiet around him, without any of the morning’s noise, but he no longer felt lonely.
He turned his head and looked at Su Mo standing beside him.
Su Mo was slightly taller than him. The handsome side profile seemed veiled under the starlight, making him even more charming.
In fact, Chi Yu hadn’t fully adapted to Su Mo’s true appearance yet. Sometimes, he would feel a bit unfamiliar when glancing at Su Mo unintentionally. Then after watching him carefully, it would be replaced by a sense of familiarity.
Chi Yu couldn’t help glancing over a few more times until Su Mo noticed something, turned his head and smiled.
Chi Yu felt his heart suddenly race.
“Xiao Yu, the car…”
Before Su Mo could finish speaking, the red-haired youth beside him tiptoed and gave him a light peck on the corner of his mouth.
Su Mo was stunned the moment the kiss ended. The next second, his vision turned black and he was kicked out of the game again.
Chi Yu stared at Su Mo, who had vanished before his eyes, and was stunned for a moment before he realized what happened. He couldn’t help raising his hand and patting his forehead, feeling somewhat annoyed by his own uncontrollable actions.
At the last moment, the floating bus arrived at the station and opened its doors.
Chi Yu sighed and could only watch helplessly as the bus’ glass doors closed again, quietly driving past him and disappearing into the night.
At this moment, Su Mo’s figure slowly appeared on the platform five meters away.
“Xiao Yu, I’m back.” Su Mo scratched his head and looked over with a silly smile.
Chi Yu’s cheeks were flushed red.
He didn’t understand why he, who had always been calm and rational, acted so impulsively just now. He knew that kissing would make Su Mo disappear, so why did he forget at this moment?
“I’m sorry…” He said softly while turning his face away.
“Why should you apologize?”
Su Mo ran to his side in a few steps. “I’m your boyfriend. Isn’t it normal for you to kiss me.”
Chi Yu’s face turned even redder.
“We can kiss twice a day. Don’t be unhappy,” Su Mo coaxed him softly.
Chi Yu wasn’t actually angry. He was just annoyed by his mistake. He finally softened his expression while looking in the direction the bus had gone. “We can’t go back.”
Of course, his words weren’t true.
It was only a little past 11 p.m., a peak time for players. If everything else failed, they could always call a wind elementalist to cast a flying spell on them.
But…
Su Mo took Chi Yu’s hand and said with a smile, “Then let’s walk back together. It has been a long time since we walked home together.”
Hearing this, Chi Yu couldn’t help recalling the time when they first came to Doha Town and supported each other through thick and thin. Back then, he was often busy until late at night and Su Mo would come to pick him up. The two of them would go home together under the starlight.
He laughed as well. “Okay.”
It only took a little over an hour to walk back from here. It wasn’t particularly far.
This area was still under construction and there were relatively few residents. Not many players came here, so it was rare to enjoy such tranquility at night.
Chi Yu felt extremely comfortable as the night breeze blew.
Gradually, his eyelids started to droop. He fought off his drowsiness and continued walking forward. However, Su Mo had already noticed his condition.
Chi Yu had worked all day and even worked overtime. He must be exhausted now. How could he be made to walk home?
Su Mo thought of this and let go of Chi Yu’s hand. He crouched down in front of Chi Yu and said, “Get on, I’ll carry you.”
Chi Yu opened his eyes in a daze.
Looking at the young man’s broad back, he obediently reached out, grabbed the other person’s shoulders and pressed his whole body against Su Mo, as if he had suddenly found someone to rely on.
Su Mo stood up and carried Chi Yu on his back.
“Am I too heavy?”
Chi Yu leaned on his shoulder, eyes so sleepy he could barely keep them open as he asked this question in a drowsy voice.
Su Mo felt the other person breathing in his ear, which tickled him and made him a bit distracted. In particular, Chi Yu’s voice was subconsciously softer than usual due to sleepiness. This made him sound extremely cute.
“How can you be heavy? I think you are too light. You should eat me.” Su Mo carried him forward. “You definitely didn’t eat well today.”
Chi Yu muttered under his breath, “The boxed lunches aren’t as good as yours.”
Su Mo’s heart softened. He smiled and said, “I’ll cook for you every day from now on, as long as you don’t get tired of it.”
“I won’t get tired of it…”
Chi Yu murmured, his voice growing softer as if he was gradually falling asleep.
Su Mo chuckled softly. Then he stopped bothering Chi Yu and quietly carried his precious child on his back, walking through the night towards home.
The streetlights cast long, overlapping shadows over the two of them.
It was past midnight by the time they got home.
Chi Yu had long fallen into a deep sleep. Su Mo couldn’t bear to wake up, so he quietly escorted Chi Yu back to his room.
The moment Chi Yu lay down on the bed, he automatically adjusted his position, pulled the blanket over himself, tilted his head and fell asleep again. Su Mo couldn’t help record this scene so he could relive it later.
After taking a few photos, Su Mo slowly stopped. His gaze towards Chi Yu gradually became deep and unfathomable.
He thought of Chi Yu’s kiss at the station just now…
His gaze subconsciously fell on Chi Yu’s lips. Looking at these sexy lips and Chi Yu’s slightly open mouth, Su Mo felt his throat tighten and his lips and tongue go numb.
Su Mo forced himself to look away, but he couldn’t resist in the end. He leaned over to kiss the tempting lips.
He was inevitably kicked offline by the system, but Su Mo had a silly grin on his face when he logged back in and returned to the house from the street.
However, he didn’t dare to go to Chi Yu’s room again out of fear that he wouldn’t be able to control himself. He would go crazy if he was banned from going online for 24 hours again!
Su Mo returned to his room. Instead of turning off the lights and going to sleep, he took out a recipe and started studying it. He was preparing to make some new dishes for Chi Yu to try.
From the outside, one could see two adjacent windows on the second floor. One was bright and one dark, yet they created a harmonious scene in the darkness.
Su Mo and Chi Yu officially became a couple from that day on.
Su Mo had promised Chi Yu that he wouldn’t disappear for so long again, but how could two hot-blooded young people in love possibly remain calm and achieve platonic love?
Thus, Su Mo would still disappear every now and then for a day.
As time went on, Chi Yu stopped saying anything but Su Mo felt bad. He didn’t want to see Chi Yu look sad and upset any longer, so he started to restrain himself.
Such restraint made him feel like he was walking on thin ice. He had to be wary of the system while also worrying about Chi Yu’s affection for him.
Fortunately, there were romance missions to distract him.
Naturally, the rewards for the romance missions didn’t allow them to have intimate contact, but did unlock some interesting abilities.
For example, after completing the task of knitting a towel for his boyfriend, Su Mo gained a skill that he could use during arguments.
[Essential skills for couples: Listen to me.]
[Description: When arguing with your partner, simply say ‘Listen to me’ and it will force them to listen to you finish speaking (Bro, this is all I can do to help you. Whether you can appease your partner or not depends on your own abilities!)]
[Special effect: None.]
[Number of uses: 1.]
Su Mo almost died of laughter when he got this skill.
To be honest, this was indeed an essential skill for couples in love. It could definitely come in handy at crucial moments. It was just a pity that he and Chi Yu had a very good relationship and had never argued.
There were other more interesting ones, and Su Mo lit them all up. He also diligently completed all the daily romance missions without missing a single day.
What surprised Su Mo the most was that even though he had been dating Chi Yu for a year, Chi Yu’s affection for him never decreased. There was no situation like what other players encountered.
He spent every day in this state of unease and joy, and felt increasingly fortunate.
Meeting Chi Yu and falling in love with him was truly a blessing he earned in his past life.
Su Mo never expected that such a huge surprise awaited him on their one year anniversary!
Interactive action: kissing!
This interaction action would be automatically unlocked after he and Chi Yu maintained a romantic relationship for 365 days!
He could finally stop the platonic love!
However, the joy turned to sorrow because the kissing range was strictly limited to areas above the neck. If he crossed the line, the system would still forcibly kick him offline.
How could one hold back when emotions ran deep?
The even sadder thing was that his Xiao Yu actually went astray!
Su Mo felt like he was going to explode as he saw the red-haired beauty sitting in the bathtub, covered in the holy light.
So were there any romance skills applicable to this situation: QAQ.
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