The girl who was originally supposed to have no possibility whatsoever to have any sort of relationship with him had come to his side because of an unexpected night plagued with a thunderstorm.
She left the original track she was supposed to take and appeared beside him.
At this moment, he returned to the other side, but that meant that he was casting aside and giving up on all the emotions Xu Xin placed on him. That feeling weighed heavily on his heart, and it crushed him so heavily that he felt as if he cannot breathe.
'What should I do?' Happy chuckled wanly, and he instinctively groped about for the cup on his computer desk. The gloominess in his heart made him feel thirsty, as if his throat was parched.
'How long has it been since this person went out to drink…?'
Creak.
He pushed aside the chair and picked up the cup. With a heavy heart, he opened the door and arrived at the living room. He poured himself a cup of water, opened the floor-to-ceiling window to go to the balcony.
The apartment was still filled with the warmth and fragrance that he was deeply attached to.
This was the scent of home.
His memories over the past one and a half years as well as the emotions he experienced all happened in this apartment, and the apartment bore witness to all of it.
He could not help but sigh. Happy sat down on the bamboo chair placed on the balcony under the cold moonlight. The white bamboo chair gave off an inexplicable feeling under the moonlight, tempting all those who saw it to sit down on it. Xu Xin should be the one who added it to the apartment.
He began to let his mind wander in silence.
When he faced Xu Yao on the other side, Happy felt his heart ache for her, and his mind was filled with everything that transpired over there.
When he was in the game, he always forced himself to seize every second he had to chase after the other players, and he had to do so regardless of the cost he had to pay!
Right now, Chen Kaixin did not say anything and did not appear, but because of it, it allowed him to gain a rare chance to catch his breath.
It was as if a fish that had been submerged in water for a long time finally had a chance to come to the surface of the water to breathe.
He gave off the relaxed and carefree feeling of someone who just smelled freedom, but it was also mixed with an unguardedness of someone who fled to a place with no one around.
In any case, Happy's current mood was incredibly complicated.
He hoped that Chen Kaixin can speak up and tell him what was going on, but he was also worried that if he appeared, it would be because he had something to tell Happy.
Happy kept quiet.
Under the cooling breeze at night, Happy thought about many things, and it was all about the things that transpired in this world.
He had plenty of memories over here with his friends.
Happy released a lot of sighs that made him feel as if breathing was a chore.
"Achoo!"
Happy's mind became much clearer. He sighed yet again in anguish, and he knew that if he continued brooding like this, he might end up harming Chen Kaixin's body, so he quickly got up and returned to the apartment.
At the moment he got up and turned around, he was instantly rooted to the spot.
A figure stood daintily in the living hall, and she seemed to have been standing there for a long time.
Her bright eyes were fixed on the person on the balcony with puzzlement shining in her eyes.
It was Xu Yao.
"Why… aren't you sleeping yet? It's already very late."
Originally, based on their relationship over at that side, Happy should have demanded to know why she was doing over there with a rather hostile tone, because it would be more appropriate for him to do that, but when he thought about the misunderstanding in the other world, Happy's mindset changed, and it had already changed since a long time ago. He could not help but have his heart warm up to Xu Yao, and his tone was much gentler.
"I saw you sitting over there alone, and you seem to be troubled."
Xu Yao did not sleep. When she logged out of the game, she poured herself a cup of water at midnight, but since Xu Xin was sleeping beside her, her actions were very light.
What she did not expect was that when she opened the door, she would see Happy sitting alone at the balcony.
That should have been it.
They lived under the same roof, and Xu Yao did not intend to alarm this boss of hers.
But Happy just kept sighing heavily and in great depression, and this was the first time Xu Yao this completely different side from Happy.
This person had always seemed to enjoy never-ending glory, was filled with enthusiasm, and was the greatest player in the Chinese server who had an incredibly awe-inspiring presence about him, but now, he was sighing like a normal person.
To countless people, Happy was a person who can do anything he set his mind to.
He was a young man with an incredibly bright and smart mind, had a wealth that no one had, had the most caring girlfriend, and made countless friends acknowledge his leadership. He was a young man many people envied.
He was also an employer who was perfect in reality and in game.
Why did he look so troubled?
Xu Yao could not help but stop in the dark and watch Happy quietly, and she continued watching until Happy got the chills and got up.
"Ah…"
Xu Yao was shocked, and it was only then she noticed that she had been standing there like a fool for a long time, and she had even been discovered by the boss who always hated her.
Just when she thought her boss was going to scold her in anger born out embarrassment, he saw a gentle look in Happy's eyes that he had never shown her, and his tone was also very gentle.
"Why… aren't you sleeping yet? It's already very late."
When she heard this, Xu Yao thought that Xu Xin woke up because of her. She looked around her before she answered with a blush on her face. "I… I just came out to get myself some water."
As she spoke, she quickly walked to the water dispenser.
But since she had been standing where she was for a long time, she was filled with pins and needles, and her body became limp. She fell to the ground.
Happy's limbs might not be able to move as he willed in the other world, but he did not have this problem in this world. He went forward quickly and held her when he saw this.
"Tha-thank you… Ah…"
When Happy held her, Xu Yao quickly wanted to get up, but her legs were still numb. She cried out in surprise and did not manage to get up.
"Have you stood there for a long time?" Happy saw where the problem was.
Xu Yao's face burned with shame. She did not dare answer, much less look up to meet Happy's gaze.
Happy did not avoid touching her and supported her by the waist so that they reached the couch.
"You didn't twist your ankle, right?"
"No. I'm fine, I'll be okay once I sit down a little. Come inside. You mustn't catch a cold."
"I'm a man, and I'm not as fragile as you think I am. Do you want me to massage your legs?"
"No!" Xu Yao looked like a cat with her tail stomped. The only thing she did not do was jump up from the couch.
Xu Xin was her best friend, and Happy was Xu Xin's boyfriend. She still knew this very well, and even though Happy was offering to help her out of kind will, if Xu Xin saw this, it will be bad if her best friend misunderstood the situation.
"Then you'll have to massage your leg yourself."
"Alright."
The duo soon sank into silence.
Half a minute later, Xu Yao was unable to endure this unbearable silence. She asked falteringly, "Happy, you… sat over there for a long time. Do you… maybe have something troubling you?"
Chapter 945 - Confession and Surprise
"Happy, you… sat over there for a long time. Do you… maybe have something troubling you?"
; This Xu Yao practically did not dare look Happy in the eye, even though when the game had just been launched, Xu Yao had not bothered to regard Happy as anyone important when she was still the leader of the disciplinary committee.
"No."
When Xu Yao heard Happy's answer, she sank into silence again. Although she did not believe him one bit, she did not dare show it on his face.
When he saw Xu Yao, who was supposed to be his girlfriend as well in this world, act like a timid white rabbit, Happy cannot help but laugh. "Xu Yao, are you afraid of me?"
"Of course not… I mean, no..."
She had practically said the first half of her sentence instinctively, but she hunched her shoulders, and she no longer sounded as confident during the second half.
"And you say you aren't?" Xu Yao's expression caused Happy to temporarily cast aside the grave emotions he previously had, and he cannot help but tease her. "Your posture is directed at the bedroom, and this shows that you're eager to run back into your bedroom. You might even hide under your blanket while shivering. Say, I'm not that scary, am I?"
Xu Yao said nothing, but once Happy started teasing her, Xu Yao straightened her body slightly while her face burned with embarrassment. "And you're talking about me? You were sighing all the while on the balcony just now. Are you really that disappointed? If I were not around, you would have found a chance to hold Xin'er by now, right?"
"Nonsense." Happy's expression changed slightly.
Xu Yao could not see Happy's expression, and she thought that she hit the mark about what was troubling Happy, so she immediately said in a vengeful tone, "And you're saying that I'm running my mouth off now? Over the past two days, you will only come out for a while to eat, and we can't even see you. Besides, you always bring your food into the bedroom. There's no way I will believe you if you say that you aren't mad at Xin'er."
Happy said nothing.
"I have to say, I can tell that Xin'er is already regretting her decision, but she can't find it in herself to ask me to leave. I can actually move away tomorrow so that you can enjoy your life together. Even though you're usually pretty fierce with me, we all know how you really are, and Xin'er won't be making a mistake being together with you."
"You're leaving?"
"Yeah. You're going through an argument right now, and I'm suffering being stuck in the middle. It'll be better if I leave now," Xu Yao answered with a smile.
Happy suddenly s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath and said, "You don't have to leave. Let me tell you a story."
"Huh?" Xu Yao was instantly stunned.
'A story?'
Why was the strongest player in the Chinese server telling him a story now?
Xu Yao could not help but have her brain short-circuit.
Happy did not care about that. His act of moving to and fro between worlds already caused him to not know how to handle the subsequent matters.
After all, this body was Chen Kaixin's.
Happy did not wish to continue hiding this matter.
If Xu Yao truly left so that Xu Xin and Chen Kaixin can cohabit, Happy might end up suffering through a mental breakdown, and Chen Kaixin, too, will go through the same thing.
Once Chen Kaixin and Xu Xin got together, they will definitely end up rejecting each other.
Happy absolutely did not want that to happen.
Besides, he should not continue hiding this matter either.
He might not have thought of this before, but now, if he continued hiding it, it will be unfair to him, Chen Kaixin, and Xu Xin.
With a grave tone, Happy began telling Xu Yao about his story in the other world.
And Xu Yao, who listened, had her petite mouth slowly fall open, and she stared at Happy in disbelief. There was skepticism in her eyes, along with a faint hint of derision.
When she reached the middle part of his narration, Xu Yao was finally unable to hold herself back from speaking up to interrupt him. "Did you use such an absurd method to trick girls last time? We're a couple in another world? Stop talking! It's disgusting!"
Happy said nothing for a moment. He looked up and cast her a glance before he said, "Then, a person called Blood Robes entered my life and became a friend of mine with the identity of someone from your hometown."
When he said those words, Xu Yao's expression turned pale, and she froze. "How did you know?"
Xu Yao's voice quivered.
Happy did not answer her. He just continued telling her the next part of the story.
Ten minutes passed.
Xu Yao, who originally did not believe any of this, could not help but have her beliefs shaken, because while many of the things Happy said sounded unbelievable, he can always mention a lot of truths that many of the people in the university did not know, along with some of her secrets.
"Do you know why I've always hated you and never showed any good will to you for a period of time?"
Xu Yao said nothing.
"Because I've always misunderstood your relationship with Blood Robes and thought that you betrayed me. It lasted until I returned to that world."
Happy told her everything, and he did not even care whether Xu Yao could accept what he said or not.
Xu Yao listened to what he said in a dumbfounded manner, and her mind was in a mess.
'Happy is my boyfriend in another world? He also knows about my relationship with Blood Robes as people who came from the same town, as well as the things I can't eat, along with many of my secrets.'
"Regardless of whether you believe it or not, if it were not for my appearance, right now, you would have become friends with Chen Kaixin, and he was supposed to have become strangers with Xu Xin, but now, I've fallen in love with Xu Xin, and you are still waiting for me in the other world in the ward."
This was the first time he told his secret to someone else, and Happy felt as if he was released from a burden, but he also felt deeply resigned.
Xu Yao just listened to everything on the couch in dumbfounded silence.
"You know that Blood Robes is from my hometown?"
"I know. I also know that you have been liaising with Blood Robes, so I couldn't hold myself back from investigating your background. It's only then that I learned how hard things are for you. You have a mother who is very ill, and before you played World of Martial Arts, you took up two jobs. That's why I contacted Thunderous Battle to let you become a manager so that we can continue observing you.
"You didn't disappoint me. In the end, you chose to refuse working together with Blood Robes."
The duo descended into silence again.
Xu Yao seemed to be trying hard to digest many parts of Happy's story.
After a long time, she asked, "Then, who are you right now?"
"Happy, your boss. Not the person who likes you."
"What about him?"
When Xu Yao mentioned him, she sounded as if she was talking about an outsider.
Happy was willing to bet that Chen Kaixin will definitely be displeased if he heard this in Happy's mind.
"He's currently throwing a tantrum. After all, he did not have a transition period, so he only has a superficial knowledge about training, and he only knows the theory behind it. There are many parts where he's not used to it."
"Can you let me talk to him?" Xu Yao braced her courage and asked, "If he's really stuck at that stage, he should be pretty scared of me. If you let him come out, I will believe you."
"You heard that?" Happy asked.
But the person in his mind did not answer.
He frowned a little, and Happy felt a faint sense of unease. He s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath and told Xu Yao, "Forget it. He has never used his own identity to face any of you as of now. Give him some time."
Xu Yao said hesitantly, "Then… if what you said is true, will you be unable to return to this world in the future?"
Even though he did not want to admit to this, in the end, this was not a question he can run away from. "No, before I am certain he can protect ev
erything over here, I will still come back. Right now, he's not strong enough to bear all this."
"Then, what you said is all true?" Xu Yao's expression changed and said, "Over the past few days, the Three Lonely Wolves have been acting strangely, because you will never train in the clan prisons. The prisoners might be useful to the others, but it's completely useless to you."
Xu Yao just smiled wanly and did not answer.
"Then what about Xin'er?"
"Don't ask me that…" Happy's grave voice caused Xu Yao to give him a pitying expression.
"I hope that you can keep what I told you today as a secret. Also, please don't move away, because I hope that you can help me," Happy said.
Xu Yao immediately understood what he meant.
Happy wanted her to continue staying in the middle between the duo and continue maintaining this situation.
"I… I'll try my best." Xu Yao felt incredibly troubled as well.
Even though she felt that all of this was incredibly absurd, as if she was dreaming, all that Happy said was on point, and she had a vague feeling that what he said was supposed to happen, forcing her to believe him.
"But I won't like that Chen Kaixin. Xin'er is my best friend, I won't make her sad."
Xu Yao did not know why, but she added this sentence. Once she finished speaking, she looked at Happy in great anxiety and worry.
Happy smiled wanly again.
He originally thought that if he explained things, he could create a chance for Chen Kaixin so that Xu Yao can consider him. He did not expect that the reverse would happen.
He just told Chen Kaixin to work hard on his own before they returned to their own rooms.
When he closed the door, Happy called out to Chen Kaixin a few times, but he did not expect that he still would not get any reply from his other self. He frowned and shook his head. 'I've already done what I need to do. Just work hard on your own. Now, send me back.'
Once he finished speaking, he laid on the bed again.
But after a while, Happy did not sense the suction force that he expected.
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