Chapter 35: First stalk. (1/2)

The light from his mobile phone was reflected on his face. Gently, You Liangxing tilted his head and unconsciously reached upwards to cover his mouth with his hand. As he stared at the like he had accidentally given, he no longer felt as embarrassed.

In fact, he really wanted to laugh.

Since his praise has already been exposed, there was no need for any misgivings; You Liangxing calmed his mind and tapped on the WeChat moments that he had been glimpsing through and started working his way to the bottom.

[don’t want to move] posted a lot of content on his Moments. Preceding yesterday’s match history, the daily records of his match history were arranged in order, starting from the latest to the oldest. You Liangxing swept through them and realised that the other party would always cut up a picture from the matches they had played together to preserve it.

The game screenshots were frequently accompanied by a string of text which were vivid and interesting. After reading it, You Liangxing could swiftly recall what had happened during the game.

【I am not your Yu Ji, I am your Seeing~ Ends~ Ji.】

【Having seen your gaze, you are the one I want to kill.】

【Who gave you the audacity to go against me.】

Arrogant and noisy. You Liang could not help but smile while blinking a few times.

When You Liangxing first added him on WeChat, he felt a little unfamiliar. After going through his WeChat moments, that unfamiliarity rose by half before it gradually lowered. There were some places he recognised and yet, there were other parts that he never seemed to have understood.

It was an intriguing sensation because it was like he was solving a jigsaw puzzle; with every piece put in place, a better understanding of the person as a whole could be acquired.

This was also the first time You Liangxing used such a method to approach a person.

The pictures of the game match histories only persisted until the early days of mid-June, and when he calculated backwards, it happened to be the day where they started gaming together. Before that, [don’t want to move] should have already started gaming, but there was no record of it on his Moments. Instead, it was merely bits and pieces of his daily life, like which flavour of candy was particularly sweet, or which poetry collection was very enlightening.

Sweets and poetry, no matter which one it was, You Liangxing had never discussed it with [don’t want to move] to close up the distance between them.

After viewing all the contents, You Liangxing felt like he was trapped in a sea fog, and no matter what did, he could not construct an image of [don’t want to move]. The other party was both quiet and noisy, he was thoughtful yet arrogant; he was twisted and mixed with thick contradictions.

It reminded You Liangxing of something Liang Chulin said: The personality that they display in the game is very different from how they truly are in real life, it was very normal.

It was normal…

Was it supposed to be this?

You Liangxing switched off his phone and closed his eyes. Then, he slept without dreaming.

The next morning, You Liangxing was awoken by his biological clock. Because he woke up early, Liang Chulin was still asleep. While his complexion was still weak and weary from the illness, he no longer looked like he was in pain.

After You Liangxing finished putting everything in order, he went downstairs for a run. His daily routine mandated a morning run of forty minutes, twenty minutes to run in a certain direction and another twenty to return, and the journey he took was just right since there were not a lot of people milling on the streets.

In the middle of his run, You Liangxing stopped to buy some breakfast. While he was waiting, he took out his phone to check the time and noticed that there was a notification for WeChat. The message came from [don’t want to move] and the timestamp stated that it was sent around four o’ clock last night, after You Liangxing had fallen asleep.

You Liangxing entered the chat and saw that the other party only left a simple “Goodnight.”

From the looks of it, he was well-aware that neither of them had truly slept considering how they had mutually liked each other’s Moments, and he had re-issued the message when he actually went to bed.

Gazing at the skies and the morning light, You Liangxing typed a reply: — Morning.

There was no movement from the other end.

Not everyone could be as energised as You Liangxing was after waking up at this hour. In spite of that, You Liangxing still waited quietly for two minutes, even though there were no results to show for it.

Feeling a subtle sense of loss, You Liangxing took the breakfast and ran back to the hospital.

Despite the fact that Liang Chulin slept until it was around eight or nine, You Liangxing accompanied him until he woke up. And while the boy was no longer hindered by his ailment, he was still listless, and his face only scrunched up even further when the doctor told him that he could only have porridge.

To make matters worse, when he had finished his breakfast with much difficulty, the nurse carted in two bags of saline solution again. Therefore, Liang Chulin could only pitifully stay on the bed, wearing an ugly expression throughout the entire process. After staying sullen for a long time, the boy who was about to enter university soon unexpectedly teared.

Assuming that it was due to the discomfort from being sick outside, You Liangxing consoled him, “Just tough it out today.”

Liang Chulin wiped away his tears before he spoke, “No, I just feel like I’m troubling you too much. Brother Liang Liang, I’m sorry.”

Originally, he was supposed to be travelling but he met You Liangxing, a school senior who he grew to admire. However, not only did he not leave a good impression, he ended up causing a lot of trouble for him. While You Liangxing did not express it, making You Liangxing run for the entire night and continue taking care of him today was a source of great embarrassment for Liang Chulin.

The more Liang Chulin ruminated about it, the more he felt like he was burdening You Liangxing. After suppressing these thoughts for one night, he finally apologised in the morning.

You Liangxing said: “It’s fine.”

Liang Chulin’s lips quivered and he still felt unhappy about it. Retrieving his phone, he fiddled with it for a while before he finally decided: “Brother Liang Liang, I’m going home in the afternoon.”

“Going home?”

Liang Chulin nodded his head, “I’ve been here for more than a week; the things that should be played have already been played, so it’s a good time to go home.”

You Liangxing paused for a bit before he eventually said: “Okay.”

While Liang Chulin might seem childish, he would never turn back on a decision he made in actuality. He and You Liangxing happened to become acquainted on the road, and after being in frequent contact, they were relatively familiar with each other. And since they were already familiar with each other, there was no need to persuade the other person to stay.

Liang Chulin was slated to finish his IV therapy by noon, so he booked a train ticket that would leave at two. You Liangxing’s itinerary was rather relaxed, and he was about to prepare to send him off when Liang Chulin adamantly refused his offer.