Chapter 145 - YAN YAN (1/2)

LUO YAN and Luo Jin logged into the game after eating lunch.  Luo Yan told his tutors yesterday that they didn't have to come today.  After all, the exam was tomorrow.  He was never a fan of cramming before the day of the exam.  So whenever there was one, he would be ready a week before.  For him, that's definitely better than ramming everything in one's brain for a day.

They appeared at Black Lake.  Luo Yan used a teleportation scroll to teleport the both of them to their team's headquarters.  They walked to the palace's main hall and saw Shen Ji Yun already sitting at the long table.

”Brother Ji Yun!” he called and happily sat down beside him.  ”How come you're here early?”

[Because you said you're going to log in after lunch.]  That was the rabbit's answer when he asked him about it last night before both of them logged out.  But of course, Shen Ji Yun couldn't say that.  Even he knew his action was weird.  ”I have nothing else to do.  Did you sleep well?”

”I always sleep well.  You see, Brother Ji Yun, I have this huge stuff bear that Ah Jin gave me.  It's really comfortable sleeping while hugging it,” Luo Yan answered.  ”I'll send a picture to Brother Ji Yun.”

Luo Jin stared at the interaction of the two.  The way his brother just automatically sat down beside their emotionless captain, the way the guy gave his brother his full attention, the way their conversation proceeded – it was so natural.  As if they'd been friends for years.  When did these two become so close?

A vein on Luo Jin's forehead seemed to pop just thinking about it.  He was about to interfere with the two when Su Yuqi entered the main hall.  He suddenly remembered that he hadn't asked Su Yuqi to keep the thing about him having to cross-dress a secret.  Knowing this girl, she'd definitely wouldn't hesitate to tell Luo Yan about it if his brother just asked.  She probably wouldn't even think that it would embarrass him in the least.

So he temporarily ignored the warm atmosphere between his brother and Shen Ji Yun and just rushed towards Su Yuqi.

”I have a favor to ask you,” he said.

Su Yuqi didn't look surprise because of his sudden approached.  Her eyes widened only a tiny bit.  The only sign telling that he didn't expect him to come near her.  Luo Jin found that a bit cute.  He shook his head.  No, what was he thinking at this time?

”What is it?” Su Yuqi asked.

”Can you not tell anyone about me wearing a dress when we're inside that red door,” Luo Jin said, lowering his voice.

Su Yuqi stared at Luo Jin.  Because their avatars' height was about the same, she could perfectly see his little face full of anxiousness.  For the first time, she suddenly had an urge to tease someone.  ”What's in it for me?”

”You're asking something in return?” Luo Jin said unbelieving.  Because Su Yuqi didn't seem like someone who would do that.  She always looked so indifferent, as if he didn't care about anything.

Looking at Luo Jin's expression – his already big eyes wide as saucers and his mouth in shaped of an 'o'– Su Yuqi couldn't help but chuckle.  ”I'm kidding.  Don't worry, I won't tell others how pretty you were.”

Luo Jin's whole face immediately turned red.  ”W-who's pretty?  You're the one who's pretty!  Your whole family is pretty!”

Su Yuqi smiled.  ”Thank you.”

Luo Jin's face became even redder.  He's not even sure if it was because of his stupid response or because of the smile Su Yuqi suddenly gave him.

Luo Yan sitting on the long table happened to see this scene.  He didn't hear what they were talking about because their voices were all hush-hush.  But seeing a shota and a loli huddling together as if they were in on a secret, he couldn't help but want to take a picture of this scene.  And so he did, taking a screenshot of the two.

”Does Yan Yan like stuff animals?”

Shen Ji Yun's sudden question interrupted Luo Yan.  But he couldn't care about that because he was more startled by the name he called him.