Chapter 273 - TO FOREVER HOLD HIS HAND (2/2)

”Ah, Yan Yan… what is your pet doing?” he asked, unsure.

Luo Yan resisted the overwhelming urge to squeeze Eclipse. He held the little fox and stood up. ”This guy was apologizing to you just now and asking for your forgiveness very sincerely,” he said, biting out the word 'sincerely' while pinching Eclipse's cheek. Of course, not mentioning the last part of Eclipse's speech.

[Aw… aw… Mashter, you're hurting Eclipse.]

He ignored his complaint and just continued pinching his cheek.

Shen Ji Yun was a bit surprised when he heard that the fox was apologizing. ”He still knew how to apologize?”

He didn't expect that the pets programmed in the game would be this sentient. It seemed like the programming department really went all out during this last update. He had already noticed that the little fox seemed to be unlike other NPCs. His reaction in regards to his surroundings was very lively, as if he could understand everything that's happening around him. If he was apologizing now, that only meant that he really did understand.

He stopped when he suddenly realized something. He remembered that when he was talking to that cat girl beastkin a few days ago, this fox was with him. Wouldn't that mean that he understood what was happening then? And because he could communicate with Luo Yan, the probability of him telling the other about it was very high. Then, did Luo Yan already know about it? That he did not stop someone from drawing a fan-art of them and even encouraged that person to make the two of them look closer in that fan-art.

Just thinking of that possibility, he couldn't help but feel nervous. After all, with just those, Luo Yan could immediately infer that his feelings for him was not exactly that platonic. His rabbit was so smart, he would definitely easily put two and two together. But in just a few seconds, he readily rejected the idea.

If Luo Yan did know about his feelings for him, he probably wouldn't be able to act so normally around him right now. He would either avoid him or act all awkward around him.

Maybe this fox didn't report that to Luo Yan because the other didn't ask him about it. After all, he's a pet and Luo Yan was his master. If his master didn't ask, then there's no reason to report. He wouldn't be so sentient that he would take the initiative to report it to Luo Yan, right?

With that, his hanging heart finally settled. But unbeknownst to him, this little fox had already dug a pit for him long ago.

”I think it's about time we go,” Luo Yan said, already done pinching Eclipse's cheek. He turned to Shen Ji Yun. ”What do you think, Brother Ji Yun?”

Shen Ji Yun nodded. ”Let's go.”

Luo Yan took the special teleportation scroll that would bring them to his Origin Village from his Items Tab. He turned to Shen Ji Yun again and held out his hand.

Shen Ji Yun gazed down at the palm in front of him. An almost imperceptible smile appeared on his lips. Without hesitation, he reached out to that hand. Wishing that he could forever hold onto it.