Settling In

"I saw the tweet that Yimo posted online."

"I was getting a little anxious because you didn't answer the door when I knocked."

Hearing Xia Yuxi's very natural answer, Yimo finally stopped being suspicious. "Oh, thank you then."

"Without you, I might have just died from my illness."

"By the way, you guys are on holiday?"

After Xia Yuxi's confession to Yimo failed, she didn't listen to her Landlady's advice to go to university in Shangjing or Demon City. Instead, she went to the provincial capital of the province where Luofeng City is located and attended a pretty good 211 university.

It's not far from Luofeng City; you can get back in just over an hour by high-speed train.

Although the school wasn't ideal, perhaps because it was close to home and I had relatives there, the Landlady agreed to let me stay.

Xia Yuxi: "Yeah, it's a holiday."

"I missed Yimo, so I came to play with Yimo as soon as possible."

Yimo: "Oh, oh"

Yimo answered naturally, but she still felt a little guilty.

Seeing Xia Yuxi reminds Yimo of the heartbroken look on Xia Yuxi.

Xia Yuxi, on the other hand, seemed to have completely forgotten about it.

I don't know if they really don't care anymore, or if they're just like me, unwilling to bring it up.

After showering, Yimo dried herself with a towel and quickly blew her hair with Hair Dryer.

I suddenly remembered something really embarrassing...

There were no clothes to change into in the Bathroom.

Xia Yuxi was standing right outside the Bathroom door.

The only other separate spaces are a storage room and Kitchen.

They're not very big.

The former is Drow Ranger, dark room; the latter is a sliding glass door...

They couldn't possibly let Yimo Xia Yuxi hide in a not-so-clean, Drow Ranger after not seeing each other for a year, could they?

"Yu Xi, could you go get me a set of pajamas?"

"Where do you know?"

Sure enough, I'll have Xia Yuxi get it for me, and then I'll put it on in the Bathroom before going out.

Xia Yuxi answered readily and returned shortly after, knocking on the bathroom door and saying, "I've brought it over. Can I open the door now?"

Yimo had already wrapped herself in a bath towel and opened the bathroom door.

What she saw was Xia Yuxi with an expectant look on her face, holding several pieces of clothing in her hands and extending them in front of her.

After reading it, Yimo's face immediately darkened.

It was a light blue sailor uniform, white stockings... and a Panties with Butterfly and matching underwear...

"..."

"Yu Xi... men's... pajamas..."

Xia Yuxi said expectantly, "This is very thin, and the material is very comfortable. It can be worn as pajamas!"

Yimo rubbed her temples and said helplessly, "It's not a problem with the material..."

As he spoke, he walked out and went to find a pair of shorts and a short-sleeved shirt.

Turn around and don't look!

"Okay, I understand!"

After quickly changing, Xia Yuxi turned around.

Yimo didn't press Xia Yuxi about why she was so skilled in martial arts.

Knowing that she was skilled in combat actually put him at ease; at least he wouldn't be bullied.

While Yimo was taking a shower, Xia Yuxi boiled some water and poured a cup of hot water, placing it on the coffee table in front of Yimo, who was sitting on the sofa.

Yimo: "By the way, why were you in such a hurry when you knocked on the door just now?"

Yimo a little confused about this.

Since she's already come once, she should have just used her Key to open the door after knocking and not being answered herself.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yuxi frowned slightly and said, "It feels like... Yimo... seems... very, very far away from me..."

"It was as if existence itself had suddenly vanished for a period of time."

"I was so anxious and worried, I don't know why, that I suddenly became so anxious that I forgot to use the Key to open the door."

As Xia Yuxi spoke, her hand moved slightly, and her face turned a little pale.

Yimo looked at her, then suddenly tapped her forehead with her finger and chuckled, "What are you thinking about? Did you doze off during your afternoon nap?"

How could I possibly disappear?

"How old are you? Still having such wild thoughts."

Although Yimo's face showed a relaxed expression, she was actually panicking inside.

During that time, he was probably in Death Game.

Xia Yuxi's feelings are simply outrageous.

I wonder what the consequences will be if she finds out about the Death Game.

Yimo didn't want to be implicated by her.

"By the way, don't just go into other people's ∞ Room next time!"

"After all, I'm a man. If I'm doing something in the middle of something, it wouldn't be good if I ran into them."

Upon hearing this, Xia Yuxi finally snapped out of her daze, squinted at Yimo, Yimo asked, "Yimo, what can you do?"

His expression was like that of a little detective who saw through everything, but he didn't give Yimo a chance to say anything more, and leaned closer to Yimo and said, "Yimo, can I borrow the bathroom?"

"My skirt is dirty, I'll take a shower too!"

In the past, when their Human Trial was at its best, Xia Yuxi wouldn't even need to ask Yimo.

But times have changed.

It's impossible not to feel a sense of distance after not seeing each other for over a year.

Not to mention the fact that he was rejected after confessing his feelings.

Seeing that Xia Yuxi's dress was stained with dust, Yimo felt that the two of them were not young anymore and should not be fooling around anymore.

But since it was my own fault, I couldn't refuse, so I agreed.

"Oh right, Yimo, then I'll wear your dress."

"Wait until I get out and I'll apply medicine to your wound!"

Without waiting for Yimo's consent, she ran to the Bathroom by herself.

Yimo shook her head helplessly.

Idiot, pick out your clothes first!

Then it occurred to me.

He hadn't had much contact with girls in the past year.

Why do I feel like lately, out of nowhere, I've started getting involved with so many young girls?

However, the girls he got involved with seemed to have some kind of personality or psychological issues...

Thinking of this, Yimo glanced at the closed Bathroom door and smiled faintly.

"Thankfully, Yu Xi is relatively normal; in fact, she's quite soothing."

Logically speaking, in a small house, there is a young girl taking a bath completely naked.

Even normal people sometimes have wild fantasies and get a little agitated, right?

But Yimo really didn't feel anything.

It's unclear whether it's because he's too familiar with Xia Yuxi, or because the two recent Death Game have completely extinguished any thoughts he might have had about that.

While Xia Yuxi was taking a shower, Yimo hid her newly bought cell phone.

After all, it contains that Death Game app.

Then I looked at the app I was using on my phone. The Village Chief's Little Sister in the Girlfriends' Group had stopped talking, leaving only Qin Muse "warming up" the group, so I just ignored her.

Yimo was actually considering whether to add the Ordinary Girl Village Chief as a friend and chat with her privately.

After all, if she were to reveal that he was Naka no Hito the Mizuhoshi, it would likely cause a lot of trouble.

However, he didn't find that his app had a feature to add friends, which puzzled him.

Why is there no place to add friends when there's a friends list?

Yimo couldn't understand it and suspected that the Death Game App he downloaded was just a pirated version with missing features.

But in the end, I didn't think about it any further.

Ultimately, even if his true identity were revealed, he would never yield to that Ordinary Girl Village Chief!!!

Absolute!

So what if I lose my job again and cut off all social interaction?

I have enough money anyway, so it's fine if I don't contact anyone.

Moreover, in this era...

What if others find out that the Naka no Hito the Mizuhoshi is a man, and become even more excited?

Thinking about this, Yimo couldn't help but laugh at herself.

"That's just wishful thinking. The biggest problem right now is the Death Game. I don't even know how many days I'll live. Why worry about so much!"

As he spoke, he put the matter out of his mind and lay down on the bed to browse news on his social media.

In the past, it would take Xia Yuxi at least 30 minutes to take a shower and blow-dry her hair.

But this time it was surprisingly fast; it ran out in less than 10 minutes.

Yimo naturally wouldn't turn around, letting her freely choose clothes from her wardrobe.

Yimo 1.73 meters tall and has a small frame.

Xia Yuxi is 1.67 meters tall, and he can wear almost any of the clothes in his wardrobe.

She knows this room just as well as I do.

Xia Yuxi always wore her own clothes before, so Yimo didn't have any other thoughts.

There were only two people in the ∞ Room at the moment, and it was very quiet.

The sounds of Xia Yuxi opening the wardrobe door, taking off her clothes, and putting them on could be heard very clearly.

To avoid embarrassment, Yimo also opened a video on Kaki and played the sound out.

A few minutes later, Yimo didn't receive a greeting from Xia Yuxi.

Instead, he felt Xia Yuxi's soft, Sishui- like body pressing against his back.

Both Yimo and Xia Yuxi were dressed very lightly.

So thin that Yimo could feel the other person wasn't wearing a bra, and the slightly hot temperature of that skin was transmitted to him.

His body also involuntarily began to heat up.

Yimo and Xia Yuxi were too familiar with each other, and because of the Death Game, they didn't have any other thoughts.

But that doesn't mean that if Xia Yuxi pressed herself against his back without any precautions, his body wouldn't react at all.

Yimo couldn't help but speak up, "Yu Xi, we..."

Xia Yuxi interrupted him directly, saying, "Yimo, don't move. Let me clean your wound."

Yimo felt Xia Yuxi gently lift up her sleeve and then carefully wipe her wound with a cotton swab soaked in alcohol.

A burning, stinging pain will come from my back.

But Yimo felt that the stimulation was far less than that of Xia Yuxi herself at that moment.

It made him somewhat distracted.

Xia Yuxi is very gentle.

I've always been careful and meticulous in everything I do.

Especially when it comes to how we treat ourselves.

Yimo sensed that Xia Yuxi's body was actually trembling slightly, and couldn't help but ask, "Yuxi, is your fear of men still not cured?"

Xia Yuxi said softly, "No, it's not ready."

"But Yimo is an exception, he's fine."

"It's just been so long since I've talked to Yimo like this, I'm a little excited, it feels like I'm living in a dream."

"Mmm... really... that's great."

Yimo say "idiot," but in the end, she pursed her lips and didn't say it.

I thought she could gradually forget me.

But at this moment, it seems...

No.

Just like how he has never forgotten his younger sister Ji Ran all these years.

On the contrary, I think of her more and more often in the middle of the night.

Like a vintage wine hidden deep in a cellar.

With the passage of time...

Its fragrance only grows stronger with time.