My heart doesn't flutter for him at all!

A question that had never come up before.

Bai Luochuan froze for a moment.

He didn't even know how to answer.

Whenever he faced Qi Yu, Bai Luochuan wore all his thoughts on his face.

So Qi Yu understood, too.

This was Bai Luochuan's way of telling him without words.

He had known from the very beginning.

They existed in different worlds.

If that was the case, everything made sense.

Bizarre and fantastical.

But reasonable.

Because they weren't in the same world, he could never find any clues connected to him.

And because they weren't in the same world, no matter how many times he pleaded, the other man would never actually meet him or go home with him.

Having received that answer, Qi Yu actually grew happy.

Once again, he was certain.

His wife truly loved him.

It wasn't for some other reason that he wouldn't come to see him.

That was enough.

At last, a smile curved his lips again.

Qi Yu stretched.

He let his foam-covered pecs and abs rise above the water.

He knew what Bai Luochuan liked.

And he knew how to make him happy.

So Qi Yu simply smiled again at Bai Luochuan in the video and tapped his own chest.

He said slowly, "Ge, it's been so long. Want to play a new game with me?"

"Look, I've got all this foam on me."

"Could you help wipe it off?"

Qi Yu had fairly pale skin.

The foam clinging to it looked like deliberately painted embellishments.

It also held a hint of a coy, half-concealed invitation.

Bai Luochuan swallowed.

He got hard.

And not his fists.

His big fox really was getting better and better at seducing him.

Instinctively, he reached out and pressed the pecs on the screen.

Qi Yu played along, pushing aside that patch of foam on his chest.

Then he didn't forget to add fuel to the fire.

He said, "Ge, you haven't said you wanted to see my ears and tails in ages. If you don't want to see them, I don't dare let them out. So..."

"I do! Who said I didn't? Let's see the ears first. The tails can wait until you're out. Don't get them wet!"

Bai Luochuan answered at lightning speed.

He felt the blood surging through his whole body.

They were an old married couple, anyway.

Bai Luochuan didn't stand on ceremony.

He set his phone on his lap, operating it with one hand while the other briskly ().

Qi Yu on the screen seemed to have guessed what he was doing.

He grew even more alluring than before.

Fluffy white fox ears appeared on top of his head.

He reached up himself and pinched the pink part of an ear.

All while continuing to spread the foam over his body.

A soft sigh escaped his lips.

Smiling, he continued, "Ge, why don't you try pinching them, too? They feel amazing."

Bai Luochuan: ...

A young man in the prime of his life.

At last, his nosebleed gushed out uncontrollably.

Qi Yu seemed to have improved even more.

If he kept this up.

However many lives Bai Luochuan had, Qi Yu would seduce every last one out of him!

After washing his hands clean again, Bai Luochuan lay on the bed, thoroughly satisfied.

On the other side of the screen, Qi Yu had also stepped out of the tub and was leisurely drying his body. He had even let out a few tails, swishing them through the air to draw Bai Luochuan's gaze.

Hugging the room's large down pillow, Bai Luochuan imagined what Qi Yu's tails would feel like.

He carefully counted the tails again.

Then he said, a little dissatisfied, "Why did you only let out three?"

"If I let out all nine, they'd block your view, and you wouldn't be able to see my face. I'd get jealous of my tails."

Qi Yu said it as though it were only natural.

His answer made Bai Luochuan laugh nonstop.

But after drying the water off his body, Qi Yu swished his tails again and said, "Ge, could you give me your contact details? You're always the one who comes to me. When I can't reach you, like this time, I don't even know what to do."

Bai Luochuan's smile froze for an instant.

But even if I give you my contact details, you still won't be able to reach me...

Wait.

Could this be what the latest game update does?

After all these years of playing, is that damn company finally introducing calls outside the game!?

A little anticipation stirred in secret.

Bai Luochuan told Qi Yu his phone number.

He even made a point of checking it.

It was definitely his current phone number!

He hadn't mistakenly given him his old one!

After getting the number, Qi Yu was still all smiles.

The tails behind him swished a little faster than before.

Rather than a fox.

He now looked more like a foxlike dog with narrowed eyes.

He said, "Ge, can I call you from now on?"

Bai Luochuan immediately nodded. "Yes, of course!"

Then he suddenly realized something. After thinking it over, he added, "But I'm taking part in a variety show lately, and we're not allowed to take calls or use our phones during filming. So..."

"It's okay. I know." Qi Yu continued to smile understandingly. "I'll call when you're free, Ge. I won't interrupt your work."

He sounded so certain.

As though he knew Bai Luochuan's schedule inside out.

But Bai Luochuan, still caught up in his excitement, didn't notice at all.

He simply nodded hard.

Showing just how willing he was to take calls from his husband.

The mood was just right.

Mentioning work suddenly reminded Bai Luochuan of something else.

He let out a soft "Ah."

He said, "Right, there's someone on this variety show dressed up as you, too!"

Qi Yu paused in the middle of putting on his robe.

All right.

Now the reason he won't acknowledge me is clear, too.

But he didn't reveal his identity.

He knew Bai Luochuan wouldn't believe him even if he did.

So he merely followed the topic and asked, "And? Does that person look a lot like me?"

"Exactly like you!" Bai Luochuan nodded emphatically. "And it's not the kind of resemblance you get from makeup. It feels like he was born that way, or specifically got plastic surgery! When I was with him, I thought you'd really come out of the game... no, I mean, I thought you'd really come to see me!"

Qi Yu smiled without a word.

Bai Luochuan misunderstood.

He immediately waved a hand and explained, "But don't worry. I was afraid I'd get confused, so I barely looked at him! Although I agreed to team up with him, I deliberately cut down on talking to him! That way, he won't be able to beguile me!"

"You're the only one in my heart! I won't cheat!"

"There was even a heart-rate test tonight! I kept telling myself he wasn't you, and my heart didn't flutter at all when I looked at him! Really!"

Bai Luochuan spoke earnestly.

He gazed expectantly at Qi Yu.

As though silently asking for praise.

Qi Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He actually wished his wife would feel a little more of a flutter for him in person.

Finally, Qi Yu leaned forward and kissed the camera lens.

As though he were kissing Bai Luochuan through the screen.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Could there perhaps be a possibility that that person really is me?"

Bai Luochuan immediately laughed.

He didn't answer.

But his eyes said:

How could a character in a game possibly step out of the screen?

As far as Bai Luochuan was concerned, Qi Yu only said that because it was another trick by the game company to make it feel as though the barrier between dimensions had been broken.

Qi Yu didn't know how else to persuade Bai Luochuan.

And just as Qi Yu finished putting on his bathrobe, a notification popped up on both their phones.

The new date was over.

Their connection was cut off, and they were about to leave the date scene.

It had always been like this before, and both of them were used to it.

Bai Luochuan had thoroughly enjoyed the date.

He immediately wanted to open the shop and go on a massive spending spree for Qi Yu.

But before he could even enter the shop.

A call came in from an unfamiliar number.

Bai Luochuan instinctively answered.

Qi Yu's voice came from the other end. "Ge, get to bed early. Don't buy me any more presents. I want you to give them to me in person next time we meet."

Bai Luochuan: ...

Why is this game company even encouraging people to stop spending?

But I have to listen to my husband!

No more spending!

I'll save it all for next time!

Today was another unbelievably satisfying day!

I feel like I could enjoy myself all over again in my dreams!

After exchanging goodnights with Qi Yu, Bai Luochuan hung up, thoroughly content.

Meanwhile, upstairs from him.

Qi Yu also dialed Lu Ran's number.

Lu Ran said, "Boss, is there something wrong with the show? Why are you contacting me all of a sudden?"

Qi Yu thought for a moment, then said, "Is there any way to make someone believe that the game on his phone has become reality?"

Lu Ran: ???

I think I'm about to confirm that your illness is real.

"Forget it. I knew you wouldn't have any ideas." Qi Yu sighed and switched questions. "Then tell me, how do I go to another world to kill someone?"

Lu Ran: ...

Have you developed some new illness?

Boss, why don't you go back to the battlefield?

You've only rested for a few years, and you're getting sicker and sicker. Who can take this!?