Ch 103: TGCIR

Tang Lu backed off, but as Shen Cheng looked at Li Weilan standing under the night sky alone, she couldn’t help but feel a hint of loneliness in his silhouette.

Shen Cheng lightly pointed at his side, quietly sketching a figure in the air, but she hesitated as she opened her mouth, unsure of what to say.

Sometimes she even wondered, if her own world was a game and her boyfriend couldn’t be seen or touched, only occasionally talking to her, could she be as indifferent as Li Weilan?

Did Li Weilan not have possessiveness or jealousy? Although he said he had a girlfriend, with the long-term separation between two worlds, opportunities for introductions like Tang Lu’s would surely arise frequently. She couldn’t accompany him, but perhaps the most crucial thing in a relationship was companionship.

Shen Cheng’s heart sank like a heavy stone into the depths of the water.

She had seen many couples who were originally very close drift apart after living apart, and even loving couples eventually parting ways or turning against each other. Shen Cheng was afraid that her current determination would one day turn into a shackle for herself.

Because she couldn’t control the game, she couldn’t control when she would truly be with him.

Perhaps because she had been silent for too long, Li Weilan took the initiative to say to her, “Cheng, I only need you.”

“But…” Shen Cheng hesitated for a moment, but finally voiced what she had just said, “Will you ever feel lonely and regret it one day?”

Before Li Weilan could respond, Shen Cheng continued, “If you regret it, I… I can…”

Li Weilan’s expression changed.

He had never looked at Shen Cheng with such a look before. Shen Cheng even felt as if she were facing a sharp, potentially harmful blade.

The chill emanating from him was like ice and snow, even his tone was cold. “Are you suggesting that you retreat, letting me go and like someone else?”

Shen Cheng was speechless.

This was indeed what she wanted to say. She just wanted to tell him that if that time really came, he could just tell her, without any psychological burden.

“Coward.” Li Weilan only uttered two words from his thin lips. He had never spoken to Shen Cheng in such a tone before, so when he said those words, Shen Cheng was stunned as she looked at the mocking word on the screen.

“What… What did you say?”

“Shen Cheng, you’re a coward,” Li Weilan repeated once again, “But if you’re just weak, it doesn’t matter. But now, you don’t believe in yourself or in me. Are you insulting me or yourself?”

He paused, his tone and demeanor harsh. “We have a contract, we agreed never to abandon each other, we both have a responsibility to each other. Are you someone without the spirit of a contract?”

Shen Cheng fell into an awkward silence.

Yes, she and Li Weilan had signed a contract. Saying this, she clearly couldn’t do it.

If this were just a game to her, watching the NPCs flourish because of her spending and eventually reaching the pinnacle of success and marrying a beauty, she could still continue playing and feel happy. But imagine controlling her boyfriend in the game, watching him being affectionate with another woman… Just imagining this scene made Shen Cheng’s stomach churn.

“Cheng, you need to have more confidence in yourself.” This was the last thing Li Weilan said to Shen Cheng before the end of the day.

Shen Cheng went to work with these words weighing heavily on her mind.

Sister Ma, knew more about her situation. A few days ago, she heard about her inheritance and was very happy for her. Before Shen Cheng closed her fruit stall, she thanked sister Ma and even gave her some high-quality fruits as a gift. Sister Ma saw her situation gradually improving and knew that if she didn’t accept, Shen Cheng might feel indebted. So, she accepted, thinking to herself that she would help Shen Cheng more in the company in the future.

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At the moment, Shen Cheng looked deeply troubled, and sister Ma, smiling cheerfully, asked her, “Shen Cheng, did you not sleep well last night? Those dark circles under your eyes could pass for panda eyes at the zoo without any makeup.”

Shen Cheng exclaimed softly, only reacting slowly.

She didn’t respond to sister Ma’s teasing but rather, somewhat awkwardly and hesitantly, said, “sister Ma, it seems like my boyfriend is mad at me.” She wasn’t very good at soothing either.

Sister Ma was taken aback.

The girl was in a relationship?

She hadn’t seen Shen Cheng’s boyfriend coming to pick her up, nor had she seen any boy near the office. Could she have been deceived or kidnapped by some scammer?

“What’s going on?” Sister Ma chuckled and patted her, asking, “Tell me, I’ll offer some advice. There’s no relationship without arguments between boyfriend and girlfriend. If it’s a small matter, let it pass.”

“My boyfriend isn’t in our city,” Shen Cheng realized as she spoke, only then realizing that expressing her relationship with Li Weilan to others wasn’t good. So, she tried a different approach. “I’m afraid he feels lonely all by himself, so I told him if he finds someone better…”

As she spoke, she met sister Ma’s somewhat puzzled gaze and realized she couldn’t continue.

In a different context, even she herself felt that something was off.

Wasn’t this just implying that Li Weilan might become fickle?

Wasn’t this thinking that he couldn’t be a faithful person?

If a man said these things to her, she would probably be angry herself.

Sister Ma could tell from her expression that she had already figured it out, and couldn’t help but smile knowingly. It was quite interesting to see the emotional entanglements of young people. “In a long-distance relationship, you need to trust each other more. If you have time, go and see him. Is he your boyfriend from your hometown?”

Shen Cheng was stunned. She also wanted to go see him, but unfortunately, she could only do so through her phone. She couldn’t meet him in person. Communicating and acting through a screen occasionally led to misunderstandings. They had only encountered problems today, which was already quite difficult.

If she could really see him in person, even if the plane ticket was expensive, she would be willing to pay for it.

Who knew that she had just thought this during the day, but when she opened the game at night, she saw that a notice had popped up.

“Would you like to purchase the End of Days Day Trip Deluxe Package? This package will be taken off the shelves in one day. Price: 50 Universal Credits.”

Shen Cheng’s eyes widened.

Was there even a need to think about it?

Although buying it did pose the risk of not being able to return or encountering danger in that world, but since Li Weilan had been to her world, she also wanted to go see his.

50 Universal Credits did look scary, but it happened to be the amount Tang Lu had paid them to save Bai Su. Thanking Tang Lu for being a big spender, she didn’t need to save up again; she could just buy a plane ticket directly.

Without hesitation, Shen Cheng tapped “yes” on her phone. Suddenly, a white light flashed on her phone, and immediately, the girl who was sitting indoors vanished abruptly, sucked into the phone.

Dazed and confused, Shen Cheng thought she might have been too impulsive. She finished work late as a corporate drone, and by the time she returned to her rented room, it was already past 9 p.m. She had just impulsively clicked “yes” as soon as she opened the game, without knowing what Li Weilan was busy with or whether he was still mad at her. Should she have told Li Weilan about this good news first before buying the Deluxe Package?

Now, she had acted on impulse without saying anything.

“Uhh,” she let out a low groan, suddenly feeling her whole body sway as if she had suddenly returned from an extremely dark and stuffy place to a bright one.

Shen Cheng opened her eyes in confusion, not yet able to make out the scene in front of her, but she heard someone inhale sharply, followed by the sound of a door slamming shut.

She rubbed her eyes.

Her head was still spinning.

It was probably a side effect of time travel. The scene in front of her was blurry, like it was covered in a layer of mist, but in this scene with its soft lighting effect, there was one thing that was particularly clear: a face burning with an intense gaze was staring at her.

It seemed somewhat familiar.

Shen Cheng groaned softly, still somewhat fuzzy, as the person reached out and brushed away the long hair sticking to her ears and cheeks, affectionately kissing her forehead. “Cheng.”

Li Weilan couldn’t quite describe his feelings at this moment.

Tang Lu and their team still had separate rooms tonight. However, as soon as he entered his room, he felt a lump on the bed.

Li Weilan was furious, speculating whether Tang Lu had mentioned introducing his sister to him before, and since his refusal wasn’t thorough enough, it made Tang Lu think of such an idea as sending a woman over.

He had wanted to slam the door and leave, but when he saw the vaguely hanging black long hair by the bed, he felt a sense of familiarity. He walked closer to discern who it was.

Who would have known that what he saw was the face he had been yearning for day and night?

He was mad at her for speaking coldly and provoking his anger.

But on the other hand, he couldn’t help but speak up for her in his heart, knowing she was avoidant, preferring to retreat and give in when faced with difficulties, rather than figuring out how to overcome them.

Although it was their first argument, he had only been thinking about whether she would be upset during this time, whether he had spoken too harshly, and whether she could accept it.

If it weren’t for his absent-mindedness, how could he have waited until he opened the door to find someone in bed?

But seeing her lying quietly on his bed, with long hair and no makeup, ethereal like smoke, like a dream that could disappear with a touch, he didn’t dare to shout loudly at her. Instead, he lowered his gaze and saw her struggling slightly, revealing porcelain-white skin. When he realized she seemed to be naked, he quickly withdrew the hand he was about to use to wake her up, as if it had been scalded.

He turned around and closed the door first.

“Cheng,” he finally approached her, pulled up the covers to hide her exposed skin, and noticed with a headache that the bedsheet was not as clean as the ones in the base.

This was just a temporary overnight stay, and the sheets hadn’t been washed for a year. They were relatively clean, with no stains like blood, so it was fine for him to use them alone. But now that she was wrapped in them, Li Weilan still frowned.

She slowly opened her eyes.

Her eyes were misty, as if filled with moisture, and her face was full of confusion.

But no matter what, Li Weilan could still clearly see that there was a glimmer in her eyes, as if her soul had suddenly been placed in this body.

His heart trembled, and in that instant, he thought, could something have happened in her world?

Worry overwhelmed the moment of surprise. Li Weilan leaned down gently and kissed her forehead. It was damp with sweat.

Her gaze gradually cleared, as if she had finally recognized who he was.

“La… La… Lan,” Shen Cheng’s voice still carried a hint of laziness as she just woke up. She looked at Li Weilan in confusion, who was looking worried, but she still remembered what had happened before and asked hesitantly, “Lan Lan, aren’t you mad at me anymore?”

Li Weilan couldn’t find any other words to say.

He couldn’t even remember why he had been angry before.

Seeing her alive and well in front of him, he heard his own voice trembling, “Cheng, are you okay?”

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