LUO YAN removed the VR helmet and put it on the side table. He stood up and stretched his body a bit. Everything they did this morning almost lasted for four hours. It"s a good thing that he always exercised every morning and had a nutritionist approved diet. Or else, with his current lifestyle, he might have already turned into a pig.
Well, even if he did, he would probably still be the most beautiful pig out there. But there"s nothing wrong with being fit and healthy. It would not only make his looks more appealing, it would also let him live a long life. Unless, of course, another potted plant fell on his head. So, he"d rather be the latter.
He looked at the time on the wall clock, it was almost time for lunch. Logging out at this time was just right.
He and Shen Ji Yun decided to meet later at one o"clock to continue doing the "Awakening Dragon" task. Their next destination would the dragon clan. They left Eclipse and Dusk in the demon fox village. Since they logged out there, it wouldn"t be a problem once they logged in later because they would readily appear at the village. They didn"t need to call Eclipse to teleport them there.
As he was thinking about that, he couldn"t help but also think of the conversation he had with Shen Ji Yun before they logged out. Talking about his opinion in regards to their "pairing".
That conversation once again proved to him how low the other"s confidence was. It"s not just the confidence, there was also the problem with his overthinking. It would be fine if this overthinking led to positive thoughts. But no, it almost always ended up in the negative direction.
It"s like Shen Ji Yun had no confidence that people would come to like him. Not in the sense of shallow admiration but truly liking him as a person. Which was totally strange. Let"s not mention his looks, just by the virtue of his personality, anyone who was able to get to know him would come to like him.
Beneath that expressionless exterior was a sweet and thoughtful person. How could anyone not like him? And yet, Luo Yan had a feeling that Shen Ji Yun truly believed in his heart that he was an unlikeable person. That"s probably why despite all the signs that Luo Yan had given him, it never crossed his mind that he might return his feelings. Which was just sad and heartbreaking.
He truly wanted to know what Shen Ji Yun had experience wile growing up for him to have that kind of low opinion of himself. He had a feeling that a lot of it had something to do with the death of his father and also the fact that he was living separately from his mother. Maybe there were even other people who helped in chirping away his confidence little by little.
Just thinking of that possibility, Luo Yan couldn"t help but be angry. How dare they do that to his cinnamon roll? Really, if he found out who those people were, it would not just end with a simple beating.
In any case, what"s important right now was to help Shen Ji Yun build up his confidence. If this continued, the other might not ever realize that they shared the same feelings unless he told it to him face to face.
Luo Yan sighed helplessly. It seemed that there was a lot of work he had to do. But he didn"t mind. As long as Shen Ji Yun could stop doubting his own self-worth, then everything he would do would be totally worth it.
He then accidentally glanced at the personalized music box that Shen Ji Yun had sent to him. He walked over and opened it. Two figured appeared – a rabbit and a qilin dancing along the sweet music. He couldn"t help but smile. As he did, he also happened to glance at the red-string bracelet on his wrist.
He liked all the things that Shen Ji Yun had given him. Whether it be in reality or inside the game. Aside from the same red-string bracelet that he gave the other, he was really behind when it came to giving memorable gifts.
He wondered what good thing he should give him.
As he was thinking of that, his phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Yu Jiao calling.
Speaking of Yu Jiao, he just realized that the other and Shen Ji Yun was similar in a way. They both were lacking in confidence. Both were thinking, for some unfathomable reason, that they were not good enough. Which was simply absurd. Because they were both great and amazing people.
If he could only share his self-confidence with them, he had already done so. He had tons of it. If his confidence could be compared to a body of water, then it could only be the wide and deep ocean. Even if he gave a part of it to the two, it wouldn"t diminish at all.
Luo Yan sighed once again. If only he could really do that.
He closed the music box"s lid before answering the call. "Jiao Jiao?"
"h.e.l.lo, Yan Yan, are you busy right now?"
He could hear something in the other"s voice. As if she was contemplating about something. Luo Yan couldn"t help but be curious. "No, I"m not. Is there something wrong?"
"Ahm, you see, I was supposed to meet my mother today for lunch. But when I got to the meeting place, my stepfather was also there. And he, ahm, he apologized for the things that Mo Jian had done to me so far," Yu Jiao started. One could hear in her voice that what happened really rattled her. "It surprised me too much that I excused myself and hid in the restaurant"s toilet."
"Are you still in the toilet?" Luo Yan asked in an amused tone.
"Yeah," the other answered in an awkward voice. "So, ahm, I was wondering if you, you know, talked to your father and asked him to talk to my stepfather?"
Luo Yan understood why Yu Jiao would think that way. After all, to let her stepfather apologized, there must be someone who interceded. He smiled because he knew who it was.
Who could it be other than his older brother?