In the pitch-black room, as soon as the cool touch touched his side, Yin Xiu pulled the blanket over him.
She knew perfectly well that monsters didn't need to sleep or be covered with blankets, but she still wanted to treat Li Mo as an ordinary person.
In his familiar room, nestled close to familiar faces, Yin Xiu slowly closed his eyes, feeling utterly at peace.
In a dungeon or even alone in a cabin, nothing feels as comfortable as this moment. I can sleep until I naturally wake up, without fear of being attacked by monsters or disturbed by other players. I can simply let my guard down and rely on the people around me.
Listening to Yin Xiu's gradually steady and long breathing, Li Mo lay motionless in place. It was her first time sleeping in her boyfriend's small bed, and she was very nervous, afraid that her boyfriend would hate her and she would never be able to sleep in it again, so she didn't dare to move at all.
Even when her boyfriend came close, she didn't dare to reach out her hand.
His eyes swept across the room in the darkness.
In this room where only Yin Xiu lived alone, his clothes were folded on the bedside table, and his knife was also placed there. Along with those things were Ya Ya's coins, two small bags of candy, and dried blue and red flowers.
Looking further towards the table near the window, you'll see an old vase with a large bouquet of bright red flowers in it. These were the flowers Li Mo had just brought for Yin Xiu in the previous instance, and he had placed them in the vase by the window.
Yin Xiu removed his knife and let down his guard, lying down beside him without any suspicion. Unlike before, when he would have his hand cut off if he got even a fraction closer while Yin Xiu was sleeping, this man had truly opened his heart to Li Mo.
After looking around the room, Li Mo finally relaxed a little from the tension of lying on her boyfriend's bed and turned to look at Yin Xiu, who was leaning against her side.
Yin Xiu seemed to be fast asleep at this moment, curled up slightly next to Li Mo, his forehead resting on Li Mo's shoulder, quiet and calm.
Li Mo cautiously reached out and touched Yin Xiu's cheek with her fingers. After confirming that he didn't react, she confidently rolled her little tentacles around him, wrapped them around Yin Xiu, and continued to sleep while holding him.
The monster doesn't need to sleep, but he can close his eyes and sleep like a human, as if he can drift off to sleep with his boyfriend.
The night was short and quiet, as if all suffering and sorrow had vanished, allowing them to sleep peacefully in each other's arms, undisturbed by anything.
Aside from feeling a bit chilly, Yin Xiu slept very well that night, even better than he had in many years before. When he opened his eyes, he didn't see that familiar figure by the bedside, nor in the room.
Yin Xiu sat up abruptly and quickly called out, "Li Mo!"
Then came the frantic sound of the door opening, and the man with the dark hair poked his head in through the crack. "What's wrong? Boyfriend?"
Yin Xiu breathed a slight sigh of relief and calmly asked, "What are you doing at the door?"
"I'm watering the flowers for my boyfriend." Li Mo opened the door a little, revealing the flowers that Yin Xiuyang had planted in the flowerpots by the door. Because the town had been put into a dungeon, it had been cloudy for several days in a row, and even rained heavily. Although the flowers were under the eaves and did not suffer any major damage, they had been without sunlight for a long time and were starting to wilt.
Li Mo didn't know what to do, so he squatted down and watered the plants.
"Okay, I got it. You can continue watering." Yin Xiu lay back down, turning to his side on the pillow and watching Li Mo watering the flowers at the door.
He was not skilled, so he was clumsy, but because these were all precious flowers of Yin Xiu, he was extra careful and meticulous. He made sure to water the leaves of each flowerpot a little, and if he missed any, he would dab some water on them himself to make sure that the flowers in each flowerpot looked beautiful and vibrant.
Yin Xiu lay on his side, watching the monster's novelty and clumsy attempts with human things, which seemed to be a kind of fun.
He narrowed his eyes, shifting his gaze from Li Mo to the sky outside the door.
The sky was even more gloomy than yesterday. He thought that Lady Ye and the others should be arriving by now. Dragging this out would be pointless for both sides.
He has already met Li Mo's true form and brought Li Mo to the town. He knows the origin of all the anomalies, the background of the dungeon, and the birth of the monster.
The Night Goddess guided him to discover all of this. How will he proceed to the next step?
Yin Xiu yawned lazily and got up to wash up.
Hearing that her boyfriend had gotten up, Li Mo quickly put down the kettle and went back to her room.
Yin Xiu was washing up in the bathroom, while Li Mo stood close to the door, waiting for her boyfriend to come out.
Yin Xiu glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, "You want to brush your teeth too?"
Li Mo seemed to be deep in thought, "Which mouth's teeth should I brush?"
Yin Xiu remained silent. "...The mouth that is closer to the human oral cavity."
Li Mo smiled slightly, "I know, kiss your boyfriend on the lips!"
Yin Xiu had nothing to say, then rummaged through the cabinet, found a spare toothbrush, squeezed toothpaste onto it and handed it to Li Mo, "Come and brush your teeth yourself."
Li Mo smiled and took it, staring at Yin Xiu, "If I finish it obediently, will my boyfriend give me a reward?"
Yin Xiu stared at him silently.
Li Mo silently gripped the toothbrush.
Yin Xiu wouldn't budge, and neither would Li Mo.
After a half-minute silence, Yin Xiu finally sighed in resignation, "Fine."
Li Mo then happily went to brush her teeth.
Yin Xiu stood by the sink, leaning against the wall, watching Li Mo brush his teeth.
He was probably imitating Yin Xiu's actions, so he was brushing his teeth in a very serious manner. Under Yin Xiu's gaze, he carefully and meticulously cleaned the human mouth that he had researched and simulated, so that his boyfriend wouldn't find it disgusting.
After rinsing her mouth, Li Mo opened her mouth for Yin Xiu to check.
But his human mouth doesn't eat anything, so there's nothing unclean about it.
After the inspection, Li Mo stared intently at Yin Xiu, "A reward!"
What will the reward be?
"Kiss me!"
Yin Xiu had guessed it, but he still didn't expect him to be so persistent. The family structure in his heart was about to collapse under Li Mo's boundless attachment.
Lovers...are also family, right? In the end, we're all family, so there's probably no difference, isn't there?
Yin Xiu was a little confused about his own thoughts, but he found it hard to refuse the little monster's request.
It's just a kiss, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Yin Xiu was already confused by his own chaotic thoughts. In short, when Li Mo lowered his head to ask for a kiss, he looked up and went to meet him.
As their lips met, Li Mo's previously obedient and easily manipulated demeanor vanished instantly. His awkwardness, his relentless pressure, and his overwhelming aura as if he wanted to devour Yin Xiu were irresistible.
Yin Xiu made a slight movement, but Li Mo didn't budge.
Instead, they stumbled slightly, their feet touching, and ended up pressed against the corner of the wall.