Huh? Isn't This A Galgame?

"Brother Ye Jiu," after confirming that Wen Nan and Lv Xiaohong had done it, Lv Qingqing started calling him brother, "I can't sleep alone. Can you stay with me for a while, like my grandma used to, patting me, singing a song to me?"

After saying this, Lv Qingqing looked expectantly at Wen Nan, behaving obediently like a small hamster, without a trace of the arrogant demeanor she had when sticking to Wen Nan next door, intending to do that thing.

Wen Nan vaguely felt that Lv Qingqing had some tendency toward bipolar disorder. People like this actually live very difficult lives, bringing trouble to those around them while becoming more isolated and helpless themselves.

With a light sigh in his heart, Wen Nan sat on the edge of the bed, lifted his hand, and rhythmically patted Lv Qingqing's back through the thin air-conditioning quilt, softly saying: "Sleep now, I'll wait until you fall asleep."

Hearing this, Lv Qingqing suddenly didn't want to sleep, wanting to hold out a little longer so that the person in front of her could stay longer.

But she had been highly tense before and now finally felt safe, completely relaxing and unable to resist the sleepiness that rushed over her like a tide.

Her eyelids felt as heavy as a thousand pounds. After only a few gentle pats on her back, Lv Qingqing closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

After confirming that the other person was asleep, Wen Nan gently stood up and prepared to leave.

The part of the bed that had sunk in bounced back as Wen Nan moved, startling the sleeping Lv Qingqing. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly as if she wanted to wake up but failed, only muttering vaguely, "Brother Ye Jiu, stay with me..."

Wen Nan finally left, returning to the neighboring suite, picking up his scattered clothes from the floor, quickly putting them on, and leaving the place before Lv Xiaohong woke up.

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Fearing that Lv Qingqing would wake up and cause another dramatic scene, Wen Nan hurried away, not daring to wash up in Lv Xiaohong's bathroom.

His body was sticky with sweat, feeling extremely uncomfortable. Wen Nan did not return to school immediately but headed to the nearby lovers' hotel instead.

He had woken up in that lovers' hotel after being rescued from the karaoke room earlier, and it seemed safe enough.

The night grew deeper.

The security of this era wasn't very good; after midnight, pedestrians became scarce, and by then it was already past two, with not a soul to be seen on the road.

After taking a few steps, a familiar figure emerged from beside him, silently following Wen Nan.

Wen Nan didn't stop walking, shaking his head, smiling, and asked: "What's up with you today, feeling emotional?"

The person beside him stiffened for a moment, then said expressionlessly: "I don't know what you're talking about."

Wen Nan turned his head, gazing steadily at the other person's profile before finally sighing helplessly and stopped asking further.

The other person wouldn't even admit to being upset, so, of course, they weren't going to tell Wen Nan why they were upset.

Wen Nan suddenly felt as if he had acquired a younger brother entering a rebellious phase, completely unable to discern the other's thoughts, having no way to handle them, yet not able to speak severe reproaches, nor could he bring out the golden control patterns to handle things, so he could only let it be eventually.

Both lost in their own thoughts, they quickly reached the lobby of the lovers' hotel.

About to head to the front desk, Yu Shujun raised a hand to stop him, "You can head directly to the room from last time."

Wen Nan turned his head, looking at Yu Shujun, "So it was you?"

Yu Shujun lowered his eyes and didn't answer, which counted as acquiescence.

Wen Nan chuckled lightly, "Ha."

The person standing under the tree outside the school police office earlier, dressed in black clothes and a baseball cap, was indeed Yu Shujun.

At that time, Wen Nan thought the other person was there to collect intelligence in a crowded place, but it turned out Yu Shujun was clearly following him.

Players like Yang Mingzhong, who restarted their accounts, could guess Wei Zhe's identity immediately, so Yu Shujun, being a Gold-ranked player, must have realized even earlier.

Fearful that Wei Zhe might make a move on Wen Nan, Yu Shujun had been secretly following him, which was why he appeared so timely during that birthday dinner, showing up before Wei Zhe and his group could make a move, saving Wen Nan and Guan Ailin.

That's also why, when Wen Nan went to meet Yu Shujun at the Plum Garden the next day, Yu Shujun insisted Wen Nan stay within the safe boundaries he set up, and when Wen Nan refused, Yu Shujun got that angry.

However, since the first main quest, Yu Shujun had always focused his energy on secretly tailing Wen Nan, so how did he find the time to do his own main quests?

Could it be that he doesn't have to do the main quests at all?

Thinking about this, Wen Nan glanced questioningly at the person next to him.

Yu Shujun shifted uncomfortably under his gaze, "If you don't want to use it, you can just pay for a room yourself."

"I'll use it, why wouldn't I?"

Wen Nan stepped towards the elevator, Yu Shujun closely following.

As the elevator doors closed, Wen Nan asked, "What if I use the authority of the golden control patterns to order you to tell me your faction now, what would happen?"

Yu Shujun lifted his eyes, still expressionlessly looking at Wen Nan, stating the truth: "The golden control patterns have top-level authority. I would be forced to break instance rules, tell you my faction, and then be instantly deemed a failure by the instance system."

"That serious?" Wen Nan was helpless and ended up abandoning that shortcut.

As they spoke, the elevator doors opened. No sooner had they stepped out when a familiar figure greeted them, guarding their room door.

"Zhao Wanting?"

Zhao Wanting, who had been squatting on the ground, playing Snake on a "brick" mobile phone while gnawing on a strand of hair, legs spread wide as if completely forgetting she was wearing a short skirt.

Upon hearing Wen Nan call her, she abruptly raised her head, spat out the hair, pocketed her phone, and jumped up from the ground, "Senior Ye! I knew you'd come back! I asked the front desk earlier, and they said the room was booked for a week. I guessed you'd return!"

Saying this, Zhao Wanting leaned sideways, peering past Wen Nan's shoulder towards the elevator hall behind him, "Huh, by yourself? Didn't bring a girl back?"

Wen Nan looked back along with her gaze and finally noticed Yu Shujun had disappeared on his own at some point again.

He reached into his pocket and found a hotel room card inside.

Taking out the room card, Wen Nan headed to the door, seeing Zhao Wanting happily following him, turned to ask her: "Why are you waiting for me here so late, something up?"

"Can't I come find you if I'm not up to anything?" Zhao Wanting smiled, holding Wen Nan's arm, and leaned in to whisper in his ear, "I missed you, Senior Ye."

With that, her smile vanished as she wrinkled her nose, taking a deep sniff at Wen Nan's neck, her face darkening, "…What's that smell?"

Wen Nan intended to say it was probably sweat, but before he could speak, she immediately accused, "Which woman did you sleep with?! This smell seems like a virgin! No, it even seems like more than one?!"

Zhao Wanting's eyes widened like saucers, releasing Wen Nan's arm, pointing at him, "You, you, you, Senior Ye, you with your bushy brows and big eyes, looking so decent, I didn't expect you'd play threesomes?!"

Wen Nan was at a loss for words, thinking, do you have a dog's nose, able to smell how many people there were?

Glancing at the drafty corridor, he chose not to explain, swiped his card to open the door, and went straight inside.

Zhao Wanting, knowing she currently has no official status and lacks the position to question him, eventually pursed her lips, hummed lightly, and followed him in.

As she entered, she closed the door and latched the chain, then eagerly hugged Wen Nan tightly at the entryway, pressing her face against his back, muffledly saying: "Senior, be with me**, just this once, under the name of friends, I promise I won't bother you after."

Wen Nan was squeezed so tightly by the arms embracing him from behind that he could hardly breathe. He paused to catch his breath, saying, "I just came from others, my body is sticky all over; let me go, so I can shower first?"

Hearing this, the arms around him tightened even more, and a voice came from behind him, "Don't let go, don't shower, I actually prefer it with others' scent now."