As the saying goes, "A full stomach makes for a sleepy head."
Lin Miao Miao had just finished her noodles, and within 30 minutes of sitting there scrolling, her eyes started to droop.
Mainly, she had been so excited about staying up all night that she couldn't sleep at all the night before.
Guan Shan Yue, on the other hand, was doing fine.
"I'm about to hit level 10, I'm going to run a dungeon."
"Hmm... I'll take a nap first, wake me up when you hit level 10."
She mumbled, clearly exhausted.
She leaned against his shoulder and fell asleep.
Guan Shan Yue looked over at her from the side.
Her small nose, small mouth, and baby face were oddly cute.
He glanced at the time... 03:10.
He reached out and pinched her nose.
A few seconds later, unable to breathe, Lin Miao Miao, without opening her eyes, punched Guan Shan Yue's stomach with her tiny fists.
"Do you believe me if I beat you up?"
"..." He paused, "You already beat me up, why are you asking if I believe you?"
"..." She didn't answer.
"Get up, we should head back soon."
"Aw! Let me sleep a little longer."
She whined, clearly too tired to resist.
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Just like that...
Guan Shan Yue played until 6 in the morning.
It was like the old days of Warcraft, a dream-like state where you didn't know how you managed to keep grinding for hours on end.
Of course, for Guan Shan Yue, who made 3,500 yuan an hour, he could grind till 6 in the evening if he wanted.
【Ding—】
【Passive Task Settlement in Progress...】
【Congratulations, Host—】
【Total Number of Monsters Slain This Round: 16655】
【Reward: 16655 Soft Money】
【Balance: 26889】
The result of four hours of work.
It was incredibly satisfying!
The dream of countless gaming enthusiasts.
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To find a more comfortable sleeping position, Lin Miao Miao had already drifted off on his lap, quite comfortably.
At first, she found it hard to sleep on Guan Shan Yue's lap. But she managed to fall asleep anyway, unfazed by the hardness.
Those young couples who were leaving after a night of gaming saw this and were envious.
They looked like a real couple.
"Lin Miao Miao," Guan Shan Yue pinched her cheeks, pulling them gently, "If you don't leave now, you'll miss your ride home!"
His parents woke up at 7 a.m.
If they didn't head back early, they would be nagging about her staying out all night, which was quite annoying.
Otherwise, Ye Bu Xiu wouldn't have run away from home.
"Ah..." Lin Miao Miao continued to sleep like a lazy cat, unawakeable. "Let me sleep a little longer."
Seeing this, Guan Shan Yue had to resort to drastic measures.
"Wang Sheng Nan came to the internet cafe looking for you."
"Ah!!"
Lin Miao Miao instantly woke up.
The name Wang Sheng Nan was enough to give her a fright.
She sat up and realized that Guan Shan Yue was looking at her with amusement.
"You're lying to me?"
"If you don't go back, your mom will really know you spent the night at the internet cafe," Guan Shan Yue said.
"So what if she knows? What are you afraid of?" She said.
"Is it true? Then should we play until noon and go back?" Guan Shan Yue asked.
Her face immediately showed signs of guilt.
"I'm not afraid, I'm just tired. I want to go home and sleep some more, sleep more comfortably."
Guan Shan Yue didn't expose her.
He pulled out his account card and they headed home together.
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The sky was just beginning to brighten, but the wind was biting cold.
The moment they stepped outside, Lin Miao Miao felt like the world had collapsed.
"Ah!!"
She shivered and yelled in the cold, huddling herself up.
"Never again! I'm never staying out all night again!"
"Hahaha," Guan Shan Yue couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing, get in the car, I'll drive you home."
"Okay."
The car slowly pulled away.
The biting wind was unbearable for Lin Miao Miao.
She sat in the back, wrapping her arms tightly around Guan Shan Yue's waist and putting her hands in his jacket pockets.
Between the two of them, they were becoming more comfortable and casual with each other.
They were truly becoming brothers.
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Guan Shan Yue drove home with ease.
He calmly washed up before returning to his room.
He sent a message to Lin Miao Miao: How was it?
Lin Miao Miao returned home and cautiously opened her door.
However, her luck wasn't so good.
She bumped into Lin Da Wei who was coming out of the bathroom.
"Miao Miao."
His call startled Lin Miao Miao.
Seeing Lin Da Wei, she felt a little calmer.
"Where did you go early this morning?"
She remembered Guan Shan Yue's advice when he came back.
If you run into your parents who have woken up early, insist that you went out to buy two buns because you were hungry.
"Oh, I woke up hungry and went out to buy two buns."
"That's interesting," he said.
"Alright Dad, I'm not going to talk anymore, I'm going back to sleep."
"Go ahead," he said.
Lin Da Wei didn't press Lin Miao Miao any further.
But he was a little suspicious.
After all, Lin Miao Miao had never done this before. But he wouldn't think that Lin Miao Miao went out at night, because there was no precedent for that either.
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Back in her room, Lin Miao Miao let out a sigh of relief.
She settled down for a while and replied to Guan Shan Yue's message: I ran into my dad when I came back. Luckily, he didn't question me too much and believed my story about buying breakfast.
Guan Shan Yue: That's good.
Guan Shan Yue: Get some sleep.
Lin Miao Miao: Okay... It's so warm under the covers.
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In the afternoon, Lin Miao Miao appeared in the community fitness area, full of energy.
Of course, Guan Shan Yue was there too, sunbathing.
"Guan Shan Yue, are you going to stay up all night again?"
"Pfft~"
Guan Shan Yue burst out laughing.
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