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Chapter 024 Sleep Troubles

This statement seemed to dispel his worries.

To be honest, he had a good sense of self-awareness; he knew exactly what he was worth. Brother Haonan’s earlier words were certainly not meant to belittle him—being an ordinary person to the extreme, there truly was nothing about him that would attract the attention of the Xia Family.

He had previously fallen into a victim mentality, but after a little wake-up call from Brother Haonan, he snapped back to reality.

He was just an ordinary guy—so ordinary that when he brought up this matter with Brother Haonan, the latter immediately made a joke about his body, because besides that one organ of his, there really wasn’t anything else about him that could catch the Xia Family’s interest.

Even if we take a step back, even if the Xia Family had found a matching organ, there was no need for Xia Xinyan to be the bait to reel him in. If they just threw him a few million, he would likely go along with it—as long as it wasn’t something that would kill him, of course. A few million might seem like a fortune to him, but to the Xia Family, it might just be a matter of days or even hours.

Or maybe just a few minutes.

A massive commercial empire like that wouldn’t need to send their young lady to a fool like him just for a body part, right?

Unless they were out of their minds.

So ruling that out… it seemed like only Xia Xinyan’s thoughts were left.

Could it be that she really liked him?

Memories of their time in the dungeon flooded back; her caring and guidance, and the feelings they shared. Xia Xinyan never put on any airs in front of him; she seemed to really accept him, treating him as a companion… or perhaps a boyfriend?

Every time he thought of that word, Ling Mo felt a bit strange.

It was probably because he hadn’t interacted much with girls in over twenty years, and suddenly having a young lady approach him like this was a bit overwhelming…

Oh, and then there was that last kiss…

So that’s what kissing felt like, huh…

“…Hey, Lao Ling, Lao Ling! Stop laughing! Damn, you’re making my skin crawl.” Brother Haonan’s voice in the headset finally pulled him back to reality. “It feels like you’re not even focusing on the game. I’m done! You’re about to ruin the points I just got.”

“…Sorry, sorry, my bad. Good night, Brother Haonan.” Seeing the other party exit the game in a hurry, Ling Mo quickly reined in his smile.

But it was impossible to contain it.

Once he figured that out, it felt like the whole world became wonderful all of a sudden.

After logging off the game and turning off the voice chat, he glanced around the bedroom, his gaze landing on the wall beside him.

Behind that wall was Xia Xinyan’s bedroom.

He thought about the doubts he had about her, and he wondered if it made her a little sad…

Was she already asleep now…?

He should also get some rest.

On the first night living together with Xia Xinyan, he definitely didn’t want to leave her with a bad impression.

As for the foolish things he did earlier in the game, he could always make up for them tomorrow.

—That night, Ling Mo slept particularly soundly.

In fact, he even had a pleasant dream.

Coincidentally, Xia Xinyan had a similar dream to Ling Mo’s.

The difference was that in her dream, she played the role of Xia Xinyan and was pinned on the bed by Ling Mo in her succubus form. He kept tugging her tail, rendering her unable to resist, and just like that, she was pinned beneath him and subjected to his whims.

And then she woke up in fright.

【Detected a high emotional fluctuation from the host, did the host have a nightmare?】

“Shut up.”

After lying in bed to calm herself down for a bit, she picked up the alarm clock to check the time.

Three in the morning.

Clearly the best time for sleeping, yet she couldn’t fall asleep anymore.

Images from her previous dream lingered in her mind; the dream Ling Mo was exceedingly dominant, ignoring her resistance and refusal. In the end, she even begged for mercy, but he still didn’t stop.

It truly was a nightmare.

But why would she have such a dream? Was it because of that kiss yesterday?

That couldn’t be… The kiss in the game didn’t count as a real kiss; it was just data.

She hadn’t thought about anything else when she did that.

Plus, it was precisely because it was in the game that she could kiss him so freely. Otherwise, even after being reborn, she wouldn’t have the guts to take such an outrageous action.

However… speaking of that scene in the dream, could it possibly happen someday for real?

No, no, no… impossible. Didn’t she know Ling Mo was such a coward? So much ambition but no guts to back it up; it definitely wouldn’t happen…

Wait… Ling Mo’s possessiveness was strong too. Just like how she now planned to keep Ling Mo in the palm of her hand; when he realized his true strength one day, would he end up flipping the script on her…?

But even so, would he actually do anything to her? She had always thought of herself as a gentleman…

No, no, no… Thinking from the other side, if she possessed more power than Xia Xinyan, there was no way she could control herself from wanting to take things further, right? After all, she was already his girlfriend; who would still act like a virtuous person?

……

Well, she really couldn’t sleep anymore.

Suddenly, she realized that she seemed to have oversimplified this matter. Now that she had entered his world as Ling Mo’s girlfriend, she might very well be countered by him using that identity—if she really had feelings for Ling Mo, then it would definitely be fine. The key was that this was merely her ploy to gain Ling Mo’s trust!

Was she really going to stake herself in? No way!

No, she had to think of a way before anything happened…

That night, Xia Xinyan felt particularly distressed.

In the end, she didn’t even know when she fell asleep again, but when she woke up, it was already past eight.

Finally getting a chance to sleep until waking up naturally left Xia Xinyan, who had only just been reborn a few days ago, feeling somewhat out of place.

After lying in bed for a while to gather her thoughts, she rolled out of bed, casually tidied her hair, and left the bedroom.

And then she ran right into Ling Mo, who had come to wake her up.

He froze on the spot.

Xia Xinyan was currently only wearing a loose top—of course, she was wearing underwear too, but the hem covered it, making her look extremely seductive.

As the saying goes, nothing is more enticing than what’s hidden from view.

That one glance hit Ling Mo with an impact as strong as seeing her in a bikini in the game.

And… she was really beautiful…

Even just having just woken up, without having had the chance to groom herself, she didn’t appear out of sorts aside from slightly messy hair. Moreover, he couldn’t tell if it was just his imagination, but she actually looked even more beautiful now, her allure heightened several notches.

—Because she had the system’s buff that forever maintained her best appearance, and she also had the passive qualities of a succubus, which combined to create immense attraction for anyone.

Especially for Ling Mo.

If it weren’t for his self-control, he really wouldn’t be able to resist doing something out of line.

Even so, his heart raced, and his face turned red.

“Ah… I’m sorry,” he quickly averted his gaze, noticing Xia Xinyan looking at him. “I… I’ve made breakfast. You can come eat after you get dressed…”

“…Oh.”