After saying that, Li Shuoxing didnât stay where he was, and just waited for Su Mingqianâs response.
He was a very active player.
He gripped his hands and found that he had no problem doing that, even though he was in the dollâs body. So, he grabbed Su Mingqianâs pants and climbed upwards like a rock climber, alternating between both of his hands.
The dollâs body was very light, and he climbed up quite easily.
Within two strokes, Li Shuoxing had climbed all the way to Su Mingqianâs pants pocket. Just as he was about to reach out and grab his shirt, his hand slipped, his grip lost, and his whole body slid backwardsâ
A hand flew out and stopped behind Li Shuoxing, catching him.
Su Mingqian was so shocked that he was in a daze. Just as he returned to his senses, he noticed that not only had Li Shuoxing crawled halfway up his body, but also nearly fell. Su Mingqian was still badly shaken.
He held Li Shuoxing carefully in front of him and chided, âBe carefulââ
Before he could finish, Li Shuoxing had already called out with a smile, âCub!â
Su Mingqianâs heart was in turmoil, and his words were stuck in his mouth.
The sight of little Xingxing sitting in the palm of his hand and calling out to him was really touchingâŚ
No, I canât be tempted just like this.
Su Mingqian continued with a straight face, âHow can you just climb up? What if you fell down?â
Li Shuoxing wasnât afraid of the paper tiger cub. He lowered his head and felt the cubâs hand, pressed his palm, and touched his fingers, curious about how every part of the cubâs body felt.
Su Mingqianâs heart was in turmoil again, and a little out of control.
The usual Xingxing was already very cute, but when Ximu became Xingxing, it could no longer be described as cute. It was as if a door had been opened in his heart and someone had entered it. He was willing to do whatever the other wanted.
Li Shuoxing had finished touching Su Mingqianâs fingers.
He stood up on Su Mingqianâs hand, then opened his own hands and said, âCub, I want to hug you.â
Afterwards, he continued to totter, walking as if Su Mingqianâs hand was a balance beam. He came up to his shoulder, then threw himself forward, hugged his neck, and proudly boasted, âCub, I want to hug you. Youâre my cub.â
Su Mingqianâs palms were on Li Shuoxingâs back the entire time, protecting him with a virtual shield.
He couldnât help smiling. âWell, youâve hugged me, but now youâre my cub.â
Li Shuoxing buried his face in Su Mingqianâs neck and stayed like that for a while; rubbing again and again, softening Su Mingqianâs heart. Then he continued, âMingqian, I can feel your body temperature, very hot; the beating of your pulse, very steady; and your skin, very delicate. â
âI can also feel you.â Su Mingqian looked at Li Shuoxing, who was on his shoulder. âI can feel that youâre right next to me.â
After the hug, Li Shuoxing sat down shakily on Su Mingqianâs shoulder. He grabbed a strand of Su Mingqianâs hair that was hanging on his cheek, and said, âCub, I want to change my clothes.â
Su Mingqian: âOkay.â
Li Shuoxing: âI want to change into handsome menâs clothing. Itâs your fault. You put me into womenâs clothing when I wasnât looking. Iâm going to punish you.â
Su Mingqian: âOkay, okay, what punishment?â
Li Shuoxing: âThe punishment of helping me change my clothes!â
Su Mingqian was good-tempered and doting. âI can change you into all the clothes you want to wear.â
He took Li Shuoxing to the wardrobe exclusively for Xingxing.
It was in the lounge, not far from the fireplace and couch.
Li Shuoxing jumped from Su Mingqianâs shoulder to the couch. He bounced twice on the couch, and felt a sense of wonder that he had accidentally entered the adult kingdom.
He lay on the couch about the size of the bed for a while, and was soon poked by a finger that had come from the sky.
Li Shuoxing looked up and saw that Su Mingqian had not only returned, but also brought back Xingxingâs entire closet. He opened the door, which revealed a row of menâs clothes, a few womenâs clothes, and sets of shoes and accessories; all of which awakened Li Shuoxingâs inner love of dressing up.
He rummaged through the closet for a moment and picked out an outfit for himself.
It was a medieval knightâs costume, with a majestic sword and cape.
Li Shuoxing was satisfied. âThis one. Letâs change into it.â
Su Mingqian didnât have a problem with it. It was just as well that he didnât have the chance to change Xingxing into this little outfit since he bought it. Now it was just right for Li Shuoxing to wear it for the first time.
He reached behind Li Shuoxing, pulled down the zipper of the dress, and took it off.
That revealed the dollâs smooth white body.
Li Shuoxing looked down at himself and realised, to his surprise, that underneath his flowery little dress, he was actually wearing small underpants!
In a moment of curiosity, he pressed his hands on his underpants, somewhat wanting toâŚ
But it didnât happen.
Su Mingqianâs hand pressed his small hand. âWhat do you want to do?â
Li Shuoxing said frankly, âCub, I want to look inside.â
Su Mingqian: ââŚâ
Li Shuoxing: âCub, let go of me. Iâll just take one look.â
Su Mingqian: ââŚNo.â
Li Shuoxing tried to exert some force, but unfortunately found that he couldnât resist Su Mingqian when he was in this small body. âOkay, let go. I wonât look.â
Su Mingqian looked at Li Shuoxing a little suspiciously, not really trusting him.
Li Shuoxing: âBut you have to tell me, is it in there?â
Silence.
A long, long silence.
Li Shuoxing noticed that Su Mingqianâs face had changed a little.
His cheeks were slowly dyed a thin layer of red, beginning from the roots of his ears.
So, a light ambiguity seemed to suddenly decorate this long, long silence.
Su Mingqian finally coughed. âMmâŚâ
Li Shuoxing: âMm?â
Su Mingqian: âMm⌠itâs in there.â
Li Shuoxing was satisfied.
Instead of trying to pull down his pants to study his body, he held Su Mingqianâs hand, kissed his fingertips, and then obediently stood still, letting Su Mingqian put layers of clothing on him.
When all the clothes were properly put on, the cape was hung over his shoulders, and the sword was inserted into his belt, Li Shuoxing examined himself in front of the small mirror Su Mingqian had brought. Then, he turned to face Su Mingqian and struck a knightâs pose, placing his hand on the hilt of the sword.
âMingqian.â Li Shuoxing beckoned to Su Mingqian. âSit down on the couch.â
Su Mingqian was slightly confused, but did as Li Shuoxing asked and sat down.
Then, Li Shuoxing leapt straight from the coffee table, his cape fluttering in the air, and started falling towards the couch.
Su Mingqian became slightly nervous again. He tried to reach out to catch the person jumping over, but the person jumping changed direction a little, brushed past his palm, and landed directly on the arm of the couch.
His eyes couldnât help but follow.
Li Shuoxing stood firmly on the arm of the couch.
He ran up the arm, his little legs racing, and in no time at all he was on top of the couch, next to Su Mingqianâs head.
Li Shuoxing held his hand in a fist and hit the couch a little too hard, smashing a small hole on the couchâs surface.
He was serious. âCub, Iâm kabedonning you.â
Su Mingqian almost laughed out loud.
He pursed his lips gently and swallowed the laughter back into his throat. âWell, when I felt your kabedon, it was very attractive and sexyâŚâ
At the sound of Su Mingqianâs voice, Li Shuoxing knelt down on one knee and touched the otherâs lips with his fingertips.
His lips were soft and warm.
His little fingers traced the contour of Su Mingqianâs lips, little by little, filling them in.
The sound died down.
Li Shuoxing leaned in and kissed Su Mingqian in the silence.
He passed a promise into Su Mingqianâs mouth.
âWeâll get closer and closer, until I can truly hold your hand in reality.â
After their kiss, Li Shuoxing didnât go too deep into things and quickly separated from Su Mingqian, mainly because he was too small to go as deep as he wanted to. Obviously, this could only come in the future.
Li Shuoxing carefully strolled around the app with Su Mingqian as his guide. He looked at Su Mingqianâs lounge, looked at Su Mingqianâs bedroom and kitchen, and also ran outside the room to look around the courtyard, the production workshop, and, the most important building at present, the subway station.
After he finished looking around and got a real sense of Su Mingqianâs normal living environment, they both returned to the lounge.
Su Mingqian lit the fire and brought over a book. He sat on the couch and let Li Shuoxing sit on top of him. Then he opened the book and read with Li Shuoxing.
This was something that Su Mingqian had done before.
But, doing this with a doll felt very different from doing this with the real Ximu.
There was a kind ofâŚ
A kind of feeling that the field was quiet and the fire was warm, and wishing that the years were here to stay.
Their hearts were racing.
The book on their laps hadnât been flipped for a long time.
Su Mingqian snuck a glance at Li Shuoxing.
Li Shuoxing looked at Su Mingqian, without trying to conceal it, until a line of text suddenly appeared in front of him:
[System: The random task [Virtual and Reality] has been completed.]
[System: You receive lottery ticket Ă 3]
[System: The half an hour of the first-time trial time is nearing its end. Please prepare to go offline.]
In the next second, numbers appeared, and the countdown for the last five minutes to go until he would be offline appeared in front of Li Shuoxing:
05:00
04:59
âCub.â Li Shuoxing took a look and seized the last few moments to talk to him. âIâm almost about to leave here. Before I leave, I have to tell you somethingâŚâ
He gave a brief description of todayâs events, and then told Su Mingqian his theory: âThe machine that can get me into the game is obviously not simple. Itâs the realisation of the conjecture of holographic online games. I canât think of any other place to get this machine than a state-of-the-art lab. So, Iâm going to call the phone number on the warranty card and contact them directly to ask what happened to you.â
Su Mingqian immediately said, âIâll listen with you.â
As soon as he finished speaking, an air-raid warning tone, like an alarm, suddenly sounded in the room, drawing both of their attention.
The next moment, the air-raid warning disappeared, and a silvery-white light screen popped up.
A line of warning appeared on it.
[According to the system calculation, it is not suitable for your lover to have direct contact with the laboratory personnel at this time.]
[To make direct contact with themâŚ]
[Please accompany your lover, embrace your lover tightly, and then connect the communication.]