Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 789 Go see you yourself

Lu Chusheng clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his flesh. The sharp pain only made the tangled emotions in his mind surge even more violently.

He finally began to understand a "possibility" that he had subconsciously ignored and abandoned.

Is it possible that... he actually doesn't just want to maintain a familiar friendship with Yu Shijiu, a relationship that isn't unique or irreplaceable?

Is it possible that... he also wants to become another important figure in Yu Shijiu's life, someone indispensable, someone who firmly occupies everything in the other's life?

This character is different from ordinary people, different from a passerby who might crumble at any moment...

Lu Chusheng's breathing suddenly became rapid. He slowly loosened his grip and clenched his fist with trembling hands.

Yes, he has been trapped in a narrow mindset.

Since Yu Shijiu likes men... then why can't the man he likes be himself?

The fat cat, drowsy and resting on Lu Chusheng's knees, would occasionally look up at the other owner on the screen, yawn, and then squint at Lu Chusheng again.

Hmm... the scent on my master suddenly became a little excited, meow.

The kitten didn't know that a human's overwhelming emotions could change their scent. It just felt that Lu Chusheng seemed to be brewing and planning something that the kitten could never have imagined... meow?

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In the Thumbelina Guild Tournament instance.

Thumbelina's shy expression remained frozen for over a minute before she finally opened her mouth somewhat woodenly.

"...male, male, male man?"

"Yes."

Yu Shijiu nodded nonchalantly: "I really like men."

"...why?"

Thumbelina was still a little confused and stammered:

"No, isn't it all supposed to be that we should like, like girls?"

"?"

Yu Shijiu looked at her in surprise and said frankly, "I like girls too."

Thumbelina: "???"

Viewers off-screen: "!!!"

Wow! It appeals to both men and women! Even more exciting!!!

Thumbelina's face turned green with surprise. With her mindset, which had grown up within the constraints of fairy tales, Yu Shijiu's words were like a bolt from the blue, leaving her stunned.

"Girls, girls too, do you like them too?"

Thumbelina asked blankly, "Then, then, will you get married in the future, to a boy or a girl?"

Thumbelina was so flustered by Yu Shijiu's disjointed responses that she started to stutter.

According to her thinking, Yu Shijiu, who looked the best at the moment, was a perfect match for her—that's what everyone said.

But Yu Shijiu said she likes men.

After Yu Shijiu rejected him, he said that he actually liked girls too.

Thumbelina's naive mind went blank for a moment, as if a machine had run out of lubricant and rusted completely.

If Thumbelina were a girl living in modern society, she could easily associate this passage with two people—"scumbags."

He's a "scumbag" who's indiscriminate in his relationships with both men and women, and doesn't disc

"marry?"

Yu Shijiu was truly stumped by the question. He hesitated for a moment, thinking it over and over, before finally saying:

"While marriage may be a very happy thing...in my personal experience, I don't think it's very likely to be happy."

"why?"

Thumbelina, who looked like she was rusted, tilted her head and stared blankly at Yu Shijiu: "Everyone... says that after marriage, they will live happily ever after."

Yu Shijiu: "?"

Yu Shijiu frowned: "Who said that?"

Thumbelina's eyes were full of confusion. "Mommy, everyone... everyone says that."

If any player who has read or heard fairy tales were to discuss this matter with Thumbelina, they would quickly realize the hidden meaning in Thumbelina's words.

Because in almost all fairy tales, the prince and princess live happily ever after.

Unfortunately, the person chatting with Thumbelina right now is Yu Shijiu.

He was someone who had never heard any fairy tales—well, not that he had never heard one; he had heard the fairy tale "Thumbelina" yesterday.

So, this is how Yu Shijiu answered Thumbelina's question—

Why should we listen to others?

Yu Shijiu was a little puzzled: "Isn't this something you have to see and experience for yourself?"

Of course, Yu Shijiu actually had more to complain about, but he couldn't complain anymore. If he did, he would start complaining about why everyone had to be a foster mother's obedient baby—Thumbelina seemed to have been successfully brainwashed. In order not to worry Anjie and the others, he should avoid causing trouble.

"..."

Thumbelina remained silent for a very long time; the blush on her cheeks had long since faded.

She began to think about what Yu Shijiu had said to her.

You have to see and experience it for yourself...

Thumbelina lowered her head and gently twisted her fingers, her gaze falling on her pale, thin, slender fingers, feeling somewhat lost and somewhat... panic that she herself didn't know how to describe.

It's as if the happy greenhouse I'm in right now is being shattered by something unseen.

Wow!

It started raining heavily outside the French windows.

The rain poured down from the dark clouds of night, like a broken string of pearls falling to the ground, making the grass and flowers droop and lifeless.

Thumbelina stared blankly at the rain-soaked grass and flowers, a sudden surge of intense unease and sadness welling up inside her.

Something cold slid down my cheek instantly.

She subconsciously reached up and touched her face, only to find her hand covered in tears.

Tears?

Thumbelina looked at the tears in her hand, somewhat surprised and hesitant—"You cried?"

She muttered to herself, "Was I crying?"

But why don't I feel like crying?

Why is this—

Familiar heavy footsteps echoed from outside the closed door and down the hallway. Thumbelina jumped up like a startled frog, quickly wiped away her tears, and ran to her match bed.

As she passed Yu Shijiu, she smiled at Yu Shijiu who was turning her head to look at her. Then she quickened her pace, quickly kicked off her shoes, and jumped into the soft bed.

"..."

Yu Shijiu looked at Thumbelina, who was lying in bed, with some hesitation, wondering:

Why is she looking at me?

It's really strange. He only chatted with her during the day, and then he found that Thumbelina was like a wooden doll and didn't reply to a single word.