"No. I...want to sit there for a while longer," Gu Nian said.
She blushed slightly.
She didn't know why, but she felt that sitting next to Lin Chen was very warm, and there was an aura surrounding her that made her feel particularly at ease.
In this quiet night where she could only hear the wind in the forest, she was miraculously filled with a deep sense of dependence on the warm breath coming from around her...
No, it should be said that maybe she has been dependent on him since they first met in the game.
She relies on the survival knowledge, survival skills, and fighting skills he taught her, and she also relies on him who can accompany her through the dangerous game world.
Because of this sense of dependence, she boldly and shamelessly moved a little closer to him.
Feeling her boldness and approach, he turned around, looked at her side face, and gave her a gentle smile.
"Do you feel a little cold?" He asked softly, letting her rest her head on his shoulder.
"Well..." She agreed vaguely.
He smiled, stretched out his hand to hold her hands folded on his knees, and helped her warm them.
"Lin Chen." After a moment of silence, she suddenly called his name.
She had always called him Mr. Lin before, but then changed it to the more familiar Brother Lin at his request.
This was the first time that she had called him by his first name and surname so formally.
He vaguely guessed that she might have something important to say to him, which made him suddenly feel uneasy. He looked at her, waiting for her next words.
She pursed her lips, her little face turned red, and after a while she said: "I...promise you."
"Ah?" Lin Chen looked at Gu Nian, his eyes suddenly burst into ecstasy: "Are you talking about... agreeing to date me and letting me do things like your boyfriend?"
"Yeah." She said softly.
Her heart was beating wildly.
There was always a loud voice in her heart telling her to promise him. If she refused him, she would definitely regret it.
So she decided to follow her own heart and her inner feelings towards him.
"Great!" Lin Chen said, "I will definitely protect you in the game from now on."
"No. Rather than protecting you, I hope to fight side by side with you." Gu Nian shrugged and said, "I always thought that love should be like what is written in "To the Oak Tree". I want to be a tree beside you.
The tree, share the wind and rain with you, instead of being a dodder flower, hiding behind you, letting you shield me from the wind and rain and bear everything."
"I don't mean that. I know you are very strong. But as your boyfriend, I still hope that I can protect you." Lin Chen said, somewhat dumbfounded.
"Yeah, just like you have always done for me..." Gu Nian said, taking the initiative to get closer to Lin Chen.
Lin Chen also generously offered his shoulder, allowing her to lean on it more comfortably.
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At dawn the next day, a ray of sunshine appeared in the forest.
Gu Nian was guarding the camp while making breakfast, but suddenly found that the ray of sunshine in the sky had dimmed again!
She frowned, feeling a bad premonition in her heart. She quickly took out a submachine gun from the space, and her heart was filled with vigilance.