Xie Feng slowly opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was not the familiar white ceiling. Instead, a beautiful face appeared in front of him.

Xie Yao was looking at Xie Feng with an adorable little pout on her face:

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"Big brother Xie Feng, didn't I tell you that you should close your session for lunch at 1pm?"

Xie Feng sat up in bed and smiled bitterly. He shook his head and raised his hands in surrender:

"I'm sorry Yao'er...it won't happen again."

Xie Yao rolled her eyes as she walked towards the dining room with Xie Feng following behind her and said

"Well, you've said that about 5 times in the past. "

Xie Feng could only smile helplessly as he explained:

"You know the reason too...I just can't help but get excited."

Xie Yao sighed softly and did not continue. In fact, she knows the reason why Xie Feng gets so excited inside the virtual world.

Because in the real world Xie Feng can't just do whatever he wants and because no one can give him any fun, life in the real world became extremely boring for him.

That is why when the last virtual reality game closed 10 months ago Xie Feng was quite depressed for a while. He always felt that something was missing from his life.

In truth, Xie Feng and Xie Yao are not brother and sister related by blood.

Xie Feng was abandoned by his parents and placed in an orphanage as a child. During that time, he and Xie Yao met in elementary school and became very close.

After a few years, the orphanage had no choice but to close its doors due to lack of funds, as it operated mainly on the basis of charitable donations.

Most of the children were given to other orphanages, but Xie Yao cried and begged her parents for a long time until they finally agreed to adopt Xie Feng because they already knew him, and they too had become attached to him.

After that, little Xie Yao started calling Xie Feng "big brother" in a more affectionate, close-up way. But in reality, they are childhood friends instead of true blood siblings.

Xie Yao also knows that Xie Feng is different from other people, and for that reason he is extremely proud.

If another person dared to ask Xie Feng for an explanation, that person would most likely be completely ignored and treated as an idiot or beaten up.

However, Xie Feng is not only grateful to Xie Yao's family. He also appreciates her and sees her as the most important person in his life today, so he always acts in a more fun way around her: unlike his indifference or lack of interest in other people.

...

Xie Feng sat at the dining room table and watched the dishes prepared by Xie Yao.

On the table was: rice, stir-fried vegetables, fish. There was also some sauces to give even more flavor to the food.

Xie Feng rubbed his hands together, picked up his chopsticks, and took the first bite. He closed his eyes and began to slowly savor the food.

Xie Yao looked at him, waiting for his words.

This had already become routine, but a routine that never bored either of them as they both appreciated each other's moments of companionship.

After tasting a little of each dish, Xie Feng opened his eyes again and sighed:

"I knew it...my Yao'er will definitely be the best wife ever. Not only is she beautiful, polite, gentle and without a princess' tantrum...even the housework can be done to perfection."

Xie Yao blushed slightly and arranged a tuft of hair while laughing softly:

"Hehe...big brother Xie Feng, you have really a silver tongue."

Although she said that, anyone could tell she was satisfied and happy with the praise given by Xie Feng. He always tries to change the words every day to make it more special, something that Xie Yao appreciates and values very much.

Xie Feng and Xie Yao had lunch together while chatting about Samsara Online.

Xie Feng learned that Xie Yao was in Beginner's Village 777, which he found surprising in the fact that both are in a village with 3 equal numbers.

Xie Yao's name remains a mystery to Xie Feng as she was not willing to tell him no matter how much he asked about it.

Every time he asked, she always said the same thing:

"I'm not telling you" or "It's a surprise.

Xie Feng could only shake his head helplessly at the mysterious and slightly embarrassing attitude of Xie Yao

Thus, the late lunch passed without problems and in a warm atmosphere.

***

[Ding!...Welcome to the world of Samsara]

In a flash of white light, Xie Feng appeared again where he had previously disconnected: Valley of the Wolves.

Xie Feng helped Xie Yao to clear the table and also to wash the used dishes and cutlery. While she washed the dishes, he dried them and put them away.

Therefore, when he reconnected, it is already past 4 p.m.

Xie Feng decided to go and deliver the wolf fangs requested by the old man Xiao Lei before the mission time runs out.

As Xie Feng left the Valley of Wolves and entered the Yellow Forest, the territory of the wild boars, he noticed that there were several players.

These players seemed to be looking for someone. Soon, however, Xie Feng squinted his eyes and the corners of his lips rose slightly to form a cold smile.

The reason for his smile is that just when he was wondering what more than 10 players were doing in this part of the map, Xie Feng saw the novice magician he had previously killed.

Xie Feng continued to advance with indifference as he muttered to himself:

"Some people never learn."

Soon, the novice magician who was standing next to the novice priest could also see Xie Feng slowly approaching.