“Here…”

Chu Xuan took out a can of tea from the prop bar expressionlessly. Asuna glared at him fiercely, then turned back from the kitchen door at a race-walking speed, grabbed the tea, and rushed back to the kitchen quickly.

After a few dozen minutes, Asuna walked out with a steaming cup expressionless face.

"Tea."

Asuna put the cup of hot tea in front of Chu Xuan without hesitation, and then turned around and left. She did not look like a service person at all. Perhaps only strange coffee shops specializing in "arrogant", "girl" or "queen" will allow such clerks to exist.

Then, in the kitchen of Chu Xuan's house, there was a "clog" sound of water, and the "clog" sound of pots and pans colliding with each other, and even a "clog" sound...

However, Chu Xuan seemed to have automatically blocked these suspicious sounds, and he was still sitting at the dining table as peacefully as Mount Tai, holding the hot tea in his glasses, and sipped it from time to time.

By the way, if you clean the kitchen utensils while boiling water just now, when the water is ready, all the kitchen utensils should be washed!

About a few dozen minutes later, Asuna, who was wet on her body, walked out of the kitchen with two washed aprons. This time, she finally said to Chu Xuan calmly:

"I've washed the apron, you can dry it."

"Thanks."

Chu Xuan thanked Asuna, then took two balls of aprons and hung them on the hanger on the balcony.

When Chu Xuan returned to the dining table with a teapot, tea cup, and a plate of cookies from the kitchen, the thin sword that had been on the table had been put away by Asuna, who seemed to be silent.

“Tea and dessert.”

Chu Xuan placed the teapot, tea cup and cookies in the tray one by one on the table between him and Asuna, and then turned from behind Asuna to his seat.

"……,Thanks."

Asuna was silent for a few seconds, but she reached out to grab the teapot and poured herself a cup of tea.

When she put the teapot back to its original place, Chu Xuan also took the teapot and filled his cup again.

Next, Asuna didn't speak anymore, just sipped the tea quietly, not knowing what she was thinking, and letting time pass quietly.

After a few minutes, Chu Xuan put down the teacup, turned his head very seriously, and his glasses reflected to Asuna who was drinking tea:

"Don't you take off your clothes?"

"puff--!

Cough cough cough cough cough..."

Asuna sprayed the tea on the table without any impression, and even wet the cookie between the two of them a little bit. Just as Chu Xuan was about to extend a helping hand to Asuna who was coughing violently and help her knock on her back, a sharp sword flashing with cold light appeared in front of Chu Xuan. The shaking tip of the sword almost hit his glasses and nose.

"You... did it on purpose? You must have done it on purpose!"

The first thing Asuna did after straightening her waist was to point her sword at Chu Xuan's nose and questioned loudly.

She was angry, she was really angry!

Today, she made many ugly things inexplicably, and almost lost all her face. Although what Chu Xuan said before seemed unintentional, Asuna's intuition told her that the man with facial paralysis and glasses who was still motionless under her sword edge was definitely intentional!

"Yes, I did it on purpose."

Chu Xuan pushed down his reflective glasses expressionlessly and admitted his "crime" without any concealment.

"Honestness" is one of Chu Xuan's many virtues. Fakes are fakes after all. As long as they are lies, they may be exposed. So instead of lying, it is better to tell the truth "skilledly".

"snort……"

Because Chu Xuan honestly "confessed" her anger seemed to have disappeared a lot. She took the sword in her hand back into the prop bar, sat down again, crossed her hands on her chest, staring at Chu Xuan with sharp eyes and asked:

“Why do you do this?”

"To make you... happy."

Chu Xuan looked at Asuna with reflective glasses, showing a rare gentle side.

But Asuna seemed to be not moved at all, but replied immediately before he finished speaking:

"I'm not happy!"

After a moment of silence, Chu Xuan looked at Asuna's pretending to be cold and added:

"Just just kidding."

"Puff~

Huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh hu

Asuna couldn't help laughing. Although she immediately covered her mouth and did not let herself laugh, the more she was patient, the more she wanted to laugh. In the end, Asuna could only arch her waist like a cooked prawn, burying her face in her knees, and her body kept twitching as if she was crying.

After holding her smile in great pain, Asuna, who was flushed, finally sat up straight. While tidying up her messy forehead, she cast an angry look at Chu Xuan, as if she was blaming Chu Xuan for causing her to lose her composure one after another.

"That...why do you do this?"

When facing Chu Xuan again, Asuna's tone softened a lot, and it felt a little warmer than when she usually talked to other girls.

This time, Chu Xuan did not make any more trouble, but answered sincerely:

"Because I want you to survive."

"!"

Asuna opened her eyes wide and looked at Chu Xuan steadily. The cheeks that had not yet retreated seemed to have become more gorgeous again.

About ten seconds later, and about one or two minutes later, Asuna lowered her eyes shyly, and her beautiful eyelashes that naturally raised upwards gently trembled, revealing a completely different delicate side from usual.

Taking advantage of the opportunity that Asuna finally began to soften, Chu Xuan pushed down his reflective glasses and asked while it was hot:

"Asuna, which one do you think is more important, the past, present or the future?"

"This... is the future?"

Asuna lowered her head and pondered for a while, but she seemed to have not come up with a truly definite answer. She just casually chose the one that "everyone" thought was correct among the two options that made it difficult for her to choose.

However, Chu Xuan did not accuse Asuna of being absent-minded. Anyway, he didn't really want the other party to answer this question. He sat up straight and said to the shy girl who didn't know what she was thinking:

“Although the future is important, the more important thing is the present.

Whether it is the ‘past’ or the ‘future’, it is actually just a concept. Life does not actually include the ‘past’ or the ‘future’, but a process quantity composed entirely of the ‘present’.

There is no practical meaning to pursue the "future" at the cost of abandoning the "present" - of course, this sentence of mine is different from sacrificing the interests of the present in order to obtain greater benefits in the future.

No matter how beautiful the future is or how painful the present is, we can only live in the present, so it is the most important thing to always focus on the present and live the present carefully.

Only by living the "present" well can we have the opportunity to usher in the "future"; those without the "present" also have no "future" to speak of; and even if we do not have the "future", we can still grasp the "present" we have.

Therefore, you should pay more attention to this world - this world you are desperate to escape from.

Although all of us are unwilling to be trapped in this world for the rest of our lives, if this world is really so terrifying, painful, and disgusting, why do we have to wear helmets and come to this world from the real world?

When your eyes no longer stare at the door leaving this world, you will definitely find that the world of this game is actually very interesting, even more interesting than the real world. It is precisely because of this that we wear helmets and come to this world to find the fun that the real world does not have.

While we were desperately trying to pass the game, we seriously enjoyed the fun brought to us by life in this world and left the world happily; gritted our teeth and endured all the hardships and difficulties, and finally breathed a sigh of relief after passing the game and leaving this world. From the results of these two types of methods of clearing the level, which one do you prefer?”

“……, of course, it’s the first one.”

Asuna, who never raised her head, once again chose the option that most people would choose, but this time she did not make a choice casually, but naturally chose the kind of life that most people want to have.

Although Asuna actually didn't understand what Chu Xuan said just now - especially "now" and "future", she subconsciously felt that maybe her previous thoughts were indeed wrong. If she followed Chu Xuan on another path, she would not only be able to achieve her goals, but she would not be as painful, anxious, and emotionally dysfunction as she is now.

Before she knew it, Asuna felt that her heart was quietly soothed by Chu Xuan, and the clouds that had been shrouded in her heart were finally dispelled by Chu Xuan. This man, who looked like an iceberg that had not melted for thousands of years, illuminated her heart like the sun, allowing her to gain light, warmth, hope, and security...

Asuna closed her eyes gently, then raised her waist, raised her head, and sat up straight. Although there was darkness in front of her eyes, there was a bright light not far away - because she knew Chu Xuan was there!

Under the light, Asuna felt her heart gradually become calm and peaceful, and her body, face muscles, and spirit slowly relaxed.

Then, she finally opened her eyes.
Chapter completed!