The Gloomy Paper-Man Came to My Door to Pursue His Love - Chapter 28

Bang!

Another Xenomorph was shattered by Xi Li, but no disgusting fluids splattered from its body. Since everything in the training ground was formed by Xi Li using consciousness data, it was not that he could not design an effect where brains exploded; that would actually be more of a stress reliever. However, with Qin Fei watching from behind, Xi Li did not want to scare him.

Behind him stood a soft red armchair, looking somewhat out of place in the cold, hard training ground.

Qin Fei’s voice drifted over from the chair: “Are you tired? Do you want to rest for a while?”

Xi Li turned to look at him. Qin Fei was sitting upright, looking like a high-ranking leader who had come to provide guidance.

“I am not tired,” Xi Li asked. “Is your seat comfortable?”

This armchair was also constructed by Xi Li using data. He was slightly worried because the data for the armchair was mostly copied from the sofa in the living room, and he had punched that sofa many times.

“It is very comfortable,” Qin Fei said leisurely.

He was indeed quite relaxed. His mood had improved significantly since he had climbed out of the window and cleared up the previous misunderstanding with his paper person.

“Continue,” Qin Fei said, appearing quite interested. “You look very handsome when you are shooting.”

This was not flattery. Qin Fei had been watching Xi Li shoot, noting how every bullet hit the Xenomorphs’ heads without fail. He watched as Xi Li took his shooting stance, his spine tensing and the lines of his arms appearing smooth and powerful.

It was a very pleasing sight. However, Qin Fei did not think too deeply about why a paper person would have such accurate marksmanship. Since he had promised the paper person that he would no longer treat him as Prince Xi Li, he would not let his thoughts wander in that direction.

Xi Li looked into Qin Fei’s eyes. Previously, he felt that Qin Fei’s eyes were shrouded in mist, but now he realized there was no mist; it was his own misunderstanding of Qin Fei.

His heart felt a bit heavy.

Previously, concern, praise, or confessions from Qin Fei would inevitably make Xi Li’s heart flutter. However, he now knew that these were meant for Qin Fei’s paper person.

He was somewhat jealous. Yet, he knew he had no right to be.

At that moment, his mind chimed. It was a message from Song Yun.

[Your Highness, people have been sent secretly to the Federation.]

[The three major military districts and I await your return.]

The two messages once again reminded Xi Li of his identity. Not only was he not Qin Fei’s paper person, but the identity he had secretly seized now had a time limit.

Even though he was the one who had tried everything possible to escape this game, he was now somewhat reluctant to leave.

But he had to go.

He knew Qin Fei hated him, and he knew Qin Fei cared about the paper person. He did not have the face to stay by Qin Fei’s side forever under the guise of the paper person. Perhaps without him, Qin Fei’s gaming experience would be better. Otherwise, why would the game officials suggest that Qin Fei create a new account?

This conclusion made Xi Li a bit depressed. He had never been like this before, as he usually wore his emotions on his face.

The expression on his face was clearly seen by Qin Fei. Qin Fei stood up, approached him, and asked with concern, “What is wrong?”

“Is there anything you want?” Xi Li asked instead.

The invincible Little Highness could also make mistakes such as command errors or analysis errors. He would then immediately compensate and adjust his strategy. He wanted to make it up to Qin Fei.

But this was not a battlefield, after all. He intended to compensate him but did not know how to go about it, so he had to ask directly. No matter what Qin Fei wanted, he would get it for him.

Qin Fei did not answer immediately. Instead, he observed Xi Li’s expression and laughed: “What is really going on with you?”

Everything had been explained clearly, so why was the paper person still acting so strangely?

Perhaps because Qin Fei’s voice was soft, Xi Li also lowered his voice: “It is nothing. I just wanted to ask if there are any things you like.”

Qin Fei looked at him with amusement: “Are you going to give me a gift?”

Xi Li: “Yes.”

However, wanting to give a gift so suddenly was too deliberate. Xi Li quickly added, “Did you not give me those clothes before? You also brought a gift when you came to visit me. I should return the favor.”

“Oh, I see.”

This reason convinced Qin Fei, and he lowered his head to think. But he truly did not have anything he wanted. Previously, he wanted 100% intimacy with the paper person, and that was now fulfilled.

“But I do not have a gift that I want,” Qin Fei said.

“If you do not have a gift you want, do you have a wish?” Xi Li spoke quickly. “A wish will also do.”

Qin Fei did have a wish. He wanted freedom; he wanted to be far away from those people and those things. But that was something a paper person could not give him.

He had rejected the gift and refused to state a wish. Fearing the paper person would be disappointed, Qin Fei joked, “I do have a wish.”

Xi Li asked quickly, “What is it?”

Qin Fei said with a smile, “I want the QUEEN-1 mecha that can go anywhere I want.”

Xi Li said, “Okay. Is there anything else?”

The QUEEN-1 mecha project was established with his funding, so the ownership of the QUEEN-1 was in his hands. The mecha’s flight speed was extremely fast; it would not even take two days to fly the QUEEN-1 from the military district to Planet Obsidian.

But simply the QUEEN-1 was not enough to make up for everything in Xi Li’s eyes. He knew the harm he had brought to Qin Fei. No one liked a person like him, who hurt someone so much that even mentioning his name caused a stress response.

This time it was Qin Fei’s turn to be stunned. He did not expect Xi Li to agree so quickly, and he heard a sense of absolute certainty, as if he really would get the QUEEN-1 for him.

But then Qin Fei’s smile widened even further: “Just that.”

It should be possible to get one, right? Just as the game captured handwriting, perhaps it would also capture the QUEEN-1 mecha. In any case, for the game, it was just a matter of a string of data. But if he could own such a mecha in the game, even just for a test drive, it would be a happy event.

Xi Li asked, “What else?”

Qin Fei teased him: “So generous?”

Xi Li could not respond to that. He could only stiffen his neck but asked in a soft voice, “What about other wishes?”

Qin Fei deliberately teased him, narrowing his eyes with a hint of mischief in his tone: “Can you fulfill any of my wishes?”

This version of Qin Fei was very vivid. Previously, most of what Xi Li saw were Qin Fei’s photos and some videos. In the photos and videos, Qin Fei would always wear a mask of indifference.

He stared dazed for a moment, his heart filled with various emotions. On one hand, he was glad he still had the identity of Shabei, but on the other hand, he was disappointed. If he were standing in front of Qin Fei as himself and asked for a wish, he would likely get a response like “I want you to get lost” or “Since you are already dead, can you die a bit more quietly?”

Whether it was to get lost or to die, Xi Li did not know. He said, “Yes, I will fulfill them all for you.”

Qin Fei looked moved. Although his expression changed quickly, Xi Li knew that the expression on Qin Fei’s face was not faked. In those photos and videos, Qin Fei’s touched expression was not like this.

Xi Li took a deep breath, somewhat angry with himself. Previously, some media outlets that were not afraid of death had described the Imperial Family this way: The Imperial Family is arrogant by lineage.

He was indeed arrogant; arrogant enough to think he could understand a person solely through photos and videos.

“But for now, I only want the QUEEN-1. I do not have any other wishes for the time being,” Qin Fei said, as if afraid he would be disappointed, speaking carefully. “Can I owe them to you first? I will tell you once I have thought of them.”

Xi Li could only say, “Okay.”

“Shabei.”

“Hmm?”

Qin Fei asked, “Are you going to continue shooting?”

Xi Li looked back at the training ground. The activity he had intended to use to relax Qin Fei’s mood was being used by him instead, but his mood had not improved at all.

Qin Fei said, “Then would you like to help me?”

Xi Li: “With what?”

Qin Fei invited him: “I am almost at my destination. I plan to buy a house, not in the game, but in reality. Do you want to help me choose?”

Without waiting for Xi Li’s response, Qin Fei took out the game Terminal. The game Terminal also had some functions; Shorty could send the organized housing listings to the Terminal.

There were not many places to sit in the training ground, only one dark red armchair. Qin Fei did not sit down; he just stood there and beckoned to Xi Li.

Xi Li’s Adam’s apple bobbed. The Xenomorphs on the training ground disappeared in an instant. He stood close to Qin Fei, so close that he could see the content on Qin Fei’s Terminal just by lowering his head.

He first looked at Qin Fei’s face inches away before forcing himself to focus on the game Terminal.

There were five housing listings in total. Xi Li looked through them; the housing prices were not high, and correspondingly, the houses were not estates or villas. On the contrary, these five houses were all quite cramped; one even only had a single bedroom.

Xi Li asked, “You want to live in a place like this?”

Qin Fei sighed: “My budget is five million star coins. I did not expect housing prices on Planet Obsidian to rise so quickly.”

Since the First Military District had been stationed on Planet Obsidian, the housing prices changed every day. After all, a place with the First Military District represented safety.

“Oh, no,” Qin Fei remembered, “I only have four million.”

Another million had been used by him to top up the game.

Xi Li took a deep breath. He could tell that Qin Fei did not care about his money at all.

True.

Because the budget had dropped by another million, only two of the five listings remained. One was a two-bedroom apartment in a slightly more remote location. The other was a one-bedroom apartment in a lively part of Planet Obsidian.

Qin Fei asked Xi Li hesitantly, “Which one do you think is better?”

Xi Li wanted to say that neither was good; he did not want Qin Fei to live in a small house.

Qin Fei said, “How about the two-bedroom one? One room for me, and one room left for you.”

Xi Li paused. In just a breath, Xi Li changed his mind. He felt the two-bedroom apartment was very good.

The game Terminal was also composed of data and code; he memorized the information for this listing. He sent a message to Song Yun.

[Buy this house, then list it again at a low price.]

[Perform maintenance on the QUEEN-1 and find someone to fly it to Planet Obsidian.]

After sending the messages, Xi Li felt much better.

But then he heard Qin Fei say, “There has to be a place to put the gaming pod.”

Xi Li: ” ”

Song Yun’s reply also came back.

[Is Your Highness planning to purchase property for Mr. Qin Fei? But for this house, are you going to live in the utility room?]

[Are you also planning to give the QUEEN-1 to Mr. Qin Fei? The house is fine, but the QUEEN-1 will expose your identity. Will Mr. Qin Fei really be willing to accept it?]

At this moment, Xi Li wanted to kill Song Yun.

He glanced at Qin Fei, who was seriously choosing a house, and sent another message to Song Yun.

[Try it first. If he does not accept it, I will think of another way.]