Chapter 40: Reflection

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chapter 40: reflection after confirming the interlude growth of his character card, liu xing planned to exit the cthulhu role-playing game hall. however, at that moment, he received a message from someone named "boys are true love" (a newly promoted manager making a cameo from the book club group). a chill went down liu xing's spine upon seeing this id—could it be that someone had taken an interest in him? despite his trepidation, liu xing opened the message, as he didn't expect to receive any spam in the cthulhu role-playing game hall. he quickly realized that the id belonged to chen ling. since both liu xing and chen ling were members of the same club, chen ling had gotten hold of liu xing's id through an administrator named du liu. chen ling's message to liu xing was a simple request: to give him a heads-up before starting the next session of the cthulhu rpg game, offering them another chance to collaborate. after all, chen ling had witnessed liu xing's capabilities firsthand. in this last game, liu xing had almost single-handedly driven the narrative forward, making him the uncontested mvp of the session. liu xing also recognized chen ling as a valuable teammate. first and foremost, chen ling's profession as a veteran made him a classic combat role, perfectly complementing liu xing's support role. moreover, chen ling's character was commendable, willing to make sacrifices for the team (such as taking care of bai hecheng). the only thing that gave liu xing pause was chen ling's id, which made him somewhat wary since liu xing was straight. nevertheless, liu xing responded to chen ling, expressing that he had greatly enjoyed their cooperation and agreed to notify him before the next cthulhu rpg game commenced. after responding, liu xing closed the cthulhu role-playing game hall and, following a shower, lay in bed to mull over the details of the gaming session, assessing his gains and losses. april 1st, april fool's day. liu xing had just gotten out of bed when he received a call from wu lei, "liu xing, come to the board game store and rescue me; i'm trapped here by a group of ghouls!" liu xing raised an eyebrow. he hadn't actually seen a ghoul... well, he hadn't truly seen one, but he had seen a body bitten by one. so, liu xing responded, "hey wu lei, i've found a real cthulhu rpg game where you can play like in the main god space. want to give it a try?" "cut it out, your april fool's joke is way too fake. anyway, i've got to go back to my hometown for ancestor worship now, bye." with that, wu lei hung up. liu xing put down his phone, smiling helplessly. what he had said was actually true. however, it indeed was only three days until the qingming festival, and liu xing had to return to his hometown for the ancestral rituals as well. thus, liu xing packed a few clothes and returned home. this time, bringing home a few thousand yuan and gifts for his parents, he claimed it was his salary from the new hospital, so his father didn't have any more complaints. april 4th, qingming festival. after paying homage to his ancestors, liu xing returned to his rented apartment. after all, the qingming festival gift package had just been launched at the cthulhu role-playing game hall.

Chapter 40: Reflection

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