Chapter 40 Midnight Snack

Chapter 40 Late Night Snacks

To be honest, Lin Jianyuan’s head was still buzzing a little, even now.

He felt a strong sense of unreality.

His surroundings were already unfamiliar: a psychiatric hospital, a ward, a snow-white ceiling, and pale yellow bed curtains drawn around his bed.

And his roommate, cradled in his arms.

Yes, yes, yes—the most unreal thing was his roommate in his arms.

Not because he was a digestive system.

Well, the fact that he was a digestive system was pretty outlandish too.

But he was already mentally ill, and his roommate appearing as a digestive system wasn’t new; he’d actually gotten used to it by now.

As for sleeping in the same bed, they had done that yesterday too.

But today was different.

Outside the window, the storm still raged, with raindrops the size of beans pounding hard against the glass.

Even though Lin Jianyuan was in the middle bed of the three-patient room, he could still hear the incessant pattering of rain hitting the window.

How could it rain so heavily? Would it cool down after the rain?

Lin Jianyuan’s mind drifted, thinking random, disjointed thoughts.

Oh right, he had clothes hanging out at home.

Ah, never mind—it didn’t matter.

He had a wife now—would his wife do the laundry for him?

Lin Jianyuan immediately pictured a fair-skinned, clean-cut guy standing by the sink, hand-washing his boxers.

Wearing comfy clothes, loose sleep pants. In summer, he’d be wearing flip-flops. From behind, he’d have slender calves, his ankles pale.

Tall and lean. Hair tied into a small bun at the back of his head.

Chatting about what to eat today while doing the laundry.

Ugh, it was too much.

Such a wifely vibe.

It made him flush all of a sudden.

"What are you smiling about?"

The pink offal in his arms suddenly stirred.

Lin Jianyuan immediately wiped the smile off his face and said seriously, "Did I laugh out loud?"

"No. But I felt your shoulders shaking," the roommate said. "Your breath is blowing on my neck too—it’s so warm."

The voice lifted slightly at the end, as usual.

But from that soft tone, Lin Jianyuan detected a hint of a playful, coaxing tone.

So damn cute.

He’s clearly a guy—how can he be so fond of being cute?

The bed curtains were drawn around them, the pale yellow fabric blocking everything out.

Even so, Lin Jianyuan was very aware that they were in a hospital room and that there were other people around.

So he took a deep breath, trying to calm down.

Calm down, calm down.

—Yeah right, like I can calm down!

Lin Jianyuan’s grin was practically stretching ear to ear, and his tail (if he had one) would be wagging up there too.

"Were you always gay?" Lin Jianyuan reached out a finger, wanting to poke his roommate’s cheek.

But faced with that pile of offal, he couldn’t really tell where his cheek was.

He ended up poking his roommate’s throat instead.

"Gay?" The roommate lowered his "head" and looked at his intestines. "I don’t think any part of me is straight."

"Then were you," Lin Jianyuan suppressed a laugh, "scheming to get with me from the start? Otherwise, why did you decide to move in so quickly back then?"

His roommate went silent.

Lin Jianyuan was stunned for a moment before he got it.

He laughed and pinched his roommate’s right colon—which should actually be around the right waist area.

His fingers registered a soft, smooth texture, and Lin Jianyuan couldn’t keep his hands off, smiling as he said, "No way, did I actually nail it?"

"You’re not mad?" the roommate asked, surprised.

"Why would I be mad? Doesn’t this just prove how charming I am?" Lin Jianyuan felt pretty pleased with himself.

Turns out he was a major catch in the gay community.

To be honest, before today, if someone had called him a major catch in the gay community, Lin Jianyuan would have felt awkward and annoyed.

But now that he was gay himself...

"Actually, I’m still a bit confused about my sexuality," Lin Jianyuan mused, tugging his roommate closer into his arms.

The roommate’s slightly cool body gradually soaked up his warmth, and this inexplicably filled Lin Jianyuan with a surge of possessiveness.

"Since I was little, I’ve always been more interested in girls. Even when I was in school, living in dorms with guys, taking showers together, and all that—I never once had a thought about it. Like, I’ve never really questioned my sexuality before," Lin Jianyuan said.

The roommate suddenly asked, "So you do have thoughts about me now?"

Lin Jianyuan: "?"

Lin Jianyuan glanced down at the offal in his arms and went quiet.

Seriously, who the hell could have thoughts about a pile of offal?

That was a pile of guts!

That was the mouth, throat, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, stomach, large and small intestines... That was a pile of living internal organs!

That wouldn't be right!

Even though he rationally knew his roommate was human, having sexual thoughts about a roommate disguised as a digestive system... wasn't right either!

Lin Jianyuan suddenly realized a very serious problem.

He found that the kiss he just gave his roommate was entirely driven by impulse.

Perhaps the raging storm outside had set the mood, or maybe the scent of the floral water was dizzying. In any case, he had suddenly been overcome with lust, so much so that he hugged his roommate and kissed him directly.

But now he had come to his senses.

Even though his roommate was human, in his eyes, he had always been a digestive system!

He thought, how did he even kiss him?

Just thinking about it now felt unbelievable!

Not to mention, he had even gotten carried away and suggested they date, asking his roommate to be his partner...

Crap, crap, this was really bad.

He wasn't regretting dating his roommate, but both of them were adults, and both were men—could a relationship really be limited to just kisses?

They lived together, slept in the same bed—they couldn't just chat under the covers until dawn every day, right?

But how could they do it?

His roommate was a digestive system—how the hell were they supposed to do it? Hold the rectum and slide it over that thing?

In a flash, the corresponding image appeared in his mind.

Lin Jianyuan’s scalp crawled instantly.

—Wasn't this just a fucking condom!

Fuck, that's so dirty...

No! Fuck! This is too much! Using his roommate as a fucking condom is way too much!!!

No, no, no, no way.

Roommate is not offal, not offal, not offal!

Roommate is human! Human! A living person!

But in his eyes, his roommate had always been a digestive system.

Yet even if his roommate was a digestive system, he had still fallen for him.

...It's all because his roommate was too cute.

Living with such an adorable roommate, how could he not fall for him?

The lights turned off.

In the darkness, Lin Jianyuan couldn’t help but whisper, “Wife.”

His roommate, right beside him, let out a gurgling noise from his gut.

After the noise, his roommate said, “Should I call you husband now?”

Lin Jianyuan: “.”

So awkward.

Roommate: “This is so weird.”

Lin Jianyuan: “...”

Even more awkward! Help!

How could it be this awkward?

Is it this awkward for everyone after confessing and confirming a relationship?

Lin Jianyuan didn’t know how to respond, only feeling both awkward and amused.

Somehow, his roommate also chuckled softly.

“So strange,” his roommate leaned in, his warm, moist lips covering Lin Jianyuan’s.

His roommate’s lips were soft and slightly cool, and the air was filled with the familiar scent of floral water.

His roommate said, “Why do I want to kiss you back?”

Lin Jianyuan suddenly had sexual thoughts.

Lin Jianyuan: “.”

Thank goodness the lights were out, or else it would’ve been embarrassing if anyone saw.

Lin Jianyuan couldn’t help but blush, his face hot, his whole body breaking out in sweat.

Even though, logically, he and his roommate were already in a relationship.

Even though, logically, secretly helping each other sexually in the bedroom wasn’t a big deal.

Even though, logically, even if his roommate looked like a digestive system in his eyes, wasn’t the light off?

Even if he couldn’t find the right spot, couldn’t he just have his roommate guide the way?

Even so.

He still wasn’t quite used to his roommate becoming his wife.

It felt like a dream.

Lin Jianyuan lifted his head, letting out a long breath of hot air toward the ceiling in the darkness.

“Time to sleep,” Lin Jianyuan pulled the blanket over both of them. “If we don’t sleep now, something’s going to happen.”

“What’s going to happen?” his roommate asked.

“Stop pretending, get real.”

"I'm really not faking it, what is it? I don't know."

"You're asking for trouble..." Lin Jianyuan reached under the blanket and tickled his waist.

His roommate's right half of the colon was extremely ticklish, and he immediately laughed and writhed, trying to get away.

Lin Jianyuan was prepared; before his laughter could escape, he covered his mouth.

The roommate's laughter became stifled, a soft, squirming bundle twisting and turning in his arms.

Lin Jianyuan: ".".

It became worse.

Or, to be more precise.

He was having even more sexual thoughts!

……

After some fooling around under the covers, Lin Jianyuan finally fell into a deep sleep.

Evil Domain, however, did not fall asleep.

After all, He had no eyes, and Lin Jianyuan couldn't tell whether He was asleep or not.

How strange, He thought.

How could a human want Him as a wife?

He had actually become a human's wife.

So weird, so hilarious.

Thinking about it, He couldn't help but laugh again.

Evil Domain had no eyes or nose—He only had a mouth.

At this moment, the corners of His mouth kept turning upward, finding it all so amusing, the urge to laugh simply wouldn't stop.

It was like having eaten something wrong.

He remembered this feeling; once, He had mistakenly consumed something not part of His diet—"joy." Just like a human taking the wrong medicine, that time He had laughed and laughed, unable to stop.

But this time, He hadn't eaten anything wrong. He hadn't eaten at all.

Tonight, before meeting Lin Jianyuan, He had already eaten His fill in the ICU.

He had come with a belly full of food.

He knew there was nothing edible on Lin Jianyuan these past couple of days, since he hadn't been working.

Evil Domain had long discovered that Lin Jianyuan only produced delicious food on His diet after working.

Lin Jianyuan hadn't worked these two days, so there was nothing tasty on him.

But why—

His throat pipe slowly wriggled, his stomach, gallbladder, and pancreas—all the digestive organs—quietly went to work, digestive juices hot and abundant.

Soft intestines coiled like snakes, wrapping around His human in coils.

Pink intestines nuzzled against the human through the hospital gown.

His body was originally cold, the icy, damp touch humans detested.

But the sleeping human instead drew Him into an embrace and even tucked the blanket around Him.

The sleeping human.

His human.

A delicious human.

A human He could never, ever get enough of, one He could never finish eating... Huh?

Huh?

As He pressed His throat pipe against Lin Jianyuan's chest, rubbing against it comfortably.

Gurgle gurgle.

He suddenly realized it wasn't His imagination.

There really was food on Lin Jianyuan.

Puzzled, His slender duodenum slipped under the hem of the human's hospital gown.

It probed the human's waist.

It probed the human's chest.

Finally, it found it.

A vertebra.

A grayish-white, flat vertebra that seemed to be smiling was picked up by the duodenum and given a shake.

"Bone Instrument."

Though He had found food, Evil Domain's tone was rather annoyed.

His cold, low voice carried a frenzied irritation at His domain being violated.

Yet this irritation disappeared the next instant.

"Huh?"

The duodenum curled slightly as He brought the vertebra closer to examine it carefully.

Not the original form.

This bone before Him was not the original form of the Bone Instrument, nor was it a part of it.

It was just a "Mark."

What was going on?

How could there be a "Mark" of the Bone Instrument on Lin Jianyuan?

...Never mind, it's not important.

Might as well.

Evil Domain opened His mouth and, with an "ah-um," tossed the snack inside.

He crunched it loudly as He chewed.