Chapter 84 Yellow Crystal

Chapter 84 Yellow Crystal

Lin Jianyuan accompanied Pei Shuo to the company.

It had been a long time since he’d been to the office at night. As he swiped his access card, he felt an inexplicable sense of sneaking around.

However, when Pei Shuo flicked on the lights, the fluorescent glow illuminated the entire office.

"Great," Lin Jianyuan nodded. "That miserable work feeling is back."

"Bro," Pei Shuo forced a bitter smile. "I told you, you didn’t have to come."

"Cut the crap," Lin Jianyuan found that being in this company always made him irritable. "Let’s get moving."

He pulled out a chair and settled back into his familiar workstation—the desktop computer was still there.

He entered the password. It was still the same password.

For a moment, Lin Jianyuan had the fleeting thought: "Did I really resign?"

The changes requested by the overseas client weren’t difficult, just very tedious.

They required retrieving data and making some adjustments.

What was comforting was that Pei Shuo had fully gotten the hang of it.

Lin Jianyuan noticed that Pei Shuo was working at a pace almost as fast as his own.

This both surprised and impressed Lin Jianyuan.

Even so, the workload was heavy.

Fortunately, he had come to help.

Lin Jianyuan thought with relief: If he had really believed Pei Shuo’s nonsense and let him come back to work overtime alone, this guy would have been working until tomorrow morning.

He could have gone straight into work the next day.

Jiang Chen loved fools like him the most.

Beep.

The mobile terminal chimed.

A brief sound, not an alarm, but an important message notification.

Lin Jianyuan glanced at it and saw it was an internal announcement:

"Class S heretic [Delirium] has been contained. Currently being transported to the Containment Department. Relevant personnel, please prepare."

Almost at the same time, his roommate sent him a message:

"It’s over."

"Where are you?"

From the phrasing, it was clear that the roommate had already returned to the basketball court.

Lin Jianyuan immediately stood up and went outside to call his roommate.

"Hey, baby. I’m at the company," Lin Jianyuan held his phone, leaning against the corridor wall.

In the office building at night, theirs was the only office on the entire floor with lights still on.

Lin Jianyuan’s low voice echoed in the corridor.

For some reason, he felt a particularly tender feeling in his heart.

"Why are you at the company?" his roommate said over the phone.

The next second, the familiar pink offal appeared before him.

Lin Jianyuan opened his arms, and his roommate walked over to hug him.

The two of them stood quietly, not saying a word.

They just held each other in the corridor.

They didn’t even hang up the phone.

Both held their phones in their hands. Until the motion-activated lights in the corridor turned off, the phones became the only two sources of light in the darkness.

"Baby," Lin Jianyuan gently stroked his roommate’s back. "Are you tired?"

"Not tired," his roommate laughed. "What about the grilled pineapple?"

"I didn’t know how long you’d take, so I paid first but haven’t had it grilled yet. I was afraid it would get cold and not taste good," Lin Jianyuan said. "I just texted the vendor; we can pick it up in ten minutes. Where’s Shi Shaoning?"

Roommate: "He went back first."

Lin Jianyuan: "Oh."

The two hugged each other, gently swaying together in the darkness.

They just quietly clung to each other.

As if recharging from each other’s body warmth and breath.

After a while of clinging, Lin Jianyuan said, "Baby, come in with me to see Pei Shuo. Here, handsome, give us some light."

So the roommate had light.

"Before, I didn’t know. I thought it was because you dressed up so carefully, so handsome you glowed," Lin Jianyuan whispered with a laugh as he led his roommate into the office. "Turns out it was actually cognitive modification."

Roommate: "~"

"Pei Shuo," Lin Jianyuan said. "My wife is here."

"Huh?" Pei Shuo was clearly zoned out from overtime. He looked up blankly.

And froze.

"Hello," the roommate waved his glowing duodenum—which should appear as a hand in Pei Shuo’s eyes.

The roommate smiled and said, "Good evening, my name is Xie Yu. I’m Lin Jianyuan’s partner."

"..." Pei Shuo’s mouth hung open, speechless.

"Hey. What’s wrong?" Lin Jianyuan said amusedly. "Stunned by my wife's good looks?"

Pei Shuo finally snapped back to reality, his face flushing instantly as he stood up quickly. He stammered, "S-sis-in-law! Hi! I’m Pei Shuo! I’m Brother Yuan’s disciple!"

"Now do you believe me?" Lin Jianyuan gestured for his roommate to take a seat, then returned to his own workstation. Teasingly, he added, "Now you don’t think I’m having a mental breakdown, do you?"

"Brother Yuan," Pei Shuo replied, not knowing whether to laugh or be exasperated, seemingly at a loss for words. He awkwardly scratched his head.

Lin Jianyuan suddenly turned serious. "Actually, I understand. You’re just concerned about me. I’m really grateful. Truly. Thank you."

"Don’t, don’t say that," Pei Shuo said, awkwardly rubbing his nose. "You’re making me embarrassed. It’s nothing, really, bro. You’ve been really good to me too—look, you even came specifically to keep me company during overtime."

A short while later, the roommate got up to go downstairs to the barbecue stall to pick up the food.

Lin Jianyuan specifically reminded him, "Take your time. Watch your step."

Understanding the hint, the roommate didn’t blink away in front of Pei Shuo. Instead, he obediently "walked" out and "took" the elevator.

As soon as the roommate left, Pei Shuo seemed to relax, quietly letting out a sigh of relief.

"What’s wrong?" Lin Jianyuan teased. "Nervous?"

"A little," Pei Shuo admitted with a laugh. "After all, it’s my first time meeting sister-in-law. And before, I always thought sister-in-law was… well, anyway, now that I’ve actually met her, I feel like I can finally let out a sigh of relief. Now I can really stop worrying."

Lin Jianyuan suddenly felt an urge to ask Pei Shuo what his roommate looked like in his eyes.

Though it was a strange question, he could probably justify it logically.

He could just say he had face blindness.

Well. Given all the issues he already had, adding face blindness wouldn’t be a big deal.

He could claim face blindness and ask Pei Shuo what his roommate really looked like…

Lin Jianyuan had already quickly planned what to say in his mind.

But just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt it wasn’t necessary.

Forget it.

No matter what Pei Shuo saw his roommate as, it was just "cognitive modification."

Not the roommate’s true form.

The roommate’s true form was something he had seen right from the start.

The roommate was just a fresh, soft pink offal.

So it didn’t matter. The roommate’s appearance.

…After all, he’d already had sexual thoughts about the roommate’s current form several times.

Damn.

His kink was really a bit weird.

His kink had literally morphed into the shape of pink offal, ahhh!

At this thought, Lin Jianyuan suddenly felt at peace.

At the same time, he couldn’t help but recall the conversation he’d once had with Dr. Cen about penis sleeves.

…No.

That was still a bit too much.

His wife was too innocent.

If they were to do it that way, it would feel too dehumanizing.

Even Lin Jianyuan himself couldn’t handle that.

…Crap. More than couldn't handle it!

Just thinking about it made his chest tighten and his heart hurt!

No more.

He was already starting to feel heartache for his wife!

But then again, they could explore some other things to try…

I wonder what his wife would like?

"Brother?" Pei Shuo looked at him curiously. "What are you thinking about? Why are you smiling so happily?"

"You wouldn’t understand," Lin Jianyuan shook his head, mysteriously saying. "This is just how people in love are. We’ll smile for no apparent reason even when walking down the street."

If Shi Shaoning had heard this, he would have rolled his eyes dramatically and made a "pfft" sound, rejecting the lovey-dovey talk in disgust.

But the person in front of him now was Pei Shuo.

The sunny, golden-retriever type would only look on with eyes shining, full of admiration, and say:

"That’s so wonderful!"

Lin Jianyuan: "~~"

Felt completely validated.

Pei Shuo was indeed always the cheerleader.

It was worth making the special trip to help Pei Shuo with overtime!

The roommate soon returned from the barbecue stall.

The late-night quiet of the office was instantly filled with the aroma of cumin and chili powder.

Besides barbecue, Lin Jianyuan had also bought iced cola and beer.

The roommate poked a straw into his drink, his duodenum wrapped around the iced cola as he sat sipping it.

Lin Jianyuan and Pei Shuo worked while chatting and laughing.

Before they knew it, everything that needed to be done was finished.

Pei Shuo properly sent the documents to Jiang Chen for review first.

Jiang Chen didn’t reply.

Lin Jianyuan called him directly.

Jiang Chen still didn't pick up. Clearly, he had given the task and gone to sleep first, leaving Pei Shuo alone to pull an all-nighter.

Lin Jianyuan silently mouthed the words: "Babe."

His roommate understood.

Following the navigation, he headed over.

He gave Jiang Chen a hard slap.

Jiang Chen immediately snapped awake.

In his dazed state, seeing Lin Jianyuan’s name on the caller ID gave him another shock.

Under the intimidation of this late-night fright, Jiang Chen obediently reviewed and forwarded the revised document from Pei Shuo.

"Bro, it has to be you," Pei Shuo said sincerely. "You managed to get Jiang Chen totally compliant with just one move."

"You can’t keep living with such a reversed sleep schedule," Lin Jianyuan said. "Tomorrow, talk to Jiang Chen and have him work it out with the client to set work hours that both sides can accept. Don’t ruin your health just because you’re young, or you’ll suffer for it sooner or later. I’m your living example."

Pei Shuo nodded seriously: "Got it, Bro Yuan. Everything you teach me is really useful."

Lin Jianyuan finally understood why he was so willing to go all out for this kid.

Turns out, this kid’s sincerity toward others is his secret weapon all day long.

Whoever dates him in the future will be really lucky.

Wouldn’t they get all the emotional support they need every day?

What was supposed to be a nice gathering for barbecue and basketball turned into two groups going off to work overtime instead.

They really have it rough when it comes to luck.

No matter what job they do, they just can’t escape overtime.

Fortunately, the outcome was good in the end.

Just before midnight, Lin Jianyuan finally got back home with his roommate.

It was the middle of the night.

Exhausted, Lin Jianyuan hugged his roommate and fell fast asleep.

In the constant-temperature, constant-humidity room, the temperature was adjusted to the most comfortable level.

The so-called most comfortable meant that even with Lin Jianyuan holding the pink intestines and under the quilt, he wouldn’t feel too cold or too hot.

The bed was perfectly warm.

Both of them could sleep comfortably.

Xie Yu was also getting ready to sleep.

Logically, he didn’t need sleep.

He used to only feel drowsy when he overate. That was food coma.

Lin Jianyuan taught him—it’s called food coma.

Xie Yu logically doesn’t need sleep.

But being held like this by Lin Jianyuan, with the bed warm and Lin Jianyuan’s body warm too, even though he hadn’t eaten too much, he started feeling sleepy.

So what is this called?

Warmth coma?

Human coma?

How funny.

The pink intestines nestled in his human’s embrace.

Tilted his head up slightly.

Mwah~

Habitually gave a kiss.

Kissed the human’s Adam’s apple. Kissed the human’s mouth.

Kissed the tip of the human’s nose.

Eyes.

Forehead.

Then went back the same way.

Xie Yu found that the lips were still the best to kiss. Because they were soft, but not too mushy.

The softness of the lips felt like they were made for kissing.

Mwah~

Xie Yu held his sleeping human and kissed him again and again.

Always felt like one more kiss would be enough.

But no matter how many more kisses, it was never enough.

So strange.

How funny.

Ah, I know.

It must be because I’ve been kissing the same spot~

Then change spots.

Switch to the little lollipop, have another taste.

Ah—nom.

Even though he knew there was nothing to eat, Xie Yu still went "nom" and took it in his mouth.

Habitually licked and sucked it.

Although he knew there was nothing to eat from it,

he still enjoyed licking, and sucking.

Xie Yu nestled in the human's arms, clinging to his human.

Happily sucking on his favorite little lollipop while doing so.

Then.

Suddenly.

Crack.

A weird sound shook the Social Anxiety Mood Light by the window, making it tremble violently!

Wh-wh-what happened?

What's going on?

The Social Anxiety Mood Light shook fearfully.

Horrified, it watched as the powerful Class S heretic suddenly opened his mouth and reached deep into his throat.

Digging and digging, digging and digging.

He produced a yellow crystal.

Xie Yu: "?"

Social Anxiety Mood Light: "What???"

—If the squeeze toy, little stone, angel eyeball, Maw of the Abyss, and other seniors had been present at this moment,

they would have said with practiced ease:

"Quiet! He's savoring it!"

But unfortunately, they weren't there.

All the little toys except the Social Anxiety Mood Light were put in the baby's room.

In the baby's room, there was a bookshelf.

Each little toy had its own little nest.

Thus, the Social Anxiety LEGO, which had been left alone in the master bedroom because it was great for calcium supplementation and ambiance, witnessed firsthand Xie Yu sucking on his human until producing a strange crystal in the middle of the night.

At this moment, it watched in despair as Xie Yu fell silent.

Watched in despair as Xie Yu popped the yellow crystal into his mouth and chewed and chewed.

Listened in despair to the crystal being crunched and crushed.

Then, in despair, it locked eyes with that Class S heretic.

"What is a... jiba taozi?" [Chinese term for condom] Xie Yu asked curiously.

Social Anxiety LEGO: "………………"

Help!

Help!!!!!

"Never mind, you're not human, so you definitely wouldn't know."

Just by looking at this useless toy shaking in fear, Xie Yu knew it was hopeless.

So he pulled out Xiaohongshu.

In the late-night room, the light from the phone screen illuminated the entire pink offal.

The pink offal lifted its pancreatic head and skillfully typed into Xiaohongshu:

"What is a jiba taozi".

Finished typing.

Clicked the search button.

A flood of search results popped up.

Xie Yu scrolled through the content on the screen, lost in thought.