The doctor said I can only eat soft rice

The green plants in the cafe grow at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the green dills fine-tune the shape of the leaves so that each leaf presents a perfect heart shape.

Not to be outdone even with the floor tiles, he took the initiative to carry Chi Ruanfan to the table and chairs.

A drink list fell on the table and opened automatically.

"Honey, would you like something to drink?"

"It doesn't matter which one I am, it's delicious."

Consciousness passed into Chi Ruanfan's mind one after another, causing him to fall into silence for a while.

The central world is the world under Jin Zhu's complete control, and it is also the most deeply infected.

Every plant, every tree, every brick and every stone, even the drinks and meals are tainted with the consciousness of brocade bamboo.

This is the scariest world in the infinite world.

"Sorry, I made a mistake." Chi Ruanfan turned around and wanted to leave.

Those human players outside the coffee shop are more harmless than being in a room with a group of items infested with Jinzhu.

"Are you leaving? I just saw my lover."

This is the reluctant chair.

"My lover hasn't drunk me yet."

This is freshly brewed coffee at the bar.

"Goodbye my lover~"

This is a green radish with leaves as a heart.

"I will meet my lover in the next shop!"

This is the consciousness shared by all items in the coffee shop.

Chi Ruanfan stopped in his tracks.

Everything in the central world has been infected by Jinzhu, not only this coffee shop, but also other shops and restaurants, even the streets and the air.

He simply has nowhere to go.

Before the start of the new game, he couldn't escape from Jin Zhu's side.

Chi Ruanfan glanced at the store door in front of him, then turned around and changed direction.

He found a corner and sat down on the sofa amidst the sounds of surprise from all the active items.

Looking around, Chi Ruanfan said:

"I don't need coffee, and I don't need any other food. You can do whatever you want, please leave me alone."

"But, everything I want to do is related to my lover."

Neat sounds came from everything in the coffee shop.

"..." Chi Ruanfan: "Then I have to ask you not to do anything."

Now, the coffee shop was completely quiet.

·

Somewhere in the bamboo forest in the central world.

Brocade Bamboo sat cross-legged on the ground paved with bamboo leaves, a small black and white beast was pulling at his clothes, trying to climb up to his knees.

A spiritual consciousness invisible to the naked eye flew from outside the world barrier.

Jin Zhu sensed the spiritual consciousness that was approaching rapidly.

That is his spiritual body scattered in a dungeon world.

Under normal circumstances, that spirit will always remain in the copy world, unless there is an accident that can cause the entire infinite world to vibrate.

In an infinite world as calm as a pool of stagnant water, could there be any accidents beyond his control?

Jin Zhu opened up his spiritual sea, allowing his own spiritual consciousness to enter it.

He closed his eyes, receiving everything brought back by his spiritual consciousness.

The little black and white beast, struggling to climb, finally climbed onto Jin Zhu's leg, and opened its mouth to bite on the finger that was as beautiful as a bamboo joint.

In the distance, a few giant beasts that looked like enlarged versions of small black and white beasts glanced here, and then looked away indifferently.

They all know that the moving bamboo is the most delicious existence in the whole bamboo forest, but no beast has ever been able to gnaw off even a piece of bamboo branch from him.

After a while, Jin Zhu slowly opened his eyes, a hint of doubt appeared in his dark eyes.

"my sweetheart?"

Compared with the spiritual body who has stayed in the ghost world for a long time, as the spiritual source, he has a deeper understanding of everything in the infinite world.

For example, he knows that the young man named Chi Ruanfan is a newcomer who has just entered the infinite world. The other party has never entered any dungeon world before, let alone become his lover.

However, if that person is not his lover, how can the other person be covered with his breath?

How could he...

Jin Zhu waved away the little black and white beast that was biting him, and pressed his hand to his heart.

How could he be so impatient to see that person, even his heart rate was full of urgency and anticipation.

Jin Zhu stood up, and the next moment, his figure disappeared into the bamboo forest.

·

In the coffee shop, Chi Ruanfan, who was bored, took out a book from the bookshelf and flipped through it casually.

After reading a few pages, Chi Ruanfan realized something was wrong.

The paper in his hand was trembling slightly, even the whole book was trembling.

"I'm sorry, my love," said a shy voice from the book, "You're looking inside my body, I can't help it."

Chi Ruanfan: "..."

Chi Ruanfan silently closed the book, moved his hand away, and said, "I should be the one to apologize."

It was too quiet in the coffee shop, for a few moments, he forgot that there were all objects infected by brocade bamboo consciousness, and actually read the books here as ordinary books.

Not only that, but he didn't know when he hugged a pillow into his arms.

Chi Ruanfan quietly moved the pillow in his arms, trying to put it back to its original place without anyone noticing.

"Please continue to open me and read me, my love. I will try my best to restrain myself and never affect your reading again."

This is the book that was put on the table.

"My love, am I not soft and warm enough to satisfy you?"

This is the pillow that realized Chi Ruanfan's intentions.

"You are all very well, I just think this... is too intimate." Chi Ruanfan said.

"You are my lover, you can do whatever you want to me."

All the items said in unison.

While relying on the mind to make the sound, the pillow tried to bury himself in Chi Ruanfan's arms, and hugged Chi Ruanfan with the four corners of his square body.

"No, we are not lovers." Chi Ruanfan pinched the sharp corner of the pillow, trying to get it off his body.

"How could it be?" The pillow didn't believe it, "You hug me so naturally."

Who hugs a pillow unnaturally?

Chi Ruanfan was about to be amused by the pillow, and then he thought of something, and stopped laughing before he could fully unfold.

He's actually not in the habit of hugging pillows.

I picked this pillow into my arms before, probably because of the influence of brocade bamboo breath on the pillow.

So, subconsciously, he regarded the pillow as a brocade bamboo, and then... hugged it into his arms?

Chi Ruanfan pursed his lower lip.

He didn't want to admit it, wanted to refute it, but didn't know how to say it.

After thinking for a long time, Chi Ruanfan said, "We were partners in the dream."

He wanted to tell Pillow that he was only affected by the dream.

But the pillows and all the items with Jinzhu consciousness obviously don't think so, they also made a sound of exclamation, looking forward to Chi Ruanfan's detailed description.

In order to prove the authenticity of his words, Chi Ruanfan could only tell in detail.

"The first dream is an ordinary and peaceful world. In the dream, Jin Zhu and I are both e-sports players..."

The piano stopped playing, the coffee machine stopped running, and even the wind chime was blocked by the wind.

All the items in the coffee shop stopped moving, held their breath, and listened to the story of knowing and falling in love with their lover.

At some point, the door of the coffee shop opened quietly, and a slender and tall figure walked in.

The person's breath came from the same source as all the items in the coffee shop, and the footsteps were so light that they could not be heard. Chi Ruanfan, who was sitting on the sofa in the corner, did not notice that there was an extra audience in the shop.

Chi Ruanfan is still talking about it: "The fifth dream is an interstellar world where mermaids exist. In the dream, I grew a fish tail."

"A lover's fishtail must be as dazzling as a lover's."

"Like a jewel."

"Like sunshine."

"Still as sweet as honey."

Items tainted with the atmosphere of brocade bamboo are not stingy with their praise, and even use their imagination without boundaries.

These items seem to be smarter and more human than before.

Such a thought flashed through Chi Ruanfan's mind, but he didn't care, and continued to share his dream.

In the world he lives in after clearing the customs, he has no chance to share his experiences and his absurd and beautiful dreams with anyone.

At first, it was because he was surrounded by ordinary people, and later, because Jin Zhu came after him, he was surrounded by "Jin Zhu".

Now he is surrounded by "Jinzhu", but these are different from the "Jinzhu" in that world.

In the original world, Jinzhu's original consciousness always followed him, but here, there is no Jinzhu's original consciousness.

Jinzhu's original consciousness would never set foot in such a small coffee shop.

His story will live forever in this coffee shop.

"...I didn't expect that after learning that I was a male mermaid, Jin Zhu would pamper me and accompany me through the week-long fever."

Chi Ruanfan leaned back on the sofa and asked into the air:

"But why at first... I mean, in the previous life of the dream, you didn't express your love for me?"

He seems to be asking someone in his memory, and he seems to be asking all the items in the coffee shop that have Jinzhu consciousness.

But he didn't expect them to answer.

"Perhaps the love is too subtle for the dull mermaid to notice."

A cold and gentle voice came from behind.

Chi Ruanfan turned around curiously, wanting to see which item expressed his opinion.

Then, he saw Jin Zhu, who was tall and tall, who was watching him quietly, and had been standing behind him for an unknown how long.

Question: When talking about an ambiguous dream with someone, how does it feel to find that the other person is standing behind you.

Chi Ruanfan realized in an instant what social death is, and wished he could dig a hole to get in on the spot.