Chapter 613 - 614: Terminating the Relationship
Di Xiaxia: "Yes."
[System Prompt] As fate brings us together, so it may break us apart. The mentor-apprentice relationship between players Xiaxia and Mingzhe has hereby concluded.
Di Xiaxia took a deep breath.
On the other side of the computer, the man’s eyes grew darker, finally freezing over bit by bit.
[System Prompt] Player Xiaxia has voluntarily dissolved your mentor-apprentice relationship. Your progress has already outstripped hers. All good things must end, a relationship of mentor and student. May we meet again if fate permits.
Mingzhe: "Who is the one you love?"
[System Prompt] Your friend Xiaxia has logged off.
Bang!
The man forcefully shut the computer, his thin lips drawn into a sharp line, his handsome face as cold as frost.
He didn’t want to get angry, he despised getting angry. Yet, he couldn’t help but lose his temper over this issue.
The only person capable of igniting his rage was her!
The only one that could shatter his calm demeanour was her!
What in the world should he do with her?
He can’t hit, curse, touch, or hurt her!
What exactly should he do?
This equation was laid before him, and he didn’t know how to solve it!
All problems have a solution, yet this problem seemed unsolvable!
He had been avoiding her lately, unwilling to speak to her, because he was afraid of talking to her.
Afraid that she would say she wanted to leave, and that he would be unable to force her to stay.
He couldn’t bear to see her suffering when facing him.
He couldn’t stand to see her sadness, fear, dread— any negative emotion!
So, he was avoiding her.
Avoiding her to preserve the last vestiges of his pride.
Avoiding her for fear of losing the possibility of a second chance if faced with rejection.
Avoiding her as he didn’t want to tear himself apart over it.
But the one who was troubled by his avoidance was him.
She would never understand how much he was suffering.
Di Xiaxia, you have not seen me balancing work while striving to level up in the online game, nor have you seen me killing monsters even when utterly exhausted.
You haven’t seen how I restrain myself from seeing you because you don’t like me forcing you to do it. You haven’t seen me staying online for twenty-four hours just waiting for you to chat with me.
You haven’t seen it, therefore you can’t understand my pain.
You haven’t seen it, so you don’t know how to cherish.
Di Mingzhe took a deep breath and immersed his face into his large hands out of despair. You have not seen any of this, so you don’t know how to cherish me!
"Sir." The butler cautiously approached the door, holding a bowl of silver fungus soup.
Di Mingzhe seemed not to hear him.
The butler advanced slowly, placing the soup gently on the table. "Master, please eat something. Day after day you are working and gaming, you haven’t gotten a good night’s sleep nor eaten decently. Your health will deteriorate like this..."
"I know." His voice dulled, slipped through his fingers.
Di Mingzhe slowly raised his head, frightening the butler with the bloodshot in his eyes and the unshaven stubble on his face.
He looked particularly haggard, so much so that it made people feel his pain deep in their hearts.
The butler could not understand why Di Mingzhe, who had such a busy working schedule, insisted on staying on a game that never went offline.
Was it because of Miss Di?
It seemed so, because the butler saw Miss Di also playing the game, which appeared to be the same one.
However, he had never dared to say anything about it.
"You should leave," Di Mingzhe advised, picking up the bowl of soup from the table.
"Yes." The butler bowed respectfully and stepped out of the room. He paused after only a few steps, turning back to speak cautiously, "M-master, it seems that Miss Di has gone out."