Honkai Impact, please stop imagining it.

But what man is so arrogant?

No, I came here to ask him about his relationship with Mei. Why am I thinking about these things?

Before Kevin could speak, Lin Yu spoke first, "You want to ask about my relationship with Mei, right?"

I randomly found a chair next to an empty garden on campus. These days, most students are watching sports games in the back, and there's no one around the front gate.

Lin Yu said nonchalantly.

Kevin: "Oh, this."

Lin Yu opened the soda, took a sip, frowned, took another sip, and continued to frown.

I picked up the soda bottle and glanced at it. Bitter melon flavored soda?

The pre-Moth-of-the-Flame civilization was truly insane; they could even make soda from bitter melon juice?

Kevin actually finished the whole thing in one go. Does Kevin like bitter melon flavored soda?

Kevin: "So what's your relationship with her?"

To avoid wasting it, Lin Yu drank the bitter melon-flavored soda in one gulp. His brows furrowed from the bitterness, and he lowered his head for a long time before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

Lin Yu said somewhat nervously, "It's nothing, we're just ordinary friends."

Kevin raised his left eyebrow. "The intimacy between you and Mei while watching my game isn't just between ordinary friends. She's holding your arm, and you'll look at her every now and then while you're watching the game, but her gaze is mostly focused on you."

"You seem a little weak. You probably don't exercise much."

Lin Yu threw the soda bottle into the trash can. "I'm a total shut-in. In today's internet slang, I'd be called a 'gloomy guy.' I hide in my dark room every day as if I'm plotting some grand conspiracy, but actually I'm just secretly reading those interesting news stories."

"Sports have absolutely nothing to do with me. Well, I practiced swordsmanship for a while when I was six to ten years old. My parents really liked the way I looked wielding a sword in ancient costume. They said it had a kind of beauty that made me a savior sword saint after losing both parents. After that, I didn't do much exercise in my daily life."

Lin Yu smiled.

Through Lin Yu's words, Kevin seemed to see Lin Yu dressed in ancient costume, with long hair flowing, wielding a long sword.

"You're too thin. If you wear ancient costumes and have long hair now, people will mistake you for a woman. How did you and Mei meet?"

Kevin joked for a bit and sat down with Lin Yu on a chair by the flower bushes. This was the first time Kevin had taken the initiative to become friends with someone, and he didn't know what to say, but what Lin Yu said was quite interesting.

"We were childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree. We were born in the same hospital, lived in the same building, and were even neighbors. Our parents were both physicists, so they often talked and exchanged ideas, and we often played together."

Lin Yu: "Being mistaken for a woman? How could that be? My profile is very angular; at first glance, I look like a cool and handsome young man in ancient costume."

Kevin: "Young Master Xu."

"Ok?"

Kevin: "Ah, I mean it's pretty much what you said."

Kevin: "So you two have been hanging out together for sixteen years? No wonder you two get along so well, like a couple."

Lin Yu laughed. "How could that be? She's a genius, while I'm just an ordinary person. When I was ten, my parents died in a car accident in Canghai City and were buried there. They moved away after that. From the age of ten to fifteen, I spent most of my time in the hospital and at home until the beginning of this year when I suddenly realized that this was wrong."

"It's ridiculous that I felt too lonely, so I just bought a place at Qianyu Academy in Changkong City, the closest academy to Canghai City. Well, it's the only elite school in these two cities that you can get into just by paying money."

Kevin: "Emmmm, I'm also a transfer student; I paid to get in."

Kevin: "And then you met Mei here, and then you started hanging out together again?"

While Kevin and Lin Yu were chatting, neither of them noticed the other side of the garden behind them, where Mei was listening intently to their conversation, not missing a single word.

Lin Yu: "I met Mei's mother. The aunt felt sorry for me, so she asked Mei to take care of me. But actually, Mei and I are from two different worlds. From the time I enrolled until yesterday, we didn't have much interaction. We weren't familiar with each other."

Even in his memory, Lin Yu hadn't seen Mei for six years. In the month since they suddenly started going to school together, they had only exchanged twenty-eight sentences until yesterday, and they weren't familiar with each other at all.

Kevin: "But she was holding your hand and watching the game with you today, wasn't she?"

How could a girl possibly enjoy watching a ball game? She'd definitely be watching with you, since she's been paying attention to you. Although Kevin thought Mei was quite pretty and fell in love at first sight, if Lin Yu and Mei were a couple, Kevin would never interfere and become a third party; that's not in his nature.

Moreover, Lin Yu and Mei are childhood sweethearts, having grown up together since they were young until they were ten years old, and then they suddenly met again this year.

Childhood sweethearts plus a sudden arrival.

Lin Yu: "She just suddenly realized that I like basketball, so she helped me watch your basketball game."

Lin Yu patted Kevin on the shoulder, "If you like her, go for it. I believe she'll like you too."

Lin Yu tried to stand up, but Kevin saw his trembling right arm gripping the chair armrest, and Lin Yu left.

If Lin Yu were to interfere in Kevin and Mei's pure love, he would feel it would be like NTR (Netorare), so he should just let things take their course. He wouldn't help Kevin pursue Mei, nor would he speak ill of Kevin to Mei.

After all, wouldn't it be too pitiful for Kevin to bear everything alone in the future? Moreover, Mei is utterly inhuman in the future, with countless dead under her command. Lin Yu doesn't think he can change Mei's personality.

Lin Yu couldn't bear to see those people die at Mei's hands. Since he couldn't stop it, he decided to stay away.

As Lin Yu was leaving, a thought suddenly popped into his mind: Mei, who had killed countless people, and Kevin, the savior—could this be considered pure love?

.......

Kevin sat in his chair, deep in thought.

Kevin's mind raced, and at that moment he felt he could rival the intelligence of a middle-aged office worker who couldn't find a lighter while smoking.

Mei held Lin Yu's arm and kept watching him. Mei and Lin Yu were childhood sweethearts who grew up together. Moreover, after six years apart, they were still able to be this intimate after suddenly meeting again.

Mei definitely likes Lin Yu!

As for Lin Yu, if he wasn't blind, he definitely wouldn't reject Mei's affections, since Miss Mei was really too cute. But Lin Yu didn't care at all and told himself to go after her if he liked her.

Lin Yu was pale in the bathroom, looking tense and powerless to resist, yet still determined to fight. After being rescued, he finished his soda in one gulp, and then sighed with all his might.

When she left, her right arm, which was trembling as she held onto the handrail, always had a weak expression on her face. From the age of ten to sixteen, she had been going back and forth between the hospital and home. Even after the death of both her parents, she was still able to persevere and still wanted to study. She was so strong that she did not ask anyone for help but persevered on her own.

Kevin got it!

My liking for Mei is just love at first sight. What is love at first sight? It's lust at first sight.

Lin Yu and Mei are true love, pure love.

Even though Lin Yu was so weak, Mei didn't care about the stares from his classmates at school and took such good care of him, never abandoning him.

Because of his physical condition, Lin Yu clearly liked Mei, but he could only hide his love for her and pretend to be indifferent. He wanted Mei to find the person she could truly spend her life with, and even told himself that if he liked her, he should go after her.

Love doesn't necessarily mean being together; it can also mean letting go. Whether it's Mei's feelings for Lin Yu or Lin Yu's feelings for Mei, these are textbook examples of true love in Kevin's eyes, a virgin who has never been in a relationship.

"If you try to pursue me, I will reject you without hesitation, whether it's once or a hundred times."

Mei's schedule was already packed with research and taking care of Lin Yu. She didn't like trouble, and Kevin was like a nuisance at the moment.

Upon hearing Mei's words, Kevin wasn't disappointed but instead showed an expression of "I knew it." So, you'd only agree to date Lin Yu if he pursued you?

"You were eavesdropping, weren't you?"

Mei frowned: "I was just passing by."

A popular guy like Kevin must have had many girlfriends. We're from two different worlds and will never cross paths in the future.

Kevin: "So, is Lin Yu's illness very serious?"

Mei: "It's not a matter of whether it's serious or not, but rather that he's inexplicably weak, as if all his nutrients have been absorbed by something. He could fall into a coma at any time, and he could get a high fever for half a month if he's frightened. His body is like a delicate porcelain doll, which would break at the slightest touch."

Mei: "Given his current level of weakness, doctors predict he won't live past twenty-five."

Kevin: "......."

Kevin shrugged. "I'm not planning on pursuing you. I just want to be friends with him. He's quite interesting."

Kevin stood up to leave, but Mei, anxiously following behind, reminded him, "He doesn't like being pitied. He's very strong and works very hard to live in this hellish world, not to be pitied by others."

Kevin turned his back to Mei and left, raising his right index finger and saying, "Friendship between boys isn't based on sympathy. My acquaintance with him began with a bottle of soda he bought me. Although it was bitter melon flavored and not very tasty, it has nothing to do with you."

Starting today, I'm going to ship couples!

Kevin has never been in a relationship, so he wants to see other people's sweet romances and learn from them, hoping to find a girl he likes even more in the future.

As Kevin thought about it, a smile crept onto his face. Girls who happened to pass by on the street saw Kevin's smile and excitedly snapped photos of him.

Chapter 8 Kevin is not a good person!

After school, the wind was exceptionally beautiful today, even without last night's rain. The wind whistled, and a fallen leaf landed on Lin Yu's hand.

Half of the bright green leaf is withered and yellow, as if it has been bitten by insects, or as if it is riddled with holes like its own body, but it is full of vitality.

Lin Yu was quite satisfied with releasing the fallen leaves and the caterpillars on them.

The vibrant green lawns are bustling with cars and people. It's the same time that students leave school as it is the same time that workers finish get off work. Happy students and tired workers walk on the same street, but they are in two completely different states.

An arm was draped over Lin Yu's shoulder. The white-haired Kevin was holding a bottle of bitter melon-flavored soda in his hand. "Are you free after school? Want to go to an internet cafe to play games?"

Although Kevin had a computer at home, he only had one. Kevin carefully asked the thug he had beaten up in the toilet at noon what the simplest way to make friends was.

After Kevin beat them up again, the leader of the blond gang finally burst into tears, returning the money he had robbed from Lin Yu to Kevin. He knelt in front of Kevin, hugged his leg, and cried like a banshee, "Big brother, really, it's true, going to an internet cafe is the easiest way to make friends. There's nothing that makes it easier to make friends by playing games together."

Kevin finally believed that the thugs hadn't lied to him. He nodded in satisfaction and left with a carefree air, leaving the thugs with bruised and swollen faces, full of regret.

The underling nudged his boss's shoulder. "Boss, I want to study hard now. I don't want to be a gangster anymore. This scoundrel is too scary. Could he be planning to dominate all sixteen universities in Changkong City and become the boss?"

The older brother sniffled and trembled as he said, "My original dream was to be a martial arts instructor, but now my dream is to become a martial arts university."

........

Lin Yu: "Huh? Are you inviting me?"

Wasn't Kevin supposed to be very aloof? I've only talked to him once and met him twice, and he's so enthusiastic? Reality is definitely different from the game.

Kevin opened a bottle of bitter melon-flavored soda for Lin Yu and handed it to him, then took the same bottle and drank it himself.

Well, although Kevin doesn't like bitter melon flavored soda, as the saying goes, you need to have common interests to make friends. The first bottle of soda Lin Yu offered him was bitter melon flavored, so he must like it. I like it too, so we have some common interests, right?

Playing games together, visiting each other's homes, and finding other shared interests—that's a sure thing.

As long as he stays with Lin Yu, he'll definitely see Lin Yu and Mei Chun Chun's romance, which will allow him to focus on his studies. Besides, he'll also make a good friend. Kevin took a sip of soda and his face contorted in discomfort, but the next second he put on a comfortable expression. He's got it all figured out.

Lin Yu watched as Kevin downed most of the bottle in one gulp, then looked down at the soda in his hand, spat out a mouthful of saliva, closed his eyes, and also downed most of the bottle in one gulp, revealing the same distorted expression.

But thinking that it was a bit much for someone to make such an expression when they offered him a soda, Lin Yu's expression turned into one of relief, just like Kevin's.

Lin Yu felt a chill run down his spine. Kevin seemed to really like this weird-tasting drink.

Kevin called out to Su behind him, "Let's go, have you found an internet cafe yet?"

Su, with a dark expression, booked three seats at the internet cafe and jogged over, saying, "Don't always leave things to me, you idiot."

After scolding the shameless Kevin who didn't seem to care at all, Su looked at Lin Yu gently and introduced herself, "Hello, my name is Su, I'm Kevin's friend."