You're my wife, don't doubt it!

In short, symbiosis has never reached this level of madness in the past few months.

He not only perfectly replicated all of Yu Luying's five senses at a 1:1 scale, but also amplified them many times over.

With his eyes open, the boy could even vaguely see the dancing points of light projected onto the inside of the girl's eyelids by her retina when her eyes were closed.

This feeling was driving him almost crazy.

Yu Luying clearly didn't like it much either, so she went back to the room across the hall to sleep early.

Xiao Yao must concentrate his attention and mental strength to ignore and block out these amplified, sensitive sensations that do not belong to him.

He even believed he had the ability to begin peering into Yu Luying's dreams—but out of basic respect, he did not do so.

Xiao Yao looked at the small wooden table beside the bed, on which were several books that were neither new nor old. On top of the table was a nearly new New Testament, with the Psalms and Sirach. Next to the pile of books were candlesticks and some extinguished candles.

In the corner of the room, there was a simple wooden clothes rack with a white priest's robe hanging on it.

The shadows cast by the moonlight made the room appear even more mysterious and solemn, and Xiao Yao's mood became... more... more uneasy because of the quiet bedroom.

He needed to urinate, and he also wanted to drink water.

He wanted to urinate and drink water at the same time, but he didn't know whether he needed to poop or drink.

The drinking water problem was easy to solve; there was a thermos in the room—although Xiao Yao preferred to drink boiled water that was cooled down.

The problem is going to the toilet.

Xiao Yao turned on the fluorescent light with a "snap," groped for his slippers and got out of bed. He circled the room eight times but couldn't find the spittoon.

Spicy cubes from Mom's.

The boy lay on the floor with his butt sticking out, futilely searching under the bed with his eyes.

What else do you want? At three in the morning, as a traveler staying at a church, I knock on the door of the girl in the next room, then lean back against the wall with a rose in my mouth and say dashingly, "Hey girl, want to come with me to pee?"

"I'll just wait until dawn. Once I'm asleep, I won't think about it anymore," Xiao Yao thought.

and many more.

Yu Luying... seems to be awake.

She got out of bed.

She found her slippers!

She went out!

Little Apple stood outside Xiao Yao's door, raised her hand as if to knock, and then lowered it.

The girl stood quietly in front of Xiao Yao's door, waiting.

Xiao Yao quickly walked to the door and pulled it open.

Yu Luying was wearing conservative white pajamas and pink rabbit plastic slippers. Without looking at him, she turned and walked away, leaving only the "pat-pat" sound of her slippers on the old floor.

The women's restroom was located at the corner of the stairs between the first and second floors, while the men's restroom was located at the corner of the stairs between the second and third floors. Xiao Yao accompanied Yu Luying to the women's restroom first.

……

The girl came out.

"Do you still need to go?" Yu Luying finally spoke her first question.

Xiao Yao reached out and pressed his bladder, then gently shook his head.

Yu Luying sighed, showing no intention of taking a step.

"I have something to tell you," Yu Luying said.

“Hmm,” Xiao Yao said, “Go ahead.”

“Logically speaking, I shouldn’t be the one to say this,” Yu Luying warned him, “and I’m not saying this out of selfishness.”

Xiao Yao roughly guessed what she wanted to say, but he still couldn't quite believe it: "It's okay, go ahead."

“You can disagree with what I say, but you can’t be angry with me,” Yu Luying said.

"I'm not angry," Xiao Yao said.

Yu Luying hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

Yu Luying did not speak.

However, Xiao Yao heard it.

Why don't you break up with your sister first?

“Absolutely impossible,” Xiao Yao replied without pausing for even half a second. “It’s impossible.”

The boy's tone was firm and resolute.

“Hmm,” Yu Luying immediately said, “Then just pretend I didn’t say anything.”

“You didn’t say anything,” Xiao Yao told Yu Luying, “and I didn’t hear anything either.”

Chapter 347 Don't even think about turning me into a second Shen Jie

2023-10-07

"Do you remember, last semester—no, the semester before last, when you were harassing me..."

Does emphasizing the word 'harassment' make you feel more happy?

"Hello, yes."

"The Lord is here; you should be careful with your words and actions," Xiao Yao reminded Yu Luying.

Yu Luying stuck out her tongue: "I was so annoyed with you back then, I told you not to come within 5 meters of me. Do you remember?"

“I remember, how could I forget?” Xiao Yao replied casually, “You even complained back then about why China couldn’t apply for an injunction from the court.”

"Haha." Yu Luying covered her mouth and nose, and chuckled softly. "Later, whenever you came up to talk to me, I would do this," Yu Luying raised her right hand and spread her five fingers: "Five meters!"

"Five meters!" Xiao Yao mimicked Yu Luying's tone, calling out softly in a strange voice, and the two of them burst into laughter.

"Ah, uh-huh!" Yu Luying cleared her throat a little embarrassedly, then nudged Xiao Yao, sat up straight, and remained silent in front of the Lord.

The Sacred Heart Church, now overseen by Yu Bo, was originally a large church; the current Sacred Heart Church is merely an annex. It was originally confiscated, then returned under policy, but not completely—only the annex was returned. Therefore, the current Sacred Heart Church is a small chapel.

However, Xiao Yao quite liked the atmosphere of this small chapel, which was better than the towering Gothic cathedral. For some reason, there was a warm and cozy feeling of home in this chapel—it's hard to describe.

Xiao Yao especially likes the dim lighting here, or when the lights are off. For example, right now.

The interior of the chapel was serene. The cool moonlight streamed through the stained glass windows, casting colorful, pale silver beams that shone on the floor, creating mysterious patterns.

In the tranquil atmosphere, a faint scent of milk and candles filled the air. Rows of empty benches stood neatly arranged, as if waiting for something. A huge human figure hung from a cross on the foreground wall, the man's face illuminated by moonlight, casting intertwined shadows.

Half of it is bright, and half of it is hidden in shadow.

“It’s because of how I treated you back then,” Yu Luying continued softly, “that’s why He’s punishing me. That’s why He’s making us five meters apart, so I can never leave you for five meters again. What is this? Karma? It seems ironic, and a little funny… but also… it’s actually quite good?”

"Pretty good?" Xiao Yao thought.

"That's good," Yu Luying thought.

A surge of joy welled up in Xiao Yao's heart; he hadn't expected Yu Luying to like him so much now.

The girl sensed the boy's joy, and felt even happier because of it.

The boy reached out to hug her, but then, remembering where he was, he pulled his hand back.

"Are you so sure that this was done by Him?" Xiao Yao pointed with the five fingers of his left hand at the man hanging on the cross in front of him. "Or rather, that it was His will?"

Yu Luying remained silent.

"What we're saying is, is it possible—just one possibility—that something bad was behind it, or perhaps it's a natural law of time or something..."

“It’s possible,” Yu Luying told Xiao Yao, “but everything happened with His tacit approval.”

Did that failed art student build a shower room with His tacit approval? Xiao Yao wondered.

Yu Luying did not answer, neither verbally nor in her heart.

"I was thinking, everyone says God is light, is it possible that He also exists in the shadows?" To stop himself from unconsciously arguing in his mind, Xiao Yao casually changed the subject.

“I think so,” Yu Luying replied. “He is omnipresent.”

As Xiao Yao gazed at the cross in the shadows, he couldn't help but think of the eternal fog outside Shen Tianyun's window and the uncertain future.

In the darkness, apart from the moonlight, only the eternal red lamp hanging high above the altar proclaimed the presence of the Holy Communion.

The light seemed particularly...deep in the darkness?

“Hey, I’m thinking,” Xiao Yao patted his thigh lightly, “Since the existence of the Holy Body can block the approach of the Shadow, and the Holy Body is mass-produced—uh, that’s not quite the right word, but you get what I mean, then if we set up—offer the Holy Body everywhere, wouldn’t the Shadow be powerless against us?”

“It seems so,” Yu Luying replied, “but…”

“For example, if I bring one back to my home and worship it, then my home will become a safe haven.” Xiao Yao seemed to have discovered something new.

“The church forbids private offerings of the Eucharist,” Yu Luying pointed out weakly. “It’s only allowed in churches.”

“Rules are rules,” Xiao Yao said, “but what if it’s to save lives? Like Jesus said, although you’re not allowed to work on the Sabbath, it’s okay to heal the sick and do good deeds. The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath, that’s roughly the idea.”

"Hmm, I don't know," Yu Luying said. "I'll ask my uncle later."

"Okay, go ask."