I loaded the dream game

"fine."

Xia Zhi rubbed her little head and asked with concern: "How do you feel?"

The girl hesitated for a moment and shook her head slightly.

There was no particularly uncomfortable feeling...Other things seemed to have changed a lot, but she couldn't put her finger on it at the moment.

"Is that so..." Xia Zhi thought thoughtfully.

The new version of "Pseudo-Cosmos" has no changes in the technique compared to the original version, but has added some new adaptability settings.

Although the core settings have not been changed, some new settings have been inserted after all. It is still unknown whether there will be some subtle problems when it is actually running. He is not very good at this kind of field that involves the need to analyze detailed details.

…If only Hubie were here.

He thought to himself, shook his head, looked at the girl and said:

"Anyway, go wash up first, then go to bed and rest."

After all, it’s not very early.

Xia Zhi was thinking, just as he was about to turn around and leave the girl's room, he felt a slight tug on his clothes.

"...?"

He turned around in confusion, only to see the girl holding the corner of her clothes with her little hands. Facing Xia Zhi's gaze, she shook her head gently, as if she didn't want him to leave.

Ah, this...

Looking at the girl with her head down, Xia Zhi quickly understood what she was thinking...but, you are going to take a shower, you can't let me go in with you, right?

"But I'm a boy." Xia Zhi reminded.

In response, the girl still shook her head.

There are several black lines hanging on Xiazhi's head.

What? Don't you think I look like that?

Of course, Xia Zhi also knew that the girl didn't mean that. Her idea was very simple. She just didn't want him to leave her side.

"Stay with me." The girl pulled his clothes again, raised her little head to look into his eyes, and said this in a calm tone.

Don't do that, my girlfriend is next door.

Xia Zhi complained in his heart.

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…Although Mio’s jealousy is a bit strange, if she knew that I didn’t take a bath with her and went to take a bath with another girl, she would probably still be angry, right? Just like what happened with Sonoko last time…

Xia Zhi couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

The girl needs to see me to feel at ease, but it is not convenient for me to take a bath with her. What should I do?

After thinking for a moment, he came up with a solution.

……

The sound of running water came from the receiver. The diffuse water mist obscured the picture on the screen. Through the rising water vapor, the surrounding furnishings could be seen. It was obviously the scene in the bathroom.

Why do I feel like I'm watching some weird live broadcast, Xia Zhi thought.

The next moment, the screen shook slightly, and as the camera turned, a delicate and lovely face appeared in front of him.

........ .. .......

"How does it feel?"

Xia Zhi came back to his senses and asked the girl in the picture.

"Not bad..." the girl responded.

"Would the water be a little hot?"

The girl shook her head gently, hesitated for a moment, stretched out her little hand to feel the water temperature, and shook her head again.

It seems you answered without even testing the water temperature.

Xia Zhi complained in his heart.

This was the temporary emergency solution he came up with.

Although she is not by my side, being able to see my appearance and hear my voice can at least make her feel at ease, knowing that I have not left.

Originally, Xia Zhi only planned to make a voice call, but the girl insisted on a video call because she wanted to see his appearance. Obviously, there is no difference in essence, just an extra picture... Maybe this is a kind of psychological comfort for her?

Xia Zhi guessed in his heart, shook his head, and withdrew his thoughts, a trace of doubt arose in his heart.

It’s just… speaking of it, it feels like something is wrong?

In the picture, the girl felt relieved after hearing his response. She put her phone down again and took two steps back, as if she was going to continue taking a shower.

"..."

Looking at the video call, Xia Zhi finally reacted.

Wait, who told you to turn on the front camera?

……Several.

Chapter 1141: What is it like to “live broadcast” sleeping?

...Xia Zhi began to feel a little regretful. He shouldn't have come up with this idea.

He only considered solving the problem at that time, and did not expect that solving one problem might bring more problems... This may also be related to the fact that he is not a programmer.

First of all, I have to make it clear that Xia Zhi doesn’t like being on camera, nor does he like taking selfies.

So in the past, when he went out or stayed at home, he was usually the one who took photos of Xia Zhi, and as for himself, unless it was a photo with others, he seldom left photos of himself on his phone... On the contrary, there should be quite a lot of photos of Xia Zhi.

The same goes for phone calls. Xia Zhi rarely makes video calls unless it is necessary.

As for the experience of "live broadcast" of sleeping, I have never had that experience.

So he is not used to the current situation.

"Huh...huh..."

"827"

In the quiet room at night, the faint sound of breathing echoed.

Xia Zhi turned around and looked at Mio, who was sleeping with her eyes closed and hugging his arms. He touched her soft hair and pinched her fair and tender face.

"Um……"

The girl uttered an indistinct mumble, as if she had a sweet dream, and hugged his arms tighter, rubbing her cheek against his palm with a sweet smile.

Gradually, the girl's breathing became steady again.

However, Xia Zhi still couldn't sleep peacefully.

It should be said that the breathing sound that concerned him did not come from Mio, but from the cell phone placed next to the pillow on the other side.

...Yes, at the girl's insistence, the phone has never been disconnected since she went in to take a shower until now.

This is also one of the reasons why she no longer insists on staying where she can "see" the boy, and is willing to go back to her room to sleep.

But as I said just now, Xia Zhi is not really used to being watched while sleeping.

Originally, he wanted to wait for the girl to fall asleep and then quietly hang up the phone.

but……

"...Aren't you going to sleep yet?"

Turning around, an exquisite face that filled the entire screen appeared in front of him. Looking at the pair of azure eyes on the screen that seemed to reflect a faint glow under the camera, blinking at this side, Xia Zhi asked.

The girl shook her head gently, without any sign of sleepiness on her face.

...My girlfriend was sleeping next to me, but I was openly "chatting at night" with another girl in front of her...It seems a bit weird when I think about it carefully.

Xia Zhi thought about it, shook his head and reminded him, "At your age, you can't afford to be sleep deprived."

"I'm not sleepy." the girl replied.

Yeah, I see.

Maybe she slept too long yesterday... If I had known, I would not have let her sleep any longer.

Xia Zhi thought about it, feeling a little regretful.

…It looks like there’s nothing else to do tonight.

But if this continues, won’t it be like this every night in the future?

He suddenly realized this problem and looked down at the elf girl holding him.

No way

Xia Zhi felt that they should think of a better way.

……

“…It’s not a big deal.”

The next morning, the black-haired time elf girl sat at the coffee table in the living room again, sipped her coffee elegantly, put down the cup, looked at the boy opposite her and continued:

"I consulted a professional. Based on her description and symptoms, it seems that she has experienced some kind of stimulation, which has caused her to have a fear of being alone... It is completely different from autism."

That’s great… er, no, even if I’m not autistic, this isn’t great, is it?

Xia Zhi complained in his heart as he glanced at the silver-haired girl who was having breakfast at the dining table not far away and kept glancing over here from time to time.

anyway……

"Where did you get to know these professionals?" he asked curiously.

"Given the cooperative relationship between me and Dashie over the years, it shouldn't be difficult to ask them to help find one, right?" Tokisaki Kurumi answered as a matter of course.

It seems so.

Xia Zhi thought.

It’s just that, before leaving yesterday, he acted as if it had nothing to do with her and that he wanted to go back and rest early, but in fact he went to help her secretly.

"Thank you for your hard work, Kuang San." Xia Zhi couldn't help but sigh.

"Ah, Mr. Xia Zhi, you wouldn't think that I would run errands for nothing just by saying a simple thank you, would you?"

Tokisaki Kurumi said with a smile.

"...How about I treat you to donuts next time?" Xia Zhi thought for a moment, tilted his head slightly and asked...

Why don't you complain about the donuts? No matter how you think about it, it can't be made by you yourself, right?

Tokisaki Kurumi, who was familiar with the boy, knew that he was not so diligent that he would cook for such a casual thing. She shook her head slightly and did not dwell on it. She continued:

"Loneliness phobia, also known as self-phobia, is a persistent and extreme fear of loneliness. It is currently divided into two types, one of which is called specific place phobia, which manifests as an irrational and inappropriate fear of a certain object or environment."

...Simply put, when faced with such an object or environment, the phobic person will experience an extreme sense of terror, so that he or she will do everything possible to avoid the environment because they are afraid that they will not be able to escape. "

After finishing this long string of words in one breath, Tokisaki Kurumi breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the coffee again and took a sip.

You didn't just memorize the symptoms?

Xia Zhi couldn't help but complain.

"No, it's another type. I didn't carry it because it didn't match her symptoms." Tokisaki Kurumi denied.

Isn’t this still memorized?

Xia Zhi thought, shook his head and pulled his thoughts back

Indeed, the symptoms described by Tokisaki Kurumi are quite consistent with the girl's condition.

However, he also noticed some information in the girl's words.

...There is no mention here of the reason why the girl showed such a special attitude towards him.

"Yes, she's not really afraid of not being able to see you, she's just afraid of being alone... In fact, as long as there's someone to accompany her, she'll be fine."

Tokisaki Kurumi continued slowly: "It's just that at this stage, she thinks that person must be you."

To be honest, this mentality should also have some elements of dependence, but it is not completely certain now.