Infinite: Dawn Game

Thinking of Lu Chusheng, Yu Shijiu's teeth, which were biting the popsicle, ache for a moment again. He pulled back his teeth, which were sore from the cold, and licked the sweet popsicle.

Just thinking about how Fatty would get his head, paws, and belly patted by Lu Chusheng after he went to see him...

Yu Shijiu took a bite of the popsicle, somewhat annoyed, and squinted her eyes because of the cold.

But the popsicle is so cold, it's so cold it'll freeze your teeth!

Yu Shijiu recalled seeing doctors and nurses eating popsicles in the sanatorium, the sweet taste and aroma of ice cream flowing in the air permeated with disinfectant... He used to envy them.

Because he can't get it.

Occasionally, some of the intern nurses would take pity on him and give him a few candies... Yu Shijiu was quite happy at the time, but later, after the intern nurses learned the reason why he was sent to the sanatorium, they stopped talking to him.

They're all like that.

Yu Shijiu's emotions gradually became more and more indifferent, changing from initial joy.

He's not stupid. Since everyone's kindness to him will eventually be taken back... he might as well not care in the first place.

At least I won't feel bitter later.

"Can I have another one?"

After finishing an ice pop, Yu Shijiu looked at Xu Han and said, "I want to have another one."

"sure."

Xu Han stared at him blankly, stood up, rubbing her head as she said:

"What flavor do you want? Cream, strawberry, red bean, pineapple, chocolate, green apple, grape... Oh right, we also have all kinds of flavored ice cream, hehe, you can choose any of them."

"..."

Yu Shijiu blinked her big eyes and stared blankly for a moment. After thinking seriously for a while, she said:

"Can I have one of each?"

Xu Han nodded habitually, "Of course, what flavor do you want—??? What did you say?! One of each? Every flavor?!"

Seeing Xu Han's shocked expression, Yu Shijiu was a little puzzled. He tilted his head while biting on an ice pop stick, "Yeah, what's wrong?"

Xu Han's lips twitched slightly. He looked Yu Shijiu up and down, and hesitated before saying:

"Can you really eat this much?"

Yu Shijiu gestured to indicate the size of the popsicle he had just eaten, and nodded again: "Okay."

"..."

Xu Han remained silent.

Somewhat confused, he continued rubbing the bump on his head and walked forward, then bumped into the door without noticing.

"Ouch! Holy crap! How did I run into someone again?!"

Yu Shijiu smiled as she watched his retreating figure as he opened the door and left.

When Xu Han returned with a bag of popsicles, Yu Shijiu was already impatient and quickly took out a strawberry-flavored ice cream to show off.

"this is delicious!"

Yu Shijiu fell in love with it after the first bite, her eyes lighting up, "It's so sweet!"

Xu Han also took a chocolate-flavored ice cream and started eating. Hearing this, he grinned and said:

"Of course it's delicious, and you get a lot of points for it."

They were all spent by Sister An.

Xu Han ate the ice cream with a clear conscience—he couldn't eat any more than two.

Then Xu Han watched helplessly as Yu Shijiu splurged on most of a bag of ice cream. When he finally noticed that Yu Shijiu's lips were so cold they had turned white and bloodless, Xu Han was so frightened that he quickly "took" the rest of the ice cream back.

Yu Shijiu burped, licked his sweet lips, and looked at Xu Han:

"I'm not full yet."

"..." Xu Han's lips twitched, and he quickly shook his head: "I can't eat anymore, I really can't eat anymore!"

"why?"

Yu Shijiu was puzzled and a little unhappy. "You just said I could eat it."

Xu Han smiled wryly: "I didn't know you could eat so much... Shi Jiu, you'd better stop eating, your lips are all white from eating. Wait, wait, don't get dizzy from eating too much..."

"I won't get dizzy."

Yu Shijiu retorted earnestly, saying incredulously:

How could eating ice cream make you dizzy?

Xu Han: "..."

Xu Han felt his face starting to twitch. "Shi Jiu, can you at least look at your face when you say that?"

Yu Shijiu frowned. "What do you mean, 'like'? You mean, 'like' the face?"

Shit!

Xu Han almost blurted out those two words, but he forced himself to swallow them back.

Yu Shijiu's face was frighteningly white, deathly pale, like a paper doll. He was terrified just looking at it, fearing that Yu Shijiu might faint at any moment.

Yu Shijiu, however, was looking at him with an unhappy expression, even though she herself was perfectly fine.

Xu Han forced a smile, "Then let's eat two more, how about two—"

Five.

Xu Han's eyes widened. "No, five is too many. I can only give you three at most—"

"Four, I guess."

Yu Shijiu looked at him, licked her lips, and said, "I think four is really a good idea."

"..." Xu Han felt uncomfortable under his gaze, feeling like a scoundrel who was skimping on his food.

Finally, Xu Han gritted his teeth and said, "Four then, no more than that. We'll keep our word."

Yu Shijiu then smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, four sticks it is. You keep your word."

Xu Han looked down and started taking popsicles out of the bag, and then he found that there were only five left in the bag.

Xu Han's lips trembled. He felt deceived and looked up sadly.

"Shi Jiu...did you do this on purpose?"

Yu Shijiu obediently shook her head, "What? I don't understand what you're saying, Brother Xu Han."

Xu Han: "..."

He angrily looked down, took out a blueberry popsicle, tore open the packaging, and started showing it off wildly, mumbling:

"Okay, okay, let's eat together, let's eat together!!"

The consequence of indulging in so much ice cream and popsicles was that Yu Shijiu and Xu Han had to run to the toilet countless times that night; unsurprisingly, their stomachs were all rumbling.

Of course, this happened at night.

It's worth mentioning that after this incident, Yu Shijiu understood the true meaning of the word "moderation" after eating popsicles and ice cream again.

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The town is currently experiencing a sweltering heatwave, with temperatures approaching forty degrees Celsius.

Walking along the road, the sky was a clear, azure blue, dotted with white clouds of various shapes, making it look exceptionally beautiful.

If we ignore the uncomfortable temperature that makes people sweat and dehydrate.

The nun, looking dazed and confused from the sun, walked into the supermarket. She seemed oblivious to the heat, still fully covered up, with a white cloth over her eyes, and slowly made her way to the snack section to start browsing.

The cold air that hit him as he entered the supermarket slowly cleared Mu Gui's dazed mind.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and pursed his lips as he watched the nun's retreating figure.

The nun looked at the girl who really liked sweets.

Every time she finishes a game dungeon, she buys a huge amount of candy to take home, not knowing if she can finish it all.

After seeing the nun buy a bunch of candies of various flavors again, Pastor Gui quickly followed.

As the two walked out of the supermarket, two figures, one tall and one short, walked in from outside.

It's Xylitol and her granddaughter.