After five years of online dating, my wife thinks I'm a two-dimensional character?

"My husband is opening the door—my husband is opening the door—"

The familiar ringtone sounded.

Qi Yu pulled out his phone as quickly as possible.

Upon seeing that it was Bai Luochuan's video invitation, he smiled so much that even his usually lifeless features came alive.

Looking at him, the adjutant Lu Ran commented with mixed feelings: "Qi Yu, can't you be normal for once? You need to change that phone with such a loud ringtone."

Qi Yu coldly replied: "Jealousy?"

That was a ringtone his wife recorded especially for him last Valentine's Day.

His own personal ringtone.

How could it possibly be changed?

Qi Yu swiped his finger across the screen and tapped to answer.

The expression on his face had habitually switched to that gentle, affectionate smile.

However, Bai Luochuan's smiling face did not appear on the other side of the screen.

She lay dead in blood, a familiar, yet utterly lifeless beauty.

His eyes were still open.

The luster inside has been completely lost.

The phone's camera is right in front of me.

It seems that even in his final moments, he wanted to see the people on the other side of the screen.

The call connected too slowly.

In the end, he was unable to fulfill his wish.

A scene that has never appeared before.

This was a situation that had never even been imagined.

Qi Yu stared blankly at the screen.

Eyes wide open.

The pupils slowly constricted.

He felt as if he had been played an extremely cruel joke.

His heart clenched instantly, and he started yelling at the phone screen.

At first, he called me "brother".

Because Bai Luochuan likes him to call him that.

Later, they just called out his name.

But no matter what he called him, Bai Luochuan remained motionless.

Until a soft "snap" sound.

The phone screen went dark.

He didn't even have a chance to see the other person anymore.

The midday sun is very strong.

But Qi Yu felt as if he had been completely swallowed up by that small patch of darkness on the phone screen.

It traveled from the fingertips to every corner of the body.

A suffocating, chilling cold.

It felt as if my heart had stopped beating and pumping blood.

My vision started to turn white intermittently.

That was a despair he had experienced once before, a despair on the verge of death.

Someone gently patted my shoulder twice from the side.

Qi Yu turned around blankly and saw Lu Ran handing him a few tissues.

My mind is still blank.

Qi Yu looked back at the other person blankly.

It seemed as if they didn't understand the meaning behind his action.

Lu Ran sighed and pointed to his cheek. He said, "Wipe your tears. What happened?"

Qi Yu was taken aback.

Only then did I realize that my cheeks were ice-cold.

Tears had already welled up.

He opened his mouth, then mechanically answered Lu Ran's question: "He..."

Qi Yu didn't say the word "dead".

Having spent the first half of his life fighting on the battlefield, he had witnessed death far too many times. So rationally speaking, he knew that Bai Luochuan looked like he was dead.

But he didn't want to admit it, nor did he dare to say it.

It's as if saying those two words is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

He stubbornly believed that as long as he didn't say anything, his brother was still alive and well, and maybe he would be able to call him again soon.

He gripped his phone tightly in his hand.

This was his only way of contacting Bai Luochuan.

They dated for five years, but only one of them communicated with the other.

Occasionally, he would receive some inexplicable text messages, similar to those from Bai Luochuan, with no known source. These messages were hints that Bai Luochuan wanted to have a date with him.

At first, he just tried it out of curiosity, but as soon as he was ready, Bai Luochuan's video call came in.

Bai Luochuan always appeared exceptionally happy and expectant.

So later, whenever Qi Yu received such a text message, he would start preparing diligently.

For example, the shirt that was plastered on the leg last time.

He could sense Bai Luochuan's happiness.

Then he would be happy.

At first, he thought that communicating by phone wasn't a bad idea.

As long as he works hard enough, the ice will melt, and Bai Luochuan will eventually be willing to see him.

But in reality, he had been investigating for five years.

He exhausted all his power and means, but still couldn't find out who Bai Luochuan was or where he was.

Only now did he realize with a start that the connection between them had become so weak.

Even when his lover died right before his eyes, he didn't even have the right to touch, hug, or get close to her.

Lips quivering.

Looking at the completely black screen in front of me.

Qi Yu murmured, "Brother Bai, you still owe me a kiss... Didn't we agree on that...?"

*

He suddenly opened his eyes.

Bai Luochuan was still in a daze from the death and hadn't come to his senses.

The intense pain had actually disappeared.

But my brain is still somewhat numb.

He sat on the bed and took deep breaths for a long time before he finally felt a little better.

Then, in the next second, he took out his phone as fast as he could.

It's almost an instinctive muscle memory.

By the time I realized what was happening, the screen was already unlocked, I found the familiar game, and I simply logged in.

Fortunately, he didn't die.

We need to tell Qi Yu this news.

wrong.

My fingers paused for a moment.

Bai Luochuan belatedly realized the problem.

not dead?

How could he not be dead?

Although it was his first time dying, the feeling was all too vivid.

My teammate's sniping was excellent.

A bullet pierced his heart.

When he fell down, they even went over and stabbed him in the carotid artery in his neck.

Even if a god came to save him, he would still be doomed, right?

Bai Luochuan touched his neck.

Let alone a wound.

He couldn't even feel any trace of bandages or treatment.

In addition, he was currently in a completely unfamiliar room. It resembled a private residence, only much more rudimentary than where he used to live.

From any perspective, this is a very serious problem.

And thinking about it carefully, the phone doesn't even seem to be his own.

Aside from that familiar game.

Even most of the apps had styles he had never seen before.

I temporarily gave up the urge to log into the game.

Bai Luochuan walked to the mirror in the corner of the room as quickly as possible.

Then what he saw inside was a body that did not belong to him.

They look about 80-90% similar.

However, his physique is much worse than it used to be.

Thin arms and legs, you can't tell there's much flesh on them.

Back when I was a mercenary, I could forget about finding any real muscles I had.

Her skin was a shade lighter than his.

There's also a beauty mark under her eye.

Although people had said before that he was not only very beautiful, but also had such captivating peach blossom eyes that he could easily join the entertainment industry.

At that time, Bai Luochuan only felt that these words were a bit exaggerated.

But now it seems...

Bai Luochuan touched his beauty mark under his eye.

He clicked his tongue in admiration, "It really is quite beautiful, isn't it?"

I realized that my behavior was somewhat shameless.

Bai Luochuan was somewhat embarrassed.

I looked away from the mirror and glanced down at my phone.

I finally decided to log back into the game.

Although he has changed somewhat, his game account remains the same. So, Qi Yu in the game probably won't notice anything too amiss, right?

The communication was established quite quickly.

Qi Yu's face appeared on the other side of the screen.

It's unclear what happened, but unlike her usual impeccably dressed appearance, Qi Yu looked extremely haggard. Her golden eyes were bloodshot, and her eye sockets were red.

Upon seeing Bai Luochuan, he was stunned for a moment, then frowned sharply.

His tone was cold.

His demeanor was completely different from usual.

Those few words were almost squeezed out through gritted teeth.

He said, "Where's my brother? Who are you?"