The Radiance from Within

Chapter 4

Xiao Nai was sitting there content with his in-game wife perched on his lap. He was wondering how long it would take for her to realise where she was sitting. Not that he was complaining he didn't think that they would have this type of intimacy for months after her finding out who he was. He was going to enjoy it as long as he could. He could imagine spending evenings and weekends like this. Him working on late night projects and her sitting on his lap and telling him about her day amongst other things. He knew that dream would be at least a few years off. After all she is only a junior in college and she needed to wait until she graduated before offering marriage. While the country had reduced restrictions on women marrying while they were in college it was still heavily frowned upon. But that doesn't mean he plans to wait to date her. In his mind she was already his wife he just needed to wait to make it binding in the real world. His happy rumatations were interrupted by Yugong Pashan bursting through the door without warning causing Weiwei to jump out of his lap faster than should have been possible. Curse Yu Banshan and his inopportune timing. Xiao Nai glared at his first brother. When Weiwei and him get out of this game he will be sure to make Yu Banshan pay somehow. He didn't have an idea yet how he would do it; he would be living up to the draconian characteristics his brothers like to describe him as.

"Third Br--- whoa" Yugong Panshan's mouth gaped when he realised what he walked into. That was something he never thought he would see. Even though it was only in a game.

"What is it?" Naihe's voice sounded colder than normal and that was the moment that Yugong Panshan realised that he was in trouble with Nai.

"I got the list that you asked for." Yu Banshan's avatar scratched his neck in uneasiness. He knew offline his cheeks were burning. There was going to be retribution and knowing Xiao Nai it wasn't going to be either nice or pretty. He chanced a glance at poor Mrs. Nai, yep she's embarrassed. Judging on how she's hiding her face. He knew his life would be forfeit soon. He just hoped that his coding skills would make him too valuable to be murdered anytime soon.

"Give it to me and leave. I told you three to send it to me." Naihe glared. How was he going to get Weiwei to resume her spot? No, death was too good for Yu Banshan at the moment. He would have to think of something truly diabolical as punishment for his oldest dorm mate.

Yugong Panshan wasted no time on logging out. Offline Yu Banshan swore that he would never tell another soul what he saw walking into his third brother and his online wife's house. He didn't need it getting back to Xai Nai that he blabbed.

Naihe knew that the romantic moment was most likely lost and he would have to go down to business if he could not get Weiwei out of her fluster. He cursed Yu Banshan and his abilities on following instructions yet again. "Weiwei, he's gone now." he touched her shoulder and was a little disappointed when she jumped.

"I-I..." Weiwei could not even utter a coherent sentence; she was so embarrassed. How could she show her face at the moment? How could she not get out of his lap when she was able to? What must he think of her? "I'm soo sorry" She cried out.

"Weiwei," Xiao Nai tried again to get her to look at him. His heart felt heavy with Weiwei's reaction. "Do you think that I am upset that you didn't get out of my lap when you were able to move again?" He asked softly.

'How did he know that?' Weiwei looked at him in shock and gave a small nod, still being completely distressed. She was moments away from breaking down in tears. She really couldn't take any more blows today.

"Weiwei, do you want to know what I was thinking as you sat in my lap?" Xiao Nai waited for Weiwei to shyly nod. "It might shock you." He gave her a small smirk and filed away her adorable shocked expression for later.

"What I was thinking of my dear wife, was how nice it will be after we are married in the real world sitting like how we were before after a long day at work enjoying each other's company. I know it's too soon to say something like this. I wanted to take things slow for your sake. But it's too late now." He touched her arm again in a comforting motion.

"Weiwei, I fully understand my feelings in this matter and I want you to understand them as well." he watched as scarlet blossomed across her cheeks in a new shade. He will have many enjoyable hours cataloging the various shades her embarrassment painted across her porcelain skin.

"Do you understand what I am saying, Weiwei?" His hand slid down to her's so he could take her hand and place it over his heart with the other hand he used to delicately touch her cheek. "This heart belongs to you."

She looked up into his eyes and saw the devotion he held for her. She didn't quite grasp how she could ilect such strong emotions in him since they have yet to have a conversation that was longer than a couple words in the real world. Her eyes widened and his words echoed in her head as Xiao Nai's started to lean down, his eyes focused quite intently on her lips. She did not encourage nor did she push him away. His lips barely brushed against her's in the gentlests of kisses. Weiwei had never expected that her first kiss would feel like this. It was soft and comforting in ways she could have never had the ability to explain. She shyly started to replicate the kiss and gasped as his tongue swiped across her lips.

Xiao Nai wasted no time to deepen the kiss. He was in heaven and had soundly decided that kissing Weiwei was now his most favorite thing in the world to do. If he had his choice he would spend the rest of his life doing nothing but kissing Weiwei. Like all good things, the kiss had to end thankfully not because of an interruption because he knew without a doubt he would be castrating the next person to dared to interrupt them mythological deities or close friends be damned. No, the reason why the kiss had to end was because his sweet little Weiwei's knees decided to give out on her. To say that his ego was boosted from her reaction was a gross understatement. He couldn't imagine having a better first kiss. Wasting no time Xiao Nai hoisted Weiwei into his arms and sat them back down in the chair that they were previously in.

"That was my first kiss." Weiwei admitted distractedly. She was still dazed by the kisses they shared. Her lips were swollen and rosy.

"Mine too." Xiao Nai breathed as he continued to stare at her delectable lips.

"Yours too?" Weiwei's eyes widened in shock. "But you could get any girl you wanted."

"You are the only girl that has ever intrigued me enough to want to pursue." He had admitted as he leaned in for another kiss. Yep, kissing Weiwei was going to be something that he was going to spend his life goal perfecting. As much as he hated to end what he and Weiwei were currently doing he knew that he had to be logical and figure a way out of this world so he and Weiwei properly continue their story. The hormonal side of himself wanted to tell the logical side to shove it. Unfortunately the logic side won by pointing out that the sooner they are able to leave the game the sooner she can graduate. So reluctantly he ended the kiss and laid Weiwei's head onto his chest. He could only imagine how loudly his heart was beating in Weiwei's ear.

"As much as I would like to continue our current activities we do need to strategize our next moves." He could hear her breathing hard as she softly nodded her head. "Let's look at the list that Yugong Panshan brought."

"He's one of your dorm mates, right?" Weiwei asked. She remembered the conversation not too long ago with the other three saying that they were all in the same dorm studying the same major as she was.

"Mnn. They are, when we get out of here I would like to properly introduce you to them. Their personalities are just the same offline as well." Xiao Nai informed her then shared the list so both of them could read it. Xiao Nai quickly realised that everything that Yu Banshan had brought were couples quests. He had a flicker of annoyance before he remembered who trapped him and then it could just possibly be the right direction to go. He also figured that Weiwei's ex-guild didn't get a private meeting with the one who trapped them.

"While I did give the excuse to increase our couple statistics I think the answer might just be there. Considering it was the god of marriage and love who trapped us. However, we should also keep our options open to other possibilities, don't you agree?" he smiled when he felt her nod and kissed the crown of her head. The two spent what felt like the next few hours determining which quests they should start with and which they believed might just be the correct one but are so long that they should get the shorter quests out of the way first just in case. With their plan set they went to begin questing.