NOVEL NEXT 2: Don't Look, It Will Hurt Your Heart
“So what exactly is going on? I don’t understand, I completely don’t understand!”
Ye Xinglan stomped her feet in front of the mirror, her small, delicate white feet repeatedly colliding with the floor, indicating her owner’s panicked emotions.
It was impossible to remain calm!
“Is this a dream? It absolutely must be, right?”
Ye Xinglan placed her hands on her cheeks, which were so soft they seemed about to ooze water, and applied a bit of force.
“Ow, it hurts…”
The action changed from pinching to covering in just a split second.
Ye Xinglan displayed a teary-eyed expression, incredibly cute, unconsciously exhibiting a demeanor that could instantly captivate lolicon enthusiasts.
The pain transmitted from her face also conveyed a message to her.
That is, this wasn’t a dream at all, but a real event.
Upon realizing this fact, Ye Xinglan’s worldview instantly shattered, immediately falling into a state of withdrawal.
“Damn.”
Time slowly passed.
Work hours had long since passed.
Going now would only be treated as being late.
And given the current situation… heh, better not to think about it.
“What kind of strange development is this? Forget it, let’s first clarify the situation…”
After realizing that despondency couldn’t solve the root of the problem, Ye Xinglan gradually recovered.
She looked towards the silver-haired loli similarly crouching in withdrawal not far away, sensing a feeling of sameness from her, as if she were herself.
Just as this thought arose in her mind, the silver-haired loli across from her looked over.
“Hm?”
Ye Xinglan quickly saw a black-haired loli crouching in withdrawal in her line of sight.
“?”
Ye Xinglan’s mind short-circuited for a moment.
Then she controlled the little loli across from her to wave a greeting.
“Hi~”
The silver-haired loli waved, with a somewhat forced smile on her face.
Seeing this scene, Ye Xinglan and the silver-haired loli immediately gasped.
“Oh my——!” ×2
One soul, two bodies.
Both lolis could be said to be Ye Xinglan.
Upon discovering this phenomenon, Ye Xinglan was thoroughly shocked.
“Are both of them me? What kind of strange development is this? It’s so magical!”
The black-haired Ye Xinglan became inexplicably excited, then approached the silver-haired loli to examine her closely.
“Incredible, it’s truly incredible, both are actually me, just thinking about it feels thrilling!”
Her mood was very excited, perhaps because she could entertain herself and become even more joyful.
Ye Xinglan always felt very lonely in the empty room because there was no one to keep her company, at most only having online friends to play games with.
But after logging off, she would feel empty again.
Now having another self to keep her company, no matter how she thought about it, it seemed very interesting.
Even if it was herself, even if it was the same soul.
But mutually understanding, no matter how you think about it, is more compatible than other people!
“Hmm~ To distinguish us better, let’s give you a name.”
The black-haired Ye Xinglan pondered for a moment, suddenly coming up with an idea.
“I’ve got it, from now on I’ll be called Ye Lan.” Changing “Lan” to a homophone that seemed more suitable for a girl’s identity.
The silver-haired loli smiled slightly, speaking the words for her.
“Then I’ll be called Ye Xing.”
“Yes, yes, yes, that’s it, together we’re Ye Xinglan.”
Ye Lan’s expression was extremely excited, like a child who had found a new toy.
Although the feeling of using one mind for two bodies was a bit strange, she quickly got used to it.
It was like one person having a puppet on each hand and controlling them to speak.
There was no second personality; essentially, they were all herself!
Although there was a slight suspicion of multiple personalities.
After a period of excitement, Ye Lan gradually calmed down.
She looked up at the time.
“Ah, work hours have passed, I’m late.”
Ye Xing nodded thoughtfully: “Mm… It’s not just a problem of being late, given my current condition, I probably can’t even go to work.”
Ye Lan slightly opened her small mouth, eyes widening, seeming to realize something.
“Does this mean I’ve lost my job?”
Ye Xing nodded.
“It seems so.”
Self-questioning and self-answering was so fun.
If done alone, it might seem neurotic, but with two bodies, it was completely fine.
They had almost gotten used to this way of playing.
After some thought, the two lolis came to a conclusion.
“Forget it, let’s log on!”
Work and such can go die, games are more fun.
Ye Lan had two accounts, one for dealing with real life, like school groups, company groups, and such.
The other was for circles with extremely high two-dimensional concentration, joining some game groups and meme groups.
Now with two bodies, one account each, they could finally try the feeling of one person playing two accounts in a team!
Subsequently, the two lolis went to the pile of miscellaneous items to bring out the old computer that had been replaced before.
Although the model was a bit old, it was still playable.
After a simple cleanup, the two successfully got online.
“Charge charge charge, yahoo~”
“The law of victory has been confirmed.”
The two were playing a well-known hero battle MOBA competitive game, directly queuing with two accounts, one choosing support, one choosing ADC, equivalent to one person controlling two heroes.
After entering the game.
Ye Xing and Ye Lan didn’t need to coordinate at all. Being one soul, they knew when to engage and when to retreat, the timing for using skills was very accurate, displaying perfect cooperation, dominating their opponents in the early game.
“Hm? They surrendered?”
“Next game, next game.”
The two played like this all morning, only stopping when they got hungry at noon.
“Hungry.” Ye Lan released the mouse.
“Mm.” Ye Xing nodded.
“Let’s order takeout.”
“Two portions.”
At this point, Ye Lan suddenly noticed a problem.
If there were two bodies, they would have to bear the food expenses for two people!
The stomachs were separate.
Even if one was full, the other body’s stomach would still be hungry.
Ye Lan took out her phone and looked at her savings, the number barely approaching four digits, and after ordering two portions of takeout, it would be down to three digits!
Ye Xing covered both her own eyes and Ye Lan’s eyes with her hands.
“Don’t look, it will hurt your heart.”
“Wuu wuu wuu~”
It was too late, she was already hurt.
Ye Lan supported herself on the floor in an orz posture, her mood particularly low.
[ TN: orz, a posture emoticon representing a kneeling, bowing, or comically fallen over person. ]
“Now without a source of income, how can this little money possibly support two of me, if this continues, I’m afraid we’ll soon be covering ourselves with small blankets under a bridge…”
Ye Xing patted Ye Lan’s head, as if self-comforting.
At this moment, the phone notification sound rang.
It was a message from the company leader, seemingly questioning why she didn’t come to work.
Ye Lan thought for a moment, then directly sent a resignation application, without explaining too many reasons, and certainly not telling him the truth.
After some back and forth, the leader accepted it, saying he would settle the wages and pay her tomorrow.
“Hmm… With this money, we should be able to hold out for a while, but we need to find a new source of income quickly.”
But Ye Lan looked at her and Ye Xing’s petite and frail bodies.
“But what can I do now? Without identity documents, I’m completely off the grid…”
However, their faces were quite cute, like two perfectly crafted porcelain dolls.
“Hmm…” ×2
The two lolis thus fell into contemplation.