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Not a rival in love, but much alike
update icon Updated at 2025/4/8 7:10:12

Wang Xiaole's gaze moved from top to bottom, calmly looking at Freya, whose body was suspended from the ceiling by magic and being tickled on the soles of her feet, showing no intention of moving at all.

After all, the game was just a game, and the losing side had to accept some punishment, which was also in accordance with the rules. It was not a critical moment that required immediate action.

His sportsmanship, in Freya's eyes, seemed cold and indifferent, so the goddess immediately made a decision.

What she was about to do could be described as "going down together" in a nicer way, or "bringing someone to be buried" in a harsher way.

"Look up quickly!"

Freya, eager to sell out her teammate, immediately informed Floria about Wang Xiaole's whereabouts.

Unfortunately, her timing of revealing the information was inappropriate, and her actions were simply seen as a trick by the other side.

"Come on, don't make a fuss. The punishment won't last too long. Just hold on..."

"I'm not kidding, I'm serious!"

Now Freya was feeling frustrated.

She didn't mean to joke, but the other party didn't think so.

Her words just now, "I've got someone backing me up," were equivalent to the traditional story of "The boy who cried wolf," or the usual phrase used to deceive someone, "There's someone behind you."

Wang Xiaole, hanging from the ceiling, struggled to hold back his laughter. The way he looked at her was like looking at a child.

If the situation continued to develop like this, he would not be discovered until tonight passed and the sunrise of tomorrow. That was only possible on one condition: the environment around Wang Xiaole would cooperate.

However, his experience seemed to immediately prove one thing:

Misfortune is contagious!

The bad luck seemed to have infected Freya herself as a carrier.

In the moment when Wang Xiaole was being closely watched by the goddess, that misfortune had already infected her without any room for negotiation.

You see, this mansion was already "sixty or seventy years old," and it hadn't been repaired for a long time. It was not surprising that any part of it could be damaged.

Wang Xiaole's luck was also a bit unfortunate. Despite the large area of the ceiling, he happened to choose a spot with poor quality to hang from.

Crack, crack, crack!

The spot supporting him suddenly developed a crack in a split second.

The crack didn't have to be too big. As long as it was long enough, it could cause a small piece of the ceiling to fall immediately.

And once there was no place to stand, how could Wang Xiaole stay up there? He could only fall uncontrollably.

Strictly speaking, the height from the ceiling to the ground was not high, about three or four meters. Given Wang Xiaole's physical condition, even if he fell straight to the ground, he would be able to get up unharmed after five seconds, at most needing to dust off his clothes.

However, the coincidence named "misfortune" obviously did not want this accident to end so easily. So, when Wang Xiaole became the protagonist (or should we say heroine?) of this unfortunate incident, a certain girl was also forced to join in and personally play the role of the heroine.

Do you remember?

Freya and Wang Xiaole's faces were previously facing each other, but at different heights.

It seemed that the slightly dilapidated ceiling played a trick on these two, making sure that when one fell quickly, they didn't land on the floor or anything else.

There was only half a meter remaining ahead, and the head that had inverted itself due to the fall, like a bullet, accurately smashed towards Freya.

The goddess who had experienced many tribulations noticed the imminent danger almost at the same moment and instinctively shouted:

"No matter the reason, it is disrespectful to land on me!"

Respect? Disrespect?

What a joke.

The mastermind behind this unexpected turn of events was called "Gravity";

Although it was in another world, the realm of gravity still obeyed the laws of Newton, and Freya could definitely not hold him accountable afterwards.

And so, with a bang, Wang Xiaole, who was falling rapidly, collided face-first with Freya;

The chair behind the other person tipped over, and the tape used to bind their hands came loose in the violent reaction;

The situation seemed to be improving, and there shouldn't be any unexpected events;

More importantly, just before the fall, Wang Xiaole intentionally placed his hands behind him;

He did this in order to prevent certain things from happening.

According to common sense:

Usually, in similar situations, there would be unexpected chest attacks or unexpected pouncing;

Then, a voice-over would say:

"At this moment, the male and female protagonists developed feelings for each other deep in their hearts..."

Unfortunately, Wang Xiaole rejected such plot development and moved his hands back at the very beginning.

Taking such precautions, it was unlikely that any trouble would arise with a probability of ninety-nine percent;

But the "unexpected" left for him promptly proved to be the result of that one percent probability.

It had nothing to do with his hands, but Wang Xiaole's mouth kissed Freya directly on the lips!

The angle was right, their lips perfectly met, and the strength of the kiss was just right (compelled by the circumstances).

Based on the above phenomena, the current result was extremely beautiful

- as long as the two of them felt the same way.

"Roar!"

That doesn't sound right...

What's going on? Let me explain in a few words:

Freya's body suddenly straightened up, her delicate tongue instinctively licked near her lips, and after tasting a bit of a salty and wet flavor, she let out a roar like a tigress pouncing.

That posture was as if she wanted to drag her target to hell.

"You shameless person, did you deliberately fall to take advantage of me? Today, I will accompany you in perdition."

"Don't use words incorrectly. Perdition is not used like this... Ahem."

Wang Xiaole coughed lightly due to the dust he stirred up, and then began to prove his innocence:

"Actually, I am also a victim. No one wants such a thing to happen, right?"

"I..."

"A mistake that was unintentional, how can it be called a mistake?"

"I..."

"If I tell you that it's my first kiss (actually it's not), will you forgive me this once?"

"I!"

"Ten boxes of puff pastries, do we have a deal?"

"Deal!"

In the end, the weight of food prevailed. Even if Freya didn't give Wang Xiaole face, for the sake of the puff pastries and not losing face, she had to forgive him this time.

She should let it go:

How could what happened between members of the same sex be considered a kiss? It was like taking a bite out of a big white radish.

At this moment, when the two of them were coming and going, Florala's focus was always on one thing;

Just like when she immediately grabbed Wang Xiaole's hand and said with her own mouth:

"I caught you."

Florala's focus was only on the game, much like a child who loves to play.

From playing hide and seek to now, Florala has searched the entire mansion, and because she didn't hear the sound of the front door opening, she didn't go to the courtyard to check;

But even so, she could say that she did her best, Lucia couldn't be caught for real.

But both sides of the game knew:

The result is just a conclusion, what really needs to be enjoyed is the process;

Ignoring the indifferent goddess and demon king, Wang Xiaole did find the feeling of his childhood, and Florala also somewhat made up for the regret.

Out of the desire to repay a friend, she made this proposal:

"Are you planning to move to the mansion to live? If it was someone else, even if I sing all night long, I would definitely drive those guys away... but if it's you, then I can agree."

Florala was not silly and knew Wang Xiaole's ultimate goal, and from now on, she didn't care about a group of people living in her house.

For her, who values private property highly, this was an incredible concession!

"Thank you for your kindness."

Wang Xiaole said these six words, then tilted his head and unexpectedly said something:

"But no need. While playing hide and seek, I thought it over:

After all, Sylvia has a psychological rejection of living here, and if people were to live in this mansion, it would probably need to be renovated... This would not be good for both you and Sylvia, so let's forget it."

"Forget it" meant that after weighing the pros and cons, Wang Xiaole finally decided to find another place to live.

"But wait, why did we work so hard to play the game? Isn't it to live here? Why did you give up so easily?"

Freya couldn't understand, and it was natural. Among the results, she was more concerned about a detail.

The cause or direct reason that led Wang Xiaole to make this decision was because of the Demon King Lucia;

Why did Wang Xiaole have to take care of a Demon King like this? This was something that Freya couldn't accept the most.

It was definitely not jealousy, but rather a more complicated psychology, entwined in Freya's mind.

Florala was naturally surprised too:

"You played with a ghost like me, don't you want any reward at all?"

"I have my reward."

Wang Xiaole nodded and gave a reason that he could accept:

"Playing a game and making a friend is already great..."

This was a reason, but also an excuse.

The main reason was still considering Lucia's feelings, so he gave up the good new home, the mansion.

Likewise, if today it was Freya who was afraid of ghosts and didn't want to live here, Wang Xiaole would make a similar decision;

The only difference is:

If it was Freya who was afraid of ghosts, then before leaving the mansion, Wang Xiaole would definitely play with her properly.

"So my dear, you're thinking about me like this..."

Lucia heard unusual noises on the first floor and slipped out of the cabinet;

Originally, she wasn't prepared to show herself easily, but when she heard Wang Xiaole taking care of her, she disregarded everything and followed the sound;

When she ran out of the bedroom, Flora was still puzzled:

When searching the bedroom earlier, she didn't see Lucia, was she hiding in some secret place that even she didn't know about?

While Wang Xiaole's attitude certainly touched Lucia, the main motive for the Demon Lord to come over was to take advantage of the opportunity and cling to her lover.

If it were a regular day, she would have succeeded, but this time the main obstacle to not getting her wish was the sudden appearance of the goddess.

Freya didn't like Wang Xiaole, at least not now;

But that didn't affect anything:

Her antagonistic attitude towards Lucia and the relationship between them were like two opposing "rivals".