Only After I Was Reborn Did I Realize That I Had Childhood Sweethearts

After finishing breakfast at home, everyone spent the morning doing a thorough house cleaning. After taking a short break, they teamed up to play a few matches ofLoLflex queue.

Mei Fang picked Ashe, YuanYuan played a support with a silence—S5 Ashe wasn't considered a weak damage dealer yet, and with a support who could silence, the duo lane became a nightmare for the opponents.

Lin Youxi went Darius top lane. While Mei Fang and Xia Yuan were still trading blows down in bot lane, Lin Youxi's Darius had already slaughtered the enemy Riven at top to the point she couldn't leave base, and took down the first tower.

What seemed like a one-sided stomp turned into a close game mid-match, due to their own mid-jungle duo getting caught and throwing a big lead. The enemy's Kassadin got massively fed, becoming a late-game boss. Mei Fang and Xia Yuan were practically insta-killed every time they entered a team fight. Every time Xia Yuan went out to ward, Kassadin would suddenly appear and blow her up, leaving her shrieking nonstop.

"Ahhhh! Why is he always camping me? Is this guy mentally ill or what! F**k—!"

Xia Yuan kept spewing elegant and refined expletives at the screen. While Mei Fang was busy trying to calm her down, he too got insta-killed by the suddenly appearing Kassadin. By the end of it, only Lin Youxi had a positive KDA.

Just when everyone was heartbroken over the failed comeback, their mid and jungle teammates started flaming Xia Yuan and Mei Fang like crazy. Xia Yuan, naturally, wasn't one to take things lying down and flamed them right back.

But Xia Yuan wasn't particularly good at dishing out savage comebacks. Midway through the flame war, she realized she couldn't win and ended up just reporting and muting them all.

Xia Yuan expressed her dissatisfaction toward Lin Youxi and Mei Fang for spectating the whole thing without helping.

"Ah, I always just mute and report when I encounter stuff like this."

Lin Youxi tilted her head to the side, "Did flaming them back make you feel better?"

"Not at all! It just made me madder!"

"Then why flame at all?"

Lin Youxi was puzzled, "It's not like arguing back will help you vent properly either."

"Well, yes, but… aren't you guys even the slightest bit angry?"

"If a random dog on the street starts barking at you, are you really gonna bark back? That's exhausting."

Mei Fang scooted his ergonomic chair over to Xia Yuan's side, then called her over into his lap, "We're all people with public personas. If we get upset over every annoying troll, we'll be angry every day. When you're streaming, aren't the bullet comments not always nice either?"

"That's true… but the mindset just feels different…"

"Alright, stop thinking about that stuff… come on, come into Daddy's arms. I'll comfort you."

"Wuwuwu…"

Xia Yuan muttered under her breath and sat sideways on Mei Fang's lap, nestling into his arms for comfort and cuddles.

"Come come… Yuanbao, don't cry, don't get mad, Daddy will rub your big YuanYuan—"

"Ehh ehh! You're suddenly taking advantage of me, you're so bad."

Xia Yuan blushed and pinched Mei Fang's cheek, "Then I'm gonna rub your little Ah Fang—"

"You two, seriously…"

Lin Youxi sighed from the side, "It's already lunchtime. Should we eat before napping, or just go nap now?"

"I had a late breakfast so I'm not really hungry. What about you, YuanYuan?"

"I snacked while we were playing League just now, so I'm good too."

Xia Yuan rubbed Mei Fang's cheeks, then turned to Lin Youxi and said, "About that snoring thing we talked about this morning—now's the perfect time for Ah Fang to figure it out!"

"Before we start the competition, there's something we need to confirm first."

Lin Youxi explained, "If someone pretends to sleep in order to avoid being caught snoring, then you can't tell who the culprit is, right? So when Ah Fang comes into the room later, he needs to check if we're really asleep. If it's fake sleep, the check doesn't count."

"I agree. It's good Youxi brought it up herself."

"Ah… what do you mean?"

Xia Yuan got off Mei Fang's lap, puffed her chest and put her hands on her hips as she explained to Lin Youxi, "Everyone knows I'm the more naive and dumb one between us. So if either of us is going to pull this kind of trick, it's way more likely to be you, don't you think?"

"As expected of our Yuanbao—you even feel proud about it."

Lin Youxi smiled and then turned to Mei Fang again, "Then YuanYuan and I will go nap in our rooms. Ah Fang, you can come in after around fifteen minutes—but don't tell us exactly when."

"Yeah, if we're expecting Ah Fang, we'll get nervous."

Xia Yuan nodded.

Before the competition began, Lin Youxi tapped Mei Fang's chest, "Remember, you have to check if we're really asleep. Otherwise someone will use that to fake the results."

"Exactly, exactly! Someone seems very self-aware, but let's see how they actually perform."

So Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi each went to their own rooms to nap. Mei Fang tidied up in the living room for a bit before returning to his desk to work. Coincidentally, both Guo Yun and Liu Xiaoyu were trying to reach him. Guo Yun sent him the design drafts for the female lead and several major characters, while Liu Xiaoyu shared a sample theme song for him to listen to.

Hmm…

Oh?

Oh oh oh oh! That's the stuff!

Mei Fang was very pleased with the work the two girls had done. Whether it was art or music, it all looked promising, and the project could definitely move forward.

Mei Fang got so absorbed in work that he completely lost track of time. Before he knew it, nearly an hour had passed. Only then did he realize there hadn't been any sound from Xia Yuan or Lin Youxi's rooms.

…

Ah, crap.

Mei Fang started to panic a little, but since his wives hadn't come out of their rooms, they were probably still asleep.

Youxi was a light sleeper and never napped long. He decided to check on her first.

Mei Fang gently pushed open the bedroom door and saw Youxi sleeping on her side, hugging the blanket.

The room was very quiet, with no sound of snoring.

Mei Fang walked up softly and saw Lin Youxi's mouth slightly open, her face partially covered by tousled strands of hair. Her cheeks were always pale, with almost no rosy tint.

Lately, he had been waking up after everyone else because of work and hadn't gotten to enjoy watching his wives sleep in a long time. But right now, Youxi's nap didn't look very restful—her brows were furrowed, like she was trapped in a nightmare.

Mei Fang sat at the edge of her bed and gently wrapped his hands around hers, which were clutching the blanket. Her cold hands relaxed quickly in his warm palms, seeming to calm down.

But still—I need to check if Youxi is just pretending to sleep.

Mei Fang slipped his hand into her blanket. Thanks to their years of "in-depth communication," he knew all of Youxi's sensitive spots. He lightly pinched her waist, but she didn't react. Then he tried squeezing her thigh, and she only shifted slightly, draping her leg over him.

…

Due to childhood rhinitis, Lin Youxi had a habit of breathing through her mouth while sleeping. Even though the rhinitis was gone now, she still unconsciously pouted her lips in her sleep, creating a humorous contrast from her usual demeanor.

Mei Fang recalled how Lin Youxi often teased him in the mornings and got a bit mischievous himself. He got off her body, got on all fours, leaned in, and gave her a soft kiss on the lips.

After being kissed, Lin Youxi smacked her lips a few times, looking like she hadn't had enough. So Mei Fang leaned in again for a bit more intimacy.

…

Looks like Youxi isn't the snorer after all.

After savoring his time with Youxi, Mei Fang wiped his lips and headed to Xia Yuan's room to check on YuanYuan's status.