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XVIII: Mr. President, Just Stay!
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2021-07-29 19:24:19"Ulysses, there's something bothering me for some time now." Dylan is currently staring at the ceiling of his room while he's lying flat on his bed.
He seems to be thinking deeply, like a philosopher wondering why he exists."What is it?" Ulysses didn't bother to look in his direction.He's crouching on one corner of the room, busy playing with Dylan's Xbox. He's so into it that he barely pays attention to the other.He heard Dylan sigh before he replies. "There are no girls approaching me anymore.""When?" The video game requires Ulysses to move his character in an instant or else, he'll lose. Subconsciously, his body dodges in real life too."After I broke up with my last girlfriend. It's expected that after a week, there will be a new girl who'll approach me and will volunteer to be my next lover." Dylan paused to count for the days that passed since he's single again. "It's almost two weeks after our breakup!"Unfortunately for Ulysses, he lost the game. HeRelated chapters
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"My neck still hurts." Dylan stretches his neck.Since he woke up, this stiff neck is bothering him. Who would not suffer from a stiff neck if you sleep with your neck stretched to the side for the whole night? Dylan's head fell from the pillow without noticing it with his body still lying straight."It's because you stayed in an uncomfortable position all night." Ulysses replies in a plainspoken manner.This statement of his made the other knit his eyebrows. "And who's fault is that? You took more than a half of the bed."Since Ulysses spent the night in Cruz's residence. Except he slept on the same bed as Dylan, he also borrowed some change of clothes from him. Of course, he can't sleep with his school uniform, right?Unfortunately for Dylan, he wasn't informed that this grumpy student council president is like a clock when sleeping. His body rotates in different directions."..." Ulysses is silent for a while. He must have bothered Dylan so much. Surprisingly, h
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