Chapter 8: The Rivals - Both Brothers Are Mentally Ill

Xie Changyu patted his face, trying to dissipate the heat.

[Bored God: I'm not going to use my mic today, my roommates are all here.]

Everyone in the dorm is here tonight. Usually, only Xie Changyu and Jiang Yue live in the dorm, and we see each other all the time. Occasionally, we see Qi Yan and Gu Qingjia staying in the dorm.

When there are many people around, Xie Changyu doesn't really want to turn on his mic. Although he usually just chats and plays games normally without any flirtation, something still feels a bit off.

They only discuss veiled topics when chatting on WeChat.

Xie Changyu was reluctant to admit that although he had been in online relationships many times, he had never had any real-life dating experience and was still a 19-year-old virgin who had never held a girl's hand.

[QiQi: ...Okay, it's such a pity I won't be able to hear my baby's voice tonight, I'm so sad T^T]

Looking at this message, Xie Changyu pursed his lips, his face showing hesitation.

[Bored God: They probably won't be around tomorrow, how about tomorrow?]

[Qiqi: But I miss you, baby. I really want to hear your voice. I wish we could sleep together on video tonight...]

Xie Changyu tilted his head and thought for a moment. A live video call? It does seem like a good idea.

[Bored Guy: Let's connect on voice chat after we finish the game.]

[Qiqi: Mmm! My husband is so good! I love you!]

Being suddenly called "husband" caught Xie Changyu off guard. He felt his heart pounding. He typed a line, then deleted it word by word, and finally changed the subject in silence.

[Bored God: Let's hurry up and go online! We don't have much time left.]

[QiQi: Hehe, is baby shy? I'm going online right now~]

Xie Changyu coughed lightly, put on his headphones, opened the game, and heard a sweet female voice in his ear saying, "Baby, let me call my brother to play a three-player game together. How about just the three of us playing today?"

Xie Changyu stopped pulling his friend along, and after hearing this, carefully typed a few words: "I'll listen to you."

Her brother mainly plays marksman, but his skill level is average. He's probably a newbie who hasn't been playing for very long. Usually, it's Qiqi, or Suisui, who plays jungle and carries the team. Fortunately, her brother knows he's not very good at the game, so he just stays under the tower and waits for Suisui and his support to come and help.

Xie Changyu and Qiqi exchanged names. She said her name was Shen Sui, which was a very cute name. He usually called her Sui Sui, while Sui Sui loved to call him baby.

Yesterday, Sui Sui introduced him to her brother's identity but didn't say anything else. Moreover, her brother didn't say a word the whole time, which made Xie Changyu a little curious. Was he socially anxious?

At this moment, Sui Sui spoke up: "Baby, my brother can't come because of something, let's play together."

Didn't come? Xie Changyu's fingers twitched slightly: Okay.

Sui Sui: "Then I'll mute my microphone first, baby."

After saying that, Xie Changyu felt that all he could hear was the sound effect of the game starting. He simply took off his headphones and started playing the game in silence.

Why didn't you call me?

Shen Zisui had just muted his microphone when he heard his brother say this in his ear. His face was as delicate as a porcelain doll, and his eyes were dark. When he turned his head to look at his brother, his eyes were very creepy. "What are you doing here when I'm playing games with my baby?"

Chen Du tilted his head, his tone serious yet tinged with doubt, "But you called me yesterday?"

“Yesterday was because we were short-staffed.” Shen Zisui licked his lips, revealing a little bit of his canine tooth, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. “Today it’s just me and the baby. There were too many annoying guys before.”

"You're not allowed to come!" Shen Zisui gave his brother a warning look, like a cat guarding its food, its fur standing on end as it tried to drive away the outsider.

Shen Du's face was pale, his inorganic gaze slowly shifted away, and he sat back in his previous position. His dark eyes then looked at his brother, who was smiling strangely, and he exposed him, "But you're lying to him."

He came to this conclusion using a voice changer on his phone, saying, "He'll be angry."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zisui's expression changed. He looked at his brother as if he were an enemy, his eyes filled with hatred, and his tone was agitated: "I didn't lie to him! He likes girls, and I am a girl. I didn't do anything wrong!"

He looked at his brother with a strange expression, tilting his head to look at him: "Are you going to tell him?"

Shen Du didn't even blink, his tone flat, "No."

"Brother, you're so kind." Shen Zisui gave a sweet smile, a stark contrast to his previous ferocious expression. Neither of the brothers seemed to notice anything amiss, nor did the housekeeper passing by. They were clearly used to the Shen brothers' unusual behavior.

Here, Xie Changyu, as usual, accepted a blue buff. He wasn't quite used to the game being played without anyone talking tonight, so he took out his headphones and put them on, listening to the sounds of kills, which wasn't bad.

In the final game, after he played Yao and was easily killed by Lan, who used a big move to enter the crowd, Xie Changyu gave a thumbs up.

"My baby is so strong!"

The voice messages for couples show that his intimacy level with Sui Sui is almost level 50. They've only known each other for three months, but Sui Sui is very keen on spending money to buy all sorts of items that increase intimacy. Their intimacy level is currently built up by spending money.

Xie Changyu checked the time and it was already 11:30. After logging off the game, Xie Changyu and Sui Sui started a voice call. As soon as the call connected, he could hear the other person's soft breathing.

He glanced outside and saw that the two of them were already in bed, with only Jiang Yue reading a book under an eye-protecting lamp. He couldn't help but marvel at how incredibly diligent this academic genius was.

He was rich, handsome, and had excellent grades. He had heard that the other person was the top scorer in the science section of the college entrance examination. It was truly infuriating to compare oneself to others.

Xie Changyu found a comfortable position to lie down, placed her phone next to her face, and although there was no sound, she felt inexplicably at ease.

"Goodnight, Sui Sui," he said softly.

Shen Zisui licked her bleeding lips, her voice sweet and pleasant as she spoke through the voice changer, her eyes darting slightly in the darkness, "Changyu, goodnight."

Soon after, the dormitory lights were turned off, and the entire dormitory became very quiet. Xie Changyu slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Because he had classes all day, he got up very early. By the time Shen Zisui opened his eyes and looked at his phone, the call had already ended. He smiled contentedly and sent Xie Changyu a good morning message.

Xie Changyu was very busy because there were no easy classes today, only classes with final exams, so he had to listen carefully. He rarely looked at his phone. After finishing his classes in the morning, he rushed to eat lunch. This time, he didn't go with Qi Yan, since they were in different majors and had different courses.

After finishing his meal and digesting his food, he needed to take a nap, since he had classes in the afternoon. He replied to a message briefly and then stopped.

After the day ended, Xie Changyu returned to his dormitory and found it empty. He breathed a sigh of relief; this was the usual state of his dormitory.

I was really not used to staying in the dorm all day yesterday.

A note from the author:

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OK, now that everyone's made their appearance, I'll start fleshing out their characters. They all feel a bit one-dimensional. This is my first time writing a long story, so I'll try my best to keep it from falling apart.

Because I want to apply for a ranking, I'm controlling the number of words, so the word count will be relatively low these few days.