Chapter 12 The Invisible Understanding

Now she could finally enter Lu Ming's room openly and legitimately.

The lights were off inside, but the moon outside the window was bright enough.

Lu Ming watched her retreating figure, then glanced at the empty wine bottles on the floor and the lingering smell of alcohol in the room, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He wanted to turn on the light, but Wen Chu walked straight to the bedside and pulled the curtains open completely, stopping him and saying, "No need to turn on the light. Your room has a great view; we can look at the moon."

System: "Detected that the male lead is feeling embarrassed."

Wen Chu picked up the wine bottle that had been thrown on the ground and threw it into the trash can. She then sat down on the floor facing the window, leaning against the bed.

When she's in a bad mood, she doesn't like bright places. Bright light will expose her expression, reveal her vulnerability, and make it impossible for her to be open about her sadness.

Not to mention someone like Lu Ming, the Prince of Duan, who certainly wouldn't want others to see his distressed expression.

Lu Ming didn't understand her behavior of sitting on the ground: "Why sit on the floor when there's a sofa?"

"That's so down-to-earth." Wen Chu lowered her head, poured herself a glass, took a small sip, patted the seat next to her, and gestured for someone to sit down.

Lu Ming hesitated for a few seconds, but finally sat down next to her, though still maintaining a safe distance.

Wen Chu smiled with satisfaction, "That's right, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth like this is wonderful." She opened the cake box and the cake fork, and handed them to the dignified person.

Lu Ming frowned as he looked at the cute pink strawberry cake with a cat paw pattern, and said with disdain, "What is this?"

Wen Chu scratched her head. "Isn't it cute? This is the first time I've seen this shape. I couldn't resist, so I bought it."

"I don't want to eat this," Lu Ming refused.

"You're actually a cute animal, aren't you? This is so cute, just looking at it makes me feel better." Wen Chu forcefully pushed the cake towards her.

Lu Ming reluctantly accepted it, hesitated for a moment, and then decisively chopped off one of the cat's paws, putting the strawberry along with it into his mouth.

Wen Chu hissed and clicked her tongue, saying, "What a cold man."

Lu Ming glanced at her as if she were a patient.

While eating a cake with cute animal designs and drinking a sweet and sour, not spicy, beverage, Lu Ming had never tried such a strange combination before. He almost forgot that his original intention was to drown his sorrows in alcohol, but things had taken a bit off track.

The cake wasn't big, and it was quickly eaten up. Wen Chu noticed that Lu Ming was quite frugal with food; he would say he wouldn't eat it, but he would always finish it obediently whenever he was fed.

Wen Chu was getting a little hungry watching him eat; she should buy two portions next time. She changed the subject, asking, "Do you play games?" Then, uncertainly, she added, "Um, someone like you would play games, right?"

Lu Ming tossed the packaging box into a nearby trash can and glanced at her sideways: "What about me?"

Wen Chu answered truthfully: "rigid, indifferent, devoid of emotions, a robot whose mind is only focused on work."

Lu Ming scoffed coldly, saying somewhat angrily, "If you're this bad, why do you still like me? You might as well stay away from me."

Even the most stinking garbage will find a suitable trash can. Unfortunately, I am that unlucky trash can.

Lu Ming was disgusted by her nauseating analogy and was so angry he didn't know what to say: "You..."

"Hey!" Wen Chu slapped him. "Just tell me if you're going to fight or not. Let me see how good you are. Keep your brain busy so you won't have time to think about sad things."

What to play?

"Let's go with Nova. It's a classic competitive mobile game. Have you played it? It's a bit old, but compared to the new products now, I still like to play this when I'm stressed. It's really satisfying to beat people up."

Lu Ming gave an irrelevant answer: "I don't want to team up with you."

"You've actually played before?" Wen Chu's eyes lit up. "What do you mean? I'm really good. You've had too much to drink right now, so your skills might be terrible. I'll protect you so you can win more easily. Winning will help you relax, while losing will only make one more person sad."

Lu Ming glanced at Wen Chu's chattering mouth, wondering how so many words could come out of her mouth. He picked up his phone from the bed.

Seeing that her provocation had worked, Wen Chu smiled in the darkness, "Come, come, I'll invite you!"

After Lu Ming entered the map where Wen Chu was, Wen Chu could see that Lu Ming's level was only 80, which could only be considered a mid-level.

"Ha, you're so bad. Look at me, I'm already level 190, all thanks to my hard work." Wen Chu mocked sarcastically.

She suddenly remembered this game while charging her phone at home. As soon as she downloaded it, her real-world progress was directly transferred here. The reason she suggested playing this game was simply because she vaguely remembered that Lu Ming in real life had also played this game, and she seemed to have seen the icon on his phone before.

Lu Ming remained expressionless as he rummaged through his backpack for equipment: "This proves nothing except that you've spent a lot of time playing. No wonder your grades are so bad; you've wasted all your time on this."

"Bullshit, I only play when I'm under pressure, okay?"

"I can't imagine what kind of pressure someone as idle as you could possibly have."

Wen Chuxin thought that spending all day at her desk coding was incredibly stressful, okay? But she chose to be glib: "Isn't it stressful to worry about someone else taking you away all the time?"

"You... speechless." Lu Ming didn't expect that his casual, sarcastic remark would earn him a pound of oil. He remained silent, speechless.

Before each game, you can choose the character you want. Wen Chu started to seriously agonize over which skin to choose. She liked several ancient-style beauties. On the contrary, Lu Ming had already chosen a swordsman in a black and red robe with a cold face, which perfectly matched his real-life temperament.

Wen Chu ultimately chose a long-legged beauty in a blue dress with a slit in the skirt, revealing a large bust and plump hips—she was very sexy, and she thought it would disgust Lu Ming.

As expected, Lu Ming smirked when he saw the skin she chose. "Is this your ideal type?"

But she didn't expect this guy to say something so hurtful. She narrowed her eyes and questioned him, "What do you mean? What do you mean by 'ideal type'? Aren't I like that in real life? Am I not even remotely similar to him?!"

"It can be said that they are completely unrelated."

Do you have eyes?

"It has eyes."

“You… oh—” Wen Chu’s expression softened instantly, and she said with a smile, “You finally admit that you’ve been paying attention to me.”

Lu Ming was even more speechless. This woman was all smiles, whether given a little encouragement or not. He urged, "Are you still going to play or not? Hurry up."

Wen Chu manipulated the ancient-style beauty to circle around the black-clad swordsman a few times. "Let's play, let's go, let's go provoke that couple in front first. I can't stand them admiring the scenery and being all lovey-dovey. I'm going to kick them into the river."

Lu Ming's lips twitched again: "Are you just bored?"

Unfortunately, Wen Chu had already rushed forward and kicked each of them. Then the young couple declared war on Lu Ming, who was dragged into the battle with a dark face.

The game requires skill and agility. Players can freely choose items from their inventory or engage in pure melee combat. Wen Chu, however, embraces the most primal form of violence, charging straight into battle without any weapons.

Lu Ming was starting to regret teaming up with someone. He had never imagined that the game could be played this way. He used to log in and go straight to find various bosses to grind experience and fight.

"Hey, can you move a little? Your partner and I are being attacked from both sides!" Wen Chu tapped her phone rapidly, her temper flaring.

Lu Ming stood motionless, as if watching the battlefield unfold: "You went and provoked others for no reason, so it's only right that you got beaten up."

"You're making me lose face. The girl across from me might be laughing at me for having bad taste in men, picking such a coward." While replenishing her blood, Wen Chu angrily finished the wine in her glass, then hid behind Lu Ming, sticking to him like a piece of nougat.

"..." Lu Ming had no choice but to take action and start fighting with the young couple opposite him.

Seeing that he was at a disadvantage, Wen Chu clicked her tongue and said, "Your technique is pretty average."

Lu Ming was initially at a disadvantage and felt guilty, so he didn't plan to do anything to the other party. Who would have thought that while the young couple was attacking him, they even took the time to kiss each other.

This is going too far.

This truly touched the psychological defenses of a man who had just broken up with his girlfriend. Lu Ming felt his eyes sting, so he finally got serious, took a sip of his blood pack, and started beating them to death. He made all sorts of smooth moves, kicking the two of them eight feet away, leaving them with only a little bit of health. Still not satisfied, he threw a landmine, blowing them out of the arena and ending the battle.

The young couple's faces suddenly displayed battle-damaged, dusty effects, and a chat box appeared above their heads saying, "You guys are pretty good!" Then they ran off hand in hand.

Wen Chu stared in disbelief, then laughed, "Look at this, isn't it infuriating? After fighting like this, they still want to hold hands! Disgusting! But you're pretty good, your move is half as good as mine."

Lu Ming glanced at her sideways, seemingly already getting used to her shameless words.

"Okay, let's go fight that ugly monster. I've hated him for a long time." Wen Chu skipped away in the game, and Lu Ming had no choice but to follow.

After playing several serious matches, Wen Chu felt her skills were picking up and she got a little carried away. Their teamwork seemed to be building up unconsciously.

When the boss takes heavy damage, it will raise a tall shield to protect itself and heal itself. However, if you attack its vulnerable back from behind while it is building the shield, causing it to lose a lot of health, you can interrupt its spellcasting.

So Wen Chu seized the opportunity to circle around to the back, fully charged up her ultimate skill, leaped up and released the skill, successfully breaking the shield. As she was falling, she thought Lu Ming would use this weak point to attack with his ultimate skill, but Lu Ming immediately released his skill at her, throwing her back to the highest point and completing the skill charge.

Wen Chu's eyelids twitched, as if she understood what the other party meant. In an instant, she immediately released her second skill. At the same time, Lu Ming returned to the ground and released his second skill with perfect timing, creating a strong resonance. Taking advantage of the weakened state of the shield, he directly cleared the last two bars of the boss's health.

Before the screen even showed the boss's defeat and fall, and instead displayed the words "Defeat" in large letters, Wen Chu's eyes widened. She straightened up and shouted, "Holy crap, that's awesome!"

"I never thought it could be like this!" She couldn't hide her joy and excitedly wanted to give Lu Ming a big hug. After all, she had always fought alone before, and she never expected that the damage could be so high when the two of them cooperated well! But this requires a high level of skill; if your reaction is even a little slow, you won't be able to achieve this effect.

Lu Ming picked up the loot from the ground and then quietly stuffed some defensive items into her backpack.

Wen Chu couldn't help but ask, "Have you played with other people before?"

Lu Ming replied indifferently, "Do I need to tell you?"

Wen Chu rolled her eyes at him: "You're stingy."

"So what if I've played around with other people?"

Wen Chu excitedly took a big gulp of wine: "No, that's great, there's actually someone to play with you."

Lu Ming narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"

"No, no, no, keep going! Press the attack! I'm going to break through level 200 today, and from now on, everyone in this land will have to give me a wide berth."

"Are you the one comforting me, or am I just keeping you company?"

"It's all the same, love is mutual." Wen Chu happily rummaged through the equipment in her backpack.

Lu Ming immediately corrected him, "Watch your words, there is no love between us."

Wen Chu ignored him and asked, "Why are you giving me so many blood packs? I need some that are more aggressive. Let me see what good stuff you have in your bag." As she spoke, she walked up to the black-clad swordsman and began rummaging through his belongings.

Lu Ming frowned as he watched the man's bandit-like behavior: "Are you here to rob us?"

Wen Chu chuckled and started rummaging through the items: "I'll take this bow and arrow. A beautiful woman with a longbow, so cool. I'll also take this mask, it adds to the mystery..."

Lu Ming watched helplessly as his equipment level decreased by one.

They played a few more rounds, and Wen Chu witnessed many new techniques. Under her eloquent and persuasive attacks, Lu Ming was clearly embarrassed by her words.

But she slowly started to feel dizzy. She had drunk too much in her excitement, so the effects of the alcohol were quite strong now. She shook her head, her vision blurring. Just as she was about to leap up and perform a double aerial attack, her hand trembled, and she twisted backward in mid-air, kicking Lu Ming and sending him crashing to the ground.

Wen Chu: "..."

Lu Ming: "..."

Wen Chu chuckled: "Oops, my hand slipped. Let's try again."

So Lu Ming began to recharge his power in preparation for a critical strike. He finally got ready and leaped up, but Wen Chu was quick and released the ultimate move on the ground. However, it missed and hit the flowers and plants next to him, with nothing happening.

The black-clad swordsman was left alone in the air, feeling lonely.

Wen Chu: "..."

Lu Ming: "..."

Wen Chu: "Oh dear, your hands are faster than your brain."