Yu Mo held up his phone and glanced at the girl next to him. Suddenly, he thought she looked quite like the real girl and burst out laughing.

"You're still laughing. I'm really impressed." Zhong Xiang said, "I think this girl was even more difficult to deal with a few years ago. I don't know how you can stand her."

"Is everything okay?" Yu Mo tried hard to suppress his laughter: "I'm on speakerphone, if you DISS her again, you'll get mad."

Zhong rang: "Hey, no, no, no, I'm scared of you, I'm hanging up."

Zhong Xiang ran away faster than anyone else and hung up immediately. Yu Mo put away his phone and saw that Lin Meng had almost finished her meal and was taking a few pieces of tissue to wipe her mouth.

"Who's coming?" Lin Meng asked.

"Wow, your hearing is really good." Yu Mo praised and chuckled: "Saint Laurent."

Lin Meng jumped up from the bed with a "whoosh".

"How dare they come here!!" she shouted angrily.

It really is a little bomb.

Yu Mo raised his eyebrows and reached out to pull her: "Sit down, sit down, calm down."

"How come you're not angry at all?" Lin Meng said angrily, "Those bastards—"

"Don't be so excited. Save your dirty talk for the other team in the game." Yu Mo smiled and shook her hand. At this time, he heard a knock on the door.

"Hey, say bastards, and here they come." He winked at Lin Meng and said in French, "Come in."

The door opened and a colorful group of French people walked in.

Lin Meng recognized the little French man TIMI at a glance.

What's a bit strange is that this group of French people's formation is led by TIMI, and each of them looks a bit dejected.

TIMI walked to the bedside with a large bouquet of pink carnations in her hand and placed them on the bedside for Yu Mo.

Lin Meng stared at TIMI and the bouquet of flowers TIMI sent with great vigilance, as if there were hidden weapons inside.

TIMI also felt her gaze. The little French man smiled at her affectionately, raised his hand, took a carnation from the bouquet and handed it to her.

Lin Meng: “?”

Yu Mo's eyes flickered subtly, he raised his hand to block it, and snatched the flower away with ease again.

"Aren't these flowers for me?" he asked in French with a lazy smile.

TIMI raised an eyebrow: "Are you so stingy that you can't even give one to the beautiful lady?"

Yu Mo: "I'm just so stingy." After a pause, he said, "Even a beautiful lady wouldn't want your flowers."

TIMI looked at him, then at Lin Meng, and stood up straight with a hint of doubt. "So you're taking care of a girl, Silence?"

Yu Mo: "Do you think she needs me to take care of her?"

TIMI reached out and pinched his chin, thought for a moment and said with emotion: "No need."

Yu Mo: "Yeah, but she is indeed my sister."

TIMI: “…”

Lin Meng stood aside, watching Yu Mo and the little French man chattering back and forth in bird language. The atmosphere seemed quite pleasant. She couldn't join in and couldn't help feeling a little impatient.

TIMI didn't talk to Yu Mo alone for too long. He stood up and led a few teammates to stand beside Yu Mo's bed, bowed to Yu Mo, and then left.

Lin Meng: “?” She rushed to the door confused and looked out, “Leaving now?”

"What else? Are you all going to stay here with me all night?" Yu Mo laughed and raised his hand to play with the carnations on the bedside. He seemed to be in a good mood.

Lin Meng ran back, dragged a stool and sat down, and asked anxiously: "What on earth are they here for?"

"I came to apologize," Yu Mo said. "I didn't control my fans well, and it caused me trouble. That's about it, huh."

"So this is all you said after talking for so long?" Lin Meng was half-believing and half-doubting.

Yu Mo glanced at her sideways, casually broke off a carnation and handed it to her, smiling: "Well, that's all, what else do you want to hear?"

Lin Meng took the flowers, scratched her head again, and sat back in her chair somewhat unwillingly, whispering, "I didn't realize their team was quite well-mannered."

Xiao Xingheng came to deliver a wave of daily necessities during the stay. As soon as he entered the room, he saw the two people in the ward living in harmony and peace. Lin Meng was sitting there playing the mobile version of BOD, and Yu Mo was watching her cutting melons and vegetables at a low level, and occasionally sneering and mocking her opponent for being a loser.

After a few times, Xing Shen became tolerant of this kind of scene. He told Lin Meng the time for the shift change and then wisely put down his things and left.

All of Lin Meng's accounts are male. Basically, after every game, someone would ask to add her as a friend and ask for help. Many of them were girls. In the game, they would use flowery patterns or names like "Nini" and "Tiantian".

Lin Meng wouldn't even look at it, let alone add her as a friend. She would just click "Reject" and move on to the next game. This phenomenon became more frequent the higher she played. There were even female teammates who started flirting directly with her by typing in the team channel.

The more focused Lin Xiaomeng was on the game, the more ridiculous her teammates who were jumping around in the team channel seemed. But she was really too focused. She played one game after another without talking to Yu Mo. Yu Mo had one arm resting there receiving an IV drip. He couldn't play with his hands or eat with his mouth. The joy of life was completely deprived him. It was extremely boring.

Fans often say that Yu Mo is particularly straight in some aspects, but at this moment, Yu Mo really wants to dedicate the title of "straight" to his contestant Lin Xiaomeng.

How can there be such an unprofessional bedside companion!

There was a hint of resentment in his eyes when he looked at Lin Meng. It seemed that this game was still a little entangled. Lin Meng was fully focused and blocked out all external signals. Yu Mo looked at the "Sweetheart Little Moon" who was constantly acting cute in the team chat channel, and felt that the way she unilaterally outputted love but received no response was very similar to himself.

"You should pay attention to him," he said.

"What are you talking about? Chatting slows down my shooting speed!" Lin Meng coldly took the second head.

Yu Mo looked at her for two seconds and said coldly, "Then you can't do it."

Lin Xiaomeng hated being told she was incompetent. Her eyelids twitched, and she glanced at Mo Shen with a sinister look: "What did you say?"

"I'm saying your professional skills aren't good enough." Yu Mo decided to be funny and laughed lazily, "How can your hands shake when you talk?"

Lin Meng: "Nonsense, my hands don't shake!" She rolled her eyes and said, "Super stable, as stable as Mount Tai."

Yu Mo behaved very well: "Oh, okay then."

After two seconds, he began to voice broadcast the chat content of "Sweetheart Little Moon".

"Brother, you are so accurate when you hit people."

"Wow, bro, you're awesome! You hit the target again!"

"There's a really fierce fat guy rushing over there!"

"I don't dare to look anymore, brother, you have to be careful!!"

Lin Meng: “…”

Lin Xiaomeng's hand, steady as a rock, trembled, and half of his body leaned out of the window, immediately taking half a box of ammunition from the opposite artillery.

"What the hell am I doing with you!" Lin Meng's expression could only be described as panic-stricken.

"Captain, let me check your professional abilities." Yu Mo said, "Any questions?"

"Is there anyone who conducts investigations like you?"

"That's how I assess people in Team E," Yu Mo said seriously. "If you don't believe me, go ask them. Whose livestream comments haven't I read? I remember someone wrote an acrostic poem for Panda last time. It was so brilliant and well-informed. I still remember it. I'll recite it to you—"

Lin Meng: “…No, no, no!”

Her health was in jeopardy, and she had no time to sort out her goose bumps. She retreated in panic, freeing her hands to quickly type in the chat channel: [Heal me.]

"Sweetheart Little Moon": [Little brother, do you want that big medicine box or these small painkillers?]

"Taishan Meng": [Any one, hurry up.]

"Sweetheart Little Moon": [Then little brother, please turn on the microphone and sing a song for me! ]

"Taishan Lemon": […………]

"Sweetheart Little Moon": [Let's sing JJ Lin's "Little Dimples"! If you sing a couple of lines, I'll fill you up with milk!]

Lin Meng: “…………”

The quartermaster girl in the team was still persistently acting cute in the team channel, not knowing that the "little brother" in her mind was becoming increasingly angry.

Lin Meng waited behind the shelter for a long time but couldn't get a sip of milk. Gradually, he became a little irritable and could no longer bear it. Finally, he raised his hand and turned on the microphone.

Yu Mo saw Lin Xiaomeng take a deep breath and sink the energy into his dantian.

Wow, I’m going to criticize someone.

Just when Lin Xiaomeng was about to say something sweet, Yu Mo got ahead of her and chuckled, "Nanny, love me for a moment."

Lin Meng: “?”

Then, she saw her health level increase rapidly.

Seeing her health bar full, the quartermaster kept replenishing her health. The green value kept jumping. The guy was like crazy, nursing her while sobbing into the microphone: "Brother, your voice is so nice! Brother, look at me! I really am nursing you the whole time, I am working so hard to nurse you!!!"

Yu Mo tried hard to suppress his laughter: "Yeah, I saw it."

"Sweetheart Little Moon" received the encouragement and jumped up even more vigorously. She said in a sweet voice, "Then go ahead, brother! Beat those bad guys away!" After a pause, she said, "Promise me that you will always help me win! I will also always give you the love you love, grandma!"

Lin Meng was completely blown away by the phrase "My dear grandma!" The hairs on her body stood up. A huge "井" character appeared on her forehead and she cursed: "Stop the milk! It's overflowing!"

The "Sweetheart Little Moon" on the opposite side was stunned for a moment after being scolded, and then muttered in dissatisfaction: "What does it have to do with you if it overflows?"

Lin Meng: "What do you think it has to do with me?"

"Who are you?! I'm playing games with my output, can you please stop messing around? Have some sense!"

Lin Meng: "Are you fucking crazy?! Who is your output?! You're such a wimp and you still dare to admit you're the output!"

Sweetie Little Moon felt a little guilty, and her voice became thinner and softer: "Brother, that girl next to you is so fierce! How can she win if she keeps arguing like that? Doesn't she know how important winning or losing BOD is to you, brother?"

Lin Meng sneered: "You want to win, right?"

"Sweetheart Little Moon": "Then you——"

Lin Meng: "I'm AFK, let's see how you win!" After saying that, she immediately pressed the HOME button to exit the game and threw her phone onto the sofa.

Yu Mo let out a small "wow," "Just hanging up like that? Be careful you get reported."

"Love!" Lin Meng said, "Ah! It's so peaceful!" She stretched and exhaled happily, "Why play games? Isn't it better to live a good life?"

"Why are you so angry?" Mo Shen, who had just been the cause of trouble, asked knowingly.

Lin Meng glared: "It's all your fault! Why did you suddenly make such a noise?" After a pause, she muttered softly: "Isn't your usual live broadcast enough for you?"

Yu Mo: "Hmm? Contestant Lin Xiaomeng, a friendly reminder: don't test the sniper's hearing."

Lin Meng: "I! Say! Why! Are! You! So! Loose!?"

Yu Mopi was very happy this time, and said with a half-smile: "I just think you can adjust your attitude towards communicating with your teammates appropriately, and the gaming experience might be better!"

"What kind of gaming experience can you get from bringing a girl along?" Lin Meng sneered coldly, "From the sound of your voice, you sound like an expert at bringing girls along?"

"Just kidding, I'm not Panda." Yu Mo leaned back on the pillow and said frankly, "In my eyes, there are only two kinds of creatures in the world."

"What?"

"National players and noobs." Yu Mo: "Noobs have no gender."

Lin Meng suddenly remembered the indescribable mate selection criteria of "Silent God" that had been circulating on major e-sports media platforms.

"I'm looking for someone who can play the same role as me. The best is to play the role of a nanny, and the worst is to get into the top 200 in the national server."

I dare to ask who else can say such shameless words with a clear conscience, as if those broken girls' hearts are free.

This kind of straight-as-steel man has a lot of wife fans and girlfriend fans. Who would have thought that these lovely young ladies may not even be worthy of having a gender here at Silence.

Lin Meng stared at him for two seconds and felt more and more that he was not a human being.

In the afternoon, Xiao Xingheng came to take over Lin Meng's shift. Although Lin Meng didn't want to leave from the bottom of her heart, she had to go back and rest for a while.

On the way back by subway, Lin Meng received a call from Guo Bo.

Guo Bo also managed to pull a leg out of the chaos and squeeze out time to call Lin Meng.

"I'm telling you, I'm starting to suspect someone's cursed Hengbo. How could such a good event turn out like this? Thankfully, the stalker was apprehended, or else Team E's fans would have torn down our new Hengbo store." Guo Bo said, "It really scared me."

"But this incident happened in your Hengbo New Store. You have to take the blame for the inadequate security system," Lin Meng said coldly.

Guo Bo curled his lips: "After all... this time we can leave a window."

Thinking of how Yu Mo had suffered for no reason, Lin Meng felt a bit resentful towards Guo Bo. Guo Bo could understand this; he was always thick-skinned and kept on reporting to Lin Meng: "Team E's storyline has been so full of twists and turns these past few days, it's almost giving me a heart attack. I didn't sleep well last night. The amount of abuse fans were throwing at Team E's official Weibo account was... Oh, I don't even know how to describe the devastation. It's breathtaking! You can't imagine how the haters have such a rich imagination."

Lin Meng could almost hear Guo Bo slamming the table in anger on the other end.

She hadn't really had time to look at these things during the two days she'd been with Yu Mo. When she heard Guo Bo say that, her heart moved slightly, and she asked in a deep voice, "Who are they scolding?"

"Who else can they scold? Ah Lu," Guo Bo said. "I dare say that at least a third of these haters were once Ah Lu's die-hard fans. They change their attitude so quickly, and when they start to criticize him, they are more aggressive than anyone else. When they heard that Ah Lu was having an affair with a female volunteer, they immediately started to bring up the past, saying that he has the worst skills in the team, and is usually the best at pretending to be a big shot. His character is probably not very good either. He must have spent a lot of time eating, drinking and having fun after being caught. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?"

"What kind of logic is this?" Lin Meng frowned. "Didn't Ah Lu just help Xu Dandan? How does that count as flirting? So if we see someone fall, we have to turn a blind eye? Then they'll have something to say."

"Xingmi, everyone in the industry knows this platform. They're always looking for traffic without shame, and they'll post anything that catches the eye." Guo Bo said, "But it's clear that A-Lu treats them badly..."

"I was there that night. Xingmi deserved it." Lin Meng said, "I would do the same thing if it were me."

"Brother Meng, I have to teach you something," Guo Bo said. "Unless you're sure you can crush the other person, don't say anything harsh. It's easy to leave a handle and get bitten back."

Lin Meng became more and more annoyed as she listened: "I didn't have the chance, but Team E should have clarified the truth about going to the hospital."

"It's no use clarifying it," Guo Bo said. "Do you think we're all young heroes like Justice Bao? We're all so obsessed with the truth. People only believe what they want to believe, and many people have preconceived notions. Of course, haters will definitely criticize you no matter what." Guo Bo sighed and said, "So what if the truth is revealed? There are still people questioning the source of the truth. Team E is really in trouble this time. They were hit by a scam for no reason and got into trouble."

"Who is this because of?" Lin Meng asked coldly.

"Because of me, because of me. Okay..." Guo Bo sighed. "I'm not going to apologize to you here anymore. I have to accompany my dad to give gifts and apologize to Brother Zhong from Team E. Oh, right." Guo Bo seemed to remember something and said, "That volunteer girl with you is called Xu Dandan. You'd better go and take care of her."

Lin Meng: “?!”

"It seems someone at the scene recognized her face and might be trying to find her," Guo Bo said. "Cyberbullying is so serious these days. You'd better pay attention to her physical and mental health and personal safety."

Guo Bo stopped talking and hung up the phone. Lin Meng was shocked for a long time on the subway. When the subway arrived at the station, she got off the train and walked to a quiet place. She opened her Weibo and checked it.

Zhong Xiang issued a statement about the whole thing that morning, and also sent a lawyer's letter to the Xingmi platform. His style can be said to be very strong and decisive. But even so, the comment section of Team E's official blog was still in chaos. The number of haters and fans was half and half, and their fighting power was evenly matched. They were fighting fiercely, so much so that there were still a lot of bad words in the hot comment section. Some scolded them for negligence in management and perfunctory handling of the matter, some scolded them for shielding A Lu and going along with the crowd, and some even scolded Yu Mo, saying that he came out at this time to play the victim and gain popularity.

As Guo Bo said, they only believe what they want to believe.

No one can change this kind of thing. We can only wait for time to slowly dilute the heat. Besides, we have to produce results to slap them in the face.

Lin Meng actually understands the frustrations of the e-sports industry.

Just like when she was kicked out of Kars.

No matter how hard she shouts that the loss is not her fault, no matter how many tech geeks stand up to speak for her, as long as she has never won, these words are empty and meaningless. People will just pretend not to hear, or say that you are making excuses, that you are trying to change the subject, or that you are playing the victim.

Lin Meng shook her head and felt very upset. She remembered Guo Bo's reminder and called Xu Dandan.

The call took a long time to be connected, but there was no sound on the other end.

"Hello?" Lin Meng frowned and asked, "Dandan?"

There was still silence from the other side.

Lin Meng's voice was deep: "Xu Dandan? I'm Lin Meng."

"Senior..." Xu Dandan's voice finally rang out faintly. She seemed to be crying, and her words were extremely unclear: "I..."

"Where are you?" Lin Meng felt something was wrong.

"I'm... I'm in the bookstore at the school gate..." Xu Dandan sobbed, "There's someone outside... someone is blocking me. I feel like they've found me."

"Which bookstore?" Lin Meng asked. "Don't be afraid, I'll be there right away."

"It's the Hanlin Bookstore that sells textbooks..." Xu Dandan burst into tears: "Senior sister, a lot of people have been scolding me these past few days... and even scolding my parents... I'm so panicked..."

"Don't panic, don't panic, it's okay! Wait for me!" Lin Meng pulled a shared bicycle on the side of the road and rode it, rushing out at lightning speed.

Hanlin Bookstore is an old bookstore in the university town. Because it has been open for many years, it has almost become a landmark. Lin Meng found it without much effort. She saw five or six female students about her age shouting and blocking the intersection.

"Have you searched over there?" the one with colorful pigtails who was leading the group shouted.

"I looked, but nothing!"

"Then this is the only bookstore left." Pigtail said, "The little bitch must be hiding in this one!"

"She seduced our Ah Lu, how shameless she is!"

"She's practically ruined Ah Lu's reputation! Now she's hiding here like a coward. I'm going to pull out all her hair!"

"Hey! Don't hide in there! I know your name is Xu Dandan! And you're studying at T University! Get out now!"

A group of gangster girls, dressed well, but actually they are hooligans at heart.

Lin Meng sneered.

It seems that Lin Xiaomeng's first encounter with gangsters happened when she was in junior high school. After that, she was picked up by Yu Mo and taken to Kars. She never had the chance to rebel again and turn over a new leaf.

Looking at the group of girls shouting, Lin Meng narrowed her eyes and said, "What are you arguing about? You've finished your homework, right?"

Her tone was high and she sounded even more arrogant than the girls in the group. As expected, their attention was drawn to her. The girl with pigtails in the lead shrilly said, "Who are you talking to, CNM?"

Lin Meng raised an eyebrow impatiently: "Deaf, huh? Then let me say it again, this not-so-pretty lady with pigtails, please take your bitch sisters and get out of here right away. If I were Ah Lu, I'd send you straight to the gastroenterology department and you'd be vomiting!"

The Bitch Sisters were instantly ignited.

Seeing them rolling up their sleeves and cursing as they rushed towards Lin Meng in a mighty force, Lin Meng took two steps back. She was well prepared. She took out a roll of Mentos mints from her pocket and opened a bottle of Coke from the basket beside her.

As she backed away, she stuffed the Mentos candies one by one into the Coke bottle and shook it vigorously.

"Three, two, one," she whispered. "BOOM!"

Bubbles surged, and the cap of the Coke bottle shot out like a rocket, hitting Pigtail's forehead with a "bang".

To say how much force this had, it was probably the recoil that pushed the Coke bottle from Lin Meng's hand back a long way, and it fell to the ground and spun around. The smooth bottle body rubbed her palm, causing a burning pain.

The girl with pigtails collapsed to the ground, rolling her eyes and falling down.

Lin Meng screamed exaggeratedly: "Wow, it hurts!" She paused for two seconds, turned around, got on the bicycle and pedaled desperately.

"Aren't we the sisters?! Why are you chasing me if I'm not sending her to the hospital?" She left the bitch sisters behind, and still felt it was not enough, she sneered: "She's going to have a concussion——"

As night fell, Xu Dandan squatted shivering between two bookshelves and received a text message from Lin Meng.

【It's okay, come out. 】

Xu Dandan hugged her schoolbag in her arms and walked out of the bookstore carefully.

Lin Meng pedaled her bicycle for a long circle and braked under the street light. She put her feet on the ground, took a deep breath, and raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

"Senior sister..." Xu Dandan called softly and slowly approached.

Lin Meng didn't say anything. She rummaged through the basket of the cart and pulled out a small plastic bag which contained a hot roasted sweet potato.

Xu Dandan hugged the sweet potato, froze for two seconds, and then burst into tears with a "wow".

“Senior, I really didn’t mean any harm—” She was crying breathlessly, obviously frightened: “Why do they say that about me… I didn’t do anything…”

Lin Meng rode on his bicycle and sighed deeply.

Lin Xiaomeng is aloof and sharp-tongued. She will criticize, insult and provoke others, but she will never comfort them.

She fiddled with the bell on the handlebars, saying nothing and letting Xu Dandan cry loudly.

After a long time, Xu Dandan calmed down a little. She squatted on the side of the road, sobbing and peeling sweet potatoes.

"Senior..." Xu Dandan said in a muffled voice, "I, I'm so stupid."

"It's okay." Lin Meng said.

"It's so embarrassing." Xu Dandan hiccupped and said, "It made things worse. Ah Lu originally... originally wouldn't have been scolded so badly..."

Lin Meng thought about it and realized that if A Lu and Xu Dandan had not stood in front to block the attack that day, perhaps Yu Mo and herself would be the ones standing at the center of the storm and being criticized. Thinking about it this way, it couldn't be considered as doing more harm than good.

"Senior." Xu said calmly, "Ru, if it were you, what would you do?"

"Me?" Lin Meng thought for a moment and said, "Lock the door, draw the curtains, skip classes and order takeout for a week."

"Hey?" Xu Dandan's eyes widened: "Can you still eat takeout?"

"Why can't you eat it?" Lin Meng said, "It's not like I'm going through the trouble of scolding anyone."

Xu Dandan was stunned: "Don't you feel bad when they criticize you?" She lowered her head: "It's like all my strengths have been wiped out... The whole world will no longer affirm me... Everyone thinks I'm terrible."

"I know what kind of person I am." Lin Meng said calmly, "What they say is their business. If they think I'm not okay, they're blind."

Xu Dandan was speechless.

"Maybe I'm just thick-skinned." Lin Meng said, "I have a big heart."

"I'm so envious of you..." Xu Dandan said softly, "Actually, it's not just for me. I feel even worse when I see A Lu being scolded..." She wiped the red and swollen corners of her eyes with her hands, "What those people said about him is all false. A Lu works so hard, he's just a little shy. It's not like what they said - that he didn't play well in the friendly match because of me... If I had known this would happen, I would rather have fallen to my death." She said dejectedly.

Lin Meng didn't say anything.

She crossed her arms, staring into the void, lost in thought.

The fans reacted so strongly not just because A-Lu performed poorly in the game. If Team E had won the game, the players' mistakes would not have been magnified infinitely.

Or was it because of the fabricated scandal between A Lu and Xu Dandan?

It turns out that in addition to winning or losing, emotions are also a sharp sword to slander players.

Will your mother let you date smoothly?

No. [Running with the pot lid on]

Thank you to the little angels who cast their votes or irrigated me with nutrient solution~

Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the [nutrient solution]:

Hard to bear 2 bottles;

Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!