Chapter 125: The King of Leaks, the Vixen

"What are Xu Sirui's hobbies?" Sun Mingyuan asked cheerfully. "Isn't it obvious? He just likes playing games."

"Besides games?" Zhu Yingning was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Her familiarity with computers was only slightly better than knowing nothing about them, not to mention games. She was completely unskilled in the FPS and MMORPG genres that Xu Sirui liked.

"Aside from games—" Sun Mingyuan pondered for a long time, "It seems there really isn't anything else."

"So what do you think about me buying him a game as a birthday present?"

"Uh, how should I put it?" Sun Mingyuan scratched his head on the other end of the phone. "If we bought the game for him, he'd probably be happy, but if it were you, I think he'd be angry."

Zhu Yingning was almost dying of worry. He held his phone and thought for a long time before making a decision: "How about you teach me how to play the game? I want to make something for him in the game."

**

After hanging up the phone, Zhu Yingning headed to Sun Mingyuan's house without hesitation, as she had no other plans for the day. She went to the entrance to change her shoes. Xu Sirui poked his head out again, as if he were under surveillance, and asked, "Where are you going?"

Now that there were only him and her living at home, she deeply understood how clingy Xu Sirui was as Zhou Tianqing had said before. Unless he was going out for a regular trip like tutoring, as soon as he saw her changing shoes, he would ask her where she was going and what time she would be home.

"I'm going to Sun Mingyuan's place... to get something." She told a little lie based on the reality.

Unexpectedly, Xu Sirui persisted and frowned suspiciously: "What are you taking?"

"Get...some school supplies." Zhu Yingning lied, sweat dripping from her face. "Anyway, it's just some tutoring materials, nothing serious."

He walked out, holding onto the door frame with his hand, and snorted, "Are you sure Sun Mingyuan has any tutoring materials at home worth taking? Zhu Yingning, can you find a reason that's even slightly more in line with your character for lying?"

"I'm not lying." She couldn't help but take a step back, glancing towards the door, ready to break out at any time.

Xu Sirui laughed again, the tip of his tongue touching the roof of his mouth, and suddenly said, "If you want to prepare a birthday present for me, then go ahead, but remember to prepare something thoughtful. I don't want any gift that money can buy."

“…”

As she walked out of the house, Zhu Yingning was still in deep self-doubt. What was going on? Did she write "I'm going to give you a birthday present" on her face? How on earth did he guess that?

**

Sun Mingyuan had a desktop computer at home. When she arrived at his house, he enthusiastically turned on the computer and asked her what she planned to make.

"I've seen people building houses with game materials online before, and some people building greetings like 'Happy Birthday'. I want to know what kind of game can achieve this effect." Zhu Yingning expressed his desire.

Sun Mingyuan's eyes lit up. "Hey, this is interesting! Let me think about it. Jian Wang 3 is good. You can register an account, play for two or three hours and level up to 120. Then I'll teach you how to build a house. It's very simple."

Zhu Yingning nodded and was about to register when Sun Mingyuan suddenly interrupted her, "No, no! I just remembered that many of the furniture in Jian Wang 3's home system must be obtained through dungeons and activities. It's too troublesome. How about this, you register for MC. Minecraft is a sandbox game specifically for building houses, so this is more suitable."

She didn't know what Minecraft was, but she still obediently exited the Jian Wang 3 page.

Sun Mingyuan taught her step by step how to cut down trees and build houses in the sandbox game.

"Wow... this is so fun!" After saving the apple, Zhu Yingning found a game interesting for the second time.

Sun Mingyuan chuckled a few times: "Actually, I'm not an expert at playing MC, but I know where to find tutorials. If you want to improve further, you can go to Tieba or forums to look for corresponding game tutorials. There are a lot of experts there."

"Okay!" She agreed happily, but then she thought of Xu Sirui and told Sun Mingyuan worriedly, "Don't tell him what I prepared for him. He's already guessed I came to you to give him a birthday present. I'm afraid he'll even guess what I'm going to give him."

"No, you have to believe in my credibility." Sun Mingyuan patted his chest.

Using MC is inseparable from using the computer. Before returning home, Zhu Yingning went to the neighborhood near Xu Sirui's home to scout out the area, intending to find an Internet cafe nearby and spend an hour every day there to make gifts.

She made a lot of money as a tutor during the summer vacation. In addition to sending money home to support her family, she also saved some pocket money for herself, enough to pay for her to go to the Internet cafe.

She planned everything very well, in an orderly and systematic manner, but when she got home, Xu Sirui said to her, "I don't need to use the computer tonight. If you want to use it, you can borrow my computer."

“???”

She frantically asked, "How on earth did you know that?!"

Xu Sirui was sitting on the sofa, wearing pajamas, watching TV with the air conditioner on, picking up a piece of iced watermelon with a toothpick in his hand. Hearing this, he still stared at the screen and snorted in a sly manner, "I have to remind you."

"What?"

"Sun Mingyuan is a big mouth."

“…”

"He'll keep things secret for serious matters, but for gossip like sending gifts, you'd be worse off trusting him than a dog on the street."

“…”

She said weakly, "Then why didn't he tell me what he was going to give me on my birthday? Does his level of confidentiality vary depending on how close our friendship is?"

Xu Sirui glanced at her with pity, as if he were looking at a fool: "Because I didn't tell him what I was going to give you."

She choked.

**

In this way, Mingpai prepared a birthday gift for Xu Sirui.

The only thing that made Zhu Yingning feel fortunate was that he seemed to be quite satisfied with the gift she was planning. Although he didn't know the specific details of the building she built, he was still very excited. Every night he would come over with a computer to supervise her, and remind her like a stern reminder, "Zhu Yingning, you have to start preparing a gift for me."

Sometimes while she was doing it, she would suspect that she was not preparing a so-called birthday surprise, but was a black slave being exploited by Xu Sirui.

The slave owner also liked to lie on the other side of her bed and play the handheld game console while she sat cross-legged with her back against the headboard, diligently playing MC on the computer. At first, he would just huddle on the edge of the bed, taking up a small space, but later he became more and more aggressive, sleeping as naturally as if he were sleeping in his own bed, even using her pillow or her quilt as a pillow.

Zhu Yingning endured it again and again and didn't ask him "Why do you want to sleep in my bed? Can't you sleep in your own bed?", still for the same reason - she was afraid of getting an answer that would shake her morale.

The places where he slept were always soaked in an lingering fragrance. Although they used the same shower gel and shampoo, she still felt that the fragrance coming through his body was always different.

I can't tell what's different.

Wu Bo has a theory. According to her, if a man likes a woman, it is absolutely impossible for him not to take the initiative. If he does not take the initiative, it simply means that he does not like the woman enough.

At that point she retorted, "Maybe some people are just naturally shy?"

Wu Bo said with certainty: "Even the shyest man can be aggressive."

Is Xu Sirui shy? Not really.

Is he aggressive? Not really?

But she did have a feeling that her boundaries were being eroded by him bit by bit.

One day in August, she was nearly overwhelmed by the fireworks in MC. She searched everywhere for tutorials on how to make beautiful fireworks but couldn't find one. With a sad face, she sighed, "It's so hard."

At that time, Xu Sirui was resting his chin on her quilt playing his newly bought handheld game console. Hearing this, he raised his eyelids, curled the corners of his lips slightly, stared at her motionlessly, and declared domineeringly: "No matter how difficult it is, you have to continue to do it for me."

“…”

The light was like a waterfall, casting a light on his facial features, bringing out a touch of charm on his half-smiling peach blossom eyes, high nose bridge and bright lips.

Zhu Yingning said three appropriate words floating across the sea.

Vixen.

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The author has something to say: As I write, I feel like a stern Taoist priest devoted to Taoism and a tsundere vixen intent on seduction ()