"I'm not like you."
Zhao Xun said casually, "I don't need to argue with anyone when I play games. I can have a lot of fun playing alone. Even when I play online, I prefer to communicate as little as possible."
His meaning was quite clear.
The point was to prevent Lu Yibei from applying his relationship mindset with Ji Qingqian to his relationship with Ma Jiaojiao.
Lu Yibei pondered for a moment.
“That makes sense. I’m definitely not like you.” He nodded.
Zhao Xun pursed his lips, signifying the end of the debate.
Another resounding victory.
But Lu Yibei patted him on the shoulder:
“But Ji Qingqian is.”
Zhao Sun: ...
Who said you correspond to the location "north of the land"?
Both were school beauties.
You = Ji Qingqian!
Zhao Xun was about to speak—he wanted to refute.
And then—but what he said actually makes some sense.
at last,
"Liaobei, you son of a bitch!!"
"Don't always think about rejecting people."
Lu Yibei chuckled, sitting back in his chair and taking the konjac drink Hao Zhangwen tossed him: "It's just a game. Besides... this game is pretty good for online multiplayer. Just consider it a gaming buddy..."
Zhao Xun seemed to be holding back something, but finally spoke impatiently:
Is there any possibility?
"…Um?"
"Didn't you reject her?"
“…”
"She didn't even fucking invite me!"
Upon hearing this...
Lu Yibei stared at the incandescent light bulb on the ceiling, which was emitting heat.
He thought about it again and again:
"ah?"
Lu Yibei exchanged statements with Ji Qingqian.
It turns out that the game Sun'er has been playing recently, Ace Attorney, was recommended to him by Ma Jiaojiao…
Now, thanks to Sun'er's recommendation, the two have started playing Stardew Valley together again.
Adding to that the experience of the previous heavy rain…
Moreover, Ma Jiaojiao also invited Zhao Xun to dinner.
—When she invited them, Lu Yibei and Ji Qingqian had already left.
But afterwards, Chu Chu questioned him in the dormitory group chat.
Therefore, Ji Qingqian also knew.
Lu Yibei could always glean a hint of ambiguity from it.
As the two recommended games to each other, he even sensed the atmosphere of borrowing books that Qian Zhongshu described in "Fortress Besieged".
"You have to return what you borrow. One book can be used as an excuse for two contacts without leaving a trace. This is an inevitable first step in a romantic relationship. Once you borrow a book, things get complicated."
In contrast, Sun'er and Ma Jiaojiao should be.
"After making a recommendation, you should share your thoughts. There's a subtle way to have two separate interactions between the recommendation and your thoughts..."
Moreover, it's the same as discussing your thoughts on a book after borrowing it.
As another cultural medium, games can also reveal a person's inner world and personality through the feelings and experiences they evoke.
Moreover, games have another advantage over books.
It means it can be played online.
Since Ma Jiaojiao could openly and honestly invite Zhao Xun to dinner, inviting him to play games should be a piece of cake.
Can…
…Um??
"So don't make it sound like I'm giving her the silent treatment."
After Zhao Xun finished speaking, he put on his headphones, turned on noise cancellation, and ignored everyone.
He's an expert at freezing eels, but not so good at games.
But facing that smug, big girl, Zhao Sun still felt a little competitive.
It must be said that the "Ace Attorney" series she promoted was indeed excellent.
He also needs to respond with a high-quality game.
…Otherwise, if someone recommends "Teasing Master Takagi-san" to you, you might just retort with "The Child I Pushed".
That would indeed be an option to push him off the cliff.
…Oh, Mr. Daichi.
"Reversal" is a small-scale, high-quality game, so Zhao Xun didn't plan to release a AAA title.
While pondering, I remembered Stardew Valley, which Lao Bei often boasted about.
He checked and found that it was almost perfect except for having "online functionality".
This feature might be a plus for others.
But Zhao Xun, NO!
After recommending the game to her, he was almost ready to refuse Ma Jiaojiao's request to play online!
…Then.
Surprisingly, there was no invitation!
Is this big girl so stupid that she didn't see the online option?
Or did you never even consider "online play"?
Anyway.
For Zhao Xun, this is all a good thing.
Zhao Xun felt it would be rude to recommend a game to someone without knowing anything about it, so he started playing it himself.
He quickly put the matter out of his mind.
However, after being questioned by Lao Bei, he became even more irritable.
I don't know if it's the shame of being delusional.
Or perhaps it's the feeling of being prepared but unable to say "no"... a sense of blockage.
His feet, clad in cashmere socks, were curled up on the chair.
After a moment's hesitation, I noticed my phone vibrating next to the computer.
[Horse: Did you catch it? Did you catch it?]
Zhao Xun: No.
It refers to "catfish".
Ma Jiaojiao had previously complained to him that fishing in this game was very difficult.
Without saying a word, Zhao Sun sent over a screenshot showing only fish of the Venus quality.
He added, "If you're bad at it, just practice more."
Ma Jiaojiao replied that carp, sunfish, and smallmouth bass are all beginner fish, aren't they?
The catfish is the difficult one.
Zhao Xun decided to teach this big junior a lesson, to let her know that the problem lies with the person, not the game.
After waiting for a long time, I still couldn't catch a catfish.
Only after Lao Bei explained did I realize that it was because of the weather.
[Horse: Hehe]
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