"Well... how should I put it? My deskmate is really aloof. At first, he wouldn't talk to me or help me with my homework. But later, we became very close because of some things, and he even helped me copy the punishments once."
Just as Gu Yiming was about to ask another question, Jiang Hua continued speaking.
"But I think he's a very good person; he has a very kind heart."
Gu Yiming on the other side of the screen was taken aback. "Maybe so. I only act this way when I'm facing you."
Later, Jiang Hua developed a habit of chatting with Yi Gu every day. Sometimes they would discuss the techniques for starting a battle, sometimes they would discuss the attribute bonuses of a certain player character, and they would imagine the joy and excitement of obtaining Alice. More often, they would chat about gossip and details of their lives, and when they talked, they would tell him what good books they had read, what good monsters they had encountered, or how difficult the dungeon was that day. The next day, Yi Gu would take him to clear the dungeon on the first try, and Jiang Hua would happily shout and yell into the headset to express his joy.
Later, through casual voice chats, Jiang Hua gradually learned a lot about Yi Gu. He loved tea, disliked coffee because he found it too bitter, and preferred plain water. Jiang Hua even teased him about this, calling him like an old-fashioned cadre. Sometimes, when they were fighting monsters together in the guild, someone would occasionally suggest video chatting, but Yi Gu always firmly refused. Jiang Hua jokingly asked, "Are you old and ugly?"
Actually, Jiang Hua didn't want to video chat. She was a little afraid that the members of the guild wouldn't be the same as she imagined, and she was also a little afraid that the "Master Gu" she imagined wouldn't be the same as the real "Master Gu." Moreover, she always believed that games were just games and shouldn't be brought into real life; she maintained a very clear boundary between games and reality. However, Jiang Hua always had a lot of curiosity about Yi Gu, feeling that he seemed familiar.
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