Pride & Lust (10)
My deskmate didn’t reply for a long time.
Song Shu hesitated for a while and said, "555, did I do something wrong?"
He usually chats with relatively few people, so he can only ask his deskmate. It is okay for his deskmate not to answer him. He does not insist on an answer, nor does he force others to answer. But this does not seem to be the case in his deskmate's eyes, otherwise he would not have not replied to the message for so long.
【I can’t tell if you’re “doing it wrong.”】
Different people have different answers to the question of whether this was wrong or not. Song Shu was not aware of other people's ambiguous thoughts, and was simply asking as a friend, so there was nothing wrong with that.
From the moment the secret admirer chose to secretly love Song Shu, his status with Song Shu was no longer equal. Song Shu was very careless, or he would only be careful with the people he liked, so it was easy for the secret admirer to get hurt by Song Shu. Maybe he would be heartbroken after just one or two days of contact. This classmate could persist for so long, and he could be said to have experienced all the ups and downs, the bitterness and sweetness of life.
555's little claws grabbed a piece of cloth and wiped the computer screen. [He might be busy.]
Song Shu said "Oh", took a sip of Coke, and bit the ice cube.
The living room was well lit, and the sun was shining brightly today. Song Shu covered his legs with a blanket, sat on the carpet with his back against the sofa, and played games. In front of him was a small mountain of snacks. He ate snacks and drank Coke while playing games.
The summer vacation for high school graduates is destined to be decadent. Song Shu changed from sitting to lying down, her jet-black hair pressed on the fluffy pure white carpet, her straight white legs bent on the blanket, her fingers struggling to hold up the game console.
After a while, he started to feel sleepy, so he rolled up the quilt and closed his eyes. It was two hours before he woke up again. Song Shu checked his phone and saw that his deskmate had sent him a message.
[Does your friend like this person very much? Does he want to pursue him?]
Song Shu had just woken up, and his mind was still not quite clear. He put down his phone, covered his eyes with his fingers, and some sunlight shone through his fingers onto his face. His long, curled eyelashes were also covered with a layer of gold, and his thin eyelids were trembling.
The floor-to-ceiling window on the balcony of the living room is closed. Next to it is a storage rack for growing succulents. It has three layers, with about six pots on each layer, all of which are the same kind of succulents.
Nutrient solution and a kettle were placed next to the shelf. There were still some water droplets on the kettle, which showed that the owner remembered to water the plants every day. However, the condition of the succulents was not good, and several pots had withered and died.
Song Shu sat up, and the blanket slipped off. He supported his forehead with his hands, and his young and tight back was arched.
Hiss, I seem to have not slept well, my head hurts a bit.
Song Shu rubbed his cheeks, then picked up his phone to reply to his deskmate's message: [Well, I don't like you, I just want to understand.]
The page showed that the other party was typing. Song Shu was afraid of misunderstanding, so he explained: [I'm sorry, this question may not take your feelings into consideration? ]
[It’s just that I don’t usually chat with many people, so when I have a question, I subconsciously think of you]
Before Song Shu finished typing this sentence, his deskmate seemed to have deleted all the words he had considered before, and replied to him very quickly: [No, I don’t feel uncomfortable]
I'm glad you thought of me first.
【…】Help.
555 couldn't bear to look at it anymore: [Why did you suddenly say those words? ]
Song Shu felt wronged: "You said it, I may have said something wrong." His desk mate was quite considerate of him, and he didn't want to make him uncomfortable.
555: [Have you ever heard the saying, hot and cold...] It's like pulling on the dog leash.
Song Shu has unconsciously done this kind of behavior of giving a slap and then giving a sweet date many times, even if Song Shu himself did not mean to do so.
555 can imagine the expression on his deskmate’s face after receiving Song Shu’s message, he first got mad and then his obsessed expression melted away.
"555, your AI is seeing people being gay." Song Shu raised his middle finger and returned to the chat box: [I'm glad you don't mind]
[I don't mind, but you have to pay to ask questions]
Deskmate: [Want to treat me to three meals]
Song Shu made the final decision: [All up to you]
After the transaction, my deskmate gave some advice, which was similar to what 555 said, but with a little more: [For someone you like, perhaps the most important thing is persistence, and also to be a little thick-skinned]
[Even if I know I am not the type that the other person likes, and that the gender may not match, I will feel happy as long as I can stay with him.]
Song Shu always felt that what his deskmate said seemed to have a specific prototype, but he was too embarrassed to ask, so he just said he would treat him to a meal at the beginning of the school term and ended the topic.
…
My deskmate was holding his cell phone, his eyes gleaming with tenderness.
His room had been cleaned, and the bright sunshine sprinkled on the floor, with a gentle feeling.
…
At the same time, somewhere on an anonymous forum, a post was slowly fermenting.
Post: What's going on? Didn't he say he would stop loving me? Why is he secretly in love with someone?
0L: As the title says, I don’t accept it!!
After the post was published, it was almost filled with question marks. The first two pages were full of question marks of varying lengths. It was almost the fourth page when someone finally came out to explain.
924L: ...After summing up, it seems that his deskmate suddenly went crazy and posted on WeChat Moments hinting at his breakup, but he deleted it in less than a minute, but it was still circulated by screenshots.
…
1005L: So you really have someone you like? QAQ
…
1450L: It could also be that he was rejected and his defense broke down (covering his mouth and laughing)
There were so many posts, but in the end, no conclusion was reached because the deskmate didn't show up and no one dared to ask Song Shu himself. But it's not right to say that no one dared to go, because they might not even have Song Shu's contact information, and it would be too presumptuous to directly tag him in the group. What if Song Shu got unhappy and quit the group? Wouldn't the person who spoke up become a sinner?
In short, they are bound by rules and regulations, and the result is that no one can ask, and they can only guess and revel in loneliness in the posts.
Song Shu, who was at the center of the whirlpool of public opinion, was caught up in another incident.
To talk about what happened, we have to go back to the No. 1 on the list who made things difficult for [Chocolate Cookies] a few days ago. After Song Shu vented his anger on behalf of Chocolate, [The Other Shore] was subjected to what could be described as a form of oppression and difficulty again.
Song Shu has invested a lot of money in [The Other Side] these days, but [The Other Side] does not have any exposure channels at all, and the recommendation page is pushed to the bottom.
All these challenges come from the same person: the host [Xigua].
Song Shu asked his assistant to check and basically restored the whole story: [Watermelon], [The Other Shore] and [Chocolate Cookies] were originally in the same group. [Watermelon] was the group owner. He recruited new members in the name of popularizing science. He often showed off and boasted in the group and suppressed new members. Both [The Other Shore] and [Chocolate] had been suppressed.
Now because of the emergence of [Xiaohao], [Bi'an] and [Chocolate] are showing signs of turning the tables. [Xigua] is helpless and furious, so he contacts his uncle on the Frog platform to continue suppressing these two people.
Song Shu: "He also said... I'm a wealthy woman who's old and likes to spend money?"
[This shows that you have a very stable character. ]
Song Shu couldn't laugh. He pointed at the voice changer and said, "I can't stand this voice myself. How dare he say that I'm very old!"
[Then you can go to his live broadcast room and curse him. But his beauty filter is turned on too high, and he doesn’t look good, so your curse will not be counted towards the mission.]
Song Shu said faintly: "…The weather is getting cold, it's time to let the frog go bankrupt."
Song Shu clicked on the [Bi'an] live broadcast room. Many of the viewers in the room were waiting for Song Shu. After the colorful and gorgeous entrance animation ended, the popularity of the live broadcast room rose rapidly.
=Laughing to death, the host's eyes are shining
=My eyes widened, my boss wondered if he would consider giving me a microphone (shy)
[Bi'an] asked [Xiaohao] on Fetion today if he wanted to come play games with him. [Xiaohao] said no and said some unpleasant things in anger, saying that he would not go to his live broadcast room.
But now he is here.
"Welcome, boss."
[Bi'an] pursed his lips, feeling a little soft-hearted. He had always known that [Xiaohao] was actually a kind-hearted person, but he just had a bad mouth.
Song Shu is still thinking about how to punish this [Watermelon].
Although the exposure is suppressed, [Bi'an] can still compete normally. It seems that [Xigua]'s backing is not so powerful that it can cover the sky with one hand.
The competition has now entered the top 20 PK. [Bi'an] has not lost a game so far and is still looking for an opponent for the next PK.
Song Shu thought about it, but couldn't think of any solution. He wanted to call his assistant and said, "Why don't we just let the Frog platform go bankrupt?"
He is very rich. He first used his money to defeat the Frog platform, and then retaliated by making [Watermelon] taste the feeling of being suppressed.
Thinking of this, Song Shu shifted his gaze to the live broadcast room, and [Bi'an] happened to be matched with a PK opponent in the game.
Opposite ID? ? [Watermelon]……?
Song Shu rubbed his eyes. Huh? What a coincidence?
In the past few days, [Xigua] has been sending his internet trolls to cause trouble in [Bi'an]'s live broadcast room. Some netizens in the barrage are probably aware of [Xigua]'s outrageous actions. When they see [Xigua]'s avatar, the live broadcast room is boiling.
=Wow, new hatred and old grudges
=The anchor can't win and unfollows
[Bi'an] is not the type to argue with others. He glanced at the comments and said, "I will win."
The words are concise, but extremely firm.
During the pk session, you can apply to connect to the other party’s live broadcast room. Song Shu quickly threw 5 rocket launchers and applied to go on the microphone again.
=I'm on the mic!! My boss scolded me!
=After waiting for so long, I finally waited until today——
The voice changer had been prepared in advance, so Song Shu didn't need to clear his throat or build up his emotions. Just the insults from the navy hired by [Watermelon] cursing [The Other Side's] sick mother and the big orange raised by [Chocolate] were enough to make him angry for two days.
Let’s recall the comments made by the netizens, including but not limited to: If your mother knew that you used the money earned from selling your body to treat her illness, she might die right on the spot, chocolate chip cookies? If you love chocolate so much, why not give some to your cat? Hehehe, the money earned from selling your body is really useful.
"Since I've been matched, I'll apply to connect with him."
Song Shu's voice was filled with suppressed anger, and even through the voice changer, even though it sounded fierce, there was something indescribably charming about it.
Even though he was mentally prepared every time Song Shu spoke, [Bi'an]'s ears were still red as blood. He curled his fingers and said, "Hmm."
[Bi'an] Apply for a live connection with the other party.
Even if you are harming someone behind their back, you have to appear harmless in front of the person concerned. [Xigua] knows this very well and quickly agreed to [Bi'an]'s request for a live broadcast.
[Xigua]: "Hello, Bi'an, hello. I didn't expect that we would be in line so quickly."
[Bi'an] had no intention of greeting him. He locked onto the hero and began to debug runes.
But [Xigua] was not ready to let [Bi'an] go, and while waiting for the game to start, [Xigua] spoke again. [Xigua] is a very thick-skinned person, and even if you don't say anything, he can continue talking to himself.
"I saw the comments. Your boss of the small account is here again?"
"You are really rich. I give you so much every time. Brother, tell me secretly, have you ever saved a rich woman's life? Haha."
[Xigua] Every sentence was full of sarcasm, and a bunch of internet trolls poured in to stir up trouble. They started to post [small account] saying that it was an older wealthy woman using a voice changer. What kind of sponsorship game are these two playing? Are the audience also part of your play?
[The Other Side] frowned uncomfortably. Just as he was about to retort, another vicious voice spoke faster than his.
"So it was you who was spreading rumors about me."
The cursing voice paused, as if it couldn't help but change the subject: "You look, very ugly."
[watermelon]:"……?"
"Uglier than [the other side], if I were you, I would turn off the camera out of shame."
[Xigua] took a look at the avatar that was speaking, and it was [Xiaohao258369].
"you!……"
[Watermelon]'s face turned red.
[Xigua] didn’t actually finish watching the video that day, and he didn’t expect that [Xiaohao] would actually have a girl’s voice, clean and clear, and when she cursed, she was so…
If I have to describe the feeling of being scolded, it's probably that they scold you, and then they step on your shoulders in a self-righteous and humiliating way, looking down at you with their eyes, "You're trash."
[Xigua] had never been scolded like this before. He couldn’t control his expression and a slight blush spread down his neck.
He wanted to refute, but he couldn't think of anything to refute, and he just felt uncomfortable.
=Like listening to the sounds of nature
=I haven't listened to it for a few days, so I came to the live broadcast room to be scolded
The game had already begun, and seeing that [Xiaohao] was about to start cursing, [Bi'an] pursed his lips and said, "Boss, don't be angry, I will win."
Song Shu came to his senses and remembered that 555 said that cursing [Watermelon] could not be counted towards the task, so he hurriedly added another curse: "Why are you so anxious? I haven't scolded you yet."
[Bi'an] let go of the keyboard, touched his red, bleeding ear, and whispered, "Just scold me."
=Yo yo yo yo yo scold ~ I ~ will ~ be ~ fine ~
=The host is very obedient
Bi'an's voice was low, and Song Shu's attention was focused on [Xigua], so he didn't hear clearly what [Bi'an] said.
[Xigua] is also a big anchor, with tens of thousands of people online in his live broadcast room, and many die-hard fans who vote for him. When [Xiaohao] cursed in another live broadcast room, the audience in [Xigua]'s live broadcast room were all confused.
=? ?
=Swearing? What a big face? What happened to you, watermelon? ?
=What happened? ?
=No, the point should be that your face is red like a bubble teapot? ?
Song Shu hadn't finished scolding him yet, but when he saw [Xigua] going out to buy equipment and getting ready to start the game, he thought of waiting until they finished the game before scolding him. But he was also afraid that Xigua would run away, and he would have to go to his live broadcast room and spend money to scold him, which seemed a bit of a loss.
He has a lot of money, but he doesn't want to give money to such a person. And [Xigua] blushed so much that it was obvious that he was scolded by him.
"Are you so easily angry? I haven't even cursed at you much."
"It seems that your psychological endurance is not very good."
Song Shu cursed again and said to Bi'an: "If you don't win, I won't have to come to your place anymore..."
[The Other Shore] responded very quickly: “We will win.”
Even though he knew that [Xiaohao] was probably threatening, [Bi'an]'s heart still skipped a beat after hearing that. He tightened his grip on the mouse and repeated, "I will win."
=Wow wow wow I can win even if I argue
=Boss, please don't want me
=The boss never scolds me again? Don't do this kind of thing——
From the very beginning, [Xiaohao] scolded me for no reason, and [Xigua] always felt a strange kind of anger in his heart. It’s not really that he’s angry, but if he’s not angry, he feels very angry inside.
He hated to see people expose his secrets, but once [Xiaohao] started talking, he didn't know how to continue.
[Xigua] took a deep breath and glanced at the comments that spoke for him. In short, he couldn't admit what [Xiaohao] said. As long as he refused to admit it, there would always be people who would speak for him. He had more fans than [Bi'an], so he was not at a disadvantage no matter how you looked at it.
[Xigua] made the decision, and finally calmed down a little. But he was so embarrassed that he turned down the air conditioner and said in a casual manner, "It's not certain who will win."
=No, you guys are still fighting?
=Although this is a competition
=Yeah, but I still think it's weird. It would be much more reasonable if it were a competition for the boss of the trumpet (.)
At the beginning of the game, the solo rule is that whoever gets the first blood or makes up 100 damage first wins.
In the first minute, both sides were trying to last hit. In the third minute, [Xigua] made a mistake in his positioning and was directly controlled and taken away by [Bi'an].
[Xigua]'s gaming skills were not very high, so [Bi'an] won easily, but because of [Xiaohao]'s words, his palms were still sweating.
When they were playing, Song Shu went to the kitchen to get a drink and missed the moment when [Bi'an] won. When he sat down, he just heard [Bi'an] say, "I won, boss."
Before Song Shu could reply, he repeated with a stronger tone: "Boss, I won."
Like a puppy that caught a frisbee thrown by its owner and then ran back to claim credit, its cheeks and ears were red.
Song Shu was thinking about how to scold [Xigua], and replied perfunctorily: "Yeah, that's amazing."
[Bi'an] His cheeks were a little cold, so he drank a sip of the ice water beside him and said, "Boss, do you want to play a game?"
Song Shu was staring at Xigua, and seeing that Xigua was about to disconnect the microphone, he couldn't help but frown: "Why are you running away? If you want your uncle to keep his job, just stay here and listen to me finish scolding you."
He just asked his assistant via Fetion, and the assistant said that the Frog platform was already controlled by their company, so it was easy to fire someone.
"What are you scolding? I don't understand what you are talking about."
[Xigua] blushed even more, obviously getting angrier. Usually a very articulate and smooth-talking person, now he couldn't say anything, and the only thing he could say was stammering.
On the other side of the microphone, [Xiaohao] seemed to laugh. The laugh was so light that it made people's ears feel itchy.
"You don't know? You really don't know?"
"I… Of course I don't know."
[Xigua] I couldn't explain how flustered I felt. My heart was beating very fast, as if I was panicking about having my evil deeds exposed. But at the same time, I was expecting Song Shu to speak.
This feeling is so strange, and I feel a little out of control.
[Xiaohao] laughed again: "You lied again."
The smile was mocking, his ears were itchy, his heart was numb, [Xigua] seemed to see a beautiful face approaching, looking at him with scrutiny and disdain - a liar.
=Ah... I finally understand what it means to be unable to free your hands
=Sorry...I can't spare any time
The speed of quarreling in the live broadcast room has slowed down a lot. [Bi'an] took off his headphones, rubbed his ears, and his eyes were red. He really wanted [Xiaohao] to stop laughing like that... too...
"The game is good for eating, but the face makes it hard to eat."
"Why aren't you talking? Are you mute? I don't know where your fans come from."
"You liar, if you don't say anything I will take it as your consent."
Song Shu usually doesn't like to curse people, and he rarely threatens people. After cursing for a while, he suddenly felt that he was at a loss for words, but it didn't seem right to stop cursing. He looked at [Xigua]'s face, trying to find something to find fault with, and finally an idea flashed in his mind: "I'll curse you if you want to, why are you blushing? And you can't even say a word in rebuttal?"
"Are you shy?"
At this time, the audiences of [Xigua] and [Bi'an]'s live broadcast rooms were in a complete melee. [Xigua] was a big anchor after all, with a lot of fans, and he almost crushed the people who spoke for [Bi'an].
But after Song Shu said this, the live broadcast room suddenly stopped for a moment.
=Fucking soul-searching question, hahahaha, yes, why are you blushing and not saying anything?
=Watermelon must be both pleasant and uncomfortable, so funny
Song Shu had been laying the groundwork for so long, and finally said the last sentence: "Apologize, apologize to these people for what you have done."
=No? ? Who are you? Why did you start cursing right away? Did Xigua provoke you?
=Watermelon, are you dumb? Refute him!
=I can't stand it anymore, I apologize nmd
In response to the barrage, [Xigua] blushed and said, "I don't understand what you are saying."
Then he went off the air, leaving his fans confused as to what they were doing.
…
After Song Shu finished cursing, he thought his mission was complete and wanted to log off, but [彼岸森*晚*整*理] stopped him and said, "Boss, aren't you going to play games today?"
=Translation: You are scolding watermelon, why don't you scold me?
“No.”
Song Shu got tired of scolding and logged off directly.
Just then his express delivery arrived, containing some small decorations that 555 mentioned.
Since he wasn't very good at shopping, Song Shu simply bought all the decorations with the highest sales on Taobao and put together a whole box.
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