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Ever since bringing Xue Meiniang back to the dormitory, Shen Qingyu always felt that the three people in the dormitory had bad intentions - to be more precise, they had no good intentions towards cats.
When she walked in that day, carrying the little one wrapped in a white towel, Le Yan'er, Su Yi, and Ji Yuanyuan's eyes lit up instantly. Like a cat that had been hungry for three days seeing dried fish, they dropped their things and rushed over. At first, it was fine. Xue Mei Niang didn't open her eyes, and the little one curled up limply in her palm, barely able to stretch out its claws. The three of them were so cautious, they had to check her expression before their fingertips touched the cat's fur, fearing that a big move would scare the cat. Su Yi even went to the supermarket downstairs to buy lactose-free milk and fed it little by little through a syringe. She was so gentle that Shen Qingyu had never seen her treat him so well.
In just a few days, Xue Mei Niang became a familiar figure in the dormitory. The wound on her foot scabbed over, and her eyes slowly opened—a pair of round, blue eyes, as if filled with two crystal-clear glass marbles, blinking and throbbing, truly agonizing. She began to shuffle around the dormitory, her short legs daring her as she slipped under Su Yi's desk and under Le Yan'er's bed. Finally, she dared to jump onto Ji Yuanyuan's keyboard and leave footprints, messing up the code she had just written. Far from getting angry, Ji Yuanyuan took out her phone and took a long photo of the paw prints, saying, "This is the cutest bug."
Now the three of them could no longer hide their "cat-stroking nature" and they were too lazy to even pretend.
The first thing Le Yan'er does every day when she wakes up is to pull Xue Meiniang out of Shen Qingyu's arms, bury her face in the cat's fur and suck it hard, muttering "Little baby, let sister suck it"; Su Yi always holds the cat in front of the camera when she makes a video call, and shows off to her boyfriend "Look at the little baby in our dormitory, she is much cuter than you", which makes her boyfriend so angry that he keeps yelling "I'm jealous" on the other end of the phone; Ji Yuanyuan is even more outrageous, she never forgets to put a bag of cat snacks when she goes to the library to study, and squats on the ground to play with the cat when she comes back, using snacks to lure Xue Meiniang to do a "handshake" gesture. If Xue Meiniang cooperates, she can give it the whole bag of snacks.
Every time Shen Qingyu came back from outside, she would see Xue Meiniang being held and "tortured" by three people in turn - Le Yaner combing its hair, Su Yi putting a small hairpin on it, and Ji Yuanyuan wrapping it in a small blanket. The little guy was purring foolishly, with its tail standing up like a small flag, not remembering that she was the "real owner" at all. She stood there with her hands on her hips and glared at her for a long time. Xue Meiniang would at most glance at her, bury her head in Le Yaner's arms, and gently pat Le Yaner's hand with her little paws - Shen Qingyu was so angry that she gritted her teeth: "That's the cat I picked up! Can you guys be more restrained! Don't spoil it!"
"I know, I know," Le Yan'er said perfunctorily while stroking Xue Mei Niang's fur, without even looking up, "but it took the initiative to rub against me~ Look how much it likes me."
Su Yi echoed: "That's right, Xue Mei Niang kissed me and even licked my hand just now!"
Ji Yuanyuan pushed her glasses and said seriously, "From the perspective of cat psychology, a cat's willingness to be close to people shows that it feels safe. We're helping you take care of it so it can adapt to the environment faster."
Shen Qingyu: “…” Okay, you are right.
Not only in the dormitory, Xue Meiniang is also doing well downstairs. It always likes to lie on the grass downstairs to bask in the sun, with its small body curled up into a ball. From a distance, it looks like a small snowball. At first, the dormitory aunt thought it was a stray cat from the school. She brought cat food from home every day to feed it and even made a small mat for it. Later, she found out that it was raised by Shen Qingyu. The aunt was reluctant to drive the cat away, so she simply took the cat to the message room to "take care of it" while Shen Qingyu and the others were in class. Xue Meiniang is very smart. She would rub her little head against the aunt's hand, circle around people's legs, and occasionally "meow" twice, which made the dormitory aunts in the building smile. As a result, Shen Qingyu and the others were late for the dormitory several times and were not punished. The aunt even smiled and said, "For Xue Meiniang's sake, come back earlier next time."
That day, Shen Qingyu changed Xue Meiniang's cat litter and poured her new cat food. She watched the little one chase the cat teaser around the house, her short legs hopping, her blue eyes fixed on the feather stick, twirling around. She was so adorable. She suddenly wanted to tell Yu Wang about Xue Meiniang's recent situation. After all, this was the cat they had taken to the hospital together, and he had asked about her condition several times before.
Shen Qingyu picked up her phone and opened WeChat. Her finger hovered over "New Friends." Just as she was about to search for Yu Wang's WeChat ID, she suddenly realized: she didn't have Yu Wang's WeChat ID yet! She hadn't gotten it last time in the infirmary, and since then, she hadn't found a suitable opportunity to "run into" him, so the matter was put aside.
Just as I was daydreaming, my cell phone suddenly rang and the words "Qu Sheng Sheng" popped up on the screen.
"What's the matter?" Shen Qingyu answered the phone.
"Internet cafe tonight! Same place, same rules, see you all night!" Qu Shengsheng's loud voice blasted out from the receiver, with a little excitement vibrating.
Before Shen Qingyu could respond, the other party hung up the phone with a "click", leaving only a busy tone.
Shen Qingyu looked at her phone and laughed—still the same, impetuous, unchanging. She recalled the first time she took Qu Shengsheng to an internet cafe in high school. It was Qu Shengsheng's first time playing League of Legends. Sitting in front of the computer, he stammered, "I've never played it before, will I be bad at it?" She patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, I'll help you win easily. I guarantee you'll win."
That game, she played Caitlyn, and Qu Shengsheng played support Soraka. The opponent was almost pushing the high ground, and they were just one win away from killing her, but she didn't panic at all—she predicted her E skill to hit Lee Sin who was coming to ward, and when she was hit by Quinn's E, she used a right-angle move to avoid Q. Lee Sin kicked her up, and when Yasuo followed up with his ultimate, she used Mercury's Treads to break the control, landed and placed a trap to trap the opponent's ADC, then followed up with a basic attack and ultimate to take her down. After the game, Qu Shengsheng looked at her as if she were a god, and exclaimed, "Chen Qingyu, you are so awesome! I will follow you from now on."
Later, Qu Shengsheng became completely obsessed with League of Legends, dragging her to play games every day and vowing to "find a boyfriend who can play games, preferably the kind who can help me win without any effort." In the end, he didn't find a boyfriend, and instead became a "house girl" who was not good at playing but loved to play, going out to clubs during the day and playing games all night long. Shen Qingyu couldn't help laughing when she thought about these past events.
At 7pm, Shen Qingyu arrived at the "old place" internet cafe on time, backpack on his back. As soon as he stepped through the door, he heard Qu Shengsheng's loud voice: "Brother! That excavator tunnel digging around the back is really amazing! It's amazing!"
She looked in the direction of the voice. Qu Shengsheng was sitting by the window, next to him was an older man with tattoos on his arms, a cigarette dangling from his lips, his fingers pounding away at the keyboard. On the screen, a mining machine was destroying a tower while taking down the enemy's damage. The seat to Qu Shengsheng's right was empty, with a bottle of Coke on the table, clearly reserved for her. The internet cafe was packed, smoky, and filled with the clatter of keyboards and mouse clicks. Theirs was the only open seat.
Shen Qingyu walked over, and Qu Shengsheng waved, his eyes still fixed on the Big Brother screen: "Finally you're here! I've been waiting for you for a long time! Come and sit down!"
The tattooed older brother glanced up at Shen Qingyu and paused. The next second, the screen went black, clearly having been terminated by the opponent. The older brother smacked his lips and put out his cigarette in the ashtray. "Here you are, little girl. The last time I saw you was in high school, right? You've changed."
"Hello, Brother Zhang." Shen Qingyu greeted with a smile - this was Brother Zhang, a regular customer of the Internet cafe. She and Qu Shengsheng had come here for the night before, and Brother Zhang always saved seats for them and even taught Qu Shengsheng how to play jungle.
Chen Qingyu suppressed a laugh and sat down, looking at Qu Shengsheng with a look of regret: "I see you are having a lot of fun here, more involved than playing by yourself."
"Of course not! Brother Zhang is amazing at using an excavator!" Qu Shengsheng turned around excitedly, "I'm going to practice using an excavator today too, so you go and help me out! I promise I won't let you down!"
Shen Qingyu froze for a moment. When she used to play League of Legends with Qu Shengsheng, she was the main carry and Qu Shengsheng was the support. While Qu Shengsheng's support was awful, at least it didn't give away kills. But when Qu Shengsheng occasionally felt like playing carry, she'd either get busted by the opposing jungler or give away kills, leading to the opponent becoming incredibly powerful, and she'd have to carry the game in the end to turn the game around... She sighed silently and opened the League of Legends client.
Qu Shengsheng decisively locked onto the excavator, boasting to Brother Zhang, "Look, I'm carrying the whole game." Shen Qingyu was assigned to the second floor and had originally wanted to pick Garen top lane to farm safely, but Qu Shengsheng approached, glaring at her with a look that said, "If you don't support, I'll end your friendship." Shen Qingyu had no choice but to accept her fate and pick Janna—at least Janna could protect her. If Qu Shengsheng got caught, she could blow away the opponent to save her.
When the game started, she had originally planned to follow Qu Shengsheng into the jungle, after all, she was worried about Qu Shengsheng's excavator. But as soon as she reached the river, she saw "Wuyin" send a message: Wind Girl?
Yes. Chen Qingyu tearfully bid Qu Shengsheng adieu, placed a ward in the bush beside her, and turned to head towards her AD carry, Vayne. Just as she reached the tower, before she could even shield Vayne, she saw her swiftly charge towards the opposing policewoman. She raised her Demon Crossbow, unleashed a basic attack, and then began to move and slash, her movements so fluid, as if she had anticipated her movements.
Shen Qingyu: "?" She hadn't even gone over yet, so why was she already there? Isn't this too reckless?
The policewoman on the other side obviously didn't take it seriously, thinking that a level 1 Vayne wouldn't be able to cause much trouble, and even wanted to fight back. But the next second, she found that her health bar was dropping rapidly!
“Ping!——”
Three basic attacks triggered the passive of Vayne's W skill "Silver Crossbow". The silver-white halo under the policewoman's feet exploded, and the true damage directly took away half of her health!
Vayne continued to slash, her movements smooth and flawless, each basic attack landing precisely on the policewoman. She quickly activated her E skill, "90 Caliber Rope Net," and retreated, trying to create distance. Vayne, however, remained unfazed. She used her Q skill, "Dodge Rush," and rolled forward, then pressed the E key—"Demon's Judgment!"
The heavy crossbow bolt slammed into the policewoman's chest, pinning her to the tower wall. Vayne stepped forward and landed two basic attacks, easily taking first blood.
The "First Blood" prompt sounded in the Internet cafe, and several people playing games around couldn't help but exclaimed "Oh".
Chen Qingyu was stunned. Qu Shengsheng beside her also sighed, "Fuck!" and leaned over to look at her screen. "How long has the game started? Vayne has already taken first blood? That's too much!"
Fifty seconds later, the bottom lane minion wave pushed close to the first tower. Caitlyn revived, and the support, Thresh, also stayed nearby. Thresh, wanting to push forward, walked in front of Vayne and wavered, trying to trick her into using a skill. Vayne, however, simply raised her crossbow and attacked him—again, again, with a terrifyingly steady rhythm of basic attacks.
Thresh got anxious and used his E skill "Pendulum of Doom" to pull Vayne back, but Vayne dodged it easily with a small move, and Thresh followed with another basic attack, and also killed a soldier by the way.
“Ping!——”
The passive W was triggered again, and Thresh's health bar dropped again, scaring him so much that he quickly retreated.
Thresh refused to give in and used his Q skill, Death Sentence, to hook him, hoping to pull Vayne in to take control. However, Vayne seemed to know the direction of the hook in advance, easily dodging it with a small move. Instead, she pressed forward, hitting Thresh with basic attacks one after another, moving smoothly and smoothly, like dancing, without paying any attention to Thresh.
Thresh panicked and fled in panic. Vayne immediately used her ultimate, "Final Moment." The Night Hunter took advantage of the darkness and made another move—using Q to dodge Thresh's hook, and then using E to turn the attack, pinning the policewoman who had just come to support him to the wall!
Shen Qingyu quickly chased after her, using her Q skill, "Hurricane Howling," to blow the policewoman away and then put Vayne's E skill, "Storm's Fury," on her. Vayne took the opportunity to move and attack, each movement precisely canceling the attack's backswing. The rain of arrows was almost continuous, and the policewoman's health bar dropped at a visible speed.
A few seconds later, the policewoman fell down!
Thresh tried to run, but Qu Shengsheng's excavator came from the jungle and outflanked him. His E skill "Breaking Out of the Earth" knocked him into the air. Vayne followed up with a basic attack, getting a double kill.
“Double Kill”!
Qu Shengsheng excitedly slammed the table. "Holy crap! This Vayne is amazing! Yu Yu, you're so lucky to have matched up with such a great AD carry!"
Shen Qingyu said nothing, just staring at Vayne's operation on the screen - this positioning, this anticipation, this output rhythm, is absolutely god-level. She has been playing League of Legends for so long, but this is the first time she has seen such a powerful Vayne.
…
Even after the game ended, Shen Qingyu still hadn't recovered. The word "Victory" on the screen flashed a pale blue light. She looked at Vayne's stats—12 kills, 0 deaths, 5 assists, 48% damage share, 89% teamfight participation rate, a complete carry.
"Wow, Vayne is so awesome! She was killing everyone!" Qu Shengsheng jumped up excitedly. "I won my first time playing jungle! And I even got an assist!"
Brother Zhang next to him suddenly slapped his head, as if remembering something: "Oh my god! This ID is 'Wuyin'! Isn't this the great Wuyin? How come I didn't recognize him!"
"Ah? Who is the great master Wuyin?" Qu Shengsheng asked blankly - although she loves playing League of Legends, she doesn't usually pay much attention to the e-sports circle.
Zhang nodded enthusiastically, his tone filled with admiration. "Top three in the Korean server! Number one Vayne in the Chinese server! An all-around AD champion! He's best at AD champions like Vayne, Kai'Sa, and Xayah! Some say his playstyle is very similar to that of retired pro player Trigun! He even reached number one in the US server in a week, shocking the foreigners. To this day, no one has surpassed his record! He's rarely online, I didn't expect you to match him!"
"Holy crap..." Qu Shengsheng's eyes widened. "So amazing? Doesn't that mean he's a professional player?"
"It's almost there! Many teams wanted to sign him, but he refused them all, saying that he just wanted to have fun." Brother Zhang sighed.
Shen Qingyu, who hadn't paid attention to the League of Legends scene in a while, listened intently, feeling quite surprised. He'd actually gotten the top-ranked Vayne in the national server? That was too good of a luck. Just then, a friend request suddenly popped up on the game screen. The applicant's ID was "Wuyin," and their profile picture was still a simple black and white style.
The golden chat box stands out among a bunch of gray IDs.
Shen Qingyu was stunned for a moment. Qu Shengsheng and Brother Zhang came over excitedly, "Oh my God! The master added you as a friend! Hurry up and agree!" Brother Zhang even took out his phone to take a photo, "I have to take a photo to show off to my brothers! The girl next door actually ran into the master Wuyin online! And he added her as a friend!"
"What are you waiting for! Click to confirm! This is the great god Wuyin! So many people want to add him as a friend but can't!" Qu Shengsheng urged her, his hand almost reaching the screen.
Shen Qingyu took a deep breath and clicked "Agree". A few seconds later, he received a message from "Wuyin".
Wuyin: Hello, you play Janna very well and are very good at protecting people. Do you suggest we play a few more games together?
Brother Zhang had already begun to explain to Qu Shengsheng the "glorious history of Wuyin the Great," mentioning how he'd once 1v5ed in a pro player's stream with Vayne, and how he'd reached the top of the national server solo queue playing only AD carry. The two chatted animatedly. Chen Qingyu's fingers trembled slightly as she read the message—after all, it was the top Vayne in the country, and it would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous. She replied, "Sure, Great Master! It's my honor to play with you!"
The next second, a message popped up on the screen: "Your friend 'Wuyin' invites you to form a team."
Shen Qingyu clicked "Accept", feeling a little excited - being able to play with a master, maybe even learn something.
…
The game lasted until one in the morning. The two played five games together, winning every single one, and each one was a crushing victory. Vayne's stats were still impressive, either 15 kills and 0 deaths, or 18 kills and 1 death, driving the opposing AD player so hard they were completely defeated that they even surrendered in one game.
At the end of the last game, Shen Qingyu was still not satisfied - this was the most enjoyable game she had ever played in all her long time playing LOL, and it was also the best ADC she had ever seen!
Wuyin: It’s getting late, I’m leaving.
Wuyin: Leave me your WeChat, so we can play together later.
Yu Xi: Okay! Master!
A small red dot appeared in WeChat's "New Friends" section, and Shen Qingyu excitedly clicked "Add to Contacts."
The other person's profile picture is a simple white kitten.
The circle of friends is blank.
Shen Qingyu looked at the cat portrait and suddenly felt that it looked familiar - it looked a bit like Xue Meiniang when she grew up?
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