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Wednesday's sunlight was exceptionally gentle, streaming through the windows of the teaching building onto the desks, even the air carrying a hint of laziness. Shen Qingyu lay hunched over her desk, listening to the teacher leisurely explain the elective course, her fingertips unconsciously circling her notebook. This was her most relaxing day of the week, with only two classes in the afternoon, seven and eight, leaving her free to do as she pleased.
As soon as the bell rang, Shen Qingyu immediately packed up and went to the cafeteria to eat with Le Yaner and the others. At the table, Le Yaner excitedly talked about going shopping in the evening, while Su Yi and Ji Yuanyuan had plans to go to the movies. Everyone had plans, but Shen Qingyu was the only one who had nothing to do.
"Yu Yu, aren't you going to join us tonight?" Le Yaner asked her while biting a chicken leg.
"No, I'm going back to the dormitory to take a shower and play a few rounds of League of Legends." Shen Qingyu said with a smile. This was her unshakable habit - every Wednesday night, she would play games with Wuyin. Usually, if she went online first, Wuyin would quickly send her an invitation to join a team.
It had been several days since the last time she played with Wuyin, and Shen Qingyu was quite looking forward to it.
After finishing her meal, she separated from her roommates at the cafeteria entrance and walked to the dormitory alone. On the way, she took out her cell phone and sent a message to Wuyin.
Yu Xi: LOL at night?
Not long after the message was sent, the phone rang. It was Wuyin's reply.
Wuyin: Yes.
These two simple words instantly brightened Shen Qingyu's mood. She quickened her pace, thinking that she could get back to the dormitory and pack up as soon as possible so that she could start playing games earlier.
But as soon as she reached the dormitory door, Shen Qingyu was stunned. She took out her key to open the door and pressed the switch on the wall, but the light above her head didn't come on - the whole dormitory was pitch black, with only a little light coming in from the setting sun outside the window.
She frowned and clicked on the dormitory group chat, only to see the notice sent by the dormitory manager half an hour ago: "The use of illegal electrical appliances in a dormitory on the fourth floor caused the entire building to trip. It is currently under maintenance. There will be a temporary power outage tonight, and the restoration time is to be determined."
The group was already full of “received” replies, and Shen Qingyu followed suit, feeling a little depressed—how could he play games without a power outage?
She sat in a chair, staring at her phone screen for a long time, wondering how long she would have to wait for a call, so she decided to go to an internet cafe. The one she frequented was very close to the university, in a small alley west of the main gate of Tsinghua University. Although it was a bit out of the way, the equipment was excellent, and the keyboard and mouse were very easy to use. She was also familiar with the owner, and occasionally when she booked a whole night, the owner would give her a free bucket of instant noodles.
As soon as this idea came to her mind, Shen Qingyu immediately took action. She picked up her backpack and sent another message to Wuyin.
Yu Xi: Sorry, there is a power outage in the dormitory. Please wait for me for half an hour. I’m going to the Internet cafe.
Almost an instant reply.
Wuyin: Okay.
Seeing this reply, Shen Qingyu felt warm in her heart. She didn't dare to delay and grabbed her backpack and ran to the Internet cafe. She jogged all the way to the Internet cafe and glanced at her phone when she arrived. It only took 20 minutes, which was much faster than expected. She could still rest for a while.
"Hey, Yu Yu is here!" The internet cafe owner, who was sitting at the front desk eating sunflower seeds, recognized her immediately and smiled as he took a can of Coke from the refrigerator and handed it to her. "You haven't been here for a few days. How come you're free today?"
"The dormitory has a power outage, come over and play for a while." Shen Qingyu took the Coke and opened the ring. "Boss, same as usual, a seat by the window."
"Okay!" The boss skillfully took out a bucket of sour soup beef noodles from the cabinet and placed it on the bar. "I know you like this, so I saved it for you."
Chen Qingyu smiled and thanked him, then started chatting with the boss. As they were chatting, the boss suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "By the way, there's a really good AD carry in the store today. He's playing solo over there and has already won several games. Do you want to go and have a look?"
"Oh? So impressive?" Shen Qingyu piqued her interest. The AD position was incredibly challenging, requiring precise movement and attacking while also being mindful of positioning to dodge skills. To be called a "god" by the boss, one must be quite extraordinary.
She looked in the direction the boss pointed and saw that the seats in the middle of the internet cafe were packed with people, three layers deep, making it impossible to get in. When she walked in, she was so busy greeting the boss that she didn't notice the movement here.
"Of course you can. You'll know when you go and take a look." The boss patted her shoulder with a look of certainty.
Shen Qingyu's curiosity grew. Holding a Coke, she pushed through the crowd and headed inside. Unfortunately, there were too many people gathered around, mostly young college and high school students, all taller than her. Even standing on tiptoe, she couldn't see what was going on inside. She could only grab a boy standing at the outermost layer and whispered, "Hey, buddy, is AD God in there?"
The boy looked her up and down with a look of disdain in his eyes: "Yeah, but you, a girl, also play League of Legends?"
Shen Qingyu nodded, feeling a little uncomfortable - can girls not play LOL?
"So what's your rank?" the boy asked again, the sarcasm in his tone even more obvious.
"King." Shen Qingyu answered directly without thinking too much.
The boy was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing, quite loudly: "Hmph, you? King of Champions? I'm afraid you haven't even seen the League of Legends login screen?"
The boy next to him also started laughing, patting his shoulder and shaking with laughter: "Hahahaha, a girl calling herself a king is too boastful! Maybe she can't even last hit!"
The people around also looked over, their eyes full of amusement. Shen Qingyu frowned, too lazy to argue with them. She took advantage of the gap in the crowd and squeezed in, finally seeing the people inside.
Seeing this, Shen Qingyu was completely stunned.
A boy sat in front of a computer. His hair was a bit long, covering his eyebrows. His peach-colored eyes were fixed intently on the screen, their gaze particularly focused under the light of the internet cafe. His slender fingers on his left hand quickly tapped the keyboard, and his right hand controlled the mouse, his movements smooth and precise. On the screen, Draven swung his throwing axe, each strike landing precisely on the enemy.
Is it Yu Wang? !
Shen Qingyu's heart skipped a beat. She never expected that the AD master the boss was talking about was actually Yu Wang.
Just as she was lost in thought, a "Victory" message suddenly popped up on the screen—Yu Wang had won another round. Immediately, exclamations rang out from all around, with some people shouting, "Holy crap! This Draven is amazing!" "He's too strong! There's no way I can beat him!"
Yu Wang took off his headphones, rubbed his wrist, and the moment he looked up, he met Shen Qingyu's gaze.
Amidst the noise, their eyes met in the air, and time seemed to slow down.
"Brother, you are so awesome! You've already knocked down five people!" The boy who had just laughed at Chen Qingyu came over, hooked his hands around Yu Wang's shoulders, his tone full of admiration.
Yu Wang frowned, looked at him expressionlessly, silently pulled his arm down, and said in a flat tone: "It's okay."
The boy smiled awkwardly, his eyes falling on Shen Qingyu next to him, and he began to exaggerate: "By the way, this girl just said she was the king, haha, she brags without thinking. If she were to play solo with you, it would probably be game over in less than a minute!"
Before he could finish his words, Yu Wang suddenly interrupted him: "Then give it a try."
The boy was stunned, thinking he had misheard: "What?"
Yu Wang stared at Shen Qingyu, raised his chin, and said seriously: "I will play a solo game with her."
Shen Qingyu's face was full of question marks. She looked at Yu Wang, her heart full of doubts - was he deliberately embarrassing her?
The boy also looked disdainful and muttered quietly: "What a confusing behavior, playing solo with a girl, even if you win it's not glorious."
Shen Qingyu walked in front of Yu Wang. She stood while Yu Wang sat. She looked down at him with a bit of dissatisfaction in her tone: "Did you do this on purpose? Do you want to embarrass me?"
"How do you know you will definitely lose?" Yu Wang looked up at her with a hint of smile in his eyes, "Maybe you can win?"
"Can I win?" Shen Qingyu raised an eyebrow, feeling even more confused. She had seen everything Yu Wang had just done. Draven was so skilled, how could he possibly lose to her? Was he mocking her?
Yu Wang looked at her doubtful eyes and asked again, "Do you really want to win?"
"...Nonsense." Shen Qingyu blurted out. Who doesn't want to win? Especially after being laughed at, she wanted to prove herself even more.
The boys nearby were watching the fun and immediately started to make a fuss, "Since we're going to have a solo, why not add some stakes? Whoever loses gets to grant the other a wish, how about that?"
"Okay." Before Shen Qingyu could say anything, Yu Wang agreed first.
The boy obviously didn't expect Yu Wang to agree so quickly. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Brother, you are too confident!"
Soon, a solo game was about to begin. The two agreed to use AD heroes for the solo game, and the rules remained the same: first blood, first tower, 100 last hits, and whoever achieved one of them first would win.
Shen Qingyu wasn't sure what to do, but she wanted to see how Yu Wang performed. Even if she lost, she could still learn something. She took a deep breath, sat down in front of the computer across from Yu Wang, and opened the League of Legends client.
Yu Wang saw her nervousness, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously, his eyes full of tenderness. The boy next to him looked at Yu Wang's expression, then looked at the way he stared at Shen Qingyu, and finally realized that something was wrong - this was not trying to win, it was clearly trying to give in to the other party, right?
The two quickly chose their heroes. Yu Wang was on the blue side, still using Draven, who had just defeated five opponents. Shen Qingyu was on the purple side, choosing her best hero, Caitlyn, the Piltover Policewoman. Caitlyn had long arms, giving her an advantage in the early stages, and she might be able to pull off a surprise attack.
The game loading bar ends and the solo game officially begins.
Shen Qingyu focused her attention, carefully controlling the policewoman to last hit, while keeping an eye on Yu Wang's Draven's movements. To her surprise, Yu Wang's Draven wasn't as aggressive as before, but instead played very conservatively, even occasionally deliberately leaving a few soldiers behind.
Although Shen Qingyu felt strange, he didn't think much about it. He took the opportunity to last hit and develop, and used the Q skill from time to time to consume Yu Wang's blood.
Time ticked by, and by the seventh minute, Shen Qingyu's policewoman was already over ten kills ahead of Yu Wang, and one item ahead. She seized an opportunity, first using her E skill to knock back Yu Wang's Draven, then unleashing her ultimate, landing a precise hit, and then, with the help of the tower's damage, she directly demolished Yu Wang's bottom lane outer tower.
With a "bang", the blue team's defense tower turned into ruins on the game screen, and Shen Qingyu's policewoman stood in front of the ruins, with a faint smoke coming out of the muzzle of her gun.
"I won!" Shen Qingyu shouted excitedly, with a smile on her face.
Everyone around was stunned. The boy who had just laughed at her stared at the computer screen with wide eyes, rubbing his eyes as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing. How could this happen so fast? Draven, who had been so powerful just a moment ago, suddenly lose?
Shen Qingyu turned to look at the boy, raised his eyebrows, and said with a bit of arrogance: "How about it, buddy, can the girl be the king?"
The boy finally came to his senses, looked her over carefully, and nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, yes! You are really amazing. I was blind to your potential just now. I'm sorry!"
Shen Qingyu smiled and didn't care anymore. At this time, Yu Wang, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke. He shook his head and corrected in a serious tone: "Better than me."
"Thank you for the compliment." Shen Qingyu felt a little embarrassed, the excitement of winning just now had not yet passed.
Just as she was feeling smug, her eyes accidentally swept across Yu Wang's computer screen and saw his game ID - "Haohao is not Hao".
This ID looks so familiar... Shen Qingyu frowned, searching the memory of this ID in his mind.
Wait… holy shit!
Shen Qingyu suddenly realized - isn't this the ID of the friend who teamed up with the great God Wuyin before?
In other words, Yu Wang knows the great god Wuyin?
This discovery caused a storm of shock in Shen Qingyu's heart. She looked at Yu Wang with shock in her eyes.
"Then what is your wish?" Yu Wang suddenly spoke, interrupting her thoughts.
Shen Qingyu was stunned for a moment before she remembered the bet. She stammered, "I haven't thought about it yet."
"Okay, tell me when you've made up your mind." Yu Wang supported his chin and looked at her gently, "No matter what your wish is, I will help you realize it."
After saying that, Yu Wang went to pack up his things and prepared to leave the Internet cafe.
The boy came up to Yu Wang, staring at the computer screen, and muttered in confusion, "Brother, you could have fought back just now. You didn't even use Draven's ultimate, so why didn't you dodge it?"
Yu Wang's voice came from the door, with a hint of smile: "She is too strong, I can't beat her."
The boy rolled his eyes, obviously not believing it. But Shen Qingyu's operation was indeed quite impressive.
Yu Wang glanced back in the direction of Shen Qingyu, then turned and left.
Shen Qingyu sat in front of the computer, opened the sour beef noodles her boss had given her, and soaked them in hot water. The rising heat blurred her vision. She stared at the screen, but she had no intention of playing the game - Wuyin's game avatar was still gray.
She looked at the time. It was past the agreed time, and Wuyin was still not online. Shen Qingyu felt a little disappointed. She picked up her phone and sent a message to Wuyin.
Yu Xi: Not online?
After a few minutes, Wuyin replied.
Wuyin: I have something to do. I won’t fight anymore.
Those five short words made Shen Qingyu feel even more depressed. She put down her phone and looked at the instant noodles. She had no appetite. But then she thought about her victory over Yu Wang, and the disappointment in her heart was diluted a lot.
She picked up the chopsticks, took a sip of noodles, and remembered Yu Wang’s ID - "Haohao is not Hao".
Yu Wang knows Wuyin, so what is their relationship?
Does Wuyin know that she knows Yu Wang?
A series of questions swirled in Shen Qingyu's mind, making her more and more curious.
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