Chapter 70 Online Dating 37
The success of the offline events attracted a large number of players from outside the fandom to join the game, and the popularity of Endless Rounds soared to the level of its initial launch. At the same time, after the mystery surrounding some of the top players was exposed, a number of unbelievable scandals emerged in just three days, such as someone thinking they were the main girlfriend but turning out to be the sixth, and two fish in the same pond dating behind the back of a cheating boyfriend, etc., which provided a lot of gossip lovers with a good laugh.
There are also well-known sweet couples in the camp who, offline, become a super-strong man and a submissive woman. Many online celebrity couples have an overly strong sense of professionalism, making people wonder if there is any true love left in this world. Although Luo Ying and Lai Si don't interact much with others, it's obvious to everyone that they are close, and finally, a group of Luo Si CP fans have appeared on the forum.
Some people in the building were talking about the two of them.
I didn't dare say it before, but Ying Gou and Lai Si are actually a perfect match! A poor, gloomy guy and a gentle, rich, and beautiful girl—does anyone understand...?
If it's a poor kid starting from scratch, it might be a good match, but with the behavior of this British dog, I can only say it's difficult.
Does Lai Si's family know?
That's a good question.
Ahhhhh, it's been four days! I've been crying non-stop! Wife, where did you go? Why didn't you take me with you? [crying] I've walked from the Jade Pool to the Underworld, the Immortal Realm and the Underworld are so vast, why can't I find you? Wife, please take me with you! [crying]
Where are the people in the heavens? Did your vice-gang leader go to get married?
I've been following Lai Si since the server opened. She's been online every day, so it's hard not to suspect that she's gone on vacation with her boyfriend.
There are no photos on my WeChat Moments either.
I'll offer 100 jade fragments; the young couple must have gone on a trip. That's perfectly normal; you shouldn't be overly concerned with their private lives.
I don't want to either, but I feel bad when I can't see the vice-captain. Nice, nice, even just one word would be nice.
You've lost your way, child.
Good news!! A legendary escape artist is back!
Finally!! It's been a full ten days, Lai Si, do you know how I've spent these ten days?! I'm really angry, unless you talk to me in the dark room.
Okay, I'm curious to see where this young couple went.
...Why does it feel like there's something off between them? Lai Si seems to be ignoring Ying Gou, is it just my imagination?
Dude, it's not my imagination, when the British talk, Nice doesn't respond at all.
I'm on YY (a voice chat platform), and Ying Gou keeps calling "Baby" trying to talk to the vice guild leader, but the vice guild leader is acting like he didn't hear him and keeps chatting with the guild leader. What's going on? [stunned]
Could this be some kind of romantic play between young lovers? [Thinking]
: Let's wait and see.
It's been days, and I've been playing this game for so long, and this is the first time I've seen Lai Si be so rude to someone [scratching head]. Lai Si was chatting with someone, and when Ying Gou came over to talk to her, Lai Si just went silent. Oh my god, I'm so embarrassed...
Actually, a cold and ruthless personality is a very good thing.
"Have they broken up? Ying Gou looks so carefree and cheerful, it doesn't seem like it. And they seemed quite sweet during offline events, it's unlikely that things would go wrong in just a few days."
I don't quite understand. Is there any explanation for foxes?
This man is very cunning; he changes the subject whenever someone asks. Yaguchi is the same.
You asked them? They'd love to say they broke up.
: ? ? ?
Am I blind? Why is the master-disciple relationship section for Lai Si empty?
No, it seems they also deleted all of Yinggou's game friends and WeChat friends. Yinggou was just begging in the guild group to accept Lai Si's friend request.
I knew they'd break up sooner or later. They probably just wanted to let things cool down after the storm passed.
Oh no! Is my newly shipped master-disciple couple going to break up again? [crying emoji]
:emmm, but what does it mean that the "companion" section is still open?
Help! It's not my master, it's my wife! I've fallen for her again! [delicious emoji]
But deleting someone as a friend doesn't make sense. Leopard and Cat, what's wrong with you guys? [crying]
Gu Zeyu also wanted to know the answer.
He knew that his younger brother had taken Yuan Ying to City B for an event. From the airport to the venue, he had people secretly watching over them, so he learned from the bodyguards and photos that their interactions were more intimate than those of a normal couple.
Could it be that Yuan Ying did something to wrong Xiao Jin?
The thought of this possibility filled Gu Zeyu with rage. These past few days, he tried to put aside his work and go home early to secretly observe his younger brother's condition.
Lu Xuejin was curled up on the sofa playing on his phone. These past few days, instead of getting engrossed in Endless Time, he would come to the living room to enjoy the sunshine. A full-length window let in plenty of light, and sometimes he would lie on his side on the sofa and sit there for an entire afternoon.
Looking at his naturally upturned lips and cheerful expression, you would never guess that he was having a fight with his boyfriend.
Considering Lu Xuejin's feelings and suppressing his anger, Gu Zeyu casually asked, "Baby, I heard from Uncle Zhang that you and Yuan Ying made an appointment to go to the newly opened Hongsheng. When are you planning to go?"
"Hong Sheng sent over a card. If you want it, remember to ask your brother for it."
Luo Ying: Baby, don't ignore me.
Luoying: I had spicy noodles for lunch today, and they were so salty! [crying emoji]
Luoying: How about we go for a walk with the little fox this afternoon? It hasn't seen you in ages.
Lu Xuejin read the latest news five or six times and still wasn't satisfied.
Fallen Petals: You're going to abandon me, aren't you?
My mood is like soap bubbles, popping out and floating in mid-air.
Lu Xuejin took a screenshot of this sentence and saved it in her photo album.
"Xiao Jin?"
Raising his head, Gu Zeyu feigned indifference, but his eyes betrayed obvious worry.
...So you're worried about me.
Lu Xuejin turned off her phone, blinked, and said in a bored and annoyed tone, "He's not my boyfriend, and I don't like him at all. He's stupid, boring, and incredibly dull. He can't talk to anyone. Who would like someone like that?"
She abandoned her outwardly gentle and tolerant facade, and began to criticize her boyfriend, whom she had just unilaterally neglected, with almost harsh words. Everything about Yuan Ying became an unforgivable flaw in his mouth, as if his relationship with Yuan Ying was not out of genuine affection, but merely a way to pass the time.
Once the novelty wears off, the enthusiasm naturally fades.
Without even bothering to offer an excuse, he unilaterally and abruptly turned cold, leaving the other person guessing and hoping to salvage the situation, leading to self-deprecating actions. Such emotional abuse would likely be labeled "scumbag" by anyone, and Gu Zeyu had previously despised this kind of emotional attitude. However, now that the victim was his younger brother, Gu Zeyu immediately had a different perspective—this meant Xiao Jin had finally woken up, which was a good thing!
Gu Zeyu didn't even frown, and went along with Lu Xuejin's words: "That's good. I thought he wasn't a good candidate before, but since the baby likes him, I had no choice but to accept him."
"It's all good now, our baby is still very smart." Those long-suppressed words poured out, every word filled with dissatisfaction towards Yuan Ying. "It's okay if his background is poor, after all, not many people are worthy of you in terms of background alone, but at least he should know how to be ambitious and hardworking. He skips every class, has no internship experience, and I can't see any plan for the future in him. How can someone like that be reliable?"
Gu Zeyu sat down and peeled fruit for Lu Xuejin, his narrow eyes flashing with a mischievous light: "Even if you really like him, at most, you can tolerate him being your lover behind your back."
"Your real boyfriend?" Gu Zeyu forked a piece of fruit and handed it to Lu Xuejin. "My family doesn't acknowledge this one."
Lu Xuejin: "..."
He thought that Gu Zeyu would at least express his dissatisfaction with his rash attitude, after all, his brother had always been serious and had a very high sense of morality.
"Mom and Dad said they'll be back in a few days, and then our family will go on a trip abroad to relax. It's been so long since we've all gotten together, and Mom said she misses you a lot." Gu Zeyu planned to completely distract his younger brother and make him never think of Yuan Ying again.
Lu Xuejin paused slightly as he scrolled through his phone. At that moment, he lowered his head and bit into a piece of fruit, his long eyelashes casting a trembling shadow beneath his eyes. His Adam's apple bobbed gently as he swallowed the sweet fruit along with a strange mix of emotions. When he looked up again, his pupils were now calm and serene.
When is Mommy coming back?
"Flights the day after tomorrow. Where does the baby want to go? Japan? New Zealand? Australia?"
...
The door slammed shut.
The fleeting smile on Lu Xuejin's face vanished instantly. The dim light divided the bedroom into two parts, light and shadow. He lingered in the depths of the shadows, his glassy eyes clouded with a strange grayness. He had just washed his hands, and he casually twisted his wrists, tiny water droplets clinging greedily to the base of his thumb and the knuckles, reflecting a grayish-blue light as they slid. In his dilated pupils, only cold indifference, lingering gloom, and dissatisfaction remained.
"..." Lu Xuejin took a deep breath, and with the back of her hand, she rubbed the collar of her home clothes. The water droplets that lingered on it immediately stained the pale yellow collar dark.
My palms have finally returned to a dry state.
Lu Xuejin slumped forward, falling into the soft, fluffy bed, his thick eyelashes half-drooping over the undulating, milky-white comforter. He stopped laughing, becoming completely still and lifeless, like a doll sleeping in its blankets.
As Dong Yao reviewed the video and image records left behind, the fleeting coldness on the host's face resembled that of a dark little animal secretly angry because it had not been satisfied.
"Let's leave the day after tomorrow." Lu Xuejin's voice came from under the covers, muffled and devoid of any emotion.
He originally planned to go to Yuan Ying's school, expose her in public, and break up with her, causing Yuan Ying to completely break down.
It's all Gu Zeyu's fault!
Just then, the cool breeze blowing in from the window suddenly became rapid, carrying with it the pungent smell of damp earth. Moist air quickly filled the balcony, and the sky instantly darkened to a deep black. A muffled rumble of thunder rolled across the sky, and then, like a torn plastic bag, the rain poured down in torrents.
The dense raindrops pounded against the glass window, producing a dull, continuous drumbeat.
Lu Xuejin felt a chill and instinctively tightened his arms, hugging the blanket to his chest. The dim light from his phone screen reflected in his eyes, giving them an eerie glow in the darkness. He stared intently at the constantly appearing new message notifications on the screen.
Suddenly, the tip of his nose twitched slightly, and even the tips of his ears, hidden in his soft black hair, twitched slightly.
Lu Xuejin slammed her phone down, propped herself up on her elbows, and slowly sat up.
My gaze fell on the balcony, where a gigantic creature had crawled in.
Yuan Ying looked as if he had just been pulled from a river, completely soaked. His hair was utterly shapeless, clinging wetly to his scalp and forehead, water constantly dripping down. Rainwater overflowed his forehead, submerged his eyebrows, and finally dripped from his taut jawline, splattering onto his already soaked front. His clothes had become heavy, water-soaked sheets, clinging tightly to Yuan Ying's body and outlining his disheveled silhouette.
He stood there outside the French windows, staring intently into the room through the blurry rain. When he saw Lu Xuejin sit up, he smiled slowly at her, then used his knuckles to pry open the window.
The sound of rain poured into the bedroom. Yuan Ying stood a step away from the French windows, shielding himself from most of the wind and rain. He was like a muddy puddle, water still seeping from his soaked shoes.
The rain blurred his face, but you could only see him give a cautious, pitiful smile and say, "Baby, I know I was wrong, please don't ignore me."
Seeing Yuan Ying's drenched and miserable state, Lu Xuejin's previously low spirits lifted, and his gloom vanished. He immediately got up, grabbed a dry, fluffy bath towel, and quickly wrapped it around Yuan Ying's chilling body, covering his messy, seaweed-like wet hair. Lu Xuejin raised his eyelashes, his bright concern overflowing: "It's raining so hard, and you didn't even use an umbrella. Aren't you cold?"
The damp, cold air was transmitted between them at close range, while the warm breath returned the favor.
Yuan Ying obediently lowered her head so that Lu Xuejin could wipe away the heavy water droplets from her hair.
"What's the emergency? Can't you just call me? I'll have the driver pick you up. Climbing through the door or window is so dangerous, it's so slippery in this heavy rain!" Her worried words came one after another, her tone rising unconsciously. Finally, Lu Xuejin's voice seemed to be soaked with the dampness of the rain, sharp and hooked, tugging at the heartstrings, "Do you want to go to the hospital?!"
Those eyes were also shrouded in rain, wet and glistening. The creases and corners of the eyes were tinged with a sorrowful red, and the lips were pressed tightly together into a line.
"What's wrong with you coming over here like this?" Lu Xuejin glared at the man.
Yuan Ying was so cold that he lost his temperature. He shivered and repeatedly wiped the water off his hands. When he felt his palms gradually warming up, he raised his hand, grabbed Lu Xuejin's wrist, and slid it down to hold his soft, dry palm.
He gently shook her hand, his eyes like those of a large dog drenched in rain, gazing longingly at Lu Xuejin: "We made a promise to go to Hongsheng tomorrow, okay?"
"Hongsheng?" Lu Xuejin tossed aside the towel, which had become heavy from being soaked in water, and gently rubbed the calluses on Yuan Ying's palm with his thumb. He softened his voice and whispered, "No, baby."
He smiled slowly, his dilated pupils filled with a kind of almost innocent joy, his tone so gentle it could melt water: "It's called sweet fermented rice soup, right? Your original account."
The trembling eyelashes were not those of a frail butterfly, but rather a spider web that ensnared its prey; Yuan Ying was frozen in its trap.
"You deliberately changed your number to get close to me and confessed your feelings to me. I know all your reasons. It's so interesting." Lu Xuejin cupped Yuan Ying's cold face, her smile innocent yet cruel. "The way you were completely fooled by me was so cute. It's a pity... I suddenly feel bored. Otherwise, I really would like to play with you a little longer."
After speaking, he took a step back, a distance sufficient for him to fully appreciate any expression that might appear on Yuan Ying's face. Lu Xuejin waited patiently.
But Yuan Ying just stared at him and asked persistently, "Where are you going? Won't you be bored? Let me follow you. You can treat me like a toy and play with me as you please."
He didn't seem to mind Lu Xuejin's cruel manipulation, and he seemed to have guessed it all along, so much so that when Lu Xuejin revealed the truth, he didn't even change his expression.
Who do you think you are?
The moisture in her breath cooled her smile. Lu Xuejin remained expressionless, reached out and shoved Yuan Ying hard. Her palm touched hard, taut muscles, but Yuan Ying offered no resistance and obediently backed away until her heels touched the balcony. Lu Xuejin immediately stepped into the world of wind and rain, and Yuan Ying suddenly regained her balance.
Its tall stature blocked most of the fine rain, with only a few wisps escaping into the bedroom.
Yuan Ying's pupils were dark and deep. He quietly looked back at Lu Xuejin: "Baby, in this world, you and I are the only people like each other. Wouldn't it be better to take me with you?"
Lu Xuejin just looked at him coldly.
The fluctuations are really dramatic... Dong Yao thought, gazing at the endless data.
【Shall we leave now, Bao?】
"...Let's go."
"Who are you talking to?" Yuan Ying keenly caught the almost inaudible whisper.
"Nobody."
Lu Xuejin pushed hard again, but this time Yuan Ying didn't budge, and the two remained locked in a tense standoff. The continuous raindrops soaked Yuan Ying again, and the rain seemed to wash her eyes, revealing a pure yet savage color in her narrowed pupils.
That look was strangely familiar.
Lu Xuejin touched Yuan Ying's cheek again and smiled, "Goodbye."
Yuan Ying's expression suddenly changed.
The world paused at that moment: a water droplet suspended in mid-air, Gu Zeyu waking up in the middle of the night to fetch water, Shen Fangzhi sitting alone on the bed lost in thought, and a fox drinking with a nonchalant expression...
And then there's Yuan Ying, who remains leaning forward in shock and anger, as if trying to grab onto something.
The surrounding area was quiet and still.
His eyes suddenly moved.
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