Chapter 69 Online Dating 36
What is the goddess of the faction like in real life? Will the top players on the leaderboard have a face-to-face solo match if they meet offline? Did Lai Si's apprentices attend? What are they like in real life? What is Lai Si like in real life? What is Lai Si and that gold digger doing together? There are too many topics worth discussing. Many players are more here to watch the drama than to participate in the event.
The offline event directly doubled the daily active users of Endless Returns, much to the delight of the official team, who were subjected to criticism. The forum homepage was constantly refreshed, with activity levels at an unprecedented high.
At the end of the first day of the event, a post quietly appeared, and because its title explicitly mentioned "endless traffic," it instantly attracted the attention of the entire forum.
Is Lai Si already married?!
OP: Ahem, just a little clickbait. We're not married, but it's like we are. I bet a lot of you have seen Lai Si by now. My first reaction was, "Wow, my wife!" My second was wanting to ask for her friend spot, but there was a 1.9-meter-tall, muscular man next to her. So, my friend and I quietly followed her, ahem, and then we caught a glimpse of a bunch of high-ranking officials in the sky, like Fox Yaguchi and Gou Si. Speaking of which, Fox Yaguchi and Lai Si are really handsome; no wonder they're real-life friends.
The poster noticed their friend staring intently at Yaguchi and assumed the friend had a crush on him, so they blurted out, "Hey gay, go for it!" The friend then said, "It's them! But isn't Yaguchi Raisi's fiancé?" The poster was completely bewildered. Friends, can anyone understand the shock the poster felt upon hearing this?!
The assessment is that he's obsessed with generating traffic.
Dude, that's not how you choose an account, is it? [Shocked]
: That's made up, get out of here.
OP: No way! OP didn't remember the number! OP initially thought their friend was just being sarcastic, but then their friend seriously said that the engagement between Lai Si and Yaguchi was very famous in their circle—oh, speaking of which, OP realized that the friend who went begging with OP every day was actually a super-rich second-generation heir!! A10 properties starting at double digits, and a seven-figure monthly living allowance just from a family trust! OP thought their friend was making it up, and jokingly said to check their financial situation, and the friend immediately transferred 100,000 to OP… OP was speechless. [Transfer screenshot.jpg]
Hey, why didn't you include me in this good deed? OP, have you forgotten? I'm your aunt's son's cousin! Why didn't you invite me?
I'll be waiting for you a little to the right of the North Gate. [Looking forward to it]
Is this real? It can't be photoshopped, right? Can a tech expert verify this?
OP: If you don't believe me, fine. I'm just venting because I'm so shocked. I'm running away after I finish! Anyway, back to the point, my friend said he started playing this game after hearing that Fox and Lai Si were playing it, and that's how he got tricked into spending money... Uh, and about that engagement, supposedly Lai Si and Yaguchi were engaged when they were kids, apparently because Lai Si was in poor health, and it was to bring her good luck (??). Fox and Yaguchi were initially good friends, and Fox was introduced to Lai Si by Yaguchi. Later, Yaguchi went abroad to study and always asked Fox to take care of Lai Si. When Yaguchi was studying in China, he often skipped classes to see Lai Si, which sounds pretty sweet! A classic childhood sweetheart relationship! Fox was even a later addition!
I believed everything the original poster made up.
I trust you for a second.
OP, look me in the eye! Are you a paid shill hired by someone else?!
I'm really impressed by Yaguchi. He was personally taken care of by Lai Si from the start, and he was so close to Lai Si offline. Look at how he served Lai Si so well, even holding that cup of fruit tea in his hands and handing it to her. He was more natural than the actual boyfriend on the spot. Little brother, do you think others can't see what you're thinking?
Childhood sweethearts are more orthodox than voice-changing sluts [disdain]. If we're talking about the rightful wife, Yaguchi is the one. Compared to Ying Gou, at least he's past the level of parents.
...Wow, I was convinced the original poster was spreading rumors, but then I ran into a guild leader. Knowing she's from the top echelons of C City, someone jokingly asked her about it, and she actually replied, "Ah, them, always entangled in this mess, and now this 'Fallen Petal' has gotten in the way, this is going to be interesting." She's a top-tier player in our server, her social media is full of helicopters, yachts, and jewelry shows—a simple, unpretentious display of wealth. When she said that, holy crap, holy crap!
Is she the "Sister Xiangsi" from the "Dice of Longing"? She's really talented.
No, don't tell me the engagement is real? Does that mean Luo Ying is a homewrecker?
Wow, things are getting interesting.
Being a mistress or a concubine is exciting, but being a mistress sounds much better than being a concubine.
: The British dog is no good either. What's so surprising about him being a mistress?
So, does this mean Lai Si cheated on her husband...?
What cheating? We don't even know the specifics of the engagement. Didn't the higher-ups say it was for good luck? I guess the two are just ordinary friends. Those who know, know what's going on. It's just a task assigned by the elders.
So, does that mean Luo Ying isn't a mistress? That's alright, now we can ship them again.
Can't we ship mistresses? It's so exciting to ship them like that.
Lai Si's infidelity and Ying Gou's being a mistress are not contradictory. Ying Gou's breaking of the engagement is indefensible. My advice to Lai Si is to stay away from him. I don't even want to think about what he might do next if he maliciously acts like a mistress now.
Those who have met him in person should understand; he looks like he could unleash a Musou attack and wipe out all his love rivals.
LOL, the person upstairs really hates Ying so much. But it's true, we suggest you find a safe place to come. We have Sanda champions and Muay Thai experts; just say the word and we'll provide free service.
Wow, the map of the Yan Kingdom is so long! [eye roll]
Several more verified players who had spent real money to buy the game spoke out, definitively confirming the engagement between Lai Si and Ya Gu. With the offline event already in full swing, this generated another surge in traffic, making the official team very wealthy. However, strangely, the discussion about the engagement remained confined to the player community, unlike the Luo Ying voice changer incident which spread beyond the player base. Those who noticed this became even more convinced of the engagement's authenticity, and Luo Ying's status as a mistress was considered irrefutable by them.
As I scrolled to the bottom, new replies kept popping up. I swiped away without reading any more, turned off my phone, and left a single comment: "6".
She exchanged a knowing glance with the woman at the opposite table, everything unspoken.
Out of the corner of her eye, she could see the young man sitting alone on the sofa behind the sisters, reading a book, his legs stretched out, his posture relaxed. She wondered if he had seen the post; Gou Si subtly shrank his neck, looking even more embarrassed than the women involved.
But thinking about it, even if no one comes forward to expose it, it's an undeniable fact that Lai Si has a boyfriend. Her fiancé is studying abroad, and then suddenly the game is launched and she returns to China to participate in an exhibition—the timing is so subtle that it makes one wonder.
This must be the wife coming back from abroad to catch her husband cheating!
Yesterday, during our offline meeting, the most obvious thing I noticed was that the newly emerged partner had a crush on Lai Si, which is only natural. I didn't realize at all that the two of them were actually so close! Yaguchi is such a good actor!
As expected of the empress, she's so patient.
Does Luo Ying know that he is her boyfriend's fiancé?
It's terrifying to think about.
The entertainment industry is truly chaotic.
and--
Gou Si's mind was racing from all the gossip, and then another astonishing fact came to mind—if the engagement was real, Yaguchi, as the fiancé, introduced his good brother to Lai Si. When he went abroad, he asked his good brother to take care of Lai Si, but his good brother fell in love with her. If Luo Ying hadn't suddenly appeared and stolen Lai Si's first love, the gang leader and Lai Si were so close that they might have developed feelings for each other over time. Wouldn't that be a case of taking care of each other and then...?
The gang leader, with his foxy eyes and sly smile, was clearly a cunning schemer; his true nature was utterly wicked. As his direct subordinate, Gou Si Ce Hua knew best just how treacherous the fox was. Once someone suspected they were connected to him, the odds instantly jumped from a mere three percent to nine.
Tsk tsk.
The meeting place was a luxurious party villa with a 24-hour high-end buffet. I'd barely sat down when I started scrolling through gossip, and now, without having eaten anything, I already felt full. Gossip can be suffocating, especially gossip from close friends and family.
"Hey Gou Si, let's do PvP! We're only missing you in the 2-to-1 situation!"
The PvP fanatic shook his head and waved his hand, saying, "I'm not playing anymore, let's find someone else."
"What's going on? Why isn't our PvP Dream Girl team fighting? Little Hua, are you alright?"
"Get lost."
All I can see is gossip; I have no interest in playing games. I'm already having a blast observing the fox and Yaguchi's movements, not to mention the fact that the absolute central figure hasn't even shown up yet—
Is everyone here?
Gou Si spun around and saw Lai Si and Luo Ying enter together. He asked in a low voice, actually whispering to Luo Ying. The fox, who had been sitting by the window looking at the scenery, separated by several computers, immediately looked up and followed. The one who had been reading had stopped; judging from the thickness of the book, which had been tossed aside by Ya Kou and lay flat on the glass table, it hadn't been turned more than a few pages.
Cough cough.
Gou Si slid up and gracefully glided to the opposite side, sitting with her sisters, her eyes openly darting around the four men.
"Have you had breakfast yet?" the fox asked. "Why don't you ask them to bring you some food to tide you over?"
What are you saying in your gibberish?
Lai Si, haven't you noticed that you've been so busy chatting with your good friend that you've neglected Luo Ying?
Okay, she still remembers her boyfriend. Oh my, they even held hands.
Tsk tsk, that look in the fox's eyes, that smile from Yaguchi... the more I look at these four men, the stranger the atmosphere becomes. Gou Si swiped and winked at the sisters, their silence conveying a conversation that was more like a chat.
All morning, the members of the "Sky Above" guild were enveloped in the excitement of meeting up in person. They greeted each other, checked IDs, and those who matched up started chatting about the game. The "Sky Above" guild had a diverse age range, and the topics ranged from choosing a major for college entrance exams to parent-child relationships, eventually circling back to the game. Before eating, they were still gathering to insult the game planner.
Once at the table, Yuan Ying naturally washed Lu Xuejin's dishes, barely eating anything himself, focusing instead on serving Lu Xuejin food. Sometimes, after Lu Xuejin only ate a bite or two, he would naturally take the food back and remove it, leaving everyone watching bewildered.
It's true that couples can be affectionate, but you're being way too oblivious to everyone else!
With Gou Si right across from her and Yaguchi beside her, she had no appetite and kept glancing at the man's expression out of the corner of her eye. Her fiancé was behaving intimately with someone else, but he showed no anger. He smiled throughout, chatting and laughing with everyone while taking care of Lai Si, considerately turning the dishes and bringing them to him one by one.
To be honest, it's a little scary.
The meal was tasteless and I felt restless and uneasy. After much deliberation, I decided to follow Lai Si to the restroom.
"Boss, boss, I have something to tell you." Xiao Bu ran up to Lai Si, swiped his hand to open the increasingly popular post, and even though no one was around, he lowered his voice and whispered, "Let's have a proper relationship, and stop being scumbags."
"Your engagement with Yaguchi isn't serious, is it?"
Gou Si Ce Hua didn't believe Lai Si would be two-timing. She had complete trust in her boss's character. Although Lai Si could be a little wicked at times, he was ultimately a gentle and bright young man! She came to remind him specifically because she was afraid someone would use this to attack him. Although most people in the gaming community liked Lai Si, her deputy guild wasn't made of money and couldn't be loved by everyone. There were always some jealous people waiting to find a target to attack him.
Lu Xuejin hadn't been paying attention to the forum, and was somewhat surprised to see several people from the industry sharing their experiences: "You were really recognized."
Seeing Gou Si Ce Hua's worried and indignant expression, he smiled nonchalantly: "Don't worry."
He didn't say how to handle it, but the slippery hook had already put his worries at ease. Simply put, his boss was always reliable; no matter what, as long as he said "Don't worry," there would definitely be no problem.
With a heavy weight lifted from his shoulders, his fighting spirit was reignited, and he quickly joined the PvP team.
At dinner time, Lu Xuejin clapped her hands to draw everyone's attention, a helpless smile on her face: "I didn't want to talk about this. But you all should have seen that post, right? Although I don't know who posted it, Yaguchi and I are indeed engaged."
Everyone gasped in shock.
Because several people in the gang were involved, it was not appropriate for everyone to gossip openly. They were all browsing the forums and exchanging glances with the people around them. Several small groups were discussing what would happen if the gang broke up because of the emotional gossip. Unexpectedly, the person involved was straightforward and made no attempt to hide anything.
The onlookers couldn't help but glance at the men involved.
The gang leader, Fox, remained all smiles, his mood unreadable. Meanwhile, Luo Ying and Ya Kou, who should have been locked in a life-or-death struggle, looked completely calm, as if nothing had happened.
"Actually, the engagement itself is invalid. Yaguchi and I are very good friends, and we had already discussed breaking off the engagement long ago."
[Dedication Points +1]
Lu Xuejin smiled and looked at Shen Fangzhi, then moved to Yuan Ying: "Yakou is my good friend, and Luoying is my boyfriend. I hope everyone will not misunderstand."
"Okay, okay, boss, I'll clear things up for you right away."
"Some people on the forum are making a scene. Is it possible that it's just pure friendship?"
"Exactly, can you please stop slandering friendship!"
Amidst the general agreement, Shen Fangzhi nodded respectfully and generously explained the reason for the engagement—it was essentially the elders' good intentions, and he had always regarded Lu Xuejin as a younger brother.
When Gou Si Xie Su discovered that he was explaining, the leader's smile was the only one among everyone present that looked extremely strange.
After dinner, they made a ruckus for a while, had a late-night snack, and Lu Xuejin and Yuan Ying left first—Gu Zeyu would call if they stayed out too late. Gradually, everyone else left too, leaving only Fox and Shen Fangzhi in the huge villa.
With a faint smile and elegant demeanor all day long, Shen Fangzhi leaned against a pillar. The dim light cast shadows, making his gray pupils appear even more gloomy.
With a cigarette between his fingers, a few embers burning quietly, Shen Fangzhi looked down at it, his expression one of utter dejection.
The fox stopped in front of him and chuckled strangely, "Oh, you're really willing to break off the engagement and let someone else take your place?"
Shen Fangzhi looked up, casually grabbed a handful of hair, slowly inhaled a puff of smoke, then let out a long breath and slowly exhaled.
He then stubbed out his cigarette and said coldly, "A person like Yuan Ying could never gain the approval of the Gu and Lu families."
Instead of wasting energy dealing with someone who is destined not to end up with Lu Xuejin, it's better to think more about how to win Lu Xuejin's favor.
Thinking of this, Shen Fangzhi felt both happy and pained.
Lu Xuejin is an unsolvable mystery; he will probably have to spend his entire life studying and trying to solve it.
...
The people above helped clarify things all night, and the engagement finally calmed down a bit.
On the last day of the event, despite many unsatisfactory aspects, players, while cursing the organizers for being perfunctory and incompetent, still lingered, reluctant to leave and constantly seeking out people for photos. Even those who weren't friends or family, sharing a group photo because they played the same game and belonged to the same faction, would evoke indescribable emotions when they looked back on it later.
Some people even went all out and mustered the courage to approach the veteran players they had long admired—Lu Xuejin was approached by countless people who wanted to take a photo with him.
Unable to avoid it, Lu Xuejin pulled Yuan Ying to the second-floor terrace to watch the bustling crowd below.
A group of complete strangers come together simply because they love a game, and some actions in the game elevate a complete stranger to a pedestal.
The emotions are straightforward, naked, and passionate.
Lu Xuejin stared intently at them, wondering what expressions these people who loved him would have if they knew everything he had done. The forum homepage would definitely look amazing then.
My hand was suddenly squeezed.
Lu Xuejin snapped out of her excitement, turned her head, and saw Yuan Yingchao pointing at the camera not far away: "Let's take some photo booth pictures too."
As a result, a striking young couple appeared in the long queue.
While waiting, Yuan Ying went to buy milk tea and a small fan, and stood guard so that Lu Xuejin could sit and rest. Lu Xuejin also helped him fix his hair several times. The two shared a cup of milk tea... making no attempt to hide their intimacy and passionate relationship.
"...Looking at it this way, they're actually quite sweet together."
"The British dog looks so respectable, how can they not be a good match?"
"At least he's better than a 1.7-meter tall loser who wears height-increasing insoles."
Before their relationship was revealed, speculation and doubt were possible, but now that the engagement issue has been resolved and their relationship status is exposed, there's no way to find evidence of it being a mere charade. Many people are speechless and can only accept the fact that Lai Si is indeed in a relationship, though they still express their reluctance:
"Where's the wind? Where's the plum wine? Where's the slow pace of the past? These bastards are jumping around so much online, but where are they offline?"
"Director, why isn't this episode the 'Stop fighting!' scene I planned?"
"I went to the forum to look at the pictures of Wind Dog gazing at Nice and her boyfriend but not daring to approach, looking like a loser. As for Green Dog and Slow Dog, who knows where those two bastards went. Did they not come?"
"...Hey, you guys go check the forum!" Someone discovered some new gossip and read it aloud while laughing, "Our guild leader went to find his former master to send him off, but was kicked out. He said he was too heartbroken and needed to heal. He's been wrecked by us countless times in the game, what should we do? KO KO, I still want to go offline, I don't want to go to jail, KO KO, can anyone give me some advice? I'm waiting online, it's urgent!"
"Wow, after not seeing him for months, Qing Gou has gotten so bloated?"
"He's indiscriminately attacking people now; he's a complete lunatic."
"Sending a condolence gift from a thousand miles away?? Wow, that's incredible! Her boyfriend is still around, isn't she afraid of getting elbowed to death?"
"I've got this episode in mind, I'll call it 'Lai Si Leng Ao Tu Gay Guy'."
The confirmed relationship spread not only among players who had witnessed the two together, but also throughout the forums due to the news of their engagement. Even many single-player gamers who didn't frequent the community heard about the expert player's sweet romance and lamented, "What happened to the promised Love and Fairy game? How come I'm the only one playing it like a lone wolf simulator? Dogwing, what happened to the sweet romance we were promised!"
Yuan Ying took Lu Xuejin's hand and slowly intertwined their fingers in front of many players.
"Isn't this a bit too flashy, buddy?"
[Dedication Points +1]
Dongyao: [99. 】
No matter how reluctant they were to leave, the event had to come to an end as night approached. Everyone was both happy and sad to part, promising to come again next year for more events, and even offering suggestions to the organizers.
@DogWing If you don't hold an offline event next year, I'll come to your building with my sword.
@DogWing Did you hear that? My older sister is talking.
Lu Xuejin stayed with Yuan Ying and flew back to City C. They arrived at the airport at 8 p.m. Lu Xuejin asked the driver to take Yuan Ying back to school first.
At this time of day on the weekend, there was a large flow of people at the school gate. When Yuan Ying got out of the car, she heard someone nearby say sourly, "Isn't that so-and-so? She's so lucky to have such a rich boyfriend."
He ignored her and stood obediently in place, letting Lu Xuejin place her hand on his head and gently straighten his messy hair. His azure eyes were filled with laughter. He seemed to still be caught up in the lively atmosphere, and he spoke lightly and cheerfully: "Let's go check out that hot pot restaurant you posted about in a few days, and also the millet shop in Hongsheng. Let's go and have a look around."
Go to bed early tonight. Goodnight.
So they'll get the mark tomorrow, and they can see each other again.
Yuan Ying immediately felt an indescribable sense of relief.
"Okay, baby, you should go to sleep early too."
[Dedication Points +1]
The car drove away, the window rolled up, revealing a blank face. Lu Xuejin's eyes were filled with weariness.
"That's enough." Dong Yao's tone carried a sense of relief, as if the matter was finally over. "Shall we leave now?"
Lu Xuejin hummed an unintelligible tune softly, "No rush, the most wonderful moment is yet to come. But..."
He complained: "This world is so peaceful, so boring. There are only a few people, nothing fun. Can't we have a more interesting world next time?"
He felt incredibly wronged, as if Dong Yao had come to torment him instead of giving him a chance to save his dead husband.
Lu Xuejin...do you still remember that you came here to save people?
Dongyao felt that he was completely immersed in the game.
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