Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

Yunshi, inside a luxury mansion on the hillside.

Xie Lingmo listened to Bai Li's voice through her earphones, and instead of being angry, she was amused.

"Haha, I'm getting anxious!"

She slapped the table and laughed so hard she almost fell over.

From childhood to adulthood, she was surrounded by followers who doted on her. Today, she finally met a living person who dared to point his finger at her and scold her.

The more vulnerable the man became, the more excited she got.

"Serves you right for yelling at me in the first place!"

"I just ate it, I just ate it, I gulped it down like crazy!"

Her fair and delicate fingers clicked frantically on the mouse, stuffing the supplies scattered all over the ground into her bag, all the while typing provocative messages in the public chat.

I'm beautiful and fair-skinned: [Go ahead and try to take it from me, hehe.]

Genting Palace eSports Room.

Bai Li stared at the bee doctor on the screen, who was constantly twitching and licking the pouch, and rubbed his temples.

"Trying to steal, huh?" Bai Li's voice was deep and languid.

He controlled his character and walked straight over.

The game features a unique carrying mechanic that allows you to lift an entire backpack off the ground.

Bai Li walked up to the fattest bag and pressed the interaction button.

He slung the bag containing the golden-armored red-headed figure over his shoulder, turned around and left, leaving the bee doctor still frantically pressing the interaction button in place, only to find that he hadn't touched anything.

Xie Lingmo was stunned in front of the computer screen.

What happened? Where did such a big bag go?

She turned her view and saw Bai Li carrying supplies, walking slowly along the way, and finally stopping in front of the character who hadn't fired a single shot from beginning to end and was just squatting in the corner AFK.

Then, Bai Li threw the bag away.

"Zhang Qian, have your buns ready." Bai Li turned her head and glanced at the blue-haired delinquent girl in front of the computer next to her.

Zhang Qian was still angry about her bag being snatched, but when she saw the older man move the fattest bag to her feet, her eyes lit up.

"Wow! Thank you, big brother!"

Zhang Qian manipulated her character, happily squatting down to put on golden armor, humming an unknown tune.

Xie Lingmo from Yunshi was furious.

Her short pink hair swung back and forth as she typed furiously on the keyboard.

Old Lady, all beautiful and pink: [Hey! What do you mean? Why did you give her the bag to eat? Even though I've been causing trouble, I've at least followed you the whole way!]

He typed those words with complete confidence and without a trace of guilt.

This action made Zhang Qian laugh.

The blue-haired delinquent girl usually hangs out on the streets, and she's never lost an argument.

She cleared her throat, leaned close to the microphone, and pressed the voice button.

"Just because I'm a girl!" Zhang Qian's clear, street-smart voice echoed throughout the team chat.

"Besides, he's my older brother! Who do you think you are, daring to steal from me!"

Xie Lingmo was furious.

I'm beautiful and pretty: [I'm a girl too!]

Upon seeing this line, Zhang Qian rolled her eyes and launched into a mocking tirade.

"You? Girl?" Zhang Qian laughed heartily, her voice laced with sarcasm. "Look at that lousy username you chose!"

"What 'I'm beautiful and pink'? That name reeks of a burly man pretending to be an innocent young girl!"

"You're absolutely a loser who eats instant noodles while picking his toes!"

The phrase "a burly man picking his toes" hit Xie Lingmo's sore spot perfectly.

Inside the mansion, Xie Lingmo was so angry that her chest heaved. She grabbed her custom-made noise-canceling headphones, worth 20,000 yuan, and threw them into the iced Americano next to her.

"Sizzle—"

A few faint hissing sounds of short-circuiting electricity rang out, a few bubbles appeared on the surface of the coffee, and the headphones were rendered unusable.

"I'm so angry! They actually said I was a man!"

Xie Lingmo shifted her body in the chair, her short pink hair slightly disheveled.

But then she thought about it again.

Why should she get the upper hand verbally?

I usually hate using my microphone because those losers get aroused when they hear a soft, sweet voice.

Today, in order to slap this girl in the face and to show that guy with amazing marksmanship what a top-tier cute girl's voice really is, she's going all out.

Xie Lingmo reached into the coffee cup, grabbed the headphone cord, and fished out the headphones, which were still dripping brown liquid.

"You're lucky, you get to hear my voice."

Xie Lingmo disgustedly grabbed a tissue and wiped her face haphazardly a couple of times, muttering under her breath:

"Whatever, I'll just say one sentence and then throw it away."

She brought the coffee-ground-covered earphones to her lips, took a deep breath, and deliberately strained her voice, trying to produce a tone that could melt a person's bones.

Press the speak button.

"ciallo~, I really am a girl."

After sending that message, Xie Lingmo proudly raised her chin.

With that voice, that double-toned tone, wouldn't it drive you crazy, you guy? Wouldn't it make you drool, you girl?

However, the reality is somewhat different.

Inside the e-sports room at Genting Palace.

Bai Li and Zhang Qian were preparing to evacuate.

Suddenly, a deafening burst of static came through the headphones.

The sound was a mixture of high-frequency noise from electric sparks, sharp metallic scraping, and a hissing sound like air leaking out.

Under the cover of the explosive microphone, which was comparable to a biological weapon, a distorted, hoarse, and eerie "ciallo" pierced the eardrums and struck the soul.

Bai Li's hand trembled, and the mouse almost flew out of his hand.

Zhang Qian went even further, ripping off her headphones and throwing them on the table, then covering her ears with her hands.

"yue——yuck!"

Zhang Qian gagged openly into the microphone without any attempt to hide it.

"Where did these Cybertronian Autobots come from? And why are they on Ciallo?"

Zhang Qian opened her mouth, her tone full of sarcasm:

"Modern society is so inclusive; even Cybertronians can connect to Earth's Wi-Fi to play games online."

In Yunshi, Xie Lingmo had no idea that her headphones, after getting wet, had turned into a voice changer and a bomber.

Hearing Zhang Qian's mockery, the young lady's dignity was trampled upon like never before.

Her cheeks flushed bright red, and her whole body was in an extremely flushed state.

She stopped using the microphone, which was still dripping coffee, and started swearing.

"You're the Autobot!! Your whole family are Autobots!"

Then, Xie Lingmo suddenly froze. She remembered that Zhang Qian had said the man with excellent marksmanship was her older brother.

They call him "Big Brother," so what else could he be?

They're either female anchors or "socially awkward" girls...

Xie Lingmo yelled, "Are you a livestreamer or a 'spirited young woman'? What gang do you belong to? State your name!"

Transmitted through those broken headphones, what reached Zhang Qian's ears was a series of ferocious roars from a mutated Decepticon.

Zhang Qian was annoyed by the noise, but her fighting spirit remained undiminished.

She pulled her chair forward, right up to the microphone, and unleashed her full power.

"They're in a panic! The Cybertronians are in a panic!"

Zhang Qian crossed her arms over her chest, raised her chin high, and her blue hair was particularly eye-catching under the light.

"So what if I'm a 'socially awkward' girl? Did I eat your rice?"

"I have an older brother who spoils me and feeds me. He even lets me win in the game."

Zhang Qian turned to look at Bai Li beside her, her tone full of boastfulness:

"Unlike you, you can't even tell the difference between men and women. Even if you really were a woman, you'd just be an unwanted stray cat!"

Zhang Qian, having finished her tirade, didn't forget to deliver the final blow:

"If you utter another word to me, believe me, I'll slap you until your mouth is slapped raw!"

After saying that, Zhang Qian didn't give the other party any room to refute her.

Fingers tapped shortcut keys on the keyboard with swift, decisive movements.

Exit the game and return to the lobby.

Looking at the screen that had turned into a team-up interface, Bai Li rubbed his ears, which were sore from the noise, and chuckled.

This spirited young woman's swearing is truly formidable; her vocabulary is rich and extremely offensive.

"Dude, those Cybertronians are disgusting."

Zhang Qian leaned closer and nuzzled Bai Li's arm with her shoulder, her tone full of seeking praise:

"How was my damage output this time?"

"Pretty impressive." Bai Li casually pinched her cheek.

Meanwhile, in a mansion thirty kilometers away.

"Bang!"

Xie Lingmo kicked over the trash can next to the table, and the figurines rolled all over the floor.

She stared at the message on the screen that read "Teammate has left the team," and was furious.

She's usually the one bullying others as a "little sister," but today she was actually beaten down and humiliated by the other "little sisters," and even called an unwanted stray cat!

What's most infuriating is that the other person ran away after hurling insults, giving her no chance to retaliate.

"You try to run! I'll let you run!"

Xie Lingmo pulled up her match history, clicked on Zhang Qian's game ID, and frantically pressed the "Add Friend" button.

Ten times, twenty times, it was all like throwing a stone into the sea, receiving no response whatsoever.

Xie Lingmo pushed the keyboard aside, put her hands behind her head, and paced back and forth in the room.

I can't swallow this insult.

Suddenly, she stopped and her gaze fell on another ID in the battle record.

That's Bai Li's game account.

The man with excellent marksmanship, who carried the bag to the woman and was called "Big Brother" by her.

Xie Lingmo's eyes darted around, and a revenge plan that she considered brilliant and extremely vicious took shape in her mind.

"Didn't you brag about having an older brother who spoils you? Didn't you call me a stray cat?"

"Fine, then I'll take your prized older brother for myself!"

Xie Lingmo bit her nails, revealing a devilish grin:

"Once your brother becomes my lapdog, let's see what you have to brag about then! You wicked woman, you'll be so mad!"

Having made up her mind, Xie Lingmo sat back down in front of the computer.

She clicked on Bai Li's profile picture and sent a friend request.

Ding.

A system notification sounded, and the interface refreshed. Added successfully.

It passed in a second!

Xie Lingmo's spirits lifted, and she quickly typed a line of text and sent it over with her fingers hovering above the keyboard.

I'm beautiful and have pink hair: [I'm really a girl!]