Unexpected romance

"Let's continue!" Yu Sheng sent a loving emoji and then disappeared into the garden.

After seeing her leave, Shang followed her. Most of the time, the two of them would squeeze into the family room and dance together, rarely having time or opportunity to chat alone.

"They want you to join the group, what do you think?"

After quickly replying with "Not considering it for now," Shang silently went back to dancing.

"Oh, I'm not forcing you. Actually, I've wanted to leave that group for a long time!" Shang was still surprised to hear Yu Sheng's words.

After logging off the game, Shang sat alone on the balcony, holding a freshly brewed coffee, but the same sentence from earlier kept replaying in her mind.

"Perhaps, we shouldn't let her bear this alone!" Shang made a decision, and the next day, she had Yu Sheng pull her in.

"Welcome, welcome!" Yu Sheng sent an exaggerated welcome message in the WeChat group, and echoed it in droves. Although it was a group of more than a dozen people, it was still full of warmth.

Kiki sent a new member notification emoji, roughly saying, "Post a photo, get a red envelope!"

Shang stared at his phone, feeling like crying. He rarely took selfies, so he sent a group photo and a random red envelope.

The group photo was taken during an outdoor team-building activity. There were only two men in the photo, and Shang didn't tell the others in the group which one he was, which led to the conversation.

"I think guys who wear glasses are handsome!"

"I think so too!"

"I think the other person is good-looking too!"

The topic became increasingly heated, and some people even tagged him specifically, but he seemed to have vanished without a trace.

"Is that you wearing glasses?" Upon seeing Yu Sheng's WeChat message, he gave a bitter smile in front of his phone screen.

But he firmly replied with a "no," and after replying, as if he had used up all his strength, he rested his chin on his hand and looked out the window with a dazed look in his eyes.

Do you have any recent photos?

Shang posted a photo of himself from his school days, which drew some criticism, but he didn't care. He tossed his phone onto the sofa and leisurely picked up a book to read.

"Ding-dong!" The WeChat notification rang at an inopportune moment. Shang put down the book he had just read a few pages of, went to the sofa, took out his phone, and opened it. It was a set of photos sent by Yu Sheng, which was also a group photo, just like Shang's.

Guess which one is me?

Shang replied almost without thinking.

"The shy one!" Because the older sister in the game was very talkative, while the younger sister was more quiet and didn't say much, Shang recognized the girl hiding behind the older sister at a glance from the photo.

"That's obvious!"

"Hmm!" Shang replied without saying anything more, but the two agreed to meet online at 8 p.m.

The wait was always long. When Shang came online, she found that there were already more than a dozen family members online, and Yu Sheng was in one of the rooms. Shang directly selected her avatar and flew to her room. Many familiar people were there, and she sent a heart icon as always.

"You're here!" This time, she sent the message first.

"Hmm!" Shang seemed to have not yet changed his old personality. After the game started, he only had simple interactions with Yu Sheng, and there was no other communication.

A party notification suddenly appeared in the game, and Yu Sheng noticed it at that moment. The two then opened a new room.

"It's time for a party!"

"Are you going to write a love letter?"

"Hmm, will this be troublesome?"

"Won't!"

"How about we open it tomorrow?"

"Need not!"

Following Yu Sheng's advice, Shang bought a party card, opened a room, and invited all the online family members.

Yu Sheng followed Shang Kai in almost immediately and stood beside him. The viewing platform behind them gradually filled with family members who had come to watch the party.

"I'll write a love letter first, wait a moment!" Shang sent an apologetic emoji, and no one disturbed him. This was also his first time writing a love letter. His fingers tapped on the keyboard, like beautiful music, the "tap tap tap" sound coming one after another.

"Alright!" After Shang finished speaking, Yu Sheng pressed the preparation button.

The dance was simple, and their chemistry grew better and better. They passed the party on their first try, and their couple information card changed from "Destined to be together forever" to "Married."

Love letters also appeared in the picture.

"Only those whose hearts resonate with each other will meet."

A love that spans a hundred lifetimes has earned us this lifelong companionship.

Meeting is a matter of fate

It was already destined in the dark.

It's nice to meet you

Believe in love

"I will never let you down."

Yu Sheng sent a heart icon, and Shang replied with one as well. This scene was also recorded by others and posted in the WeChat group, naturally accompanied by a string of blessings.

The only thing that caused a change in his heart was the word "brother-in-law" that he uttered. Even though it was just a virtual one, it still evoked a slightly different feeling in him.

Yu Sheng and Shang had a brief conversation that day.

"I'm so happy to have met you," Yu Sheng wrote on the screen.

"Me too, it was quite unexpected!"

"very good!"

"Um!"

"Very good!" Shang replied.

"Please advise me, Yu Sheng!" Yu Sheng suddenly typed a line of text!

"Same!" Shang replied.

Then, almost simultaneously, they both sent a forced smile emoji.

"In real life, I won't bother you. It's just in the game. I'll find someone to play with and we can just stand together!" Shang replied after thinking for a long time.

"Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. Seeing everyone in the group finding their partners made me want to find one too. My friends said you're very aloof, so I was just giving it a try, but I didn't expect it to actually work out!"

"Hmm," Shang replied simply.

"Oh, by the way, you can go to the mall; I bought that red matching knitted set you showed me yesterday!"

Shang was very surprised. He had only sent her a picture of something he liked, but she had already bought it, and even bought it for him!

Shang arrived at the mall, opened the gift box, and found a piece of clothing and a hairstyle.

Back in their room, Shang couldn't wait to change into his new clothes, and Yu Sheng also changed into a red knit sweater. It was another matching couple outfit. When they appeared in Nian's room, they were teased for "wearing a different couple outfit every day."

Yu Sheng and Shang couldn't help but send a smiling emoji.

The next day, Yu Sheng said she couldn't get into the channel because it was full.

After checking, Shang discovered the existence of room cards and super cards, so he quietly bought them and sent them to her account.

"I bought you a card, please check your inbox!"

"Hmm? Thank you, mine is due soon too!" Hearing the word "thank you," Shang felt for the first time that there was still some distance between them. There always seemed to be an invisible wall between them.

Due to the outbreak of the epidemic, Shang volunteered and had to work the night shift online, so he logged off the game early and the two said a simple goodnight goodbye.

X's WeChat was also quietly running. At this moment, Shang really wanted to see the screen light up, even if it was just a brief greeting. But it seemed that the night would end like this.