Unexpected romance

The next day, Shang dragged his heavy body into the car, started it, and quickly drove away from the outpost. After returning home, he didn't even eat breakfast, took a shower, and went to sleep.

When I woke up, it was already afternoon, and there was still...

A good morning greeting came from Yu Sheng, but Shang saw it in the afternoon. He didn't know whether to send a good morning or a good afternoon greeting, so he put down his phone, went to the bathroom, washed up, and then went to his computer.

"I'm online!" After logging on, Shang found that Yu Sheng was not online, so he sent her a message. She replied quickly, and soon the words "She's online" appeared on the computer screen.

"You're here?" Shang greeted him with the same seemingly mundane greeting as always.

"Um!"

"Have you watered the flowers?" When Shang came up, he noticed that there was no watering can icon on the flowers in the garden, so he asked after seeing Yu Sheng.

"Yes, it bloomed after this dusting, and its heart will be full again tomorrow!"

Shang sent a smiling emoji.

"Shang, where are you?" Shang saw that the message was sent by Meteor, a man who was active in WeChat groups but silent in games.

"I'm with Yu Sheng!"

"oh!"

"And then, that was it!"

"Your sisters are online too, go join them!" Shang seemed to feel that he didn't have much to say to Yu Sheng. Perhaps it was because they had just met, and he always wanted to hide himself by talking to others so that he wouldn't have to speak and could quietly stand in the corner and watch them dance.

In the game, Nian, as an interaction expert, always manages to liven up the atmosphere, while Shang often chimes in with a few words, though each time it's just a few short sentences.

Yu Sheng logged off, but Shang did not. He went to Liu Xing's room, where a player named Jia Jia was also present!

Seemingly sharing similar interests, the three got along very well, and this was the first time Shang had spoken so much.

"Yu Sheng is gone?"

Meteor asked.

"Okay, I'm logging off!"

Let's dance!

"good!"

Often, when Shang was online, Liuxing would come to him. The two of them would open a room and then Shang would accompany Liuxing to jump on the highway. Although he wasn't very good at it yet, Shang was very patient. However, most of the time, the two of them would just chat. But today, Jiajia was there too.

"This game is too dark!" This was the first time Jiajia had spoken since entering the room.

"Why do you say that?" Shang became interested.

"I played this game in 06. Back then, people would look at photos and videos all the time. If you didn't turn them on, you would be considered a 'dinosaur' (a person who is incompetent), and then you would be blocked and deleted!" Jiajia wrote in frustration on the screen.

"Maybe so, but that's really how it was back then. If you looked good, you'd be kept; if you didn't, you'd be deleted. I've experienced that too, and I'm glad I wasn't deleted!" Shang sent a helpless emoji.

"Of course you're not afraid because you're good-looking, but I wouldn't dare post it, and I also think it's unnecessary. Why do you have to see the photo!"

Shang seemed unwilling to continue on this topic and shifted the focus to the meteor.

Unexpectedly, the meteor suddenly raised a question.

"Shang, how old are you?"

"have no idea"

"Is it the same age as me?"

"have no idea!"

What do you do?

"design!"

Shang felt like she was being interrogated, and Meteor seemed to realize it too, so she immediately changed the subject.

"Jiajia asked me to ask this!"

Shang sent a forced smile emoji, and from that day on, Shang, Jiajia, and Liuxing would often dance in the same room, forming a small group that got along relatively well within the family.

"Shang, help me find a partner!"

Meteor suddenly brought up this topic, which surprised Shang. He didn't understand why he would suddenly ask this.

"Looking for a partner? Then go for it!" So Shang took Meteor to various rooms, but the results were not ideal. The reason was that Meteor was too straightforward.

"Hey girl, wanna get married?"

Every time Shang saw his posts, she felt an urge to bang her head against a wall. So, when they were alone, Shang told him what she was thinking.

"How are you going to find a girl like this? It's too straightforward. You might as well look for someone from your family. Aren't there a few single people in your family?" Shang typed out his doubts.

"I do have two crushes, Jiajia and Xi. Which one do you think I should choose?"

Shang hesitated for a long time before asking him a question.

"Who is the first person you want to meet after you log on? Don't hesitate to say it."

"Oh!"

Who's the first person that pops into your mind?

"Oh!"

Do you like her?

"like!"

After hesitating for a while, Meteor told Shang about her inner turmoil. Shang smiled after listening and offered advice for a long time. When the time stopped at 11 p.m., Shang said goodbye to Meteor and logged off.

Early in the morning, at the same time, Shang received another greeting message from Yu Sheng. This time he replied quickly, but then went back to sleep.

After they logged into the game at the same time, they started dancing and chatting. Their tacit understanding grew stronger, and their relationship improved. Finally, one day, Yu Sheng sent a WeChat message with her phone number and a QQ number.

"That way we won't lose contact!"

Shang nodded and promised to add it.

"Open your QQ door, please!" Yu Sheng sent a playful emoji.

After hesitating for a moment, Shang granted her permission to access WeChat's Moments feature first.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but when Yu Sheng returned, her sudden words made Shang feel as if he had lost something.

"I had no idea your life was so exciting!"

"..." Shang sat in front of the computer, staring at the screen, and sighed after a long while.

"This isn't a secret; Jiajia and Liuxing already know!"

What he didn't know was that Yu Sheng's change also began after that sentence.

"I was only the third person to find out! Everyone else knew, but I wasn't!"

Looking at the words on the screen, Shang felt a pang of sadness. He didn't know how to comfort the girl or how to explain, so he remained silent. The two danced a soulless dance, neither of them intending to speak.

Sudden……

"I'm logging off!" Yu Sheng said, and before Shang could stop her, she had already disappeared from the room.

"Actually, I wanted to say, could you stay a little longer, even just one more minute?" However, the room was empty, with only Shang alone, and loneliness crept into his heart.

"Also alone!" In reality, Shang stared blankly at the computer screen. What was wrong with him this time, a feeling of irritation rising within him, even though he was chatting happily in the WeChat group. But suddenly he felt that he seemed to be a little distant from them. Shang didn't want to get closer, because at this moment he wanted to leave this place, quit the game, and disappear from this game. And the reason was probably only that!