The pretty girl who plays with people's feelings is going to be severely punished.

Yu Lian's lips twitched slightly, and she accepted the friend request.

She'd never seen anything like it before—chasing someone without making it sound like a slogan. It was like putting your underwear over your head; either you had ulterior motives or you were mentally deficient.

I was just bored and wanted to see what this guy was up to.

Y: Aren't you asleep yet?

"Xiao Lian's inner monologue: Are you going to pursue me?"

The two messages were sent almost simultaneously. Yu Lian glanced at the time; it was only nine o'clock in the evening.

A person with humanity wouldn't ask someone why they're not asleep at 9 PM. Unless they're a kindergarten teacher.

Y: Yeah. I go to the same school as you, live nearby, am handsome, and rich.

Yu Lian looked at the message he sent and sneered.

Regardless of whether he's genuinely interested or just causing trouble, the first criterion alone is enough to eliminate him. Is being close to her really a good thing? She doesn't even add other gamers from the same city as her.

It feels like after finishing a game, all I want to do is say things like, "Baby, want to come out and play?", "Baby, you smell so good!", "Baby, help me!", and then unleash a whole combo of "pfft pfft".

Xiao Lian Zhao.

  

Xiao Lian's inner monologue: No way.

The screen on the other end is flashing with typing. Looks like they're not planning to give up.

Y: 1.9 meters tall with abs.

Xiao Lian's inner monologue: No way.

"Y: Empowering King of Glory and CS:GO Demon King S"

Xiao Lian's inner monologue: No.

"Y: Filial piety"

Xiao Lian's inner monologue: b

After several rejections, the other person's typing became intermittent, as if they were struggling with their thoughts. Just as Yu Lian was wondering what else he could say...

"Y: Big."

The prize pool is still growing.

It means I absolutely have to win her over.

Yu Lian began to feel a bit of awe towards him, realizing that he was someone important.

Xiao Lian's inner monologue: Then take a picture and show it to me.

"Y:?"

Y: You really want to see it?

"Y: You're going to look at the private parts of a man whose name you don't even know?"

Y: Speak.

He wasn't even willing to go for it, making it seem like Yu Lian was molesting him. Yu Lian smiled wickedly, not really wanting to watch, just wanting to see how far he could go.

Anyway, the villainous personality has taken over again.

"Xiao Lian's inner monologue: Are you going to send it or not? Looks like you're not really interested in pursuing me. You can't even do something this simple. Do I need you to do something difficult? Or is there something you can't show anyone, something you're ashamed to be seen in?"

Xiao Lian: Anyway, I think if a guy is confident in himself, he wouldn't be as pushy and resistant as you are.

Y: Okay.

Y: You wait.

"Should I really post this...?" Yu Lian narrowed her eyes, considering whether to delete him before he posted the little black truffle. She clicked on his profile picture to check his Moments and found it was a new account.

The number of people with the ID number is probably not as old as the takeout Yu Lian ate that night.

This really seems like a prank; he doesn't seem to be genuinely pursuing her at all, even though he's trying to take pictures of her private parts.

But those kinds of photos are everywhere; he might steal a hair from one of them.

Yu Lian decided to wait and see.

At worst, I can just put in a couple more drops of eye drops later.

Through the earpiece, Gray spoke: "Um, Xiaolian, I've called the person. It'll be done in two more minutes."

"Oh, did you call your friend?" Yu Lian swiped back to King of Glory and saw that Ao Chen had just finished a game and came out. She couldn't resist sending him a barrage of emojis.

"Yeah...yes, my friends. They're pretty good. Let's try playing one game. If I lose, I'll duo queue with you again." Gray's voice always carried a faint sense of weariness and detachment, as if he had little energy and was listless. "Or you can tell me if you don't like them."

In fact, Yu Lian quite liked talking to him, and had the illusion that she could bully and toy with him at will without him having the strength to resist.

"By the way, when did we become friends?"

Yu Lian was genuinely curious; how could such a top-tier player have been lying dormant in her contact list until now? She clicked on his account and looked at it again and again. It seemed he didn't specialize in jungling; his national rankings were almost entirely composed of top lane heroes.

Mulan, Yalian, Sun Ce, Ji Xiaoman... These are all cool, skill-based heroes, which made Yu Lian, who doesn't like playing the top lane, feel happy.

"...I don't remember." Gray paused almost imperceptibly for a few seconds before replying, his tone unchanged, "I brought them in."

Yu Lian gave up asking further. After playing King of Glory for so long and adding so many people, it was normal for some to slip through the net. However, she would screen her friend list several times every season, and delete any accounts that were linked to a romantic relationship, had couple names, or used couple avatars.

He kept the statement explaining that he hadn't talked to her since they got together, or that she hadn't discovered it.

Yu Lian was even more satisfied. Watching the empty seats in the room being filled one by one, she idly checked her friends' messages, only to find that Ao Chen hadn't replied. She pouted, ignoring him, and found her private chat with Gray Tune.

[Friends] A mixture of pity and hate: So many people. (Shy quq)

[Friend] Gray: I told them to be quiet.

[Friend] A mixture of pity and hate: Oh...

[Friend] Gray: They turned off the receiver. Still shy?

Yu Lian couldn't help but chuckle to herself while holding her phone.

[Friend] A mixture of pity and hate: How do I know if it's a real or fake pass?

[Friend] A mixture of pity and hate: Why don't you kiss me?

[Friends] A mixture of pity and hate: Let's see if they can hear us.

The microphone icon in the upper left corner of the gray-toned profile picture lit up. Yu Lian held her breath and listened intently, but all she could hear was a rustling sound.

[Friends] Gray Tone: 3

Before Yu Lian could react, he shyly and hastily clicked "Start Matching".

Ao Chen finally emerged at this moment.

[Friend] I would do it even if you didn't tell me: Why send so many messages to that old fox? Didn't you win? Or what happened again?

[Friend] I would have done it even without being told: I just went to pay the bill and didn't check the game. That idiot was terrible at PvP, and she finally replaced me. I told her I wasn't playing anymore, but she wouldn't listen. Sigh, is playing too well a mistake?

[Friend] I'll do it even if you don't say it: Didn't you say your teammates insulted you last time? Send me their IDs, I'll see what happened.

[Friend] I would do it even if you didn't say it: Why did you go to play five-player mode?

Yu Lian paused, her fingers poised to reply. Seeing Ao Chen also in the matchmaking queue, she had a bad feeling.

[Friend] A mixture of pity and hate: Damn. No way.

Before I could even type the next sentence, the game started.

Yu Lian switched to WeChat, wanting to ask if Ao Chen had logged in yet.

The first thing I saw was the photo sent by Y.

It is indeed big.

She was so angry she laughed.

"Xiao Lian's inner monologue: What are you pretending for?"

"Y:?"

"Xiao Lian's inner monologue: You think I wouldn't recognize your dick?"

Y: ...

It wasn't that Yu Lian was particularly good at distinguishing these things; it was just that it was hard for her not to recognize them.

He always uses a wide-angle lens when photographing this thing, with the camera close to its base, making it appear enormous and majestic.

Every time Yu Lian received it, she thought the Leaning Tower of Pisa had arrived.

Y: Then tell me who I am.

Xiao Lian's inner monologue: Husband

"Y: Trying to get away with this now, huh? Who's your husband? What's his name?"

After both sides selected their heroes, the game went to the loading screen. Someone was pressing the screen, and the sound effects were coming in bursts, which was so noisy it gave me a headache.

A muted voice came through the headphones: "Do you know the enemy jungler?"

Yu Lian was startled.

Switching back to the previous view, both our Yao and the enemy Ma Chao had pink bunny ears hanging in the bottom left corner, indicating they were level 15 best friends. Ma Chao was excitedly clicking his free canopy like crazy.

There really was a car crash.

"He's my friend." Yu Lian couldn't quite tell if she was excited or nervous, but her competitive spirit was definitely kicking in, and her speech quickened. "He's just playing along, and he's pretty good at it. He's probably just playing along with the marksman and melee classes too. Can we beat him?"

The question was asked with an air of eager anticipation.

He couldn't wait to beat Ao Chen up and then mock him mercilessly.

"Yes." The sound effects of the start of the game overlapped with his gray voice, as if afraid she hadn't heard him clearly, so he repeated it again.

"We can beat them. Follow me."

On the screen, Yao and Luna walk together and overlap.

[All] I can do it even without being told: Thanks for the little star, my friend.

[All] A mixture of pity and hate: fun.

[All] Even if you don't say it, I'll still do it: I'll beat you until you cry.