Xingtie: My silly online friend is actually a raccoon!

Standing behind Xilin, Lu Ze looked down at the screen.

The ergonomic chair had a high back, almost completely obscuring Celine's petite figure; from behind, only the top of her head and a corner of the top of her headphones could be seen.

He didn't say anything, but just stood quietly behind Xilin, watching her operate the equipment.

On the screen, Sirin's character executed a smooth combo, taking down the opposing ADC, before turning and leaving behind a corpse lying on the ground.

"See that? That's what you call skill. You guys should learn from this, instead of always—" Celine was halfway through her sentence when she finally caught a glimpse of the comments on the screen.

Her fingers paused.

The comments section has completely gone crazy:

Hahaha, Her Majesty's expression froze.

I know that feeling, like being caught using your phone in class by your homeroom teacher through the back door.

Your Majesty, turn around!

Hello, brother-in-law! I'm your future brother-in-law!

You shameless one, I was here first!

Brother-in-law, please marry the Queen to me! I have a house, a car, and savings.

My brother-in-law, look at me. I'm a King of Glory player with 1000 points. I'm worthy of Her Majesty the Queen.

Celine slowly turned her head.

Then she met Lu Ze's calm, unwavering eyes.

"..."

In an instant, Celine's expression underwent a complete transformation from bewilderment to shock to guilt.

Lu Ze spoke up.

"What about the live stream?"

Xilin opened her mouth, her voice eight octaves softer than before.

"……Um."

"Are you criticizing your teammates?"

"……Um."

"And you're criticizing your fans?"

"...They provoked me first," Celine whispered in defense, but her voice lacked conviction.

Lu Ze didn't speak, but simply stretched out a hand and pointed at the screen.

Celine followed his hand and saw the screen filled with comments:

Her Majesty the Queen got a lecture, hahaha!!!

I took a screenshot of that expression; it'll be my meme from now on.

Your Majesty: I'm a force to be reckoned with outside, but meek and submissive at home.

Brother-in-law, you're awesome! Want to play a couple of rounds? I'll carry you!

Brother-in-law, I truly love Her Majesty the Queen. Please grant us your blessing.

Hey you, wake up! Her Majesty the Queen was just calling you a noob.

Celine's face flushed red.

She abruptly turned her chair around and yelled into the microphone, "That's the end of today's live stream! I'm logging off!"

Then, with a snap, the live streaming software was shut down.

A brief silence fell over the room.

Xilin lowered her head, sitting on the chair like a schoolchild who had done something wrong, not daring to look Lu Ze in the eye.

Lu Ze sighed and reached out to take off her earphones: "Let's go out for dinner! Bella has already cooked."

Okay.

Seeing that Lu Ze didn't blame her, Xilin happily jumped off the ergonomic chair.

Lu Ze was both amused and annoyed by her expression, but he couldn't help himself and reached out to ruffle her hair.

Xilin looked up.

"Aren't you going to scold me?" She was still a little worried.

"What's the point of scolding you?"

Lu Ze turned and walked out, his tone helpless.

"You are the 'Queen,' how dare I insult you?"

Xilin paused for a moment, then burst out laughing.

She followed Lu Ze out, saying as she walked, "Actually, I almost won that game just now, if it weren't for that support player being so bad..."

"Alright, alright, I don't want to hear your game replay." Lu Ze walked out of the room without looking back. "Go wash your hands."

Xilin pouted, but still obediently went into the bathroom.

The moment she entered the bathroom, Lu Ze vanished into thin air.

Everything around them fell completely still at that moment.

In the now-closed live stream, the last comments remained on the screen:

Will The Queen air again tomorrow?

I bet five cents that Her Majesty the Queen will be banned from airing tomorrow.

My brother-in-law is so handsome, even though I only saw his back.

Are you here to see the game or to see the brother-in-law?

Only children make choices; I want to see both.