Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

They have a childlike curiosity about everything.

Walking beside Xiaoyu, Ai Qing didn't find it boring at all. She could hear Xiaoyu's occasional exclamations of surprise. Her petite figure was like a fairy flitting about in the night.

Seeing the smile on her face, Ai Qing felt that it was worth bringing her out.

"People come here to skateboard and ice skate in the evenings, and there's a beautiful fountain every Sunday at 8 pm."

As they walked to the central square of Four Seasons Park, Ai Qing couldn't help but introduce it to Xiao Yu.

"When you can communicate normally again, we can find a lively time to come and show you the fountain, let you go ice skating or something."

The Chinese textbook didn't mention fountains, skateboards, or ice skating. Little Fish tilted her head and pondered for a long time, but still didn't know what Ai Qing was talking about.

But since Ai Qing had already mentioned it, she naturally felt a sense of anticipation, wondering what kind of fun thing it would be.

……

When the two came out of the entrance to Four Seasons Park, it was exactly 4:30 a.m.

If Ai Qing goes back now, she can catch up on some sleep.

As soon as Ai Qing stepped out of the park, her phone rang.

After instructing Xiaoyu to hold onto her sleeve tightly, Ai Qing took out her phone and glanced at it.

Upon seeing the incoming call displayed above, he raised an eyebrow and immediately answered the call:

"Hey? Why are you calling in the middle of the night? Are you crazy?"

"Are we brothers? If we're brothers, come drink with me!" Kong Fugui's slightly drunk voice came from the other end of the phone.

Ai Qing frowned immediately. Judging from the sound over there, it didn't seem to be a noisy place like a bar; on the contrary, it was quite quiet.

"I'm busy, you'd better find someone else." Ai Qing assumed this guy was drunk and randomly making calls to harass her, and was about to hang up after saying that.

Then Kong Fugui added, "Dude, I'm heartbroken. Would it kill you to have a couple of drinks with me? Come on over."

"What?!" Ai Qing was speechless. "They broke up after only a few days?"

"It's none of your business. Just say it: are you coming or not?"

"Where is she?" Ai Qing glanced at Xiao Yu beside her and quickened her pace slightly.

"I was in a private room at the internet cafe last time," Kong Fugui muttered, looking half-drunk and half-awake.

"You're not alone, are you?"

“There were supposed to be two people.” Kong Fugui sighed deeply. “That kid Wu Yong stayed with me until dawn, and then he just slipped away.”

"It's already good enough that I can stay with you until the early hours of the morning." Ai Qing said speechlessly, "I reckon his mother will nag me for days to come."

"Why are you asking so many questions? Are you coming or not?"

"Okay, okay, I'm coming." Ai Qing replied, thinking that she would take Xiao Yu home first, and then go to find Kong Fugui, before hanging up the phone.

But the little fish next to him looked up, tugged at his sleeve, and asked curiously, "Where are you going?"

Chapter 64 Little Fish's First Time at an Internet Cafe

When I was young, I always longed for places like internet cafes and bars.

Parents repeatedly warned that it was a place only bad kids would go, and good kids shouldn't go there.

But children are rebellious creatures.

The more you try to obstruct them, the more your curiosity and desire will grow.

However, Ai Qing had never been to an internet cafe before high school. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but rather that he didn't know what to play if he went.

For good students who have studied diligently since childhood and immersed themselves in the boundless sea of ​​knowledge, games are a very distant concept.

It can even be traced back to elementary school.

Back then, he liked playing MapleStory, Bubble Fighter, and also enjoyed playing Mole Manor and Seer Online on the web.

Even the forest fire and ice monster, he can complete the game all by himself with just two hands.

He also really liked a web-based mini-game called Zombie Crisis, because it was the only game his mother had ever learned to play.

In her spare time, Yao Qiang would play a game with her son, wreaking havoc in a zombie crisis.

Ai Qing was in charge of the massacre, while Yao Qiang was responsible for escaping in all directions, enjoying the feeling of being protected by her son.

However, once she entered junior high school, games became something that Ai Qing no longer had anything to do with.

He was instilled with the idea that "if you don't study hard, you won't amount to anything in the future," so he gave up all games as soon as he entered junior high school.

His grades jumped from outside the top 300 in the whole school to the top 100 in just one semester.

At that time, there were 160 students in four key classes in the whole school. Ai Qing was in a regular class and achieved this result. She maintained this result until she graduated from junior high school. She was admitted to the local key high school with the 89th score in the district in the high school entrance examination. This is indeed something to be proud of.

But the price he paid was that he basically didn't touch games for the past three years.

By high school, I was pretty much indifferent to games anymore. Online novels were just a small hobby for me, something I read for leisure.

Reading text generally carries less guilt compared to playing games.

Although this guilt is completely irrational, it is real.

It wasn't until she went to university that Ai Qing agreed to go with Kong Fugui, who then dragged her to an internet cafe.

This opened the door to a new world.

It's like someone who's been starving for a long time suddenly walking into a free buffet.

Overeating is an inevitable result.

Back then, Ai Qing wanted to try out every game she could find and have a go.

Even antiques from over a decade ago are interesting and fascinating to him.

Fortunately, he is now a senior in college and will soon graduate. He has also passed the period when he was so eager for games and entertainment.

Just as Ai Qing arrived at the internet cafe with Xiao Yu, intending to take her home first, she stopped and turned to look at Xiao Yu beside her.

"Want to go in and take a look?"

"Hmm?" Xiaoyu looked curiously at the internet cafe in front of her. She could read the words on the sign, but she didn't understand what they meant when put together. "What... is this place for?"

"You know what a computer is, right?" Ai Qing said. "The one I usually use at home."

"They offer better quality computers here, so you can play games on them, the internet speed will be smoother, and you can even sit down and play with your friends."

"You probably won't understand some of the terms, just think of it as a place you go with friends, where everyone gets together to have fun."

"Oh." Little Fish nodded as if she understood, then pondered for a moment with some difficulty, and looked up to ask, "Didn't you say that I can't talk to other people?"

"Hmm." Ai Qing looked into the internet cafe. "If you want to go in and take a look, don't say anything unless I tell you to. Just watch quietly."

"Okay!" Xiaoyu understood this time. Not wanting to be separated from Ai Qing, she immediately made a decision, "Then, I want to go in!"

Then she covered her mouth, shook her head, and said in a muffled voice, "I won't speak."

So cute!

Ai Qing couldn't bear the shockwave of Xiao Yu's innocent cuteness, so she forced herself to look away and took a deep breath.

However, he didn't forget to ask, "How long can you maintain this state now?"

"Hmm..." Little Fish tilted her head back and sensed it for a moment, then vaguely gave a time, "One, an hour? Not really sure."

Because the distance between Ai Qing and her varied, it wasn't a fixed value.

Therefore, the warmth that the little fish receives from him at any given moment is not of varying thickness.

It's like that classic math problem.

If water is being poured into a pool while water is being drained out, how long will it take to empty the pool?

For the little fish, the rate at which she releases water is fixed, unless she uses a warm current to enhance certain parts of her body to accelerate the consumption of water.

However, the speed at which water is poured into the body is not fixed, so Xiaoyu can only give a rough estimate of the time.

If Ai Qingke had held her tightly, Xiaoyu felt that she might have been able to hold on for a very, very long time.

“An hour, that’s about right.” Ai Qing stroked her chin and estimated for a moment, then said, “If you’re about to turn back, just let me know quietly.”

Anyway, he just came to see how Kong Fugui was doing. As a brother, you should always come and comfort him when he's heartbroken.

Although Ai Qing felt there was nothing to comfort her about...

That bastard only felt sad on the day of the breakup; a couple of days later he went to find someone new.

Ai Qing even suspected that he was just looking for an excuse to go out for drinks.

"Hello, are you two?"

As they entered the internet cafe, the receptionist greeted Ai Qing and her companion with a question.

"Just one machine." Ai Qing took out her ID card and handed it over, then said, "She doesn't play."

Xiaoyu doesn't have an ID card, so he definitely can't turn on the computer at the internet cafe, but he can still sneak in and sit for a while.

“My friend is in the private room.” Ai Qing took out her phone and glanced at the message Kong Fugui had given her: “Room 036.”

"Okay." The receptionist took the ID card, entered the information, and then returned it to Ai Qing. "Your card has a balance of 127. The account number is your ID card number, and the password is the last six digits."

"Okay." Ai Qing nodded and took it, then glanced at the drink menu at the counter, turned to Xiao Yu and asked, "Grape, lychee, orange—which of these three fruit teas would you like?"

Xiao Yu adjusted her fisherman's hat, took a closer look, then turned to Ai Qing, pointed at the grapes with her finger.

She listened to Ai Qing very well. If Ai Qing didn't let her speak, she really wouldn't say a word.

"Then let's have one grape drink and one orange drink," Ai Qing said, pulling Xiao Yu along as they headed towards the private room.

Going up to the second floor, Ai Qing found room number "036" and knocked on the door.

The little fish following behind him curiously looked around the internet cafe.

The first floor of the internet cafe is a large hall, which is quite noisy and smoking is not prohibited. The prices are relatively affordable.

It smelled awful, and neither Ai Qing nor Kong Fugui could stand it, so they basically never stayed on the first floor.

Go up the stairs to the second floor. Half of it is a lobby with a no-smoking area, and the other half is private rooms.

At this moment, Xiaoyu followed Ai Qing down the corridor, and on the left were rows of five-seater benches.