The male supporting character was actually myself.

Jiang Chen disconnected, took off his helmet, and sat up in bed.

I glanced at my phone; it was 3 PM.

Two missed calls and three unread messages were all from Qiao Jie.

[My dear: I miss you so much! We used to be together every day, but now that you're on leave from school, I can't even concentrate on my studies. What are you doing? Do you miss me?]

[Honey: Are you taking care of your friend? I don't quite understand your thinking. Even if you take care of him day and night, will he really wake up? Our engagement day is coming soon, and I wish you could be by my side!]

[Honey: Can you transfer me some money? I want to buy myself a gift! You won't go shopping with me, so I'll buy it myself! Hurry up and reply, why aren't you answering my calls or replying to my messages?]

Haha, Jiang Chen immediately blocked her phone number and deleted all her messages.

"Chen'er, would you like some water?"

Isn't it tiring to always wear that helmet while playing games?

"I think I heard your phone ring just now. Was it Xiaojie looking for you?" Seeing him come out of the bedroom, Lu's mother, with her kind face and classical beauty, hurriedly came to greet him. "You really are something, dropping out of school just like that."

You play games without telling Xiaojie. What if her family thinks you're unreliable because you're addicted to games?

Will taking a leave of absence from school and spending all your time playing games instead of taking any professional courses affect your studies and future?

Like most mothers, she is a family woman who loves her husband and children. She is a little nagging but kind-hearted and considerate.

Knowing that her son wanted to save Mu Heng, she both hoped he could succeed; but she was also worried about his addiction to games, and the fact that dropping out of school might affect his future, so she was always conflicted.

"How is Mu Heng doing?"

Aunt Yuan, you are truly pitiful. Your son was in a car accident and became a vegetable, unable to wake up; last week, Lao Mu also suffered a sudden stroke.

Although it's not serious, she still has to take care of herself both inside and out.

"I just made some steamed buns, I'll take them to her in a bit..." Mrs. Lu handed him a glass of water. As she was speaking, her phone vibrated. She picked it up, glanced at it, and froze. "Huh? How come there's suddenly 200,000 yuan in my bank account?"

"Don't worry, this money was earned by Heng'er and me in the game," Jiang Chen said, taking a sip of water. "His condition has just stabilized, but he has lost some of his memory."

If his condition improves after a while, Aunt Yuan and Uncle Mu can log into the game to check on him.

Could you please transfer 100,000 yuan to Aunt Yuan? With this money, she should be able to relax a bit.

Don't cook for me tonight, okay? I need to go back to school to take care of some things. I'll be back tomorrow!

"You can make money in games like this?" Lu's mother was stunned. After a long while, she exclaimed, "You've only been playing for a few days, and you're already making money!"

Let's not split it equally. I'll transfer a little more to Aunt Yuan later.

She incurred a lot of debt in order to save Mu Heng.

If the house hadn't been a welfare house allocated by their work unit and couldn't be sold, they probably would have sold it long ago.

I heard that the driver who was driving while fatigued had already gambled away all his assets and had only bought the cheapest insurance.

I don't know if I'll even get compensation to repay the money that saved my life.

Xiao Bai shook his head, "No wonder the host is making money in all sorts of ways in the game, it turns out there's a pitfall in reality."

The protagonist this time is truly pitiful!

Jiang Chen went to the bathroom to wash his face. Looking at his tall, fit physique and energetic, handsome face in the mirror, he was very satisfied with his body this time.

He took the photo of himself and Qiao Jie out of his wallet, tore it up, threw it into the toilet, and flushed it away.

Then I went to the bedroom to pack my things into the system space, said goodbye to my mother, and went out.

Lu Jiangchen's university is in the next city, just a two-hour high-speed train ride away.

As dusk fell, he checked into the best hotel near the school.

Qiao Jie tried calling for the nth time without getting through, and her messages went unanswered. She was incredibly annoyed.

The game is full of talk about the Azure Dragon mount that Luo Mu Xiao Xiao rode. Just looking at the pictures makes people love it, and after seeing it, they want it even more!

But the price is really a bit high.

In addition to the price for the proxy service, the exchange fee is 50,000 RMB.

Previously, the price for inviting Tiannanxing to play for someone else in the world had already reached 500,000 gold coins. In other words, if you want to get one of only ten Azure Dragon mounts in the entire server, you would have to spend at least 100,000 RMB.

She originally planned to take out the 60,000 yuan red envelope that Lu's mother had given her last time, ask Lu Jiangchen for some more, and ask the rich man she was meeting that night for some more, and that would be enough.

She's beautiful and a good fisherman, so many people in the game pursue her. She doesn't believe that the expert Tiannanxing won't take the bait!

If we get along well, maybe the proxy playing fee will be waived.

Qiao Jie checked the time; it was already 6 PM, and there were only 30 minutes left before their scheduled meeting.

She quickly went to wash up and get dressed, thinking that when she came back in the evening, she would log into the game and see if she could find the expert Tian Nanxing for a "chance encounter".

That guy doesn't accept private messages or add friends, so this is the only way to fish him out!

Hopefully, Qingfeng, whom I met today, will be generous enough to consider buying some nice outfits and equipment.

Qingfeng laughs, what a pervert! He's willing to spend over a thousand in the game just to touch me a few times.

The game is strictly regulated; even if players grant full access to touch controls, it is only limited to ordinary body parts.

Even slightly private areas cannot be touched.

If someone is willing to spend money in a game, they're unlikely to be stingy in real life.

At the very least, we should eat at the most expensive restaurant in the city. If the price is right, spending the night with him is not a big deal.

Anyway, Lu Jiangchen is such a naive and clueless person, he doesn't understand anything.

If it weren't for his good looks, good family background, and good grades, making him a promising prospect, I wouldn't have agreed to get engaged so early.

What if I meet a rich and handsome guy someday?

Besides, it would be too tiring to pretend to be a pure and virtuous lady after being with him.

I had several boyfriends and hotel rooms with them when I was in high school, and even tried group sex. But when I got a boyfriend in college, he turned out to be a conservative virgin!

I have no choice but to put up with it for the sake of the future.

Lu Jiangchen's suspension from school this time doesn't seem like a bad thing.

At least I can relax and have fun in my private time for a year without having to maintain an innocent image and go to class and check in every day.

Then she could shift the blame onto him—who told Lu Jiangchen not to accompany her to take care of a person in a vegetative state? Her beloved boyfriend wasn't by her side; she couldn't muster the energy to study or attend classes, and was constantly feeling melancholic and longing—what a perfect excuse!

After putting on her makeup and changing into her most expensive dress, Qiao Jie stepped out in high heels and headed straight for the Maple Pond Restaurant, where she had arranged to meet Qing Fengxiao.

Chapter 8 Red-Name Players

"Host, this grilled steak is so delicious!" Little White stuffed meat into its mouth, watching its host snap photos across the street with its new camera, and muttered, "I've almost finished a whole serving!"

Jiang Chen, who had the small private room to herself, didn't even turn her head. "Eat more, you have to work overtime later."

"Huh?" The little white cat with its chubby cheeks immediately perked up, looking completely bewildered.

When it had eaten its fill and was lying lazily on the chair, wagging its tail and sipping iced cola through a straw, Jiang Chen grabbed it by the scruff of its neck and lifted it up. "You've raised a cat for a thousand days, now it's your turn to use it."

"Me?" Little White pointed at its fluffy round face with its paw, looking confused. "Does the host want to throw me over there and crush them to death?"

"The recording device we exchanged for isn't running out of power."

Jiang Chen took out a newly purchased small home video recorder from the system space and handed it to it, saying, "You need to use points to recharge it."

The previous mission was successfully completed, and the main system awarded us a total of 500 points, which we need to save for exchanging for items later.

So... I'll leave the task of recording their entire time at the hotel to you.

Keep it up! You're the fattest!

Xiaobai: Σ(☉▽☉"a

What?

What is my host saying?

What to record?

Who is the fattest?

It took it a while to react, and it covered its eyes with its furry little paws and shook its head, saying, "Host, I'm still a child!"

Nobody wants to go to a hotel to record their... you know... stuff!

"Oh dear, my host doesn't have that kind of habit. Did you inherit the original owner's bad habits?"

Jiang Chen grabbed it by the scruff of its neck, lifted it in front of his eyes, and shook it vigorously.

The little white fluffy ball's feet were huddled together, too scared to move.

"What did you say? It's too dark, I didn't hear you clearly." He said enticingly, shaking the glass. "If you do this well, I'll use the food maker to make you an even better grilled steak."

The little paws that were covering its eyes immediately came down, revealing Little White's bright, sparkling eyes. It stretched out its little paws to bargain, "Really, meow? I want three meals a day... oh no, four meals!"

"Deal." Jiang Chen placed it on the table.

The little white cat immediately picked up the home video camera and jumped a few times to catch up with the two people who had already come out of the restaurant and finished eating and drinking.

Qiao Jie drank quite a bit of red wine, and a blush rose on her pretty face;

She was led into the car by the other person's hand, feeling very happy.

No wonder he's a big business tycoon; he's incredibly generous.

At this upscale restaurant where the average cost is six or seven thousand yuan per person, Qingfeng Xiao was incredibly generous with his orders and even opened a bottle of red wine worth over ten thousand yuan!

This was the first time she had ever drunk such expensive red wine; the restaurant Lu Jiangchen had taken her to couldn't compare.

It's good to be rich. Fashion items that you would normally save up and not be able to afford, Qingfengxiao gave them to you as soon as you met them.

Having longed for this peerless weapon for so long, Qingfeng Xiao casually agreed and prepared to accept it as a gift for himself.

If only Lu Jiangchen were as rich as him and willing to spend money on himself like that.

Taking advantage of her drunkenness, Qiao Jie leaned on the slightly chubby Qingfeng Xiao's shoulder, deliberately snuggling closer to him as the car bumped along.

Approaching forty, slightly overweight, balding, and somewhat greasy, Qingfeng Xiao naturally wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by, and casually put his arm around her waist and began to grope her indiscriminately.

"Ugh!" Little White, who was recording a video with the camera on, couldn't help but cover her mouth with her little paws and gag.

No wonder the host refused to save the "fallen girl" no matter what.