Shen Jianxi couldn't help but laugh out loud when she saw his message.
"Is this called scolding myself? I wonder how Ji Zhaoyun would feel if he knew the truth."
j: [Master, are you free? Want to play a game right now?]
Shen Jianxi thought for a moment. The production team hadn't scheduled anything for the afternoon, calling it "personal activity time." Since that was the case, it didn't matter if she stayed in, so she replied:
Don't Touch My Blue Buff: [Sure, hop on.]
Ji Zhaoyun smiled happily as soon as he received her reply. Usually, she was the one who contacted him to play games, and this was the first time he had actively invited her. He never expected her to agree.
Ji Zhaoyun quickly logged in, afraid she would change her mind.
Shen Jianxi was unaware of his eagerness, nor would she have cared even if she knew.
As soon as she logged in, a team invitation popped up. She had intended to claim her rewards first, but accidentally clicked accept.
Since it wasn't anything important, she could claim them after the game anyway.
Ji Zhaoyun started the game quickly. While waiting for the matchmaking, Shen Jianxi noticed a team request in the top left corner.
She clicked on it and had just made out who was inviting her when the game entered the preparation screen.
Shen Jianxi: ...
She had a feeling it wouldn't be that easy.
As expected, as soon as the hero selection screen appeared, Luo Yuqi sent a message from the bottom right.
Seeing his game name, Shen Jianxi was speechless for a moment.
A few days ago, she had changed her in-game name to: I Eat Three Lanes.
Somehow, Luo Yuqi had changed his to: Three Lanes.
Shen Jianxi: ...
There was no need to force couple names.
"...Master? Master?"
Ji Zhaoyun's confused voice sounded in her ear, and Shen Jianxi finally realized it was her turn to pick a hero.
Shen Jianxi was in the fifth position, with only the top lane remaining unpicked. She chose a hero based on the opposing team's composition. "I spaced out just now, I didn't see."
She turned on her microphone.
Ji Zhaoyun's heart fluttered at the sound of her voice, which he hadn't heard in a long time.
Perhaps some people would find it incredible to develop feelings for someone based solely on their voice; he used to be like that too.
But when it actually happened, Ji Zhaoyun realized that sometimes, falling for someone was that easy.
In just this short while, Luo Yuqi's messages kept coming.
Three Lanes: [Sister, why aren't you playing games with your boyfriend?]
Three Lanes: [Why didn't you talk to me just now?]
Three Lanes: [Are you playing by yourself?]
...
With little time left, Shen Jianxi could only reply to one of his questions.
I Eat Three Lanes: [With a friend.]
As soon as she sent the message, the game started, and she had to wait for it to load.
When the game loaded, Luo Yuqi sent another message.
Three Lanes: [After this match, I want to play with you.]
As if guessing she might refuse, his WeChat message arrived shortly after.
It was a voice message.
i.c.b: [Sister~ I'm going to send an email now, don't forget me later~]
i.c.b: [Sister, you're playing with a friend, surely you can bring me along, right? It's okay if it's inconvenient, I don't have to play, just watching you play makes me happy.]
Shen Jianxi: ...
This little green tea.
Two voice messages, one acting spoiled, the other sounding aggrieved. Sudan Fiction Network
Combined, they left no room for refusal.
Helplessly, she had to go back to WeChat to reply to his messages.
Don't Touch My Blue Buff: [You can play, but change your name. It sounds too awful.]
This time, the reply from the other end was a simple "Okay."
After this, by the time Shen Jianxi returned to the game, she had already been penalized for idling.
When she returned, she happened to catch Ji Zhaoyun's Daji coming back to life.
The little fox circled around her and then danced in front of her.
"What are you doing?"
Shen Jianxi's voice startled Ji Zhaoyun, and a slight movement of his finger interrupted the dance.
"Ahem... Nothing, I was just checking if my internet connection was good."
"Checking your internet by dancing?" Her voice carried a hint of amusement.
Ji Zhaoyun's ear tips turned red. "Mainly, I wanted to show you."
After saying that, he felt a little nervous, wondering if these slightly direct words would scare her.
To his disappointment, Shen Jianxi didn't react.
Actually, it wasn't that she had no reaction.
She propped herself up in bed, laughing and rolling over, but her tone was normal. "If you don't go back now, the tower will be gone."
It wouldn't have been that funny originally, but when she thought of Shen Jianxi's cold demeanor and his somewhat nurturing feeling in the game, she couldn't help but want to laugh.
"Oh—" Ji Zhaoyun deliberately dragged out the end of his word to express his dissatisfaction and disappointment.
Shen Jianxi chuckled softly and glanced at his game stats. "Be good, who killed you just now?"
"I'll get revenge for you."
Ji Zhaoyun didn't know how to express himself, but his unhappiness instantly vanished.
On his screen, the corners of his mouth were almost reaching his ears.
77: "Beep! Favorability +6, Ji Zhaoyun's current favorability is 44."
Ji Zhaoyun happily listed everyone who had killed him since the start of the game, and then stayed close behind Shen Jianxi, even giving her all his mid-lane farm.
He followed her like a little tail the entire time, watching Shen Jianxi avenge him one by one.
He couldn't quite explain it, but he was happy.
This feeling of being strongly protected was quite nice.
Because of Shen Jianxi's performance in the later stages of the game, her teammates didn't say much about her earlier idling.
After all, everyone has urgent matters; they were all understanding.
As long as they could win.
After this match ended, they returned to the team interface, and Luo Yuqi's request came quickly. Shen Jianxi then remembered his existence.
"My brother wants to play with us, is that okay?" she asked.
"Of course," Ji Zhaoyun couldn't have asked for more. The more people around her he interacted with, the deeper their connection would become. Only a fool would miss such an opportunity.
Because Luo Yuqi had agreed to change his name so readily earlier, Shen Jianxi didn't expect him to be so… inventive.
Looking at the person in the team, whose avatar was a screenshot from some corner of her WeChat profile picture, and whose name was 'I am Three Lanes,' she fell into deep thought.
"How did I let myself be corrupted by sweet talk just now and agree so readily?"
This felt even more like a couple's ID!
Ji Zhaoyun didn't notice anything wrong with the name. His mind was filled with one thought: this was her brother, and the first person to get closer to her.
With that in mind, he prepared to greet him first. "You..."
"Is this your friend?"
"Your child's mother."
Shen Jianxi: Who is he calling?
Ji Zhaoyun: Who is he calling?