In the girls' dormitory 437, the originally plain white walls were covered with beautiful colorful Hello Kitty wallpapers, and the white carpet was laid from the door to the balcony. Snacks, books and daily necessities were placed on the three originally empty beds. There was only a small laptop on Tian Xin's desk. She sat on the chair, staring at the computer screen intently.
The lower left corner of the screen was constantly refreshing with chats and system notifications from gamers, but Tian Xin ignored them and just followed the person in front of her to complete the task seriously. It was unknown whether it was because she was too low level and was afraid of dragging down the team in a fight, or because the overall skills of the character she chose were too poor. Anyway, after Zhuang Feichi pulled her into the team, she kept following behind, not even having to take action, as long as she didn't affect the entire team.
Tian Xin began to clumsily use the shortcut keys on the keyboard, but her reaction was so slow that she only reacted after her skills had cooled down.
"Tianxin, don't just stand there, go to the left." Zhuang Feichi's somewhat frantic voice came from the computer.
“Oh oh oh, I’ll be there right away.” Tian Xin replied while walking to the left.
"Wow, from the sound of it she's a pretty girl. Are there really girls in our team?"
"What else? Do you really think it's a boy pretending to be you?"
"Maybe. Since you started playing games, how many junior students have you encountered pretending to be junior students..."
"Be serious, be serious. No one is allowed to have any ideas about this junior girl." Zhuang Feichi's voice came with a smile, "This is reserved. Be serious, everyone."
…
What is going on?
Tian Xin couldn't help blushing and muttered softly: "Can't you just ignore my gender and play the game properly?"
"Of course not, junior high school girl, if you weren't a girl, you would have been scolded for what you did just now."
"Yes, yes, don't worry, we won't say anything if we're sure you're a junior."
…
Tian Xin felt even more useless. She simply chatted with Zhuang Feichi privately: "Senior Zhuang, I want to improve my gaming skills."
"Tian Xin, several of our team members are experts. Although they are a little bit worse than Zhuang Fize, they are still very good. You just need to follow us and pick up the equipment that explodes."
"But if you don't learn from me..."
"Oh...are you stupid? Hurry up and team up to kill monsters!" Zhuang Feichi obviously didn't have much time to spare for her, and was discussing tactics with others. Tianxin didn't turn off the voice chat either, but insisted on following them while listening, occasionally killing the monsters that approached.
After a while, she suddenly received a private message from Zhuang Feichi: Quit the team, I will take you to level up.
so good?
Tian Xin quickly left the team, said thank you and followed Zhuang Feichi's character happily.
"Do you want to take the mission?" Zhuang Feichi sent a message.
"Okay, okay." Tian Xin said excitedly, and quickly ran to accept the task, and then took Zhuang Feichi to fight monsters. The noisy people didn't say anything this time, and just followed her quietly. Only occasionally when she was almost killed by the NPC, he suddenly rescued her, and told her what was wrong after the task was over.
"The timing is wrong. You attacked it before it attacked you. The system doesn't count."
"You can't stand still during the skill cooldown period. You need to move and find a new attack position."
“When accepting a task, you must estimate the time well, and clearly allocate system tasks and irregular tasks.”
The words opened Tianxin's mind one by one, and under his guidance, Tianxin slowly learned some skills. But although her mind was clear, her hands could not keep up. After Zhuang Feichi died quickly before he could save her, Tianxin's patience finally ran out. She threw the keyboard and collapsed on the seat.
"What's wrong?" Zhuang Feichi called from the other end.
"Nothing, maybe I'm really as dumb as Zhuang Fize said." Tian Xin was in a very bad mood, and her originally excited and competitive heart slowly fell, "I'm really stupid and slow, how can I compete with Yang Cong and the others?"
"Are other people's opinions so important?" The person on the other side seemed a little puzzled.
"Of course it's important." For some reason, facing Zhuang Feichi this time, Tian Xin had an extra desire to talk, "After I came to university, they really took care of me a lot. They were afraid that I would be wronged and did a lot of things for me."
When she said this, she seemed to see them carrying strange flowers and plants at the beginning of the school year, seeing them trying to stand up for themselves when they thought they were being bullied, and seeing them working hard to help at the party.
"So for this class activity, I don't want them to be unhappy because of me." Tian Xin said, and made a cheering gesture, but then she remembered her "achievement" just now and slumped her shoulders again, "But with my operation, if they let me, I will also be unhappy."
Tian Xin's voice became quieter as she spoke: "I don't want to be a burden to anyone, and I don't want to... repeat the same mistakes again."
There was no sound coming from the other end, and the two of them were silent across the screen. Tian Xin did not feel uncomfortable, but instead had a strange sense of security.
She must be out of her mind, right? Why did she feel this way about this weird senior? She quickly changed the subject.
"Haha, haha, Senior Zhuang, you are still the best. You took me to play games alone. You are much better than Zhuang Fize."
"Is Zhuang Feize not doing well?" There was silence , and then these words came over.
"Your brother? Did you know that when we first met, he looked down on me from head to toe?" Thinking of the unpleasant experience before, Tian Xin couldn't help laughing, "Then he inexplicably became my temporary counselor, and he looked down on me so much that he even thought I was faking it when I was sick."
"So you took revenge on him in the car, trying to embarrass him?"
"Yes, there is nothing great about the great god. But there are still many people who worship him and believe his words casually. He is cold, sharp-tongued, selfish, and arrogant. It turns out that he has a lot of shortcomings. But..."
"But he's also very smart and sometimes very warm. He always seems to be there for me when I need help." Tian Xin thought of the comfortable Turkish carpet in his apartment and the noodles he cooked on the dining table, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.
at this time--
"Zhuang Fize, what are you doing? Why are you playing my role?" Zhuang Fize's somewhat vague voice suddenly sounded, making Tian Xin wake up instantly.
What's wrong? Is it someone else who is chatting with me all the time?
"Shut up." A familiar cold voice suddenly sounded from the other end.
"Zhuang Feize, are you too arrogant? While I was away, you played my computer and my game and even snatched my teammates! Let me see who you are playing games with... Go away."
There was a burst of ping-pong sounds coming from the other side.
Tian Xin held her breath. She had already guessed who it was. Didn't Zhuang Feize hear everything she said? No wonder he kept typing and didn't talk anymore. Did he change the person? How embarrassing...
Tian Xin reached out to close the game immediately, but the noise coming from the other side made her a little worried. She felt like she was on fire, and she was obviously tormented but didn't know what to do.
"boom--"
After a loud noise came from the other side, Tian Xin heard someone fall to the ground. Then, Zhuang Feize's voice came again: "I will use this account to participate in your event on your behalf."
What does Join for me mean?
Before Tian Xin opened her mouth to ask, the other end hung up the voice chat with the background sound of "Zhuang Feize, you have become so successful that you dare to fight with your brother." Tian Xin looked at the static game page and her face turned red.
What to do, how is she going to see him in the future?
On Thursday night, Langxiang Internet Cafe was as lively as usual. A favorite game of college students was open for temporary tasks on Thursdays, so many guilds would choose to come to Langxiang to team up and play games. When people from different guilds get together, there will inevitably be discussions and disputes, which not only makes the Internet cafe very lively, but some people will also wear customized guild uniforms, which looks very cool.
Yang Cong, who was full of vigor, had already handed out several guild T-shirts to the students in the college. You know, because there are many male students in the School of Mechanical Engineering, there are a lot of guild members. It would be hard not to attract attention if so many people wore the same uniform all the way from the school to the Internet cafe. What made Tian Xin even more unacceptable was that this white T-shirt was very simple and crude, with only a big "winner" printed on it, which showed a unique dominance.
Tian Xin was surrounded by people and didn't want to be recognized. But maybe it was a coincidence, but she met other guild members wearing the same T-shirt on the road. Because they played the same game in the same service area, and the members of the two guilds were from the same school, the competition was naturally fierce.
Although enemies don't become extremely jealous of each other when they meet, there are still cases where they dislike each other.
"Ha, do you really think you can be invincible just by calling yourself Winner?" The president of the other guild was a gentle-looking boy wearing glasses. No one would have thought that such a person would be from a sports college.
"So what? In the last game, some guild was so defeated that even their base was blown up."
"That's just your despicable sneak attack!"
"This is our strategy. Do you understand the strategy? Do you know if you are willing to accept the loss?"
…
Seeing the tension getting stronger, Tian Xin couldn't help but reach out and tug at Yang Cong's clothes. Yang Cong, who had been looking at her coldly, turned his head and saw Tian Xin, and patted her head soothingly: "Don't be afraid, we are here for you."
Brother, which eye of yours shows that I am afraid?
The attention of the people around was gradually attracted, and Tian Xin had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Time is almost up, let's go in first."
Yang Cong snorted, and led the people from the School of Mechanical Engineering into the Internet cafe, and sat down at the seat the boss had reserved for them. Tian Xin followed and sat down in a corner.
No one can see me, no one can see me. She kept mentally preparing herself, hoping that she could complete this activity quietly. After all, her operation was so bad that not taking action was already a kindness to her guild.
“Tianxin, just watch. Wait for us to crush each other and enjoy the fruits of victory together!” Yang Cong’s words were full of confidence. After all, they were the stronger ones in the previous fights.
But they didn't expect that they would lose so badly this time. It's no exaggeration to say that they were chased and beaten.
Tian Xin watched the people in her guild fall down one by one on the computer screen, and she was extremely anxious. She couldn't help but look at her watch. There was no news from Zhuang Fize since he said he would take her place in the battle last time. He only sent a WeChat message last night to ask about the location and time, and then there was no response.
Zhuang Feize, you are a great man after all, you must do what you promised!
Thinking of this, Tian Xin quietly took out her phone, intending to urge the person who claimed to be coming. Suddenly, Yang Cong's irritable voice came from the seat next to her: "What the hell, a sneak attack!"
Tian Xin was so frightened that she shivered and almost dropped her phone.
"Qi Yuan, take a few people back quickly."
"Big Cat, let's go to the center line, go quickly."
"Everyone else, continue to clear the map. Don't stop. If you encounter another sneak attack, you must fight to the end."
Yang Cong kept making arrangements, and the others stopped laughing as usual. They all sat in their seats with frowns on their faces, their eyes fixed on the screen, their hands holding the mouse moving quickly.
The nervousness seemed to be contagious, and Tian Xin also unconsciously became serious. At this moment, she was not thinking about herself, but doing her best to help the guild win. But her ability was too poor and it was of no use at all. Tian Xin was extremely upset. She had never felt that she was really a member of this group and needed to do her part.
How to do how to do?
Tian Xin quietly got up and went outside, calling Zhuang Feize, but no one answered. She kicked the small stones on the ground in frustration, not knowing what to do next.
Forget it, let's not worry about my poor skills. One more person is better than one less, right? Tian Xin thought to herself and turned back to the Internet cafe. Before she even entered the door, she heard an arrogant voice: "Hahaha, I finally got my revenge! I'll let you be so arrogant and I'll wipe you out!"
The guild president of the Sports Institute stood up excitedly, his tone showing undisguised excitement: "Comrades, keep up the good work. If we wipe out Winner today, I'll treat you to a barbecue tonight!"
As if in response to his words, the people in the Internet cafe who were originally watching the fun actually applauded, and some even whistled.
These actions were like a slap in Yang Cong's face. His face quickly turned red. He had to admit that his command and skills were indeed not as good as the opponent's. However, he did not want to admit defeat.
"Yang Cong!" Tian Xin was worried when she saw his lost look. She walked over quickly and comforted him, "Don't worry, we can win it back."
"Win?" Yang Cong listened to her words and looked at her with a questioning look in his eyes. "Almost all of our guild members have been sacrificed. The strongest players can't participate in the next battle. Tianxin... are you good at this game? You haven't joined our guild yet, so I don't know your strength..."
"Haha, haha, I... Although I'm not very good at playing, my master is very good. It is said that his name is on the list of masters in the whole server." Although she had not checked it herself, she remembered that Zhuang Feichi once told her so.
"Really? The masters in this server are very powerful. Even the last one on the master list has participated in countless competitions and is respected. Tell me who your master is?" There was a glimmer of hope in Yang Cong's eyes.
"This..." He has never appeared in his own character, how could she know what his character name is?
Tian Xin smiled awkwardly, but Yang Cong automatically interpreted her smile as a confident one, so he said loudly: "Let's have another round! We have experts here, and we don't believe we can't handle you!"
"What a big tone. Then let's just see how the dying guild struggles." The other party burst into laughter, making the atmosphere on the scene reach a peak.
Tian Xin's knees were really weak now, but the atmosphere at the scene did not allow her to refuse. She could only bite the bullet and agree, and with Yang Cong's attentive support, she sat in the main seat. Perhaps only God knew how nervous she was inside with a blank expression on her face.
at this time--
"I want a fairy wand that can make me bigger, smaller and prettier..." Tian Xin stood up and waved the phone as the crisp ringtone rang. "Everyone, I'm going to answer the call first."
As soon as she finished speaking, she ran out with her cell phone.
"Hello?" After finally breathing a breath of free air, Tian Xin finally relaxed a little.
"It's me." Zhuang Feize's usual cold voice came from the other side, "Sorry, I'm late."
"Why haven't you come yet?" Upon hearing his voice, Tian Xin's anxious heart seemed to be soaked with water, and she felt a little complaining and aggrieved. Even her voice became smaller. "They want me to play the main position, but I... can't."
"Stand still, I'll be there." The voice on the other end of the phone fluctuated a little, and there seemed to be the sound of wind coming into my ears.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew past my ears, and a warm voice came: "Sorry, something happened and I'm late." If you listen carefully, you can still feel his breath that he hasn't recovered in time, "Don't worry, I won't forget my promise to you."
Just like a person walking in the desert finally found an oasis, Tian Xin's wet heart finally became clear. She simply turned around and said aggrievedly: "I couldn't get through on the phone. I was so worried that you wouldn't come."
Zhuang Fize looked at the red eyes of the person in front of him and couldn't help but touch her hair: "I remember everything I promised you, it was just an accident... Fortunately I made it in time."
Tian Xin raised her head and looked at the person in front of her. There was no expression on his face, but there was real worry in his eyes, like a warm breeze blowing her whole body warm. She couldn't bear to look away, just looking at the person in front of her. Zhuang Feize didn't say anything either, just looked at her quietly.
There were no other sounds, no team battles about to start, and no interruptions from others. It seemed as if the whole world was just them and the evening breeze in their ears, and even the air became fresher.
Tian Xin's heart finally settled down.
She waited for a while, and finally remembered the people in the Internet cafe: "What should I do? I just came here to participate in the class activities, but when I met other unions, I was wiped out by that... group. Now everyone is pinning their hopes on me, but..."
"Don't be afraid. I've called the boss and reserved a private room at the end of the corridor. Go in first and tell him you need a room to operate alone. I'll go in through the back door and wait for you."
"But why not just ..."
"Too high-profile. I have to join your union first before I can use Zhuang Feichi's character. Do as I say." Zhuang Feize patted her head and said softly.
Tian Xin nodded and turned to go in. When she stepped into the door, she looked back at Zhuang Feize and found that his black coat was full of wrinkles, and one side of the originally neat collar was tilted up. There was also a particularly obvious yellow mark under the black casual pants of the same style.
How...did he get here?
Before Tian Xin had time to think about it, the people in the Internet cafe hall couldn't wait any longer. Tian Xin looked at Yang Cong's expectant eyes, smiled and nodded, with full confidence in her voice: "I want to go to the private room, there are too many of you and it affects my performance."
Yang Cong nodded and walked Tian Xin inside along the corridor. Seeing that no one was paying attention, Tian Xin whispered, "Go to the computer and operate it. Zhuang... a great man will join our union to help. Hurry up."
Yang Cong looked at her in surprise and nodded. Tian Xin hurriedly approached the box at the end of the corridor and saw Zhuang Feize already sitting there, and slowly exhaled.
Although she had never seen Zhuang Feize operate, she believed in his ability.
"let's start."
Tian Xin always thought that the best gamer she had ever met was Zhuang Fei Chi. But after Zhuang Fei Ze entered the representative union to operate, she realized that there are always people better than you. In the game, hand speed and reaction are important, but the most important thing is IQ.
For example, now, Zhuang Feize has wiped out half of the other party’s union with his own strength.
"This operation is amazing, almost as good as Xianchi, the best player in this server."
"That's right, this guy is too low-key. He doesn't even seem to have participated in the usual PKs."
"There are actually such talented people among the winners. I really underestimated them."
…
Dialogues kept popping up in the game world, but none of this affected Zhuang Fize. He operated the keyboard and mouse expressionlessly, with an indifference on his face as if he had nothing to do with the game, but the flying fingers and constantly moving eyes were caused by his operation and eyes.
How can a person be so contradictory? He is so passionate inside, but on the surface he always keeps people at a distance. Tian Xin thought about this and couldn't help staring at Zhuang Feize in a daze. It seemed that since she met him, her life had deviated from its original direction and was heading towards a completely different path from the college life she had expected.
Tian Xin's gaze finally broke Zhuang Feize's pretending to be calm. His fair ears gradually turned rouge-colored, slowly spreading from behind the ears to the entire earlobe.
"Tianxin, can you turn your head away?" Zhuang Feize finally spoke.
"Hmm? What's wrong?" Tian Xin came back to her senses, her originally somewhat sparse pupils focused on the person in front of her. Zhuang Feize couldn't help but look at her. There seemed to be a pool of water in her bright black eyes, attracting him to keep getting closer.
"Tianxin, turn your head away. You're disturbing me." Zhuang Fize's voice unconsciously became a little cold and hard, and his gradually red face made him look a little embarrassed.
"Puchi." Tian Xin couldn't help laughing, "Okay, okay, I won't disturb you." After saying that, she turned her back and didn't forget to tease, "Then I'll play with my phone for a while, and you don't have to be shy and play games well to win glory for the union."
After Tian Xin finished speaking, she silently took out her cell phone and smiled sweetly. It seems that even the great master has weaknesses.
No one spoke in the room, only the sound of typing and clicking the mouse. Tian Xin opened Weibo out of boredom and started browsing. She unconsciously typed in Zhuang Feize's name, only to find that although this guy was very low-key, he had his own fan club on Weibo?
Tian Xin visited the Weibo of "Zhuang Feize Fan Club" and found that there were not only sneak shots of Zhuang Feize taken by girls in the school, but also Zhuang Feize's previous transcripts and school addenda, and even his schedule!
This is so professional! Tian Xin browsed the timeline starting from the latest one.
"Are you going back to school, Master? I bumped into you at the school gate!"
"I took a bus to the suburbs and met a classmate from the history department of my school. He said he was going to a newly developed archaeological site nearby. It was said that the masters Zhuang Fei Ze and Zhuang Fei Chi were also there."
“I saw that Master Zhuang Feichi called Master Zhuang Feize away. Where are they going?”
…
After reading every Weibo post, Tian Xin finally understood why Zhuang Fei Ze looked so exhausted. Judging from the Weibo post, he must have rushed here from the archaeological site.
Just to help her?
Tian Xin wanted to turn around and ask him, but suddenly there was a burst of cheers outside, which seemed to be about to blow the roof off.
What's wrong, is the game over?
Before Tian Xin could react, cheers suddenly came from far away. Tian Xin stood up straight, and the bead curtain that blocked her view of the outside was suddenly opened, and Yang Cong's surprised face appeared in front of her: "Tian Xin, it's great! We won! We fought back!"
"That's great. One person overthrew an entire union. That's great!"
…
People continued to pour in, and Tian Xin was surrounded by people from her own school. She smiled awkwardly at the people around her, subconsciously trying to find the reassuring figure. But he seemed to have... left?
"As expected, he is our grade leader. That's great!"
"Yes, whether you accept it or not, if you don't, I will beat you with my strength until you accept it!"
"Hahaha, Tianxin is really amazing."
…
Listening to the voices of people around her, Tian Xin felt a little guilty, because this was clearly not her honor, but she was the only one enjoying the fruits of victory.
"Not really..." She wanted to explain, but was stopped by Yang Cong next to her. He shook his head quietly, and Tian Xin shut up. Yes, now the whole guild is so excited, she can't forget the original intention of joining - she doesn't want to be a burden, she just wants everyone to be happy.
Let her enjoy it on his behalf for now.