Chapter 9 Post Controversy 1
Liang Xiaodi didn't log into the game for several days, because whenever she saw the game icon on the desktop, she would think of the master's confession to her that day.
That’s right, the great artist Xing Qiege was rejected.
Well, even great people get rejected sometimes.
Actually, it wasn't a rejection. She just cleverly pretended that her computer crashed and forced to quit the game. She definitely didn't say anything like "We are not suitable for each other" or "Let's just be friends". She just didn't digest the situation at that time. In her eyes, the person who was least likely to tell her that he liked her was him. Because, he was her master, a person who was respected and admired. How could he, such a mature and rational person, have feelings for her whom he had never even met?
Thinking of this, Liang Xiaodi became flustered again. Coupled with He Weining's matter, she became completely uneasy.
"Have you heard? Bai Huizi is on a business trip with Director He. She must be very happy!"
Suddenly, a shrill female voice came from the smoking room next door, and Liang Xiaodi stopped making coffee unconsciously. Hearing the three words "Director He", Liang Xiaodi woke up from her wandering state. Her heart suddenly contracted, and she subconsciously wanted to escape, but was stopped by the content of the following conversation.
"Hmph, so what if she's in the same group with him? She'll never amount to anything! With that fake nose of hers, she's even afraid of it being touched when she kisses someone. Isn't that ridiculous?" said the girl with a shrill voice contemptuously, and the other girl cooperated and laughed loudly.
"If the boss of the branch in City S hadn't strongly requested Director He to go early, he would have been in my group a long time ago."
"I say, Bai Huizi is so lucky, isn't she? I dream of going on a business trip with Director He!"
What? The branch manager asked He Weining to change his team? Liang Xiaodi was stunned and returned to her seat in a daze.
"It's just a cup of coffee, why do you look so unhappy?" Xiao Yunfei cast a curious look.
"Xiao Fei, some people say that Director He changed his team because the CEO of the S City branch asked him to do so."
Xiao Yunfei stopped applying nail polish and said nonchalantly, "So what?"
"I..." Liang Xiaodi began to twiddle her fingers.
"You still can't let him go, right?" Xiao Yunfei put down the nail polish in her hand, turned Liang Xiaodi's body over, and made her face her.
"You can't go on like this. In the end, you'll be the only one suffering. Who is He Weining? With his status and wealth, what kind of beauty can't he find? Xiao Di, don't blame me for being too direct. If you were with him, wouldn't you be tired of hiding him like a treasure every day?"
A dim light flashed in Liang Xiaodi's dark eyes. She drooped her eyelashes and nodded.
"Let's not talk about this for now. Let me ask you, do you think He Weining will like you... In fact, there are so many beauties in our company. You are also very good, but you are definitely not the most outstanding one!"
"You're right." Liang Xiaodi lowered her head even deeper.
"Why are you wasting your precious time on him? I say, start a new relationship and forget about He Weining!"
A new relationship?
Liang Xiaodi's eyes widened, and she suddenly thought of Xing Qiege. She subconsciously murmured, "How about staying with Master?"
As soon as she said this, she was scared by herself.
"What master?" Xiao Yunfei was extremely surprised and even grabbed Liang Xiaodi's hand.
"It's in the game. My master on my secondary account said a few days ago that he wanted to marry me. Don't get me wrong, it's a marriage in the game. It doesn't count in real life!"
Xiao Yunfei listened, her expression changing unpredictably: "Then, then what do you think?"
"I, I don't know. I haven't met him. Besides, I don't want to waste my feelings in the virtual world..."
"Who asked you this? I'm asking you, do you like him?" Xiao Yunfei was a little impatient.
"like?"
This question completely stumped Liang Xiaodi. She didn't dare to think about it in detail, let alone face up to her feelings for Xing Qiege. He was like a brother, a senior, a friend, and also like... He Weining. He was as calm, wise, unfathomable, and charming as He Weining. Although she had never seen him and rarely heard his voice, she often felt that the person who protected her in the game was He Weining. She knew that this was just her wishful thinking. He Weining was so busy, how could he help her level up day and night? It was even more impossible for He Weining to spend time and effort and fight with everyone on the server for an apprentice in the game. Therefore, she kept telling herself not to confuse Xing Qiege with He Weining, no matter how similar they were.
Gradually, she distinguished Xing Qiege from He Weining, but what she couldn't distinguish was the throbbing in her heart. Because of this, she became more and more panicked. When Xing Qiege protected her in the Bixi Bamboo Forest, she was panicked; when Xing Qiege helped her level up without complaint, she was panicked; when Xing Qiege hugged her and jumped off the cliff together in Canghuang Mountain, she was panicked; when Xing Qiege said happy birthday to her at Peacock Peak, she was still panicked.
Slowly, she finally understood why she was so anxious. She was not afraid that Xing Qiege was too good to her, but she was afraid that she would fall in love with him - someone she could not see or touch.
"Do you like it a little bit?" Xiao Yunfei saw that she was distracted again and shook her, "A little bit?"
"Yes." Liang Xiaodi took a deep breath, "But, my heart is still full of He Weining..."
"Huh..." Xiao Yunfei subconsciously let out a long sigh, "I'm relieved now! People in the game are unreliable. You're not a child anymore, don't do such childish things!"
"Then what should I do?" Liang Xiaodi was at a loss.
"Escape is not a solution, go online tonight and talk to him and explain things clearly!"
With Xiao Yunfei's guidance, Liang Xiaodi logged into the game as soon as he got home.
As soon as she came online, she received a secret message from Xing Qiege: "Think about it carefully. I will wait for your answer."
She looked at the time of the secret message, which was exactly three days ago, her birthday. In the friend list, Xing Qiege was not online, but Lou Qianjing's name was lit.
He Weining is online?
Her heartbeat quickened inexplicably. Liang Xiaodi opened the dialog box with Lou Qianjing. Her fingers hesitated on the keyboard, not knowing what to say.
“Hey, you’re finally online!”
No, no, it's too ordinary.
"Why did you just come online? What have you been doing recently?"
No, that doesn't work. It seems too familiar.
"Long time no see...I missed you so much."
Liang Xiaodi's eyes stayed fixed on this sentence for a few seconds, she sighed, and then silently deleted it. This is not okay, that is not okay, what should I say?
Just as she was racking her brains, a yellow-lettered announcement suddenly popped up on the world channel: "Congratulations to the knight Lou Qianjing and the knight-errant Shengge Weiyang for officially becoming husband and wife. May you fly together happily and be together forever!"
What……
Liang Xiaodi's eyes froze, and her fingers suddenly stopped typing on the keyboard. She leaned closer to the computer and read the announcement several times. Time seemed to have stopped, and the surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of her own breathing could be heard.
After a long while, she shook her head subconsciously, and then slumped in the chair like a deflated ball. At this moment, there was only one thought in her mind - He Weining actually married someone else in the game.
Liang Xiaodi's eyes were filled with mist and her lips were trembling. She suddenly felt thirsty and grabbed the water cup next to her to drink water. Unexpectedly, her hand shook and the water spilled all over herself. When the cold water touched her skin, the anger in her heart burned like a prairie fire.
——How can he marry someone else in the game when he already has a girlfriend?
——It turns out that the person I like is such a person!
Disappointment, resentment, jealousy, like a tangled mass of threads entangled Liang Xiaodi. At this moment, she was so sad that she could hardly breathe. Why is this happening? How could this happen? It turned out to be like this! Tears fell like a leaking faucet. She lay on the table, sobbing uncontrollably.
I have spent three years and used all my strength to like you, but now I realize that what I like is just a bubble of my imagination.
He Weining, I can no longer recognize which one is the real you.
Liang Xiaodi cried and fell asleep. If the phone hadn't rang, she might have slept until dawn. She opened her eyes drowsily and finally woke up when she saw that the caller ID was Xing Qiege.
To answer or not to answer?
Although my mind was hesitating, my fingers had already pressed the answer button uncontrollably.
"Little Bullet?"
The voice was as gentle as the spring breeze, and sounded very much like He Weining, which made Liang Xiaodi's heart tighten.
"Yes," she murmured.
"Have you caught a cold? Why is your voice so nasal?" He Weining held the phone, brows furrowed, his tone full of worry.
"no."
Liang Xiaodi's nose felt sore and she bit her lip to stop herself from crying. Xing Qiege's greeting came at such a timely moment that it immediately opened the door of Liang Xiaodi's heart, letting her know that there were people who cared about her so much.
"Are you on hold? Why are you ignoring me when I talk to you?"
After hearing what he said, Liang Xiaodi looked at the computer and found Xing Qiege meditating next to her, with many messages from him in the chat box.
"I just fell asleep. Let's talk about it in the game."
After hanging up the phone, Liang Xiaodi manipulated the glass of her house and danced beside Xing Qiege to show that she had recovered.
"Awake?" Xing Qiege chuckled.
"Hehe..." Liang Xiaodi grinned, "Master, you are very busy recently, how come you still have time to come online?"
"Well, a break from the busy schedule."
"Actually, I'm worried about you." He finally couldn't help but said this.
"I... I'm fine!" Liang Xiaodi insisted.
"It doesn't sound like it."
"Really..." Nothing could be hidden from the master, so she changed the subject in time, "Master, I have something to tell you."
"What?" He Weining was a little surprised.
"Does what you said before still count?" Liang Xiaodi was a little nervous.
"What's up?"
"Our...marriage...about..." A slight blush crept up her cheeks, and she quickly took a big sip of water. Since He Weining could get married in the game, then she could too. Moreover, marriages in games didn't count. She liked being with her master, and marriage was just a formality!
She waited quietly for an answer, but to her dismay, the other party did not respond.
One minute……
Two minutes...
Liang Xiaodi's heart sank. Master wouldn't go back on his word, would he? How embarrassing!
"Ah...well, it's too late. I'm going to bed. Master, you should also go to bed early. Good night!" The speechless embarrassment made her regretful. She wanted to find an excuse to log off.
He Weining, who was far away in City S, saw Liang Xiaodi leaving in a hurry as soon as he returned to his computer. He quickly put down the takeaway in his hand and typed a reply: "Don't leave, it counts!"
Well……
Liang Xiaodi looked at the exclamation mark he sent and raised her eyebrows inadvertently. She rarely saw him send exclamation marks!
"Let's get married."
With her slender fingers dancing on the keyboard, He Weining raised a smile on her lips, and her eyes as gentle as water waves focused on the woman in pink on the screen, and she gently pressed the Enter key.
Getting married in "Swordsman World OL" is both a complicated and simple thing.
The wedding ceremony and the witnessing ceremony are separate. For the witnessing ceremony, you only need to go to Yue Lao and spend 88 gold to witness it, while for the wedding ceremony, you need to pay tens of thousands of gold to Yue Niang, and Yue Niang will help you hold the wedding. Correspondingly, the more money you spend, the grander the wedding will be.
He Weining originally wanted to give Liang Xiaodi a grand wedding, but this idea was strangled in the cradle by her. The two of them argued about this issue in Yue Niang's pavilion.
"Actually, we can get married tomorrow, not necessarily now." He Weining looked at her watch. It was already 3 a.m. This was not the way she wanted to keep a low profile.
"We just need to witness it! It won't take more than a minute!"
"No wedding?"
“Weddings are expensive!”
"We have money."
"It's not about the money..."
"what is that?"
"Have you heard this saying? Show off your affection and you'll die soon..." Liang Xiaodi was uneasy.
"But I think we are not loving enough." He Weining raised a sly smile.
