—”Qin Chuan, do you know me?” Seeing his lack of response, Su Yao pressed on, “Only those in the circle would recognize that photo. Are you lying to me? Why keep my photo?” Qin Chuan’s throat moved as he lowered his head, meeting Su Yao’s bright gaze. He was cornered at the bathroom door, thinking there was no escape this time. “I’m not lying to you,” he said softly, “I’m not a professional player, not before, not now, not ever. Only a fool would take gaming as a profession.”
And Su Yao was equally exasperated. How could his words be more cutting than hers? Clearly knowing she was once a professional player, with her photo on the wall, yet he still said only a fool would go pro. “Fool, your sister!” Su Yao slammed the wall, “Don’t you dare insult the term ‘professional player’! Maybe you’re really good, a hidden master, but you’ll never understand the awesomeness of top-tier professional players. You haven’t fought them, so you’re not qualified to call them fools!”
” Qin Chuan laughed, his eyes narrowing slightly, one hand propped against the wall, “I thought someone like you, level 200, losing to a level 50 like me, was already considered a top player. My mistake, my mistake, who else is better than you?”
“THANATOS!” The name slipped out; why did he have to hit her where it hurt the most every time?! His tongue should be cut off, aaah—
Qin Chuan’s eyes narrowed further: “Oh, that guy, I’ve seen the news, heard that the rookie of the year, Su Yao, confessed to him publicly…”
“None of your business!”
“Do you like him that much?”
“None of your business!”
“Do you still like him now?”
“None of your business!”
“Then why did you choose a fool like Cang Hai for a boyfriend? Aren’t you afraid he’ll be heartbroken if he finds out…”
“Damn it!”
Su Yao, who came for answers, was once again utterly defeated in a brief verbal battle, fleeing in disarray—she decided! She’d go back to the computer, beat up San Tu Chuan to vent her frustration! After all, he wasn’t at the computer, his character was at her mercy! She needed revenge! Ahhhh!!!
Huh? But she had no weapon, what to do? Su Yao realized she had no clothes or weapon. No matter, she could still fight him barehanded! Even if her attack power was much lower, she needed to vent! Boom, boom, boom— several close-range mage attacks were thrown, and the uncontrolled San Tu Chuan couldn’t withstand the onslaught, finally falling backward.
Su Yao, seeing he still had half his health, didn’t stop; she continued to rush at the prone, pitiful punching bag—
When Qin Chuan, now dressed, returned to the study, he was greeted by the sight of Su Yao attacking San Tu Chuan.
Qin Chuan: #%#￥%&#%&！ What was she doing!!!!!! He couldn’t hold it back any longer… “Yao Yao.” Qin Chuan took off the glasses he had just put on, stood behind her, his face dark with gloom as he called out to her. “What’s up?” Su Yao didn’t even turn her head; she was still engrossed in her actions, enjoying the moment. “Come here.” Three calm words. When Qin Chuan spoke calmly, Su Yao felt uneasy. Every time he got like this, it was when he was brewing some scheme in his mind. The calmer he was, the more others would suffer. Reluctantly, Su Yao put down her keyboard and walked over. “What do you want?” she asked as she approached, but before she could finish, he suddenly pulled her into his arms. The immense force made her feel suffocated, her mind blanked out for a moment. When she regained her senses, she found herself pinned against the wall by him, his fingers tightly gripping her, his handsome features right in front of her face.
Her forehead felt the cool drops of water falling from his hair, while his bare chest was hot against hers. What was worse… he was actually kissing her! Su Yao kicked him away and slapped him. “Damn! You pervert!” The female warrior yelled in disbelief, “Even if you’re damn good-looking! Even if you’re a hidden tech geek! You can’t just make a move on a woman you’ve known for less than two days! You beast! I have zero interest in you!”
Even when she was with Ji Cang Hai, they only held hands. Su Yao wanted to leave immediately, but Qin Chuan pinned her against the wall again. He hung his head, a bright red slap mark on his face, yet there was still laughter in his eyes. “It’s not two days,” he said in a deep voice, “it’s six years.” Six years. Do you know how many sleepless nights I’ve thought of you? Do you know I gave up my chance to study abroad just to settle in your city, hoping one day fate would let me meet you again? Do you know, I’ve always liked you?
These three words left our brave female warrior dumbfounded…
Qin Chuan sighed, brushing away the long hair that was tangled in front of her face. He embraced her neck with one hand and her waist with the other, pulling her back into his arms, letting all his heat press against her. He said, “Yao Yao, I won’t let you disappear again.” Another deep kiss landed on her lips. “So, you are…” This time, she was still in shock, but she didn’t push him away. Well, maybe that saying is true, every girl dreams of being kissed against a wall by the man she loves. Oh, and female warriors are no exception.
Chapter 23: Bite Me
Just as Han Yan Yan was making a call to Old Chen, he was in his office, enjoying a midday break, sipping on a fine cup of Longjing tea.
“Dear, computer radiation isn’t good for the baby, try to go online less often,” Old Chen had just typed this when his phone rang. From the receiver came Han Yan Yan’s sobbing voice.
“What’s wrong, baby?” Old Chen quickly turned off the camera, asking Han Yan Yan with concern.
“I was bullied by your lousy server!” Han Yan Yan cried out in a sweet, pitiful voice, full of grievances, “I was just about to trigger a quest when I got disconnected!”
“What about now? Did someone else take it?” Old Chen was sweating despite the cold winter; he had gone through a lot to get company secrets to please her…
he still remembered the sweet taste of her body.
“It was taken by someone else!” Han Yan Yan screamed hysterically, “It’s not my fault! Just when I was about to get it, your server kicked me off!”
It must be said, her ability to lie was quite impressive. One of the player terms in the game “Mortal Realm” stated: Player losses due to issues from the game service provider (like server lag, game bugs, etc.) could be compensated at the discretion of the service provider.
“Okay, okay, my little darling, I’ll go ask for you,” Old Chen hurried to the tech department, where he spent twenty minutes trying to persuade them, only to return defeated.
“Darling,” he said over the phone, “the tech department says the server was fine today, no malfunctions, your disconnection was due to your own network issue. Don’t cry, you know those bastards in tech won’t listen to me, but I promise I won’t let you be wronged, darling. Wait for me, I’ll talk to my uncle in the board of directors, no one can take what’s yours.”
Old Chen headed upstairs. Ten minutes later, he and his uncle walked into the tech department.
Finally, Han Yan Yan got the good news she was waiting for — “Darling!” Old Chen excitedly told her, “Rolling back the server isn’t possible, it would lead to complaints from other players, and we can’t cancel and redo the quest.”