If other boys knew that Su Lexuan had just been chatting intimately with a guy, they would surely flood Zhuhai University's forums and dig up every detail about him!
"It's not what you think, he's just an ordinary friend," Su Lexuan tried to divert the topic, her face slightly flushed. "Weren't you watching a horror movie? Why are you so interested in me?"
"My dear Lexuan, the horror movie finished a while ago. How much are you into this guy?" one of her roommates teased, clearly curious and eager. "I wonder what charm he has to captivate the belle of Zhuhai University like this."
"I said he's not... Wait, the movie is over?" Su Lexuan looked incredulously at the laptop screen, which was displaying Korean subtitles. This horror movie was two hours long! That meant she had been chatting with Shen Lang for over two hours? Time had flown by too quickly!
Seeing Su Lexuan firmly deny that he was her boyfriend, her roommates refrained from pressing further. They went about their business, with some taking showers and others studying, making the dorm noisy again.
The short-haired girl turned off the horror movie and opened a game, ready for ranked matches.
"Lexuan, Lexuan," during the matchmaking wait, the short-haired girl glanced at her roommate listening to English words with headphones on. She then eagerly climbed onto Su Lexuan's bed and whispered expectantly, "Is he from our school? We've been friends for seven or eight years; you can't hide this from me."
The short-haired girl, named Ye Xinxin, was a friend Su Lexuan had known since middle school. Their families were close, making them childhood friends as close as sisters, sharing everything except for a few personal matters.
Unlike the cheerful and sunny Su Lexuan, Ye Xinxin was a genuine player, but only online. She was a gaming enthusiast, playing various games. Unfortunately, as someone with poor skills, she often faced criticism from teammates. So, Ye Xinxin started posting her pictures on gaming forums to attract gaming nerds to boost her ranks.
With her sweet, charming voice and flirtatious conversation skills, Ye Xinxin often had these nerds wrapped around her finger. Even some well-known male streamers had played for her. But whenever someone wanted to meet or video chat, Ye Xinxin would kick them to the curb and find another sucker to boost her rank. For her, games were games, and reality was reality. She had no interest in guys who spent all day gaming without ambition. Of course, if they were handsome, she might reconsider.
"Come on, he's really not my boyfriend," Su Lexuan pouted, her cheeks flushed. "I just met him while buying chestnuts. How could he be my boyfriend?"
"What? He asked for your WeChat after just a few minutes? And you gave it to him?" Ye Xinxin asked incredulously. "Since when did you become so casual?"
Su Lexuan hesitated, not knowing how to explain that she had run after him to get his WeChat.
"Could he be a player?" Ye Xinxin warned. "That Economics guy, Li Hai, has been chasing you for months, buying you breakfast, taking you out in his sports car, and you never even talked to him!"
"No way, he was really nervous talking to me and seemed a bit socially anxious," Su Lexuan replied truthfully.
"Players can be great actors," Ye Xinxin said seriously. "Let me see your chat. As your best friend, I need to check for you."
After a moment's thought, Su Lexuan handed her phone to Ye Xinxin and opened her chat with Shen Lang. Although Ye Xinxin was a player online, she was a seasoned expert in relationships and could help Su Lexuan out.
Ye Xinxin reviewed the chat for a long time, feeling a bit moved. This guy's chat skills were impressive. From the cute emojis, it was clear Shen Lang had subtly broken down Su Lexuan's reserved defenses. She had started off aloof but gradually got more engaged.
If they weren't in the dorm with her roommates around, Ye Xinxin believed Su Lexuan would have already been voice chatting or even video calling with him.
Seeing how engrossed she had been in the conversation, Su Lexuan was surprised at how much they had talked. "So, do you think he's a player?" she asked, nervously looking at Ye Xinxin.
"Maybe a bit, but it's hard to tell," Ye Xinxin said ambiguously. Shen Lang's messages were friendly and normal, without overly steering the conversation towards Su Lexuan's interests. Their chat topics were also quite ordinary. Judging him as a player based on this alone would be too much.
"Right, check his Moments!" Ye Xinxin suddenly exclaimed, slapping Su Lexuan's thigh.
Rubbing her thigh, Su Lexuan asked curiously, "What can you tell from his Moments?"
"Silly, players' Moments usually create a sense of availability, implying they're single and easy to pursue," Ye Xinxin explained confidently. "Guys do the same but add a touch of melancholy, like they just broke up. If a girl falls for it and messages him, he's achieved his goal."
Su Lexuan, feeling a bit lost, awkwardly laughed, "Your world is really complicated..."
"Hehe, I may be a player, but I don't scam anything from those guys. I just get them to boost my rank," Ye Xinxin defended herself with a grin, sticking out her tongue. "Otherwise, where do you think I got all my high-ranking accounts?"