ning to the dormitory, Li Haoyang wrapped himself in his blanket, remaining silent.
Sadness doesn't always connect between people. The 515 dorm was not large, but the maliciousness of human nature had already been fully displayed.
Though Li Haoyang was deeply upset, Wang Dacui was in a great mood. He flashed a mischievous grin, standing at the foot of Li Haoyang's bed and wiggling his hips, muttering to himself, "Another single woman gone, my harem just gained a member."
"Hahahahaha."
"Happy, let's sing!"
"Brothers, let's get hyped!"
Wang Dacui's excitement stood in sharp contrast to Li Haoyang's gloom.
Luo Ye and Shen Qiao exchanged a glance, both silent at the scene.
Suddenly, Luo Ye's phone pinged with a new message.
Fairy Senior: Chicken?
Seeing the message, Luo Ye quickly typed a reply: Eat.
This was their secret code for playing games. He wasn't sure why it was now Su Baizhou messaging him instead of Qin Xuejie, but perhaps Qin Xuejie had told Su Baizhou about it since they were roommates.
Su Baizhou, after a long day's work, had invited Luo Ye to play games.
Both of them were highly skilled players. Luo Ye had been the top of the elimination rankings for multiple seasons, and Su Baizhou was a female warrior, one of the best shooters in the game. Although neither of them was a streamer nor a professional player, they were top-tier casual players. Even when matched against professional players or skilled streamers, their gameplay was unpredictable, with no clear winner.
They preferred not to play with random teammates, so almost every game they played was as a duo in a four-player squad.
After entering the game, Luo Ye put on his headphones.
Since he had become close with Fairy Senior, she had been willing to communicate over voice chat during their games. But recently, Qin Xuejie had gone quiet, not talking to Luo Ye at all. Was she upset?
It wasn't hard to understand. Since meeting Fairy Senior, Luo Ye had hardly spoken to Qin Xuejie, almost treating her like a tool for meeting Fairy Senior. He definitely needed to find Qin Yuwen and thank her in person.
"Open." Su Baizhou said softly.
"Okay."
The game began, and they parachuted into the busiest area on the map, starting their aggressive strategy.
"Wild Kid, are you secretly gaming behind our backs?" Wang Dacui suddenly popped up beside Luo Ye's bed. When he saw the screen of Luo Ye's phone, his eyes widened in surprise. "Are you still 'carrying' a girl?"
Su Baizhou was using Qin Yuwen's game account because she had told Luo Ye that her own account was Qin Yuwen's. Qin Yuwen's game account and her rank in both "Chicken" and "Honor of Kings" were the same.
[I'm Xiong Da, You're Free to Do What You Want] was the name of Qin Yuwen's account.
Wang Dacui got excited. "Take me in, I also want to 'carry' a girl."
Since Su Baizhou was using Qin Yuwen's account, Luo Ye thought her gameplay was terrible. The account's stats were like that of a beginner bot, possibly worse than a grade schooler's.
Luo Ye could probably outplay the game's AI with just a handful of rice scattered on the screen. With Wang Dacui, another "bot," playing alongside, Luo Ye was feeling a lot of pressure, so he quickly declined Wang Dacui's request.
However, once the game started, Luo Ye realized he was wrong. Not only was Fairy Senior beautiful, but her gameplay was just as amazing as Qin Yuwen's.
He'd never expected her to be so skilled.
Considering that Qin Xuejie and Fairy Senior were roommates, it made sense that they would both have similar gaming skills. But why was this account so underwhelming in terms of history and stats?
As Luo Ye was lost in thought, a grenade rolled under his character's feet, exploding on impact.
By the time he realized what happened, his game character was down on the ground, waiting to be revived.
Luo Ye grimaced. Great, he embarrassed himself in front of Fairy Senior.
This was his first time playing "Chicken" with Fairy Senior; before, they had only played "Honor of Kings" a few times. Luo Ye was much better at "Chicken" than "Honor of Kings," but now he had failed in his specialty.
Soon, Su Baizhou arrived and revived him.
To prove himself, Luo Ye quickly typed, "Senior, I'll take over this round."
With that, he became ruthless, like a butcher, driving a car across the island, killing everyone he encountered.
Qin Yuwen's account was low-level, only Platinum rank, so for Luo Ye, this was a low-tier game. It was practically a beginner's match.
Once the round ended, Wang Dacui finally had a chance to speak up. "Wild Kid, is this the 'senior' you've been thinking about?"
Luo Ye nodded instinctively, answering, "Yeah."
But as soon as he said that, he froze, realizing what he had just revealed. In a panic, he quickly muted the game's microphone.
Oh no, did Fairy Senior hear that?
Meanwhile, in the teachers' dormitory, Su Baizhou, hearing the words "thinking about," paused for a moment. She smiled and typed: "Still coming?"
"Coming!"
Luo Ye would never refuse to play with Fairy Senior.
In the female dormitory, Tang Enqi logged into the game and, upon seeing that Luo Ye was online, her eyes flickered with interest.
She knew Luo Ye was good at the game, having played alongside him in high school. She also knew that he had a game partner called "I Love Hotpot," but that was just an online acquaintance, and she didn't know much about their gender.
Now, seeing Luo Ye's team information, she noticed that the person he was playing with had the ID [I'm Xiong Da, You're Free to Do What You Want].
It was clearly a female name, and one that suggested a girl confident in her appearance.
Tang Enqi hesitated, then clicked on Luo Ye's invitation.
"Wanna play the next round together?"
[The other side has declined your invitation.]
Tang Enqi was stunned.
Rejected?
This was the first time she had ever seen the word "declined" since knowing Luo Ye. Was he rejecting her for the girl he was playing with?
Her brows furrowed lightly.
It was fine if Luo Ye didn't like her, she could accept that. But she couldn't accept the fact that he liked someone else.
She could let go of what was hers, but she wouldn't allow someone else to take it, especially when she still had feelings for him and hadn't fully given up.
Tang Enqi's phone kept buzzing with messages from Gao Yuming. He was annoying, flaunting his wealth and making advances. She didn't like him at all.
Compared to him, Luo Ye had far more to offer, aside from his financial background. In every other way, he was leagues above Gao Yuming.
Back in the dorm, Liu Bingxin was absent. After eating with Gao Yuming, she had gone out for a walk with another senior, a third-year student named Shuai Kun, who had previously pursued her but had moved on to Liu Bingxin after his efforts with her failed.
College life was beautiful, but with so many people, it wasn't free from these kinds of people.