Shocking! A three-year-old brings his aloof mother to their door.

Shen Qing: "?"

Wang Jie: "??"

Mo Ye looked at her in confusion—Glory I? What rank is that?

Then, He Wanqing silently showed her phone screen.

On the screen, the interface of Honor of Kings clearly displayed: Honor Gold I.

Then look at Qin Yue's phone: Honor Gold II.

Mo Ye: ヾ(Ő∀Ő)ﾉ

Shen Qing and Wang Jie almost choked on their saliva, their faces turning red from trying not to laugh.

He Wanqing, however, was completely oblivious. She turned to Mo Ye, a hint of anticipation in her eyes: "Are you going to fight or not?"

Mo Ye nodded, suppressing a laugh: "Hit."

Several people took out their phones.

Fortunately, they had created a secondary account to play with girls beforehand.

Although I didn't get to carry him, and after several seasons without playing, my rank dropped to Gold.

The five quickly formed a team. When they entered the team interface and saw each other's IDs, they almost couldn't hold back their laughter again.

Shen Qing's ID is: 【Chasing You Ma Chao】

Wang Jie's ID is: 【Snatch a Diao Chan to satisfy my craving】

Qin Yue's ID is even more outrageous: 【Kick your hemorrhoids】

He Wanqing's ID is relatively normal: "Loves to Play with Braised Eggs"

Mo Ye's ID is simply called Dan Mo.

"Pfft—" Shen Qing was the first to laugh out loud: "Sister Yue, your ID... is quite unique!"

Qin Yue tossed her hair and said with a smile, "What, you have a problem with that?"

"Σ(っ°Д °;)っ" Shen Qing and Wang Jie waved their hands repeatedly.

Shen Qing's eyes suddenly widened, her voice filled with barely suppressed surprise:

"Holy crap! Skin sharing! Our team has a VIP 10!"

"This is great!" Shen Qing rubbed his hands together. He was worried that his alt account didn't have any skins, but he didn't expect that there were two high-level players in the team.

Mo Ye looked at the interface, somewhat surprised.

He glanced at He Wanqing, who was intently studying Lu Ban's skin, seemingly oblivious to the "10% premium" label.

That's true. For her, games are just an occasional way to relax, and spending money on games is probably just... a side effect?

"Mo Ye, what are you playing at?" Shen Qing asked, "Taking out that 18,000 yuan monkey of yours to show off?"

Mo Ye nodded. He was once the top jungler in the national server, and his Monkey King ranking once topped the national leaderboard, although that was two seasons ago.

He was just about to click on that familiar Monkey King icon—

"cough."

A soft cough came from beside me.

Mo Ye paused, turned his head, and met He Wanqing's beautiful almond-shaped eyes.

She didn't say anything, but just nudged him lightly with her elbow, then tapped her finger on her phone screen.

Cai Wenji.

That little female doctor holding a huqin (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument) and with her hair in double buns.

Mo Ye: "..."

He paused for two seconds, then nodded, locking his gaze on Cai Wenji amidst the incredulous stares of Shen Qing and Wang Jie.

"Seriously, Mo Ye?" Shen Qing exclaimed, "You, the top jungler in the national server, playing Cai Wenji? What a waste!"

Wang Jie also pushed up his glasses, giving him a "blink if you've been kidnapped" look.

Before Mo Ye could speak, the little dumpling in his arms suddenly stirred.

Tongtong woke up at some point, rubbing her eyes, and looked curiously at the cute little figure on her father's phone screen.

She pointed at Cai Wenji with her chubby little finger and asked in a childish voice:

"Daddy, this cute little person... can protect Mommy, that astronaut?"

The "astronaut" she mentioned is the Lu Ban No. 7 Collector's Edition skin "Starry Dream" that He Wanqing chose. The little Lu Ban No. 7 is wearing a spacesuit and does look like an astronaut.

Mo Ye lowered his head and kissed the top of his daughter's head, his voice gentle:

"Sure, Tongtong, watch carefully, Daddy will show you how."

Tongtong: "Then Daddy has to protect Mommy, okay?"

On the other side, Pang Siyi and Su Qianyue did not join the game. The two continued to grill chicken wings on the balcony, occasionally chatting and laughing in hushed tones, their everyday life intertwined with the vibrancy of youth.

The character selection phase in the game has ended.

Shen Qing locked down Ma Chao, and couldn't help but boast, "Watch my Ma Chao carry the team!"

Wang Jie chose Han Xin and snorted, "Just don't screw me over."

"You think I'd cheat in a gold-level game?" Shen Qing scoffed. "If we lose, I'll just eat it all up—"

"Stop!" Mo Ye interrupted him with a smile, "You're such a foodie, let's change the flag."

The three boys were laughing and joking, creating a relaxed atmosphere.

However, Ms. He Wanqing and Ms. Qin Yue had solemn expressions and were staring intently at their phone screens.

Games start.

The first few minutes were normal.

Shen Qing's Ma Chao suppressed the opponent in the top lane, while Wang Jie's Han Xin successfully cleared the first round of jungle.

Qin Yue's Angela was clearing the mid lane, while He Wanqing's Luban was developing safely under Mo Ye's protection.

However, as the game progressed, the group gradually sensed that something was wrong.

"Something's not right..." Wang Jie frowned. "That monkey on the other side... is he going to steal the blue buff?"

He had just finished clearing half of his blue buff when the enemy Sun Wukong suddenly jumped out of the bushes, using Smite and Execute to precisely steal the blue buff while also taking away half of his health.

If it were a regular high-level match, Wang Jie would have already used the national treasure to insult the mid laner.

But today, all he could manage to say was, "This monkey... it's got something."

This action, this awareness, is nothing like that of a local from Goldfields.

Shen Qing also encountered trouble:

"Wait... Shangguan Wan'er from the Gold Bureau can fly?!"

The enemy Shangguan Wan'er tower dived and killed Shen Qing's Ma Chao with a smooth combo. Shen Qing's Ma Chao didn't even have time to react before the screen went black.

He rubbed his eyes, unable to believe that he had been solo killed in a Gold-ranked game.

The enemy Shangguan Wan'er tower dived and killed Shen Qing's Ma Chao with her smooth combo, leaving him no chance to even pick up his spear before he fell.

Mo Ye frowned slightly.

He glanced at the small map, estimated the time, and whispered to He Wanqing:

"The monkey should have finished clearing his blue buff and might gank bot lane. Let's retreat."

He Wanqing nodded and manipulated Lu Ban to retreat.

But just then—

A golden light shot out from the grass and accurately hit Lu Ban the dwarf!

Hou Yi's ultimate move!

"Ah!" He Wanqing exclaimed softly.

Mo Ye's Cai Wenji quickly activated her first skill to accelerate forward, intending to use her second skill to control the monkey that jumped out next.

But it was too late.

With the red buff, Sun Wukong struck down with his three clubs, and both Lu Ban and Cai Wenji fell to the ground.

As the screen went dark, He Wanqing's fingers continued to tap the screen unconsciously, as if doing so would make the hero stand up again.

She turned to look at Mo Ye, and smiled somewhat apologetically: "Sorry... I've really gotten you into trouble."

"It's alright," Mo Ye comforted gently, "I miscalculated the time."

But the situation was already out of control.

Mo Ye understood clearly—the opposing jungler and mid laner were at least at the level of a peak match player with a skill level of 2100 points or higher.

What about them? Shen Qing and Wang Jie are probably around 1800 points in the peak competition, while Qin Yue is a complete novice.

He Wanqing... well, her attitude is perfect, but her actions are just going with the flow.

...........