Aren't we friends? Why are you rushing at me?

I need to find something to do!

Xia Ye thought to himself, his gaze sweeping around, and when he saw Ye Cheng in her seat, a new idea came to mind:

"Ye Cheng"

Natsuno called out.

Ye Cheng turned around and looked at Xia Ye with some confusion:

"What's wrong, Miss Xia?"

"Just call me Xia Ye, don't call me Miss Xia, it sounds too formal."

Then, Natsuno picked up two controllers from the bottom of the screen and shook them:

"How about we relax and have some fun?"

Ye Cheng looked at the densely packed buttons on the controller and shook his head.

"Let's forget about it. I've never played this before and I don't really understand these things."

Upon hearing this, Xia Ye's smile became even brighter. He quickly stood up, walked to Ye Cheng's side, and took Ye Cheng's wrist.

It's good that you haven't played it before. That's exactly what I want. Otherwise, what if I can't beat it?

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll teach you. It's very simple, come and try it."

Ye Cheng looked up at Xia Ye's enthusiastic expression and nodded.

I followed her to the screen.

Xia Ye quickly shoved one of the handles into Ye Cheng's hand.

Then open the screen, select "King of Fighters", and start the game.

Then I quickly explained the specific steps to Ye Cheng:

"This is movement, this is attack, this is jump."

Then, without waiting for Ye Cheng to truly understand, he quickly clicked "Start Game".

first round.

Ye Cheng was still figuring out which button was for punching and which was for kicking, and sometimes he would even press the jump button instead of the defense button.

Xia Ye didn't give Ye Cheng any chance to catch her breath at all.

He took the initiative and killed Ye Cheng directly.

"KO!"

It only took thirty seconds.

Ye Cheng was unfortunately defeated.

Natsuno put down the controller and offered a perfunctory consolation, though his smile was practically reaching his ears:

"It's okay, it ... always like this the first time."

"I'll train you from now on, and you'll definitely become as strong as me."

Ye Cheng looked at the buttons on the controller and quickly memorized them:

"Okay! Thank you, Natsuno-nee."

Then, Natsuno quickly selected to start a new game.

Second round.

Just as Natsuno was about to replicate the combo from the previous game, he noticed that Ye Cheng's movements were becoming more agile.

Although it takes some effort, you can still win using various combos, but it's nowhere near as easy as the first match.

Xia Ye looked at Ye Cheng with some horror, completely unable to understand why two short sentences had turned into this.

She swallowed hard and said somewhat cautiously:

"Have you played this before...?"

Ye Cheng shook her head.

This is truly her first time playing this game today.

However, the character's movements are not particularly fast, but they are still quite responsive.

Xia Ye nodded thoughtfully, assuming that Ye Cheng had started a new game due to luck.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Lin Shi arrived at the office "early" as usual, right on time for clocking in.

The office remained as harmonious as ever.

The subordinates are working diligently.

Ye Cheng was sitting cross-legged on the beanbag chair, gripping the handle tightly in his hand, leaning forward, his face beaming with excitement.

Natsuno's entire body turned grayish-white.

She slumped in the far corner of the sofa, the handle lying to one side, her eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.

He appeared to be in a state of "burning out".

Ah? ? ?

What happened?

Lin Shi turned to look at his subordinates who were working, hoping for an answer.

The subordinate, feeling a pang of pity, looked at Xia Ye and slowly said:

"Since I arrived at the office, Miss Lin and Miss Xia have fought a total of seventeen battles."

"Besides the first three rounds, Miss Xia can also reduce Miss Lin's character's health by a small amount."

"In the remaining performances, I didn't even get a glimpse of Miss Lin's character."

Listening to his subordinate's brief description, Lin Shi instantly imagined the "brutal" nature of the battle.

She looked at Natsuno with a sympathetic expression.

Xia Ye was so shocked by Ye Cheng's actions that his mind was filled with flashbacks of his life.

Upon hearing Lin Shi's voice, Xia Ye turned his head with some difficulty and looked at Lin Shi with his bloodshot eyes.

He shakily stretched out a hand, pointed at the screen, and then at Ye Cheng.

His lips twitched a few times, as if he wanted to say something.

But in the end, all those words boiled down to a weak sentence:

"revenge........."

After saying that, he tilted his head to the side and crashed again.

"Don't worry, I will definitely avenge you!"

Lin Shi listened to Xia Ye's "last words" and patted his chest confidently.

He casually pulled over a chair and sat down next to Natsuno.

He bent down to pick up the handle that had fallen onto the carpet, and even blew the dust off it with great seriousness.

Then he turned to look at Ye Cheng, who was still a little embarrassed, and gave her a "kind" smile:

"Come here, Ye Cheng."

He glanced at Natsuno with a hint of disdain.

He knew that Ye Cheng had never been exposed to video games since she was a child.

This Natsuno is so lame.

"Come on, Brother Lin."

Seeing this, Ye Cheng also readjusted her body, ready to go.

Lin Shi skillfully pressed the start button and selected his secret weapon, which he had kept since his youth.

Iori Yagami, Goro Daimon, Chris.

A standard national team lineup with a strong roster, featuring a player who doesn't care about sportsmanship.

"Ready...Go!"

With a rousing electronic sound.

The battle begins.

Then......

And that was the end of it.

Faced with Ye Cheng's superhuman reflexes, especially since Ye Cheng had a complete understanding of all the game's features, all of Lin Shi's experience became a joke.

The scene on the screen instantly transformed into a one-sided bullying incident.

They didn't even have time to unleash the special effects of those ultimate moves.

"KO!"

Forty-five seconds.

He lasted only fifteen seconds longer than Natsuno.

Looking at the big "LOSE" on the screen.

Lin Shi's straight back collapsed instantly.

The handle slipped from my hand and fell onto my lap.

He leaned back silently, slumping peacefully in the chair.

His entire appearance quickly faded, transforming into a black and white style similar to Natsuno's.

Two "corpses" sat side by side, slumped together, their eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.

It exudes a strong sense of despair.

"Knock knock knock".

Just then, there was a knock on the office door.

"Enter."

Ye Cheng looked at the two who were about to lose consciousness and spoke.

An employee walked in, holding a contract that urgently needed to be signed, and quickly said:

"Boss, I urgently need a contract..."

Before the employee could finish speaking, his voice caught in his throat.

He stared wide-eyed at the scene in the corner:

The results screen of the fighting game was displayed on the huge television screen.

Secretary Ye was looking at him with an innocent expression.

Lin Shi and Xia Ye, at this moment, were like two soulless sculptures.

It was as if they had just experienced some major blow, and life had lost all hope.

The employee swallowed hard, looking at this tragic yet perfectly matched scene, and instantly imagined a dramatic love-hate relationship in his mind.

A word slipped out unconsciously, with a hint of surprise:

"A tragic... ill-fated couple?"