The King's Avatar: Become Stronger After Being Rejected, Don't Agree!

Chapter 70 Christmas Gifts

After being ganged up on by various guilds, the players of Excellent Dynasty never showed up again, and the latter half of the night was almost completely calm.

Lu Chen and Ye Xiu spent the entire night repeating the process of grinding monsters and climbing the middle tower. This mechanical operation was undoubtedly very tedious, but considering the extremely generous rewards, they were able to grind it out slowly.

Lu Chen yawned slightly, not because he was sleepy, but because he was extremely bored: "Brother Ye, what time are we going home to sleep tonight?"

"Hmm—Xiao Lu, if you're sleepy, go back and rest," Ye Xiu replied with a smile.

"Huh? Aren't you going to sleep?" Lu Chen was taken aback.

"The Christmas event seems to only last a day and a half —" Ye Xiu said hesitantly.

[Ding! Rejection value detected. Host's mental strength rewarded!]

I'm not sleepy!

Lu Chen sighed: "Alright then—Little one, hmm?"

As soon as he climbed to the top of the tower, Lu Chen turned his head and saw that his girlfriend had fallen asleep on the table out of boredom.

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Brother Ye, could you take a look for me?"

"Ah, okay."

Lu Chen took off his coat and draped it over Tang Rou before continuing to perform his "Raising a Cup to Invite the Moon" ritual.

Tang Rou opened her eyes groggily, feeling a bit drowsy from waking up early. She glanced at the clothes she was wearing and then at Lu Chen beside her, a smile appearing on her face.

Oh, right————

Tang Rou glanced at the time and quietly stood up. Lu Chen was busy luring monsters and didn't notice Tang Rou's actions, continuing to focus on his work.

Tang Rou walked briskly upstairs to her room, her face slightly flushed. This was the first time she had ever knitted anything. She wondered if Xiao Chen would like it.

Carefully placing the items into the pre-prepared gift box, she stepped out of the room.

"Hmm—Good morning, Tang Rou!" Chen Guo yawned as she came out, glanced at Tang Rou's somewhat embarrassed and awkward expression, and looked at the gift box in her hand: "Oh my—"

"Okay, Guoguo! Wait a minute!" Tang Rou blushed and quickly ran back into her room, bringing out a gift box even more beautifully wrapped than the one she was holding: "Merry Christmas!"

"I want the one you have more!" Chen Guo couldn't resist teasing Tang Rou.

Since falling in love with Xiao Chen, she often saw different expressions on Tang Rou's face: awkwardness, unease, embarrassment, shyness—expressions she had never seen on Tang Rou's face before.

Tang Rou tightened her grip on the thing in her arms: "Cough cough, next year! Definitely next year!"

"Haha, alright, alright, I'm just teasing you. Go on now." Chen Guo smiled and took out an equally exquisite gift box from the table: "Merry Christmas."

Tang Rou smiled, hugged her best friend, and the two chatted and laughed as they went downstairs.

This time of day is usually the quietest time for internet cafes. The customers who stayed overnight have just left, and the customers who come to use the internet in the morning haven't arrived yet. Chen Guo yawned and went to check on the front desk, while Tang Rou took a deep breath and sat down next to Lu Chen again.

The timing was perfect. Lu Chen had just ascended the tower using the "Raise a Glass to Invite the Moon" technique and breathed a slight sigh of relief. As he subconsciously looked back, Tang Rou pointed a delicate finger at his cheek and handed him a gift box with her other hand: "Merry Christmas!"

"?!" Lu Chen was stunned, staring blankly at the thing in Tang Rou's hand: "The clothes from before."

"That's for you to wear normally, this is the Christmas present." Tang Rou hesitated for a moment: "Take a look and see if you like it—if you don't like it, I—"

"I like it!" Lu Chen nodded solemnly, took the box from Tang Rou, and carefully opened it.

Lu Chen was stunned. Inside the box was a rather unattractive scarf. The openings on the scarf were of varying sizes, indicating that it was knitted by a novice.

"This is... for me?" Lu Chen asked blankly.

"Um, maybe... never mind." Tang Rou awkwardly tried to take it back, but unexpectedly, Lu Chen wrapped it around his neck: "This is mine! My girlfriend gave it to me!"

"It's not good-looking————"

"There's no better scarf than this!" Lu Chen said solemnly, "Thank you, Sister Xiaorou!"

"Cough cough—Really?"

"real!"

"Oh, I'm glad you like it—" Tang Rou blushed slightly, feeling a warm feeling in her heart as she looked at Lu Chen's delighted expression.

"Oh, right, I—"

"Well, let's play first, then we'll talk." Tang Rou pointed to Lu Chen's screen. Lu Chen subconsciously turned his head to look. Lord Grim was moving left and right, guarding four positions by himself, busy as a bee.

"Oh, oh—" Lu Chen quickly activated the "Raise a Cup to Invite the Moon" device, which had already entered standby mode, to help Lord Grim stabilize the situation: "Um, Sister Xiaorou, could you wait a little while before going back? I also want to give you my Christmas present—"

"Hmm?" Tang Rou paused slightly, then smiled. "Okay, no rush. I slept a little last night—"

"Brother Ye, hurry up and finish this round, don't slack off, be proactive!" Lu Chen urged, not having heard Tang Rou's words clearly.

"Hmm? Sure." Ye Xiu smiled, and Lord Grim's movements became sharp, not at all like someone who hadn't slept all night.

So, you were planning to slack off after only a few games against Tiny Herb, you really wanted to be lazy, right?

Lu Chen took a deep breath and followed Lord Grim's movements.

After dealing with this round of Christmas thieves, Lu Chen quickly jumped down and rushed to Han Yanrou's side, immediately initiating a transaction: "Sister Xiaorou, this—"

"Huh? What?!" Tang Rou's eyes widened. On the trading board was a spear. The openwork pattern on the spear resembled a gnarled and powerful tree branch. It was light pink in color, and a phoenix with outstretched wings was carved on the spearhead.

【Phoenix Perches】!

"This is----"

"I made this before, do you like it, Sister Xiaorou?" Lu Chen asked cautiously, looking at Tang Rou's expression.

Indeed, gifting your girlfriend gaming equipment is still a bit too much —

"I like it!" Tang Rou nodded seriously. "But, this—"

Although she didn't know the exact value of this silver weapon, she liked it very much.

"You've finished giving the gift? Xiao Chen, if you dare say—I'll eat my hat?!" Chen Guo's eyes widened as she leaned closer, glanced at the screen, and instantly realized what was happening. She quickly protected Tang Rou's screen, cautiously looking around: "Quick, quick, put it away! How can you be so careless? You just throw these things out like that—"

"Xiao Chen made it for me," Tang Rou said with a hint of pride.

"Hiss, these stats, this panel, this design—it's only slightly worse than the Evil-Slaying Sword, right? Where did you buy it, Xiao Chen? You can— um?!" Chen Guo's eyes widened as she looked at Lu Chen in disbelief: "Made by Xiao, Xiao, Xiao Chen?! No, cough cough, um, Xiao Chen, I also— oh well, never mind, this kind of thing..."

"I'll look into it later, and then send you a list, Sister Chen. You can collect the materials—we won't charge you, but we'll give Sister Xiaorou a raise—"

"Brother Lu! From now on, you're my half-brother!"

—What the heck?!