The young lady hired me to help her and the young master have an online romance.

As soon as Shang Shixu entered the game room, Pei Heyun enthusiastically introduced the game.

"Maruko, this is my brother."

"Okay, brother."

Jiang Wan's voice came through the earphones, carrying a hint of languor from having just finished drinking yogurt.

The moment Shang Shixu put on his headphones, he happened to hear the last syllable of "brother".

His movements froze.

The voice... was inexplicably "sore".

Like the tip of a feather, it lightly brushed against the earlobe.

He typed a symbol in the dialog box: [?]

Pei Heyun quickly explained via voice message, "This is the companion service I ordered."

【Oh】

Once everyone had arrived, Pei Heyun enthusiastically called out, "Come on, let's have some fun!"

Matching started quickly.

In the first game, the randomly matched random player was quite skilled.

The four of them successfully won.

Afterwards, Pei Heyun said smugly in the voice chat, "Did you see that? Wasn't my last move amazing?"

Jiang Wan's voice rang out at just the right moment, "Amazing, the placement of the skill is simply god-level operation."

She not only affirmed it, but also specifically pointed out the details to praise it.

It provides a wealth of emotional value.

Pei Heyun's mouth immediately stretched to his ears, and he felt smug.

Shang Shixu listened to the blatant flattery in his headphones and sneered.

The extent of this flattery is exactly the same as that of the "little toad".

The second game begins.

Pei Heyun got carried away and his fighting style became increasingly aggressive.

After being ambushed by the enemy, his hand trembled, and he misplaced his skill, resulting in him being wiped out in one fell swoop, and his screen instantly turned gray.

"Ah—oops, oops! My hand slipped!" he hurriedly protested over the voice message.

But nobody paid him any attention.

Because of his mistake, the opposing team seized the opportunity to counterattack, and the situation instantly reversed.

Fortunately, Shang Shixu reacted quickly enough, dodging three skills with precise positioning, and then used a combo to kill two opponents.

Then, with the help of Jiang Wan and other teammates, they stabilized the situation.

They won the second game without any major incident.

Afterwards, Jiang Wan sincerely praised him in the voice message, "Brother X reacted so quickly, that little combo was absolutely amazing."

"Thanks."

A man's voice came through the earphones, deep and nonchalant.

There was no sense of pretension at all, but the trailing sound from his throat was like a small hook carrying an electric current.

An inexplicable curse.

Jiang Wan paused for a moment, and Shang Shixu's face inexplicably popped into her mind.

Surprisingly, his voice actually suits his face quite well.

However, she has not yet heard the man's voice.

Hopefully it sounds good, otherwise it'll be a waste of that face.

Jiang Wan has some control over her voice.

In the game room, three people are waiting to be matched.

Pei Heyun was still brooding over his mistake. "What the hell? I actually slipped!"

Jiang Wan comforted him, "It's okay, brother. Good luck in the next round."

Pei Heyun composed himself. "Alright, I'll show you my true strength next time!"

The third game begins.

Judging from their equipment, the random players I was matched with this time were all quite skilled.

However, when the IDs of the four people on the other side were revealed at the same time, Pei Heyun immediately lost his composure.

"Holy crap! This matchmaking system is toxic!"

The four opponents all had IDs with the same team prefix, all were max-level accounts, and had an alarmingly high win rate.

Four top-tier players with god-tier gear.

Jiang Wan also frowned.

She worked as a gaming companion for two years and had seen all kinds of games.

But the opposing team's lineup is definitely not that of ordinary players; they are at least professional or semi-professional players.

Sure enough, they were put on the defensive from the very beginning.

Team battles require teamwork, but the opponents' level of coordination was clearly a level higher.

The situation is one-sided.

Pei Heyun wailed in the voice chat, "It's over, it's over, this game is over."

A random teammate also commented, "gg," indicating that they had completely lost their composure.

Everyone thought they were doomed to lose this round, but Jiang Wan's eyes lit up.

Her bright, almond-shaped eyes burned with an invisible flame.

It's rare to encounter an opponent of this caliber.

She wanted to let loose and have a serious time.

She pointed the microphone at her earpiece and methodically issued a series of instructions to her teammates.

The voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but it carried an undeniable certainty.

Shang Shixu paused slightly at the tip of his finger.

Every word spoken in the girl's alluring voice carried an inexplicable power to convince.

He subconsciously followed her instructions and moved accordingly.

Pei Heyun also shut his mouth and obediently followed the instructions.

The random teammate hesitated for a second, then followed.

The situation began to turn around little by little.

Jiang Wan's fingers flew across the keyboard.

Her voice was steady, and every command she gave was perfectly timed to the rhythm of the battle.

The two sides were locked in a tight battle!

For a time, it was difficult to determine a winner.

Finally, Jiang Wan noticed a minor mistake by her opponent.

She immediately seized the opportunity and took down the enemy with a combo, securing the team's first kill!

The moment the kill notification popped up on the screen, Pei Heyun let out a gasp in his headset.

"Holy crap! That's awesome!"

"Maruko, you're a real master!"

Shang Shixu couldn't help but take another look at the ID "Perm Maruko".

Although they ultimately lost, the opponent's strength was undeniable.

Though defeated, he was still glorious.

Back in the game room, Pei Heyun was still immersed in the excitement of the game and it took him a while to finally manage to utter a sentence.

"Goodness, so it turns out Chibi Maruko-chan is trying to be more compatible with us?"

He felt a little hot as he recalled his amazing plays in the first two games.

This companion service provides such a high level of emotional value!

He's clearly a pro player who can solo kill hardcore opponents and lead the whole team to a counter-push.

She kept praising him gently, giving him emotional support.

Pei Heyun felt an indescribable excitement.

Even Shang Shixu, who rarely speaks, praised, "Indeed impressive."

"Thank you." Jiang Wan said, picked up the water glass on the table, took a sip, and calmed her breathing.

She was sweating slightly on her back from the intense fight.

My phone alarm suddenly went off, signaling the end of my one-hour playtime.

"Brother, time's up. Let's play again next time," she said into her headset.

"Wait, wait!" Pei Heyun quickly called out to her, "Can I add you on WeChat?"

"From now on, I'll transfer the money directly to you when you place an order, saving the platform's commission."

"Also, I'll raise your fee to 500 for an hour of companionship."

Jiang Wan smiled and said, "Okay, my WeChat ID is JW (all capital letters), feel free to add me."

"Okay, okay."

Jiang Wan exited the game.

Only Pei Heyun and Shang Shixu remained in the room.

Pei Heyun was still marveling, "We really struck gold! Brother Xu, you should add her too, so you can directly contact her to hang out in the future."

"Need not."

Shang Shixu lazily tossed out two words and quit the game.

Boston, late at night.

After a quick wash, Shang Shixu lay down on the bed.

Moonlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto the wooden floor, and the room was completely silent.

He closed his eyes, and without warning, the voice of the girl who had been his companion echoed in his mind.

He turned over, and the voice came out again.

Shang Shixu opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling for a long time.

Finally, I picked up my phone from the bedside table, opened Facebook, and typed a message.

Lie: [What are you doing?]

A few seconds later, a reply came.

Nice Rabbit Rice Squid: [Having lunch in the cafeteria]

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Baby, you're still awake? Are you thinking about me and can't sleep?]

Lie: [Less narcissistic]

Nice Rabbit Rice Squid: [Cut!]

Shang Shixu's lips curved slightly into a smile.

He suddenly became curious about what the "little toad" would sound like.

My fingertip paused on the screen for two seconds before typing four words.

Lie: [Clockwork Voice Message]

Haicheng, S University cafeteria.

Jiang Wan had just picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs when she saw this message, and her heart skipped a beat.

Why did you suddenly ask her to send a voice message?

She put down the ribs and quickly started typing—

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Are you curious about my voice?]

Lie: [No]

Jiang Wan snorted.

Stubborn.

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Since you're not curious, I won't post it.]

There was a three-second silence on the other end.

Then--

Lie: [Okay, I won't reply to messages starting tomorrow.]

Jiang Wan: "..."

Good guy.

One sentence struck right at her weak point.

After a month of hard work flirting with him, I finally managed to get him to go from saying "get lost" to being able to chat for a few minutes.

If all her efforts are in vain, who will she cry to?

On the other hand, it's a good thing that he's curious about his own voice.

Only by arousing his interest can you get him to agree to date you.

As long as he nods, the young lady's 500,000 will be in her account.

Jiang Wan took a deep breath and bowed to the money.

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Honey, what would you like to hear?]

When Shang Shixu saw this sentence, the voice of that girl who was playing with him suddenly popped into his mind again.

He closed his eyes briefly.

It was as if an invisible hand had pushed me, and I tapped on the screen—

Lie: [Call me "brother"]