The pretty girl who plays with people's feelings is going to be severely punished.

Is this... hell...?

Ao Chen rarely has any regrets in his life. Apart from the dried tofu that the noodle shop shouldn't have added at lunch, and the Smite that he failed to win in the ten-minute dragon team fight in the game just now, there's also...

"1. Request to add you as a friend"

"1. Request to add you as a friend"

"1. Request to add you as a friend"

He could only offer a few apologies, repeating them over and over, with oaths, vows, and humble explanations, but the other side remained silent, like the cemetery outside Aochen Village. He had once ridden his bike past it at night when he was a child, and he was so frightened that tears streamed down his face.

Now tears are streaming down my face.

Once he'd said all he wanted, he could only numbly send friend requests over and over again, repeating the same action over and over all night. Luckily, he had experience screwing in screws on an assembly line, otherwise he wouldn't have been so adept at it.

It was sent until almost dawn.

The request wasn't accepted, so I only replied to him on the friend request page.

When Ao Chen's bloodshot eyes saw the words appear, he even thought it was a hallucination and rubbed them hard to focus.

Xiao Lian's inner monologue: Don't add it anymore.

"Xiao Lian's inner monologue: I feel disgusted just looking at you."

The lights were on in the room, and Ao Chen read those two lines of text until his phone screen automatically went black.

The photo showed a face streaked with tears.

The last time he cried like this was before he started working as a gaming companion and he was broke. He was starving and shamelessly asked his parents for twenty yuan to go out to eat, but they only gave him five yuan and scolded him, telling him to go find a job.

He was sobbing as he typed to Yu Lian about the pain of his family of origin, and as expected, he received Yu Lian's merciless ridicule.

After laughing, I transferred twenty yuan to him and told him to finish crying and go eat.

Ao Chen didn't accept the money, but he took a screenshot of the transfer, which is still in his photo album. It was then that he realized that no matter how mean or unreasonable Yu Lian was, she wasn't like that at heart.

Yu Lian is exceptionally good. Exceptionally kind. Exceptionally adorable.

He used the five yuan to buy two packets of White Elephant instant noodles and soaked them in water to eat. They tasted especially delicious.

He worked almost day and night for the first month as a gaming companion and earned a sum of money. He didn't save it; instead, he bought a cheap mobile phone on installment to use for Yu Lian's gaming.

He had actually wanted to call her a long time ago, even before he started working as a gaming companion, but Yu Lian kindly told him that he was a stupid Android user, and his system was different from hers, so there was a reproductive barrier.

Ao Chen wiped away his tears and went to call Yu Lian again. He was secretly relieved that Yu Lian hadn't changed her password or deleted his device, so he could still call. He also canceled the relationship unbinding request she had sent him on her account.

A 150-star match, solo queue, with a "drop tower" DJ playing in my headphones.

The person opposite him was trembling with fear after being poked by him.

Brother, your spear thrusts so fast, it feels like your Cold Light Spear is coming from all directions. Your eyes are so fierce too, every shot is a kill in an instant. Is it because she left you?



  

Yu Lian's live stream was scheduled for a weekend evening a few days later. Gu Yitong was worried that she wouldn't understand, so he turned on the screen and remotely controlled the device to help her adjust it.

After adjusting the game graphics and microphone settings, I struggled with the beauty settings for the camera.

Should I turn on the beauty filter or not?

Slim face +10, not cute. Big eyes +10, too big. Thin nose +10, can't breathe. Pointed chin +10, a spinning top. Skin smoothing +10, whose little paper doll is this?

After fiddling around for a long time, trying to adjust every part, Gu Yitong still felt that it was best for Yu Lian to leave everything untouched, as even the slightest change wouldn't make her as beautiful as she is now.

In the picture, Yu Lian sits obediently, wearing a short-sleeved nightgown, her hair tied up in a messy bun, with her bangs clipped up with long bobby pins. It's clear she's been eating and sleeping well at home for the past few days, as her face is round and chubby.

Her eyes were glazed over, and she seemed lost in thought, barely noticing that her facial features on the screen were being casually rubbed and squeezed.

"Xiao Lian," Gu Yitong called to her, "I didn't adjust the beauty filter for you. I think you can just turn on a filter, or adjust it to your liking."

Yu Lian was actually hesitant at the last minute, her voice trembling: "I guess I won't show my face..."

A small lamp was turned on in front of her computer desk. The camera lens was clear, illuminating each eyelash distinctly. A beam of light surrounded her face, making it appear smooth and soft. As she moved closer to the camera, the slight nervousness in her eyes was clearly visible.

"Anything's fine, baby." Gu Yitong said to Yu Lian via voice chat, her voice carrying a distinct hint of helpless laughter. "Just treat it like playing a normal game. With Xiao Cun keeping you company, there won't be any awkward silences."

Xiao Cunzai is a streamer from the same company as Gu Yitong, specializing in the Valorant genre. He's known for his ability to evoke melancholic and broken-hearted characters through his dating trope, and he has a large fanbase and high popularity. Even Yu Lian has watched his streams.

However, his female fan base is somewhat too large.

A few days ago, Xiao Cun made his first public appearance at an offline event. He has a rare, clean-cut look among game streamers, and with a little dressing up, he's not much different from those good-looking streamers.

That day, Douyin (TikTok) made him incredibly popular, with his female fans posting countless photos of them together. The hype hasn't died down yet, and Yu Lian, a complete novice, is practically his sister-in-law in a sweet relationship.

No, a living target.

"Hmm...can't we choose another one? I'm afraid my birth chart isn't that strong." Yu Lian's expression was conflicted.

If she were to truly engage in flirtatious and suggestive banter with him, then it wouldn't matter whether she turned on her camera or not.

Even if it's not open today, the headshot will still be displayed straight out of the camera tomorrow. I'll be dancing to "Dingdong Chicken" and "Daoma Daoma" on Douyin for a week.

Gu Yitong chuckled at her words and coaxed her softly, "Don't worry, baby, it's all arranged. He'll pretend to be browsing the job market and then come into your room. It's not intentional, so her fans won't say anything. Just pretend you don't know him and let him initiate contact."

"Just have fun, the company will take care of everything else."

Yu Lian could only nod obediently.

She had no other choice.

She humbled herself to go find that jerk Bias, only to be rejected again. This time, his reason was that he was catching his father's mistress. He even unusually comforted her, saying that he would come and take her away once he caught her.

Yu Lian scolded him and deleted him.

You've given too many smiley faces.

She enjoys a life without her own, a man who is always at her beck and call. Like a timely rain.

What's the difference between rain that's not timely and urine?



June has quietly come to an end.

Yu Lian lived a life of chaos at home, oblivious to the passage of time. It wasn't until she saw many screenshots of national standards on her WeChat Moments that she realized today was the day the standards were being issued.

The red dot on the friend request screen just wouldn't go away. Ao Chen, that amazing guy, was using it like a diary, rambling on and on.

"1: I'm flying tomorrow, and I'm sure I'll be exhausted. I have to take a bus to the city first. I don't know if you've ever taken one, but that thing makes your butt hurt and it smells like a thunderous fart. It's disgusting."

"1: I've never been on a plane before. I'll ask Doubao what the process is like. What if Doubao tries to fool me again? Sigh. Do you think Doubao will compensate me if I get on the wrong plane?"

"1: The guy who asked me to help with youth training said that I would be staying in a four-person dorm. I hate living in dorms. When I was in junior high, I always wanted to go home. I just can't stand living with other people. There are all kinds of people in the dorms."

"1: Do you think my youth training program is good enough? I don't dare tell my mom, so I just said I found a job at a factory that includes accommodation."

"1:..."

"1:..."

"1:..."

"1: Log in and take a look."

He talked so much that Yu Lian quickly skimmed through it, and when she saw the last sentence, which was full of arrogance, she subconsciously held her breath.

My heart was pounding as I boarded the King's ship.

The two national standard characters, Peak 2500 and Mirror Ma Chao, lie quietly on the homepage.

Despite having anticipated this, she still experienced a brief moment of mental blankness when she saw the target price.

When something you've wanted for a long time finally arrives, the world is silent.

Yu Lian thought she was so happy she had become deaf.

After waiting for a while, there was still no sound. Ao Chen turned off the game music on her account, probably because she was listening to Tu Gou DJ again.

A similar feeling of excitement and awe belatedly surged up in her heart. Yu Lian's hand holding the phone went numb from the fingertips to the base of her fingers, and she shakily pressed the screenshot button.

Posting to WeChat Moments takes only five seconds.

[Xiao Lian's inner monologue: There are differences even among talents [National Standard Image][Homepage Image][Battle Power Image]]

Back in the game, she continued admiring the beautiful homepage adorned with national symbols, looking at it again and again with immense satisfaction. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, she would be sleeping with those two national symbols tonight.

A ding sound.

Even if you don't say anything, I'll still invite you to join the team.