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“Then there’s no need. Although it was wrong of someone to provoke trouble first,” Mo Xiangwen shook his head and said sincerely, “I really shouldn’t have used unconventional weapons.”

The saleswoman watched the show for a long time but didn't see what she wanted to see, and instead felt inexplicably jealous.

"Gentlemen, this is an arcade." She reminded them, somewhat annoyed, "While chatting in the arcade is your prerogative, could you at least not block the entrance?"

"Ignore those two idiots." Su Mengli shook her head, took out her phone to scan the code: "Could you please exchange my game currency?"

Chapter 105: Isn't my sister cute?

Stepping into the arcade, the space is clean and bright, with various large game machines arranged inside.

From the nostalgic models he was familiar with to the advanced equipment with inexplicably trendy designs, there were so many that he couldn't take them all in.

As Su Mengyao had said before, there were quite a few people in the arcade, and the vast majority of them looked like students.

Some groups of three or five boys with their arms around each other's shoulders look like they're from the same dorm.

A man and a woman were snuggling together, whispering to each other; what else could they be but a couple?

However, it is quite rare to see a group like theirs, with one boy and two pretty girls.

Although they attracted many surprised and envious glances from their male compatriots, everyone was busy with their own things and didn't pay much attention to them.

"I thought it would be darker?" Mo Xiangwen said strangely, "It feels like something's missing."

"This is just a regular arcade," Su Mengyao complained. "What are you expecting?"

Su Mengli glanced at her younger sister and asked, "So, Mengyao, you said you wanted to gather material at the arcade, have you decided where to do it?"

"Uh..." Su Mengyao's gaze wandered, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment.

The main purpose of coming here was to have fun; she hadn't even considered gathering material, so how would she know where to find it?

Seeing Su Mengyao's embarrassed expression, he immediately guessed that Su Mengyao probably hadn't thought about this matter properly at all.

"Inspiration is something that can be found anywhere," Mo Xiangwen chuckled, interjecting, "If you really can't think of anything suitable, why not just take a look at whatever interests you and give it a try?"

"What if one of the elements in the game gives you some inspiration?"

Su Mengyao felt like she had been granted a pardon and nodded repeatedly in agreement, saying, "Yes, yes, I think Xiang Wen makes a lot of sense."

Su Mengli thought for a moment, but couldn't come up with a better idea, so she nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

“I have a hard time making a choice, but since Mengyao wants to find inspiration,” Mo Xiangwen said with a smile, passing the responsibility of making the choice to Mengyao.

"Huh? Me?" Su Mengyao blinked and pointed to herself.

“Yes, didn’t you say you’d wanted to come for a long time but never had the chance?” Mo Xiangwen nodded. “Now that you finally have the opportunity, just go ahead and choose whatever you want to do.”

Su Mengli nodded and said, "Since you don't have any specific goals, just choose what you like."

Su Mengyao hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the large arcade machine next to her.

"How about the three of us play this?"

Mo Xiangwen looked over and saw that there were several sports car models lined up side by side, which looked like a racing game.

"Sure, I'll give it a try." He nodded nonchalantly.

The models of these cars were all very similar, so he let Su Mengli and Su Mengyao choose a car according to their preferred color.

Su Mengyao immediately spotted the bright pink sports car model on the far right and sat down inside: "I want this one."

Su Mengli intended to reciprocate with modesty, but he noticed her intentions.

Mo Xiangwen shook his head and said, "There's no need to be so polite about this. Just choose. To me, all colors are the same."

"Or are you going to be so polite about this?"

Su Mengli hesitated for a moment, then nodded. However, she didn't think too much about it and chose the black sports car that was closest to her.

Mo Xiangwen looked at the two ends that were instantly occupied, leaving the bright red sports car model in the middle all alone for him. Without much thought, he sat down as well.

As soon as she sat down, Su Mengyao excitedly patted the steering wheel, her face beaming with anticipation.

In stark contrast to her sister's liveliness, Su Mengli maintained her upright and calm posture, but her eyes were exceptionally serious, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

The game started with all three cars starting from the starting line almost simultaneously, but the difference in their skill levels quickly became apparent.

After a few narrow bends, Su Mengyao's pink car could no longer catch up with Su Mengli's black sports car, leaving him alone in his car chasing after her.

He was engrossed in the game when he was suddenly tapped lightly on the shoulder.

He subconsciously turned his head, only to find Su Mengyao's beautiful face so close to his, which startled him so much that he slammed on the brakes.

The vehicle suddenly traced a graceful arc and crashed heavily into the wall.

"Why are you here?" Mo Xiangwen blurted out, sounding surprised at being interrupted.

Su Mengyao mischievously put her index finger to her lips: "Shh!"

He then gestured with his chin towards Su Mengli, indicating that he should look over there.

Mo Xiangwen followed her gaze and saw Su Mengli sitting upright in the racing simulator chair, her face tense and her expression extremely focused.

She still maintained the dignified bearing of a well-bred lady, but whenever she controlled the car on the screen to drift violently through corners, her body would uncontrollably sway from side to side.

Su Mengyao moved a little closer to him, her voice low and tinged with a mischievous laugh, her warm breath whispering in his ear: "How is it? Isn't my sister cute?"

“Indeed.” Mo Xiangwen nodded honestly.

Su Mengyao glanced at him in surprise, seemingly not expecting him to agree so readily.

However, having received the answer she wanted, she nodded in satisfaction without saying anything more, and returned to her model car to continue driving.

Mo Xiangwen glanced at Su Mengyao, who had already returned to her focused state while playing the game.

Looking at Su Mengli again, she still had that adorable look as the car swayed back and forth.

I wonder what Su Mengyao was thinking, that she came all this way just so he could see Su Mengli?

Mo Xiangwen shook his head, clearing his mind of distractions, and focused on the game, restarting the car.

The car's engine roared as it raced after the car.

With this delay, there's no way they can catch up with Su Mengli now.

Su Mengli had already run the next lap and quickly caught up behind him, overtaking him once again.

"Why are you two overdue and still not here?"

After the game ended, Su Mengli looked at Su Mengyao, who was smiling broadly, with a puzzled expression, wondering what she was laughing about.

Su Mengli felt a little uneasy. It was normal for her silly younger sister to play tricks, but Mo Xiangwen seemed to be smiling as well.

"Cough." Mo Xiangwen cleared his throat and started spouting nonsense: "Because of that idiot Su Mengyao, she bumps into me when she can't win."

Su Mengyao's smiling face immediately fell, and she punched him hard.

"You're the idiot."

Chapter 106 The Timid Su Mengyao

"Are you two hiding something from me?" Su Mengli's gaze swept gently over the two of them, her questioning tone carrying a hint of something else.

Mo Xiangwen's eyes flickered, and he gave a perfectly timed, confused smile: "Mengli, what are you talking about?"

He merely glanced at Su Mengli as Su Mengyao instructed; there was nothing to be ashamed of, and he naturally wouldn't show any fear at this moment.

Su Mengli couldn't detect anything unusual in his expression, as if, just as he said, nothing had happened.

Su Mengli remained silent for a long time before finally deciding to focus her attention on her younger sister as a breakthrough point.

"Mengyao, what you just did..."

Before she could finish speaking, she noticed that Su Mengyao had already slipped to Mo Xiangwen's other side, using his body to avoid her sister's gaze, and then grabbed his wrist and pulled him forward.

“Let’s go play Metal Slug,” Su Mengyao said with a smile. “I’ve only ever played it on the computer at home with my sister before, and I’ve been wanting to try playing it on an arcade machine for a long time.”

Mo Xiangwen lowered his head and met Su Mengyao's frantically blinking eyes, the meaning of which was self-evident.

He found it somewhat amusing and nodded almost imperceptibly.

"Okay, let's go check it out."

Distracted like this, Su Mengli didn't press the matter further.

However, Mengyao's reaction is enough to explain some things.

The teacher probably didn't assign enough homework. As her older sister, I'll help her fill in the gaps in her knowledge later.

Su Mengli sighed softly in her heart, mentally sentencing her to death.

Seeing that Mo Xiangwen and his sister had walked away, he quickened his pace to catch up with them.

Su Mengyao secretly glanced back at her sister and saw that she was deep in thought and did not intend to pursue the matter further. She secretly rejoiced that she had escaped a disaster.

These old game consoles are all crammed into the same corner.

Mo Xiangwen immediately recognized the game screen of "Metal Slug" and the game consoles of "Cadillacs and Dinosaurs" and "Dynasty Warriors" next to it.

These machines look somewhat dated, but upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that the machines themselves are not old; they have simply been painted with an aged-looking paint.

Compared to the three games on that side, which had hardly any players, the middle "Fishing Master" game machine was surrounded by a large crowd and was extremely noisy.

The three of them arrived at the Metal Slug arcade. Su Mengyao quickly inserted coins and put on a flattering smile, pulling her sister to play together.

The first level was completed smoothly, and the atmosphere was fairly harmonious.

Seeing nothing amiss, Mo Xiangwen, who had been watching from the sidelines, said, "We've been playing for so long, I'm a little thirsty. I'll go buy some drinks. What would you like to drink?"

Without hesitation, Su Mengyao replied in a clear voice, "Cola, iced, please."

Amidst her busy schedule, Su Mengli found a safe place to hide, turned to him, and said gently, "Thank you for your trouble. Just buy me a bottle of room-temperature tea."

“Okay.” Mo Xiangwen agreed and turned to walk towards the beverage area.

As soon as Mo Xiangwen disappeared into the crowd, Su Mengyao keenly sensed that the atmosphere around her had subtly changed.

The older sister continued playing the game quietly, a gentle smile on her face, but there seemed to be a hint of thoughtfulness in that smile.

Su Mengli didn't look at her or say anything; her gentle silence was just like the atmosphere before Su Mengli's "heart-to-heart" talk with her.

Su Mengyao felt her heart pounding like a restless little rabbit, her palms sweating slightly as she gripped the joystick, and she became somewhat distracted while operating it.

The result of her distraction was that her character kept dying. Once her character died, Su Mengyao would quickly insert coins into the game machine. She had lost count of how many times she had inserted coins to buy a revive.

Su Mengyao suspected that if the character revived slowly, Su Mengli might take the opportunity to talk to her about what had just happened.

She didn't even dare to turn her head to look at her sister's expression; she could only stare intently at the game screen.

Every second felt like it was being stretched out and was unbearable. She kept praying that Mo Xiangwen, who had gone to buy water, would come back soon.

Mo Xiangwen was unaware that Su Mengyao was in dire straits, but after buying a drink at the front desk, he didn't linger and rushed back immediately.

When he returned, Su Mengyao and Su Mengli were still focused on the screen and didn't even realize he was back.

So, he deftly placed the iced cola on the edge of the machine to Su Mengyao's left, and then placed the tea in the same spot to Su Mengli's left.

Suddenly, a jar of cold liquid appeared in front of Su Mengyao, and she glanced at it out of the corner of her eye.

"Thank you."

While thanking him, Su Mengyao gave him a resentful look, as if asking him why it took him so long to come back.

As a result of Su Mengyao's distraction, the character she was controlling was killed once again.

"How about I borrow it for a while?" Mo Xiangwen took the opportunity to pat her shoulder and chuckled, "I haven't played this game in a long time, and I'd really like to give it a try."

Su Mengyao stood up as if she had been granted a pardon, pulled him over and pressed him into a seat, giving him a look of deep gratitude.

"Perfect timing! I just remembered seeing a really cute doll that might give me some inspiration."

Su Mengyao said quickly, "You play with your sister, I'm going to play a claw machine first, see you later."

After saying that, without waiting for their reply, he picked up his Coke and hurriedly left.

Su Mengli looked in the direction her younger sister had run off into, gently shook her head, and smiled with a hint of helplessness and understanding.

They were playing Metal Slug, a pretty old game that mainly tests individual skill and doesn't require much teamwork.

Mo Xiangwen originally just played around, but he didn't expect Su Mengli to play so well.

The two played through several levels in a row, with the difficulty increasing, and even Mo Xiangwen himself felt a bit overwhelmed.