Chapter 98

Wang Bo checked the time, realizing he had already occupied Lu Lu's room for two hours. He immediately said to the only remaining gentle kitten in the chat room, “I’m going to log off, see you later.”

“Eh? Wait!” The kitten immediately called out, which was the most she had spoken all night.

“Do you have something else?” He asked rather curiously. Normally, people he met in such games would find even an extra word too much, and even if they were flirting, it was mostly boys who approached girls.

“Where are you from? Sometimes I can’t understand what you guys are saying at all…” she timidly asked. During the intense game, a few classmates had started speaking in their dialects, not sticking to Mandarin all the time. Wang Bo smiled and said, “Oh, we are from Hai Dong. We were speaking Hai Dong dialect. No wonder you rarely spoke, it’s because you couldn’t understand what we were talking about.”

“Hai Dong…” she muttered. At this moment, Lu Lu pushed the door open and came in. It was already ten o'clock, and she wanted to ask Wang Bo how long he planned to play. “I understand, thank you for grouping with me today. If you have something, you can log off first. Goodbye.”

Hearing a strange girl’s voice, Lu Lu coldly asked, “Who are you chatting with?”

“Huh? There’s someone else with you?” This was the kitten’s voice. Wang Bo could only awkwardly reply, “That’s my sister. I’ll log off now. We can play again sometime. Goodbye.”

After saying that, he disconnected and then turned to Lu Lu, “Why did you suddenly speak? Luckily, Li Weiyeh and the others weren’t in the chat room. What if they had heard?”

“Who was that? When did you meet another girl?” Lu Lu stared at him intently, seemingly very concerned about this matter.

He laughed dismissively, “I don’t even know her. We just played a game together. Why are you taking it so seriously?” Seeing his indifferent attitude, Lu Lu’s expression eased a bit, confirming that he and the girl were just game friends with no other connections.

“You should know better than to play games without restraint. If you do this again, I’ll definitely tell Aunt.”

Wang Bo and Lu Lu parted on bad terms. He felt that it was reasonable to relax a bit while his parents were away, but Lu Lu was too rigid and overbearing. So he ignored her, silently shut down the computer, and walked out of the room to take a shower.

Seeing him walk past her in silence and directly enter the bathroom, Lu Lu couldn’t help but feel angry: Not taking me seriously, only caring about games, and now ignoring me? Fine, if you don’t talk to me, I won’t talk to you either!

After Wang Bo finished his shower, he returned to the room and said, “I’m done. You can go now. I’m going to sleep. You should go to bed early too. Goodnight.” He waited for a moment, and usually, Lu Lu would respond with a goodnight, but this time she didn’t even turn her head or say a word, as if she hadn’t heard him at all.

Seeing her like that, Wang Bo knew she was sulking. He thought, "It’s clearly your fault, and you’re throwing a tantrum at me? I don’t have time for this."

He closed the door and walked to the small room, locked it, and fell asleep on the wire bed. In the dream system, Wang Bo checked the display to confirm the data. On Saturday, he had earned 20 points in "Nishuixingzhou," and now he had a total of 120 points. The current task list had 27 days left, and the ongoing task was to help Lei Hu return to the school soccer team before the season ended.

Currently, he didn’t need to exchange anything, so after confirming the data was correct, he entered the small door for his third maze staircase trial. The first two times, he hadn’t earned any points, but after repeated attempts, he had memorized the best route to the third platform. With his speed and agility improved, he quickly reached the third platform and left marks on each platform.

Then he continued exploring the staircase he hadn’t finished last time. Finally, he reached a new platform at the end of the staircase, and in the middle of this fourth platform was a golden symbol representing a 10-point reward. It turned out that in the previous trial, he had been just one step away from the reward.

However, when he saw the size of the fourth platform and the surrounding paths, Wang Bo felt a headache. This platform was more than twice as large as any he had previously encountered, and there were eight staircases around it, four leading up and four leading down. It seemed he would need a lot more time to find the second reward point.

When Wang Bo woke up from his dream, he had only explored one path on the fourth platform, which led to a dead end. After waking up, Wang Bo touched his face and found that he had grown a full beard again. So, just like the previous times, he quietly got up in the middle of the night and went to the bathroom to clean up.

After trimming his rapidly growing hair, Wang Bo walked out of the bathroom, ready to go back to sleep, but he noticed a sliver of light coming from under Lu Lu’s bedroom door. He walked to the door and listened, and he could hear the sound of "League of Legends" coming from inside!

He suddenly pushed the door open and called out, “Well, well, you lecture me about playing games, but you’re playing all night yourself!”

Lu Lu was wearing her pajamas and trying out "League of Legends" to understand what made it so appealing that Wang Bo would spend two hours on it and ignore her.

Wang Bo’s sudden intrusion startled her, and she almost dropped the mouse. She quickly turned her head and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it was Wang Bo. “Why are you shouting so loudly? You almost scared me to death.”

“That’s because of you. You warn me to play games in moderation, but you play all night yourself.” Wang Bo chuckled and walked over to look at the screen, unable to hold back a laugh, “You’re losing even to the computer?”

Lu Lu’s expression was somewhat resentful. She really couldn’t find any interest or appeal in the game, “I really don’t understand what’s so fun about this…”

“Is this your first time playing?” Wang Bo scratched his head, thinking he might have misunderstood her, and felt a bit guilty, “Do you want me to teach you?”

Her face showed no particular emotion, but she was a bit nervous inside. She thought, "Is this a way to get closer to him by using his interests?" Then Lu Lu nodded and asked, “Is there still a chance to turn the game around?”

Wang Bo enthusiastically pulled a chair over and sat next to her, “As long as you listen and do what I say, of course it’s possible!”

Lu Lu gripped the mouse, a slight smile playing on her lips, and pretended to take the game seriously. Wang Bo guided her, and sometimes, seeing her slow reaction, he couldn’t help but reach over to press the keys and cast spells, their arms touching several times without him noticing.

Some operations, Wang Bo explained several times, but Lu Lu seemed unable to grasp them. Forced to, he grabbed the mouse from behind her and placed his other hand on the keyboard, almost hugging her to demonstrate. Afterward, he realized the gesture was a bit inappropriate and sat down awkwardly, “Sorry, I got a bit too excited.”

“Pfft,” Lu Lu couldn’t help but laugh. She thought Wang Bo spoke without thinking, and if it were another girl, she would have been upset.

Wang Bo didn’t understand what was so funny and continued to guide her seriously. Eventually, they managed to turn the game around and win against the very weak computer.

After the game, most of Lu Lu’s dissatisfaction had dissipated. She decisively exited the game, yawned, and said, “I’m going to sleep. Goodnight.”

“Ah? Not playing anymore?” Wang Bo’s voice sounded a bit disappointed, as if he hadn’t had enough. Teaching a beginner like Lu Lu had given him a sense of superiority, “Okay, I’ll go back to the small room. Goodnight.”

Before leaving, he asked, “Do you think the game is fun? Do you want to play with me next time?” She thought for a moment and calmly said, “We only have one computer. How can we play together?”

“Just buy another one. I’ll eventually need another computer in the small room anyway.”

Hearing that he planned to buy a computer for the small room, Lu Lu thought that he wouldn’t be able to play with her anymore and would have more opportunities to get involved with other things. She shook her head vigorously, “No need. That’s too wasteful. If you need to use the computer, just come to this room. I won’t mind.”

Wang Bo was slightly disappointed, but it was understandable. The two, who had planned to ignore each other, had their minor grievances resolved by this small incident, and their relationship even improved a bit.