Chapter 13

With no internet in the dormitory, Yang Xiaowei suggested that everyone go to the internet cafe. Su Yuan raised his hand in agreement, and Ji Yehao had no objections. As for Gao Jun, he was sent back to write software.

"You can't treat me like this!" Gao Jun shouted angrily.

Su Yuan seemed to have a pang of conscience, feeling that it was too harsh on him. "How about we bring you some good food when we come back?"

Gao Jun grumbled, still unwilling. Su Yuan became unhappy and kicked his calf.

"Hey, Su Yuan, why did you kick my leg!"

"I'm happy to do it! What's the point of going online for you? You might as well go back and write software." Su Yuan raised her head and snorted.

"You're completely unreasonable!" Gao Jun was so angry that his teeth itched.

Su Yuan's dark, large eyes stared straight at him, and Gao Jun felt like he had hit a soft spot. He raised his hands in surrender. "Okay, okay, I won't go online today, but you have to bring me a bucket meal."

"What, a bucket meal? Do you want to eat me poor!" Su Yuan was unhappy. She had spent a lot of money on a health checkup and was living frugally. Gao Jun, on the other hand, asked for a bucket meal, which cost around 70 to 80 yuan! If she had the money, she would rather save it to rent a place outside someday, so she wouldn't have to live in fear every day.

"Will one bucket meal make you poor? I don't care. If you don't bring me a bucket meal, don't expect me to give in!"

"Whatever, you're hopeless!" Su Yuan saw that Gao Jun was standing firm and wouldn't budge, but the problem was that she really didn't want to spend the money.

Seeing the two at an impasse, one determined and the other like a defeated rooster unwilling to admit defeat, the scene was quite amusing. Ji Yehao coughed and interjected, "Su Yuan, just agree to him. I'll pay for the bucket meal."

Su Yuan's eyes lit up, and she looked at Ji Yehao like a poor bandit who had just seen a wealthy benefactor. The look in her eyes was incredibly warm. Indeed, he was a good friend, coming through when it mattered.

"Yehao, you're a good friend." When Gao Jun was out of sight, Su Yuan nudged him with her elbow. Ji Yehao smiled silently. At that moment, a gentle breeze blew, carrying a faint, refreshing fragrance and the scent of shampoo, making Ji Yehao feel a bit dazed. "Su Yuan, what kind of shower gel do you use? It's still so fragrant after a whole day."

"Fragrant?" She sniffed herself. "I don't smell anything."

"Maybe I was mistaken." Ji Yehao felt a bit awkward thinking about the scent on a man's body. The osmanthus trees on campus were in bloom, and the fragrance was spreading through the air. The scent he had just smelled might have been from the osmanthus.

"You two are walking so slowly at the back, are you flirting? Hurry up, or there won't be any computers left." Yang Xiaowei suddenly turned around.

"Ah! Right."

Su Yuan realized and quickly sped up.

While running, she thought about the scent issue. Ji Yehao's words couldn't have been a mistake. Could she really have a scent? When she said she didn't smell anything, she was just being evasive. She raised her arm and sniffed again, and there seemed to be a faint, pleasant aroma.

Could this be a woman's body scent? She was stunned. Body scent is partly produced by the chemical substances released by the sweat glands under the skin, which can change with diet. Another part is the "pheromones" released by the female body, which are hormones that can directly affect the other person's central nervous system, not necessarily through the sense of smell.

Thinking about the estrogen she was taking, Su Yuan's heart raced. "Is the medication taking effect so quickly?"

"Over there, there are three seats together. Let's go there." Yang Xiaowei pointed to a corner, which was safe and secluded.

"Okay."

Su Yuan quickly chose the seat closest to the wall, leaving the middle seat for Ji Yehao. She then skillfully entered the password and logged into QQ. The first thing she did was to go online. She had two accounts, one male and one female. The male account was for real-life use, while the female account was for online interactions.

"Beep beep beep..." After logging into QQ, the headphones on her ears buzzed.

Su Yuan saw a message from a friend called "Red Leaf." They had met in a game.

"Are you there? The clan is organizing a raid at 6 PM, and we need more people."

"Why haven't you logged in yet? Are you coming?"

"If you're not coming, we'll find someone else."

"Damn, Su Yao, you're done!" A bloody knife followed the message.

Seeing the messages, Su Yuan's expression turned awkward. She had decided to stop playing "Zhu Xian 2" but hadn't had the chance to tell Red Leaf.

After some thought, she typed in the chat box: "I'm busy in real life and don't have time to play games."

"Cough cough!" The QQ notification sound rang.

Su Yuan saw a friend request. Without hesitation, she ignored it, as it had no additional information.

After a moment's hesitation, she logged into the game and sent a message to her in-game friends. Red Leaf was a good friend, and they had played several online games together, so she had added her as a QQ friend. As for ordinary in-game friends, they didn't have such privileges.

As soon as she logged in, she received many private messages. Red Leaf was particularly angry: "Damn, if you don't come, I'm going to lose it!!"

"Hurry up, we need more people."

"Auntie, if you don't show up, I'll steal your husband!!"

"Damn, even your husband is missing!!"

A drop of sweat appeared on Su Yuan's forehead. She hurriedly apologized and explained that she was going to "withdraw from the internet." She then sent messages to her other in-game friends.

Red Leaf quickly replied on QQ, "Withdraw from the internet? You don't want your husband?"

"I don't want him anymore." Su Yuan typed three words.

"Cruel!! Heartless!!!" Red Leaf replied quickly, in a roaring tone, followed by another message: "If your husband, Ye Huang, knew you don't want him anymore, he would be heartbroken."

"Ye Huang" was the rich benefactor Su Yuan had hooked up with as "Little Fox" in the game. He was generous, and Su Yuan, playing the cute and affectionate role, called him "husband" frequently. After all, it was just a game; who would know if the person on the other end was a cute girl or a man?

Little Fox had once asked Ye Huang if he cared, and he replied, "I care about the process of the game. In the game, you are my wife, whether you are a cute girl or a man in real life."

This answer shocked Su Yuan, and she then completely abandoned her last bit of hesitation, clinging to "husband" and getting a lot of equipment without guilt.

"Games are games, and real life is real life. We should part ways amicably. He understands this better than I do and won't be heartbroken."

Su Yuan replied to Red Leaf.

After a long pause, Red Leaf sent a message: "Are you having a conflict? (Questioning)"

"No!"

"Then why are you withdrawing from the internet, and why isn't Ye Huang logging in?"

"Maybe he's also busy with other things in real life." Su Yuan replied.

Red Leaf: "Hey, let's video chat, I don't know what you look like yet."

"No!"

"Why!!!!"

"Because I'm a guy."

"!!"

Red Leaf was silent for a few seconds. "That's fine, I'm a guy too!!!!"

"..."

"Surprised? I was joking, I'm a beautiful young girl!!! Hey, you're probably lying too, Su Yao, you're a girl, right!!!!"

"Um."

"Then let's video chat!!!"

"No, I'm too ugly."

"!!!" Red Leaf exclaimed, "Su Yao, you're done!!!"

It was clear that Red Leaf was about to explode with anger. Su Yuan chuckled and typed a few words with her delicate fingers: "I'm at the internet cafe now. I'll video chat with you when I get back to the dorm, but there's no internet there, so it will be a few more days."

"Ah, you're at the internet cafe. Okay, I'll remember this." To show her magnanimity, Red Leaf easily let Su Yuan off the hook.