Chapter 278 – Great God, I heard you’re going to travel a thousand li to deliver (12)
Just after logging into the game, Yan Luo cleared their throat. She did feel a bit unwell, like coming down with a cold. She got up to fetch some water, and when she returned, she found several new messages in the chatbox.
All from Fang Shi.
fs : [Just got back?]
fs : [We agreed yesterday, are we playing together?]
Yan Luo took a sip of warm water, settled into her chair, and let her fingers dance across the keyboard.
Luo : Mm, okay.
Fang Shi had started his stream at six, but he hadn’t seen Yan Luo online. He regretted not setting a specific time yesterday and had been venting his frustration by dominating matches in-game.
When his notification alert finally went off, he quickly ended his current match without making a fuss and sent Yan Luo a message.
Whatever, he admitted defeat. He just liked this person’s voice. So what if he cared a little?
But after waiting a while without a reply, his expression darkened. He glanced at the clock.
Hmm… only two minutes had passed.
Then, the message notification finally chimed.
Instantly, his face brightened. Since he was streaming, the chat exploded with messages.
[Why do I feel like… something’s off?]
[Was fs waiting for Luo the whole time? He’s been in a terrible mood, playing aggressively, destroying opponents left and right. No jokes, just a gloomy vibe all over the stream. I was worried something happened, but turns out, the moment Luo logged in, he instantly wrapped up his game to message him?]
[I think fs is way too eager. You’re totally exposed, dude. Spill it, are you after Luo or what?]
[No wonder you seemed off earlier.]
Fang Shi’s mouth twitched. He wanted to refute, but then he remembered Yan Luo had mentioned watching his streams. In the end, he swallowed his words and pretended not to see the viewers’ chat.
fs : [Join voice chat.]
[I wanna hear Luo’s voice too, so flirty~]
[Wow! I knew it! fs, you sneaky bastard, are you into our Luo?]
Our? Fang Shi narrowed his eyes, instantly losing his good mood. Annoyed, he clicked the invite button, pulled out a cigarette, and bit down on it, but didn’t bother reaching for a lighter.
This had become a habitual motion over the past two days.
D*mn, what was wrong with him?
The moment Yan Luo accepted the invite, her voice finally came through his headset. There was a soft cough on the other end before she spoke, “What’s wrong? Not in a good mood today?”
Before Fang Shi could respond, as if realizing that wasn’t something you’d ask someone you just met, Yan Luo coughed again and said, “Forget it, let’s start.”
—Why are you so late in coming online? Is your throat still bad? Are you sick? Did something happen?
Fang Shi frowned, swallowing the words that nearly left his lips.
Why did he sound so nagging?
This wasn’t like him at all. Fang Shi licked his lips, suddenly understanding why some fans went crazy over their idols.
Hmm. This must be what that felt like.
With a serious nod, cigarette still in his mouth, he started the game.
Even though they were just playing normally, the viewers felt like something was… off.
“Luo, take this XP. After that, buff me.”
Audience : Huh?
“Luo, come over. You’re out of mana, right? There’s a buff here.”
Audience : Excuse me??
“Luo, over here—”
Audience : …