Chapter 120: Playing with Your Account
“Didn't you get enough sleep?”
Chen Siqing glanced at his deskmate, Tang Luocheng, and noticed she looked like she hadn't fully woken up.
“I had insomnia.” Tang Luocheng yawned and didn't elaborate.
She couldn't exactly tell him she'd stayed up all night playing games...
Her manager's instructions were simple: practice playing support. Then, no matter what position Pu Tong chose, she'd just pick a support champion and stick to him. The whole strategy was to butter him up.
Chen Siqing didn't press further. Although they publicly played up a CP pairing, they were really just coworkers, and they didn't even particularly like each other.
“Oh right, what are you planning to do for the weekend program shoot?”
“Play games,” Chen Siqing replied casually. He'd maintained the image of an esports-loving young man for a long time. Since the show was filming their weekend lives, this was naturally another chance to reinforce that persona.
“Play games?” Tang Luocheng's eyes lit up as she instantly came to a conclusion.
She knew he'd invited Pu Tong to play games before and had added him as a friend. If he was planning to play games on the show now, then those two must have arranged to play together!
Tang Luocheng had no idea that Pu Tong had quit the game, nor did she know how much they'd talked after adding each other. Judging only from what she knew, it was a perfectly reasonable assumption.
“Then... could you take me along too?” Tang Luocheng asked eagerly.
If those two were going to play together, she absolutely had to join! She'd stayed up all night practicing precisely so she could get along better with Pu Tong when they played together.
“Hm?” Chen Siqing frowned. He hadn't heard that Tang Luocheng played this game. Had she just started?
“I just started, so I wanted someone to carry me!” Tang Luocheng said in a soft, pitiful voice.
“Alright then...”
Chen Siqing agreed for a simple reason. If he and Tang Luocheng played games together during the sixth episode's filming, it would be perfect for promoting their CP pairing, and that publicity was exactly what he wanted.
Each had their own motives, and they settled on playing games together over the weekend.
“Achoo!”
Pu Tong sneezed, and the next second, a tissue appeared in front of him from his deskmate. There was barely any delay.
“I brought my own.”
“That's yours. This one's mine!” Yu Wanwan waved the tissue insistently, clearly not giving up until he accepted it.
“Alright.”
Pu Tong took the tissue and wiped his nose, still puzzled about why he kept sneezing for no reason.
It couldn't be because someone was cursing him, could it...
“That's right, I'm the one cursing you!” Yu Wanwan rested her chin on her hands, looking as though she knew exactly what he was thinking.
Does she have mind-reading powers?
“That's right, I do!”
Pu Tong's pupils contracted. He immediately started thinking about a complicated math function.
“Try reading that!”
“Try my foot!” Yu Wanwan rolled her eyes. That kind of response was just a stock phrase. You could say it to anyone who sneezed.
If she really could read minds, that would be wonderful. This guy always kept everything bottled up. Who knew what he was really thinking? She desperately wanted to know whether there was a place for her in Pu Tong's heart.
“There is!”
Yu Wanwan's heart skipped a beat at his sudden reply.
Could it be that he was the one with mind-reading powers?
“What do you mean, 'there is'?” she asked, pretending to stay calm. “Why are you talking to yourself?”
“I was guessing what you were thinking.” Pu Tong twirled his pen. “I guessed you were thinking, 'This guy must have something to hide if he's so scared of mind-reading,' so I predicted your thoughts and answered, 'There is.'”
So he hadn't guessed correctly after all. Yu Wanwan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She'd almost thought he'd figured out her feelings.
Wait...
She instantly caught the important part.
“So you really do have something to hide?”
“I was just saying it casually, just casually.” Pu Tong looked a little embarrassed. He'd been so focused on guessing someone else that he'd forgotten to cover for himself.
He really did have a secret, one he couldn't tell anyone—the secret of being a transmigrator.
Yu Wanwan looked at him suspiciously, deep in thought.
“Oh right, after Chen Siqing added you as a friend, he hasn't been bothering you, has he?”
“It's been alright.” Pu Tong wasn't sure how to describe it. If you said he'd harassed him, he'd only sent a few messages. But if you said he hadn't, those stickers he'd sent were painfully cringeworthy.
He'd never imagined someone could be that narcissistic.
“Oh. If he ever bothers you because he's a celebrity, tell me. Anything that's inconvenient for you to handle, I'll take care of!”
Yu Wanwan patted her chest confidently. She didn't want Pu Tong to put up with things just because he didn't want trouble. If he disliked being in the spotlight, then she'd handle those matters for him and make sure they never became a problem again.
“Why do you look so sinister all of a sudden?” Pu Tong was a little startled by the look in the girl's eyes. Why did she suddenly seem like she was saying, “I'll definitely protect what I treasure most”?
So... what exactly was it that she treasured?
“It's nothing. If anyone in the entertainment industry gives you trouble, just tell me. You can trust me to handle it!”
Pu Tong nodded and didn't refuse her kindness. After all, you never knew. He'd become quite well-known recently. If someone from the industry really did bother him and he didn't want to deal with it personally, having someone to help would be nice.
Fortunately, over the next few days, both Tang Luocheng and Chen Siqing behaved themselves and didn't come to bother him again, leaving Yu Wanwan with no chance to step in.
It somehow felt like those two had narrowly escaped disaster...
It wasn't until Friday after school that Chen Siqing came over just to say goodbye.
Pu Tong casually returned the farewell without giving him too much warmth, lest he become too full of himself.
“One piece of good news and one piece of bad news!” Yi Zhi Xuenai packed her schoolbag and sat blankly at her desk.
“The good news is that I've cleaned up 15% of my room! The bad news is that filming starts tomorrow!”
“I really don't get it. Just how much stuff do you have to clean?” Yu Wanwan couldn't wrap her head around it. How messy could a girl's room possibly be?
“Figures, ACG fan art books, ACG posters, light novels, merchandise like umbrellas, wall decals, mouse pads, power banks, ita shirts, cosplay outfits...”
“Uh...”
Yu Wanwan didn't know what to say.
That's just how anime fans are.
Pu Tong found it rather amusing. During previous shoots, even though he never appeared on camera, he'd always been around the girls. But this time, he truly wouldn't be involved at all.
“Good luck!”
After everyone said their goodbyes one by one, Pu Tong had just stepped out of the classroom when a chubby arm suddenly hooked around his neck.
“What is it?”
That unmistakable arm naturally belonged to Liu Neng. The guy had been having the time of his life lately, so it was rare for him to come looking for Pu Tong on his own.
“Nothing. Brother Tong, let's talk while we walk!”
The two headed home together, chatting about this and that before Liu Neng finally got to the point.
“Brother Tong, can I borrow your game account?”
“Don't you already have your own?” Pu Tong didn't quite understand.
“I haven't had a single decent match lately. I think it's my account that's cursed...” Liu Neng declared confidently. “So I figured I'd switch accounts to break the curse!”
Of course, that was only part of the reason. More importantly, he'd coveted Pu Tong's account for ages!
Back when they used to play together, Pu Tong's parents worked out of town and gave him plenty of spending money, so he'd bought loads of skins. On top of that, there was Liu Neng's favorite skin, “Infernal Hellhound,” a precious limited-edition skin!
“Bro, you're my real brother! I've worked myself to the bone for your company. I'd die for it if I had to. I've even lost a few hairs over it. Sometimes I play badly and your employees roast me in the group chat. Do you know how much pressure I'm under? Boohoo...”
“Alright, alright. I'll give it to you when we get home.” Pu Tong rolled his eyes. They were good friends. Lending a game account was perfectly normal.
Besides, he'd already quit the game anyway. Letting Liu Neng enjoy it wasn't a big deal.
“Oh, and you'd better change the username. I posted screenshots from the game on Weibo before, and my nickname was visible. Don't let people target you.”
“Got it, got it!” Liu Neng was overjoyed, as though he'd rediscovered his love for gaming.
I'm going to 1v5! Keyboard, come to me!
Watching Liu Neng bounce with excitement, Pu Tong suddenly had a strange feeling.
It felt like... he'd forgotten something...
(End of Chapter)
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