"Holy crap, it really is Goddess Xiaobei! I recognize her ID: Finger Pointing at the Moon. A Master tier player on the Ionia server! I was just watching her stream a few days ago."
Brother Jun, usually somewhat reserved, flushed red like an old man driving a new car, getting so excited he cursed out loud.
Go! Go! Go!
It was time to show off some real skills.
Three minutes later.
Zhou Yitong (Zhou Yu Playing Mahjong Missing One Tong): "Qingyang, damn your monkey! Has your monkey been pinned under the jungle for 500 years? Come out and help your big brother, will you?"
5 minutes later.
Wang Qingyang (I Am Feng Qingyang): "Yitong, stop just drinking; do you have Parkinson's or something? The damn enemy is standing right in front of you, and you still miss your barrel."
Why can't you land a single hit, you absolute failure.
10 minutes later.
Lu Jun (Expert on Land, Sea, and Air): "My dear son, why won't your salamander grow up? Did you forget to feed it hormones?"
"Is this the kind of damage a mid-laner is supposed to deal? The enemy team is practically going to charge you a massage fee for this tickle-fight."
15 minutes later.
The score was 13-6. Lin Yi's team had died 13 times, and every single kill came from Xiaobei in the top lane, playing Riven. Her Riven was nothing short of miraculous, having already completely crushed through the top lane.
Ultimately, with Xiaobei carrying them through a grueling battle, Lin Yi's team managed to secure the victory.
After the game, Zhou Yu Playing Mahjong Missing One Tong typed in the chat: "Goddess Xiaobei, don't leave! Meeting like this is destiny—add us as friends, please? We're all your alumni, and we watch your stream every day."
I Am Feng Qingyang: "+1, requesting friend invite."
Expert on Land, Sea, and Air: "+1, requesting friend invite."
Finger Pointing at the Moon: "You guys go to Zijin University too? What a coincidence! Since you're all Brother Yi's friends, of course I can."
With that, Xiaobei initiated the friend requests first. She never expected God 0 to be an alumni of hers. Could it be that God 0 recognized her and specifically came to her stream to shower her with gifts?
Xiaobei couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.
At the same time, three pairs of suspicious eyes all turned toward Lin Yi, as if waiting for an explanation.
"Don't look at me. I just met Bei Xiaobei by chance delivering food over the summer break—we've only met a few times."
"The main thing is that we lose nine out of ten games when we team up, so I found a pro to carry you guys so you'd stop dragging me down." Lin Yi raised both hands in defense.
The guys still looked at him with skepticism, though they didn't press further, choosing instead to collectively flip Lin Yi the middle finger.
I Am Feng Qingyang: "Goddess Xiaobei, let's keep going, right until you're too tired to play!"
Finger Pointing at the Moon: "Okay, sure!"
Perhaps because they had taken a nap earlier, they kept playing until 3:00 AM. When the rest of the dorm finally couldn't take it anymore, everyone drifted off to sleep in a haze.
Before going to bed, Xiaobei even sent Lin Yi a message inviting him to dinner over the weekend to thank him for the gifts in her stream.
……
When Lin Yi woke up, it was already past 11:00 AM, and the rest of his dorm mates were still fast asleep.
Since it was Saturday, Lin Yi didn't wake them up, knowing they wouldn't be getting up anytime soon anyway.
After washing up, Lin Yi first replied to Xiaobei's message.
They wouldn't make it today, so he set it for tomorrow instead, and headed to the cafeteria alone for lunch.
The cafeteria wasn't very crowded on a Saturday, with only a scattering of people here and there. The mysterious tycoon 001 spent 6 yuan on a weight-loss meal and sat down to eat by himself.
He could vaguely hear people pointing and whispering about him, but Lin Yi didn't care at all.
He must have become famous around campus yesterday, but after all, only a minority could actually recognize him.
Just as Lin Yi was about seven-tenths full, a few women walked over from a neighboring table.
Sitting diagonally across from Lin Yi was a female student wearing a white cartoon T-shirt paired with high-waisted jeans.
She had long hair cascading over her shoulders, and a pair of peach-blossom eyes set perfectly upon her smooth, delicate face. Her graceful figure combined seamlessly with youthful vitality, causing surrounding students to turn their heads and look repeatedly."Ding! 'Simp Action' initiated. Simp relationship bound."
"Huang Yanxi, 20 years old, attractiveness score 9.0. Favorability towards the host: -10. Please work hard to turn things around, host."
Lin Yi had been planning to proactively bind a simp relationship with such a high-scoring beauty, but he hadn’t expected the System to take the initiative itself. Previously, he had assumed he always had to bind them manually.
However, he didn't even know her, so he didn't quite understand why her favorability was at -10. But since the simp relationship was already bound, Lin Yi decided there was no need to hide or hold back.
Lin Yi stood up and walked over to the female student. Without any fancy pickup lines, he got straight to the point: "Beautiful, let's exchange WeChats. I'd like to take you out for a meal."
All the female students at the table turned to look at Lin Yi. They all knew Huang Yanxi was a beauty with no shortage of admirers, but someone as blunt as Lin Yi was a rare sight.
Huang Yanxi didn't put down her chopsticks. She continued eating slowly, taking small bites, and glanced at Lin Yi. "You wouldn't happen to be the protagonist of the pinned post on the university forum, would you?"
Lin Yi was confused for a moment, but he quickly realized what she meant. Instead of backing away, he sat down right next to her. He spread his hands in a gesture of slight helplessness: "I don't know what pinned post you're talking about, but I have a feeling you're referring to me."
It was clear that the -10 favorability had come from exactly that. He doubted any girl would have a favorable impression of the protagonist of such a story, even if she were a total stranger.
"Ding! Huang Yanxi's favorability has decreased by 10 points. Current favorability: -20."
"Heh. Well, if it really is you, I suggest you give up. I'm even more of a gold-digger than that Qin Yuyao, you know? I'm the typical money-hungry girl. Are you sure you still want to add me on WeChat?"
Huang Yanxi bit her chopstick, tilted her head, and looked at Lin Yi teasingly, seemingly more interested in how he would respond.
Hearing this, Lin Yi perked up instantly. He wasn't afraid of a gold-digger; he was only worried that she wouldn't be a *good* enough one. She was exactly the one he needed.
"Hahaha, you make a very fair point. As the saying goes, a good horse deserves a good saddle, and a beauty naturally deserves money. I only realized this truth yesterday."
"So, what do I have to do to add you on WeChat?"
Lin Yi seized the initiative, acting as if her words hadn't fazed him at all.
Huang Yanxi heard his reply, set down her chopsticks gently, and began to look him over carefully. He seemed quite different from the protagonist she had imagined. He was actually quite handsome, with delicate features—aside from a slightly tanned complexion and the cheap, off-the-rack clothes he wore, he had a decent amount of appeal.
She had heard of Lin Yi’s story, and not just from what happened yesterday. She knew quite a bit about his two years of being a "simp god" for Qin Yuyao. Since she and Qin Yuyao were both in the School of Foreign Languages, she knew how much Qin Yuyao had enjoyed flaunting Lin Yi’s submissive behavior in front of everyone. At the very least, Lin Yi was quite infamous within their department.
In her mind, Lin Yi was supposed to be a spineless coward who didn't dare to speak his mind. Why was he acting so bold today, coming straight up to her to ask for her WeChat? She found herself becoming a bit curious, and she couldn't resist the urge to tease him.
"Fine. I won't bully you. I've already warned you—I'm a well-known gold-digger at this university, and I usually don't swindle poor people. But since you're so persistent and insist on throwing yourself into the fire, I suppose this will help you see reality."
As she spoke, Huang Yanxi pulled out her phone, quickly opened the Taobei app, went to her shopping cart, and selected every single item.
"There. If you can clear out my Taobei shopping cart, I'll even agree to be your girlfriend."