Based on her understanding of the Bad Woman, helping Old Lin pass the game in one go would be a total breeze!
As long as Old Lin won, he could take Xia Qi away, and then she could finally relax.
‘Hehehe!’
The corners of Song Qiuyu’s mouth curled up as she secretly rubbed her hands together in anticipation.
“However, this game can only be played on a computer. I didn’t bring mine. What about you, Lin An?” Xia Qi suddenly asked.
Hearing this, Song Qiuyu froze, immediately becoming alert.
If neither of them had a computer, would they want to borrow hers? Although the room was mostly tidied up…
She was afraid that, just like in the living room, Xia Qi and Old Lin would discover some clues!
The most terrifying thing would be if they directly discovered the slightly bulging water balloons!
The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became.
Fortunately, both she and Jiang Xiao had brought their notebook computers back.
Coincidentally, Lin An had brought his as well.
“We’ll start after breakfast,” Lin An said with a smile.
A smile hung on Xia Qi’s face, but she felt deeply disgusted by this extremely uncooperative development.
‘I was originally planning to find an excuse to go into Song Qiuyu’s room and take a look!’
Group Chat: Song-Jiang Support Group.
[Xia Qi]: Friends, I failed.
[Jiang Li]: As expected, things wouldn’t go that smoothly.
[Sang Tian]: So what do we do now?
[Jiang Li]: Now…
[Xia Qi]: I’m going to eat first. Let’s talk later.
[Jiang Li]: First, we must stop Lin An from successfully clearing the game.
Seeing this message, Xia Qi looked resolutely at Song Qiuyu and Jiang Xiao. Her eyes narrowed as a thought occurred to her.
Those two definitely wanted Lin An to take her back.
As it happened, this Bad Woman Game should be a piece of cake for Song Qiuyu, who had toyed with Jiang Xiao’s feelings before.
There was a high probability that these two would secretly help Lin An.
However, she could beat them at their own game! She would let Lin An win one round first, then directly expose them and start a different game.
That way, not only would Lin An’s goal of playing the Bad Woman Game be achieved, but the final outcome of their bet would still be up for debate.
Sure enough, a moment later, Lin An received help from his two good Nanxi roommates and successfully cleared the game in one go.
“Song Qiuyu, did you help Lin An cheat?” Xia Qi asked, feigning suspicion.
“How can you call this cheating? This is just brothers helping each other out!”
Song Qiuyu didn’t deny it and admitted it frankly.
Jiang Xiao looked at his girlfriend with a smile, his face full of pride and joy.
‘Xi’er is so amazing and cute!’
“Song Qiuyu, am I not your friend too? Just because I’m a girl, I’m not your brother?” Xia Qi said, looking as if she had been bullied.
“You can’t compare the two. There’s even a hierarchy between brothers!” Song Qiuyu frowned and said.
Xia Qi wasn’t surprised by this at all. She turned to look at Lin An and raised an eyebrow. “So, do you still think this game is boring?”
“After playing it, I have a new perspective.”
Lin An pondered for a moment and said with a smile, “This game is indeed very boring.”
Xia Qi rolled her eyes at him. If it hadn’t been for Song Qiuyu’s help, could he really have cleared it in one go?
“Since you’re so unconvinced, how about we switch to another game and go for another round?” Lin An asked composedly.
“Fine, let’s play another round!” Xia Qi agreed immediately.
“What are we competing in?” Lin An didn’t back down at all.
“Let’s have a fair and square duel between Tachi Masters!” Xia Qi shouted.
After saying that, she glanced at Song Qiuyu and said temptingly, “This round will be a two-on-two. Song Qiuyu, you’re on my team, and Jiang Xiao and Lin An are on the other. Song Qiuyu, if you beat Jiang Xiao, I’ll send you a brand new RTX 5090 next week with free shipping!”
“?”
Song Qiuyu’s heart skipped a beat.
Lin An fell into silence. ‘Haji-Xia, you brat. Just to win, just to avoid going home, you’re actually using an RTX 5090 to tempt Qiuyu?’
A brand new RTX 5090 for free—for a guy, this move was too ruthless.
Jiang Xiao looked at Song Qiuyu, desperately hinting with his eyes.
‘If Xi’er wants an RTX 5090, I can buy one for her too! We should get Lin An and Xia Qi to leave right now!’
‘Don’t be tempted, Xi’er!’
“Song Qiuyu, you already helped Lin An once. This time, help me. It’s fair, and you get an RTX 5090. It’s a huge bargain. Action speaks louder than words!” Xia Qi looked at Song Qiuyu and said.
Song Qiuyu couldn’t help but be moved. Although logically, she should continue to help Old Lin… but this was a brand new, free RTX 5090!
“Xi’er, if you really want it, I can buy it for you!” Jiang Xiao said directly, speaking his heart.
“I’ve thought about it carefully.”
Hearing this, Song Qiuyu instead became firm in a certain idea, her face full of seriousness.
“I’m a person who values fair competition. Since I helped Old Lin in the last round, then in this round—I should help Xia Qi!”
Jiang Xiao: “?”
“Is the one you buy the same as the one Xia Qi gives as a gift?” Song Qiuyu said righteously.
The one Xia Qi gave was the one that was truly free!
Jiang Xiao’s eyes narrowed slightly. He probably understood Xi’er’s thoughts. However…
“Can I ask a question?” Jiang Xiao looked at Xia Qi.
“What question?” Xia Qi asked, confused.
“What is a Tachi Master?” Jiang Xiao asked curiously.
“…”
Xia Qi was speechless. She didn’t expect that she, a veteran gamer, would be hit by such a meme again in the world of Monster Hunter.
‘Wait, since Jiang Xiao has never even heard of it, doesn’t that mean he’s a total newbie?’
The RTX 5090 was a total loss.
Lin An adjusted his glasses, the lenses reflecting light. Everything was under control. As expected, Old Jiang had no idea what the game Monster Hunter was.
‘You didn’t expect this, did you, Xia Qi? You’ve been outsmarted by your own cleverness. This RTX 5090 is as good as Qiuyu’s.’
‘When one person in the dormitory has an RTX 5090, it’s equivalent to everyone having an RTX 5090, including me.’
‘This time, I win.’
‘As for the Tachi battle, I won’t lose either.’
“Baidu says…” At this time, Song Qiuyu glanced at Jiang Xiao. “It’s a general term for players who use the Tachi in a game called Monster Hunter.”
“…” A cold sweat broke out on Lin An’s cheek.
He suddenly remembered them taking her to buy a computer at the beginning of the semester and felt quite emotional.
‘That’s right, it should be Qiuyu’s first time playing too.’
‘Is this round just a clash of the noobs?’
Speaking of which…
Over the course of this semester, Old Jiang had really changed a lot. The current Old Jiang—he even had the awareness of a male head of the household, preparing bowls and chopsticks for the guests.
He even took the initiative to wash the dishes and clear the table… What had he been trained into?
Lin An looked at Jiang Xiao thoughtfully and frowned.
For some reason, he felt that something about Old Jiang was different. He radiated a certain annoying aura.
Glancing at the box on the sofa that probably hadn’t been put away in time, Lin An’s furrowed brows suddenly relaxed.
‘Could it be?’
*Hiss.*
He really shouldn’t have noticed this.
The reason the box was still on the sofa could only be because they had told a lie and had to stubbornly maintain an air of indifference.
Once they rushed to throw it away, it would undoubtedly be a self-exposure!
Ever since Lin An entered the house, three pairs of eyes had been glancing toward the box from time to time.
Their nerves were tense because of it.
One person was also waiting for Lin An to bring up the box. However, even though Lin An had clearly seen it long ago, he never mentioned a word about it.
That person was, naturally, Xia Qi.
Xia Qi sighed in her heart. If Xie Zhuran, the only one from their dorm who hadn’t come, were here, he probably wouldn’t have been able to keep his mouth shut.
‘Lin An is really good at keeping his composure!’
Jiang Xiao was the first to notice the change in Lin An’s expression, but he just lowered his eyes, his mood becoming contradictory and complex.
At times like this, some wicked thoughts would occasionally pop up deep in his heart, but because he wanted to be Xi’er’s most ideal boyfriend, he constantly suppressed them.
Perhaps this was what being in a relationship was like—becoming better through constant accommodation and restraint.
He looked at the empty box and frowned.
He really didn’t want others to see the cute and flustered way Qia’er looked when she was embarrassed, and he didn’t want Qia’er to be so distressed.
He only hoped she could be happy.
“It seems we’re all newbie Tachi Masters.” Jiang Xiao naturally continued the topic of the duel and reached out a large hand toward Song Qiuyu.
“Next, please give me your guidance. I won’t go easy on you.”
“Who asked you to go easy?” Song Qiuyu made a face at Jiang Xiao.
A duel between men was about being upright and prioritizing fairness.
Even if they had become women!
“But do we have enough computers? Song Qiuyu, do you have any extra computers at home, like a desktop?” Xia Qi looked at Song Qiuyu and asked.
Hmm?