Chapter 68: Game Time

“Nice!!”

The originally gloomy Ning Dongli instantly lit up. An Yu had come looking for her to play games!

“WAAH! What’s with you all of a sudden?!” 

Ning Wanciu, who had been startled by the sudden cheer, stared at her sister in shock, completely clueless about what had gotten into her.

“Cough… Sis, i-it’s nothing!” 

Ning Dongli stammered. 

“A-anyway, I’m fine now… I-I’m going back to my room to game!”

Leaving behind the declaration that she was going to game, Ning Dongli slipped straight back into her room.

She couldn’t explain, so escape first!

Ning Wanciu could only stare helplessly at her sister’s back—one second utterly depressed, the next suddenly transformed—and let out a speechless sigh.

“Sigh…”

Was her little sister really okay?

So jumpy all the time—she must be poisoned, right?

Of course, Ning Wanciu only complained in her head. 

From Dongli’s reaction, it was obvious An Yu had just messaged her.

Probably inviting her to play games…

Otherwise she wouldn’t have instantly shaken off all that gloom and become happy again.

“Seriously…”

Ning Wanciu shook her head helplessly, twisted open her iced water, and took a sip.

“Phew…”

Letting out a comfortable breath, Ning Wanciu now felt a little tired.

Fortunately, although Dongli was also a bit incomprehensible at times, compared to An Yu she was really easy to read.

Everything was written right on the surface. 

As long as you didn’t ignore her, you could tell what she was thinking.

“Sigh…”

It was just something that simple.

***

Meanwhile, back in her room, all traces of Ning Dongli’s earlier depression had vanished, but she couldn’t quite rein in her smile.

“Hehe~”

An Yu had played with her at noon, and now in the evening she came looking again.

Even though missing the voice call still hurt, Ning Dongli believed that one day she’d get to listen to her heart’s content!

As long as An Yu didn’t hate her and still played with her, that chance would come sooner or later!

“Mm, tonight it’s… this game.”

Another large-scale battle shooter. 

An Yu seemed to really like this genre?

And what a coincidence—it was exactly the type she was best at!

She opened the game, logged in successfully, typed in the ID An Yu had sent, and added her as a friend.

“Nice~”

Ning Dongli was delighted. 

She had successfully added An Yu in yet another game—she was one step closer to victory!

Next, all she had to do was protect An Yu in-game, show off her skills, and then find an opening… to maybe start voice chat!

“Hehe~” She giggled foolishly again. 

The match hadn’t even started, but she was already lost in fantasy.

She could almost see it—An Yu opening voice chat every day to play with her.

She clicked invite and started the game.

Of course, she turned off teammate autofill. 

She alone was enough to carry An Yu—no need for randoms to leech!

***

At that moment, An Yu was lying on her bed. She had already finished chatting with the system. 

As for birthday banquets or plot developments or whatever—she didn’t care in the slightest, as always. She just wanted to be happy.

So the moment the conversation ended, she immediately contacted Ning Dongli.

Little did she know that this single action had instantly saved a certain girl’s mood. 

An Yu simply wanted to game.

She wanted to play mobile games with pillow little sister before bed!

According to the list, the next game was…

An Yu opened the one she planned to play.

Mm. Aside from the art style, it didn’t seem much different from the ones before.

She still couldn’t figure them out.

The instant she landed, pillow little sister was already racking up kills, while An Yu…

She had successfully walked two whole steps!

Excellent. 

The benefits of playing with Ning Dongli were clear—An Yu now had way more time to get used to the controls.

Because enemies disappeared long before she ever saw them.

For example, just now—before she could even pick up the gun in front of her, she spotted a silhouette. 

The next second, that silhouette collapsed.

Mm. Pillow little sister—strong, invincible.

And she, An Yu, wasn’t bad either.

At the very least, her teammate-picking skills were top-tier.

…

…

The match ended quickly while An Yu leisurely strolled around. 

She had basically just been taking a walk. 

The rare enemies she did encounter were swiftly dealt with by Ning Dongli.

The hardest part of the entire game was probably when Ning Dongli gave her good items and she had no idea how to use them.

“Mm…”

Even after countless confirmations, An Yu was definitely not a gaming prodigy.

But whatever. 

Playing games felt pretty fresh and fun.

Plus, even though it was her first time, she felt like she mostly understood it now. 

This game wasn’t hard at all!

So An Yu lightly tapped her phone and sent a line.

“One more round.”

Seeing the message from An Yu, Ning Dongli—who was sitting properly in her chair—grinned happily.

She did it!

She had solo-carried the entire lobby!

Though that was also because An Yu was on a fresh account. 

There were some veterans, but plenty of newbies and bots too, which let her pull it off.

Ning Dongli was a gaming genius, but not a cheater. 

Against a full lobby of pros, even she couldn’t win alone.

Showing off her strength to her heart’s content felt great, but…

“Ugh… why didn’t I say it again!”

She wanted to voice chat with An Yu! Why couldn’t she just ask?!

The moment the game started, she got completely sucked in. 

Aside from instinctively mowing down enemies, her only extra focus was keeping An Yu safe.

Damn it, what now?!

The problem was she had no excuse! Saying “voice for callouts” was reasonable, but she didn’t actually need An Yu to call anything…

And An Yu probably wouldn’t call out anyway.

So right now she really needed a usable pretext.

Ning Dongli clicked to queue again, a trace of anxiety flickering in her pretty blue eyes.

They had already played almost all the mobile games An Yu had downloaded. 

What if they finished the list and An Yu lost interest?

Then she’d have even fewer excuses!

Should she ask her big sis for advice? 

But how?

Just say she wanted to hear An Yu’s voice and ask if there was any way?

“Ergh…”

Even Ning Dongli felt embarrassed imagining it. She could already picture the look on Ning Wanciu’s face.

Saying it like that would sound super perverted.

Her sister might even regret introducing An Yu to her…

But she couldn’t help it—she was hopelessly addicted to voices, and An Yu’s voice was exactly the type she loved!

“Wuu… whatever… let’s just game for now.”

A new match had started. 

She couldn’t afford to overthink—she still had to protect An Yu’s gaming experience!