Feeling the vibration from the phone in her hand, Su Li quickly pulled up the messages online, hoping to see if there was any useful information besides the repeated “log in” messages.
If there was no useful reply to Xiao Yuyu’s messages, it would be quite troublesome.
Xiao Yuyu would definitely ask why Su Li hadn’t checked the messages she sent.
To save time, Su Li glanced through them hurriedly.
There was nothing useful.
Xiao Yuyu had sent over a hundred messages that only said “log in.”
Perhaps because they were sent from a computer, it was just a matter of copying and pasting to send repeatedly.
In private chat, however, there was no +1 prompt to indicate her to keep repeating.
【Chang Li: 1】
【Cute Yuyu Roll: Su Li, you finally replied! If you didn’t send a message, I’d start to worry something bad happened to you.】
Seeing the message from Cute Yuyu Roll, Su Li was silent for a moment.
She did believe that if she didn’t reply to Xiao Yuyu’s messages, the other party might even call the police.
She didn’t know what Xiao Yuyu had been thinking during the time she didn’t reply, nor did she want to know.
Maybe Xiao Yuyu thought that as long as she sent enough messages, Su Li would have to respond eventually.
【Chang Li: Baby, I was busy just now, so I didn’t have time to reply. Didn’t I already tell you? I might have something to do tonight and can’t play games with you.】
【Cute Yuyu Roll: Sorry, baby, I just… I just missed you, so I wanted to message you to check in. Since you’re replying now, does that mean your thing is done? Let’s play games together quickly. Baby, you have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for this day! Without you, it’s so boring, so boring…】
【Chang Li: I know, but I have things to handle now and can’t use voice chat.】
Su Li explained herself a little. Before trading with a client, she had to confirm all possible scenarios. Otherwise, after the trade, the other party might find faults with her service.
【Cute Yuyu Roll: Baby, what are you doing? Can you show me?】
【Chang Li: Sorry, baby.】
【Cute Yuyu Roll: It’s okay, baby. I’m just really happy you replied. Even if you can’t share your life with me, I’m fine with that. I don’t mind.】
【Chang Li: Just to be clear in advance, if I have other things to do while gaming later and need to step away briefly, it can’t be helped. Also, the fees are the same as before, no discounts.】
【Cute Yuyu Roll: Okay, baby, don’t worry. I have lots and lots of money.】
【Cute Yuyu Roll: Log in, log in!】
Looking at the incoming voice call, Su Li put on an earphone, muted her microphone, and started playing the game with Xiao Yuyu.
Her eyes glanced over at Shen Cishu’s room, then back out the window.
The rain outside seemed to have been quietly turned down like someone gently tightening a faucet. The once heavy and continuous curtain of rain was now thinning.
What had been dense like a beaded curtain was now spaced out; bean-sized raindrops floated down from the gray sky.
The scenery outside the window slowly became clearer from the previous haze.
The sound of rain changed as well.
The deafening “whoosh” that sounded like stormy waves crashing against the shore gradually softened to a gentle “rustle,” like someone whispering softly in one’s ear.
Judging by the current rain, she didn’t need to worry about Shen Cishu suddenly coming out.
Besides, if Xiao Yuyu was in a bad mood, a game would probably be over in about six minutes.
As usual, Xiao Yuyu only wanted Su Li to play Hero Yao, and of course, using the Skin Xiao Yuyu had gifted her before.
Su Rui always thought the character “Yao” was a perfect choice—much like how she served some clients, working on other things simultaneously.
Playing Yao was the same; riding on Ma Chao, whom Xiao Yuyu was playing, this game didn’t really concern her much.
“Su Rui… can you hear me?”
As the game started, Xiao Yuyu’s tentative voice came through the earphones—an adorable loli voice.
It sounded fine, and quite comforting.
No matter what Xiao Yuyu was like in real life, at least chatting online was a pleasant experience.
Of course, that was as long as Xiao Yuyu didn’t nag like Tang Seng reciting the tightening spell nonstop.
Su Rui didn’t care about her client’s personality; as long as she paid and didn’t skip out on the bill, that was all that mattered.
【Chang Li (Yao): I’m here, baby.】
Since her mic was off, Su Rui could only type to chat with Xiao Yuyu.
She wasn’t a skilled game companion anyway; her job was just to keep Xiao Yuyu happy.
The teammates in this round were all very quiet.
She didn’t see Xiao Yuyu type like talking to herself or chat at all.
Su Rui felt a little disappointed. This meant the game might drag on a long time.
When she saw Xiao Yuyu pick Yao, the player going for marksman immediately chose Baili Shouyue.
It seemed they had already given up on winning this round.
So Su Rui’s attention could only focus on Xiao Yuyu.
“Baby, have I ever told you about my family situation?”
Xiao Yuyu’s tone suddenly turned somewhat downcast, but Su Rui kept replying calmly.
【Chang Li (Yao): No, baby. If you want to tell me, I’ll listen carefully.】
Her clients weren’t strangers to talking about family.
She had served girls of all kinds of personalities—like a blooming garden, each different.
All came from different families.
Personality formation was closely tied to upbringing, and the original family environment largely shaped one’s character.
Sometimes, by a person’s temperament and circumstances, Su Rui could guess their family background, preparing herself psychologically and thinking of comforting words in advance.
“Baby, when I was very young, my parents divorced. I stayed with my dad, but he never cared about me.”
“My mom has a gambling addiction. Since I was little, she kept hitting me. Every time she lost money, she’d scold me. Whenever she vented on me, beating me with a rough wooden stick, my dad just played on his phone nearby and didn’t care. It hurt so much.”
“My little sister stopped going to school in middle school. She just lies at home playing games every day, does nothing, and even expects me to buy groceries and cook for her.”
Su Rui didn’t reply immediately after hearing Xiao Yuyu’s words but started thinking.
From Xiao Yuyu’s conditions, she didn’t lack money.
Although Su Rui didn’t know where Xiao Yuyu got her money, she wouldn’t pry into the client’s privacy.
She didn’t have much emotion, so she couldn’t empathize with Xiao Yuyu, but listening and offering some advice wasn’t a problem.
【Chang Li (Yao): If it feels too painful and hard, you can choose to leave your original family. Although cutting ties with your family is difficult, it’s an option.】
【Chang Li (Yao): Baby, you have endured wounds that shouldn’t have been yours to bear. This is not your fault.】
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