Chapter 97: Ning Dongli, Awesome

Ning Dongli panicked and randomly came up with an excuse. 

She couldn’t possibly say directly that she was too embarrassed to speak, to the point where she almost opened NetEase Cloud Music while sitting in her chair, right?

However, Ning Dongli didn’t notice—or even if she did, there was nothing she could do about it.

Her voice was lightly trembling from nervousness, extremely unstable.

This was unavoidable. 

One second ago, she was still heartbroken; the next second, she heard An Yu’s voice.

She had originally thought she was a useless idiot who would never achieve her goal in her lifetime.

But without her doing anything, An Yu took the initiative to speak to her.

It was as if An Yu had rejected her self-denial.

Ning Dongli’s small hand trembled slightly as she placed it on her chest, where her heart was pounding wildly.

Because she was talking to An Yu.

This was different—completely different from casually calling out positions with teammates in games…

Normally, when she played competitive games, she would communicate positions, but it was just ordinary reporting, without any extra words.

Of course, occasionally she would get angry and flame noobs who were smurfing against her or cheaters.

But now, this was completely different from those times. 

She was talking to An Yu—not reporting positions or information, just normal conversation…

Ning Dongli’s beautiful eyes blinked lightly. 

Her vision was a bit blurry, so she raised her hand to wipe away those annoying teardrops.

But what should she do next?

“Hm, okay.” 

An Yu’s perfectly natural voice came through the headphones again.

She seemed unaware of Ning Dongli’s abnormality and had already gotten used to using voice chat in the game.

Listening to An Yu’s voice, Ning Dongli felt a tingling numbness in her heart.

Really… so nice to listen to. 

Ning Dongli subconsciously pressed her headphones harder, trying to hear more clearly.

This voice was what she had dreamed of.

At the moment when she thought she had already failed, she obtained this voice so easily.

Ning Dongli’s lips curved upward unconsciously. 

A wave of joy was replacing all her confusion.

Forget about everything else. 

As long as she could play games with An Yu, that was enough.

Normal voice chat, normal conversation with An Yu—as long as everything was normal, wasn’t that fine?!

Ning Dongli suppressed her excited heart, lightly clicked the mouse, and queued for a match.

Actually… hasn’t she already succeeded?

Everything she did would be rewarded when it came to An Yu.

In an instant, for some reason, Ning Dongli felt so happy. 

This happiness was slightly different from the joy of partially achieving a wish.

But whatever, it was fine.

Ning Dongli slightly curled her lips, wearing an unconscious smile, and gently pressed the voice key:

“Mhm, An Yu… let’s keep playing!”

On the other side, An Yu was enjoying the game. Ning Dongli was really strong, easily wiping out entire teams.

However, her amber eyes were flickering with a hint of doubt.

This was clearly her first time using voice chat with Ning Dongli, but for some reason, An Yu always felt that Ning Dongli’s voice sounded familiar, as if she’d heard it somewhere before.

But she just couldn’t remember.

Soon, though, An Yu pushed these thoughts aside. 

If she couldn’t remember, it wasn’t important.

Perhaps it was just because Ning Dongli was Ning Wanciu’s younger sister, and sisters’ voices were similar, so she found it familiar.

She was more than familiar with Ning Wanciu’s voice.

“[Ah….]”

While thinking about the similarity between Ning Dongli’s and Ning Wanciu’s voices, An Yu got distracted and was suddenly ambushed by an enemy, instantly knocked down.

“Ah, An Yu, hold your shield—I’ll be right there!”

Ning Dongli’s voice instantly came through the headphones. 

For some reason, it sounded a bit anxious, even guilty?

Then, Ning Dongli quickly cleared the team around her and rushed back.

Ning Dongli felt this was her negligence. She had promised to protect An Yu well!

But unfortunately, even for her, clearing a team and then coming back to support took time.

In that short period, An Yu had already been finished off.

“….. Damn it!”

Ning Dongli was a bit annoyed. 

To show off her skills properly in front of An Yu, she had chosen duo mode.

She could easily handle 1v2, yet An Yu still got sniped!

Damn it, damn it, damn it!

A rare flame of anger ignited in Ning Dongli’s eyes.

Having just arrived back, she took down the team that ambushed An Yu without missing a single shot.

But unfortunately, An Yu was completely dead—there was no place to revive her…

All of a sudden, Ning Dongli fell silent again. 

Now she could only quietly finish this match, and deal with the aftermath later…

As for An Yu, she successfully got some rest time.

Regrettably, she didn’t get a single kill this round.

Because there were no bots.

An Yu blinked expressionlessly. 

From the spectator perspective, she personally witnessed how Ning Dongli wiped out the opponents.

Her cherry lips parted slightly. 

Though it couldn’t be seen from her expression, she was actually very surprised.

Ning Dongli is so strong.

Both sisters were gaming experts. Great—she was blessed.

After that, she quietly closed her mouth, waiting for Ning Dongli to finish the game.

Because in her previous life, she had seen people say that not talking during the endgame was the proper thing to do.

Don’t disturb others.

An Yu was a polite good person, so she wouldn’t disturb Ning Dongli.

Under Ning Dongli’s furious play, this match ended quickly.

In the end, she solo carried to victory!

But she couldn’t feel happy, because An Yu hadn’t spoken again after dying. It must be her fault.

Had she really messed up like this?

No, she had to explain. She still wanted to get closer to An Yu!

Her anxious heart made her press the voice key without hesitation.

But before Ning Dongli could speak, An Yu’s voice came through the headphones.

“Ning Dongli, you’re awesome.”

In that instant, Ning Dongli’s eyes widened. She sat there stunned in her gaming chair, looking somewhat at a loss.

“R-Really?” she subconsciously asked back.

…

She had never expected that An Yu wouldn’t blame her and even thought she was awesome.

Moreover, this was the first time someone had praised her, aside from her sister.

“Hm.”

An Yu’s affirmative voice came through the headphones. 

Joy instantly filled Ning Dongli’s heart, and a faint blush tinted her cheeks.

Ning Dongli’s heartbeat quickened. 

Though a bit shy, … she hadn’t heard enough.

“Can… you say it again?”

Perhaps because she had already started speaking, Ning Dongli threw caution to the wind, abandoning all those unnecessary thoughts, eagerly wanting to hear it once more.

She wanted to be praised by An Yu—super wanted it…

So, please, An Yu!

“Ning Dongli, awesome. Just now, super cool.”