novelraw Chapter 10: Chatting
Chapter 10: Chatting
Ding Heng was staring intently at the computer screen, his fingers flying across the mouse and keyboard.
On the screen, Vayne, with a movement speed exceeding 10,000, is repeatedly jumping back and forth in an almost bizarre manner.
"Wuhu! Take off!"
Ding Heng grinned as his phone screen silently lit up, indicating a new WeChat message.
While he was in town buying equipment, he quickly grabbed his phone and glanced at it.
It's a picture message sent by [Good Luck Xiao Jing].
[Ding Heng]: [Tilting head in confusion.jpg]
【Good Luck Xiao Jing】: Did you buy this?
[Ding Heng]: I think I left it in the hotel room. I guess the staff thought it was one of your things and just put it in your suitcase.
This was the excuse Ding Heng had prepared long ago, but after the message was sent out, even he himself felt that it was a perfunctory excuse.
[Lucky Xiaojing]: ...
【Good Luck Xiao Jing】: [Little rabbit poking its finger guiltily.jpg]
She wasn't stupid; she knew this was Ding Heng's excuse.
Zhao Yanxi did call room service to help pack her luggage, but how could a five-star hotel staff member put a figurine model into her suitcase without even asking her? It was her favorite Cardcaptor Sakura.
【Good Luck Xiao Jing】: Then... I'll bring it back to you next time I go to Xingcheng?
[Ding Heng]: Let's talk about it next time. Why don't you put it in your room and see? It's quite cute.
The message "The other party is typing..." started flashing again, and finally, only one word appeared in the chat box.
【Good Luck Xiao Jing】: Okay.
[Ding Heng]: [OK gesture.jpg]
[Ding Heng]: I'm playing games with my friends, I'll stop chatting for now.
As he expected, Wenjing was almost completely clueless about how to properly and politely refuse such "kindness" and could only passively accept it.
With a slight thought, he brought up the system interface.
[The Record of Redemption: Wenjing]
[Current Status: The Corrupted Nun]
Purification level: 11%
Huh? It didn't go up?
Ding Heng was slightly surprised.
He deliberately gave away this figurine to test whether this act of "showing goodwill" or "giving" could increase his purification value.
But now it seems that the effect is not significant, or the direction is wrong?
Before he could figure it out, his teammate's furious roar came through his earpiece, pulling him back to reality.
"Holy crap! Ding Ge! Ding Heng! Ding You! What are you doing?! We're supporting you with four heroes, feeding your dual-wielding tap-dancing skills, you daddy with over 10,000 movement speed! Don't just AFK in the fountain! The enemy is pushing!!"
"Stop barking! Your dad's here."
Ding Heng once again controlled VN to rush out of the fountain, just as he was about to stage a "AD carry saves the world" scene, when his phone "buzzed" twice.
【Good Luck Xiao Jing】: [Little rabbit sighing and resting its chin on its hand.jpg]
【Good Luck Xiao Jing】: Ding Heng...do you not like chatting with me?
Ding Heng: "..."
In that instant, he felt as if he could see through the words the girl lowering her eyes and biting her lip as she typed those words.
My teammate was still yelling through the headset, "I've got it! I've got it! ...Damn it, Ding Heng, why are you just standing there?! Is your internet lagging?!"
Ding Heng put the mouse down again and picked up the phone with both hands.
[Ding Heng]: Why would you think that?
【Good Luck Xiao Jing】: Every time you chat with me, you only say a few words... but you chatted with Yan hope all the way.
Even through the phone, Ding Heng could smell the sourness of the wronged expression.
Is he... jealous of Zhao Yanxi?
Ding Heng found it amusing, yet also somewhat surprising.
[Ding Heng]: I mainly think you and Zhao Yanxi are different.
[Ding Heng]: You are a rather quiet girl.
[Ding Heng]: I'm afraid that if I say too much, I'll make a mistake, and if I say something wrong, I might annoy you.
[Ding Heng]: [Scratching head, embarrassed.jpg]
On the other side, Wenjing lay on her side on her small bed, her face quickly turning red.
Through the segmented text and the rapidly appearing information, she could almost feel Ding Heng's urgency.
Especially that line—"I think you're different from Zhao Yanxi."
Although it was just words, it felt as if Ding Heng was whispering in her ear.
A mix of emotions, including shyness, joy, and sweetness.
Wenjing blushed, her fingers trembling as she pressed the voice input button. She brought the phone to her lips and spoke in a softer, more timid voice than usual:
"I won't dislike you... I can talk to you more..."
After saying that, she threw her phone aside, buried her burning face in the pillow, and her heart was pounding wildly.
But as time ticked by, the boy's reply never came...
Ding Heng slumped back in front of the computer, and a red light flashed on the screen.
"Defeat!"
The headphones instantly erupted in chaos.
"Ding—beast—!!!"
"You ate all the minions! We were counting on you to deal damage! And you just sat there AFK for five minutes!"
"Reported! Reported! This Vayne player is such a terrible actor!"
Ding Heng knew he was in the wrong, but he still stubbornly insisted on his point.
"Stop yelling, stop yelling! The mouse was malfunctioning just now. Let's start the next game!"
After saying that, he picked up his phone and opened the voice message that Wenjing had sent five minutes earlier.
"I won't dislike you... I can talk to you more..."
The girl's voice was shy and soft, clearly transmitted into the game's voice channel through the headset.
There was a moment of silence in the headphones.
immediately--
"What the hell?!"
"Ding Heng! You son of a bitch!!!"
"Mouse malfunction?! Are you fucking heart malfunctioning?! You're just chatting with girls, why are you lying to your brothers?"
Ding Heng slapped his forehead.
"Grass!"
I forgot to turn off my game microphone!
He quickly switched back to WeChat, and Wenjing sent him several more messages:
【Good Luck Xiaojing】: [Little Rabbit Peeking Out.jpg]
【Good Luck Xiaojing】: [Little Rabbit Poking Finger.jpg]
【Good Luck Xiao Jing】: Are you still busy?
【Good Luck Xiao Jing】: Did I say something wrong?
[Lucky Xiaojing]: ...
Several messages were sent at intervals, and Ding Heng could almost imagine Wen Jing's psychological state, from tentative to uneasy, and then to a little aggrieved.
[Ding Heng]: No, no! I was just playing a game.
As expected, Wenjing replied immediately.
【Good Luck Xiao Jing】: [Little Rabbit blushing.jpg.]
[Ding Heng]: From now on, you can chat with me every day. Once you get used to it, you won't feel awkward anymore.
[Good Luck Xiao Jing]: So... what should we talk about?
[Ding Heng]: Let's start with the simplest thing. How about saying good morning and good night every day? Consider it... a check-in?
There was silence for a few seconds.
【Good Luck Xiao Jing】: Okay.
【Good Luck Xiao Jing】: [Little rabbit saluting sweetly.jpg]
Ding Heng took off his headphones, rubbed his ears which were a little numb from his teammates yelling, and let out a long sigh.
At the same time, the system interface reappeared:
[The Record of Redemption: Wenjing]
[Current Status: The Corrupted Nun]
Purification level: 15%
A direct increase of 4%?
Ding Heng leaned back in his chair, his eyes growing increasingly excited.
It seems I've figured out a bit of the trick...