Chapter 74 - real world (2)
Before I knew it, it had been a month since Jiang Xiuxiu left the game last time.
Compared with the previous experiences in the game, today’s real life is bland and almost boring.
The customer service who said she would call and consult her again did not come to harass her after that.
It may be that they don’t need her anymore, after all, she will never step into the game again.
All kinds of things that happened in those games seemed to be just yesterday, but they were separated by a layer of fuzzy yarn.
These days, Jiang Xiuxiu is not very comfortable.
Maybe it was the experience in the game that left so much impression on her that after she returned to reality, she couldn’t hold back for at least three days, not knowing what to do.
But it’s impossible to say that she was in so much pain and heartbreaking pain.
After all, the friendship between her and Xu Bai is not particularly deep.
For most of the time, Jiang Xiuxiu’s mood was still calm and undisturbed.
It’s just that sometimes, she will inadvertently think of Xu Bai.
And whenever Xu Bai’s figure flashed by in her mind, a layer of indescribable sourness would appear in her heart.
This feeling is light, with a little tingling, silent, but hard to ignore.
Jiang Xiuxiu was troubled for a long time by this.
She couldn’t stand this strange feeling, and her friend recently resigned due to some conflicts. The two idlers hit it off and made an appointment to have a meal together one day.
Jiang Xiuxiu won the bonus for the first clearance of the “Fear Survival” game three times, and was later compensated by the game company for a lot of mental damage.
She was already considered a rich woman, and without hesitation, she chose a restaurant with good food but a high price, and invited her friends to have a meal.
That night, for some reason, there were not many people in the restaurant, and I couldn’t even get a seat on weekdays, but now there are almost no people in sight.
The quiet environment, bright and clean lights, and relaxing music make the two feel extremely comfortable.
Perhaps it was because Jiang Xiuxiu was in a bad state. During the meal, his friend hesitated for a while and then asked, “Xiuxiu, what happened recently? You don’t seem to be very happy?”
Jiang Xiuxiu was stunned: “Is it so obvious?”
Friend: “Yeah, if you were a normal person, you would have been silly here long ago.”
Jiang Xiuxiu: “…”
She felt that it was time to consider whether the friendship should continue.
Although he was speechless, Jiang Xiuxiu thought about it, and after appropriately adapting and erasing the details, he confided his story to his relatives and friends.
After these things happened, she kept it in her heart for a long time, and she always wanted to find someone to talk about.
In her words, she and Xu Bai met in a large-scale online game. The two were in hostile camps, and they were incompatible with each other.
Because of his position, Xu Bai tried to kill her over and over again, but she found out every time, and she even tricked her into wearing women’s clothes.
Fighting again and again, the entanglement between the two deepened.
For some unknown reason, Xu Bai even played a trumpet, approached her deliberately, and tricked her into dating online.
At the end of the story, Jiang Xiuxiu exposed Xu Bai’s identity.
The two deleted the account together and never saw each other again in the game.
Jiang Xiuxiu spoke slowly and hesitated from time to time.
And her friend was silent for a long time after listening to the whole story.
After a long while, her friend looked up at her and asked tentatively, “Xixiu, are you… in love with that person?”
Like it?
Jiang Xiuxiu was slightly startled when she heard this.
Her first reaction was that she thought her friend’s statement was too absurd.
how can that be possible?
How could she, such a realistic person, fall in love with an illusory existence?
But what the friend said next made Jiang Xiuxiu not sure how to reply.
“Xiu Xiu, think about it carefully, when that person’s trumpet approached you, why did you agree to the other person’s pursuit?” the friend asked, “According to your description, you and that trumpet Ye Ming know each other. It seems like it’s not too long, doesn’t it?”
Jiang Xiuxiu: “…I’m not very demanding of my boyfriend, and I’m not hard to chase. Why should I refuse his pursuit?”
“It’s one thing that you don’t have high requirements, but the other thing is that you agreed to him,” the friend said sharply. “You really have no reason to reject him, but you also have no reason to agree to him.”
“not me…”
“If you really don’t like him at all, then when he pursues you, you can just reject him?” the friend said, “You can promise him to fall in love, it must be because he can make you like him in some way, maybe his appearance , it may be the voice, it may be the character, no matter what, he will definitely attract you.”
“But…”
“It’s nothing to worry about, and don’t say anything like ‘You can fall in love even if you don’t like him, and the relationship is all out of it’,” the friend said lightly, “If this is the case, you already have a boyfriend in reality. , and not going to online dating.”
Jiang Xiuxiu was speechless for a while.
Many things were indeed fans of the authorities, and the words of her friends undoubtedly made her discover many places that she had not noticed.
My friend is right, for someone like Jiang Xiuxiu whose love is not the first, falling in love may be very important, but it is not so necessary.
If it weren’t for the fact that she really liked it, she would definitely be more willing to be single than to waste time and energy on someone she didn’t like.
In particular, she and “Ye Ming” are still dating online.
As for why you don’t want to lose a good teammate, it’s even more nonsense.
There are so many players in “Fear Survival”, she can definitely find a replacement if she is a little careful.
She could promise Ye Ming definitely because there was something about Ye Ming that attracted her.
And at that time… how did she promise Ye Ming?
If it was Ye Ming’s appearance and personality that moved her, it would be completely wrong.
If it really wanted to be like this, she should have had a hazy affection for Ye Ming long ago. When Ye Ming confessed to her, she would not be confused, and even needed time to think about it.
No, to be more precise, before Ye Ming confessed to her, she never thought about being boyfriend and girlfriend with Ye Ming.
Her views on Ye Ming have always been at the stage of “being a teammate” and “trustworthy character”.
Including later, in the details of her relationship with Ye Ming, there are few sticky places between ordinary couples.
The only times of intimacy seemed to be initiated by Ye Ming.
Jiang Xiuxiu realized very clearly that she didn’t particularly like the illusion played by Ye Ming or Xu Bai.
Many times, she treats Ye Ming well just out of an obligation as a boyfriend and girlfriend.
When she really fell in love with Ye Ming, it should be when Ye Ming rescued her from the villagers in the third game “Lonely Village by the River” and returned to her residence with her.
– At the moment when the night gradually passed and dawn was about to arrive, Ye Ming turned his head and smiled softly at her.
It was because of that smile that an inexplicable impulse attacked Jiang Xiuxiu, causing her to speak suddenly and agree to Ye Ming.
“…No matter how much a person pretends to be, there will always be loopholes. There is no one who can really pretend to be perfect.”
At this moment, a friend’s soft voice came from the other side.
“Jiang Xiuxiu, think about it, what do you like about him, is it the part he resembles Xu Bai, or is it a fake part of his performance?”
Jiang Xiuxiu did not speak.
But her heart told her the answer.
Ye Ming’s smile…really very much like Xu Bai.
The object of her heart may have been Xu Bai from beginning to end.
Maybe it was because of Xu Bai’s identity, maybe because of the absolutely impossible situation between her and Xu Bai, Jiang Xiuxiu had been ignoring this ignorant goodwill for so long.
If there were no later events, she would have ignored this little favor from now on, maybe even forever, and regarded it simply as her appreciation for the game “Fear to Survive”, which she would never see through her whole life.
However, Xu Baijian took a slant and used a new identity to deliberately approach Jiang Xiuxiu.
As a result, all the hidden feelings were completely revealed, turned into cold facts, and placed in front of her—
She fell in love with Xu Bai.
She fell in love with someone who could never be with her.
When Xu Bai expressed his love to her, she turned out not to be untouched.
Now, even if you know this, what’s the use…
“Xixiu… Jiang Xiuxiu?”
Just as Jiang Xiuxiu was stunned, his friend called out twice worriedly.
Jiang Xiuxiu was stunned for a moment, then quickly regained his senses and smiled at his friend.
“Are you finished?” she asked. “When you’re finished, do you want to go out for a walk?”
“Okay,” the friend said enthusiastically after hearing this, “We haven’t been out to play for almost two months.”
While talking, the friend looked at Jiang Xiuxiu and seemed to be still in a bad mood, so he comforted him: “Xiu Xiu, don’t think about it, if you don’t like that person, then pull it down, if you like it, then go into the game and chase after it. chant!”
Jiang Xiuxiu listened, just shook his head and said nothing.
She can’t enter the game anymore, and she can’t enter the game anymore.
Soon, the two of them worked out the rest of the food.
After resting enough in the restaurant, they stood up one after another and walked outside.
As a guest, Jiang Xiuxiu consciously walked to the counter to check out.
However, what she never expected was that before she could take out the money, the waiter showed a surprised look.
“Ms. Jiang, the food at your table has already been served,” the waiter said.
Got tied up?
Could it be that a friend secretly came over to end it?
“Who?” Jiang Xiuxiu asked, “Did it happen to the woman I was with?”
“No,” the waiter shook his head, “it’s a young, handsome man.”
It’s actually a man…
Jiang Xiuxiu thought about it for a while, but couldn’t think of any male friends that she knew enough to pay so much for herself.
Besides, she doesn’t know a few of the handsome guys.
Probably someone you know from a friend.
After thinking about it, Jiang Xiuxiu did not continue to struggle here, and was ready to leave.
“Ms. Jiang, wait a minute—”
Just as Jiang Xiuxiu turned around, the voice of the waiter came from behind her.
She turned around and saw the waiter holding something in his hand, and hurriedly handed it to her: “This is something that the man left for you, and I almost forgot to give it to you!”
That man, left something for her?
Jiang Xiuxiu borrowed it in surprise and found that it was actually a black cat ear headband with two fluffy cat ears!
When Jiang Xiuxiu took it over, the two cat ears trembled slightly.
Jiang Xiuxiu: “…”
Jiang Xiuxiu: ? ? ?
Looking at the cat ears, Jiang Xiuxiu’s face suddenly turned black.
This mysterious checkout guest…isn’t a pervert? !