Sheng Kuang finished sending the voice message and received a call from Yu Zhou. He hung up, but within seconds, Yu Zhou persistently called again.
If he didn't answer, Yu Zhou would probably keep calling. He perfunctorily pressed the answer button, remaining silent.
"Ge, you're not asleep? I thought you were asleep. Ge, why didn't you reply to my messages? Ge, I'm trying to get top ranks in China and my teammates are so bad, I've lost several games in a row. Can you duo queue with me for a bit?"
Yu Zhou rambled on by himself for a while before realizing the person on the other end hadn't responded: "Ge? Ge? Ge? Are you listening to me, Ge?"
Annoyed by the repeated calls, Sheng Kuang replied, "No."
Yu Zhou: "...Ge, what's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?"
Sheng Kuang ignored Yu Zhou and was about to hang up when two unread messages suddenly appeared on WeChat.
Xiao Jing Jiang: No one.
Xiao Jing Jiang: Just you.
Sheng Kuang stared at his phone for a good while, then lowered his head and smiled.
He tried his best to control himself, but the smile on his lips grew wider and wider, until he finally let out a laugh.
Yu Zhou shivered, creeped out, and asked cautiously, "Ge, did I upset you?"
Sheng Kuang suppressed his laughter, wanting to speak, but couldn't hold it in. He laughed again, even letting out a low chuckle this time.
Yu Zhou panicked: "Ge, I was wrong, I'm sorry, Ge..."
Before Yu Zhou could hang up, Sheng Kuang cleared his throat, barely holding back his laughter, "Invite me."
Yu Zhou's voice trembled, "Wh-what?"
Sheng Kuang held his phone, tapping the screen while casually asking, "Weren't you going to play ranked?"
Yu Zhou was flattered and incredulous: "Ah? Ge, you're agreeing to duo queue with me? No way, Ge, are you serious? You're not going to throw the game, are you?"
Sheng Kuang frowned: "Are you inviting or not? If not, I'll play solo."
Yu Zhou: "Inviting, inviting."
...
Sheng Kuang didn't respond to Yu Zhou. The game match was successful, and they entered the hero selection screen. Sheng Kuang sent another message.
Your Birthday: Choosing heroes now.
Lin Jing, seeing the conversation, realized Sheng Kuang was asking her.
She thought for a moment and sent a bullet comment in the live stream.
Xiao Jing Jiang [Admin]: Luna.
Sheng Kuang pre-selected Luna. He was second in the pick order. Before Yu Zhou, who had the fifth pick and was about to ban Luban Master, could, Sheng Kuang suddenly said something else.
Your Birthday: Ban Yao.
Yu Zhou immediately banned Yao.
Both of them were skilled players and played positions that could show off their skills and deal damage. The ranked games went smoothly, with most games lasting about ten minutes.
After each game, Sheng Kuang would ask Lin Jing what she wanted to watch.
Unknowingly, it was already two o'clock. As Sheng Kuang started a new game, he routinely asked what she wanted to watch. Not receiving a reply, he entered the game and, with the last default hero selection time, randomly picked a jungler.
Entering the game, Sheng Kuang stood in the fountain for two seconds before a message appeared on the screen.
Your Birthday (Jing): Asleep?
All-around Ultraman (Shangguan Wan'er): Ge, are you tired?
Sheng Kuang, who hadn't received a response, sent another message while waiting for respawn.
Your Birthday (Jing): Looks like you're really asleep.
All-around Ultraman (Shangguan Wan'er): ?
All-around Ultraman (Shangguan Wan'er): Ge, what's wrong with you?
All-around Ultraman (Shangguan Wan'er): Why have you been talking nonsense tonight?
Your Birthday (Jing): Goodnight.
After sending these two words, Sheng Kuang stood motionlessly in the bush near the blue buff.
Yu Zhou turned on voice chat: "Ge, what's up tonight? Glitching out, is your base's internet down?"
After a few seconds, Sheng Kuang, who didn't want to type, also turned on voice chat: "No, I turned off the stream."
Yu Zhou: "?"
Yu Zhou: "You streamed? Why didn't I get a notification?"
Sheng Kuang: "It's password protected, only the kid can see it."
ps: I'm sorry, I accept your criticism. I really didn't mean to not update. I was away, but I'll be back in Beijing soon.