Chapter 24: Still You, Male vixen

Without a word, Xu En’tang walked over to Tan Jili.

Yu Chen scooted over, creating space next to Tan Jili, and said familiarly, “Come sit here—”

He swallowed the words “Little Ancestor” that almost slipped out and said instead, “Sit here, little sister.”

Xu En’tang wasn’t close to Tan Jili in her past life, and even less so with Yu Chen and Jiang Ran. She had only met Yu Chen a few times because of Yu Xiyue.

She seemed to be entranced by the phone call and came over without thinking.

Once she arrived, she felt a little lost.

She sat down next to Tan Jili and said to Yu Chen, “Just call me Xu En’tang.”

Tan Jili introduced, “This is Yu Chen, and that’s Jiang Ran. You’ve met them before.”

He was referring to their chance encounter at the school convenience store.

Yu Chen: “I’m Xiyue’s cousin.”

Xu En’tang nodded, “I know.”

After the greetings, Tan Jili said, “Grandpa said you went back to Licheng. Just got back?”

Xu En’tang responded with an “mm,” “I got back this evening.”

Yu Chen: “Why didn’t you ask Tan Er to go back with you this time?”

Because of the term “Tan Er,” Xu En’tang subconsciously glanced at Tan Jili.

She knew that people close to him would call him “Tan Er,” but this was the first time she’d heard it.

Unexpectedly, her glance met Tan Jili’s gaze.

Xu En’tang quickly looked away, saying, “I can go by myself. Last time, Grandpa Tan wasn’t at ease.”

Yu Chen: “If I didn’t have something to do in Beicheng last time, I would have gone to Licheng with Tan Er for a stroll. I heard there are many delicious things in Licheng.”

Xu En’tang: “That’s right, Licheng has delicious snacks.”

Yu Chen: “Then next time I go to Licheng, you have to be my guide.”

“Okay.”

Xu En’tang took a sip of apple juice.

As she put down her cup, she noticed many eyes on her.

She almost forgot that Tan Jili was a magnet for attention.

He received just as much attention as Lu Jin.

Seeing Xu En’tang sitting next to Tan Jili, others were astonished.

Tan Jili was someone who usually held himself aloof, seemingly approachable but maintaining a distance.

Even Yu Xiyue, who often hung out with them, had never sat next to Tan Jili.

A girl whispered, “Why does she seem so close to Tan Jili?”

Another responded, “Their families are also very close. I heard she’s going to live with the Tan family later.”

The girl said enviously, “She’s so lucky.”

Ignoring the gazes, Xu En’tang opened her phone, aimlessly scrolled for a bit, then turned it off.

Tan Jili seemed to notice her actions, “Should I ask Yu Xiyue to keep you company?”

Xu En’tang: “No need.”

According to Yu Xiyue’s (Moments), she was in Southern France during the holiday and had just returned today.

She probably hadn’t adjusted to the time difference yet.

Yu Chen called out to Xu En’tang.

“En Tang, little sister.”

Tan Jili raised an eyebrow, “You’re quite affectionate.”

Yu Chen: “Calling someone by their full name is too formal.”

He then asked Xu En’tang, “Do you play games?”

In the past, Xu En’tang had downloaded Lu Jin’s favorite game so she could play with him.

However, she didn’t find the game fun and stopped playing after a month.

“I only know one or two English…”

Yu Chen: “It’s okay, your brothers will carry you to victory.”

Xu En’tang: “But I don’t have the game installed on my phone.”

“Use mine.”

Tan Jili opened the app icon and handed her his phone.

Xu En’tang took it in a daze, not expecting him to let her use his phone.

Phones were quite private.

She felt like she was being treated like a child.

And he was taking care of a lonely child at the party.

Yu Chen: “The team invitation has been sent.”

Xu En’tang glanced at the screen and indeed saw a team invitation.

From the friend 【Waiting for a Wild King Brother】.

“…”

That username.

Xu En’tang clicked “accept” and entered the team.

Yu Chen created a five-player room, and Xu En’tang was the last to join.

After joining, she saw the information for Tan Jili’s game account.

A simple black avatar, with the name below it.

【You get it now?】

Very sarcastic.

All five accounts in the team were at the King level. Xu En’tang had only reached the Gold level before, and she immediately felt immense pressure.

Would they scold her later?

From the nicknames, she recognized one of the other accounts as Jiang Ran’s.

His nickname was the most normal, an abbreviation of his name.

The other two were unknown.

Yu Chen: “Let’s begin then. We’re all familiar with each other, no need to feel pressured.”

Xu En’tang responded with an “mm,” feeling slightly less pressure.

After starting the match, they quickly found opponents and started choosing heroes.

Yu Chen chose first.

He asked Xu En’tang, “En Tang, little sister, do you want to play a mage? I’ll pick one for you.”

Xu En’tang could only play two or three mages.

She let Yu Chen pick Daji for her.

Later, she helped Yu Chen choose a marksman, and Jiang Ran was the jungler.

Their two friends were a tank and a support.

After choosing their heroes and loading the game, Xu En’tang controlled Daji and started from the middle lane.

The last time she played this game was in university in her past life; it had been a long time.

But she remembered to ambush in the bushes.

She hid in the bushes, waiting for the enemy to appear.

Tan Jili’s voice came from beside her, “Buy some equipment.”

Xu En’tang: “…”

In her focus on ambushing, she had forgotten to buy equipment when she spawned.

Xu En’tang’s ears instantly turned red.

He must think she’s terrible.

“Which ones?”

Whatever.

She decided to just ask for help.

A refreshing, pleasant scent wafted towards her nose.

She saw Tan Jili lean over.

That scent enveloped her instantly.

Tan Jili tapped on her screen, “Just buy the recommended items.”

“Oh.”

Xu En’tang encountered the opposing mid-laner in the bushes, failing the ambush, and retreated to her tower.

After laning for a while, she tried to use her skills but took a lot of damage, and ended up being killed under the tower, losing her first blood.

Yu Chen: “It’s okay, it’s okay, let Jiang Ran get revenge for you.”

Jiang Ran: “Coming.”

Jiang Ran came to cooperate with Xu En’tang, taking down the opposing mid-laner.

Yu Chen: “Nice!”

The relaxed atmosphere helped Xu En’tang gradually reduce her pressure.

After Jiang Ran killed the opponent once, Xu En’tang felt much better.

But this didn’t last long.

The opponents were better than her…

The opponents were much better, and their teamwork was excellent.  Before long, Xu En’tang had been killed several times.

After another death, Xu En’tang looked at her stats.

0-5-0.

Abysmal.

Because she had died so many times, their team was at a disadvantage.

Although Yu Chen and the others said it was fine, being constantly killed and holding the team back made Xu En’tang uncomfortable, her mentality about to collapse.

She looked at Tan Jili, who was idly shaking dice.

After reminding her to buy equipment at the start, he hadn’t looked at her gameplay again.

He probably realized she was under pressure with him watching.

“Tan Jili.”

She called his name.

“Let me play for you.”

Yu Chen looked up, surprised. “You’re not calling him ‘Second Brother’ anymore?”

“…”

Before Xu En’tang could respond, her phone was taken away.

Tan Jili took over her disastrous situation, leaning back on the sofa, his fingers lightly tapping on the screen.

After respawning, he said to Yu Chen, “Don’t hide in the bushes anymore, come protect me.”

Yu Chen: “??? Protect you? I’m just hiding, and you’re the one getting ganked! I’m also squishy and need protection!”

His support still had twenty-odd seconds before respawning.

Tan Jili: “Then come here, I’ll protect you.”

“…”

No, look at your last place in the game, where’s the confidence to protect anyone?

Yu Chen still resignedly moved towards him, “Coming, coming, young master.”

With their cooperation, they successfully ambushed the opposing jungler.

Yu Chen: “Still you, male vixen.”

Meanwhile.

He Jiayu, who had been eliminated from the Werewolf game, looked around and noticed Tan Jili and the others.

The three boys were all holding their phones horizontally, clearly playing games.

Xu En’tang was sitting next to Tan Jili, leaning towards him as he played.

From their angle, they were very close, and Xu En’tang’s face seemed to be touching Tan Jili’s arm.

But her actions and expressions lacked the seductive intent they were used to seeing; she was simply staring intently at Tan Jili’s phone screen.

Obedient and focused.

Clearly a misunderstanding.

He Jiayu asked Lu Jin, “Your little tail lives in Fuyuan, right? When did she get so close to Tan Jili and the others?”