Chapter 25

Playing Each Other’s Favorite Games

In the evening, Nie Hao organized another drinking session.

Lin Senmu wasn’t particularly interested, mainly because Jiang Yuan was free tonight, and he had someone else he wanted to spend time with!

After parting ways with Nie Hao, Lin Senmu checked into a nearby hotel.

Then, he started a sweet conversation with Jiang Yuan: “Babe, I just had dinner with Nie Hao. Have you eaten?”

Jiang Yuan replied quickly: “Yes!”

“What did you eat?”

Lin Senmu asked curiously.

“I ate rice!”

“…”

Lin Senmu was momentarily stunned, feeling something was off but couldn’t quite put his finger on it.

To keep the conversation going, he continued: “And what else?”

“And some dishes!”

“…”

Lin Senmu finally caught on and chuckled: “If I keep asking, will you keep answering?”

Jiang Yuan playfully replied: “Ask away!”

Sen Linmu: “What kind of rice? What kind of dishes?”

Kite: “Soft white rice and delicious fried chicken wings!”

Sen Linmu: “How many bowls? How many wings?”

‘Kite’ and ‘Sen Linmu’ were their Green Bubble usernames.

Kite: “One bowl and four wings!”

Looking at the chat, Lin Senmu couldn’t help but laugh out loud: “You’re really something!”

Jiang Yuan answered the call, also laughing: “Of course! I thought you’d ask how big the bowl was? How big the wings were?”

Lin Senmu, still smiling, asked: “What would you say if I did?”

Jiang Yuan told him: “I’d go to the kitchen and take a picture of the bowl, then go to the fridge and take a picture of the leftover wings, and send them to you!”

Even a simple text conversation could be so delightful!

Lin Senmu asked: “Are you in the bedroom?”

“Yes.”

When Jiang Yuan was in bed, she was like a lazy cat.

She remembered Lin Senmu playing a certain social game on the train and probed: “Lin Senmu, are you good at Honor of Kings?”

Boys tend to get excited when it comes to their strong suits. Lin Senmu proudly said: “Yeah, do you play ranked? I can carry you!”

Lin Senmu was indeed skilled in the Canyon. During one summer in high school, he stayed up all night to get the national title for Li Bai.

“So how many girls have you carried? Do you often carry girls?”

Jiang Yuan continued to probe.

Oh no!

Was this a trap?

Lin Senmu felt Jiang Yuan was the real master of traps. If he wasn’t careful, he’d get caught!

But his mind worked quickly, and he answered promptly: “No, I haven’t.”

“Ha ha.”

Jiang Yuan just wanted an answer, not to dig deeper. She asked these questions to get to know Lin Senmu better.

Lin Senmu wiped the sweat off his forehead. He felt a bit guilty when he said that, as he had played trio matches with Li Xin Yue and Nie Hao before.

But that wasn’t really carrying girls. When friends play games, they often invite girls to join.

“Lin Senmu, is Honor of Kings fun?”

Jiang Yuan asked him.

“Have you never played it?”

Lin Senmu was surprised. Was Jiang Yuan really a Gen Z? How could she not have played this popular mobile game?

“Nope!”

Jiang Yuan had never played Honor of Kings. The games she played were more cutesy, like Miracle Nikki and Eggy Party.

“It’s pretty fun. During my high school holidays, I spent a lot of time playing it!”

Lin Senmu thought for a moment and asked: “Do you want to try it?”

“Will you play with me?”

“Yeah, sure.”

“Then I’ll go download it.”

The first step for a newbie entering the Canyon is to go through the tutorial. Although Jiang Yuan had never played this mobile game before, after completing the tutorial, she would understand the most basic operations.

“Alright.”

The two of them kept their voice call connected the entire time. With the guidance of ‘Little Daji,’ Jiang Yuan, the little newbie, finally emerged from the training camp.

“I’ve invited you. There’s an invitation on your screen; just click accept.”

Lin Senmu created a game room.

After Jiang Yuan entered the room, she glanced at their respective game IDs and pouted slightly, “Lin Senmu, you’re taking advantage of me again.”

“Hehe.”

Lin Senmu chuckled.

Earlier, when Jiang Yuan entered the world of Honor of Kings, she needed to create a character name. All the game IDs she wanted to use were already taken.

Lin Senmu found a blank code for her, helping Jiang Yuan synchronize her game name with her WeChat nickname—Kite.

Since his own game account was at the Glory King rank, Lin Senmu created a new account on the latest server to give the Bronze newbie a better gaming experience. On a whim, he named it—Hold Zhi Yuan.

Next, they started a game match, playing in the casual mode.

They couldn’t do a sweet duo queue because the newbie level required Level 6 and five heroes to battle.

This week’s free heroes included Daji, Xiao Qiao, Angela, and others.

“This little one is so cute.”

During hero selection, Jiang Yuan locked in the adorable Angela!

With the couple game IDs set, to make the couple vibe even stronger, Lin Senmu instantly picked Arthur!

Soon, the battle began. Lin Senmu controlled Arthur and headed straight for the top lane, with Angela following closely behind like a little tail.

“Yuan Yuan, do you know the relationship between the hero I’m playing and the one you’re using?Lin Senmu’s words in the voice chat were profound.

Jiang Yuan, hiding behind Lin Senmu and throwing skills, replied innocently, “I don’t know!”

“That hero of yours is the wife of my hero!Lin Senmu was full of pride.

“Lin Senmu, the king of schemes, your laughter now sounds just like the creepy uncles on TV!”

Jiang Yuan rolled her eyes dramatically.

“Quick, quick, follow me into this bush to ambush someone!”

Lin Senmu and Jiang Yuan ganged up on one opponent in the top lane. Whether it was a real person or a bot, they quickly secured the first blood.

Next, Lin Senmu led Jiang Yuan to mid-lane to ambush the enemy Daji.

When the timing was right, the two bush campers charged out, joining their mid-lane mage to form a three-on-one encirclement.

“Charge!”

“Lin Senmu, let me get the kill!”

After spending the evening dominating the Bronze world with Jiang Yuan, Lin Senmu switched to another game.

Eggy Party launched!

This was Lin Senmu’s first time playing it, and it felt somewhat like an old-school parkour game.

The game elements were cartoonish, and Lin Senmu couldn’t quite grasp them. He ended up being a burden, watching Jiang Yuan run around and jump up and down on the map.

Jiang Yuan was utterly annoyed with him, muttering, “Lin Senmu, I’ve taught you several times already. Can’t you jump on your own? You keep making me carry you through the levels!In the game, a white cartoon Egg Monster was carefully walking across a single-plank bridge, holding a black Egg Monster on its head. The IDs were Kite and Hold Zhi Yuan.

“I’m freaking afraid of heights!”

Lin Senmu felt this game wasn’t for him. He had tried jumping across the floating steps himself but kept falling.

Watching his Egg Monster plummet from a height of several dozen meters, he felt as if he were right there in the moment, his adrenaline spiking in real life.

This game required a certain level of reaction and adaptability.

“Is that all you’ve got?”

Jiang Yuan taunted, “You keep boasting about being ‘Brother Senmu’ every day? I think ‘Little Brother Senmu’ would be more fitting!”

Lin Senmu was immediately displeased. He maneuvered his Egg Monster to jump off Jiang Yuan’s Egg Monster.

Then he lifted her up and threw her down toward the ground.

“Lin Senmu, you’ll never find a girlfriend like this!”

“You’re driving me crazy! That obstacle was so hard to avoid earlier. It’s going to take me forever to get back there!”