Su Ruanruan had two worlds.
Online, she was the game's infamous hot-tempered firecracker, locked in a bitter rivalry with the number-one player on the server, "Icebound." The jerk stole her bosses, sabotaged her dungeons, and mocked her noob skills in the world chat every day. Su Ruanruan swore that if she couldn't flame him until he quit the game, she'd admit defeat.
Offline, she was a night owl who hung around convenience stores in the small hours. She was head over heels for the handsome Lu Shiyan, who always smiled gently as he heated up instant noodles for her and remembered that she liked her grilled sausage with extra spice and her noodles with two eggs.
Her daily routine was to call Icebound a rotten dog online, then praise the handsome Lu for being so sweet in person.
Until the day they met up in real life after playing together.
The legendary Icebound, so aloof he had no friends and couldn't stand teaming up with girls, finally appeared.
He wore the familiar black hoodie and carried her favorite instant noodles with a grilled sausage and two eggs. He walked right up to her, his eyes crinkling with a smile.
"Ruanruan, I heard you call me a 'rotten dog' at the convenience store yesterday."
Su Ruanruan's brain crashed on the spot. She could have dug a whole three-bedroom apartment with her toes.
The nemesis she cursed every day was the handsome guy who kept feeding her?
Had every late night and every midnight snack she'd bought been part of his long-planned approach?
Was the whole server shipping them while she was the only one in the dark?
Later, the entire server exploded: Icebound had stopped killing Su Ruanruan! He gave her all the resources and bosses! If anyone messed with her, he'd hold a grudge for three months!
Her best friend laughed so hard she pounded the table. "Weren't you so brave when you were cursing him back then?"
Su Ruanruan stubbornly insisted, "I-I'm just giving him a chance, reluctantly!"
Lu Shiyan held out a freshly heated grilled sausage from behind her and chuckled. "Sure, my reluctant little friend. What do you want for a midnight snack?"
