Happiness Garden residential area, Building Three, Room 601.
The lights outside filtered through gaps in the thin curtains and reached into the room, weaving mottled patterns of light and shadow across the dim bedroom floor and walls.
Meanwhile, in the brightly lit living room, Lin Li and Su Yue sat comfortably on the soft sofa, wholly immersed in the world of the game.
Lin Li's fingers slid nimbly across the screen, controlling his character as it sprinted toward a vegetation-covered hillside in the distance.
His eyes were fixed intently on the screen. Clearly, he was completely absorbed in the game.
At that moment, Lin Li was calculating that he absolutely had to find an excellent position on the hillside from which to snipe those cunning enemies in the distance.
Not far away, Su Yue was carefully hiding behind a tree.
Every so often, she cautiously poked her head out. Her round eyes warily surveyed the surrounding area, and the instant she spotted even the slightest trace of an enemy, she launched an attack without hesitation.
Lin Li finally reached the hillside. He quickly dropped prone, as if becoming one with the slope.
The sniper rifle in his hands was aimed steadily into the distance, anticipation showing in his eyes.
Suddenly, an explosion rang out like thunder, making the air tremble faintly. Clearly, a fierce firefight had broken out.
As third parties, they remained outside the flames of war, leisurely enjoying this rare moment of tranquility.
Su Yue turned slightly, her red lips parting as she said in a crisp voice, "Once they've fought it out, we'll go over."
When the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole lurks behind. The principle was simple enough to understand. Lin Li nodded lightly, his gaze still locked on the distance, and said,
"Sure, but