Great God's First Move, Testing the Waters

Chapter 8: Great God's First Move, Testing the Waters

Yu Banshan picked up his phone and called Xiao Nai, but to his surprise, the call was rejected. Staring at his phone in disbelief, he muttered, "Third Brother actually didn't pick up!"

"Xiao Nai probably went to find Senior Sister Bei," Jia Honghai chimed in.

Upon hearing Jia Honghai's words, everyone exploded. When did Senior Sister Weiwei return to the capital? Xiao Nai was really good at hiding things!

Just then, they heard Wang Yue say, "Yeah, Senior Sister Weiwei just came by. Look!"

It turned out Wang Yue had returned to his seat at some point, and his computer was playing a loop of Weiwei entering the company and Xiao Nai pulling Weiwei away.

"Did they elope?" Yu Banshan's eyes widened as he stared at his phone, unable to believe it.

"It's not like Third Brother hasn't been heartless towards others since he met someone," Qiu Yonghou sighed, waving goodbye to everyone. "Let's go eat too."

Everyone scattered. Wang Yue and the other three followed Qiu Yonghou and his group to a private room in the restaurant downstairs.

While waiting for the food, Wang Yue used his phone to text Er Xi, telling the silly girl to hurry to the capital. They couldn't let Xiao Nai be the only one showing off his affection, after all, everyone deserved a girlfriend!

As Wang Yue was texting, the others were also denouncing Xiao Nai's unfair behavior. They only stopped their complaints when the food was served.

Since they were all good friends, the eight young men devoured the food like a whirlwind.

Hao Mei, despite his cute appearance, ate very efficiently. When others were only half-full, he had already finished.

Hao Mei wiped his mouth, took a sip of his drink, and let out a long sigh. "I once had a sincere relationship with someone online, but alas, it was a mistake!"

"With whom? We've never heard the Senior Brothers mention it," Boss Huang Tao, the standard straight man, asked promptly.

Hao Mei said, "It wasn't in A Chinese Ghost Story. Before A Chinese Ghost Story, I played another game called Fantasy Planet! I played as a Heavenly Doctor there."

"Heavenly Doctor can only create female characters, right? Brother Mei, you played a female character?" Fourth Brother, who played various games year-round, happened to have played this game and was very surprised. He couldn't believe Brother Mei played a female character.

"Hehe, the character's appearance fit my aesthetic." He explained, but everyone else gave him a look that clearly said, I don't believe you. Seeing that Hao Mei was on the verge of getting angry, they quickly urged him to continue.

"Later, my friends all got married, and I thought I couldn't stay single like this! So I decided to find someone to marry!" Hao Mei said with a serious expression, leaving everyone stunned.

Liu Wei trembled and quickly moved a little further away from Hao Mei. "But you were playing a female character, so you wanted to marry a man?"

"Wrong, I planned to find a demon. There was a male profession in the game, and most people played it as female. I wanted to find a woman to marry. I even picked a very poetic name, one that would definitely sound like a woman's name: Hand Can Pluck Stars!"

"Such a powerful name, why would it be a woman's!" the crowd was confused.

"I thought only women liked stars and the moon, but who knew that person was a demon among demons!"

"Was it a man or a woman?" Liu Wei's mind was a mess.

"He must have been a real man, otherwise Brother Mei wouldn't be so disappointed. But Brother Mei, what happened later?" Wang Yue, seeing that no one else was speaking, clarified for Liu Wei.

"After that, how could I dare to play that game again? Whenever I thought about those things, I'd get goosebumps," Senior Brother Hao Mei said with a dejected expression.

"You pretended to be a female player, deceived someone's feelings, and then abandoned them!" Qiu Yonghou, seeing him still playing the victim, couldn't resist striking him.

"My initial intentions were pure!" Hao Mei defended himself unwillingly.

"Was your server called Under the Chang'an Moon!" KO, who had been quietly eating, suddenly put down his chopsticks and interjected.

"How did you know? Is hacker technology that advanced?" Hao Mei, thinking of something, suddenly became nervous, his voice changing.

"Because I am the demon among demons you're talking about!" KO looked at Hao Mei with deep resentment.

The atmosphere became extremely awkward. Wang Yue had expected this, so he was fine. Yu Banshan, on the other hand, spat a mouthful of soda directly into Qiu Yonghou's face.

Qiu Yonghou took the opportunity to stand up. "I'll go clean myself up," he said and immediately headed for the restroom.

Yu Banshan reacted a beat later and quickly followed Qiu Yonghou. "I'll pay the bill, you guys eat slowly."

Wang Yue, Boss, Second Brother, and Fourth Brother exchanged glances, realizing that Senior Brothers were indeed Senior Brothers, their reactions were swift.

"Brother Mei, what you did by deceiving someone's feelings was really unfair. KO Master is here too, you should go apologize to him properly," Wang Yue said, seeing that they couldn't avoid it any longer, breaking the silence. "We won't disturb you."

Without waiting for their reply, he quickly urged the three from his dorm to leave the restaurant with him.

"Third Brother, do you think KO knew that Hao Mei Senior Brother was the one who deceived him back then?" Boss Huang Tao asked uncertainly.

"Most likely. Didn't you see how much KO Master took care of Hao Mei!" Wang Yue wasn't entirely sure himself, but he had to act like a Zhuge Liang.

Boss, Second Brother, and Fourth Brother shivered upon hearing this and quickly returned to the company.

After everyone returned to the company, they got busy again. About two hours later, Hao Mei and KO returned one after the other. Upon his return, Hao Mei immediately rushed to Xiao Nai's office and started operating like a tiger, all for four hundred and twenty-five.

For the first time, Xiao Nai found Hao Mei incredibly annoying. Didn't he see that his Weiwei's face was already red? To get rid of this pest quickly, he let Hao Mei have his way.

Then, Xiao Nai had to say to Weiwei with a profound tone, "Arranging a marriage with Hao Mei, thinking about maintaining my image is so tiring."

That afternoon, the two of them re-downloaded the game at the company and got married. It was a wonder that the game company hadn't shut down the server, which had very few players after all this time.

After getting married, Hao Mei was beaming. He didn't complain about being tired at work anymore, whether it was the motivation of a thousand yuan or the bliss of newlywed life.

Seeing this, Wang Yue felt that Hao Mei was worth a higher price and specially bought a cake for everyone to congratulate KO and Hao Mei on their wedding.

While everyone was celebrating, Wang Yue, feigning seriousness, "borrowed" a cup of tea from Xiao Nai and brought it to KO. He then bent over and said, "Happy wedding, Master!"

The other employees in the company joined in the teasing. Xiao Nai watched Wang Yue's actions thoughtfully but didn't say anything.

KO's eyes were filled with surprise. Seeing Wang Yue holding the teacup, he quickly took it and took a sip before saying, "If you have any technical questions, feel free to ask me."

Wang Yue had been waiting for this sentence. He seized the opportunity, grabbed KO, and began to ask him about some issues.

From this day on, with two great Hacker masters teaching him simultaneously, Wang Yue studied even more diligently, and his Hacker skills improved continuously. He was so engrossed in his studies that he didn't even think to go see Er Xi when she returned to school early. After Wang Yue brought Er Xi to the company and she got acquainted with the place, he buried himself back in his Hacker studies.

Watching her beloved become so obsessed with a broken computer, the adorably naive Er Xi complained helplessly to Wei Wei, "No wonder most programmers are single. Look at Wang Yue now; he cares more about his computer than me."

Wei Wei chuckled unkindly upon hearing this. After laughing for a bit, before Er Xi could scratch her, she quickly said, "It should put your mind at ease that he's like this. Anyway, no matter what, as long as he doesn't answer your call, you know he's playing on his computer and not out fooling around!"

Er Xi looked at Wei Wei suspiciously after hearing her explanation, "Are you and the Great God like this too?"

Wei Wei's small face flushed, and she lied, "Yes, don't you see how much time I spend with you?"

Er Xi believed her and breathed a sigh of relief.

As school was about to start, the Boss and his three roommates finished their internships. Wang Yue, however, remained at the company. In truth, there wasn't much left for him to learn there. It was all about continuous practical application and self-improvement.

Zhiyi Technology had reached a cooperation agreement with Fengteng Company. With Xiao Nai now free, he began working on Wang Yue's project proposal. Xiao Nai didn't hold back, having Wang Yue follow the project from its inception, step by step through its progress. Wang Yue gained a great deal.

It was from this project that Wang Yue seemed to return to the 996 lifestyle he had before his transmigration, showing Xiao Nai's brothers a different side of Wang Yue.

They had been somewhat dissatisfied with Wang Yue slacking off at the company every day. If Xiao Nai hadn't kept them in check, they probably would have shown their displeasure long ago. Now, they finally felt balanced.