My Online Friend Can't Be This Cute

Back at table eight, Su Mengli found it strange that he had been gone for so long, but she merely nodded to welcome him back and said nothing else.

Su Mengyao, on the other hand, immediately asked, "Why were you gone so long? We've already replaced the food in the pot once."

"Sorry." Mo Xiangwen explained, "I ran into a friend and chatted for a bit."

"A friend?" Su Mengyao was startled. "I didn't expect you to make friends other than the two of us after only a few days at school."

"Maybe one of his roommates?" Su Mengli added from the side.

So what exactly was my image in your minds?

Mo Xiangwen silently complained to himself, then shook his head. "Not a roommate."

Su Mengyao's face was full of shock. "...Seriously? Sis, I think we need to reevaluate Xiao Yi."

Su Mengli pursed her lips as well. Something beyond her expectations suddenly felt rather unbelievable.

Seeing their reactions, Mo Xiangwen could not help complaining, "Your reactions are way too harsh, damn it."

"Hahaha, sorry, sorry. Here, Xiao Yi, have some beef." Su Mengyao scooped a piece of beef into his bowl as an apology.

"Still, I didn't meet her at school either."

"See, that's what I thought." Su Mengyao nodded in relief. "That makes much more sense."

Su Mengli had instinctively nodded along, but immediately realized it and shyly shifted her gaze away, coughing softly.

"Ahem, it's perfectly reasonable for Xiao Yi to have an old friend who also got into H University."

Did he have to thank her for trying so hard to cover it up?

"That's not it either. I met her while traveling."

"Eh?!"

"Eh?!"

...You two, that's enough.

Still, he was beginning to get used to their reactions.

"I mentioned in the group before that I saw a white-haired girl while traveling, right?"

"That did happen." Su Mengli nodded.

"Later, I saw her somewhere else, and she happened to be a fellow student, so we got acquainted."

Su Mengyao asked curiously, "Wasn't she your imagination?"

"??? That's kind of rude, Comrade Xiaohuo."

"Ahem, go on." Su Mengyao smiled awkwardly.

"There's nothing more to it. I saw her just now and chatted with her for a few sentences." Mo Xiangwen shrugged. "Were you expecting some interesting plot?"

Su Mengyao hurriedly denied it. "No, no."

"There really are white-haired girls? Does she have albinism?" Su Mengli asked curiously.

"Her hair is silver-white. It probably isn't albinism." Mo Xiangwen frowned and shook his head. "She looked quite healthy to me."

"Maybe she dyes it?"

Mo Xiangwen looked in the direction where Yan Nuoya had been sitting, only to find that, just as she had said, she had already finished eating and left.

"I'm not sure. But if there's a chance, and she doesn't mind, I can introduce you to each other."

Dorm Room Civil War

After dinner, he took a slight detour, chatting with Su Mengli and Su Mengyao as he walked them both to the bottom of their dorm building.

After saying goodbye, he returned to the dorm alone.

Of course, he knew the unspoken rules of the boys' dorm. Since he had gone out by himself, bringing back drinks naturally fell to him.

He did not forget to stop by First-Grade Tea on the way and buy several cups of fruit juice before heading back to the dorm.

It was normal for the dorm door to be closed, but unexpectedly, there were no shrieks of them playing games coming from inside.

Huh? Where was the key? Were they not in the dorm? Why had they even pulled out the key?

He hesitated before knocking on the dorm door. Almost immediately, it opened.

What met his eyes were three fierce-looking men holding brooms or clothes poles, all looking imposing and aggressive.

Uh... although Qin Yongfeng seemed rather unwilling.

"What are you guys doing?" he asked hesitantly.

To his surprise, his words seemed to trigger some sort of command, and the three of them instantly surrounded him.

"Old Mo, was Haidilao good?" Zhong Taihong asked with a grin.

"It was pretty good. I think we can go together next time. It's quite affordable too." Mo Xiangwen raised the fruit juice in his hand. "And I brought you guys some juice."

"Damn, Godfather." Xi Shaojie hurriedly took the juice from him and immediately made a welcoming gesture with a pleasant expression. "Godfather, this way."

"Thanks, Old Mo." Qin Yongfeng also took his juice and smiled as he patted Mo Xiangwen's shoulder.

They changed their tune as quickly as they had started.

The dark looks on their faces instantly brightened, and the murderous atmosphere vanished without a trace.

Zhong Taihong glared at the other two as though they were hopeless, then cheerfully accepted his juice as well.

"In that case, we'll count this as making up for your mistakes."

...What the hell were these guys doing?

Mo Xiangwen walked into the dorm in utter confusion and discovered that someone's suitcase had been requisitioned and placed in the middle of the room, with a layer of cardboard laid over it.

"You guys haven't finished eating?" he asked strangely. "You should've told me earlier. I could've packed something back for you."

"We're done eating." Xi Shaojie followed his gaze and suddenly understood. "Oh, that's for playing cards later."

"Playing cards? No gaming tonight?"

"No. Playing games all the time gets boring. It's good to play some cards instead." Zhong Taihong smiled.

Xi Shaojie nodded repeatedly. "Right, right."

Yeah, my ass. You two were the craziest about gaming. You'd start yelling for everyone to get up and play before you were even fully awake.

"Oh, then you guys play. I'll game." For some reason, Mo Xiangwen vaguely sensed that something was wrong and chose to avoid it.

"No!"

"No!"

The two roared in unison and instantly rushed in front of him.

"No, you have to play cards with us tonight." Zhong Taihong snorted.

"Right. Don't make me kneel and beg you." Xi Shaojie snorted as well.

"Damn it, can you have a little more presence?" Zhong Taihong pointed at Xi Shaojie in criticism.

"But Old Mo just brought us juice." Xi Shaojie sighed. "At least let the Godfather period last a few minutes, right?"

Zhong Taihong froze, then nodded. "Oh, then never mind."

"Damn it, what are you guys trying to pull?" Mo Xiangwen looked at the two oddballs speechlessly. "Why would you suddenly want to play cards for no reason?"

Qin Yongfeng sighed from the side. "They don't want to play cards. They want to play Truth or Dare with you."

Truth or Dare was probably one of the main forms of entertainment in boys' dorms when school had just started.

Of course, some people also played it after military training, once they had gotten to know students from other dorms.

But it was mostly played within one's own dorm.

"Then why didn't you just say so? Fine, let's play." Mo Xiangwen said indifferently. "I thought you were planning some weird stunt."

His indifferent attitude shocked Xi Shaojie and Zhong Taihong. The two immediately leaned together and whispered.

"This is bad, Old Xi. Why does this guy seem completely fearless?"

"Don't be afraid, Old Zhong. He's bluffing you. Didn't you see everything that happened with your own eyes?"

"You're right. We can't throw ourselves into disarray."

After whispering for a while, the two pulled him over to the makeshift table. Then, Xi Shaojie somehow produced a deck of playing cards.

Zhong Taihong cleared his throat. "Then the three of us will play Fight the Landlord. We haven't prepared anything for dares, so we'll just play truth."

"Sure." Mo Xiangwen agreed readily.

Zhong Taihong and Xi Shaojie exchanged uncertain looks, both consoling themselves that he had to be putting on a brave front.

"Let's make this clear first. If there are things you're not comfortable answering, you can stay silent, but you can't lie to your brothers," Xi Shaojie emphasized.

"Fine, no problem." Mo Xiangwen nodded. "By the way, why Fight the Landlord? Isn't Old Qin playing?"

"Old Qin called us two stupid assholes and said he didn't want to play with us." Zhong Taihong complained.

"That was a bit too harsh of Old Qin to say." Xi Shaojie sighed as well.

"Oh, then you two really are stupid assholes." Mo Xiangwen nodded in agreement. "Old Qin is right."

"Damn it! I'll fight you!"

"Damn it! I'll fight you too!"

The two made as if to pounce on him. He leaned back and hurriedly stopped them.

"Stop, stop, stop. Are we playing or not? If we don't start, I'm going to shower and game."

"We're playing, we're playing."

In the first round, Zhong Taihong was the landlord, while he and Xi Shaojie were teammates.

His hand was not good. He had wanted to use his big cards to help Xi Shaojie out, but Xi Shaojie's hand turned out to be terrible too.

Since they had lost, they had to accept the punishment.

Zhong Taihong asked with a grin, "How many girlfriends have you guys had?"

"Not a single one." Mo Xiangwen asked strangely, "Didn't we already talk about this over dinner a few days ago?"

"I haven't had any either." Xi Shaojie said indifferently.

"Are you sure? You can remain silent during Truth or Dare, but you can't lie to your brothers."

"Of course we're sure. It's not like we can't handle it."

Since he said it so firmly, Zhong Taihong was too embarrassed to question him directly.

"Then next round, next round."

They switched teammates, but the result did not change.

"Aiya, it's my turn to ask." Xi Shaojie rubbed his hands somewhat sheepishly. "Since coming to university, have either of you secretly gotten to know any beauties without telling your brothers?"

Mo Xiangwen pondered for a moment. He had met Yan Nuoya while traveling, so that probably did not count.

As for Su Mengyao and Su Mengli, they had been online friends for years, so they probably did not count either, right?

"I don't think so," Mo Xiangwen answered after hesitating.

"Don't think so? What do you mean, don't think so?" Xi Shaojie sneered. "Confess honestly."

"No," Zhong Taihong cleared his throat.

"Then no it is." Mo Xiangwen frowned strangely. What was with these two? Why did they keep pressing him about this kind of question?

Besides, Zhong Taihong's cards had been pretty good just now, right? Why had he not let even one small card through for him?

"Fine, deal the cards."

"Wait, let me deal." Mo Xiangwen sneered inwardly as Overload Mode ran at full power.

Although he could not directly memorize every card, getting the landlord position and a good landlord hand would be easy enough.

Sure enough, once he became the landlord, things became much easier without having to consider coordinating with a teammate, and he finally got his first win.