Chapter 111
Chapter 111 You Have to Be Responsible for Others
The opening ceremony of the school league was held at the athletics field, as it’s really the only place big enough to hold that many people from the school.
But not really, they still couldn’t fit everyone in; besides the students from our school, there were plenty of students from other schools who came to watch the competition. After leaving enough space for the main characters in the middle, the remaining area was totally insufficient for the crowd of onlookers, with several rings of people spilling even outside the athletics field.
As one of the main characters, Ling Mo naturally occupied the most prominent position in the center, but Xia Xinyan didn’t feel like joining the hustle and bustle.
She didn’t want to squeeze in with so many people.
Plus, the opening ceremony wasn’t really that interesting.
She had something more important to do.
For instance… looking for the Fatty.
Even though the Fatty wasn’t part of the basketball team—given his physique, he wouldn’t fit in such activities—he always liked to join in on the fun, wherever the excitement was.
In her past life, Xia Xinyan had casually run into the Fatty here once, but back then, since they hadn’t met in the game, their connection was still like that of high school acquaintances who had grown distant, so they just exchanged a few pleasantries before parting ways.
The Fatty even mentioned wanting to take her out for a meal back then, but that ended up going nowhere.
Looking back on it now, it really evokes some nostalgia.
This time, Xia Xinyan got lucky. Before the opening ceremony had even reached halftime, she spotted the Fatty squatting by the roadside, watching the show.
Such a large figure was indeed hard to overlook.
“Hey, Zhang Daring?”
Upon hearing a voice to the side, the Fatty, who had been chatting with his friends, instinctively looked up.
Then he froze: “… Miss Xia?”
Holy cow?! Did a character from the game just walk out?!
…Wait, wait, wait.
Summer Xia actually looked exactly the same as she did in reality?! She was really that pretty?!
Holy cow!
The Fatty was astonished.
He knew Xia Xinyan, after all; as a rich young lady in the college circle, she was quite famous to some extent, especially after hearing that Ling Mo was involved with her, the Fatty had taken some interest.
However, he had never truly seen what Xia Xinyan looked like.
Thinking about the outrageous appearances of characters he’d met in the game, he naturally assumed Miss Xia had done something to her face, because there weren’t many people who dared to be so confident… like himself.
And how could someone so pretty be wealthy? That clearly didn’t make any sense, right?
What kind of God opened a door for you and then installed a skylight, too?
But now, he didn’t think that way.
Xia Xinyan was really just as beautiful as in the game!
Damn it, why did Ling Mo have such good luck?!
Why can’t I be Ling Mo?! If I were him, would I act like this?!
Although turmoil raged in his heart, the Fatty maintained a friendly smile: “So, you came here with Old Ling, Miss Xia?”
“Just call me Xia Xinyan.” Xia Xinyan smiled, “I thought I saw someone familiar over here; I even thought you walked out of the game.”
The Fatty twitched at the corner of his mouth: “Heh… Well, you know, one shouldn’t casually change their appearance because of the game. That’s quite unfilial, isn’t it?”
The boy sitting beside the Fatty: “…”
Was he secretly cursing himself?
At that moment, Xia Xinyan noticed the boy.
He looked about the same age as them. Though a boy, his skin was as fair as a girl, and his features were quite androgynous. He was dressed just right, not giving off any hint of weakness… if anything, Xia Xinyan thought of him like a delicate scholar from an ancient costume drama, waving a fan.
In a non-derogatory way.
“You must be Bai Yu, right?” she guessed.
The boy nodded: “Yes, I’m Daring’s roommate.”
The Fatty snorted: “I really don’t want to admit I live with you.”
It’s one thing to be so flamboyant in reality, but to be like this in the game as well…
Thinking about how he looked in the game, the Fatty’s expression turned a bit strange.
“I think you just don’t realize how lucky you are. With your personality, you might not ever find a girlfriend. People give you plenty to look at, and you’re still complaining?” Ling Mo’s voice drifted over, holding a teasing tone.
The Fatty looked up at Ling Mo, gritting his teeth: “Who the hell told you I can’t find a girlfriend? It’s just that I don’t want to, okay? What’s wrong with me? You need eyes that can see inner beauty, and what’s wrong with being a bit chubby? Being chubby is adorable, unlike your skinny little frame…”
Ling Mo chuckled, no longer arguing with him: “Okay, okay, enough of that. Shall we go take a look around? I haven’t been to this school much.”
“Is the opening ceremony finished?” Xia Xinyan tilted her head to look at him.
Ling Mo shook his head: “Not yet, just our school’s part is done. We don’t have any business at the moment; the formal competition won’t start for a while. We can go have some fun first.”
“Sounds good,” Bai Yu stood up with a smile, “We just arrived and haven’t had a chance to explore here yet, let’s go together.”
Ling Mo sized him up for a few seconds.
Once he stopped using his fake voice, his real voice was quite nice, resembling an immature boy’s voice, indeed carrying a hint of androgyny.
Then, Ling Mo blurted out: “I heard Zhang Daring say you have gender identity issues? You look pretty normal, though.”
He actually thought Bai Yu mostly looked like a girl in reality.
Bai Yu: “…”
Fatty: “…”
Xia Xinyan: “…”
Did this guy not know how to read the room?
Ling Mo also realized he said something off as soon as the words left his mouth.
…Actually, he usually knew what to say and what not to say; mainly, he was just clueless about this subject, plus he really didn’t see anything shameful about it, just like he wasn’t discriminatory against homosexuals. After all, the Fatty had told him about it before, so he subconsciously assumed Bai Yu would think nothing of it.
But it seemed that wasn’t the case.
The atmosphere turned a bit awkward.
Ling Mo wanted to say something to remedy the situation, but Bai Yu suddenly turned to the Fatty, slightly raising an eyebrow: “Gender identity issues?”
How come he didn’t know he had that?
The Fatty’s eye twitched: “Hehe… I was just joking; otherwise, how could I explain to them why you’re a guy, right?”
Bai Yu pursed his lips, not getting angry, but directly leaned closer to the Fatty, almost whispering sweetly in his ear in a melodious voice: “If you’re throwing dirt on someone, you have to be responsible for it, okay?”
The Fatty immediately shuddered and broke free: “Holy cow! Don’t play these tricks on me!”
Bai Yu immediately burst into laughter, and after that, he stopped teasing, turning to Ling Mo and Xia Xinyan to explain seriously: “Don’t listen to Daring’s nonsense; I just thought it was fun. Seeing how you can customize every aspect of the game character, I just wanted to create a girl to tease Daring a bit, then realized I had to pay to change it back, and I couldn’t just delete the account and start over, so here we are.”
Xia Xinyan: “…”
Indeed… In the “Realm of Divine Presence,” each person was bound to one account, and once the character was created, it was unchangeable. If they wanted to change their appearance, they’d have to spend money in the mall to reshape it. This had been criticized by some online, and some even created a character but lacked the funds to change it back, leading them to quit the game directly.
In a way, it was a bit tragic.
So she didn’t change her appearance flamboyantly; as for the trouble that might arise from showing her real face later, she naturally had her ways to deal with it.
But for now, there was no need to think that far ahead.
