Lin Zhexia had just gone to bed when she heard the sound of a key turning in the lock.
She got up from bed and ran to the door to give Lin He, whom she hadn’t seen for several days, a hug.
Lin He was carrying several things she had brought back: “Why aren’t you asleep yet? I thought you’d be sleeping.”
Lin Zhexia said, “I was about to sleep when I heard the sound.”
After a brief hug, she turned to look at Wei Ping and said, “Uncle Wei,” as a greeting.
Wei Ping smiled, and after putting down the things in his hand, he said to her, “I brought you a gift. See if you like it.”
Wei Ping always brought her small gifts when he returned from business trips.
But they were mostly things she didn’t like. Wei Ping was brainwashed by stereotypes, always thinking girls liked pink, princess dresses, and shiny crystal decorations.
She didn’t like pink.
Sure enough, what Wei Ping took out this time was still a pink plush toy.
“This stuffed animal is quite cute,” Wei Ping said. “I saw it while passing by and bought it.”
Lin Zhexia accepted the plush toy and said, “Thank you, Uncle Wei. I like it. It’s just that I feel a bit embarrassed always having you bring gifts.”
Wei Ping: “There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. How have you been at home these past few days? Have you been eating well?”
Lin Zhexia: “I’ve been eating out with Chi Yao. It’s been fine.”
After chatting for a while, Lin Zhexia took the gift back to her room.
She placed the plush toy on the edge of her desk, where there was a shelf with many small trinkets, most of which were gifts from Wei Ping.
After placing it, she stared at the toy for a while.
When she got back into bed, she found that her sleepiness had disappeared after being interrupted.
Because of her good experience in the canyon during the day, she rolled over and couldn’t resist logging into the game, eager to try again.
With consecutive victories during the day, she had the illusion that she could be like Chi Yao, wanting to go up and take on five opponents by herself.
As soon as she logged into the game, she scanned the friends list but didn’t see that period.
Lin Zhexia went through the list again from the beginning.
This time, she found the cat avatar, but the game name displayed next to the avatar was no longer a period, but four characters instead:
“Little Pig Splash.”
Lin Zhexia looked at her nickname “Splash”: “…”
She switched from the game interface and opened her chat with Chi Yao.
Her fingers struck the screen forcefully as she sent out a message—
YOU are the pig!
Author’s note: Xiao Chi, such a calculating man.