Chapter 409: After Losing Weight, You All Love Me (21)

Chapter 409: After Losing Weight, Everyone Loves Me (21)

For a moment, the staff member didn’t even understand what Lu Tongchu meant, asking confusedly, "What do you mean by 'like'?"

"I like her."

Four earth-shattering words!

Yet Lu Tongchu said them so casually!

"I like her, but we’re not together."

"That’s what I meant."

With every word Lu Tongchu added!

The blush on Tang Qing’s face deepened!

The system in her mind was about to explode! Screaming wildly!

"Whoa whoa whoa! Tang Qing, is this a confession?"

"Is this a confession?"

"Is Ah Zhai taking this chance to confess to you?"

Saying he wanted a gift was all an excuse!

He was just craving the gimmick of this "Confession Day"!

He just wanted to say that word—"like"!

Lu Tongchu’s affection value instantly shot up again!

System announcement: "Detected an increase in Lu Tongchu’s affection value. Current affection value: 44 points."

"In that case... you should be able to draw a prize..."

As the staff member said this, she almost instinctively glanced at Tang Qing’s expression. Sure enough, Tang Qing’s face was completely flushed!

She had thought she’d misjudged the situation today, but who could have expected this!

She’d even sparked a confession!

"Sir, please pick a ball."

Thinking that she had personally brought this pair together, the staff member’s smile grew even brighter as she added, "The prize you have your eye on is linked to number 9."

"Number 9 has a good meaning too—long-lasting, eternal, like heaven and earth."

"Long-lasting."

Words that sound almost too beautiful.

Lu Tongchu gave a simple nod, then reached out and drew a ball!

Unexpectedly, Lu Tongchu didn’t open it directly but instead placed it in front of Tang Qing!

"Can you open it for me?"

The little colored orb lay quietly in Lu Tongchu's palm. He held his gaze on Tang Qing and asked again, "May I?"

His once gloomy eyes, now shedding their restless edge, were crystal clear!

There was even a trace of pleading persistence in them, much like a puppy waiting to be fed by its owner. He looked at Tang Qing so quietly, just waiting for her to give the answer he wanted.

"Okay."

Her voice was barely a whisper. Blushing deeply, Tang Qing slowly twisted apart the colored ball in her hand.

It was indeed number nine!

The number nine ball, never before opened!

What are the odds?

The server stared in shock, taking an extra look to make sure—no mistake!

Her voice suddenly perked up with excitement!

"Congratulations, sir!"

"You have such great luck today! The number nine you wanted actually came up!"

"It seems today isn’t just our owner and his wife’s confession day—it’s your special day too!"

The remark carried a hidden meaning, and everyone present understood what the server was hinting at.

That one duck had finally...

Made its way into Lu Tongchu’s hands, just as he’d wished.

"You like this?"

After a long pause, Tang Qing broke the sudden silence and murmured, "If you really like it, I can buy you one just like it..."

"You don’t have to... just to pretend you like me..."

Lu Tongchu replied matter-of-factly, "It’s not the same."

"Tonight, I only want this one."

He absentmindedly shook the duck—an unconscious gesture that accidentally triggered the voice box!

The fluffy duck suddenly began bobbing its head, playing Lu Tongchu’s words on repeat:

"Tonight, I only want..."

"Tonight, I only want..."

"Tonight, I only want..."

Paired with the way Lu Tongchu was looking at Tang Qing, the atmosphere turned deeply suggestive!

It felt almost surreal...

As his voice played over and over again...

It sounded more like he was saying:

"Tonight, I only want you."

A wave of tenderness flashed by!

As Tang Qing tried to pursue it further, Lu Tongchu had already returned to his usual expression!

The private dining spot they chose was conveniently located downstairs.

After the meal, Lu Tongchu and Tang Qing both returned to the 14th floor.

"Good night."

With this simple farewell, Lu Tongchu closed his door with his usual composure.

The room was dim, with no lights on.

Lu Tongchu stepped into the darkness like he always did. After a long silence—

He suddenly opened his eyes!

Tang Qing would never know what turmoil lay beneath those calm replies!

She was different...

Completely different!

Such a distinctly unique person...

Her saying she liked him had been confirmed.

He just wanted to keep her firmly in his grasp!

......

"Sweetheart, I thought you wouldn’t make it to the guild event tonight!"

As soon as Tang Qing logged into "Shanhe Tu," a message from "Bu Yunxu" popped up in the friend chat!

"I saw you weren’t online, so I was about to skip it for you."

It turned out that tonight was Tang Qing’s first paid dungeon loot run. As scheduled, it was at 9:30 p.m., the official refresh time for every new storyline in "Shanhe Tu."

"Zhangjie Rimu" had already prepared an 8-person team, mostly familiar faces.

[Bei Zhichun] in the team probably didn’t notice Tang Qing had joined and was still ranting: "Why invite a stranger to the team?"

"[Xu Xu] is really skilled. I’ve seen her gameplay—great at combat and can help with the damage output."

"Who is this [Yi Aya] anyway? Their stats are hidden. Are they totally clueless or what?"

It turned out that "Bei Zhichun" had recently gotten involved with an in-game romantic interest, "Xu Xu," a female streamer who played the game. She practiced the same school of skills as him, with solid DPS and gameplay. The two were in that flirty stage.

"Bei Zhichun" mentioned the guild’s dungeon run tonight, and surprisingly, "Xu Xu" was interested and wanted to join the team.

Unfortunately... with Tang Qing’s "Yi Aya" joining, the team automatically filled up!

"Guild Leader, seriously, [Yi Aya] has no sense of time. It’s already this late, and they’re still not here!"

"Why not just swap them out with [Xu Xu]..."

“Still going on and on about replacing someone!”

Just at that moment!

Tang Qing’s message suddenly popped up in the team channel!

“I’m not late.” she said.

“The new storyline hasn’t refreshed yet.”

The simple white text stood out sharply against the VIP font spam from “Bei Zhichun”!

The ranting “Bei Zhichun” immediately went quiet!

After a long pause, a somewhat put-on voice suddenly came through the team’s voice channel from [Bei Zhichun], “Oh, you’re here.”

Deliberately putting on a voice, [Bei Zhichun] managed to produce a somewhat gentle, refined tone, “Sorry about that, I’m just a bit impatient by nature, didn’t mean to target you.”

Hmph!