Chapter 441: After Losing Weight, You All Love Me (53)

Chapter 441: After Losing Weight, Everyone Loves Me (53)

The matter of going to the Secluded Orchid Valley alone with Qin Zizhen ultimately couldn’t be kept from Lu Tongchu.

That evening’s voice chat, Lu Tongchu couldn’t even wait for Tang Qing to reach out first!

He was the one who dialed the number.

"Huh?" Tang Qing’s tone was laced with surprise as she answered the call. "You… having trouble sleeping?"

"Are you very sleepy?"

They had agreed on 8:30, but Lu Tongchu was an hour early.

Planning to voice chat and sleep by 7:30?

Wasn’t that actually quite a healthy schedule?

On the other end of the line, Lu Tongchu, who had bottled up his emotions for so long, breathed more heavily. It took him a while before he finally spoke. "Mm."

"Sleepy."

Obviously a lie!

He had seen in the afternoon game logs that Tang Qing had once again run the dungeon with Qin Zizhen!

And it was the Secluded Orchid Valley!

For a moment, Lu Tongchu even regretted why he had designed such a couples’ dungeon in the game *Landscape Scroll*!

At the entrance of the Secluded Orchid Valley dungeon, Lu Tongchu had deliberately waited for a long time. Fortunately… he didn’t see the Marriage Tree lit up by Tang Qing and Qin Zizhen.

Liking someone.

It seems like you naturally have to endure this agony of uncertainty.

His heartbeat was completely out of control at this moment. Lu Tongchu couldn’t help but turn the call volume to the maximum, greedily wanting to hear more of her breathing!

Tang Qing: "Speaking of which, I’m tired too."

"The gossip thread (818) today has been lively until now. Lu Tongchu, you must have seen it, right…"

Tang Qing intentionally steered the conversation toward today’s exposé post, sighing as she spoke. "There are actually Good Samaritans willing to help clarify things for me."

After hesitating for a while, Lu Tongchu on the other end of the call finally replied, "I was the one who made the video."

"I asked the gym manager for the surveillance footage from the entrance…"

The time it took to produce this video took far longer than netizens imagined.

The video should have included another part—footage of him and Tang Qing entering the gym shortly before and after.

From the very first encounter, it was all the result of his meticulously calculated planning.

For half a year like this, every day, he arrived ten minutes earlier than Tang Qing.

Every day, he looked forward to her arrival.

Just like the title of the video, from the very beginning, she was his heaven-sent gift.

"It was you after all!"

"Lu Tongchu, you're amazing! In just 3 hours, you wrapped up my issue for me!"

"This time, it was you who helped me again..."

Hearing the joy in Tang Qing's voice, Lu Tongchu couldn't help but let a faint smile curl at the corners of his mouth.

"I'm glad I could help."

He wasn't looking for anything in return, but then Tang Qing threw him a bait.

She asked, "So, how should I thank you?"

In an instant!

A shadow flickered in Lu Tongchu’s eyes!

What he wanted...

Was far too much.

His breathing grew unsteady again, and he fell silent for a moment on his end of the call.

Then, he spoke: "Orchid Valley."

Orchid Valley again!

Lu Tongchu was clearly still hung up on this!

That night.

The 818 gossip section of "Landscape Scroll" (a gossip forum) sneakily posted another explosive update.

"Who did this! Public display of affection at Orchid Valley!" (literally 'killing dogs' – slang for couples flaunting their relationship)

According to the exposé, the poster claimed to have encountered a couple at Orchid Valley.

Normally, when tackling Orchid Valley, players enter the map, take photos, take more photos, check in at spots, and finally snap a picture together under the Lovers' Tree.

If they’re feeling particularly festive, they might set off a few fireworks to add to the celebration.

But this couple set off a whopping 888 fireworks in Orchid Valley!

Firework items in Orchid Valley are mostly obtained through gameplay and can be collected.

They aren’t even circulated on the market—888 fireworks!

How bored must this person be, casually stocking their backpack with so many!

Judging by the spectacle, it almost looked like they were trying to set the entire Orchid Valley ablaze!

Most people set off one firework at a time, but 888 fireworks made for a breathtaking scene!

Everywhere you looked, it was dazzling!

Amid the massive display of brilliant effects, the OP sourly screenshotted the IDs of the two setting off the fireworks.

"Yiya" and "Great Awakening."

"Front row! I saw the fireworks too; I thought someone had scored a top-tier item, but it turns out it was just a public display of affection."

"Salty! Salty! Salty!"

"Big Dream Awakening? Why does that ID sound familiar?"

A small leak post blew up with buzz thanks to a comment from someone inside the Maple Blue Alliance!

"I'm the lead vanguard of the Maple Blue Alliance, and I know this 'Yi A Ya'—she's Little Fatty Hands."

"Last time, the guild leader specially invited her to do box openings for our team."

Little Fatty Hands?

Isn't that my wife, Dream Illusion Princess?

At this point, regulars from Little Fatty Hands' livestream also realized: "Big Dream Awakening" is none other than A-Chu from the stream!

Just as expected, these two probably have something going on!

With 888 firework effects, Lu Tongchu's goal was finally achieved!

Now, players across the entire Realm of Mountains and Rivers are convinced: Little Fatty Hands is probably taken!

And her partner is "Big Dream Awakening"!

Xing Zhe naturally saw the latest leak post too.

When he spotted the IDs "Yi A Ya" and "Big Dream Awakening" together in the screenshot, the pink-haired teenager couldn't help but feel a pang of disappointment for a moment.

Big Dream Awakening.

It's Lu Tongchu.

Having his suspicions confirmed, Xing Zhe felt even more discouraged.

"Are they already together?" Just the thought of it brought on an unfamiliar surge of bitterness!

When it came to matters of the heart, he had always come out on top.

This was the first time he missed his chance.

Admitting this defeat felt incredibly painful right now.

On impulse, he opened his friends list and found Tang Qing. After thinking for a long time, he finally sent her a message!

"So you're 'Yi A Ya'."

Tang Qing: "Why do you ask?"

Xing Zhe replied with his own game ID, "I'm 'Explosive Drummer'. We added each other during a Maple Blue Alliance dungeon raid."

Already aware of this, Tang Qing pretended to be surprised.

"No way!"

"It's you!"

Xing Zhe: "What's even crazier—do you live in 1402?"

"I ended up renting the place next door."

"From now on, I'm your new neighbor."

Wait, Xing Zhe also moved here?

The Shan He Tu forum has been buzzing these past few days.

Tang Qing really hadn’t paid attention to the moving next door—it was actually Xing Zhe?

The system chimed in slyly at this moment and said, "Hehehe, Tang Qing, now even if that stalker comes to bother you, it’s no big deal."

"We've got male gods on both sides."

"If that happens, we can just knock on either door!"

Brilliant logic.

Tang Qing ignored the system’s wild imagination.

Xing Zhe’s message came through again, "The new place should be mostly put together. So, tomorrow... how about coming over to my place? I’ll treat you to dinner."

"You’ll be the first guest in my new home."

Now that's a clear invitation!