Chapter 100: The Fishing Master Logs In
There was quite a lot of homework over the weekend, and since she wanted to go out and have fun on Saturday without any worries, Lin Muqing spent a lot of time working on it. She finished most of it in advance so she could enjoy the weekend just like last time, completely relaxed and stress-free.
“Phew~ All done!”
Feeling like the time was just right, Lin Muqing put down her pen and grabbed her phone to start browsing online. The little bit of leftover work could be done anytime, but not now.
Because… she was feeling super lazy.
[Mumu-chan: Rawr~]
After sending that message, she walked back to her desk to admire the super cute outfit one last time before logging off and going to bed to scroll on her phone. But just as she was admiring it, her online friend suddenly messaged her and told her to get online right away.
[Mumu-chan: What is it, doggo? Your big bro here is tired from work today. I’ll play with you tomorrow, okay?]
[Old Iron: Are you sure you don’t want to log in?]
[Mumu-chan: Yeah, I’m really tired.]
[Old Iron: Don’t you want lewd loli pics anymore?]
[Mumu-chan: Aiya, why didn’t you say so earlier! I’m coming now.]
As soon as she saw that message, Lin Muqing didn’t hesitate at all. She immediately opened the game login screen and started typing her username and password.
Originally, she hadn’t planned to play tonight because studying had completely drained her.
Right now, all she wanted was to lie in bed like a lazy fish, scroll through her phone, and do absolutely nothing.
But for the sake of the lewd pics, she decided to log in just this once. If it turned out to be nothing, she’d just shut down her computer and go to bed.
[Mumu-chan: I’m online! Where are you?]
A short while later, she was already logged into the game, and her character was standing in a town. It was a catgirl loli, super cute, and Lin Muqing loved her.
What she liked most was how, when the character ran, her tail would sway side to side. And if you looked closely… her butt was actually kind of perky.
Cough cough—things you see from the gentleman’s angle… people who know, know. Even though Lin Muqing wasn’t “into that,” she couldn’t really explain why she noticed it.
While she was thinking that, she noticed a character standing in front of her, glowing with fancy effects.
“Whoa, does this person own a gold mine or something?!”
Just one look and Lin Muqing could tell that this person had spent a lot of money on the game. Curious, she clicked on their profile.
One glance almost blinded her eyes. The person was fully decked out in top-tier gear. It was the kind of equipment that you couldn’t really improve unless you spent thousands of real money.
The upgrades and enchantments were so advanced that the success rate for further enhancement was super low, and failing meant the item would break completely.
[Old Iron: I’m right in front of you.]
While she was busy checking out this super rich player's gear, her online friend messaged her on QQ with a laughing dog emoji.
[Mumu-chan: I don’t see you anywhere though?]
She closed the rich player's info window, looked at her screen, and realized she didn’t see anyone nearby. She must’ve accidentally ignored that person.
[Old Iron: Are you sure you didn’t see me?]
[Mumu-chan: I’m sure. But there’s this super annoying rich guy waving his shiny butt in front of me like his brain’s full of poop.]
At that moment, in Lin Muqing’s view, the unfamiliar rich player, wearing the flashiest effects in the game, was sticking close to her character. Maybe it was jealousy, but she found the player super annoying. She even wanted to strip all their gear off out of spite!
[Old Iron: Oh right… I forgot to tell you. I changed my username.]
When she saw that, Lin Muqing suddenly understood. No wonder she hadn’t seen his familiar name in the friends list.
[Mumu-chan: So what’s your new name?]
[Old Iron: I sent you a party invite.]
A moment later, her online friend sent her another message, along with an in-game party invitation. When she clicked “Accept” and opened the party screen, she froze.
Because that super flashy player, the one she thought was annoying, was now in the same party as her.
After the team was formed, he sent a smiley face in the party chat. It was the same smiley you see on messaging apps.
[Mumu-chan: What the heck?! Doggie, is this really you?!]
She gasped sharply from the shock, mouth wide open and eyes staring. She couldn’t believe what she was seeing. That annoying rich player was actually her online friend?!
[Old Iron: Call me big bro, lewd loli. smile.jpg]
He replied in the party chat window. When she saw the smiley meme, Lin Muqing felt a bit awkward… and then looked at the message she had just sent.
[Mumu-chan: OMG, Doggie, you’re seriously this rich?! That stuff you’re wearing must be super expensive.]
[Old Iron: It’s alright. Didn’t you say you were tired? It’s getting late, go get some sleep.]
“…Wait a sec.”
Her fingers paused on the keyboard. Lin Muqing suddenly wanted to take back everything she had just said. Was it too late to undo her messages?
At that moment, she noticed she had new mail. She had a habit of checking it immediately whenever the red notification dot appeared, so she opened it, and froze again.
Inside her mailbox was a full outfit set. It was the exact same costume her buddy was wearing earlier, the one she liked so much.
[Mumu-chan: Umm… Doggie, are you for real?]
While clicking the “Collect All” button for the mail, she kept chatting with her friend.
She was really confused by this sudden “rich guy reveal.” Just a second ago, he was acting like a broke newbie, and now—boom—he’s a walking money bag.
The first thing that came to her mind was: This guy’s got issues. He had top-tier gear the whole time but pretended to be a noob in basic equipment. If not for this gift, she might’ve unfriended him on the spot!
[Old Iron: What?]
[Mumu-chan: You lied to me all this time. Don’t you have anything to say?]
[Old Iron: Lied to you? I don’t think I ever said I was a newbie, right?]
Just as she finished typing “You lied to me” and was about to add more, she paused again. Thinking back, he really hadn’t lied.
In fact, she remembered him saying his family was well-off before, but she didn’t believe it at the time. She even turned down the gifts he tried to give her.
[Mumu-chan: I don’t care! You’re just a big meanie!]
She stopped thinking too much and just started whining at her online friend like a spoiled brat.
Tired and wanted to sleep? No way she could sleep now!
Get a grip? Impossible.
That golden opportunity was right in front of her. If she didn’t grab on to that rich, dependable “thigh”, she might regret it for years!
Meanwhile, across the city, in Ye Ziming’s room…
He was sitting in front of his computer screen, typing replies while wearing a mischievous grin.
When people go fishing, they usually throw bait into the water first to attract the fish before casting the hook.
Coincidentally, Ye Ziming knew a thing or two about fishing.
And when it came to a silly, cute little fish like this “lewd loli”…
He was confident he could reel her in with no problem.