Chapter 139: Explain This What Is Going On?
“Not playing?”
With a puzzled look in his eyes, Ye Ziming didn’t quite understand what Lin Muqing was doing. She clearly wanted to play the game. But then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he asked again:
“Uh, no thanks.”
She actually did want to play. But thinking that her good buddy might be trying to bait her, Lin Muqing forced herself to hold back the urge and stubbornly said no.
“Really?”
“Really.”
“Well, that’s a shame.”
After saying that, he didn’t keep standing there looking at Lin Muqing. Instead, he picked up his empty cup and went to the kettle near the kitchen to pour himself some warm water. While doing so, even though he wasn’t looking at her, he could guess she was probably very curious why he said that.
So on his way back from pouring water, right before entering his room again, he paused and looked at her, then slowly said,
“I was thinking of letting you play on my account, and maybe even send a few emails to Mumu-chan, give her some gear and materials.”
After saying that, he gave Lin Muqing a meaningful smile, then turned and walked straight back into his room.
“Wha—?! I suddenly feel like it’s still pretty early!”
Hearing what her buddy said, Lin Muqing’s eyes widened in surprise, and then she quickly ran after him into the room, all excited.
In her excitement, Lin Muqing didn’t realize that something had fallen off her when she ran after him, and shattered on the floor.
It was her dignity. How was she going to pick that up again?
“Didn’t you say you didn’t want to play?”
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“I meant I didn’t want to play on my account!”
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That night passed quickly. Lin Muqing truly experienced the joy of playing like a rich player, crushing all kinds of show-off opponents with money. Too bad her skills were too basic, and in the end, Ye Ziming had to step in and personally teach her how to deal more damage.
Then came the classic moment again. Her brain got it, but her hands didn’t. She could only win by using overpowering gear.
Three days passed quickly. Every night, Lin Muqing would sneak into her buddy’s room to use his computer to play games. One bit of good news was that during these days, Ye Ziming didn’t bring up the Mumu-chan topic again, and she herself didn’t feel like hiding away at her old home anymore.
Living together was going smoothly. Lin Muqing took the initiative to do chores every day, completely treating this place like her own home, and she quickly got used to her new life.
At noon on Friday, right after they finished lunch, the door was suddenly knocked on.
Ye Ziming got up to open it, and then several workers in uniform came in carrying bags and boxes, heading toward her room.
“Eh~ What’s that?”
Putting down her bowl and chopsticks, Lin Muqing was very curious and tried to stand up to go see what those boxes were. But just then, Ye Ziming walked out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of soup and gently pushed her back down into her chair.
“Drink the soup first, then you can look.”
He placed the soup in front of her and handed her a spoon, speaking gently.
Recently, to make sure Lin Muqing was getting enough nutrition, Ye Ziming had been preparing healthy soups for her every day, one in the morning and one in the evening.
He also hid all the snacks in the house to make sure she couldn't eat junk food and would eat proper meals instead.
“Ah? Soup again?”
Looking at the bowl of soup, Lin Muqing’s little face instantly drooped, clearly wanting to complain.
But then she remembered it was a kind gesture from her good buddy, so she held back the complaints and obediently picked up the spoon to drink it.
“Okay now?”
Under Ye Ziming’s watchful gaze, Lin Muqing finished the whole bowl, then raised the empty bowl up proudly like she had just completed a mission.
Ye Ziming nodded slightly, clearly satisfied with her behavior, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
After drinking soup for three days straight and not eating any snacks, Lin Muqing's complexion looked much better, even though she didn’t look like she had gained any weight yet.
In other words, Lin Muqing had become even cuter.
At that moment, in her room, three staff members were assembling a computer desk and a custom-made computer.
They were clearly professionals, and in no time, everything was set up. Before leaving, they even took the packaging boxes with them.
“Try it out.”
Walking over to her, Ye Ziming smiled, patted her head gently, and spoke softly.
You could tell Lin Muqing was a little dazed, clearly shocked by the new computer in her room.
Everything was custom-made, and every part of it was in a girlish pink. The computer case, the gaming chair beside it, everything.
As soon as she heard his voice, Lin Muqing snapped out of it. She quickly sat down in the gaming chair, rubbing her hands together, excited to try out the new setup.
“Wow! This chair is so comfy, Boss!”
She wasn’t just a little surprised, she was completely overjoyed. Lin Muqing was so happy she almost wanted to give her “good bro” a big hug.
Even though it was all in pink, the computer was really pretty. It hit all of her favorite aesthetics perfectly.
“Mhm.”
Ye Ziming nodded with a smile. Seeing her so happy, he felt like all his effort was worth it.
But he wasn’t doing all this out of pure kindness. He wasn’t the type to go out of his way for free. Of course, he had to get something in return.
“Boss, what’s the password to turn it on?”
Happily, she woke up the screen again, and a password prompt popped up.
She remembered earlier when the staff were setting things up, her good buddy had whispered something to them, and then they left.
So Lin Muqing turned to him, thinking he must know the password.
Ye Ziming didn’t say anything. He just placed his hands on the keyboard, quickly typed in a string of letters, and hit Enter.
The computer booted up right away.
After that, he didn’t stay to explore the computer with her. Instead, he turned and walked toward her wardrobe.
“Boss, what are you doing?”
Seeing her good bro opening her wardrobe, Lin Muqing’s smile froze instantly. Her expression turned nervous.
She watched as Ye Ziming squatted down, opened one of the drawers, the one with all her cute underwear.
“Wait! Boss, don’t go through my stuff!”
Seeing him casually reach in and lift up a few pairs of underwear, Lin Muqing turned red with both embarrassment and panic.
She couldn’t sit still anymore, she jumped up and rushed over, trying to stop his rude behavior.
But Ye Ziming ignored her. After rummaging through the pile for a bit, he pulled out two packs of pineapple cakes and a bar of chocolate.
“Care to explain what this is?”
Holding the snacks in his hands, Ye Ziming turned to her with a teasing, indulgent smile.
“Ah… that…”
Blushing deeply, Lin Muqing stood next to the wardrobe, nervously touching her index fingers together. She stammered and couldn’t get a single word out.