Volume 2 Chapter 40: Looks Like I Have to Share a Room with My Nemesis Again!
“Ah~”
After the mini-game ended, the girl and Du Wenmei joked around for a while longer. When the time was about right, and both of them were already tired, the joint livestream finally came to an end.
Lin Lin turned off the stream. Tonight’s activities were finally over, and she collapsed face-down on the desk from exhaustion.
Even so… it was a very rewarding night.
Thinking that, the girl dragged her tired body to take a shower, then slept straight through until morning.
The next day, after waking up—
She rubbed her messy hair and checked the unconfirmed messages in the system notifications. Among them was the reward notice from yesterday’s joint livestream.
10,000 popularity points?
Looks like the follower growth from yesterday was really good.
However, when she saw the unfinished tasks still hanging on the system screen, she couldn’t help but frown.
What should I do…?
Ah, forget it! I’ll deal with it later!
Lin Lin casually picked up the phone beside her bed and checked her messages first.
The first one was a private message from P-site.
She was instantly startled. After gaining so many followers all at once, she wondered if this message might be something crazy.
But when she opened it, she saw it was from Dog Bro.
Phew~
Lin Lin immediately felt relieved and read the message.
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: Ari-chan, I’ve already finished the highlight clip from yesterday’s collab stream!】
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: I sent you the file. Take a look. If you want to upload it, I suggest the title: “How Many Kids Does the Streamer Want?”】
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: clip.avi】
Uh… that’s kind of ridiculous.
Ahem, Lin Lin was talking about the title he gave the clip.
Hard to hold it together.
Still, he actually made a clip for her? And in just one night? That fast?
Dog Bro… seriously… I’m about to cry.
He’s truly a real fan!
A warm feeling flowed through her heart, and she couldn’t help typing on the screen.
【Ari-chan: Thank you so much, Dog Bro!】
Then she downloaded the materials he sent, watched them briefly, and felt that the video was pretty entertaining. Since she was terrible at editing anyway, she didn’t change a single word and uploaded it directly!
After posting the video, she closed P-site and opened her chat app.
Then—
Another red notification dot!
Ugh…
When Lin Lin saw the contact name, she sucked in a sharp breath, like she was facing a powerful enemy.
Gao Liang!
Listen—
If Dog Bro’s messages made the girl feel safe and calm, then Gao Liang’s messages made her adrenaline shoot up so much that even someone on a hospital bed could suddenly sit up.
This guy…
Why is he looking for me?
The girl swallowed nervously and opened his chat.
【Gao Liang: Lin Lin, I found a pretty good online art course. Take a look at this link!】
【Gao Liang: It’s good in many ways! I really recommend it!】
【Gao Liang: By the way, I might not be able to go to school today. I’m a bit sleepy. Good night…】
Sent at a little past 4 a.m.!
Oh my god…
Was there some important football or esports match last night? Why are all the boys not sleeping?
This guy…
He stayed up late too.
For some reason, the girl suddenly felt uneasy and annoyed, as if… she was worried about him.
After thinking for a moment, she opened the link he sent and signed up for the online class.
Then Lin Lin looked at Gao Liang’s message again.
The more she looked, the stranger it felt…
What’s going on?
What did I miss?
Why does it feel like I ignored something important?
So…
What is it?
“I… might not be able to go to school today.”
Today…
School…
Hiss—
Oh crap!
The girl grabbed her bag and rushed out of her bedroom. Seeing no one in the living room, she knocked on her parents’ and little brother’s doors while shouting helplessly.
“Why do I keep forgetting to set my alarm lately?!”
Sure enough, life really is just the same day over and over again.
………………
Uh, Lin Lin took back that thought.
After arriving at school, although she was late, the teacher didn’t make things difficult for her. The teacher told her to quickly sit down and continue morning reading.
Even though everything seemed normal…
Gao Liang didn’t come.
The girl looked at the empty seat beside her, and her thoughts from the rushed morning suddenly connected again.
This guy…
Sigh, why do I kind of miss him?
It feels like the classroom is empty without him.
Could it be…
That in life, you need a rival, or else you start to feel bored?
Hmm…
Still, the girl was pretty sure that the reason he didn’t come was because he stayed up all night and had to take a day off.
Cough cough.
This definitely can’t be anything good!
What on earth was this guy doing in the first half of the night? She didn’t even dare to imagine it.
After thinking for a while, and because Gao Liang wasn’t around, the girl felt extremely bored. In the end, she took out her phone during the break and decided to watch the online art course Gao Liang had found for her.
The course had already started two days ago, so she could only watch the recorded lessons to catch up.
Lin Lin watched the recording and blinked from time to time.
This teacher’s explanation…
Hmm…
At the beginning, it was fine. After all, Gao Liang had signed her up for a true beginner course. No matter what, the first lessons wouldn’t be too hard.
But little by little, the more she listened, the harder it became.
With no choice, she put away her phone. After school, when she got home and sat at her desk, she even took out a pen and paper and started taking notes seriously.
No, rather than notes, it was more like she wrote down all the parts she didn’t understand, the things that confused her or that she only half understood.
After one full watch, she watched it again.
On the second time, she focused on the parts she hadn’t understood before.
This method worked pretty well. After the second watch, many of the questions in her notebook were finally solved.
But…
There were still a few strange problems that she just couldn’t understand, no matter how many times she listened.
And since it was a recorded lesson, she couldn’t ask the teacher directly.
She also wanted to join the course’s QQ group, but there was no response for a long time.
As the number of things she couldn’t understand kept growing, Lin Lin became more and more anxious.
Those questions kept spinning in her head. Worse, her memory was very good, so the anxiety just wouldn’t go away.
“Aww…”
The girl covered her eyes and started to worry.
What should I do?
The more I listen, the more annoyed I get!
And besides, she only understood some theory so far. When it came to real practice, actually drawing on the spot, she still needed practice.
Hmm…
Under all this pressure, Lin Lin finally had no choice but to take out her phone. With trembling fingers, she opened someone’s chat window and sent a message.
【Lin Lin: Are you… free this weekend?】
【Gao Liang: Just woke up. Huh? Lin Lin, this is rare, you're the one contacting me first?】
【Lin Lin: Cough… about that art studio teaching thing you mentioned before… I want to ask you a few questions.】
【Gao Liang: Oh, sure! I already prepared the studio! Let’s meet this Saturday at this address!】
After that, Gao Liang directly sent a location.
Eh? That fast?
The girl took a look.
Art Studio — Private bookings available
This…
If nothing unexpected happens…
Does this mean…
I’m going to be alone in the same room with this guy again?!