Volume 3 Chapter 39: S-S-Sending… a Flirty Picture?
In life, we often face many different choices. Each choice creates a new path. These paths cross, move forward, and finally lead to different results, bringing us to the end of our lives.
In dating games, different choices lead to different endings. In the butterfly effect, a butterfly in the Amazon rainforest can flap its wings a few times and cause a tornado in Texas two weeks later.
This is truly something amazing. Especially when a person faces a real choice, they may never know what result that choice will bring in the future.
Right now, Gao Liang was also struggling with such a choice. He did not know what to choose, or where this choice would lead him.
Ari-chan, the virtual streamer. Sometimes Gao Liang himself wondered why he fell into the world of VTubers. Maybe it was because of some dream in his heart. Or maybe he was just bored and looking for something fun.
But he believed that she must be a shining girl, preparing seriously for this real-life meeting, feeling both excited and nervous.
Breaking a promise was not his style.
But…
On the other side was Lin Lin.
Even though this silly girl always did things suddenly, like today, contacting him without warning and putting him in a difficult position—
His promise to Lin Lin was made much earlier than his promise to the little vampire.
He had promised to take good care of her.
There was no way around it. After all, it was Lin Lin.
He had promised her…
If she was without him, she might fall into some river and never get out.
As for the little vampire, maybe it was not that urgent. He could set another time, apologize sincerely, and explain that his desk mate suddenly needed his help. Hopefully she would understand.
Hmm…
After thinking like this, Gao Liang finally made his decision.
For him, Lin Lin was more important!
Even if the little vampire was his favorite streamer!
What Gao Liang did not know was that… the choice he struggled so hard to make actually made no difference at all!
He simply picked up his phone and first replied to Lin Lin:
【Gao Liang: Okay! Where are you now? I’ll come find you!】
But after sending the message, there was no reply from Lin Lin for a long time.
What was going on?
Gao Liang looked at his phone, confused.
On the other side…
The girl was trying very hard to get her phone back.
Ahhh… darn it! She had been holding her phone nervously while waiting for his reply. Her hand slipped, and the phone fell outside the railing!
Luckily, there was a small edge outside the bridge railing, and the phone landed there. It almost fell into the river!
The girl was so scared that she quickly tried to get it back. But the way she tried was a bit strange, she first tried to climb over the railing.
Then a policewoman passing by quickly pulled her down…
The officer thought she was trying to jump into the river.
…………
After explaining that she was not trying to jump, just trying to get her phone, the kind policewoman helped her. She easily reached through the lower bars of the railing and got the phone back.
When the girl finally held her phone again, she saw the message Gao Liang had sent a few minutes ago.
Hmm…
It’s all his fault. If he had not made her wait so long, she would not have dropped her phone.
The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she felt. She puffed up her cheeks and replied:
【Lin Lin: You replied so slowly!】
【Gao Liang: Hey, weren’t you slow too, Lin Lin?】
【Lin Lin: ……】
【Lin Lin: Ah, forget it! Hurry and come to the river bridge. I’m waiting on the bridge. It’s urgent, very urgent! Come quickly! It’s best if you take a car!】
Lin Lin sounded very anxious in her messages. This made Gao Liang even more curious. What exactly did Lin Lin want from him?
It did not seem like she just wanted to hang out anymore.
Actually, Lin Lin had only checked the time and saw that it was getting closer and closer to her meeting time with Dog Bro. That was why she became nervous.
Soon, Gao Liang got into a car and told the driver to go to the river bridge.
He took out his phone again, opened the streaming app, and prepared to send a private message to the little vampire to explain why he could not come.
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: Little Vampire, are you there?】
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: I’m sorry. Something urgent came up suddenly. It looks very serious, so I have to deal with it first.】
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: I’m really sorry. I didn’t expect this to happen. It’s not good to tell you so suddenly.】
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: How about this? You eat by yourself tonight. I’ll send you some gifts on stream as compensation. Let’s meet again in a few days, okay? I’ll choose the place and treat you to a big dinner as an apology.】
After sending the messages, Gao Liang wanted to explain that the urgent matter was related to his desk mate.
But…
If he said that, it would sound like he chose Lin Lin over her. He felt that might hurt her feelings… so he decided not to say it.
Even after explaining so much, Gao Liang still felt nervous.
How would the little vampire react?
Maybe she would be angry?
…………
On the river bridge, the girl saw the private message. Her mouth slowly opened wide.
Ah… this…
With a soft thud, she dropped to her knees by the river. At that moment, she suddenly thought of an anime heroine getting rejected in episode eight.
Maybe this kneeling could count as some kind of ritual…
Of course not—!
What the heck?! Dog Bro… Dog Bro stood her up?!
Lin Lin was shocked. She could not believe it. What happened? Wasn’t Dog Bro always very reliable? Why would he suddenly change his mind?
This…
Usually, this kind of excuse happens when two people who met online try to meet in real life. One person secretly watches from far away, realizes the other person does not look good in real life, and then runs away with an excuse.
But she had not even arrived at the shopping street yet!
Why?!
【Ari-chan: Th-this…】
【Ari-chan: Other things don’t matter, Dog Bro… are you really not coming?】
【Ari-chan: I won’t have time next week…】
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: Ah, right. I won’t have time next week either. Um… how about the week after next? Haha. If you have something urgent, you can tell me in private message.】
【Ari-chan: Ah, this…】
Her task…
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: Cough cough. Anyway, I really won’t have time this week. Sorry, Little Vampire.】
…………
Lin Lin slowly put down her phone and accepted reality.
She was stood up. She was really stood up…
Before she could fully calm down, she suddenly realized an even bigger problem.
Since Dog Bro was not coming, then…
Then why did she call Gao Liang here?!
Could it be… a d-d-d-date?!
【Ding dong. System notice: Host mission failed. Punishment activated: The host must take a suggestive photo tonight and send it to a male friend on social media. Otherwise, this system will automatically turn into the Ultimate Fan Service Girl Training System!】
Eh?
Dog Bro, don’t abandon me—!