Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

The original gym had been cleared out to make room for computer desks.

Six computers sat atop the seven-or-eight-meter-long solid wood table, one of which had a dark screen, while two flickered on and off intermittently.

"Damn! Brother Fan, how come my level-one E skill weapon isn’t beating this stabby thing?" Xiao Ruawen’s screen went black again, prompting her to complain.

"Maybe they’re level 30 with full runes. I mean, why are you, at level ten-something, always looking to solo the enemy at level one? Can’t you just wait for me?" Xu Qingfan switched his screen to the top lane and opened Zhao Xin’s character to check.

"Oh no~"

No sooner had Xu Qingfan spoken than bad news came from the bottom lane, with Wanning, who was playing the healing champion, getting killed by the opponent due to her poor positioning.

But the next second, Zhang Yiyi also took out the enemy marksman, "Yiyi, you’re awesome! A one-for-one trade is not a loss!"

It wasn’t long before good news came from the mid lane, as Xia Xiaoxiao killed the enemy jungler. She provocatively stood over the enemy’s corpse, returned to base, and sat up straight, waiting for praise.

"Xiao Xiao, you rock!"

"Xiao Xiao is so skilled."

Xia Xiaoxiao glanced proudly at Xu Qingfan and said nonchalantly, "Their mid-jungler didn’t even have Flash."

"The original Kasadin is really strong," Xu Qingfan couldn’t help but express his admiration. The silence from the Q ability and the extra-long distance of the R ability’s dash, plus decent stat bonuses, truly made him the mid-lane dominator.

"Pfft~ There are no useless champions, only useless summoners!" Xia Xiaoxiao said disdainfully.

It had been some time since Douluo Continent finished serializing, and its physical books had almost become a must-have for middle schoolers. Just buy one and bring it to school, and your classmates would start calling you "benefactor."

Although he had read countless web novels and could no longer enjoy them, he had to admit that nobody stays fourteen forever, but there will always be those who are fourteen.

"Top laner no longer has Flash either, Brother Fan, come gank him." Xiao Ruawen returned to her lane and, while being forced to farm under her tower, reminded Xu Qingfan.

"Got it." Xu Qingfan, also playing Zhao Xin, found that people in this rank hardly ever warded, and after arriving top lane and initiating with the Q ability, he easily sent the opponent packing back home.

"Hehe, thanks, Brother Fan!" She beamed with joy after taking the kill.

With Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao, two veteran players, they blitzed through the game in under twenty minutes.

After stretching, Xu Qingfan tapped Wu Lingyu, who sat beside him watching the game: "Do you want to play a round? I’ll take a break."

The girl shook her head: "You play, Brother Fan. I like watching you play," she said earnestly.

"Sure, just let me know when you want to play," Xu Qingfan replied, seeing she wasn’t being sarcastic and continued to click ’match’ to start another game.

"Okay."

Wu Lingyu’s attitude was much like that of a girl who, despite being so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open, insisted on staying overnight with you at an internet cafe.

Just being close to you was enough for her, watching the focused look on your face as you played and listening to your occasional remarks.

The internet cafe was full of the smell of smoke, but your scent was nice and comforting, so even an entire night would not feel too long.

"Is anyone hungry? I’ll make some midnight snacks," Wu Lingyu asked everyone around close to ten o’clock.

"Yu, I want some fried rice noodles!"

"I’ll have fried rice noodles too."

"I’m fine with anything."

"Same here."

"Okay, I’ll make fried rice noodles for you all." She glanced at Xu Qingfan, then smiled and stood up.

"Thank you, the best Yu in the whole world!"

Wu Lingyu soon had the ’piping hot’ fried rice noodles packed up and served each person their portion, thoughtfully squeezing some fruit juice as a palate cleanser.

Watching everyone wolf down the fried rice as they hurried back or waited out a game blackout, a gentle smile unwittingly appeared on her face, and her heart felt very satisfied.

Some people become emotionally unbalanced and irritable when they do housework while others are playing, often leading to temper flare-ups.

But Wu Lingyu was not that kind of person, on the contrary, she enjoyed this kind of labor for everyone very much.

To say she had a people-pleasing personality wouldn’t be entirely accurate, for sure she wouldn’t be so willingly servile if the ones served were for her class collective or other strangers.

But as long as it was for the service of their six-person mini-family, Wu Lingyu would never feel tired no matter how much she did, because people only feel tired when they are unhappy.

If this were a TV drama, Xu Qingfan would ask her, "Why do you always sneak in housework, aren’t you tired?"

Then Wu Lingyu would certainly answer, "Brother Fan, I just really want to contribute to this home!"

After everyone had scraped their plates clean, Wu Lingyu silently got up, washed their dishes in the kitchen, and, worrying that they might get sleepy from staying up late playing games, she considerately brewed a pot of hot tea.

"Thank you, Yu!" Seeing the tea in her hands, Xiao Ruawen let go of the mouse, intending to help.

"You guys keep playing, I’ve already poured it for you."

"No worries, Ruan Wen still has over thirty seconds before she respawns!"

"Hahaha..."

The sound of laughter continued late into the night, and though everyone was too tired to keep their eyes open after a night of consecutive wins, their hearts were happy.

Wu Lingyu didn’t realize when she had fallen asleep, covered with a jacket from Xu Qingfan, occasionally pursing her lips as if she was dreaming of something delicious.

Xu Qingfan placed his finger to his lips, and the four girls all nodded understandingly and then got up on their tiptoes.

They all liked Wu Lingyu’s character just as she was, and so they were even more willing to indulge her in some things.

Xu Qingfan gently removed the jacket from the girl’s body and then picked her up in a princess carry.

Wu Lingyu was only slightly taller than Lin Wanning, but far lighter, barely over eighty pounds, skin and bones, which easily evoked a sense of pity.

The girl woke up from the movement, and, groggy, when she recognized it was Xu Qingfan holding her, she thought she was still dreaming and closed her eyes again.

"It’s Brother Fan~" She snuggled her head back onto Xu Qingfan’s neck and after sniffing the comforting scent, she whispered softly.

"I’m carrying you back to your room to sleep," he whispered into the girl’s ear.

"Mhm~"

After delivering Wu Lingyu to her room, everyone was exhausted, and they quickly went to sleep after wishing each other good night.

"Good night, Brother Qing Fan."

"Good night, Brother Fan."

"You all have a good night too."

When Xu Qingfan returned to his own room, he pinched his skin hard, causing real pain!

He was relieved it wasn’t a dream.

But just as he was about to close his eyes and try to sleep, the events from around this time last year played in his head like a slide show, and the air was dry during the big winter anyway.

That night, Xu Qingfan had many bizarre dreams again, and in the end, he gathered his spirits much like the White Fruit Fly...