You must have used the wrong unit, right?
Not Yuan, but milliliters? Su Yi wondered, biting her lip. Am I really paying just to get annoyed?
Clearly, Xia Liang was also a bit surprised and blinked.
Someone’s really offering fourteen hundred Yuan? Is this a joke?
"Alright!" Xia Liang agreed immediately, opening WeChat and pulling up the payment code.
"Hey! Why are you ?!" Su Yi finally lost her composure. "Can’t you just add me on WeChat so I can transfer the money to you?"
After all this, even after I’ve paid for his time, he won’t even add me as a contact? Using a payment code directly... does he really find me that repulsive?
Xia Liang fell silent for a moment before finally nodding. Well, she did pay. I might as well humor her.
He immediately switched from the payment code to his personal QR code.
Su Yi scanned it and sent a friend request.
Seeing the successful connection, Su Yi broke into a triumphant smile. She didn’t quite know why she felt so happy. People were constantly asking for her contact information on the street, yet here she was, taking the initiative to add someone else—and feeling ecstatic about it.
She initiated the transfer of 1,400 milliliters to Xia Liang and raised her phone with a flick of her wrist.
"Transferred. You can accept—"
Before she could finish, she saw that Xia Liang had already accepted the payment.
1,400 milliliters? Alright, I guess I was the one overthinking it, Xia Liang thought. Whatever, I’ll just play along.
He promptly put his phone back in his pocket.
Su Yi found herself gradually getting used to Xia Liang.
Having accepted the money, Xia Liang’s impatient demeanor vanished.
"Alright, you can continue with your questions."
It’s amazing what a little money can do. His attitude changed instantly, Su Yi griped internally before continuing her questions.
To be on the safe side, she decided to start with a preliminary question.
"Do you play video games often?"
Seeing Xia Liang nod, Su Yi breathed a sigh of relief. She then posed the question she really wanted to ask.
"Okay, so let’s say a casual match just started, but I suddenly come down with a cold and need to go to the hospital. What would you do?"
After speaking, she watched him expectantly, eager to hear his choice.
"I’d pick the Support role!"
Su Yi was instantly exasperated. She had been considerate enough not to mention a Ranked Match or a Pinnacle Match. And he still gave this answer for a casual game!
"It’s not a ranked game, just a casual match! Why?"
Looking at the anxious Su Yi, Xia Liang gave a smug smile.
"Because I’m the number one Xuan Ce on the national server."
Su Yi was completely baffled. As an avid gamer, she knew the popular game he was talking about and knew Xuan Ce was a Jungler.
She frowned and asked, "Xuan Ce is a Jungler. What does that have to do with playing Support?"
"Exactly. They’re unrelated, aren’t they?" Xia Liang shrugged. "So what does your fever have to do with me playing my game? It’s not like you’re my girlfriend."
At this, not even Su Yi’s assistant could hold back a comment, to say nothing of the audience in the livestream.
"Some people are single for a very good reason."
This sentiment was immediately echoed by the majority of the viewers.
"If he doesn’t change that attitude, he’ll probably be single for life."
"Agreed, that’s terrifying. It’s hard to imagine having such an emotionally oblivious ’steel straight man’ as a boyfriend. You wouldn’t have to do anything all day except get angry."
"That’s not a given. With the delivery guy’s looks, he might find someone who can tolerate him."
"If you ask me, a ’steel straight man’ like him should find a ’steel straight woman.’ Then they can just clash head-on!"
"I suspect the comment above is getting suggestive, but I don’t have the proof."
Su Yi! You can’t get angry! Control yourself! You paid for this! Hold it in, or the money will be wasted!
She was so tempted to just turn and walk away. Flirting with him was impossible. But the thought of the money she had spent forced her to calm down.
It took her a full thirty seconds to compose herself. Fortunately, Xia Liang didn’t rush her during this time.
Su Yi spoke again, but this time she changed her approach.
"Okay, what if—and I’m speaking hypothetically here—I was already your girlfriend?"
She paused, looking directly into Xia Liang’s eyes.
Xia Liang naturally understood her meaning and nodded.
Satisfied, Su Yi nodded and continued, "We’ve been together for several years, and then one day I suddenly disappear. What would you do?"
Now that I’m hypothetically your girlfriend, you’ll have to say something sweet, right? she thought smugly, watching Xia Liang ponder the question.
After a moment of contemplation, Xia Liang looked at her with a very serious expression.
"I’d probably turn myself in."
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"Turn yourself in? Why?"
Not only was Su Yi dumbfounded, but the thousands of viewers in the livestream were also completely at a loss.
"Turn himself in? Why?"
"What kind of bizarre logic is this?"
"Truly, a man whose thoughts I can never predict."
"Can any expert here explain this?"
Luckily, Xia Liang didn’t keep them in suspense for long. He looked at Su Yi and said with a straight face, "Because if someone with your temper was my girlfriend for several years, I imagine I wouldn’t have been just tolerating you for a day or two. When you finally disappeared, I’d figure hiding the body would be too much trouble. I’d rather just turn myself in."
He’s a master! He’ll really say anything! How much does this man despise me?
At the same time, the audience in the livestream finally understood his meaning.
"Did he just diss our Su Sannian?"
"What’s this delivery guy’s deal, daring to look down on our Sannian!"
"Does he really think he can do whatever he wants just because he’s good-looking?"
The bullet-comments in the livestream flew by in a fury, but the two people at the center of it were oblivious. One was dizzy with anger, while the other was all smiles.
So this is how good it feels to roast someone? Not being a bootlicker is fantastic, Xia Liang thought, his mood soaring.
Feeling quite pleased, he even found Su Yi a little more pleasant to look at and reached out to pat her on the head.
"Alright, Little Su, it seems your questions are finished. Can I go now?"
"Go?" Su Yi glared at him, looking as if she wanted to bite a chunk of flesh off him. "I spent one thousand four hundred milliliters to buy your entire day. It’s barely been any time at all, and you want to leave?"
Xia Liang threw up his hands, deciding to be straightforward and no longer dwell on the issue of 1,400 milliliters versus 1,400 Yuan.
Su Yi snorted coldly. Since you despise me so much, I’m going to stick to you no matter what.
With that thought, she clapped her hands together once.
"Good. Congratulations, you’ve passed my questions. As of now, I’m your girlfriend."
This time, it was Xia Liang’s turn to be stunned.