The next evening, as Han Meimei was busy helping Strawberry Ice Cream get Never Deeply Attached, Zheng Xiaoguang and Bluegreen-Clad went to complete some special missions to earn t.i.tles.
As a doctor who was equipped with a whole set of 8-star equipment, she could complete most missions by herself now, but as she was playing together with Bluegreen-Clad, she did not have many things to do. When the system was reloading monsters, she would flirt with her husband.
Game Message: Are you sure you want to lean against player Bluegreen-Clad? Yes/No
She clicked yes and gleefully watched Flowing Light lean against Bluegreen-Clad. She got addicted to this game now, as she really cared about this man in the game.
She knew that he would accompany her and protect her. As long as she was together with him, she always felt that time was flying.
[Team Captain] Bluegreen-Clad: Li Lei wants to hold a gang party. Can you join the party?
[Team] Flowing Light: When is the party scheduled?
[Team Captain] Bluegreen-Clad: In just a few days, I guess. Li Lei is going to find the best time for everyone:
[Team] Flowing Light: ... Sometimes, I really think that you're not a responsible gang boss. Your deputy gang boss Li Lei always works harder than you. Shouldn't you be put in charge of organizing such activities?
[Team Captain] Bluegreen-Clad: I asked him to be the gang boss before, but he refused. He said that I should be the gang boss, as it was I who issued the token to build this gang. I'm very clear about my position in the gang. I'm only an honorary gang boss.
Zheng Xiaoguang chuckled while looking at the screen.
[Team] Flowing Light: I think that Never Deeply Attached and Strawberry Ice Cream will come to the party too. I guess the reason Li Lei holds this party is that Han Meimei wants to create a chance for them to meet each other.
She was just chatting casually, but after seeing her message, Bluegreen-Clad remained silent for quite a long time.
[Team Captain] Bluegreen-Clad: If so, she will be disappointed.
At this moment, Zheng Xiaoguang did not understand why he said this. A few days later, she discovered that Han Meimei really felt discouraged just as Bluegreen-Clad had expected. Han Meimei said bitterly that she still had a long way to go to complete her "great undertaking".
Zheng Xiaoguang asked curiously and Han Meimei told her everything.
A few days ago, Han Meimei had invited Never Deeply Attached to team up with her while planning to ask him to help her apprentice Strawberry Ice Cream gain levels. To her surprise, the moment she pulled Strawberry Ice Cream into the team, Never Deeply Attached quit the team.
She tried this trick again and again in the next few days but failed repeatedly. One day, Never Deeply Attached finally stopped pretending that his Internet was suddenly down again and told her the truth.
Three years ago, he had gotten married in another online game and made his virtual relations.h.i.+p real. As he and his girlfriend lived in different cities, it was not easy for them to maintain this relations.h.i.+p.
When they planned to get married, he told his plan to his parents but got strongly opposed by them. His parents just could not accept the fact that he was going to marry a girl he met in an online game.
He strived for it and tried his best to persuade them. Nevertheless, his parents had absolute authority in his family, and he just could not act against their will. In the meantime, his girlfriend kept urging him to marry her, making him feel vexed. In the end, he had no choice but to break up with his girlfriend.
He told Han Meimei. "Because of this failure, I dare not to get married in a game or find a real girlfriend in a game again. Just as you said, Strawberry Ice Cream is a good girl. I really don't want to hurt such a lovely and simple girl someday."
Han Meimei could hardly believe what she heard and asked in surprise, "Are you serious? You told your parents that you found a girlfriend who was willing to marry you, and your parents disagreed?"
She wondered, "They say that as there are more young men than young women in this country now, a young woman's parents are usually picky. Aren't there many guys who complain on the Internet that they can't get married since their girlfriends' families demand too much from them? Are those stories false?
"If I didn't know that Never Deeply Attached is from an ordinary family, I would think that I'm listening to a love story between a son of a super rich family and an ordinary girl. Many novels tell such stories. An ordinary girl is always despised by her boyfriend's super rich parents."
Never Deeply Attached replied helplessly, "Why do I have to lie about such a thing?"
Han Meimei still found it hard to believe and said, "Don't all parents just hope that their children can be happy? My parents didn't like Li Lei very much at first, but after spending some time together with him, they accepted him. Is there anything wrong with your ex-girlfriend?"
She guessed that his ex-girlfriend was probably not a good girl.
Never Deeply Attached did not answer the question directly, which made Han Meimei believe that her guess was right. He said, "I just want to let go of the past now. Can we stop talking about it?"
"Alright, let's forget about it." Li lei hurriedly interjected. "Let's go to the PK arena."
Han Meimei echoed, and they continued to play. Never Deeply Attached had probably felt bad on that day and logged off early.
After telling Flowing Light what had happened to Never Deeply Attached, Han Meimei observed. "Never Deeply Attached is such a poor guy. He was born into such a conservative family. He even can't choose a girlfriend according to his own will."
After a moment of thought, she added, "Sigh, it was unlucky for him to meet an inconsiderate girlfriend before. She urged him to marry her, regardless of the fact that he was under so much pressure from his family. Maybe that was why his parents did not like the girl. Because of this failed relations.h.i.+p, he refuses to accept any girl's love in an online game now. What a pity."
Upon seeing that, Zheng Xiaoguang suddenly felt a dull pain in her chest.
She looked at the screen in a daze and sighed inwardly, "It looks like many couples break up because of the objection of their parents." As she remained silent, Han Meimei sent her a Private Chat message, asking her if there was anything wrong with her. She lied that she had just been away from her keyboard for a while.
[Private Chat] Han Meimei: By the way, did Bluegreen-Clad tell you about our party?
[Private Chat] Flowing Light: Yes, but he didn't tell me when it is scheduled.
[Private Chat] Han Meimei: Sigh, there are just too many gang members who want to come to the party, so we haven't decided on what date the party will fall on. But, you know what. I have something good to share with you.
Zheng Xiaoguang always prided herself in handling everything aboveboard, but as a girl, sometimes, she just could not stop herself from enjoying gossip.
[Private Chat] Flowing Light: [Drooling Face] What's it?
[Private Chat] Han Meimei: Haha, I have a photo of Never Deeply Attached. When Li Lei invited Never Deeply Attached to the party, he told Never Deeply Attached that he was worried that he could not find him quickly and thus asked him for his cellphone number and his photo. Did you log onto your QQ? I'll send his photo to you. He's such a handsome and elegant young man. He and my apprentice Strawberry are really well-matched.
Shortly afterwards, Zheng Xiaoguang saw her QQ vibrate. She was intrigued and excited and clicked the QQ message open with a smile. The moment she saw the photo, her finger on her mouse stiffened.
She could not believe what she saw. "How can Never Deeply Attached be him? How can he be Su Han?"