"Why does Tong Xiangyang suddenly say that he likes me and wants to date me? Is this true?

"This story is really hard to swallow."

To her surprise, Tong Xiangyang shook his head mysteriously and sighed. "Hi, Flowing Light. It's me. I'm Cool Names Taken by Dogs."

Zheng Xiaoguang was stunned. She pointed at him with a trembling finger and stuttered, "What? What are you talking about? Are you saying that you're Cool Names Taken by Dogs?"

She hoped that he would deny it, but he nodded solemnly and added, "Nice to meet you, Flowing Light. I used to be your closest teammate in the game. I'm Cool Names Taken by Dogs."

"But, But you treat me..." She got stuck for words, as she thought, "I remember that he never liked me. He never said that he liked me before quitting the game.

"H used to spend quite a lot of money on the game, although not so much as Blooming Pear Tree and Bluegreen-Clad did. He had quite good equipment and could easily defeat ordinary players. He was an indispensable offensive player on the team when we were fighting a melee or playing instances. Some female players used to chase after him, even though his name did not sound very good.

"But he refused all of those girls.

"Sometimes, Soft-heartedness would tease him and ask him to marry me as we were on the same team. Mulberry on the Grave would often echo his view.

"But back then, I was determined to remain single in a game because of my failed relations.h.i.+p with Su Han. Besides, I already didn't want to send out some sweet words on the Public Chat channel together with a stranger to court envy every day. As I repeatedly refused this idea, they gradually stopped talking about it.

"In this way, we continued to be teammates and gain levels and complete weekly missions together until the appearance of Bluegreen-Clad.

"Oh, I remember. He quit the game not long after I left the team for Bluegreen-Clad. He left almost right after he equipped himself with a whole set of finished equipment. That's really strange. I never figure out why he gave me all his strengthening stones and forging stones before his departure when I was away from the keyboard and left my character in the safe zone. He even did not give me a chance to say no.

"Did he do this since he likes me?"

Zheng Xiaoguang hurriedly shook her head to reject this speculation. She asked inquiringly, "You said that you like me just now. It's a joke, isn't it?"

In the meantime, she wondered, "Probably he just wants to tease me for fun as this is the first time that we've met offline. "But today is not April Fool's Day. Wait, do I remember the date correctly."

Tong Xiangyang sighed. "I'm not joking with you. I like you. I found myself attracted to you not long after joining your regular team."

"No, you're lying. You always squabbled with me and teased me!" Zheng Xiaoguang bit her lip.

Tong Xiangyang noticed her doubts and felt really helpless about her obtuseness. "You idiot. Even Mulberry on the Grave and Soft-heartedness is a Disease notice that I like you. Only you don't realize it."

Upon seeing the suspicious look on her face, he added, "I liked to bicker with you before because I like you. No matter how violently you reacted, I never left the team."

"Is that true?"

Zheng Xiaoguang still felt confused. She asked, "Did you know that Flowing Light is me?"

The moment she finished the sentence, she noticed that there was something wrong with her view. "If Tong Xiangyang knew that I'm Flowing Light, why didn't he mention anything about it during our first blind date?"

Tong Xiangyang was rendered speechless for a moment before he replied, "No, I discovered it a few days ago. If I had known about it a long time ago, I would've never let you marry Bluegreen-Clad."

Tong Xiangyang looked somewhat grumpy when he mentioned Bluegreen-Clad, but Zheng Xiaoguang could not help but smile upon thinking of Bluegreen-Clad. She did not regret marrying him at all.

Upon seeing the smile on her face, Tong Xiangyang thought that she was sneering at him. He frowned and said, "I'm sorry, Xiaoguang. I used to treat you coldly because I liked Floiwng Light in the game. If I had known that you're Flowing Light, I would've confess to you a long time ago."

He felt quite lucky, as it was not too late for him to discover the truth.

He asked seriously again, "Xiao Guang, I want to ask you again in the name of Cool Names Taken by Dogs. Do you want to be my girlfriend?"

They came back to this question again. Zheng Xiaoguang still did not understand why Tong Xiangyang suddenly liked her, but it was not hard for her to make a decision at this moment. She gave him the same answer. "Thank you for your kindness, but I have someone I like."

Her att.i.tude did not change at all even when she knew that Tong Xiangyang was Cool Names Taken by Dogs.

"Is it because of Bluegreen-Clad?" asked Tong Xiangyang.

She knew that it was not a good time to bring this up, but as he had already discovered the truth, she decided to be honest with him. She nodded and said, "Yes, he's my boyfriend now."

"Come on, Xiaoguang. A virtual relations.h.i.+p is even more unrealistic than a long-distance one." Tong Xiangyang was not discouraged at all and said confidently. "You should know that we're well-matched. Both of us live and work in R City, and both of our families are here. I can stay with you every day after work. When we get married, we don't have to be worried about where to settle down. If you choose to continue your relations.h.i.+p with Bluegreen-Clad, you'll meet lots of difficulties in the future. Do you think it's worth it? "

Zheng Xiaoguang was well aware of the challenge. If she got married to Bluegreen-Clad, they would have to face a very realistic problem—where would they settle down, A City or R City? As Bluegreen-Clad had a business in A City, she probably would have to move to A City in the future. That meant that she would lose almost everything she had in R City and start all over again.

For her, this would be a risk and a turning point in her life.

A few years ago, when she had met Su Han, her parents had warned her of such a risk. If she married a guy in her city, her family and friends would help her out when she was faced with difficulties. If she married some guy in another city, she would have to solve all the problems she met by herself.

Her parents did not want her to take such a risk. They still wanted to keep her in the city where they lived.

Zheng Xianguang understood why her parents had such worries. She thought that most of the parents wanted to stay close to their children not because they wanted their children to help them out when they were old but because they wanted to protect their children for the rest of their life.

Despite that, she still thought that she should not rely on her parent all the time as she was an adult. She admitted that it was a mistake to trust Su Han, but at this moment, she was confident that she made a right choice.

She felt calm as she believed that no one in the world could be 100% sure of anything.

Therefore, when being questioned by Tong Xiangyang, she just smiled sweetly and said, "I think it's worth it."