Hu Die Lan
Chapter 50 One More Time
"Oh, sorry," Ye Xiu said. "I was a bit too much. A hundred years or something, that's just an exaggeration. It's not like it'll really take that long."
Hearing the first half of the sentence, Chen Guo was surprised that this guy was actually admitting his mistake. But after hearing the rest, she was so angry that her nose was about to twist.
"Can't you say something nice?" Chen Guo said, glancing at Tang Rou. She thought to herself, *I'm really suffering! I always want to provoke this girl, but now that I've really provoked her, I'm afraid I've gone too far.*
"Uh... she's pretty fast with her hands. I already said that!" Ye Xiu said.
"Anything else?" Chen Guo said.
"Anything else..." Ye Xiu tried very hard to think, his gaze wandering elsewhere. "She's quite pretty."
Chen Guo almost spat blood. Was he praising her? Was he praising her? But the problem now was that they were discussing game issues, and he came out with "She's quite pretty." Wasn't that just blatantly saying that she was useless in the game?
Tang Rou was about to explode, about to explode... Chen Guo looked down and saw Tang Rou biting her lip, her right hand still tightly gripping the mouse. If it were Chen Guo, she probably would have already smashed the keyboard. But Tang Rou wasn't her, after all. She just coldly said, "Let's finish the fight first."
"No need to fight. I was holding back just now. Otherwise, after Eagle Stamp, Silver Light Falling Blade, Sky Strike sweeping the ground, Dragon Strike, Fallen Flower Palm, Round Dance Stick, you would have already fallen," Ye Xiu said.
"Then why didn't you continue?" Tang Rou asked.
"That way, I would win, and I would have to take your hundred yuan. But you don't even know how to play. It would be an unfair victory. I'd really be embarrassed to earn this hundred yuan. Forget it!" Ye Xiu said, looking at Chen Guo again. "Boss, that hundred yuan is mine! Deduct it from my salary. That was the deal."
"You, you, you..." Chen Guo was half-dead with anger, grabbed that hundred yuan, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it over. "Take it."
"Thank you." Ye Xiu hurriedly caught it. It wasn't that his pockets were completely empty, but cigarettes were a fixed expense for him, like eating. He had to plan for the long term and be prepared for anything.
"Losing is losing. You don't need to let me win. Take this hundred yuan." Tang Rou stood up, took the hundred yuan she had bet, and handed it over.
"Forget it. I'd really be embarrassed to take it," Ye Xiu said.
"Take it!" Chen Guo glared at Ye Xiu from the side. She knew Tang Rou's temper somewhat. This girl was both competitive and earnest. If Ye Xiu really refused to take the money, it would be hard to end this matter. She was afraid, afraid that this Ye Xiu was also a stubborn guy who wouldn't take it no matter what. What would she do then?
But then she heard Ye Xiu say, "Then give it to the boss. I'll pay her back."
Bastard! He passed the buck to me. Chen Guo was furious, but seeing that Tang Rou didn't mean anything by it and didn't want to escalate the conflict at all, Chen Guo had no choice but to take the money. "Then this debt is settled!"
"Let's play another round." Tang Rou dropped a sentence and sat down. Chen Guo could only cry silently. This was Tang Rou. She wouldn't shout and argue with people like she would. She was a woman of action, a firm supporter of facts over words. She would only use her strength to shut you up.
Since it was a practice match, neither wins nor losses were counted, and players could enter and exit freely. After Tang Rou sat down, she directly chose to play again. Without waiting for Ye Xiu to say anything, she tore off another hundred and put it on the table. "Still a hundred yuan a round. Although I'm not very good at playing, I hope you can take it seriously."
Ye Xiu turned his head and looked at Chen Guo. Chen Guo spread her hands, meaning she couldn't control it. You caused it, so deal with it yourself!
"Okay..." Ye Xiu didn't say anything more and silently sat down.
A new round began. Chen Guo was still standing behind Tang Rou, but this time she just watched silently, not saying anything more and not making a fuss.
The situation was exactly the same as the previous round. Steamed Bun Invasion was completely defeated without even touching Lord Grim's clothes. The only difference was that this time, Lord Grim didn't hold back and directly killed Steamed Bun Invasion.
"Again!" Without saying a word, Tang Rou tore off another hundred and slapped it down, choosing to play again.
Still lost.
"Again!"
Still lost.
"Again!"
Still lost.
Ye Xiu didn't say a word. Chen Guo couldn't see Ye Xiu's expression behind the computer. She could only see that Lord Grim's performance didn't show any signs of letting up. He was serious, cautious, didn't let go of any opportunity, and was ruthless.
Many of the internet cafe's customers gradually noticed the match over here. Some regulars put down their machines and came over to watch the excitement.
Most of the regulars knew Tang Rou. This beauty was the object of attention for many of them. So most of them knew that Tang Rou didn't play Glory, but her Glory PK level was really not low. Now, seeing the hundred-yuan bills she was slapping on the table one after another, everyone was stunned.
As for her opponent? He had only worked one night shift as a web administrator for two days, so the regulars might not immediately recognize him. After staring at the screen and watching the battle for a while, someone behind Tang Rou suddenly said in surprise, "Lord Grim, it's Lord Grim from the tenth server."
"Really? Where, where?" These words suddenly startled many people. The guys who hadn't come to watch the fun originally rushed over when they heard the sound. Everyone ran behind Tang Rou and tried hard to identify the "ID" of her opponent.
Tang Rou and Ye Xiu didn't seem to be affected by these disturbances and continued to play the game meticulously. Chen Guo was very surprised at the reactions of these people to Lord Grim. She grabbed a guy next to her and said, "What's wrong with Lord Grim?"
"The hottest character in the tenth server right now. He got the first three kills in the newbie village, he's the record holder for the Frost Forest dungeon, and he's already joined Blue Brook Guild."
"No way! I know people from Blue Brook Guild. Lord Grim just helped them break a record yesterday. He quit the guild after finishing."
"Damn, he doesn't even like Blue Brook Guild. What does he want?"
"Hey, keep your voice down. He's right across from us."
"What, the guy across from us is him?"
The uninformed masses hadn't even realized that the guy she was challenging by slapping banknotes on the table was the one across from her.
"Oh, she lost again..."
"How many rounds is this?"
"I don't know. I started watching when it had already begun."
"There must be five hundred yuan on the table, right?"
"Yes, there is."
"Oh, she slapped down another one!"
"Tang MM, keep it up..."
Just like that, Tang Rou lost ten rounds in a row. Adding up all ten rounds, it couldn't be said that she didn't even touch Lord Grim's clothes, but in the eyes of every spectator, they couldn't see any chance for her to win at all. The cheers for her earlier had turned into persuasion, and some people even began to despise Lord Grim for not knowing how to cherish women.
"Again!" Tang Rou wasn't moved at all and shouted this out again. But after flipping through her wallet, she was stunned.
She couldn't play anymore... because she was out of money.
Chapter 3 The Third Update