Chapter 149

In the blink of an eye, the long break arrived, and Jiang Liangjin brought fruit for Mu Youyu.

Xia Chaoyi and Bai Yun went to handle student council affairs.

Behind them, Gu Xingnan was still slumped over the desk, and Yu Ci the same.

Jiang Liangjin had just sat down in the empty seat beside her when his phone vibrated.

He lowered his gaze, pulled it out, the screen lit up—it was a push notification from a popular mobile game.

A game friend with a familiar ID sent a team invite, followed by the text: "Oi, veggie bro, why haven't you been online these days? Wanna play?"

Jiang Liangjin's fingertip paused on the phone screen, he glanced at Mu Youyu sitting beside him eating strawberries; seeing she hadn't noticed him, he quickly typed a reply: "I'll talk later, I'm busy now."

The other side replied almost instantly, the message box popping up: "No way, bro! I'll take you rank‑up, guarantee you'll win easy! By the way, why haven't you changed your ID? The default name is so lame! Want me to think of one for you?"

Jiang Liangjin lowered his eyes; his ID was still the default "Lovely‑carrot‑eating veggie."

He casually opened the game, let it load, then slowly typed back: "No need."

Just after he sent it, Mu Youyu noticed him, curiously leaning in: "A Jin, what are you doing? You're looking so serious."

Jiang Liangjin twisted his wrist, turning the phone screen toward her, tone natural: "Nothing, just a game notification."

Mu Youyu glanced at the game page, it looked a bit familiar, she hesitated: "…Brother Lujing seems to be playing too?"

"Really?" Jiang Liangjin raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement flickering in his eyes; he lightly tapped his own ID on the screen, tone feigning surprise: "That's quite a coincidence."

"Yeah, yeah!"

Mu Youyu nodded, her gaze returning to the enlarged ID on the screen, she couldn't help laughing: "But why is your name like this? It's too cute, like something a kid would pick."

Veggie eats radish?

Sounds well‑behaved.

Jiang Liangjin watched her brows curve, his smile deepening; he deliberately went along with her: "I don't know what to change it to—Youbao, can you think of one for me?"

"Sure, sure!" Mu Youyu instantly perked up, taking the phone.

It has to be cool, matching the vibe of my childhood sweetheart!

A few seconds later she had an idea, started typing; when she finished, she handed the phone back to Jiang Liangjin.

She looked at the person beside her, eyes bright: "How's that?"

How cool!

Jiang Liangjin lowered his head to look at the screen, just about to lift his eyes and praise her, when the phone vibrated again and that game friend's message popped up: "Bro, your ID's kinda girly? And it's got a character I hate—still not as good as 'veggie.'"

Jiang Liangjin saw that: "…"

The other side kept sending: "Could it be a girl? Never mind, whenever you're online I'll take you to crush noobs and show you what real skill is!"

This message popped up on the screen, now the game friend's account ID is fully visible.

The four large characters "Again and again" were arrogant and flamboyant.

Jiang Liangjin stared at that message, the corner of his mouth curling into a meaningful smile.

No need to think; he knew exactly who it was.

He didn't reply to him first, only praised the person beside him: "Nice, nice, the name Youbao came up with is lovely no matter what."

After that, he casually added: "Wanna play together? Or something else?"

Mu Youyu refused without hesitation: "Never mind, never mind, I want to draw; I plan to finish today, you play on your own, A Jin."

Niannian let her draw a Lin Yushi fanart whenever she had free time these days; if she didn't have time, it was fine.

The settings had all been sent; she intended to finish the drawing today, tomorrow she'd have no time.

Jiang Liangjin chuckled, seeing the outline on her screen, he habitually praised: "Good, Youbao really is talented, you've drawn it… lifelike."

Mu Youyu heard it wasn't "vivid," didn't say more, picked up a tissue to wipe her fingers, then began clearing the desk to get ready to draw.

Jiang Liangjin withdrew his gaze, looked back at the phone screen, tapped to accept the team invite, and started duo queuing with Song Lujing, whose ID bore "Again and again".

Nanfeng Gaozhong.

Grade 12, Class 1.

During the long break the classroom wasn't noisy; most students either slumped over their desks to catch up on sleep or chatted quietly.

Song Lujing instinctively turned up his phone volume; the game's background music blasted instantly, jolting him into alertness.

The next second, someone tapped the back of his neck—not hard, but with a clear warning.

Song Lujing was about to turn and shout when a cold, impatient voice sounded: "You sick?"

Beside him, Mu Xi pulled off his baseball cap, revealing a sharply defined face, high brow bones, eyes cold as they swept over him.

Song Lujing met his gaze, his swagger instantly halved; he gave an embarrassed grin, lowered the volume a bit: "Sorry, Xi-ge, I forgot you needed to nap."

Mu Xi snorted, jerked his chin to the side, tone still impatient: "Get lost and sit elsewhere, don't bother me here."

He shouldn't have picked a seatmate; better to sit alone and stay quiet.

Song Lujing pursed his lips, resigned, stood and took the empty diagonal‑front seat.

He put on his earphones and began swiping the screen.

An hour later, Song Lujing suppressed the excitement welling up inside, his fingers flying over the screen: "Veggie bro, no—now it should be 'Cool Bro'! Want to add contact? WeChat or QQ?"

He'd met this person a few nights earlier while trio queuing with Gu Xingnan; after losing a 1v1 and being impressed by the opponent's skill, he'd added them as a game friend.

He hadn't played these past two days, never expecting the other's skill to have grown even further—whatever character they played, they handled it with ease.

He wanted to recruit them onto their team!

The avatar bearing the ID "Cool Pure Young Master Jiang" flickered, and a reply came back almost instantly—just three short words: "I'll add you."

Jiang Liangjin watched the WeChat number Song Lujing sent over, a hint of slyness flashing in his eyes.

He quit the game, switched to WeChat, found the existing chat thread, and tapped out a line: "Oh, Brother Lujing, what a coincidence."

After sending it, the other side stayed silent for a full minute before slowly replying: "Baby, did you take Jiang Liangjin's phone? Be good, use your own phone to message me, bro."

That "baby" was entirely Song Lujing's exclusive pet name for Mu Youyu.

Jiang Liangjin looked at that message and couldn't help but let out a low laugh.

At that moment, a game message from "Lord Jing the Supreme" popped up at the top of the screen: "Brother, are you still not okay? Want me to add you?"

Jiang Liangjin directly replied on WeChat: "Brother Lujing, I'm fine."

On the other end, Song Lujing looked at the message on the screen that had no remark, just the single word "Jin", and fell completely silent.