Chapter 159

After Qin Tian taught Xia Nuannuan how to pass the beginner training camp step-by-step, they started playing simple human-vs-AI games together.

There was no other way; you could only start matchmaking after reaching level 3.

Xia Nuannuan chose the support hero Star Child, commonly known as Soraka, which had relatively simple controls.

Qin Tian's account didn't have many heroes either, so he simply chose Ashe.

"Qin Tian, Qin Tian, where should I go? How do I play?"

Xia Nuannuan asked with some excitement in her tone.

"You're the support, I'm the marksman. Just follow me and heal me; the W skill is for healing."

"Oh, oh, I see."

Afterward, the two began happily slaughtering the computer.

Although Xia Nuannuan was just pressing skills blindly, watching Qin Tian kill enemies frantically made her feel a sense of pride, as if she had contributed a lot too.

"Qin Tian, we're so amazing!"

"Yes, yes."

Qin Tian nodded with a suppressed smile and praised, "You're learning very quickly, but pay a little attention—you just pressed the wrong key, and you wasted both of your summoner spells."

"Ah? Did I?"

"Look at the skill icons below, are they on cooldown?"

"Uh... they really are, sorry!"

"It's okay, it's okay, small problem. Go back, replenish your mana, and come back. If my health bar is still high, you don't need to heal!"

"What?"

Xia Nuannuan was stunned for a moment.

"Cough, cough... that just means healing."

Qin Tian hurriedly explained with embarrassment.

"Oh, oh!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded blankly, looked down to find the recall key on the keyboard, and then pressed the B key to recall.

One teaching and one learning, playing against AI wasn't without its fun.

Especially for Xia Nuannuan, who was playing this kind of computer game for the first time, and with Qin Tian, she was starting to look like a girl addicted to the internet who loved playing even more as she got worse.

The onlookers behind them who had originally intended to watch Qin Tian play games had already returned to their own seats with regretful faces.

Most of them were single internet addicts who only wanted to see a master show off his skills, not watch a couple show off their affection.

"Tian Ge, no way, you guys are playing against AI with such enthusiasm?"

After losing another game, Zhang Peng turned his head to look at the two and complained loudly with a speechless face.

"What's it to you? It's fun!"

Qin Tian said without looking back.

Xia Nuannuan tilted her head to look at him, smiling with her eyes curved.

"Let Xia Nuannuan play against AI by herself for a bit, come duo with me, Xu Hao's jungling is too much of a burden."

Zhang Peng requested with a bitter face.

"Get lost, you!"

Xu Hao beside him glared at him fiercely and added, "Master, don't listen to him, he's a thief calling others thieves. Duo with me!"

"Or... should I play by myself?"

Xia Nuannuan also asked tentatively.

Qin Tian shook his head and said seriously, "Don't listen to them. Playing with them isn't as fun as playing with you; sometimes they're even more of a burden than you are!"

Xia Nuannuan immediately beamed with joy and nodded vigorously.

"Hey, hey, hey, Tian Ge, I can't listen to this. I'm a dignified Silver I, you're saying I'm more of a burden than a female novice?"

Zhang Peng was immediately unconvinced.

Xu Hao nodded in agreement: "Forget about mere Silver trash, Tian Ge, I'm a Gold expert. This is a bit insulting!"

"Damn, Xu Hao, what do you mean?"

"Exactly what I said, trash shouldn't talk."

The two started bickering again.

"You two losers, stop shouting."

Qin Tian interrupted them directly, his tone calm: "I'm not insulting you, I'm telling the truth. Nuannuan is indeed a novice, but she listens. She picks a healer and just follows along to heal and tag along, unlike you two burdens—not to mention you're bad, you also like to feed kills and dictate the pace, increasing the difficulty of the game. I'd rather do nothing than make a mistake—have you heard that saying?"

Zhang Peng and Xu Hao looked at each other in astonishment and were silent for a moment.

Xia Nuannuan was delighted and pressed her mouse and keyboard even more enthusiastically.

For the next two days, Qin Tian lived very comfortably.

Sleeping until the sun hit his butt, helping with housework, then accompanying Xia Nuannuan to the internet cafe to play games in the afternoon, and going out for a stroll in the evening.

Last night at dinner time, Class Monitor Mu Nan invited everyone to have a meal together, including Xue Qian, who had treated them before; everyone was invited.

Upon learning that Xia Nuannuan had started playing League of Legends, Tian Jiajia and a few other girls also became interested and prepared to learn to play as well.

Xia Nuannuan now truly understood the fun of this game and, in the tone of a senior expert, told her sisters to ask her anytime if they didn't understand anything, promising to teach them until they learned.

Today was the day Qin Tian had previously discussed with his mother for Xia Nuannuan to come over for a meal.

When he woke up in the morning, his mother was already out, leaving behind breakfast as usual and a note.

"I've gone to the vegetable market to buy groceries. After you finish breakfast, tidy up the house properly, then go to the supermarket to buy some fruit, snacks, and drinks that Nuannuan likes."

There was no money left; after all, his mother already knew about his "accompanying player" business and knew that her son was much richer than she was.

Meanwhile, at Xia Nuannuan's home.

On the bed in Xia Nuannuan's room, there were sets of clothes of various styles and colors.

Mother and daughter were standing in front of the bed, choosing clothes with serious and earnest expressions.

"Mom, how about this one?"

Xia Nuannuan pointed to a bright red dress.

"No, it's too flashy."

Su Xia crossed her arms and shook her head without hesitation, rejecting it.

"That's true!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded slightly and pointed to a set of a T-shirt paired with denim overalls, asking, "What about this one?"

"It's good, but isn't this the set you wore for your first date with Xiao Qin?"

Su Xia tilted her head to look at her daughter and said.

"Oh, right!"

Xia Nuannuan raised her hand to pat her forehead and said with some embarrassment, "How do you remember it better than I do!"

"That's a must!"

Su Xia smiled.

"Then which set should I wear? Mom, you choose for me!"

Xia Nuannuan felt she had a bit of decision paralysis and handed the decision-making power directly to her mother.

Anyway, her mother had always been the smartest in the family and the one who helped her the most.

Look, she had gotten up early today to help her get ready, washing and combing her hair, and even applying a just-right light makeup.

As for that old Xia, he had driven to Jiangcheng yesterday afternoon.

Xia Nuannuan learned from her mother that old Xia felt very uncomfortable about her going to see Qin Tian's mother so soon, so he simply returned to Jiangcheng a few days earlier than planned to avoid seeing it and being annoyed.

Finally, Su Xia picked a light blue small round-neck T-shirt paired with a white skirt, a fashionable and casual style that could perfectly showcase the liveliness and vitality of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl.

After Xia Nuannuan changed into it, she turned in front of the floor-length mirror, looking at herself from front, back, left, and right, and felt very satisfied with this set.

"Mom, you are really so good at styling, thank you, dear Mom!"

Xia Nuannuan blinked her big eyes at her mother, acting spoiled and cute.

Su Xia rolled her eyes with a laugh and said, "Stop showing off, can you go out for dinner with peace of mind now?"

"Mm-hmm, then I'll change out of it first and wear it when I go out in the afternoon, so I don't accidentally get it dirty!"

"Fine, fine, hurry up."