Chapter 2761

【Now transmitting plot……transmission successful!】

The villain Cheng Lang, a fourth-year computer science student at University A, occasionally helped the fainted junior Hua Yu on campus.

This encounter caused the protagonist, who rarely interacts with others, to secretly fall in love with Hua Yu.

Hua Yu, taking a leave of absence due to illness, stayed at home. Through various inquiries, he learned from Cheng Lang's roommate that he was playing the online game 《Wind and Moon Jianghu》. To get closer to his ideal Prince Charming, Hua Yu registered the account Gold Jade Fate and entered the game.

But Hua Yu actually didn't know that Cheng Lang had already moved out of the school dormitory; when he asked for the game ID, it turned out to be the account of that roommate Xu Qian, Jian Guang Leng.

Xu Qian fell in love with Hua Yu at first sight, and taking advantage of the situation, he impersonated Cheng Lang's identity and began an online romance with Hua Yu.

During the two months of Hua Yu's leave of absence for recovery, he placed all his feelings on the online counterpart Jian Guang Leng; Xu Qian acted as a passionate and considerate lover, and they were inseparable in the game.

Two months later, Hua Yu's condition improved, and full of anticipation, he planned to return to school to meet "Cheng Lang".

At this time, Xu Qian gradually grew tired of this relationship, began to treat it coldly, and in the game started to be ambiguous with others.

Hua Yu was shocked to discover the cheating behavior, both surprised and angry; he publicly confronted Cheng Lang on campus, questioning why he was avoiding him and yet forming a new romance in the game.

Cheng Lang was completely bewildered, and frankly told Hua Yu that his game ID was He Liangyue, that he had never had an alternate account of Jian Guang Leng, and certainly had never engaged in an online romance.

But Hua Yu, deeply entrenched for two months, completely disbelieved, obsessively thought that Cheng Lang was a daredevil who wouldn't take responsibility, even using two accounts to toy with feelings.

To take revenge, Hua Yu posted on the public channel and forum of Wind and Moon Jianghu, accusing He Liangyue of using an alternate account to deceive emotions and hearts, calling him a shameless scumbag.

The guild that Cheng Lang belonged to, in order to curry favor with the big-spender Gold Jade Fate, swiftly expelled him from the guild; overnight, Cheng Lang's game character went from a respected elite player to a despised cheat.

Real-world blows also followed one after another.

Hua Yu fell ill again due to emotional agitation; his family learned of this, used connections to pressure the large corporation where Cheng Lang was about to intern, resulting in the cancellation of his internship position.

Seeing that everything was out of control, the protagonist (attacker) Xu Qian, marveling at Hua Yu's deep affection, finally revealed himself and confessed everything to Hua Yu, launching the pursuit to win back his wife both in-game and in real life.

Huayù learned the truth, and after a cremation forgave Xu Qian, reconciling with him.

As graduation approached, Cheng Lang's future was destroyed, so he turned black, hacked into Huayù's computer, and made his privacy and secrets public in the game.

Huayù suffered a huge blow, his condition worsened leaving a lifelong ailment; Xu Qian regretted deeply, repented that everything was his fault, and vowed to accompany Huayù for the rest of his life.

【Ah, truly an atypical scumbag top and cheap bottom—scum and cheap indeed.】An unnamed emotion master, Pixiu the Great, so commented.

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The winter chill was kept outside by the semi-transparent curtains.

Jin Chen leaned back in his gaming chair, the screen showing idle chatter in the guild channel.

〖Leisure Quarters〗 Shadow Wave: Boss Xunchen, that girl who was playing pure-heart healer in the team just now has been following you, adding healing for half a day, her eyes almost glued to you, yet you didn't give her a single response!

〖Leisure Quarters〗 Cutting Willow: Exactly, that voice is so sweet, Boss Xunchen, you wouldn't dislike girls, would you?

〖Leisure Quarters〗 Sweet Cookie: Tell us something we don't know.

〖Leisure Quarters〗 Rice Ball: Tell us something we don't know.

〖Leisure Quarters〗 Cutting Willow: ……Eh!

〖Leisure Quarters〗 Xunchen: ^^

〖Leisure Quarters〗 Shadow Wave: Cat-ears Master, if you don't add the girl I'm out, thanks bro!

Jin Chen casually took off his headset.

A round ball lay beside the keyboard, Ling Gun Gun: 【Host, the plot is currently in progress!】

【This morning, the protagonist Huayù went to school to confront Main God; tonight, Jinyuán will publicly expose in the game Hé Liàngyuè's two-timing and emotional deception, a new storm has already arisen~】

The original owner has been living here for a week already.

In the original plot, Cheng Lang rented a house off-campus and needed a roommate to share the rent; after the previous roommate returned to his hometown to marry, the original owner, who happened to be having family conflicts, moved in, and subsequently mainly served to depict how miserable Cheng Lang was before his blackening.

The timing was just right.

Jin Chen moved his slightly stiff neck, pushed the chair back, and walked out of the room.

Cheng Lang hadn't returned yet; he opened the fridge and saw that there wasn't much food, only a few unopened packs of hot pot base.

Jin Chen thought for a moment, then clicked on an avatar he had added a week ago but never chatted with.

'Senior, can I use the hot pot base in the fridge? If it's convenient, let's have hot pot together when you come back tonight.'

While waiting for a reply, Jin Chen walked to the window and pulled back a corner of the curtain.

The sky grew dark, lights twinkling here and there; Cheng Lang's rented flat had a broad view, though the rent was steep, no wonder he needed a roommate.

A few minutes later, the phone vibrated once.

Senior: Sure, feel free to use it; I'll be there around seven-ish.

Cheng Lang was genuinely a bit surprised.

On the day this Finance Department junior moved in, several uniformed staff bustled about, his luggage all high-end brands, yet he himself barely showed his face.

He had assumed he was a wealthy, aloof, solitary young master, never expecting him to proactively suggest eating hot pot together.

"An ice‑breaker activity, not bad." Cheng Lang muttered, slipped his phone back into his pocket, and planned to go to the supermarket.

He is warm‑hearted, feeling that as roommates they shouldn't be too distant; since the junior took the initiative to be friendly, he naturally ought to respond warmly.

At 6:55, Cheng Lang finished his supermarket run and returned home.

Jin Chen finished arranging the last plate of lotus slices, then looked up at the sound.

Cheng Lang entered carrying the freshly sliced beef and a big bag of balls from the supermarket, first put down his computer bag, looked up, and froze in the entryway.

In the living room, the red‑oil hot pot base bubbled, steam rising; the new roommate, whom one had only seen hurrying back and forth over the past week, sat cross‑legged on the carpet before the sofa, wearing a light‑gray hooded lounge set, the hood loosely draped over his head.

【Detected world‑plot villain, blackening value triggered, currently blackening value: 40!】

【Mission requirement: clear the blackening value, change the villain's tragic ending!】

Jin Chen sat cross‑legged, holding chopsticks, and turned his head to look over.

He looked…… fluffy, quite clean.

The junior's appearance was completely different from Cheng Lang's imagined aloof, socially anxious image; he smiled and said, "Glad you're not late—did you wait long?"

While speaking, Cheng Lang took off his down jacket and hung it on the rack; underneath he wore only a slim black short‑sleeve, revealing the good physique honed by years of training, though not exaggerated.

His chest muscles bulged the fabric into a full arc, his waist and abdomen were tight, and his arm muscles tensed slightly as he hung his clothes—he looked vibrant and handsome.

Jin Chen's gaze lingered on him for only an instant, then his eyes curved as he said, "You haven't been waiting long, senior—aren't you cold?"

"Not cold, the heating is enough." Cheng Lang slipped on his slippers and walked over, casually placing the supermarket bag on the coffee table's edge, "I bought some meatballs and tripe from the supermarket—you can keep an eye on them."

He pulled a nearby stool over and sat down, glanced at the bubbling red and white broth in the pot, his appetite stirred as well, the day's unpleasantness temporarily pushed to the back of his mind—"Wow, you've prepared plenty."

Jin Chen slowly added the beef and meatballs to the pot, "I don't know exactly what you like, senior, so I prepared a bit of everything."

Cheng Lang was genuinely hungry and didn't stand on ceremony, spearing a chopstickful of fatty beef into the red broth—"Good enough! Much more lavish than I could manage myself."

He took a bite, sighed with satisfaction, then recalled something and looked at Jin Chen: "Speaking of which, you've moved in this week, we've only bumped into each other twice; I thought you had a heavy course load, or… you're not very sociable."

So even if he wanted to improve their roommate relationship, he worried about coming on too strong.

Jin Chen lowered his gaze to the bubbling red oil, the rising steam softening his features, his voice a notch lower than before: "Lately I've had a falling out with my family, I've been feeling off, and when I moved in I didn't even properly greet you, senior…"

He spoke, lifting his eyes to look at Cheng Lang through the steam, "Senior, you don't mind, do you?"