Tong Ya nodded, not thinking too much about it.
Shen Ran really wasn’t familiar with Su Yichen—basically strangers.
Looks like I was overthinking it.
Meanwhile, after dealing with Tong Ya, Shen Ran quickly followed Su Yichen’s instructions and posted on her PY circle.
Only then did she realize her PY circle was practically a blank page—there was nothing on it at all.
That should be fine, right? the girl thought nervously.
But since Teacher Su didn’t say anything, it should be okay.
Boys’ Dormitory, 305.
“Damn it, a bunch of useless teammates. My promotion match failed again,” Jiang Jingjie cursed, sitting in his chair with a face as dark as a pig’s liver.
He had been on a losing streak in his promotion matches all afternoon.
“That support is completely useless.
“Can’t I just get some normal teammates?”
Jiang Shao stared blankly at the ceiling, as if he had lost all hope in life.
Some time ago, Jiang Jingjie had tried to get close to Luo Yueli by playing games with her, only to discover that her rank was a whole tier above his.
“That’s just how matchmaking is.”
Huang Junjie, who had just finished a match of Hero League, sighed. “I’ve been stuck with terrible teammates all afternoon too.”
“Back in the summer when I played Riven at the internet café, there were at least ten people standing behind me watching my plays.
“And even then, I still can’t carry these noobs.”
“Jiang Shao, looks like the two aces of Dorm 305 are just cursed today.”
Su Yichen, who had just checked Shen Ran’s PY circle, glanced casually at Huang Junjie’s screen.
Only Diamond II?
So just a little Diamond pig…
Never mind then.
“Again. I refuse to believe I can’t rank up today.” Jiang Jingjie gritted his teeth, ready to get beaten again.
At eighteen or nineteen, full of youthful vigor—if he didn’t win it back, he probably wouldn’t sleep tonight.
That’s just how young men are. Understandable.
“Jiang Jingjie, what rank are you?” Su Yichen asked casually.
“Platinum I.”
“Platinum I? Then you could queue with Shen Ran. She’s Platinum too—Platinum IV, I think. And her support seems pretty good.”
“Huh?”
Jiang Jingjie’s eyes lit up instantly. “Really? She plays games too?
“How come I didn’t know?”
“I’m not sure, but I did just see her screenshot on her PY circle.”
Su Yichen shrugged, as if he were just a passerby. “Whether it’s true or not… go check it out yourself.”
Good at support? Lower rank than him.
And a girl.
Jiang Shao suddenly felt confident again. He did have some impression of Shen Ran.
But only a vague one. They hadn’t talked much.
His only impression was that she was fairly pretty, and they’d exchanged a few words.
As a tall, rich, and handsome guy, Jiang Jingjie wasn’t short of pretty, proactive girls around him.
So Shen Ran… barely left an impression.
Because what made her stand out didn’t really count for much in his eyes.
Without much thought, Jiang Jingjie opened VX and checked Shen Ran’s PY circle.
“Damn, it’s real.”
“She actually plays pretty well.”
He held his phone higher, leaned closer, and zoomed in with two fingers, carefully examining her match history.
Su Yichen curled his lips slightly but said nothing.
[Shen Ran, Jiang Jingjie is about to ask if you want to play with him. Agree.]
Girls’ Dormitory, 502.
Shen Ran stared at the message on her phone, eyes wide.
She jumped off her hanging chair, rushed out of the dorm, and ran into the stairwell.
Then she started a voice call with Su Yichen.
“Hello, Su—”
“Keep your voice down. I’m on the dorm balcony. Do you want Jiang Jingjie to hear you?”
“But I don’t know how to play games,” Shen Ran said in a hushed voice. “I really don’t know how to play at all!”
“You don’t need to worry about that for now. Just agree to him.”
“Oh… okay…”
“Go download the game. Jiang Jingjie isn’t that good anyway. I’ll teach you later—before long, you two will be evenly matched.”
“Alright, looks like he’s about to message you. Reply properly.”
Without giving Shen Ran a chance to say more, Su Yichen hung up.
Shen Ran didn’t know what to say for a moment.
Even though she was confused, she knew Su Yichen was helping her.
Before she could think further, Jiang Jingjie’s message came:
[Shen Ran, are you playing? Want to team up?]
At the same time, Su Yichen’s messages followed.
[He messaged you, right? Reply like this:]
[Sure~ I just finished a game.]
[You’re playing too?]
Shen Ran hesitated for a moment, then copied and pasted.
Jiang Jingjie: [Yeah, I just finished too. Been losing promotion matches all day.]
Shen Ran took a screenshot of the chat and sent it to Su Yichen.
Soon, his reply came:
[That must be because your teammates are too bad. I ran into several bad ones today too.]
[But I only play support, so there’s not much I can do…]
Shen Ran copied and pasted again.
Jiang Jingjie: [Exactly! Shen Ran, my teammates are all terrible.]
[How about we queue together? You can support me?]
Su Yichen: [That sounds great! I’ve always played solo, but I only know how to play support, and I’m not that good… I’m worried I’ll drag you down…]
[I haven’t been playing long, I keep getting chased and beaten.]
Jiang Jingjie: [No problem, Shen Ran. Just play casually—tonight I’ll carry you.]
[Anyone who wants to touch my support has to go through me first.]
Su Yichen: [Really? Jingjie, then invite me quickly~ I’ll rely on you. Oh right, my ID is yona.]
At this point, Shen Ran fell silent.
She scrolled through her past chats with Jiang Jingjie and suddenly understood what Su Yichen meant earlier—
“You’ve had him on your contacts for so long, but your relationship with him isn’t even as good as yours with me. Have you been slacking off?”
At the same time she felt a bit foolish, Shen Ran couldn’t help but marvel at Su Yichen’s incredible chatting skills.
She really couldn’t understand how just a few lines from him could make Jiang Jingjie seem… so happy.
What confused her even more was—Su Yichen was clearly a guy…
So why was he better at flirting with men than she, a girl, was?
Boys’ Dormitory, 305.
“Shen Ran agreed to duo with you?” Huang Junjie asked with interest. “She’s pretty good-looking.”
“Not bad, Jiang Jingjie. Being handsome really makes a difference—you get to know girls who are both pretty and good at games.”
“I checked her PY circle—she just got MVP, and she plays support. That’s a hidden gem!”
“Why don’t I ever meet girls like that in my games? You better not drag her down all night.”
“Bullshit. Just watch me, Huang Junjie—I’ll definitely carry her.”
Jiang Jingjie straightened up, staring at the “matching” screen on his phone with full focus.
“Tonight, I’ll show you what it means to be the king of carrying girls.”
“Alright, match found. I’ll definitely carry this one.”
On the balcony, Su Yichen grinned and flicked the ash from his cigarette.
Then he moved his finger to the yellow “Confirm” button on the screen—and pressed it.