"Hey little brother, can you add me on WeChat?"
Duan Wenzheng's tone ended with a smile, but his words seemed to be imitating the few people who had just blocked his way. He looked like he was stopping a stranger and asking for contact information, and would not let him go if he didn't give it.
Xue Lan stood there in a daze for a moment.
Seeing that he was silent, Duan Wenzheng moved closer to him.
"Little brother, we have known each other for so many days but we haven't added each other's contact information. How inconvenient would it be to play games together?"
Xue Lan's face flushed red. Knowing that he was just teasing her, she lowered her head and tried to walk around him.
But Duan Wenzheng stood in front of him again: "How about QQ?"
Xue Lan, who was stopped again, had a blush on her face that had spread to the tips of her ears. She avoided him with a look of embarrassment and annoyance, but was blocked by him and could not move forward or backward.
Duan Wenzheng looked at his uneasy expression and recalled that day during his live broadcast, his ears were red but he pretended to be calm and composed... Unlike him in the game, even when he was a medic, he was quick, accurate and ruthless. He was so soft that it made people feel itchy.
Duan Wenzheng lowered his eyes to hide the dark color in his eyes, and handed the phone to him again: "Hmm?"
Xue Lan was pestered by him and he didn't really want to add Duan Wenzheng, so he took the phone he handed over and added his own WeChat number.
Duan Wenzheng then put away his phone and let him go, saying, "Let's go."
When Xue Lan saw that Duan Wenzheng actually wanted to go to the mall with him, his eyes lit up and he quickly followed him.
He was excited, but when they walked into the mall together and everyone's eyes fell on them... he realized what a wrong decision it was to go shopping for clothes with Duan Wenzheng! !
"What would you like to choose?"
"Sir, come to your girlfriend..."
The waiters in the women's clothing store all had their eyes fixed on Duan Wenzhen. Xue Lan was not used to being stared at by others, so she lowered her head and walked quickly towards the men's clothing area.
He didn't dare to change clothes. He just picked a few pieces of clothing, told the sizes, and asked the clerk to pack them for him.
With Duan Wenzheng around, he always felt that the attitudes of the clothing store clerks were much better.
Xue Lan secretly looked at Duan Wenzheng. Although she didn't know if this was the so-called "halo of the protagonist", Duan Wenzheng was indeed the kind of person who could be spotted at a glance even if he was standing in the crowd.
Although the original owner "Xue Lan" also had delicate features like a porcelain doll, it was inevitably a little empty. Duan Wenzheng was different. He would also unconsciously set his eyes on him, because he had a kind of dazzling unruly and rebelliousness, just like the blue smoke wilderness that symbolized freedom in "Dawn of the Last Days".
Duan Wenzheng casually put his arm around his shoulders and said with a low laugh: "Hey, why are you looking at me all the time?"
Xue Lan then realized that he was watching her, and quickly looked away: "Aren't we all looking at you?"
"Is there?"
Xue Lan nodded.
"Oh." Duan Wenzheng glanced at the shop assistants not far away who were smiling and watching, and asked in a low voice: "Do you know why they are looking at me?"
Xue Lan had been in poor health since childhood and had spent most of his time in the hospital. Not to mention having any friends, his only hobby was to quietly play "Dawn of Doom", but he always kept to himself and had almost no one to talk to.
But the person in front of him was the idol he had secretly admired for so many years.
At this moment, Duan Wenzheng leaned over and shortened the distance between them. Xue Lan lowered his head guiltily and said in a low voice: "Because, because you... are pretty."
Duan Wenzheng was amused by his words and actually chuckled out loud, which was rare.
"So you were secretly looking at me because you thought I was pretty."
Duan Wenzheng's tone was firm, and Xue Lan suddenly realized that he didn't want to ask others why they were looking at him, he was just drawing a circle to lure him in.
"Don't you want to see some clothes too?" Xue Lan frowned and changed the subject as if nothing had happened.
"Yeah." Duan Wenzheng turned around and looked at the women's clothing stores he had visited before: "I want to look at some clothes for my girlfriend..."
"You have a girlfriend?" Xue Lan blurted out subconsciously in surprise.
Duan Wenzheng looked at him meaningfully: "The future."
Xue Lan's eyes returned to calm. He already knew that Duan Wenzheng was the strongest talker in a certain Green Novel City. How could he believe what he said...
Thinking that he was about to suffer for love, Xue Lan's eyes couldn't help but become meaningful.
Duan Wenzheng raised his eyebrows at the strange look, but he didn't care. He continued, "We should help each other. Why don't you help my future girlfriend try on some clothes?"
Xue Lan, with the look of an old father in his eyes, was finally sure that he was talking nonsense about his girlfriend. Just then, the clerk had already packed the clothes he wanted and handed them to him. Xue Lan ignored his words, took the clothes, paid the money and prepared to leave.
Unexpectedly, the clerk was a little surprised to see him paying.
Seeing this, the clerk smiled and said, "Your girlfriend is so thoughtful. She picked out so many clothes for you."
Duan Wenzheng shrugged without explaining.
Xue Lan listened to what the other party said and wanted to explain but felt it was unnecessary. After all, he would not come to this store again, so he simply pretended not to hear what she said and walked out of the mall with his things.
Duan Wenzheng followed and said, "Are you really not going to give it a try?"
Xue Lan's face turned slightly red, and he pretended to be calm and continued to rush forward.
Duan Wenzheng followed him closely and asked again, "Do you know why they are looking at me?"
"..." Xue Lan didn't want to suffer the same loss again, so he simply chose to ignore his words.
Duan Wenzheng sighed, looking at him pretending to be nonchalant even though he couldn't help being amused, and whispered:
"I'll tell you next time."
Fortunately, Duan Wenzheng quietly walked with him to the intersection where they could take a taxi and stopped teasing him.
Xue Lan walked out of the mall, but his eyes were suddenly attracted by the snack shop next to him.
He held on to the shopping bags, his eyes fixed on the dazzling array of snacks in the store, and his feet seemed to have taken root, unable to move.
Duan Wenzheng walked a few steps and saw no one following him. Then he realized that the person behind him had been standing by the road for a long time. He followed Xue Lan's gaze and glanced at the snack shop nearby, raising his lips with a smile.
"If you like, go in. Why are you standing here?"
Xue Lan finally came to her senses and tightened the shopping bag in her hand awkwardly.
In the past, he was in poor health, so of course he couldn't eat any snacks. When he saw other children eating, he would inevitably feel a little envious. But now... can he also eat these snacks
When Xue Lan thought of this, his eyes lit up again.
He was about to walk into the snack shop when the person next to him suddenly took the shopping bags from his hands.
"I'll let you carry me. If others see me, won't they accuse me of bullying a child?"
"I'm not a child..."
Xue Lan had a thin skin, and her face turned slightly red after hearing what he said. She quickly turned around and ran into the store.
Duan Wenzheng followed behind him.
Xue Lan bought some snacks that looked good, and then left the snack shop with Duan Wenzheng feeling satisfied.
To express his gratitude, he casually handed a lollipop to Duan Wen Zheng, but he seemed to be thinking thoughtfully about the plot when Duan Wen Zheng entered LGW.
In the original novel, Duan Wenzhen came from a wealthy family, but this time he ran away from home. During this period of time, he spent all day in Internet cafes and didn't even have a place to sleep properly.
In the original plot, Wen Yan's conversation with Duan Wen Zheng today was about his recruitment being rejected. Duan Wen Zheng has nowhere to go now, so he really wants to play professionally. He wants to work hard on his own from the youth training camp (to get by, and doesn't want to be tied down by a contract directly), so he proposed to go to the youth training camp.
Wen Yan said that they would participate in a semi-professional invitational tournament with considerable prize money in a few days. In addition to the regular team mode, this tournament also has an escape mode individual competition. Although the registration has been closed, if he wants to participate, he can register through the LGW channel.
Duan Wenzhen, who has been away from home for a month, doesn't have much money left.
Therefore, the time for him to enter the youth training camp was postponed for two weeks. During these two weeks, in order not to be classified as a "LGW player", he did not enter the club, but chose to continue to participate in LGW's remote training in the Internet cafe.
That is to say... Duan Wenzhen will have to stay in this Internet cafe where he doesn't even have a place to sleep properly for another two weeks.
Xue Lan, a fan of his father, could not help but imagine him not having enough to eat, not having enough clothes to wear, and not having enough sleep...
Xue Lan lowered his head and pondered for a while, then raised his head and looked at Duan Wen Zheng as if he had finally made a decision.
"Reset, do you want to... come live at my house?"
Duan Wenzhen was startled, and the candy that he had just held between his fingertips fell to the ground with a "pop" before he could even open the packaging.
"Because I'm going to report to the youth training camp tomorrow, you should... enter the youth training camp two weeks later, right?" Xue Lan threw the broken candy into the trash can, then took out a new one and handed it to him: "My house is nearby, you can stay at my house first."
Duan Wenzheng came back to his senses and gave an intriguing smile. He did not take the candy, but instead moved closer to look at Xue Lan.
"You're not home... what should I do?"
He suddenly approached, and Xue Lan subconsciously stepped back, but still smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if I'm not here, or you can just stay in the Internet cafe..."
"But you're not leaving tonight?" Duan Wenzheng followed his movements and took another step forward, closing the distance between them again: "Won't you invite me up to sit with you?"
Xue Lan took another half step back. He had never been so close to anyone before. At this moment, his breath gently brushed his cheek while he spoke, making his ears red again.
But he thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with this. Although the original owner and Duan Wenzheng could be considered "rivals in love", he was not the original owner and it was impossible for him to compete with Duan Wenzheng for Wen Yan, so as long as he treated Duan Wenzheng very well, they could become... good friends, right? !
And they just said they would take care of each other.
Thinking of this, his eyes brightened again: "Okay, I can just take you to find out the door."
Duan Wenzhen looked at his unguarded smile, shook his head helplessly, and distanced himself from him again.
"Little friend." He took the candy from Xue Lan and raised his lip and said, "Has no one told you not to bring strangers home?"