Actually, Ji Siyue wasn't averse to dating. She just thought it would be disrespectful to the other person since she couldn't even remember their face.
After returning to the dormitory in a gloomy mood, Tian Cheng rushed over excitedly with her laptop, telling Ji Siyue about the gossip on the forum regarding Qin Chengyao and herself. But Ji Siyue wasn't in the mood to listen. She just took off her shoes, still dressed, and went to bed.
Seeing this, Tian Cheng staggered backward as if she had seen a ghost and asked Jin Zhiyan, "Zhiyan, do you think Siyue is sick?"
Jin Zhiyan was talking to Bai Yu. Bai Yu was busy on her end and had the call on speaker for the moment. Tian Cheng's words reached Qin Chengyao's ears directly. He almost instantly looked up.
Bai Yu glanced at him and asked Jin Zhiyan on the phone, "Is Ji Siyue sick?"
Jin Zhiyan looked at Ji Siyue's bed and shook her head. "I don't know. She's been like this since she came back from class."
"Oh, then go and comfort her. I'll go and comfort my roommate too."
Jin Zhiyan let out a snort of laughter. "What's going on? Are they pining for each other?"
"Maybe. I'll call you tonight."
"Okay, hang up then."
After hanging up the phone, Jin Zhiyan climbed onto Ji Siyue's bed and directly pulled back her quilt.
Ji Siyue was utterly confused after being disturbed.
"What's wrong?"
"Tell me the truth. Are you thinking about Qin Chengyao?" Jin Zhiyan asked directly.
Ji Siyue froze.
She couldn't deny it, but she also couldn't admit it just like that. She simply pulled the quilt back over herself.
This time, Jin Zhiyan realized the seriousness of the matter. She put away the playful smile on her face and asked with concern, "What's going on? Tell me if there's something."
"Nothing."
Tian Cheng threw a banana at Ji Siyue from below and said fiercely, "What do you mean nothing! Be honest!"
"I... In the game, Qin Chengyao and I got married."
"This..." After exchanging a look, Tian Cheng and Jin Zhiyan said in unison, "Isn't this a good thing?"
"But the problem is, at first he said it was just for a quest that we got married. But the sad thing is, I actually took it seriously. For a moment, I even thought he wanted to marry me, not just for the quest."
As Ji Siyue was speaking, she buried her head back under the quilt.
She hated her own self - indulgent self, and she also hated... Qin Chengyao, who kept stirring her heartstrings. She didn't even know if Qin Chengyao liked her or not.
With such a mood, she was in low spirits for two or three days. She was listless in class and there was much less showmanship during her live - streams.
Liu Fanghua even called to ask her, "Is there something wrong?"
Of course, Ji Siyue was too embarrassed to tell her what was on her mind. She could only say that she had been in a bad mood recently.
So Liu Fanghua came up with an idea for her - to do a live - stream with Qin Chengyao.
You know, in the past, every live - stream with Qin Chengyao was a huge success.
"Siyue, the Carnival is already short - listing invited guests. If you don't boost your popularity, you might not be able to go to the Carnival. A new female anchor has joined your guild recently. She plays the same game as you, but with a different style. Her popularity is rising quickly. You need to work hard."
"Okay, thanks, Sister Fanghua. I'll go to the company to do a live - stream this afternoon... I'll see if I can get Qin Chengyao to come. Please reserve a room for me first."
"Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Ji Siyue stared at the chat box with Qin Chengyao on WeChat, lost in thought.
How should she ask Qin Chengyao out? She hadn't played games with him or chatted with him for the past two days. If she suddenly asked him out, would he think too much?
After hesitating for half an hour, she finally made up her mind and sent a WeChat message.
[Ji Siyue]: Senior, do you have anything to do this afternoon?
[Senior]: No.
[Ji Siyue]: Then, senior, do you want to go to the company with me?
[Senior]: For a live - stream?
[Ji Siyue]: Yeah, I'm just asking. If you're not willing.
[Senior]: I'm willing.
Ji Siyue still had the message "Then you don't have to go" unsent in the chat box when she saw "I'm willing".
Her heart skipped a beat.
[Ji Siyue]: I'll come to your dormitory building to find you.
[Senior]: I'll come to you. You're a girl. Standing there will attract onlookers. Wait for me.
[Ji Siyue]: Okay, I'll wait for you.
Putting the phone back into her bag, she started thinking again - Did Qin Chengyao not want her to wait downstairs of his dormitory because he was afraid others would know their relationship?
Thinking like this, her mood got even worse. But she still quickly packed her things and went downstairs to wait for him.
When she was going downstairs, she just saw Qin Chengyao walking towards her from afar. So Ji Siyue quickened her pace and ran towards him. By the time she reached him, she was out of breath.
Qin Chengyao reached out and tidied her bangs, smiling. "Why are you running so fast?"
"Isn't it because I'm afraid you'll wait too long, senior?"
"But I haven't even arrived yet." After pretending to be in a dilemma, Qin Chengyao showed a relieved expression. "Well, next time I'll run too."
"...Okay." Ji Siyue could only reply absent - mindedly because her thoughts were completely disrupted by his words.
After arriving at the company, Liu Fanghua prepared two small live - stream rooms for them. She specifically told Qin Chengyao that he could show his face if he wanted, but Ji Siyue couldn't.
After Liu Fanghua left, Qin Chengyao asked her, "Why can't you show your face?"
As he said this, he looked at her face seriously and then said, "You're so beautiful."
Ji Siyue touched her face and said, "Because that's my selling point!"
Qin Chengyao frowned. "Selling point?"
"Yeah. Since my gaming skills are just average among female anchors and there are plenty of others with nice voices, I don't show my face. It's my unique selling point. There are always some people who want to see my face, so they come to watch me every day."
After listening to Ji Siyue's words, Qin Chengyao was silent for a while.
Ji Siyue was afraid that her emotions would affect him, so she quickly explained, "Many anchors do this. I didn't want to trouble you all the time. But Sister Fanghua said that the Carnival is coming soon. If I don't boost my popularity, I won't be able to go. Then my popularity will have no way out. Sigh... I'll treat you to dinner after today. You've helped me a lot."
"I see." Qin Chengyao's eyes were hard to read. "Do you really want to go to the Carnival that much?"