One second.
I love you.
[System notification: Player Red Bean has been defeated by the boss!]
Ji Siyue died. To withstand the attack of that boss, she endured the boss's frenzy for a full five seconds.
Actually, with Ji Siyue's HP, it would usually be about three seconds. But this time, no one knew why she managed to hold on for five seconds. And it just so happened that at the fifth second, that person lifted the freeze buff.
Then, Qin Chengyao unleashed all his skills and started a crazy output. In just five seconds, he defeated a boss with low HP.
The game was over. Ji Siyue didn't claim the experience from the game, nor did she pick up the dropped equipment and materials. Instead, she logged out of the game directly and turned off the live - broadcast as well.
She went back to her room and burst into tears.
She buried her head in the quilt, wishing she could cry herself hoarse. But all that came out was a soft whimper from the pillow.
Finally, after crying herself dizzy and exhausted, Ji Siyue got out of bed like a walking corpse. She wanted to go out to the balcony to get some fresh air. But unexpectedly, as soon as she took a step, someone whistled beside her.
She looked in the direction of the sound and saw it was Xiao Zhang.
"Were you crying just now?"
Ji Siyue forced a smile and replied, "Are you a pervert? Eavesdropping on others."
"It's not my fault. I was just enjoying the view here when I suddenly heard crying from the next room. You didn't close your window, right?"
Ji Siyue was in no mood to bicker with this guy. She sighed helplessly and sat down, lost in thought.
Xiao Zhang knew she was in a bad mood. He silently went back to his room and came out again with two things in his hands.
"Catch!"
The guy threw something over. Ji Siyue caught it instinctively and was surprised to find it was a can of beer.
"What's this for?"
"A drink can drown all sorrows. With your drinking capacity, one can of beer is enough to make you sleep like a dead pig."
"Heh!" Ji Siyue sneered. "Do you know there's a saying that drowning sorrows in wine only makes the sorrows deeper? Aren't you just adding to my troubles on purpose?"
Even though she said that, Ji Siyue still obediently opened the can of beer and took a sip.
After finishing the whole can in one go, Ji Siyue felt her head was in even more of a mess.
Xiao Zhang asked, "I rarely see a woman cry so heart - wrenchingly, as if she's been abandoned by the whole world. Can you tell me what happened?"
Ji Siyue felt drunk now, but her mind was surprisingly clear.
She sighed and said word by word, "The man I love the most is going to marry someone else."
Xiao Zhang was taken aback for a moment and then smiled. "That's really a fatal blow for a woman."
"It's not just about a man and a woman. What's really fatal for me is not that the man I love is getting married. It's that when I heard the news, I sadly found that I still loved him so much and I still couldn't let go. I feel like a pervert now, hiding in a dark corner, letting my jealousy grow crazily. I'm jealous of that woman who has the man I love the most. I'm like a thief coveting someone else's thing, but even though I don't have the courage, I still can't get over it in my heart."
Xiao Zhang stopped talking and just stared intently at the woman a few meters away from him.
To be honest, this woman didn't have many secrets. It was easy to find out about her.
Three years ago, she was a college student in this city. She had a great boyfriend. She was a small streamer and had even participated in professional league games, living the life that many girls envied.
Later, for some unknown reason, she broke up with her boyfriend and went abroad. When she came back again, she became the president of a company and, as if guided by fate, got involved with her ex - boyfriend again.
Then her boyfriend was going to get married, and she cried.
Ordinary yet extraordinary, extraordinary yet ordinary.
This was her whole story.
It was somewhat similar to his own past.
"Ji Siyue, do you want me to teach you a way to make you feel better?"
"What way?"
"Go and snatch that man back. Then you won't feel so bad."
"Stop causing trouble for me." Ji Siyue shouted and then sat down on the ground directly.
"I'm not causing trouble." Xiao Zhang said. "If you really like that person so much and can't let go, you can just go and win him back. Anyway, they haven't gotten married yet. And that man used to be yours. It was only after you left that that woman had the chance to be his fiancée. So you don't need to feel guilty about this."
"Although I like him, I still have basic moral values. Your logic doesn't work for me."
Ji Siyue stood up and said with emotion, "I broke up with him, and that's that. He once gave me a chance to change my mind, but I didn't cherish it. So now, after crying, I even feel a bit unreasonable. I'm going back now. Thanks for the beer. When you cry as miserably as I did one day, I'll return this can of beer to you."
After saying that, Ji Siyue went back to her room.
She picked up her phone and posted a Weibo with her Red Bean account.
[I'm very sorry. I lost my composure during the live - broadcast today. Someone was right. I was very sad after hearing some news. But actually, I'm more of a well - wisher. We should all move forward.]
After that, she switched to another account, Ji Yueji.
[I heard the news that you're getting married today. I was surprised and a bit emotional. Unconsciously, we've known each other for so many years. I'm regretful that we didn't end up together, but I'm also extremely glad that we didn't. I sincerely wish you all the best. You've protected me for so long, but from now on, I don't need your protection anymore. Don't worry. This is the last time I'll protect you, and it's also my repayment to you.]
Her fingers were almost trembling when she typed this Weibo.
No one knew how painful she was inside, and she didn't even have a place to vent.
Both of her Weibo accounts received a lot of comments, private messages, and reposts, and they even made it onto the trending list at the same time.
Anyway, today was destined to be an eventful day for Ji Siyue.