My Virtual Girlfriend

She hurried over with her roommate, then whispered, "Chen Yan, why haven't you replied to my WeChat messages?"

"I wanted to tell you that I had eaten dinner already."

Her roommate glanced at Yu Qiao Qiao but didn't expose her.

Looking at Yu Qiao Qiao, Chen Yan smiled, getting a preliminary understanding of the girl's character.

Still, next, he needed to test the game's rules and definitions concerning "feeding."

So, unconcernedly he said, "If I reply to your WeChat, you wouldn't have come, right?"

"Come, come, have a seat and eat something."

"I ordered a lot. We can't finish it all if you don't eat."

Seeing Chen Yan's familiar demeanor, Yu Qiao Qiao hesitated, not sure whether to sit or leave.

At this moment, Chen Yan also noticed Yu Qiao Qiao's roommate.

He warmly greeted her, "You must be Qiao Qiao's best friend, right? Come, join us. I really ordered a lot."

Perhaps to align with Chen Yan or maybe just coincidentally, the barbecue stall's owner came out with several full plates of barbecue and set them on Chen Yan's table.

While placing them, the owner laughed and said, "Xiao Chen, why did you order so much, can you finish it?"

Chen Yan grinned, "There are three of us. We can finish it."

The owner chuckled, nodded to the two girls.

Seeing that Chen Yan indeed ordered a lot, Yu Qiao Qiao hesitated for a moment, exchanged glances with her roommate, and finally sat down to eat.

She timidly took a bite of the grilled meat.

Freshly grilled, infused with the aroma of charcoal, the smell was tantalizing. Biting into it, the mixture of fat and lean meat was deliciously mouth-watering.

Yu Qiao Qiao had grown up in an orphanage since childhood, hardly exposed to outside food.

Even in college, due to her dedication to studying for scholarships and working part-time to earn living expenses, she never had the time for street food.

This tasting made her instantly realize barbecue was the most delicious food in the world, a hundred times better than instant noodles!

This made her indulge in a few more skewers.

Seeing her enjoying the food, Chen Yan pushed a plate from his side towards her and said, "Try this, it's spicy, tastes even better."

Curious, Yu Qiao Qiao picked up a spicy piece of meat and put it in her mouth.

As soon as she bit into it, the spiciness made her nose run and her eyes water.

"Water, water, water!"

Yu Qiao Qiao, her face red with spice, frantically called out.

Chen Yan laughed "haha" and handed her a bottle of water, opened it for her, "Eat slowly. Don't take such a big bite."

Yu Qiao Qiao took the water, gulped down a few large sips, and finally alleviated the spiciness in her mouth.

But her spicy, tender, pink face, red eyes, and the pink tongue sticking out as she panted were simply too adorable to look at.

Unfortunately, Chen Yan was not paying attention to her. He was happily drinking with Yu Qiao Qiao's roommate.

Yu Qiao Qiao's roommate also was quite the character. Once seated, she didn't consider herself an outsider, enjoyed several skewers of barbecue, and even picked up Chen Yan's bottle of alcohol to pour herself a drink, boldly toasting with Chen Yan.

Definitely the type of woman who would make a great buddy.

After the meal, Chen Yan disregarded Yu Qiao Qiao's request to split the bill and naturally got up to pay it.

The bill wasn't expensive, totaling 269 yuan.

Chen Yan sneakily checked his phone, looking at the game, and saw his wealth had successfully increased by 269.

Chen Yan understood now.

That is to say, treating Yu Qiao Qiao and her best friend to dinner was indeed within the rules allowed.

Even if he used some small tactics in the process, the rules still permitted it.

Chen Yan was satisfied.

The money-making dungeon's first trial was a success!

The dream-chasing plan, firmly taking its first step!

After paying the bill, Chen Yan packed the leftover barbecue, handed it to Yu Qiao Qiao and her roommate, then said, "Alright, dinner is over, you guys can go back. I'm heading back too."

After he finished speaking, under the astonished gazes of the two girls, he went straight back to his apartment.

Leaving the two girls behind, each holding a bag of barbecue by the roadside...

Just like that...

He left?

Not even offering to see them off?

...

On the way back to the dorm, Yu Qiao Qiao's roommate curiously asked Yu Qiao Qiao, "Qiao Qiao, does that guy like you, is he chasing you?"

Yu Qiao Qiao wasn't a naive girl, but was somewhat unfamiliar with "liking" and "pursuing."

So, she pondered for a while, weakly said, "Probably... not."

Her roommate said, "If not, why would he treat you to dinner late at night? And let you take away so much food after eating?"

Yu Qiao Qiao opened her mouth, not knowing how to argue.

In the end, it was her roommate who again invalidated her own thoughts, "That doesn't make sense either. If he liked you, he wouldn't have spent the whole time not talking much with you, just drinking with me, right?"

"Moreover, he didn't even offer to see us off at the end, just let us go back on our own late at night."

"That's quite... ungentlemanly!"

"This totally doesn't seem like he's pursuing you."

Yu Qiao Qiao didn't understand, and just listened quietly.

Her roommate pondered all the way, then suddenly as if realizing something, said, "Do you feel like he just simply wanted to treat you to a meal?"

Yu Qiao Qiao fell silent for a moment, revisited the entire evening with Chen Yan in her mind, hesitantly nodded, "It seems... perhaps?"

After saying that, she too was a bit puzzled.

Just a simple meal invite?

But...

She wasn't anyone special to him.

He didn't like her.

Why did he invite her to a meal?

Could it be that he simply wanted to do a good deed? Just like he helped her earlier today?

What a strange person...

Having only met for a day and seen each other twice, but Chen Yan had left a vague and simple impression on Yu Qiao Qiao's young mind...

......

Meanwhile, Chen Yan, having returned home, quietly opened his "game strategy book" and wrote down his initial comment about Yu Qiao Qiao:

Simple-minded, naïve, not very assertive, easily influenced. Very kind.

After writing this comment, Chen Yan twirled his pen in his right hand, thought for a while, then added another note: Tomorrow, try to further understand her personality, pretend to be pursuing her, and see her reaction.

After recording, Chen Yan looked at the content in the book and couldn't help but laugh: If only he had been this earnest with girls while studying, he wouldn't have been solo for so many years!

Indeed, playing games suited him better!

Closing the book, Chen Yan tidied up a bit, then went to bed full of anticipation for the future.

.......

[Yu Qiao Qiao's Fondness: 4](Feeding food +1)

[Player's Wealth: 269](Feeding food +269)...

.....

A night without words.

The next morning.

As soon as Yu Qiao Qiao got up and was washing up, she received a call request from Chen Yan.

She answered the call.

Chen Yan's voice came through the phone, "Qiao Qiao. Come, I'm treating you to breakfast by the convenience store."

Yu Qiao Qiao:...

Why do I suddenly feel like I'm on a scheduled feeding?

Yu Qiao Qiao swallowed, saying, "No thanks, I'm not going. I have classes in a bit."

Initially, Yu Qiao Qiao thought Chen Yan would use the "Domineering Technique" again.

But surprisingly, this time Chen Yan just hummed a simple, "Alright. Well, make sure you eat."

After that, without even a goodbye, the call was disconnected.

Yu Qiao Qiao continued washing up, perplexed.

At noon, after class.

As soon as she came out from the classroom, Yu Qiao Qiao received another voice call from Chen Yan,

"Hey, Qiao Qiao. Come have lunch."

Yu Qiao Qiao:...

"I'm eating with my roommate."

Chen Yan, "Alright then. Enjoy your meal."

"Doot...doot...doot..."

In the evening, after finishing work, Yu Qiao Qiao hugged two steaming hot meat buns she bought from the roadside, happily eating as she walked back to school.

Chen Yan's voice call came again, "Hello, Qiao Qiao, let's have dinner?"

Yu Qiao Qiao weakly asked, "Chen Yan, does your family own a restaurant? Why are you inviting me for meals three times a day?"

Chen Yan said, "Oh… if not meals, then tell me what you like, I'll send it to you."

Yu Qiao Qiao paused.

A thoughtful look crossed her face.

After a moment, she asked quietly but seriously, "Chen Yan, can you tell me what you really want to do...?"