Welcome to the Misogyny Game

Even after that, despite Wang Qige's account still displaying garbled characters, Liu Chaoque still logged in every day without fail, not to play games, but just to chat. She would share some interesting things that had happened to her recently, complain about the strange things that happened at school, share food, and talk about the otome games she was obsessed with.

Even if that otome game is a crime investigation game, even if what she shared was what she had been experiencing all along.

Even though the other end still uses asterisks, and even though the call is encrypted, she still can't decipher it. Decoding is even more difficult than lip reading, and there's also the system's interference, but she still enjoys it and still gets 99+ every time.

It was as if she had never come into the game world, as if they had just gone to different schools and still had the chance to meet.

No, they will definitely have some.

Liu Chaoque looked at the chat interface: At least now I know I can still chat with Wang Qige, at least she still has hope of getting out.

After the floodwaters receded, the temperature began to rise.

Because the road wasn't repaired, Liu Chaoque had to walk to school, so she had to get up very early and eat breakfast outside. They would also eat out tonight.

Mo Yun won't be cooking for the next few days while Liu Chaoque is at home. She won't be home for lunch, so dinner and breakfast will need to be prepared, which might mean lunch will be of lower quality.

Once, Mu Li secretly tattled to Liu Chaoque, saying that Mo Yun's lunch consisted of nothing but plain noodles, vegetables with fermented bean curd, and some cat food for her, mainly just something to eat to get by.

Sometimes, when they got tired of the food at home and wanted to try something different, Liu Chaoque would take Moyun and Muli to a fancy restaurant.

Mo Yun and the others might reheat the steamed buns they made yesterday and have them for breakfast.

There were far fewer cars on the streets, and the road was so bumpy that it must have been very jolting for the cars to drive over it.

The traffic lights at the zebra crossing were practically useless, and because they had been struck by lightning, they were flashing intermittently, giving the impression of being broken.

Pedestrians walked carefully, while the children, unaware of the adults' concerns, hopped and skipped across the road, holding their parents' hands.

We often hear adults telling children, "Walk slowly, don't fall!"

Then he pulled the child and told him to slow down.

Liu Chaoque followed behind these people, walking through streets and alleys, and then encountered something bad.

"Little sister, give me some money to spend." The lewd man's voice, laced with coercion, echoed through the dimly lit alley.

Liu Chaoque had already walked past, but he turned back and looked sideways.

She felt a little helpless. Why was their game world so Gotham-like and Florida-like? The happy days were over in no time.

Moreover, she felt that there had been too many cases recently.

In the police station.

"Officer, I confess, I confess! I just wanted to scam some money, but this woman suddenly rushed up to me and started slapping me across the face. She has to pay my medical bills, waaaah!" The man, with a swollen face, was in tears.

Sitting to the side, Liu Chaoque couldn't help but laugh, even though it wasn't funny.

“She was still laughing,” the man accused.

"Officer, he had a knife. At most, I was just doing my duty as a hero." Liu Chaoque quickly asserted his innocence and even took out his phone to record the conversation as evidence.

After listening to the audio on public address, the police officer looked at the man with a serious face and said, "Well, Shen San, now you've even brought a knife. You're quite capable."

"No, this is just a toy knife." The man took out the so-called knife, which looked like it was made of plastic in the bright light: "It's just for show, just for fun."

"Hmph, still so proud of yourself," Uncle Hat sneered. "Just released from prison and already out extorting money again. Instead of doing honest work, you resort to these crooked schemes..."

"How many months will you be locked up this time?" The man seemed to be a repeat offender, not nervous at all, and there even seemed to be a hint of anticipation in his tone.

"What? You want to stay in prison forever?" Uncle Hat frowned.

"How can that be? Shouldn't mistakes be punished? You say how many days to lock me up, and I'll lock me up for that many days."

Is this something we can discuss?

According to regulations, anyone who robs an amount exceeding 3000 yuan and possesses a weapon but does not cause injury or death to anyone shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than three years but not more than ten years.

Because of this delay, Liu Chaoque was late for class again, and to make matters worse, she was called on by roll.

Oh well, this kind of thing will happen a lot in the future anyway, I'll just get used to it.

I ran into Xu Wangchuan at lunchtime.

The two remained silent. Liu Chaoque felt somewhat awkward meeting someone who had been rejected after confessing her feelings. In addition, she still felt a little regretful about Xu Wangchuan. It wasn't that he had rejected her too decisively, and that they might not even be able to remain friends in the future, but rather that she wondered how such a good person could have fallen for her.

It's not that I'm bad, it's just... loving her really has no future... in any sense.

"Manman, I heard you were late for the police station today?" Xu Wangchuan finally broke the silence.

"No, how did you know? Did you investigate me?" Liu Chaoque immediately became flustered. Nervousness? What nervousness? It didn't exist.

She slammed her hand on the table, drawing frequent glances from those around her. She smiled apologetically at those around her, then glared angrily at Xu Wangchuan, looking like a little lion with its fur standing on end.

"No no."

Xu Wangchuan quickly shook his head to show his innocence. He shrank his neck and said weakly, "I was at the police station at the time, so I saw it."

"What? Why did you go to the police station? Did you get your ID card or were you robbed?" Liu Chaoque thought, it couldn't have been because he was being lectured.

"Well, no, it's just that when I was standing alone outside the bridge railing, looking at the river, people thought I was going to jump in. I tried to explain that I was just looking at the scenery, but then the police came." Xu Wangchuan smiled helplessly, "I was taken to the police station by the police officers and given a lecture. When I came out, I saw your departing figure."

"Are you really not trying to kill yourself? It can't be because I rejected you, can it? But you've already been released, haven't you?" It wasn't that she was confident or arrogant; the main thing was that they had gone all the way to the police station to persuade her, so this couldn't possibly be a misunderstanding.

"No, I'm a very strong person. How could I possibly think of giving up my life because of this?" Xu Wangchuan waved his hand.

Liu Chaoque looked unconvinced, sighed, patted his shoulder and said, "Is it because I haven't been contacting you lately that you think your confession has made me afraid to be around you? Although I've never been in a relationship, I have had crushes before. I know a lot. If I wasn't afraid that the boy I had a crush on would avoid me because he knew I liked him, I would have confessed long ago."

"Actually, this is a tricky matter. You know, I'm not very good at judging things. Maybe some of my physical actions make you feel like I like you too, but really, my feelings for you are just those of a friend. But now that you've confessed to me, I can't treat you like a normal person anymore..."

Liu Chaoque thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth: "Really, before you confessed, I thought you were a very good person, and being friends with you or being in a relationship with you would be a great choice."

"what about now?"

He looked up at Liu Chaoque, his eyes filled with expectation.

"Well, I don't like feeling restricted. I like making friends with others, whether male or female. But I keep my distance from male friends who have girlfriends because I always feel that it will cause their girlfriends to misunderstand. But if I were in a relationship, I worry that my romantic mind would take over my brain. I would become stubborn, I would become anxious and insecure, and I would become someone else."

Liu Chaoque said, "But I don't want it to be like this."

"Have you ever been in a relationship before?" he suddenly asked.

"We dated." Although it was an online relationship.

"Who is it? Do I know them?" he asked.

"I don't know him, and I probably don't know him either." Liu Chaoque smiled: "Online dating."

Xu Wangchuan looked pained: "No way, Xiaoxiao, is online dating reliable? You really won't get scammed? Where is he from? How many years older is he than you? How did you two meet? Don't be fooled by Tianqing and the others; they're exceptions. You really can run into bad people online!"

He's stopped being emotional and is now advising Liu Chaoque to stop having online romances.

Suddenly, he realized that the idea of ​​jumping down was a bit terrifying. What if Siman was tricked away by another man without his notice? He would have to turn his coffin upside down and take her away before he could leave in peace.

"So what exactly made you decide to jump into the river?"

"Uh, I really didn't jump into the river."

Xu Wangchuan refused to admit it.

The meal for the two of them was ready. Liu Chaoque took her portion, and Xu Wangchuan followed behind her like a little bug.

"I do not believe."

"Then there's nothing I can do."

"Anyway, let me tell you, love isn't everything. You need to think about other meaningful things. The world is full of wonderful things, how can you let your love-struck mind end up?"

But without you by my side, the world has no meaning.

"Ah."

"Then I will try my best to accept your past confessions and treat you with a normal attitude. Give me time." She turned around and looked at Xu Wangchuan.

But you said the same thing last time, and then you've been ignoring me ever since.

"How about we go find caregivers this Saturday?" Liu Chaoque suggested suddenly, looking at the screen on his phone.

"Caring for Empty-Nest Elderly People"

"Are you going to a nursing home? I know there's an 8-hour job that's like that."

Although he didn't know why Xiaoxiao wanted to go to the nursing home this Saturday, Xu Wangchuan still supported her unconditionally and started to tempt her with the work hours that college students love.

"What's his name? It's worth eight hours of work. How long will it take?"

The two huddled together, sharing what they knew, as if they had never had any disagreements.

Liu Chaoque looked up and smiled as he gazed at Xu Wangchuan's focused expression.

"never mind……"

"what?"

"Nothing, let's eat."

It's just that he confessed his feelings, so all the ambiguity can be traced back to something. It seems she wasn't overthinking it.

"Oh, by the way, let me introduce you to Mu Li."

"Who?"

“My distant relative is currently living in my house,” Liu Chaoque said.

Is he also going to do volunteer work?

"Let me ask," Liu Chaoque said, starting to make a phone call.

"I'm not going," Mu Li said.

"Okay." Liu Chaoque wanted to hang up the phone.

"Don't you want to know why I don't want to go?" Mu Li snorted.

"It's just too much trouble. I can't take care of myself, let alone the elderly. I'm afraid I'll just make things worse." Liu Chaoque listed the reasons he might give.

"That's not entirely true..." Mu Li said shyly.

But when asked why, he absolutely refused to tell him.

Liu Chaoque: He's got some nerve: "What's your reason? If you don't tell me, I'm hanging up."

Perhaps it's because the Northeastern dialect has a particularly strong presence, but the hesitant Mu Li finally revealed the reason: "Actually, it's because I'm afraid that calling them grandpa and grandma will shorten their lifespan."

"No, buddy, you really are a thousand-year-old demon? Did you experience the Republic of China and the Qing Dynasty?" Liu Chaoque asked, speechless but with a hint of curiosity.

"The cat cultivated itself into human form for 800 years, and is now nineteen years old as a human." Mu Li murmured, "I'm not old, so please don't dislike me."

At this point, Mu Li on the other end was almost in tears.