The King's Avatar: Become Stronger After Being Rejected, Don't Agree!

"Wow, this is quite a large-scale establishment!" Ye Xiu remarked after shaking off the snowflakes outside the door and looking at the layout of the internet cafe.

"Really? Hmm? There are quite a lot of people today?" Lu Chen muttered. "Did Sister Chen organize some kind of event this time?"

"Xiao Chen is back? How is it?!" The receptionist immediately paused the TV series on her computer and asked expectantly.

"Um, how should I put it... Oh, Sister Chu, I brought you a customer. Can you set up a machine for him first? And set one up for me too." Lu Chen scratched his head and quickly changed the subject.

"Okay, let me see. There aren't many machines left. Only C section 47 and 48 are left to sit together."

The network administrator glanced at the server and said, "Scan your ID card."

Ye Xiu nodded and handed over his ID card. Lu Chen scanned the code: "I'm hungry, Sister Chu, could you give me some instant noodles? Oh, and one for this guy too..."

"Ah, I don't need it, you're welcome..." Ye Xiu hadn't finished speaking when Lu Chen suddenly stiffened: "What's wrong, Xiao Lu?"

Lu Chen didn't reply. He looked Ye Xiu up and down, then asked uncertainly, "Brother Ye, you're... a man, right?"

"Huh?" Ye Xiu was taken aback. "Yes, yes..."

Lu Chen had just glanced at Ye Xiu's ID card; it was indeed male, but...

[Bound to Ye Xiu, rejection detected, reward: Game talent maxed out...]

Isn't it supposed to only bind to women? Could the system be so intelligent that it can detect the other person's perceived gender?!

"Um, Brother Ye, you go ahead first, I'll make instant noodles later..." Lu Chen's feelings were somewhat complicated.

Although it was a bit strange, Ye Xiu wasn't the type to pry, so he nodded and left.

"Hmm, this..." Lu Chen casually dealt with the internet cafe manager, Xiao Chu, while studying his somewhat abstract system. Currently, it was bound to two people: one was an online friend he met on the movie theater software, and the other was Ye Xiu.

That netizen had heard her voice before, and if it wasn't a voice changer or a master voice impersonator, then it should be a girl, with a slightly husky, mature voice. But this Ye Ge...

"Xiao Chu, Xiao Chu! What was the name of the passenger on flight 47?!" Before Lu Chen could figure it out, a pretty girl with a single ponytail rushed over.

"Huh? The proprietress? Her name is Ye Xiu, what's up?" Xiao Chu, who had just finished making two bowls of noodles, asked with some confusion, "Oh, he didn't take his ID card either. He came with Xiao Chen, they're friends, right?"

"As expected! Ye Xiu! Come here, give it to me, I'll take it to him! Don't make a sound! Hmm? Xiao Chen is back?" Chen Guo then noticed that there was another person next to her.

Lu Chen nodded somewhat helplessly: "Yes, there's still one person left."

"Tell me how it went today! I need to get your autograph first..." Chen Guo excitedly took Ye Xiu's ID card, but when she looked down, her excitement vanished: "Huh? It's Ye Xiu?"

Lu Chen and Xiao Chu were both stunned. Wasn't that Ye Xiu they were talking about?

"Never mind, I'll get you a bowl, Xiao Chen," Chen Guo said, looking rather listless. "By the way, have you seen Xiao Tang?"

"Oh, I saw him."

"That's good. I haven't even explained yet that Xiao Tang only asked for two days off to go home before you ran off. How did it go?" Chen Guo asked casually, "Did you confess today too? Did Xiao Tang say yes?"

"I agree." Lu Chen nodded somewhat helplessly.

"Sigh, maybe we should just give up?" Chen Guo subconsciously replied, "Quite a few young girls came here because of you, if it really doesn't work out..."

Chen Guo paused, turning her head quite dramatically: "What?!"

The loud noise startled many of the surrounding guests, who turned to look in their direction.

"Ahem, sorry, sorry!" Chen Guo apologized to the guests around her one after another. Since they were all regulars, they were quite familiar with Chen Guo. After a few jokes, they went back to their work. Chen Guo looked Lu Chen up and down and only then did she realize that the one around Lu Chen's neck was the same one that Tang Rou had worn before.

"Good lad, you're lucky! But let me tell you, if you treat Xiao Tang badly, I won't be so polite, you know?" Chen Guo shook her fist threateningly.

Lu Chen remained silent, feeling awkward. If he were to say that he was thinking about how to break up at this moment, he would easily be beaten to death by Chen Guo.

Lu Chen sighed and answered Chen Guo's questions as the two walked towards Area C. Chen Guo returned Ye Xiu's ID card, and Ye Xiu asked something, after which the two started chatting.

Lu Chen put his things away, turned on the machine, and then heard Chen Guo ask, "Little Lu, want to come along?"

"Huh? What do you mean, together?" Lu Chen replied, somewhat puzzled.

"Glory! Today's the opening day of the new Glory server!" Chen Guo exclaimed excitedly when talking about Glory: "Ye Xiu said he gave away his account card and is planning to open another account in the new server. By the way, he's now the internet cafe manager for Happy!"

"Brother Ye also plays Glory?" Lu Chen looked at Ye Xiu with some curiosity.

"He's a professional player, even if he's only a novice, he's still been playing Glory for ten years." Chen Guo patted Ye Xiu on the shoulder with a smile.

Ye Xiu looked somewhat helpless: "Actually, I really am Ye Qiu."

"Alright, alright, it really is Su Mucheng. You used a first-edition card to switch regions, right? Then I'll go find a card for Xiao Lu! I'll give you my treasured Su Mucheng autographed collaboration card!" Before Lu Chen could refuse, Chen Guo left in a hurry.

Ye Xiu and Lu Chen exchanged a helpless glance and shrugged. That's just Chen Guo's personality; she gives things away without hesitation, not giving Lu Chen a chance to refuse. She then asked Ye Xiu about gossip in the Glory circle.

Just as Lu Chen was about to say something, his phone rang. It was a message from Tang Rou, telling him that she had already boarded the plane.

Lu Chen's expression was somewhat complicated, unsure of what to say. He sent a "be careful" emoji, and soon received a similar one in response.

Sigh... Lu Chen sighed, unsure of what to do. He didn't know if they could re-bond after breaking up, and besides, he was genuinely reluctant to break up...

Movie buddy: [Found a new romance drama, let's watch it.]

AAA Street Wanderer Xiao Lu: [Here I am!]

Lu Chen glanced at the time, put on his headphones, and opened the app. In a private room, someone was already waiting for him: "Speaking of which, when are we going to watch it offline together?"

"We'll see." A mature, husky voice said, "It's open."

[Host rejection detected; reward: increased speed of reflexes.]

This reward... Lu Chen snapped out of his reverie and focused on the abstract, melodramatic romance drama his movie-watching buddy had found for him.

Ye Xiu glanced at Lu Chen and couldn't help but chuckle: "Little Lu, do you usually just watch TV dramas when you come to the internet cafe?"

"Well, besides looking for Xiao Tang, this is the only other option. They said they'd be learning something from there."

Ye Xiu glanced at the title. What was this "Forced Love"? It seemed like Mu Cheng had mentioned that Chu Yunxiu had been wanting to watch it recently. Lu's taste was just like Yunxiu's.