Qiao Liuyue remained silent, lowering her head, her thick bangs concealing all the turbulent emotions in her eyes.
She only mumbled a single sentence:
“But I’ve never been in a relationship… I don’t even know what to say to boys.”
“You don’t need to say anything!”
Dong Jiaoyan immediately jumped in, speaking quickly.
“Aren’t you good at gaming? Just play games with him.”
“…Like that?”
Qiao Liuyue lifted her head, her eyes filled with uncertainty and confusion.
“Of course!” Dong Jiaoyan declared firmly.
Under Dong Jiaoyan’s strong insistence, Qiao Liuyue had no choice but to reluctantly accept the task of testing her online boyfriend.
As for how to approach “Thanks, Goodbye,” Dong Jiaoyan had already devised a plan.
“Liuyue, just log into this WeChat alt account—it’s one I secretly added my boyfriend’s account with a long time ago. He has no idea about it.”
“Once you’re in the game, his friend tag will show up on the interface. Then, just pretend to accidentally invite him to play together.”
“After a few rounds, once you’ve gotten familiar, won’t everything else fall into place naturally?”
To be fair, Dong Jiaoyan’s approach was quite clever.
Everything was within her control.
The WeChat account for chatting was her alt, which she could check the logs of and reclaim at any time.
The gaming account was a brand-new one, completely clean, posing no risk of exposure.
As for Qiao Liuyue herself.
She was nothing more than a pure tool—someone to be used and discarded.
“Jiaojiao, your account is new. There aren’t many heroes in it… How can I play?”
Qiao Liuyue raised the question.
“That’s simple! Just wait!”
Dong Jiaoyan said, pulling out her phone and opening her main WeChat account.
She found the chat labeled “Drift on the Wind.”
Her fingers flew across the screen as she typed a line, then hit send:
[Drifting Brother, the mall just released several new skins. I want them all, boohoo.]
After a moment.
The other party transferred 1000 yuan.
Dong Jiaoyan quickly accepted the transfer and sent a kissy emoji sticker.
The whole process was smooth and effortless.
Then she used that money to top up the new account for the first time, buy heroes, and buy skins.
“Is this okay now?”
She clapped her hands in satisfaction.
“It’s just that the rank level needs more playing—lucky the weekend is here, Liuyue. You’ve got this!”
She said this with a commanding tone, as if Liuyue had no choice but to follow her orders obediently.
Qiao Liuyue frowned reluctantly.
“How long will this testing take… I have my own account with regular teammates waiting for me to rank up.”
Hearing this, Dong Jiaoyan giggled. She thought Qiao Liuyue had developed feelings for the teammate she duo-queued with, and giggled again.
She felt even more at ease.
Originally, she had vaguely worried that Qiao Liuyue might develop inappropriate feelings after seeing her online boyfriend’s photos.
But now that her best friend apparently already had someone in mind, she could relax and orchestrate this drama without a hitch.
She quickly patted her chest, promising grandly:
“Don’t worry, just one week of testing! And it won’t take long.”
“He’s been busy with classes lately—I only see him gaming in the evenings. You can spend your daytime free time playing on your own account with your game buddy.”
Dong Jiaoyan had the schedule all neatly planned out.
Qiao Liuyue could only sigh helplessly, acting as if she had no choice.
“…Fine, then.”
Seeing this, Dong Jiaoyan immediately switched to a warm, affectionate best-friend mode, brushing against Qiao Liuyue’s arm.
She chimed sweetly with a line she must have said countless times:
“Liuyue, you’re the best! You’re truly my best friend! Love you to death!”
That evening, Qiao Liuyue logged into the gaming account Dong Jiaoyan had given her.
She stared at the ID on the screen for three seconds.
The Cutest Support in the World.
She silently logged in. In the friend list, the avatar for “Thanks, Goodbye” was lit up, showing a status of “In Game.”
On the bed next to her, Dong Jiaoyan was controlling a Yao support hero, hanging onto the jungle hero Yao, playing the game.
She urged while playing:
“Hurry up and invite him to play next round!”
“We’re about to take the enemy’s high ground!”
It was a hilarious scene.
She was playing games with her online boyfriend, all while carefully arranging for her best friend to play with him in the next match.
When the game ended, Dong Jiaoyan messaged her boyfriend:
Your Jiaojiao: [Babe, I’m a little sleepy. I want to turn in early tonight. Logging off now.]
Thanks, Goodbye: [Okay, get some sleep then. I’ll play a couple more rounds.]
Your Jiaojiao: [Mm-hmm.]
Dong Jiaoyan logged out of the game, then quickly sat down on Qiao Liuyue’s bed. “So, did you send the game invite?”
Qiao Liuyue nodded.
Somewhat helplessly, she said: “It got rejected.”
Dong Jiaoyan wasn’t surprised. “My boyfriend is pretty aloof. He usually ignores people.”
“So what do we do? Maybe we should just call it off.”
Seeing Qiao Liuyue about to back out again, Dong Jiaoyan panicked. “We’ve only just started! How can we give up? Send the invite a few more times.”
Qiao Liuyue followed her instructions and did it a few more times.
Maybe “Thanks, Goodbye” got annoyed by the repeated invites, or maybe he accidentally tapped “Accept” instead of “Decline.” He soon entered the room.
Dong Jiaoyan got excited. “Quick, type something—tell him, ‘Master, please carry me.’”
Feeling like she was being watched, Qiao Liuyue obediently typed out those words.
But before she could send them, the other party left the room.
Qiao Liuyue fell silent.
“Jiaojiao, your boyfriend really seems super aloof.”
Dong Jiaoyan wasn’t sure how to feel—both pleased and frustrated.
Pleased, because it showed her boyfriend didn’t casually play with strangers or flirt with other girls—which was great.
But frustrated, because it made it hard for Qiao Liuyue to test him, and impossible to figure out why he had lied to her before.
“It’s okay, Liuyue. Try inviting him a few more times.”
“Alright.”
After several more invites,
“Thanks, Goodbye” finally entered the room.
But this time, his tone was harsh.
Full of irritation.
Thanks, Goodbye: [Do you have a problem? I rejected you so many times—why do you keep sending invites?]
Thanks, Goodbye: [And lady, do I know you? ‘The Cutest Support in the World’? Give me a break.]
So he was indeed quite hot-tempered.
Qiao Liuyue remembered what Dong Jiaoyan had said about how they first met—it had almost turned into a fight over the game.
Qiao Liuyue turned her head to glance at Dong Jiaoyan.
“Jiaojiao, what should I reply?”
Seeing her like this, Dong Jiaoyan smiled with even greater reassurance.
See, she thought to herself.
Qiao Liuyue had never even been in a relationship, and was so dull by nature.
She had zero charm.
Using her to test her boyfriend was absolutely worry-free.
“Reply with: ‘Your in-game name matches my ex-boyfriend’s. I just wanted to confirm if you’re the same person.’”
To be fair, Dong Jiaoyan’s tactic worked like a charm.
After Qiao Liuyue sent that,
The other party was left speechless.
Thanks, Goodbye: [I have a girlfriend already. Come on, stop trying to claim me. Thanks!]
