Chapter 13 I said I'm sensitive everywhere

  For high school students, the real small society is not the classroom, but the internet cafe.

  There are beautiful women, a foul atmosphere, honest and kind classmates, as well as hoodlums with evil eyes.

  Some people come to the internet cafe just to kill time, while others treat it as their home. The internet cafe is made up of the forever sleepy manager and the seemingly never-shutting-down computers, not to mention the not-so-good-looking cashier girls and the messy online songs.

  Su Yifan came to this internet cafe, which was newly opened recently, called Tiantian Niao, with the same name as a company that specialized in releasing various strange beautiful girl games many years ago. With an area of over 400 square meters, it is divided into three parts: public area, non-smoking area and couple suite area.

  Divided by level, the public area is definitely the cheapest, with a price of only two yuan per hour, making it most suitable for everyone to play competitive games at a low cost.

  Zhang Chao had already arrived a while ago and was in the middle of a long game with others. Su Yifan started up the machine next to Zhang Chao and began to watch, Zhang Chao's skills on DotA were quite impressive, using a despicable goblin techies to perfection, his kill count ranked second.

  In the late game, DotA is purely about the growth of heroes, and some late-game heroes have a great advantage. In this game, it's just a matter of which side makes one more mistake to determine the outcome.

  As expected, this round is over in less than ten minutes. Zhang Chao's despicable playing style earned him a lot of "praise" from people in the game, of course, if you don't translate it, to ordinary people, it's just a bunch of dirty words.

  Zhang Chao, who had just quit the game, turned his head and saw Su Yifan, who was dressed in a refreshing outfit and still emitting the fragrance of shower gel. He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "You went to take a bath at the bathing center?"

  "If there's an award for the most despicable idea, you'd definitely win it year after year." Su Yifan said with a smile, teasing his friend who shared similar interests, "Go exercise a bit."

  Zhang Chao compared Su Yifan to a meatball, looked him up and down, nodded and said: "Hmm, you should exercise."

  There's no such thing as too much nonsense between two otakus, Su Yifan took off his jacket and hung it on the chair, rolled up his sleeves and skillfully entered his account, starting to blend into the battle team with Zhang Chao.

  The battle rhythm of DotA is fast and it's hard to settle a game in less than half an hour. Two people have played two rounds, and more than an hour has passed.

  Su Yifan couldn't help but think that if Euler's training could also pass by so quickly, it would be great.

  Two rounds have passed and he hasn't lost yet. Zhang Chao was a bit surprised and asked Su Yifan, "Hey, I feel like your hand speed is even faster than before?"

  "Is there?" Su Yifan didn't dare to confirm it, he himself also had a bit of a subtle feeling.

  "There is." Zhang Chao spoke bluntly in his usual manner, "We've been playing games together for almost a year now, what level are you at, I don't know?"

  Su Yifan smiled wryly: "Don't be so direct, okay?"

  "It's not just that your hands are faster, but your awareness is also better than before." Zhang Chao didn't know if he was praising Su Yifan or belittling him, but what he said was quite sincere. "You say you are, have you become more sensitive to consciousness recently?"

  "I said I'm sensitive everywhere, do you believe me?" Su Yifan laughed and hummed, but in his heart he was secretly shocked, he didn't believe that he could have such an obvious improvement after just a few days of training.

  Ke Zhang said something that couldn't be ignored, so Su Yifan decided to stop thinking about it: "How about two more rounds?"

  The sky outside had already darkened, Zhang Chao nodded and said: "Let's play two more rounds and then head home."

  The battle continued.

  Su Yifan became more and more brave, Zhang Chao's performance was also good, these two games were solved within thirty minutes. The sky outside also darkened.

  Two people were about to get up and settle the bill, when a VIP private room door on the other side of the public area was pushed open, and out came a thin and tall girl, who weakly called out to the bar in a soft voice.

  "My wallet is gone."

  The girl's cry was too small, and except for Su Yifan who was beside her, there wasn't even an echo in the noisy internet cafe.

  There was a cashier girl with Li Yuchun's hairstyle sitting at the counter, happily tapping on the keyboard, either playing games or chatting with someone. The network administrators were all sleeping in the private rooms, and the rest were young people who came to surf the internet, most of whom wore headphones and played games. After the girl shouted, except for a few glances, there was no reaction at all.

  Su Yifan stopped in his tracks and turned his head to take a look at the girl who had just walked out of the single-person VIP room, stunned for a moment.

  This girl Su Yifan also knows, and is a junior in the same school, a first-year student named Zhang Yao.

  Su Yifan was able to get to know Zhang Yao, on the one hand, because Zhang Yao was also a notable beauty in high school. On the other hand, it was because this shy girl had done something that left a deep impression on many people.

  Last September, in the last few days of military training for freshmen, the instructor asked students to perform one by one to liven up the atmosphere. Many male and female students were good at singing and dancing, making the scene very lively. Zhang Yao was also named to go on stage and sing a song "Invisible Wings" by Chang Shilei.

  At that time, Su Yifan, who was going down to the toilet, remembered very clearly that Zhang Yao walked onto the stage and stared at her classmates for half a day without saying a word.

  Then... then Zhang Yao burst into tears!

  The instructor, also a young man, saw that the girl had been made to cry and felt a bit embarrassed. He told Zhang Yao to stop singing. Zhang Yao bowed uncomfortably to the instructor and her classmates, but refused to speak, and quickly ran away with a red face and tears in her eyes.

  Su Yifan was deeply moved at the time. Can there still be such a shy girl in this society? This world is really too deep and too vast.

  Zhang Yao is said to be very pretty, but she's not even on the school's beauty rankings. The reason is simple: two things. One, she's too skinny, so skinny that people worry a strong gust of wind could blow her away. This little girl who's almost 1.68 meters tall has a weight of just over 80 kilograms, which makes teachers sigh with concern whenever they see her.

  Another thing is that Zhang Yao was too shy, almost never speaking in school, and even when she did, her voice was very soft and small. For an ordinary high school student, this was simply a kind of extreme abnormality, and gradually, even if she looked good, no boys were willing to bother with this little girl who would blush at just two sentences.

  Of course, there is another very important point that boys tacitly understand - Zhang Yao's chest is really too flat. Nowadays, the figure of a young girl, you don't have to say it's turbulent, at least it should be somewhat impressive, right? Zhang Yao's bra size is probably A-, and many boys lost interest after glancing at her for a few times and shifted their attention to other girls.

  As time went on, Zhang Yao became a presence in school that many people recognized but hardly anyone mentioned.

  Su Yifan didn't expect to run into Zhang Yao in a place like this.

  Still in this way.

  Zhang Yao said that no one paid attention to her after she finished speaking, and she wanted to go to the stage again, but hesitated. The entangled expression made Su Yifan feel sorry for her just by looking at it.

  What kind of family and living environment would a girl with communication barriers like her have grown up in to become the way she is now?

  Zhang Chao also saw Zhang Yao: "My god, isn't this that person?"

  Su Yifan looked at Zhang Yao, then at the cashier who was typing away on her machine, and handed his membership card to Zhang Chao.

  "You go pay first."

  Zhang Chao's love for the game far exceeds his love for beautiful women. Besides, a girl like Zhang Yao... even those who love beautiful women may not necessarily have any interest in her. He took out two gaming cards and waved them at Su Yifan: "Alright, I'll go if I must. You little scoundrel, be careful..."

  Su Yifan ignored Zhang Chao and walked over to greet Zhang Yao: "Hello."

  For Su Yifan, this was a very difficult step, but he managed to do it very naturally. Even Su Yifan himself was surprised, after all, it was just a few times of determination, and there could be such a big change?

  Zhang Yao didn't recognize Su Yifan and stared with a puzzled expression.

  Su Yifan could see the wariness in Zhang Yao's eyes, and for this slightly introverted girl, Su Yifan understood more than ordinary people. As an avid internet user, Su Yifan had previously encountered many depressed young girls online, whose venting in written form allowed him to understand a part of their mentality.

  Regardless of what kind of person Zhang Yao was, Su Yifan decided to help this awkward girl. He looked at Zhang Yao sincerely and said in a soft voice, "Hello Zhang Yao, I'm Su Yifan from the third class of grade two, you can consider me your senior. We met during the military training for new students before. What's going on... are you having some trouble?"

  Su Yifan's words explained his identity and why he knew Zhang Yao, which made the tension on Zhang Yao's face relax a bit, but that unease was still too strong to dissipate.

  "Has your wallet gone missing?"

  Su Yifan didn't know why he was so proactive in talking to a girl, probably because his subconscious thought Zhang Yao was the same kind as him.

  Zhang Yaohong nodded with a red face, her eyes very innocent, also carrying a hint of anger.

  Su Yifan looked up and glanced at the counter, Zhang Yao must have taken out her wallet to register her ID when she entered the internet cafe, so there was only one possibility, her wallet had been stolen by someone while walking through this narrow corridor.

  Zhang Yao arrived earlier than Su Yifan, it's been more than two hours, and it's not possible to catch the thief. Su Yifan looked at Zhang Yao with red-rimmed eyes and stretched out his hand.

  "Give me the credit card."

  Zhang Yao stared with a pair of big eyes, like a sad and frightened little animal, looked at Su Yifan for half a moment, hesitated to hand over the mobile phone card in her hand to him.

  Su Yifan took over the membership card from Zhang Yao's hand and went to the counter to settle the bill.

  Sixty in total.

  "How much?" Su Yifan was taken aback for a moment.

  Chun Ge's little sister looked at Su Yifan with disdain, pointing to the sign next to her, and lazily didn't bother to repeat it again.

  Su Yifan followed the direction of the fingernail pointing to the flower and saw a shabby piece of paper with "price list" written on it.

  Ordinary area, 2 yuan per hour, member discount 20% off.

  No smoking area, 2 yuan per hour, member discount 20% off.

  Couples' room, 15 yuan per hour, members get a discount of 20%.

  VIP room, 20 yuan per hour, no discount for members.

  “……”

  Su Yifan looked from top to bottom and didn't say another word, taking out the money to pay.

  As they walked out of the internet cafe, Su Yifan looked at Zhang Yao's face filled with sadness and unease, and asked: "Where is your home? I'll send you back?"

  Zhang Yao immediately shook her head quickly.

  Su Yifan reluctantly pulled out two 20-yuan bills: "Then I'll lend you this first, take a taxi back home."

  Zhang Yao pursed her small mouth, as if biting her teeth to make a major decision, and finally took the money with great determination.

  "Thank you..."

  This is Su Yifan's second time hearing Zhang Yao speak today, and also the second time since he got to know her.

  Zhang Yao's voice was soft and gentle, with a hint of shyness. On the bustling street, if Su Yifan hadn't been listening attentively, he probably wouldn't have been able to make out what she was saying.

  Su Yifan gave Zhang Yao a very natural smile. He still thought that this little girl was one of his own kind, the type who didn't like to draw attention to herself.

  "We're all classmates, no need to be polite."

  Zhang Yao seemed to use all her strength to speak, and after opening her mouth, she said: "I... will return it to you..."

  Su Yifan waved his hand indifferently.

  Zhang Yao took a taxi and left. Zhang Chao was finally freed from the state of pretending to buy Coke on the side, and he gave Su Yifan a thumbs up.

  "It's high, really high."

  "What do you mean?" Su Yifan didn't understand.

  Zhang Chao shook his head and self-interpreted: "I saw it when you joined the literature club, you're not simple. You say this is about borrowing books from girls or lending books to girls, one borrow and one return is two chances to meet. This time you lend money to Zhang Yao, can she not pay you back? Won't you be able to meet again?"

  Su Yifan was speechless with laughter and tears: "Your thoughts are more sensitive than mine, you should be the one to join the literature club."

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  The title comes from a previous serialization on Tianya, it was a good era when you could read books.

  The book review section finally has some essence... finished writing the manuscript and came up to study at night

  I'm really not cut out for this internet-related job, can't even master such a simple backend, from now on I can only write "skilled in using QQ and other chat software, with rich experience in downloading romance action movies" on my resume...