Come, one-on-one

"Um, what's that sound?"

"I don't know."

"It sounds like a text message on a phone."

"Really?"

"You didn't hear it?"

"I didn't hear it."

Chen Yu felt a bit embarrassed.

Of course, he knew it was the sound of a text message on a phone.

And it was his own phone.

"Well, okay."

Seeing that Chen Yu didn't react, Lu Xue thought she might have misheard.

But after a while, there was another series of ding-ding-ding sounds.

"Chen Yu, you have a text message on your phone."

This time, Lu Xue heard it clearly.

The sound was coming from Chen Yu's side.

"Are you kidding me?"

Chen Yu shook his head. "Am I someone who can afford a phone?"

"Hehe, look, the indicator light is on."

Pointing at the pocket on Chen Yu's thigh, Lu Xue blinked.

"This... this..."

Sigh.

He had been exposed so quickly.

Chen Yu felt a bit embarrassed and had no choice but to take out his phone from his pocket. He checked the message, and it was from Wang Chang: "Tsk tsk, Mr. Chen, you finally decided to buy a phone."

"By the way, we've added an information section to the website. Check it out when you're online."

He set the phone to vibrate, then put it back in his pocket.

He had bought this phone a few days ago.

He didn't buy it to show off, but because it was necessary for his work.

"Hey hey hey, aren't you going to explain?"

"Explain what?"

"How a poor student like you can afford a phone, and a brand-new one from Ericsson, no less."

"Lululu, it seems you know a lot about phones."

"Don't change the subject. You still haven't explained."

"Alright, I won't pretend anymore. I'm not a poor student. I'm a billionaire. I'm coming clean, alright."

Thinking of the movie "Hello Mr. Billionaire", Chen Yu added that line.

"Billionaire, hahaha..."

"Sigh, I had originally planned to interact with you as an ordinary person, but in the end, it led to alienation."

"Can you make up some more stories?"

"I can't help it if you don't believe me."

Chen Yu shrugged.

"Okay, billionaire, I heard your phone can log in to QQ."

"How did you know?"

"My dad recently bought the exact same one as yours."

"Oh."

"Can I borrow it to play for a bit?"

"Sure, but you can't tell anyone."

"Alright, comrade billionaire."

Chen Yu handed his phone to Lu Xue.

While Lu Xue did play with it for a moment, she only glanced at it casually and then returned it to Chen Yu.

"Oh, I forgot to inform Jian Ge."

Lately, their collaborations with various gaming workshops for power-leveling had not only brought in numerous orders for 5173 but had also significantly boosted the site's reputation. To enrich 5173's content, Chen Yu had instructed Wang Chang to expand the website.

This expansion meant adding an information section—specifically, incorporating gaming news and moving toward becoming a gaming portal.

Entering the world of Monternet.

In 2001, phones were far from the convenience of future smartphones, but some high-end models had internet capabilities. Chen Yu's Ericsson was one of the most advanced models in the country at the time. It not only allowed internet access but also had 256MB of storage, which was convenient for Chen Yu's work.

However, logging into QQ on a phone wasn't as simple as downloading an app, even with the most advanced phones available. But in the previous year, in 2000, China Mobile had begun offering Monternet service. Tencent had partnered with China Mobile, allowing access to QQ through logging into Monternet.

The reason Chen Yu had bought this expensive Ericsson phone was precisely for this functionality.

"Is Jian Ge at the workshop?"

"Yes. By the way, did the website undergo a redesign?"

"Not a redesign, just an expansion. I'll give you an admin sub-account, and then you can have everyone contribute some information to the website."

"You mean gaming news?"

"Yes."

"Alright, I'll have everyone get acquainted with it."

"Also, here's Wang Chang's QQ number and phone number. If you have any technical issues, communicate with her."

"Got it."

...

"Let's go, Chen Yu, we're heading to the internet cafe in a bit."

"Aren't you afraid of getting caught and going there?"

"Today's Friday, and tomorrow's the weekend. What's there to fear?"

"I've got something else to do, so I won't be going."

After their afternoon classes ended, Li Wenjie patted Chen Yu on the shoulder, saying they were going to the internet cafe.

"Damn, Chen Yu, you promised at lunchtime that you'd come."

"I did? Did I really promise?"

Chen Yu scratched his head, unable to recall making that promise.

"Why don't you ask Zhang Qiang and the others?"

Zhang Qiang and the rest of the group approached, saying, "Yeah, you just said you'd bring your level 40 character from Legends and have a one-on-one match with us this afternoon."

"Let's forget about it."

Chen Yu shook his head.

He was afraid that if he actually brought out his level 40 character, he might make these guys cry in defeat.

"Forget about it? How can you just back out like that?"

"Yeah, Chen Yu, are you still a man?"

"Let's go…"

Without a word, they pulled Chen Yu along, heading to Dreamscape Junction.

"Brother Pang, open up six machines."

"Oh, Chen Yu, how come you're here?"

Wang Pangzi was about to start the machines when he saw Chen Yu and chuckled. "You haven't visited your Brother Pang in a while."

"Brother Pang, I've been busy."

"I know you're busy. Are these your classmates?"

"Yeah."

Chen Yu nodded. "A few classmates of mine wanted me to help them level up."

"Alright, enjoy your game."

Wang Pangzi set up several machines for Chen Yu and didn't say much more.

"Chen Yu, do you know the owner here?"

"I come here to surf the net often, so I know him."

"Oh, I thought you were friends with the owner."

Li Wenjie breathed a sigh of relief and then gestured for everyone to take their seats.

"Hurry up."

"Log in to Legends."

"Haha, watch my level 26 Warrior."

Li Wenjie was quite excited.

He had worked hard to level up his level 26 Warrior character at home for a long time. Needless to say, with such a high level, he was considered top-notch at their school.

"Damn, Wenjie, you're already level 26."

"Not bad, not bad."

"We're only level 20. Can you help us level up later?"

"Don't forget, we've got a level 40 expert with us."

Li Wenjie smiled.

He didn't really believe that Chen Yu was level 40.

He had brought Chen Yu here today to expose him in person.

Later, he planned to use his own level 26 Warrior character to defeat him.

"Chen Yu, are you logged in?"

"I'm logged in."

"Hurry up, are you in the province? Anyone there?"

"Oh, okay, I'm in Tucheng, a bit of a distance away."

"Tucheng? Are you trying to get yourself killed? That place is full of high-level players."

Chen Yu's computer was a bit far from Li Wenjie's, and he still didn't know what was happening.

"Are you here yet?"

"I'm here, I'm here."

"Where are you?"

"Bro, I'm right in front of you."

"In front of me? No way, you're not."

"You have a Wizard character in front of you, don't you?"

"Damn, don't pretend. The Wizard in front of me is at least level 35."

"No, 40 levels."

"Yeah, look at his equipment, he's probably level 40 too."

"Why don't I zap you."

"Zap me?"

Li Wenjie was a bit puzzled and was about to speak when a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky.