QQ Lost

Chapter 12

Shui Furong: "Really? You often say that to girls, don't you?"

Erhei: "No, I'm only telling you. Because who could be as cute as you?"

Water Lily: "I don't believe it."

Erhei: "I haven't learned how to lie yet."

Water Lily: "Your number wasn't hacked, was it?"

Erhei: "There are those who force good women into prostitution, but I didn't know there were also those who falsely accuse them of theft."

Water Lily: "Are you really 'Brother Erhei'?"

Erhei: "Please remove the word '吗'."

Water Lily: "How old are you?"

Erhei: "How old are you? You don't have to say if you don't want to."

Water Lily: "I'm 19, how about you?"

"Ah! Hahahaha..."

A woman's unrestrained laughter suddenly erupted beside Xu Haibing, jolting him back to reality. He turned his head in a daze and saw a haggard-looking woman in her early thirties sitting to his left, wearing headphones and having a voice chat.

"...Big brother, you're so funny, you're killing me...So what kind of aircraft are you?...If you ask me, I'd definitely hope you're a bomber! But, you're probably a glider, right? Haha...Hmm, I'm not good at talking, but I can sing...Okay, then how about I sing 'A Smile and It'?"

As the young woman spoke, she indeed started singing at the top of her lungs, oblivious to everyone else.

Xu Haibing, on the other hand, felt rather uneasy. He glanced around and saw that everyone else was ignoring him and busy with their own things, which calmed him down a little.

"Chirp chirp..." With the chirp, a female face with the screen name "One Night Stand" flashed in the "Strangers" section of the QQ panel.

Xu Haibing curiously read the message she sent:

"Hello, Your Excellency."

The image of a seductive and alluring young woman involuntarily appeared before his eyes, and he felt a surge of excitement. He hurriedly went up to her and started chatting with her in a different tone:

Erhei: "Hello! Sweetheart, do you know me?"

One-night stand: "It's more exciting when you don't know someone. A wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a stolen affair."

Erhei: "Then why did you have your eye on me?"

One-night stand: "Just go with my gut feeling. If I'm not mistaken, you must be a mature, deep, powerful, and cool middle-aged man! Right? Don't tell me you're some greenhorn who hasn't even grown his feathers yet, right?"

Erhei: "How could that be? I'm turning 42 this year."

At this moment, the "Water Lily" mask that had been forgotten on the side started flashing again.

The image of that pure and lovely girl reappeared in Xu Haibing's mind. Thus, caught between two girls with completely different personalities, he tried to please both of them while simultaneously engaging in conversation:

Shui Furong: "Why haven't you replied for so long? How old are you anyway? Are you some old man with a white beard?"

Erhei: "How could that be? I just turned 24 this year."

One-night stand: "Where are you going to make your fortune?"

Erhei: "I started my own small company."

Water Lily: "Are you at work yet?"

Erhei: "I'm preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam."

One-night stand: "Are you married? I don't want to marry you."

Erhei: "It's done. Two of the previous couples have already divorced. Their kids are in middle school now."

Water Lily: "You have a girlfriend now, right? How many have you had?"

Erhei: "You flatter me. I'm chaste and still a bachelor, a true virgin."

One-night stand: "Do you long for a one-night stand?"

Erhei: "I've been dreaming of that! No need to ask names, just saying goodbye at dawn—how wonderful, how intoxicating! How much for a night?"

Shui Furong: "These days, when I go online, I'm often swarmed like flies by a bunch of horny males of all ages. They either verbally harass me or try to have one-night stands. Isn't that disgusting? Don't you also long for one-night stands?"

Erhei: "Not only is it despicable, it's worthy of death. I hate one-night stands the most. Two people who don't know each other at all, and they just start mating. What's the difference between them and pigs, sheep, cows, or horses? It's practically a regression to animals!"

One-night stand: "Talking about money is vulgar. I just want to indulge in passion, enjoy my youth, gain sexual experience, and achieve orgasm. Can you satisfy me?"

Erhei: "That goes without saying! How should I meet you?"

Shui Furong: "Some men who pester you to meet up after only a few words are definitely up to no good!"

Erhei: "Yes, they're all ill-mannered people. Don't fall for their tricks; be careful of traps."

One-night stand: "What's your phone number?"

"Ha ha……"

The young woman chatting with him suddenly burst into laughter again, startling Xu Haibing back to reality.

After finishing her song, the young woman said smugly into her earpiece, "...Oh, no, no, my singing was terrible, hoarse and raspy, but people say my voice sounds a bit like Na Ying's..." Suddenly, she flew into a rage and burst into a tirade: "...Which bastard was talking nonsense?! Your singing sounds like a funeral wailing!"

The young woman took off her headset, lit a cigarette with her trembling hand, took a deep drag, then grabbed a bottle of beer and chugged it down in one gulp.

Xu Haibing watched her nervously, fearing that she might act rashly and endanger himself.

The young woman put down the wine bottle, surprisingly calm, put on her headset again, and enthusiastically searched for voice chat websites once more.

"Chirp chirp..." A call sounded, and the names "One Night Stand" and "Water Lily" flashed simultaneously on the QQ panel. The images of the two girls, one righteous and one wicked, reappeared beside Xu Haibing, and the three resumed their chat:

One-night stand: "I'm ignoring you. You're so slow to reply, you must be hooking up with some other woman behind my back!"

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Erhei: "It's a misunderstanding! I've always been devoted to you alone."

Water Lily: "Are you 'two-timing'? Are you two-timing?"

Erhei: "It's a misunderstanding! I've always been devoted to you alone."

One-night stand: "You swear you're lying to me!"

Erhei: "You're a dog trying to fool me."

Water Lily: "You're lying! Swear it!"

Erhei: "I'd be a pig if I lied to you."

One-night stand: "Hehe, guess who I am?"

Erhei: "?"

Water Lily: "Haha, guess who I am?"

Erhei: "?"

One-night stand: "I am water..."

Water Lily: "I am a..."

Xu Haibing was stunned, suddenly realizing he had been tricked by the same girl. He seemed to see the two girl figures appearing beside him gradually merging together, pointing at him and laughing and cursing:

"You're a puppy!"

"You're a little pig!"

"dog!"

"pig!"

...

In that instant, Xu Haibing suddenly felt—

I've really turned into a dog, barking wildly left and right!

I've really turned into a pig, rooting around wildly!

He closed his eyes in shame, leaning wearily against the back of his chair like a defeated rooster, and it took him a long time to manage a self-deprecating bitter smile.

Hmm? He sensed something, and his gaze shifted downwards—

A woman's hand, holding a cigarette, rested seemingly casually on her left hand, which was resting on the armrest of the chair.

Xu Haibing instinctively tried to pull his hand away, but hesitated.

Following the arm, one could see a single, glistening tear glistening on the dry, tea-dust-covered cheek of the young woman chatting online! She was pouring out her heart to her online friend in a trembling, almost sobbing voice:

"...I almost risked my life to run that little restaurant, working from dawn till dusk, exhausting myself to the point of vomiting blood... But then, he and that vixen ran off with all my hard-earned savings of over ten thousand yuan overnight, leaving me with a mountain of gambling debts. I lost my husband and my money... I was so damn stupid, how could I not have realized they had been plotting against me all along? Brother, tell me, what the hell is the point of me living now..."

She became more and more excited as she spoke, and the hand that was resting on Xu Haibing's hand rubbed slightly, with long ash from her cigarette falling onto the back of Xu Haibing's hand.

Xu Haibing remained tense and motionless...

"Number 57! Your time is up," the internet cafe manager shouted to the young woman.

The young woman snapped out of her daze, blew her nose, wiped away a tear, and casually said goodbye to her online friend: "Brother, I'm logging off now. Let's chat again next time. Ben'er, give me a kiss...did you hear me?...Okay, bye-bye."

She took off her headset, stood up, took the last drag of her cigarette, threw it on the ground, twisted it with her foot, and then picked up the cigarette pack and keychain from the table before leaving her seat.

Xu Haibing remained motionless, his peripheral vision seemingly waiting for the young woman to glance back at him.

The young woman didn't even glance at him. She turned and walked away, but after a few steps, she suddenly turned back and walked towards him.

Xu Haibing, who was just about to relax, tensed up again.

The young woman picked up the empty beer bottle that had been left on the table, which could be exchanged for 50 cents, and turned away without even glancing at her neighbor who had just touched her hand.

Xu Haibing then relaxed, feeling rather disappointed, and slowly raised his left hand to gently blow away the ash from the back of his hand.

At this moment, the QQ chatter sounded on the screen, and the "Water Lily" avatar moved again.

Xu Haibing read the message she sent:

"Hmph! I knew all along that you were a fake! Counterfeit! Inferior Mr. Xu Haibing."

Xu Haibing's eyes widened, speechless with astonishment that the other person knew his name!

--It's Guo Qinqin! He quickly made the judgment and slammed his fist on the table.

A burst of sharp, frantic shouts erupted from the internet cafe—the unrestrained cheers and wails of several online assassination game players locked in a life-or-death struggle!

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