Chapter 1: Stifling Heat

Chapter 1: Stifling Heat

It was mid-August when an Autumn Tiger1 besieged the city.

The temperature in Nancheng rose sharply to the point that a high-temperature warning had to be issued. The waxy black tar roads melted under the scorching sun and produced pungent, noxious fumes that polluted peoples senses.

No one wanted to go out in this devils armpit weather, but Gu Tuantuan was the exception.

Gu Tuantuan and Jiang Ye had been friends since they were young. He used to live across from her grandmother, so whenever she stayed over, they would play together. Jiang Yes parents owned a fruit stand. Every morning, they would push their little cart and go to the market. She and Jiang Ye would each grab an apple before running out to raid their poor neighborhood.

Back then, there was a small woody area near their apartment. It was not maintained, and thusly, overgrown with thickets of tall grass and weeds. The two scamps would go there to catch bugs and dragonflies. At the end of each day, they would return home covered in a thick layer of dirt and grime.

Her grandmother often remarked, Whos this rascal? Where is my cute granddaughter?

Later, the building was torn down, so everyone had to move away, but she stayed in touch with Jiang Ye. She knew that Jiang Yes parents opened a grocery store selling fresh fruits and that business was booming. They even bought a car! More recently, Jiang Ye scored well on an exam. Uncle2 Jiang was so happy that, with a mighty flourish of his credit card, he bought Jiang Ye a new computer.

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The old computer was for studyingof course.

These were Jiang Yes exact words. Gu Tuantuans jaw dropped; she was pea-green with envy. To be sure, Gu Tuantuans family was reasonably well-off, but they refused to buy her a computer. The reason being it would affect her studies.

So, as soon as Jiang Ye got his hands on the new computer, Gu Tuantuan began living the freeloader life at his place.

Every day over summer vacation, she would eat lunch, grab her homework, and then dash to Jiang Yes house despite having to trek through the stifling heat.

To call it studying together was like pointing at a wolf and calling it Grandma.

In reality

Ah! Ah! Ah! Ive been hit!

In-game Gu Tuantuan fled with her tail tucked between her legs as if chased by an angry bee. She dragged herself behind a large rock and hid. She noticed that she only had a sliver of HP left; trembling, she quickly gave herself a potion. The close call made her heart pound with lingering fear.

Got em, Jiang Yes voice was low. A single gunshot sounded, and a new kill prompt appeared on the screen in front of them.

Wah! Gu Tuantuan exclaimed, unable to contain her glee. She was just about to run over and lick the bag.3

An ice ko~lah! she said with an exaggerated accent.

Got it. Jiang Ye left.

Gu Tuantuan shimmied her bottom around in the chair until she found a comfortable position and stuck her earbuds back in. She wanted to start the next round as soon as she got her drink.

Just then, a window popped up in the bottom righthand corner of the screen: A newer version of this player has been detected. Would you like to update now?

Gu Tuantuan clicked Confirm. A short ten seconds later, the updated player popped up in the middle of the screen.

It automatically began to broadcast the last opened file.

Aaaah~! Aaaah~! Sounds of a woman moaning reverberated through the earpiece.

1 Or as Americans call it, an Indian Summer

2 In Chinese, "Uncle" can also be used with non-family members as a term of endearment and respect.

3 Reference to PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds (PUBG) terminology for picking up loot

4 Another PUBG ref, chicken = win/loot. Shorthand for "Winner winner chicken dinner!"

Here he is still a noob, so he only gets eggs for dinner.

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6 Chicken = win/loot (see footnote 4)

TL: My dirty little mind immediately translated this sentence to feasts on his cock.

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