Chapter 203: 202 Countermeasures For The Bottleneck Period
After completing a set of Gaokao English practice tests, Ye Xun checked the time taken, then graded them herself against the answer key, and finally nodded in satisfaction.
“Once I get a little used to it, it’ll be fine. Vocabulary and grammar are manageable!”
The young girl had just put down her pen and picked up her mobile phone when she saw a missed call. She had turned her phone off earlier to concentrate on the test, which is why she was only seeing it now.
It was a missed call from Pei Ningle.
“What is it this time… Could it be, something related to Wang Heng again?”
The young girl muttered to herself and dialed the number.
A moment later, she heard Pei Ningle’s voice. However, unlike her usual energetic state, Pei Ningle’s voice at this moment sounded weak and listless.
“Hello, Xiao Xun, are you free lately? Want to go out and eat something delicious?”
Ye Xun felt a bit amused, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Two days ago it was Wang Heng, and tonight it was Pei Ningle. Why were they both thinking of treating her to a meal?
She replied, “I’m busy studying lately and don’t have time to go out.”
“Oh, I see…” Pei Ningle’s tone carried a hint of disappointment. “Alright then, I won’t bother you…”
Ye Xun: “Wait a minute, why don’t you ask Older Sister Han Yixuan?”
Pei Ningle: “Xiao Xuan has already spent several days with me, I feel too embarrassed to bother her further…”
At this point, Ye Xun thought of a candidate, but whether to mention this person was worth pondering. In the first layer of thought, Ye Xun felt that she certainly couldn’t mention his name. Just imagining Wang Heng accompanying Pei Ningle made her feel a bit suffocated. Although she had recently decided to go all out and focus on her studies, she had no intention of giving up completely.
But when she pondered the second layer, she also felt that if Wang Heng were to strengthen his contact with Pei Ningle, it might not be a bad thing. Since Han Yixuan already held the title of girlfriend, and she herself didn’t have the time or energy to challenge that, who else could shake Han Yixuan’s position? In Ye Xun’s opinion, it could only be Pei Ningle.
However, upon further contemplation, in the third layer, she realized that this seemed to signify some kind of ominous omen. If Wang Heng were to be poached by Pei Ningle while he was dating Han Yixuan, would he develop the habit of being a scumbag in the future?
Ye Xun held her mobile phone in one hand and propped her cheek with the other, sitting in her chair and falling into contemplation.
After a moment of silence on the other end, Pei Ningle finally sighed, “Forget it, I’ll think of another way to relax my mood…”
Ye Xun couldn’t help but ask, “Are you feeling very down right now?”
Pei Ningle: “Extremely down. I’ve been stuck in a bottleneck for a long time these past few days!”
Ye Xun finally made up her mind and said, “Then why don’t you talk to Wang Heng?”
Pei Ningle said softly, “I don’t really want to bother him… I don’t know what he’s doing, but I always feel like he’s very busy.”
Ye Xun nodded subconsciously, “His grades are good, and he can invest and earn so much money. Even if he’s intelligent, he must put in a lot of effort, right?”
Pei Ningle: “That makes sense… Alright, I won’t bother you then. Xiao Xun, keep up the good work with your studies.”
Ye Xun: “Okay, bye.”
After hanging up the phone, Ye Xun looked at the contacts in her mobile phone and began to think seriously.
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Meanwhile, in dorm room 414, Fu Hanwen looked at the destroyed crystal and then at Wang Heng’s record of 1 kill, 4 deaths, and 7 assists, and couldn’t help but groan, “Damn it, Teacher Wang, you weren’t being humble, you’re genuinely terrible!”
Wang Heng silently exited the game. “That’s why I said, don’t force me to play.”
Fu Hanwen: “Then you need to practice more. What’s the point of you playing single-player games all day?”
Wang Heng sneered, “Heh, you don’t understand the fun of Mount & Blade.”
At this moment, Tang Hexing joined in the laughter, “Don’t be discouraged, Teacher Wang. You can teach Xiao Fu math, and Xiao Fu can teach you how to play…”
Wang Heng interrupted him unceremoniously, “Xiao Tang, what’s your match record?”
“0 kills, 3 deaths,” Fu Hanwen glanced at the match statistics again. “Xiao Tang, why don’t you consider being discouraged?”
Tang Hexing’s smile froze. “Why, wasn’t I playing a good support role? Over ten assists!”
Fu Hanwen sighed, “Your stats have improved compared to before, but how many times did you abandon your teammates?”
Tang Hexing’s face immediately turned red, and he argued, “I wasn’t abandoning teammates… As a support! Does it count as abandoning teammates for a roaming support?”
Fu Hanwen and Tang Hexing began to discuss the issue of support playstyle, while Wang Heng noticed he had received a text message and picked up his phone to look at it.
【Senior Wang Heng, sorry to bother you. I heard from Sister Pei Ningle that she seems to be in a bottleneck period lately and is quite upset. I just wanted to ask if Senior Wang Heng could help counsel her. But she seemed embarrassed to bother you, so I’m asking on her behalf… Oh, and please don’t tell her I said anything!】
This text message from Ye Xun caused Wang Heng to fall into contemplation.
Pei Ningle wanted him to accompany her, so why was Ye Xun relaying the message?
How complex had their relationship become now?
After contemplating for a while, he replied to Ye Xun with a simple 【OK】, then walked out of the dorm and went to the rooftop. While going up the stairs, he thought for a moment.
Based on Pei Ningle’s performance over the past two months, the risk factor was almost negligible. Even when compared not to Lu Qi or Han Yixuan, but just to herself in the first playthrough, the current Pei Ningle made him feel much more at ease. In that case, helping her to be relieved was naturally not a problem… right?
So he dialed Pei Ningle’s mobile phone.
After the call connected, he directly asked, “How is the progress on your second song?”
Pei Ningle clearly sounded flustered and unprepared. “Ah? The second song… I only just started writing it not long ago!”
Wang Heng asked again, “Are there any difficulties?”
Pei Ningle: “Difficulties…”
Wang Heng: “Yes, you don’t need to hide anything from me. If there’s a problem, just say it.”
Pei Ningle said weakly, “It’s not that I’m hiding it, I just suddenly feel a bit bewildered and don’t know how to write it…”
Wang Heng: “What should you do when you feel bewildered? Do you want to have a big meal?”
The young girl’s voice suddenly became louder, exclaiming, “How did you know!”
Wang Heng couldn’t help but laugh, “Your thoughts are too easy to guess.”
A few seconds later, Pei Ningle couldn’t help but ask, “Wait, wait, what are you going to do? Are you going to treat me to a big meal?”
Wang Heng: “What do you want to eat?”
This question stumped Pei Ningle.
“Hot pot, barbecue, Western food, sushi…” the young girl mumbled, but couldn’t decide.
So Wang Heng said, “I’ll give you the whole night to think about it. Tomorrow morning, you can tell me your answer.”
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