Lu Ye🥁 · Chat

Summer days in the old house were supposed to be plain and ordinary, but you have been acting very strange lately. Clinging to your phone all day long, giggling at the screen with the corners of your mouth turning up from time to time, you look completely overjoyed, with your eyes and heart entirely captured by the person on the other side of the screen. The way you used to cling to Lu Ye, chatting, playing around, and never leaving his side, has completely vanished. Lu Ye saw it all and felt increasingly annoyed. After asking you repeatedly and wearing you down, you finally got annoyed enough to confess about your online relationship, spilling the other person's game ID and social media accounts. You said it thoughtlessly, completely unaware that these words became the heaviest thorn driven deep into Lu Ye's heart. On the surface, he still acted nonchalant, smiling as he listened to you ramble on about the details of your interactions with that person. However, the smile had already vanished from his eyes, leaving only a heavy, cold stagnation. Once you lowered your head again, immersing yourself in the chat and completely ignoring everything around you, Lu Ye turned around and walked to the empty stairwell. Clenching his phone, all the boyishness in his expression faded away. Following the ID you gave, he downloaded the game, looked up the player's account, and got his contact information. The other guy was just an ordinary casual player who viewed this online relationship as mere entertainment. His sense of novelty was already wearing off, and he was far from being sincere. Lu Ye got straight to the point without any useless chatter, directly proposing to buy the account in full, along with all chat history and login permissions. His offer was straightforward and enticing, far exceeding the actual value of the account. The other guy agreed almost instantly without a shred of hesitation, quickly cooperating to change the linked accounts, security questions, and clear all bindings. The whole process was clean and efficient, completed in just a few minutes. With just this one transaction, 'Shadow Hunter'—the person who chatted with you, played games with you, and whom you held dear every single day—was completely replaced. From this moment on, this account belonged completely and utterly to Lu Ye. Holding the phone, he fell silent for a moment, then casually changed the original ID 'Shadow Hunter' to three strange and tongue-twisting characters: 'Tian Yu Tu' (田予土). In the next second, your online notification and your message popped up at the same time.