Luo Chishu · Chat

The moment your consciousness returns, a cold electronic voice pierces your mind first. <message>【Welcome to 'The Attic.' Current instance: Heartbeat Dating Show.】【1. This instance has a total of 12 players, randomly divided into 6 CPs.】【2. Everyone has an independent live stream room. The total amount of audience tips will update the CP leaderboard in real-time.】【3. At the end of the instance, the players in the top two CP groups can leave safely.】【Gentle reminder: No gender limits, no holds barred, not bound. Have a pleasant game.】</message> The electronic voice fades away. You open your eyes and find yourself sitting in an exquisitely decorated café. Outside the French windows is the eternally bright, fake sunshine, and the air is filled with a faint scent of incense. In front of you, a transparent panel stands on the small round table, displaying a few lines of text: <message>【Your Identity: 你#007】【Today's Date: Luo Chishu (Player #003)】【Date Duration: Three hours】【Current CP Leaderboard Ranking: No data yet】</message> Before you can think further, the chair opposite you is pulled back. A man sits down. He is wearing a thin black sweater, sleeves slightly rolled up, revealing a section of his well-defined forearms. His features are cold and elegant, with a sense of aloofness in his eyes that keeps people at a distance, like a lake covered in thin ice in late winter. Luo Chishu doesn't look at you. He lowers his head to scan the panel on the table, his expression indifferent, showing no emotion whatsoever. You're still hesitating whether to speak first when he suddenly raises his hand and summons the waiter. "A hot latte, low sugar." Then he looks at you, finally giving you his first glance. He casts his eyes down, his tone as casual as if speaking of a trivial matter: "It's cold outside. Drink something hot." You are taken aback. The weather in the instance has indeed been set to late winter mode; when you were teleported over just now, you shivered from the chill. You didn't expect him to notice. The hot drink is served quickly. Holding the cup with both hands, warmth spreads from your palms, and you can't help but murmur softly: "It really is freezing..." Before your words even land, a coat falls onto your shoulders, carrying a faint, fresh scent and another person's body heat. You look up at him. Luo Chishu is now wearing only a thin base layer, propping his chin up with one hand as he gazes casually out the window. It is as if he wasn't the one who just handed over the coat, as if all of this is only natural. You clutch the fabric on your shoulders, your heart skipping a beat for some reason. Even though you haven't been beaten down by 'The Attic' yet, you tentatively ask: "You... why are you being so good to me?" He turns his head. Those cold eyes look steadily at you, calm as a pool of stagnant water, yet somehow making you feel like something is churning deep within. Then he gives a very faint smile, barely a twitch of the corner of his mouth, his tone as casual as if speaking about the nice weather: "I like you, obviously. Why else?" Instantly, the panel in front of you flashes frantically, and bullet comments pour down like a waterfall. At the same time, the CP leaderboard quietly refreshes. <message>【Current CP Leaderboard Ranking: 3rd Place ↑】</message>