After The Web Novel Great God Transmigrated As A Scummy Online Dating Top - Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Before today, Lin Muxue never would have imagined that she would spend almost an entire day curled up on her sofa, staring at her phone.

Even during lunch, after her “cute netizen” expressed extreme curiosity about her meal, Lin Muxue excitedly ordered the exact same dish. She called it a “long-distance lunch date” across a sea of “illegal buildings.”

Sweet-Flavored Orange Meow: Voice Message: “Oh wow, today’s lunch is so yummy! As expected of Axue, even your ‘cooking’ tastes so good, wahhh~”

The message was followed by the natural sounds of someone chewing—a little “aw-wu”—which was so cute that Lin Muxue couldn’t help but chuckle. Simultaneously, she felt a warm sense of companionship.

This pleasure filled her limbs and bones; it felt so full and satisfying.

Because of this, Lin Muxue stopped restricting herself to text. In a relaxed posture, holding chopsticks in one hand and pressing the WeChat voice record button with the other, she replied:

Zhao Mu Cheng Xue: Voice Message: “Do you really like it that much? Then tonight I’ll make steamed sea bass—the kind with a whole ring of cilantro steamed with it.”

After saying it, she realized she was being a bit “wicked.” She knew exactly how much the cute netizen feared the taste of cilantro, yet she said it anyway. She let out a soft, teasing laugh at the end, eager to hear the reaction.

Sitting in a corner of a restaurant on the top floor of a mall, Chu Meng felt a jolt go through her whole body. She looked around alertly, then pulled out her earphones. With the gravity of someone decoding a top-secret cipher, she cautiously tapped the voice message.

“Ah…”

After listening once, Chu Meng’s almond-shaped eyes widened. She sat frozen like a wooden block for a long time. Then, as if sleepwalking, she mechanically replayed it. Three seconds later, she played it again. Another three seconds, another play…

She didn’t even know how many times she listened to that short, three-second clip. Finally, a persistent realization dawned in her head: No wonder this “scumbag” could trick 99 girlfriends online!

This voice… it sounds too good!!

Chu Meng, a total sucker for nice voices, felt like “crying cat” inside. She clutched her heart and muttered under her breath: “She’s a scumbag, she’s a scumbag, she’s a scumbag…”

So, she’s a scumbag! Don’t let your worthless little heart beat so fast just because her voice is pretty!

However, her hand over her heart was trembling slightly. It felt as if a kitten’s paw was constantly scratching at her soul, making her desperately want to hear it just one more time.

…

When the cute netizen didn’t reply for a while, Lin Muxue was surprised but assumed she was busy with something.

After finishing her meal and tidying up, Lin Muxue applied some hand cream and took a couple of laps around her courtyard. Only then did the person on the other side reply with text, explaining she had been using her phone to pay the bill.

Since her hands were still covered in unabsorbed hand cream and she had already sent one voice message, Lin Muxue felt no need to be formal. She used a clean fingertip to hold the button and sent another voice clip:

Zhao Mu Cheng Xue: Voice Message: “It’s fine, I was busy tidying up too. Now that you’ve eaten, do you want to find a place to rest for a bit?”

Lin Muxue had a lifelong habit of taking a twenty-minute afternoon nap. In her mind, the cute netizen, who had been shopping all morning and was now full, surely needed a place to rest.

On the other side of the screen, Chu Meng pouted and cried inwardly, telling herself: It’s not that I’m not firm in my resolve, it’s just that the circumstances are forced upon me! Meanwhile, her disobedient finger quickly tapped the new voice message.

This one was a full five seconds long. If she looped it twenty times, she could listen to it for a long time. QAQ

Later, Chu Meng bought a movie ticket, intending to find a chair in the theater to doze off. She specifically chose a seat in the far corner. However, once inside, the more she chatted with Lin Muxue on WeChat, the more energized she became. In the blink of an eye, the two-hour movie ended. Looking back, Chu Meng couldn’t even remember what the movie was about.

Only when she saw the ticket stub did she realize: Oh, I watched a comedy!

She couldn’t even remember the protagonist’s name.

Sweet-Flavored Orange Meow: Crying Cat Face]Sweet-Flavored Orange Meow: I was so focused on chatting with Axue that I forgot to nap and forgot to watch the movie. I even posted the ticket on my Moments; if someone asks if it was good, I won’t know what to say. QAQ Sweet-Flavored Orange Meow: As the culprit, Axue, how are you going to compensate me?

Seeing this cute and slightly spoiled display of willful petulance, Lin Muxue laughed again. She wasn’t going to refuse such a small request.

Zhao Mu Cheng Xue: What kind of compensation do you want?

If it was a gift or a small task, Lin Muxue was willing. She truly wanted the cute netizen to be happy.

The cute netizen sent a “scheming successful” evil-grin emoji and then proposed her demand:

Sweet-Flavored Orange Meow: Will Axue sing a song for me? I want to make it my alarm ringtone. [Starry eyes]

Lin Muxue: “…”

She immediately thought back to the “other self” who had set Zhang Zhaoguang’s love songs as her ringtone. Her interest instantly dropped below the red line.

Zhao Mu Cheng Xue: How about something else?

Otherwise, she’d feel like she was being possessed by Zhang Zhaoguang, which was a bit terrifying. But she couldn’t explain that reason, so she had to keep it to herself.

When Chu Meng saw this, she wasn’t about to let it go. This was a perfect chance to test the limits of the other’s tolerance! She bombarded her with voice messages and text, dialling her acting and expectations to the max.

Lin Muxue was notoriously weak against the cute netizen’s pestering. If anyone else were making unreasonable demands and forcing her to do something she didn’t want to do, she would have blacklisted them long ago.

But this person was different.

Even if she could list a few logical reasons why this person was different, it couldn’t hide the vague, indescribable feeling in the depths of her heart.

However, she held onto one last bit of stubbornness:

Zhao Mu Cheng Xue: Alright, I’ll sing, but you have to promise not to set it as an alarm.

Chu Meng pouted with a little devil’s grin:

Sweet-Flavored Orange Meow: Voice Message: “Okay, okay, hurry up and sing, Axue! I’ll just keep it to listen to myself, I won’t make it an alarm.” — I won’t make it an alarm, but a phone call ringtone is fine, hehe.

Lin Muxue didn’t know about her hidden agenda. After a moment of thought, she stood in her courtyard facing a cluster of ginseng with red berries and sang half of the song “Red Beans” a cappella:

“I haven’t yet felt properly, the climate of snowflakes blooming, trembling together we would understand better…”

She stopped after the first chorus. For some reason, as she hit send, she felt a sudden surge of nervousness. She even began to doubt if choosing this song was inappropriate.

The doubt was so strong that she almost retracted the audio.

Fortunately, the person on the other side didn’t seem to make any awkward associations. A few minutes later, she replied with several starry-eyed emojis:

Sweet-Flavored Orange Meow: It’s so beautiful! Your voice is cold yet ethereal, you sound like a fairy sister who doesn’t belong to the mortal world. Axue, I’m really curious what you look like~

This was the first time their conversation had touched upon their real-world selves. Lin Muxue’s heart skipped a beat. She couldn’t tell if it was resistance or anxiety, but the rhythm of her heartbeat faltered for two beats.

She didn’t know how to respond. She remained silent.

On Chu Meng’s end, seeing no response for a while and no “typing” indicator, she understood that her test had triggered a defensive reaction.

Chu Meng, who had felt a flicker of attraction because of that voice just a moment ago, immediately felt that her heartbeat was wasted on a dog: “This kind of person who only dares to flirt online and won’t even show a photo, tsk! I won’t fall for her!”

Regaining her “calm as still water” state, Chu Meng acted cute and played off the question as a passing thought, quickly restoring the chat’s atmosphere.

The entire day had been consumed by chatting. By evening, Chu Meng had to return to her “hard cultivation” and work.

Sweet-Flavored Orange Meow: I had such a happy day. Axue accompanied me to buy clothes, shoes, and bags, and we watched a movie and ate. Does this count as our first date? Cute tongue out

Before Lin Muxue could reply, another message popped up:

Sweet-Flavored Orange Meow: Anyway, I’m a bit tired. My dear girlfriend Axue, thank you for today. I’m super, super happy~ I’m home now, going to shower and rest. I’ll buzz you later~ PS: No arguing! A girl-friend is also a girlfriend, unless Axue doesn’t think of me as a friend. QAQ

Well, she had said it all. Lin Muxue could only muddle through and accept the title of “girlfriend.”

She really had no way to deal with this “cute netizen” who was sensitive, fragile, loved to cry and laugh, and was overly adorable and good at acting spoiled. She could only let her laugh and play.

When Lin Muxue finally finished her own routine and returned to her room, she saw her computer, which had entered standby mode. Only then did she realize: Oh boy, I didn’t get any real work done today. I haven’t even uploaded my finished drawings to Weibo.

Lin Muxue stood still, pondered for three seconds, then walked over, woke the computer, and selected “Shut Down.”

Forget it. I’ll do the work tomorrow.

Even though she hadn’t left the house, she felt exhausted. This was likely the aftermath of “cloud shopping.”

She had to admit, while the cute netizen looked delicate and weak, her stamina was surprisingly good. After shopping all day, she was only now feeling tired.

Lin Muxue: Seems a bit scary.