I Was Scammed By A Snow Leopard cub - Chapter 15

Chapter 15 – Luo Yu is Bullied Openly and Secretly by the Admiral

After Xie Yingcheng agreed, Luo Yu chose the highest difficulty mode without thinking.

Under such a difficult situation, it is normal to miss a few. If both he and Xie Yingcheng missed some, they would not embarrass themselves in front of the cubs.

Besides, whack-a-mole doesn’t require much technical skills, maybe he can even beat Xie Yingcheng?

Thinking of this possibility, Luo Yu was a little excited and started the game with full enthusiasm.

At the beginning, the speed was not very fast, and he could still compete with Xie Yingcheng on equal terms. But half a minute later, the speed became faster and faster, and Luo Yu gradually became unable to keep up. However, he still tried his best to complete the race.

The game ended two minutes later and Luo Yu missed eight.

Fortunately, it didn’t exceed double digits.

Luo Yu breathed a sigh of relief and was about to turn around to look at Xie Yingcheng’s grades next door, but he heard the sound of coins falling.

There is a line of small words under the big word “WIN” on the screen.

[Congratulations on hitting all the moles, the gold coin reward is doubled!]

The coin outlet at the bottom of the machine spit out gold coins like crazy, piling up in the basket.

Luo Yu: …

Is it true that the difference between people in playing Whack-a-Mole is so huge?

Luo Yu felt a little annoyed when he thought about the moles that he could have hit but didn’t.

“Wow! Father, father is so awesome!” Tuan Tuan’s eyes lit up as he looked at the gold coin basket, instantly turning into Xie Yingcheng’s number one fanboy. The sweet thing is that the little guy didn’t forget Luo Yu either: “Luo Luo is also awesome! Much better than Tuan Tuan!”

After hearing this, Luo Yu almost lost his grip on the spring hammer in his hand.

Although the cub is warm, being compared with the cubs is still…

A little shameful.

Luo Yu tried to hypnotize himself: Xie Yingcheng is an Admiral after all, and it is not shameful for him, an ordinary person, to lose to an Admiral.

However, at this time, Xie Yingcheng said something inappropriate.

“Another round?”

Luo Yu: …

‘Do I look like someone who can be bullied at will?’

Just as he was about to refuse, Xie Yingcheng suddenly came closer.

A deep voice whispered in his ear: “I’ll let you win this time.”

Luo Yu pursed his lips and silently started a new game.

Another two minutes passed.

Luo Yu once again heard the machine spitting out gold coins. Looking at the word “LOSE” on the screen, he gave Xie Yingcheng a formal and polite smile: “The Admiral is very powerful.”

Then he immediately put down the spring hammer and walked away from the machine without looking back.

It’s obvious that he has been bullied more than once, openly or secretly.

How naive must he be to think that Xie Yingcheng would really let him!

Xie Yingcheng, who received the praise, said “Oops” in his heart.

When he first saw the annoyance on Luo Yu’s face, he really wanted to let it go in the second round. But after entering the state of competition, he unconsciously started to take it seriously, and then…

Cough.

Xie Yingcheng cleared his throat as if to cover up, and took the initiative to change the subject: “Do you want to play something else?”

Without waiting for Luo Yu to answer, Tuan Tuan raised his hand high: “Yes!”

So in the following half hour, Xie Yingcheng actually lowered himself and seriously played one game after another with the cub.

Luo Yu saw him taking off his military jacket, rolling up his shirt sleeves, and holding a game controller in his hand, and suddenly it seemed unreal.

Is this the same admiral who coldly said before that it was time to return?

He is very strict with the cub, but he also puts aside his airs to play games with the cub. The contrast is so great that Luo Yu can’t tell which one is the real him.

As they played one game after another, they unknowingly had a string of cute little tails behind them.

Many cubs of the same age as Tuan Tuan looked at Xie Yingcheng with admiration as he operated the warship, flying among the enemy group with agile movements and graceful trajectories.

“If we keep playing like this, we’ll definitely be able to break the record, right?”

“I died in this game right away before, but he’s still alive! And he shot down a lot of planes!”

“That’s really cool! Is he that kid’s father? Can I invite his father to play a game with me?”

The cubs’ self-proclaimed “quiet” discussions were clearly heard by Luo Yu.

Luo Yu’s Tuan Tuan was watching from the side holding his rabbit doll. Just when he was thinking about whether he should suggest Xie Yingcheng and Tuan Tuan to play cooperative mode together in the next round, he suddenly found that Tuan Tuan, who was originally closest to the screen, had quietly hidden aside holding a basket full of gold coins.

The cub chose a position farthest from the crowd, lowered his head, and no one knew what he was thinking.

When Luo Yu saw this, he walked over without thinking: “Tuan Tuan, what’s wrong?”

The cub clenched his fingers around the gold coin basket, but shook his head and hid behind Luo Yu. He looked at the other children who were watching with a timid look.

Seeing this scene out of the corner of his eye, Xie Yingcheng paused, and the fighter plane that was about to avoid the particle cannon stopped in the middle of the enemy and was quickly shot down.

Amid the cubs’ exclamations of “What a pity!”, the man put down the handle and walked straight towards this side.

“It’s time to go back.”

He let down his rolled-up sleeves and put on his military jacket again, buttoning it meticulously.

He turned back into the cold and aloof imperial admiral.

He took the cub and walked out of the crowd. The sudden change caught Luo Yu off guard and he followed him subconsciously. When he reached the door, he remembered that the cub was still holding the gold coin basket, and reminded him urgently: “The gold coins have not been exchanged yet!”

Xie Yingcheng paused, looked down and found Tuan Tuan looking at a loss, and slowly let out a breath.

He acted on impulse.

When he found that something was wrong with the cub, he only wanted to take him away, and once again ignored the cub’s emotions.

Pushing Tuan Tuan towards Luo Yu, Xie Yingcheng said, “You take him there.” Then he turned around and left, waiting outside the entrance of the game hall.

Luo Yu calmed himself down, squatted down and talked to Tuan Tuan.

“Tuan Tuan? Shall we exchange the coins for gifts?”

The cub’s expression was still a little panicked, but he quickly calmed down and nodded: “Okay, okay.”

He obediently held out his little hand for Luo Yu to hold. Halfway through the journey, he suddenly asked Luo Yu in a low voice, “Is Father angry? Did Tuan Tuan do something wrong?”

Luo Yu felt distressed, and comforted the self-blaming cub in a gentle voice: “It has nothing to do with Tuan Tuan. It’s just a little late now, and your father is afraid that Tuan Tuan will be hungry.”

He calmly guided the cub’s emotions: “Are you hungry, Tuan Tuan? We’ll go home after we exchange the gold coins. Do you want some meatball soup, Tuan Tuan?”

Sure enough, Tuan Tuan’s attention was quickly diverted: “Okay! Tuan Tuan wants to drink!!” Hearing this answer, Luo Yu felt relieved.

No matter what, let’s go back first.

Regarding Tuan Tuan’s abnormal behavior, Luo Yu felt that he needed to ask Xie Yingcheng.

He returned the rabbit doll to Tuan Tuan, and the cub’s mood visibly improved as he hugged the stuffed toy again, a smile appearing on his little face again.

In the end, they used most of the gold coins that Xie Yingcheng won to exchange for a mecha model, and the remaining ones were exchanged for a lamb doll that was much smaller than the rabbit.

While waiting for the gold coins to be counted, Luo Yu casually asked, “Why did Tuan Tuan change to a mecha model?” The few toys in the cub’s room were also models of this type, but the little guy obviously liked plush toys more.

Tuan Tuan blinked his eyes and said innocently, “Because my father likes it very much.”

Luo Yu was stunned.

Is it because Xie Yingcheng likes it?

Shouldn’t you play whatever you like? Why does Xie Yingcheng have to like it?

Luo Yu was full of doubts, but he did not show them in front of Tuan Tuan.

After exchanging the toys, Luo Yu helped Tuan Tuan take the square box containing the mecha and the lamb doll. Tuan Tuan was still holding the rabbit and met Xie Yingcheng at the door.

After seeing the toys, Xie Yingcheng said nothing. But he probably won’t be able to drink the meatball soup today.

“Let’s eat outside tonight and then go back.”

Xie Yingcheng has already booked a restaurant.

So the hover car stopped in front of a popular children’s restaurant not far away. Luo Yu noticed a detail: Tuan Tuan did not take the rabbit doll with him when he got out of the car, but chose to leave it in the car.

While eating dinner, Luo Yu always felt that Tuan Tuan didn’t seem as happy as when he played games in the afternoon.

With these questions, the day’s journey finally came to an end. Tuan Tuan fell asleep on the way home, and Xie Yingcheng threw his coat on the back seat and motioned Luo Yu to cover the cub with it.

He clearly cared about the cub very much, but he never mentioned it in words.

Luo Yu roughly understood what Wen Qiu had said before, “The way Xie Yingcheng gets along with the cub is a little strange.”

This matter was not something he should be involved in, but if he didn’t ask, he would not be able to rest easily. He struggled all the way back, wondering how to bring it up with Xie Yingcheng.

Looking at the cub sleeping soundly with its head buried in the rabbit’s fur and a peaceful face, Luo Yu sighed in distress.

Tuan Tuan was still asleep when they got home. When Luo Yu was hesitating whether to wake him up, Xie Yingcheng picked up the cub and the rabbit doll, and Luo Yu quickly quickened his pace to catch up.

His movements were gentle and he carried the cub straight back to the room, his movements were skillful and without any hesitation.

Luo Yu watched silently without saying anything.

After settling the cub, Xie Yingcheng walked into the kitchen without saying a word, took out a milk pot, took out red wine and spices from the cabinet, and started to cook wine.

In the middle of the conversation, he suddenly turned his back to Luo Yu and said, “Do you want some?”

Luo Yu was stunned and subconsciously went over the manuscript in his mind. When he was about to speak, he stopped.

The man was holding a wine glass, half leaning against the cupboard, with his head lowered and nodded, his face calm.

His silver-gray hair reflected a cold color under the light. There was no expression on his face, but his whole body exuded indifference and alienation.

Luo Yu didn’t know where to start for a moment.

Finally, he whispered, “The Admiral should… pay more attention to the cub.”

Xie Yingcheng did not comment on his words.

“Go to bed early.” After drinking the wine in the glass, Xie Yingcheng went upstairs and left.

A moment later, Luo Yu’s personal terminal rang.

Luo Yu looked at the transfer message he received and fell silent again.