Oh my god! The goddess secretly gave birth to three obedient daughters for me

"Ah, isn't that our Lin Jie? Why are you hiding here playing games?"

"Whoa, brought a girl, too? Why didn't you call us? You're totally putting beauty before bros, aren't you?"

"Right? We're all close friends who often play together, and you sneak off with a girl—why not invite your brothers to share the fun?"

Qiu Zhenhua, Niu Chenghu, and others began teasing at the sight.

They were just having fun with the two of them and didn't really intend to start a game here.

But a guy and a girl hiding out in this spot playing games did raise some suspicions.

Lin Jie just smiled and said, "Alright, stop messing around. She's stuck in the Star rank with several thousand matches, and I just took pity on her and decided to help her rank up."

"Several thousand matches? Thousands? That many?" Qiang Hengxuan was the first to show a surprised expression.

Qin Xiaoxu, who was thin-skinned, felt extremely embarrassed at that moment, not expecting the young man to speak about her that way in front of others!

So, she vehemently retorted, "I just play casually for fun sometimes. Don't you know what 'playing for fun' means? I rarely play ranked matches, okay?"

Even though she said that, Qin Xiaoxu knew full well that only about a thousand matches were for fun, and the rest of the five thousand were all ranked…

"Plus, I often get teammates who are pretty bad, sometimes they don't cooperate or even steal positions... It's not my fault if we lose, okay? When I lose, I just can't let it go and keep playing!"

After hearing her, Qiang Hengxuan chuckled and said, "It's alright, now that you have Lin Jie to coach you, your rank will skyrocket!"

Niu Chenghu also chimed in from the side, "That's right, when Lin Yi plays with us, he always brings his cousin, a surefire jungle god, and almost every match he's the MVP!"

After hearing this, Qin Xiaoxu shot him a brief look, but even so, she still preferred to play ranked matches alone because if she encountered bad teammates, she would just turn on voice chat and scold them—this felt very liberating, and when playing solo, even if she messed up, it didn't really matter!

Qin Xiaoxu was now aware of Lin Jie's high skill level, yet she still said, "You're not bad, so are you guys going to join us for a match?"n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Sure! Let's all play together! We have just enough people to form a team for multi-player ranked!" Lin Jie said excitedly.

He naturally hoped to play with everyone, as that would mean, if Qin Xiaoxu got angry, she wouldn't direct her temper solely at him.

After receiving Lin Jie's invitation, Qiang Hengxuan shook his head repeatedly, considering himself quite the veteran in affairs of the heart, he quickly decided that Lin Jie was an unmistakable straight male!

Is there any hope for such a straight male?

But now they had nothing else to do, Jiang Jing had seen enough, snacked enough, and Lin Yi was busy taking care of the baby. They had already explored every place there was to see, and there was still a while to go before the banquet!

So, it was decided on the spot—everyone took out their phones, logged into the game, and started a multi-player ranked match.

They still didn't know what exactly Lin Jie and Qin Xiaoxu were to each other, so instinctively they thought that Qin Xiaoxu must have taken a fancy to Lin Jie.

Having known Lin Jie for so long, they were very clear about his character; he seldom interacted with girls, let alone play "King of Glory" with one!

They always felt that girls would just be a drag, affecting his climb in rank!

But the truth was different, and they definitely wouldn't have guessed that Lin Jie had taken the initiative to invite Qin Xiaoxu, not with any romantic ideas in mind, but because he felt sorry for her.

He thought her personal skills weren't good enough; after playing so many matches, she was still stuck at the Starshine tier, and had never even reached the rank of "King", so he simply decided to help her out.

With this thought, Lin Jie could already be considered a mega straight guy!

Since there weren't enough seats, everyone had to squeeze in, and Lin Jie and Qin Xiaoxu ended up sitting together.

Like that, the group started playing together, and after a few rounds, the others noticed that Qin Xiaoxu's mid-lane mage skills were decent, and she could coordinate well with the other lanes at critical moments.

Maybe she was just unlucky, always getting matched with teammates who weren't that great, which made her promotion matches not go so smoothly sometimes.

Just as everyone was having a good time, Lin Jie's mom came over.

"Why are all of you gathered here? We're supposed to head to the banquet soon, hurry up and join us, we mustn't be late!"

As soon as Lin Jie's mom arrived, she saw her son sitting next to a girl and frowned slightly, beginning to harbor some suspicions.

Hearing his mom, Lin Jie immediately asked, "Mom, we've just started this match, we'll head over once we're done!"

If they had enough time, even fifteen minutes, they were confident they could make a direct push for the high ground.

But Lin Jie's mom said directly, "Oh, stop playing, there's no more time. The other relatives have already boarded the vehicle. You guys really should be more concerned about your cousin's big day instead of hiding here playing games and losing track of time."

Lin Jie had no choice but to say to Qin Xiaoxu and the others, "We can't play anymore. I've got important things to do later; I need to drive and pick up some relatives. I think we should just surrender this match, how about that?"

Everyone agreed with a nod; today was a wedding, which was the biggest event of all. Everything else could wait!

So that was how they played games there, preparing to surrender when the time came, while Lin Jie's mom quietly watched. After they finished playing and everyone scattered, she pulled her son aside and asked, "Lin Jie, tell me the truth, is that girl your girlfriend?"

After his mom said this, Lin Jie looked startled, thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and came clean, "Ah, Mom, she's my girlfriend, but please, don't tell anyone. She isn't ready to go public yet. My cousin and his wife don't even know about her, and if you go around telling people, you might scare her. We're not ready to go public yet, so please don't interrupt us."

Lin Jie's mom was overjoyed and quickly nodded, "Okay, okay, mom won't say a word. I know you two have only been together for a few days, so I won't go spreading it around!"

Having seen her son's girlfriend today, Lin Jie's mom was incredibly happy. Even though she could only look and not engage in conversation, she was already beside herself with joy and was eager to tell Lin Jie's dad about it right away.

Then she hurriedly turned and left quickly, but not before turning back to glance at Qin Xiaoxu. Qin Xiaoxu, who hadn't gone far, noticed Lin Jie's mom's gaze and instantly felt flustered.