At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?

Time ticked on into the evening.

The residents of Dorm 502 gathered at the school's West Gate, joining Lin Xinyue, who had arrived fashionably late after spending the afternoon with Chen Chuyin at the anime convention.

"Is this... Rem? No, Ram?"

Gu Yu looked at Lin Xinyue's outfit with surprise, her pink short hair matched with an off-shoulder maid dress, the spitting image of Ram, Rem's sister from Re:Zero!

"Ah… I was in such a hurry to come back I didn't have time to change my clothes!"

"Did you get the rental recommendations from the school already? I'll take you to meet the apartment manager, Auntie!"

Lin Xinyue lowered her head to glance at her outfit, then grabbed Gu Yu by the arm and walked into the apartment.

Watching the two head into the apartment, Boss Pu and the others following behind couldn't hold back their snickers.

"The little sister is actually into cosplay, looks like Laosi is going to have a blissful time ahead!"

"Tsk, tsk, the real deal!"

"If Laosi cosplays as Rei Yueang, wouldn't that be just like anime coming to life?"

"What Rei Yueang, you fake fan! The protagonist's name is Cai Yuemao! Say it with me, 'mǎo'..."

"..."

The group bickered among themselves about the name of Re:Zero's protagonist.

"What are you guys discussing? Come check out the floor plans!"

Gu Yu stuck his head out from the apartment manager's office and called out to them.

The group quickly hustled into the office, where they saw a plump middle-aged auntie in a dark blue short-sleeved shirt sitting in front of a computer working on something.

They leaned over to take a look, and it turned out to be a display of the apartment floor plans.

Each room was represented by a little box.

Grey ones indicated rented out, red ones were already reserved, white ones were available.

"Currently in the student section of the apartment, we only have two suites left, one on the eighth floor with three bedrooms and a living room, and one on the sixth floor with four bedrooms and two living rooms. It's up to you guys to choose. The one on the eighth floor doesn't get much sun, and the one on the sixth floor is close to the road, so it's a bit noisy."

The manager, Auntie, said while pointing to the two white boxes, and explained the situation of each room.

For Gu Yu and the rest, the choice was obvious; if there was a four-bedroom suite, they would certainly pick that!

They had been squeezing together in a dorm for over two years, and were definitely looking forward to having their own private spaces now that they moved out.

"Heh heh, of course the four-bedroom one! If it were a three-bedroom, how could Boss secretly 'chime'?"

Yu Shutong snickered, giving Boss Pu a sidelong glance.

Boss Pu straightened his neck in defense, retorting, "Nonsense! I'm a pure, innocent boy, only Laosan would sneakily 'chime'!"

Qin Shan had been enjoying the back-and-forth between the two, when suddenly he became the subject of discussion.

He argued in annoyance, "That's right, I 'chime'! Unlike you guys, who do it and won't even admit it!"

He went for a kamikaze tactic, leaving both speechless with no comeback.

Puzzled, Lin Xinyue tugged at Gu Yu's sleeve, "Yu, what are they talking about when they say 'chime'?"

Gu Yu blinked, and so did Boss Pu and the others.

Caught up in their excited chatter, they had completely forgotten there was a girl present!

If Lin Xinyue found out what 'chime' actually meant, wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?

Immediately, they all looked at Gu Yu with pleading eyes.

Whether they could preserve their innocence depended on Gu Yu now!

Gu Yu gave them a knowing look, then explained to Lin Xinyue:

"'Chime'? It's just like, after a day of studying or working when you're tired, you play games when you get back and spend some money as a reward. Treat yourself to a top-up, maybe 648 or a 128 lucky draw, that's what 'chime' means!"

"Ah, exactly, just like spending money!"

"Exactly what Laosi said, it's a reward! It's for when you've worked hard studying or working all day, you treat yourself a little!"

"Does that make sense? Perfect sense!"

They all nodded quickly in agreement, silently giving Gu Yu a thumbs up.

Nice save, Laosi, brilliant response!

"Oh~ That sounds pretty normal, sometimes I do that too when I play Love and Producer!"

"You guys have such a great understanding of combining work and play!"

Lin Xinyue nodded in sudden realization, even offering praise to the group.

Hearing that Lin Xinyue sometimes 'chimed' too, Boss Pu and the others couldn't help but feel embarrassed, yet they dared not show it.

They could only manage an awkward chuckle.

The administrator aunty, seeing the group communicating through gestures and looking puzzled, blurted out, "Eh, it's just that I overheard those young ones chatting earlier, 'top up' doesn't mean..."

Boss Pu and his companions had just relaxed, but upon hearing the aunty speak, their expressions turned to shock, and they hastily interrupted her:

"Ah, yes, yes, yes! Mobile game top-up!"

"Ahahaha! Aunty, you really get it! Five Kills Glory, right? Young people all love to play it. Just buying a skin can cost eighty-eight!"

"Aunty, shall we go upstairs to look at the rooms? We simply can't wait to move in!"

Cold sweat dripped down their foreheads, but luckily Qin Shan quickly changed the topic and diverted attention.

The aunty, still confused by their conversation, nodded her head and stood up to retrieve the keys to the sixth-floor suite from the key cabinet beside her.

"Let's go, let's go. I'll show you the rooms!"

She led them to the elevator.

Just as the elevator doors closed, Gu Yu felt his sleeve being tugged again.

He turned his head to find Lin Xinyue asking curiously:

"Yu, do you usually 'top up'?"

The elevator fell into a brief silence, with only the creaking sound of the elevator cables as it ascended.

Gu Yu: "..."

Boss Pu and his two companions struggled to hold back their laughter. They were the ones who had brought up the topic, afraid that Gu Yu would thrash them.

"Do you 'top up'? I see you also play Five Kills Glory. And you don't have any skins."

Gu Yu curled his lip, "I don't usually spend much money in the game, so I don't have skins."

Lin Xinyue nodded, "Ah? I see!" Then she looked at Gu Yu with a teasing smile, "Then can I 'top up' for you?"

Gu Yu fell silent again: "..."

Boss Pu and his two companions nearly burst with suppressed laughter.

Clearly, Lin Xinyue was just flirting with Laosi, but it was hard not to misinterpret!

"Pfft...Hahahahaha!"

Boss Pu and the others finally couldn't hold back their laughter anymore, and Gu Yu's face turned a mix of green and red.

Of all things, they had to discuss a guy's topic!

Now even he started to think in a different direction!

Damn, his understanding of 'topping up' would never be the same again!

"Be good, let's not buy it. With that money for skins, it's better to go out and eat something delicious!"

Gu Yu glared at Boss Pu and his two friends before taking the mobile phone, which Lin Xinyue had already unlocked to the Glory login screen, and silently logging out.

He rarely spent money on games, as he didn't play very often to begin with.

As for Five Kills Glory, he only played because others asked him to join, and because it was a group activity.

"Alright~"

Seeing his serious expression, Lin Xinyue casually shrugged her shoulders.

Speaking of mobile games, she remembered Gu Yu's old phone which seemed only capable of handling games like Five Kills Glory.

Better games might not even run smoothly on it.

So she asked on impulse, "Yu, when is your birthday?"

Just at that moment, the elevator doors opened with a "ding".

Gu Yu followed the administrator out without hearing what she said.

Luckily, Boss Pu and the others who were behind heard her.

Whispering to Lin Xinyue while watching Gu Yu's back, Boss Pu said, "Sis-in-law, let me tell you secretly, Laosi's birthday is on October 7th!"

Lin Xinyue's eyes lit up, "Only five days away?"

Yu Shutong and Qin Shan crowded around, with Yu Shutong speaking first, "These past few years, I've never seen Laosi celebrate his birthday... I think this time we should prepare something!"

Qin Shan nodded in agreement, "Yeah! Why not give Laosi a surprise?"

Lin Xinyue's face beamed with excitement, "So it's settled?"

In a hushed chorus, Boss Pu and his friends declared, "It's settled!"

The four exchanged glances and instantly agreed!