Happy official 50th chapter! A more relaxed/fun/silly chapter. Hope you guys like.


The Monday after the All-Star weekend, I left the company apartment with the rest of my belongs in a carry-on suitcase, backpack, and a moving box. I looked at the apartment from the door. I had restored the room to the state it was in when I first moved in. With one last glance, I shut the door and also this chapter of my life. I turned in my key at the front desk.

[Will you be out soon?] Wang JieXi messaged me.

[Just turned in key. Coming out soon.] I wrote back.

Wang JieXi had come to help send me off as Tiny Herb's team representative. He also came to get the box of things that various his teammates wanted to take off my hands. More of people that I knew from Tiny Herb, like Liu XiaoBie and Gao YingJie, wanted to come too, but Wang JieXi didn't want draw too much attention with a big crowd.

"Let me help with that." Wang JieXi came out of the taxi and helped me with my bags and box when he saw me coming out the front doors. "What is in the suitcase." He asked after he lifted my suitcase into the back of the taxi with a heavy grunt.

"Thanks. Only the essentials."

"Like?" He inquired further.

"Clothings, towels, Eve (1), you know the normal things."

"Right… of course Eve would be in the suitcase."

"I couldn't risk her getting damaged or lost in the mail. She is important to me."

"Very logical." Wang JieXi chuckled lightly.

x

When we arrived at the airport, I had told Wang JieXi to head back to in the Taxi. I didn't want us to be caught by anyone. It would be bad for his image and worse for mine. He debated the pro and cons in his head quickly and agreed to leave without getting out of the car.

"XiaoBaiBai, over here." Ye Xiu waved me over when he saw me enter the airport. In the end, Lou GuanNing insisted on buying my plane ticket so I was on the same plane and the same seating area as Ye Xiu and rest of happy.

"Do you need help carrying the suitcase or backpack?" Sister Chen rushed over to see if I needed help carrying anything. I couldn't help but to glare at Ye Xiu. Shouldn't he be the one to help out since, well, he was a guy and I knew him way longer than Sister Chen. Ye Xiu just seem to averted his eyes from my glare.

"It's not that bad. It's only the essentials I still needed for the last few days. I had shipped most of the things either to the apartment or back to the states." I assured Sister Chen I was fine and the bags weren't too bad. But she still urged BaoZi and Ye Xiu to come and help. I laughed mentally since Ye Xiu was still made to help out in the end.

"What do you consider the essentials?" Ye Xiu got stuck carrying my suitcase and was already complaining about the weight, even though the thing had wheels. How lazy can you get Old Ye?

"Oh just like toothbrush, towels, and a desktop computer."

"Of course you would think to pack a computer in the suitcase."

x

When I arrived at Happy's apartment, I immediately noticed it was a lot different than back in the summer. There were more people living here now, so the apartment had a noticeably livelier atmosphere. Instead of the empty first floor living room here before, there were 12 computers placed in a circle.

I was greeted by some familiar faces and some new ones.

"Sis." YiFan was waiting for me by the door when I arrived. When I saw him, a wave of emotions flooded over me. I ran to hug YiFan, and he hugged me back. There was so many things I wanted to tell him. All the good, all the bad, and all the sufferings. "It's okay now Sis, everything will be okay." He comforted me and rubbed circles on my back.

"Ah, you are here. Are you level 75 yet? Can I take a look at your equipment stats?" Wei Chen interrupted my touching reunion with YiFan. However, he was quickly driven away by a hissing Chen Guo who was yelling something along the line of 'couldn't you read the mood?'

"This is Wu Chen. He will be taking care of Happy's guild in the future. Wu Chen, this is Naomi. She will be helping out with wild bosses. Add her to the guild when you have a chance. " Ye Xiu introduced one of the new faces. "It should be okay now since your contract is over with Glory Co., right?" He added an afterthought.

"Yes, there won't be any issues. I'm just a normal player now." I confirmed there was no more legal contract that bind the White Robed Witch and I to the gaming company.

"Nice to meet you." Wu Chen stepped forward and greeted me.

"Please take care of me in the near future." Wu Chen and I shook hands. I had a good impression of him. He seemed like a reliable and the most normal person in the group so far.

"That's Mo Fan. You know him better as Deception." Ye Xiu pointed to another new face. But this person didn't come over, he stayed perfectly seated in front of his computer and seemed to ignore everything around him.

"You managed to convince him to join your team finally?" Not going to lie, I half expected to see this guy chained to the computer for some reason.

"It took a while, but yea."

"Did you use blackmail?"

"Do I seem like the type?" Ye Xiu acted all innocent like.

"Very much so." I was surprised this guy actually stayed by his free will considering how Ye Xiu pretty much hunt him down like prey until he couldn't continue his joy of high quality scrap picking anymore.

"We also have two college students name An WenYi and Lou Ji on our team. They are currently at school and won't be here until winter break starts." Ye Xiu decided not to comment on my remark and continued his team introduction without missing a beat.

"You are not leading innocent college student down some dark path right?" I eyed Ye Xiu suspiciously.

"What have I ever done to cause you so much distrust?" Ye Xiu let out a long sigh.

"Because you are a shameless god."

"Ahaha. That is so true!" Wei Chen crackled in the background like he heard the best joke in the whole world.

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"Hi I'm Naomi. We met a few times in game." I went over to lone wolf of the team and made an attempt to be friendly. Despite how antisocial Mo Fan was, he was still a teammate that I will be needing to rely on in-game. I didn't want us to start off on the wrong foot.

"Mo Fan." Mo Fan said his name and glance unimpressed my way before returning to Glory. I had held out a hand for him to shake, but the social cue was completely ignored.

"Don't mind him. He is just like this." Ye Xiu came over resolve the awkward interaction.

"Oh. Well, sorry about killing you so many times in game." I apologized even though it was a long time ago; I still felt bad about killing him every time I saw him.

"Which character?" Mo Fan seemed to take interest and stopped whatever he was doing on the computer.

"I am the White Robed Witch."

"White Robed Witch!" Mo Fan suddenly gasped and studied me under an intense scrutiny look.

This must have been a bit out of his character because Ye Xiu even seem surprised at the reaction. Mo Fan and I held eye contact for a brief while. I couldn't tell what was the strange guy was thinking, but I could see his stare turning icier by the second. In the end, his lips turns into a slight frown and went back to his game. I turned to Ye Xiu for an explanation, but Ye Xiu only shrugged back because he had no idea what just happened either.

x

After the introductions, YiFan helped me carry my luggage into his room. I was going to crash there for a few days until Sister Chen figure out a more permanent living situation here for me. YiFan already had An WenYi as his roommate. But, it was okay for me to stay in there for now because he won't be back again until after Lunar New Years for winter break.

"We all live at the apartment and do everything here now. We practice here instead of the room above the Internet Cafe." YiFan gave me a quick breakdown of everything that had changed since the last time I was here. I listened to his explanations and stories as we walked. I could tell YiFan was happy here; I was really glad.

When I entered the room, half of the room was fairly empty. It looks like An WenYi took most of his belongs with him when he wasn't at Happy. Even the mattress was bare without any sheets or pillows. That was fine though. I wouldn't want to used a stranger's things anyways.

"Sorry this isn't much. We have your things in a storage room downstairs because we don't know where to set them up at yet. Sister Chen will see if Mo Fan and Wu Chen could room together so you can have your own room." YiFan scratched his cheek. He was a bit embarrassed by how unfurnished everything in the room was.

"No. This is enough for now. I feel bad troubling everyone here." I shook my head. I popped open my suitcase and started to pull out my own sheets, pillow, and beddings.

"You had your computer in there? No wonder it was so heavy!" YiFan exclaimed.

"It is too important to ship." I said while making the bed. Was it that surprising to pack a computer in a suitcase?

The bed looked terrible after I finished making it. This was mainly due to the fact that I had to make queen size beddings work on a twin size bed. I hoped Ye Xiu and Chen Guo weren't too strict with neatness in the rooms because the bed would definitely not be passable.

"Are you all settled in yet XiaoBaiBai? Come and help with a wild boss!" Ye Xiu yelled from downstairs.

x

In the weeks before Lunar New Years, I practiced the daily practice routines and went wild boss hunting on my side accounts as part of Happy. The online drama from the rumor still hadn't completely die down yet, To avoid backlash from the online players, I avoided using the White Robed Witch in game since I left Glory Co.

After Ye Xiu found out I had an Elementalist side account, he insisted that I should level it to level 75 so he could sign me up for the offline matches as Happy's substitute player.

"You know I can't due to the contract." I refused immediately.

"The contract said only said the White Robed Witch can't enter, but they never mentioned you couldn't as a player. Enter with your Elementalist side account." He found the loophole in my argument immediately. Drat.

"Why?" I then asked him. "You already have enough good players. I still have to concentrate on my future."

"Just in case people get sick. You don't have anything better to do for the time being, so help me out."

"How many people do you expect to be sick at once that you would need me to fill in?" I gave him a deadpan look.

"You never know if half of the team get food poisoning or something." Ye Xiu shrugged casually.

"You don't plan to do something to your own team, right?" I almost didn't dare to ask.

"Do I seem like the type?"

"Yes. Don't bother me about it anymore. I have to concentrate on my own things." I gave Ye Xiu two middle fingers.

x

During these few weeks, Chen Guo also failed to convince Mo Fan and Wu Chen to move into one room. The noncooperative party was of course Mo Fan. He would completely ignore Chen Guo anytime she tried to speak to him. He would then go back to his room and lock the doors like a moody teenager.

"Maybe we can see if Little An will consider room with Wu Chen when he is back." Chen Guo let out a long sigh. She came to me to vent a little after Mo Fan gave her another cold shoulder today when she tried to subtly mention the topic to him again.

"It's alright. I want YiFan to experience having a male roommate close to his age. He must be a bit embarrassed to be stuck rooming with his older sister." I comforted Chen Guo when she came to me to complain about Mo Fan, who she considered not pulling his weight in the team.

"I'm not embarrassed at all! Where would you go then?" YiFan spoke up when he heard me.

"If Mo Fan doesn't want to move out, then I will just have to move in with either him or Wu Chen."

"Absolutely not!" YiFan stood up and yelled suddenly. Everyone currently in the room all looked at him. Under so many stares, YiFan turned beet red and sank back into his seat awkwardly.

"I agree with Little Qiao. A single female and a single male (孤男寡女) in the same room is a bit…" Chen Guo didn't know how to continue with her words either. She seem to turn slightly red at whatever she was thinking.

"They don't seem like bad guys. I'm not too worried." I was unconcerned by whatever Chen Guo was worried about. "Hey Wu Chen! Mo Fan! You guys don't sleep nude and won't do anything weird to me if we roomed together right?"

Wu Chen choked on air immediately. Mo Fan's hands froze abruptly over his keyboard and looked at me with widened eyes like a frightened rabbit.

"Cohabitation is a bit too westernized for me." Wu Chen blushed heavily after he learned how to breath again.

"Oh. I guess in that case I will room with Mo Fan then since he doesn't object." I took advantage of Mo Fan's silence.

"..." Mo Fan had a displeased look on his face. His eyebrows knitted together and glared my way.

"If you got something to say, say it." I pushed.

"Only if you win." He challenged.

"You don't think I can beat you?" Was he looking down on me?

"You always had help."

What he said was reasonable. Most of the time I faced him, I always brought healers to top my health off. I never actually did face him 1 on 1 in a fair battle. Now he was looking down on me, so there is only one way to settle this grudge.

"Let's PK." It was decided.

x

"I guess it's my loss." I stretched after the long match. It was a game of cat and mouse. But in the end, I got impatient and lost to Mo Fan's sneakiness. "I'm a good roommate. Are you sure you don't want to room together? You are missing out!"

"..." Mo Fan got up and went to his room without saying a word.

"But where should we put you?" Chen Guo felt frustrated at the problem.

"Sister Chen. Do you think I can live at the place above the internet cafe?" I asked.

"You want to live there?"

"That space should be free since all of you moved here right?"

"It is, but you would have to walk here everyday. Aren't you afraid being recognized in the streets?"

"My roots are growing out a bit. With a new hairstyle and some winter gears, I think I will be fine."

"You could still live with me until after New Year break?" YiFan suggested.

"I know you love me at all, but you can't live with your bestest older sister forever. It would be a problem when you have a girlfriend, get married, and have kids."

"Sis!" YiFan flushed red at my teasing.

x

Two days before Lunar New Year, YiFan and I went to City Y together to celebrate the holiday season at Aunty's again. But this year, my parents flew in for the occasion and to see me. I wish they flew my puppies and cat in too, but that would require too much money and paperwork for just a week. So they had dropped off the pets off at my friend Megan's before coming. I made sure Megan send me tons of pictures of my babies daily. Together, the two families had a nice, but also very cramped, Lunar New Year break together.


Chapter 50.5

Lunar New Year extra chapter CYOA style! (Kinda)

When YiFan and I arrived at the airport in City Y, my dad waited by the arrival terminal while uncle was keeping the car warm for us outside.

"How have you been?" My dad greeted me in the same casually way he always had done when I visited home. I was glad that nothing had changed even though I had been away from home for over a year.

"Dad…" My nose tingled and my eyes watered. I dropped all my luggage and ran crying to my dad.

"My daughter have endured a lot of hardship." My dad patted me on my back rather awkwardly but let me cry on his shoulder. He was a good father, but he wasn't the best at comforting other people, including my mom and myself. He wasn't good at expressing his own frustration and sadness either. He looked calm right now, but I knew deep down he was brokenhearted to see his forever little princess so sad. "Don't cry now."

"En." I sniffled and wiped my tears away after a while.

"YiFan has really grown. You were only a toddler the last time I saw you." My dad then went to greet YiFan next.

"Hi Uncle. Have you been well?" YiFan dragged my luggage with his towards my dad and I.

"Polite as always. Let me help with those." My dad praised. He quickly grabbed the suitcases from YiFan and started walking towards the exit. "Your dad is waiting with the car by the curb, let's hurry."

x

When we arrived at the apartment, my mom and Aunty already had a feast waiting on the dining table. Giant prawns, lobster, salmon, and other seafood dishes covered the table. It was all my favorite seafood dishes.

"Perfect timing. The rice just finished cooking. Put the luggage by the sofa, let's all eat first." Aunty quickly rushed everyone to wash their hands and sit at the table.

"Eat more. You have gotten skinny." My mom said as she put a grilled squid leg in my bowl.

"The prawn is your favorite too." My dad put a steamed prawn in my bowl.

Uncle, Aunty, and YiFan also put some of my favorite items in my rice bowl. This was a sign of their worry and unconditional love. A warm feeling enveloped me. I started sobbing as I ate each of the items. Being surrounded by a loving family was a blessing that too many people, including myself, took granted for.

x

After the first day in City Y for Lunar New Years, everything returned to normal.

"I can't believe how I give a birth to a daughter like you? What's up with this unkempt appearance? When I was your age…" My mom nagged while she shortened my hair with a few swift cuts of a sharp sisszor. She disapproved of my hair dye maintenance and lack of daily makeup use. She then went on a monologue about her younger days and all the suitors that chased after her like usual.

To welcome the New Year and stepping into a new chapter into my life, I decided to get a haircut. There were also other reasons for this decision like my hair was getting too long.

The most important one was making myself look less recognizable in public. This was why my mom was cutting and dyeing my hair back to its original black color so I looked more plain.

"How's the boyfriend progress going. Have you meet anyone new yet in the last year?" This topic was unavoidable whenever we talked.

"I had been busy with work and haven't had time meet anyone yet. I'm not really looking at the moment. Stop asking please." I frowned.

"You must have met some guys in the last year. You can't tell me that you haven't met one male during your time here. Didn't you work in a big company? Are you at the age that you have a secret boyfriend that you don't want mom and dad to find out? You know we won't stop you if you want to date now. We just want you to date! We want grandbabies soon!"

"I already got you three fur babies."

"Che. Pets will forever be pets. How can they compare to a real man?" My mom clicked her tongue.

"Pets are better companion than guys most of the times." I refuted. I hated how I was stuck in the bathroom with my mom at this moment as she started to brush in the dye into my hair.

Thinking back, I did meet a lot of males in the last year. Ye Xiu, Old Man Han, Wang JieXi, Huang ShaoTian and Yu WenZhou were the few I recall. Maybe I should ask one of them to be my pretend boyfriend in a video chat so my parents would stop bothering me about it. Renting a boyfriend for the holidays wasn't that rare in China afterall. I could just tell them when they get back to the states that we broke up or something.

x

Who to ask though?


[Selected] Ye Xiu

x

Ye Xiu was shameless, but strangely reliable at times. So why not? I quickly texted Ye Xiu and went over a general plan with him.

"Mom. Look I have a boyfriend." I said as I started up the video chat.

"Ah. Hi." A ragged looking Ye Xiu said with a cigarette between his lips.

"...He is your boyfriend?" My mom asked skeptically as she quickly formed her opinions about Ye Xiu already.

"Hm. Yes. He might look like that, but he is actually very reliable!" I defended immediately.

"That's how you think of me? Aw, thanks." Ye Xiu said something very not helpful at the moment.

"This child's dad! Get in here and look at your daughter's boyfriend!" My mom yelled.

In the end, Ye Xiu rubbed my parents the wrong way almost immediately. In their eyes, he was a poor man who can barely support his own lifestyle and who wouldn't able to responsibility for their precious daughter.

They told us to break up immediately or they would drag my butt back to the state with them after Chinese New Years.


[Selected] Han WenQing

x

Old Man Han was slightly scary looking but was mature. Maybe my parents will like him. I quickly texted Old Han and went over a general plan with him.

"Mom. Look I have a boyfriend." I said as I started up the video chat.

"Hello Aunty." Old Man greeted my mom politely with a slight head bow.

"Ah hello!" My mom awkwardly bowed back and quickly whispered to me rather unsure. "...He is your boyfriend?"

"Hm. Yes. He might look like that, but he is very kind heart and sweet!" I defended immediately.

Old Man Han didn't say anything, but hide the bottom of his face in his hand and looked away shyly.

"This child's dad! Get in here and look at your daughter's boyfriend!" My mom yelled.

In the end, Old Man's thuggish looks scared my parents to death. My parents thought I was mixed up with the wrong sorts of people and was dragged to the dark side of society. They wanted me to pack up my bags and head back to the states with them immediately.


[Selected] Huang ShaoTian

x

Huang ShaoTian was a bit annoying, but had his own charms too. I quickly texted Huang ShaoTian and went over a general plan with him.

"Mom. Look I have a boyfriend." I said as I started up the video chat.

"Hello! Hello! Hello! Let me introduce myself. I'm the number one swordsman, Huang ShaoTian. Nice to meet you Aunty! How do you do? How are you liking China so far? Is it cold where you are? I live more south, it's not as cold here. I wish there was more snow on the ground. You know to add to the atmosphere." Huang ShaoTian rambled on and on.

"...He is your boyfriend?" My mom asked rather annoyed when Huang ShaoTian pretty much carried the conversation on by himself.

"Hm. Yes. He might talk a lot, but he is rather cute like a monkey, right?" I defended.

"This child's dad! Get in here and look at your daughter's boyfriend!" My mom yelled.

In the end, Huang ShaoTian annoyed my parents to death with his constant chattering. My parents had to hang up the call not even 2 minutes later because they couldn't stand the sound of his voice anymore and told me break up with him immediately.


[Selected] Wang JieXi

x

Wang JieXi and I knew each other decently well after both lived in City B for a while. I quickly texted Wang JieXi and went over a general plan with him.

"Mom. Look I have a boyfriend." I said as I started up the video chat.

"Hello Aunty. It's nice to meet you." Wang JieXi greeted formally.

"...He is your boyfriend?" My mom asked a bit disappointed by Wang JieXi's appearance.

"Hm. Yes. He might look like that, but he is very responsible and have a lot of talent!" I defended immediately.

"This child's dad! Get in here and look at your daughter's boyfriend!" My mom yelled.

In the end, my parent couldn't find anything wrong with Wang JieXi besides his two different size eyes.

"Are you really sure about the guy? Think about your future child! What if he or she is born with eyes like his?" My parents nagged me for the rest of Lunar New Year break until I agreed to break up with him.


[Selected] Yu WenZhou

x

Yu WenZhou probably was the most normal person I could think among all the other opinions. I quickly texted Yu WenZhou and went over a general plan with him.

"Mom. Look I have a boyfriend." I said as I started up the video chat.

"Hello Aunty. It's nice to meet you." Yu WenZhou greeted respectfully.

"He is your boyfriend?" My mom asked rather surprised. "This child's dad! Get in here and look at your daughter's boyfriend!" My mom yelled excitedly.

In the end, my parents had a nice long chat with Yu WenZhou. Yu WenZhou kept all his facts straight and didn't let anything slip. My parents were rather happy with my 'boyfriend' besides the fact that he played video game for a living. They worried about the stability of the job, but changed their views immediately after finding out how much he made in a year. They immediately started looking for lucky dates for weddings.


(1) Eve is the gaming desktop tower built and given to her by Tiny Herb from the chapter 20.

A/N: The extra chapter is written purely for humor. It doesn't hint anything about final pairing. Final pairing is still undecided for the most part.

As for an update of final pairing. It's still in the works. I think I know what I want, but will see when we get there. The plot is actually changing/evolving as I keep on writing. It has taken a life of it's own now. It have already turned into something much different than the rough overall plot I had original planned out. There was a dry cut pairing I was going for originally, but that have changed after 10 chapter in lol.