After a while, whispers began to fill the surroundings, and Vivian vaguely heard her name and Nai Shawn's being mentioned repeatedly. Gradually, there were also glances flickering towards them from time to time.

After a while longer, the voices grew louder, a buzzing sound filled the air, and more and more eyes were openly watching them...

Amidst the crowd's restlessness, Vivian suddenly felt a Egg-stra calm. (Note: 'Egg-stra calm' is not a typo, please understand this twisted sense of calmness...)

She started to mimic the calm demeanor of the great master, watching the game with composure. Upon watching, she couldn't help but let out a surprised 'huh'.

The score on the field was almost tied!

Nai Shawn seemed to know what she was surprised about and said calmly, "Don't worry, once they stop looking at the audience, the score will widen again."

Because of the noise in the arena, he leaned slightly closer to her as he spoke, creating a side-by-side whispering posture. His breath was just inches away, and Vivian only needed to slightly raise her eyes to see his thick long lashes...

Being close was such a breathtaking thing.

Vivian lowered her gaze, looking at the strands of her hair falling on his wrist, and responded with a soft 'hmm', not really paying attention to what he said, only vaguely feeling that the surroundings had quieted down again...

When the third quarter ended, Erica suddenly snapped out of her daze and exclaimed, "Why is our department only leading by two points!"

Hearing her voice, Vivian remembered that she hadn't introduced her roommates to Nai Shawn yet. However, Nai Shawn had been focused on watching the game, making it inconvenient to introduce them. At this moment, he was still paying attention to the situation on the field. Vivian wanted to call out to him but hesitated over how to address him.

Calling him 'senior' felt strange...

Calling him 'Naihe' felt even stranger, as it wasn't an online game...

Calling him 'Xiao Nai'... uh... seemed a bit embarrassing... Why could the great master call her Vivian so naturally?

Fortunately, Nai Shawn soon shifted his gaze from the court, sparing Vivian from her painful deliberation.

Vivian quickly said, "Um, these are my roommates." She gestured for Nai Shawn to look at the three who had just regained their ability to speak, introducing them one by one, "Sally, Erica, Cecilia."

Nai Shawn's gaze swept over their faces, then he smiled slightly and said, "Hello."

And so...

The three who had just regained their senses were once again stunned.

Vivian felt balanced.

People really need to be compared to others. In comparison, her performance was simply excellent.

After the fourth quarter began, just as Nai Shawn had said earlier, the score widened again, and the Computer Science Department had basically secured the victory. As the game was nearing its end, Nai Shawn suddenly said, "George Yu and Monkey Wine are down there, do you want to go say hi?"

Vivian was taken aback and asked, "Are they number 10 and 11?"

She was referring to the two who had run towards Nai Shawn when he entered earlier.

Nai Shawn nodded.

"What about Mozar Ta?"

"He didn't come."

Vivian thought for a moment, "Do they know I'm Reed Vivian?"

"No."

Then how did you know?

Vivian looked at him, the shock slowly fading, but the curiosity in her heart grew stronger. However, with so many people around, it was clearly not the time to ask.

Vivian didn't hesitate any longer and decisively said, "I'll go."

As the final whistle blew, the Computer Science Department defeated the Architecture Department by eighteen points. Vivian told her roommates, "Let's go back together later," and then walked down from the stands with Nai Shawn.

Behind them, Cecilia stared at the snack bag in her hand in confusion, "Did Nai Shawn buy all these snacks we ate?!"

Sally didn't have time to think about snacks, clapping Erica's hand, "This world has become surreal, Erica."

Erica didn't say anything, watching the pair walking towards the court, and after a long while, she said, "My Vivian and Nai Shawn are a perfect match, who said they weren't? The people on the school forum really have no taste."

Vivian and Nai Shawn definitely walked down from the stands under the spotlight of strong attention. At the entrance of the stands, the eager Monkey Wine and George Yu were already waiting there.

"Haha, old three, you finally..."

A tall, strong, square-faced guy patted Nai Shawn's shoulder, looking speechless with emotion.

Another guy, with a sharper face and taller stature, also wore the same expression, "The eternal bachelor has finally settled down."

The term 'eternal bachelor' immediately reminded Vivian of the scene when they first met in the game, and the two strangers in front of her suddenly became familiar and friendly.

Nai Shawn ignored their teasing and introduced Vivian, "Number 10 is Benson, and the other is Ethan Qiu."

He didn't mention their corresponding identities in the online game because it was obvious from their names. Then he was about to introduce Vivian to them, but Vivian took a step forward and politely said, "Hello seniors, I'm Vivian."

George Yu—Benson was stunned for a moment, then chuckled twice, saying "Hello, hello," while thinking to himself, of course, I know you're Bella Vivian, the flower of our department. I didn't expect you to end up with old three. A genius from the Computer Science Department finding a beauty from the same department was a natural thing, but with these two, why does it feel so shocking? (Please ignore George Yu's level of idioms)

And why is this beauty so familiar, meeting for the first time and already letting us call her Vivian.

Monkey Wine also chuckled, having basically the same thoughts as George Yu.

Vivian could tell from their expressions that they hadn't realized, so she added, seemingly a bit embarrassed, "Um, George Yu, Monkey Wine, I mean, I'm Reed Vivian."

Hearing 'George Yu', Monkey Wine was already a bit dazed, and when the words 'Reed Vivian' came out, Monkey Wine immediately had a struck expression, standing there with his mouth wide open, unable to speak, while George Yu performed a classic scene—he dropped the basketball in his hand.

...

Vivian was fulfilled for the second time today.

She felt she kind of understood the great master now, seeing people being struck by lightning was really satisfying, haha.

Unfortunately, Vivian's pride didn't last long. Soon, all of Nai Shawn's teammates gathered around, and the imagined meeting of online friends quickly turned into a meeting of relatives...

Actually, as long as Vivian wasn't facing Nai Shawn, she could handle it with ease. But with these senior students teasing her together, Vivian's little bit of ease was not enough, and Nai Shawn stood by with a smile, only helping her out when they coaxed her to join them for dinner.

Vivian immediately thought of the old method, if you can't beat them, run away. So she looked at her roommates waiting for her at the door and said, "My classmates are waiting for me, I have to go."

After saying that, she was about to slip away, but this time Nai Shawn didn't let her go, quickly grabbing her wrist.

"What time do you usually go to study?"

"... Seven thirty."

All of Vivian's attention, conditioned reflexively, was already focused on her wrist being tightly held...

Nai Shawn smiled, gently releasing her wrist, and said, "Got it, I'll wait for you downstairs tomorrow, Vivian, remember to save me a seat."

Vivian successfully escaped from the basketball hall, walking on the road, still a bit trapped in today's events, silent and not speaking. After walking for a while, she suddenly felt something was wrong, why weren't Erica and the others speaking either.

Looking at Erica and the others, they were also silent with strange expressions. Vivian immediately became alert, this won't do, the longer the suppression, the more intense the explosion later, she should quickly request to be interrogated.

Vivian coughed and said, "If you have any questions, just ask."

As soon as she finished speaking, Erica immediately rushed up and shook her, "You were dating Nai Shawn for so long and didn't tell us!"

Vivian's voice was shaken into fragments, "... Wronged... I just found out about this too..."

Erica shouted, "Do you think we're fools! With the way you two were today, who would believe it if it wasn't at least half a year of romance."

Vivian was in tears, half a year? More like half an hour! Struggling to break free from her grip, Vivian took a deep breath and finished speaking.

"I request ten minutes of uninterrupted free speech time!"

Erica, Cecilia, and Sally exchanged glances, generously waving their hands, "Hurry up and confess everything!"

Sally said, "What stage are you at, have you kissed, when was the first kiss?"

"..."

Vivian ignored her, cleared her throat, and said, "The thing is, a few months ago, on a sunny day, with clear skies and a bright moon, I went to the bathroom..."

The three of them shouted in unison, "Get to the point!"

The point was after she came out of the bathroom, really no patience, she had to say some nonsense to organize her thoughts, she was still dizzy...

Sigh, how to say it to turn their anger into sympathy?

Vivian began to slowly recall and narrate, she was a typical science student, with average literary talent, under her narration, her and Nai Shawn's story turned into a public version of meeting, marrying, and finally meeting in the game. Some details were not mentioned, not because she intentionally hid them, but because she couldn't figure them out herself, like how Nai Shawn knew her in real life. And the things Nai Shawn said to her... she was too embarrassed to say.

But even with this abridged story, Erica and the others were very satisfied.

After asking some details, Erica said, "... So you've only met for two hours?"

Vivian nodded heavily, now you know she's innocent.

Cecilia said, "So, you met Nai Shawn and got settled by him right away?"

Vivian looked at the stars speechlessly, she really wanted to answer no, but facts are facts, indisputable.

"... Seems like it." Seeing the disdain on her roommates' faces, Vivian said without much confidence, "If there's a next time, I'll definitely try to hold out until tomorrow..."

Cecilia looked at her with pity, "Give up, there won't be a next time."

"I told you you were in an online romance." Sally was smug about her foresight, "But the object turned out to be Nai Shawn..."

Thinking about it now, it's still hard to accept.

Cecilia remembered, "By the way, Vivian, what video were you talking about, you never showed us."

"I'll show you when we get back." Vivian answered casually, suddenly remembering something, stopped in her tracks, and froze, video... video...

She actually forgot all about the video!

Vivian was embarrassed.

On this side, Vivian was struck by her own memory, on that side, Erica summarized in an admiring tone, "Shawn the Great is really amazing, even pursuing someone is the legendary blitzkrieg!"