Tu Xiaolong was ambitious to make his dream come true. He wanted to spend most of his leisure time practicing on a number of videogames; someone he hadn't perfected his playing skills and some were new games that existed in Beijing and he had never heard about them while in Xi'an. In Xi'an not so many people were exposed to the video gaming industry so it was normal that he missed out on a few important things .
For the following few weeks ,the freshmen had already started attending lectures. After his Friday afternoon lecture,Tu Xiaolong went directly to Pixel Playground to book a spot for Saturday since it was on a weekend and he would be free. When he reached there he was disappointed to know that the seats were fully booked booked for both Saturday and Sunday. He walked out feeling dispirited. While he walked back to the Condo,his phone rang and he took it out to check who was calling. It was Tu Xiaolin. He received the call immediately. She was just checking up on him and knowing his progress in Beijing. He could only complain how he disappointed he was because life in Beijing wasn't exactly a bed of roses like he had imagined it would be.
Tu Xiaolin requested to video call him the following day because his grandmother wanted to see him. When he ended the call he was surprised when he looked up and saw Chen Duling approaching. His face brightened up a bit the moment he saw her.
"Duling Jie,"Tu Xiaolong bowed respectfully.
"Why do you look sad? What happened?"
"Nothing. I'm just a little disappointed I didn't get a place at the Pixel Playground."
"Yeah it can be pretty busy there sometimes."
"Here take this,"Chen Duling said handing him a black card with her name on it.
"Why are you giving me this?"
"Come to our studio tomorrow. You can play videogames there."
"Really?"Tu Xiaolong asked excitedly.
"Have the security guard scan the card and you will be allowed to go in ."
"Thank you Duling Jie,"Tu Xiaolong smiled exposing the dimple on his left cheek.
Chen Duling found him too cute to be real. She stretched out her hand and ruffled his hair to tease him.
"Hey don't do that I'm taller than you,"Tu Xiaolong whined.
"So what? I'm older than you."
"Why aren't you wearing your mask today?"
"Oh I forgot."
Chen Duling took out a white mask and wore it.
"See you tomorrow,"she waved Tu Xiaolong goodbye and then they parted ways.
The following day Tu Xiaolong donned himself in a casual outfit and went to the Four Seasons Brigade Multi studio. When he arrived outside the magnificent building he paused to have a good look at it. It was a multi studio because it contained a gaming studio,a music studio,a dancing studio and other entertainment and luxurious rooms for different activities. The building was owned by the four girls. They didn't belong to any company. They belonged to themselves.
Tu Xiaolong did as Chen Duling had instructed him and he was allowed inside. Of all the studios,the gaming studio was the first one to reach. Tu Xiaolong stood outside nervously for a while. He then composed himself and rang the doorbell. For a minute there was no response but when he was about to leave someone opened the door. It was Zhang Liying. Unlike Chen Duling who had a smiling face ,Zhang Liying's face was expressionless. She had a beautiful pale face. Tu Xiaolong hated to admit it to himself that she was indeed more beautiful than his idol Chen Duling.
"What are you and what do you want?"Zhang Liying questioned contemptuously while folding her hands.
She had an intimidating aura and this made Tu Xiaolong more nervous.
'What are you? 'Tu Xiaolong was offended by this statement. Did she not think he was worthy enough to be addressed as who?
Although Zhang Liying was dismissive,she was very observant. She clearly remembered Tu Xiaolong's face because she saw him waving at Chen Duling the other day but still she didn't tolerate him since she wasn't sure what the boy's true intentions were behind approaching one of her friends.
"What do you mean by what are you?"Tu Xiaolong asked sounding confused.
"When I ask what are you I didn't ask for your name? What are you means ;are you a fan,a friend or a stalker?"
"Stalker?"Tu Xiaolong was shocked by her assumption,"I'm here to see Chen Duling. I'm her friend."
"She's not around."
"Where is she? When will she be back?"
"I don't know."
"Can I wait for her inside?"Tu Xiaolong requested.
"We don't allow strangers into the studio."
"Then can you please tell me the Wi-Fi password so I can use it while I wait outside for her?"
"You're a freeloader. Scram,"Zhang Liying said slamming the door in his face.
"What a bad tempered lass!"Tu Xiaolong scoffed and sat down on the floor outside the studio.
"Who was that?"Jia Wei asked when Zhang Liying went back inside.
"It's some crazy fan who sneaked inside."
"Did the security catch him?"Jia Wei continued asked not convinced by Zhang Liying's answer.
Zhang Liying ignored her, wore her headphones and resumed playing games on the computer.
Jia Wei's curiosity couldn't let her settle down for a while without knowing who the unexpected visitor was. She excused herself and walked towards the front door. When she opened it she was surprised to see Tu Xiaolong seated on the floor.
"Are you here to see Chen Duling?"
"Yes."
"She went out . You should go and come back another day ,"Jia Wei said chasing him away indirectly.
"She said she will be here soon so I can wait a while longer."
Thinking of it,Chen Duling didn't mention the exact time he was supposed to go to the studio. He just went there hoping she would be available all day. He lied to Jia Wei about Chen Duling's return but it was the only thing he could do to prevent her from chasing him from their premises like he was some stray dog.
"Beautiful sister can you please share the Wi-Fi password with me?"
"Fine. Listen. I will only say it once."
Jia Wei uttered a series of letters and numbers quickly but Tu Xiaolong was witty enough to have captured them all .
"Are you sure he heard them all? "Ai Xia who was standing behind Jia Wei chuckled mockingly.
"Thanks,"Tu Xiaolong said after connecting to the Wi-Fi successfully.
Jia Wei walked back inside.
Now that he had the Wi-Fi password,he thought of a number of interesting things to do. If he video called Tu Xiaolin,he would disturb the girls and he would end up bring kicked out. He chose to look at a few things online. He searched about the Four Seasons Brigade and found a few fandoms and read comments there.
One of the fandoms;Three Devils and One Angel caught his attention. He scrolled his phone reading the comments. Zhang Liying,Ai Xia and Jia Wei were known as the three devils because of how cold and hostile they were while Chen Duling was the angel that was kind and gentle to everyone. Now that Tu Xiaolong had interacted with all of them,he would testify they were indeed Three Devils and One Angel.