It's been a long time since I've seen you, 051. If you're a man, come and duel me.

  He felt speechless and awkward for the first time, as if he wasn't very good at communicating with others.

  Just as Tao Ce was thinking about how to answer, he heard a "splash" and Mi Qing comrade once again gloriously entered the sea. This time seeing Mi Qing being kicked into the sea by Pan Xiao Xiao, Tao Ce actually felt a sense of relief.

  For this female hero who has been swimming in the sea twice and is still safe and sound, Tao Ce expressed his admiration, but Pan Xiao Xiao comforted him saying: "Don't worry, those two things on her chest can make her float in the sea."

  When he heard this remark, Tao Ce also turned his head to look at Mi Qing, then nodded and said seriously to Pan Xiao Xiao: "The protective measures are so well done, you're really a formidable person."

  Mi Qing was overjoyed and laughed loudly as she invited them to follow her home.

  She had just arrived at her home and first rushed in to pick up some underwear before letting Tao Zhu enter.

  Actually, Tao Ce is also a master in theory. Seeing underwear and whatnot should be no big deal to say, the key is that Mi Qing's underwear is too big, according to Pan Xiao Xiao's theory, Mi Qing's bra can hold two pumpkins.

  Pan Xiaoxiao carried the porridge and entered Mi Qing's kitchen, reheating it. Tao Ce followed closely behind, then went to ask Mi Qing: "Is there a bowl?"

  Mi Qing stood there looking at him, nodded and walked over to say: "There are two bowls, but yours doesn't have one. The toilet has a large trash can, I'll clean it up and share it with you?"

  "Oh, then don't be polite, I and Xiao Xiao can share one."

  "Hmph, you think you can use one with me? You're just a newcomer, I'm your senior, you know that?"

  "Who are you?"

  "Laozi had once..." Mi Qing was about to say something, but Pan Xiao Xiao walked over with a smile and said: "You two shouldn't be like mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, okay?"

  Mi glanced at Tao Ce lightly and found that Tao Ce was following Pan Xiao Xiao's behind, just like a little dog, suddenly having a feeling of sourness.

  Three people had a stir. The porridge was finally brought up, divided into three portions, Tao Ce and Pan Xiao Xiao sat there waiting for Mi Qing.

  Rice lightly changed into good clothes, walked out, and saw Tao Ce smiling at her. Seeing her coming over, he patted the chair beside him and said politely: "Come sit down, have some porridge, I'm treating."

  Hey, do you think this is your home or something? What's with the over-familiar tone? Mi slightly furrowed her brow, thinking that someone as weird as this wouldn't be Pan Xiuxiu's type. But when she turned around, she saw Pan Xiuxiu staring at Tao Ce in a daze. She immediately face-palmed, feeling that her best friend was beyond salvation.

  "Why don't we settle this with a duel, like men? If you win me, I'll be at ease to hand Xiaoxiao over to you. Otherwise... don't even think about getting close to Xiaoxiao." Mi said confidently, crossing his arms across his chest.

  "Men... way?" Just asking for this was enough to shock Tao Ce, and now he's saying it has to be done in a manly way? Is he talking about fighting bare-handed one-on-one?

  "Really?"

  "Tomboy! Hehe, okay, are you going to play cards or mahjong?"

  Mi lightly pursed her lips and smiled, somewhat disdainful of Tao Ce's cold humor. She glanced at him with a smile, then began to mock him in a calm tone, "You're quite the man. More arrogant than me, the number one lady. Tell me, is it boxing or kickboxing? Muay Thai, fencing, wrestling, Wing Chun... choose whatever you want, I'll accompany you."

  Tao Ce's expression was a bit stiff. Fighting with the friend of his goddess on their first meeting wasn't very good, was it?

  Who would have thought that Xiao chose to remain silent. It seemed as if he didn't mind Mi Qing's actions, but instead had a look of "it's only natural". He swallowed hard, his heart tightening with anxiety.

  Mi Qing started tapping his fingers on the table, making an annoying sound. Tao Ce's forehead gradually sweated, and he was entangled in his heart, how could he hit a woman! In the end, he gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, closed his eyes, and went out with a bang.

  "'97 or Winning Eleven, choose one." Tao Ce finally spoke up.

  Mi's expression was slightly stiff and her body swayed slightly. She had just seen Tao Ce make such a big decision, thinking it was something earth-shattering, but it turned out to be just a game!

  "This one?"

  "Modern people don't use that old-fashioned way." Tao Ce replied with a straight face, and then added without batting an eyelid: "If you don't have a computer here, I'll let you off the hook."

  Mi smiled slightly and nodded, asking the two people to wait for a moment before going to get her laptop.

  Then she arranged for Tao Ce to sit at the desktop computer, holding her laptop, and calmly said: "Download online football games, I've seen others play before."

  Tao Ce let out a sigh of relief and immediately began to tinker, after downloading it he went over to teach Mi Qing how to play, afterwards returning to set up his own team.

  He was studying, and Mi Qing had already begun to urge: "Hurry up, I'm done."

  "Right away, right away!" Tao Ce hastily set everything up and entered the game.

  Just as I went in, I saw Mi Qing's formation and was a bit stunned. Just a few minutes into the match, Tao Ce started bellowing: "Do you have to be so fierce? Don't just attack without defending! What kind of freaky forward is this? Pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger isn't right!"

  "Shut up with your chattering! Give me some peace!" Mi kicked out with one foot during her leisure time, and to be honest, this kick was not much worse than that of a football player.

  He straightened his back and stared at the computer screen, trying hard to control the situation, looking extremely serious.

  Xiao Xiao sat on the sofa, watching the two people, eating grapes one by one. From her angle, she could see the computers of the two people clearly, and Tao Ce's keyboard was undoubtedly being tapped more intensely, with a crisp sound.

  She stood up, walking around the two people in a circle, Mi Qing still had an air of elegance about her, holding a cigarette and staring at the computer screen with a calm and unhurried demeanor.

  When she stood behind Tao Ce, she found that there were fine beads of sweat on his back, wetting his clothes. His body was tense and looked very unnatural, even when she approached him, he didn't notice.

  She didn't say anything and directly took out grapes, sat beside Mi Qing, and fed her grapes one by one.

  Miqi couldn't refuse, and could only be stuffed with grapes by Xiaoxiao until her mouth was full. Miqi's usual distraction finally turned into a sigh, and she sat down in the chair, glaring at Xiaoxiao with annoyance, blaming Xiaoxiao for being promiscuous and treating friendship lightly.

  She smiled and shrugged, looking innocent. She rarely had a crush on boys, and things were going so smoothly that if Mi Qing won directly and drove Tao Ce away, Xiao Xiao would be depressed.

  It soon became apparent that Mi's team was defensively inadequate, and although their offense was fierce, there were hidden dangers. Tao's team was mediocre, but his hand speed was good, and the outcome was quickly decided, with Tao winning 3-2 over Mi in a narrow victory.

  The match ended, Tao Ce directly slumped into the chair, and as soon as he turned his head, a big smile appeared on his face. "Big sister, can I get close to Xiao Xiao now?"

  In order to get Mi's support, he had worked very hard.

  Mi Qing took a deep drag on his cigarette and exhaled a ring of smoke, turning to glance at Tao Ce's two lackeys. Suddenly, he smiled for no reason. This kid was so gullible, believing whatever you told him without thinking twice. What did Mi Qing have to do with their romance anyway?

  It can be seen that Tao Ce is really serious. If he didn't take Xiaoxiao seriously, he wouldn't have worked so hard to get her friends' approval.

  It's okay like this, Xiao Xiao likes him and he is serious about Xiao Xiao. She should let Xiao Xiao go on a date too, so Xiao Xiao can be more cheerful and not as pessimistic as before.

  Tao Ce saw Mi Qing not speaking, a daze, and looked at Xiao Xiao for help.

  Xiao Xiao nodded in agreement and gave Tao Ce a slight bow, indicating that it was okay. Tao Ce was overjoyed at the sight, leaving Mi Qing feeling utterly helpless, thinking that even sneaking out the back door would be more fair!

  Mi Qing nodded at Tao Ce and beckoned him to sit down.

  Taoyue obediently walked over, sat down, and stared at Mi Qing with wide eyes, just like a little dog waiting for its master's orders.

  Xiao Xiao sat properly beside Tao Ce, looking like a little wife.

  "You're ready to be with Xiao Xiao, then you should know her current situation and what kind of person Pei Tianyao is." Mi Qing said, looking at Xiao Xiao and asking: "Have you told him everything?"

  "Just said roughly." Smiling and pursing her lips, she looked at Tao Ce, propped up her chin and thought for a while before speaking: "Actually, my situation is very simple. I'm just maintaining a relationship with Fu Tianyao that has no real meaning. The two of us being together is just a formulaic behavior. As for what kind of person Fu Tianyao is... his eyesight is a bit weird, he's indecisive, and if he can't get something, nobody else can either. He has a very serious case of 'prince disease'."

  Mi nodded slightly and added: "Fu Tianyao was raised by a family of extreme products, his thinking is a bit weird. If he finds out about your relationship with Xiao Xiao, he might avoid his own problems and point the spearhead directly at you, then..."

  "It's nothing." Tao Ce interrupted Mi Qing nonchalantly, reaching out to hold Xiao Xiao's hand. "Being with Xiao Xiao is like a dream come true. If I don't put in some effort, I'll feel like this feeling isn't real. From now on, no matter how difficult things get, I'll face them together with Xiao Xiao."

  "That sounds good." Mi Qian couldn't help but strike him.

  He smiled foolishly, but his eyes were resolute.

  Smiling as she looked at him, she didn't say anything. She didn't need Tao Ce to do anything for her; with her by his side, she would protect him. After all...she had never been a delicate flower.

  Rice was light and went to drink a mouthful of porridge, looked at Tao's book again, and then raised his head to look at Pan Xiaoxiao: "How far have you developed? I know he didn't sleep with me, he just confessed himself."

  "I confessed." Pan Xiao Xiao said it very calmly, and then added: "He also confessed."