Chapter 577: Zou Zhuo's Miscalculation
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
Zou Zhuo came to the experience store again, sitting contentedly on the sofa on the first floor, and said to Chen Mo, "Store owner, one-tenth of the agreed time has passed. Are you panicking yet?"
Chen Mo was still looking down at his book, smiling as he said, "What would I be panicking about? Only three days have passed."
Zou Zhuo chuckled. "But in these three days, I really haven't had any desire to reinstall *King of Glory*. I don't think that'll change even after a month. How about you just give me those ten limited skins now?"
Chen Mo shot him a disdainful glance. "What's the rush?"
Zou Zhuo said, "Hehe, store owner, I know that even though you look calm on the surface, inside you're freaking out, right?"
"You're overestimating *King of Glory* a bit. It doesn't have any innovative gameplay, and it overlaps too much with *League of Legends*. Forget a month—even in three months, I wouldn't give up *League of Legends* for *King of Glory*."
Chen Mo smiled without saying a word, neither confirming nor denying it.
Just then, a tall, slender girl walked in through the door.
She had short hair, dressed neatly and cleanly, with no heavy makeup on her face—very understated—yet she exuded a subtle, androgynous beauty.
The moment she walked in, Zou Zhuo's eyes went wide.
He stared at her every move. She swiped her ID card at the front desk, then walked into the elevator.
Zou Zhuo said to Chen Mo, "Wow, store owner. I can tell your business is on the rise. I've never seen such a good-looking girl in the experience store before!"
Chen Mo rolled his eyes. "Are you blind? When has my experience store ever lacked pretty girls? Haven't there always been a ton of them?"
Zou Zhuo grinned. "Yeah, that's true, but none as special as this one! Seriously, she fits every fantasy I've ever had about girls!"
Chen Mo looked at Zou Zhuo. "I never would have guessed you're into that type. Honestly, with this girl... if she dressed up as a guy, I might not even be able to tell, especially with that chest..."
Chen Mo trailed off.
Zou Zhuo snorted. "Store owner, what do you know! Flat chests are justice! A girl with short hair, a flat chest, and a tall, slender figure—that's perfection!"
Chen Mo spread his hands. "Alright, I don't really get your otaku tastes."
Zou Zhuo was speechless. "Store owner, 'otaku' is fine, but could you please not add the 'fat'? Forget it, I'm not going to argue with you. I need to go ask the front desk girl what game she's playing, so I can figure out how to hit on her."
Zou Zhuo went to the front desk and chatted with the girl there.
He was a regular at the experience store and had gotten pretty chummy with the front desk girl. After asking a couple of questions, he found out the short-haired girl's name and her gaming session record.
Chen Mo looked at the beaming Zou Zhuo and asked, "So? Did you find out?"
Zou Zhuo said happily, "Yeah! Her name is Zhao Shuyi, and she went to the mobile gaming area. Figures—girls love mobile games. I'll go see if I can strike up a conversation with her."
Chen Mo watched him with a smile. "Go ahead. Good luck."
Zou Zhuo went upstairs cheerfully, heading toward the mobile gaming area.
Normally, Zou Zhuo had spent quite a bit of time at the experience store and had seen all kinds of girls, but someone like Zhao Shuyi, who could make him fall for her at first sight, had never appeared before.
Of course, it might also be because Zou Zhuo had a unique taste, with a special preference for girls with that androgynous beauty.
Regardless, finding a type you truly liked was a kind of luck. For some people, the type they really liked only existed on TV or the internet, with no chance to even pursue them in real life...
Zou Zhuo was a bit nervous and even went to the restroom to check himself in the mirror.
"Good thing I washed my hair before going out today."
He straightened his clothes. In the mirror, although he was a bit chubby, he at least had a chubby, endearing look.
Back when Chen Mo first met Zou Zhuo, he felt that with his round glasses and cute appearance, Zou Zhuo looked a bit like a panda.
Zou Zhuo's appearance hadn't changed much; at least he still gave off a friendly vibe, not sleazy at all.
After confirming several times that his image was acceptable, Zou Zhuo mustered his courage and walked into the mobile gaming area.
The short-haired, flat-chested girl named Zhao Shuyi was sitting on a massage chair near the edge of the area, holding one of the store's high-end phones, playing a mobile game.
Zou Zhuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, she came alone, which made hitting on her much easier. If she had brought a friend, it would have been awkward.
If she had brought a boyfriend... well, then Zou Zhuo's romance might have ended before it even began.
Zou Zhuo suddenly felt a bit nervous. He didn't have much experience hitting on girls, and even though the experience store was his turf, he was still tense.
After thinking it over, he decided to take a more natural approach: sit down on the massage chair next to hers, pretend he was also there to play mobile games, and casually strike up a conversation.
Zou Zhuo sat down on the massage chair and picked up the phone beside him. He didn't dare look too much in her direction, afraid of seeming too deliberate and turning her off.
He casually opened *Onmyoji* and played for a few minutes. Then, cautiously, he glanced sideways and saw that she was still staring intently at her phone screen, not reacting much to his presence.
"Okay, at least she doesn't seem to dislike me. She didn't get up and leave the moment I sat down," Zou Zhuo reassured himself.
After playing *Onmyoji* for another two minutes, Zou Zhuo couldn't hold back anymore. He mustered his courage and said to the girl, "Hey, you like playing the store owner's mobile games too? Want to play together?"
Honestly, even Zou Zhuo thought his pickup line was terrible. The moment he said it, he realized how lame it sounded...
But the words were already out, and there was no taking them back.
Luckily, the girl didn't seem to mind. She was clearly easygoing.
Zhao Shuyi looked at Zou Zhuo and said, "Sure, let's play together."
Zou Zhuo was overjoyed. It was that easy?
"Great! What game are you playing? I'm really good at games—I can carry you, no problem!" Zou Zhuo said, puffing out his chest.
He said this with full confidence.
As one of Chen Mo's veteran players, Zou Zhuo had played almost every game Chen Mo had released. With *League of Legends*, *Warcraft*, and *Overwatch*, even if he wasn't a top-tier pro, calling him a skilled player wasn't an exaggeration.
He had even beaten the difficult *Dark Souls* on his first playthrough. Zou Zhuo was very confident in his gaming skills.
Carrying a girl was definitely no problem!
The girl tilted her phone screen toward Zou Zhuo. "Do you play *King of Glory*?"
Zou Zhuo: "..."
The expression on his face was priceless.
On her phone screen was indeed *King of Glory*, and there was a big "Defeat" icon. He couldn't tell if she had messed up or if her teammates had...
Zou Zhuo was speechless. Are you kidding me? Was she a plant arranged by the store owner?
He had just made a bet with the store owner less than three days ago, and suddenly a girl shows up, trying to trick him into playing *King of Glory*?
Damn! Was this script written in advance? Was this all a setup?
Zou Zhuo held back a torrent of complaints, not saying a word...
It took a huge effort for him to finally choke out, "Yeah, I play! I'm really good at *King of Glory*!!"