Chapter 455 - 388: Bai Yue: He Says He’s Ugly and Too Embarrassed to Show His Face

On May 1st, amidst the anticipation of countless players, the mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was officially launched. In just two short hours, downloads and registrations surpassed 500,000.

Of course, Wu Yun paid no mind to any of this; he just made a quick call to check on the situation.

Meanwhile, Wu Yun was on a plane to Capital City. After a quick trip home, Qi Fei had already been sent back to Modu.

"Wang Hao! Is everything taken care of?" Wu Yun asked, looking up from his seat at Wang Hao, who was standing before him.

Wang Hao smiled. "President Wu, the decorator said they’ll bring the flowers over tonight so that they’ll be at their freshest."

"Good! Everything has to be perfect!"

It had been three or four months since his last visit to Capital City. Although he video-chatted with Bai Yue almost every day, she had told him more than once how much she missed him from the other side of the screen.

So, with Bai Yue’s birthday approaching, Wu Yun decided to surprise her.

Through some subtle probing, Wu Yun had learned that Bai Yue had already gone home for the May Day holiday. Her parents were planning to celebrate her birthday there and had invited relatives over.

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"Yueyue! Give your dad a call and ask where they are! And while you’re at it, ask if your cousin has come over yet!" Qiu Yue shouted, poking her head out of the kitchen toward Bai Yue, who was sitting on the sofa playing on her phone.

"Got it..." Bai Yue replied wearily. It was only the second day of her trip home, and her mother had woken her up bright and early to go grocery shopping with her, all because her uncle’s family from Sichuan was coming for lunch.

Bai Yue’s cousin also went to school in Capital City; he was a junior at Capital City Transportation University. So, his family had come to Capital City, partly to see their son and partly to visit relatives.

Bai Yue’s cousin was named Bai Jun. Her parents often invited him over for meals on holidays, so she knew him well enough to often tease him about how fitting his name, Bai Jun, was for someone so handsome.

Bai Yue got up, took her phone, and stood on the balcony to first call Bai Yang. "Dad, have you picked up Uncle? Mom’s asking where you are."

"We just picked up your uncle. We’re on our way home now, but there’s a bit of traffic. It’ll be about an hour."

Before he hung up, Bai Yue could clearly hear her aunt in the car ask, "Is that Yueyue?"

Then Bai Yang hung up.

Just as Bai Yue was about to call Bai Jun, the doorbell rang.

She hurried to the door and peered through the peephole. A tall, familiar figure stood outside—it was Bai Jun.

With a CLICK, Bai Yue opened the security door.

The door swung open to reveal Bai Jun’s smiling face. It had to be said, they both had inherited the Bai Family’s good genes; one look at his face and you knew he must be popular at school.

"Hey! An early birthday present for you!" Bai Jun said, handing Bai Yue the gift bag he was holding.

Bai Yue casually pulled the door shut and took the gift bag without ceremony.

"What is it?" Bai Yue asked, pulling the bag open. Inside was a securely wrapped box.

Bai Yue rolled her eyes. "Don’t tell me you bought this on Taobao again?"

Bai Jun chuckled, rubbing the back of his head. "Not this time! I bought it from a gift shop. It’s a jewelry box!"

"I might not have a use for it right now, but I will in the future! Thanks, Brother Jun! Make yourself at home; I’m gonna go put this away." Bai Yue said, giving the gift a little wave before turning into her room.

A moment later, Bai Yue walked back out. "Brother Jun! Carry me to King rank!"

Bai Jun looked Bai Yue up and down. He recalled the trauma of being ’supported’ by her the last few times they’d played together, and his head started shaking vigorously. "I can’t! I’m already in King tier, so I can’t play ranked with you in Platinum. We could play a casual match at most."

Because he had a pretty cousin, Bai Jun’s pack of horny roommates were always clamoring to team up with her. Of course, they could also frequently be heard cursing up a storm afterward.

Seeing Bai Yue was about to protest, Bai Jun quickly cut in, "I’ll go see if Aunt needs a hand!" and then bolted for the kitchen.

"Hmph! Fine, don’t play then! I’ll find my own team!" Bai Yue stomped her foot in frustration.

With that, she sent out a WeChat message: "Ah Yun! Wanna play King?"

Soon, Bai Yue had put together a five-stack and started their first match.

Before she knew it, she’d played three matches. She lost the first two but managed to scrape by with a win in the last one.

Just as her confidence was renewed and she was about to start a fourth match, she heard a key turning in the lock at the front door.

Bai Yue sighed. "Gotta go eat," she said into her phone. "Let’s play again tonight."

No sooner had she spoken than the door swung open.

Bai Shu and Lin Xiaohong came in, laden with bags of all sizes. Bai Yang followed behind them, carrying a bag of fruit and a case of milk.

"Yueyue! Quick, grab some slippers for your aunt and me!" Bai Shu said with a cheerful laugh as he saw Bai Yue approaching.

Bai Yue first greeted her uncle and aunt, then pulled two pairs of guest slippers out of the shoe cabinet.

As Bai Yang walked past her with the fruit and milk, he said, "Your uncle and aunt bought these. Aren’t you going to thank them?"

Bai Yue adopted a very obedient demeanor. "Thank you, Uncle! Thank you, Aunt!"

"Oh, don’t mention it!" Lin Xiaohong said with a laugh. "We should be thanking you! We feel bad for always troubling you to look after your cousin!"

"We were in such a rush today, we didn’t know what to get you for your birthday, so..." Lin Xiaohong pulled a red envelope printed with the words "Happy Birthday" from her bag and pressed it into Bai Yue’s hand.