My online boyfriend loves ordering me food. But I live out in the boonies. Afraid he'd look down on me, I always gave him my friend's address in town. Every time I was busy with farm work, I told him I was "at the office." I tried so hard to maintain my persona. But one time, while we were gaming, my rooster crowed right outside the window. Crap! I logged off immediately. "My grandma's calling me to shuck corn, gotta go." Later, standing in a cornfield in the pouring rain. The man looked at me with a smile. "Caught you, you little liar." 1 The July sun was brutal enough to render fat. I spent the whole afternoon shucking corn in the field. Just as I was catching my breath, the phone in my pocket buzzed. It was a message from Caleb: Haven't gotten off work yet? I wiped the dirt off my hands. Replied: Just got off. Checking the time after sending, it was 3 PM. Damn. Who gets off work at 3 PM? I quickly added: Can you believe it? Leaving early is actually kinda nice haha. He paused for a moment. Sent a confused panda sticker. Rough day. Ordered you some boba, be there in thirty. Shit! I ripped the straw hat off my head and jammed it onto my grandma's head. Then I sprinted for the house. Grandma shouted after me. "Where you goin'? Where you goin'? You ain't done yet and you're runnin' off?" I looked at the field, still half full of corn. Can't finish. Simply can't finish. "Grandma, hold the fort! I gotta run to town, be right back!" Back home, I splashed water on my face. Grabbed the keys, jumped on my e-scooter, and gunned it. Before zooming off, I managed to reply to Caleb. Thanks babe~~ Love you~ Although the sun was scorching, the wind felt sweet on my way to pick up the delivery. 2 Caleb is my online boyfriend. We met three months ago playing PUBG Mobile. Teamed up with randoms. A couple, single dog him, single dog me. Map was Karakin. Hot drop. I landed and didn't find jack. Enemies everywhere. The couple's voices filled the headset. "So many people." "I only have a shotgun, what do I do?" "Babe, don't move, I'm coming to you." Seconds later, ear-piercing screams came through the mic. "Ahhhhh!" My hand shook, almost dropping the phone. The girl died. Thirsted immediately. She complained: "This map sucks, babe let's go back to Erangel." The guy said okay. And fragged himself. Two absolute legends. I carefully prepared to camp my way to the final circle. Unexpectedly, Number 4 was a pro. The kill feed was full of his name. I couldn't help but shout, "Nice one!" The next second, I heard Number 4 turn on his mic. His voice was crisp and clean, like a cold soda fresh out of the fridge. Cool, wrapped in a smile. "Thanks." In that moment, my face felt a little hot. I'm a sucker for voices. Number 4's voice was literally my type. After the game, I shamelessly added him. "Wanna play together?" He accepted quickly. 3 After adding him, I camped online every day waiting for him. His IGN was Moon. Avatar was a crescent moon, cold and mysterious. Heaven rewards the faithful. On the third day, I finally caught him online. I messaged immediately. "Play?" He replied: "Sure." That night we duo-queued until dawn. His gameplay was smooth as silk; I just followed him around looting boxes. Originally, I was pretty decent too. The type randoms often praised. After teaming with him, I became the one shouting praises. Caleb didn't talk much. But Level 3 helmets, Level 3 vests, whatever. He'd drop them for me. I was giddy inside. "Why give them all to me~" He paused, hesitating. "So you die slower." ...... Damn! Later, we added each other on WeChat. Topics slowly shifted from the game to our lives. My friend said: "Lily, you're done! You're falling for an online relationship!" I gripped my phone. Thinking. So what if it's online? It's Caleb. The first voice call was on a rainy night. I was bringing in clothes under the eaves when a call request popped up. The name "Caleb" danced on the screen. I was so nervous my hands shook. "Hello?" "Busy?" His voice was clearer than in the game, with a slight static buzz. I quickly put down the clothes: "Not busy." He paused, then suddenly said. "It's raining." I looked up at the drizzle outside the eaves. "Raining there too?" "Yeah." There was a smile in his voice. "Just... suddenly wanted to hear your voice." In that moment, I felt something explode in my chest. The sound of rain, heartbeats, and his breathing intertwined. "Do you... usually flirt with girls like this?" A low laugh came from the other end. "No, this is the first time." The rain got heavier. Hiding under the eaves. I felt my whole body burning up. 4 When I got to my friend's house. She was already waiting at the door with the door open. Holding my boba. I laughed guiltily. "Hehe, sorry to trouble you again." Caleb is great in every way, except he loves ordering me food. In his words. It's "feeding." The first time he ordered for me was because I casually mentioned I was hungry while gaming at night. "What do you want?" he asked. I instinctively said. "McDonald's." "Okay, give me your address." ? I was dumbfounded. "Huh?" Caleb: "Didn't you want McDonald's? I'll order it for you." I looked at the big courtyard outside. How do I fill this address? Some Town, Some Village, Some Household, Big Courtyard? I declined. "No need~ I can order it myself." He insisted. "I'm ordering." Finally unable to dissuade him. I gave my friend's address in town. Late at night. I called my friend with a bitter face. "I ordered food to your address, babe, please grab it for me." Then rode my little e-scooter. Heading to town. When I got to her place, she raised an eyebrow. "Ordering McDonald's late at night to my address? Tsk, something's fishy." Couldn't hide it. So I told her everything. After listening, she bit into a chicken wing. "So what about the future? What's your plan? You can't come to town every time you need to pick up food, right?" I swore with my fingers up. "Don't worry! This is definitely the last time." Didn't expect Caleb to get addicted to ordering food. Feeding me constantly. Cake, boba, pizza. Every time, I had to ride my e-scooter for an hour in tears to pick it up. My friend commented. "Gotta say, your boyfriend is actually pretty nice." I smiled bitterly. 5 My friend sighed and handed me the boba. "How long do you plan to keep this up?" I lowered my head, mumbling: "We'll see." She didn't get it. "Living in the country isn't shameful." I looked down at the condensation on the cup. "You don't understand." My friend shook her head. "I don't understand, but I know." "Lying to him like this will only make it uglier later." Phone buzzed again, message from Caleb. Is it good? I quickly snapped a photo of the boba and sent it. Super good! The new shop downstairs is awesome~ My friend shook her head beside me: "Sinful." Riding home, I thought about her words. True, lying isn't a solution. But every time I wanted to tell the truth, I'd think of Caleb's Instagram. Him in a white shirt standing before floor-to-ceiling windows. Behind him, the bustling night view of City A. And myself in the scooter mirror. Sun-reddened cheeks, pants stained with mud. The gap was too big. Back home. Grandma was sitting in a chair shelling beans. "Back?" I nodded and handed over the boba. "Grandma, try this." She squinted at it. "What's this? Black stuff." "Boba tea, city folks love it." She took a sip, brows furrowing tighter. "Too sweet, burns the throat. What's good about this?" I smiled without speaking, taking out my phone to message Caleb. Finished the boba, so satisfied! Caleb replied quickly: That's good. Game later? Okk
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