My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 209

Satisfied, Michael watched through the surveillance camera as Sophia counted the money in a way that looked very adorable.

His pretty, young wife seemed very greedy for money. Even on the rare occasion where they went outdoors to have some fun, she wouldn’t play anything other than ring toss. Not only that, she even did everything she possibly could to rent out the ring he had bought for her in exchange for money.

However, he knew that her greed for money stemmed from her feelings of insecurity. Behind her avaricious facade, she was actually a little girl who was very easy to please…

Sophia had wanted to take a stroll in her holiday estate after having breakfast. She wanted to watch the snow and the plum blossoms or even ask Michael to dinner or movies with perfect composure. Since it was the New Year celebrations, they did not have much to do; Michael was at home as well.

However, as soon as she finished her breakfast, the cell phone she had prepared expressly for the championship rang before she could even change out of her pajamas.

When the cell phone rang, Sophia knew that Stanley must be the one calling to get her online and play games. Just as she expected, she heard Stanley’s exasperated voice as soon as she answered the phone. “Where the hell have you been, Sirius? Time to get online and play games! The selection trials will begin in a few days; do you want our team to be excluded from the selection trials?”

She curled her lips and hung up the phone. Then, she went upstairs into Nate’s room to play some games with a fruit platter in hand.

Nathan knew that she would be competing in the esports championship these days. Not only did he stop bothering her, he even let her use his study so that she could concentrate on playing games.

Having upgraded her computer, keyboard, and even the internet speed expressly for the championship, Sophia quickly immersed herself in the online game at home.

Soon after she had logged into the game, Michael entered the study and reached behind her. He asked curiously, “I heard that you’re going to compete in an online gaming competition, my chica?”

Afraid that he might have misunderstood something, Sophia immediately answered, “Yeah, I joined the strongest team on our server. The selection trials will begin in two days. Once we pass the selection trials, I’ll be able to enter the Esports World Championship’s finals. By then, I’ll be winning glory for our home country!”

Still afraid that Michael might think she was fiddling around, she began boasting, “The Esports World Championship is equivalent to the Olympics of the esports arena, and teams from every country in the world are going to compete in it. Since it is a global championship, I’ll be awarded credits if I can enter the finals.”

Michael frowned slightly. It’s a good idea to award credits to those competing in the esports competition! he thought to himself.

As the idea flashed across his mind, he hurried out of the room upon thinking that it was a good idea.

When he came back a while later, Sophia was already absorbed in the game.

It was one thing to play alone at other times, but it was quite another to play together as a team of eight right now. She also had to understand her teammates’ strengths and weaknesses and learn to work as a team.

At last, their team was quite presentable after working together all this time.

All eight team members were present on this day. Not only were Stanley and Dragon Belle Warrior present, Scary Phoenix was online too. However, he merely stood aside and watched them play as if he was solely here to monitor their practice.

Their team had Clubhouse, which was a voice chat software, turned on during their practice so that Stanley could give orders directly by speaking in the chat room. Sophia was also in the chat room, but she kept quiet the entire time and was too scared to even install a microphone.

Michael came over and lifted Sophia up while she was still playing. With him on the chair, he let her sit on his lap before resting his chin on her shoulder. As he watched her play, he pointed at Sirius233’s avatar—who was running around on the screen—and asked in very unprofessional terms, “Are you this little guy with a bare belly, chica?”

Sophia was distracted from playing as she felt light-headed while sitting on her Lord’s lap. Seeing Sirius233’s avatar baring his abs in the game, she immediately answered, “Yeah, yeah, yeah. I’m the little guy who has bared his belly.”

At the end of the day, he’s still much older than me; it’s only natural that he doesn’t understand the way the younger generation thinks, she thought to herself.

At this very moment, Sophia suddenly felt that the difference in Michael’s and her own age had created a generation gap between them.

However, Scary Phoenix’s presence made her feel a little guilty; she feared that Michael might find out about her having a ‘master’ in the game.

What did this mean? Was she cuckolding Michael online?

Fortunately, Michael knew nothing about it. He even pointed at the few other avatars that were running around in the game interface and asked cluelessly, “What is this little guy doing? Why are there flowers blooming all around him?”

Sophia explained patiently, “This little guy is a monk in the game. A monk will have golden lotuses blooming all around him as a special effect when he unleashes a major blow.”

“Oh, I see…” Michael responded with a prolonged pronunciation of each word. At last, he pointed at Scary Phoenix’s avatar and asked, “Why does this little guy stay still all the time, and why is his body glowing all over?”

Sophia glanced at Scary Phoenix, who stood in silence the whole time while looking as dignified as a Buddha—even his body glowed all over. Luckily, this guy had been quiet all the time. She answered, “This guy is the most formidable player in the game, so his body glows all over; he’s here to monitor our practice.”

Sophia could no longer concentrate on the game as her Lord breathed into her ear while she sat on his lap. As a result, Sirius began playing carelessly and had great difficulty maintaining his performance in the game. It didn’t take long before Stanley’s furious voice could be heard barking in the Clubhouse chat room, “Are you menstruating, Sirius? Take this seriously or get lost as soon as possible if you don’t want to compete in the championship! Don’t be a f*cking dog in the manger!”

Michael was startled upon hearing Stanley’s voice. He asked, “Isn’t that Stan’s voice?”

Sophia immediately said, “This little guy named Snow Fox is Stan. He’s playing this game too; I beat him up in the game before, but he doesn’t know that it was me. Don’t ever tell him about that, hubby!”

Michael responded with a nod, “Okay, I promise you not to tell him.”

Perhaps because he was bored, Michael left after watching Sophia play for a short while; she then continued playing the game with her utmost attention.

The next day, Sophia spent the entire morning having fun outdoors with Michael and Nathan. Michael would be going overseas on the eighth day of the New Year to act in a film, and this was the first time she found it a little hard to part with him. However, her Lord had to go out to work, or else he wouldn’t be able to feed his whole family.

After having lunch at home, Sophia spent some time reading and taking a nap. After that, she logged into the game and gathered with her team to practice.

Everyone in the team was also present this time, including Scary Phoenix.

Seeing Scary Phoenix’s presence, Stanley immediately asked in private, “Are you my uncle or my idol?”

Scary Phoenix’s celebrity status prevented him from going online every day. However, since he was one of the team members, his frequent absence from the game would surely arouse misgivings from other team members, which would lower the team’s morale. Therefore, Stanley often cheered up the team by asking Harry to log into Scary Phoenix’s account and stand aside while he watched everyone.

The Scary Phoenix who had appeared in the game in the past few days was actually Harry.

This time, Scary Phoenix spoke. He said, “I’m your uncle.”

Stanley was elated, but he immediately said pitifully, “Uncle, can’t you lend me the Hundred-Mile Streamers for a few days? I’ll promise to give it back to you after I finish using it.”

However, Scary Phoenix still gave him the same answer and replied, “I’ve given it to someone else already.”