"Why would I not dare to?"
Although Joanna did not know what trick he was pulling this time, she did not chicken out and took out her cell phone confidently.
Perhaps she wanted to compete with Emily deep down.
After all, Emily was Ace's first love whom he could not get over, so she was curious about what was so memorable about this woman.
"Did you download Viper Version on your phone?"
When Ethan said this, he cast an even more adoring gaze at Emily and said, "Emily is not only a top student, but she was also an advanced game player. Viper Version is the most popular game worldwide and she is the third-best player!"
Joanna smiled and said calmly, "Is she really that good? Then let's stop wasting time and play a match."
"You know how to play games?"
Ethan was a little surprised.
It seemed like this demure wife was not as boring as he had thought!
Anyway, he guessed that she would only be a rookie who would never beat his Emily.
After losing the battle just now, Emily was eager to have a chance to reclaim her pride and said quickly, "Forget about a match. Let's just have some fun."
So, they logged into the game and started the competition.
They even projected their screen onto the giant LCD screen.
Since there was a huge disparity between them, the crowd was not very excited, expecting to see how Joanna would be killed in seconds.
But after three checkpoints, Joanna miraculously passed, scoring almost the same as Emily!
Seeing that the game was getting more and more intense, Joanna's series of moves were getting more and more smooth and comparable to the level of professional players.
She started to panic. Her forehead was covered in sweat, and her slender fingers were clicking on her phone as fast as they could.
If she did not take the last checkpoint, she would definitely lose, which would humiliate her greatly!
"Spin!"
"Cover!"
"Watch out. The crystal is about to be stolen!"
The crowd held their breath as if they were watching a world-class gaming league.
With the last hit, Joanna performed a perfect attack and got the highest score, successfully surpassing Emily.
"Impressive!"
"Wow, that was amazing! Please let me join your team!"
The crowd was bursting with excitement. They admired Joanna so much that they nearly wanted to kneel before her.
Ethan, who had been sitting on the couch with his legs crossed waiting for her to become the laughing stock, fell straight off the couch. "This is impossible. It's just luck. It must be!"
Joanna calmly put down her phone and asked leisurely, "You said that she is the third-best player in the game, then do you know who the best player is?"
"Of course!" As a senior enthusiast of the game, he immediately replied, "It's a player with the ID, Shadow_Hunter. Wait a minute… It's a bit similar to your name… Wait, are you Shadow_Hunter?"
She smiled briefly. "That's right. It's me."
Although it was just a simple statement, the room was in an uproar.
Ace had never played mobile games and had been watching this with a cold face. But when he heard her ID, he frowned and stared at Joanna deeply.
"You are Shadow Hunter?"
So, she was the original author of the article with the same name that caused a media sensation?
"So what if I am?"
The man's reaction was confusing. Why had he asked so much when he did not play games?
He stood up and exclaimed, "You are both top students and pros of mobile games. It seems like Ace has found an advanced version of Emily, so now I can feel at ease. Emily and I will be engaged at the end of next month. I hesitated to tell you at first, but now that you have such a wonderful wife, I think you should have gotten over the past. I hope you and Joanna can attend our engagement ceremony!"
"Tsk, he was cuckolded, yet he still has to send his blessing. How cruel they are!"
Joanna peeked at Ace and could not help but sympathize with him.
Ace's expression was nonchalant. "Don't worry, I'll be there, and I'll give you a big present."
Hearing this, Emily's face turned gloomy and she clenched her fists secretly.
On the way back, Joanna sat in the passenger seat, peeking at the man from time to time, wanting to say something.
"Is something wrong?" Ace asked coldly.
Joanna finally could not hold it in any longer and said sympathetically, "As someone who has experienced it, I can understand your feeling. Being betrayed by the person you love is not a good feeling. Don't hold it. Cry if you want!"
Ace had actually gotten over Emily a long time ago. His absent-mindedness was due to his attempt to digest the fact that she was Shadow_Hunter.
Since she was so understanding, he decided to tease her.
Ace slowly pulled the car over, and propped his long arm on the backrest of the passenger seat, looking down at the woman from above. "Yes, I am very sad. Anyway, we are a couple, so how are you going to comfort me?"
"How… do you want me to make you feel better?"
Joanna asked earnestly, her back pressed tightly against the seat, her eyes innocent and clear.
Honestly, she didn't know how to feel.
She should have felt elated and vindicated to see the man in this predicament.
Yet, seeing how sad he was, she felt a little bad.
"The best way to forget someone is with time and a new love. I have plenty of time. But a new love…"
Ace stared at her intensely. He lifted her chin slightly with his long finger and said in a low voice, "Everyone said that you're a better version of Emily. How about you become her substitute for a few minutes and give me a comforting kiss?"
He closed his eyes. His pronounced facial features were perfect, as if they were sculpted. His thin lips slowly moved closer to Joanna.
No woman could refuse such a handsome face.
The old Joanna would have fallen for it too…
But now, her mind was crystal clear. Her fists tightened.
You want me to be a substitute?!
In your dreams!
Joanna gathered her strength, preparing to drop him to the floor.
Suddenly, her keen ears detected an unusual sound in the quiet car.
"Don't move!"
Ace opened his eyes. It was obvious from the look in his eyes that he wanted more. "You're resisting me?"
"Stop it!"
" something is wrong with your car!"
She instantly became alert. His face became serious again.
"Can't you hear that? Something's beeping…"
Ace frowned. He held his breath and listened attentively.
Sure enough, there was a beeping sound coming from the bottom of the driver's seat.
Joanna swallowed hard. She found it hard to breathe. "If I'm guessing correctly, there's a ticking time bomb in your car!"
"What did you say?"
Ace's face stiffened.
He was losing his composure.
He wanted to get up to check, but Joanna pushed him back down. "Do you want to die? I told you not to move!"
Ace, who was used to being in control, was being ordered around by a young woman for the first time in his life.
But, surprisingly… he didn't dislike it.
He cleared his throat and remained in his seat as she told him too, then asked, "Okay. What do we do now?"
"What else? We're gonna dismantle the bomb!"
First, Joanna took a deep breath to calm herself. Then, relying on her past experience, she carefully slid over to the driver's seat and bent down to inspect the situation.
It was supposed to be a dangerous and tense moment, but Ace was a bit distracted.
That's because her posture at the moment was way too distracting.
Her beautiful hair dropped down like a waterfall, giving off a soft fragrance. Her petite body moved like a nimble doe…
Ace's mouth felt inexplicably dry. He gulped and quickly turned away to look out of the window.
Joanna did not notice Ace's unusual behavior. She was too busy inspecting the bottom of the seat.
There was indeed a time bomb under the driver's seat. It was the size of a fist with a timer on. There was still two minutes before the countdown reached zero.
the bomb had a very simple design. There were only three wires – red, yellow and blue. To her, this bomb might as well be a toy. She could already deal with something like this back when she was a kid.
"What's the situation?"
Ace asked in a serious voice.
"We have two minutes left. Hand me a pair of scissors."
Joanna lay there calmly and stretched her hand out towards him.
Ace always kept tools like scissors and knives in his car. He rummaged around for a pair of scissors and placed them in Joanna's hand.
He wanted to see if the young woman could actually dismantle a bomb.
Joanna took the pair of scissors. She carefully checked the bomb's wiring in an extremely difficult pose.
She must find out which wire to cut in the shortest time possible.
"Beep, beep, beep…"
Seconds passed. Ace's face was grim. He was finally starting to feel afraid.
It's not like he was afraid of death; he was just afraid that Joanna might get hurt.
Seeing that two minutes had already passed but Joanna was still crouching down, Ace asked with clenched fists, "Have you dismantled it?"
"I've done it like a minute ago."
Joanna's voice was calm.
Ace finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he immediately asked, "Wait, a minute ago? Why didn't you say anything?!"
Joanna tried to hold back laughter as she explained, "I was afraid something might go wrong still!"
Hahaha, in truth, she just wanted to play a prank on him.
Because it was the first time she ever saw the normally arrogant and proud Master Moran looking scared. Unfortunately, she was in an awkward posture, or she would have snapped a picture!
Ace, being as sharp as he was, immediately caught Joanna holding back laughter and instantly understood what happened. "How dare you! You're gonna pay for this!"
Tried to flick Joanna's head with his long finger.
Joanna ducked back and mocked him, "You need better social skills. Why do so many people want to kill you?…"
"So, I saved you once again. Is this how you repay someone who saved your life?"
As they bickered playfully, an ambiguous emotion filled the air.
Both of them realized at the same time that they had crossed a certain line.
Ace cleared his throat and changed the subject. "You can actually dismantle bombs?"
"Of course. Don't you know who my grandfather is? When girls my age were still playing with dolls, my grandpa had taught me to disassemble guns and introduced me to all kinds of weapons!"
Joanna spoke of her grandfather with pride and nostalgia.
"I see."
Ace found it hard to believe at first, but when he recalled that she was the granddaughter of the famous General Pierce, he thought it made sense.
The top student of a famous school, an expert gamer, and a bomb dismantler. What other things had he yet to discover about this woman?
Joanna suddenly realized that they were in a very awkward position. She tried to get up, but suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her stomach…