Pei Xi arranged to meet the person on the other end of the phone at the entrance of Peking University.

She waited at the door for a while, and then saw a baby-faced boy wearing a blue short-sleeved shirt walk over. He looked at her tentatively and asked, "Are you Miss Pei?"

Pei Xi nodded.

A hint of surprise flashed across the boy's face.

He never expected that the online artist "Feiyi" would be so good-looking.

After all, she has never posted her face on her account.

The boy wiped the sweat from his palms on his clothes and extended his hand to her. "Hello, I'm Jiang Shuyu."

The two had chatted online for a while a few days ago and already knew some information about each other.

Pei Xi reached out and gently shook hands with him.

"Let me take you to our studio first. We can talk about anything there," Jiang Shuyu said.

"good."

The studio is not far away, near Kyoto University. Unlike the high-rise buildings that can be seen everywhere in Jingjiang, this place is a cluster of bungalows, which can even be described as dilapidated.

Despite its unassuming exterior, the place is filled with top students from Peking University, including those in science and technology and the arts. Many of these successful individuals started out in a small rental room here.

Upon arriving at the studio, Jiang Shuyu opened the door, and Pei Xi followed him inside, slowly looking around.

The room wasn't big, only about 50 or 60 square meters, and contained two tables, two computers, a small sofa, and a very simple folding bed.

Pei Xi stared at the bed, his gaze pausing.

Jiang Shuyu spoke up from the side: "Sit on the sofa for a while, I'll go get you a bottle of water."

Pei Xi nodded, "Okay."

Jiang Shuyu quickly brought over a bottle of mineral water, and thoughtfully unscrewed the cap and handed it to her. He then pulled up a stool and sat down diagonally opposite her. "Actually, we've already discussed everything we needed to discuss online. You'll be in charge of designing and drawing the characters and scenes in our game."

A hint of gratitude flashed in Jiang Shuyu's eyes. "To be honest, I'm still very surprised that you agreed to this, given our budget."

He actually searched for a long time for the game's illustrator.

For the past year, they had been doing outsourced work, writing programs for game companies, and had not yet started developing their own games.

Having made some money, I've decided to allocate a budget to develop a simple casual puzzle game.

For this type of game, with its simple mechanics, the art style becomes extremely important. Often, the visual aesthetic is a key factor for players when choosing a game.

So Jiang Shuyu searched for an artist for a long time.

He approached several artists whose art style and skills met his requirements, but none of them were willing to accept the budget he offered.

After being turned down several times, he approached Pei Xi with a "let's give it a try" attitude.

To my surprise, Pei Xi actually agreed.

Her account was somewhat famous online, and her art style was lively and cute, which was very suitable for their game style. Jiang Shuyu had long been interested in her.

I didn't expect to actually be able to invite her within the budget.

He felt it was an incredible stroke of luck.

Especially knowing that Pei Xi was a student at Peking University, this was simply a perfect storm of favorable circumstances.

The two chatted for a few more minutes, then Jiang Shuyu got up, took the contract, and handed it to Pei Xi, saying, "This is the contract. Please take a look."

In reality, Pei Xi didn't even know how to read the contract. She pretended to flip through it, then nodded, "No problem, I can sign it."

Jiang Shuyu's face lit up with joy, and he handed her a pen.

Pei Xi signed the document decisively and efficiently.

The contract was in duplicate. Jiang Shuyu handed her one copy and then said with a smile, "By the way, as I told you before, our studio has two partners. The other person is mainly responsible for the technical aspects, so if you have any questions about the design, just communicate with me directly."

Pei Xi nodded slightly. "Okay."

Just as he finished speaking, footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

Then the studio door shook, and a tall, slender figure walked in against the light.

A cool, clear voice rang out: "You're here so fast? It's freshman orientation today, there are lots of cars on the road near Peking University..."

He took two steps, then abruptly stopped speaking.

The room fell silent for a moment.

Sunlight streamed in through the doorway. Jiang Cheng stared at the person sitting on the sofa, standing motionless.

His cold, sharp eyes rarely showed any shock or bewilderment.

In fact, his facial expressions are usually very subtle, mainly concentrated in the small, subtle movements between his eyebrows and eyes, which most people sometimes cannot detect.

But Pei Xi can see it.

He was still wearing a plain black short-sleeved T-shirt, without any patterns, his broad shoulders forming a straight line.

It's as if nothing has changed.

Her eyebrows and eyes are still beautiful.

But Pei Xi noticed that he was thinner than before.

Seeing the two staring at each other in disbelief, Jiang Shuyu quickly stood up and introduced them: "Jiang Cheng, this is the new artist. You've come at the perfect time; he just signed the contract."

Jiang Cheng remained silent, his gaze fixed on Pei Xi's face, his chest heaving.

Pei Xi stood up from the sofa and asked Jiang Shuyu, but her eyes were on another person, "Boss, this is my other boss, right?"

Jiang Shuyu waved his hand, his tone quite generous and forthright: "Don't be so formal, just call me Brother Jiang."

He then pointed to Jiang Cheng, "This is Brother Cheng."

"Oh." Pei Xi paused for a moment, then obediently spoke, "Brother Cheng."

Jiang Cheng: "......"