Chapter 71 [VIP]

marry……

Pei Xingzhi stared blankly at those words, then closed his eyes in despair.

He inexplicably thought of Xie Nanyi... even though he hadn't thought about the past for a long time.

He should probably go to sleep now.

But there are people who don't want him to sleep.

【Pumpkin Party】: Honey, aren't you going to reply to them? They seem to be getting impatient.

【peipei】：get out

This lunatic...

He'd always wanted to know what he'd done to offend the Pumpkin Party; it seemed like they'd been targeting him for a long time. And they were still targeting him, just with a different tactic.

Pei Xingzhi really wanted to give him a good scolding, but what was even more irritating than the news about the Pumpkin Party was the constant stream of group chat messages popping up above.

【智取你老慕 (Member)】: What's going on? What time is it? Why isn't the bride making a sound? Hurry up and go online to get married, what if we miss the auspicious time?

[So sleepy (member)]: Where's the guild leader?! Guild leader, come out and give out red envelopes!

[I Have Eight Things I Don't Eat (Member)]: The guild leader and vice guild leader are finally getting married! Congratulations!

[Men from the village group are bullying me because I'm old and weak (member)]: Wishing the guild leader and vice guild leader a long and happy marriage and many children!

[Heart Like Cold Water (Member)]: Wishing the guild leader and vice guild leader a long and happy marriage and many children!

[lllio (member)]: Wishing the guild leader and vice guild leader a long and happy marriage and many children!

Pei Xingzhi: ...

He never said he wanted to marry Pumpkin Party, and his usual behavior doesn't seem like he likes Pumpkin Party. Can't one of these people come and ask him for his opinion?

That being said, it seems he has no choice but to end things now.

"It's okay," Pei Xingzhi reassured himself. It's just a marriage in the game; he won't lose anything in real life. Besides, it's not the first time he's been pressured into marriage. He's used to it, and now he can start thinking about what he can get out of Pumpkin Party.

[peipei (leader)]: ...

[Pumpkin Party (Vice Leader)]: Honey, you're here~ Let's log on together~

[peipei (leader)]: ...

He probably understood; Pumpkin Party's new strategy was to disgust him to death.

[Private Chat]

【Pumpkin Party】: peipei~ You're not going to back out, are you? 5555

【Pumpkin Party】: Peipei, please, can you not embarrass me too much? >o<

【peipei】: Why didn't you just not mention this in the first place?

[Pumpkin Party]: But I want to marry you! >v<

【peipei】：……

【peipei】: Launched.

Everything for the wedding was secretly arranged by Pumpkin Party behind Pei Xingzhi's back. Pei Xingzhi, who was only playing the game sporadically, had no idea what Pumpkin Party had prepared.

In fact, Pei Xingzhi had only just found out that he was getting married today.

The Pumpkin Party wedding ceremony was naturally very much in line with his flamboyant personality. Even though Pei Xingzhi had made ample preparations, he was still blinded by the several prompts that popped up when he logged into the game.

The game modes are very free, and players have even more freedom in how they play. There are many other antics, but the most impressive is that players can buy and edit the game announcements. However, buying the editing rights is extremely expensive, serving no purpose other than showing off; generally, only a nouveau riche with a screw loose would buy it.

Pumpkin Party, this nouveau riche, not only bought it, but also bought the most expensive and largest one.

All for the purpose of announcing his marriage to Pei Xingzhi.

Pei Xingzhi slammed his fist on the table in anger.

This lunatic!

How much money will this cost?!

However, Pei Xingzhi quickly came to terms with it.

This little announcement is such a bargain compared to all the other preparations for the Pumpkin Party.

Pumpkin Party secretly upgraded their homestead to the highest level, and probably even bought building codes specifically for the wedding atmosphere. Pei Xingzhi glanced at it briefly, and thought, "Hmm... with this amount of work and furniture, this homestead probably only cost tens of thousands." Their outfits, hmm... probably only a few thousand. Their props and pets, hmm... together probably less than ten thousand. The wedding guests, hmm... apparently each person can receive 3,000 gold coins.

Good...very good...

Pei Xingzhi felt like he was losing his sense of money.

The wedding cost a lot of money. Will the red envelopes he received be enough to recoup the cost?

The wedding officially began at 9 p.m.

The game's background music changed, two small flowers appeared above Pumpkin Party's head, and a chibi-style character jumped and reached out to him. Pei Xingzhi clicked the mouse to accept the invitation, and the screen then entered the program, starting to play a video provided by Pumpkin Party.

The videos mostly show the two of them playing games together. Pei Xingzhi doesn't usually log on himself, and even when he does, he goes straight to the dungeon. Pumpkin Party pesters him every day, but he just follows him to play dungeons. In reality, the two of them have hardly spent any time alone together.

Pei Xingzhi found the tedious monster-fighting content rather uninteresting. He yawned and raised his hand to type.

【peipei (couple)】: I'm going to get something, you hold my hand and we'll move together in a bit.

[Pumpkin Party (Couple)]: Okay, darling >v<

Pei Xingzhi was so shocked by the name "Pumpkin Party" that he shivered. He wanted to say something but felt it was unnecessary, so he simply let them call it that.

Pei Xingzhi peeked into the room; Uncle Ge's door was closed, he was probably already asleep. He abandoned his plan to ask Uncle Ge to make him a late-night snack, went downstairs to get a piece of cake from the refrigerator, and prepared to eat it while watching the video. When he returned, the video had just finished playing, and with soft background music playing, people around them immediately gathered around to offer their blessings.

[So sleepy (nearby)]: Boss! You guys must be happy!

【Outwitting Old Mu (Nearby)】: I always thought Big Brother was in unrequited love, but it turns out he was too... Never mind, Big Brother, I wish you both eternal happiness!

[Kuro (nearby)]: This is so touching 5555, Peipei, I had no idea you guys had such a bizarre and complicated story. My thinking was too narrow before, and I let you miss it for so many years. I'm so guilty—

Pei Xingzhi was completely bewildered by their nonsensical remarks. Just as he was about to type a question, Pumpkin Party suddenly interrupted them.

[Pumpkin Party (Nearby)]: Okay, everyone, please stop gathering here. I've set up timed red envelopes, remember to grab them.

As soon as the Pumpkin Party message was posted, people immediately scattered around the red envelope fountain, waiting for the Pumpkin Party's timed red envelopes. Pei Xingzhi hadn't thought much of it at first, but seeing his attitude, he immediately sensed something was wrong.

He manipulated his character to stand sinisterly behind the Pumpkin Party, summoning a staff and pulling out the skill panel.

【peipei (couple)】: What did you do while I was away? (^_^)

[Pumpkin Party (Couple)]: I didn't do anything, honey, what's wrong?

【peipei (couple)】: Really? (^_^)

[peipei (nearby)]: Kuro, come here for a moment.

[Kuro (nearby)]: What are you doing? I'm waiting to grab a red envelope!

[Pumpkin Party (Nearby)]: It's okay, it's okay. Peipei wanted to give you a gift. I'll send it to you later.

[Kuro (nearby)]: Really? Yay! >v<

【peipei (couple)】: Confess!

[Pumpkin Party (Couple)]: I just... slightly modified the plot of how we met.

【peipei (couple)】: What?

【Pumpkin Party (Couple)】: It's just... a slight modification to our chat history.

【peipei (couple)】: What?

[Pumpkin Party (Couples)]: [Video]

Pei Xingzhi's intuition told him that it was best not to watch the video, but his curiosity overcame everything, and he couldn't help but open the video.

Three minutes later, Pei Xingzhi regretted it.

The video content is very simple, just as Pumpkin Party said, it's just a little bit of the two people's chat history edited together.

For example:

The two people's original text is:

【Pumpkin Party】：peipei~I'm here~

【peipei】：TD

【Pumpkin Party】: Let me fight with you, will you invite me to team up? My skills are perfect for this boss, you can kill it instantly with me. Please, please take me with you.

[Pumpkin Party]: It will be easier with me here.

【peipei】: What are the benefits?

[Pumpkin Party]: A +13 necklace

【peipei】：Come.

This perfectly normal conversation, after being reworked by Pumpkin Party, became like this:

【Pumpkin Party】：peipei~I'm here~

[Pumpkin Party]: It will be easier with me here.

【peipei】：Come.

Great, the two went from being simps to being mutually attracted.

No wonder everyone's attitude was so strange just now.

【peipei (couple)】: ...

【peipei (couple)】: What are you doing?

[Pumpkin Party (Couple)]: I'm just proving our love.

[peipei (couple)]: Is there love between us?

[Pumpkin Party (Couples)]: We can hone our love together.

[Pumpkin Party (Couple)]: Darling, I will always love you.

【peipei (couple)】: ...

【peipei (couple)】: Psychopath

【peipei (couple)】: I'm offline.

[Pumpkin Party (Couple)]: Darling, I was wrong. Our wedding isn't over yet. How could you, the bride, get off!

【peipei (couple)】: Haven't we already completed all the procedures? It's too late and I'm a little sleepy, so I'm logging off.

[Pumpkin Party (Couple)]: But (shyly)

【peipei (couple)】: What are you going to do now? Just say it.

[Pumpkin Party (Couple)]: (Shy) I...I want one too... (Shy)

【peipei (couple)】: What do you want? OO?

[Pumpkin Party (Couple)]: I also want to go to the bridal chamber with you (shy)

【peipei (couple)】: ...

【peipei (couple)】: You're crazy!

[peipei (couple)]: Get lost!

【peipei (couple)】: Stop bothering me! I'm logging off!

Pei Xingzhi quit the game, covered his face, and slumped onto the table.

Why does he always seem to run into mentally ill people?

They're all such clingy, neurotic people.

wrong……

It seems like he's become a bit mentally unstable.