Bai Zhijin chuckled softly, "I don't play games, but I drew this story!"
"What?!" Huo Junyang exclaimed in surprise.
Everyone else was stunned and looked at Bai Zhijin quietly, which made her feel embarrassed.
"Don't look at me like that!" Bai Zhijin smiled with her eyes lowered. "I've loved drawing comics since I was a child, especially stories with a traditional Chinese style. The characters and plot of this game are adapted from one of my comic books."
Everyone was completely dumbfounded.
Only then did they realize that the famous traditional Chinese style cartoonist Jin'er was right in front of them!
"This... this 'Emerald Lake,' the author is actually you!" Huo Junyang exclaimed repeatedly, feeling incredulous.
“Zhijin is a very low-key person. Not to mention you, even I, her older brother, didn’t know that she had actually sold the rights to several of her works.” Bai Ruogu smiled, looking proud. “That silly girl doesn’t know how to negotiate prices, so those rights were sold off so casually. This Emerald Lake is a masterpiece she’s poured her heart and soul into, which is why I couldn’t just sit idly by! So I came back last year to personally help her negotiate the contract and details, and that’s how I managed to get her a reasonable price.”
Speaking of business, Huo Junyu asked curiously, "How much did you sell it for?"
"I won't go into the specific figures," Bai Ruogu smiled. "That's a trade secret. But I can reveal one thing... it's eight figures, plus bonuses!"
Huo Junyang's eyes lit up, and he became even more interested, pressing for more questions. The entire lounge could only hear his rapid-fire chatter.
Huo Junyu coughed heavily, and Huo Junyang finally quieted down, only to see his brother and sister-in-law staring at him.
He was completely baffled when Jiang Mianmian gave him a wink.
He turned to look at Lu Ran and was startled by her icy expression!
"Uh, Yangyang, you're too noisy!" Huo Junyu smoothed things over. "You should eat more to shut your mouth! Um, quickly take Ranran outside and get some food!"
"Tch!" Huo Junyang curled his lip. "You just want to use me as a free waiter? You've been ordering me around since we were kids, but I'm not falling for that!"
"you……"
Huo Junyu almost choked on his own snort.
Jiang Mianmian secretly squeezed his hand, feeling both amused and exasperated.
Without anyone noticing, Lu Ran had tightly clung to Huo Junyang's arm and pressed herself against him.
Clearly, Huo Junyang was unaware of this.
He always thought Ranran was well-behaved, quiet, and petite. He always felt that only Ranran didn't find him noisy and even supported him playing games.
"Let's go get some food together in a bit," Jiang Mianmian said with a smile. "I'm also quite interested in this game, Brocade Weaving. Tell me how to play it later?"
"no problem!"
The two girls got up and walked out. Huo Junyu also pulled Bai Ruogu along, and before leaving, he looked at Huo Junyang.
Finally, they were given some space to themselves.
Huo Junyu breathed a sigh of relief and met Jiang Mianmian's equally relieved gaze; the two exchanged a knowing smile.
"That's strange." Huo Junyu shook his head. "Why am I so worried about my second son's relationship?"
Jiang Mianmian felt the same way.
It seems like there's a distance between me and Lu Ran now, unlike before when we could talk about anything without any reservations.
Now, they are afraid that they might say something wrong and upset Ranran. If Ranran is unhappy, Huo Junyang will definitely not have a good time either.
*
In the lounge, Lu Ran looked unwell.
Huo Junyang thought she wasn't feeling well, so he asked her all sorts of questions with concern, and even went out to get a lot of food and drinks and brought them to her.
Lu Ran looked at it and saw that everything from the main dishes to the side dishes to the desserts was to her liking.
Her eyes welled up with tears, and she felt a strange mix of emotions. She gently leaned on Huo Junyang's shoulder.
There may never be another person in the world who treats her like this again. Even her mother, who depended on her for survival, had never remembered her preferences so clearly.
"What's wrong?" Huo Junyang patted her head and smiled gently. "Are you really feeling unwell? Or should I take you home early and call a doctor to take a look at you?"
"Take me home?" Lu Ran's heart tightened. "After you take me home... will you come back again?"
"Hmm... I guess so." Huo Junyang answered frankly, "The banquet isn't over yet, and my parents haven't left. It would be too impolite for me to leave first."
Lu Ran bit her lip, remembering how Huo Junyang would stay by her side and never leave her when she was feeling unwell.
But now...
He wanted to send her back because he didn't want her to embarrass herself here, right?
Actually, she overheard some rumors at the banquet. Some people were gossiping behind her back, saying that she was the daughter of a traitor in the Lu family, that her mother was mentally ill, and that the Huo family was really bold to let such a daughter-in-law into the family...
It was also said that the Huo family should have had a marriage alliance with the Bai family.
What a pity about the second young master...
Lu Ran suddenly felt awkward again, and her good mood from the banquet had completely vanished.
Huo Junyang didn't know why her expression kept changing from sunny to cloudy. He simply felt that she was not feeling well, so he tried all sorts of tricks to cheer her up, such as telling jokes and deliberately singing off-key songs. Finally, he showed her the mobile game on his phone.
"Ranran, I'll create an account for you too, so we can play together! We can even be a couple..."
"No need," Lu Ran said indifferently. "I've never been good at games. Besides, didn't that Miss Bai just say that the couple you paired up won't last?"
Huo Junyang was taken aback, and hurriedly explained, "No, no! Ranran, look, we're a couple!"
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