After Xu Qingsong hung up the phone, he returned to the living room and sat on the sofa, replying to messages while accompanying Liu Wangxue.
His profile picture on the chat app was a landscape photo, which was a sunset over the snowy mountains taken when he went skiing many years ago. However, if he hadn’t explained it specifically, many people would have thought it was a sunrise.
That's what Liu Wangxue thought when she added him as a friend. After they got to know each other, she realized it was the sunset when they talked about it. She also added a romantic and sad filter to Xu Qingsong at that time, but this filter didn't last long.
For so many years, Xu Qingsong's profile picture has never changed. Today's sudden change inevitably aroused everyone's gossip desire.
The twins were the first to notice that he had changed his profile picture. After getting in the car, the two of them sat together in the back seat and discussed what to do tomorrow. This time they came back mainly to see their sister-in-law, so they would definitely have to be a light bulb, so after the two of them had a few words and discussed, they took out their phones to send a message to Xu Qingsong, asking him what plans he would make after lunch tomorrow.
They found Xu Qingsong's chat box, but before they clicked in, they noticed that his profile picture had changed. The twins clicked directly into his homepage and enlarged his profile picture.
Beibei: “It’s obviously a selfie.”
Kang Kang: "The person who kissed him must be his sister-in-law."
Beibei: "Look at his smile, he looks like he is worthless."
Kang Kang: "I don't know where the calmness of the past has gone."
The two looked at each other and said, "He must love it very much!"
The twins' mother, Xu Qingsong's aunt, Xi Muya, was sitting in the front passenger seat. She saw the two of them put their heads together in the rearview mirror and thought they were up to something bad again, so she asked, "What are you two discussing?"
Kang Kang stood up and leaned on the passenger seat, then handed the phone to her: "Mom, mom, my brother changed his profile picture."
Xi Muya was about to reach out to answer the phone, but Kang Kang sat back in the back seat again: "Mom, look at your own, I still have to send a message to my brother."
Xi Muya had no choice but to smile and took out her cell phone.
So the twins acted together. Kang Kang sent a message to Xu Qingsong, and Bei Bei sent three messages in the Mengji family group: [Brother changed his profile picture!!!]
They also @Xu Qingsong.
All the free people in the group came out, and all kinds of messages instantly filled the screen. Xu Qingsong had no choice but to reply to them one by one with his phone.
Several elders asked him when he would bring the person back to meet him, and then Xie Zhuoyi suddenly came out and said that he had already met him, and everyone questioned him for a while.
After the chat software was completely silent, Xu Qingsong leaned the pillow against the armrest of the sofa and lay down. I had read half of a book before, but I didn't have time to finish it, so I took it out and continued reading.
The only sound in the entire living room was the keyboard sound from the bar, which Xu Qingsong felt was like background music for a quiet night.
The time in the lower right corner of the computer jumped to eleven o'clock, and Liu Wangxue typed the last period and finished.
She sat up straight, stretched, and massaged her shoulders and neck. When she looked up, she found that Xu Qingsong was gone. Her sight shifted a little, and she saw a furry head of hair on the armrest of the sofa. She thought Xu Qingsong fell asleep on the sofa.
Getting down from the high stool, Liu Wangxue tiptoed towards the sofa, and when she looked over, she found Xu Qingsong looking at his phone. Then their eyes met and they smiled at each other.
Liu Wangxue lay on the back of the sofa: "I thought you fell asleep here."
Xu Qingsong hung up his phone and put it down, then raised his hand to touch her face: "Have you finished writing?"
Liu Wangxue grabbed his hand and kissed his palm: "Well, this is a rough outline, do you want to take a look?"
"Okay." Xu Qingsong pinched her dimple, sat up, put on his shoes and left the sofa.
Liu Wangxue took his hand and walked to the bar: "You watch first, I'm going to take a shower."
Xu Qingsong leaned on the table with his arm propped up, and turned her computer to face him: "It is such an honor to be the first person to see screenwriter Liu's masterpiece."
Liu Wangxue laughed and went to get clothes into the bathroom. When she came out after washing and drying her hair, Xu Qingsong was still standing there, but there was a kettle and cups on the bar.
Xu Qingsong stretched out his hand to her, and she walked over and was embraced in his arms.
Xu Qingsong pushed the cup to her: "It's warm, drink some."
Liu Wangxue was thirsty, so he picked up the cup and drank half of it in one gulp. Seeing that the document on the computer screen was at the last page, he drank slowly while asking him, "Have you finished reading it? How do you feel?"
Xu Qingsong gathered her long hair behind her shoulders, hugged her from behind, bent down and rested his chin on her shoulder, and laughed twice in his chest: "I think you are taking revenge on that script-killing?"
Liu Wangxue finished the last sip of warm water and put the cup on the table. There were two "tapping" sounds, one loud and one light. She said, "That's right!"
Xu Qingsong laughed out loud and raised his hand to pinch her face: "Five male protagonists, five love templates, five ways of control. Once the female protagonist falls into it, she will die in the end. Honey, is this still a love game? This is a love battle royale, right? Or it can be called 'Love Death Template'."
Liu Wangxue took his hand and played with it, grinning and saying, "No, no, no, the heroine can still save herself or save herself."
Xu Qingsong continued to laugh: "Saving someone is like committing suicide, and saving yourself is like escaping death?"
Liu Wangxue praised him: "You are so smart!"
Xu Qingsong pinched her fingertips and hooked his fingers with hers: "As far as I know, dating games are meant to satisfy players' fantasies about love. By taking a different approach, aren't you shattering other people's dreams?"
Liu Wangxue was also wondering if she had gone too far. After all, she had to make money by making games, and she couldn't be too aggressive in exporting herself. Besides, life was already difficult, so who would be willing to pay for such a hard-working game? She said, "This is just a preliminary idea. After Boss Du gets the market research results, we will discuss and make adjustments."
"But I think it's OK to do this," Xu Qingsong said. "When making games, you still have to have some feelings, and it can involve some educational significance."
Liu Wangxue nodded: "Yes, that's what I thought at the beginning. I wanted to make this game into a manual to teach women how to protect themselves in an unhealthy relationship."
She swiped her finger across the touchpad and returned to the front page of the document, where there was a red word "law". She said, "To get rid of scum, you need not only wisdom but also legal means. I think, if possible, some of the plots in this game need to be consulted by some lawyers."
She thought about it again and expressed her concerns: "I'm afraid that everyone plays this kind of game purely for relaxation and reliance, and I end up shattering their dreams. How can Boss Du still make money?"
Xu Qingsong asked her: "I have a suggestion, do you want to listen to it?"
"What suggestions?" Liu Wangxue turned sideways and looked up at him.
Xu Qingsong replied: "Suggestions that can make money without hindering your ability to realize your ideas."
"Then tell me quickly." Liu Wangxue grabbed his arm and shook it.
Xu Qingsong smiled and said, "You have to pay tuition."
"No problem." Liu Wangxue understood, stood on tiptoe without any hesitation, and kissed the corner of his lips, "Are you satisfied?"
Xu Qingsong shook his head: "Not satisfied, I've been waiting for you for more than two hours."
Liu Wangxue laughed: "Then bow your head."
Xu Qingsong lowered his head and moved closer to her.
Liu Wangxue raised her hands, put her arms around his neck and kissed him.
Xu Qingsong's hands on her waist tightened, and his other hand pressed on the back of her neck. He kissed her until she was out of breath and began to struggle slightly, then he let go.
Liu Wangxue pressed her cheek against his chest and felt that the frequency of her breathing coincided with his heartbeat.
After she calmed down, she bent the fingertips of the hand on Xu Qingsong's chest and gently scratched it. Her voice was soft: "The tuition has been paid. Can Mr. Xu give me some suggestions?"
Xu Qingsong hugged her, stroked her shoulders with his right hand from her lower back, lowered his head and kissed her on the top of her head, and said, "Two words, beauty."
Liu Wangxue raised her head: "What appearance? The male lead's appearance?"
"Yes," Xu Qingsong moved his right hand to her upper arm and pinched it, saying, "Think about it, even if it's not a game, take anime for example, if the modeling is good, and the male lead is so handsome that it makes you feel happy at the first sight, would you be attracted and click in to watch it?"
Liu Wangxue immediately replied: "Of course I will, my second dimension husband..."
Before she could finish, Xu Qingsong grabbed the back of her neck and said, "Hmm?"
Liu Wangxue instantly felt rebellious and said firmly: "It's not for nothing, and the standards are quite high."
Xu Qingsong lowered his head and stared into her eyes: "Liu Wangxue, you have a boyfriend now, you can't just call me husband casually."
Liu Wangxue didn't know why, but she could sense a hint of sourness in his serious tone. She raised her hands and held his face with a smile: "Are you jealous of the paper man?"
Xu Qingsong's sour feeling suddenly bubbled up: "I'll eat it."
Liu Wangxue laughed: "Well, to be fair, I'll call you too?"
Xu Qingsong pinched her face with both hands: "Are you doing it on purpose?" If she really shouted, he would definitely not be able to bear it.
Liu Wangxue was just teasing him on purpose. The two of them played around for a while, but of course no one shouted in the end.
She turned back, leaned in Xu Qingsong's arms, looked at the document in the computer again, and said, "I think your suggestion needs to be discussed."
Xu Qingsong asked: "Why?"
Liu Wangxue laughed: "Don't people's worldviews follow their appearance now? I remember there was a serial killer in a foreign country. After the video of his trial was leaked, he gained a lot of fans because he was so handsome. Some people even sent him love letters in prison. Isn't this crazy?"
"This kind of thing is really crazy." Xu Qingsong nodded, "But your game script is also more realistic. A scumbag with high looks and high IQ who kills anyone who touches him is also a warning. Let's take a look at the results of Du Yunkai's research first, and then make adjustments, how about it?"
"Okay," Liu Wangxue said, "I feel like if this game can be successful, we've done something meaningful. But there's not much we can do, so if we're lucky, we'll save as many people as we can."
"That's right." Xu Qingsong said, "If you can't wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep, then respect their fate."
Liu Wangxue saved the document and closed it, then shut down the computer: "Let's go to bed. I'm sleepy."
Xu Qingsong bent down and picked her up like a princess: "Let's go!"
Liu Wangxue pointed to the switch on the wall and said, "Turn off the light."
Xu Qingsong held her and walked straight to the bedroom: "Don't turn it off, leave it on. Wenxi sent me a message just now, worried that you would have a nightmare at night, and asked me to leave the light on when I go to bed. There is no night light in the bedroom, and the bedside lamp here is too bright and can't be adjusted, which will affect my sleep. Just leave the one in the living room on and leave a crack in the bedroom door."
Liu Wangxue hugged Xu Qingsong's neck and felt sweet in her heart. She acted coquettishly to him: "I think I won't have nightmares with you around."
"Really?" Xu Qingsong put her on the bed and turned around to half-close the bedroom door.
Liu Wangxue lifted the quilt and lay down, patting the bed and motioning him to come up quickly: "Really!"
Xu Qingsong sat on the edge of the bed and turned off the light. Then he lay down, pulled up the quilt, and held Liu Wangxue in his arms: "Okay, I believe you, go to sleep."
After a while, Xu Qingsong remembered that he forgot to ask her about dinner, so he called her softly: "Xuxu?"
Liu Wangxue was already a little confused, but when he heard her calling him, he perked up again: "What's wrong?"
Xu Qingsong talked about it and asked her if she was willing.
Liu Wangxue certainly had no objection: "Okay, then we'll go to the lantern festival tonight and watch the New Year's Eve fireworks show."
"Well," Xu Qingsong gave her a shot in advance, "but there should be two little light bulbs following."
"Beibei and Kangkang?" Liu Wangxue asked. She had learned about these two funny guys from Xu Qingsong yesterday and wanted to get in touch with them. "Sure, just treat it as taking care of the kids."
Xu Qingsong smiled and said, "Then let's call Xiaoyu as well. If you don't want to take care of it, just leave it to him. He has taken care of Youyou and Jinghe before, so he should be more capable of handling these two older ones."
Liu Wangxue followed her words and was instantly amused by her own association: "I think it's okay!"
The two chatted for a few more minutes before going to sleep.
Liu Wangxue said no, but still had a nightmare.
In the dream, the ferocious-looking "Miss Lin" kept shouting "compensation" and holding a sharp knife in her hand, chasing her non-stop. She seemed to be in a beauty salon with a script-killing theme, and she couldn't get out no matter what. Finally, she found the exit with great difficulty, but when she ran out, she saw a high wall that was shrinking left and right, surrounding her, and there was no way to escape. When she turned around, "Miss Lin" appeared in front of her in the blink of an eye, as if she had used teleportation.
Red and yellow liquid dripped down "Miss Lin's" face. He raised a knife and approached her, smiling in an especially creepy way: "If you don't compensate, then you can die!"
In her dream, Liu Wangxue wanted to escape, but she couldn't move her feet. She wanted to shout, but no sound came out. When the knife was about to stab her heart, she suddenly woke up.
When I have nightmares when I grow up, I can no longer get up from the bed and look for my parents as I did when I was a child. Liu Wangxue always turns on the light, keeps his eyes open, and waits until he is too sleepy to fall asleep again.
In college, she had roommates. When she woke up, at least she knew there was someone around her, which comforted her to some extent. After graduation, she lived alone again, and she would leave a night light on by her bed. Later, when she was with Mu Jingsheng, he rarely stayed at her place, and she still faced the occasional nightmare alone.
Now that Xu Qingsong happened to be by her side, she no longer had to stare at the ceiling and listen to her own heartbeat alone.
Liu Wangxue gently moved her position and snuggled into Xu Qingsong's arms, hugged him, buried her face in his chest, and listened to his heartbeat in her ears.
Xu Qingsong was not sleeping soundly. He woke up almost as soon as Liu Wangxue moved. He hugged her tightly and asked softly with a hoarse voice, "Did you have a nightmare?"
Liu Wangxue uttered a dejected "hmm".
Xu Qingsong patted her back and said, "It's okay. I'm here. Go back to sleep."
Liu Wangxue rubbed against his arms again, closed her eyes, and fell asleep peacefully. (End of this chapter)
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