Chapter 7 Blue Hawaii: "Are you and your sister-in-law really that close?"...
"Huh? Where's the photo album?" Grandma Jiang searched through all the drawers of the coffee table.
"Xiao Yu, I remember when you came last week, you took it out and asked me to help Grandma look for it."
Jiang Shiyu seemed to remember something, but instead of getting up, he leisurely drank his water: "Grandma, if you can't find it, don't bother looking for it anymore. Maybe you've left it in some corner again."
Although Shen Cen was curious about Jiang Shiyu when he was a child, she was too embarrassed to ask her grandmother to look for him again, so she said, "Grandma, I'll look for him next time when I have the chance."
"Alright then." Grandma Jiang didn't insist any further.
At 2:15, Grandma Jiang's attending physician came to her home to do rehabilitation training for her.
After Grandma returned to her room, Shen Cen asked Jiang Shiyu, "Can I go and see your old room?"
Since she has agreed to manage this marriage well with him, it is still necessary to understand his past.
Jiang Shiyu twitched the corner of his lips: "It seems you're genuinely interested in my childhood."
Shen Cen was already used to his arrogant attitude and decided to use magic to defeat magic: "That's true."
Perhaps not expecting her to answer so directly, Jiang Shiyu paused, clearly unsure of what to say next:
"Then... then come with me."
The two went up to the second floor, and the first room on the right was Jiang Shiyu's. The door opened, and the room was clean and tidy, with the bed neatly made, not like it hadn't been lived in for a long time.
However, the yellowed posters on the wall still bear the marks of time.
There were quite a few posters like this in the room. Shen Cen noticed that there were also two on the wall near Jiang Shiyu's desk.
She asked curiously, "What kind of poster is this?"
It looks like a screenshot from an anime or science fiction movie.
“It’s a game, but it’s been shut down.” Jiang Shiyu stepped forward and smoothed out the wrinkles on the poster. “These posters cost one yuan each at the school store. I bought a lot of them back then.”
He suddenly remembered something interesting and smiled: "I remember when I was a child, my parents wouldn't let me play games, but my grandma always protected me, saying that children who are good at games are smart."
Shen Cen seemed quite certain of his statement. She nodded and said, "Tsk, it seems you balanced work and rest quite well when you were young."
"That's right. I sit at my desk and do my homework after class, and then I play video games when I get home. People can't beat me in exams, and they can't beat me in video games either."
Look how capable he is.
You don't believe me?
"I believe it, I believe it."
Jiang Shiyu didn't say anything; he huffed and puffed as he pulled a stack of certificates out of the cabinet.
“Look.”
Shen Cen quickly flipped through them; most of them were certificates for winning e-sports competitions, spanning a wide period of time, from Jiang Shiyu's childhood to when he was twenty. Among the game competition certificates, there were a few awards such as "Three Good Student" and "Red Flower Youth".
Shen Cen gave a thumbs up: "Amazing."
Jiang Shiyu didn't care whether Shen Cen was genuinely praising him or not, but he felt as if a feather was gently tickling his heart, which was extremely comfortable. "Thank you for the praise, Teacher Shen."
Wow, quite polite.
“However, I suddenly remembered that I used to have a friend who was just as good at playing games as you. His dream was to design a game,” Shen Cen recalled.
Jiang Shiyu raised an eyebrow: "Oh? How is he now?"
Shen Cen shook his head and sighed, "I don't know either. Actually, I've even forgotten his name, but I've always remembered what he said."
After saying that, she asked Jiang Shiyu, "And what about you? Have you ever had a similar dream?"
Jiang Shiyu hummed in agreement: "Yes, that has happened before."
"Then you..." Shen Cen's words were on the tip of his tongue, but he didn't say them.
She originally wanted to ask him why he hadn't stuck with his ideal. But then she remembered that Jiang Shiyu didn't seem to enjoy playing games anymore; he hadn't even played the wildly popular online game "Conquer the Central Plains."
Perhaps something happened in between; it wouldn't be good if I touched a sore spot on him.
However, he seems to enjoy bartending now; perhaps his interests have changed?
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After dinner, the two wanted to stay with Grandma a little longer. But Grandma Jiang was worried about their safety on the road after dark, so she urged them to hurry back.
Nevertheless, the two still encountered the evening rush hour. After being stuck in traffic for nearly half an hour, Shen Cen didn't get home until almost 8:30.
After showering, she saw that Jiang Shiyu had said he was home ten minutes earlier. She replied, "Get some rest."
After exiting Jiang Shiyu's chat window, she opened Wen Jie's chat window and made a video call.
The phone rang for two seconds before Wen Jie answered, "Hello, baby!"
Wen Jie was wrapped in a bath towel and was lying face down on the bed with her slender legs sticking up in the air.
She asked, "How did it go? Did meeting the parents go smoothly today?"
Shen Cen: "It went very smoothly. My grandma was very kind to me. She even gave me a bracelet before she passed away."
Wen Jie sighed, "That's good. Actually, thinking about it, this so-called contract marriage of yours is not a bad thing. You don't have to be nagged by your parents about why you haven't found a partner yet, and you don't have to put in any real feelings."
Shen Cen smiled bitterly: "That's not the case."
Wen Jie sensed the gossip: "Quick, quick, what happened?"
Shen Cen then told Wen Jie what had happened in the car that day.
Wen Jie: "Let me, your 'military strategist,' analyze this. You mean, Jiang Shiyu is unhappy because you're avoiding him in front of others..."
Shen Cen interrupted, "It's not quite like that, it's just..."
She thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good word.
Wen Jie looked like she understood perfectly: "Okay, okay, I get what you mean. Now, let's analyze the reasons behind Jiang Shiyu's behavior. The first possibility is that he likes you."
Shen Cen immediately rejected the idea: "That can be completely ruled out."
Wen Jie: "Don't be so sure... Okay, then it's the second situation. You two have different understandings of contract marriage. The problem lies in the fact that some issues were not clearly explained when you two decided to get married."
Shen Cen: "Different understandings?"
Wen Jie: "Your understanding of a contractual marriage might focus on the contract itself, so you've never treated it as a normal marriage, but rather a sham marriage to appease your families. But—"
Wen Jie paused, then raised her voice: "Jiang Shiyu's understanding of contract marriage focuses on the marriage aspect."
Shen Cen hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Was my understanding wrong?"
“That’s not the case.” Wen Jie shook her index finger. “Be confident, baby. Neither of you is wrong, it’s just that you have different understandings of this issue. But if you want this relationship to last, you both need to work on your perspectives.”
Shen Cen listened, seemingly understanding but not quite: "I understand, let me think about it some more."
Wen Jie proudly raised her head: "So, am I now considered a relationship guru?"
Shen Cen smiled and said, "Of course I'll calculate it. Then I'd like to ask Wen Xiaojie how she transformed into a master of relationships?"
Wen Jie held up her iPad to the camera: "Thanks to this game."
The screen shows the homepage of the dating simulation game that Wen Jie mentioned last time.
"A couple of days ago, this game released a set of arguing cards. After going through the storylines of these cards, I suddenly realized something. In fact, no couple is a perfect match. Relationships are a process of mutual adjustment. As the saying goes, a little quarrel is good for the relationship, and it can also reveal what differences there are in the two people's views on the relationship."
Shen Cen listened, stunned. "Is this game really that amazing?"
"real!"
Wen Jie sensed interest in Shen Cen's words and immediately jumped up. "This game not only provides you with a lot of emotional value, but also helps you accumulate some relationship experience. How about giving it a try? There are different types of men in it, I guarantee there's one you'll like."
Shen Cen hesitated for a moment, but nodded anyway: "What's the name of this game? I'll try it out when I have the chance and see if it's fun."
"Summer Echoes".
"I've written it down."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Cen searched for the game in the app store and started downloading it.
The game has a large memory footprint, so the download is slow. After waiting for five minutes, Chen Cen exited the app store and started downloading in the background.
She casually opened "Conquering the Central Plains".
She had been busy all day and hadn't had a chance to log into the game yet. After spending less than ten minutes completing her daily tasks, Chen Cen prepared to log off.
Just before logging out, she saw a red dot light up on her friends list. She clicked on it and saw that the other person's game ID was "So Handsome There Are No Friends," and the profile picture was a white character with the word "Handsome" in black.
The account level is very low; it looks like it was just registered.
Who is this?
Shen Cen frowned. Judging from the username and profile picture, it was obvious that the user was a young child who had casually added him as a game friend. The oldest of them was probably no older than junior high school.
She didn't want to reply, but then she noticed a small line of text below: "Source: Mobile Number Search".
Driven by curiosity, she accepted the friend request.
CC: [Who are you?]
So handsome it's unbelievable: [Guess who it is.]
CC: [Goodbye^_^]
So handsome it's unbelievable: [Teacher Shen.]
As soon as the words "Teacher Shen" were uttered, Shen Cen instantly knew who was on the other end.
Who else but Jiang Shiyu would call himself "Teacher Shen" using this ID and profile picture?
She pretended not to recognize her: "Which classmate is it?"
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Fear gripped me.
When Cheng Jingyan saw Jiang Shiyu's message "Which classmate is this?" in the game chat interface, he laughed for a full half minute: "Hahaha, which classmate? Brother Yu, are you and your sister-in-law really that close?"
Jiang Shiyu had just been assuring everyone that Shen Cen would recognize him at a glance. After all, the two of them had agreed the day before yesterday that she would teach him how to play games next time.
Besides, how many people can be described as "so handsome that they have no friends"?
Shen Cen never expected it to be him!
He rolled his eyes at Cheng Jingyan: "If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."
Cheng Jingyan loved seeing Jiang Shiyu get his comeuppance, so he added fuel to the fire: "Brother Yu, I suggest you reveal your identity soon, or your wife will delete you."
"Absolutely not."
Before he could finish speaking, Shen Cen sent another message.
CC: [Delete it if there's nothing else.]
Cheng Jingyan nearly spat out the water he had just drunk: "What did I say?"
Jiang Shiyu smiled politely at him: "Either be quiet, or get lost."
He replied to Shen Cen: 【It's me, Jiang Shiyu.】
CC: [Oh~ that's hard to guess.]
So handsome it's unbelievable: [Are you free now?]
CC: [Hmm. What's wrong?]
So handsome it's unbelievable: [Teach me how to play games.]
"No way, Brother Yu?" Cheng Jingyan suddenly appeared from the side, looking shocked. "You had your sister-in-law teach you how to play this game?"
Jiang Shiyu raised an eyebrow: "Is that not allowed?"
Cheng Jingyan reached out and touched Jiang Shiyu's forehead: "He doesn't have a fever either..."
Suddenly it dawned on him: "Holy crap? You didn't tell your wife that this game was developed by your company?"
"without."
Jiang Shiyu didn't look up. He clicked into the 1V1 room created by Shen Cen, who said he would first familiarize him with the basic skills.
Cheng Jingyan was still in shock: "Brother Yu, although not many people know about this."
In recent years, a game technology company called "Guangyi" has emerged with a mobile game called "Conquering the Central Plains", which quickly became a hit across the internet and topped various game charts.
Industry insiders only know that the vice president of Guangyi Technology is Fu Cheng, because this Mr. Fu is always seen at major press conferences and in the news.
As for who this mysterious CEO is, no one knows, which has become the focus of attention for everyone in the industry.
Jiang Shiyu has never revealed his identity, and only the core members of his company team and a few close friends know about it.
Unbeknownst to everyone, Jiang Shiyu had poured so much effort into Guangyi, yet chose to remain silent and unknown. No one questioned him about it, believing Jiang Shiyu had his own reasons.
However, there was one thing Cheng Jingyan didn't understand:
Why did you hide this from your sister-in-law as well?
A note from the author:
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[Milk Tea] Ahem, who hid the photo?
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