That night.
The fragrance of the stone flower permeated the air and lingered for a long time.
The noise in the bedroom had subsided at some point, and the surroundings were completely quiet, with only the chirping of cicadas coming from outside the window.
Chen Lu lay lazily on the bed, one arm around Liang Zhirou, gently inhaling the fragrance from the girl's neck.
Liang Zhirou curled up in his arms, her cheek pressed against his chest, her eyes closed quietly.
After a while, she felt the air conditioning was getting a bit chilly, so she secretly pulled the blanket up a little more.
"Look, that cheongsam wasn't a waste of money, was it?" Chen Lu whispered cheekily in her ear.
Although Liang Zhirou was timid, she had always been proactive for him; otherwise, she wouldn't have gone so far as to actually use his saved study materials as her own...
In addition, this guy is inherently a bit naive and awkward. He doesn't know how to flirt, but he's terrible at it yet loves to have fun. Sometimes, he can be incredibly charming.
"......"
Liang Zhirou's cheeks puffed out.
I really want to headbutt him.
But I'm so tired, I have no energy.
"Do you want to stay with your aunt for a while during the summer vacation? Or should I bring her over?" Chen Lu suddenly asked.
Although he had never mentioned it since Xiao Xunfang returned to her hometown, he had always kept it in mind.
Can't you really be thinking about your time together every day? Aunt Xiao is always alone.
Liang Zhirou hesitated for a moment, "Mom probably doesn't want to stay in Hangzhou, so I'll probably go back and stay for a while..."
If Xiao Xunfang had been comfortable living there, he wouldn't have suggested going back to his original place.
As she spoke, she couldn't help but hug Chen Lu even tighter, completely forgetting that she had just tried to bump into him.
"I'll miss you so much," the girl whispered.
She had actually been thinking about this ever since the end of the semester was approaching, but she didn't know how to bring it up with Chen Lu. She was a little embarrassed and also a little reluctant to part with him.
My feelings are incredibly complex.
“You can go back when I’m busiest, then you’ll be the one who benefits, since you can only stay at home and wait for me when I’m busy.”
Why do you always think things through so thoroughly?
"Of course it's because you're stupid."
Chen Lu lowered his head and gently kissed the girl's hair. "You're so naive, so as your fiancé, I naturally have to consider things more carefully."
"You...you have to give me back the feeling I just had..."
......
The two of them were busier than usual this summer.
As Jiang Chao's pregnant belly grew larger, she was often too busy to come to the company for the entire day.
So Chen Lu spent the entire month of July working alone on the project approval for a new game—to put it nicely, he was making a huge promise that would make investors drool.
After another month of market research and numerous meetings, the direction for the new game's development has finally been decided: a 3D anime-style open-world mobile game with a main single-player storyline and multiplayer online dungeons that can be played solo or in conjunction with others.
Teaming up is not mandatory; you can also play solo if you don't like social interaction, and you can even post videos to show off.
He still remembers the excitement he felt when he first got the bug sniper rifle and the sword sniper rifle in the game Y2. Although the game has been operated to the point of near death, Chen Lu believes that's just a problem with the game company; the game model itself is very successful.
The most difficult and rewarding dungeons even require voice chat for optimal completion. The positive feedback after clearing these dungeons is substantial, and the cooperative gameplay satisfies players' social needs.
After all, for a mobile game, fulfilling the social aspect is the most important thing.
A high level of social interaction leads to greater player engagement.
These days, I wonder how many people play a game just because their friends are playing it, or because they're playing with their friends.
After the game's public beta launch, a number of single-player main story missions and various online dungeons were released in each version.
The only difference is that while the previous Y2 player relied on various weapons with different characteristics to clear online dungeons, this player changed it to characters and various exclusive weapons.
Some can be obtained for free, while others require clearing dungeons.
Then there are the characters that can only be obtained through gacha pulls, which is the main source of revenue for mobile games.
Never underestimate how much money a hardcore otaku is willing to spend to get their waifu.
However, Polaris's current scale is certainly insufficient to develop a game of this magnitude.
But he only participated in one campus recruitment drive as a formality, recruiting some adorable college students who were overjoyed to receive internship certificates, and then he didn't specifically recruit anyone else.
He was waiting to eat at the Lin Group's banquet.
If we absorb that game studio under their umbrella, the company's size will double.
If we use that scale and the already established projects to attract investment, the amount of investment we can attract will be incomparable to what we have now.
The plan is in place.
Liang Zhirou was also very busy. The two game companies she was signed with were both preparing for summer events, and she had to work on one character illustration for each company for a whole month. She was so busy that she developed dark circles under her eyes.
In August, she finally finished all her work, and Chen Lu specially drove her to Xiao Xunfang's place.
......
September 6th.
That noon, it started raining again in Hangzhou. Li Sinian had nothing to do, so he arranged to have a meal.
The light rain outside only made the hot pot restaurant by the roadside feel more cozy.
The rain wasn't heavy, and he hadn't even brought an umbrella. He sat down, casually pulled out a tissue to wipe his hair, and then realized that Jiang Chao was the only person sitting across from him at the table.
Where is Chen Lu?
"He went to his wife's parents' house to pick her up."
Li Sinian found his statement strange, "...Did they have a fight?"
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