Inside the study, two chairs are placed next to each other.
The computer screen displays a prompt box to create a character.
Fu Shen pondered for a few seconds, turned his head and asked Tang Zhou: “Are you willing to play a female character?”
“Why?” Tang Zhou felt like he was jumping into a pit.
“…Does it really have to be done in that way?”
“Don’t you think it’d make it a truly new experience if the conditions were like that?”
Fu Shen said half-seriously and half-jokingly, “There are couple quests in the game. The rewards are very generous. If you play a female character, we can do them together.”
“Male characters with male characters aren’t allowed to do couple quests?”
“No.”
Tang Zhou: “Oh, can I make the first suggestion?”
“Go ahead.”
Tang Zhou: “Your game is set in a sci-fi universe and is aimed at an international market, so you may want to make a change in this regard. Many countries and regions have recognized and legalized same-sex marriage. Wouldn’t it be a regret if same-sex characters cannot be paired?”
Fu Shen sighed, “But the game is going to be released within the country.”
Tang Zhou changed his wording. “It doesn’t have to be in the name of a married couple. We can set up couple quests. Men and men, men and women, and women and women can all become the closest partners through contractual agreements, with subtle adjustments made in the details. The three modes of couple quests can have differences in the way they are handled.”
He doesn’t understand games, and his suggestions are also very shallow, but it doesn’t prevent Fu Shen from finding his serious planning appearance appealing.
“Well, all of what you’re saying can be considered.” Fu Shen moved the mouse, “Then I’ll play a male character.”
After selecting a male character, the next step is to think of a game nickname.
Tang Zhou entered the two letters ‘TZ’, and the display showed that the name already existed.
He tried ‘TONG’ again, but it still didn’t go through.
After trying a few and none of them worked, Tang Zhou gave up and entered the two words ‘sweet congee’, and it actually went through!
“……”
Fu Shen couldn’t help but laugh and was faced by Tang Zhou’s death stare, so he held it in.
“What profession do you want to play?”
Tang Zhou looked confused: “What are there?”
Fu Shen slowly explained it to him, talking until his mouth was dry. Seeing this, Tang Zhou poured him a glass of water.
“I want a more leisurely profession.” Tang Zhou felt that the real world was already laborious enough, so the game world had to be good and peaceful.
Fu Shen thought for a moment, “Then you can choose the Life Player mode. You can forge, collect, and sew.”
Tang Zhou felt it was very good and chose a healer profession, collecting medicinal materials every day to pass the time.
At first, he was very unfamiliar with operating the character, but Fu Shen taught him hand in hand, and he gradually got skillful, becoming more and more addicted to the game as he played.
When he reached level nine, Fu Shen looked at the time and reminded him, “It’s late, let’s play tomorrow, okay?”
Tang Zhou pursed his lips and didn’t answer, clearly wanting to continue playing.
Fu Shen smiled helplessly, “Then I’ll go back to my room first.”
After returning to his room, he logged into his game account.
He had been playing this account for several years and had long since become a legend in the world of martial arts. After going to college, he was busy with his studies and work, and basically only played three days a week, rarely appearing in front of the players.
As soon as he was online, the player’s forums were suddenly buzzing with excitement.
【Crap, I saw F god!】
【Where are you? I need your coordinates!】
【It’s so late, so it turns out that even F God is a night owl, haha.】
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【Who’s F God? Is he very powerful?】
【The person above can go and check out the posts of this great god FS.】
【When F God dominated the martial arts world, the person above probably didn’t know where to play in the mud.】
【Just say what you want to say. If someone attacks you, just ignore them. Let’s make the forum a more harmonious place, starting with me.】
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After killing a wave of monsters in the wild, Tang Zhou was humming while collecting herbs when a pop-up window suddenly appeared.
【FS requests to add you as a friend. Do you agree?】
FS? Fu Shen?
He clicked agree.
FS: 【Stay there and don’t move. Wait for me.】
The tone was a bit different from usual, a bit domineering, which reminded Tang Zhou of the decisive President Fu in his dreams.
The little healer is very obedient, squatting there peacefully to collect herbs.
Regardless of the world, the strongest is the king.
Tang Zhou doesn’t know how good Fu Shen is at the game, but he’s sure he’s definitely much better than him.
If there’s a thigh to hug, then why not?
Just as he was thinking about hugging the thigh, a thigh wrapped in a red and black robe descended from the sky, with a vermillion headband fluttering in the wind, exuding an air of dominance.
It made him, the little healer, seem even more small and vulnerable.
“Go, I’ll help you level up.”
Tang Zhou thought to himself: I can level up on my own.
Then he was slapped in the face.
The feeling of being carried by a big shot was really different. Every time he didn’t react, the monsters in front of him were all dead.
Even as an outsider, he could tell that this was a top-notch master.
It took him much less time to level up than when he was on his own.
FS: 【You’re level 10 now, go to bed.】
Sweet Congee: 【Oh.】
But he still wants to play.
FS: 【Don’t stay up late, be good.】
Sweet Congee: 【….】
Tang Zhou pursed his lips. Even though Fu Shen was using a coaxing tone, s if to soothe a child, he didn’t feel angry. Instead, he felt warm in his heart.
Only after seeing Tang Zhou’s avatar disappear did Fu Shen log off and turn off his computer, a smile on his lips.
The little healer is so good.
Since becoming addicted to the game, Tang Zhou would log on to play for a while whenever he had free time.
With more time playing, he had a deeper understanding of the game.
Rumors gradually began to spread in the martial world, saying that F God often took a little newbie to kill monsters and level up, and took care of him in every way.
Pi Xiu and his trio were also discussing this matter.
“Who is this Sweet Congee? When did Shen Ge get to know him?” Pi Xiu frowned. “He didn’t tell us anything about it. Have you ever seen him protect someone like this?”
Li Fengyu: “No.”
Liang Chen rubbed his eyes. He had a clue, but he couldn’t be sure.
“I know.”
A ghostly voice suddenly rang out from behind them, startling Pi Xiu.
He turned around and saw Mi Shu standing there with a wooden face, motionless.
“Mi Dashen, can you make some noise when you walk!”
The three of them had lived with Mi Shu for a long time, but they still couldn’t get used to Mi Shu’s ghostly walking style.
Li Fengyu was curious. “You said you know who Sweet Congee is?”
Mi Shu nodded and pointed to the ceiling with his index finger.
“You mean Tang Senior.” Liang Chen nodded. “That’s possible, but how do you know?”
Li Fengyu didn’t believe it. “Impossible. How could Tang Shen come up with such a kawaii name?”
“Oh, it’s normal. Maybe Tang Shen is a little sweet inside.” Pi Xiu didn’t think it was necessary to make a big deal about it. He and Liang Chen share the same idea, just wanting to figure out how Mi Shu knows it.
But Mi Shu didn’t pay any attention to them, slowly walked back to his room and closed the door.
Pi Xiu whined, “It’s not fair! Shen Ge told Mi Dashen, but he didn’t tell us!”
“It might not necessarily be Shen Ge the one who told him.” Liang Chen had a feeling that Fu Shen didn’t want anyone to know that Tang Shen was Sweet Congee.
Pi Xiu’s eyes darted around, and he smiled mischievously. He picked up his phone and started typing a message.
Pi Xiu: 【Tang Shen Tang Shen, you didn’t tell us you were playing games. If you need anything, feel free to come find me! You played my character last time, so you should know my nickname, right? Do you want to add me as a friend?】
Tang Zhou: 【I’m afraid of disturbing you. I’ll add you as a friend when I have time to log on.】
Pi Xiu: 【Hahaha, but with Shen Ge around, you probably don’t need us.】
Tang Zhou didn’t reply, so Pi Xiu showed the chat history to the other two. “Shen Ge is indeed playing with Tang God.”
“Woah. Shen Ge still has time to log on even though he’s studying and working,” Li Fengyu sighed with admiration.
Fu Shen was indeed very busy these days. Fortunately, his foot had healed, so he had no mobility problems.
Tang Zhou was the same.
After his graduation thesis defense, he devoted more time to his career.
That night at the old man’s birthday banquet, Fu Shen’s words made him think a lot.
Ever since he was a child, he had been bound by the rules and regulations set by the old man, so much he couldn’t breathe. The mindset of being loyal to the Tang family and the old man was deeply ingrained in his bones, making him have to think about the Tang family at all times.
But there was not only one way to do what was best for the Tang family. Rebelling against the old man wasn’t necessarily the only way to quit the Tang family.
In order to repay the old man’s years of nurturing, if something happened to the Tang family in the future, he wouldn’t ignore it, but he also wouldn’t sacrifice himself like he did in his dreams.
Anything, only in one’s own hands, won’t cause unexpected troubles.
Just as he sold off a portion of his stocks, a phone call came in.
Tang Zhou picked it up.
The person on the other end of the line spoke cautiously, “Mr. Tang, I have booked a table at the Lotus Leaf Pavilion. Are you available tonight?”
“Yes, I’ll be there at six.”
The other person was overjoyed and spoke a basketful of compliments before hanging up the phone with satisfaction.
Tang Zhou thought for a moment and sent a message to Fu Shen.
Tang Zhou: 【I’m going out to discuss business tonight, so I won’t be eating at home.】
After sending it, he thought that Fu Shen was taking his final exams, so he estimated that he’d be able to see it after the exam.
However, as a result, Fu Shen replied immediately: 【Not bringing your assistant along?】
Tang Zhou: 【Aren’t you taking an exam?】
Fu Shen: 【Didn’t Tang Shen hand in his papers in advance?】
Tang Zhou: 【…】
Fu Shen: 【I have a good tolerance for alcohol, Mr. Tang. Why don’t you consider it?】
Tang Zhou: 【I’ll go pick you up at school.】
Although Tang Zhou was confident that he could negotiate the business deal without drinking, it was much more reassuring to have someone to accompany him than to go alone.
Fu Shen: 【I’m already home.】
The door was opened from the outside, and Tang Zhou looked up at the entrance.
A boy wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt and casual pants exuded a student vibe all over his body.
Tang Zhou: “Change into a suit.”
“Okay.”
Fu Shen returned to the room and changed into a short-sleeved shirt and black suit pants, completely changing his temperament.
From a student who had just finished taking an exam, he immediately transformed into a handsome and extraordinary business elite.
Tang Zhou was almost confused, thinking that it was President Fu standing in front of him.
He came to his senses, “Where’s the tie?”
“It’s broken.” Fu Shen looked innocent.
Tang Zhou didn’t delve into it, so he went back to his room and picked out a dark blue tie with a hidden pattern that would change with the light.
Fu Shen accepted it solemnly and put it around his neck, but he fumbled around clumsily for a long time and couldn’t get it right.
“You’re so good at playing games, but how come you can’t tie a tie?” Tang Zhou couldn’t bear to watch it anymore, so he walked over to him and raised his hand. “Give it to me.”
Fu Shen obediently handed it to him, his long and thick eyelashes lowered slightly, his gaze resting on Tang Zhou’s tall nose. He didn’t even react when Tang Zhou called his name.
Tang Zhou frowned and tugged on the tie. “Follow my lead.”
“Oh.”
Fu Shen looked at the dancing hands on his chest again.
Slender as bamboo, fair and white as jade, born just right.
Seeing those hands complete their mission and about to leave, Fu Shen subconsciously grabbed them.
Tang Zhou felt the warm temperature of his palm and his heart skipped a beat. “What are you doing?!”
“Senior, I didn’t get it just now. Can you teach me again?”
The man’s amber eyes were as deep as a dark pool, firmly grasping Tang Zhou’s heart and soul.
He stood still, as if he had forgotten to struggle, like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, waiting for the wolf to devour him.
Fu Shen suddenly increased the strength in his hand, and he lowered his head slightly, until their breaths intertwined.
This was beyond Tang Zhou’s comfort zone.
He suddenly came to his senses, forcefully broke free from Fu Shen, and took a step back.
“I’ll only teach you once. If you don’t understand, you can find tutorials online.”
Fu Shen hid the disappointment in his eyes and nodded with a smile.
Tang Zhou turned his face away.
“And in public, don’t call me senior.”
Fu Shen obediently agreed.
“Got it, Mr. Tang.”
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