After the college entrance examination, life began to follow one's heart

Chapter 298 New Year's Eve is Approaching, Game Ready to Launch (Career)

After watching the movie.

Xu Lin accompanied Rong Xiyan outside for more than an hour, and they bought a lot of bags and packages.

It was past 11 p.m. when Xu Lin finally got home.

"Wouldn't other men be exhausted from shopping like this?"

Xu Lin put down the things Rong Xiyan bought tonight, and then plopped down on the sofa.

Shopping with girls is never comfortable; for a normal guy, shopping is absolutely a form of mental torture.

Moreover, Rong Xiyan bought a lot of things tonight, including clothes and cosmetics.

But that's nothing.

She went to Sam's Club and bought a lot of different kinds of snacks.

"But you're not an ordinary man!"

"You've become quite the talker?"

"Because you are a real man!" Rong Xiyan said mischievously.

"Ouch, you need a spanking, you little blackie!"

Xu Lin pulled Rong Xiyan over and slapped her bottom several times.

"Gone?"

Rong Xiyan looked up at him, looking like she still wanted more.
"You'll be scared soon enough, won't you? Haven't you had enough yet?"

"We haven't seen each other for over a month, you bastard!"

Rong Xiyan rolled over and sat on Xu Lin's lap, hooking her arms around his neck.

"After all, I'm very busy too."

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, largely because Xu Lin felt that Rong Xiyan had become even more beautiful after not seeing her for more than a month.

And she's changed her hairstyle and dyed her hair.

This hair color is called honey tea brown, and it looks quite nice.

Girls have a much wider variety of hair colors than boys, with all sorts of fancy and colorful options.

In addition to her hair color, Rong Xiyan also styled her hair in a beautiful and youthful wave.

In addition, she has very thick hair.

In short, this girl looks even better after changing her hairstyle.

A boy's or girl's appearance is closely related to his or her hairstyle.

Rong Xiyan: "We're not sleeping tonight, you have to keep me company!"

"That's no problem."

"Winter break is coming up soon, and I want to go home."

"Then I'll take you back to the provincial capital."

"No, I said I wanted to go home for the Chinese New Year, and my dad told me to go back this year."

Rong Xiyan shook Xu Lin's hand: "You have to take me back!"

"Then I'll drive you back."

"What if you see my dad? Aren't you scared?"

Why would I be afraid of your father?

Xu Lin is not intimidated by Jiang Mingyang at all now.

Moreover, given his current capabilities, strictly speaking, an entrepreneur like Jiang Mingyang, whose assets are only a couple hundred billion, is not qualified to meet him.

It's not that Xu Lin is arrogant, but his background is incredibly formidable.

Especially the Pei family's background.

I said I'd take you down, and I did.

Money is like dirt; this isn't just an empty phrase. Even billions are the same, unless you have a very powerful backer.

"Then you can take me home!"

"Don't worry, I'll take you back then."

Rong Xiyan's home is in Suzhou.

It's quite close to Jiangdu.

"Xu Lin, I love you!"

Upon seeing that Xu Lin agreed to take her home, Rong Xiyan immediately beamed with joy and hugged Xu Lin, showering him with kisses on the face.

So you're not spending Chinese New Year at my house this year?

"That's my home too!"

"Yes, our home."

"I'll go there on the third day of the Lunar New Year!"

"Then I'll ask Ms. Ren to save some leftover chicken for you."

"Xu Lin, you heartless bastard!"

"Hahaha……"

The two joked around for a while, then became affectionate.

A dozen minutes later, their clothes were scattered all over the floor.

In winter, people wear more clothes.

Xu Lin told Rong Xiyan to prepare to get a spanking.

Rong Xiyan has a great figure; she's got curves in all the right places.

Especially her big moon and big perky buttocks.

Unless they are naturally blessed with good looks, most Asian women have flat or sagging buttocks, which are generally not attractive. This is especially noticeable when wearing tight pants. The only way to improve their appearance is through exercise or by using technology, such as wearing butt-lifting pants.

Rong Xiyan is naturally stunning, and her buttocks are naturally large and just the right size.

"Xu Lin, have I gained weight?"

Rong Xiyan turned around; she had recently gained more than a pound.

In an era that idolizes fair skin, youth, and thinness, girls who go online for even a short time will find all sorts of anxieties about dieting spreading online. Even though their figures are already almost as thin as bamboo poles, they still want to lose weight.

"not fat."

"Really? But I've gained a little over a pound recently, I feel like I've gotten fat..."

“One pound? Why don’t you go to the market and see how much a pound of pork or beef costs? You’re 1.75 meters tall, not 1.5 meters. A pound of meat is spread all over your body, so you can’t even see it with the naked eye, you know? Damn it, I told you not to watch those stupid weight loss videos on Douyin. These brain-dead people are spreading anxiety. Our Xu family pursues healthy beauty.”

Xu Lin: "Never mind that."

"But will I get even fatter?"

"How can you get fat without overeating? But then again, you bought so many snacks tonight. Do you know why girls get fat? Snacks and milk tea, if you consume too much of these, it's hard not to get fat."

"Ah! What should we do?"

"Just drink less milk tea and eat fewer snacks, it's that simple, isn't it?"

Xu Lin: "But let's not talk about these messy topics for now."

Damn it, why are you talking nonsense when we're doing something important?

Xu Lin really liked Rong Xiyan's big moon.

After all, only the eldest sister Chi Linyue possesses Rong Xiyan's level of skill; even Director Pei falls short.

The big moon has more flesh; anyone who experiences it knows. It's definitely not comparable to those pale, thin, and skinny ones. You can feel the bones in the latter after a few thrusts.

Are you trying to confront the White Bone Demon here?
Thin girls or very fat girls shouldn't take off their clothes, and the same applies to guys, both thin and fat. They'll look terrible without their clothes on.

The battle began at midnight and lasted until a little after six the next day.

Xu Lin woke up at nine o'clock in the morning and exercised for two hours.

Rong Xiyan woke up shortly after finishing her workout.

"Xu Lin, where are we going today?"

"I'm not playing, I'm busy, and you need to study too."

"Oh, I forgot!"

Rong Xiyan then remembered that she still needed to study.

Actually, Rong Xiyan doesn't need to review. For top students, reviewing is nothing more than filling in the gaps in their knowledge and striving for high scores. Rong Xiyan's goal is a perfect GPA and to be number one in her major.

Of course, it's the first one, excluding the special value of Xu Lin.

Rong Xiyan: "Are you here today?"

"it's here."

"Hmph! I thought you went back over there!"

The place Rong Xiyan was referring to was the duplex.

She felt that as long as Xu Lin was here today, that would be enough.

My primary goal right now is to study hard, and I'll have fun after the exams are over.

The two ate takeout for lunch and then went about their own business.

Rong Xiyan was studying in her room.

Xu Lin was busy in the e-sports room, continuing to finish his game.

Of course, the entire world map doesn't need to be released all at once at the beginning of the game. The map can be expanded as the story unfolds.

Xu Lin has released a map of a country so far.

The game's overall worldview is similar to a large universe, containing several worlds.

The story begins in a small dynasty in a world with a flat earth and a round sky, which is also one of the main worlds.

Above numerous dynasties lies the Imperial Court, the seat of the human race's common ruler, the Emperor. However, this setting will be revealed later and expanded upon gradually.
At the beginning of the story, the map only shows about one small country.

Therefore, it was very simple for Xu Lin to launch the game, because there was only a little content at the beginning.

His code is both advanced and concise. What would take someone else 100,000 lines of code, Xu Lin can write in less than 4,000 lines, so it doesn't take him long.

For the next four days, Xu Lin stayed at the big house to complete the game.

He worked during the day and spent his nights enjoying himself with Rong Xiyan. It could be said that he made up for everything he had owed her during this period.

Day .

The last day of 2026.

"I'm spending time with my senior tonight, so you should ask Yao Yao to join you for New Year's Eve."

Xu Lin: "Let me clarify first, I've been spending the last few days with you, I haven't spent any time with my senior yet."

"Okay, I'll ask Yao Yao to spend New Year's Eve with me tonight!"

These past few days, Rong Xiyan has been thoroughly satisfied by Xu Lin, and she looks radiant, all the melancholy of a lonely woman in her boudoir has vanished.

"Don't go to places with too many people. It's not good to join in the crowds. There are too many people at New Year's Eve," Xu Lin advised.

"Mmm!" Xu Lin felt that New Year's Eve was boring. It was just a bunch of people crowding around, more than at any other time. They were all gathered together, especially at midnight when a group of people would watch the countdown on the big screen. It was so crowded that they were practically shoulder to shoulder.

In the morning, Xu Lin returned to the duplex apartment, while Ning Yuhan remained at school.

Xu Lin continued working during the day, polishing his game one last time.

At noon, he contacted Alibaba Cloud and purchased the latest Shenlong Cloud server.

And it's the highest configuration.

Buy three thousand units at once.

How much is the annual rent?
12.852 million.

That's 1.071 million in one month.

Actually, Xu Lin originally wanted to rent 10,000 units at once, so why not round it up?
However, with 10,000 units, the annual rental fee would be 42.84 billion, which works out to more than 350 million per month.

Xu Lin simply couldn't afford it.

We can only test the waters with 3,000 units first.

In addition, it will be temporarily rented for one quarter.

We'll increase the number of servers depending on the number of players.

Alibaba Cloud service providers all recognize Mr. Xu's name. You should know that in the past, starting with his personal website, Xu Lin had been buying their cloud servers. At first, it wasn't much, just a few machines.

Until last time, we bought a thousand enterprise-grade cloud servers.

Now they've directly upgraded to a large order, 3,000 third-generation Shenlong cloud servers, and with the highest configuration.

This debt was settled quickly, of course.

When Alibaba Cloud's management learned that Mr. Xu was buying servers again, they readily agreed.

There are only three top cloud service providers in China: Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, and Huawei Cloud. They are all roughly the same. Mr. Xu chose Alibaba Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud naturally treated this with caution, fearing that if Mr. Xu was unhappy, there would be no opportunity for cooperation in the future.

After all, Young Master Xu can be said to have mastered a new era, and we should be on good terms with him no matter what.

So they gave Xu Lin a huge discount.

The original rental cost for 3,000 Shenlong cloud servers was 1.071 million yuan per month, but Xu Lin got a discount that only cost 70 million yuan per month, saving him more than 37 million yuan per month.

In the afternoon, a trending topic topped the Weibo hot search list.

"Young Master Xu rents three thousand top-tier cloud servers."

This trending topic was spread internally within Alibaba, and because it involved Mr. Xu, it quickly rose to the top of the trending topics.

People initially thought Xu Lin added 3,000 servers for the game "Men's Guide to Counterattack".

But at three o'clock in the afternoon.

Xu Lin, who had disappeared from Weibo for over a month, finally logged in on his new account, "Young Master Xu," and updated his Weibo:

"Today is the last day of 2026. I wish everyone a Happy New Year in advance, and I hope you all have wonderful New Year's Eve memories tonight. I also wish you good health and success in your studies and work in the new year!"

Getting back to the main topic, a new year brings new beginnings. Tonight at midnight, I will be releasing a new game. This is a much more significant game, a groundbreaking production far surpassing the poorly made "Men's Guide to Success." It will be available on my Moon Goddess Games platform and will no longer be available on Steam. Please look forward to it.

……

"Holy crap? A new game is coming?"

"Are all 'Men's Guide to Success' poorly made? Is Mr. Xu's standard too high? (laughing emoji)"

"For Young Master Xu, this game may indeed be poorly made, but for other game companies, even top-tier ones, they are not to be trifled with!"

What genre is the new game?

"Looking forward to it, midnight tonight? Then we'll have to skip New Year's Eve this year!"

The news that Xu Lin would be releasing a new game at midnight tonight quickly spread from Weibo to major social media platforms, sparking a frenzy of discussion throughout the gaming community, such as what kind of game Xu Lin would be playing.

However, no matter how much discussion there is, people dare not imagine that Xu Lin could generate special effects out of thin air and create a grand fantasy world.

After all, human cognition is limited by reality. Just as people a hundred years ago could not have imagined today's sixth-generation fighter jets, aircraft carriers, or even satellites that go into outer space.

The rapid advancements in technology have made people today take all technological changes for granted, but people a hundred years ago could not have imagined these things, and people today cannot imagine what Xu Lin will throw out in the second game.

In fact, Xu Lin felt that VR glasses were the most practical solution for his games, especially his upcoming fantasy games.

So Xu Lin plans to find some time next year to invest in a VR lab and see what VR glasses are like.

The VR field is still largely unexplored, and Xu Lin could definitely give it some attention.

Currently, there are over 30,000 VR-related companies in China, but the ecosystem has not been established at all, and very few people buy AR devices to play with, and they are indeed not very useful.

Simply put, the VR era has not yet arrived.

After posting the announcement on Weibo.

Xu Lin had also set a timer in the background, and his second game would be launched on the Moon Goddess Game Platform at midnight tonight.

Price: 100 yuan.

There are no basic or deluxe versions; there is only one version.

It's just one hundred yuan.

Otherwise, how can I open a game store?

However, for the sake of game balance, Xu Lin will not release any cheating items.

In fantasy and martial arts genres involving extraordinary settings, the cheat codes are various elixirs, divine equipment, and other items. Just like in online games, a powerful weapon can sell for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of dollars, and wealthy people can easily max it out.

Anyone who frequently plays domestically produced games knows that these crappy domestic games are full of whales who spend a lot of money on in-game purchases. If you encounter these people, ordinary players might as well give up and not even bother playing the game. You simply can't beat them.

Once an item that can disrupt the game's balance appears, the rich players will quickly become the dominant force in the game, causing it to lose its balance.

So, are we still going to play this game?

Although Xu Lin has a businessman's mentality and wants to make money, he is now considered a game designer.

A true game designer will always see things from the player's perspective and focus on the player's gaming experience.

His main hope is that players can fully enjoy the game.

Even though Xu Lin made a single-player game, my game has online and multiplayer modes.

Therefore, Xu Lin will only put items in the game store that will not disrupt the game balance or are relatively practical.

For example, very beautiful clothes, or what is called skin, have absolutely no relation to improving your strength; they are purely for decoration.

For example, there are certain items, such as flying on a sword or somersault cloud, or being chased in the game. In this case, you can use a life-saving item to fight back once, or directly use other items to escape. This can lead to two or even several types of items.

Therefore, there are many ways to make money through the game store.

Furthermore, fantasy is different from urban fantasy. The former offers a much wider range of possibilities because the supernatural system involves killing monsters and leveling up, which greatly increases the operability.

But no matter what, Xu Lin won't break the game's balance; spending money won't make you invincible with him.

That is to say, even if you are a rich person in reality.

But in my game, even if you play badly, you'll still get crushed by ordinary players.

Furthermore, cheating is impossible unless someone knows Xu Lin's I Ching code and can break through the game's defenses without being detected. Technically, this would require Xu Lin's immense power, which is impossible.

After settling the game's launch, Xu Lin drove to the school to pick up Ning Yuhan.

The motorcycle I drive is a BMW 1000rr.

Tonight, as we ring in the new year, only two wheels can move freely; four wheels won't get us anywhere.

Xu Lin was dressed all in black today, wearing a trendy black jacket and cargo pants.

He came out after taking a shower without getting his hair done, sporting the fluffy hairstyle of a handsome internet celebrity.

He has a very youthful vibe overall.

However, he wore a helmet, and Xu Lin only took it off when he arrived at school.

Fortunately, it didn't affect my hairstyle much.

The sound of motorcycles filled the campus.

Many of the female students recognized Xu Lin immediately.

This is the most dazzling male student in the entire university and even in the entire Jiangdu district, without exception.

He is even recognized as a man by the Western world.

It is very difficult for an East Asian person of yellow race to be accepted by the Western public.

Moreover, Xu Lin is considered a strong man and a male leader.

This is another level of concept; people can only think this way if they genuinely admire you from the bottom of their hearts.

When effeminate men with Japanese and Korean style go to the West, it's no different from watching monkeys.

Many of the boys recognized Xu Lin's car.

A BMW 1000rr costing over 300,000 RMB is undoubtedly a toy for the rich.

It is also one of the ultimate dreams for motorcycle enthusiasts.

This is their youth in their teens and twenties, but perhaps they won't be able to realize it until they are in their thirties or forties.

Xu Lin drove the car outside the library and waited for Ning Yuhan there.

Soon, Ning Yuhan came downstairs, carrying her schoolbag.

"husband!"

Upon seeing Xu Lin, Ning Yuhan quickened her pace.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and the two hadn't seen each other for over a month.

However, Ning Yuhan's feelings for Xu Lin have always been gentle and reserved, so she is never passionate.

"Why are you only wearing two pieces of clothing? And you haven't even zipped them up."

"Don't panic, I'm strong enough, get in the car."

"Pull up your zipper."

Xu Lin zipped up his jacket. "Get in the car."

"oh oh."

Ning Yuhan then got into the car, and Xu Lin made her put on her helmet.

Honey, where's your helmet?

Xu Lin didn't speak immediately, but instead put on sunglasses.

"Do I look like the Terminator?"

Xu Lin adopted a cold and aloof demeanor.

"No! The Terminator has short, spiky hair, you have long hair, and you're not wearing a leather jacket!"

Ning Yuhan couldn't help but laugh.

"It'll do, besides, as long as it looks good, that's all that matters!"

Xu Lin told her to hold him tight, put on her helmet, and start driving, but she had to take off her sunglasses.

"Where do you want to go tonight? Let me take you to ring in the new year."

"But there are people everywhere tonight."

"Don't panic, I'm here. The most important thing right now is to find a place to eat, otherwise we won't have anywhere to eat later."

(End of this chapter)