The game's heroine has come true? The aloof school beauty is in tears.

This is the most desperate and lonely moment of my life.

Yu Lian had no one to turn to for help, not even anyone to share her feelings with.

It's best not to mention her family; all that's left are two types of people: clients and men who like her.

All sorts of clients: fortune tellers, online sellers, celebrity fans...

She felt that she was cheating them out of their money, and that there was no genuine truth between the cheater and the cheated.

Or they are men who are lusting after her.

But no one truly loved her from the bottom of their heart and wanted to be with her properly.

Some people might genuinely like someone from a poor family or a patient... but who would genuinely like someone who not only has both of those traits but is also mute?

If she disappeared now, her clients would be surprised why she wasn't replying to their messages, and the men might regret that they hadn't managed to win over such a beautiful woman.

Nobody cares what happened to her.

Only the child in front of her was pressing her for details about the "plot".

Perhaps it was the sorrowful scene that triggered her grief, but she poured out all those past events that had never been clearly expressed before.

They talked about her family, why she was mute, how much harassment she had suffered, how many people she had lied to, and how she finally wanted to get treatment, but unexpectedly ended up stabbing someone.

When she spoke, she simply wanted to reveal some of her true feelings before she died.

Because she had never spoken so many truthful words in her entire life.

So after she finished speaking, she felt a little embarrassed.

People often regret over-expressing themselves.

So she typed: "I was just kidding."

But to her surprise, the child quietly read the message she had typed and then spoke:

"Give me the coordinates, otherwise how am I supposed to find that doctor?"

"What do you want with him?"

"The plot clearly wants me to defeat the doctor and punish the real bad guys."

You Lian quickly grabbed him and shook her head.

She has deceived many people; she has to use every trick in the book to make people believe her.

For example, when fortune telling, one must feign profundity and cite classical texts; when doing micro-business, one must rent cars to flaunt wealth, making agents believe that it's truly profitable; and in fan groups, one must regularly update their airport pickup activities...

This was the first time she had fooled someone so easily.

The child didn't even voice a single question.

"I was lying to you. There's nothing like that at all. I just came from the city to visit relatives in the village for a summer vacation, just strolling around and escaping the heat."

She was worried that the child was really getting carried away and was looking for people everywhere.

Are you afraid of troubling me?

"How could that be?" You Lian regretted saying those things; she had to continue lying to cover it up: "I really just came here to have some fun. The blood was from when I was killing chickens."

"You're not lying to me, are you?"

"Of course I'm not lying to you."

You Lian observed the child's every move.

He knew that when the child felt threatened, she would hit him with a stick, and if she couldn't beat him, she would sleep and defeat him in her dreams.

But this child doesn't have one now.

This proves that the child probably believes her.

Then the child said, "I know this plot. You didn't tell me because you were afraid of trouble, and then you were murdered that night. I will come to the boss with guilt, recite a long speech of regret, and then kill the boss."

Just how many games has this kid played?!

You Lian was stunned.

It seems she can't die even if she wants to now.

As soon as he disappeared, he went off to search for the boss all over the world again.

You Lian quickly started a mental brainstorming session.

All she could write was: "Are you an idiot? Haven't you ever played a farming game before?"

"I'm already exhausted enough helping my grandpa farm in real life, and now I have to play farming mini-games?"

"I'm your big sister next door. You have to come and interact with me every day, give me gifts, take me for walks in the mountains, catch birds, and things like that."

"And then? Where is the boss?"

"There's no boss!"

"That game is so boring, I'm glad I didn't play it."

"You can max out the affection level with the girl next door, and then she'll stay with you forever."

You Lian wasn't just making things up.

She had contemplated suicide several times, but the child in front of her dissuaded her from doing so.

That means God didn't want her to die.

She started out as a street fortune teller; if she survives, things might finally turn around.

Going back to the city is definitely out of the question; the best course of action is to hide here.

What matters most is how she lives her life afterward.

She had money in her purse, but she lacked someone to run errands to town to buy things.

This little brat is perfect for the job.

"What's your name?"

The little brat was still standing by the river, seemingly lost in thought, pondering how to play the farming game.

She took out her phone and waved it in front of her.

The little kid said, "My name is Lu Yuan."

"My name is Chen Mo."

She was using a pseudonym, and it was not appropriate to reveal her real name under these circumstances.

"Could you buy me a meal?"

"I can make it for you."

This child named Lu Yuan has clearly accepted this premise.

"Never mind, I feel awkward about visiting other people's homes for meals."

"It's okay, no one's home."

Lu Yuan got up, dusted himself off, and took her away, saying that his grandfather should be at the convenience store watching people play cards at this time.

So she followed Lu Yuan back to Lu Yuan's home.

A dilapidated little house.

He stood on a stool and cooked the dishes by the stove.

Like a little adult.

While they were cooking, he kept turning to look at her: "You really didn't lie?"

You Lian shook her head, focusing only on adding firewood and cooking for him.

The two sat down at the table to eat. While eating, Lu Yuan looked up and asked her, "You really didn't lie?"

You Lian shook her head again.

After finishing their meal, the two went to Lu Yuan's small room.

Lu Yuan sat in front of the game console and played a game.

You Lian was watching TV next to him; it was an old, dark Changhong TV.

She watches Animal World.

"This animal called the honey badger looks a lot like you; it bites people whenever it sees them."

You Lian seemed to recall their first meeting, and turned to Lu Yuan to speak.

Lu Yuan was playing games and ignored her.

She didn't know if it was an overflow of maternal instinct, or if adults just always felt uncomfortable watching children play games.

She took out a small notebook and asked Lu Yuan to write something.

"Write the two characters for honey badger."

"I won't."

"I'll teach you."

You Lian suddenly discovered what was cute about this little brat.

He's quiet and obedient except when he's playing video games.

Do whatever you tell him to do.

Even if you teach him to write and he can't, he'll keep trying.

I'm scratching my head as I write.

You Lian suddenly found a bit of joy in the nurturing relationship.

"If you write it down, I'll buy you candy."

"Who wants candy?"

"Here's some money, go buy a game console and play."

"You're not lying to me, are you?"

"I can afford this amount of money."

"I mean, if I max out my affection level, the girl next door will stay with me forever."

You Lian pretended not to hear and casually said that she wouldn't lie.

That night, she secretly hid in Lu Yuan's room, watching her grandfather come back and ask him if it was hard working as a dishwasher in town.

He said it wasn't hard work, that he was just completing tasks while playing a game. (Chapter 211)

She was hiding in a corner of Lu Yuan's room, peeking out.

When Lu Yuan returned, she wrote to him, "You kept your word and didn't tell your grandfather about my existence."

"Isn't it supposed to be to max out your favorability score as you requested?"

Looking at his expression, You Lian immediately became puzzled.

Does this child really not understand the difference between games and reality?

Why did this child turn out like this?

Where are your parents?

"They're gone."

"Where did you go?"

Lu Yuan shook his head, saying he didn't know.

Then I rolled over, got into bed, turned off the light, and covered myself with the blanket.

If he doesn't turn off the lights soon, Grandpa will scold him, and when he comes in, he'll find You Lian here.

You Lian didn't know what was going on with his parents, so she could only take out her phone and continue typing to ask.

The dim light illuminated Lu Yuan's youthful face, revealing a row of words in front of him.

"I'm sorry to ask you this, but I don't know if your parents are divorced or..."

"They got divorced, and then they left, saying they'd come back to see me." Lu Yuan closed his eyes, saying nothing. "But they lied."

No wonder you keep asking me if I'm lying to you.

You Lian lied; her name was fake, and her story was fake too.

But she couldn't tell the truth.

"I won't lie to you."

"Only games don't lie."

Lu Yuan turned to look at her: "If I max out your favorability rating, I won't leave, right?"