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

Time seemed to pass very slowly in the village.

It's so slow that when you look closely at the hands of a clock, you always feel like time is frozen.

It seemed that only the smoke and clouds in the sky were moving.

The smoke rises, and the clouds drift to the left and right.

However, You Lian could neither float upwards nor move to the left or right.

She could only stay in the tent every day as if she were welded to it.

She was fiddling with the game console that Lu Yuan had given her.

Although Lu Yuan was on vacation, his life was not easy.

After delivering breakfast to You Lian in the morning, he would go to work in his family's rice paddies. He'd be busy until almost noon, then return to cook and deliver the food. After that, he'd rush to work as a dishwasher at a restaurant in town. After finishing his shift at dinner time, he'd have to go home and cook dinner, because his grandfather was working as a bricklayer, and the employer only provided lunch. He had to run home as fast as he could to cook before his grandfather returned...

Every morning when You Lian gets up, she stands by the river and looks at the only main road in the village.

Lu Yuan really resembles the protagonist of a farming game, running around the village on his two legs.

You can see him everywhere.

To alleviate the hardship of long journeys, she mentioned more than once that she doesn't need to eat three meals a day and doesn't exercise much, so she's not hungry at all.

All she needs to do is go to town and buy her some convenience food.

If she wanted to improve her meals, she would give Lu Yuan money so he could go to a restaurant and buy food together.

However, Lu Yuan disagreed, saying that food cooked in the game increases favorability the most.

You Lian was helpless when she encountered this child, so she wanted to make it up to him.

She casually mentioned that it could help Lu Yuan solve his problem: he didn't have time to play games.

She really just mentioned it casually.

She actually preferred to play Mario or something similar to kill some time.

To everyone's surprise, Lu Yuan nodded and won.

She's now transformed into a professional game booster, playing Pokémon, Fire Emblem, Golden Sun, Mega Man...

These games have become her daily routine.

She was really past the age of playing these games, and originally wanted to just brush it off.

It wasn't until evening that Lu Yuan sat down by the river after finishing his work for the day.

When he checked his game progress, he looked up and gave You Lian a long, wistful look.

You Lian suddenly sensed something was wrong and tried to sneak away.

But when I heard "You're lying" from behind...

She immediately slumped to the ground like a deflated balloon, and could only apologize repeatedly, promising that she would definitely play seriously tomorrow.

And so, a full week passed.

You Lian has even gotten used to life in the village, and she even thinks it would be nice to live in this village from now on.

One morning, when the sun was shining, Lu Yuan did not appear by the river as usual.

You Lian figured he was probably held up by something, so she didn't think much of it.

But even as noon approached, Lu Yuan still hadn't arrived.

Is he not going to wash the dishes today?

You Lian scratched her head, suddenly sensing something was wrong, and went back into the village.

She felt that something must have happened to Lu Yuan.

Although coming to the village during the day would attract many strange looks.

However, You Lian still arrived at Lu Yuan's house without changing her expression. There were many people at his door.

They were using paint to scribble words on his wall: "Dead," "Bastard," "Idiot."

In short, it's a bunch of random swear words; I just wrote whatever came to mind.

You Lian knew immediately what was going on; the debt collectors had arrived.

Ignoring the stares of others, she walked straight into the courtyard, searching for Lu Yuan's whereabouts.

There were many people in the courtyard, rummaging around as if they were in their own home, spewing vulgarities.

Lu Yuan stayed in the corner under the eaves. He seemed to want to come out, but the group of debt collectors wouldn't let him leave.

I won't hit him.

When he tried to leave, several people blocked his way and taunted him, calling him a "little bastard" and other such things.

When Lu Yuan was pushed to the limit, he grabbed someone's leg and bit them.

Then he was kicked away...

Seeing this, You Lian grabbed a cleaver from the water vat in the yard and slashed the man's thigh.

Yes, she went upstairs without saying anything.

Of course, she couldn't speak either.

She didn't even hesitate.

Because she has extensive experience in navigating the social landscape, this is the best way to resolve the current situation.

In this era when smartphones are just entering every household, there are still many loopholes in certain aspects.

She could call the police for trespassing, but they're just a bunch of good-for-nothing hooligans. Locking them up for a few days won't do any good; there'll just be another batch after this one is locked up.

The debt collectors have long since figured out the limits.

Unless bloodshed occurs, no one will pay attention to this place.

Similarly, the group of debt collectors kept their actions within the bounds of preventing bloodshed.

Now that it has happened, they can't call the police. Besides, You Lian's cut was a slash, not a stab, and the wound wasn't deep.

"Who are you?"

You Lianli ignored them and walked over to Lu Yuan, almost lifting him up in her arms and patting the dust off him.

She didn't offer any words of comfort.

Because she couldn't offer words of comfort either.

She hugged Lu Yuan, using her body to soothe his trembling.

Lu Yuan's body was shaking violently, and the child didn't say anything, he just kept shaking.

His eyes were filled with complex emotions, a mixture of fear and anger...

A person who is defective in some way.

They will definitely evolve in other ways to make up for their physical shortcomings as much as possible, just like a person with disabilities in both hands, whose feet are exceptionally flexible when playing games.

Language is often used to express emotions.

But You Lian couldn't speak, so she had long since learned to express her emotions through other physical gestures.

She held Lu Yuan in her arms with great force, almost using all her strength.

She could even hear the sound of Lu Yuan's chest hitting her own.

But she still hugged him very, very tightly, her hands constantly stroking Lu Yuan's back.

As she held him, she felt Lu Yuan's body stop trembling.

She loosened her grip, resting her chin on Lu Yuan's forehead and rubbing it in circles.

Then, looking into Lu Yuan's eyes, she silently mouthed a sentence.

Her lip movements were very simple, and Lu Yuan could easily understand them because there were only three words.

Her lips formed the words: "It's okay."

Then she stood up and looked at the people who were still waiting to cause trouble.

They took cash out of the bag and then demanded an IOU from them.

After some of them come up, they won't be coming back for a while.

In this day and age, large transfers still require a trip to the bank, yet she could only give this much.

After losing all the money, she took Lu Yuan's hand and passed him through the crowd in the courtyard.

As soon as I stepped outside, I saw villagers and a group of children staring at me from outside the door.

She had been wondering why Lu Yuan was so unsociable and didn't play with the other children in the village.

Now that she knows, I guess these villagers will also tell their children not to have too much contact with Lu Yuan.

She shook her head and glanced at Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan was also looking at her, his eyes filled with confusion and helplessness, not knowing where she was taking him.

You Lian didn't have the time, so she took out her phone and wrote a line of text for Lu Yuan to see in public.

She could only face the crowd and keep walking while holding Lu Yuan's hand.

He gripped it very tightly.