I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

“I’m not trying to smear my friend, but to be honest, this is the truth. You see, a normal person wouldn’t ask to stay at someone’s house after just meeting them for the first time, right? But Lu Ai’ai could do something like that.”

Chen Ya nodded deeply: "I understand completely."

Yan Yiting took a deep breath and said, "And her younger sister, Lu Keke, has even worse self-care abilities than her."

Chen Ya was taken aback.

A hint of despair lingered in Yan Yiting's expression, as if she were recalling unpleasant memories:

"It's not that they lack self-care ability. Ai'ai lacks life skills, while her sister lacks common sense. If these two live together, they'll cause more damage than termites."

When Chen Ya heard that Lu Keke's self-care ability was even worse than Lu Aiai's, his expression became extremely serious.

He had no doubt about Yan Yiting's statement that "it is more destructive than termites."

The main reason was that he simply couldn't imagine that there could be someone with even worse self-care abilities than Lu Ai'ai.

If such people really exist, then the destructive power of these two would be far beyond that of termites.

Yan Yiting added, "Of course, I'm not advising you to take her in. I don't think it's appropriate for Ai'ai to stay at your house right after we met. It's just that as a friend, it's rare to find someone who can attract her so much, and I'm very pleased. I'm afraid you might misunderstand her, so I'm speaking up for her."

After saying that, Yan Yiting smiled shyly.

Chen Ya could sense her sincere affection for Lu Ai'ai.

"I know what to do, let's go back."

The two returned to Lu Ai'ai's place. At this moment, the girl looked up at Chen Ya with a blank expression, which made people feel quite sorry for her.

“You can keep the key and come whenever you want,” Chen Ya whispered in her ear. “But don’t let your sister know about our relationship, to avoid any misunderstandings.”

Lu Aiai visibly became excited, while Yan Yiting, sitting not too far away, watched the two of them and sighed softly.

Keep going, Ai Ai, that's all the help I can give you.

The offline meetup with netizens finally ended that day. After pretending to say goodbye to Chen Ya, Lu Aiai immediately sneaked off to his house and is now taking a shower in the bathroom.

Indistinct figures are reflected on the frosted glass of the bathroom, where warm yellow light and steam create a romantic atmosphere, and the scent of shower gel seems to waft out from under the door.

Chen Ya lay on the sofa and sighed, wondering when this kind of life would come to an end.

The next day, out of a desire to protect himself, Chen Ya decided to tell Gu Yuqing about Lu Ai'ai.

Given Gu Yuqing's nature, even if she maintains good relationships with seventeen or eighteen women, as long as they take the initiative to be honest with her, she won't have any objections.

If we keep it hidden, and she finds out about it one day, then things will be in big trouble.

She's quite adept at causing trouble for people.

So, while picking Gu Yuqing up from her house and taking her to the company, Chen Ya spoke up in the car.

"Lu Aiai and I have not lost contact."

"Ah."

Gu Yuqing sat in the passenger seat, examining her new manicure with an unexpectedly calm reaction.

“She still stays at my place occasionally,” Chen Ya said tentatively. A black car ahead changed lanes without signaling.

"Oh," Gu Yuqing said, then held her hand up in front of him. "Is it pretty?"

"nice."

"You better not be just giving me a perfunctory answer." Gu Yuqing put down her hand and smiled. "But your little thoughts are quite cute. We're not in a romantic relationship, so you don't need to report every detail of your life to me."

That's what she said, but her tone was clearly jealous and sarcastic.

This is a sign that she is about to get angry.

"It wasn't a report, just casual conversation." Chen Ya tactfully maintained his dignity, though he wasn't sure if it had any effect.

"Then tell me more," Gu Yuqing's smile widened, "How did you rekindle your old flame?"

Chen Ya quickly surrendered: "It was just a normal relationship to begin with, there wasn't even any new feeling, let alone any old feeling."

"Would you normally bring someone to your home to sleep during a relationship?"

Chen Ya asked seriously, "Have you read 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'?"

"I've seen it."

"Don't the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang often sleep side by side?" Chen Ya said seriously. "I often think that if I had a good brother, I would definitely ride in the same carriage and sleep in the same bed with him."

"You still want to share a bed with someone?"

"No, no, no, I was just giving an inappropriate example."

Sweat originates from the forehead and flows down the cheeks.

Chen Ya searched for an explanation for a while, and then said:

"Men generally have a deep-seated brotherhood in their hearts. If I had a good brother who would go through thick and thin with me, I would definitely be very close to him. I mean, I would even let him live in my house without any problem. That's what I mean by friendship."

"Oh," Gu Yuqing replied casually, "Do you have a brother like that?"

"No."

Gu Yuqing opened her purse, took out a soft handkerchief, placed it in her palm, and reached out to wipe the sweat from Chen Ya's forehead.

Her wrists were fair and white, her fingers delicate, and her newly done manicure rubbed against her scalp and hair roots, making a pleasant sound.

“You don’t need to be so nervous,” Gu Yuqing said gently. “Whether it’s a brother or a sister, you can bring them home if you want. I can’t have any objections.”

After saying that, she smiled and said, "After all, you know I'm someone who can't be in a relationship."

Chen Ya drove, lightly pressing the accelerator, and overtook the reckless black car from before, nodding and saying:

"I feel sorry for you."

"No need for sympathy. I have more money than I can spend. If it's just about having fun, I can find things a hundred times more interesting than romance. You understand?"

Chen Ya quickly nodded: "Understood."

“You don’t understand,” Gu Yuqing said. “The reason I keep bothering you is because you are a hundred times more interesting than the most interesting experience in my life, understand?”

Chen Ya broke out in a sweat again: "You flatter me."

"No exaggeration, you are simply the light of my soul, the fire of my desire. You brought warmth to my pale life and injected a clear spring into my withered life. Chen Ya, you have driven me mad!"

"Uh, isn't this a bit too much?"

“But, but,” Gu Yuqing shook her head repeatedly, “Although you are not mine, and I am not anyone to you, and I have never possessed you for a moment, your every smile and frown makes me feel lost countless times in my dreams… I’m going crazy without you!”

"I am indeed very worried about your current mental state..."

Gu Yuqing suddenly let out a sinister "hehe" laugh, her expression utterly terrifying:

"You don't understand. People like me who can't fall in love are born to be crazy. It's just a matter of time. I'm just putting on a brave face. Love! Love! Love! I want to be in love!"

"Uh, uh, uh..."

Gu Yuqing suddenly returned to normal, combed her hair, and calmly asked, "Do you think what I just said was true or false?"

"Uh, fake...?"

“You know it’s fake,” Gu Yuqing rolled her eyes. “I’m not your wife who has shared your hardships. Whether you bring men or women home, it’s none of my business, and I have no right to interfere. You don’t need to report to me.”

Chen Ya wiped his sweat and said, "That means we were just chatting casually."

Gu Yuqing looked down at her phone and added in a very low voice, "Besides, if I really became possessive of you, it would be very difficult for me."

"Huh? What did you say?"

"Nothing," Gu Yuqing said, placing her phone on her lap. "How's the game development progressing?"

“Not bad,” Chen Ya said. “The company was on the right track before, and now it’s running at super speed.”

"How to say?"

“We set up five parallel development teams to develop content on a rolling basis, and we have achieved full sharing of resource libraries,” Chen Ya said. “I believe that this industrialized development speed is absolutely leading the industry.”

Chapter 352 You've all become Chen Ya's followers, right?

……

After several days of a tumultuous journey, Qin Sulan finally returned to her glorious Beichen Company.

Her trip this time was more intense than a war, and it was nothing like the leisurely holiday trip that everyone imagined.

For seven consecutive days, I was engaged in high-intensity activities such as taking photos, rushing to catch trains, writing articles, and drawing. I slept for less than four hours on average each night.

On the day she got off the plane, she still had 10,000 words of customs and traditions to write, so she rushed home to finish them as soon as she got off the plane.

She cried as soon as her mother and best friend called her.

This trip was so tiring, I can't even describe how tiring it was.

Despite the tears, she still had to work hard. These were all "assignments" personally assigned by General Manager Chen, and she was very worried about her image in his eyes if she didn't complete them.

After completing the two mini-games, "Sheep and Sheep" and "Merge the Watermelon," she easily earned over 100,000 yuan in dividends, which her best friend greatly envied.

She realized something through the last dividend: maybe I can also become a high-income earner.

After working so hard this time, it wouldn't be unreasonable to receive a bonus of several hundred thousand yuan once the project is completed, right?

Moreover, she truly felt her abilities increase dramatically during this study trip.

She didn't quite understand Mr. Chen's decision at first either:

If you want to create a game style featuring Western-style architecture and natural landscapes, you can simply draw it from photos. Why bother going to the site for research?

Now that we have aerial photography and street scenes, how can we not draw them?

Why spend money and go through all that trouble for yourself? (And it's a lot of money, too.)

It wasn't until she returned home after the trip that she realized how correct Mr. Chen's decision was.

There is definitely a difference between drawing from a photograph and drawing from the actual object.

The difference lies in that little bit of "realism".

The game currently being developed by the company is a two-dimensional fantasy game, and the first map has a European background.

There are many Western fantasy games on the market, but mobile games in the anime/manga genre are not just rare, they are practically nonexistent.

Games from the West tend to have a more hardcore, gritty style. For example, Diablo and Monster World are so hardcore they're almost realistic.

Ram's head, devil's horns, tentacles... this art style has its own unique and striking appeal.

The problem is that it doesn't quite fit the aesthetic preferences of most East Asians.

Qin Sulan herself is a homebody; she has never liked that cold, hard art style.

If she could, she would prefer pretty girls and gentle boys.

If you put a pretty anime girl into a background with a cold, hard art style, it would definitely look out of place.

To create a truly unique open-world anime style, there are almost no existing styles to reference; originality is essential.

Before Qin Sulan left, Chen Ya assigned her several tasks, including observing and comparing the prototypes of the cathedral and castle up close.

The town and church designs in the game should be based on real-world locations.

Designing based on real-world examples definitely feels more "realistic" than designing based on someone else's drawings or photos.

For this sense of "realism," General Manager Chen fully reimbursed all of Qin Sulan's expenses for her overseas trip.

For that kind of courage, Qin Sulan admired him quite a bit.

……

The next day, Qin Sulan arrived at the company with dark circles under her eyes. She found that the company had changed again since she left.

When she left, the company had already transformed from a deserted place to a bustling hub.

When she returned, she felt that the company had evolved into a place "full of loyal martyrs".

When I was working before, my colleagues were more relaxed and had time to chat.

Now, even the snacks in the rest area are gone. It seems like everyone is in debt for 30 million yuan and they wish they could stay on the ground all the time.

"How did you fill out your requirements form? Who can understand this? You need to describe it in language that others can understand. Isn't that the most basic thing?"

"If we use the Notis mythology, will Liyue follow suit as well?"

"This code is a complete mess... Who wrote it? Oh, Dong-ge wrote it, never mind then. It's very well written."