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Chapter 46 Returning Home

Two hours, thirty-seven minutes and fifty-two seconds had passed since my brother left home.

Looking at the time displayed on the phone, Xier thought dazedly.

It was getting quieter and quieter outside. There were originally one or two pedestrians walking around, but now they have all disappeared. Outside the window, the stars are twinkling and the bright moon is casting a cool light.

Sitting alone on the sofa, even though it was already summer, Xier still shrank her body.

The chat message on the phone was from two hours ago. She opened the chat box belonging to her brother, wrote a few words and deleted them. After repeating this several times, Xier sighed and threw the phone on the sofa.

On the TV in the living room, dedicated comedians were still trying their best to make the audience laugh. Xier didn't want to watch the pranks that usually made her laugh. The noise coming from the speakers made her already restless heart even more difficult to calm down.

"You shouldn't have let him pass, you idiot!"

In her mind, the other self said this sentence for the thirteenth time since her brother left. At first, Xier would explain a few words, but then she didn't want to say anything more.

Biting her lower lip, Xier murmured slowly: "Brother will come back."

"You idiot, I've already told you... Wait, what are you thinking about, idiot Xi'er?!!"

"Brother will come back..."

As if she didn't hear the voice of her other self, Xier murmured again with her eyes a little empty.

"..."

Hei Xi suddenly felt that Xier might be a little too extreme.

On the other side, on the second floor.

Sitting at her own workstation, Bronya just couldn't get on with her work.

The code that had originally sorted out her thoughts was now twisted into a tangled mess in her mind.

Without the familiar figure by her side, even the ticking sound of the clock on the wall made her feel irritated.

How did you get here when you were alone before?

Bronya didn't want to know. She only knew that Nangong Yu's absence made it impossible for her to calm down.

He said he didn't care, but when it came down to it, he cared a lot.

She wrote and deleted lines of code on the screen, until there were even two fewer lines than at the beginning. Bronya became even more annoyed and simply closed the program and opened her favorite game.

However, the Hom's Adventure that used to fascinate her no longer aroused her much interest. She failed to even defeat an ordinary elite monster due to her mechanical operation.

Looking at the dimmed screen, Bronya lowered her eyes and put down the controller.

Is it because the other controller is unattended? Or...

Forget it, Xier is probably alone down there, so call her up to play with us.

At this moment, there was an obvious sound of a door opening from the open studio door. Bronya stood up quickly, forgetting to put on slippers, and ran all the way to the stairs and stuck her head down.

"Brother, welcome home~"

The moment she heard the door lock turn, Xier's originally gloomy expression instantly became energetic. She didn't care about the ongoing conversation with her other self. She clicked her little slippers and appeared at the entrance on time when Nangong Yu opened the door.

"Well, I'm back~"

Xier's sweet smile washed away Nangong Yu's distracting thoughts, and then Xier took the initiative to take off his coat and change his shoes.

However, after getting close to Nangong Yu, the scent on him that didn't belong to any home made Xier frown slightly, and her two little hands directly pulled up his tight shirt.

"Brother, your clothes are dirty. Xier will help you wash them."

"Not really. I just changed it this afternoon."

"Xi'er will help you wash!"

That serious little expression made Nangong Yu swallow his words of refusal. He let go of his body and let Xier take off his clothes.

"Pants too?"

"Well, it's best to wash together!"

"Wait, wait, we're still in the living room, don't take my underwear off!!!"

In the end, with Nangong Yu's resolute resistance, he finally maintained his last line of defense. Xier, with a hint of regret, ran to the washing machine with the clothes in her arms.

I threw my brother's clothes into the machine without caring whether machine washing would damage the clothes. Then I picked up the detergent and poured half a bottle into the filling tank.

Seeing the foam gradually rolling up and covering the clothes, Xier nodded with satisfaction.

In the living room, after being stripped naked, Nangong Yu hurried upstairs to change clothes, but at the stairs he was blocked by Bronya who was staring at him intently.

"Bronya?"

Wondering what the person on the other side was thinking about, Nangong Yu patted her shoulder and called out in confusion.

"what?"

Her eyes, which were wandering around Nangong Yu, were pulled back. Bronya coughed awkwardly twice, then asked casually, "Why did you come back so late?"

"There was a small accident. The girl across the street got her hand scalded by boiling water, so I helped her deal with it. But you..."

Nangong Yu lowered her head and along the half-smooth calf, she could see the white jade feet stepping on the wooden floor.

Blue veins can be vaguely seen on the crystal clear instep, the lines are elegant, the ankles are slender and soft, and the exquisite toes are painted with light blue nail polish. Judging from the color, it should be the same as Xier's.

How can food be placed on the ground? Nangong Yu sighed secretly in his heart.

"Why don't you wear shoes?"

"Shoes? Oh, it's too hot."

After Nangong Yu's reminder, Bronya realized that she had forgotten to wear shoes, and she made up an excuse without much thought.

"Okay, let me go get some clothes and take a shower."

Asking Bronya to make way, Nangong Yu quickly took out her home clothes from the house and ran quickly into the bathroom.

During this period, Bronya's eyes were basically fixed on Nangong Yu. It was obviously not obvious when she was wearing clothes, but she didn't expect that she would be so good after taking off her clothes. This figure and muscles made Bronya secretly amazed.

Suddenly, I seemed to be a little envious of Xier.

And that night, Xier became even more clingy.

Chapter 47 Hug

“The hit feedback is so hard to adjust.”

After the meeting with my fiancée, life at home gradually returned to normal.

In the studio, Bronya, who had been tortured by the same thing for three or four days, lay weakly on the table, while beside her, Nangong Yu was still concentrating on adjusting the movements of the little man on the screen.

After deciding to make a Metroidvania-like game, "Hollow Knight" became Nangong Yu's first choice. An inspiration born from a small game production competition, it created a classic stand-alone game in the previous life.

Until Nangong Yu traveled through time, there were still a lot of people on the Internet asking when they could play Silk Song~

There are rumors every year, and the rumors are cancelled every year!

In fact, "Touhou Luna Night" is also good, but considering that there is no such IP as Chewan in the world, it was PASSED by Nangong Yu. By the CM exhibition in winter this year, we can find a way to produce "Crimson Demon Village" first.

However, let’s not talk about what’s happening at the end of the year for now, and let’s return our focus to the games they are currently making.

As an action game, its sense of impact is naturally the top priority.

Before doing visual effects and auditory feedback, the first step is to get the action structure right, which is the most basic level.

Nangong Yu is responsible for designing the various attack actions of the little knight, while Bronya is responsible for the feedback of monsters of different sizes after being hit.

A good sense of impact cannot be achieved out of thin air. It requires designers to make fine adjustments bit by bit. It is a rather boring and tedious process. Bronya has been tortured for several days in a row. Now she feels like vomiting when she sees the monster model.

"Aren't you tired?"

From the afternoon till now, except for dinner time, Nangong Yu has basically maintained the same appearance. In Bronya's eyes, the movements of the little man are becoming more and more smooth and beautiful in his hands.

Nangong Yu did not answer, but adjusted the ending stage of a complete movement, played it again several times to confirm that it was correct, then raised his hands and stretched, letting out a comfortable low moan in his throat.

"Tired."

Twisting his neck, making a crisp crackling sound, Nangong Yu looked at the ceiling and said with a smile.

"That......"

Just as Bronya was about to ask, she heard Nangong Yu continue, "But don't you feel a sense of accomplishment watching the game get better little by little?"

Bronya understood what he meant, but she also needed to see improvements and get positive feedback. She had been adjusting it for three or four days, but it still looked awkward no matter how she looked at it. It was completely inferior to the smooth movements that Nangong Yu had already mastered.

"Really? That's great."

Bronya sighed again and rubbed her head on her arm, her eyes full of fatigue.

"Since you are tired, take a rest."

"Ah."

The lazy nasal sound attracted Nangong Yu's attention, and he relaxed his body and looked at Bronya.

Her long silver curly hair was somewhat messy and casually spread out, and she wore a white short top on her upper body. She was lying there, revealing a slender, tight, and fair waist at her lower abdomen.

The full chest formed two arcs that were hard to ignore due to gravity. The tired expression wore away the strength he showed in the past. Looking at Nangong Yu's absent-minded eyes, there was a hint of confusion.

At this moment, Bronya looked so weak that Nangong Yu turned around and opened his arms to her.

"Ok?"

Although he was puzzled by Nangong Yu's actions, he stood up first and threw himself into that warm embrace.

"I think you need a hug now, don't you?"

The gentle voice sounded in her ears, like a clear spring flowing into her restless heart.

Closing her eyes comfortably and tightening her arms, Bronya rubbed his neck fondly, sniffing the warm breath with her nose, which was as comfortable as the warm sun in winter, allowing her to suppress the unpleasantness in game production.

Having let go of the charming feeling in his heart, Nangong Yu hugged the soft and delicate body, raised his hand and gently touched her long hair, and tidied up the strands that were running around mischievously.

"Don't worry, there's still plenty of time. I've seen your progress, and you've done well enough."

The praise from her admirer soothed the last trace of impatience in Bronya's heart. Her tone seemed to be melted by Nangong Yu, with a hint of grievance: "But I can't keep up with your progress..."

Of course I can’t keep up, because he is cheating.

After silently complaining in his heart, Nangong Yu could only continue to comfort him: "The first time is always not so smooth sailing, instead of worrying about this, you might as well think about the trip to Europe tomorrow and think about something happy."

Without asking why Nangong Yu was so skilled the first time, Bronya closed her eyes, hummed softly, and then lay on his chest with peace of mind. Her breathing gradually became even, as if she had fallen asleep.

Nearly half an hour passed like this, and when Nangong Yu's whole body became a little stiff due to the pressure, Bronya finally opened her eyes again.

She seemed to be fully charged. After jumping off Nangong Yu, she stretched hard, then hugged Nangong Yu's neck from behind. The fatigue on her face was gone, and her voice was full of energy.

"I want to play games, play with me~"

Nangong Yu's head was pushed up, and he nodded without hesitation: "Okay, what are we going to play?"

Hearing this, Bronya raised her lips and said expectantly, "Of course, it will be a thrilling Homunculus battle!"

As she said that, she let go of Nangong Yu and knelt in front of the small cabinet where her things were kept. Then she stuck out her round buttocks wrapped in jeans and started rummaging in the cabinet.

Soon, she took out an old-fashioned game console that looked quite old.

"You still have this thing."

Standing behind her, Nangong Yu looked at what Bronya took out with surprise.

"Of course, this is something very important to me."

After wiping off a little dust on it, Bronya connected the old square plastic shell game console to the monitor, and then took out a yellow cartridge from a beautifully packaged box. On the cartridge was printed a picture of Houmu's silly smiley face.

"How about it, do you dare to come?"

After connecting the handle, Bronya sat directly on the ground, handed him another handle, and raised her eyebrows provocatively.

"Tsk, how could I not dare."

As he spoke, Nangong Yu picked up the handle and sat next to Bronya.

"It's boring to play directly, how about we make a bet?"

"tell me the story."

"It's simple. If you lose, I'll kiss you."

Instantly, Nangong Yu's heart beat faster, and he quickly asked: "What if I win?"