There Must Be Something Wrong With This Game!

Seven in the morning.

Lured awake by a fragrant aroma, Duan Fei climbed out of bed to a scene he had never witnessed before.

Jinghong expertly oiled a Flat-bottomed Pan, let it heat up, then skillfully cracked two eggs into it. With a flick of the spatula, they formed a beautiful taiji circle.

After seasoning them with a little salt, Jinghong pointed to the living room. Duan Fei promptly retrieved plates and chopsticks and waited by the dining table, ready to eat.

Taking off her apron and hanging it on the doorknob, Jinghong casually switched off the range hood, opened a window to air out the room, washed her hands and the spatula, then wiped her hands dry and sat down across from Duan Fei.

The Ye Family had a rule: no talking during meals. So, Jinghong remained silent the entire time. Only after finishing her own breakfast did she ask, "So? How is it? To your liking?"

"It’s incredibly delicious."

Resting her chin in her hand, Jinghong watched Duan Fei.

Seeing that he wasn’t just praising her to be polite, Jinghong broke into a beautiful smile. "That’s good."

When Duan Fei finished eating, she left the dishes on the table for him to clean and went to unpack the luggage she had brought last night.

As Duan Fei washed the dishes, the grogginess from just waking up gradually faded.

Through the crack in the guest room door, he saw Jinghong open her suitcase and begin laying out her clothes and toiletries. He was still struck by a sense of unreality.

’Jinghong... She just moved in like that?’

’And how does she know the layout of my home so well?’

Although Jinghong had visited a few times before, her manner was so natural that Duan Fei suspected she had been living here for a long time.

Before long, Jinghong finished unpacking and came out in a change of clothes.

She wore a crisp white shirt paired with distressed jeans, looking fresh and clean.

Her short, choppy hair shimmered with a starlike luster, and her androgynous features were like ice crystals—cold, yet making one want to hold them in their hand.

The star-shaped diamond studs on her earlobes added to her ethereal air, accentuating her otherworldly quality.

Lifting a woven shopping bag, Jinghong asked, "What do you want for lunch? How does beef stew sound?"

"Some pork ribs would make it even better," Duan Fei said.

"Hmm... okay. Then let’s also get some pig’s feet and intestines. We can have some braised dishes."

"Deal."

Despite being the daughter of a wealthy family, Jinghong wasn’t a picky eater.

She could enjoy a steak, but she could also savor intestines with relish.

They went out together, and Duan Fei took Jinghong to the supermarket he usually frequented. Along the way, they caused a series of suppressed shrieks.

People had seen beautiful kids before, but it was rare to see one as stunning as this.

Some elderly people sitting by their doors watched Duan Fei and Jinghong walk past, talking and laughing, and sighed with admiration at what a great relationship the young couple had.

It just so happened to be the supermarket’s anniversary sale today.

Discovering that rice was over a yuan cheaper than usual, Jinghong thought for a moment, then said decisively, "Duan Fei, go buy a car."

"Aren’t you jumping the gun a little? You want to buy a car just for a small discount? Besides, I don’t have a driver’s license."

"Then go get a license. I hear they have driver’s ed services in ’Abyss’ now. It’s much cheaper to learn in there than in the real world. A few of the guilds’ permanent dungeons have driving schools, and the license is recognized on the outside."

Duan Fei thought about it and realized this was actually a business opportunity.

Practicing driving in ’Abyss’ meant you didn’t have to worry about hitting anyone, and if the car got wrecked, it would just respawn.

After all, ’Abyss’ was so realistic that the skills you learned inside seemed to be applicable outside as well.

Combined with the time-dilation technology, the effective length of a person’s life was magnified several times over, letting Duan Fei glimpse the makings of a technological explosion.

It turned out that, without anyone noticing, the world had arrived at a new turning point.

Musing over this technological revolution, Duan Fei picked out chicken feet and wings while asking, "I didn’t get a chance to ask last night, why were you suddenly kicked out of your family?"

Jinghong carefully compared the marbling on two cuts of pork. "It’s nothing much," she said. "Just an inheritance issue. My cousin wanted control of a company, and I refused. So they held a family meeting, seized the company seal, and kicked me out. Ah, corporate warfare."

"That’s corporate warfare? Shouldn’t corporate warfare involve launching technological innovations, finding a proxy to acquire an opponent’s shares, or digging up dirt on them to launch a Precision strike on the stock market?"

"You’ve read too many novels," Jinghong said, shaking her head. "Hiring assassins, poisoning water supplies, sending someone to seduce a target for an Immortal jump—that’s real corporate warfare. Why use a complicated plan when there’s a simple, effective one? That would be stupid. Hey, these crabs look good, but there’s a limit of one per person. We can go outside and come back in to buy another one."

"...Jinghong, did you bring any money with you?"

"No cash, but I still have a few hundred million in savings. My real estate and other fixed assets are tied up for now. Why?"

"...Nothing."

Watching Jinghong, who was worth hundreds of millions yet was still keen on fleecing the supermarket, Duan Fei suddenly found his Qing Mei incredibly endearing.

Besides all the ingredients, the two also bought a pile of snacks and drinks, as well as plenty of pajamas, towels, and toiletries for Jinghong.

Because they had bought so much, the supermarket took down their address and promised to deliver their groceries later.

Some items that needed to be dealt with sooner were split into two bags for them to carry home themselves.

Panting as he carried the heavy bags, Duan Fei noticed that although Jinghong was carrying the same amount as him, she looked completely at ease.

’As expected of someone who’s trained since they were young. Her Power is incredible.’

Back home, the two divided the work. The rarely used kitchen suddenly felt a bit crowded, and for the first time, Duan Fei felt his apartment was filled with a sense of lively warmth.

When the food was ready, they were much less formal this time.

They poured glasses of iced coke, turned on the TV, put the food directly on the coffee table, and dug into more than enough steamed crab.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Jinghong flopped ungracefully onto the sofa. Covering her mouth, she said, "No more, I can’t eat another bite. I’m stuffed to the gills."

By now, Jinghong had changed into a tank top and shorts. Her rounded toes were as smooth as pearls, and her straight calves were slender and beautiful.

Resting her feet on Duan Fei’s lap, she lifted her tank top to reveal a slightly bloated belly and said weakly, "Rub my stomach for me. I’m so full."

"Don’t talk to me, I’m stuffed too. I feel like I just ate three days’ worth of food. It’s just so nice eating with a good buddy."

"...A good buddy, huh...?"

Jinghong tilted her head, looked at Duan Fei, and then gave a small smile.

’Oh well,’ she thought. ’This is fine for now.’

In the afternoon, the delivery from the supermarket arrived, and it took some time to put everything away.

Exhausted, Duan Fei lay down, planning to take a short nap before getting on the game. Just then, he heard a knock on the door.

He opened the door and found that the game pods promised by ’Abyss’ had finally arrived.

And there were two of them.

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