The classmates in the room all stared at the smiling He Li with eyes full of envy and jealousy.
At the same time, they felt a bitter pang in their hearts… He Li and Miao Xiaoyu seemed to be incredibly sweet together.
Just watching them interact was like seeing a couple in the throes of passionate love.
For the singles in the room, seeing their closeness was like swallowing a lemon—sour to the core!
Wu Gang glanced at everyone’s expressions and sneered. “Tch, a bunch of weaklings! You can’t even handle this level of sweetness? I’ve been putting up with this for more than ten days straight. I’m the supreme Lemon Emperor! You lot are still way too inexperienced…” He felt nothing but disdain and contempt.
The others couldn’t really understand what he was thinking, but no one bothered about Wu Gang trailing behind He Li either.
Their attention was fully on He Li and Miao Xiaoyu at the door.
“The party’s about done. Let’s go back,” Miao Xiaoyu said as she gradually calmed down.
He Li nodded, “I was thinking the same thing.”
He didn’t have many close friends here, and those he was close to had already chatted with him.
There was really no reason to stay any longer. He still needed to go back and continue developing the game—his time was tight.
With that, the two of them left together, leaving behind a room full of classmates exchanging looks…
…
The scores were out, the university choices submitted, and the graduation party had ended. There wasn’t much else left for He Li to handle.
He fully immersed himself in his work.
With the efforts of He Li, Wu Gang, and some outsourced studios, the content of Plants vs. Zombies was steadily being refined.
Miao Xiaoyu also did well on the art side, which mostly met He Li’s expectations. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
However, the further they went, the greater the workload became.
Miao Xiaoyu was handling all the art alone, which put a lot of pressure on her. So later, He Li outsourced a lot of the design work too.
Fortunately, with 900,000 yuan from Shennong Pharmaceuticals and additional scholarship rewards from his top score and school, He Li could confidently carry out his plan without financial worries.
However, neither He Li nor Miao Xiaoyu realized that while they were busy making the game, Liu Yuyan had already taken notice of them.
Back when the results were released and reporters came for interviews, He Li had taken the opportunity to promote his game and mentioned he was working on game development. Liu Yuyan, wanting to win He Li back, had been looking for a chance to approach him.
But He Li had been so busy these days that she never found the opportunity. In the end, frustrated, Liu Yuyan decided to block him directly at his workplace.
Although she didn’t know the way, she asked around nearby and actually found the place…
“You said the top scorer? I know who you mean! They rented a place on the fifth floor,” a middle-aged woman returning from grocery shopping said outside the building where He Li worked, curious. “Hey, young lady, are you close with them?”
Liu Yuyan nodded, “Mm! We’re classmates. He Li used to like me.”
“Huh? Then you two are…” The woman was a little surprised, but quickly realized something was off. “That doesn’t sound right. I always see that top scorer hanging out with another pretty girl. Why are you saying he likes you?”
The gossip fire inside the woman had been lit. She clearly wasn’t going to let it go without getting the full story.
But Liu Yuyan had no time to waste on her. Now that she knew where He Li worked, she was going to act. She had to take He Li back from Miao Xiaoyu.
So without responding to the woman, Liu Yuyan turned and ran straight toward the building.
The woman called after her, but Liu Yuyan didn’t stop. She frowned and shook her head. “What’s with this girl? Didn’t even say thank you after asking. And she ran off so fast I couldn’t stop her! Hmph, that other girl who always comes here is much better. Such a sweet little thing…”
Thinking of Miao Xiaoyu, who always greeted her warmly, the woman smiled and stopped thinking about Liu Yuyan.
Meanwhile, Liu Yuyan had reached the fifth floor and found the room where He Li worked.
But she was a bit late.
Today, He Li and the others had finished work early and already left.
Looking through the window at the empty room, Liu Yuyan felt deflated. “No one’s here? Did they all go back? I finally found this place after all that trouble. Damn you, He Li, can’t you be a bit more considerate? That game of yours isn’t even finished yet, is it? If it’s not done, why did you leave so early?”
She stomped her foot angrily, about to leave, but then her gaze happened to fall on a few documents on the desk beneath the window. Her expression lit up with surprise—those documents had the words “Crucian Studio” written on them. Follow the newest chapters on NovelPing.
Crucian? He Li… Liu Yuyan… Li-Yu?
As if she suddenly understood the meaning behind the studio’s name, Liu Yuyan’s gloomy mood was instantly replaced with joy. “Hmph, stupid He Li, always arguing with me! Clearly, you still care about me. You even used a character from both of our names to name your studio, yet you pretend to be cold and force me to lower my head and chase after you? Just because I didn’t accept your confession during those three years? Hmph, you really know how to play hard to get!”
“Good thing I found out about this in time. Otherwise, if I really followed your plan and ended up chasing you and clinging to you, wouldn’t that be letting you win too easily?”
Thinking about it made her a little annoyed.
She had thought He Li really didn’t want her anymore. But it turned out to be a false alarm. He Li was just pretending to be indifferent to lure her in.
But with Miao Xiaoyu in the picture, it wasn’t guaranteed he wouldn’t really fall for her.
Liu Yuyan thought for a moment and muttered to herself, “Even though I don’t want to let you win so easily, I also won’t let Miao Xiaoyu get her way. Tomorrow, I’ll reluctantly give you a chance. I’ll take the initiative to find you… so you better not act all indifferent again!”
Having come up with a plan, Liu Yuyan happily skipped downstairs and left. She had to prepare for tomorrow’s reconciliation with He Li. She also had to make sure He Li completely cut ties with Miao Xiaoyu.
…
Back home, while preparing, Liu Yuyan didn’t forget to tell her best friend Li Feng’er about her discovery. But after hearing her out, Li Feng’er fell silent…
“Crucian Studio? Li-Yu?” Li Feng’er pondered. “Could it be… that it actually means Li-Yu, as in Li and Xiaoyu?”
Considering how close He Li and Miao Xiaoyu were, who knew if they were already a couple? Li Feng’er thought about telling Liu Yuyan her suspicion, but she wasn’t sure either.
Besides, Liu Yuyan sounded so happy on the phone, she didn’t want to say anything that might upset her or make her dislike her.
Still, she gently reminded Liu Yuyan to think things through. “That’s all I can really do. If those two characters truly represent Li-Yu, that’s great. But if they actually mean Li and Xiaoyu… then Yuyan, you might just be setting yourself up.”
Putting down the phone with a quiet prayer, Li Feng’er quickly reached out to Li Lingjie, though what she said was unknown.
One thing was certain—tomorrow, things around He Li were going to be very lively…