Initially, the comments suggested she play Sekiro, so she obediently played Sekiro and showed off her skills. When people got tired of Sekiro, they suggested she play other Souls games. Fortunately, Yu Nan and Lang Xi, the two rich players, had almost everything.
Zhu Yao plays on her own Steam account, but Yu Nan and Lang Xi have enabled family sharing for her, so she can play all of their games at the same time.
Following the instructions in the comments, she installed the Sekiro random mod on her computer. Right at the start of the game, before she even got her weapon, she encountered the Guardian Ape, a boss that was throwing poop everywhere.
Zhu Yao gritted her teeth and rushed over. After grabbing a weapon, she started to rampage. What was supposed to be a mod challenge turned into a speedrun.
"How about we switch to another game?" Yu Nan said, trying to interfere with Zhu Yao's live stream from the side. "Stop playing Souls all the time, look at other games. It's not like you're good at gameplay."
What else is Yao Ling good at?
[Even with such amazing skills, Yao Ling isn't this his forte?]
[The girl next to me has a really nice voice, does she have an account?]
Yu Nan quickly answered, "No, it's not open. If you miss me, please follow Yao Ling."
I still want to see Yao Ling play with souls!
However, instead of relying on the comments, Zhu Yao listened to Yu Nan's advice.
What do you want to see?
"I want to watch... a horror game!"
Zhu Yao paused for a moment, then said, "I'm live streaming right now, are you really okay?" Don't be so nervous and shout in front of everyone...
Yu Nan took a film textbook and put it on her face, saying, "You play, I'll listen."
Just spoil her.
Just spoil her.
Wolf Knife entered the live stream: "Just spoil her."
The master chef is here!
Hello, Master!
Last time, many people wailed for Lang Dao'er to take on apprentices, to the point that on Zhu Yao's side, Lang Dao'er was addressed as "Master".
Wolf Knife: "I don't recommend you play horror games."
Yu Nan: "? Why?"
Wolf Knife: "We lack VR"
Yu Nan fell into a brief silence. "You're right. Let's wait until VR is available before playing horror games."
[I've been assigned this task by my mentor]
[Hahahaha, poor Teacher Yao Ling!]
Zhu Yao, who is new to gaming, asked: "What's wrong with playing horror games in VR?"
Yu Nan suppressed a laugh and patted Zhu Yao on the shoulder, everything understood without words.
"Yao Ling is a humanities whiz, maybe she could consider strategy games," such as Civilization and Stellaris...
Zhu Yao almost knelt down before Yu Nan; she had a psychological aversion to having her academic background exposed.
Zhu Yao only had two hours of live streaming each day. After finishing her stream, she downloaded Civilization VI and planned to play it the next day.
However… there are other things to confirm today.
Zhu Yao stood on the stairs, looking down at Yu Nan's back—she was lying on the sofa in the living room, engrossed in reading a professional book, occasionally raising her hand to lift her hair and reveal her long neck.
Her clothes were loose and baggy, and her unladylike reading posture revealed large expanses of her fair skin, which she was completely unaware of.
Zhu Yao sighed inwardly, grabbed a blanket, and went downstairs.
Yu Nan was studying so intently that she didn't notice Zhu Yao quietly approaching from behind. Only when the light blanket was placed over Yu Nan did she realize her lapse in composure.
Yu Nan's playful mood was aroused. "Sister, aren't you shy? We're all women, it doesn't matter if someone sees a little bit showing."
"I'm afraid you'll catch a cold," Zhu Yao said, looking at Yu Nan with disdain.
"I'm fine, I'm perfectly healthy!"
Yu Nan felt guilty as she said this, but fortunately Zhu Yao didn't expose her secrets. Instead, she bent down and looked at her.
"Are you tired from studying lately? How about we go out and relax today?"
Zhu Yao is... inviting her out?!
Like a primary school student hearing that the school is organizing a spring outing, Yu Nan raised her hands and cheered, "Yay! Let's go!"
Where Yu Nan couldn't see, Zhu Yao's lips curled up.
Zhu Yao drove Yu Nan to the West Bathing Beach in Binhai City.
The coastal city has two well-developed beaches available for tourism: the East Beach in the east of the city and the West Beach in the west.
Yu Nan's home is in the west of the city, very close to the West Bathing Beach.
After getting off the car, Yu Nan ran towards the beach with a carefree attitude: "I wish my home was in the east of the city, where they sometimes set off fireworks at the East Bathing Beach."
The beach was almost deserted at night; you could only see shadowy figures on the shore, far apart from each other, and no one knew anyone else.
"What, want to see fireworks?"
"Fireworks are a must at the beach, that's the romance of summer!" Yu Nan's hair was blown about by the sea breeze. Zhu Yao couldn't see her face clearly in the dark, but she could feel the joy in her voice.
Even though Yu Nan was just wearing shorts and a T-shirt, her smile made Zhu Yao's heart skip a beat.
Summer, the seaside, fireworks—these are all things I wrote about in my novels… but that's not enough, since other literary works often use these romantic terms as well.
"We also have fireworks!"
Zhu Yao took a box of matches and a bundle of sparklers from the trunk and carried them to Yu Nan's side.
Let's set off fireworks!
Yu Nan hesitated for a moment, then she remembered what Zhu Yao had written in her novel.
Fireworks on the beach on summer nights always seem romantic, but never set off handheld fireworks while standing in the water—they'll turn into ghostly lanterns on the sea surface, attracting the wailing spirits of the deep sea… These spirits will swim with the current from the sea to the surface and embrace those who set off handheld fireworks…
However, putting it on the beach... should be fine, right?
"Look, a sea of bioluminescent plants!"
Zhu Yao pointed to the sea. Just moments ago, the dark sea surface had been shimmering with a white moonlight, but now it glowed with a bluish-purple light, and even the moon's reflection was no longer visible.
Summer is the season when bioluminescent seas appear frequently. Under the night sky, the winding beach is illuminated by the glow of the sea, like countless stars fallen into the ocean.
"The bioluminescent sea will quickly dim in a calm environment and will only shine again by stirring the water or throwing in stones."
Zhu Yao took Yu Nan's hand and walked towards the sea. "Come here and set off fireworks. I'll take some pictures of you. It'll be so dreamy!"
Yu Nan flinched and grabbed Zhu Yao, "I'm a little scared. There seem to be a lot of strange things in the sea... jellyfish and stuff..."
"There won't be any this season. This area is a developed tourist beach, so there's no danger."
"Uh...it's too dark at night, I'm still a little scared...the sea is so dark, I'm afraid there might be things I can't see..."
For example, the book mentions ghosts attracted by fireworks.
Zhu Yao turned around, looked into Yu Nan's eyes, and saw the fear and panic in them, as well as a moment of hesitation.
That's enough to explain the problem.
After all, the idea that setting off fireworks at the beach attracts ghosts was something she made up; other urban legends don't have this claim.
Having confirmed her suspicions, Zhu Yao didn't press Yu Nan any further: "Then let's set off fireworks on the shore."
Yu Nan looked at the bioluminescent sea with lingering fear, but thankfully the book said that as long as you don't set off fireworks while standing in the sea, you'll be fine, and she slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
Putting aside the fear of "wronged souls in the sea," setting off fireworks and playing at the beach are both joyful things. Yu Nan quickly became excited and wrote words in the air with sparklers with Zhu Yao.
The fireworks were quickly set off, and the two of them spent some time building sandcastles on the beach before taking a walk in the moonlight on the soft, warm sand.
In summer, the sea breeze is cool and ticklish, and the two can see the lighthouse in the distance and hear the whistles of fishing boats returning at night.
Tranquil and pleasant.
Under the moonlight, Yu Nan naturally took Zhu Yao's hand.
…
After returning home, Zhu Yao took advantage of Yu Nan's washing up to call Lang Xi.
"You've already missed me?"
"I didn't think about it, I just wanted to ask my second brother if he'd found a girlfriend yet."
Lang Xi laughed for a while, "Not yet, his wife doesn't agree."
"I took Yu Nan out to play."
Lang Xi was baffled. "Well, you two are so in love, you don't need to tell me..."
"She didn't dare to set off fireworks while standing in the sea."
"???"
“Yesterday he even made me a ready-made meal kit, saying he wants to share the housework with me and that we are equals.”
Lang Xi instantly realized that Yu Nan's reading of Yao Yao Ling novels had been exposed, and Zhu Yao was now coming to interrogate her.
Yu Nan, Yu Nan, how could you be so oblivious as to apply the novel to reality? And the original author even found out! Couldn't you have just pretended a little?
"Does Miss Lang have any insights?"
Zhu Yao held up her phone with a smile, but Lang Xi, watching from behind the screen, felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, with a chill running down her spine.
"Huh? What's wrong with setting off fireworks? Aren't you afraid of getting burned?"
Lang Xi decided to play dumb to the end, feigning ignorance. "If we're on equal footing... I'll take care of the housework when I get back! The three of us can take turns!"
"Miss Lang, you don't need to explain in detail."
People tend to talk more when they feel guilty.
Lang Xi was speechless for a moment, only regretting that Zhu Yao was a smart person.
Fortunately, the smart person didn't continue to make things difficult for her. The smart person stopped there and quickly changed the subject.
"You mean, you want to play strategy simulation games?"