Yu Nan crossed her arms in front of her chest: "Horror games, huh! Yao Ling will be scared to sleep at night."
Zhu Yao nodded seriously: "Yes, I'm scared."
Just spoil her!
Those who know, know; who's afraid, and who isn't?
[Confirmed, Yu Miao is the bottom.]
Yu Nan was annoyed: "How does this relate to the top and bottom roles again?"
"Let's continue playing games today," Zhu Yao suggested.
Besides streaming themselves playing games, the two also experienced the joy of streaming themselves making games.
Yu Nan's "Lost Garden" truly takes you to the underground world, which is the most terrifying part of the game.
Yu Nan is usually incredibly timid, but when it comes to game development, she's a completely different story; the scarier the game, the more excited she gets.
Because she is timid, her experience of terror is extraordinary, and her control over the atmosphere of terror is exceptional. Even just watching her play games can make you feel an immersive sense of oppression.
"Here... add a tin can, put a ghost around the corner, and give it a jump scare..."
"And how about adding a thick fog, a tribute to Silent Hill, a dusty town with sirens blaring in the darkness..."
"Haha, I'm planning to add a ground-cracking effect here, so if you walk here, you'll fall into the abyss... cough."
Zhu Yao glanced at Yu Nan's dry lips and handed her a cup of warm honey water.
Yu Nan is so engrossed in her work that she forgets herself while livestreaming and explaining games. She doesn't even eat or drink a drop of water for three hours straight.
[Yu Miao, please take care of your health!]
[Waaaaah, Yao Ling is so gentle!]
[Yao Ling will even call Yu Miao to go to sleep right on time! I was there during the last live stream!]
[The gentle little alarm clock of the proud and aloof Yu Miao?]
Yu Nan clicked "Test," intending to try out the content she had just created. As soon as the demo ran, a festive yet jarring background music started playing.
Hahahahahahaha
Good luck, good luck!
Yu Nan: Oh no, I forgot to turn off the system's default background music.
After turning off the volume, the game became boring again.
Music, visuals, and gameplay are all indispensable elements for a game.
"Ughhhh, where am I supposed to find background music... Oh right, could you go to the music room and bring down the hand-rolled piano?"
A music room?
Seemingly noticing Zhu Yao's confusion, Yu Nan added, "The one on the first floor that's closed."
Zhu Yao took the elevator to Yu Nan's room to get the key, then went down to the first floor and opened the long-sealed room.
When she first arrived, Yu Nan didn't introduce this room, and Zhu Yao had never been inside before. She opened the door with a hint of caution.
Squeak—
No one had entered the room for a long time, and the door seemed old and dark inside.
Zhu Yao opened the door and let in a gust of wind, which swirled the dust that had accumulated in the room into the air, making her cough a few times while covering her nose.
Using the dim light from the living room, Zhu Yao spotted the light switch on the wall and finally found the light again.
The room was neither too big nor too small. The curtains were tightly drawn, and next to it was a piano covered by a bed sheet. Next to the piano were several guitars, and next to the guitars was an electric drum set connected to a huge speaker by wires.
Inside the room, there was a shelf with small musical instruments, such as flutes and thumb pianos. Zhu Yao found the roll-up piano that Yu Nan wanted, gently closed the door, and left the room.
I'll clean this house properly sometime.
The keys of the roll-up piano were rolled inward into a cylinder, and the accumulated dust was stuck to the pad behind the piano. Zhu Yao wiped it with a damp towel before taking the roll-up piano downstairs.
Downstairs, Yu Nan had already closed her live stream and was waiting for her at the door, her eyes brimming with undisguised excitement—just like when she talked about the musical instruments she played in the video.
Just as she loves games, Yu Nan also loves music.
Yu Nan rubbed her hands together: "Hehe, it's been so long since I've played, let me enjoy it a bit..."
[Can Yu Miao also play the piano?]
"I can play so many musical instruments!" Yu Nan's face was filled with undisguised pride.
After plugging in the power, Yu Nan first tentatively pressed a few buttons with her left hand, and the piano produced a few dull sounds.
"Uh...it needs tuning, but it's still playable."
At first, the probing was intermittent, but Yu Nan gradually added more melody, and Zhu Yao could tell it was "Für Elise".
[Yu Miao, play a song!]
Can I request a song?!
[Yu Miao, the Hexagonal Warrior, acquires a new skill]
Yu Nan's expression turned sly: "Want to hear it?"
【think!】
"I'm not letting you hear it~ That's all for today's live stream!"
Yu Nan turned off the live stream with a grin, ignoring the wails of the crowd.
Chapter 63 Who Bullies Whom
May I listen?
"Um...can I kick you out?"
Zhu Yao put on a pitiful look: "If you kick me out, I'll go outside and squat there."
It was already late autumn, and it was nighttime; it was quite cold outside. Yu Nan felt sorry for Zhu Yao, so naturally she wouldn't send her away.
"Sigh, I haven't practiced an instrument in a long time, so I guess my technique is rusty. You're not allowed to laugh at me!"
Zhu Yao's eyes were full of tenderness: "Don't worry, it won't happen."
Yu Nan played the tune haltingly, relying on her memory—after learning an instrument for a long time, even if you forget the score in your mind, your muscles will still retain the memory.
The cheerful melody flowed gently from Yu Nan's fingertips like a clear spring, and she became more and more skilled at playing the tune.
Suddenly, Yu Nan's right hand twitched and slammed onto the roll-up piano. In an instant, a dissonant note interrupted the music, and the beautiful melody came to an abrupt end.
Zhu Yao quickly leaned over to check Yu Nan's hand. Fortunately, it was only slightly red, and there was no serious wound.
"This roll-up piano feels terrible; it's impossible to get any leverage out of it."
If you can't exert any force, you'll poke hard, which will tire your fingers and cause old injuries to recur.
"Won't this cause further damage?"
Zhu Yao was somewhat worried. Yu Nan's wound was quite gruesome, and using her hands with such high dexterity would be a considerable burden.
"It doesn't matter anymore, my hand is useless anyway." Even if it gets hurt a second time, so be it, Yu Nan had already given up.
However, background music still needs to be played.
Zhu Yao began to feel fortunate. When Zhu Guorong was raising her like a caged bird, he had forced her to practice piano. Her hands were also very nimble, and after practicing in the music room for a few days, she began to show promise.
Fortunately, she was able to help Yu Nan.
Yu Nan hummed the tune in her head, and Zhu Yao played it on the piano. The two of them huddled together, immersed in the music...
"Sister, no, that's not the right sound."
Zhu Yao said helplessly, "Then you have to sing it accurately."
Yu Nan fully displayed the fussiness of a "perfectionist." Once, when Lang Xi visited, they happened to be composing music together. After listening for a while, he couldn't help but glance at Zhu Yao.
Lang Xi complained, "Luckily you met Miss Zhu. If it were a normal person, they would have stopped playing with you long ago."
Yu Nan scoffed and turned her head away: "Are you saying Zhu Yao is abnormal?"
Lang Xi shrugged: "I didn't say that, you said it yourself."
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Zhu Yao quickly separated Yu Nan and Lang Xi, and asked with a slight headache, "Miss Lang, is there something you need?"
"Can't I come over if there's nothing wrong?"
Lang Xi looked at them with a cheesy expression: "I just missed you all, I missed Yu Nan, and I missed Miss Zhu too."
Yu Nan made an exaggerated vomiting motion.
"You two must be having your birthdays soon."
Yu Nan's birthday is in late autumn, while Zhu Yao's birthday is in early winter.
Zhu Yao didn't care. She had never celebrated her birthday since she was a child. The meaning of her birthday was only that it marked the beginning of her suffering.
For the first 27 years of her life, she wished she had never been born. But after meeting Yu Nan, her pessimistic thoughts had already changed.
After hardship comes happiness, and there is nothing to be grateful for.
"Ah~ I'm turning 24, and Zhu Yao is turning 28..."
Yu Nan began to wail: "When I turn 26, Zhu Yao will be 30. I'll still be a young woman in my twenties, while she'll be approaching forty."
27-year-old Lang Xi and Zhu Yao: ...
Lang Xi nudged Zhu Yao: "Do you feel guilty about being with younger people?"
"No, it's fine for an old cow to eat tender grass." Tender grass really does smell good.
Lang Xi pursed her lips and saw Yu Nan looking at her with a smug and provocative expression, seemingly quite satisfied with Zhu Yao's answer.
So being treated like a "young grass" is a great honor.
Whose son is this? Oh, it's from Zhu Yao's family.
Lang Xi was somewhat glad that she hadn't pursued Yu Nan back then, otherwise, she would have suffered a heart attack from Yu Nan's antics every day.