"If Miss Yi had even a little bit of the professor's humility, would you call this poor competence? I would have thought it was sarcasm."
After talking for a while, the group quieted down and listened attentively to Yi Jinbai's performance.
The vast grasslands, the galloping horses, and the unique desolate feel of the morin khuur (horsehead fiddle) create a perfect match, instantly captivating the listener and bringing a sense of peace and tranquility.
As the music ended, a black SUV kicked up dust in the distance, approaching until it stopped in front of them. Shen Yunyi eagerly popped his head out, "Surprise!!"
Fu Xian, who had driven with him, ignored Shen Yunyi, who seemed to be getting older and older, and got out of the car and went into the shed. "Miss Yi, it's been a long time."
"You were already here when I called you?" Jiang Shuiyun looked at the two of them and took out her phone. "You two are really something, you've learned to trick me together now. What about my phone's location tracking?"
"Isn't this supposed to be a surprise for you?" Shen Yunyi noticed that no one was surprised by their surprise, so he touched his nose and obediently got off the bus. There were no empty chairs, so he wandered around and looked at Fu Xian, who was already standing behind Xu Xu. He still didn't have the courage to go to Lei Yu, so he strolled over and stood behind Jiang Shuiyun.
"You're putting on quite a show, even saying you two are haggling. You're really putting on an act."
Jiang Shuiyun slapped Shen Yunyi, seemingly unintentionally, and pushed him towards Lei Yu.
Fu Xian then talked to Jiang Shuiyun about the company, telling her not to worry, "Now the holographic network has covered every corner of the world, and it does not affect remote work at all in this vast grassland. Moreover, a mature company should learn to solve problems on its own."
"That's right!"
Shen Yunyi echoed from the side, subtly moving closer to Lei Yu's chair.
"Then you're still a little late. Miss Yi's morin khuur playing was exceptionally beautiful; you missed out on the pleasure," Xu Xu said from the side.
"It's okay, we can stay a few more days."
Shen Yunyi continued the conversation.
“No, this is our private time together,” Jiang Shuiyun said, putting her arm around Yi Jinbai. “You guys should stay out of it.”
"Tsk, who doesn't have their own time for just the two of you?" Xu Xu stood up, put his arm around Fu Xian, and Fu Xian naturally put his arm around him as well.
All four eyes were fixed on Shen Yunyi and Lei Yu, making the two blush with embarrassment. "You two are so unethical!!"
"Let's go for a stroll. How can we come to the grasslands without riding horses?"
A burst of laughter erupted as Jiang Shuiyun led Yi Jinbai out first, then mounted the tall, pure black horse that Jiang Shuiyun had just ridden. Jiang Shuiyun held Yi Jinbai close in her arms, gripping the reins tightly.
Xu Xu and Fu Xian also mounted their horses one after the other. Both of them knew how to ride horses, so they each rode one horse and rode side by side.
Shen Yunyi was dumbfounded. "I can't ride a horse!"
Lei Yu, seated on his horse, stretched out his hand. "Get on!"
Under the blazing sun, four swift horses galloped across the vast grassland, chasing each other into the distance. Before sunset, Jiang Shuiyun pulled on the reins and kissed Yi Jinbai's lips. The last rays of the sun left them with an eternal silhouette.
The gears of life turn ceaselessly, relentlessly moving towards the future. We are radiant and passionate, with a bright and promising future ahead!
Extra——
Jiang Shuiyun has recently developed a new hobby: dreaming.
With the rapid development and maturation of holographic technology, various applications have emerged. Of course, these applications are also strictly regulated to ensure that they are not abused by malicious individuals.
While Jiang Shuiyun was developing various applications of holographic technology, she discovered something that wasn't very useful but was quite fun. Of course, as soon as she created it, Shen Yunyi, who came to visit, noticed it and was inspired to create a new role-playing game. In the near future, this will become the most popular holographic game in the world.
Of course, that's a story for later. Right now, Jiang Shuiyun is eagerly peering out the door, wondering how to persuade Yi Jinbai to come with her.
"You've been watching me all morning. If you have nothing better to do, go empty the trash can by the door so the cleaning robot won't get tired."
Yi Jinbai noticed Jiang Shuiyun's furtive gaze and knew that she had come up with some wicked idea again, so he couldn't help but come over and catch Jiang Shuiyun red-handed.
"Jinbai, I just finished creating a game. Are you interested?"
Jiang Shuiyun seized the opportunity and began to coax and plead with Yi Jinbai.
"reject."
Yi Jinbai refused without hesitation. She still remembered the last time Jiang Shuiyun dragged her to play a game. It turned out to be a horror game, and as soon as she entered the game, the extremely realistic and terrifying monsters around her almost scared her to death. She didn't give Jiang Shuiyun a good look for three days because of this. She didn't expect that Jiang Shuiyun would dare to bring it up now!
Jiang Shuiyun clearly recalled that unpleasant memory as well, her face stiffened for a moment, but she persisted in persuading Yi Jinbai, "Jinbai, good Jinbai, I promise, this time it will definitely not be a horror game. I specially created it for the two of us, a paradise on earth."
Yi Jinbai looked at Jiang Shuiyun with suspicion, while Jiang Shuiyun looked sincere.
"I'll trust you one last time."
Yi Jinbai ultimately couldn't do anything about Jiang Shuiyun, so he agreed to go with her to take a look.
"Don't worry, Jinbai, I won't let you down."
Jiang Shuiyun immediately beamed with joy and pulled the person to the game room.
Upon entering the game, Yi Jinbai found himself on an ancient street. He glanced at his clothes, which were tattered and ragged, resembling the attire of an ancient beggar. In his other hand, he held a dog-beating stick and a broken bowl.
Completely exasperated, Yi Jinbai pursed her lips. She knew it! Jiang Shuiyun definitely didn't have any good intentions!
However, since she was already in the game, Yi Jinbai decided to make the best of it. She glanced at the NPCs around her and followed the game's instructions to take the next step. She wanted to find out what Jiang Shuiyun looked like now and then beat her up to look like she was in this miserable state!
Holographic games are all about one word: realism. How real? So real that players can't tell the difference between a game and reality. Especially the stuff produced by Jiang Shuiyun himself, it's like living in ancient times. Yi Jinbai's initial anger gradually subsided, and he looked around curiously, admiring the ancient streets and buildings.
Yi Jinbai wandered around for a day, completed a few tasks, and found two steamed buns in his old broken bowl. He then returned to his "home" in the game as instructed.
It's called a home, but it's more like a dilapidated temple, with no roof or door, and the four walls are broken in half. Luckily, it's still springtime in the game, so it's not too hot or cold and not too uncomfortable.
After looking around, Yi Jinbai silently added another entry for Jiang Shuiyun, and then walked into the dilapidated temple.
"Meow~"
Just as Yi Jinbai entered the room and sat on a makeshift haystack to eat a steamed bun, a faint meow came from the corner.
Yi Jinbai looked around and found a pure black kitten in the grass in the corner. Its beautiful blue eyes looked at her pitifully, and its whimpering sound was heartbreaking.
Holding the kitten in his arms, Yi Jinbai rubbed her fluffy head. "This game is so realistic! There's even a kitten. Don't be afraid. You'll stay with me from now on."
Holding the kitten, Yi Jinbai sat back down on the haystack. He took a bite of his steamed bun, and the kitten next to him started meowing pitifully again, apparently hungry.
Yi Jinbai broke off half of a steamed bun and gave it to her. Seeing that she was eating it with relish, he felt relieved. "Since you like steamed buns so much, you can call yourself Steamed Bun. Tomorrow I will do my best to complete the mission and try to bring you back a small fish."
"Cough cough..." The little black cat seemed to choke and started coughing.
Yi Jinbai gently patted her back, "Poor thing, you're so hungry. Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you."
From that day on, Yi Jinbai began taking the little black cat out to complete tasks every day. She didn't know what kind of game it was, and she had never played games before. She just played randomly, following any instructions she was given, and occasionally mentioning Jiang Shuiyun, because she still hadn't encountered Jiang Shuiyun in this game and didn't know where she was.
As he completed his mission on the street as usual, a little black cat nestled in Yi Jinbai's arms. "Why are you so lazy? Do cats in games get tired too?"
"Meow~"
The little black cat rubbed against Yi Jinbai affectionately, its adorable round eyes staring at her. Then it leaned forward and gave Yi Jinbai a big kiss, instantly melting her heart.
"Okay, I'll hold you. How can you be so cute, you little rascal?"
Yi Jinbai couldn't resist and stroked the kitten's back, feeling incredibly happy.
Every day after finishing her tasks, Yi Jinbai would play with the little black cat for a long time, buy her dried fish, and hand-sew beautiful clothes and cat balls for her. She raised the initially thin and small little black cat into a round and chubby cat, making her even more adorable. This game turned into a cat-raising game for Yi Jinbai.
An hour in real life can be several days in the game world, but you can't get addicted to the game. When Yi Jinbai was reminded by the system that he had played for too long, he was still reluctant to part with the little black cat. "I will come back to see you soon, Mantou, my good boy."
After exiting the game, Yi Jinbai took a few minutes to adjust to the reality around him before looking at Jiang Shuiyun beside him. "Why does this game have an anti-addiction system? And it forces me to quit? What about my little black cat?"
“You’ve been playing for three hours already,” Jiang Shuiyun said, both amused and exasperated. “Don’t worry, the time in the game will stop after you leave. It will only be activated again when you log in. Don’t worry.”
"Oh," Yi Jinbai finally relaxed, then settled accounts with Jiang Shuiyun, "Well, you! Where have you been hiding? Tell me! Who are you playing!"
Jiang Shuiyun forced a smile, then subtly turned off the little black cat avatar displayed on her device. "Good luck, you'll find me!"
A note from the author:
This book is officially finished!! Thank you so much to all the little angels who have loved this story all this time, those who gave me thunderbolts, those who left comments, and those who quietly read on—thank you all so much!! This book was started on a whim, and updates have been slow at times; I also like to be lazy. But thank you all for your patience and support. Sending you all a super, super heartfelt thank you! There will be red envelopes dropping in the comments section of this chapter—a small token of the author's appreciation. See you in the next book if fate allows!!
Finally, here's the synopsis for my next novel, "The Movie Queen's Female Bodyguard." Please allow me to share it here; interested readers can add it to their favorites!
Qin Yuan, the youngest Grand Slam Best Actress in China, was accidentally thrown off a mountain road by her driver on the day she returned home after winning the award. However, she unexpectedly turned misfortune into good fortune and found a genuine ancient female knight at the bottom of the cliff.
Qin, the clueless kite: She really can fly!
Having successfully persuaded the man to come back and become her bodyguard, Qin Yuan felt an instant surge of security, wishing she could keep him by her side at all times. However, as time went on, this simple employer-employee relationship seemed to have taken a turn for the worse.
—Yu Ci's Perspective
On the day of his life-or-death duel with his nemesis, Yu Ci fought with all his might and finally avenged himself, but he was also seriously injured. He went to the dense forest at the bottom of the cliff, intending to end it there, but when he woke up, he found himself completely unharmed, and there was a strangely dressed woman hanging on a tree not far away.
After rescuing the person, Yu Ci followed that person into this strange world in a daze. The houses that pierced the clouds, the moving metal shells, everything in front of her was completely unfamiliar to her.
Fortunately, someone was willing to patiently guide her step by step into this unfamiliar world, and that person gradually entered her heart and took root.
Mini-theater:
Yu Ci felt that there were so many guard jobs in this world. Not only did they have to protect their master's safety, but they also had to serve tea and water, massage shoulders and legs, and even share a bed with their employer when they were scared at night.
Upon discovering Yu Ci's idea, Qin Yuan immediately instructed her assistant to hire two more bodyguards.
That evening, Qin Yuan was cornered by her own bodyguards.
Yu Ci: You are not allowed to hire anyone else!
Reading Guide
★Double clean.
★ Simple and silly little cookies.
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Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 93
Side Story
On her tenth wedding anniversary with Yi Jinbai, Jiang Shuiyun had a dream. In the dream, she wasn't taken away by Sui Yu; she grew up with her parents, a happy family. Her parents were strict in their upbringing, and she excelled. In university, she developed the prototype of holography, and the year she graduated, she ushered in the holographic era…
When the news was announced, the whole world was in an uproar. Jiang Shuiyun and her core team held a celebration banquet, which was also their graduation banquet and Jiang Shuiyun's housewarming banquet. As soon as she graduated, she received permission from her parents to move out on her own.
With so many good things happening, everyone was a little tipsy, including Jiang Shuiyun.
Jiang Shuiyun was still somewhat drunk, but after arranging for all the drunkards to leave, he became a little more sober. He sat on the balcony, gazing at the full moon in the sky, lost in thought.
The full moon was so big that Jiang Shuiyun felt something was off the more she looked at it. It seemed to be getting bigger and closer. She couldn't help but rub her eyes and take a closer look.
Upon closer inspection, wow! Something was definitely wrong; it looked like a damn alien spaceship!