TNSFC – Chapter 70

Que Yining only thought there was something in that spot and didn’t dwell on it.

Her energy was limited, and after being awake for a short while, she drifted off into a groggy sleep again.

Gu Shanxue sat beside her, handling business matters. After finishing, she took out her phone and opened the only game on her desktop.

Gu Shanxue rarely played games and had never touched MOBA-type games. However, when she first learned about it, Gu Shanxue downloaded it and fumbled around, trying to figure out how to play.

Gu Shanxue was very unskilled at first. Fortunately, it was a new game, and not many people knew how to play. By the time she got the hang of it, she could already control the skills quite well.

Her favorite character to play was Afra. From the moment she logged into the game and saw this character on the main screen, Gu Shanxue liked her very much. She was familiar with Que Yining, so she naturally knew that Afra’s promotional art had a hint of Que Yining in it.

After finishing a match and securing a victory, Gu Shanxue exited the game, planning to watch some tutorials to improve her game sense and mechanics. But when she clicked into the game’s dedicated forum section, a post pinned at the top immediately caught her attention.

【I’m absolutely sure Afra is Qingyun’s golden girl, and Frost Woman must be the favored son-in-law!】

Gu Shanxue couldn’t resist her curiosity and clicked on it, looking at the content inside.

OP: There’s another update! The announcement shows balance optimizations and a new hero teaser, but that’s not the main point. The main point is that Afra’s background has been updated, and the Easter eggs with Frost Woman have also increased!

OP: For those who don’t know about the previous Easter eggs, you can check my last post, link here → [Afra and Hillary’s Easter eggs, super sweet!]

OP: As someone who has unlocked everything in Galaxy Watch, I can say Afra and Hillary are the epitome of double standards. No one else, not even the bugs, gets this much exaggerated attention.

Ruwo Fuchen: Hahahaha, those who’ve actually unlocked the Easter eggs can confirm, Afra treats others completely differently than she treats Hillary!

Juzuo: This CP fan has arrived uninvited, waiting to enjoy the Easter eggs!

OP: I won’t mention the ones before the update, let’s talk about the new ones. I’ll post them right away.

OP: Easter egg when Afra and Frost Woman are taking down the dragon together.

【Afra】: I heard dragon slayers can marry princesses. Miss Moon, I’ll leave the last hit to you.

Note: Afra is an empire’s princess in her backstory.

Weeping for Beautiful Love: Hahahaha, is Little Rose so eager to marry herself off?

Jiejie Love Me: Bringing her own dowry, hahahaha! Slay this dragon, and I’m yours. I’ve already done most of the work for you, just land the finishing blow!

OP: The second one is when the two of them encounter Anmo’er of the Zerg. Everyone knows, right? Anmo’er is the character nicknamed Bomb Bug, whose body explodes upon death, applying a weakening debuff to enemy heroes.

【Afra】: I’ll let you off this time. If you hadn’t dirtied my dress, I wouldn’t have gotten to wear Miss Moon’s clothes.

【Hillary】: Anything you like, I can give it to you.

Dancing with the Enemy Top Laner: Hahahaha Anmo’er: Fucking show-offs!

Afra is an Angel: Hahahaha, what a pitiful bug, ahahaha! Anmo’er: Damn it, why!

OP: There’s one last one! Although only three Easter eggs were added, compared to other heroes who got none, the favoritism is confirmed! Everyone knows the edge of the map is the galaxy, but when near the Zerg side of the map, the background is a wormhole. If the two meet there, there’s a chance to trigger an Easter egg. It’s very hard to trigger, but super sweet. I tried thirty times before it appeared once!

【Afra】: Miss Moon, if one day I travel through time and space back to another place, will you miss me?

【Hillary】: I will come find you.

【Afra】: What if I get lost?

【Hillary】: I will illuminate you. I swear by the immortal moonlight.

Goodbye Mom, Tonight I Sail: Damn, damn, damn, I’m crying! My game’s number one CP is confirmed! Who else! I ask you, who else!

Tearing Down My House, Their Hearts Can Be Punished: I was originally a firm believer in their sisterly bond, but now I’m wavering, ahhhhhh!

I Advise You to Be Kind: Person above, stop struggling! Investing in this ship won’t be a loss!

Gu Shanxue read through the post with a smile on her face. Of course, she knew about the other female character in the game, Hillary. In fact, when she saw the character’s personality settings, she had a subtle feeling. Although reason told her these might just be settings created by Que Yining’s game company planners and had nothing to do with her, Gu Shanxue still found it very cute.

She was no longer willing to suppress the impulsive thoughts in her heart. She continued reading the posts and inadvertently came across one like this.

【I think I’ve found Afra’s prototype! Doesn’t she look a bit like this Jiejie?!】

OP: [Image] It’s the boss behind Qingyun Studio. I heard she seems to have gotten into some trouble recently.

Gu Shanxue frowned. The picture posted was of Que Yining attending an event. But upon closer inspection, it wasn’t an official event. Que Yining hadn’t even attended the press conference due to the accident. How did ordinary players know she was the boss and even get a picture?

Gu Shanxue immediately contacted Que Yining’s work secretary, asking her to arrange for the post to be deleted and keywords to be banned as soon as possible. She also messaged her own assistants to investigate.

After doing all this, Gu Shanxue browsed a few more posts, exited the game forum, and started handling her business.

Her gaze occasionally fell on Que Yining. Que Yining seemed to be sleeping restlessly, her brow unconsciously furrowed.

Gu Shanxue stood up, bent down, warmed her fingers, and gently placed them on Que Yining’s brow, smoothing away the worry lines.

“Don’t worry, everything will be alright.”

Her voice was very soft. The person in the dream seemed to sense it and her brow relaxed.

Gu Shanxue worked late into the night. After a simple wash-up, she lay down on the companion bed beside Que Yining.

The companion bed was next to the hospital bed. In the middle of the night, Que Yining seemed to have a nightmare. Gu Shanxue held her hand and comforted her softly. When Que Yining fell into a deeper sleep and Gu Shanxue intended to withdraw her hand, she found Que Yining holding on tightly, so she had to continue sleeping in that position.

When You Lanqing and Que Hanyi arrived early the next morning, this was the scene they saw.

The old couple exchanged a look. You Lanqing couldn’t help but start, “Do you think…”

Que Hanyi shushed her, and You Lanqing said no more.

Gu Shanxue woke from a light sleep. She wanted to get up but found her hand still held by Que Yining. Maintaining her composure, she greeted Uncle and Auntie.

“It’s alright, it’s alright. You can lie down a bit longer. You must be tired, you probably didn’t sleep well last night. I brought you both breakfast.”

You Lanqing shook the thermal container in her hand, her smile very gentle.

They tried to keep their voices down, but Que Yining still woke up.

When Que Yining opened her eyes, she was still a bit dazed and took a while to come to her senses.

She saw she was holding Gu Shanxue’s hand, immediately let go, and smiled at Gu Shanxue, a little embarrassed.

“Shanxue, sorry, I didn’t realize when I grabbed your hand…”

“It’s okay.”

Gu Shanxue rubbed her hand, got out of bed to wash up first, and gave a polite smile as she passed Papa Que and Mama Que.

The bathroom door closed. You Lanqing put the thermal container aside and went over to help Que Yining comb her hair.

Papa Que, on the other hand, took the food out of the thermal container, muttering.

“Your mom said last night she wanted to make chicken soup for you. I said, why drink something so rich so early in the morning? Then your mom planned to make you brown sugar eggs, and I said Ningning doesn’t like brown sugar…”

“Brown sugar and red dates are good for replenishing blood! It’s just your dad who talks too much, not letting me do this or that. Bitter medicine is effective, you should eat what you need to eat and supplement what you need to supplement. But I couldn’t win against him, so in the end, I brought plain congee. But Mom added some refreshing pickled vegetables for you. I’ll make you soup for lunch, stewed pork trotters and chicken feet. Eat to nourish the corresponding parts of your body.”

You Lanqing interrupted her husband’s rambling, combing Que Yining’s hair while speaking to her with a smile.

She tried her best not to show her sadness in front of her daughter. Waiting for her daughter to get better was the most important thing.

Que Yining couldn’t help but laugh listening to them. Even the bickering of an old married couple was interesting, full of warmth. She smiled and responded.

“Alright, Hanyi, don’t you still have to go to the company? I can take care of Ningning here.”

You Lanqing brought a basin and a cup for Que Yining to wash up. It was inconvenient for Que Yining to get out of bed, but fortunately, one hand was fine and could move.

“Go to the company? Dad, why are you going to the company again?”

Que Yining immediately sensed something was wrong and looked up.

Although Que Hanyi hadn’t stepped down from his position as chairman yet, it was only a matter of time. He had handed over most of the company’s affairs to Que Linyang and Que Chuling, and now he was only responsible for overseeing the bigger picture.

Of course, Que Yining didn’t want Que Hanyi to hand over the Que family’s power to Que Linyang. She just hadn’t mentioned it yet, planning to bring it up with Que Hanyi after she had achieved some success herself.

You Lanqing shook her head: “Your dad seems to have something on his mind, I don’t know either.”

Que Hanyi’s expression seemed a bit hesitant. He looked at his youngest daughter’s face and said, “There’s a project I need to make a final decision on. It’s not a big deal.”

Although he was still in good health, Que Hanyi cared for his youngest daughter and had already prepared his will long ago. He considered his life to be without regrets: a successful career, a loving wife and daughter, and adopted children who were all smart, capable, and filial. Although there were some minor squabbles, they didn’t matter much. However, after his daughter’s car accident, he investigated some things and found that something was amiss.

Although he hadn’t found any leads regarding the car accident, he discovered that the direction his company was heading seemed problematic. While he didn’t want to suspect his own family, people’s hearts are unfathomable, and it’s hard to know what others are truly thinking. He really needed to weigh things carefully.

Que Yining immediately understood from his expression that Papa Que might know something. She nodded and told him to go attend to his business.

After breakfast, Gu Shanxue, who had stayed there overnight, also had to rush back to her company to change clothes and attend a meeting. Que Yining watched her leave, chatted with You Lanqing for a while, and after her dressing was changed and she took her medicine, she felt drowsy again.

When she woke up again, there were new visitors in the hospital room.

You Lanqing beckoned, “Manni, you’re here. Xiaoxiao, come to Grandma. I haven’t seen you for days.”

Xiaoxiao walked over to You Lanqing’s side, but her eyes were looking towards Que Yining.

“Youngest Aunt…”

The little girl pouted, her face full of worry.

“Youngest Aunt is fine. I’ll get better sooner or later.”

Que Yining comforted her, touching her soft little hand.

Que Yining suddenly looked at You Lanqing and said, “Mom, I suddenly feel like eating strawberries.”

You Lanqing replied, “Okay, I’ll go buy them for you right now.”

Que Yining gave Xiaoxiao a look. Thanks to their tacit understanding, Xiaoxiao immediately understood what she meant.

“Grandma, I’ll go with you.”

Xiaoxiao grabbed You Lanqing’s hand and said coaxingly.

“Alright, come with Grandma.”

You Lanqing smiled and led Xiaoxiao out. The hospital room door closed, leaving only Que Yining and Hou Manni in the room.

Hou Manni sat on a chair. After a few concerned inquiries, she smiled gently, looking for a topic of conversation.

“By the way, Older Sister-in-law, do you know about the golf course over by East Lake?”

Que Yining didn’t follow her topic of conversation, but spoke with a faint smile.

Hou Manni’s expression froze, and she couldn’t even maintain the smile on her face.

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