Shen Yunshi truly deserved her reputation as the school's recognized goddess.
She had a classic oval face, a high, straight nose, and fair skin.
Especially those almond-shaped eyes—when she smiled, they curved like crescents, sweet enough to melt anyone's heart.
At least six plus signs.
"Busy?"
Seeing Shen Yunshi focused on her laptop screen ever since she sat down, Wu Wei asked.
"Oh, no, I'm not busy. I was playing a game. Sorry."
Shen Yunshi hurriedly apologized and moved to close her laptop.
The mention of games caught Lu Bian's interest.
After all, they were developing a game themselves.
"What game?"
"Oh, that hammer-swinging game that's been especially popular lately."
Shen Yunshi smiled and turned the laptop around for Lu Bian and Wu Wei to see.
Wu Wei and Lu Bian froze, exchanging surprised looks.
The screen turned toward them.
Sure enough, there was a goofy little man sitting in a large cauldron, holding a hammer.
"Everyone in our dorm has been playing this game lately. It's really hard!" Fang Jin said as she sipped her milk tea.
"If we hadn't stopped her, Shishi almost—ow!"
Before Fang Jin could finish, something jabbed her in the waist. She cried out instinctively.
Turning her head, she met Shen Yunshi's "threatening" glare.
Shrinking her neck, Fang Jin zipped her lips shut, signaling that she would say no more.
"Hehehe... heh."
Shen Yunshi gave Brother Wu Wei and Lu Bian an awkward smile.
"I just thought the art style of this game was pretty interesting, so I wanted to try it. It's fine, really."
"What about the gameplay?"
Wu Wei pressed.
After all, he had made this game. Player feedback was extremely important.
As he spoke, Wu Wei added an explanation.
"You know, I'm majoring in game design."
Shen Yunshi nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "I don't really understand the professional terminology. I just feel like this game... is kind of difficult."
"Heh, more than difficult. It's practically torture."
Lu Bian muttered from the side.
He had played the game too.
More than once, he had wanted to pin Wu Wei, the designer, to the floor and beat him senseless to vent his frustration.
"I really don't know what kind of designer could make a game like this. They'd have to be a total psychological deviant."
Using the opportunity to settle a personal score, Lu Bian spoke while shooting Wu Wei a look.
Under the table, Wu Wei raised a fist at Lu Bian. Just as he was about to glare a warning at Third Brother Lu for smearing his name—
Shen Yunshi across from him nodded and said sincerely, "Mm, I think so too."
"That designer on Zhiyou called Wusuo Wei must have some kind of mental illness."
Wu Wei: ???
Had I forgotten to check the almanac before leaving today?
First, people had mistaken him for gay.
Then he came in hoping to hear some game reviews, only to be called a psychological deviant?
Well, yes, he did have a tiny bit of that in him.
But did she have to put it so bluntly?
Ignoring Lu Bian's gloating expression beside him, Wu Wei forced a smile and looked at Shen Yunshi.
"So, do you think this game is somewhat unfun?"
"Not exactly."
Shen Yunshi furrowed her delicate brows.
"I can't say it isn't fun, because it really makes you want to clear it."
"But if I say it's fun, it's just... too hard!"
"I also don't understand why such a visually simple game has such a huge draw."
"Maybe you understand it differently from a professional perspective."
The more Shen Yunshi spoke, the more worked up she became, as though she were pouring out her grievances to Wu Wei.
"But from the perspective of an ordinary player like me, this game is genuinely a deviant creation."
"When I play this game, I can practically see the creator on the other side of the screen, smiling smugly as they watch players lose their minds."
Shen Yunshi looked at the expressionless yet mockingly smug little man on the screen, feeling a little resentful.
God knew how many times this game had broken her mentally!
Shen Yunshi might have looked graceful, gentle, and charming.
But if Fang Jin and the others had not stopped her, the raging Shen Yunshi would have smashed that laptop to pieces countless times already!
"So I have every reason to believe that the creator of this game is not mentally healthy!"
"You could even call him a deviant!"
"Shishi... Shishi..."
Seeing her best friend grow more and more furious, Fang Jin hurriedly tugged Shen Yunshi's sleeve and quietly reminded her to restrain herself.
"Please mind your image as the school beauty, Goddess Shen."
"Oh!"
Only then did Shen Yunshi snap back to her senses.
Realizing that she had lost her composure, her little face flushed red. She gave Wu Wei an apologetic smile.
"Sorry, I mean..."
"I understand."
Wu Wei cut Shen Yunshi off and nodded.
Lu Bian's face turned green beside him!
It was clear that if his girlfriend had not stopped Shen Yunshi, this girl would have nearly started cursing him out in the street!
The key was that the person being cursed was sitting right across from her!
"Um..."
Lu Bian had never expected that his casual teasing would get Wu Wei so thoroughly scolded by the school beauty!
Just as he was about to change the subject, Wu Wei stopped him.
Instead, Wu Wei gave Shen Yunshi a faint smile.
"I deeply apologize for causing players such a terrible psychological experience."
"Huh?"
Shen Yunshi froze, unable to react for a moment.
The next second, Wu Wei took a sip of his tea drink.
"Guess what?"
"I'm that deviant."
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