If I Prosper, I Won't Forget You

Li Ming turned around and wiped at the slightly damp corners of his eyes.

Before coming to Sprout, he had worked at other game companies. It wasn't as though he had never served as a lead designer on projects before.

But being the lead designer also meant bearing responsibility.

At most companies, when faced with an impossible task, many people would hand it off to newcomers under the pretty pretense of testing them, when in reality, they were simply looking for someone to take the blame.

Even when ordinary employees made small mistakes at work, the company would refuse to take any responsibility. They would pin all the losses and faults on a group of people, or even just one person.

So when he heard Old Thief say that Sprout would pay for its employees' growth, his emotions became incredibly complicated.

He had never expected that Old Thief would give him the courage to go all out here.

He thought that Sprout Game Company had grown to where it was today not only because of the fantastical ideas guiding the entire company, but also because he understood what everyone needed and how to make them better.

"I'll work hard." Li Ming rose to his feet and stood before Ethan Vale.

"This time, I'll make the game myself. I won't let you down." Li Ming clenched his fists.

"Huh?" This time, it was Ethan Vale who was stunned. He had thought the other man would at least find a few people to help him.

"I can do it." Li Ming spoke earnestly. "Back when you made games, the company wasn't nearly this big, and you still managed to make them. I can do it now too."

"And the game I want to make can easily find material to stitch together. I