"I could tell you were under a lot of stress, so I bought you a secondhand Game Helmet. It's for one of those immersive, soothing simulation games. The shop owner said it was really helpful for relieving mental fatigue and could even heal psychological trauma," Liu Yi said proudly. Only after she finished did she notice Gao Ming's strange expression. He hardly looked happy, and even his movements seemed a little stiff.
"Wh-what's wrong?" Liu Yi crouched on the other side of the Game Helmet. Gao Ming's reaction was nothing like the videos she had watched online. In those videos, boyfriends were always delighted when their girlfriends bought them computers or game consoles.
"What's the game called?" Gao Ming inspected the clean, seemingly flawless Game Helmet carefully.
"I think it's called Lying-Flat Supermarket Simulator?" Liu Yi wasn't quite sure either. There were no brand labels or stickers on the Game Helmet, just a dedicated connecting cable and adapter included with it. The box, however, did have the shop's address and after-sales service number printed on it.
"Let's eat first. There are so many immersive virtual games these days, it's hard to keep track." Gao Ming set the Game Helmet beside the wardrobe. He hadn't chosen that spot at random. Ever since he entered that strange livestream, he had occasionally glimpsed an extra figure in the room at night. It seemed to stand right there. If worse came to worst, he could let the ghostly figure try the game first.
Gao Ming went into the kitchen and had just brought out the dishes when he saw Liu Yi mysteriously pull a bottle of liquor and several bottles of soft drinks from her shopping bag. She seemed to be planning to get him drunk and then do something to him.
Watching Liu