When Bo Yueming returned to the room, Pei Yi was still curled up in a small ball under the quilt, with only a little curled up hair exposed. Inspector, who had just bathed, was also lying on the quilt stretched out on its back—

Two cats, one big and one small, were sleeping soundly.

Bo Yueming slowed his footsteps as he walked over. He had originally wanted to let his lover sleep a little longer, but Pei Yi turned around on his own and let out a muffled sound.

Bo Yueming caught a hint of grievance and quickly moved closer. “Are you awake?”

Pei Yi raised his eyes in confusion. “What time is it?”

Bo Yueming answered truthfully, “It’s four in the afternoon. Do you want to sleep a little longer?”

They didn’t stop until four or five in the morning, slept until eleven or twelve, got up reluctantly to have lunch, and then fell asleep again in one breath.

When Pei Yi heard the time, he reacted slowly and made a breathy sound of denial.

No more sleep.

If he continued to sleep, he feared he would have insomnia and be unable to sleep at night.

Pei Yi moved to Bo Yueming’s side dependently, an indescribable feeling of fatigue all over his body.

Bo Yueming asked him softly, “Do your knees still hurt?”

Pei Yi blinked in confusion. “Huh?”

“I saw that your knees were red and bruised. I suppose you rubbed them too hard on the carpet last night.”

Bo Yueming rubbed his knees through the quilt. “I took advantage of you falling asleep at noon to rub medicinal wine on them for you.”

Beneath his earnest words hid the nearly-devastating heat of the night before.

Pei Yi recalled that Bo Yueming had trapped him on the carpet in the cloakroom, their wildness revealed in front of the mirror. He was so ashamed that he blushed all over, and suddenly felt a little regretful—

He should have drunk more wine the night before so that he could directly forget!

Bo Yueming asked again, “Does it hurt?”

Pei Yi asked back, “If I say my knees hurt, can you not do it next time?”

Everytime, he teased and said, “I’ll give everything to you,” but once it was over, he regretted it so much that he wouldn’t admit it.

Bo Yueming laughed in spite of himself and bit his ear, replying, “The position can be changed, but Little Sir seemed to be very comfortable last night.”

“…….”

Pei Yi pulled the quilt over his head, but the indecent scenes remained in his mind.

How could they not?

It was so deep that his soul was pushed out.

Bo Yueming was afraid he would be smothered and uncomfortable, so he pulled off the quilt again and said, “Okay, I won’t bother you anymore.”

Pei Yi endured the soreness and swelling he was accustomed to and sat up. “Er-ge, give me your computer and I’ll take a look at the internal test data.”

The day before, they had announced the first round of closed beta testing and pre-heating videos for “The Last Fog,” and as the chief planner, he needed to pay attention to the game’s popularity.

Bo Yueming stood up and brought the laptop over, not neglecting to pull his lover into his arms. “Let me take a look too.”

Pei Yi found a comfortable position to lean into his arms, then searched for and entered the official Weibo account of their game group.

So far, the number of fans exceeded 200,000.

“We’ve gained another 70,000 to 80,000 followers since yesterday.” Pei Yi raised his eyebrows, a little surprised. “It’s better than I thought.”

After all, this was a domestic game that had not yet been released, and their YWY Studios was not a well-known game label. At this time, it was already very good for a single game account to have this number of fans!

“Meow-wu~”

Inspector woke up and leaned close to Pei Yi, nuzzling him coquettishly.

Pei Yi stroked his kitten with one hand and scrolled down the computer interface with the other. The Weibo video currently pinned to the top was the CG game trailer released at five o’clock the previous evening—

The video opened with a broken-winged butterfly resting on the dead grass in the deserted wilderness.

Suddenly, something happened.

The butterfly had no time to escape, and was crushed to pieces by a pair of hands covered with blood and veins, its broken wings crumbling under those fingertips.

The camera moved up along with those fingertips, and there was a bang sound effect.

A hand suddenly hit the “lens,” and in the blink of an eye, an enlarged and terrifying zombie face suddenly appeared in front of the shattered “lens.”

The camera quickly retreated and rose, and the complete image was finally displayed—

Behind this leading zombie were thousands of mutant zombies in different shapes and sizes!

And this seemingly vast wasteland was actually divided by an endless and unfathomable fissure in the ground.

In the next second, the seemingly naturally-formed fissure refracted a reflective screen like the light from a computer.

And underneath was China Underground City No.1, which had taken nearly thirty years to build!

The airborne lens passed the screening of the light barrier and descended all the way to the underground city, displaying its structure and facilities to everyone bit by bit.

There were five consecutive floors of military protection and various types of equipment lined up in sequence, followed by two floors of scientific research bases. In laboratories of various sizes, there were even live zombies that had been captured.

Under the dual protection of the military and technology, it was a stable place to live for ordinary people.

The video finally stopped on a freeze-frame image of zombies swarming the city, and two lines of characters floated back and forth on the screen — 

“Those who receive this mission, please return home in time.”

“China Underground City No. 1 will open on June 6th!”

The concept trailer was less than one minute long, and every frame was produced with high-quality movie images in mind. The comment area below had so far exceeded 10,000 comments —

“Holy shit! This is just a game trailer? I thought it was some kind of doomsday blockbuster movie!”

“You’ve worked hard, Big-Faced Cat, I like it so much! Finally, a studio that is serious about making domestic games. I will definitely buy this mobile game!”

“It’s really an original Chinese doomsday survival game, the residential areas in these scenes are all familiar! And seeing ordinary residents being protected by the military and technology, I don’t know why, but my nose feels sour!”

“I didn’t qualify for the first round of closed beta testing, ah. Has anyone got a trial account? Tell me if the quality of the game is good!”

“Me, me, me! I’m a rare lucky player that qualified for the first internal beta. My friends, you can rest assured that the game experience is unparalleled! The character models are so cool! I’ve been playing the closed beta from 12 noon until now, and I can’t stop!”

“Fuck, I’m so greedy looking at it. I’ll have a great time playing it when I get back!”

. . . 

Pei Yi looked at the nearly unanimous praise and couldn’t help but turn around to show it off to Bo Yueming. “Er-ge, what do you think? Isn’t it quite similar?”

Bo Yueming didn’t play games, but after watching the game trailer, he became curious and impulsive. “It’s very good. As everyone is saying, it has the qualities of a movie.”

There was a hint of pride in Pei Yi’s expression. “Naturally. I wrote the script myself, and Sister Yang personally checked it. She also asked her old friends and teachers to help create it.”

This sort of CG trailer was the most expensive. The budget allocated by the studio at the beginning was not enough, and Pei Yi even paid for it out of his own pocket. 

“Er-ge, the dungeon is just the first map hub. There will be new map hubs such as the Sky Castle and Deep Sea Ship in the future, as well as such CG previews.”

“Also, we produced separate trailers for the game characters. Seven versions for seven characters.”

“And the meaning of the last two lines is that — our ‘game protagonist’ will wake up with amnesia in various abandoned areas, and their task is to return to the dungeon within ten days…..”

As soon as he spoke about his exciting career, Pei Yi felt full of energy. His body was no longer sore and his head no longer dizzy.

He told his lover behind him everything he wanted to say, and finally looked up for confirmation. “See, wasn’t it worthwhile for your GM to choose our game and invest in it?”

Bo Yueming kissed his lover’s forehead gently. “En, it was worth it.”

Even though he knew that Pei Yi was excellent at what he did, the other person always proved through his actions that he could be even more brilliant.

Pei Yi said with a smile, “Pear Garden and I have agreed that ‘The Last Fog’ will occupy a place in the Chinese game market within two years.”

“You can do it,” Bo Yueming affirmed. “No matter what you want to do, I will support you from behind.”

Pei Yi felt elated, as if he was filled with honey. Although he was also a workaholic before, he had never felt as satisfied and secure as he did now.

Because Pei Yi knew that, bit by bit, he was using his ability to stand side by side with his lover.

Pei Yi retracted his overflowing thoughts and said coquettishly, “It’s just that I was too busy in the beginning, and sometimes I feel a little tired.”

Bo Yueming tightened his grip on him. “I see you haven’t hired an assistant yet? Do you need to ask Lin Zhong to help you find a good one?”

Pei Yi shook his head with a gleam of light in his eyes. “No need, I’ve already scouted one out. They’ll report to the studio in two days.”

Bo Yueming heard something unusual. “You’ve already found someone? Who is it?”

Pei Yi turned to look at him, and asked in a test of tacit understanding, “Guess?”

. . . . . . .

Three days later, Imperial Capital Airport.

It was just after eight o’clock in the morning and Pei Yi, who rarely got up early, was waiting at the airport pick-up gate.

Bo Yueming and Lin Zhong, who had come along, looked at each other and accompanied him silently.

After a while, Lin Zhong, who was still in the dark, couldn’t help being curious. “Little Sir, who is your assistant, ah?”

He actually had to get up early to pick him up in person? He wasn’t a big-shot in the gaming industry, was he?

As soon as he finished speaking, the sharp-eyed Pei Yi caught sight of a figure. “Hey, over here!”

The other person was holding a very large suitcase in his hand, looking around for something as he walked slowly.

Pei Yi got completely out of the car and showed himself. “Qiao Dong, this way!”

Lin Zhong reacted at once with surprise on his face.

Qiao Dong?

That young man who helped in Wencheng? Little Sir actually had private contact with him?

When Qiao Dong saw Pei Yi and the luxury car behind him, he walked up half cautiously and half excitedly. “L-Little Sir, long time no see!”

Lin Zhong got out of the car at Bo Yueming’s signal. “Qiao Dong? It’s really you, ah, is your foot healed?”

Qiao Dong’s aura was obviously much better than when he was in Wencheng. “Brother Lin, long time no see.”

He lightly stepped on his injured foot a couple of times, feeling a little happy about entering the big city for the first time. “I’m fully recovered now. I can run and jump, it’s not serious.”

Lin Zhong still felt strange. “What happened between you and Little Sir…..I mean, how did you become Little Sir’s assistant?”

Pei Yi raised his eyebrows. “I thought Qiao Dong was clever and had potential when I saw him.”

Thus, before leaving Wencheng, he had told Qiao Dong alone—

If the other person still had ambitions and expectations for his future, then after cleaning up at home, he should go and sign up for a professional management course. 

Once he had managed the basics, he could contact him.

At that time, although Qiao Dong was surprised by Pei Yi’s disguise, he understood very well that he was being given a chance.

Therefore, after Pei Yi and the others left Wencheng, Qiao Dong immediately used his few savings to register for classes and study professionally, then contacted Pei Yi a week ago.

Qiao Dong thanked him sincerely, “Thank you, Little Sir.”

“It’s time to work, why are you still calling me Little Sir?”

Pei Yi motioned for Lin Zhong to help move the luggage, and put his arm around Qiao Dong’s shoulder. “I’m older than you, so just call me Brother Yi from now on.”

When it came to Qiao Dong’s trip to the capital, Pei Yi had planned to charter the air ticket, but the other party refused to let him spend any money. He had simply bought the cheapest flight and rushed over.

Pei Yi feared he would be unfamiliar with the place, so he came here to pick him up.

Qiao Dong nodded. “Thank you, Brother Yi.”

Pei Yi asked with a smile, “Aren’t you tired? You have to go directly to the studio later. Don’t worry about accommodations, just live at home like Lin Zhong.”

The Bo family had a big estate. It was easy to have multiple pairs of bowls and chopsticks, and Uncle Kai and Lin Zhong were also familiar with Qiao Dong. The most important thing was that it was easy to hand over daily work affairs.

Qiao Dong knew that renting a place in the capital would not be cheap, and after a moment’s hesitation, accepted Pei Yi’s kindness.

“However, I’ll say the unpleasant thing first—”

“Qiao Dong, I’m not that easy to talk to at work. Right now, I’ll give you a one-month trial period. If you can adapt to the work and your efficiency is satisfactory, the studio will sign a contract with you.”

“If your ability or attitude isn’t good enough, then…..”

“I understand!” Qiao Dong responded positively, “I will definitely work hard and try to stay!”

Pei Yi knew that Qiao Dong cherished this opportunity, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, “You can do it.”

The three of them walked back to the car.

Only then did Qiao Dong realize that Bo Yueming was sitting in the back seat, and he became nervous again unconsciously. “H-Hello, Mr. Bo.”

“Why are you nervous? You’re my assistant and I pay your salary, don’t be afraid of him.” Pei Yi joked in order to overcome Qiao Dong’s nerves, and instructed, “Lin Zhong is driving, you sit in the front seat.”

Qiao Dong nodded obediently, “Okay, Brother Yi.”

When Bo Yueming heard this address, there was no trace of sourness in his eyes. When Pei Yi sat firmly next to him again, he quickly closed the electronic screen between the front and back rows.

Pei Yi was taken aback. “Er-ge?”

Bo Yueming said nothing, and only took the other’s palm and squeezed it.

Pei Yi belatedly realized something. Dumbfounded, he leaned close to him and whispered, “Mr. Bo, why do I feel that it’s sour in the car?”

“Didn’t I tell you earlier that I found a new assistant? You guessed it was him before, ah.”

In order to avoid being overheard by Qiao Dong, Pei Yi kept his voice very low.

Bo Yueming denied it. “I know, I’m not sour.”

Pei Yi couldn’t help but laugh. “I wanted to hire you as an assistant, but your hourly salary is too high and I really can’t afford it.”

Bo Yueming softly kissed the back of his lover’s hand and replied quite earnestly, “I can do it for free.”

Pei Yi burst out laughing. If not for the fact that he was wearing a seatbelt, he would have fallen into his lover’s arms.

“Er-ge, you’re so cute.”

“……”

This was the first time in Bo Yueming’s life that he was praised for being cute. He was stunned for several seconds, and then said, “Don’t talk nonsense.”

Pei Yi deliberately raised his voice, “Cute, cute!”

Bo Yueming helplessly blocked his lover’s mouth. “Okay, Little Sir, stop causing trouble.”

Even if there was some sourness, it was only a trace, and wouldn’t make him unable to tolerate Qiao Dong.

Pei Yi tugged on the seatbelt, leaned over, and kissed Bo Yueming. “Er-ge.”

“En?”

“No one can take your place. I like you the most.”

. . . . . . .

YWY Studios.

As soon as Pei Yi and Qiao Dong entered the office hall, many employees followed after, obviously curious about this strange person.

Qiao Dong hadn’t entered through the company’s recruitment channel, but Pei Yi had no intention of hiding it.

He said in front of everyone to the HR team leader, “Sister Ling, I hired an assistant directly. Please help him with the internship entry information.”

The HR team leader said decisively, “Okay.”

Pei Yi looked around again. “Xiao Xiao.”

“Mr. Yi.”

The girl whose name was called came up immediately. She was the assistant that Li Yuan had hired some time ago, and was very capable in her work.

Pei Yi kept it short, “You and Qiao Dong go over the general work processes later. Please guide him this week.”

Xiao Xiao responded quickly, “No problem.”

Pei Yi didn’t explain any further, just giving Qiao Dong a silent look. The latter understood his unspoken encouragement, suppressed his unnecessary nervousness, and became full of energy.

Qiao Dong had already graduated from college, and his academic ability was not bad. Before coming here, he had taken special classes to make up for his deficiencies.

Although he had no actual experience as an assistant, he was very adaptable. Within three days, he integrated into YWY’s high-intensity work environment.

In the blink of an eye, it was Saturday afternoon.

After the weekly meeting, Pei Yi walked out of the conference room and turned to Qiao Dong. “Compile an electronic version of the meeting content before getting off work today and send it to each group.”

“Oh, and remember to send a copy to Mr. Li.”

Li Yuan, who was never absent from company affairs, had asked for a rare period of leave. When he called, he said he was feeling unwell.

Qiao Dong was appropriately serious. “Okay.”

“Thank you.”

Pei Yi’s cell phone vibrated. He saw the caller ID clearly and walked quickly back to his office. “Hello, Mr. Gu.”

“Still calling me Mr. Gu, why are you so polite?” Gu Jianshen’s voice sounded from the other end of the phone. “Congratulations. The first round of closed beta testing for ‘The Last Fog’ is very popular.”

In just one week, it was already first in the anticipated rankings of major app stores.

Pei Yi took a sip of water and said, “If you hadn’t agreed to help a while ago and gotten Weiyi’s senior management to balance things out, things wouldn’t have gone so smoothly for us.”

Gu Jianshen chuckled, and didn’t deviate from the purpose of the call. “By the way, I have something important to discuss with you today.”

Pei Yi raised his eyebrows and said, “Tell me.”

Gu Jianshen said bluntly, “Weiyi’s top management has allowed investment in the movie game to test the waters. Mr. Yi, let’s talk about cooperation?”

Pei Yi had guessed this would be the case. “Are you sure you want to cooperate with our YWY?”

Gu Jianshen didn’t hesitate. “To be precise, I want to cooperate with you. However, we can accept the investment funds from the two companies, and the final profits or losses will be calculated in proportion.”

Pei Yi’s eyes flashed with cunning. “How is the expected shares calculated?”

Gu Jianshen didn’t expect him to hit the nail on the head, and smiled as he sighed, “Mr. Yi, you are truly straightforward enough.”

He paused. “We can accept 20-80 here.”

As a major game company, Weiyi also had various connections in the film industry, which was unmatched by YWY Studios.

According to their lofty thinking, in this kind of “big and small” cooperation, they would naturally occupy the absolute majority of the shares.

Pei Yi was unmoved when he heard this expected answer. 

He placed the water glass back on the table and both madly and confidently, “I want to cooperate, but the shares must be 40-60.”

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