Perhaps this had happened in a past life, but she had forcefully broken out then, and the game had crashed too quickly. She didn't know if Qing Yue was among those trapped in the game back then.
Now, it was as if they had successfully cleared a dungeon and, by chance, triggered a special quest for an NPC within it. This had an impact on the overall game structure, but not a significant one. It was certainly not enough to destroy the game.
Xing Yuan pondered, while Qing Yue, seeing her serious expression, began to panic.
She weakly tugged at Xing Yuan's hand, her face filled with guilt. "I didn't mean to lie to you, please don't be angry."
In reality, she was a person focused on her career, with little understanding of romantic matters. Her apology now was merely a subconscious reaction after making a mistake.
Xing Yuan curved her lips, quickly suppressing the smile before Qing Yue could notice. She sighed softly, giving Qing Yue a look of disappointment.
An opportunity presented itself; it would be against heavenly principles not to seize it!
She smiled understandingly, lowering her head. Though disappointed, she forced a calm demeanor. "It's not your fault, sister. It was my presumption. We weren't close before, how could I expect you to reveal everything to me!"
Qing Yue's heart grew more anxious. She quickly apologized, "No, it was me who was wrong. I promise I won't hide anything from you anymore."
"Are you serious, sister?" Xing Yuan looked at Qing Yue cautiously, her eyes shimmering with a fragile light.
Qing Yue felt a pang of guilt and blurted out, "Yes! More real than gold, I promise."
"Mmm, I believe you, sister," Xing Yuan said gently, hugging her.
Seizing the moment, Xing Yuan pressed on, "Since you're a game designer, sister, do you know who provided the inspiration for this game?"
"This..." Qing Yue's expression was conflicted.
Xing Yuan, with perfect timing, lowered her head and sniffled, feigning hurt. "You didn't trust me before. It was my fault for thinking too highly of myself."
"No, I'm not entirely sure myself. I just heard that this person might be a shareholder in the company, but he probably heard it from someone else too. I don't even know the details myself, so how can I tell you?" Qing Yue coaxed softly.
Xing Yuan seemed to believe her, looking at Qing Yue with trust. Her voice softened to a sweet murmur, "I knew you still cared about me, sister."
Qing Yue guiltily twisted her fingers. What if she found out she was only dating her because of a honey trap? Wouldn't she be in deep trouble?
Bah! Why should she care about an NPC's thoughts?
After a night of calm reflection, she had thought everything through last night. Why did she lose her composure the moment she saw this NPC?
Qing Yue berated herself for being a pushover. When Xing Yuan suggested continuing to play games to increase their intimacy, she agreed without hesitation.
Couple games were not difficult. As the day drew to a close, they successfully raised their intimacy to 98%. However, the final quest filled Qing Yue with an inexplicable sense of unease.
[System Quest: Congratulations to the couple for successfully reaching 98% intimacy. You are about to embark on the game's most special and surprising mini-quest, "Intimate Bond."]
[Quest Requirement: Kiss for one minute, at any time and place. Wishing you both success.]
Qing Yue shrunk her head, afraid to look up. She whispered, "How about we skip this quest?"
Xing Yuan's excited expression froze. She looked at Qing Yue with a hint of hurt. "Are you disgusted by me, sister?"
Qing Yue shook her head, cautiously looking up to glimpse Xing Yuan's peerless beauty. She swallowed hard, her voice trembling, "It's... not very appropriate."
"What's not appropriate?" As soon as Xing Yuan finished speaking, her slender fingers gently cupped Qing Yue's chin, forcing her to look up at her.
She lowered her head and kissed her.
Qing Yue, perhaps still dazed, simply closed her eyes, not daring to look at her.
Xing Yuan kept track of the time and released her lips at the fifty-second mark.
She blinked, her thick lashes fluttering gently. "Sister, I'm so sorry! It wasn't time yet. How about we try again?"
Qing Yue nodded blankly. One kiss or two kisses made little difference.
However, Xing Yuan kissed her repeatedly, more than ten times. Each time she failed, she looked at Qing Yue with an apologetic expression, appearing embarrassed. "Sister~ I think I got the time wrong again. Can we try one more time?"
Qing Yue's face turned red, looking utterly overwhelmed.
Suddenly, a thought struck her. She realized Xing Yuan was doing this on purpose.
Understanding dawned, and with a surge of anger, she tightly embraced Xing Yuan just as her lips were about to pull away, and kissed her back.
Perhaps it was too unexpected, but Xing Yuan couldn't break free, and they accidentally exceeded the one-minute mark.
[Server Announcement: Player Qing Qing Ru Yue and NPC Goddess have reached 100% favorability, a record-breaking achievement. The first to achieve this will receive a system reward: Couple Rings - Starlight, which players can customize at will.]
[The system wishes all lovers a happy union!]
However, Xing Yuan, who had received this honor, glared at Qing Yue with a look of deep resentment.
Wuwuwu x﹏x! She hadn't kissed enough!
Qing Yue's ears turned red. Avoiding Xing Yuan's resentful gaze, she put the rings into her backpack. Without looking at her, she said somewhat hastily, "I'll give you the rings tomorrow. I need to log off."
With that, Qing Yue vanished instantly, leaving behind a perpetually unsatisfied Xing Yuan.
This was too much! How could her sister be so stingy? Not even letting her kiss properly.
Unhappy, Xing Yuan resorted to her old method of relieving her frustrations: clearing dungeons and fighting monsters.
When she saw monsters having a worse time than her, her mood improved by half.
Qing Yue's mind was also in a turmoil. She had never imagined herself doing something so out of line before. Yet, having done it, she felt an overwhelming sense of panic.
Still, this game was truly well-made. The sensations felt so real.
No! It was one thing to be with a girl! This was just a string of data. Was she going to enter the game every day to date her?
Hmm... perhaps that wasn't entirely out of the question!
Her work was quite leisurely anyway, and after finally finding someone to date, it wasn't that difficult to accept that she wasn't human.
Qing Yue might not realize it herself, but her boundaries were gradually lowering with each step she took with Xing Yuan, until they were almost at their lowest. She seemed to be okay with anyone who resembled a person.
"Hello, Sister Qin. Yes, she's been normal lately, hasn't done anything unusual. I'm with her all day!" Qing Yue said to the person on the phone, her expression unwavering.
Wasn't she normal? So normal that she felt this NPC was like a real person.
She even felt a genuine desire to date her.