The Game is Loading Chapter 1

The mottled walls, rusty fences, and originally bright windows are also covered in stains. Even the weak sunlight in the early morning shining on this old apartment was like drizzle falling on the dirty robe, making it look even dirtier and smellier.

Even after being away for so long, Lila Xie still felt a bone-deep fear when he saw this old apartment again. She was afraid of this place, of this dark poverty.

She lowered her head, tightened the collar of her coat, and walked in while stepping on the fallen leaves with her spotless soles. The walls of the corridor were covered with various small advertisements, the cement stairs were full of potholes, and there was even someone's vomit. Lila Xie covered her mouth and nose and came to room 201 with a pale face. After hesitating for a while, she knocked on the door.

She had lived here for seven years, and she thought she would never come back, but...

The door opened, and in the faint light, Lila Xie looked at the young man who was already more than half a head taller than her.

He was very good-looking, with dark hair like the dark night, making his fair face look like the winter snow. He has admirable facial features, long and narrow eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and beautiful lips, but his lips are thin, and the corners of his pursed mouth are full of indifference and alienation.

Lila Xie smiled very reluctantly: "Milo Xiao..."

Finn Xie's dark eyes were cold and his voice was like a clear spring hitting a stone: "Is something wrong?"

Lila Xie's smile became stiffer: "Can I go in?"

Finn Xie lowered his body silently.

Lila Xie walked into the house and felt the neatness that was completely different from the shabby outside. The house was very small, a cramped single room, and the decoration was old: the floor was made of cement, and the composite board tables and chairs in front had long faded in color. The clocks on the wall shook and made an old ticking sound.

But it was very clean and neatly tidied up, even cleaner than the three-story building she lived in.

Lila Xie looked away and looked at the boy: "Why don't you answer the phone?"

Finn Xie frowned.

Xie Sufang said in a soft voice: "You have been here by yourself. Mom is very worried."

Finn Xie remained silent. Lila Xie said again: "This is not an option for you. I have talked with your Uncle Hugo. You can go to his company..."

"No need." Finn Xie said calmly, "You don't need to worry about my affairs."

Lila Xie said uncomfortably: "You are only nineteen years old. Did you drop out of college midway? Or is it because of something like that? Where can you find a job?"

Finn Xie's face was expressionless.

Lila Xie continued: "Good boy, be obedient. Mom is not asking you to move back, she is just going to work. You stay in the house like this all day long..." She glanced at the lit computer screen, ". ....It’s not okay to play games all the time.”

Finn Xie raised his eyes to look at her and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Lila Xie paused.

Finn Xie said: "If you have nothing to do, please go back. Everyone should wake up soon." When he said this, his tone was calm, without any irony, but Lila Xie's expression still changed.

It's only five o'clock in the morning, the corridor is empty, and the neighbors are sleeping. In half an hour, people living in the apartment will wake up one after another, and Lila Xie doesn't want to see them at all, let alone have anything to do with them. The reason why she came here so early was to avoid them on purpose. At this moment, Finn Xie revealed it.

Lila Xie finally told her why she came: "I'm pregnant."

Finn Xie's dark eyes narrowed slightly and the corners of his mouth moved: "Oh, congratulations."

Lila Xie held his wrist and said anxiously: "Milo Xiao, come back. My mother has married him. With his child, I will definitely be able to protect you this time."

Finn Xie opened her fingers and said, "Take good care of yourself and don't worry about me."

Lila Xie was about to say more, but Finn Xie had already pushed her out of the door and closed the old but extremely strong iron door.

Lila Xie looked at the iron gate and said unwillingly: "Mom is different now. Please think about it carefully. I will wait for your news."

Finn Xie didn't say anything until he heard the footsteps leaving, then he sat down in front of the computer and stared at the screen.

------What's the difference?

Finn Xie picked up the mouse and manipulated the characters in the game at will.

------You are not a marionette, you can be manipulated by others.

Finn Xie's father disappeared when he was two years old, and his mother Lila Xie became the mistress of Mr. Hugo when he was nine years old. She "suffered" for eleven years before finally marrying into the Hugo family and becoming pregnant.

He was really blessing her, after all, she finally got what she wanted.

Finn Xie sighed softly and put the equipment he found in the auction house. He has never used Lila Xie's money and has always provided for himself. In the past, he had to find ways to raise tuition fees, but now it is much easier.

It is not easy to make money from games, but Finn Xie is naturally luckier than others in this regard. He can always get the good things that others dream of, but he does not use them and sells them for cash.

Today was no different from usual. After finishing all these things, he was about to go to sleep for a while, when suddenly his eyes flashed...

[Conditions met...Verification successful...Game loading...]

Finn Xie was stunned: What's going on, the side effects of staying up all night? Not to the point.

He blinked, and the first half of the line gradually faded, while the next five words became clearer.

They just float in the air, like projections. Finn Xie turned his head quickly, and the words followed him and landed on the wall within his sight.

Hallucination?

Finn Xie reached out and touched the clearly legible handwriting, and suddenly a dazzling white light exploded. Finn Xie had no time to react and had already lost consciousness.

Everything happened so suddenly, Finn Xie seemed to hear someone talking to him in a daze.

"Milo Xiao..."

"sorry."

[The game is loaded and the quasi-world is opened. 】

Finn Xie opened his eyes suddenly, his mind in chaos.

"Master, you should eat well, your waist is too thin." A pretty girl wearing a black and white maid uniform said warmly.

Finn Xie didn't bother to respond. He stared straight at the mirror in front of him, his slightly opened eyes filled with astonishment.

The person in the mirror is him but not him. His facial features are very similar, but his clothes and appearance are completely different. In the mirror, he was wearing a dark blue rose hat, a one-shoulder cloak of the same color, and a straight double-breasted shirt underneath. The waist was very tight, and the tedious hem was covered with gorgeous jewelry. His straight legs were tied together. In black leather boots.

The maid pulled out the complicated cuffs of his shirt, carefully shaped them into the shape of blooming petals, and sincerely praised: "Master, you are so beautiful."

This yin and yang look is not good at all... Finn Xie pressed his temples and couldn't figure out what was going on.

Seeing his unhappy expression, the maid asked, "Master, are you awake?"

"It's okay." Finn Xie said, startled by his own voice - a very strange voice. It was not the toughness of a man, nor the gentleness of a woman, but something in between. Husky...feminine.

What he didn't notice was that the admiration in the eyes of the maid next to him had turned into explicit obsession.

"Master..." the maid called him softly.

Finn Xie couldn't care about her anymore because some words appeared in front of his eyes.

------Welcome to the quasi-world, please read the information board carefully.

Game name: Love goes left or right.

Game summary: Sweet love game~

Main mission: Survive for seven days.

Side missions: None

Number of file reads: unlimited.

Carry props: There are currently no props available.

Privileges to be selected: tenfold bonus, no pain from fatal injuries, and no death in the game.

This amount of information was so large that countless thoughts flashed through Finn Xie's head. Is he dreaming? Or are you really entering a game?

The game is loading... the information panel... also assigned tasks to him.

Survive seven days? What will happen if the task is completed, and what will happen if it is not completed? Countless doubts were swirling in his head, leaving Finn Xie a little confused.

At this time, the words in front of me changed, and a line of highlights appeared under the privileges to be selected in the bottom line.

[Please select privileges as soon as possible. Privileges will be given up by default after the countdown ends. 】

Finn Xie retracted his thoughts - no matter whether he was dreaming or not, he shouldn't be careless.

He looked intently at the privileges to be chosen. The last of the three options was the most attractive, avoiding death in the game. Isn't this a 100% chance of completing the mission? After all, the mission requirement is just to survive for seven days.

But since death is avoided, why is there an unlimited number of times to load files? And why is there an option to avoid fatal injuries and avoid pain?

If surviving seven days is easy, why make it a mission goal?

There are many contradictions here.

Finn Xie took another look at the privilege of having the bonus doubled tenfold. It was very tempting. Although he didn't know what the bonus was for at the moment, the words "tenfold" itself were a huge temptation.

Temptation is a form of blindness, so... Finn Xie made a choice.

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In the underground maze that stretches for dozens of miles, the silver-haired man nimbly dodged a huge black mist that exuded a ghastly aura: "Fcuk, why are you in such a daze?"

Opposite him stood a tall man in black. His appearance was hidden in the darkness, and only a frivolous voice flowed over casually: "Someone chose me."

The silver-haired man looked strange and said, "This man is really lucky."

"Yes." The man in black smiled, "Very lucky."

The silver-haired man complained in his mind: Lucky a**, Seth Jiang's game is famous for its hell mode, okay?

He hoped he wasn't a newbie. He remembered that Cole Jiang had designed a novice trial with a difficulty level of S, and no one had passed it yet. No... Seth Jiang just said that someone chose him, so it must be a novice trial.

Well, wish yourself luck, "lucky man".