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Bai Shishi first imitated Su Mengyao and said to her, "Sister Mengyao is not allowed to run away either!"

Then, she turned to Mo Xiangwen, her cheeks flushed, her voice growing softer and softer: "Brother Xiangwen... as punishment, you... hold me until the game is over, okay?"

Mo Xiangwen was clearly taken aback for a moment, looking at the girl's shy yet expectant eyes, then chuckled and opened his arms: "Come on."

Bai Shishi immediately nestled into his arms like a fledgling returning to its nest, finding a comfortable position to lean against him, and rubbing her face contentedly against his chest.

"Hey! Shishi! What kind of punishment is this?! It's too lenient on him!" Su Mengyao was jumping up and down watching from the side: "And we agreed that he wasn't allowed to sneak away."

Bai Shishi buried her face even deeper and mumbled a defense: "Holding you for too long... is very tiring. My arms will ache and my legs will go numb, so this is punishment."

Chapter 266 Call Me Brother!

Su Mengyao fell silent, staring at her for a long time. Bai Shishi didn't dare to meet her gaze, so she simply buried her head and didn't get up.

Seeing her like this, Su Mengyao snorted in dissatisfaction, glanced at him, and poked him several more times before finally stopping.

"Keep going, keep going."

After losing several rounds, Mo Xiangwen almost had his bedwetting history brought up, but finally won one round.

He looked at the silent Su Mengyao and Su Mengli, and for a moment he was unsure what to do.

After thinking for a long time, he finally remembered that when they first entered university, Su Mengyao and Su Mengli always tried to find ways to make him call them "senior sisters".

Although he didn't mind, he never thought there was anything wrong with it.

but......

Mo Xiangwen smiled and first fixed his gaze on Su Mengyao, who immediately felt a sense of unease.

"Then, Mengyao, your punishment is to call me Senior Xiangwen for the next few days." Mo Xiangwen chuckled, "That's not difficult, is it? I've called you all that so many times already."

Is it difficult? It doesn't seem difficult; it's just a name.

"Xiang Wen..."

Su Mengyao opened her mouth, but found that she couldn't bring herself to call him that senior, and looked at him with a mixture of embarrassment and annoyance.

Mo Xiangwen didn't urge her, but looked at her with a smile, waiting for her to overcome her psychological barrier.

Su Mengyao pursed her lips, closed her eyes, hardened her heart, and said in a muffled voice, "Senior Xiang Wen... I accept your confession, and I like you too."

Mo Xiangwen smiled and patted her head. Su Mengyao hummed in dissatisfaction, but didn't say anything more.

Then, Mo Xiangwen turned his gaze to Su Mengli.

"Mengli, how about you call me Brother Xiangwen?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Mengli, who was about to call him "senior," and Bai Shishi in his arms froze at the same time, looking up at him in disbelief.

Yan Nuoya and Su Mengyao also looked at him in surprise.

Mo Xiangwen first rubbed the little head in his arms to comfort her, and then quickly added, "Of course, Mengli, if you really don't like it, we can change to another one."

Su Mengli remained silent for a moment, her face showing hesitation, before finally shaking her head gently.

"Everyone follows the rules, so of course I will too."

Despite saying that, Su Mengli still struggled internally for a long time until a beautiful blush spread from the tips of her ears to her pretty face. Only then did she slowly raise her head, seemingly afraid to look him in the eye, and turned her gaze away a few times.

"Xiang Wen... Brother Xiang Wen."

Su Mengli's shy and hesitant "brother" felt like a feather gently brushing against his heart, causing Mo Xiangwen's heart to skip a beat.

...I can die without regrets. This thought suddenly flashed through Mo Xiangwen's mind.

Seeing him staring blankly at her, Su Mengli felt even more shy, and her blush became even more pronounced. However, she couldn't say anything at this moment, so she could only let him look at her.

He only snapped out of his daze when Bai Shishi, who was in his arms, nudged him with her head in dissatisfaction.

"Miss Mengyao, Miss Mengli are so cute." Mo Xiangwen sighed, "It's my blessing to have junior sisters like you."

Su Mengyao was so embarrassed that she grabbed a pillow and threw it at his face.

"You're going to die!"

Su Mengli pursed her lips and remained silent.

Bai Shishi nuzzled against him, and asked somewhat sullenly, "Aren't I also a junior and a younger sister?"

He could only lower his head and kiss Bai Shishi's cheek, whispering, "Don't I say every day that Shishi is so cute?"

Bai Shishi thought about it and realized it made sense; her face lit up with joy again.

"Yes, I like Xiang Wen the most too."

"Alright, alright, let's stop playing the game here." Su Mengli's face was still flushed with embarrassment. Afraid that they might come up with something else, she hurriedly urged, "You should get some rest and avoid staying up too late."

Su Mengyao wanted to continue playing, but since her sister had spoken, she couldn't argue and had no choice but to nod in agreement.

However, she was also looking forward to the training camp, and soon put on a happy expression again.

Su Mengli looked hesitantly at the five makeshift beds laid out on the floor, and asked somewhat tentatively, "Isn't it inappropriate for us to sleep like this?"

Yan Nuoya, already holding her pillow, naturally walked to the seat to Mo Xiangwen's left and sat down, her tone calm and even: "It's okay, I'll just sleep next to him."

Seeing this, Bai Shishi immediately raised her hand and jogged over to take the right side: "Then I'll sleep on the other side!"

Su Mengyao immediately protested angrily, "Hey! You two! We clearly agreed that you weren't allowed to sneak away! That's a foul!"

Yan Nuoya raised her eyes, her purple eyes shining brightly in the dim light. She blinked and said with a hint of innocence, "Someone has to sleep next to him; the position is fixed."

Bai Shishi nodded vigorously in agreement, "Yes, yes!"

"No way! That's not fair!" Su Mengyao took out the deck of cards. "We'll decide by drawing cards! Whoever has the highest card number gets to choose their position first! If the cards are tied, we'll see who chooses the suit!"

Su Mengli glanced at them helplessly, and had no choice but to let them be.

Since Su Mengli didn't say anything, Mo Xiangwen, as a beneficiary, wisely remained silent.

She shuffled the cards loudly, then solemnly placed them in the center of the tatami mat.

Yan Nuoya was the first to reach out, lightly swiping across the deck to draw a card.

She didn't even look at it immediately; she just pinched the corner of the card with her thumb, glanced at it, and then flipped her wrist, revealing the black King of Hearts to everyone.

Mo Xiangwen casually drew a card and showed it directly; it was a 5 of diamonds.

Su Mengli carefully selected a card, and when she turned it over, it was the gentle Queen of Hearts.

Bai Shishi tiptoed, closed her eyes, and drew a card. When she opened her eyes, she saw it was the 8 of clubs and stuck out her tongue.

Finally, it was Su Mengyao's turn. She took a deep breath, as if to pray, and her fingers lingered on the remaining cards for a long time before she suddenly pulled one out, pressed it tightly to her chest, and then slowly, little by little, moved her palm away.

The bright red Ace of Diamonds, like a cruel joke, came into her view.

Su Mengyao looked at the lowest number in her hand, then looked up at the glaring King of Spades in front of Yan Nuoya. Her eyes widened slowly, her face filled with disbelief.

"How could this happen..." Su Mengyao murmured blankly.

"Well then, a bet's a bet." Yan Nuoya chuckled and pulled Mo Xiangwen to the bedside: "I'll sleep next to Xiangwen."

"Then I'll sleep on the very edge," Su Mengli said softly, and then planned to walk to the side.

Is this acceptable? So next up is Shishi's turn, and they let those two sneak in again? What's the difference between this and not drawing at all?

Su Mengyao immediately grabbed her sister's hand and whispered a few words of advice in her ear.

After hearing what she said, Su Mengli fell into a long silence, glanced at him several times, and then looked at the quilt on the ground.

Finally, she sighed softly and said in a low voice, "Then I'll sleep on the other side of Xiang Wen's bed."

After saying that, she didn't dare to look at anyone else, lowered her head and went straight to her bed, then crawled in.

Chapter 267 A Sense of Ritual is Important

"I'm back!"

As soon as she pushed open the door, Su Mengyao, just like in the anime, stood in the entryway and shouted in a very imposing manner.

"I'm back!"

Bai Shishi, who was holding his arm, had a bright look in her eyes. She walked over to Su Mengyao's side and imitated her by repeating the words once.

"Alright, alright, don't stand at the door." Su Mengli nudged her sister's back and said with a light laugh, "Everyone's here, who's going to greet you?"

"It's all about the ritual," Su Mengyao said with a grin, pulling Bai Shishi inside. "Shishi, let's go."

"Mmmmm~"

Su Mengli shook her head helplessly and followed the two.

Mo Xiangwen and Nuoya, who were at the back, exchanged a smile and followed.

"Remember to come down to the lounge for the meeting later."

"Okay—"

The interior of the villa remained unchanged; there wasn't even a speck of dust.

That makes sense, they only went out for three or four days before rushing back.

They still have two days of holiday left, but they have some urgent things to do.

For example, game promotion.

Yes, the promotional period for their game has finally arrived.

During this phase, they will start organizing activities and advertising to promote and sell some of the peripheral materials from their previous game, "Fox in Chang'an," in order to evoke memories for those who played "Fox in Chang'an."

At the same time, they will leverage the remaining popularity of "Fox Travels in Chang'an" to promote their next game.

Of course, at the same time, they also prepared a demo version of the game for players to try out.

Since we're going to release a demo version, it would be more appropriate to come up with a name for it.

"So, what do you think would be a suitable name for our new game?" Mo Xiangwen, lying on the tatami, glanced at Yan Nuoya and Bai Shishi beside him and laughed, "We can't really call it 'Childhood, My University, and Being a Corporate Slave,' it would easily be seen as an attempt to piggyback on someone else's success."

After putting their things away, they went to the lounge for a short meeting.

After all, we're all on the same side, so there's nothing to worry about regarding our image.

At his suggestion, the group, who were already quite tired after traveling for several hours, simply lay down to hold the meeting.

Fortunately, Su Mengyao had strongly requested room renovations and custom furniture before the move-in date, which is why the room is so convenient.

"Me! Me! Me!" Su Mengyao, lying next to Nuoya, raised her hand: "I have an idea."

"explain."

"How about 'Game of Life'?" Su Mengyao said with a grin, "It fits the game's theme quite well."

“Be serious.” Sitting in her chair, Su Mengli glanced at the four people lying side by side, sighed, and reminded them, “If we actually make a product using a name that’s just trying to piggyback on someone else’s fame, it will only cause resentment.”

"Oh, just kidding, just trying to lighten the mood." Su Mengyao waved her hand dismissively.

Su Mengli had no way to deal with her, so she could only shake her head helplessly.

Seeing her sister shake her head, Su Mengyao whispered, "Then I'll suggest calling it 'My Sims.' Anyway, when it comes to names, as long as you can think of one, someone has already used it before, so it's fine as long as it's not copied."

My Sims?

Su Mengli paused slightly, suddenly realizing that her silly younger sister had made a rare and good suggestion.

And what she said is true, there's really nothing you can do about names, and you can only try your best to avoid them.

"I think Mengyao's suggestion is good." Su Mengli nodded slightly and smiled, "This name is quite nice."

Mo Xiangwen pondered for a moment, then nodded: "I think it's good too."

Since he and Su Mengli both thought it was good, Yan Nuoya and Bai Shishi generally didn't have any objections.

To Su Mengyao's surprise, the name was decided so readily.

Su Mengyao gave a slightly silly smile and touched her head.

"The second thing is the game's demo. Do you think it's necessary to release a short segment of individual character storylines for players to experience?" Mo Xiangwen continued, "Or do you think a simple character development mini-game is enough?"

Their games are not traditional visual novels, but rather games that cultivate a child's growth direction from a young age.

In the game, players need to decide on the main development direction of their character from the moment they are born.

The purchase of points determines a player's potential in a particular area, whether it be their talent, family background, or luck.