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Chapter 124 0121 [A Romantic Christmas] (Bonus chapter for Alliance Leader Xuan Yuan Qing Huan)
On Christmas Day, light snow was falling from the sky.

Bian Guanyue skipped class in the afternoon and came to Peking University early, fearing traffic jams on special days.

"Oh, the boss lady is here," Ao Yanchen joked.

Bian Guanyue greeted, "Merry Christmas, Senior Sister Ao."

Ao Yanchen said, "You're here to see General Manager Chen, right? He's probably still in class. It's almost finals, so he needs to make a good impression."

Chen Guiliang didn't actually attend class; he went to buy a gift for Bian Guanyue.

I'll also buy movie tickets; they're hard to get tonight.

After chatting for a few minutes, Ao Yanchen pointed at Xie Yang and said, "That should be your classmate."

Bian Guanyue was not surprised. She already knew about this from her text message conversation with Chen Guiliang. She immediately went over and said, "Xie Yang, it's been a long time."

"The Moon Over the Border!"

Xie Yang was even more pleasantly surprised, as he didn't know many people in Beijing.

Bian Guanyue dragged over a chair and sat down next to him: "Have you seen Wu Meng?"

“I saw him as soon as I arrived,” Xie Yang said. “Next time, I’ll find some time to meet Li Rui as well.”

After a few casual words, Bian Guanyue didn't know what to say. She wasn't very close to Xie Yang when she was in her senior year of high school.

Xie Yang didn't know how to start a conversation, so he went to the Three Kingdoms Kill forum to browse posts. As he read, he couldn't help but laugh: "Hahahaha..."

Bian Guanyue looked at the screen curiously and saw someone post: What if Ma Jiajue came to the world of Three Kingdoms Kill?

Ma Jiajue's skill, of course, is swinging a hammer.

That's a complete joke.

Bian Guanyue said, "Some people at our school also play the card game 'Three Kingdoms Kill,' and some even buy physical cards online."

"Online sales have indeed been increasing recently," Xie Yang said.

Making the Three Kingdoms Kill game in 2004 was too early.

In another timeline, the inventor of the card game "Three Kingdoms Kill" was inspired by encountering "BANG!" at a board game bar in Xizhimen in 2006. He then printed out physical cards and sold them on Taobao. The eighth customer of his Taobao store even joined the Three Kingdoms Kill team.

And now?
Board game cafes are still very rare in China, not even in their infancy. Taobao is also just emerging, and online sales are quite limited.

Chen Guiliang has been promoting it very hard, and those 5000 sets of physical Three Kingdoms Kill cards haven't even sold out yet.

He also gave away more than two hundred sets.

However, with the increase in users of the online version of "Three Kingdoms Kill," sales of physical cards have surged in the past two weeks, and Chen Guiliang plans to print another 10,000 sets for sale. The more sets printed, the lower the cost.

Physical trading cards can be quite profitable.

The original version of "Three Kingdoms Kill" sold over 10 copies in its first year, over 60 in its second year, over 100 million in its third year, over 200 million in its fourth year, and over 300 million in its fifth year.

……

Chen Guiliang is currently on a bus.

Tao Xue sent him a text message: "Merry Christmas, senior."

"Merry Christmas to you too."

Has it snowed in the capital?

"Little Snow."

"How romantic! I want to go to Beijing to see the snow."

"Then you must study hard."

"My brother said, 'You're making websites and games at the same time, that's really amazing.'"

"I'm exhausted."

"I've checked your Renren (a Chinese social networking site) profile, and I even downloaded the card game 'Three Kingdoms Kill' when I got home last weekend. Oh, and I also bought a physical set of cards online."

"Haha, don't take it to school and the teacher will confiscate it."

Why can't high school students register for the school's intranet?

"Most high school students don't have computers, and this is the early stage of my business; the public beta test isn't even over yet. Once the public beta test is finished, I'll open registration."

“Every weekend when I go home, I look forward to reading the latest episode of ‘Those Things About the Ming Dynasty.’ I’m a Ming Dynasty expert now, and my history teacher even praised me for my extensive knowledge.”

"Study hard and read less frivolous books."

"Hmph, you wrote this frivolous book! Did you even receive the Christmas present I sent you?"

"received."

"You didn't even send me a copy back."

"I've sent it. You should receive it on New Year's Day. Consider it a New Year's gift."

"whee……"

When the topic of bus arrivals came up, Chen Guiliang was already feeling quite overwhelmed.

Why does this girl keep thinking about me?

Chen Guiliang often deliberately ignored her messages in order to make her give up, but Tao Xue seemed not to understand.

Perhaps in two or three years, when Tao Xue goes to university, things will probably calm down.

Even couples who are in a long-distance relationship for a year or two will break up, so Tao Xue's unrequited love probably won't last much longer.

Chen Guiliang stood by the roadside and called Bian Guanyue.

The two first ate at a nearby restaurant, and then took a bus to the Haidian Theater in Zhongguancun.

The building was rebuilt at the end of last year and is equipped with advanced facilities. There is a large hall that seats 1,000 people and two smaller halls that seat 120 people each.

Compared to the current average wage, movie tickets are fucking expensive!
Fortunately, students can buy half-price tickets with their student ID.

Bian Guanyue held popcorn, feeling quite excited. This was her first time watching a movie with Chen Guiliang.

"Who else!"

On the big screen, Feng Xiaogang shouted arrogantly, drawing laughter from the audience.

Bian Guanyue kept her eyes glued to the screen, but kept glancing to her side. It wasn't until Stephen Chow arrived at Pig Cage Alley and the plot became more captivating that she began to watch the movie with full concentration.

"Hahahaha!"

Laughter erupted in bursts.

Especially the scene where Lam Chi-chung throws a knife and the landlady chases after Stephen Chow, that scene made the whole audience laugh.

Bian Guanyue has always had a very low threshold for laughter, but she likes to hold it in. I laughed so hard my stomach hurt halfway through watching it.

"What's wrong with you?" Chen Guiliang thought she had started her period.

Bian Guanyue clutched her stomach: "I feel a little uncomfortable."

I laughed so hard I almost choked. Chen Guiliang had certainly seen "Kung Fu Hustle," and even now, watching it again, he was still amused.

Some things never go out of style and can even become classics, like "The Protagonist and the Supporting Character" and "The Thieves Company".

It was past nine o'clock at night when we left the cinema.

The snow seems to have gotten heavier.

Bian Guanyue gazed at the snowflakes illuminated by the neon lights, feeling the whole world become romantic. She suggested, "Let's build a snowman. I've never built a snowman before, and I used to be so envious when I watched TV."

“Okay, I want to build a snowman too,” Chen Guiliang said.

The two weren't in a hurry to go to the hotel. Instead, they chose an open space by the roadside, collected the thin layer of snow, and slowly built up the snowman's body.

Then he found some wooden sticks and stuck them on both sides to serve as arms.

Bian Guanyue circled the snowman twice: "This snowman is very big. Let's get him a little snowman as his girlfriend."

So Chen Guiliang went to collect the snow again.

Neither of them wore gloves, and after they finished building the two snowmen, their hands were red and stiff from the cold.

Chen Guiliang unzipped his down jacket and put Bian Guanyue's hands inside to warm them.

“It’s really warm.”

Bian Guanyue simply nestled in his arms, hiding her hands inside his clothes and hugging him tightly.

It was cold, but being together made us feel warm.

Under the dim streetlights, a man and a woman embraced and kissed amidst the swirling snowflakes next to two snowmen.

Until Bianguanyue could no longer breathe.

She pulled a scarf from her clothes and put it on Chen Guiliang, saying, "Don't laugh at my poor skills. I didn't knit it well the first time, so I had to unravel it and knit it again."

"It looks quite nice." Chen Guiliang admired it by pulling on one end of the scarf.

"Ugh, it's so cold!"

Bian Guanyue shivered and quickly pulled up the hood of her down jacket, leaving only half of her face exposed.

Chen Guiliang laughed and said, "Haha, you look like a penguin."

Bian Guanyue said coquettishly, "You want to be a penguin too."

She helped Chen Guiliang zip up his jacket to his neck and urged him to put on his hat, and thus a giant penguin was born.

Chen Guiliang deliberately imitated the way penguins walk.

Bian Guanyue chuckled as she watched and started imitating her.

childish.

But it's warm and cheerful.

After laughing and joking around for a while, it got too cold, so we needed to find a warm place.

The hotel Chen Guiliang had booked wasn't far from here, and they arrived in no time, hand in hand.

"Phew, it's so much more comfortable inside."

Chen Guiliang took off his coat and sprawled out on the bed.

Bian Guanyue, who had just been very lively, suddenly became shy and carefully looked around the room.

Chen Guiliang said, "I specifically booked a room with a bathtub. Taking a hot bath in the dead of winter will definitely be refreshing."

"The hotel bathtub was very dirty."

Bian Guanyue took off her coat, went inside to fill the bathtub with water, and washed it repeatedly with soap and shower gel.

After washing her for the third time, Chen Guiliang came up behind her, took out a necklace and said, "I'll put it on you."

"Ah."

Bian Guanyue closed his eyes with a joyful expression.

After Chen Guiliang helped her put on the necklace, Bian Guanyue took out a broken stone: "Look."

"You always carry it with you?" Chen Guiliang asked in surprise.

Bian Guanyue said, "I don't carry it with me every day, because I'm afraid of losing it. Today is different, it's a very special day."

Chen Guiliang hugged her, kissed her for a while, and said, "Let's take a bath together."

The two worked together to clean the bathtub, and before the hot water was even ready, Chen Guiliang started to kiss the girl intimately.

Bian Guanyue became particularly proactive, clinging tightly to Chen Guiliang as if she wanted to merge their bodies together.

The bathtub was almost full, so Chen Guiliang turned off the water.

The two tumbled into the bathtub, embracing each other, and hot water immediately overflowed from the tub.

While they were scrubbing each other's backs, Bian Guanyue suddenly asked, "Is my body too small?"

Chen Guiliang said, "It will continue to develop, especially after having children."

“My roommate’s is even bigger,” Bian Guanyue said, sounding somewhat self-conscious.

Chen Guiliang said, "Idiot. Your legs are so long, they could charm anyone. Why do you care about anything else?"

"Do you like my legs?" Bian Guanyue asked happily.

Chen Guiliang said, "Yes, I really like it. How about wearing stockings for me next time? You can alternate between black and white."

"Okay, I'll buy it tomorrow." Bian Guanyue kept it in mind.

Time passed slowly, the hot water was getting cold, but my body started to feel hot.

Chen Guiliang pulled her to shower for a while, but Bian Guanyue became increasingly nervous and shy, and ran outside without drying herself off.

As agreed, we're going to do something romantic tonight.

"Why did you turn off the light?" Chen Guiliang asked, noticing that it was completely dark.

Bian Guanyue curled up in the blankets: "Don't speak!"

Chen Guiliang smiled and crawled inside: "It's so warm in the blankets."

Bian Guanyue gripped the bedsheets tightly, her voice trembling with fear: "You're not allowed to bully me anymore."

"Ah."

"And you're not allowed to abandon me."

"it is good."

"You must always be good to me..."

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