Collapse? No, this is just everyday life.

“My work has nothing to do with this. I have a lot of other things to do, and I don’t have time to waste on this.”

She waved her hand, urging them to leave, but just as the elevator doors were about to close, Xing suddenly called out, "Hey."

"Ok?"

"Well... I wish you all the best."

Scratching her cheek with her fingers, Xing's gaze wandered, and she said with a slightly flushed face and a hint of embarrassment.

Seeing this, Nangong Yu smiled and said, "Then I'll take your good wishes."

The moment the sound faded, the closing elevator doors blocked their view.

"I feel like Xing's temper has improved a lot."

Xi'er was somewhat surprised by Xing's last words and covered her mouth as she spoke.

"They've grown up, huh?"

As soon as Nangong Yu finished speaking, Bronya retorted, "No, I still feel her attitude is just as awful."

That was only for you.

After patting the somewhat dejected Bronya, Nangong Yu turned around and saw Cocolia, dressed in a formal uniform resembling a military uniform, smiling as she walked towards them.

The lounge was already quite crowded, with people gathered in small groups, discussing things that interested them.

As the second-in-command of Anti-Entropy, Cocolia was undoubtedly the focus of everyone present in Welt's absence. Seeing her take the initiative to greet them, everyone naturally turned their curious gazes to the group who had just stepped out of the elevator.

Despite being watched by so many people, Nangong Yu's expression remained unchanged. He gently stepped aside to block Seele's path, then stepped forward and hugged Cocolia, saying with a smile, "We're not late, are we?"

"The timing is perfect, come with me."

Cocolia patted Nangong Yu on the shoulder and led them to a long, empty sofa. Drinks and snacks were already laid out on the table next to the sofa for the attendees to help themselves.

"Wait a few minutes, there are still some things we haven't finished talking about."

After settling her children in, Cocolia returned to the spot she had just left and began discussing a topic that the other two middle-aged men, who looked incredibly shrewd, couldn't quite understand.

"Whoo~"

Having never experienced a scene like this before, Seele, Bronya, and even Kaguya were all tense. If Nangong Yu hadn't stepped forward, they might have even been stuttering.

After the curious gazes politely left one by one, the three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief. Xi'er clung tightly to Nangong Yu, her two small hands gripping his palms tightly, as if only in this way could she feel a strong sense of security.

Bronya was a little better off. She sat on the other side and let out a long sigh of relief. She glanced at her lover with some gratitude before looking around curiously.

"Kaguya, wanna eat some melon seeds?"

After picking up the fruit plate from the table and feeding Seele a mouthful of strawberries, Nangong Yu looked at Kaguya sitting next to Seele.

"No, I'll just have a glass of juice."

Kaguya pointed to the orange juice in front of her and smiled at him.

At this moment, Nangong Yu suddenly felt her arm being tugged, and looked at Bronya behind her with some confusion.

As soon as he turned around, Bronya excitedly leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Look there, over there!"

Following Bronya's pointing finger, he saw a group of middle-aged and young men and women chatting and laughing together. After a moment's thought, he said somewhat uncertainly, "The designer of the Houmu Adventure series?"

"Hmm, those guys are all key designers of Houmu Adventure. I didn't expect to run into them here."

Noticing Bronya's excited and thrilled appearance, Nangong Yu suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

Although not exactly angry, a slight annoyance welled up inside me: "Aren't those your idols? Why don't you go over and get them, and ask for their autographs?"

Although Nangong Yu had deliberately kept his tone the same as usual, Bronya, who had spent a lot of time with him, could hardly miss the change.

She looked away, her eyes shining as she stared at Nangong Yu, whose expression was somewhat unnatural. A wide grin spread across her face: "Jealous?"

"no!"

Nangong Yu answered immediately, but after meeting those gray eyes for two seconds, she gave up and turned her head away somewhat awkwardly.

Bronya, of course, wasn't going to let such an interesting opportunity slip by. She squeezed through the crowd and hugged him, giggling as she whispered in his ear, "So what if you're jealous? Don't be shy, I won't laugh at you~"

Bronya raised her finger and poked her lover's flushed cheek, a strange excitement welling up inside her. Her voice carried a coaxing tone: "Don't worry, seeing them is like seeing a character from a cartoon I loved as a child. When it comes to true idols, you're the only one in my heart~"

"I'm not jealous... it's just... I'm clearly much better than them..."

Nangong Yu offered a small excuse, her face flushed and her voice was soft, but Bronya, who was so close, naturally heard it all.

"Well!!!!"

Nangong Yu suddenly felt himself being held even tighter, and Bronya gently rubbed against him. Seeing the flush rise to her face, she bit his ear, her breath hot: "It's such a pity we're outside right now. I really want to just tear your clothes off..."

"what???"

Pushing Bronya, who had suddenly become a little strange, Nangong Yu turned around and saw Seele sitting to the side watching the show and chuckling. After their eyes met, Seele immediately shut her mouth and sat up straight, but after only two seconds she couldn't help but chuckle again.

Fine, fine, Bronya is one thing, but you, little Seele, now want to 'rebel against the heavens'?

Suddenly, Nangong Yu's evil intentions took hold. He grabbed Xi'er's soft face with both hands and started to bully her.

"Ugh, Seele didn't do anything!!!"

Kaguya, on the other side, subconsciously sat a little further away, picked up her juice, and looked at the three people stacked together with great interest.

"Your son and daughter are so lively."

The sounds of their playful fighting reached Cocolia. She turned around, a slight smile playing on her lips, her eyes softening. Then, she replied to the middle-aged man who had spoken, "They're just some overgrown children."

"We must not underestimate the creativity of children; they might just bring us the biggest surprise!"

"I hope so."

The compliments were all subconscious; they couldn't possibly take them seriously. Compared to those experienced designers, the children's grades were rather lackluster.

However, Cocolia suddenly remembered Nangong Yu's confident attitude, and a thought popped into her mind that surprised even herself.

Maybe he really can?

As they were joking around, Nangong Yu suddenly felt a push on her shoulder. When she looked up, she met Kaguya's gaze, which was trying to suppress a laugh. Kaguya pointed to the side of the sofa, and Nangong Yu looked over to see a mature-looking man in a suit looking at her. After their eyes met, the man smiled and nodded.

"Cough cough."

He quickly broke free from Seele and Bronya, who were holding him together. He wiped the drool off his face, stood up, straightened his slightly disheveled clothes, and then awkwardly smiled and reached out his hand.

The person opposite extended their hand and shook it briefly. Nangong Yu said, "Hello, I'm sorry to have let you see this embarrassing scene."

"This is nothing to be ashamed of. I really envy you and your lover for having such a pure and beautiful relationship. Nice to meet you. I am Walter Yang."

"A lover or something..."

Seele covered her cheeks shyly and said that she would talk more if she could.

However, Nangong Yu and Bronya were not so calm.

Walter?!

Nangong Yu's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at the other person closely.

Beneath her short brown hair was a smiling face; she wore glasses and looked mature and intellectual.

Seeing his surprised expression, Walter chuckled and said, "Nangong Yu, right? I know you. To the Moon and Hollow Knight are two excellent works. I'm very happy to see such an outstanding young game designer like you in this world."

"Um...thank you."

"No need to be so formal. Shall we chat sometime after the meeting ends?"

Noticing Nangong Yu's nervousness, Walter softened his tone and smiled gently.

"of course can!"

"That's good. I look forward to the surprises you'll bring us today."

Patting him on the shoulder, Walter walked towards Cocolia and the others.

It wasn't until Walter had walked far away that Nangong Yu came to her senses and let out a long sigh of relief.

"That's Walter."

The creator of the world's number one IP, Houmu series.

With his eyes lowered, he touched Bronya's head, who was also somewhat dazed, and then, sitting on the sofa, he casually pinched her cheek.

How does it feel to meet your former idol?

"well enough."

With a sigh, Bronya's excitement had subsided. She relaxed against him, holding his hands tightly, and said softly but firmly, "We'll surpass him, won't we?"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yu paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

"of course."

......

After Walter arrived, everyone quickly went to the conference room and took their seats. Apart from some of Anti-Entropy's senior management, the only people at the meeting were the main person in charge of AR glasses and a group of competing game designers.

Nangong Yu's position was somewhat towards the back. In front of him, the designers who were already famous within Anti-Entropy Entertainment were eagerly anticipating his turn.

Soon, everyone took their seats. It was a fairly large conference hall with a half-meter-high podium at the front. On the wall above the podium was a projection screen about four or five meters high, ensuring that the rows of audience members could clearly see the images on the screen.

The first row below the stage was naturally occupied by the judges. Walter was undoubtedly seated in the center, with Cocolia to his left and a red-haired lady with twin ponytails who looked rather impatient to his right. The others were some high-ranking executives from Anti-Entropy Entertainment.

"Tsk, what did you call me here for?"

Lobster... oh no, it was Dr. Tesla who, propping his cheek up, complained impatiently to Walter beside him.

"After all, you're in charge of the AR project, and the game's technical implementation can't do without you."

"Okay, okay, this is really boring. It's just some derivative games of Houmu anyway. I'm already tired of those."

With a wave of his hand, Tesla stopped looking at Walter's somewhat helpless expression, instead leaning back in his chair, relaxing his body and looking at the middle-aged man on the stage.

The information came to mind: he was one of the main designers of Houmu Adventure, and made indelible contributions to this game that swept the world.

Tesla showed some interest, and soon the designer began to speak.

"As expected, it's Houmu again."

Tesla muttered something under her breath, and her interested look quickly turned into disappointment. What she said was nothing more than the same old story from the game "Houmu Adventure," just copied from the computer to the AR glasses. Not only her, but Walter and the others also showed disappointment.

Seeing this, the designer on stage immediately realized that he had no chance, so he sped up and hastily ended his presentation.

Soon, the second person to take the stage was Houmu.