Collapse? No, this is just everyday life.

The warm palm and the sudden firmness made Kiana inexplicably obedient, sitting there obediently and letting Nangong Yu do as he pleased.

Looking at their clasped hands, Xilin fell silent, then began to search for the wounds on her body.

Unfortunately, by the time Nangong Yu finished dealing with Kiana, she still hadn't found it.

After a rather sumptuous lunch, everyone spent the afternoon playing together at home. Only after agreeing on a time to go out and play together again did Kiana and the others reluctantly leave.

It's been a year since we last met, and we're all still having so much fun.

After tidying up the house, Xi'er was thinking of resting with her brother for a while, but she saw her brother, who was sitting on the sofa, suddenly stand up.

He glanced at the time, then hurriedly ran back to his house.

"elder brother?"

Curious, she followed him and stood at the door. She saw her brother rummaging through the box she had brought back. He quickly took out a thick file folder and put it into the bag he had carried when he went out.

"what is this?"

Having already noticed Seele behind him, Nangong Yu responded with a smile, showing no surprise whatsoever: "Hmph, this is my secret weapon for defeating Bronya and Kaguya. Seele, are you curious?"

Upon hearing this, Seele nodded expectantly: "Yes, can Seele take a look?"

"No."

"Hey?"

Seele froze, and Nangong Yu turned around, smiling as he kissed her slightly parted lips. Then he said smugly, "Did you really think I didn't know you little spy had been bribed by Bronya and Kaguya long ago? I've been on guard against you all along!"

Xi'er was truly surprised. She exclaimed in shock, "How did you know, brother? We were telling you in secret!"

Upon hearing this answer, Nangong Yu was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh. He walked over 'fiercely' and vigorously rubbed Xi'er's little head: "I was just bluffing you, and you actually betrayed me!!"

Seele was immediately taken aback, then pouted angrily, "Brother is lying!"

"I didn't use a declarative sentence, so it's not a lie."

Enraged by her brother's shamelessness, Seele rushed up and kissed him for a long time before finally letting him go.

I won't be home for dinner tonight.

After greeting Bronya and Kaguya downstairs, Nangong Yu slung her bag over her shoulder and walked out of the house.

He hailed a taxi and soon arrived at a bustling area. When he noticed Sugisaki Ken standing at the restaurant entrance, he smiled and walked over.

Chapter 118 A Game You Absolutely Can't Lose!

She crept up behind Sugisaki Ken and, taking advantage of his inattention, rushed up and grabbed his neck, causing him to stumble.

"Hey, it's been a year! You've grown quite a bit taller!"

Sugisaki Ken, who was initially angry about being bumped into, immediately smiled upon hearing that familiar voice.

"You little brat, you've only just gotten back and you're already messing with me, aren't you?"

Raising his hand, he punched Nangong Yu on the shoulder. Noticing that Nangong Yu's attitude was the same as before, Sugisaki Ken secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Tsk, who told you to stand here in a daze? By the way, where are Iori and Kazuto? Where are they?"

"I'm sitting inside, waiting for you."

"What are we waiting for? Let's go!"

"Okay, okay~"

Not only Sugisaki Ken, but also Nangong Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

He was genuinely worried that his relationship with these brothers would become like that of Xun Ge'er and Runtu, separated by a pitiful, thick barrier, which would be extremely painful.

However, when Nangong Yu entered the private room and saw Kitahara Iori and Kiri Grandpa laughing happily, she immediately realized that she had been overthinking things.

Grandpa Kirito isn't very worldly-wise, Kitahara is simple-minded and straightforward, only Sugisaki Ken is a bit more thoughtful.

The group sat at the table and chatted for a few minutes, instantly returning to their old atmosphere.

"I was wondering what you were up to, but you quietly produced this thing. You're really amazing."

When the topic turned to Pokémon, Kitahara poured himself a cup of oolong tea and sighed as he spoke.

"If you know how powerful your brother is, why don't you hurry up and kowtow twice?"

"Fuck off!"

With a laugh and a curse, Kitahara distributed the poured oolong tea to the group.

The scene left the other three stunned. They exchanged glances, their eyes filled with inscrutable expressions.

"what happened?"

Looking at the three who had suddenly fallen silent with a puzzled expression, Kitahara asked, puzzled.

Without answering his question, Nangong Yu and the other two each took out a lighter from a drawer in the private room, lit it, and placed it on the surface of the oolong tea. They only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that it hadn't caught fire.

Seeing this, Kitahara immediately understood what his brothers were thinking, and said with a wry smile, "Hey, you guys, weren't you watching me pour oolong tea? How could you possibly have secretly switched it for wine?!"

"Given his past record, we have to be careful."

Sugisaki Ken sighed and said.

"Has my credibility really fallen to this level?" Beiyuan Bengbu stopped, slamming his fist on the table in dissatisfaction.

The three people looked at each other again, and then nodded to him in unison.

"You, you..."

Seeing Kitahara's contorted expression, the three of them couldn't help but laugh, and eventually even Kitahara joined in the laughter.

This pure joy, unadulterated by anything else, is truly relaxing.

It wasn't until after the meal that Nangong Yu started talking about serious matters.

"Speaking of which, the three of you are going to report to the company tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, I plan to take the tram tomorrow morning."

All three nodded.

"I see. The company is quite close to St. Freya. If you find it troublesome to travel back and forth, you can apply to the logistics department for employee dormitories. They're right next to the company, very close."

After Nangong Yu finished speaking, Sugisaki Ken asked, "How should our work be arranged?"

Kitahara and Kirito's grandfather also perked up their ears instantly.

"Work arrangements? That's perfect, I was just about to tell you about it."

With her backpack on her lap, Nangong Yu bent down and pulled out the file folder from inside.

"It would be a waste of your abilities to ask you to do anything else. Let's start by playing some simple games together to get familiar with each other. Remember the St. Freya Games Festival?"

“Of course I remember. Isn’t this where your first game was released? We even went to help out back then,” Sugisaki Ken added.

No, that wasn't actually the first game.

After silently muttering a complaint, Nangong Yu nodded with an unchanged expression: "Good to remember. The company's production team has been divided into different teams. Scarlet Devil Mansion and Eientei are not hiring for the time being. Since there are too few of you, you will be assigned to me separately for now. After you get to know each other, I will put you into the new team. As for the goals that the three of you will be in charge of in the future... it depends on how you cooperate in making the game. Try out different aspects and see which one suits you best."

"And the game we made will be participating in this mini-game festival."

Hearing this, Grandpa Tong frowned slightly: "There are less than three months left until the mini-game festival starts. Isn't that a bit too little time?"

"Don't worry, I've already written the game design for you. It's a bit much to ask you to design it all by yourself for the first time."

He waved the file folder in his hand at them, thus dispelling Grandpa Tong's doubts.

"Is this our next goal?"

"Yes, there are three copies inside. Go back and take a look. Discuss the specific task assignments yourselves, and then report back to me. Feel free to ask me anything you don't understand."

This was practically like being fed by hand. The three of them exchanged glances and solemnly took the file folder from his hands.

To be nurtured by Nangong Yu with such painstaking effort, one can easily guess what that means.

As for the idea that they are deliberately restricted to this industry, they must be out of their minds to think that way. They love playing games and have the opportunity to enter such a promising company. Working under their own brothers and not having to worry about those rigid rules and regulations, what could be a better choice?

Seeing their seemingly energized expressions, Nangong Yu smiled and raised an eyebrow: "So, are you confident about your ranking in the mini-game festival?"

"Of course, I must bring you back a championship!" Kitahara patted his chest and said confidently.

"I will try my best!" Grandpa Tong nodded vigorously.

"Don't worry, the four of us brothers can easily defeat this little game festival!" Sugisaki Ken raised his thumb, his white teeth almost reflecting light.

"Alright, you guys said it yourself, so if we don't get first place..."

"Then I'll bring you my head!"

Kitahara was immediately fired up and waved his hand, making a promise!

"..."

This left Kirito and Sugisaki Ken completely bewildered. Nangong Yu was also stunned for a moment before smiling maliciously and saying, "Alright, but just a heads up, the Scarlet Devil Mansion team will also be making a game to participate this time, led by the other two."

Can I back out?

"No way~"

........

It was already quite late when they got home. After saying goodbye to Suguha, Grandpa Kiri went straight to his room, turned on the lamp, sat down, and took out the documents that Nangong Yu had given them, and began to study them seriously.

The first page contained the game's title, which Kirito read aloud softly.

"Plants vs. Zombies?"

Chapter 119 Pufferfish, you really are a privileged individual!

"Brother, brother, wake up!"

In the early morning, the sun was already high in the sky, and its bright light shone through the window onto the bed.

Now, only Nangong Yu remains sound asleep on that spacious bed.

On their first day back home, the three girls naturally planned to celebrate last night, and Nangong Yu's current state is the consequence of that celebration.