My game is depressing worldwide.

Chapter 93 seems to have a knife-like feel to it.

Time quickly moved to the latter half of January.

As the Lunar New Year approaches, the Spring Festival travel rush begins, and the massive wave of people returning home starts.

However, none of this has any impact on college students who are already on winter break.

Early morning, inside an ordinary family home.

"What time is it? Still lying in bed? When I was your age, I would have already started working by now! Get up!"

Amidst a barrage of scolding from his family, Xie Yuan reluctantly got out of bed.

This is what college students' holidays look like.

When I first came home, I was the family's precious treasure; they treated me like a precious gem, afraid of dropping me or melting me.

After staying a few more days, I started to be disliked.

I habitually take out my phone, wanting to clear up my energy for the day.

But as soon as he picked up his phone, he remembered something.

The second game I used to play shut down a few days ago.

The alternative has been chosen—"The Promise of the Stars".

Although the game is still some time away from release, it has already generated a lot of buzz.

Various promotional activities were launched one after another, as if they were free.

Xie Yuan's lips twitched, and he could only put down his phone, casually complaining, "Mom, it's not that I don't want to work, it's almost Chinese New Year, and in our small county, even if I wanted to, there wouldn't be any places to work."

"That's easy! Go be your brother's assistant and learn from him. He can make money playing games, while you just waste your time all day."

Xie Yuan:

This so-called cousin, surnamed Wei, is a content creator on the platform who mainly focuses on single-player games.

It is said that the live streaming industry has seen a major boom this year, and he has made a lot of money. After returning home for the Chinese New Year, he is the envy of many relatives.

They also completely forgot that this cousin surnamed Wei was, a few years ago, the most game-loving and unambitious member of the family, and the only one who didn't go to university.

Because of their significant age difference, the two had barely met since childhood and weren't particularly close.

"Fine, fine, I'll go, okay?" Xie Yuan muttered.

One hour later.

"Hey, being an assistant just means ordering takeout, boiling water, and running errands for me. It'll be pretty easy most of the time. You can use another computer to play games or watch anime or whatever." Old Wei patted his younger brother on the shoulder. "Just treat this place as your safe haven."

Despite the significant age difference, Lao Wei, who works in the internet industry, has a youthful mindset, and the two quickly became acquainted.

Xie Yuan nodded gratefully: "Thank you, cousin! But I'll only play for a little while; I'll probably be studying most of the time."

As he spoke, he patted the books he had brought.

I almost failed some courses at the end of the semester, so I still have to study them.

"Alright, I'm going to edit the video. Go play by yourself."

Old Wei only stays at home for less than two months each year, but his computer is still top-of-the-line, making Xie Yuan drool.

What should I do?

Xie Yuan thought about it carefully.

Playing games is not an option. Although I am an assistant who orders takeout, I can get addicted to games and it takes too long to finish them. The games I usually play are not the kind that I can easily put down.

Watch anime or TV series.

Just recently, my roommate, who loves reading online novels, recommended an anime that's supposedly really good.

It seems to be a healing anime?

"The 'Weird Cat' series is exclusively streaming, right? 'The Dumpling Family'? What a strange name."

He muttered something to himself, not holding out much hope.

How good can an adaptation of an online novel be?

Moreover, judging from the plot summary, it seems rather ordinary.

I can't see what the selling point of this anime is at all.

It's also an anime series on the short drama platform "Weird Cat".

Is it one of those sassy, ​​face-slapping campus manga?

Xie Yuan thought with some malice.

"Wow, it premiered yesterday, what a coincidence! My cousin also has a membership to The Weird Cats? That's perfect."

Thinking about it, I happily selected an episode and started watching.

I thought I would be seeing a poorly made production.

Xie Yuan was surprised when he first saw the picture.

"This visual is quite nice. The art style is fresh and pleasing, the composition is clean, and the animation is very smooth."

"This opening theme song is great too, and the singer... wow, is he Chinese? Su Xing? And a news anchor? Impressive."

Xie Yuan felt a little more respectful, so he got up and took some of Lao Wei's snacks, eating them while reading.

Unexpectedly, once I started watching, I became completely engrossed.

The rhythm... is absolutely fantastic.

The plot unfolds steadily, and the characters are vivid and interesting.

The humor, foreshadowing, subtle warmth, and some poignant little plot points are perfectly integrated into the story.

Although there aren't any major plot twists, it's still captivating enough to keep you watching.

Xie Yuan nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad, the taste of the online drama platform is surprisingly good."

The first episode ended quickly, and some additional information popped up at the end.

This work is adapted from the novel "The Great Family of Dumplings" by Qihang Chinese Website.

Original author: Asylum Studio, game producer Chen Xuan, original scriptwriter, the cross-platform game "Honkai Impact 3" is coming soon!

Then there was a line of smaller text.

The preview live stream for the open beta of Honkai Impact 3 will start promptly at 8 PM on January 23!

"An animation defeats the game?" Xie Yuan was taken aback. "How confident do they have to be to believe that the audience will definitely like this storyline and then drive traffic to the game?"

Xie Yuan smiled helplessly and clicked on the second episode.

After watching this episode, go study!

"This is interesting. As expected of a school-themed show, it's quite funny... I'll go study after watching the second episode."

"Anyway, it's still early, let's finish watching episode 5."

"Never mind, I'll study this afternoon."

"Nagisa Furukawa, you're such a sweetheart... Keep it up!! After watching this episode, I'm definitely, positively going to study it."

Xie Yuan felt like he was poisoned.

I'm addicted to an anime called "Dumpling Family".

In a little while, you'll burst into laughter at the silly plot and the joyful daily life.

After a while, watching the scenes on the screen, I felt heartbroken and my eyes welled up with tears, and I couldn't help but curse out loud.

A little while later, you'll see the characters in the story resolving their inner conflicts, making peace with their past selves, or reconciling with their family and friends, and you'll see expressions of relief on your faces.

Or, watching the male protagonist Tomoya Okazaki and Nagisa Furukawa go from strangers to acquaintances, then to friends, and finally to feelings developing, brings a smile to one's face like an auntie.

She couldn't help but wriggle around in the chair like an earthworm.

When some touching scenes came on, Xie Yuan couldn't help but take out a few tissues to wipe the corners of his eyes, and then grumbled as he wiped his nose while watching.

The number of used tissues on the table has increased from just one or two wads at the beginning.

Without realizing it, he even had a feeling.

"If Honkai Impact 3rd and Tuanzi Daikazoku are both works by the same writer, then this game seems worth playing?"

"At least the quality won't be too different, and it will be a good-looking, heartwarming, and healing story."

He sighed and clicked on the next episode.

However, this time he found that the new episode seemed a little different.

There is a clear label on it.

"Afterstory? Does that mean season two?" Xie Yuan asked, puzzled. "What does that mean? Never mind, let's keep watching."

For the entire day, Xie Yuan spent almost all his time watching anime in front of the screen, except for going to the toilet, getting and eating takeout, and boiling water.

But the further Xie Yuan read, the more he sensed something was amiss.

Why does the theme of the story seem to be getting heavier and heavier?

Xie Yuan sensed something was amiss in the air.

...Why does it smell like a knife?