Chapter 113
Returning home at noon, Gu Ran opened the door and had just stepped inside when his domineering older sister pushed and shooed him straight into the kitchen, ordering him to cook.
"Seriously, Ye Zhenzhen, are you really going to delay a future father of mobile gaming from pursuing his career?"
Hearing this, the girl responded with an elegant eye-roll.
What's wrong with this kid? He's been spouting nonsense no one can understand lately.
"Hurry up!"
She shot him another fierce glare.
Had he already forgotten what happened this morning?
All she was asking for now was a little filial piety from her brother, so why was he dragging his feet?
Feeling somewhat guilty under her stare, Gu Ran hunched his shoulders and obediently turned around to enter the kitchen.
But he still muttered under his breath, unwilling to concede completely.
"Woodlouse..."
"What did you say?!"
"N-nothing... I didn't say anything..."
Watching her foolish younger brother scurry into the kitchen, the aloof young woman couldn't be bothered to press the matter.
She fetched a few apples from the refrigerator and began washing them with baking soda.
Once lunch was ready, Ye Zhenzhen, upholding the spirit of a food connoisseur, began savoring her brother's culinary skills meticulously.
It had to be said, although her foolish brother could be infuriating, his cooking skills were undeniable.
They say a man who can cook is a plus. Well, great, that scoundrel just gained another charming point.
Thinking this, she couldn't help but roll her eyes again.
Noticing this, Gu Ran frowned.
Why was this girl giving him the side-eye? Was the food not good?
But it tasted fine to him...
He took a couple more bites, utterly confused, unable to figure out what her problem was.
Was it that time of the month?
...
After lunch, Ye Zhenzhen found herself with nothing to do.
With the college entrance exams over and no studies to attend to, she could only return to her room, planning to take a nap.
On the other hand, seeing her return to her room, Gu Ran turned to his own tasks.
Having been reborn, although he had many goals and wanted to carve out a career, wealth in this world was conserved.
Who you are now doesn't change much after rebirth.
An ordinary person, even with a second chance, might at most remedy a few regrets.
Dramatically changing one's destiny was just a plot point in wish-fulfillment novels.
Even though Temple Run had achieved initial success, the path ahead remained uncertain.
And for now, he just wanted to cherish his current family and live a happy, peaceful life.
The more one lacks something, the more one desires it.
The regrets from his past life made him treasure the warmth of family all the more now.
So he was willing to stay home with Ye Zhenzhen, to spoil her. Even if it delayed his entrepreneurial endeavors a bit, it didn't matter...
However, during his free time, the necessary work still had to be done. He couldn't keep using his sister as an excuse for his own laziness.
He began his work seriously—planning the next step in the strategy for his mobile gaming empire.
Sitting in front of the computer, he carefully studied the various data and player feedback for Temple Run and formulated plans accordingly.
But considering he still had no team and was just a lone operator for now,
he could only draft the plans first, waiting until this month's revenue came in before immediately starting to recruit.
As for now, he would use his time to diligently research (copy) and develop (replicate) a second game...
It wasn't that he was lazy; he was just very thorough in his work.
Either don't do it, or do it to the extreme.
Since he had copied Temple Run, he naturally had to develop it to its full potential.
He needed to fully integrate market demand and user experience, using salary... ah no, using heart to make good games!
He was definitely not lazy!
But all that was for later. Having just finished the college entrance exams,
and not having checked on his game for days, he excitedly logged into the game's backend.
The next second, he was thrilled...
It still firmly held the number one spot on the New Games Best-Sellers list, and had maintained that position for over a week!
Although it wasn't a game he created from scratch, he was the one who brought it over, so it was like his own child in a way.
How could he not share in the glory of his child's achievements?
Estimating that the revenue would hit his bank account next week, he had already begun his grand imperial plan.
After tidying his appearance, he leisurely headed out to start scouting locations for his future company.
The best university in Qinglin City was Qinglin University.
Setting up the future company here would surely ensure no shortage of hardworking laborers earning three thousand a month... ahem, pillars of society!
He wandered aimlessly, slowly making his way towards the vicinity of Qinglin University.
In 2011, Qinglin in the north wasn't exceptionally prosperous, but that was relative.
For example, near the university district, it was a gathering place for many lambs ready for the slaughter—university students in their daily activities.
Consequently, all sorts of commercial streets and small vendors were plentiful.
Strolling along the bustling streets, his gaze swept over shops and office buildings one by one.
He carefully observed each location's exterior, surrounding environment, and transportation convenience.
After all, a suitable office location was crucial for future development.
As Gu Ran walked, he chatted with the elderly uncles and aunts enjoying the cool air nearby.
Tactfully inquiring about the feng shui and rental situations of the surrounding buildings.
They say the gathering spots of village aunties are the primary intelligence hubs, but suddenly he felt the clusters of elderly folks enjoying the shade were no exception.
House by house, they analyzed everything with clear logic.
By the afternoon, Gu was returning fully loaded.
He had seen several good places as potential options, with convenient geographical locations and transportation conditions, which could better attract talent to the company.
Of course, to make a final decision, he needed to further consider various factors like rental costs, space size, etc.
So, over the next few days, he would continue to study these locations in depth.
Although the business plan was drafted, he also understood the need to proceed step by step.
Therefore, he decided to start small, renting half a floor as the starting point for his studio.
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While he was out scouting locations, Ye Zhenzhen was at home searching everywhere for him.
"Gu Ran?"
Ye Zhenzhen stood in her brother's room, looked around, and not finding him, went to the living room to search.
But after looking for a while without finding any trace of him, she couldn't help but frown.
This guy...
Where did he run off to? He just finished his exams and is already running wild, not even telling the adults at home if he's running away from home.
When Uncle Gu comes back, I'm definitely telling on him!
The aloof young woman absolutely refused to admit that suddenly not seeing her brother felt strange, and that peculiar sense of possessiveness in her heart was acting up again.
But when Gu Xiangcheng returned, he probably wouldn't be able to do much for her anyway.
During the school term, he couldn't control Gu Ran skipping classes or school. Now that the exams were over, how could he possibly manage him?
As long as this kid didn't become rebellious again, even if he stayed out all night, his father wouldn't lecture him like before.
Unable to find Gu Ran, Ye Zhenzhen pouted slightly, folded her arms, and returned to her brother's room.
Looking at the utterly messy room, she couldn't help but sigh.
I must have owed him in a past life...
The ever-dutiful sister once again started cleaning up the lazy brother's room.
Gathering the dirty clothes thrown on the chair to wash in the bathroom later, she first mopped the floor, wiped the cabinets, and tidied up the room.
When she reached the bedside to wipe it, her movements paused involuntarily.
Seeing the little bear placed by the head of the bed, she hesitated.
Even though she knew Gu Ran wasn't home at the moment, she still guiltily looked around.
Only then did she tentatively reach out and pick up the little bear.
As if guided by some supernatural impulse, she slowly brought it to her nose and inhaled its scent...
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
