The current work flow of "White Plum Time" is that Lin Youxi determines the framework and fixes bugs, while Mei Fang is responsible for writing the plan and providing requirements.
In addition to the demand for programs, there are also demands for art and music, which are also the main matters that Mei Fang is responsible for.
Originally, with Lin Youxi's connections at Penguin, she could have come into contact with many art masters, but unfortunately, this spirited lady had little social interaction at the company except for work.
Therefore, Mei Fang could only post information about his works on some outsourcing forums and communities, seeking cooperation in outsourcing art.
The painter with the ID [Distant Cloud] stood out among the many cooperating painters.
Her pixel works are very much in line with Mei Fang's taste, and as she herself grew up in Baimei County, she had more inspiration for the creation of "Baimei Time".
The only troublesome point was that she had not played many games, and this was also her first time to draw a game case. She did not seem very confident during the verbal communication. It was only because Mei Fang wrote a very detailed demand planning process that she was able to come up with some direction to draw some character designs.
The specific time for the travel plan to Guangzhou was soon set for next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Mei Fang also formally invited her outsourced painters to meet offline on Sunday, hoping to have a good discussion on related matters of cooperation.
However, what was strange was that this painter friend, who usually replied immediately, did not reply to Mei Fang's message this time.
On the day of leaving for Guangzhou, Mei Fang and Lin Youxi packed their luggage while waiting for a reply from the distant cloud.
"Strange, why didn't you reply to my message today..."
"You didn't find a liar?"
While packing her luggage, Lin Youxi complained: "Fang, you are too naive. You might be deceived by a bad woman, like me."
"She didn't even take my deposit, so she wouldn't have to waste her time and energy on me..."
"Maybe it's because I didn't receive the deposit, so I feel there is no psychological burden even if I withdraw now."
Lin Youxi patted Mei Fang's shoulders and hugged him from behind, "Why don't we find another one? It's not like I don't have money. Don't let this affect your mood for going out to play. Focus on traveling and soaking in hot springs."
In the past, Lin Youxi always regarded Mei Fang as a planning tool for designing "White Plum Time", but now she is more interested in hanging out with Mei Fang. It has to be said that this is also an obvious change in Lin Youxi's mentality.
With her lover whispering in her ears, Mei Fang soon fell captive of Lin Youxi's love. She immediately agreed to Lin Youxi's persuasion and focused on packing her luggage and setting off.
The bus booked by the company was parked downstairs of the office building. Lin Youxi and Mei Fang, who lived very close to the company, arrived early. There were only a few scattered colleagues at the gathering place.
"Good morning, Brother Fang!"
"Brother Fang."
Although she is just a small middle-level manager, Mei Fang is surprisingly popular in the company. Everyone will take the initiative to greet Mei Fang, and Mei Fang will respond one by one.
Lin Youxi accompanied Mei Fang and watched him say hello, then couldn't help but walk up to him and tease him.
"Everyone in your company is so enthusiastic about you, both male and female colleagues are like this. How come you don't have a partner when you are so popular? I really don't understand."
"It's just because I'm a nice guy. If I can avoid asking people to work overtime, I will definitely not ask them to work overtime. There's no other reason."
"But there are colleagues who really like you and admire you, right? Don't you have anyone you like? I can help you find someone—"
Lin Youxi was teasing Mei Fang when Mei Fang's boss Brother Xu strode over. Mei Fang suddenly took Lin Youxi's arm and greeted his boss:
"Good morning, Brother Xu!"
"Ah, good morning, you're here so early."
"Yeah, I'll come over when I'm close."
Mei Fang took Lin Youxi's arm and introduced with a smile: "This is my new girlfriend Xixi. She has been to our company before."
Lin Youxi was confused when listening to Mei Fang's introduction, but she also cooperated and smiled and greeted Brother Xu: "Hello, hello."
"Ah, hello, hello, oh..." The always enthusiastic Brother Xu scratched his head and thought for a while, not knowing what to say, and then said seriously: "Our Mei Fang is so lucky to have found such a beautiful girlfriend, haha, haha..."
In the somewhat awkward atmosphere, Brother Xu called Comrade Cao, who was watching the show from a distance, over and said:
"Hey, Xiao Cao! Didn't you say you wanted to meet your brother Fang's girlfriend and ask her to introduce you to someone? Come here, come here..."
Xiao Cao was called over by the boss with a reluctant attitude, and imitated the boss's expression of scratching his head and shyly greeted Lin Youxi: "Hello, Fang, Sister Fang."
"You want me to introduce you to someone, right?"
"No, no! I'm just kidding. I just want to make money now. What's the point of dating..."
"Love introduced to you by others is not sweet, but once you meet the right person, you must be brave and fight for it yourself. Don't let your beautiful youth go to waste."
Lin Youxi was showing her affection by holding Mei Fang's arm while she was giving Xiao Cao a serious talk. Xiao Cao had no choice but to nod.
"Okay, okay! Thank you, Mrs. Fang, for your teachings! I'll go move my things."
The timid Xiao Cao took his leave and quickly ran to another colleague. Shashasha showed a relieved expression.
"What's wrong with you? You look like you're almost scared to death."
"Mrs. Fang has such a strong aura, she is very much like the monitor who used to check my homework every day when I was in elementary school."
"Why does she check your homework every day?"
"I don't know, I just have nothing to do. She's my neighbor, the kid next door, who shows off in front of my mom every day..."
"Fuck, isn't this your childhood sweetheart? Today is your chance to find your partner!"
"Only good-looking ones can be called childhood sweethearts, right? She is so ugly..."
Although she always looks like she keeps strangers away in her own company, Lin Youxi gets along well with Mei Fang's colleagues. Everyone is very respectful and friendly to Lin Youxi, and Lin Youxi also gives Mei Fang face and chats and laughs with everyone.
[She is simply the perfect girlfriend who couldn’t be more perfect.]
This was Mei Fang's comment when she sent a message to Lin Youxi in the car. Lin Youxi twisted Mei Fang's thigh, then lowered her head and typed a complaint:
[What the hell is Xixi? Don't give me a nickname randomly. ]
[Because this will make our relationship seem closer]
[I’m just looking for a date for you, why are you being so intimate?]
[I've already explained our relationship to everyone, how can I still look for a partner?]
[Rising tides lift all boats. When the girls in your company see that you have such an outstanding girlfriend, they will look at you differently and regret not taking the initiative to attack you.]
Mei Fang thought about it, then typed a line of words and sent it over, then stared at Lin Youxi.
[You are enough]
…
When Lin Youxi saw the news, he looked up at Mei Fang. His eyes were righteous and he did not look away. It was hard to say that his confession was glib and insincere.
Ahhh…
Wasn't this guy quite honest and dull when I first met him? Why is he becoming more and more flirtatious now
Did I activate the flirting instinct in him
I should have known not to say I liked him...
Lin Youxi blamed herself in her heart for telling the truth to Xiang Xiaoxia.
Although Mei Fang could understand before that she was willing to have a love trial with him even though she didn't want to date him because she couldn't bear to see him suffer with her, but these words that Xiang Xiaoxia said in person that she loved Mei Fang were undoubtedly a key event that greatly strengthened Mei Fang's confidence.
The bus ride to Guangzhou was long, and Lin Youxi was tired so she leaned on Mei Fang's shoulder and fell asleep. Mei Fang picked up his phone to check the message from Yuanyang Yun, but there was still no response.
Mei Fang thought about it, and then sent another message to [Distant Cloud].
[If you don’t like offline meetings, we can continue to chat privately. But if you feel that you can’t continue, please tell me. I can understand.]
This time, Mei Fang sent a message and received a reply immediately.
[Ahh, that, that]
[I’m so sorry… I’m not saying I don’t want to do it anymore, I just have a little social anxiety.]
[And besides… I’m ugly and fat, you’ll find me disgusting when you see me]
Mei Fang was a little nervous when he saw the message, and immediately typed a line of words to send out:
[We're not going on a blind date, why would I dislike you? Besides, I already have a girlfriend.]
When Mei Fang was about to send this message, he paused because he felt it was inappropriate to say it directly, so he changed his words and typed:
After thinking about it, Mei Fang felt that something was wrong and typed again:
[Fat girls are also cute, what's wrong with that? ]
[You won’t find me cute when you see my appearance]
[Then let me take a look, we’ll talk about it when we meet]
Then [Distant Cloud] stopped talking again.
…
Mei Fang felt that his words might have offended her, but he really didn't know how to explain that he had no ill intentions and just wanted to see her.
If we say that we are ugly too, we are afraid that the other party will find out that we are cheating when we meet. Whether Mei Fang is ugly or not is another matter, but this Lin Youxi is definitely not ordinary.
While he was struggling and hesitating, Lin Youxi, who was leaning on Mei Fang's shoulder, opened his eyes, saw Mei Fang's chat history, and asked him to give her the phone.
[We traveled all the way from Shenzhen to Guangzhou to discuss something with you, and you just say you don't want to see us? Who cares what you look like? We just want you to produce a good work. If we don't meet, don't do this project. If you don't respect us, don't expect us to respect you. We will just replace you.]
Lin Youxi has always been a person who will punish anyone who offends her. Seeing Mei Fang being tortured by the painter, she was also very angry. Mei Fang also felt that it was inappropriate and tried to dissuade Lin Youxi, saying:
"I can tell from her personality that she has a low self-esteem. Don't say that. And when did we go to see her specifically? You are putting pressure on her."
"Why can't I say that? It's just like that... It's not a blind date, who cares what she looks like? If I don't put pressure on her, she will keep bothering you. Just break it off."
While the two were arguing, [Distant Cloud] sent another message.
[sorry]
[My question]
[Where shall we meet?]
[I'll treat you to a meal. What do you want to eat? ]
…
Lin Youxi and Mei Fang were both a little surprised when they saw the news. Lin Youxi was the first to react and squeezed Mei Fang: "See, this person is a typical people-pleaser. The more you indulge her, the more she will push you. Only when you say something harsh will she not hesitate and make up her mind."
"Although this may seem a little hurtful, no matter what, you are right this time..."
If the problem could be solved, Mei would not say anything more.
The bus arrived at the hot spring town in Yangcheng, which is a natural hot spring resort. Each house is a small room, and there is an open-air hot spring pool in the yard for bathing.
Everyone praised the environment here. It seemed that Brother Xu had invested a lot of money this time and was prepared to entertain everyone well.
Such courtyards all have standard rooms with two beds, but for couples like Lin Youxi and Mei Fang, HR specially arranged a room with a double bed.
As soon as Lin Youxi entered the room, she fell headfirst onto the soft and comfortable big bed with a look of satisfaction and joy on her face.
“I’m dying. I’m dying… I almost threw up on the bus.”
"It's hard for you to be so tolerant."
Mei Fang patted Lin Youxi on the back and said, "I remember that you used to get carsick if you sat in a car for more than half an hour. How long did it take you to drive this time? Four hours, right?"
"Yes, it's for you that I work so hard..."
Lin Youxi twisted her body lazily, and raised her butt towards Mei Fang, "Why don't you help me massage my body?"
"Go take a bath first. I'll fill the hot springs to relieve your fatigue."
"good!"
Lin Youxi happily ran to the shower room to take a shower. At this time, Mei Fang was packing her luggage and took out Lin Youxi's medicine.
Lin Youxi's bipolar disorder type I basically requires her to take medication on time all the time. Once she stops taking the medication on her own, the symptoms will worsen. And this "all the time" is not just a joke, but a very long process, almost a lifelong concept.
This is the hardship that Mei Fang must endure if she wants to be with Lin Youxi.
But in addition to Lin Youxi's medicine, Mei Fang also took out a bottle of CO-Q10 coenzyme heart protector and placed it on the table, then swallowed two pills with water.
After Mei Fang developed symptoms of angina pectoris, he went to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor did not find anything wrong with him, but just reminded him not to stay up late and to take more care of his health. Of course, Mei Fang followed the doctor's advice and bought some heart-protecting medicine to take.
I don’t know if the heart protector can have any effect, but in short, some psychological comfort can be considered a role.
After taking the medicine, Mei Fang put the heart-protecting essence back into her bag, and then went to the hot spring pool in the yard to fill it with water.
Because there are sulfides in the hot spring, you cannot wear cotton fabrics when taking a bath in the pool. Mei Fang took off his coat and tested the water temperature at the edge. At this moment, Lin Youxi's voice suddenly came from behind him. Mei Fang turned around and found that Lin Youxi was wearing an orange two-piece swimsuit, looking at him curiously.
"Fang, how's the hot spring going?"
"Ah, that—"
Mei Fang was stunned when she saw Lin Youxi's swimsuit, and Lin Youxi also enjoyed Mei Fang's gaze, "Do you like my swimsuit? If you like it, take a closer look. Do you want me to show you the back, too?"
"Let's not look at it for now. Come on, it's time to take the medicine. Let's go take the medicine."
"Well... just eat, and then continue watching."
Lin Youxi sat by the bed waiting for Mei Fang to pour water and give her medicine.
"I feel like I've regressed since being with you. Now I even need you to feed me medicine."
"It's best to develop a habit, so that you can't leave me alone."
"Mr. Meifang."
Lin Youxi smiled slightly, "Don't think that I'm so clingy to you now, but when I get sick, I will still tell you to get lost and delete you and block you."
"Yes, I know."
Mei Fang nodded and gave Lin Youxi the medicine. Then Lin Youxi took Mei Fang's hand, interlocked their fingers and kissed her.
After a while of tenderness, Mei Fang got up from Lin Youxi's arms.
"Okay... I'll go ahead and fill the water for the bath."
"Yeah, okay."
Lin Youxi watched Mei Fang's back as he walked out of the yard, and the smile on her face turned a little sad.
Idiot, I can't live without you.
But if this continues...
Is he...
Yes or no…
It's already hard to leave me.
After taking the medicine, Lin Youxi's consciousness became a little fuzzy. When Mei Fang came back after draining the water, Lin Youxi was already lying on the bed and falling into a sleepy state.
On the first day of the team-building trip, Lin Youxi slept in his room for more than ten hours due to narcolepsy caused by the sequelae of medication, and did not wake up until the afternoon of the next day.
Mei Fang stayed with her all this time and did not go out to play.
However, at least Lin Youxi was not alone when she woke up, but Mei Fang was by her side.
Damn it, there are too many news stories. I have to give 4,000 more to my leader today, and this doesn’t count as an extra update.
(End of this chapter)