"Rose Manor" became a complete hit, ranking first in popularity on all major platforms. Even people who don't play games have heard of the mystery of this game. From then on, the biggest unsolved mystery in the history of games is the mystery of how the game "Rose Manor" turned into a real nightmare.
This is not just a game, it is also a thrill-seeking activity.
Qin Feichang's game company became the talk of the town for a while because of the popularity of this game. Players who had played "Rose Manor" and felt unsatisfied, or who were afraid to play but were eager to try it, began to pay attention to what other games her company had made. At this time, Qin Feichang launched the first mobile game produced by the company.
This game had been in production before Egbert joined the company, but she had delayed its launch until now. Qin was very good at timing and took advantage of the popularity to make this mobile game popular.
Mobile games are easier to popularize than stand-alone games and have a wider audience. Qin Feichang did not participate too much in the game production process. He only combined some core points of popular mobile games in his previous life and gave his employees some general directions. The finished product was unexpectedly good. Because of the adjustment and instruction of Egbert in the later stage, the mobile games made by the employees had some linkage with "Rose Manor". In short, Qin Feichang's game company became popular because of these two games.
The employees started celebrating when the game was released, and celebrated again when the mobile game was launched. The company was filled with joy every day.
Qin didn't feel anything. She didn't actually invest too much effort in the game. She was mostly busy during this period because she was working on development plans in other directions, such as social software, shopping software, payment software, etc. Those were the areas she planned to focus on developing in the next three years.
Of course, she also has ambitions in areas other than entertainment and life, but it is too early to say that now.
As for the game, she used it purely to collect funds in advance, and to give Egbert a vent and resolve the aftereffects of the curse.
Moreover, if she wants to enter other industries, she must have a successful case to raise her value. Now her game company is a good springboard.
The ambitious President Qin took his time and carried out his business empire plan step by step, standing tall among the excited employees.
Another protagonist who successfully made the game famous, Egbert, was equally calm and composed. He did not join in the carnival of others from beginning to end. He sat in his corner with good lighting and great views, painting his oil paintings.
He and Qin Feichang, both of them seem to have a temperament that is isolated from others.
The employees who had worked overtime for several days received bonuses and two days of vacation, and left immediately after get off work. Some went out to play, some went back to rest, some went to spend time with their boyfriends and girlfriends... Qin Feichang and Egbert were the only ones left in the company.
The main lights at Qin Feichang's seat were turned off, leaving only a small dim desk lamp.
After she finished planning her next step, she took off her glasses with a slightly tired look and pressed her brows and temples.
No matter how talented she is, she has to think about so many things every day. She has been working in the company like everyone else for a while, so of course she will feel tired. Now that things have come to an end, she can relax temporarily.
There was no one else in the company, so she didn't have to put on airs. She let the fatigue appear in her eyes, leaning back in her chair and daydreaming.
She looked to the other side, to Egbert's position. The headlight on his side was not turned off, and his entire body and the canvas in front of him were in the bright light.
Egbert was sitting on a high chair with one leg bent and the other on the ground. His more modern shirt and trousers made his legs look long and straight.
He was staring at the canvas in front of him, continuously adding colors. The hand holding the paintbrush revealed the boy's skinny figure faintly under the light.
He has been painting for a whole day. Qin was very busy, and it was unclear what he was painting. Now that he had finished his work, he felt tired for a moment, leaning back in his chair and not wanting to get up and look around, so he just stared at that side quietly.
Egbert noticed her gaze, paused, and looked at her from a distance for a moment. Soon, he added a few more strokes to complete the painting, threw the brush and other tools aside, and stood up from the chair.
Qin Feichang just watched him walk up to him, motionless.
Egbert rested his hands on her chair, shrouding her with shadow and the faint scent of roses. His long, slightly curly hair fell from his shoulders and lay in curls on his chest.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Egbert asked.
"What kind of look?" Qin Feichang really didn't know what kind of look he had just now.
Egbert stopped talking and suddenly reached out and picked her up from the chair. Qin Feichang had been sitting for so long that she felt sore all over. She was too lazy to move or struggle, so she put her head on his shoulder and let him carry her to the drawing board over there.
The drawing board was huge, and it looked like a small wall. Egbert held her in his arms and put her on the small high chair, letting her sit on his lap facing him.
Qin Feichang propped up her head with her fingers, and then she could see the painting clearly. At first glance, the rich blue-purple hue dominated her sight. It was a lake in the forest, and the brightest hazy moonlight in the picture was sprinkled on the lake... This was a quiet and melancholy painting.
Perhaps because Egbert has become a nightmare ghost, the paintings he draws can touch people's hearts and make them fall into the artistic conception of the paintings. At this moment, Qin Feichang suddenly remembered his own world.
I think of the lake outside the Qin Building, and the countless nights when I stood alone by the window and gazed at the lake.
"This is a lake in the Rose Manor. Few people go there. When I was a child, I liked to go there secretly to play." Egbert was also looking at the picture.
On a moonlit night, the ten-year-old prince quietly climbed up from his gorgeous and soft bed and ran out in his nightgown. He walked through the empty and wide palace and corridors, avoiding the noisy crowd at the night banquet, and ran to the woods behind the palace with excitement and anticipation, playing in the water by the quiet lake, catching insects, and doing everything a child likes to do.
Then he returned home covered in grass and dirt. The maids who took care of him wiped the blood from his face that was accidentally scratched by grass leaves. His wife asked him with concern where he had been and told him not to sneak out alone at night again.
But he didn't care, because without any restraints, a night spent alone and free was so wonderful.
Later... his world was all night.
Qin Feichang sat up, walked to the side and turned off the headlight next to her. Suddenly everything became dim. She raised her hand to unbutton her chest and opened her hand to Egbert, who was still sitting on the high stool, "Come."
She was embraced by someone and stepped back step by step, finally leaning against the glass wall.
Egbert breathed the air from her neck and suddenly whispered, "You are a cunning person. You will deceive me and use me."
Even so, the way he kissed and licked her was unusually gentle and lingering. Qin remembered very much the first time he entered the ruined castle. Compared to that time, his attitude had changed a lot.
She raised her hand to brush away the long hair that hung on Egbert's cheeks, brushing it back to reveal his clean cheeks and dark eyes. Without saying a word, she used her fingers to play with his long eyelashes, put her warm palm on his cool cheek, and smiled at him.
Egbert was also smiling softly, his eyelashes half-closed as he brushed across her fingers, his nose sniffing across her palm.
Every time, it was always intense at the beginning or the end, but this time, it was silent from beginning to end, like the gentle ripples on a lake under the moonlight.
Qin took a deep breath, and someone held her raised hand and pressed it against the canvas. The uneven texture of the painting rubbed against the back of her hand. The dried part was hard and rough, while the wet part was a little cool.
She leaned against the canvas, looking up at the hazy moon, and her hands were on the lake.
"Do you like the lake on this moonlit night?"
"… Um."
…
After finishing, Qin Feichang sat on a high stool with her collar wide open, and carefully admired the painting again. Egbert leaned beside her and held her hand and played with it.
"Put this painting at home." It just happened to cover up the twisted bloody figures on the wall.
The distorted human figures on the wallpaper could penetrate the wallpaper and show through the shadows, which really gave Qin a headache.
Egbert probably understood her hidden complaint, and suddenly smiled brightly, pulled her hard, and they both fell towards the canvas.
The weight of the two people did not knock over the canvas as Qin Feichang had hoped. She closed her eyes in surprise and suddenly heard the noisy chirping of insects, which was different from the city, and the unique wood and grass scent of the forest - she came to the forest lake that was exactly the same as the one in the painting.
The silent and deep water was sprinkled with ripples of light, coming from the bright moon in the sky, surrounded by dark blue shadows of trees.
This is a dream created by Egbert, and it is as real as the ruins of the ancient castle.
"Don't you like it? Then take a closer look." Egbert tilted his head towards her.
Qin Fei took a deep breath and moved the finger he was holding, "I'm so tired."
She spoke these coquettish words in the calmest tone.
Egbert raised the corner of his mouth, then lowered it again, "Okay—"
He picked up Qin Feichang all of a sudden, like holding a doll, and walked through the bushes to the lake. Qin Feichang's eyebrows jumped, and she hugged his neck to prevent him from throwing her into the lake on a whim.
But Egbert didn't do that. He just held her in his arms and walked slowly around the lake.
Qin felt that the fatigue from her long work was slowly dissipating in this atmosphere. She unconsciously played with Egbert's hair, looked at the lake and said, "There should be wind on the lake at night."
"rustle-"
The trees by the lake swayed and she felt the wind blowing off the lake across her face.
Egbert: "There should be wind, what else should there be?"
Qin Feichang: "The wind is enough."
She heard the rustling sound of plants growing and turned her head to look. A bunch of roses had grown beside her. The tall branches quickly formed buds, and a bright red rose bloomed as she watched.
Egbert: "I think there should be flowers."
Because princes and roses are a better match
The flower was right next to her hand, its petals soft and harmlessly opening. Qin Feichang touched the pistil and thought, fortunately, there were no eyes inside. It was obviously given to her by Egbert. She took the flower off under Egbert's gaze, and saw him smile, with a small braid she had just unconsciously braided sticking out on one side of her head.
Qin Feichang: “…”
She silently braided the spiky braid behind his head. Egbert took the flower from her hand and put it in her ear.
Logically speaking, this should be considered romantic, but the moment Qin Feichang saw his movements, what came to his mind was the scene he had seen in the ruined castle before.
At that time, Egbert picked a rose, also showing such a sweet smile, and put the rose into people's eyes.
Qin Feichang: “…”
Egbert: "You don't seem very moved? Isn't this very popular in human society nowadays?"
Qin wanted to laugh, but he held it back.