A day when the game "Rose Manor" has not yet been completed.
Qin Feichang went to Qingshan University alone to attend classes (and rest).
Because of her special situation and the university environment, Qin Feichang was not familiar with any of her classmates. She maintained her solitary personality and was polite to others, but definitely not enthusiastic.
After a long time, she finally found a quiet place to rest here.
She recalled that a few years ago, a sister-in-law came to her crying, saying that her cousin seemed to have found a mistress outside, and often stayed in a room outside for a while in the name of overtime. The sister-in-law wanted her to accompany her to catch the adultery, and they found a very private hotel and saw the cousin lying on the bed alone, relaxing. There was no trace of the so-called mistress at all.
Later, the cousin told her that he felt too much pressure dealing with his wife’s temper after marriage, and sometimes he just wanted to be alone, so he would check into a room alone.
At that time, Qin felt that her cousin had a mental problem, but now she realized it.
If your spouse has a bad temper after marriage, you really need your own space to be quiet. This is one of the reasons why she comes to school on time every week.
Eggbert's mood has been unstable recently. She doesn't know whether it is a physical or psychological problem. After all, he is a nightmare ghost, and she can't take him to the hospital for a check-up.
“… It’s really annoying. He likes to make trouble and often destroys things at home just to get my attention.”
Qin Feichang, who was sitting in his seat to take a rest, suddenly heard a girl in front of him say this.
She subconsciously thought of the house that was often messed up by Egbert, and couldn't help but listen carefully.
"He also steals my snacks. He comes over to see what I'm eating, even if he's not hungry, he'll try to get a taste of mine."
Qin Feichang: “…” She remembered that every time she ate at home, her food would be snatched away by Eggbert, and she nodded.
The girl added: "Sometimes when I'm busy with work and don't have time to pay attention to him, he would suddenly lose his temper and come over to mess with me, knocking my pen away or closing my computer, and even hitting me from behind! It's too much!"
Qin Feichang: "..." She remembered that when she was working at home, Egbert was so bored that he almost dismantled her workbench. Many times, if she hadn't used some method to divert his attention, she wouldn't be able to finish her work properly. Recently, he would suddenly appear from behind and hit her.
The girl was still complaining, "He's too clingy, staring at me all the time, and he wants to follow me when I go out."
Qin Feichang: “…” She thought of the elusive Egbert when she was having dinner with her work colleagues.
It turns out that everyone’s worries are the same.
Another girl said: "I don't know how to appreciate the blessings I have. I also want a clingy little kitty to keep me company! I'm going to your house to pet the cat after class!"
Qin was stunned for a moment, then he realized that the girl was complaining about the cat at home, not her boyfriend.
She pondered for a while with a subtle look on her face, then patted the girl in front of her on the shoulder and said, "Hello, sorry to bother you. I just heard you talking about cats. I have something to ask you. I also have a cat at home."
The two girls were unfamiliar with her at first, but when they heard her talking about cats, they immediately became more enthusiastic, "You have a cat too, what kind of cat is it?"
Qin Feichang: "... picked up, black, curly hair, bloodline... relatively noble, a bit bad tempered. He often bites my shoulders and hands recently, do you know why?"
The two girls discussed it back and forth for a while, ruled out the possibility of teeth grinding, and finally said: "Many cats are very proud. In their eyes, we are not their servants, but two-legged animals under their protection. I went to a friend's house for a while and entrusted my cat to someone else to take care of it. After I came back, it hugged my hand and bit it. It was dissatisfied with my neglect of it and declared its status in this family. It hopes that I will always be with it to remind me of its importance."
Qin was really enlightened. She just asked this question because it sounded similar to the story, and she didn't expect that it could be explained from this perspective. The most amazing thing is that it actually makes sense when she puts herself in the shoes of others.
The girl said with certainty: "Your cat should have licked you after biting you, right?"
Qin Feichang: “Indeed.” But this licking is not that licking.
The girl laughed: "That's right. If a cat keeps rubbing you with its mouth, it is rubbing its scent onto you. This is a form of possessiveness, a declaration of sovereignty, and it regards you as its property."
Qin Feichang: “…” The rose scent on Egbert’s body was so strong that even if she didn’t use perfume every day, others would think she was wearing rose-scented perfume.
"I see. Thank you for your advice." Qin listened very enthusiastically to the whole cat-raising class given by the girl, and even added the girl's contact number after class.
After she left, the two girls talked about the mysterious classmate Luo Lan. "I thought she was disdainful of others before, but now it seems that the rumors are wrong. She is quite easy to talk to."
There was a ding-dong notification sound, and the girl picked up her phone and took a look, stunned.
The companion asked, "What's wrong?"
The girl raised her phone in confusion, "Luo Lan sent me a big red envelope."
After the reminder, Qin Feichang came up with new ideas, and he studied cat-raising skills in depth, and his level reached a higher level.
Our ancestors said that all things are actually connected, which is indeed true.
One day ten years after the release of the game "Rose Manor".
Qinshi, a brand created by Qin Feichang, already has more than a dozen different companies under its umbrella, covering games, film and television, shopping, the Internet and even real estate and technology manufacturing.
When she first came to prominence, many media outlets were curious about why she gave her brand such a strange name "Qin's". Then they heard that she changed her name to "Qin Feichang".
The media has speculated for many years about the meaning and origin of her name and brand, but Qin Feichang has never responded.
She was far away from her homeland, alone in this strange world, and she always had to remember something so that she would not forget who she was, where she came from, and where she was going.
When she changed her name, Egbert asked her: "Your name is related to your secret, right? When will you tell me your secret?"
Qin Feichang said to him: "You can find the answer yourself."
It would be best if he could always keep this curiosity.
The current Qin Building was newly moved in a few years ago. It is more than a hundred stories high and was built by Qin Feichang herself. A large artificial lake was dug downstairs. Its appearance and shape are exactly the same as the lake in her memory. The only difference is that she had people plant many trees by the lake, creating a large forest.
It should have been a great place to relax and enjoy the scenery, but because of the red roses planted by the lake, most of the employees of Qin's company did not dare to go there, especially at night.
The reason for this can be traced back to the popular game "Rose Manor" produced by Qin. The red roses with eyes in the game were a psychological shadow for a generation. Later, Qin's game company released a series of horror games, all of which had the eyeball rose element.
The logo of that game company is a rose with an eye in the middle. From then on, when people see that rose logo, they will think of horror games and a series of shadowy scenes. There are more than one or two people who suffer from rose phobia.
According to statistics, even the sales of roses dropped a lot after this game came out.
Even a big boss like Qin Feichang had heard about it. An employee of his own game company gave his girlfriend roses and hid a simulated fake eye in the flowers, wanting to give her a surprise. However, he ended up scaring his girlfriend to tears on the spot and she lost her girlfriend.
Although roses have become a shadow for many people, all Qin's employees know that their CEO Qin's favorite flower is roses. If he didn't like them, he wouldn't have used roses as his brand logo, used only rose-scented perfume for ten years, and planted so many roses by the lake.
To this, Qin Feichang said: "Ha."
In short, there would be no one else in the artificial lake and forest near the Qin Building at night. Only President Qin would occasionally appear by the lake with her partner.
In Qin's family, Egbert is a delicate topic.
The boss of the game "Rose Manor" who is a replica of his appearance is a psychological shadow for some players, and also the white moonlight in the minds of another group of players who adore his looks.
Because he is so good-looking, it is hard to hate him even if you are killed by him in the game. Many people play this game just to take a look at this legendary most beautiful game boss.
People who don't know him don't know, but those who know him find that after so many years, he still looks the same as in the game, as if he will never age. No one dares to mention his abnormality, and no one can mention it.
Apart from the game, he does not appear in the public eye, and only a small number of people know of his existence, most of whom are Qin's employees.
"Why haven't I seen His Highness these days?" A receptionist at the Qin Building was chatting in a low voice with a colleague.
Her colleague looked pale and responded listlessly, "Yeah."
"What's wrong with you? Why are you so listless? Don't you usually get excited when you hear about His Highness's topics?"
"I don't know. I've been feeling cold these past two days. Maybe I didn't get enough rest when I went out with my boyfriend during the holiday the other day and got sick."
As they were talking, they saw someone walking in through the door.
Ah, it's His Highness! Both of them brightened up, and the receptionist who was feeling unwell also perked up and put on a smile.
The beautiful boy who had never looked at them straight in the eye suddenly walked towards them, grabbed something casually, and then walked into the elevator as if dragging something.
"What were you doing just now, Your Highness?"
The girl at the front desk who felt uncomfortable was stunned. She touched her arms and forehead and asked, "I have been feeling very cold these past two days. Why am I not cold now?"
She recalled the action of His Highness just now—the hand with the jewel ring waved before her eyes, "I, I seem to be dazzled? Just now, I saw His Highness grab something from me?"
When she finished, the two girls looked at each other.
Egbert dragged a ghost to Qin Feichang's office. Outside the office, Qin Feichang's secretaries saw him and all looked calm and greeted him.
Qin Feichang only took one glance at him and noticed the position of his hands.
"What are you holding?"
Egbert sat down in his special seat and squeezed the ghost in his hand into a ball. "A ghost found in the company."
He placed the ball in front of his eyes, poked his finger into the ghost's skull, and smiled at him: "This is my territory. No other ghost has dared to approach it for a long time."
Qin Feichang pretended not to hear. After he finished playing with that thing, she raised her head, stretched her wrists, and took out a document from the drawer.
"Since you've been bored lately, I bought you something."
Egbert, with his legs crossed, stood up and walked over, picking up the document casually, "What is it?"
"An island." Qin said very calmly.
Egbert: “…”
Qin Feichang looked at the computer and said, "I bought Tomani Island. I will arrange for its reconstruction, and you decide what to build..."
Before she could finish her words, she was hugged from behind and felt a pain on her neck. For some unknown reason, Egbert suddenly bit her neck fiercely.
The secretary who knocked on the office door took a look at their appearance, said sorry calmly, and walked out and closed the door.
Qin Feichang: "...loosen your mouth."
She noticed that Egbert seemed touched.
but-
To be honest, she bought the island mainly because she hoped he would raise the ghosts he picked up on the roadside on the island instead of keeping them at home. Every day when she went home and saw ghosts running around the house, it was like seeing a mischievous pet.
That night, after Qin Feichang fell asleep, he found himself in a hall. Yes, it was the familiar hall of the ruined castle.
There were more than 40 people around him, including Leon and Meishan. Qin Feichang looked around and found that they were the people who were cursed back then. Some of them were bald at a young age, and some were fat in their prime, and only vaguely looked like they did back then.
After ten years of peaceful life, everyone suddenly found themselves in this familiar hall and were terrified when they came to their senses.
Before they started crying, the ruined castle suddenly took on a new look, turning into a gorgeous and grand... wedding scene.
White and red rose petals fell from the ceiling, and the tables on both sides were filled with food and wine. After the bell tower outside rang once, the piano on the second floor automatically played soothing music.
Qin looked at herself very carefully. She was not wearing pajamas as she wore before going to bed, but a white dress. If she was not mistaken, this dress was in the album of new products of the season that Eggbert had been looking at a few days ago.
Egbert, wearing a white suit and holding a silver cane, walked down from the second floor. He said to the trembling crowd, "Welcome to my wedding."
Everyone: “???”
Egbert: "But I don't have time to entertain you. Please do as you please and have fun."
Just like he did back then, he ignored everyone and walked straight to Qin Feichang. Under the shocked gazes of others, he led her through the crowd to the door where a docile black horse was parked.
Egbert lifted her onto the horse's back and said, "I'll show you the island."
Qin Feichang saw that the "guests" were stunned, as if they were sleepwalking. Thinking back to the first time he came to this ruined castle, he felt inexplicably funny and almost couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Okay." She handed her hand to Egbert.
—This is his island.
—This is where the nightmare begins and where the nightmare ends.
(End of the fourth short story)