Chapter 57

"Over here, just go this way, you can just plug it in directly."

"But if it's here, what about this side? There's still a hole here."

"It's fine, we can plug it in there later."

"But it won't be convenient later, the shape doesn't match."

"Don't worry, just listen to me, it's fine. Come on, just here, we're almost there."

"Okay, okay, here, here... Oh! I plugged it in wrong!"

"I've told you so many times, if you can't plug it in quickly, do it slowly. Now you've messed up again, haven't you?"

"You're so bad!"

On the sofa in the living room, Deng Lijun sat in Li Xu's arms, enthusiastically playing the handheld game under his guidance. Her eyes were fixed on the small screen, fully concentrated, afraid to miss any opportunity. Li Xu held her hands from behind, occasionally giving pointers, and his head, resting on her shoulder, would sometimes brush against her hair.

They looked like an ordinary couple, especially when Deng Lijun, after making a mistake that hindered the game, raised her fist to hit Li Xu, her face puffed up with a "no way" expression, which was quite adorable.

So, even though she found their conversation a bit strange, Lin Fengjiao's attention remained on Deng Lijun's face, and she felt a bit jealous, which made her heart flutter inexplicably.

"Another game over, Teresa, it looks like you really aren't suited for games," Li Xu laughed.

"It's all because of you! The T-shaped block should have been rotated to the left and then plugged in, at least it could have eliminated one row, giving more space," Deng Lijun said, still puffed up.

"Don't forget, the next one is a Z-shaped block. How would you place it then?" Li Xu teased, then changed the subject: "Alright, now tell me, how is this game?"

"Hmm... it's quite interesting," Deng Lijun thought for a moment, "especially when the blocks are eliminated, it's really fun."

"Very good, then..." Li Xu looked up at Lin Fengjiao, who was startled by his gaze.

"Qiong," he called, shaking the handheld game, "why don't you give it a try?"

"Me?" Lin Fengjiao was a bit surprised.

"Yes," Li Xu said, letting Deng Lijun down from his lap, "for a game review, we can't just have one person play. More samples mean more reference value."

He patted the empty spot next to him.

Lin Fengjiao hesitated. She clearly saw Deng Lijun, who had just gotten up from Li Xu's lap, showing a hint of disappointment, and it looked very natural, with no sign of being forced.

This made her feel a strange fear, but seeing Lin Qingxia still curled up on the sofa, lost in her own thoughts, she could only sigh inwardly and sit next to Li Xu, taking the handheld game.

Under his guidance, Lin Fengjiao quickly started playing and soon began to enjoy the game. It was a simple game where different-shaped blocks, such as long bars, L-shaped blocks, T-shaped blocks, Z-shaped blocks, and square blocks, would fall from the top of the screen. If they were arranged neatly at the bottom, they would be eliminated and points would be awarded. The more rows eliminated, the higher the score.

If they weren't arranged neatly, leaving various gaps, the blocks would keep piling up until the screen was full, resulting in a game over.

Moreover, the speed of the falling blocks was proportional to the score. At the beginning, they fell the slowest, but as the score increased, the speed would get faster and faster, eventually becoming so fast that it was hard to react.

However, if one thought they didn't need to worry at the beginning, they were wrong. For most people, watching the blocks fall slowly could be a bit tedious, and they would often press the down key to make the blocks fall directly to the bottom. This could easily lead to mistakes, such as aiming for a gap but hitting the edge instead, creating a large gap.

Lin Fengjiao was like this, and after a few times, she couldn't help but exclaim. This gave someone an opportunity.

"Don't panic, move this one over here."

"It won't be a problem, see what the next one is, and then you can plug it in like this."

"See? Like this, then this, and then this, and it's done."

Finally, with the fall of a long bar, it deeply inserted into the already high stack of blocks, and with a swoosh, four rows of blocks were eliminated.

Lin Fengjiao couldn't help but let out a low cheer. She had to admit, the feeling when the rows of blocks were eliminated was really special, very... comfortable? Especially when four rows were eliminated at once, the satisfaction was overwhelming. This was really strange.

Suddenly, she realized that she had somehow ended up in Li Xu's arms, just like Deng Lijun before her.

She sat on Li Xu's lap, his hands holding hers, his head resting on her shoulder, and his breath was clearly audible in her ear, making her earlobes tingle.

Lin Fengjiao tensed up, wanting to stand up first, but Li Xu, seemingly unaware, held her hands tightly: "Now, do this, put the Z-shaped block here..."

Faced with this situation, Lin Fengjiao didn't dare to move too much, only slightly twisting her body and glancing around with the corner of her eye.

She couldn't count on Lin Qingxia, and she hoped Deng Lijun would notice her attitude and come to help. But when she finally noticed Deng Lijun, her heart sank. The person who should have helped her was sitting there with a book, indifferent, and when she looked over, her eyes were filled with resentment.

A cold shower of water fell on Lin Fengjiao, and she didn't know what to do. Then, something even more embarrassing happened. As she twisted her body, she suddenly felt something pressing against her buttocks.

Looking at her posture, she didn't need to think to know what it was. Immediately, a blush spread from her cheeks to her ears.

But Li Xu, who was holding her, seemed to be completely unaware, seriously and sternly guiding her: "Be careful, watch the screen, be careful of the square block!"

Lin Fengjiao didn't have the courage to push him away or speak loudly, so she could only let him touch her, and her body gradually became warm.

Finally, a loud "clunk" saved her. In her confused state, a long bar fell directly onto the top of an inverted T-shaped block, creating a large gap.

Lin Fengjiao had a sudden idea and immediately started pressing the buttons on the handheld game. Soon, the blocks fell without any rules, turning the once orderly screen into a mess.

"Hey, what's going on? Why is it all messed up?" Li Xu immediately called out, trying to steady her with his hands, but this only delayed the game's end by a few seconds.

Finally, with a block reaching the top of the screen, the handheld game beeped, indicating the end of the game.

"Such a pity, you were doing so well before," Li Xu said regretfully, letting go of Lin Fengjiao without asking for another round.

Relieved, Lin Fengjiao quickly got up from his lap and sat down next to him.

"Alright, tell me, how is this game, Qiong?" Li Xu asked with a smile.

"Hmm... just call me Fengjiao," Lin Fengjiao blurted out, surprising even herself.

She felt a bit dizzy. Shouldn't she be angry? Shouldn't she be upset? This man had just touched her inappropriately! Even if she couldn't do anything, shouldn't she at least express some anger or dissatisfaction?

But she didn't do that; instead, she said, "Just call me Fengjiao"... Oh God, was she going crazy?!

"What, don't you like your English name?" Li Xu looked curious.

"No, it's just..." Lin Fengjiao's hands moved aimlessly in front of her, "it's just that you speak Chinese and call me by my English name... it's strange."

"Alright, I'll call you Fengjiao then," Li Xu waved his hand, seemingly not caring about the details, "tell me, how did you feel about it?"

"Hmm... it was quite good, especially..." Lin Fengjiao tried hard to recall the feeling of playing the game, not the excitement of being touched, "especially when you try your best to fill the gaps, and then the blocks are eliminated."

"Very good, thank you," Li Xu smiled, then stood up with the handheld game and walked to Lin Qingxia, "now it's your turn, Bridget."

Lin Qingxia shrank into a ball, as if he might assault her at any moment.

"Don't worry, I still have patience," Li Xu shrugged, directly throwing the handheld game at her, "Teresa and Fengjiao have both played, so you can't be an exception."

Without waiting for Lin Qingxia's response, he turned to Lin Fengjiao: "Give her some pointers."

Then he walked straight to the phone, picked up the receiver, and dialed a number. After a moment, he hung up and dialed another number. A few minutes later, he hung up again.

He stood there for a moment, and finally, the phone rang.

"Hello, this is Kujo Ryoushi," Li Xu answered immediately.

"Hello, Mr. Kujo, this is Nintendo's Gunpei Yokoi!" a respectful voice came from the other end.

"I've received the item, Mr. Yokoi, it's a very excellent design," Li Xu said with a smile, "I believe this will be a popular handheld game, especially with an excellent game."

"Mr. Kujo's game is a perfect match for this handheld!" Gunpei Yokoi immediately followed up, "I never thought a handheld game could be so simple yet so engaging. When the prototype came out, several people in our development department were so engrossed, Mr. Kujo truly is a genius game designer."

Li Xu raised an eyebrow but didn't interrupt. Sure enough, after a round of praise, Gunpei Yokoi's tone became hesitant: "However... Nintendo may not be able to launch this handheld game in the near future."