First-time Playing Together

Eventually, not long after, Chen Yize successfully drove Feng Siyu away.

And Feng Siyu seemed to have nothing else to do as she immediately returned to the side of her 'babysitter,' Zhou Wei.

Watching Feng Siyu 'played' with Zhou Wei on the other side, Chen Yize smiled, satisfied, while on the other hand, Zhou Wei had a face... like he was about to cry.

And so, Chen Yize finally had an opportunity, an opportunity to continue developing the game [Tetris].

As Chen Yize looked at the notes he had written, he felt... another headache.

It seemed... Developing the game [Tetris] might not be that 'simple.'

As it turned out, there were still many things that he needed to consider before he 'actually' developed it.

Some people, who truly enjoyed doing the programming, might feel that it was challenging when they were about to develop [Tetris] on their own for the first time.

And then, they would try every method they thought possible to develop it while some might even enjoy having this kind of experience.

But for Chen Yize, a guy who only wanted to remain lazy and a guy who wasn't talented in programming, he only felt tired before he even tried to develop it.

At least, this game was different from [Choice of Robots], a game that even 'beginners' could develop as long as they had a completed story in their minds.

Just when Chen Yize began to ponder whether he should leave those guys with another 'task.'

A voice sounded in his ears as it interrupted him yet 'again.'

And this time, after Chen Yize had recognized whose voice it was, his whole body got tense.

"What are you doing?"

Li Xinyi, out of nowhere, suddenly appeared behind him and asked.

It seemed... Li Xinyi finally came to inspect their work, yet pretty late compared to the past.

In the past, Li Xinyi occasionally came to check their working progress from time to time.

"N-nothing."

Instinctively, Chen Yize immediately closed all the software he had opened, whether they were the programming software. Or the drawing software.

He wanted to give Li Xinyi another surprise, so it was better not to let her see it now.

And as Chen Yize was about to turn around to face Li Xinyi, he secretly glanced at the other side.

Hmm, it seemed that, in the presence of Li Xinyi, 'the child' had already turned herself into a 'well-behaved' one.

"What are you looking at?"

Li Xinyi still noticed that, for a short moment, Chen Yize's sight wasn't on her body. She was just about to turn her head and see by herself.

Yet she could only see Feng Siyu sitting 'obediently' on the other side.

Looking at Li Xinyi, who seemed oblivious about the matter, Chen Yize 'sighed' in his heart.

'As always,' Chen Yize thought.

"Let's forget about it. Don't you want to know what I'm doing? Let me show you."

After finishing, Chen Yize stood up from his seat as he intended to show Li Xinyi what they had done.

Or, to be precise, Chen Yize just wanted to show off to the 'boss.'

In front of the computer's screen, Chen Yize showed Li Xinyi the [Pong] they had developed while at the same time telling her how to play it.

And then, Chen Yize invited Li Xinyi to play with him for a round.

Li Xinyi, who felt this game was quite intriguing, sat beside Chen Yize as he used the mouse to click the [Play again] button on the screen.

Due to this [Pong] being the first version they had developed, everything about it was still pretty simple.

There was only a game screen. And after someone had won, there would be a pop-up with a [Play again] button to restart the game.

As for the way the players controlled the paddles, with Chen Yize's 'suggestion,' they decided to make it. One side used the [W] and [S] buttons, and the other side used the [up] and [down] buttons on the keyboard.

Without further ado, the first game between Chen Yize and Li Xinyi started at this moment.

Li Xinyi had already understood how to play this game.

And Chen Yize, no need to ask as he had also understood it.

"So, this is the [Pong] you have introduced before?"

While playing, Li Xinyi also chatted with Chen Yize about the game.

"Yeah. What do you think?"

And Chen Yize gave Li Xinyi an affirmative answer while, at the same time, asking for her opinion.

"I think it's an interesting idea. But it's more boring than what I have expected."

After thinking for a while, Li Xinyi gave Chen Yize her honest opinion.

After all, at this moment, in front of them was the version that Zhou Wei, Sun Qiang, Lu Ming, and maybe Feng Siyu had developed together before, the first one and the simplest one that Sun Qiang once commented as 'boring.'

The ball was still bouncing back and forth at a constant speed, and neither side had scored so far.

"After all, this one is still a sample to test the gameplay. We will add something else later, and by that time, this game should be fun to play."

Chen Yize chose to shrug and give Li Xinyi an excuse for others, or maybe, for himself, who hadn't helped others with anything much.

"I hope so."

Li Xinyi gave Chen Yize a short reply.

The ball was still bouncing, and in the end, Chen Yize felt bored and chose to let Li Xinyi get the first score.

Yet, after Li Xinyi had obtained her first score, the game continued with a new ball appearing in the middle.

Looking at the speed of the ball, both of them thought.

They wouldn't miss the ball unless they gave up on their own.

So then, both sides chose to give up the ball one after another whenever they felt bored, and in the end, Li Xinyi won in this first yet not-so-happy battle.

While sighing, they both felt slightly disappointed when the battle ended this way.

Although, they both didn't understand where this inexplicable disappointment came from because they should have expected that this kind of 'sample' wouldn't be able to make them satisfy.

"Well, I expect you guys to finish developing a completed version of this game soon."

"Thank you. It won't be long, and it will surely satisfy you."

And that's the end of their conversation about [Pong].

"So, what about [Breakout]? Did you develop it just now?"

At this moment, Li Xinyi suddenly remembered another game Chen Yize had introduced, and he seemed to call that game [Breakout].

And Li Xinyi had also noticed the 'squares' on the drawing software not long ago even though Chen Yize, at that moment, wanted to hide from her by trying to close it as fast as he could.

For [Breakout], Li Xinyi still had a general idea of how the completed game should look like because Chen Yize had 'shown' it before.

So, when she noticed those 'squares,' Li Xinyi first recognized them as the graphics for the game [Breakout].

"Ah-Yes, I did develop it."

Facing Li Xinyi's sudden question, Chen Yize was stunned for a moment before he thought he understood something as he chose to tell her... a lie.

He couldn't tell Li Xinyi about the 'surprise' he had planned, right? So, this was the only way.

"Well, can you show me?"

Li Xinyi, of course, was interested to see it.

"Uh, I still haven't finished it yet. So, the answer is no."

Chen Yize, while scratching his head, continued to lie, this time with a face that looked slightly 'embarrassed.'

"Oh, it's a pity."

Li Xinyi sighed, feeling that it was indeed a pity.

And Chen Yize, after hearing Li Xinyi sighing, inexplicably felt... a little guilty.

"Don't worry. It won't be long... For you to wait."

In the end, Chen Yize chose to give Li Xinyi such a reply.

Or maybe, it was a promise? Chen Yize didn't know.