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Love and Conflict in the Digital Realm: A Tale of Two Hearts

The Introductory Meeting: On an ordinary Monday morning, Chi Xia, a new employee, joins her company amidst golden sunlight streaming across her profile. She attends a weekly meeting where Director Yu Ningze, the R&D department's head, speaks loudly about Koi, their cutting-edge project that combines dating and gaming. Despite being a director, Yu Ningze is known for his unconventional attire, wearing a gray T-shirt and black sweatshirt instead of a suit. This scene sets the tone for Chi Xia's initial confusion and intrigue about him. 2. The Virtual World of Koi: Chi Xia becomes fascinated by Koi, the app that merges dating with gaming elements. She learns about the app's features, such as creating virtual characters, building gardens and homes, and matching users based on distance and personality tests. This contrasts with her past experiences with competitive games and highlights her mixed feelings about both love and gaming. As she explores Koi further, she discovers its unique gameplay and social attributes, which spark her interest in both aspects. 3. Encounters and Misunderstandings: During a company meeting, Chi Xia accidentally drops her pen, which attracts Yu Ningze's attention. She feels a cold gaze on her and even imagines it landing on her head. Later, she encounters Yu Ningze in real life and discovers he is not just a director but also has a complex personality that includes strict work ethics and personal warmth. Their interactions begin to unfold both in the office and beyond. However, misunderstandings arise due to different perspectives and communication styles, causing tension between them. 4. Emotional Complexities: As their relationship deepens, Chi Xia realizes that Yu Ningze's professionalism extends into his personal life. He challenges her ideas during a meeting, making her feel both challenged and understood. They face conflicts but also find moments of understanding and connection amidst their different perspectives. Through shared experiences within Koi, they navigate through misunderstandings and personal growth, ultimately finding a way to reconcile their professional lives with their personal relationships. By the end of the story, they come to terms with their feelings for each other and decide to move forward together despite any obstacles they may face. This narrative captures the essence of the story while highlighting the digital realm's impact on their lives. It explores the complexities of love and friendship in a modern workplace setting, ensuring readers are captivated by the twists and turns along the way.

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Chapter 10 Good Friend Game

The scene was frozen in an awkward look at each other. Chi Xia grabbed Yu Ningze's wrist eagerly, almost leaving red marks on his fair skin. In the other person's confused and wary eyes, she saw the unrecognizable version of herself. ——A completely different look than when you usually go to work. The next second, only two big words popped into her head: Oh no. There are currently two roads before Chi Xia. First, he immediately apologized and said that he had recognized the wrong person, and then turned around and left quickly; second, he risked losing face by telling him his true identity, and then the next day the whole company knew that he was secretly playing a big game. The two options jumped repeatedly in front of her. Facing the footsteps getting closer and closer behind her, Chi Xia closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and choked out a sentence from between her teeth: "It's me, Chi Xia from the Operations Department." There was a hint of surprise in the peach blossom eyes hidden behind the lenses, and then turned into a calm lake. Yu Ningze said calmly: "What's the matter?" There was no time to explain clearly the ins and outs. Chi Xia quickly organized his words, tried to be as concise and clear as possible, and said as fast as he could in his life: "Can you Pretend to be my friend? Just help me get rid of my blind date, please!" She clasped her hands on her chest, tilted her eyebrows, and looked at Yu Ningze with tears in her eyes, trying to impress him with this action. , but little did he know that under today's attire, it actually had a somewhat comedic effect. Yu Ningze took out the hand tightly held by Chi Xia and returned his eyes to the monitor screen in front of him. A huge "Game Over" appears above it. Chi Xia glanced at the controller in his hand and realized that his rash action had interrupted his gaming experience. She looked back and saw that Sun Zhiyi's left foot was almost stepping into the store door. Even though she felt sorry, Chi Xia shamelessly took a step forward, her tone full of urgency: "Please, Director Yu, you are handsome and kind-hearted, just Please help me, it won't take up too much time, just five minutes!" But Yu Ningze remained unmoved and silently started a new game. Chi Xia's expression instantly froze on the spot. This guy is too cold-blooded. Although she understood that she and Yu Ningze were not close colleagues, and there had even been conflicts several times, at the critical moment of life and death, after all, they had a collegial relationship with one's head down but not one's head up. Since the soft approach won't work, the only option is to use the hard approach. Chi Xia gritted her teeth, clenched her fists, and said, "If you help me, I will give you a controller." This is a very simple and crude reasoning: When Yu Ningze comes to a game console store, 50% of the time he comes to buy a game console, and the remaining 50% comes for free prostitution. In any case, as long as it is related to game consoles, It always arouses his interest... As expected, Yu Ningze glanced sideways at Chi Xia, and the next second he returned to his previous posture. He said: "Two. " "What? Chi Xia was about to jump up: "Why do you want two for one person?" "Although I don't know the specific price of the controller, it must not be too cheap. After paying the salary, minus the rent, water, electricity and food expenses, there is still something left... Thinking of this, Chi Xia's heart Blood began to drip. But Yu Ningze's tone was still light: "Who said I was playing alone? "Chi Xia was stunned for a moment. A sentence with an overwhelming amount of information caused her brain's CPU, which was already spinning rapidly, to shut down instantly. She seemed to have never heard of the news that Director Yu had a girlfriend. On the contrary, many people said that He is not a womanizer, not to mention the opposite sex, not even female animals. But news is still news, and it cannot be trusted by his own words. Chi Xia secretly glanced at Yu Ningze, who was pretty and handsome. A love can be hidden so deeply. It's true that you know people but don't know their hearts. While thinking about it, Sun Zhiyi's voice sounded at an inappropriate time from behind: "Is this your friend? " Chi Xia suddenly raised her head and met Yu Ningze's eyes looking down at her. He was cold and a bit cunning. She bit her lower lip and spoke to him. : "Two is two. "Although not a single sound came out of her throat, her heart was already filled with thunder and lightning. Chi Xia had always known that Yu Ningze was very tall. In that thrilling meeting, she had already felt his condescending gaze. Looking at her with cold eyes. Now she raised her head, he was still looking at her, but the difference was that this time there was an elusive smile in his eyes. Sun Zhiyi had already taken a step forward and looked at her. Yu Ningze stretched out his right hand, as if he was very familiar with Chi Xia: "Hello, nice to meet you, my surname is Sun. " Seeing Yu Ningze's delay in responding, his hand hanging in the air felt a little numb, so he took it back, touched his head, and teased Chi Xia with a smile: "Look at you, why didn't you say anything about you? My friend is a boy, so maybe we have something in common! "Although Chi Xia didn't know how Sun Zhiyi came to the conclusion that he and Yu Ningze had a common topic, it was obvious that he was trying to make up for himself. It would be a waste of time to continue this conversation. Chi Xia turned sideways She jumped to Yu Ningze's side and put a long distance away from Sun Zhiyi. She took Yu Ningze's arm and said to Sun Zhiyi like a good friend, "Since my friend has arrived, let's have a blind date today. That's it for now. " Vaguely, even though they were separated by cloth, when their bodies came into contact with each other, Chi Xia still felt Yu Ningze's stiffness for a moment. Of course, she herself was not much better. If at this time A staff member was staring at the monitor screen and saw that the two people were standing straight on the floor like rough 3D models. Sun Zhiyi said nothing more and only said: "We will contact you then." . " and left. The farce ended with Yu Ningze buying the latest PS5, and Chi Xia buying two controllers. When she looked at the box in Yu Ningze's hand with the shape of the game console printed on it , her desire to tear Sun Zhiyi into pieces reached its peak in an instant. She followed him silently, and while scolding Sun Zhiyi, she also quietly brought Yu Ningze with her. She hadn't realized it yet, but since she and Yu Ningze appeared in the same scene, the looks around her had become hard to ignore. Chi Xia knew that her outfit today was indeed unusual, but she didn't when eating with Sun Zhiyi. Feeling such strong gazes, she didn't know whether the passers-by were looking at her, or at Yu Ningze, or at Yu Ningze who had lost his exquisite dress and serious work atmosphere. He looked like an ordinary young man, but if there was anything about him that caught the attention of others, it was his appearance that could not be ignored even with black-rimmed glasses. She jogged two steps and came to a position beside Yu Ningze. Chatted with him: "I didn't expect Director Yu to play games on a daily basis. I thought you would only work overtime. "Yu Ningze, who put on a loose sweater, looked a little childish, and Chi Xia's speech became bolder. If she were in the company, even if she had ten times more courage, she wouldn't dare to smile with him. Yu Ningze didn't even look. Chi Xia glanced at him and saw that he took out his phone and was looking at something, and said: "The good friend game is over, there is no need to continue to follow me. " Chi Xia immediately choked back: "Who is following you? It's just that I happen to be walking this way too. " Saying this, they actually walked on the same road for a long time. Even Chi Xia's heart was pounding. What if he really thought he was a stalker? What's more, what he looks like today It does seem that he is not in a good mental state, but... Chi Xia looked at Yu Ningze beside him with his peripheral vision. Facing the sunlight, his black hair was glowing with a light golden color, and his whole person was enveloped in softness. In the light. From the beginning to now, he never seemed to comment on his outfit, not surprised or ridiculed, as if he was just wearing the most ordinary T-shirt. She suddenly thought of the gossip time in the office before. Her colleagues said that Yu Ningze was not as unkind as he seemed on the surface - he would send colleagues home who had to work overtime and couldn't get a taxi, and he would also feed the people downstairs in the company. The stray cat... is handsome, capable of working, and has a good character. Chi Xia glanced at Yu Ningze and instantly felt impressed by him. But when her eyes moved down to the game console, she suddenly woke up again. After all, he was a wage thief who stole two of his controllers, and he still couldn't forgive him. The road home is not long, but the silence lengthens the width of time. Chi Xia started to look for something to say. She asked Yu Ningze: "I noticed that you look quite young when you wear glasses. Why don't you usually wear them?" Yu Ningze: "It's inconvenient." Chi Xia: "What games do you usually play? It looks like you are wearing glasses." He looks professional." Yu Ningze: "I can play a little bit of everything." Chi Xia lowered her head and kicked the stone at her feet. Unconsciously, the four familiar fonts of "Splendid Spring City" came into Chi Xia's eyes. She touched her nose and was about to speak. Almost at the same time, another voice also sounded in my ears. "I'm here." They said in unison. "You also live in Splendid Spring City?" Chi Xia was a little surprised. When they met by chance in the supermarket, she knew that he also lived nearby. But after all, there were quite a lot of residential areas in this area, so she didn't think about her own community. This is such a coincidence, it can be called "enemies never get together". But Yu Ningze shook his head: "No." Chi Xia let out a long sigh of relief. Okay okay okay. "I live there." The next second, she saw Yu Ningze raise his chin and point to the rather imposing door opposite Splendid Spring City. Chi Xia was speechless. Opposite Splendid Spring City, isn't that the sky-high-priced mansion that Su Yinuan was still sighing about before, wondering if she would be able to live in it in her next life? At that moment, even though they were standing face to face at the crossroads, Chi Xia felt that there was an invisible gap between herself and Yu Ningze, completely shattering the beautiful illusion she had just had about him. After all, he is a superior director, and there is no way he can be compared to a small person like her. "Then..." His voice suddenly sounded: "Goodbye?" "Huh?" Chi Xia came back to her senses: "Oh. Director Yu, have a happy weekend." She didn't realize that her tone of voice was also serious. A few points. Yu Ningze was stunned, didn't say anything, turned around and turned into a back figure that gradually became blurry in Chi Xia's eyes.