Chapter 79

Feng Shaoyun pursed her lips and returned to the studio, then reopened her phone.

Seeing her sister-in-law laughing on the screen, she suddenly felt a bit embarrassed for not realizing earlier. A shy blush appeared on her beautiful face as she earnestly and somewhat aggrievedly complained, “Those were things I should have told you, but Third Brother interrupted me.”

“Yeah, he was wrong to do that. Let’s just ignore him.”

Sheng Xia teased her with a smile, even making a show of turning her head to clear her ears, “I didn’t hear anything just now, so Shaoyun needs to tell me again.”

Feng Shaoyun chuckled at her teasing, a slight curve appearing at the corner of her lips, and then she earnestly reported her recent situation to her.

“Leap is testing a new game, a hamster-raising game. I drew a few according to their requirements, but they said it didn’t feel right… I think I might not be suitable for this cute style.”

“I originally told them to find someone else to try, but they said only I could do it and invited me to come and test the game to get a feel for it. I’m still hesitating whether to go or not.”

Seeing her looking distressed and hesitant, Sheng Xia couldn’t help but laugh, her dark eyes filled with mischievousness.

Then, as if speaking seriously, she cleared her throat, “I also know about the new game thing. I just didn’t expect Leap to prefer choosing you as the main artist, but this is also their recognition and trust in you.”

“As a member of Leap, we can only rely on you, Shaoyun, to work hard during this time.” She blinked her eyes, her beautiful dark eyes shining with trust, “After all, you are—”

Feng Shaoyun subconsciously murmured to finish her sentence, “One of the top three in the A City Academy of Fine Arts?”

“Won the first prize, and can paint ‘The Human World,’ Feng Shaoyun, right?”

Feng Shaoyu: ?

Unexpectedly, the lines had changed. She looked up in surprise and saw Sheng Xia raising her eyebrows slightly, looking a bit reproachful, “What are you saying, Shaoyun? Your value has increased now. That competition was so prestigious, isn’t it more worthy of mention than being in the top three?

She even made a cheering gesture, saying confidently, “That can restore my beauty in ‘The Human World.’ Just based on this, Shaoyun, you are definitely the most talented painter I know, no doubt about it!”

Feng Shaoyu: … Like this?Top of Form

Thinking about how her mentor had recently advised her to participate in as many competitions as possible to increase her visibility, meet more top painters, and develop her future prospects, Feng Shaoyun couldn’t help but imagine the scene where her sister-in-law would be holding her hand, happily reciting a series of suffixes. Her expression gradually stiffened and collapsed. That, that must be a nightmare, right?

Seeing Feng Shaoyun’s hesitant and complex expression, as if she wanted to say something but couldn’t.

The system couldn’t help but tap the electronic fish in the program. It was really miserable. It seemed that since she had officially become a member of Leap Game Studio, she hadn’t had a moment of mental clarity. Especially when repeatedly revising drafts and dealing with many unreasonable demands from the devilish clients.

Feng Shaoyun might not even know yet that the development of the new game was personally approved by Sheng Xia.

And the hamster that was being raised, was actually based on herself, and was even named “Hamster Xiao Yun” by Sheng Xia.

Therefore, naturally, she was needed as the main artist.

Although it was for the sake of completing the task, but was this too…

She really didn’t know which was more painful, the physical abuse in the original plot, or the mental torment she was going through now.

She could vaguely hear a strange sound like tapping on a wooden fish, and Sheng Xia suddenly asked, “What are you doing?”

“I’m accumulating merit for the host.”

The system blurted out subconsciously, realizing what it had said was not good, it quickly changed the subject, “I was thinking, when do you plan to tell Feng Shaoyun that the game is actually based on her?”

This way, maybe it could reduce some workload and let her know which direction to draw in.

Unable to resist, the system tapped the wooden fish again.

—I can’t help but say, even though it’s not human, the host is really something.

However, unaware of her sister-in-law’s dark humor, Feng Shaoyun nodded solemnly in Sheng Xia’s trusting gaze. “I’ll do my best, sister-in-law.”

“Then, after you come back, can you accompany me to Leap Studio? I… I’m a little scared to go by myself,” she said, slightly shy, lowering her gaze, “But, but if I have you with me, it seems like I won’t be so afraid.”

“Of course you can.”

Ah, my little sister-in-law is so sweet, Sheng Xia thought. It was a pity that she couldn’t rub the little hamster’s head again now that they were separated by a screen.

But fortunately, the new game would be out soon. When she couldn’t see her little sister-in-law, she could play “Hamster Xiao Yun” as a substitute.

Thinking like this, she moved her fingers slightly, and her gaze softened even more when she looked at Feng Shaoyun.

Then, when she noticed that something was amiss, she casually changed the subject, “Speaking of which, Shaoyu said you have a meeting. What’s going on?”

“Oh, she’s a senior I met at that art exchange meeting… We’re also friends.”

As she mentioned this, Feng Shaoyu’s eyes and brows showed a hint of happiness.

It turned out that at that art exchange meeting, Feng Shaoyun did meet quite a few famous painters. But among them, the one she resonated with the most in terms of exchanging painting skills was Yan Jing.

Learning that she had also graduated from the A City Academy of Fine Arts like her, the two felt a sense of fate and exchanged contact information.

Yan Jing had gone abroad for further studies after graduation and had since become a somewhat famous landscape painter. A few days ago, she suddenly said she wanted to come back to hold an art exhibition and invited Feng Shaoyun to meet up.

Although they had a good chat online, they had only met once. So, after being invited, Feng Shaoyun was a bit hesitant and unsure whether to go.

Just then, the system suddenly exclaimed, as if remembering something: 【Host, the name Yan Jing seems familiar.】

Sheng Xia, who had just wanted to say something to Feng Shaoyun, immediately stopped and raised an eyebrow curiously, “Could she be a character from the plot as well?”

Only people related to the plot seemed to be recorded by the system.

But since she didn’t have much of an impression of her, she might not have appeared much, or she might only have one name. And she was a famous painter abroad, could it be…

Just as a thought popped into Sheng Xia’s mind, the system affirmed, 【Yes.】

【Although the plot didn’t describe her in detail, the female lead mentioned this name to the male lead when she was jealous of the male lead’s ex-wife, saying that she was a famous painter.】

After reviewing the data packet, it said seriously, 【Yan Jing should be the ex-wife of Shi Yulin and the biological mother of Shi Yue.】

…It’s really a coincidence.

Sheng Xia tapped her knee lightly with her fingertips, her dark eyes narrowing slightly, lost in thought. Then, she suddenly smiled and said to Feng Shaoyun, “Since you get along well with her, of course, you should go and meet her.”

“Then you’ll have me with you, right? We can meet her right after we come back from Leap Studio, so don’t worry.”

Feng Shaoyun was already leaning towards going, and after hearing Sheng Xia’s reassurance, she nodded heavily, her brows showing a mix of shyness and excitement.

So, does this mean she can have her sister-in-law all to herself for a day?

Without anyone else.

…

After ending the call with Feng Shaoyun, Sheng Xia had just opened the door to her room when she saw Feng Jingxu wandering in the corridor, looking conflicted and holding his phone.

“What’s wrong, Xiaoxu? Are you looking for me?”

Feng Jingxu was startled and turned around abruptly.

He opened his mouth to say something but hesitated, furrowing his brow. “Um, well…”

Seeing him hesitate, Sheng Xia became even more curious.

She casually closed the door to the room and leaned against the door frame, raising an eyebrow with a smile, “With that look on your face, Xiaoxu, did you do something wrong and want to ask for my help?”

“Let’s make it clear first, my fee is very high, you have to say ‘mommy’ at least twice—”

“Forget it, that’s impossible.”

Interrupting her, Feng Jingxu’s previous awkwardness disappeared, and he cleared his throat, “Um, so, do you have any plans after we go back? Are you planning to stay at the game studio again?”

Hmm, it seems like business has been busy lately.

Sheng Xia couldn’t help but touch her face, “Wow, I’m so popular.”

Feng Jingxu: “…”

Seeing that she understood his implied meaning, Feng Jingxu’s face suddenly changed, and he blushed, awkwardly saying, “It’s not that I want you to come, it’s just that the school will have a parent-teacher meeting soon…”

Sheng Xia immediately caught on, “You want to invite Mom to go?”

Since she already knew, Feng Jingxu didn’t need to be so conflicted anymore and nodded, admitting, “…Yeah.”

“I should have improved my ranking this time, so I won’t embarrass you,” he said awkwardly, “Of course, if you’re busy, you don’t have to come. It’s not mandatory, anyway, there was no one before—”

“Oh, come on, what are you saying.”

Sheng Xia suddenly raised her hand and rubbed his head hard, deliberately exerting more force, almost causing him to fall over.

As Feng Jingxu looked up angrily, he saw her eyes filled with amusement, and she said naturally, “There was no way before, but now that I’m your mom of course, I’ll attend.”

“I haven’t had any experience attending parent-teacher meetings yet. Speaking of which, since your ranking has improved, the teachers will surely praise you, right?”

“Does that mean I have to prepare a speech? What if they ask me to share my experience in raising children in front of everyone?” She pondered, “I wonder if anyone has experience they could lend me as a reference…”

“Forget it, I’ll just ask your dad to write a speech for me.”

Feng Jingxu: “…”

He watched her ramble on, suddenly showing excitement, and then walked towards the study. His expression changed immediately.

Wait, isn’t she—

Just thinking about Sheng Xia’s excited speech, he realized she might even make up some nonsense about raising children, trying to convince the parents how to “be lazy and eat a lot of food.”

Feng Jingxu was already feeling embarrassed in advance, too overwhelmed to even be moved. He hurriedly gritted his teeth and followed her, almost collapsing internally.

“No need for a speech, just sit there and listen—Hey! Can you hear me? Sheng Xia!!”

Doesn’t she care about dignity?!

,…”