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Chapter 1: The Dating Game

(All protagonists are adults~~)

Disclaimer: This novel won’t be racist at all and will stay distinctly in the Country.

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[Are you satisfied with your life?]

[Do you want to try someone else’s life?]

[The Dating Game can let you experience a different life.]

[Loading Dating Game, awaiting player authorization…]

[Yes or No!]

These lines suddenly popped up in his mind and Lu Li froze.

A different life? A dating game? What was going on?

Lu Li climbed out of bed and fell into deep thought.

Lu Li’s original life had been carefree; his father was honest, his mother gentle, and his sister adorable, so with such a harmonious family he had never needed another life.

Until a car accident 3 years ago…

His parents died, a bastard of an uncle obtained custody of the siblings, sold their house through shady means, pocketed the family assets, and finally vanished without a trace.

From then on Lu Li’s life changed overnight.

Lu Li pinched every penny he could, yet after paying his sister’s tuition for next semester he had only 25 yuan left and was 3 months behind on rent.

The landlord, still smiling kindly, told him that if he didn’t cough up the 5,000 yuan rent this month he could roll away like a dung beetle pushing its ball.

Lu Li had to smile apologetically and beg before he could finally send the swearing landlord away.

Lu Li’s brow throbbed; how could he earn money to pay the rent?

He had no idea.

“Of course I want to try another lifestyle, but how can a dating game let me live differently?”

“Surely it’s not just letting me experience a love life…”

“I don’t have that kind of leisure; I haven’t paid the rent, so how can I date?”

[Loading Dating Game, awaiting player authorization…]

[Yes or No!]

Staring at the shabby rental room, Lu Li hesitated for a moment, then silently answered in his heart, “Yes!”

He would at least give it a try, even though he had no idea what kind of nonsense this dating game in his head was.

After all, whatever happened couldn’t be worse than his current life.

[Dating Game loading…]

[Generating player stats…]

[Player: Lu Li

Constitution: 3 (malnourished)

Charisma: 7 (the most handsome lad for miles)

Intelligence: 7 (cheats without getting caught)

Wealth: 25 yuan (same as the Sanya, Hainan license plate code)]

Lu Li pondered; what did that Sanya, Hainan license plate code mean?

Oh, it was Qiong B. (TL: 琼B – The provincial-level administrative region of Hainan Province is abbreviated as Qiong, and the prefecture-level administrative region of Sanya City is abbreviated as B.)

Damn!

[Loading love interest…]

[Slot 1: empty; Slot 2: empty; Slot 3: locked.]

[You have 2 chances (refreshed monthly) to randomly pick a love interest. Use one now?]

So it really was about dating; even the love interests had appeared…

Lu Li frowned and chose “Yes”; he had decided that if he really had to experience a boring dating life, he would quit the game immediately.

[Randomly selecting love interest…]

[Love interest selected successfully…]

[Dating Game officially starting…]

In the next instant dizziness swept over him, the scenery shifted rapidly, and Lu Li entered a kaleidoscopic world.

With a buzzing sound the vertigo ended, and Lu Li opened his eyes on a bed.

What he saw was no longer the shabby rental room but an antique-style chamber.

On one side stood a rosewood vanity, a huanghuali wardrobe (TL: Wardrobe made of Huanghuali wood), and a zitan side table, all exuding historical charm, while the other side had modern items such as a computer, an air conditioner, and a refrigerator.

“Could this game be future technology? How are the visuals and tactile feedback this realistic?”

Lu Li looked around and felt the bedding, and everything felt as real as the actual world, which made him wonder if he had stepped into reality itself.

Noticing that there was no one else in the room, Lu Li started muttering to himself.

He stood up in his shoes but almost tripped over the long hem of a skirt; when he spotted a brass-framed full-length mirror he finally saw that he was wearing a blue-white hanfu.

It looked like Ming-dynasty clothing: a high collar and round lapels that spoke of stately elegance, intricate patterns that showed wealth and refinement, and fluttering sashes that lent an ethereal, fairy-like air…

Wait a minute, a fairy-like air?

Lu Li stared hard at his face and saw cool, delicate eyes, skin white as jade, and soft pink cherry lips; he had become a breathtakingly beautiful girl.

Feeling the weight of the two mounds on his chest, Lu Li finally realized he had turned into a girl.

“What is this supposed to mean? Did I become my own love interest?” Lu Li grew even more confused and quickly called up the game interface in his mind.

[Generating love-interest stats…]

[Love Interest: Xiao Mingyue

Constitution: 5 (hereditary asthma)

Charisma: 9 (peak human beauty)

Intelligence: 8 (always spots cheating)

Wealth: 999999999 yuan (maxed out)]

[Check-in reward available in: 28:36]

“A charisma of 9?”

After glancing at Xiao Mingyue’s stats, Lu Li felt rather unbalanced.

He was so handsome, so how was his charisma only 7 and still inferior to her so-called peak human beauty?

Unconvinced, Lu Li scrutinized the beauty in the mirror… fine, he really couldn’t compete; from any angle she was flawless.

“The game’s modeler sure has taste; this girl is honestly the best-looking person I’ve ever seen.”

As for her wealth… Lu Li drew in a sharp breath.

“If only I could transfer just 1/1000 of her money to myself.”

Lu Li sighed under his breath; his sister had been begging for strawberries recently but he hadn’t been willing to buy them.

But since this was a game, the girl’s fortune was probably fake anyway.

It looked like the check-in reward required half an hour online; there were still 28 minutes left, so what kind of reward would it be?

Lu Li flipped through the interface for a long time but found no answer.

The game’s content was rather sparse; there was no main quest, so the gameplay had to be discovered on his own.

Having no choice, Lu Li shifted his gaze from the interface to the room.

He turned left and right, lifted the curtains, and saw a garden on the balcony where all kinds of rare flowers were planted in dense and sparse patches.

Gazing farther from the balcony he realized this was a vast antique manor; every 5 steps stood a tower and every 10 a pavilion, corridors twisted gracefully and eaves soared like beaks, looking just like the opulent Epang Palace described in textbooks.

“The graphics are this good? It’s almost indistinguishable from reality; the modeler must have lost countless hairs making this scene.”

Astonished, Lu Li turned back and walked to the refrigerator, then opened the door.

Inside, a dazzling array of fresh fruit was lined up: lychees, durian, watermelon, strawberries…

There were also all sorts of high-end desserts and pricey drinks he had never seen.

“It smells so good…” Lu Li’s eyes shone as he swallowed with difficulty, “C-can I eat this stuff?”

Since sight, touch, and smell were this realistic, taste probably would not lag behind.

Rubbing his hands, Lu Li took out the delicacies, set them on the zitan table, and took a light bite.

“They really are edible, and they taste amazing!” Lu Li began to feast.

The body’s stomach was small, and after only a little he felt half full, yet he reluctantly grabbed an expensive drink and chugged half the bottle.

“This is bliss…” A game that let a person experience such a life was really something!

“Too bad Lu Yao isn’t here; she’d finally get the strawberries she’s been craving.” Thinking of his sister, Lu Li suddenly felt a bit down.

After eating and drinking his fill, Lu Li propped his chin and began to think.

He stood up and first saw two milky-white delicate ankles, then round, full calves, their skin smooth as glass and snowy as jade.

Legs like these should exist only in heaven!

Lu Li felt that even the fancy desserts from earlier had lost their flavor.

His curiosity burned while he silently praised them, when suddenly an embarrassed and angry voice sounded beside his ear:

“What are you doing? Don’t you dare lift my skirt!”

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