“It’s not as complicated as you think. I think your plot design is pretty good.” Sheng Xia could clearly hear the excited cheers from the other side, almost being amused, “It’s just that the art style needs improvement, and it would be good to hire a few more artists. Also, I have some ideas and would like to consult with you to see if they can be incorporated.”

The people on the other end were ecstatic, especially after hearing Sheng Xia’s ideas and bug discoveries, they were simply amazed and readily agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Sheng Xia had just shown a smile when she heard the hesitant voice of the system: 【Host, are you going to invest in a game studio?】

“I just suddenly thought about how to do the follow-up tasks, these are just incidental.” Sheng Xia blinked and said eagerly, “Isn’t everyone worried now about how I can bully Shao Yun in front of them?”

The system was stunned, blurting out, “You still remember?”

Before it could try to remedy the situation, it heard Sheng Xia’s faint voice, “So in the minds of everyone, I’m just good at talking and not much else, right?”

“Are you here to work?”

【N-No, that’s not what I meant…】

“We’re partners in crime, and you’ve helped me so much. I’m really grateful to you, how could I deliberately hold you back?” Sheng Xia complained with a hand on her chest, feeling wronged, “Who knew you would think like this about your partner, I’m really sad, I can’t breathe properly.”

【Yes, I’m sorry, Host, I was wrong.】 The system apologized sincerely, 【I shouldn’t have thought of you like that, thinking that you were expanding and trying to procrastinate on tasks because the warning program was turned off.】

She had indeed been a bit inflated, but she couldn’t let the system know.

Sheng Xia sweet-talked, “The system that can admit its mistakes and correct them is the best system in the world, I love you so much!”

The system’s CPU was slightly overheated and quickly changed the subject: 【So, Host, have you figured out a way to complete the follow-up tasks? Is it related to this game studio?】

It analyzed carefully: 【But the people in the studio have nothing to do with Feng Shaoyun. Could it be that my data packet didn’t update in time…】

“It’s not related to them.” Sheng Xia pushed her wheelchair to the fifth floor, knocked on the door of Feng Shaoyun’s studio, and then smiled at the beautiful girl in front of her, “Shaoyun, can you do me a favor?”

“Sister-in-law?” Rarely did she see her sister-in-law come to her alone. Feng Shaoyun was stunned for a moment, seeming to think of something, and asked worriedly, “Is something wrong? Do you need me to watch over Chenchen and Ranran?”

“No, can I come in?”

Feng Shaoyun nodded quickly, lightly pursing her lips and moving aside, watching Sheng Xia slowly enter.

During this time, she had gotten used to Sheng Xia bringing the twins to her studio to paint, and had gradually become accustomed to the occasional chattering in the studio.

So even if she came in alone, she no longer felt the suffocating sense of invasion of her territory.

Seeing Sheng Xia flipping through her recent sketchbooks, Feng Shaoyun walked over nervously, her numb black eyes now showing a subtle anticipation, “Sister-in-law, do you like it?”

Her recent style had clearly changed.

Just as she used to excel at painting the cold and tranquil night scenes, the withered lives in despair in the darkness, she now fell in love with the vibrant colors of the lively daytime because she felt the warmth of the sun.

Each painting reveals the artist’s inner thoughts that cannot be conveyed through words.

Thinking about how she used to admire her works before, Feng Shaoyun couldn’t be sure if she would like her current style.

“It’s… really beautiful.”

Feng Shaoyun was indeed a bit surprised. She had been thinking about a few of Feng Shaoyun’s previous works, which showed the madness of life in the dilapidated environment, matching the style of the end times.

She didn’t expect the recent ones to have changed so much.

But it’s okay, it’s not a big deal.

So Sheng Xia smiled again, not hesitating to praise the girl who was nervously twisting her clothes, “It’s no wonder you’re in the top three of your profession. You can handle any style. Shaoyun must be in a good mood lately, so her works are also warm.”

“Especially this one, did you paint our rose garden? Each rose seems to have a lifelike vitality, which is amazing.”

Feng Shaoyun was suddenly praised so much that her face turned red, and she lowered her head, murmuring softly, “If sister-in-law likes it, I can give it to you…”

“Really? Then I won’t be polite.” Sheng Xia immediately smiled, not polite at all, “I have a few favorites. Can Shaoyun help me find them?”

Feng Shaoyun suddenly looked up, her face showing a shy approval, and her black eyes under her slightly long bangs also flickered with a faint light, seriously saying, “Okay, I’ll give them all to you, sister-in-law.”

Wow, her little sister-in-law is so sweet. Anyone with a little conscience really can’t bear to deceive her.

Sheng Xia couldn’t help but rub her head, feeling a bit regretful. Unfortunately, she didn’t have a conscience, so she could only trouble the little hamster for a while.

Unaware of her sister-in-law’s “malicious intent,” Feng Shaoyun found her original works according to her description, and whispered for her opinion, “Then sister-in-law, do you think I can participate in the competition with my current style?”

“What competition?”

“It’s quite an important international painting competition,” she said. “My teacher says that if I can win, I’ll get to know many internationally renowned artists, which would be very helpful for my future development.”

Although Feng Shaoyun’s tone remained calm, as if she didn’t care much, Sheng Xia keenly caught the slight upward lift in her voice at the end.

It was like a child proudly showing off to their parents, but pretending not to care.

But if you really took it seriously and didn’t think much of it, she might not show any disappointment, but she wouldn’t share with you again next time.

Sheng Xia blinked, putting on a surprised expression. “Wow, that’s impressive, isn’t it?”

Feng Shaoyun lowered her head, her fingers tightly gripping the drawing paper. It wasn’t until she heard the exclamation in her ear that she suddenly raised the corners of her lips, revealing a small smile. “Not really, my teacher says I’ve made a lot of progress recently, so he wants me to give it a try…”

“Since your teacher thinks it’s okay, then Shaoyun will be fine,” Sheng Xia said, resting her chin on her hand, a smile in her black eyes. “I don’t know much about art, but I love whatever Shaoyun paints, so if you want to participate in the competition, go ahead. I believe you’ll be fine.”

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Her face drooped even lower, but her ears had turned red, flushing down to her neck. Her voice was barely audible, “Um, then I’ll give my sister-in-law a surprise.”

Sheng Xia readily agreed, “Okay, I’ll be waiting.”

…

After Feng Shaoyun found those several artworks with a dark wasteland style, she finally remembered that Sheng Xia hadn’t mentioned the purpose of her visit. “Sister-in-law, you said you came to see me for something, what is it?”

Sheng Xia casually raised the drawing paper, “Can Shaoyun still paint this style of art?”

Feng Shaoyun hesitated for a moment and nodded, “I should be able to…”

“Well, today I invested in a game studio. The post-apocalyptic game they’re making is very interesting, but they don’t have a suitable CG artist.”

Feng Shaoyun suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart. Then she saw her delicate and pretty sister-in-law looking at her with curved brows and eyes full of trust, saying, “So I thought, Shaoyun is from the A City Academy of Fine Arts, and you were in the top three in your major. If it’s you, it should be no problem, right, Shaoyun?”

Feng Shaoyun…

Her usually numb and expressionless face couldn’t help but crack a smile, slowly revealing a complex expression of wanting to speak but hesitating.

How should she explain to her sister-in-law? Her major in watercolor painting is different from the digital painting direction?

And just because she wasn’t in the top three, does that mean she definitely can’t—

“Is it not okay, Shaoyun?”

Seeing Sheng Xia’s long eyelashes droop, looking seemingly disappointed, Feng Shaoyun blurted out subconsciously, clutching her fingers, “Of course, it’s okay.”

Wait, what did she just say?

Realizing, Feng Shaoyun hastily waved her hands in panic, “What I meant was just—”

“I knew Shaoyun would be fine. I’ll leave everything to you.” Sheng Xia grabbed her hand that was waving randomly in the air, her black eyes sparkling, “Thank you, Shaoyun.”

Completely forgetting what she wanted to say, Feng Shaoyun looked despondent, still trying to struggle to speak, “But, but I’ve never played games before. I’m not familiar with this at all. Will I disappoint my sister-in-law?”

“How could you? Just follow this style, there will be absolutely no problem.” Sheng Xia made a cheering gesture, encouraging her, “You have to believe in yourself, Shaoyun. You are absolutely the best, and the most talented painter I have ever seen among artists!”

Seeing Feng Shaoyun’s gradually wavering expression, Sheng Xia smiled and rubbed her head, deliberately prolonging her voice, “So when I encountered difficulties just now, you were the first one I thought of. So Shaoyun will be fine, right?”

No, wasn’t it just helping with the CG?

Even if she had never touched digital painting before, but if her teacher could apply traditional painting methods to digital technology, she could ask her teacher for advice for a while… she should be able to learn it, right?

Uncertain, Feng Shaoyun thought about it. Thinking that she would have to contact her teacher actively, she couldn’t help but want to back out. But looking at her sister-in-law’s expectant expression, how could she bear to let her see a sad expression again?

So Feng Shaoyun swallowed her saliva, gritted her teeth, and closed her eyes, nodding resolutely and agreeing.

Sheng Xia rubbed her head again and said gently, “Shaoyun is amazing. Since you haven’t had much contact with games, starting from tomorrow, I’ll play games with you to gradually get you familiar, okay?”

Feng Shaoyun’s face immediately turned red, gently shaking her hand that was being held, she agreed in a daze.

Then she pushed her sister-in-law to the elevator door, watching her wave goodbye calmly. Although she felt a bit strange, she still waved back embarrassedly.

Until she couldn’t see her sister-in-law’s face anymore, Feng Shaoyun recalled their conversation and suddenly froze.

Among the people her sister-in-law had seen who could paint… wasn’t there only her?

And if she was going to play games, didn’t she have to go downstairs?

Feng Shaoyun: “…”