My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 273 I Will Take Responsibility for You

"Hush money?" Chen Yan muttered the word, a bit puzzled.

If this was his own compensation for labor, he could understand.

But... what is hush money?

He curiously looked at Lu Man, waiting for her explanation.

Through the mirror, Lu Man met Chen Yan’s gaze with her beautiful eyes and then said, "Yeah. After all, I’m a huge celebrity. If this gets out, it wouldn’t be good for me. So... giving you some hush money, any problem with that?"

Chen Yan: ??

What the hell.

Who would believe such a reason!

Sensing Chen Yan’s disbelief, Lu Man said, "Of course. Since it’s hushed, no one should mention it again. Hmm... not even Qiao Qiao."

Hearing Lu Man’s words, Chen Yan was stunned for a moment.

He looked at the money in his hand, then at Lu Man, feeling somewhat touched.

How could he not understand that Lu Man was giving him a way out?

He stood, then gently hugged Lu Man from behind and softly said, "Thank you, Man Man."

"Don’t worry. I will definitely treat you both well."

Being embraced by Chen Yan, with her head against Chen Yan’s chest, Lu Man’s gaze softened.

Although possibly due to Chen Yan’s greediness, there was always a hint of resentfulness in her eyes. But... the three of them were already entangled to this extent, what more could she say.

She couldn’t bear to leave Chen Yan, nor could she bear to hurt Yu Qiao Qiao.

So, she could only let this abnormal relationship continue.

However, accepting it didn’t mean she wouldn’t "retaliate."

Thus, the haughty Lu Man gave Chen Yan’s foot a strong stomp, snorted coldly, and said, "Chen Yan! Don’t forget who you are!"

"You are just someone I lean on when I’m lonely and bored, someone to satisfy physical needs."

"What about treating me well, treating us well."

"Me, a superstar, don’t care."

After speaking, she stood up proudly and walked out of the bedroom, leaving Chen Yan alone, gasping in pain from his stepped-on foot.

Watching Lu Man leave, Chen Yan, while holding his foot, painfully said, "Why would you really step on me. It hurts."

Wondering whether Lu Man hadn’t gone far and had heard him.

Shortly after, Chen Yan’s phone chimed with a WeChat message.

Chen Yan picked it up and saw the text, [Hmph. Serves you right! Last night I hurt even more!]

Chen Yan: .....

Sure enough, this little fairy really holds grudges and doesn’t delay them!

Thinking of this, Chen Yan couldn’t help but think of Yang Rou.

If even Lu Man, who isn’t marked as ’vindictive’ in system evaluation, then how vindictive must Yang Rou be, marked as such...

Because Lu Man had work in the afternoon and wasn’t at the villa to accompany him, Chen Yan took a bath, got ready, and then headed to work.

Arriving at the company, tired from the previous night, Chen Yan went directly back to his office and took a short nap.

After waking up, Chen Yan took out his phone and saw no urgent matters.

He then opened the game.

The moment he launched the game, several prompts popped up, all related to Lu Man.

[Cooling period is over, final test triggered again.]

[Final test begins.]

[Triggering the first level of the test.]

[Answer to the critical question in the first level aligns with the girlfriend’s wishes, test successful.]

[Please await the triggering of the second level.]

[Second level of the test triggered, test successful.]

[Please await the third level of the test.]

Seven consecutive notifications, lined up, perplexed Chen Yan.

Triggering the final test again, he understood.

After all, as long as it was 24 hours later, coming next to Virtual Girlfriend could trigger it again.

But... when had he completed it?

Chen Yan looked at the time recorded for this, and found... it roughly must have been when Lu Man was testing him.

He recalled for a moment, guessing... it might have been when Lu Man asked him that question?

"Chen Yan, do you really... love me?"

Chen Yan pondered for a bit and felt it must be very close to the truth.

After all... he hadn’t spoken with Lu Man many times yesterday.

If not for that sentence, there was nothing else.

Realizing this, Chen Yan suddenly felt enlightened: So... each test question was different.

He was still thinking about how to resolve Lu Man’s issues with Yu Qiao Qiao to complete the first level task. Now, it seems unnecessary!

As for the second level task...

Chen Yan looked at the time of this prompt and found it was only about ten seconds after the first level was completed.

"Ten seconds...?"

Chen Yan frowned.

He looked again at the prompt for this level’s completion and found there was no hint of how he had completed it.

Chen Yan thoroughly reviewed the whole process, then with a surprised face, raised his head, "This second level... couldn’t have been integration, could it?"

Chen Yan mulled it over and felt he probably wasn’t wrong.

He couldn’t help but cover his face, "This dog system, way too unprincipled."

The second level actually being that.

However... if Virtual Girlfriend’s second level is the same, then... doesn’t that mean by pushing with Boss Qiao Qiao, he could complete the second level?

Chen Yan got a bit excited for a moment.

But, then thinking about how he had just been through ups and downs with Lu Man the night before, and right after planning to push with Boss Qiao Qiao the next day, that was a bit too scummy.

Also, knowing Lu Man,

Before they were intimate, Lu Man was especially clingy towards him, and now that they had crossed that line, Lu Man would definitely be super clingy these next few days.

Chen Yan had no ability to clone himself, to handle Lu Man while also pursuing Yu Qiao Qiao.

So he muttered to himself again, "Hmm... wait a bit. Wait a bit. No rush, no rush."

The afternoon passed in a blink.

When it was time to leave work, Chen Yan received a report from Cheng Tianxiang, reporting that the STM platform’s game interface had gone online and they were waiting to complete localization before it could officially launch.

Chen Yan then called the head of the operations department, inquiring about the progress of negotiations with various platforms.

The operations manager said it was ongoing, not yet finalized. But he felt they could drag it on. The reason was... if the game did well on STM, perhaps other console platforms might offer more favourable terms.

After carefully listening to his report, Chen Yan nodded and agreed to his plan.

After sorting out the game issues, Chen Yan tidied up his desk, preparing to go to Lu Man’s house.

Having tasted the forbidden fruit, he was now in love with that kind of indulgence.

So, humming a_song as he left the company.

However, just as he exited the company’s door, he almost bumped into a girl.

It was only because Chen Yan promptly moved aside that he avoided a "tragic incident."

When he stopped, he realized that the person he almost bumped into was actually Yang Nuannuan.

He looked at Yang Nuannuan with some surprise and curiously asked, "Nuan Nuan? What are you doing here?"

Chen Yan’s question was not unreasonable.

Since the company moved, Chen Yan had separated his two companies.

The film company was on the 17th floor, his game company on the 18th.

Because Fenghua Building was high-rise, generally one would take the elevator up and down, so it was actually less likely for the employees of the two companies to encounter each other.

But unexpectedly, this time he suddenly ran into Yang Nuannuan.

Today’s Yang Nuannuan looked a bit different from usual. Although she still wore glasses and held two books, looking like a good student, she wore a mask and her face was a bit red, looking somewhat uncomfortable.

Seeing Chen Yan, she covered her mouth and coughed twice, and with a muffled, nasal voice, said, "Mr. Chen... I think I’ve caught a cold, so I wanted to ask for a few days off."

Possibly because she was indeed uncomfortable, her usually soft, sweet voice now sounded even more gentle and frail, somewhat reminiscent of Lin Daiyu.

Chen Yan asked, "Why don’t you ask Sister Rou for leaves?"

"If you’re not feeling well, just tell her and it would be fine."

Yang Nuannuan held her books, shook her head slightly, and said, "My mom has been busy with the new variety show recently, so she went to the provincial capital. She’s not at home these days."

She said pitifully, "I don’t want to tell her I’m sick at this time. It would distract her and prevent her from working well."

Hearing Yang Nuannuan’s words, Chen Yan sighed softly.

He knew about Yang Nuannuan’s background.

Knowing she was a pitiful child.

Children like this tend to mature earlier, which is why they consider more things.

But her being like this made Chen Yan feel a bit bad.

After all, Yang Rou was working for Chen Yan.

Indirectly, Yang Nuannuan was also contributing to Chen Yan’s career...

Considering this, Chen Yan gently patted her delicate shoulder, saying, "Alright. I understand."

"You go back and rest. These days will be counted as paid sick leave."

"If there’s anything, just contact me directly."

Yang Nuannuan looked at Chen Yan with a fragile smile, "Thank you, Mr. Chen."

After speaking, she slightly bowed, preparing to leave.

Considering this, Chen Yan gently patted her delicate shoulder, saying, "Alright. I understand."

"You go back and rest. These days will be counted as paid sick leave."

"If there’s anything, just contact me directly."

Yang Nuannuan looked at Chen Yan with a fragile smile, "Thank you, Mr. Chen."

After speaking, she slightly bowed, preparing to leave.