Huh? Isn't This A Galgame?-Chapter 98 - 95: Love or Overtime

Though he was inwardly complaining, seeing the person in his arms with reddened eyes, their delicate eyeliner almost smudged by the tears hanging at the corners of their eyes, Wen Nan sighed softly. He raised his arm from the other’s shoulder and gently stroked their soft hair.

As the hair was brushed, a faint fragrance of freesia quietly wafted into Wen Nan’s nose.

The familiar, intoxicating shampoo scent, combined with the dim environment of the cinema, made Wen Nan’s consciousness somewhat hazy.

He lowered his eyes, looking at the woman leaning against his chest, her delicate face, and said softly:

"Why are you so silly, it’s just a movie after all, it’s not real."

Upon hearing this, Guan Ailin slightly raised her head, looking up at Wen Nan, her curled lashes blinking.

From this angle, she no longer had the aloof and distant demeanor of a social elite sitting in the office executive chair. The light from the cinema screen reflected in her jewel-like pupils, making her look like a little deer in the forest, adding a touch of shyness and docility.

Wen Nan was entranced as he leaned in and gently kissed her slightly parted lips.

The next moment, the subtitles on the screen completely ended, but the image of the movie’s male protagonist popped up again.

Seeing the change on the screen, Guan Ailin’s eyelashes trembled, and she suddenly raised her hand, the soft and slightly cool palm slapped Wen Nan’s cheek with some force, pushing him away from her.

"There’s more."

The suppressed voice could not conceal the joy within.

Guan Ailin refocused her gaze on the movie screen, her eyes watching unblinkingly.

Wen Nan was ruthlessly pushed away, and he raised his head to look at the back of the male protagonist appearing on the screen, his eyes full of complaint.

Is it still not over?

A single Easter egg is one thing, but here come the second Easter egg just as the credits finish?

Wen Nan felt enraged—for this was supposed to be a dating game, and as the only player here, his chosen target should be wholly focused on him, right? But why did it seem that his target was entirely captivated by the man in the movie?

He, a max charm bronze player, was sitting right next to Guan Ailin, and yet he’s no match for that two-dimensional paper character on the screen?

He actually spent a hefty 444 Gold Coins from his player account for these movie tickets, even in the midst of such pressing main storyline tasks, he deliberately made time to bring his target here.

And what was the result...

Wen Nan wanted to date, but the person opposite was completely engrossed in the movie, their mind solely on the plot?

She was really here just to watch a movie?

This big boss, isn’t this a bit too unprofessional?

You’re a target in a dating game, shouldn’t your main job be revolving around the player?

One question mark after another popped up in Wen Nan’s mind.

But soon, Wen Nan realized where the problem lay—

The system had previously reminded him that coming to the cinema at his own expense was neither a main mission of this instance nor a side mission, and not even a hidden plot, this was purely Wen Nan’s own player behavior.

So, in a certain sense, Guan Ailin now didn’t need to maintain her ’super aloof yet tender hearted female CEO’ persona, nor did she need to pay too much attention to Wen Nan.

She was now essentially off-duty, and which employee wants to be revolving around their boss after business hours?

Even if this boss is incredibly charming, perhaps he really can’t compare to the male protagonist in a drama she’s interested in?

Understanding this layer of meaning, Wen Nan’s heart found relief.

But immediately, he also felt like more of a fool.

"I’m sorry..."

Lost in thought, Wen Nan was drawn back to reality when he suddenly heard Guan Ailin’s soft apology in his ear.

Wen Nan gathered his thoughts but felt a bit perplexed. "Hm?"

Guan Ailin sat up straight, blinking hard to retract the tears in her eyes, then gave a shy smile, saying, "I let you see a joke—privately, I’m actually this emotional and childish."

Wen Nan wanted to say that he already knew this when he opened [Mind Reading Technique] and heard it loud and clear.

But ultimately, he just smiled lightly, "Not at all, you seem more real and vivid this way."

Saying this, Wen Nan propped himself up on his arms, sitting alongside Guan Ailin once more.

The reclined couple seat was only really suitable for lying down, not for sitting. When Guan Ailin sat on it, she was forced to curl her legs up, her body bending forward, the softness on her chest compressed against her knees, slightly deformed.

One arm wrapped around the softness on her chest, while her other elbow rested on her knee, her palm under her chin. There was a carefree ease to Guan Ailin’s demeanor as she turned her head, smiling at Wen Nan with eyes curved into crescents.

Wen Nan watched intently, raising his hand, the pad of his finger gently tracing her curved eye corner, then slowly caressing down to her cheek, then to her earlobe, softly pinching her small earlobe.

Guan Ailin let him perform these intimate couple gestures on her, even nudging her head towards the direction of Wen Nan’s palm like a little cat seeking a head pat.

Wen Nan’s hand paused.

Guan Ailin pressed her soft lips against his palm, leaving a gentle kiss.

This was Guan Ailin having set aside her role as a big boss, responding to Wen Nan’s approach in her most original manner, expressing her love for him.

Like a mollusk exposing its soft white tender flesh beneath its hard shell, making Wen Nan unable to resist the urge to reach out and touch.

Having this thought, Wen Nan indeed leaned forward, wanting to kiss her, to wrap his arms around her waist, pressing her against the seat, doing things only fitting for an unoccupied corner.

However, just as he was about to press his lips against her soft ones, Guan Ailin suddenly turned her head back, looking again at the screen.

The screen finally froze on the image concluding the second Easter egg, showing the male protagonist facing away from the screen, looking upward at what seemed like an insurmountable high wall before him.

Guan Ailin silently stared at that image, falling into silence once more.

"What’s wrong?" Wen Nan asked her. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

Guan Ailin shook her head, forcing a smile, "It’s nothing."

Yet, at the same time, a soft voice echoed in Wen Nan’s mind—

’Is the world now...really real?’

’Does the world inside...really exist?’

Hearing such questions, Wen Nan’s throat moved with a swallow.

After pondering for a moment, he earnestly gazed into Guan Ailin’s eyes, asking her, "If I want to take you away, would you be willing to go with me to the ends of the world?"

This time, Wen Nan received an answer that surprised him.