TL: For those surprised by the chapter number, as mentioned before, I will be translating the extras of the side couples first before going back to translate all the missed chapters (for those who don’t want to read the future extras).
Su Mo x Chi Yu Extra One
In J City, China, a villa community in the city center.
A black car drove into the villa and stopped at the entrance. The waiting housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward and opened the car door after the car stopped.
Long legs in high heels stepped on the ground. A woman with loose, wavy hair stepped out of the car and took off the sunglasses that covered most of her face.
She looked around with a slight frown. “Where is Ah Mo?”
“Young Miss, the young master…”
Before the housekeeper could finish speaking, the woman interrupted him impatiently. “Playing games again?”
“Ah…”
The housekeeper paused for a moment before saying, “The young master is studying.”
“Studying?”
The woman scoffed and shook her head. “Do you think I don’t know what type of person Ah Mo is?”
To be honest, the siblings hadn’t seen each other for more than half a year, especially in the past two or three months when that kid Su Mo just disappeared.
She was busy with work and didn’t pay much attention until her mother called her today, asking her to keep an eye on Ah Mo. That was when she remembered him and came back to check on him since she had some free time.
“Young Miss, the young master isn’t the same as before.”
The housekeeper chuckled as he spoke. Before he could finish, the woman had already walked into the villa with her high heels and headed straight for the master bedroom, which was Su Mo’s room.
Knock knock knock.
She knocked on the door. “Ah Mo, get up. The sun is shining on your buttocks!”
It was 10 o’clock in the morning. According to Su Mo’s usual routine, he would play games all night and not get up until noon the next day.
She came today on orders of her mother, so she naturally must discipline her brother properly.
Sure enough, after a long time, a weak reply came from inside. “Come in. The door isn’t locked.”
The woman blinked, reached out and turned the doorknob. Sure enough, it wasn’t locked and she casually pushed open the door.
“Ah Mo, how can you be so decadent at such a young age? No one is forcing you to go to the company if you don’t want to, but you should at least learn something. Bang—”
Her nonstop talking was abruptly interrupted when she tripped and nearly fell
“What the…”
The woman felt as if she had kicked a brick, almost breaking her leg. She looked down and realized she had actually kicked a stack of books.
These books were quite thick so kicking them without warning was a truly unpleasant experience.
The woman’s face paled and she looked as if she had seen a ghost.
She bent down and picked up the books on the ground.
‘A Beginner’s Guide to Architecture’, ‘Illustrated Architecture’, ‘Space, Construction and Design.’
The woman’s surprise deepened as she looked at the books on architecture. The books looked new but they showed signs of being read. Some even had notes written on them.
The handwriting in this notebook…
She recognized it all too well! Wasn’t this her younger brother who was addicted to games all day long and didn’t learn anything?
“Sister, what are you doing here?”
The young man’s somewhat weary voice rang out, interrupting the woman’s thoughts. She looked in the direction of the voice.
In her younger brother’s room, there was a device that looked like a high-tech product from a science fiction movie. Its cool appearance was truly eye-catching.
Not far from the device, there was a table with many books on it. The young man who had just spoken to her was engrossed in writing and drawing on the table, looking so focused that he didn’t have time to pay attention to her.
The woman was confused again. This style was really wrong!
She remembered what the housekeeper had just told her. Was Ah Mo really studying?
Was he just acting?
Sister Su simply couldn’t believe that her lazy brother was so diligent and motivated, especially since he was studying architecture books!
The woman’s high heel had broken due to the fall, so she had to take it off and quietly approach the young man from behind to see what he was drawing.
It turned out that it wasn’t graffiti but architectural blueprints!
This acting was too convincing!
“Ah Mo, what are you doing?” She couldn’t help asking.
Su Mo knew she was approaching, but ignored her and said in a muffled voice, “Doing my homework.”
“……”
Sister Su picked up a book next to her, flipped through it casually and found that it was indeed another book related to architecture. She saw the detailed notes inside and finally believed that her brother wasn’t acting.
“What’s wrong with you? Why are you suddenly interested in architecture?”
She only glanced at it a few times and read a sentence or two before feeling dizzy. Her younger brother had once been only interested in games and wanted to be an e-sports player, but almost had his legs broken by their mother. Now he actually managed to read these books.
Was the world about to be destroyed? Was that why she was having these hallucinations?
Su Mo pursed his lips. He wasn’t interested in architecture itself, but the person who liked it.
He had never expected to work so hard one day, but if he didn’t study hard, he and Chi Yu would really have nothing in common.
No, it wasn’t entirely nonexistent.
Chi Yu loved his cooking. This was probably something that would never change.
Thank you to his mother for allowing him to develop this skill!
“I’m just learning it casually,” Su Mo said vaguely. “What brings you here?”
“Nothing special.”
The woman took out her phone from her bag and sent him a photo. “Next Saturday, Mom wants you to come see her.”
Su Mo shook his head expressionlessly. “I’ve said it before. I’m not interested in the opposite sex.”
“Yes, so she is introducing you to a boy this time.”
Sister Su smiled mischievously. “Mom said that even if you don’t want to have children, you still need to have someone by your side.”
“This child isn’t bad. He looks gentle and has a mild temperament.”
Su Mo was stunned, feeling both happy and helpless.
But…
If his mother could accept that he liked men, she should be able to accept that he liked an NPC, right?
Su Mo felt a bit guilty the moment this idea popped into his head.
Forget it, let’s keep it a secret for now in case he upset her and gave her a heart attack.
Su Mo didn’t mind that Chi Yu was a 2D character. Rather, in his heart, Chi Yu was a real person and the first person he had ever fallen for in his life.
But he also knew that his idea was rather shocking. His mother and sister would probably find it hard to accept.
He coughed and shook his head. “No, I already have someone I like.”
“Oh?” Sister Su raised an eyebrow.
She glanced at the stack of books on the table and asked curiously, “Don’t tell me that person is an architect? Is that why you suddenly started studying architecture?”
F*k!
Su Mo’s eyes widened and he almost blurted out, “How did you know?”
“No, not really…”
“Hehe.”
Sister Su chuckled again. He looked over carefully and squinted. “You haven’t won him over yet, have you?”
Su Mo’s face flushed red before he turned pale. “We aren’t together yet simply because I haven’t confessed!”
Sister Su raised an eyebrow. “He likes boys too?”
The moment she said this, Su Mo wilted like a frosted eggplant.
“I don’t know…”
Seeing her younger brother on the verge of tears, Sister Su found it somewhat intriguing. Instead of continuing to rub salt in the wound, she asked in a gossipy manner, “How did you meet?”
“In the game,” Su Mo answered weakly.
Sister Su couldn’t help feeling even more sorry for him. She casually flipped through a book and said, “Online dating is very easy to fail once it gets real. Photos and videos aren’t reliable. You had better ask the other person out in person first.”
Su Mo’s face turned slightly pale.
Yes, online relationships often failed once they met in person.
He and Chi Yu weren’t exactly in an online relationship. The problem was… the avatar he used in the game wasn’t his real appearance.
After all, no matter how realistic Starry Sky Age, it was still a game. Apart from the team players, no one would use their real appearance in the game or it would be too embarrassing to run into someone they knew.
If he did end up winning over Chi Yu, then what Chi Yu liked… was his in-game appearance, right? Will Chi Yu like the real him?
There was still no sign of him catching up with Chi Yu, but Su Mo was already heartbroken.
Seeing how upset he was, Sister Su didn’t say anything else. The direction of his efforts was a bit strange, but her brother’s sudden diligence…
Architecture sounded so prestigious!
“Go for it! I believe in you!”
Sister Su patted Su Mo’s shoulder hard. “Try to bring him home as soon as possible. Remember to get some rest. Staying up late will make you go bald.”
Then she looked at the new device in her brother’s room. “By the way, what is that? It looks really cool.”
“Oh, the game cabin of Starry Sky Age.”
Su Mo forced himself to stay away. “It is a groundbreaking holographic virtual reality game with 99.9% realism. You can give it a try, but only if you obtain a game cabin.”
Seeing his sister’s dismissive look, Su Mo thought for a moment before saying, “There are lots of delicious foods in the game and they taste exactly the same as real life. Plus, you can eat as much as you want without gaining weight.”
Su Mo’s eyes immediately lit up. “Really?”
“Of course, it is true. Why would I lie to you?”
Su Mo said irritably, “This game is really great. I think it has great investment value and could very well become a new trend. Sister, you should have some people keep an eye on it.”
“I think… investing in this stock is worthwhile!”
Sister Su was skeptical but finally nodded. “Okay, I will have someone keep an eye out. Don’t get too caught up in the game. Go back and visit Mom when you have time. Don’t let her worry.”
“As for this…”
She glanced at her phone. “Are you really not going to meet him? He is really handsome. If he didn’t like boys, I would’ve gone for him.”
Su Mo shook his head firmly. “My heart belongs only to my Xiao Yu!”
It was rare to see him like this, so Sister Su laughed. “Okay, okay, then let’s leave it at that. I’ll go and refuse for you.”
Then Sister Su left without disturbing Su Mo’s studies any further. However, how could Su Mo suddenly study now?
He finished his homework in an absentminded manner. Then he took the blueprints to the game cabin and asked the AI to scan them into the game.
Yes, this was actually arranged for him by Chi Yu.
It was embarrassing but at least this way, he could use this excuse to spend some time alone with him every day and listen to Chi Yu teach him in a soft voice.
Well, this was what he earned by exchanging his three meals a day.
After tidying up his things, Su Mo sat at the table in a daze, not as eager to enter the game as usual.
Speaking of which, now that the game was in open beta, shouldn’t they release items like disguise cards?
What would Chi Yu’s reaction be if Su Mo appeared before him in his true appearance?
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