My Virtual Girlfriend

Listening to the prompt from Alipay, Chen Yan opened it to check and saw that his balance had indeed increased by 115 yuan.

Moreover, even more bizarrely, there was no record of the transaction.

Whether Chen Yan called Alipay or the bank, he couldn't trace any information.

Alipay said this money was not a transfer but a bank deposit.

But the bank said... it hadn't made one.

This strange situation led Chen Yan to once again rule out the possibility that this was a prank.

Afterward, he verified other possible explanations, one by one, and then eliminated them, one by one.

In the end, the only possibility left before him was... this was a magical "system."

Looking at the game interface before him, Chen Yan's heart was filled with excitement.

Now even non-transmigrators have a system?

So, from now on, could he ascend to the pinnacle of life?

"Awesome!"

With joy he could hardly contain, Chen Yan, in his "professional habit," took another look at the game.

The game content was simple: the system matched him with a girlfriend who met all his requirements, and he could, unbeknownst to her, support her virtually.

Feed her, spend money on her. The better she lived, the more cashback he could receive.

During the virtual support, the girlfriend would increase or decrease her affection based on how well he "supported" her virtually.

Once the affection reached a certain level, the Virtual Girlfriend could become a real-life girlfriend "in person" and could even unlock new game features.

Simple and direct.

Chen Yan didn't care about the features or whether it could become real.

Before, when he saw Yu Qiao Qiao, he felt a connection and even contemplated pursuing a romantic love. But now...

All he cared about was the tenfold cashback!

What girlfriend could compare to tenfold cashback?!

If this feature worked like today, no matter how much he spent on Yu Qiao Qiao, it would all return tenfold.

Then...

As long as he kept spending on her, withdrew the cash, and then continued spending, he could quickly earn enough to start a game company and develop games, right?!

Even, if he talked it over with her in advance, borrowed money to buy her a luxury gift, maybe, the next day, he could start a company!

This was like striking a 999 with one blow, instantly getting full-level epic gear!

Just as Chen Yan was marveling at his own "gaming IQ," his phone popped up with an alert,

"Cheating intentions detected in the player, so here is a clarification of the regulations against misconduct."

"1. Do not disclose the existence of the game or related content to anyone, in any form, explicitly or implicitly."

"2. Only reasonable expenses will qualify for wealth value. Deliberately unnecessary actions or wastefulness will not result in gaining wealth value."

"3. Giving Virtual Girlfriend gifts or spending money on her must be received or accepted by the Virtual Girlfriend to qualify for wealth value."

"4. If there is an oral or other agreement on the payment method before the purchasing action takes place, that agreement will govern. Unilaterally changing the agreed-upon payment behavior will not yield wealth value."

"5. When buying gifts for Virtual Girlfriend or giving her surprises, the rules will be judged based on the reality of the relationship status, development stage, and whether it is compliant, so please do not exceed a reasonable range of value..."

"6...."

"...."

"99. The game reserves the final interpretation right of the above violations."

Looking at the dozen or so pages of contravention explanations on his phone, Chen Yan was speechless.

"Do we need to be so strict? It's just a game, dude."

After closely examining these dozens of rules, Chen Yan realized the game had completely blocked his idea of teaming up with Yu Qiao Qiao to exploit wealth value.

In other words, any spending or gifting to Yu Qiao Qiao had to be reasonable and follow normal conventions, and he couldn't tell her about it. There were absolutely no shortcuts.

Ah, it seemed his idea of buying Yu Qiao Qiao a house at the start was out of the question.

What fun is there in a game when you can't beat it in one go!...

...

After wallowing in his dejection for a bit, Chen Yan closely studied the game play again... and renewed his confidence!

It was just about spending money on Yu Qiao Qiao!

How could he, the professional player, be stumped by this problem!

If he couldn't spend massive amounts, couldn't he still spend small ones?

Under the guise of pursuing her, he could buy her flowers, take her out for meals, and give her little gifts daily.

These were all reasonable expenses, right?

In the blink of an eye, a few hundred yuan would be gone.

This way, he'd be netting over ten thousand a month, cashing back over a hundred thousand!

That's over a million in a year!

His company would be set up, and he could start developing games!

If they grew closer, he could start gifting more valuable presents, maybe even breaking two million in annual income!

In the future, he could create as many games as he wanted!

He would never have to worry about money again!

Thinking of this, Chen Yan couldn't help marveling at his own gaming genius!

What's so good about having a girlfriend!

What, smelling sweet or cuddling soft?!

So, just be a good little cash-grabbing baby!

With his thoughts in order, Chen Yan took out paper and pen, beginning to draft a rough plan: as a game designer, researching and analyzing a game required planning, then proceeding step by step according to the plan.

"Swipe, swipe, swipe."

Soon, Chen Yan had listed several items on paper, and after some revisions, his plan was roughly ready.

His short-term goal was to use supporting Yu Qiao Qiao to kick-start his game company and then create "Hidden Guardian."

His mid-term goal was set a bit higher, using this "money-making game" to develop his game company into the biggest in the country!

The long-term goal was, of course... to become the biggest game company in the world, the world's richest man! To make China's games the world's games!

With the "money-making" system in hand, having such aspirations was the least he could do!

Furthermore, after more detailed research on the game, Chen Yan also discovered that the game hadn't tied him exclusively to Yu Qiao Qiao.

Given the initial prompt "the first Virtual Girlfriend," could there be a second, a third?

Chen Yan didn't care how many girls he would virtually support; after all, they weren't real, they were virtual.

What mattered was that his options would increase significantly. The ways to make money would multiply.

This was a major positive for accomplishing his goals.

But before starting his short-term goals, Chen Yan also drew up a small plan to clarify the specific mechanics of the game and Yu Qiao Qiao's personality.

The game's instructions were somewhat simplistic.

It only stated that feeding and spending money would result in cashback. But it also said the amounts couldn't exceed the limits of the relationship, and the girl had to accept it.

But where were those limits?

What counted as acceptance?

The game didn't say.

So Chen Yan decided to spend the next few days trying to meet Yu Qiao Qiao and use various methods to test the game's judgments.

Of course, he wanted to understand the character of Yu Qiao Qiao, his Virtual Girlfriend.

To see what kind of spending would make it easier to support her virtually.

Chen Yan often collaborated with others in games.

A win-win was the best way to cooperate.

The goals were set one by one.

Chen Yan closed his notebook, looking out at the clear blue sky.

All that remained was for Yu Qiao Qiao to approve him as a WeChat friend, and he could start this unique game, as well as his journey to chase his dreams!

Game company, here I come!

"Hidden Guardian," wait for me!

...

Chen Yan waited, and the whole afternoon passed by...