Under the night sky,Tang Yao spun Li Xue around one and a half tis before her strength gave out. She stopped and gently set her down, slightly out of breath, her red lips parting as she panted softly.Well—she did have skinny arms and legs…
Li Xue’s cheeks were a little flushed too, leaning against Tang Yao and also breathing heavily.Though chances were, it wasn’t from exertion.
The two of them held each other close, cheek to cheek, and said nothing for a while as they both tried to steady their breathing.Li Xue needed to catch her breath.Tang Yao, on the other hand, was calming herself down after getting way too excited. Once the high faded, she started to feel a little shy… so she focused on her breathing too.
After a good long mont—Li Xue finally steadied herself. She rested her hands on Tang Yao’s shoulders, lifted her head, and looked at her lowered gaze. Smiling in exasperation, she asked:
“Why were you so excited? So how did the ga actually do?”
She already knew the ga had succeeded.She’d seen the forums. And besides, Tang Yao had literally just picked her up and spun her around…
But just how successful it was—That, she didn’t know.
“Ninety-four million…”
Tang Yao lifted her snowy chin slightly as she spoke:
“The ga made 94 million yuan in revenue on Day One.”
“…………”
?
Li Xue froze. Her whole body stiffened, lips slightly parted as she stared at Tang Yao’s flawless, beautiful face, not moving an inch.She’d guessed the ga had done well.But she clearly hadn’t expected this well.
Ninety-four million…
“You didn’t mishear.”
Tang Yao could tell what Li Xue was thinking:
“Ninety-four million. Almost one hundred million. On the first day alone… that’s how much players spent. And while we’re talking, that number’s probably still rising. Impressive, right?”
“……”
Li Xue still didn’t respond, staring at Tang Yao’s perfect face like she was in a daze.Tang Yao could understand—it had taken her a while to process the number too when she first heard it.And she knew mobile gas made a lot of money.Even so, she was stunned.
So it was only natural that Li Xue—who had no idea—would need ti to let it sink in.
Tang Yao waited patiently for her to process it all.
“It’s incredible…”
Finally, several minutes later—Li Xue let out a slow breath and muttered:
“Actually, ‘incredible’ isn’t even the word… Back when you said bishoujo mobile gas could make money, I didn’t believe you.”
“You believe
now?”
Tang Yao smiled, then teased:
“So, got any thoughts, Miss Rich Lady?”
“Is it really appropriate for you to call
rich right now?”
Li Xue was dragged back to reality by Tang Yao’s teasing tone.She looked at her and laughed:
“A bishoujo worth ninety-four million yuan on Day One?”
Honestly, she was still in shock…But she was also genuinely happy for Tang Yao.
Because more than anyone else, she knew how much effort and pain Tang Yao had poured into this ga.
“…Tch. What do you an ‘bishoujo’?”
Even after more than half a year, Tang Yao had gotten used to a lot of things.But being called a bishoujo to her face still felt awkward.Her cheeks turned slightly red, and she glared at Li Xue:
“And what do you an ‘my net worth’? You have a share too! From now on, you’re the second-largest shareholder in the studio!”
“I don’t want it.”
Li Xue was caught off guard by that. She blinked, then shook her head:
“I told you, I helped you because we’re friends…”
For so reason—She didn’t want things to be that clearly divided between them.
“Well, I’m also doing this for a friend.”
Tang Yao cut her off directly:
“I want to share this happiness with a friend. If it weren’t for you, forget making money—I’d still be locked in a battle of wits with Ou Congquan right now. I never take people’s kindness for granted. Two million yuan is no small favor.”
“But I only chipped in a bit of money…”
Li Xue looked at Tang Yao’s serious face and shook her head again:
“That’s all I did…”
“Oh, please. You ‘only chipped in a bit’? Do you even know what that money ant to ?”
Tang Yao glanced toward the closed café behind them, rembering that mont when Li Xue had told her to reach out her hand.She instinctively hugged Li Xue a little tighter, a heartfelt smile spreading across her face.
She’s the best.
If it hadn’t been for Li Xue, she’d probably still be stuck wrestling with mangaka or editors right now.
“What I’m trying to say is…”
Snapping out of her thoughts, Tang Yao continued softly:
“You were the only one who believed in
back then. And you kept believing in
the whole ti… You saw
as a friend—wouldn’t it be nice if I treated you as a friend too?”
“We’ll talk about it later.”
Li Xue replied:
“It’s not like I need money. If I ever do, you can just give
dividends.”
“You trust
that much?”
Tang Yao was surprised.
Li Xue blinked:
“What, you’re saying you wouldn’t give them to ?”
“Can’t say for sure.”
Tang Yao looked at Li Xue’s soft, beautiful face and grinned:
“You know how people change when they get rich. I might let it go to my head. Then if you ask for money, I might make you dance for
first. If it’s not good, no money!”
“……”
Li Xue rolled her eyes and gave her a half-mocking glare:
“Then make sure to give
a heads-up. I’ll start practicing in advance.”
Tang Yao chuckled and didn’t continue the joke.Instead, she hugged Li Xue again, her soft, fragrant body fitting perfectly in her arms.
“You’re beautiful, gentle, can cook, and super understanding. I seriously want to take you ho.”
“……”
Li Xue didn’t resist as her feet left the ground again.She just stared blankly at Tang Yao’s stunningly beautiful face, a soft blush creeping across her cheeks.
But Tang Yao didn’t notice.After putting Li Xue down again, she put away her teasing tone and said softly:
“Li Xue, thank you…”
Even though she was excited, Tang Yao still hadn’t fully processed it all.Sure, the first-day revenue was insane—but it was just the first day.Still, even if she hadn’t fully grasped it yet, she knew—
She had succeeded.
If nothing unexpected happened, given the current trend and FGO’s unique platform model of regular story updates…This one ga alone could keep her comfortably set for life.
And the whole reason she started making gas in the first place was simple—To improve her life.To make sure Xun wouldn’t have to suffer after being reborn…
Now she’d earned her first real bucket of gold.From here on out, she could start doing what she wanted to do.
And there was no way she could’ve gotten this far without Li Xue’s help.
Li Xue quickly pushed aside the flurry of thoughts in her head:
“Thank
for what?”
“Thank you for—”
Tang Yao hadn’t finished speaking when a sudden gust of cold wind cut her off.She shivered involuntarily.
Just like that, the emotional mont was totally derailed.
Truth be told—She’d been jogging, spinning Li Xue around, and had worked up a light sweat.Now that her adrenaline was wearing off, the wind was really starting to bite.
“Cold?”
Li Xue looked at her, amused:
“That’s what you get for being all sentintal…”
“……”
Tang Yao shot her a half-annoyed glance, her cheeks flushing from both cold and embarrassnt.
She let go of Li Xue’s waist and grabbed her hand instead, picking up the pace:
“Let’s go—calling a ride ho.”
“……”
Li Xue let Tang Yao pull her along.
They walked side by side in the cold night,And sohow, even with the chill in the air,The warmth of their tightly held hands made it feel not so cold anymore.
anwhile, as Tang Yao was spinning soone around to celebrate…
A day had passed.And the ga’s hype?Still going strong—actually, even stronger now.
This was the first real ani-style ga in the core fandom!It was insanely popular!
Most of these players had never played a ga with this kind of model before.And because the core ani fans loved it so much, they started promoting it on their own—Soon enough, the ga really did start spreading beyond the fandom.
On social dia, players were sharing character sprite illustrations.And thanks to the randomness of gacha, a lot of players were talking about their luck—posting pics, telling stories.
At first, only hardcore ani fans were paying attention to these posts.But gradually…Even the broader ani-curious crowd started to take interest.
The illustrations were genuinely stunning. Not totally unheard of, but striking enough.And when these fans pointed at a blonde bishoujo and a white-haired bishoujo and said:
“This one is King Arthur, the legendary ruler of ancient Britain—And that one’s Attila the Hun, the emperor of the ancient Eurasian steppes…”
Anyone even mildly interested in ani would be curious enough to click.
And once they clicked, so would start learning about the Fate series and its almost genius-level lore…Then discover the ga itself…
Add to that the fact that mobile gas are gas—And this one was clearly top-tier among ani gas.
Soon, even more general gars started learning about it.
While it hadn’t fully broken into the mainstream yet,The ga’s reach was spreading at a stunning pace—Like a stone thrown into a lake, sending ripples outward far beyond what Tang Yao ever expected.
The next day.A certain venture capital firm.
Lin Shuang walked through the employee floor in a perfectly tailored outfit, high heels clicking on the ground like a queen surveying her domain.She still had no idea how her cousin’s investnt—the ga—was doing.
She was planning to “ask about it” today.Not that she was hoping her cousin would break down crying.But she was looking forward to hearing a few words of regret.
Thinking of that, she smiled slightly and quickened her pace.
But just as she was about to enter her office—A voice called out not far away:
“Wow… this ga is so fun.”
Lin Shuang stopped in her tracks, curiosity piqued, and looked over.
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