Chapter 52

Did you contribute to the wallet?

After hearing this question, Qin Xiaoyu froze for a moment, utterly at a loss for how to respond.

If there were any, he had never spent a single coin in the game.

But if one were to say there was absolutely none, that wouldn’t be right either—he had bet his entire fortune on this game and taken on a hundred-million debt.

Calling him the top payer wouldn’t be wrong.

“Spending a little to support a game you love isn’t a problem—even though this game seems fun even without spending, if everyone refuses to pay, the developers will eventually run out of passion and stop making good content.”

Seeing Qin Xiaoyu remain silent, Yun Shuqian voiced her views on spending, then pressed further:

“Don’t be shy—tell me, which character did you spend money on? Or, who’s your favorite?”

“Venti…”

After a brief pause, Qin Xiaoyu answered casually.

This wasn’t a lie to placate Yun Shuqian—Venti was a character he himself had designed, and among all Mondstadt figures, he naturally felt a special attachment.

“Not Keqing or Klee, then?”

Yun Shuqian glanced at Qin Xiaoyu and smiled.

She had originally asked this question

hoping to gauge the type of girl he liked.

So Venti’s answer came as a surprise, leaving her unable to analyze anything from it.

After all,

according to the game’s official lore, Venti wasn’t originally human—just a wisp among the thousand winds, with no defined gender.

Qin Xiaoyu had no idea what Yun Shuqian was thinking when she asked, and simply replied: “Do girls like Klee too?”

“Who could resist such a cute little girl?”

At the mention of Klee, Yun Shuqian instantly grew excited:

“So adorable—I have zero resistance to her, it’s like seeing my future daughter…”

Here, Yun Shuqian suddenly fell silent, her eyes meeting Qin Xiaoyu’s for a brief moment.

She looked apologetic as she continued: “I’m sorry—I promised you I’d save my first payment for your game, but… but I really couldn’t help it!”

Qin Xiaoyu: “???”

After hearing Yun Shuqian’s words, Qin Xiaoyu’s face turned green.

Hey!

Miss, watch your wording!

Talking about “first time” in public like this—isn’t that inappropriate?

And besides, doesn’t it sound like I just got a green hat?

“Don’t tell me you’ve already spent money in that game?”

After a moment, Qin Xiaoyu suddenly realized and stared at Yun Shuqian in surprise.

“Mm-hmm.”

Yun Shuqian nodded lightly, her gaze avoiding Qin Xiaoyu’s.

After all, just days ago she had personally promised Qin Xiaoyu she’d save her first in-game payment for the game he designed.

Yet here she was, breaking her word within days…

“You really spent money in the game?” Qin Xiaoyu, speechless, looked at the silent Yun Shuqian and asked again.

“Aren’t you spending too?”

Yun Shuqian thought Qin Xiaoyu was angry and whispered back, then quickly added, feeling it was inadequate:

“Don’t blame me for breaking my promise—blame the Genshin Impact designers for creating such a cute little thing as Klee!”