Chapter 1967: After the Rewind, Love You Again 43

Regarding Ruan Fu's stubborn attitude of wanting to join the 'Weave Dream' game trial despite not meeting requirements, the relevant staff had differing opinions.

As the Dean who personally led the team, he strongly criticized Ruan Fu's attitude of disregarding the bigger picture for love—although Ruan Fu obviously hadn't listened to a word, still wearing the expression of constantly wondering whether to quit.

The Dean's heart shuddered; he hastily checked his criticism, suppressing his feelings despite his age, and sent Ruan Fu off to Jin Chen like a plague god.

But they'd spent a fortune to bring Ruan Fu back! And he kept saying they needed to make more money to support Jin Chen's dream of being a salted fish, which made him feel awful.

Ji Luo, hair in buns, clicked her tongue after hearing this: "I still remember the dusk wooden cabin back then—when the Hope Squad first formed, none of us had joined voluntarily."

Nowadays, someone actually rushes to cooperate with the team.

Gao Kai fully employed his talent for bringing up the sore spot, saying, "So why is it called the Hope Squad?"

Cheng Chuan gave a curious look.

Ji Luo: '... hiss.'

This brings us to the one person who wasn't present.

Ji Luo, never shying away from a spectacle, glanced at the lovey-dovey pair over there and raised her voice: 'Of course, as long as one is alive, there is hope.'

Jin Chen: '...'

Ruan Fu gritted her teeth: 'Change the name.'

Who wants to hear the team name that came from comforting Yun Zaozao?

Jin Chen tried to explain: 'Actually, it really has nothing to do with him.'

It was just that, when he first arrived, he only wanted to stay under the radar.

That statement was still correct.

Ruan Fu bit Jin Chen's finger just to vent her frustration, and she wasn't really angry.

Then Gao Kai and Cheng Chuan suddenly understood.

'Turns out it's still about stealing a man's role.'

Gao Kai took the lesson to heart, adding inwardly:

'Damn it, die.'

Cheng Chuan sneakily muttered: 'Since that's the case, we might as well call Yun Zaozao back... okay, I just mean he's adapting well at the F Country Research Institute, just mentioning it in passing.'

Cheng Chuan cleverly kept silent.

But he hadn't forgotten how, right after leaving prison, he'd deliberately said they should sleep together to disgust Jin Chen—yet the death game never happened, and Ruan Fu still held a grudge, giving him a beating.

3:00 PM.

After brief consciousness training, the five members of the Hope Squad participating in the trial lay down in the test chamber.

Facing the keyword selection for the novice tutorial's dream, the five people gave different answers.

Consequently, the dreams they entered were also different.

Jin Chen stood in the clean, tidy garden, stroking his chin in thought, then shook his head.

This game's bug is huge.

To scare Zero Egg, he chose the keywords: horror, thriller, suspense, and non-human.

It has nothing to do with this place.

Ling Gun Gun:???

【Isn't this a match? You're that non-human!】

Jin Chen heard footsteps coming from nearby thickets, became alert, and approached cautiously.

He darted over and caught a wife from the thickets.

Ruan Fu was choked at the throat, looking up with a wronged expression.

Jin Chen let go, plucked the petal stuck in his silver hair, and wondered: 'Whose dream is this, exactly?'

Ruan Fu's cheeks took on a faint pink: 'I have privileges.'

Jin Chen understood.

It turned out he had arrived in his wife's dream.

But...

Jin Chen carefully examined the wife emerging from the thickets, his eyes gradually deepening and hinting at something profound.

'Is this also a gift from the dream?'

Ruan Fu felt uncomfortably hot all over, her pure white robe making the hint of scarlet on her ear tips even more alluring.

'Back in the judgment chamber, you stared at that angel for a long time.'

Jin Chen's eyes smoldered as he gave a low laugh, explaining: 'Probably because a certain controller didn't hide their tail well, setting the virtual angel to be six-tenths like himself.'

Ruan Fu couldn't help but blush again; her emotional apertures had developed completely after reconciling, and though she tried to maintain her usual coolness, she couldn't suppress it.

'Milady Angel, show me around your garden?' Jin Chen pulled him into his embrace, his fingertips brushing over his heated earlobe.

'I've taken a liking to this dream.'

In the Eden Garden brimming with spring, the angel's robe fell with petals.

Some petals were crushed into juice, and even the falling kiss carried the sweet fragrance of peach blossoms.

Some petals were scattered into the stream, ripples spreading outward in circles, undulating with each fingertip's touch.

Consciousness ebbed and flowed in the light and shadow, senses intoxicated in the floral tide.

In Ruan Fu's consciousness, this overly gentle dream, Jin Chen's presence was the truest anchor.

How could this not be considered having one's wish fulfilled?

【Villain Blackening Value detected -20, total 0!】

Imperial Research Institute laboratory.

The Dean fumed at the black screen of Ruan Fu's dream.

"Go find another batch of test subjects and move these two to a separate lab."

It's utterly lacking in propriety!

The researcher, holding back laughter, recorded, "Yes."

No wonder it's Vice Dean Ruan—his gall is huge!

——

The 20-day trial period ended.

Jin Chen was extremely satisfied with this game, wanted to buy the priority usage rights at a high price, and added a test chamber at home.

In response, the Dean unreasonably protested, and soon faced the danger of Ruan Fu resigning.

Moreover, the industry tycoons who now treat Jin Chen as a hot commodity threaten to withdraw funding—former survivors of the death game.

After the uproar, Jin Chen brought the test chamber home for free.

Two years later, after the Dream Weaving Game went viral across the empire, that same year the Imperial Research Institute freely shared its core data structure with all industries, and Ruan Fu, as the main person in charge, attracted much attention.

The survivors of the death game also, under Jin Chen's call, reaccepted this technology; their signatures in the experience game were strikingly similar.

As long as one lives, there is hope.