I am a Big Player
Chapter 183 - 181, Youth_1

Chapter 183: 181, Youth_1

The video had been released and achieved great success, much to everyone’s delight.

It was finally time for Ren He to return to Luo City and quietly work on his own games, as they were an essential foundation for him.

This week was originally supposed to be when the middle school class reunion was held, but it had been postponed again since Ren He really couldn’t come back. At this time, the classmates became a bit sensitive, wondering why Duan Xiaolou insisted on waiting for Ren He?

Everyone knew Ren He had harbored a crush on Duan Xiaolou, which wasn’t news to anyone. Back when the timid Ren He handed Duan Xiaolou a love letter, although no one saw it, the content of the letter spread throughout the class. Everyone thought Ren He would be embarrassed for a while, yet...

Yet, Ren He suddenly seemed to have become a completely different person!

Just how much Ren He had changed, perhaps the students of class 3-2 knew best, even clearer than Yang Xi who was with Ren He day and night, because Yang Xi never saw the old Ren He.

What was the old Ren He like? Dull and boring, not talking much in class, hardly participating in any school activities. Everyone was aware he had no pocket money, so over time, no one bothered to invite him anymore.

In a word, he was invisible.

During our student days, who did we all pay attention to in those flamboyant years?

Perhaps those basketball players who dashed wildly across the field, drenched in sweat, their wrists adorned with colorful bracelets and dazzling skills?

Perhaps those handsome boys or beautiful girls? Their every move attracted attention, and they were the constant topic of conversation.

Perhaps those naughty students who always had bad ideas, jumping around? While you were immersed in your studies, they had already begun to learn how to break rules, and all that was something you truly admired, an unrestrained instinct within you.

And what about Ren He? The Ren He of the past had nothing, just a chubby desk mate...

But now? Who dares say they can ignore Ren He’s presence?

Who dares to leap between two teaching buildings? No one.

Who dares to climb a building barehanded? No one.

Moreover, Ren He seemed to be getting more and more charming, that kind of charm that was truly captivating. He might not have been exceptionally handsome, but somehow he often caught people’s gaze.

Besides still appearing to not have much money, he had all the other elements to become the center of attention. What else did he need? He was even the top scorer in the middle school entrance exams...

Now, everyone knew Ren He had countless fans among the junior students. The younger girls talked about him, saying, "Wow, so handsome, so manly!"

The younger boys would say, "Have you heard about the cool guy in the third grade? He climbs buildings with his bare hands and leaps over the Leap Teaching Building. Isn’t that awesome? And the school hasn’t punished him at all! Epic!"

In his previous life, Ren He had always envied those students who could make mistakes and not be punished or called to the principal’s office by their parents. That was truly epic.

Among the younger students, Ren He had indeed become a legend...

These rumors fluttered about like the indispensable hues of youth, drifting without concern for where they would end up, yet ultimately, everyone would hear them, taking them to heart.

Some classmates couldn’t understand why Ren He had changed so suddenly, transforming so quickly that it left everyone’s minds struggling to catch up. Yet it felt so natural, and even they could see that Ren He really shone brightly in their eyes.

Now, when they reminisced about Ren He having once written a love letter to Duan Xiaolou, they immediately got excited! Adolescence was the most gossip-filled time—what was happening between who and who, the intricate details of the story, sometimes they could talk for hours on end. The innocent kids found endless joy in such trivial matters!

So, did Ren He still have feelings for Duan Xiaolou? Many thought he did, after all, who hasn’t had a crush on someone?

What does a secret crush feel like? Like a dragon guarding its treasure, fierce yet naive, powerful yet lonely, gentle yet awkward, timid yet free. It’s so endearing, yet oh so humble. From some moment on, being able to spot that person you like in a crowd became something you’re most skilled at.

It was not the kind of sincere affection that dissipates easily.

Therefore, many classmates were convinced that Ren He must still be in love with Duan Xiaolou, believing they had grasped the truth.

What did Duan Xiaolou think? From her insistence on waiting for Ren He, classmates thought it was very likely there was still a chance for romance.

In real life, universally acknowledged school beauties were rare. Who’d take such great efforts to pay attention to all the pretty girls in school? That’s why in the past life, whenever Ren He saw news claiming someone was the school beauty of some school, he’d scoff it off. His own ratings, perhaps? He had never seen any school beauty elections around him! Stop talking nonsense.

But everyone had a clear idea of who the prettiest girl in the class was. With just a few dozen classmates, if you couldn’t tell, you must be blind.

It could be said that before Yang Xi arrived, Junior Year Class 2 only had Duan Xiaolou who was not just passable but exceptionally beautiful.

If a girl received love letters from students of other classes in middle school, it meant she was truly beautiful, and Duan Xiaolou received quite a few of them. Yet, no one ever succeeded.

Could it be that this class reunion might result in something big? The classmates wondered.

Meanwhile, one of the main subjects of their guesswork, Ren He, had just returned to Luo City after an exhausting journey and all he wanted to do was to have a good long sleep!

Since heading to the Capital, he had not had a moment’s rest: first, he had to launch Yang Xi’s career, then avoid his mother-in-law, participate in Kunlun auditions, free climb the UP Building; and then he immediately began challenging Heavenly Road and completing the production of "fade".

Everything he did was solid, none of it was fake.

So even though Little Fatty Xu Nuo knew that Ren He had returned to Luo City, he couldn’t find him. Ren He had turned off his phone!

However, there were still too many decisions to be made by Ren He in the game development, and it was impossible for everyone to fully understand everything just by that one time PPT explanation. But after Ren He finished presenting, he left, and everyone else could only continue working with what they could do for now.

The art team had recently recruited 17 new members, barely managing the modeling time schedule for both Kunlun and Dota 2, but there were many details that needed Ren He’s final say, such as how to specifically execute this hero’s hand-raising action? The collision volume between each other?

In terms of art, Ren He had presented so many mature ideas that it became clear to the artists one thing: as long as Ren He was back, he could solve it.

Ren He had only slept for six or seven hours when he heard a series of knocks at the door. He climbed out of bed, looked at the time on his phone, and saw it was 6 PM.

Waking up from that sleep made him feel refreshed. After all, his physical condition was too strong, with a natural recovery ability more than double anyone else’s, so Ren He’s energy was far beyond that of an ordinary person.

He opened the door to see Xu Nuo outside, "Is there an emergency?"

As soon as Xu Nuo entered, he hurriedly said, "Hurry up, big brother, there’s so much waiting for you!" He dragged Ren He out as soon as he changed his shoes, and briefed him on their current work standstill, all of which urgently needed solving.

Xu Nuo had thought it would be simple, but once Ren He left, they were somewhat unable to proceed. Take a minor issue, for example: Ren He had mentioned the game’s ranking mode and so-called ladder mode, but they still didn’t have a clear concept. How should the points be calculated? Without understanding this fundamental question, no matter how good they were at programming, they couldn’t proceed.

Upon hearing this, Ren He couldn’t help but smile. He looked at Little Fatty with interest, "Not bad, making some good progress!"

What he meant by progress was Xu Nuo’s current state, Xu Nuo’s ability to summarize problems, and his thoughts on some of the details. If it had been in the past, Little Fatty would probably have just followed orders to do the programming.

While there were many areas that needed improvement, the progress made was significant. No one is perfect, and Ren He couldn’t expect Xu Nuo to suddenly display extraordinary talents and become completely independent of him just because he didn’t want to focus his energy on games.

Growth required a process, and Ren He was willing to wait for Xu Nuo to grow up. At least now, he could see the hope that, in the future, Xu Nuo could be the person he could leave things to.

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Adding more for the hidden alliance master, this counts as the update for the 29th and won’t delay the update for the 30th.