Chapter 235: Acting with Beauty

The lunch Zhang Ma prepared this time was not as grand as the previous welcome banquet, but it still looked very appetizing.

Whether it was the stewed chicken or the steak, everything emitted a mouth-watering aroma.

However, Su Wanli was currently in no mood to eat. She continued to frown, scrolling through the screen of her handheld game console.

‘This one is a Castlevania-style game. I feel like just finding and remembering the paths will take a long time, not to mention all those hidden passages.

If I really start playing, it’s easy to accidentally veer off the main quest line. No matter how I look at it, this isn’t the type of game that can be cleared in one day…’

The next one was a Pokémon-style game where you caught pets to battle.

This kind of collection and cultivation game might fit general tastes, and Meng Wange probably wouldn’t hate it at least, but there was still that same problem — this genre was basically impossible to complete in a single day…

Su Wanli bit her lip in silence and tapped her temple a few times with her knuckles.

‘No, searching aimlessly like this won’t work. Use your brain, Su Wanli. I need a video game that Meng Wange would like and has a short play-through, something that can also satisfy the Task given by the System…’

“Miss Su, the food is going to get cold.”

Looking at the black-haired Eldest Miss who was absorbed in her game console by the desk, Meng Wange thought for a moment.

Then, with a smile, she cut a small piece of steak, placed it on a small plate, pushed it in front of Su Wanli, and said softly, “There is no rush. We still have plenty of time this afternoon, so you don’t have to be so anxious, Miss Su.”

“Tsk, using that kind of rhetoric to persuade me to play fewer games…”

Su Wanli curled her lip with a cold sneer and turned her chair to the side, facing the vanity mirror in the room. She then randomly clicked on a game interface, preparing to actually experience it.

Making judgments based solely on titles and covers was too arbitrary. Her previous experience might not be very useful; perhaps a game she thought was difficult would actually be quite simple once she played it.

First was this side-scrolling action game; the controls felt a bit like Contra. The first level seemed fairly simple, acting as a tutorial.

This type might be easy to clear in the beginning, but it would definitely get harder later on, and the developers’ “malice” was sure to be everywhere.

For a video game novice, clearing it in one afternoon was simply too much to ask, and constant failure could easily lead to frustration.

However, the subject was that Main Heroine Meng Wange, who was blessed with a halo, wasn’t she? Once she got used to the controls of this kind of game, maybe she would play even better than Su Wanli herself.

Moreover, the length of this type of game indeed wasn’t that long, so she would tentatively keep it as the first alternative.

Having finally selected a potentially suitable game, Su Wanli did not stop there, but quickly began looking for the next target.

The more backup plans, the better. Since she didn’t know Meng Wange well enough, she would rely on quantity. She had to pick a game that would satisfy her.

The next one was a role-playing game called Continent of Erozeal. She couldn’t tell much from the cover…

‘There are so many empty slots in the skill bar; it’s definitely the kind where you have to choose a race and class right from the start. If I dive deep into this, I won’t be able to clear it for several days, so let’s just pass…’

“Munch.”

Just as she was about to close the game interface and switch to the next one, she instinctively took a bite.

Along with the faint charred aroma of roasted meat on her lips, Su Wanli paused for a moment, frowning while she chewed slowly.

“Miss Su, I think the initial image of this race is very similar to you. Perhaps with just a few minor adjustments, it could be restored to look exactly like you.”

“How is such a weak race like me? Ha? What are you talking about…”

After swallowing the roasted meat in her mouth, Su Wanli was about to turn around and roll her eyes, but she happened to meet Meng Wange’s exquisite face, which was only a few centimeters away from her own.

At some unknown point, Meng Wange had quietly slipped behind her, leaning over the chair in a near-embrace as she observed the game console in Su Wanli’s hands.

“Hmm? Do you really think it doesn’t look like you?”

Meng Wange blinked with a smile, then pulled the chair even closer and naturally tapped the screen.

“The hairstyle. If I were the one choosing, I would pick… this one for you.”

“Hey, you! Who allowed you to get so close? I didn’t give you permission to operate this with me, did I!?”

Su Wanli instinctively tried to move the game console away, but Meng Wange’s arms happened to firmly restrict hers between the armrests of the chair. She had no choice but to try to nudge the other’s body away with her head.

Of course, it was completely futile. In fact, based on the touch, it felt more like she was leaning against the back of the chair.

As if completely unaware of her resistance, Meng Wange simply placed her fingertips lightly over the back of Su Wanli’s hand and continued to slide gently across the Character Creator Interface —

In just a few seconds, a miniature version of an image that indeed bore some resemblance to Su Wanli appeared on the electronic screen.

“And then like this, and like that, and finally adjust the face shape slightly…”

Except for that sweet, lovely smile and a pair of pointed ears, it was almost identical.

After finishing this, Meng Wange immediately released her restriction on Su Wanli, straightened up slightly, and cupped her cheek with her palm.

“How is it, Miss Su? Doesn’t this image look a bit more like you now?”

Despite thinking it already looked very similar, Su Wanli maintained the poise of a Villainess and rolled her eyes at Meng Wange —

“I said, how is it like me? This look in the eyes is nothing like mine, no matter how you look at it. It looks so dazed; I’m not that stupid…”

… Ah, she had been led off-topic by this girl. She wasn’t here just to find any random game to play; her true goal was to find a game that even Meng Wange could clear!

Su Wanli lightly patted her forehead, preparing to push Meng Wange aside and close the game. However, Meng Wange seemed to have suddenly taken an interest and asked seriously:

“Next, it should be time to choose a class, right? If it were you, Miss Su, what kind of class would you choose?”

“Hmph, isn’t it obvious? Since I have such an elegant appearance, I would naturally choose a Mage or… an Archer…”

…?

Vaguely sensing something was wrong, Su Wanli silently looked into Meng Wange’s smiling eyes.

Could it be that Meng Wange…

Was actually very interested in this type of game?