under fern mountain

Pei Haojie didn't say anything, he pulled away Shi Ran's arm that was encircling him, bowed his head and kissed him.

Close at hand, he closed his eyes.Because of the angle, the weak light suppressed a shadow under Shi Ran's eyebrows.His temperature was rapid and his breath was moist.Pei Haojie kissed him in a lustful way, and quickly took the lead, pushing him on the sofa.

Hadn't done it in days, the atmosphere was great, they should have had really good and engaging sex.

But they just don't.

What exactly is wrong, no one can say.Like a sea tide held back by a dam, it lacks the joy of the strong wind passing through the border in the past.The TV was turned off, the remote control was pressed against Shi Ran's lower back, and the moonlight crawled onto the skin coldly.He suspected that there was an air pump hidden in his body, which evacuated the oxygen in the room a little with each breath.

Airtight, weak, teasing and seduction become stiff and clumsy, two people seem to have suddenly forgotten how to make love before.They collided in an uneven rhythm, and finally the movements of their hands gradually slowed down.Shi Ran stared blankly at the ceiling, all he knew was that he was pulling Pei Haojie to prevent him from leaving.

The waves receded layer by layer, the body's sense of touch became dull, and the nerve endings full of desire shrank without moving.Pei Haojie put her hand on his shoulder and rubbed it slightly, like tenderness and comfort.

Shi Ran reached down and touched it, but the condition of both of them was not very good.

Pei Haojie stroked his dry skin, like stroking a white lamb, without any desire.

After a while, he finally stopped and turned over to sit up.Seen from behind, he slumped his shoulders, shrugging in an unbearable and desperately restrained shape.

Shi Ran was not reconciled, he got up and grabbed Pei Haojie's shoulder from behind again: "Come on."

Pei Haojie didn't speak, but shook Shi Ran's hand on his shoulder with his backhand.

"Maybe I'm a little tired from my business trip."

Shi Ran knew that he was giving himself a step down, but it was even more difficult to accept.A kind of belated fear finally hit him at this moment.

This can't go on like this anymore, Shi Ran thought, he must do something to break the deadlock between the two.

Shi Ran is like a husband who works hard to earn money to support his family, but one day he suddenly realizes that he has neglected his lover at home.

He still keeps an eye on the renovations on the iron head, but he goes less often. At work, he tries to improve efficiency, and pushes overtime as much as he can.Shopping, cooking together, listening to limited edition music albums together, watching old movies together...

Freezing three feet is not a one-day cold, Shi Ran kept telling himself, be patient, be patient.

Shi Ran was as cautious as if he was treating a career, trying to get back the way they got along five years ago.

One night they went to the cinema to watch the newly released holographic movie, which was a big production and high cost, and even the few advertisements before the movie were holographic images.When seeing one of the game advertisements, Pei Haojie obviously straightened her back and her eyes lit up.It was a game that simulated saving the world. Jin Chuan's, the promotional screen alone was extremely shocking, and the music and visual impact seemed to hit people directly in the face.

""Messiah", this game should be the most anticipated game in the mainland! It has been two years since I said it or not, and now it has finally started to promote it. It is estimated that it will not be far away. Such a big team has been planning for eight years. The most important thing is the technology of brain wave implantation, and it is the latest technology after iteration! You will not know what that means!"

Five years ago, they always prepared surprises for each other.This time is no exception.

Shi Ran hesitated to find Mr. Li's number in the phone, and dialed the other party.

A month ago, he met Mr. Lin for the first time, and the two didn't say a few words at the dinner table.Coincidentally, there were so many people at the dinner, but in the end he met Mr. Lin who had a flat tire halfway.Boss Lin was already calling for a tow truck, but Shi Ran suddenly took out a jack from the trunk, and under Boss Lin's surprised eyes, he and his driver replaced the spare tire.

Before leaving, Mr. Lin took the initiative to exchange business cards with Shi Ran, and even had a chat.The jack was put by Pei Haojie, Shi Ran felt that it was really worthwhile for him to prepare the jack.

Today, a month later, Shi Ran made an appointment with Mr. Lin again, and specially booked a high-speed train to go to the neighboring city for this reason.

He didn't tell Pei Haojie, he only said that he was on a business trip.

Shi Ran didn't expect that this meeting was beyond his imagination.Originally, he just wanted to inquire about "Messiah" from President Lin. If he could make an internal reservation through President Lin and get the game before it was released, it would definitely be the best gift for Pei Haojie.

Originally, Shi Ran was fine.If you can get it before the end of the year, it will be a Christmas present.If you get it in the beginning of spring, it will be a New Year's gift.If I get it before summer, it will be Pei Haojie's birthday present... In the end, Mr. Lin just sighed and said, hey, did you come to this city to meet me just for this?Shi Ran was taken aback, unable to figure out the meaning of his words.Does Boss Lin think he's rushing in?

The two chatted for a long time. Mr. Lin obviously let go of his emotions after drinking.He made a phone call, and within 10 minutes the driver downstairs delivered a box.

"This is our internal beta version, you can take it first, and I will give you a set after the official release. I am very sincere in the friends introduced by Mr. Wang, and your lover is also a person who really likes making games. He also helped me, saying everything should be done." Mr. Lin smiled and pushed the game box in front of him.Mr. Wang in his mouth is Tie Tou, but Shi Ran didn't know that Tie Tou's name was so useful in the game industry.

He was a little dazed looking at the real thing, as if he had made a wish from a long distance away, and the wish came true in an instant.

When he reached out to pick it up, Mr. Lin pressed the box again: "Last time you said that your lover is making game online content, right? I hope you keep it a secret. This version sounds better on the inside, but in fact it has a high chance of passing It’s not for review, it’s made entirely for internal collection. It contains the most... artificial intelligence on the market so far, but the team has always thought that it’s the finishing touch. Mr. Shi, I’m looking forward to your feedback and your lover’s feedback.”

Shi Ran didn't fully regain his senses until he got on the high-speed rail with the game. He didn't expect that he could get the internal collection version of "Messiah". If Pei Haojie knew, would he be crazy?

Along the way, he rehearsed Pei Haojie's expression when he actually got the game, so much so that he ignored the three-point reservation in President Lin's words.

On the third day, Shi Ran went to buy ingredients after get off work early, and cooked a hot pot at home. It is expected that Pei Haojie, no matter how concentrated he was at work, could not resist the temptation of butter, and found it through the crack of the door following the smell.Pei Haojie felt that Shi Ran's attitude in the past two days was almost abnormal, but it didn't prevent him from being very useful.He used to like to eat hot pot very much, but now he eats less and less, mainly because Shi Ran is always away from home.How lonely would it be if you ate hot pot by yourself?

The hot pot red oil is boiling hot.The nights of this season have already begun to frost, and a thin layer of hot air immediately filled the glass windows, like frosted glass.Looking in through the outside, the way the two talked and laughed was almost a kind of distorted phantom.

Shi Ran waited until the two of them finished packing after the meal, and then put the carefully wrapped gift in front of Pei Haojie.

"What is this?" Pei Haojie shrank back while laughing, "Why am I a little scared? What day is it today?"

"Does it have to be some day? Any day doesn't interfere with giving gifts." Shi Ran himself couldn't wait, his eyes kept rolling on the wrapped gift box on the table.He urged, "Look, take it apart and have a look."

Pei Haojie was not polite to him, and unpacked the package in twos and twos. When he saw the three big characters of "Messiah", he was stunned.Touching the word "Jinchuan" on the box, Pei Haojie could hardly believe her eyes.He researched it over and over several times, and the hand that opened the box trembled a little.

"Where did you get it!?" Pei Haojie uttered several obscenities excitedly, switching back and forth between the game box and Shi Ran's eyes in disbelief.

"I contacted Mr. Lin last time. I wanted to give you a surprise, so I didn't tell you in advance. What if I return empty-handed?"

"I simply..." Pei Haojie couldn't continue, and calmed down for a long time, "This may be the biggest surprise since I made the game!"

Pei Haojie finally opened the game box. The built-in packaging inside did not cut corners just because it was an internal beta version. From the material to the presentation, it was very textured. The thick paper shell imitating black gold and the metal utensils were very heavy.

"What is this?" Shi Ran curiously pointed to the "net" made up of many small metal discs in the middle of the box.It seems to be the main character in this box, completely different from the shape of the optical drive Shi Ran imagined.

"Brain wave spectrum reader." Pei Haojie picked it up excitedly, and spread it carefully on the back of her hand, letting Shi Ran touch the small discs, "It's soft, just put it on like a hat! In the game The latest technology applied directly affects the vision, hearing, smell, touch...all sensory areas of the brain by interfering with brain waves, and then implants information."

"It's very different from VR."

"Of course it's different. It's basically two things. If VR is just an augmented reality in the player's vision, then this thing is the augmented reality in five senses. Simply put, it can control your senses and let your brain See what he wants you to see, hear, and touch!" Pei Haojie let go of his eyes, as if they were brighter than when he saw the advertisement that night.

"...Why do I feel a little scary?"

"There are no more than six games in the world that can be implanted with this technology, and Jinchuan is one of them. Rest assured, this type of game will pass repeated regulation, testing, and moral review."

"But this is just an internal test version."

"The closed beta version is basically the same as the pre-release version." Pei Haojie said.

Shi Ran briefly remembered what Mr. Lin said when he handed over the game to him.At that time, he said that he could not pass the trial, did it mean that there might be some kind of hidden danger in this version... Shi Ran looked at Pei Haojie's excited eyes, and swallowed those words again.

He thought, at least tonight when he just received the game, don't spoil his fun, right?