Huh? Isn't This A Galgame?

In the office where Wen Nan works, next to the tea room, there's a storage room filled with all kinds of clutter by the company's cleaners and administrative staff, making it a cramped and enclosed space.

It was already after office hours, and most people had left, leaving only a few on-duty and overtime employees.

In the cold and silent office, no one noticed that the air in the storage room was thick and suffocatingly hot.

Wen Nan was leaning against a human-height stack of cardboard boxes, with his head lowered, intently gazing at the beautiful face of the woman in front of him.

Ru Huan's features were naturally soft and alluring. At the moment, her damp hair clung to one side of her cheek, her trembling eyelashes casting shadows on her blushing cheeks, giving her an enchanting yet somewhat mysterious allure.

Like a mountain spirit that feeds on human essence, leaving Wen Nan both flustered and unable to escape.

He lifted his hand, fingers gently brushing aside a strand of hair accidentally caught at the corner of Ru Huan's mouth. As the damp hair slid away from her lips, it left an unusual sensation on Wen Nan's sensitive skin, causing his breath to hitch unconsciously.

Noticing Wen Nan's odd reaction, the smile at the corner of Ru Huan's eyes deepened.

9527: [Congratulations to the player, "young stepmother with a strong desire for control" key item, exploration level increased to 23%.]

Upon hearing the prompt in his mind, Wen Nan was slightly stunned.

Was it possible that his unintentional expression could satisfy her so much?

Given this, Wen Nan decided to no longer hold back, fully embracing his nature, while seamlessly integrating some elements of performance.

This made Ru Huan even more satisfied and engaged.

9527: [Congratulations to the player, "young stepmother with a strong desire for control" key item, exploration level increased to 32%.]

Seeing the exploration level continuously rising, Wen Nan decided to continue adding fuel to the fire.

However, Ru Huan suddenly stopped cooperating, retreating with a slightly bemused frown, saying, "Why are you still not..."

Wen Nan adopted a sincere and anxious expression, asking, "Sister Ru Huan, are you not satisfied?"

Ru Huan shook her head, "It's not that I'm not satisfied, it's just... I've been dieting recently, my jaw muscles are weak, and it's taking a while, I'm a bit tired, darling, let me take a break."

As she spoke, Ru Huan raised her hand, her palm slightly damp from sweat, gently caressing Wen Nan's cheek, the gesture and her gaze not like seeing a colleague she had just met, but as if seeing something else.

Reflecting on that earlier "darling," Wen Nan asked, "Sister Ru Huan, who do you take me for?"

Hearing this, Ru Huan was slightly stunned, her hand stroking Wen Nan's cheek paused, seemingly not anticipating Wen Nan would guess something so accurately.

After a moment, Ru Huan withdrew her hand, smiling and shaking her head, turning to lean against the cardboard boxes shoulder to shoulder with Wen Nan.

Wen Nan casually picked up his clothes from the side and threw them over Ru Huan, hearing her say:

"A few years ago, I married a wealthy middle-aged businessman who had a teenage son, my stepson.

"My husband passed away five years ago, and since then, my stepson and I have leaned on each other for survival.

"I admit, from the moment I first saw you in the office this morning, I saw the shadow of my stepson in you, which is why I was drawn to you.

"But I've never truly taken you for him.

"In the past, because I cared too much for my stepson, it led to an unhealthy level of control, which ended in me pushing him away due to my mistakes.

"You remind me of him, but you are more handsome, more fit, more understanding, more perfect in many ways..."

Saying this, Ru Huan fell silent, lowering her eyes, lost in thought.

After a moment, she raised her head again, fingers lightly tracing Wen Nan's cheek, "Darling, move in with me, will you?"

9527: [Congratulations to the player, "young stepmother with a strong desire for control" key item, exploration level increased to 76%.]

Listening to the system prompt, Wen Nan maintained a surprised expression on the surface, "Live together... with you?"

Ru Huan withdrew her hand, "I know mentioning this so suddenly might be a bit abrupt, but I'm serious."

Saying this, she glanced downwards, noticing Wen Nan's peculiarly textured gold underpants, and couldn't help commenting:

"You live alone, right? Darling, as a man renting a place alone, you surely don't know how to take care of yourself.

"Wearing such tasteless gold underwear aside, it's all ripped with several tears, and you still wear it, your lifestyle seems too carelessly accommodating.

"Move in with me, I have half a wardrobe of men's underwear, all from our group's hottest high-end line products, and you won't wear the same one even if you change three times a day for a year.

"There are other men's clothes too, I have plenty in various latest styles, the cook we hired is excellent, you'd definitely be more comfortable than living alone, how about it?"

If it weren't in the game instance, with such conditions and in the presence of such an alluring beautiful woman, Wen Nan, a young single man, might indeed be tempted.

But now, he needed to weigh his options, and until the right moment, he couldn't make any promises.

Seeing Wen Nan hesitate, Ru Huan followed his gaze to the gold underpants, thinking her earlier comment had upset him, she quickly corrected herself:

"Does this gold underwear hold special significance for you, so you cherish it so much?"

Hm?

Wen Nan was taken aback, looking up at her in confusion.

He heard Ru Huan nod and say, "I understand, if you want to continue wearing it, that's fine, I can sew it back together for you."

Wen Nan perked up, "Really?"

Ru Huan stepped aside, retrieved the large tote bag she had thrown on the box earlier, and began rummaging through it.

"There it is."

Ru Huan said, pulling out something that looked like a stapler from the bag.

"What's that?" Wen Nan asked, bewildered.

"A mini handheld sewing machine."

Wen Nan looked at her incredulously.

He previously believed her large bag was for makeup essentials, not expecting it to hold a sewing machine.

A designer's bag truly contains everything.

Under Wen Nan's amazed gaze, Ru Huan crouched down, picked up the gold underpants, and deftly stitched them up, "Done."

Wen Nan took the gold underpants and saw that the tears had indeed been expertly mended, his eyes lighting up.

Can it really be repaired?

Yet as this thought surfaced, he called up the system to check, finding that the wear value was still at 37%, and his eyes dimmed again.

Seeing the change in Wen Nan's expression, Ru Huan's affection for him grew stronger.

"This must be from someone important to you, a cherished figure from the past, right? Even if I mend it, it won't be the original, just like the person you remember fondly, never coming back, right?"

"Huh?"

Wen Nan was puzzled.

This sister had left the dog-blood drama writing field and turned to lingerie design, which Wen Nan had opposed.

As he thought critically, he heard the system prompt sound again in his mind—

9527: [Congratulations to the player, "young stepmother with a strong desire for control" key item, exploration level increased to 85%.]

"Ah!"

Wen Nan immediately repressed his inquisitive uptick into a firm downward tone.

Ru Huan reached back into the tote bag, beginning to rummage once more.

9527: [Congratulations to the player, "young stepmother with a strong desire for control" key item, exploration level increased to 90%.]

Breaking 90, it seemed she was about to pull out the key item.

Wen Nan intently watched her hand movements.

He saw Ru Huan retrieve a black ring from the bag and hold it out to Wen Nan.

Is this... a fitness tracker?

Just as he thought this, the system prompt sounded in his mind once more—

9527: [Congratulations to the player! Successfully found the "young stepmother with a strong desire for control" key item—smart tracking bracelet!]