A month ago…
A handsome young man named Flint Harrington has always struggled with anxiety, despite the success of the gaming company he founded, Fantasia Star Studio. Despite serving as CEO and founder, his parents never approved of his founding. Flint's relationship with his family is also strained, as they are not blood relatives.
Although his adoptive parents always provided him with luxuries, he disliked working at their company because it didn't align with his interests. He'd always loved playing games, so he decided to create a mystery and adventure game.
One day, his adoptive parents called him, coaxing him to help manage several shopping malls. However, he consistently declined the offer, leading him to feel uncomfortable communicating with them. He knew their persistent goal was to persuade him to utilize his architectural skills.
He usually returned to his foster family's house if called urgently. He had a premonition that he would be summoned unexpectedly to discuss the same thing every day. Although he felt uneasy, he still held his head high and confidently.
"My son, how are you now?" asked the father as he turned off the TV in the living room.
Flint responded with a friendly smile. "Of course I'm always fine, Dad."
"By the way, we didn't call you today specifically to discuss work."
Hearing his father's unusual words made him frown. If not discussing ordinary matters, then what? Was it related to the success of Fantasia Star Studio?
"What do you want to discuss with me?"
"You're almost 30 years old. Are you not interested in getting married yet?"
Besides the work-related annoyance, talking about life partners and marriage was also incredibly irritating. He wanted to communicate with his parents more calmly, but instead, they ended up talking about something he hated most. He tried to contain his anger with a faint smile.
"Speaking of marriage, I actually haven't thought about it yet."
The mother slapped her forehead. "Your handsome face would surely attract women. But you're not making the most of it."
"Is it because you're still focused on the game you made?" the father snapped.
This time, Flint didn't want to sit idly by. In fact, now was a good opportunity to clarify things with his adoptive parents. "I'm not interested in getting married because I want to focus on the game I'm currently developing."
"What really attracts you to games? Games are only trending for their time. However, if they're no longer trending, your company won't survive!"
The corners of his lips lifted arrogantly. "Is it because I haven't used my abilities well?"
The mother raised her right eyebrow. "What?"
"I admit that I was an unfilial child. You adopted me when I was eight years old. When you saw my skill at designing buildings, you immediately adopted me, even though my adopted brother had already been born."
"Flint, that's not actually why we adopted you."
Flint looked away as he straightened his jacket. "I'm not getting married, even if you keep pressuring me. I really like my life now."
"If you are so proud of the results of your hard work in establishing the company, why are you still hiding your identity until now?"
"Because I shouldn't be part of your family."
The father clenched his fists. "What?"
"Do you want to be gossiped about just because I founded a low-quality company?"
"What are you talking about, Flint? We never thought of you that way! We actually support you in continuing to run your company."
His eyes rolled. "There must be a condition. I have to return to your company."
"Actually, you just have to choose. We have two options for you. You can join our company, or you can get married before you turn 30."
For Flint, both options were equally difficult. He strongly objected to marrying anyone because if everyone knew his identity, everyone would want to marry him simply to exploit his status and wealth. Therefore, he had always refused to marry anyone, as he found it difficult to trust anyone.
Due to his bad mood today, he wanted to try playing the game he created, "Era of The Jade Dawn." The game can only be played online on his phone. When he tried to open the game on his phone, he was taken to a lobby before entering the game.
This online game allows players to work in pairs to complete each mission, searching for hidden treasure or rescuing someone in each region within a single story chapter. They must play according to the game's storyline.
The original female lead character of this game is Brianna, a private detective tasked with investigating all the chaos in all areas of this game, while the original male lead character of this game is Jonathan, a Duke who works with Brianna to find the valuable object he has been looking for. Therefore, each player must determine their desired role in this game before starting the game. What is interesting about this game is that all players can create characters according to their real faces in the real world, so it is not surprising that when he was in the game lobby, he was immediately attacked by women.
Once again, he felt uncomfortable being swarmed by strange women vying for play with him. Moreover, these women had been flirting with him to request play with them.
"Hey, handsome guy! You have to play with me!"
"You look like an actor. Do you want to marry me?"
"Your body is so sexy. Do you exercise often? You would definitely save me from danger."
He immediately ran from the crowd of women before he could vomit. Then he spotted a beautiful woman he'd seen on social media. However, he couldn't remember who she was. Strangely, she was the only one who wasn't interested in flirting with him. Even though he was handsome, why didn't she want to attack him like the other women?
After a few seconds of silence, the beautiful woman finally walked quickly toward him, making him start to feel nervous. He instinctively took a slow step back, but her hand was very agile, touching his right hand.
"My name is Ellen Alexandra, do you want to play with me?"
If he thought about it more critically, would it be better to play games with this beautiful woman than to play with those strange women?
The beautiful woman brought her lips to his ear. "Please, save me from those strange men. I don't want to play with them."
This was the first time someone had asked for his help, fearfully. This beautiful woman was different from the women who had flirted with him. Should he save her from the men who constantly teased her? Just like what he was experiencing now.
"Okay, let's play together!" he said enthusiastically.