My Dating Sim Just Got an Update - Chapter 29

This was a damn brainless romance game. Although it was just a game, its realism was far too high. The world felt so authentic that Ren Chenxi had accidentally taken it to heart.

Regarding her capture target, Mu Ning, Ren Chenxi had initially viewed her as just a game NPC. But as she pursued her, Ren Chenxi had inadvertently handed over her own heart. Yet, in the face of the sincerity she offered time and again, the other party had ruthlessly trampled on it, even going so far as to suspect that her heart was a fake.

And the root cause of all of this was a single sentence from Ren Muhui!

Fine! Since you’ve negated all my efforts because of one sentence, then.

“Since you care so much about the stupid things Ren Muhui said and have always doubted his sincerity, why are you so desperate to find him now?”

 Faced with Ren Chenxi’s aggressive questioning, Mu Ning fell silent. It was precisely because she cared about him that she fixated on every word he had ever said to her! She loathed the greasy, arrogant Ren Muhui of the past, yet she had found herself drowning in the marsh of his later tenderness. All her contradictions, her struggles, and her back-and-forth were because of this man!

Seeing Mu Ning’s silence, Ren Chenxi let out a cold laugh, refusing to let her off the hook. “Let me guess? You’re in such a rush to find Ren Muhui because you’re unhappy now that you don’t have such a devoted simp by your side? It seems you really enjoyed his pursuit, didn’t you? You loved watching him make a fool of himself for you. Now that the simp who put you above everything else is gone, you’re feeling lonely and empty? Is that why you’re willing to use me, his twin sister, as his substitute?”

Ren Chenxi’s tone was filled with disdain and levity as she finished. Now that she had stepped back and looked at the romance game from the outside, she realized her former self had been pathetically lacking in self-respect.

Mu Ning looked calmly at the thorn-covered Ren Chenxi, the tiny spark of hope in her heart finally fading away bit by bit.

“No, I haven’t treated you as a substitute for Ren Muhui.” How could she mistake this sharp-eyed, biting girl for that man? He had been so gentle, constantly forgiving and tolerating her. Even if they shared the same face, they were different people. “I am deeply sorry for the pain I caused him. So, can you tell me where he is now? I… I want to make it up to him properly…”

“Forget it. Do you really think he’d care about your hypocritical compensation?” You didn’t believe in my sincerity, and I don’t believe in your fake kindness!

“It isn’t hypocritical. I really love him. Although I realized it a bit late, I still want to—”

“It’s not just a bit late; it’s far too late!” Ren Chenxi angrily interrupted her again. “Ren Muhui is no longer in this world. Who are you putting on this fake act for?”

“Not in this world? What do you mean?” Mu Ning, who had been repeatedly yielding to Ren Chenxi, went through a cycle of confusion, disbelief, and then a sudden, violent change in expression. She rose with a look of ferocity, stepped toward Ren Chenxi in a few strides, and grabbed her by the collar, lifting her up. “Where exactly is Ren Muhui! Don’t you dare talk nonsense!”

Ren Chenxi didn’t flinch, even under Mu Ning’s murderous gaze. She glared back fiercely and said, syllable by syllable: “Ren Muhui is gone! He’s no longer in this world!” To hell with your maxed-out blackening value, and to hell with the Ice Goddess. I’m done accommodating you and being your simp! I’m not Ren Muhui anymore, so do whatever you want!

“Liar! You’re lying!” For the past two years of the apocalypse, Mu Ning had held onto the firm belief that he was alive. Finding him was her only motivation for surviving this hell. Now, someone was telling her he was gone? She had so many things left to say to him, so much to make up for… and she had one most important “I love you” that she hadn’t managed to say yet…

So! How could he just be gone?

“Ren Chenxi, if you keep talking nonsense, believe me, I will kill you!”

“B-boss! Calm down, please calm down!”

The surrounding spectators, who had been tentatively watching the drama for a while, saw that their savior—the one with the life-saving medicine—was about to be slaughtered by their leader. They immediately rushed forward to pull Mu Ning away.

“Boss, what Sister Xi says… it might be the truth…”

“Bullshit!”

No one expected the normally aloof and refined Ice Goddess to curse like that.

Ren Chenxi sneered and straightened her collar, mocking her. “Mu Ning, use your brain for once! If he were still around, would he have abandoned me, his only sister, in this dangerous world? I’m telling you, he left this world two years ago, the very day the apocalypse began!”

“You’re lying…”

“I watched him leave with my own eyes!”

“…”

Ren Chenxi watched coldly as Mu Ning’s expression shifted from rage to total despair. At the same time, Mu Ning’s affection level for her began to drop, bit by bit, from the maximum of 100.

The old Ren Chenxi would have been devastated by this. Many times, when Mu Ning’s affection score had crossed 50, she had been filled with uncontrollable joy and hope. But now…

Whatever. Let the useless points drop. It would be best if they hit zero. The romance game was over; she no longer craved Mu Ning’s favor.

The affection level finally bottomed out at 49 and stopped. 50 had once been an insurmountable hurdle for Ren Chenxi, but now, it meant absolutely nothing to her.

Having the death of Ren Muhui confirmed by his own sister was like a bolt from the blue for Mu Ning. She stood dazed for a long time before slowly turning around and sliding down the wall to sit on the floor. She buried her head in her arms and didn’t make another sound for ages.

“Boss…”

Chen Gu saw her state and wanted to say something comforting, but Zhang Tongqi pulled him back. Their leader didn’t need consolation or advice right now. Shaking her head at Chen Gu, Zhang Tongqi glanced back at Ren Chenxi with a complicated look. Logically, they were on the Boss’s side. Ren Chenxi had been incredibly blunt and cruel, forcing the Boss to face her boyfriend’s death and even intentionally provoking her. It seemed excessive.

But… it seemed the Boss had been quite excessive toward Ren Muhui in the past, hadn’t she? If you like someone, you like them; if you don’t, you don’t. How can you like someone while constantly rejecting them? And even if you reject someone, you should do it normally. Why say such hurtful things? She had driven him away to travel, only for him to die when the world ended. It was only natural for his sister to hate her.

Sigh…

While Chen Gu’s group was sighing in helplessness, Tang Ying was clutching her chest, whispering to Song Xin and Chang Ling: “This is too tragic, truly too tragic!”

Song Xin and Chang Ling: “???”

Ren Chenxi ignored Mu Ning. She simply straightened her clothes again and sat back against the wall. After a long period of silence, Mu Ning finally raised her head and looked directly at Ren Chenxi again.

“Then… where is he now?”

“?” Just as Ren Chenxi was about to snap and ask if she was incapable of understanding human speech, Mu Ning added: “His body…” Without seeing the actual remains, Mu Ning still refused to fully accept his death.

“…” This was a difficult question for Ren Chenxi. Ren Muhui wasn’t in this game world, but he wasn’t dead either—where was she supposed to find a body? However, in the apocalypse, the one thing that wasn’t in short supply was unidentified, mangled corpses. To completely shed the identity of Ren Muhui, Ren Chenxi silently apologized to her brother in her heart. Under Mu Ning’s dark gaze, she made up a story on the spot.

“It’s the apocalypse. The whole world is a mess. There wasn’t time for formalities. I just found a random spot to bury him. There’s no headstone. It’s been two years—who knows what that place looks like now?”

“Where is it?”

“He’s gone. Why are you asking this now!”

“I… I want to go see him. To pay my respects…”

“He’s in Y Province, Y City, Shijia County, at the Guanquan Scenic Area. He’s in the massive pile of ruins behind a mobile phone shop! Go look for him then! Why are you putting on this act now of all times?”

Driven by Mu Ning’s persistence, Ren Chenxi angrily blurted out the address where she had first returned to the game. “Ren Chenxi” had returned to the game at that location, and “Ren Muhui” had left from there.

Meeting the fire in Ren Chenxi’s eyes, Mu Ning nodded slightly. “I will go see him.”

“Hmph!” Ren Chenxi turned away in disdain. There are so many mangled corpses there; go ahead and search through them one by one.

After that, the room fell back into silence. The night grew deeper, and the bright moon was eventually swallowed by heavy black clouds. Having endured two battles, everyone was exhausted. Several of the girls were frequently yawning, unable to keep their eyes open.

“The rest of you sleep for a while. I’ll take the watch tonight,” Mu Ning said suddenly, her eyes staring blankly out the window.

“But… but Boss… you used up so much energy earlier…”

“I can’t sleep. I’ll rest tomorrow when we get back to the base,” Mu Ning interrupted Chen Gu coldly.

Hearing this, Chen Gu let out a very soft sigh of relief and stopped trying to persuade her. Mu Ning caught the sound and shot him a sideways glance.

“Uh…” Fearing she might misunderstand, Chen Gu quickly explained, “Boss, I was afraid you’d head straight for Y Province tomorrow. I’m relieved to hear you’re still going back to the base first.” Given their leader’s obsession with her boyfriend, Chen Gu truly feared she might impulsively abandon everyone to see a rotted corpse.

“Don’t worry…” Mu Ning looked back out the window and said softly, “At the very least, I will wait until Sun Jia’s condition improves before going to Y Province. It’s not that far anyway.”

“Yes, yes, I knew our Boss was the most loyal. She wouldn’t just leave us like that. Hey, once Sun Jia is better, we’ll accompany you to Y Province~”

“Pfft…” Chen Gu’s flattery elicited another mocking sneer from Ren Chenxi. This Ice Goddess is ‘loyal’? But then again, with her strength, she certainly had the power to make her subordinates suck up to her like that.

Ren Chenxi’s sneer caught Chen Gu’s attention. He met her mocking eyes and paused for a moment before tentatively asking, “Sister… Sister Xi, you’ll be coming back to the South Sea Base with us tomorrow, right?”

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