“Lock the phone?” An Tianfeng and Manager Ruan exchanged glances and shook their heads.
“Locking” here was just a metaphor, since any software that could truly lock the phone wouldn’t pass the app store review.
Therefore, this so-called locking was actually just a reminder that popped up when you switched to other applications.
“This concept has been proposed before. There’s even a software called Xiaoheiwu on the market, but it’s a failed one with almost no profit,” said Manager Ruan.
“That’s because it only implemented the locking function. When the lock was broken midway, users didn’t feel guilty,” Xia Yu, of course, already knew about competing software for his own app.
“Guilty?” Manager Ruan looked intrigued.
“Guilty, or maybe called a sense of failure. Likewise, after success, the software couldn’t provide users with a sense of achievement.” Xia Yu extended his hand, clicked to start the lock, and set thirty minutes.
On the screen, a sprout appeared.
Xia Yu then exited the app, and the sprout turned into a small dry branch.
“As soon as you exit, a dry branch will appear on the screen, symbolizing failure,” Xia Yu explained. “If you succeed, a flower will grow on the screen. On the personal interface, it will display all the flowers and dry branches from recent attempts.”
Growing a flower brings joy, while growing a dry branch brings displeasure. To avoid turning flowers into dry branches, users will strive to complete the set time.
Manager Ruan nodded, “It seems feasible.”
“Additionally, there are functions like leaderboards and forming teams with friends…” Xia Yu introduced one by one.
“Hmm, we can make profits through paid usage,” Manager Ruan had already started estimating the prospects. “As for users, we shouldn’t have a problem there. When Xiaoheiwu first came out, it gained 100,000 users in just a few days, although it declined sharply afterward.”
“Besides paid features, there are also skins,” Xia Yu said.
“Skinned?”
This concept of strong monetization hadn’t appeared in this world yet.
Xia Yu didn’t explain further. He showed them, “This is an ordinary flower, this is a chrysanthemum, this is a lotus, this is a rose… To unlock these later flowers, you need coins. Coins can be obtained by growing flowers or through top-ups.”
The reason Xia Yu changed trees to flowers was precisely because there were far more varieties of flowers than trees in “Forest.”
Moreover, growing flowers was more romantic than planting trees.
“Can I try it?” Manager Ruan asked.
“Sure,” Xia Yu wasn’t afraid of any accidents with An Tianfeng around. “I haven’t tested the compatibility of other phone models yet. For now, only this model is bug-free.”
“No problem, I can handle this small matter.” Holding the phone, Manager Ruan couldn’t wait to leave the office.
The software itself wasn’t particularly unique. Although it had potential, it wasn’t significant. However, some of the design concepts within it were ones he had never seen before.
Seeing his subordinate’s excitement, An Tianfeng realized this was a successful app.
He looked at Xia Yu and felt admiration.
Not only did he have special abilities, but he could also develop products.
“Come on, let’s go register a company for you,” An Tianfeng said, leading Xia Yu downstairs.
Starting a company required many procedures and documents. Renting an office and opening a bank account were also quite complicated. Even with An Tianfeng’s help, Xia Yu still spent an entire afternoon getting everything sorted out.
The remaining task was just to wait for the certificate to come through.
An Tianfeng told him it would probably take two or three days.
In the evening, back home, Xia Yu exhaled in relief.
With the software completed, he finally had some free time, which he used to catch up on sleep.
After waking up, he routinely went to An Siyao’s villa. After practicing music for the morning, Xia Yu met Xu Youxiang in the front courtyard.
He had Liu Manman go back first, then pushed Xu Youxiang’s wheelchair from behind, strolling around the surroundings.
These days, Xia Yu had basically become familiar with Xu Youxiang.
They discussed games together—storylines, difficulty levels, visuals, and so on.
Xu Youxiang had played almost all the games Xia Yu mentioned, but for Xia Yu, these were games he had already discussed with Xu Youxiang once before—though it was previously done while using Xu Youxiang’s body.
“Do you want to go see Xiaohei?” Xu Youxiang asked.
“No,” Xia Yu declined. The black cat was inside the villa, where all the residents were female. Although with An Tianfeng’s connection, it wouldn’t be a problem for Xia Yu to enter, he still preferred to avoid suspicion.
“I’ll have a maid bring Xiaohei down then,” Xu Youxiang understood Xia Yu’s concerns.
“Okay,” Xia Yu nodded. In truth, he had no desire to see the black cat, but he couldn’t easily refuse Xu Youxiang’s enthusiasm.
Soon, the maid brought down the black cat and handed it to Xu Youxiang.
At this moment, the black cat was truly just a black cat. It jumped onto Xu Youxiang’s shoulder and tried to scratch her hairpin.
The hairpin was an inanimate object, so the black cat quickly lost interest and lay back down on Xu Youxiang’s lap.
However, Xu Youxiang’s hair had already been messed up by the black cat.
Xia Yu reached out, unfastened her hairpin, and re-braided her hair.
It was just a spontaneous act. Only after finishing did he realize his actions might have been too familiar.
If it were him possessing her body before, he would have already been scolded by Xu Youxiang by now. But at this moment, Xu Youxiang merely blushed slightly and showed no intention of scolding him.
Relieved, Xia Yu also felt a bit regretful.
After walking around the courtyard once, Xia Yu bid farewell to Xu Youxiang and returned to the villa.
Back home, he logged into An Siyao’s body and knocked on Xu Youxiang’s door.
It had been a few days since he last comforted Xu Youxiang, so it was time to check her psychological state.
Under the calming effect, Xu Youxiang quickly entered a state of tranquility.
“Lost lamb, what troubles do you have?” Xia Yu asked.
“There’s a boy who’s been on my mind a bit,” Xu Youxiang replied.
“???”
Xia Yu calmly thought and carefully analyzed, reaching a conclusion.
— It seems to be referring to me?
How should I respond to this topic?
Well, whatever.
Without offering any advice, Xia Yu directly let Xu Youxiang fall asleep.
Learning something significant, Xia Yu felt a bit complicated.
Xu Youxiang also felt similarly complicated. Only after speaking out did she truly realize her feelings.
After waking up, she recalled how Xia Yu had driven away An Feixiong for her and the times they chatted and walked together.
Indeed, it felt somewhat similar.
Were they two of a kind?
It was quite normal for the two to give similar impressions, so Xu Youxiang didn’t think much about it.
She opened her notebook, searched for Xia Yu’s information, and clicked on a video from the musical instrument competition.
He looked so brilliant.
She looked down at her legs and sighed.
After closing the video, she was about to shut her notebook but noticed an intriguing link.
[Secretly Filmed – The Three Masterpieces Hand’s Part-time Video]
“Three Masterpieces Hand” was a nickname given to Xia Yu by curious onlookers, referring to his proficiency in piano, violin, and guzheng.
Clicking the link, Xu Youxiang saw a secretly filmed angle showing Xia Yu playing the piano.
The café where Xia Yu worked prohibited photographing or recording staff, so this was a covert recording, with both video and audio quality being quite poor.
After watching for five seconds, Xu Youxiang lost interest. She closed the video, lay on the bed, and felt somewhat restless.
She seemed to have missed something.
Opening her notebook again, she looked at that secretly filmed video once more.
Doubt arose in her heart.
Was Xia Yu’s piano really that bad? When was this video recorded?
At that moment, Xia Yu at An Siyao’s place sensed something amiss through telepathy.
He quickly reviewed his actions over the past few days. An Siyao had encountered no issues, and You Xue wouldn’t either. The only potential problem could be with Xu Youxiang.
However, if it were Xu Youxiang, there was no need to panic. Xia Yu trusted Xu Youxiang more than An Siyao.
One reason was that Xu Youxiang was a cautious and intelligent person, and the other was that her legs still required his treatment.
Exiting the game and returning to his own body, Xia Yu called Xu Youxiang.
“Who are you now?” Xu Youxiang’s voice came through.
Xia Yu was momentarily stunned, then realized she seemed to have misunderstood.
Did she think I was also another body account?
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