[Gong-focused]
[Blurb revised on 23.7.19]
[Couple: Zhu Yanqing and Xie Xingzhou]
[Updates for Arc Two will be irregular]
[Starting from Arc Three, updates every weekday at 8:30 p.m. If anything comes up, updates will be on Sunday.]
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Synopsis below
After work, doctor Zhu Yanqing went home and inexplicably got pulled into an escape game. The game was full of strangeness and suspicion. Players couldn't completely trust one another, yet had to work together. In the game, he met designer Xie Xingzhou. The two fought monsters side by side, worked hard to clear each stage, and upended the game. Zhu Yanqing thought it would all end there, but just as the game was about to conclude, he encountered the one controlling it all.
"Welcome to the Terrifying Escape Game, our new friend. Here, all you need to do is follow the rules and do your best to escape in order to protect yourself." A mechanical voice rang out in the endless darkness.
"If it comes to it, I'll just break the rules."
"Who told you I'd obediently follow the rules? I'm Zhu Yanqing. I'm no goody-two-shoes."
"Designer Xie, why are you in such a hurry?" Zhu Yanqing leaned against a pillar, smiling.
"I missed you. I couldn't wait."
"When night falls, make sure you don't come outside." The mechanical voice rang out again after a long silence.
"In that case, let's stay inside at night. Rules are dead, people are alive."
"Who told you rules are dead? If you follow the rules, does that mean the rules won't come after you?" Zhu Yanqing's gaze swept over everyone. He met Xie Xingzhou's eyes for a few seconds before looking away, while the latter kept staring at him.
Arc One: Midnight Chimes, Polluted Seawater.
Arc Two: Mirage City...
Arc Three...
[Reader's Guide]
1. Plot comes first, romance second.
2. Both the gong and shou have dated before. It's perfectly normal.
3. A seemingly gentle and friendly but actually indifferent, scheming gong, and a seemingly cool and aloof but actually seductive beauty shou.
4. The characters as written may differ a little from how they were originally conceived, but all the key traits are there.
5. A slight ensemble cast. Each arc will also cover characters other than the leads.
Theme: Learn to work as a team
