章節 72: C72: Love master!

With the live broadcast of Overcooked, more and more content creators are making videos, and more players are getting into the game. The community forum is buzzing with discussions, and keywords like breakup and friendship have become central points to these conversations.

As the game's popularity rises, stories are flooding forums and Q&A communities. People share how they and their partners have broken up after playing Overcooked. Of course, for those couples, the game was just the spark—their relationships were already volatile and ready to explode at the slightest touch.

Still, the meme of Overcooked keeps spreading. After Valentine's Day, the game's popularity surged, and major communities were filled with players joking and debating. In live streams, content creators would argue, getting heated over certain parts of the game. Viewers would flood the chat with comments like break up and solo, turning everything into their entertainment.

After all, it's human nature to enjoy a good drama.

However, beyond all these playful debates, one hot topic was pinned on the official blog under the PC game category-

"How would you rate Chen Xu, the self-proclaimed Warrior of Love, who chose to release Overcooked on Valentine's Day with a beautifully warm promotional video?"

Under this blog post, the responses poured in from all corners of the internet-

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"Don't even mention Warrior of Love to me! I seriously thought Chen Xu made a heartwarming game. My girlfriend broke up with me after playing Overcooked! Chen Xu should compensate me for a new girlfriend!"

"What's wrong with you, bro? Did your hand slip?"

"Exactly! Don't give up, man. Modern medicine is advanced—get to a hospital, maybe you can win her back!"

"It's all good, brother. You've got two girlfriends anyway, what's one less?"

"Hey, that's a bit much. The guy's suffering here."

"Ahem, just a friendly reminder—check out the guy's profile page for a surprise!"

"Wait a second, didn't your last post say you broke up with your boyfriend? Are you male or female?"

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"Ah, my friend, your thinking is too limited! Boys can have boyfriends too! Hit me up, and I'll hook you up with something special!"

"Don't go off-topic! Anyway, I feel like Chen Xu is full of malice like an Old thief! Escape has already shown its prominence before!"

"It's not just Escape. Think carefully about the games Chen Xu has developed before, and you'll see it."

"Yes, exactly! Chen Xu isn't a warrior of love at all. Just think about it, the games he's developed so far are like knives. Knives to our heart, Knives to our soul, Knives to the well-being of our little brothers!"

Knives to our hearts, Knives to our souls, Knives to the well-being of our little brothers!

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"That's right! In the seemingly warm To the Moon, what Johnny got in the end was just a false memory—it's still a tragedy at its core! And Undertale has that brutal genocide ending, as for Magic Mirror? Slay the Minotaur, and the Our Pure God of War won't back down!"

"Exactly! I strongly recommend the game department take note—Chen Xu's games are too dangerous for the citizens. Escape is just an attempt to scare us to death, and Overcooked is out to make us battle with real people!"

This post quickly garnered over 20,000 comments in just one day.

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Of course, there were some differing opinions.

Many players argued that Overcooked is being blown out of proportion. They play with friends and partners. It brings them joy as they cooperate and is truly heartwarming.

However, these voices were clearly in the minority.

The main trend of the discussion was an increasing distrust that Chen Xu was any Warrior of love.

At Neon Games Inc.

By now, after the holiday break, most employees from various departments had returned to work.

In the company's lounge area, Ruan Ningxue and Yang Xin were smiling at me with playful smiles.

"Mr. Chen, your conspiracy has been exposed!" Yang Xin teased, showing me the viral post while making a pose of an anime girl.

"Exactly!" Ruan Ningxue chimed in, gigging.

When we developed Overcooked and filmed its promotional video, we genuinely thought it was a warm and friendly game designed to strengthen relationships.

During development, there were a few signs that maybe we were heading in another direction, but we dismissed them as mere accidents, mere coincidence.

But with the game's release—and with all the talk about 'Break-Up Kitchen' and 'Ruining Kitchen'—we finally understood. We were played, tricked by the Old Chief no... Old thief, Chen Xu.

Beneath the game's seemingly warm and inviting surface, it was brimming with malice!

[`Does being single feed you this much Malice? Answer us, Chen Xu!`]

"Ah, people just don't see things the way we used to! You're both game developers, how could you think like that? How could you not see things from my point of View" I responded to them seriously.

"Why do so many players say they've broken up? Because there were already issues in their relationship! There were cracks in their... And this was just a little shakeup."

"They broke up because they couldn't communicate in the game, couldn't reach a consensus. They'd snap at each other when one of them made a mistake under pressure, making things worse; one person couldn't keep up with the pace, and the other would get impatient and express their frustration."

"So, the real core of Overcooked is to teach couples and friends the true essence of healthy relationships is to communicate more, have tolerance, and bear with patience."

"If those three are missing, the relationship will naturally start to fall apart."

Tears bested up in my eyes, As I continued," I want them to feel those cracks, so they can have a better future later"

As I finished speaking, Yang Xin and Ruan Ningxue, sitting in front of me, fell silent.

After a long pause, Yang Xin gave me a strange look. "Ning... Ning, is this the legendary master of love?"

"Chen Xu, why do you always come up with these lines that sound so convincing?" Ruan Ningxue chimed in, clearly speechless.

This situation feels oddly familiar!

It seems like something similar happened in Escape before.

Is this déjà vu?

If it weren't for that previous Escape incident, the two of them might've found this quite reasonable.

"You think it makes sense, right? Well, that's because it's the truth. I'm a producer who always has the players' best interests at heart!" I said with a smile.

Their expressions didn't change.

No matter how I put it, they still felt like I was trying to fool them.

Hmm... No, maybe I should say__ Fooling the players.

I then took out my phone, opened the official blog, polished my words, and posted them. The two exchanged glances.

Their expressions said it all: Be careful from now on. Mr. Chen's tricks are getting more and more unusual, weird, and powerful!