King of Kings, start with a perfect record and strive for the top spot.

Hearing this, Ye Yunzhou felt as if the sky had fallen, staring bitterly at the exercise book on the table.

"Ye Lan, don't eat yet, I have something to ask you."

Just then, Lin Xueyao, who was on the third floor, stood on the edge of the platform, her tone clearly angry.

Ye Lan was a henpecked husband and obeyed Lin Xueyao's every word without hesitation. She put down her chopsticks and went over to her.

In the living room, Ye Yunzhou looked at Ning Caicai with a bitter expression.

"Aunt Ning, please give me another test paper! I feel like ants are crawling all over me, I feel like my whole body is shaking, and I can't breathe!"

"Please, just give me one more test paper, just one. I swear, I won't need another one after this."

Ning Caicai sighed. As Ye Yunzhou's tutor, she had the right to assign him extra homework.

However, she did not want Ye Yunzhou to be constrained by his studies and grades.

Therefore, the amount of homework each time is not much.

This resulted in Ye Yunzhou having a lot of free time to play games after finishing his homework every day.

However, after observing for so many days, Ning Caicai noticed that something was wrong.

Ye Yunzhou, who had been exposed to various video games under Ye Lan's guidance since childhood.

I've lost that much interest in games.

Children of the same age are more addicted to the internet than to drugs, and they want to spend all day playing on their phones and computers.

But Ye Yunzhou was the complete opposite extreme.

He wished he could immerse himself in the ocean of knowledge all day long. To him, being able to hold a book and read all day was the happiest thing in the world.

..........

On the other side, Ye Lan had already stepped onto the third floor.

"Honey, what did you call me for?"

"Didn't you say last night that our son should focus on his studies and not be so tired every day? How come you changed your mind today!"

"I haven't changed my mind. Letting him play games is an important part of developing his learning ability."

Lin Xueyao looked speechless. She was no longer the naive little girl she used to be. Ye Lan wouldn't be able to fool her so easily now.

“Studying and playing games are completely different things. If you do this, your son will easily become addicted to the internet, and his future will be ruined.”

Lin Xueyao didn't sleep well last night.

In the middle of the night, she called her former nanny, Aunt Wang, to ask about the situation of her half-brother.

Because the Lin family was on the verge of bankruptcy, Aunt Wang no longer cared about the family's reputation and told everything like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

For example, being a habitual alcoholic who comes home drunk every day; having a bad temper and frequently smashing things in the house...

These things made Lin Xueyao feel very upset.

No mother in the world would want her son to become like this.

But Ye Lan not only didn't relax her requirements, she actually started to intensify them.

Ye Yunzhou was instructed to complete the assignment within the allotted time.

What can you do after finishing your homework? Play video games, right?

"Don't worry, our son won't become an internet addict."

Ye Lan leaned against the railing, her gaze falling on Ye Yunzhou, who was diligently doing his homework in the living room, a gratified smile appearing on her lips.

"Why are you so sure?"

"Because our son has been playing video games since he was little!"

"Is that why?"

"Then let me ask you, why do you like playing Honor of Kings?"

Lin Xueyao was taken aback by the sudden question and couldn't help but start thinking about how she had become so addicted to games.

"Based on my observation, there are only three types of people who are addicted to online games. One type is those who have no friends but have money. They treat the game like a card collecting game. No matter what skins the official releases, they will buy them without hesitation. In the end, they gain recognition from others by reaching a certain VIP level."

Lin Xueyao nodded thoughtfully, because that was exactly how she was.

Especially when the VIP level can gift skins to teammates.

There are many voices praising her in every game.

She was indeed happy for a long time.

"This type of person usually has a lonely childhood, where their family can only provide material and economic support, but cannot provide emotional support."

Lin Xueyao nodded her head like a chick pecking at rice, completely agreeing with Ye Lan's point of view.

Ye Lan's conclusion was exactly the same as her experience.

How could they be different? He only knew Lin Xueyao, who was rich but had no friends, so his conclusion was naturally drawn from her.

He slowly raised his second finger.

"The second type is those who have friends but no money. These people are more straightforward. Because they are poor, they can only get pleasure by playing games."

Ye Lan was like that back then. Her family was poor and didn't have much. If she wanted to buy a remote-controlled car for her birthday, she had to wait until her parents got their paychecks.

Given his limited funds, he could only choose video games, a relatively inexpensive form of entertainment.

After all, this thing doesn't cost money; you can buy a phone and play with it for years.

For ordinary families, it is definitely the most cost-effective product.

But just because they spend all day playing games on their phones doesn't necessarily mean they're addicted to the internet.

The problem is, I don't have money to go out and have fun!

My monthly living expenses are limited, and after deducting daily food expenses, I can't save much money at all.

If you have money, you can go out to brothels every day to listen to music, arrange flowers, and enjoy beautiful women.

Who would want to stay cooped up in their room every day playing video games and playing Lonely Island to their fingertips?

"The third type of person is someone who has neither money nor friends. This type of person is most likely to become addicted to the virtual world of online games because they can no longer feel any joy in the real world and can only stimulate their numb nerves through games."

After listening to all of Ye Lan's speculations, Lin Xueyao offered a different opinion.

"But that doesn't make sense. Lin Hao's family was very wealthy when he was young, and he had many friends. Why would he become addicted to the internet?"

"This involves another level."

"what?"

"Suppressed!"

"I'm asking you, when you were a child, did your wicked stepmother often sign you up for strange and unusual learning programs?"

Lin Xueyao nodded rapidly, "That's right, that's right. She signed me up for everything from yoga and cooking to music, chess, calligraphy and painting, to skydiving, rock climbing and wilderness survival."

Ye Lan's eyes widened upon hearing this. Holy crap, is this the start of training top-tier assassins?

The woman who has slept next to me all these years turns out to be such a dangerous person.

It's a miracle that they've survived this long.

Actually, Ye Lan was overthinking it. Xu Wanrong did sign Lin Xueyao up for many programs, but Lin Xueyao didn't learn any of them.

Especially when it comes to cooking, tinkering with cakes at home sometimes results in something as explosive as a bomb.

He nearly died young.

"You still haven't told me why Lin Hao became addicted to the internet."

“Oh right,” Ye Lan came to her senses and explained, “simply put, it was because my childhood was too repressive. It seemed rich on the surface, but it didn’t actually have much fun.”

"Because all the projects were arranged by Xu Wanrong, Lin Hao was just her puppet."

“Video games are inherently addictive, and Lin Hao had never tried them before, so of course he would get hooked and unable to break free. This was exactly what I expected.”

“Look at our kids. They're all smiles when they read a book, but they act like their father has died when they play games. How could someone like that be addicted to the internet?”

Lin Xueyao responded blankly: "I think for Yunzhou, the death of his biological father might not be as painful as playing games."