My Wife Is an NPC

Around ten o’clock at night, the lights in an office on one of the upper floors of a towering building were still brightly lit. At this hour, most people were already home, enjoying their well-deserved rest, but Chen Hao remained hunched over his desk, buried in overtime work.

In fact, Chen Hao was not alone; many others on this floor were still hard at work. The reason so many people had gathered to work late into the weekend night was actually quite simple—a recent, powerful electronic network virus had erupted across the globe. It had appeared suddenly, without warning, and within a single night, the world’s electronic networks were infiltrated without exception.

Nearly every secret stored within global electronic networks was stolen by this virus. Yet, curiously, the virus seemed content with merely stealing information; it showed little interest in publicizing or leaking any intelligence. The world’s digital order, therefore, experienced no great chaos, and none of the stolen data was ever released through any clandestine channels. It was as if the whole incident were nothing more than an elaborate prank by the virus itself.

Nonetheless, the virus’s rampage left its mark: the most direct result was the destruction of numerous network databases. People remained on high alert, and IT professionals worldwide spared no effort in attempting to crack the virus’s code. Government-trained cyber agents, corporate tech experts from major conglomerates, and even legendary lone-wolf hackers—all were united in pursuit of a single goal.

But just as everyon