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Chapter 140 A Date with a Drunken Lone Goose
"Um, I can explain."

Ji Yi blushed and looked at Xie Jiayi.

"Arrived."

Xie Jiayi ignored her and interrupted her.

Ji Yi looked up and saw that they had indeed arrived at their destination. Xie Jiayi had already stood up and walked towards the carriage door.

Ji Yi quickly followed.

"Um, don't misunderstand, that was just a joke. She was the one who accused me of taking off her clothes last time."

Xie Jiayi turned her head to look at Ji Yi: "A girl?"

Ji Yi said decisively, "No, he's a guy, a friend of mine."

Hsieh Chia-yi: "."

Her expression turned cold for some reason: "Okay, I understand."

Ji Yi wanted to say something more, but in the end she didn't speak, and just walked side by side in silence and awkwardness.

Miss Cat sent another message.

[AAA Brand Design]: "If you have time, you can buy two skewers of candied hawthorn when you pass by the food street. Girls won't refuse them."

This time, Xie Jiayi didn't look at his phone anymore and just kept walking forward.

Ji Yi replied, "Okay, I'll give it a try."

After exiting the station, the two quickly arrived at the food street. Ji Yi seized the opportunity and asked Xie Jiayi, "How about I buy two skewers of candied hawthorn? Do you want some?"

"No," Xie Jiayi said, her face still showing a hint of displeasure, but after hesitating for a moment, she said, "Then let's buy it."

well.

The anxiety in her heart subsided slightly, and Ji Yi walked towards the candied hawthorn vendor: "Boss, I'd like to buy two skewers of candied hawthorn."

Two minutes later.

Ji Yi handed Xie Jiayi two candied hawthorns.

Xie Jiayi asked in confusion, "Aren't you going to eat?"

Ji Yi nodded: "Yes, I'm working out, so I have to control my carbohydrate intake. This string of candied hawthorns has the same calories as a bowl of rice."

Hsieh Chia-yi: "."

She didn't seem to want to eat much.

That's strange, why?

Seeing that Xie Jiayi was holding the candied hawthorn in her hand, she didn't seem to intend to eat it.

Following behind, Ji Yi picked up her phone and began questioning Miss Cat:

"You're just giving me bad advice. I felt something was off from the start. What girl would normally buy two skewers of candied hawthorn? Isn't one enough?"

The message was sent, but Miss Cat did not respond.

Ha, woman, it's best not to reply.

Miss Cat, after all, had never been in a relationship, and she took some things for granted.

While they were thinking, the two arrived at the observation deck.

The place was bustling with people, lively and crowded, and it looked like Xie Jiayi, who was walking in front, was about to be separated by the crowd.

Almost instinctively, Ji Yi stepped forward and grabbed Xie Jiayi's hand.

It is as slender and cool as jade chopsticks, and feels smooth and comfortable to the touch.

Xie Jiayi turned her head slightly and glanced at Ji Yi, but said nothing and silently let him hold her hand.

When Xie Jiayi turned her head, Ji Yi couldn't help but lower her head:

'Yun Chang? Why is that?!'

Taking advantage of the darkness and the large number of people around, Ji Yi adjusted Yun Chang's posture.

If you're going to stand up, stand up straight! What are you doing, sticking your head out like that? Look up at the sky!
Holding Xie Jiayi's small hand, the two silently looked ahead.

Not long after.

The show begins.

boom!
As distant sounds echoed, various dazzling lights burst forth under the dark night sky.

Beautiful and stunning.

Ji Yi couldn't think of any other words.

I turned my head, intending to see Xie Jiayi's reaction and her beautiful profile under the dazzling light, but I saw that she also turned her head at the same time.

The two gazed at each other, neither looking at the even more brilliant stars in the night sky for a moment.

bang bang bang~
The fireworks were spectacular.

What a wonderful date today!

An hour later, the fireworks display ended and the crowd dispersed.

"Aren't you going to eat the candied hawthorn? Give me one, I'm a little hungry."

Ji Yi spoke to Xie Jiayi.

"Didn't you say you wanted to control your diet?" she asked, tilting her head slightly in confusion.

"It's okay, it won't cause any problems if it happens once in a while. People aren't machines, why do we need to calculate so precisely?"

"Okay, here you go."

Xie Jiayi handed Ji Yi the bag containing the candied hawthorns, and then took out the last one for herself.

On the way back, they ate in silence.

The two were still holding hands.

Although it was late summer night, it was still quite hot, and their palms were already covered in sweat.

Ji Yi couldn't tell whether it was her own sweat, the other person's, or both of theirs, but she figured she was more likely to sweat, so it was probably mainly him.

Although out of selfishness, Ji Yi was reluctant to let go of his hand.

But isn't Xie Jiayi upset at all?
Is it out of politeness? Or shyness, afraid to speak up?
I don't know why, but Yun Chang, you're being so enthusiastic today, even though it's not your turn to do any work. You've been standing guard for an hour.

There are so many things I don't understand today.

While I was thinking, my phone rang again.

Noticing Xie Jiayi's gaze, Ji Yi decided to ignore it this time.

"Someone is looking for you, you should check it out, just in case it's urgent."

Seeing her say that, Ji Yi had no choice but to take out her phone.

This time, however, he cleverly chose to turn his back and hide from Xie Jiayi to check the news.

[AAA Brand Design]: "The fireworks display should be over by now, right? Are you really planning to force it? Mr. Kiba, remember to ask the clerk to buy the large size."

"."

[AAA Brand Design]: "Also, I forgot to ask, which district of Ning'an City is Mr. Ji Ba in? When you are detained for rape, I will contact Tang Hulu and have him send you some food."

Ji Yi was so angry that she typed: "Hey, do you think I'm that kind of person?! Don't underestimate my love!"

Miss Cat still hasn't replied.

It was as if they were unilaterally mocking Ji Yi, completely disregarding Ji Yi's thoughts.

Putting her phone away, Ji Yi glanced across the street and noticed a convenience store.

Turning to Xie Jiayi, he said, "I'm going to buy a bottle of water. Wait here for me. By the way, would you like a drink?"

Xie Jiayi gently shook her head: "No. You go ahead, I'll wait for you."

"it is good."

After finishing the last few candied hawthorns, Ji Yi jogged to the convenience store, grabbed a sports drink, and then...

Seeing that no one was around, he mysteriously pointed to the boxes of plastic-wrapped items on the shelf:
"Do you sell a large size of this?"

There was an extra small box in my pocket.

Anyway, since I was wearing black pants, it wasn't very noticeable in the dark.

The two went to the food street and bought some food to fill their stomachs before taking the subway back together.

Miss Cat remained relatively calm and didn't say anything, nor did she deliberately tease him anymore.

I thought I would arrive at the apartment smoothly, but soon my phone rang again.

This time it was a phone call.

Ji Yi frowned slightly as she saw a completely unfamiliar number.

The call connected, and a strange man's voice came through:
"I am a drunken lone goose."

Ji Yi: "."

The voice on the phone was somewhat different from the one in the game, but the tone was very similar.

After a long pause, Ji Yi finally spoke: "Don't you know what time it is? What do you want from me?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Miss Xie, seemingly casually.

The world of hyperdimensional games is not something that ordinary people can easily come into contact with.

Even if some unknown force seemed to exist that could interfere with ordinary people's perceptions, Ji Yi didn't want to take the risk of accidentally dragging an innocent person like Xie Jiayi into the mess. The reply on the other end of the phone was: "If I could, I wouldn't want to work overtime. Ji Yi, you're being watched."

Ji Yi's pupils contracted as she scanned the diverse crowd inside the subway.

He saw no suspicious people, and there was no data eye to provide him with information.

"What happened? Tell me in detail?"

With Xie Jiayi still nearby, Ji Yi didn't dare to ask too directly.

Gu Hong: "It's inconvenient to talk on the phone, let's meet in person. I've already come to find you, but you're not at your apartment."

"Okay, I'm going out now. But I'll be home soon, see you in a bit."

Hang up.

Xie Jiayi leaned over and asked, "You don't look well. Did something happen?"

"It's nothing, just a minor issue, don't worry."

Since she couldn't talk about the game, and couldn't find a good reason for it, Ji Yi simply kept quiet.

Just then, the subway arrived at another station.

A rather plump and tall plus-size woman walked out of the carriage and headed to the empty seat next to Xie Jiayi.

Seeing that she was about to sit down, Xie Jiayi instinctively squeezed closer to Ji Yi.

The two were thighs touching.

Those slender, white, jade-like thighs, even through their dresses and trousers, exuded warmth.

Yun Chang, this is inside the car, what are you doing!
Just as Ji Yi was feeling troubled, Xie Jiayi suddenly exclaimed softly, "What is this?"

She touched Ji Yi's pocket.

It seemed that a small square box was pressing against her.

Ji Yi was startled, but quickly came up with a solution: "Cigarette box, I just bought a pack of cigarettes."

Xie Jiayi tilted her head: "Mr. Ji smokes? Doesn't seem like it. Smoking is bad."

He said this without waiting for Ji Yi's response.

With deft hands, she extended two fingers and pulled the small rectangular box out of her pocket.

By the time Ji Yi tried to stop it, it was too late.

A box labeled "X Ultra-thin" was held between Xie Jiayi's two delicate fingers.

Ji Yi: "."

Hsieh Chia-yi: "."

The old man sitting opposite me: "."

Hsieh Chia-yi tried to put the box back.

But taking it out is easy, putting it back is difficult, since Ji Yi is sitting and his pants pocket is taut.

I noticed that my hurried movements were drawing more and more curious glances from those around me.

Xie Jiayi made up her mind and stuffed the things into her handbag.

"This"

Ji Yi wanted to explain something, but Xie Jiayi turned her face towards the fat woman next to her, leaving half of the back of her head to him.

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Damn it! Miss Cat has really done me a disservice!
After an unknown amount of time, the subway arrived at the station.

Hsieh Chia-yi immediately stood up and quickly walked outside.

Ji Yi followed closely behind.

Speechless all the way.

Under the streetlights, the two walked one after the other, and it was unclear whether the air was filled with awkwardness or something else.

"Well, I didn't mean anything by it."

Ji Yi managed to squeeze out this sentence after a long pause, but quickly realized that she had said the wrong thing.

If you're buying this thing for no other reason than that, then your purpose is very precise and clear.
Therefore, they immediately changed their tune:
"No, you misspoke. I actually meant something else."

Hsieh Chia-yi: "."

Wait, isn't this just making things worse by trying to explain?

The two arrived at the apartment together and entered the corridor. Xie Jiayi, who was walking in front, finally spoke after a long time.

She pointed to the security camera in the hallway: "There are surveillance cameras there. I don't recommend you do anything reckless."

After saying that, she walked straight ahead, but suddenly stopped.

A tall, unfamiliar man with long hair was blocking the entrance to the corridor.

The other person had an extremely well-proportioned and muscular build, and was nearly 1.9 meters tall, with his muscles clearly visible through his white shirt.

Xie Jiayi subconsciously took half a step back and bumped into a solid chest behind her.

Ji Yi patted Xie Jiayi on the shoulder: "It's okay, he's looking for me."

Then, he stepped forward and stood in front of Xie Jiayi:
"You scared her. By the way, did I give you permission to block my door?"

The expression on Zui Wan Gu Hong's cold, stern face was unreadable.

"It's quite urgent, I'm sorry to bother you."

He didn't know whether to call it a date or to stalk someone.

"Anyway, open the door and let's go inside and talk."

"Ah."

Ji Yi, not one to back down, walked straight to the room door.

He unlocked the door and impatiently gestured for me to enter.

After the tall figure disappeared into the corridor, the passageway became a little brighter.

Looking at Xie Jiayi, Ji Yi's awkwardness and embarrassment disappeared, and she spoke calmly:
"I'm sorry, I'm busy right now. Anyway, today's incident was a misunderstanding, that's all."

Without even looking at Xie Jiayi's reaction, Ji Yi nodded politely and immediately went inside, slamming the door shut behind her.

Ugh.
Life has become a tangled mess again, so frustrating.

With a heavy sigh, Ji Yi entered the room.

Then I saw Zuiwan Guhong standing in front of the barbell, grabbing it with one hand.

A 160kg one-handed barbell deadlift was completed with ease.

Ji Yi: "What the hell is this poet?"

And aren't you being a little too familiar?
boom.

The barbell was gently lowered, and Zui Wan Gu Hong looked at Ji Yi: "Do I seem to have interrupted your pleasant date?"

Ji Yi scoffed, "Hmph. Alright, one more won't make a difference. Sit down."

He walked straight to the sofa and lay down casually.

Life is always full of ups and downs, and I'm almost used to it.

Drunk, he walked to the sofa and sat down properly.

Ji Yi then had time to notice his appearance, which seemed even more handsome than in the game.

Or rather, the entire game's image is a reflection of a deteriorated state of reality.

His height was reduced, his muscles were reduced, and his cold, rugged features were softened slightly.

The overall sense of oppression and threat is greatly reduced in the game.

"Come on, let's get straight to the point and talk about what I care about most."

As Ji Yi spoke, she picked up the kettle on the coffee table and poured two glasses of water.

"Who's targeting me? And what's their purpose? To kill me? To steal my equipment?"

Zui Wan Gu Hong spoke calmly: "Hunter's Alliance, have you heard of it recently?"

"A player-organized guild for opening loot boxes?"

Ji Yi raised an eyebrow: "To be honest, I don't understand at all why anyone would be targeting me. Logically speaking, I haven't offended anyone, nor have I ever made a name for myself, have I?"

He started counting on his fingers: "The first time I became famous was when I squeezed into the rankings of the Magic Tower, just a minor incident, nothing to mention. The second time, the Joker dungeon, however, I attracted a lot of hatred. Was it just because of that one game?"

"Hmm," Ji Yi shook her head, directly rejecting the conjecture, "It's simply unrealistic."

Zui Wan Gu Hong said indifferently, "Yes, judging from your current performance, you really don't deserve their attention."

Ji Yi: "."

Although what he said was true, it still hurt so much.

But then, Zui Wan Gu Hong changed the subject.

"Who made you so easy to find? Although you're not important, there's one person they really want to trace back to."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yi's eyes widened suddenly.

He understood the meaning of "drunkenly holding a lone wild goose".

The real purpose of the Headhunter Alliance is to find Miss Cat!
　I got so caught up in the gossip about the authors on Qidian today that I couldn't focus on writing. I'll definitely make it up to them with more updates tomorrow.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)