Ark, after I died, the operators started to love me.

"That's good."

……

Chen Huijie's return to Longmen was first announced to Madam Wenyue, who then informed Governor Wei. Wei Yanwu immediately sent out a group message, hoping to give his niece, who had returned from her travels, a surprise.

Hoshiguma was surprised when she received the news.

She was talking about where Chen Huijie was just a few days ago, and now she's right in front of her.

For no apparent reason, a thought popped into her mind: thankfully Mike had just left today, and might already be outside the mobile city, thus avoiding running into Chen Huijie.

Hoshiguma suddenly froze, this was completely different from what she had thought before.

She told herself countless times to help Chen Huijie, but in the end she was unwilling to let Chen Huijie meet Mike directly.

It turns out that the human heart is so complex.

Now that she knows Chen Huijie has returned, Lin Yuxia should also have received the news.

Sure enough, Lin Yuxia called within minutes.

"Did you hear that?"

"I just found out that when President Wei sent me a message, Old Chen was probably already home."

Do you know how to speak?

Hoshiguma remained silent, but she still replied with two words: "I know."

Lin Yuxia sighed: "I know this goes against your wishes, but just think of it as me owing you a favor."

"Miss Lin, you don't need to say anything more, I understand."

"Thank you. I need to go and inform Swire again. That girl is really something; it's all her fault."

Hoshiguma was silent for a few seconds before slowly saying, "I'm afraid we can't keep this a secret for long. Governor Wei is also aware of the situation."

"We'll keep it a secret as long as we can; at worst, we'll just pretend we don't know."

Lin Yuxia hung up the phone. In the office, Xingxiong turned to look at the floor-to-ceiling window, her heart filled with struggle.

At this point, she didn't know which side she should stand on.

……

Actually, it's not just Xingxiong and Lin Yuxia's side that's in complete chaos right now; Wei Yanwu's family is also in complete disarray.

After reading the text message sent by Chen Huijie, Madam Wenyue consulted with her husband.

Wei Yanwu looked troubled: "I knew there would be problems. When Lao Binghu told me about this with a smug look on his face, I was thinking that we should just let the young people solve their own problems. Who would have thought that Xiao Chen would come back so quickly?"

"Yes, Swire is such a hasty child. If we had waited a day or two longer, or even earlier, it wouldn't have been so difficult."

Wei Yanwu was stunned. He turned to look at his wife, his expression complicated, and asked, "Madam, whose side are you on?"

"What business is it of mine which side I'm on? You have the nerve to talk about those women you had when you were young, not to mention the distant ones, just take that one from Dosoles..."

Wei Yanwu panicked and hurriedly said, "Madam, let's not talk about the past anymore. I haven't been to Duosoles for so many years. You know that. I only love you."

“Of course I believe you, but Mike and Xiao Chen are not engaged, and his relationship with Swire is not fully confirmed. I’m worried that they will have a falling out. After all, they are both my children, and I can’t bear to hurt either of them.”

"Oh dear, Madam, don't worry. Since they're both my children, let them handle it themselves. Swire isn't at a disadvantage, and Huijie doesn't know the truth either, so let's just pretend this never happened."

"How could that be? Xiao Chen will find out sooner or later. You know how bad her temper is."

"Don't say that. I believe that Huijie has been away for so long and is very different from before. We must not underestimate her."

“You, as his uncle, didn’t say that before.”

"Let's not worry about that for now."

dong dong dong.

The knocking at the door silenced the couple, neither daring to speak first.

Wei Yanwu recognized Chen Huijie standing at the door simply by sensing her presence. He gave his wife a signal, and Madam Wenyue immediately understood, walking to the door with a smile on her face.

"Here you are, isn't that Xiao Chen?"

(End of this volume)

End Summary

The first and second volumes of this book have been officially completed.

As I said at the beginning, this book is entirely for letting loose. I'm tired of all the formalities, so why can't I just be open and honest with the person I like?

Mike Ann is a very self-centered person; if he likes something, he likes it, and he doesn't need any excuses.

So the first and second volumes were done as planned. As for ending with Swire, it's because she suffered the most suppression in the middle of the story, and her losses should be compensated.

Now Mike is preparing to go to the North to take a look at that gate. Kal'tsit has gathered some teammates for him, and they will meet up with him along the way.

Let's begin the next round of revelry.

Volume Three: A dream within a dream from which I cannot wake.

1. Lin Yuxia's gigolo

What's it like to travel with two handsome men?

Terra doesn't have Zhihu or Tieba, so Mike isn't comfortable putting this question on the intercity network, but he's certain of one thing: probably no one is more qualified to speak on this than him.

Both Puppet Shadow and Chongyue are top-notch handsome men. Now, two of them are serving him. How much face does that give him?

Mike absolutely refuses to admit that this is a self-destructive thought.

Following Lin Yuxia's directions, he drove 30 kilometers to the outskirts of the transfer station and quickly found the only general store there.

It was afternoon, and the transit station was deserted. Most of the caravans or travelers had already left. Taking advantage of the early hour, Mike walked a little further and when he pushed open the door of the grocery store, he saw the middle-aged man with film slumped over the counter, half asleep.

However, as if he heard someone come in, the middle-aged man raised his head, revealing a rather old-looking face.

Mike looked at the other person and guessed that this guy probably had never lived in a mobile city.

Although this land has mobile cities capable of supporting millions of people moving around, due to the large population, many people's impression of mobile cities is limited to having heard of them, and they have never actually experienced them.

Young people may harbor ambitions and want to leave land towns and move to mobile cities, while older people generally don't want to leave the homes they've built up over time.

Even if they are not very wealthy, and even if they are vastly different from the residents of mobile cities, at least they can still have some control over their own destiny in the place where they live, right?

"What would you like? Colombian beer, Victoria canned luncheon meat, matches, they're all on the counter, help yourself."

Ignoring the scrutinizing gaze, Mike walked to the counter and took out the letter Lin Yuxia had given him from his pocket.

"Miss Lin asked me to give this to you."

The grocer picked up the envelope, glanced at it, but didn't open it. He didn't doubt Mike's words and asked in a low voice, "What else did Miss Lin say?"

Aren't you going to read the letter?

When Mike asked the question, the grocery store owner dismissively replied, "Miss Lin never writes down specific tasks in her letters. Don't you even know that?"

Well, Mike didn't really know much about Lin Yuxia, but thanks to her reminder, he gained a much deeper understanding.

"I want some weapons. Miss Lin said you have a way to get them."

"Weapons? What kind of weapons? Swords, spears, clubs, shields, warhammers..."

Before he could finish speaking, Mike placed his hands on the counter and said seriously, "A gun, preferably a long-range weapon related to guns."

"It's a bit complicated."

The grocery store owner looked up at Mike's head but found no trace of Sakorta race on the man.

"For Miss Lin's sake, brother, I think even if you get the gun, you might not be able to use it as skillfully as the angels. Why don't you get some weapons that you can handle yourself? What do you think?"

“I have my own knife. If I only needed a knife, I wouldn’t have come to you.”

The grocer sighed, "If you had come at another time, you might not have gotten the answer from me, but today is different. A mechanic has come to the transit station to go to Lungmen. I can't guarantee you'll get the answer you want from him, but at least I can take you to see him."

Mike nodded: "What about the cost?"

"You don't need to worry about that. Since Miss Lin recommended you, I will give her the bill no matter how much it costs."

Upon hearing this explanation, Mike inwardly cried out in alarm. Although he hadn't openly accepted Lin Yuxia's financial support, she had already calculated that he would incur huge expenses at the transit station.

In matters of the heart, Mike admits he's a bit of a jerk, but that doesn't mean he's a scumbag. Jerks and scumbags are two different kinds of people.

Let's find a way to pay Lin Yuxia back later.

The grocery store owner walked around the counter, hung the "Closed" sign on the door, and waved to Mike, signaling him to leave through the back door.

"Aren't you going to keep the shop open?"

“It can’t be opened under these circumstances. As you can see, there aren’t many people traveling to and from Longmen recently. It’s probably because winter is coming soon, and the number of people willing to travel has greatly decreased, except for those messengers.”

The buildings inside the transit station were arranged in an orderly manner. After exiting the back door of the general store, there was a row of two-story buildings with various signs posted on the door, including restaurants, barbershops, small clinics, and logistics company offices.

Mike and his companion arrived at a hotel, but instead of going upstairs, they went straight to the basement.

Well, Mike thought the mechanic the grocery store owner mentioned would live on the bright and clean second floor, but he didn't expect the other party to live in the basement.

"It's nothing. The basement is cheaper; the rent is only a third of that for the second floor."

This is a very powerful excuse, and even Mike had to admit that if it were him, he would probably have made the same choice.

As the door was knocked on, a man's voice came from inside.

"I've already said, don't bother me unless it's important."

The grocer lowered his voice as much as possible: "Mr. Shesha, Miss Lin recommended a gentleman to see you. He wants to obtain some ranged weapons from you."

There was no sound in the room.

The grocery store owner turned to Mike and said, "You wait here. I'm leaving now. This isn't a good place for too many people."

The new customer's expression froze. The general store owner saw this and thought to himself, "Just as I thought." He had also been startled when he first saw the mechanic.

What he didn't know was that Mike was not shocked that the mechanic lived in the basement, but that he knew the mechanic.

To this day, Mike still doesn't like to call a gun a "gun".

He was well aware that Shesa's area of ​​expertise was researching how to unleash greater firepower from firearms. Lin Yuxia hadn't mentioned Shesa's name, but her recommendation of him was probably based on this very point.