In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

Xu Shi rolled her eyes at her. "I only brought you out because you seemed upset... Can't you have a conscience?"

"Tch, you were the one who suggested racing, I didn't mention it."

Miss Black Rabbit's eyes gleamed mischievously. "Then, if you don't want me to tell anyone... how about you teach me to drive?"

Actually, she wouldn't tell anyone. In her opinion, this was the first little secret she and Xu had kept, and she didn't want anyone else to know.

"Want to learn?"

"OK."

Gu Yi nodded eagerly; she was still very interested in exciting things.

At least next time I come out, I won't be in such a sorry state.

"How about I ride back now?"

"Forget it, I haven't lived enough yet."

"Don't underestimate me! I set the record for the 'God's Descent' mountain road extreme race..."

Gu Yi muttered a rebuttal, but as she spoke, her stomach suddenly growled.

"Goo-"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 96 Dare to say you weren't jealous, little black rabbit?

On the way home, Gu Yi kept her face red and her head down the whole time.

Recalling how she had finally managed to stand up for herself, only to have her stomach suddenly growl, and then being mocked by Xu Shi, Miss Black Rabbit just wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

She was really hungry, but the drinks and snacks at the party weren't enough to fill her up... Actually, Xu Shi was even hungrier than her. She had been busy all night and hadn't even had a sip of water. She felt like she was about to have a hypoglycemic attack.

So when they got home, they had two large bags of fried skewers and several cases of beer for a late-night snack.

"This is awesome!"

Gu Yi, who volunteered to treat everyone, excitedly introduced, "When I lived in Sin City before, I secretly went to District Thirteen... I ate there once and thought it was incredibly delicious, so I would go and buy a lot of it every now and then."

Are you really not afraid of getting arrested?

Hearing her say that, Xu Shi was a little surprised. Was it really necessary to take such a risk for this?

"The tax bureau can't catch me."

Miss Black Rabbit muttered as she unpacked the package, took out a skewer, and handed it over, "Try this, it's their signature dish... um, I just don't know if you'll like it..."

As she spoke, she began to lose confidence.

Well, this stuff is a lifesaver for the sleepless workers of Night City, and it's especially delicious for her, who comes from Sin City.

But who is Xu Shi? He's a board member of a conglomerate at the top of Night City... Wouldn't this kind of thing be no different from trash in his eyes?

Thinking about this, Gu Yi felt really disappointed.

Fortunately, her worries were unnecessary. After all, Xu Shi was different from others. If he hadn't eaten it in this life, how could he not have eaten it in his previous life? He really didn't care about these things.

There's even a sense of nostalgia; eating fried skewers and drinking beer in a past life was a wonderful experience during my student days.

"If you don't eat now, I'm going to eat it all!"

He opened a can of beer and couldn't resist making a joke.

"...Leave some for me, aren't you afraid of getting diarrhea if you eat it all by yourself!"

Seeing this, Gu Yi breathed a sigh of relief and resumed her usual playful banter with him.

The two of them ate their late-night snack in a completely unrefined manner—leaning against the sofa chatting and laughing, not caring at all about spilled drinks on the floor. They had no regard for dining etiquette; they were clearly not close friends.

"I never expected that you, Xu bastard, the young master of a conglomerate, would actually like this too."

After a couple of beers, Miss Black Rabbit started talking, "Many times, you really are different from what I think."

She was quite surprised. It was normal that she couldn't get used to those formalities, but she didn't expect Xu Shi to be so down-to-earth.

This undoubtedly made her feel even more favorably toward Xu Shi.

"You're quite something."

Xu Shi didn't care about how she addressed him, "She clearly seems to have very little courage, but the things she does are more and more outrageous than the last."

He could see it clearly: Gu Yi looked arrogant, but she was actually easily intimidated. Yet, she had managed to manipulate most of Night City with this mentality... What should he call her? Incompetent but addicted? That didn't seem quite right.

"I'm not that brave."

Miss Black Rabbit snorted, "I'm the kind of person who has to bow his head when he's under someone's roof... How about you try hanging a bomb around your neck? You're a really wicked guy."

It sounded like a complaint, but as they got to this point, the two exchanged a smile and lightly clinked their beer cans together for a toast.

As they ate and chatted, Gu Yi's face gradually flushed. "Hey, do you want to know why I chose to become a cyber kidnapper?"

"You said it." Xu Shi blinked, not interrupting her to continue.

"...Because I really want everyone to notice me."

Gu Yi's tone suddenly became serious, "It was probably five or six years ago. At that time, I was still living with my mother. We didn't have much money, but we were quite happy."

"Seeing my talent for computers, my mom even saved up money to buy me one, telling me to work hard in the future and leave Sin City to work in Night City or something."

"But then she fell ill, without any warning... We emptied our house but still couldn't raise enough money for the surgery... I had no choice but to borrow from door to door, but isn't it strange? It was like I was invisible; none of the neighbors paid any attention to me, and they didn't even want to say a word to me."

“What else could I do in the end… I couldn’t keep my mother. I remember it very clearly. It was a rainy day, and I couldn’t even leave the house. I could only sit next to her and cry.”

"I don't hate those people, it's not their fault that they didn't help me... But ever since then, I've been thinking, it doesn't matter if it's good or bad, but I must let others know that there is a person named Gu Yi in the City of Night Sin, and she's really powerful!"

"Being a cyber kidnapper is great, right? Everyone gets scared to death when I show up, but they can't catch me... And yet, I ended up getting caught by you. Don't you hate me?"

She was so engrossed in her conversation that her expression was unreadable, but she was completely unaware that the beer beside her had spilled on the ground.

"So tell me, am I annoying or not?"

Xu Shi smiled faintly. He actually knew about these things; they were mentioned in the original story.

What should have been a scene where she and Shen He opened their hearts to each other turned out to be hers.

So he didn't stop her and listened quietly as Gu Yi recounted everything.

"I thought you were a complete jerk at first... but I gradually came to think you were alright."

Miss Black Rabbit paused for a moment, "You have indeed changed me a lot... I never thought that one day I would be able to become the head of a conglomerate, which fulfills my mother's wish for me?"

"Thinking about it, I guess I should thank you... The thing is, you're actually quite to my liking. To be honest, I don't dislike what you did tonight at all. On the contrary, I think you're pretty cool, you bastard."

"It's really rare to hear something like that from you."

Xu Shi joked.

"These are all the truths."

Gu Yi pouted, "You're not happy even when I praise you... By the way, how about we just become sworn brothers?"

"Uh-huh?!"

Xu Shi didn't react for a moment. What kind of nonsense are you spouting? How many dishes did you have to drink to this extent?

"I'm serious, I consider you a buddy!"

Gu Yi patted the floor. "Let's do bad things together from now on, okay?"

As she spoke, she leaned closer, her eyes glazed with drunkenness as she stared at Xu Shi, demanding his opinion.

"……OK."

Xu Shi thought for a moment, then nodded very seriously, "But have you ever heard a saying?"

"Hey?"

"Good brother, it's for a lifetime."

Xu Shi smiled and pulled Miss Black Rabbit into his arms, burying his head in her shoulder and whispering, "You might as well be honest... Your bad mood today isn't just because you didn't do anything wrong, is it?"

"I……"

Gu Yi was taken aback. Had he noticed?

That's true. Anyway, when I saw Xia Wuyou sleeping peacefully in Xu's arms, I felt a pang of jealousy... but how could I say that to his face?

So, what is he going to do now?

This is just self-deception and self-answering. She had experienced similar things much earlier than Xia Wuyou, but she just hadn't broken through that barrier.

"...You're asking even though you know it."

After a moment of silence, Miss Black Rabbit stammered, "Then, what do you want... to do here?"

Xu Shi didn't speak, but a red light flashed in his eyes.

In fact, from the moment she revealed her true feelings to him, the outcome of tonight was already destined.

Let's start another fire then.

"Evil thoughts increase entropy," *desire.

You can criticize me for making it too short... I fell asleep while writing...

I'm setting a goal: if I don't get up before dawn tomorrow, I'll send everyone a 100 RMB red envelope in the group chat, damn it!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 97 It's so itchy, is it about to grow a holy mark?

When the artificial fluorescent light shone on her face, Gu Yi, who was still groggily awake, felt that her mind was a mess.

What did I do last night...?

She wasn't completely oblivious; she'd gone from a theoretical master to someone who'd actually done it... no, a lot of it, just a little bit of it. Not only was her body weak, but her mouth was also incredibly dry...

It's crazy.