My organs are too abstract.

Prelude to Chapter 29

When Xu Yuan arrived at the West Gate, he immediately spotted Yang Minghao, who was sitting in a car by the roadside, waving vigorously at him.

Xu Yuan opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat. He glanced at Yang Minghao, who looked disheveled and agitated, and asked curiously, "What happened to you just now?"

"Don't even mention it!"

Yang Minghao started the car and complained helplessly, "I just got to school this afternoon and a bunch of guys flooded in with WeChat messages, calling me a hero. I was completely confused when a bunch of girls started sending me friend requests, saying they wanted to meet me."

"I was quite happy at the time, thinking that since I failed to win Su Nian's heart, could it be that God was making up for it by giving me a stroke of good luck in love?" Yang Minghao said with a sigh, then his face darkened. "But when I excitedly went over to take a look, all those girls looked like monsters, like wild boars that had come to life. They were unbearable to look at."

Xu Yuan recalled what the girls looked like and felt it was indeed a bit difficult to judge, so he asked again, "So why did they come to you?"

Yang Minghao's face grew increasingly grim. He gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know which bastard had to provoke that spherical tank, saying he'd go head-to-head with her! He could have just stood up for himself, but he had to use my name to do it!"

Xu Yuan gave him a sympathetic look, then noticed the crux of the matter: "Wait a minute, since you've already met in person, they should know they've got the wrong person. Why are they still bothering you?"

"That's the most disgusting thing!" Yang Minghao said with a frustrated expression. "They said that since we're already here, even if the person before wasn't me, they still insist that I be careful."

"And they even said things like, 'Why did that person mention you instead of other people's names? Have you looked at yourself for the reason?' They insisted that we were in cahoots and forced me to find that person."

Xu Yuan glanced at him, unsure of what to say, only feeling that this unlucky kid was truly unlucky.

"How the hell am I supposed to know who that person is?" Yang Minghao said, looking annoyed. "I just don't understand, are these people out of their minds? I've explained it to them over and over again, but they act like they didn't hear me and keep bothering me. It's absolutely unreasonable!"

Xu Yuan thought for a moment and then comforted him, "There's nothing we can do. Some things just can't be reasoned with. You can't communicate with them at all. There's no need to take them to heart; it will only make you angry."

Yang Minghao shook his head and said, "You haven't experienced it firsthand, so you don't understand this feeling at all. It's not something you can just let go of so easily."

Xu Yuan shook his head and replied earnestly, "No, I understand."

Yang Minghao initially thought Xu Yuan was just offering casual words of comfort, but seeing his serious expression, he realized it didn't seem like it, and his interest was piqued: "Have you ever encountered something this outrageous?"

Xu Yuan nodded: "Of course I've encountered it, and more than once."

Yang Minghao was somewhat skeptical: "Could it be that the Pokémon you encountered were even more bizarre and abstract than the ones I've run into?"

Xu Yuan recalled the corpses and shadowy figures he had encountered before and said with deep agreement, "Yes, they were completely impossible to communicate with. They were the kind of creatures that would completely shatter a normal person's worldview if they just looked at them."

Yang Minghao instinctively asked, "So how did you do it?"

Xu Yuan said matter-of-factly, "Since communication is impossible, of course we should just kill them."

Upon hearing this, Yang Minghao was immediately startled. He turned and gave Xu Yuan a deep look, then nodded emphatically: "I understand, I've learned my lesson!"

Xu Yuan was taken aback, his face full of confusion. "What do you understand?" he asked.

"Of course I understand. For some people, reasoning with them is useless."

Yang Minghao's face hardened: "Today's events happened so suddenly, I wasn't prepared and they got me into this mess. Once I'm free in a couple of days, I'll find a few people to teach them a lesson and show them the price of messing with me!"

Xu Yuan was stunned: "Huh? Did I just tell you that?"

"Thank you for reminding me. Rules are only for people, not for wild boar demons." Yang Minghao smiled knowingly. "I used to be too particular about rules, which is why I suffered this kind of treatment. I won't do it again."

"..."

Xu Yuan opened his mouth, but seeing Yang Minghao's enlightened expression, he ultimately said nothing and could only nod and say, "Hmm... it's good that you understand."

Perhaps because his thoughts had finally cleared up, Yang Minghao's expression relaxed considerably. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "By the way, what do you want to eat later?"

"Anything is fine, I'm not picky," Xu Yuan said nonchalantly, jokingly adding, "Lobster and abalone, ten or eight of them will do."

"OK."

"Huh?" Xu Yuan was taken aback. "I was just kidding, there's no need to go to such lengths."

"What's the big deal about spending money on a meal? Just eat as much as you want." Yang Minghao shook his head.

Xu Yuan wanted to say something, but Yang Minghao interrupted him directly: "You don't need to worry about it, just listen to my arrangements."

The car drove smoothly on the road, neon streetlights flashing past the windows. Yang Minghao gripped the steering wheel, his expression becoming more serious.

"Actually, I'm having this meal to apologize to you." He turned to look at Xu Yuan, his tone sincere. "The unpleasantness between us before was my fault. I apologize to you and hope you can forgive me."

Xu Yuan looked at him with a puzzled expression: "You must be mistaken. When did we ever have any unpleasantness?"

Yang Minghao glanced at his expression, paused for a moment, and then smiled and said, "You're right."

He stepped on the gas, and the car headed straight for a high-end seafood restaurant in the city center, his tone exceptionally cheerful: "Eat whatever you want today, no need to say anything else."

After the car came to a stop, Yang Minghao led Xu Yuan straight into the restaurant, picked a window seat, picked up the menu without even looking at the prices, and directly ordered king crab prepared three ways, extra-large Australian lobster, black abalone, grouper and other main dishes, as well as a few seasonal seafood items, all in a quick and efficient manner.

Before long, one after another, exquisitely plated seafood dishes were served, their fresh aroma filling the air. The shrimp meat was firm and bouncy, and the abalone was tender and flavorful. The table was full of sumptuous dishes, which looked very appetizing.

Yang Minghao pushed the bowl and chopsticks over, picked up a piece of lobster meat for Xu Yuan, and waved his hand with a smile: "Don't be shy, eat as much as you want, you can't leave until you're full."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Xu Yuan didn't stand on ceremony and picked up his chopsticks to enjoy the meal. The two chatted as they ate, and Yang Minghao had a very good impression of Xu Yuan. The meal was quite relaxing and pleasant.

After finishing their meal, Yang Minghao promptly paid the bill, then pulled out his phone and chuckled, "You said before that we weren't close enough and you weren't willing to add me, but now you can at least add me on WeChat, right?"

Xu Yuan gave an awkward smile: "That was a misunderstanding..."

Yang Minghao smiled dismissively: "It's okay, all the misunderstandings from before are in the past. From today onwards, I hope we can be friends."

Xu Yuan thought for a moment and then smiled, "Having a friend you can mooch meals from is pretty good."

"Haha, plenty!"

Yang Minghao smiled, glanced at the time, and asked, "How about I take you back to school now?"

"Thank you for your help."

Just as the two were about to go downstairs, Yang Minghao's phone suddenly rang. He glanced at it and answered it in front of Xu Yuan.

A woman's voice could be faintly heard from the other end of the phone.

"Feed?"

"...Now?"

He looked troubled and glanced at Xu Yuan: "I have something to do right now, so I might not be able to come for a while... Can't it be later?"

"Mmm...okay."

He quickly hung up the phone and smiled at Xu Yuan, saying, "Let's go."

Xu Yuan didn't move, and tactfully said, "If you have something to do, go and take care of it first. I can go back by myself."

"That won't do." Yang Minghao shook his head. "Besides, it's not a big deal, he just wants me to go have some fun."

Xu Yuan asked curiously, "It sounds like a girl. Who is she?"

The person I'm currently pursuing.

"Aren't you pursuing Su Nian?"

Yang Minghao looked at him in surprise: "That was so long ago. It's all in the past. There are plenty of fish in the sea. I should have my own life too."

A question mark slowly floated above Xu Yuan's head: "Jiuyuan? Weren't you still pursuing her yesterday?"

However, he didn't dwell on it and waved his hand with a smile: "Alright, then you can go directly there. Don't delay your important business. I can go back by myself."

Yang Minghao hesitated for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "How about this, why don't you come with me?"

Xu Yuan was taken aback: "Is it inappropriate for me to go on your date?"

"It's not a date, it's a trip to a haunted house. Have you heard of that newly opened Ren'ai Hospital in the suburbs?"

"Ren'ai Hospital?"

Xu Yuan was taken aback. Wasn't this the place Zhao Ze and the others had gone?

Yang Minghao found the argument increasingly convincing, his eyes shining: "That's right, I heard it's really fun. This kind of place is perfect for a group of people to play together, that's what makes it lively."

Xu Yuan hesitated for a moment. Although he wasn't interested in haunted houses, the other party had just treated him to a meal, and it wouldn't be appropriate to refuse outright.

Besides, Zhao Ze and the others are there too, and they've been urging me to go for a while now, so it won't hurt to go.

Thinking this through, he nodded and said, "Okay."

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