Chapter 25: Actually, I Have a Boyfriend [4K]
9:30 AM.
The sky is clear, and the sun shines like a flowing brilliant golden ball, pouring clean and bright light through pure white clouds and a blue sky. The morning light here has always been so beautiful, from ancient times to the present, which is why it is called Dawn City.
However, although the long night has come to an end, the traces left by the residents in the darkness are not so easy to dissipate. On the streets near Fragrant Lady Cave, a beverage cart is equipped with a high-pressure water g*n, washing away the graffiti that appeared on the street last night. Ahead, sanitation workers are cursing as they clean up the litter scattered across the ground.
In the shadows of the corner, a few drunken men are lying askew, sleeping soundly, and it looks like they won’t wake up until the afternoon.
In the distance, a girl with a serious expression is carrying large bags of luggage, walking out of the Fragrant Lady Cave area, and stands at the roadside. Behind her, three children with red-rimmed eyes follow her.
From the small building deep inside Fragrant Lady Cave to this roadside, Fei Liang hesitated the whole way, finally gathering the courage to ask Huaxie Yu, “Sister Hua, can you not see us off?”
Huaxie Yu opened her mouth, repeated attempts to say something but hesitated several times, then forced a smile and patted Fei Liang on the back of his head, saying, “You little brat, it’s rare that a kind person wants to take care of you, why can’t you take a hint?”
“Do you know? The place you are going to is on the east bank of the Thames River, and while you live and study there, you can also visit the Greenwich Observatory anytime.”
“Aren’t you the one who loves those stars the most? You will be able to see plenty of them in the future.”
Fei Liang looked at Huaxie Yu’s profile, his eyes shining with a hot glow, but they soon dimmed, mumbling, “If I have to leave everyone behind, leave Sister Hua…”
“Fatty, you don’t understand anything! That woman just doesn’t want us anymore!” Before Fei Liang could finish, the baby baboon interrupted, glaring at Huaxie Yu while speaking.
“She probably finally realized that we are a burden, right? If they don’t want us, why would we still follow her, shamelessly?” “Little brat, you can’t say that about Sister Hua!” Aitian grabbed the baby baboon’s ear, scolding him fiercely, “Sister Hua is clearly doing this for our own good!”
“In the future, when we achieve great success and make a lot of money, Sister Hua will surely come back for us.” As she spoke, she turned to look at Huaxie Yu, “Am I right, Sister Hua?”
Huaxie Yu looked at Aitian, gazing into her pair of hopeful eyes, akin to looking at the sun, unable to meet her gaze directly. She avoided Aitian’s sight, smiled faintly, and vaguely replied, “Mmm!”
I’m sorry, Aitian, if possible, I hope you all leave and never come back to this d*mn place.
Huaxie Yu silently spoke to herself in her heart, her gaze softened as she looked at the stubborn baby baboon and gave his head a strong rub. “So, you better work hard. The place you are going to has many other trainees, and you must master singing, dancing, and rapping to outshine them.”
The baby baboon rolled his eyes, “Got it, got it, enough already!” Ten minutes later.
A black minivan stopped by the roadside, taking away the three children.
Huaxie Yu stood by the road, watching the vehicle disappear into the distance, into an unknown place, and silently sighed.
Footsteps approached from behind her, someone was getting closer.
She glanced at the man appearing behind her with her peripheral vision, raised her chin, and said seriously, “Let’s go, time to set off! Where did you say that person is?”
The man looked at Huaxie Yu’s profile and asked, somewhat confused, “Don’t we need to wait for them to arrive and observe for a while?” “No need.” Huaxie Yu pouted, “The earlier we go, the earlier we return!”
In fact, when the man had come to meet her last night with the head of the Sun Gang, she had already basically trusted him.
To be on the safe side, she even had someone investigate those educational charity funds, which added a bit of credibility to the man’s promise.
It seems that this job truly requires her to step in.
Since that’s the case, it might be better to be a bit proactive; it’s important to show sincerity in business! Worst case, it’s just the word “d*ath,” anyway, she has only one life to spare.
To Huaxie Yu, if she could trade her life for the brighter future of the children, it would be worth it.
The man silently observed Huaxie Yu for a moment, quietly opening his briefcase and handing a file folder to her. “The place you are going is Huacheng. Inside, there are flight tickets and new identification documents.”
“And a mobile phone. Once you get there, someone will contact you. If you run into any problems or need assistance, you can reach out to him.”
“So how do I find the target of the mission?” Huaxie Yu asked, “You want me to fish for a rich guy; you’re going to have to let me know where to look for him, right?”
“Don’t worry.” The man explained, “I have a friend who has been dedicated to researching human emotions; he will make arrangements.”
In fact, among the subordinate organizations of the Solar Eclipse Society, besides the Black Sun Brothers Tech Society, which studies the existence of spiritual ability users and urban legends from a biological perspective, there is also the Helios Society, composed of several top psychologists in the world dedicated to studying the psychological issues of spiritual ability users and urban legends.
Unknowingly, to set up a couple is just a small task for the Helios Society, which has conducted hundreds to thousands of successful brainwashings and subversion cases involving Siye Society operatives and high-level urban legends.
Another “I have a friend”?
Your friend is so powerful, why are you just Huaxie Yu rolling her eyes.
“Have you heard the saying?” The man suddenly spoke, “When two people are destined to fall in love, the whole world will create opportunities for them.”
His tone was peculiar, as if he intended to create a romantic atmosphere, but he failed, and failed completely.
Huaxie Yu felt it was greasy.
“You actually didn’t need to say that last part,” she said, “Do you know? Right now, I feel like someone has force-fed me two large spoonfuls of lard.”
The man, “…”
As the man fell silent, Huaxie Yu took the file folder he handed her, gave him an “OK” gesture, “Since you said so, I’ll take my leave now. See you!”
After saying that, she walked along the street toward the airport bus station heading to Dawn City Night Market, quickly disappearing from the street—
On the flight from Shizhou City to Huacheng.
Once the announcement indicated that the plane had taken off smoothly and WiFi could be used, Luxianbei took out her phone, found a friend in a certain chat app whose profile picture was a night view of the unending street, and sent a message.
Wang Buliu: T/DOGE]”
That dog head emoji looked like some kind of secret code, and upon receiving it, the other party quickly sent a series of messages in return.
Mumo Jin Xin: “1. The Pink Fluffy Rabbit followers in Shizhou City have all been taken away by the Siye Society and their whereabouts are unknown for the past week. 2. The Tulip Society in Amsterdam recently held a flower parade, among the floats, there was a pirate ship-shaped float with fluffy pink ears, which was quite popular.
3. Recently, the Siye Society, Solar Eclipse Society, Miracle Cult, and numerous open and covert spiritual organizations are all paying attention to Yumen Pass for unknown reasons.
4. The alchemical materials you wanted have been found; as soon as the price is negotiated, they can be bought and sent to Huacheng.…
17. I have made contact with several spiritual ability users who have been to Liao Zhai Tavern, and for now, I found no commonalities among them.” Wang Buliu: “Thanks!”
The ID named “Mumo Jin Xin” is Lin Nian, who calls herself the “Bai Xiaosheng” of Shizhou City.
Luxianbei resolved the crisis of the Pink Fluffy Rabbit, indirectly avenging her third grandfather, and even used directional summoning to let her meet her third grandfather for the last time; she was so grateful she nearly considered offering herself.
However,
Luxianbei has always thought that “offering oneself” is not a form of repayment but rather revenge. So, she prefers others to do the hard work!
Without needing to be so self-sacrificial!
Thus, Lin Nian gained a side job—an informant for Calamity.
Although through the Siye Society and Urban Legends Chat Group, Luxianbei can almost obtain all the information she wants.
But obtaining information from the Siye Society has the risk of identity exposure, and the Urban Legends Chat Group charges a high fee; if possible, Luxianbei would still like to have other sources of information.
The unending street is a large gathering place for spiritual ability users, with a very robust information network, and the intelligence dealer Lin Nian, who has been wandering around the unending street for a long time, is an exceptional informant!
“Hey, young man, can you help me see how to work this WiFi?”
Just as Luxianbei exited the certain chat app, preparing to log onto the Siye Society forum to check what major events were happening recently, a slightly hoarse voice entered his ears.
Following the voice, he was startled, taking a sharp breath.
A wave of despondency met him; under the murky and numb expression, there were deep dark circles, a pale face that looked as though it could collapse at any moment.
It was an elderly woman resembling a walking corpse, but Luxianbei felt she looked more like a corporate worker who had been working overtime for a week and was about to be drained dry.
But this old lady looked like she was at least seventy or eighty years old, right?
At that age still having to work overtime?
Has society reached such an extent? “Hey, young man?”
The old lady called out softly again, and Luxianbei refocused, taking the phone from her hand and fiddling with it for a moment, quickly connecting to the WiFi and returning the phone to her.
He wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination, but upon seeing the old woman, he inexplicably felt a sense of foreboding. “Thank you, young man. You really are a good person.”
At that moment, Luxianbei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn’t want to have too much interaction with the old lady; he was worried she might collapse in his arms and even more worried about her being one of his marriage candidates. God d*mn it, a twisted twilight romance!
But, despite how absurd it seemed, what if?
Generally speaking, when a “good person card” is issued, it signifies the end of a relationship; however, this theory does not apply to elderly people.
If the elderly feel you are a “good person,” they are likely to willingly switch to a “matchmaker” role, eager to introduce you to their neighbor’s daughter.
Unfortunately, Luxianbei encountered such an elderly woman. “Young man, what’s your name?”
“Lu, Luxianbei.”
“Good name, good name!” The old lady smiled, nodding. “How old are you this year?”
“Nineteen.”
After reflexively answering the old lady’s question, Luxianbei frowned. Strange, this conversation felt inexplicably familiar.
“Nineteen? Still in school? Where do you study?” The old lady asked again.
Don’t you play on your phone? If you don’t play on your phone, why connect to WiFi? Luxianbei internally muttered a few words, maintaining a blank expression as he replied, “Huacheng University.”
“Huacheng University?” A glint of excitement flashed in the old lady’s murky eyes. “That’s great! My granddaughter is also a student at Huacheng University.”
“Young man, my granddaughter will be coming to pick me up shortly. Would you like me to introduce you to her? I think you two would get along well and could become friends.”
“I tell you, my granddaughter is excellent—smart, kind-hearted, and beautiful.” Luxianbei,
Is it starting? I just knew it!
No, I help you connect to WiFi for your sake, why are you trying to set me up?
d*mn, when we reach Huacheng, I must make a quick escape; I absolutely cannot get entangled with this old woman. At that moment, Luxianbei finally understood where that sense of foreboding had come from. As for the granddaughter spoken about by the old lady, he had zero interest.
Not only zero interest, but he completely disbelieved any description the old lady provided.
In a place like Huacheng University, a truly “beautiful, kind-hearted, and academically adept” girl wouldn’t need her grandmother to introduce her to others.
She would have long been noticed by countless youthful and restless boys, well-known for her good reputation, right?
Of course, Luxianbei didn’t think the old lady was lying; it was just that the grandmother must love her granddaughter deeply, and this “love” would invisibly layer a filter over her granddaughter.
A skinny face, whitening, big eyes, skin smoothing—maxed out all kinds of special effects. Moreover, I already have Miaomiao Sauce, Luxianbei thought.
He really wanted to bluntly tell the old lady that he already had a “girlfriend.”
But the psychological state exhibited by the old lady right now was like someone who has a treasure in their palm, unable to resist wanting to show off, brag, and share with others, yet not necessarily willing to hand over the treasure.
In such moments, suddenly saying, “I already have a girlfriend” would come off as incredibly self-important, possibly leading to a tragically embarrassing situation.
So, in such moments, a different line of thinking was necessary.
“You see, here’s my granddaughter.” The old lady fished out a photo from her phone and handed it to Luxianbei.
“Grandma, actually I have a boyfriend already, and he doesn’t like me interacting with other girls.” Almost simultaneously, Luxianbei spoke up. Consequently, the hand holding the phone froze slightly, suspended between the two.
The old lady, “???”
The phone displayed a photo of a girl.
She had a delicate, petite round face, beautiful eyes that could not be concealed by her glasses, long, shiny black hair, and was wearing a plain white dress, walking along Flower Avenue while holding a thick poetry collection, her back turned and a blooming smile on her face.
Luxianbei, “???”
Did I misjudge this?
Alright! I admit the old lady’s granddaughter is very beautiful, just slightly less so than the leader.
But looking beautiful doesn’t mean I have to interact with her, right? Luxianbei thought.
