Rong City Xinyi Planning Co., Ltd., Manager's Office.
Liu Zhenhua stared blankly at his phone, dumbfounded. He never expected Lin Chen, who was usually so honest and let him bully him, to actually dare to curse at him?
And even hang up on him? He thought about calling back to threaten him again.
But then he heard the System's voice broadcast from the phone.
"The number you have dialed cannot be connected at the moment…"
"Ah…"
It was like being cursed at in LOL and being muted, unable to curse back. Those who understand, understand.
"Damn it!"
With nowhere to vent his anger, he slammed his hand on the office desk, wincing in pain.
The company employees outside heard Liu Fatso's roar and were all whispering and discussing.
"Haha, I wonder who pissed off Liu Fatso so badly."
"Serves him right, for always exploiting us."
At Lin Chen's home, he hung up the phone and blacklisted the number. He went back to the living room and saw Duoduo engrossed in watching Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, so he didn't disturb her.
He continued to read the latest news and saw a funny video by Brother Xiaoyang on Doule Short Video.
He thought that in this world, Brother Xiaoyang had just started making funny videos and hadn't really started live-streaming sales yet.
He quickly downloaded the Doule platform and started scrolling through short videos.
"Here comes my bro."
"Let me be your eyes, so you can see clearly."
"Seriously, could I have been possessed by a ghost?"
"Little white rabbit, white and white, two ears stood up."
"Smoke and sand at the wolf smoke pass, please, General, drink less wine."
"Buy or not?"
"Jiong jia jia, jiong jiong jia."
"Guji guji, pa le pa le."
"In an instant, there are a million possibilities."
"..."
Before Lin Chen's Transmigration, it was 2024. Now, seeing these videos brought back a flood of memories, as if he had returned to a few years ago.
Time flew by while he watched videos, without a hint of warning.
"Daddy."
"I'm hungry…"
He only reacted when he heard Duoduo call him. He checked the time and it was past five o'clock.
Thinking about the dried noodles in the fridge, he said to Duoduo, "Baby, we're eating noodles tonight, okay?"
"Okay, Daddy."
"Then, baby, you play by yourself for a bit first."
With that, Lin Chen walked into the kitchen and started heating the pot and oil, first frying two poached eggs.
Before long, two bowls of tomato and egg noodles, one large and one small, were ready.
"Duoduo, the noodles are ready, come and taste Daddy's cooking." Lin Chen carried the two bowls of noodles to the dining table.
The little girl heard her daddy's call and happily ran over.
"Wash your hands first before eating," he said, then picked up the little girl and took her to wash her hands.
After washing her hands, he placed Duoduo in the child seat. "Quick, try the noodles Daddy made. How are they?"
He hadn't cooked in a long time, so Lin Chen was a bit worried if the little girl would get used to the taste.
Duoduo had already learned to use chopsticks a long time ago. After taking a bite, she smiled happily.
"Daddy's noodles are yummy o(*￣▽￣*)o."
Seeing the little girl's satisfied expression, Lin Chen also felt relieved, and then happily started eating his noodles.
Hearing his daughter's praise made him happier than winning the lottery.
Another doting father, through and through…
After the father and daughter finished eating, Lin Chen washed the bowls, then took Duoduo out for a walk to help digest their food.
There was a river next to the residential area, with a pedestrian path along the river. Many people came to walk in the evenings, and there were also old men fishing.
After walking for a while, they saw a small children's play area next to the pedestrian path. Duoduo saw several children playing there.
Lin Chen saw Duoduo wanting to go but hesitating. He squatted down and asked, "Duoduo, do you want to play with the children?"
Duoduo's eyes were fixed on them, and she subconsciously replied, "I want to play."
"Then Duoduo needs to be brave and go say hello to the children."
Duoduo heard this and walked up to a little girl playing on the slide. "My name is Lin Duoduo. Can I play with you?"
The little girl was also quite bold and immediately nodded, "Okay, let's play together."
The little girl's parents were sitting on a nearby bench.
Lin Chen didn't go over; he just smiled from the side, very happy to see Duoduo making new friends.
They played until almost eight o'clock in the evening, when Lin Chen called Duoduo, ready to go home.
"Duoduo, let's go home. Say goodbye to your friend!"
"Goodbye, my daddy is calling me home." Duoduo was also happy from playing, and she waved her little hand to the little girl.
They returned home. After giving Duoduo a bath and tidying up the house, it was nine o'clock.
He was about to carry the little girl back to the room.
Duoduo's small hands tightly wrapped around Lin Chen's neck as she said, "Daddy, can Duoduo sleep with you tonight?"
As she spoke, she blinked her cute big eyes at Lin Chen, her small eyes full of anticipation.
Lin Chen simply couldn't refuse, thinking of the little girl's unease when she woke up during the day.
He nodded: "Okay, then let's go to sleep."
With a burst of laughter, they reached the room. He put the little girl on the bed and then told her a story.
Once upon a time, there were seven little dwarfs…
After a while, seeing the little girl asleep, he tiptoed to the living room.
He was ready to start matching worlds.
He had been busy all day today and hadn't had time since returning home.
He silently chanted in his mind: "System, start matching."
[Matching…]
After about half a minute, accompanied by the System's mechanical voice.
[Ding, matching successful. Transaction Space is being built.]
[Transaction Space, built successfully.]
[Enter?]
"Enter." As soon as Lin Chen finished speaking, his vision went black, and then he instantly felt light again.
Opening his eyes, Lin Chen found himself standing on a floating island, not large, about a hundred square meters in area.
The environment and scenery of the Transaction Space could be changed at will.
Below was a dilapidated modern city. Looking out, it felt even larger than Rong City.
He didn't know what had happened to destroy such a large city like this.
Then, a figure appeared before him, slowly materializing from feet to head.
She had wine-red, wavy hair and wore a tight leather armor that perfectly showcased her curvaceous figure.
Her long legs felt longer than his life, with two Desert Eagles holstered on either side of her thighs, just like Alice from Resident Evil.
Lin Chen saw someone arrive and greeted her, "Hello, I'm Lin Chen."
He extended his right hand, but the red-haired woman made no move, just looking at him coldly.
Lin Chen saw that the other party had no intention of shaking hands, so his hand hung awkwardly in mid-air as he chuckled (⊙﹏⊙).
Then, the woman's clear, cold voice came.
"A voice in my mind tells me that you can give me what I need?"
Lin Chen thought that the voice she mentioned should be the All-Heavens Transaction System.
He just wasn't sure if the other party also had a System, or if it existed in some other form.
"Yes, what do you need here?"
"Do you have food?"
Food? Is that all? Lin Chen thought she wanted something more. If it was food, then it was simple.
"I have food. How much do you need? And what are you prepared to exchange for it?"
Upon hearing that Lin Chen had food, the woman's expression brightened slightly, then she lowered her head and pondered for a while.
"I don't know what you need either."
Lin Chen was rather speechless: "I am Lin Chen. We can first understand each other's specific situations before trading."
Lin Chen waved his hand, and two sofas appeared in front of him, inviting the woman to sit down.
The woman nodded and began to explain why her world had become so dilapidated.
The red-haired woman's name was Ye Qian, and her planet was called Yingjie Star.