Chen Lusi left the rooftop and realized something was off when he was taking the elevator down.
Logically speaking.
He shouldn't have said so much.
Or rather.
He shouldn't have fired in the first place.
Even if he thought the other party's method was inappropriate, he should have just played along.
That was the optimal solution.
That was what he initially thought.
But for some reason, the moment he actually held the gun, or more accurately, the moment he saw that middle-aged man's eyes through the scope.
His thoughts suddenly changed.
It seemed like a bother.
He just fired, then laid his cards on the table...
Something was very wrong.
That uncle?
Chen Lusi thought of that unfamiliar middle-aged man.
"I guess so."
Chen Lusi shook his head, and when the elevator reached the first floor, he walked out.
He had to admit.
It was truly amazing.
This should count as hypnosis, right?
Chen Lusi thought about hypnosis while walking out.
He didn't return to the hotel but went directly to the station.
Staying here any longer was meaningless.
Might as well go back and play games.
Though he had only been away from home for a day, he already started to miss his little nest.
As for this incident, he did feel a bit regretful, but it wasn't as if it would linger in his mind.
Because he was just playing around with the idea.
Fighting was really not his thing.
There was no need to learn those techniques anyway.
Going back to play games could bring similar joy.
Thinking about games.
Chen Lusi felt better.
Although nowadays many games are very similar, every time he starts one, he is fascinated for the first few hours, then it feels dull, and he thinks he'll never play such a game again in his life.
But after a sleep, and not touching it for a day, he starts to miss it again.
...
The journey was silent.
Chen Lusi returned smoothly to his rented house and just as he opened the door, a message came in.
"Fighting?" Lin Ying first sent a few emojis, reminding herself to text, then got to the point.
"How do you know?"
While closing the door, Chen Lusi curiously asked back.
Lin Ying: "Wu You broadcasted it in the group, and even took pictures [photo], why did you lift the girl like that?"
"She was that short, what could I do?"
Looking at the photo, Chen Lusi replied with a smile: "There's a group chat? Then it looks like I didn't pass the test."
"Pretty much, but why didn't you even pretend?"
"I wanted to, but for some reason, it just fell apart."
"Oh—I get it, Wu You guided you."
"That uncle?"
"Yes, a boring middle-aged man."
Lin Ying gave Wu You an evaluation and continued to ask: "How does it feel? Being prejudged and looked at strangely."
Chen Lusi pulled out a chair to sit down, thought for a moment, replied: "No real feeling, just a bit curious as to why Xia Panqiu had such a big issue with me but it's awkward to ask her directly."
"Because of Lu Hao, have you heard of that name?"
"I just heard."
"This guy, seemed to be Xia Panqiu's teammate earlier, his Authority was similar to your Transforming Blade, called Blade Control, a good-looking guy with a smooth tongue, and then..."
"Oh? Is it at the point of revealing the main character's background now? And then did Xia Panqiu fall in love with him? Followed by a tragic love due to conflicting ideals?"
"Stop interrupting! It's not a web novel, listen to me."
"Okay."
"Where was I, anyway Lu Hao was alright, his Authority to a certain extent could be used to disarm, and he was smart, soon after joining, he developed a top-level Detached Body Technique, simply a genius template.
Xia Panqiu valued him greatly, not only did she repeatedly support his promotion, during mutual work she also shared many things only the top brass could understand."
As he opened the refrigerator to grab a coke, Chen Lusi playfully played along: "And then?"
"Then comes your favorite part, the love-hate relationship."
"Smart geniuses always have a lot on their minds, and Lu Hao was no exception. No one knew his inner journey, but the final result was that Xia Panqiu's prized young man ran away."
"During a mission, he killed his own colleagues and even went back specifically to greet Xia Panqiu."
"He went straight to Xia Panqiu's house, tricked her out of her department at Celestial Strategy, then held her parent's heads, forcing Xia Panqiu to hand over something she refused to give. So Lu Hao cut off both of her parent's ears."
"He was planning to cut off their tongues too, but Ah Yue happened to be in Peng City, so he didn't succeed."
"But this ordeal left Xia Panqiu's parents with indelible, psychological scars, and even now one of them is not quite mentally stable."
"After such a thing, you can imagine the mindset of the poor girl."
"In simple terms, she shut down~ Not only did she devise that rather silly testing ritual, but she also holds strong suspicion towards all newcomers."
"And it's just that your Authority happens to be similar to Lu Hao's, like yesterday repeating itself, obviously Xia Panqiu won't like you."
"And that, is the backstory."
Finally.
The story was done.
Chen Lusi took a sip of coke, replied: "What a pity."
"Hypocrite," Lin Ying replied with a word.
"You told me this story, wasn't it to make me forgive her?"
"Forgive her? No, I wanted to make you angry, hoping you'd hold a grudge against Xia Panqiu."
"Are you nuts?"
Chen Lusi chuckled, replied amusedly.
"..."
Lin Ying didn't reply immediately, instead, after a moment of silence, she suddenly asked out of nowhere: "Chen Lusi, do you want to buy a house?"
Chen Lusi was momentarily stunned, then straightly replied: "No. How could I afford it, I total up to only having sixty thousand in savings, I'd be crazy to buy a house."
"Sixty thousand is quite a bit, with my savings of a hundred thousand and saving a bit more, we might barely have enough for a down payment on a small-town house."
"Down payment yes, but what about after? With a mortgage of over a million?"
"Work hard, we pay half each, it's only thirty years."
"Only... just kill me."
"Lin Wan would surely want a room of her own, you always talked about the joys of fostering right? This is the joy of fostering."
"Stop using Lin Wan as a shield, she's your sister, not mine; and being a teenager can you take it seriously?"
"I'll forward it to her."
"... Fine, I was wrong, why do you suddenly want to buy a house?"
"I think you, like a normal person, should have a goal, like bearing a mortgage... then you might be more lively, at least you could yell when angry."
Reading the reply, Chen Lusi couldn't help but smile, replied: "Thank you then... But sorry, I'm not as lively as you imagine."
"..."
"Why ellipsis?"
"You really are an idiot... I'll be back next week, wash the clothes in my closet, and think about my suggestion, that's it! I'm off to work!"
"..."
Chen Lusi thought for a moment, didn't say anything more, just replied with an 'OK', ending the chat.
Then, he tossed his phone aside, got up from the chair, and flopped onto the bed.
Lin Ying wants to buy a house...
Staring at the ceiling, Chen Lusi really started considering the possibility.
But soon, he shook his head.
Not very realistic.
Mainly because his income was unstable.
Although he was quite tempted...
But maybe later.
Chen Lusi pushed the related thoughts aside and instead started thinking about Xia Panqiu.
It was quite an interesting story to hear.
Genius, a beautiful girl, love-hate relationship.
Tsk, tsk, tsk.
Just thinking about it, gives plenty of imaginative development directions.
Although it has nothing to do with Chen Lusi...
After all, Lu Hao sounded like the archenemy type, destined to entangle with Xia Panqiu for half a lifetime, he wouldn't be able to handle that.
But he was still a writer.
Upon hearing such a story, he felt inspired.
Inspiration for a new book.
It might be possible to make a fortune...