Chapter 89: The Cannon Fodder in a Dogblood Novel (89)
Shen Tangqing couldn’t help sighing and told the system everything he had encountered during this period. Of course, he didn’t mention the part where he fought with Li Qiulan in bed and lost; he couldn’t afford to lose that face.
The system expressed deep sympathy for this. Actually, apart from sympathy, the system had no other way, after all, it was just a cannon fodder system that was weak and unable to take care of itself—
“By the way, did you find Xiao Yu?”
Shen Tangqing was most concerned about this issue now.
The system was silent for a moment before speaking. “His location is in the US.”
Shen Tangqing: …
My goodness! This kid can really run. He thought Xiao Yu ran carrying a train engine, didn’t expect he ran carrying an airplane!
After a moment of silence, Shen Tangqing asked, “Then what about this mission now?”
“Wait for the male lead to return to the country. You find a chance to complete the final plotline, and the mission will be completed. At that time, I will have enough energy to transport you back to the real world.”
After speaking, the system added, “Anyway, there is no time limit for this mission.”
Shen Tangqing: …
Then the question arises.
“What if he never comes back in this lifetime?”
0032 froze very humanly.
“He won’t, right?”
“There’s an exception to everything.”
Shen Tangqing just felt the system was too unrigorous to ignore such an important issue.
0032 fell silent again. A moment later, it spoke, “Then I’ll go ask the Main God again what to do if the male lead doesn’t come back…”
Shen Tangqing: …
AI is just AI, silly.
“You won’t leave and never come back, right?” Shen Tangqing was really afraid the system wouldn’t want him anymore. Of course, it wasn’t that he was reluctant to part with the system, mainly because he had sacrificed even his innocence in this small world. If he couldn’t complete the mission and get that one hundred billion, it would be a huge loss.
“Host, I will come back as soon as possible.”
After the system finished speaking, it disappeared again.
Shen Tangqing sighed. Life is truly not easy!
Shen Tangqing was off today. He slept until almost eleven o’clock before waking up. He stretched, got up slowly to wash, and prepared to go downstairs to Aunt Lin’s noodle shop for a bowl of noodles as brunch.
Just as he changed his shoes and prepared to go out, there was a sudden knock on the door.
He froze for a moment, took out his phone to check the date; it was only the first, not yet time to pay the property management fee…
Opening the door, Jiang Ci stood there smiling.
“Brother Shen, I was worried you weren’t home!”
Jiang Ci was Shen Tangqing’s neighbor, one year younger than him, studying at a university in City A. The two were fairly familiar.
Shen Tangqing smiled at him and stepped aside to let him in. “I’m off today. When did you come back?”
“Arrived home after nine. Wanted to buy a ticket for yesterday, but there were too many people for the National Day holiday, couldn’t grab a ticket.”
Jiang Ci finished speaking with a smile and handed the two bags of beef jerky in his hand to Shen Tangqing.
“Specialty of City A. This beef jerky tastes pretty good. Brother Shen, try it. If you like it, I’ll bring you more when I come back for winter break.”
“You’re too polite,” Shen Tangqing hadn’t expected Jiang Ci to bring him specialties at all, feeling a bit embarrassed for a moment.
“Hey, just two bags of beef jerky, not expensive.” Jiang Ci smiled and stuffed the beef jerky into Shen Tangqing’s hands.
His gaze fell on the shoes Shen Tangqing had changed into. “Is Brother Shen going out?”
“Mn, preparing to go to Aunt Lin’s for a bowl of noodles.”
“What a coincidence? I haven’t eaten either, let’s go together!” Jiang Ci smiled, revealing two small canine teeth, looking particularly sunny.
“Sure.”
Aunt Lin knew Jiang Ci too. Seeing the two come in together, she sat at the counter smiling and exchanging pleasantries with them.
Shen Tangqing ordered beef noodles as usual, while Jiang Ci ordered a bowl of red oil chaoshou (wontons).
When paying the bill after eating, Shen Tangqing rushed to pay. It was actually just eight yuan.
Jiang Ci scratched the back of his head, looking at Shen Tangqing somewhat embarrassedly.
“If I knew earlier, I wouldn’t have come with Brother Shen. Made you spend money.”
“Just a bowl of noodles, your Brother Shen can still afford to treat. If you are so polite, take the beef jerky back…”
Before he could finish, he was hurriedly interrupted by Jiang Ci. “Oh, okay, I won’t say it, alright?”
After following Shen Tangqing out of the noodle shop, Jiang Ci suddenly suggested,
“Brother Shen, you’re not working today, want to go watch a movie together? Several new movies were released for National Day, I saw on videos yesterday that the popularity is quite high.”
Shen Tangqing hadn’t watched a movie since coming to Wuxian; usually, he just watched on his phone. With Jiang Ci bringing it up, he really felt a bit of interest.
“Sure, I happen to be free today too. Which one has high ratings and popularity?”
Hearing Shen Tangqing agree, Jiang Ci was inexplicably excited.
“There is a spy movie. I saw the online ratings are very good. Are you interested?”
“I’m fine with anything…”
As soon as Shen Tangqing finished speaking, Jiang Ci took out his phone.
“I’ll buy the tickets, don’t fight with me. I asked you out; if you fight with me, I won’t go watch.”
Shen Tangqing: …
This kid…
He sighed helplessly. “Then I’ll treat you to coffee, that’s okay, right?”
“Okay.” Jiang Ci nodded with a beaming smile.
There was only one cinema in Wuxian, located in the new district. It took about twenty minutes by taxi.
It was already one-thirty when they arrived, forty minutes before the movie started.
“Jiang Ci, you go get the tickets, I’ll go buy coffee. What do you want to drink?”
“Still early, I’ll go with you!”
“Also fine…”
After arriving at the coffee shop, Shen Tangqing ordered a cappuccino. Jiang Ci took a look and ordered the same one.
After waiting for about ten minutes, the coffee was ready.
Holding a cup of coffee each, the two walked toward the cinema upstairs. Jiang Ci was still chatting enthusiastically with Shen Tangqing about funny things at school when suddenly, a voice very familiar to Shen Tangqing came from behind, seemingly trembling with uncertainty.
“Shen Tangqing…”
Shen Tangqing froze all over.
He hadn’t heard anyone call his name for a long time. The ID card Mo Zeyan gave him had the name Shen Li.
The name was quite good; Li as in leaving one’s native place (beijing lixiang).
He turned his head blankly.
Not far away, Lin Mu looked at him with shock and disbelief. Beside him was a boy about his age.
Shen Tangqing was dumbfounded for a moment, completely unexpected to meet this young master in this remote county town.
He subconsciously turned to leave, wanting to pretend not to know Lin Mu. But Lin Mu quickly caught up and grabbed his wrist. Through the clothes, Shen Tangqing could feel that hand trembling slightly.
“Shen Tangqing, it really is you…” His expression was agitated, even his voice trembling.
Shen Tangqing frowned, his Adam’s apple rolling for a moment, and spoke feigning calmness, “You have the wrong person.”
“Impossible. I would recognize you even if you turned to ashes. You are Shen Tangqing, you didn’t die…”
The next second, Lin Mu hugged Shen Tangqing and suddenly burst into tears. “It’s really great that you didn’t die…”
Shen Tangqing: …
Jiang Ci at the side was completely dumbfounded, having absolutely no idea what the situation was.
As for the boy following Lin Mu, he silently took out his phone, opened WeChat, and sent a voice message.
“Dad, Young Master Lin seems to have gone crazy…”
The scene was silent to the point of being somewhat eerie.
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