Part 3
“When we met on the train, you were dressed exactly like me. We both used woven sacks; we were both poor.”
“I absolutely wasn’t…”
An expression of unbearable pain appeared on Lin Jinghang’s face, preventing him from speaking further.
“You want to form F2 and trample the F4, who have the highest status in the book, under your feet because your status used to be very low.”
“I—”
Severe pain in his brain interrupted Lin Jinghang’s thoughts. He called out to his system but received no response. He could only curl up into a ball on the sofa to alleviate the pain.
Wen Rong’s system continued to broadcast: [Ding — Points +1.]
A look of realization appeared on his beautiful face. He withdrew his arm and stood up. Without saying goodbye to Lin Jinghang, he walked straight out.
He looked calm, but inside, he was so happy he could have danced.
“Brother, I understand now!”
[Host, you suddenly gained three points!]
“Points can be obtained from other transmigrators.”
Two voices sounded simultaneously.
[Huh?]
“Lin Jinghang said the apocalypse was terrifying, with zombies eating people and people eating people everywhere. I had vaguely felt before that he possessed no ‘leadership’ qualities whatsoever. How could he possibly single-handedly blow up all the zombies in the world?”
“It turns out points can be obtained from others.”
The system sounded a bit confused. [Are you sure?]
This was something even the system itself didn’t know.
“You don’t know?”
[There is no such precedent.]
“Then Lin Jinghang must be a special case. I’ll assume this for now and verify it slowly later. But this trip was fruitful… not just for the points. I hinted to him just now that since he dressed exactly like me, I might be the person he’s looking for. But his emotions were too intense; he might not have noticed. I’ll reinforce it next time we meet.”
Many couples continued to arrive at the café in the night. Wen Rong walked to the door and heard a girl call out, “My baby.” Wen Rong looked over; the girl tilted her head shyly, taking out her phone to secretly film.
Wen Rong quickened his pace out of the café and quickly spotted a tall figure in the night.
The figure walked up and handed him a mask and hat. “You count as a public figure now. Wear these to prevent being recognized.”
“Won’t two people dressed like this look like perverts?”
“Better than being taken for a couple. Right now, everyone on BlueBook is saying we’re a pair.”
Shi Ye said this secretly, then hurriedly added, “I’ve already asked Wang Xijie to handle it. I don’t know if the rumors can be stopped.”
“Is that so? I haven’t had time to check my phone.” Wen Rong put on the mask. “I remember you said you had to eat with… Shi Changyuan. Shouldn’t you go?”
“Dinner time is past. Going now would only make him vomit from anger, not die. Better to go tomorrow morning.”
Wen Rong smiled. “Sorry for interrupting your championship celebration. I can compensate you.”
Compensate!
Shi Ye’s eyes practically lit up.
That means another gift!
Two gifts exchange for a hug. What about three gifts? Could we go further?
Shi Ye’s gaze shifted from Wen Rong’s eyes to the protruding mask, his heart fluttering.
No, no. What if Wen Rong gets angry?
But Wen Rong said he would compensate me!
“Why aren’t you speaking?”
Shi Ye weighed his words anxiously for a good while before speaking hesitantly. “Can you allow me to tell the truth? You aren’t allowed to get angry if I say it.”
“You feel I might get angry, which implies it’s indeed a big matter.”
“Yeah, big.”
“But since I promised to compensate you, I’ll satisfy your small request.”
“Then I’m saying it.”
Wen Rong: “Go ahead.”
“…”
“You’re hesitating so much, I’m getting a little scared. Can I retract?”
“No!”
Afraid Wen Rong would back out, Shi Ye hurriedly said, “That night, you were the one who forcibly kissed me.”
“…” Wen Rong’s eyes went wide.
“That night, you really initiated it. I asked if you liked me, and you kissed me.”
Shi Ye’s intention was to act like a “Green Tea” and drop hints to make Wen Rong like him a little bit. However, Wen Rong exclaimed in shock: “So that night I forcibly kissed both you and the Senior?!”
Shi Ye: “…”
The surrounding air fell into a deathly silence. A car sped past on the road, leaving behind a loud roar.
Shi Ye was stuck in the dilemma of how to explain the situation clearly, while Wen Rong’s brain conjured up scenes of a “tyrant king” often played in TV dramas—a fat man hugging one on the left and one on the right. When the mood struck, he’d kiss the left, then the right, and finally, all three would fall onto the bed, clothes flying everywhere.
!!!
Too horrifying.
Wen Rong was so mortified he wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
“This station reports: Tonight, the Federation’s Rocket No. 376 has successfully launched.”
A sound from the side broke the silence.
Wen Rong remembered the Senior mentioning a rocket launch recently. He quickly followed the sound and saw a TV in a nearby shop broadcasting the news.
“The rocket launched! That’s amazing, hahahaha.” He awkwardly changed the subject.
A gust of wind blew, and Shi Ye drifted guiltily to Wen Rong’s side, following the topic. “Although they say it’s landing on the moon, it’s actually preparation for landing on Mars. There’s one piece of research they haven’t figured out yet. Once they do, they can go.”
“How do you know so clearly?”
After asking, Wen Rong laughed at himself. Although Shi Ye played tennis every day, his name was on the Zero Gravity Experience Center; it wasn’t strange for him to know these things.
“Because Leon is up there.”
“Huh?”
“Leon didn’t tell you?”
“Huh??”
Shi Ye rejoiced internally. Time to badmouth Leon. “That’s a bit excessive. How could he not tell you such an important thing?”
Wen Rong looked back at the TV. The news displayed the names and photos of three astronauts.
The one right in the middle, with golden hair and blue eyes—who else could it be but Leon?
Wen Rong came to a sudden realization. “No wonder the Senior has been so busy.”
“Yeah.”
“It’s normal not to tell me; these are state secrets.”
“…” Badmouthing failed.
“The Senior is so amazing.”
The news footage of the rocket launch reminded Wen Rong of the first astronaut he had seen in books as a child.
Although the Senior probably wasn’t the Federation’s first astronaut in space, just thinking that he actually knew an astronaut filled his heart with infinite pride.
This little interlude somewhat alleviated the awkwardness caused by the “forced kiss.”
The night market around the tennis courts wasn’t lively. Only a few scattered shops were open along the street, with hardly any customers.
Wen Rong and Shi Ye became the center of attention as they walked. Every time they passed a door, the owners inside would stare at them intently, their necks twisting to follow their movement.
Wen Rong was already feeling awkward from being stared at. When they passed an ice cream shop, the person staring turned out to be a little girl of seven or eight.
The shop was only about ten square meters. The little girl sat on the steps reading a book. Sensing movement in her periphery, she looked up at the two of them.
Wen Rong stopped a few meters past the shop.
“What’s wrong?”
Wen Rong looked back at the menu in the ice cream shop and selected the cheapest one. “Wait for me a moment; I want a cone.”
He walked to the shop entrance and paid for two cones.
Vanilla cones didn’t require any decoration. Within ten seconds, Wen Rong received two perfectly shaped cones.
He gave one of them to the little girl.
Shi Ye laughed. “I thought that was for me.”
Wen Rong remembered Shi Ye was there and awkwardly offered the ice cream to him. “Do you want some?”
“No need, I don’t like sweets.” Shi Ye took out his phone. “The driver is impatient to get off work. Let’s go back.”
“Okay.”
The driver pulled the car up to the curb. Wen Rong glanced back at the little girl reading on the steps, a feeling of happiness welling up inside him.
He wondered if, many years ago, those uncles fishing by the river had looked at him the same way, which was why they gave him so many snacks.
Shi Ye noticed Wen Rong’s reluctance and asked curiously, “Still want ice cream?”
“No.”
It looks like he does. Otherwise, having passed so many shops, why buy ice cream specifically?
Shi Ye silently noted this hard-won preference.
Slurp—
In the quiet car, a distinct sucking sound rang out.
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