Chapter 186: The Ones Who Can’t Be Shaken Off (5)
[S-System.]
Thinking about reporting the pixelated person for a reward earlier, Rong Rong, overwhelmed by her inner suspicions, started calling for off-site support, trying to exchange this woman again and then secretly leave through this employee-like passage.
But she called for a long time without hearing any response.
Su Mingxiu leisurely watched her expression change again and again, slowly settling from initial surprise to fear, and then freezing in this state, like a startled roe deer on the northeastern grassland. She couldn’t help but chuckle.
The system had suddenly gone offline, and standing in front of her was someone who, like the other perverts, could very well be written into the criminal law. It was impossible for Rong Rong not to panic.
She even felt an itch on her neck, especially on the skin where the scarf was tied. Now that the wind from an unknown source in the passage was blowing on it, it was both itchy and cold, as if stung by venom.
Seeing that she was in danger, batches of Rong Rong’s brain cells died. She suddenly realized something wasn’t right, “Since… you’re my ex-girlfriend, how could you not know my name?”
Su Mingxiu was only teasing her and didn’t intend to scare her away. When she heard that, her laughter was even more obvious than before. When she heard the barking of dogs coming from nearby in the passage, she raised her hand to help Rong Rong pull up the already loose scarf on her wrist, not minding the other party’s action of taking half a step back.
After she had fixed it, she pointed to the road ahead, “If you want to leave early, go to the end of this road. Push open the door, and that’s where the mall’s employee elevator is.”
As soon as Su Mingxiu released her, Rong Rong immediately retreated two steps cautiously. She said thank you and turned to leave, but was called back again.
“You still haven’t said your name.”
Rong Rong thought, the ex-girlfriend was probably a lie, and asking her name was the real deal. But… this person liked to appear in every corner to watch her flirt with others, what else could it be but a cuckold fetish? Provoking her would definitely make her a criminal, so she decided to just forget it.
“I’ll definitely tell you next time we meet.”
Eight minutes later.
Tang Yiyi, who was using the walkie-talkie inside the escape room to contact the staff outside, saw the person who had been sent back and breathed a slight sigh of relief, but she didn’t show it. Instead, she went up and grabbed her wrist, “Didn’t I tell you to follow me?”
“I’m sorry…” Rong Rong apologized softly, letting her lead the way and pulling her coat tighter.
Not until they left the escape room within the allotted time did Tang Yiyi see that a part of her skirt was missing, as if it had been torn off.
Her explanation was, “I accidentally scraped it when I fell down earlier.”
Tang Yiyi was helpless. After taking her out of the escape room, she subconsciously arranged, “I know a good Japanese restaurant nearby. You can come with me to try it out. You can stay at my place tonight, and I’ll send you back to school tomorrow morning.”
“But…”
Rong Rong looked at her cautiously, “Our class group just sent out an assignment, and we have to send it to the email tonight… I, I left my textbook at school.”
Looking at Tang Yiyi’s expression, her expression became even more apologetic, “I’m sorry… or should I just tell the class monitor that I didn’t see the message, and spend the whole day with you today, okay?”
Her obedience made Tang Yiyi feel a little bad for bullying her too much, and she changed her mind, “Forget it, I’ll send you back.”
Not long before.
Wei Shang, who had followed the dogs to the outside of the mall but saw the dogs stop in front of a trash can, knew that she had been taken for a walk. She clicked her tongue on her upper palate. Not only was she not angry, but the light in her eyes became even brighter.
She took out her phone and sent Rong Rong a message, “Guess how long it will take me to find you? If it’s within half an hour, I’ll give you a reward.”
The person who had already gotten into Tang Yiyi’s car saw her message and subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. She thought about the strategy on the guide that said, for Wei Shang, she should [remain mysterious, like prey that has piqued her interest. Obedience will only make her want to crush your throat more, while running away will make her more patient with you].
So she replied, “If it takes more than half an hour, you won’t get your reward.”
Rong Rong thought, it was a good thing she hadn’t chickened out for too long in Movie Theater 2. Otherwise, she would probably have been taken by Wei Shang, who had lost all interest, to be used as dog food by now.
Tang Yiyi, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, looked at her a few times without being noticed. When she saw that her expression was solemn, she thought she was replying to a message from school, and even comforted her, “Don’t worry, we’ll be at school soon.”
“Okay.”
Rong Rong didn’t reveal any of her thoughts, and smiled at her, looking particularly obedient, like a child who would let her arrange everything.
“Roasted sweet potatoes, fresh roasted sweet potatoes—”
When Su Mingxiu heard this voice, she realized that she was standing at the entrance of an unfamiliar campus, holding a candied hawthorn stick in her hand. She looked down and saw that the name tag on her chest had changed to “Vendor A at A University Entrance.”
Alright, then.
She was still thinking about how her map had suddenly expanded to such a far range, when she looked up and saw that familiar figure getting out of the car. The person in the car pulled her down, and she didn’t know exactly where they kissed, but the scarf on her neck hadn’t been loosened.
Just after Tang Yiyi drove away, Rong Rong quickly looked at the time. Since she had left the movie theater, her survival time had exceeded half an hour. This meant that from now on, she couldn’t trigger any death traps, or she would die in this game.
[Sys, System?]
She greeted the game system again.
[What do you need, player?]
“How can I go offline or leave this game?” Rong Rong was still thinking about Wei Shang, who she didn’t know where she would suddenly pop out from, and the fifth player, the top star something-or-other, who was said to be meeting her soon.
She turned her back to the school gate, looking in the direction Tang Yiyi had left, feeling exhausted. She even made a point of checking the Moments and status updates of number two, Po Er, and number four, Rong Si, to make sure that none of them were secretly following her after saying they had left. Then, she relaxed her shoulders.
And then she bumped into something.
After turning around, Rong Rong saw the candied hawthorns that had been scattered into the grass, with hawthorns, strawberries, grapes, and more, crystal clear, and particularly tempting. But more eye-catching than this large pile of candied hawthorns was the person holding them.
“Hi, we meet again.”
This blurry pixelated person greeted her with a voice like winter frost, and Rong Rong realized that in the short time since they had last seen each other… this person seemed to be even blurrier.
If she continued to blur like this, wouldn’t she turn into a pixelated mess?
Her thoughts wandered off for a moment, thinking so non-seriously.
But soon, she remembered what she had promised the other person. She was vigilantly on guard against this person who was wearing a bystander tag, but saw the other person tilting the main branch of the candied hawthorns towards her and calmly asking, “What flavor do you like?”
Huh?
Rong Rong hesitated for a moment, thinking about how much money she had spent in the game today to buy all sorts of props to get rid of her love troubles. But she couldn’t resist the temptation of these red, crystal-clear, and delicious candied hawthorns, “Strawberry.”
She said it softly.
Su Mingxiu took the reddest and largest strawberry candied hawthorn for her. She was asked, “How much is it?”
“It’s okay,” she looked at the weariness on Rong Rong’s face and said faintly, “I’ll give you one to cheer you up.”
And then, until Rong Rong broke through the outer layer of sugar on the strawberry, bit through the slightly sour strawberry flesh inside, and the sweet fragrance filled her mouth, she didn’t hear the other person ask her the question.
Su Mingxiu seemed to have forgotten the sentence she had said earlier—
The next time we meet, I’ll tell you my name.
A nanny van stopped at the entrance of the commercial building. A professional security team cleared a path with fewer people, waiting for the person wearing sunglasses in the car to get out, but the person inside was still not moving.
The manager’s voice was low, “Grandma, what are you still waiting for? If you wait any longer, the crazy fans will be here again.”
“The craziest one isn’t here.” A low voice rang out.
The door of the nanny van was slightly ajar. A small figure had somehow sneaked into the shadows. Rong Rong, who had just finished the candied hawthorn and taken a taxi to her date location, thought, it was right to be single. Love hurt both your wallet and your body. It was simply killing her.
She had to break up!
She had to find a way to break up with one of them tonight! If things continued like this, she would want to kill herself even if they didn’t kill her!
Especially when she thought about the guide that the system had given her for Yu Wu, which said, [The great star Yu Wu is infinitely charming. She likes others to sincerely praise her, especially the love of rabid fans. Coincidentally, you are pretending to be a biased fan who likes to praise her beauty without reservation.]
Crap.
A simp persona.
A simp could not stay in the house!
She resolutely gritted her teeth, stamped her foot, and, holding up her skirt, got into the car.
Not far from the car.
Wei Shang, who was leading the dogs and strolling slowly nearby, still hadn’t left the movie city. She heard the dogs barking excitedly and guessed that Rong Rong was nearby. She was about to pat the dogs’ heads and have them lead her to her reward when, as she was about to walk near the nanny van—
The lead black dog suddenly looked at an employee at another exit of the mall with confusion.
After a few seconds, it pulled Wei Shang towards that side with all its might.
Wei Shang: “?”
“Stupid, where is she?” The woman tightened the dog leash and asked seriously.
The black pit bull understood its owner’s words and knew that she was about to get angry. It was about to lead her towards the star’s nanny van.
Suddenly, a water bottle rolled out of the trash bag in the employee’s hand and hit Wei Shang’s shoe.
Wei Shang paused and looked dangerously towards that person.
Su Mingxiu met her gaze for a moment, then slowly looked away, pretending that she hadn’t seen anything, and didn’t hear the angry black dog rushing towards her.
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