"Is this the bicycle Su Cheng just bought?"
Xuan Ying examined a bicycle from all angles, finding no signs of damage. The wheels looked brand new, clearly recently purchased.
It was an ordinary black bicycle with a rear seat.
"Mmhmm!"
Zhao Yan nodded gently, looking at the bicycle in front of her and saying: "Bicycles are not only low-carbon and environmentally friendly, but they're also good exercise. Most importantly, they're very convenient and suitable for students going to and from school."
"Do you know how to ride one?"
Xuan Ying asked curiously.
"I rode when I was little."
Zhao Yan replied, then asked in surprise: "Don't you know how to ride a bicycle?"
"No, I don't!"
Xuan Ying shook her head dejectedly: "My mom said these things can damage your spine, joints and such..."
Hearing Xuan Ying's words, Zhao Yan was left speechless.
Seeing the disappointed look on her face, Zhao Yan quickly consoled her: "When Su Cheng comes back, we can ask him to teach you how to ride a bicycle next time."
Xuan Ying looked up at Zhao Yan, her eyes brightening. "Really?"
"Of course, Su Cheng is very nice."
Zhao Yan said with a smile.
Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Xuan Ying also revealed a faint smile, and then began to admire Su Cheng's bicycle.
"Don't you think it would be romantic for couples to ride to school together on this?"
"It's not allowed to carry passengers."
"Huh? Then why is there a rear seat?"
"It's for children under 12."
"Oh, I see."
"Did you tell your family?"
"I told them I'm having dinner at your place. What about you?"
"Mm, I said the same thing."
The two girls chatted casually. Just then, Su Cheng returned.
"Su Cheng, you're finally back!"
Xuan Ying happily went to greet him, then carefully looked him up and down to check for any injuries. Finding none, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Is everything alright?"
Zhao Yan asked Su Cheng with concern.
The two girls weren't concerned about the outcome, but rather if Su Cheng had been hurt.
"I'm fine. While I was chasing the voyeur on the street, I was spotted by a patrolling police officer. So the voyeur and I were both taken to the police station to give statements,"
Su Cheng explained with a smile. "Then I explained the situation to the police, and they let me go."
"What about him?"
Xuan Ying asked, with Zhao Yan also looking at him expectantly.
"He'll probably do some jail time. His phone was full of secretly taken photos of people," Su Cheng shrugged, then looked at Xuan Ying. "In cases like this, the police will also check other electronic devices at his home or workplace to see if there are any other photos."
For something like this, not only would he lose his job, but he'd basically be socially dead.
"Serves him right!"
"He brought it upon himself, doesn't deserve any sympathy!"
Xuan Ying snorted coldly, still looking indignant.
"Su Cheng, thank you so much for your help with this matter."
Zhao Yan expressed her gratitude.
"I didn't really do much to help, it was all thanks to the police officers,"
Su Cheng said awkwardly, scratching the back of his head.
"Don't be so modest. If it weren't for you, he wouldn't have been caught by the police,"
Xuan Ying said earnestly.
"No, really, I didn't help much."
Su Cheng walked up to his bicycle, glanced at it, then said: "Well, if there's nothing else, I'll be heading off now. I have some things to take care of."
Besides being classmates, he had no other connection with these two girls. Due to the difference in their social status, they really had nothing to talk about. Staying any longer would only be awkward.
"Take care on your way then."
Zhao Yan said.
"Mm, bye bye!"
Su Cheng waved goodbye to them, then left.
"You're just letting him go like that?"
Xuan Ying pouted, displeased. "I wanted to chat with him more."
"Let him be."
Zhao Yan said seriously: "Didn't you notice you had nothing to talk about with him? This kind of awkward conversation would only get more awkward. He might even feel pressured and end up running away."
"Then what should I do?"
Xuan Ying looked worried upon hearing this.
Zhao Yan looked at her and sighed.
Though this girl could be willful at times, she knew that deep down she had a very soft heart. She just acted tough about certain things.
Zhao Yan pondered for a moment, then said with a smile: "Why don't you try getting to know him slowly? We might discover he has many shining qualities."
In fact, she had already started learning about Su Cheng before, but Xuan Ying hadn't.
She didn't intend to tell Xuan Ying, because truly understanding a person only comes from making the effort to get to know them yourself. It has more meaning than relying on others' introductions or reminders.
"Alright, looks like it'll take some time for him to truly accept us and become good friends."
Xuan Ying nodded, clenching her little fist determinedly. "But I'll do my best!"
Seeing Xuan Ying's expression, Zhao Yan smiled: "Mm, let's work hard together."
"Let's go home too."
Zhao Yan took out her phone to check the time, then said.
"We're not following him anymore?"
"The security at his apartment is pretty good. Ailiya won't be able to get in."
"What about tomorrow?"
"I'll ask him later what his weekend plans are."
"If he goes out, we'll continue following him?"
"Yes, we can't let Ailiya have any opportunity."
...
Su Cheng rode his bicycle leisurely home, recalling how caring the two girls had been towards him earlier. A warm smile appeared on his face.
After all, it felt really good to be cared for by others.
However, his expression soon darkened again.
Thinking of the awkward scene with the two of them just now, he had no idea how to interact with rich young ladies, so it was impossible for them to become friends.
After all, they were from two different worlds.
Soon, he rode back to his apartment complex. The first thing he did was head towards the underground parking garage, intending to remove the A4 paper he had posted earlier.
Since he no longer had an electric scooter, he didn't need a parking space anymore. His bicycle could be taken up in the elevator and kept in his apartment, so he planned to take down the A4 paper from his parking spot to make it easier for others in the building to park.
Since he wasn't using it anyway, he might as well let other residents use it. It was a way of making the most of resources.
He wasn't a petty person.
Su Cheng parked his bicycle at the entrance of the parking garage, then ran down the stairs. When he found his parking spot, he was stunned.
Because that luxury car was still parked there.
"Maybe they had something to do and couldn't move the car?"
With this question in mind, he went to the support pillar to take down the A4 paper.
But the next second, his whole body froze. The position of the car's rear end was different from before.
This meant that the person had moved the car, but then parked it here again!
And unless they were blind, it was impossible not to have seen the A4 paper with the marking on the pillar, so this person must have done it on purpose.
It could even be seen as a provocation!!
His face immediately turned ashen.
"Very well, you've successfully caught the attention of a transmigrator."
He gritted his teeth and dialed the number for property management.
"Ring... Ring..."
Soon, the call connected.
"I'm the owner of parking space 65. Why did that person park in my spot again after moving their car earlier?"
Su Cheng questioned the property management staff.
"Please hold, we'll notify the car owner to come deal with this right away."
Shortly after, the car owner arrived. He was a middle-aged man in a suit. Upon seeing Su Cheng, he paused briefly, then said teasingly: "Little boy, don't tell me you're the one asking me to move my car?"
"Yes, it's me. Hurry up and move your car!"
Su Cheng said with obvious displeasure.
The car owner smiled playfully: "Oh my, where are your parents?"
"I'm telling you one last time, move your stuff away!"
Su Cheng frowned, speaking very seriously.
Hearing this, the car owner sneered: "Little boy, where's your car then?"
Su Cheng pointed his thumb towards the entrance, indicating his vehicle was outside. Impatiently, he said: "Please hurry up!"
"Fine, fine."
The car owner reluctantly got in his car, then moved it to an empty spot nearby before getting out to wait.
He wanted to see just how nice of a car this kid fresh out of school could have, that he dared to repeatedly ask him to move.
But the next second, he was dumbfounded. He watched as the young man slowly rode in on a bicycle, moving at a snail's pace.
"You f***ing parked a bicycle!?"
At that moment, the car owner felt an urge to curse.
Just for a bicycle?
And he even parked in such an odd parking space?
You should know that a parking space costs over 200,000 yuan. It's because he was too stingy to buy one that he's been squatting in those unsold spaces.
He's been using this particular space for two years now.
So naturally, he was displeased to learn today that this space had been sold. There were still so many unsold spaces, yet they just had to sell the one he'd been using for two years.
"Isn't this a waste of resources?!"
Especially now, when even bicycles are something you can keep at home to play with.
Yet this person deliberately parked in a car space?
He suddenly felt his blood pressure rising, wishing he could throw away this broken bicycle.
Because he felt an unprecedented sense of humiliation.
However, his reason told him that he wasn't in the right, so he suppressed his anger and just stood there glaring.
Su Cheng leisurely rode her bicycle to her parking space, locked it up slowly, then slightly raised her head to look down at the car owner with a haughty expression, appearing quite arrogant and proud. The car owner nearly coughed up blood at the sight.
"That feels good~"
Su Cheng felt elated inside, especially seeing the car owner's face looking like he'd eaten dung. She couldn't have felt more satisfied.
This was the consequence of provoking her.
She'd rather park her bicycle here than let this old fart use it.
...
Night time
At a luxurious residential complex
Inside a villa.
Xuan Ying was lying on her stomach on the bed in a girlish bedroom. She was wearing pink pajamas, holding a tablet computer with both hands, her fair feet swaying constantly. She looked quite comfortable, except for the slightly troubled expression on her face.
This was because the tablet screen was showing that she needed to answer a question to access Su Cheng's friend circle.
The question was: What is my dream?
"How am I supposed to know that?"
Xuan Ying's face showed a look of distress.
She could tell that Su Cheng didn't seem very warm towards her, and even seemed quite repulsed. This sparked a competitive spirit in her heart, so she decided that she must become Su Cheng's good friend no matter what.
Today, Zhao Yan told her that to become friends, you need to understand each other first.
So she wanted to use the internet to understand Su Cheng's likes, hobbies, and personality.
Only now did she realize that she didn't even have the qualification to enter his dynamic homepage, which made her feel somewhat defeated.
However, Xuan Ying wasn't one to give up easily, so she found Zhao Yan's chat box, wanting to ask for her advice.
Xuan Ying: "Yan sis, what's the question to enter Su Cheng's dynamic homepage?"
A few minutes later, under Xuan Ying's anticipation, a message popped up.
Zhao Yan: "I don't know."
Xuan Ying: "How come you don't know either..."
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Zhao Yan: "How would I possibly know!"
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Zhao Yan: "Why don't you ask him directly?"
Xuan Ying: "Alright."
Zhao Yan: "Tell me too when you find out."
Xuan Ying: "No way, if you want to know, ask him yourself. I'm going to ask now!"
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Exiting the chat, Xuan Ying found Su Cheng's chat box. After hesitating for a moment, she sent out a single word.
Xuan Ying: "There?"
A few minutes later, a message popped up.
Su Cheng: "Here."
Xuan Ying: "What are you doing?"
Su Cheng: "I'm in the second bush in the top lane of Summoner's Rift."
Xuan Ying stared at the content displayed on the screen, momentarily stunned.
Then she was full of question marks. What on earth was Summoner's Rift?
And what was he doing in a bush?
Xuan Ying was completely baffled.
Xuan Ying didn't understand.
So she asked Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan didn't understand either.
But Zhao Yan asked a male classmate, who told her it was a map in a computer game.
As a result, the two of them spent half the day figuring out that Su Cheng was playing a computer game.
...
12 o'clock
Ji Family Mansion
Ji Yuewu, who had been busy all day, finally welcomed her own time.
From twelve o'clock to five in the morning.
Only these five hours belonged to her; all other time belonged to work hours.
For a maid, this kind of high-intensity work every day would make even Jews cry.
However, she had never questioned this point.
For her, who had been a pure servant since birth, this was nothing more than her daily routine.
At this moment, lying on the bed, she would usually need to watch some relaxing and stress-relieving short videos or some mindless web novels to alleviate her fatigue.
But tonight, she was holding her smartphone, opening someone's chat window, slowly typing.
Her face, which was usually numb and cold, now unconsciously showed a hint of tenderness.
Liu Qingyue: "Junior, are you asleep?"
Su Cheng: "Not yet."
Liu Qingyue: "Then what are you doing?"
Su Cheng: "Fountain diving."
Liu: "Playing games again!"
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Su Cheng: "It's Saturday tomorrow so I'm playing a bit more. Senior, you should rest early."
Liu Qingyue: "Okay. But you should rest early too. Good night!"
Su Cheng: "I'll sleep after this game. Good night!"
Ji Yuewu put down her phone, a smile appearing at the corners of her mouth. Then she turned over, lay down, closed her eyes, and fell into dreamland.
...
"Waa~ Boo hoo~"
Cornelia looked at the 0/20 score on her computer screen and couldn't help but start crying. She really didn't understand what she had done wrong.
She used to insult her teammates, but today they became the enemy jungle, and not only that, they focused solely on her. As soon as she left the fountain, she would be in a black and white state.
Teammate A: "Do you have a grudge against him?"
Teammate B: "Yeah, why did you provoke him?"
Cornelia looked at her teammates' comments and felt even more wronged. She cried even harder, tears streaming down her face like they cost nothing.
Originally, she had learned trash-talking techniques and was ready to get her revenge, but this time they were matched as enemies. Since there was no all-chat function, the techniques she had learned were completely useless.
"Damn it!"
Cornelia felt extremely frustrated. While crying, she was secretly cursing in her heart. She vowed that the next time she matched with him, she would definitely ruin his game! Definitely!