Although Mu Yao was much stronger than him, because he was a few years younger, Xu Qichen felt somewhat anxious leaving him alone at home.
Does everyone feel like that when they date someone younger than them?
No, wait! What date? Who’s dating?
On the train, he saw on the news that a third case of wild animal attacks had been reported.
Xu Qichen looked up the name of the criminal organisation; Tengyue Century, a biotech company and the leader of the country’s pharmaceutical sector.
Therefore, most of the news in regards to this company was either information on their R&D on new drugs or their charity activities.
This kind of marketing strategy is how they had built up a reputation of a conscientious company in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry.
In the plot that Xu Qichen actually wrote in the original text, the illegal project of using demons as the research object for power cultivation was carried out in the basement of a very remote abandoned factory.
Not to mention that he was not sure about the specific location, because he didn’t write it clearly before, even if he knew, if he went there directly now, with Ye Han’s ability as an ordinary human, it would be as effective as attacking a rock with an egg and would simply cause another kind of BE…
Although this method is not very nice, it’s better to let Ning Zeng do it.
While thinking about how to leave clues for Ning Zheng, he suddenly felt that Ye Han’s programming ability can finally be put to use. Xu Qichen took the subway to a downtown area and randomly entered an Internet cafe.
“0901, do you have a tool to increase the character’s original abilities?”
0901 replied leisurely, “Mr. Xu, are you trying to cheat?”
Xu Qichen retorted seriously, “This ability is already in the setting, I’m only trying to make it stronger, it’s not cheating.”
0901 paused, “Yes, the system has a buff type drink that can increase a specific skill of the character.”
“By how much?”
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“Around 50%.”
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No matter what, he must do his best.
Just as he was about to begin, Xu Qichen’s phone rang. It was Yu Cang.
“Hello? Yu Cang?”
The other party seemed to be crying, “Se-senior, I, I didn’t want to bother you, but Mengmeng isn’t picking up her phone, and I can’t find Mu Yao…”
Xu Qichen quickly asked, “Don’t panic, speak slowly, what is it?”
“I… I’m injured…”
Before he could get any more details out, suddenly there was the voice of another man, [I already said I’ll bring you to the hospital, let’s go!]
“Se-senior…”
Yu Cang sounded so afraid that his voice was shaking.
Xu Qichen immediately got up and left the Internet cafe, “Yu Cang, don’t be afraid, where are you? I’ll come right now.”
He still did not know what exactly happened to Yu Cang or how he got injured, plus he said he was outside Mu Yao’s hostel, making Xu Qichen even more panicked, because he had been the one to send a text message to Yu Cang before leaving the house to pick up some clothes from Mu Yao’s hostel room.
Did something happen because of that?
After half an hour, Xu Qichen arrived panting at the hostel to see Yu Cang sitting on the ground with a gray face and an aggrieved expression.
“Xiao Cang, what happened?” Yu Can was holding his thigh and his face was also scraped.
Xu Qichen got even more anxious, “How did this happen?”
Yu Cang’s eyes teared up and he almost started crying, “Senior…”
He was waiting for Yu Cang to explain but another voice spoke up instead, “Are you his friend? He fell down the stairs on the fourth floor and hurt his thigh. I tried to bring him to the hospital but he kept refusing.”
This voice was a little familiar.
He looked up.
And got a huge shock, almost falling to the ground with Xiao Cang.
Ning Zheng!?
What was he doing here?
“It’s you ah, what a coincidence,” Ning Zheng also recognised Xu Qichen, “Do you remember me? We met at the restaurant.”
Xu Qichen immediately faked an expression of only just remembering, “Oh, oh right, what are you doing here?”
No wonder Yu Cang was so scared.
Ning Zheng explained, “Actually I might have caused this. Remember when I asked you about Mu Yao? I heard he was injured, so I came to visit him. Then I met this student on his floor. I thought he was his roommate, so I asked him a question, but he got frightened and ran out…” Ning Zheng’s resolute face made a helpless expression, “Then he fell down the stairs.”
So it was like that…
Xu Qichen secretly let out a breath. He had thought something big happened when he saw Ning Zheng, but it was just this kind of development. He smiled at Ning Zheng, “Xiao Chang is very shy and afraid of strangers, so there must have been a misunderstanding. Don’t worry, I’ll bring him to the doctor.”
Ning Zheng frowned, looking very guilty, “I didn’t mean for this to happen. I’ll go with you and pay the medical fees. I’m really sorry.”
Ning Zheng’s character had a very strong merit: He is abnormally upright.
It would probably be very difficult to get rid of him.
Xu Qichen kept his smile on awkwardly, “I know,” He gently pushed Xiao Cang’s arm.
He was still afraid to look at Ning Zheng and could only speak timidly, “I, I’m fine, you don’t have to pay…”
Then Xu Qichen helped Xiao Cang to stand up and walk. Ning Zheng followed behind them, insisting on paying for his injuries, until Xu Qichen brought Xiao Cang onto a taxi and Ning Zheng could no longer follow them.
“Are you okay? Does it hurt?” Xu Qichen inspected Xiao Cang’s body. He had injuries on his elbows, knees, and forehead. Thankfully, he did not bleed much.
Xiao Cang held the back of his head and trembled. “If… if only…”
Xu Qichen asked, “If only what?”
Xiao Cang sniffed, “If only I could revert back to my original form, then I would not have gotten hurt…”
Xu Qichen imagined a round hamster rolling down the stairs and could not help but laugh.
Yu Cang had a timid and quiet nature, so when he met his ‘greatest enemy’ Ning Zheng, he must have surely felt so scared that his soul jumped out of his body. Xu Qichen felt very sorry. If he had not told Xiao Cang to help retrieve the clothes, he would not have run into Ning Zheng.
But if he had gone himself and met Ning Zheng, then his previous lie about not knowing Mu Yao would have been exposed.
Changing the plot was such a troublesome matter, one small stroke and everything changed together.
He comforted Yu Cang as he brought him to the clinic. Luckily, it turned out that he only had a slight concussion and a sprained ankle.
“It’s all my fault, I shouldn’t have asked you to help.”
Seeing Xu Qichen’s expression of regret, Xiao Cang, who was getting his wounds disinfected, comforted him with a frown, “It’s okay, senior, it’s because I’m too cowardly…”
By the time he sent Yu Cang back to school, the sun had already set. Xu Qichen quickly bought some vegetables and rushed home.
not me low key shipping Yu Cang and Ning Zheng
I dunno where that came from! But I’m totally in!
It’s because Yu Cang is such a sweet little scaredy cat, and a hamster.
Ning Zheng is convinced they’re all violent and dangerous beasts right? So if YC can cause a change in his mindset through harmless interactions that can help him learn and understand more. I think that’d be really wonderful.
Also the process of them falling in love has a lot of fluff potential.
+1 I like this ship xD
gonna count alexie up there as another plus so
+3! please be a side CP!
Thank you for the chapter!
thanks for the chapter ♡
the little hamster is too cute!
thanks for the chapter <3