Chapter 31: The Twins in Early Summer (1/7)

‘…where is she?’

Su Yichen looked at the small supermarket in front of him, then glanced up at the sign.

[Jinhe Supermarket]

That’s right, the Jinhe Supermarket at the south gate of the community.

‘Where’s that girl? Don’t tell me she flaked on me?’

Su Yichen’s face darkened as he pulled out his phone and called Qianxia.

This girl really didn’t know how high the heavens were. After so many void realms, the women who dared to flake on him, Su Yichen…

Without exception, they had all ended up riding him in bed.

‘Do you want to ride me too?’

‘Fat chance. Am I, Su Yichen, the kind of man who just hops into bed with anyone?’

The phone rang for a long time before finally connecting. As soon as the ringing stopped, a groggy, sleepy voice came through from the other end. “Who is this?”

‘Are you a pig?’

‘It’s almost 4:00 PM and you’re still sleeping?’

Su Yichen suppressed the urge to complain and said in a gentle tone, “Qianxia, it’s Su Yichen. My online handle is Bujian Xingkong. We agreed to look at the apartment today.”

“Su Yichen… apartment…”

“Huh?!”

The girl’s voice suddenly spiked an octave as if she had just remembered. “Oh, oh, oh! I remember now.”

“I’m so sorry. I played some games after I got off work and overslept.”

Su Yichen understood. It seemed this girl worked night shifts.

“It’s fine. I don’t have anything else to do this afternoon.”

“Thank you for understanding. Wait for me, I’m coming right now.”

“Okay, I’m at the entrance of Jinhe Supermarket. By the way, Qianxia, I haven’t asked your real name yet.”

“Mu Qianqian.”

Su Yichen’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled. “Mu Qianqian… that’s a lovely name.”

“Well then, see you in a bit.”

Mu Qianqian… there was no doubt about it. She was the second capture target.

Capture targets appeared in all sorts of ways. Su Yichen wasn’t surprised to meet Mu Qianqian like this.

He had encountered situations before where he had walked into the wrong restroom because he was distracted — only to find the capture target had run out of toilet paper and was squatting until her legs were numb — and met her by lending her some paper.

Mu Qianqian’s current way of appearing was considered quite normal.

Night shifts…

Sleeping until 3:30 PM… and based on how it looked, 3:30 PM was considered an early wake-up call for her.

Su Yichen pulled up Mu Qianqian’s VX and clicked on her profile to take a look.

Her social circle wasn’t visible, so he didn’t know her relationship status, and there was no age listed.

VX Nickname: Qianxia.

Her voice still had a hint of lingering childishness. Judging by the sound, her age should be around 17 to 18 years old.

In that case, her education level certainly wasn’t high. Perhaps she had graduated from high school… or maybe she hadn’t even finished high school.

At this age and with this educational background, the type of jobs that required night shifts… she was either doing online freelance work at home, working as a cashier at a 24-hour convenience store, or maybe a clerk at a nearby internet cafe?

There was also another possibility…

Su Yichen’s expression darkened slightly.

A waitress at a nightclub.

Before coming here, Su Yichen had observed the transportation around Sunshine Community.

Right outside the south gate of Sunshine Community was a subway station. The subway passed through the largest nightclub street in all of Jinyue City — White Moon East Road.

White Moon East Road provided Jinyue City with its largest and most diverse night entertainment venues. The entire street was the city’s money-burning pit.

Not only were there bars, discos, and entertainment KTVs, but there were also five-star hotels, nightclubs, and casinos.

The largest nightclub in Jinyue City, Guanghan Palace, was also on that street.

Nightclub waitresses… whether they were ordinary employees or hostesses, they were never easy capture targets.

These people were accustomed to the glitz and glamour, and they were used to physical desires.

They also knew how cheap emotions were in the face of money. To them, love was a luxury — or rather, it was something they never believed in.

Su Yichen took off his glasses and looked at the milk tea shop next to Jinhe Supermarket.

***

After receiving a message from Mu Qianqian saying, [I’ve headed out, be there in a second.], he walked toward the milk tea shop.

“Su Yichen… *yawn*…”

Mu Qianqian scratched her head. She still wasn’t quite awake.

‘The name is actually quite nice. It sounds like a male protagonist’s name from a novel.’

‘His voice is nice too, but I wonder what he looks like.’

As for this boy who had carried her through two ranks, Mu Qianqian was still a bit curious… especially since she was at that age — 17 passed, but not quite 18 — where a young girl’s heart begins to flutter.

However, she was almost 18. Her birthday was next month.

‘On that day, I’ll take a day off and take my younger sister out for something delicious.’

Thinking this, Mu Qianqian soon walked through the south gate of Sunshine Community out of habit. She was less than 50 meters away from Jinhe Supermarket.

‘Huh?’

Mu Qianqian looked over but didn’t see anyone waiting for her. Instead, she saw a very strange phenomenon.

A lot of girls were gathered in front of the milk tea shop next to Jinhe Supermarket. They were all peeking inside, wondering what they were looking at.

‘Is there a new flavor?’

Mu Qianqian’s curiosity was piqued, and for a moment, she forgot about calling Su Yichen.

The milk tea at this shop was the kind that was both high quality and affordable. Not only did it taste good, but it was also cheap.

But that wasn’t a reason for so many people to be standing there. After all, it was just a knockoff brand from somewhere, not one of the big brands from White Moon East Road.

‘Since I’m already here, I might as well buy a cup of milk tea to refresh myself.’

‘And I’ll see what all these girls are looking at.’

“Excuse me, let me through.”

The entrance was a bit blocked. It wasn’t that there were a lot of people, but the entrance to the milk tea shop itself wasn’t very large.

‘Are they looking at a handsome guy?’

‘Honestly, blocking the way like this.’

Mu Qianqian complained in her heart while squeezing inside.

When she actually entered the shop, she understood why so many people were blocking the entrance.

Mu Qianqian was also dazed.

Her vocabulary was limited, and she didn’t know what words to use to describe the beautiful youth in front of her.

‘Wait, that’s right. When I was reading a novel last night…’

There was a word to describe the male protagonist…

Peerless!

*Gulp.*

Mu Qianqian swallowed her saliva. After only a few more glances, she began to imagine how to kidnap this man and bring him home. She even thought of their child’s name.

Mu Qianqian didn’t want to look at this boy with the same lewd and vulgar eyes as those thirsty women, but her eyes were truly out of control.

She really couldn’t stay any longer. Mu Qianqian slunk out of the milk tea shop.

After taking several deep breaths of fresh air outside, she finally snapped out of her dazed state.

‘What was I supposed to do again…’

‘Um…’

‘Su Yichen!’

‘I remember now! I need to call Su Yichen. He’s here to rent the apartment.’

‘If Su Yichen could be even half as good-looking as that boy just now, I could wake up laughing in my dreams.’

Mu Qianqian hurriedly pulled out her phone and dialed Su Yichen’s number.

Before she could even put the phone to her ear, a cheerful and crisp ringtone drifted out from the milk tea shop.

“!!!”

‘No way…’

A bold idea appeared in Mu Qianqian’s mind.

Mu Qianqian immediately turned around and rushed back into the milk tea shop.

She held up her phone, ignored the hostile glares of the girls around her, and stared blankly at the boy in the white shirt. “Are you Su Yichen?”