Late at night, I returned home, exhausted.
Finding a place to live really wasn't easy. I had looked at three rentals all evening. Two were not only far from the internet café, but also filthy and run-down, practically unbearable to look at. The other was a dangerous building. The landlord claimed it looked unsafe but was actually as solid as a fortress, yet for the sake of my life, I indignantly refused on the spot.
In the living room, Lin Qingying was still processing documents and had no intention of paying attention to me. After quickly washing up, I went back to my room to sleep.
The next day, I went to work as usual.
Lu Xiaobei was clattering away at the keyboard, battling someone in a dance-off. The character on the screen danced with ridiculous exaggeration, even pulling off a Russian windmill. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was trying to smash a crater into the home planet.
Just then, a young man walked into the internet café.
He wore casual clothes and had a lazy smile on his face. In his right hand was a cup of COCO milk tea, while his left carried another one to go.
"Here to use a computer?" I looked up and asked.
"I could, or I could not."
He stared at me and gave a meaningful smile. "Are you Ding Han?"
My heart tightened, and I nodded. "And you are?"
He raised a hand and smiled. "Milk Tea Life-Extending Immortal!"
So it was him. A regular in the top five of the Creek City rankings, supposedly the Crimson Firmament Alliance's strongest Psionicist and Gun Like a Dragon's right-hand man—their Vice Alliance Leader.
"My name is Xu Tian."
Milk Tea Life-Extending Immortal handed me the takeout milk tea. "I didn't