ATM▪Number Three

Pushing a small cart, Bai Zhi bought a lot of things in the Store.

However, unlike most people who choose to buy rice, flour, and other grains, Bai Zhi, besides buying a large amount of instant noodles, selected other items that were snacks specifically prepared for a certain White-haired loli, such as Cola and potato chips.

He actually has rice, flour, and cooking oil at home, but the problem is that he can't cook at all. His only specialty is instant noodles, and he has won a series of well-deserved Title such as "Noodle King" and "Noodle Prince".

Bai Zhi figured that instead of buying those flashy but impractical things, he'd rather just eat instant noodles to get through this period until food delivery resumed. After all, there were more than a dozen flavors of instant noodles...

Just as Bai Zhi was pushing his Station and waiting in line at the checkout window, his phone, which was in his pocket, suddenly rang.

"Calling at a time like this... uh..."

Slightly puzzled, Bai Zhi took out his phone and glanced at it, his expression immediately becoming quite strange.

The sudden call wasn't from an unknown number, but rather a number that was already in his phone's contact list. However, the caller ID name was quite intriguing.

[ATM Machine # Number Three]

"ATM machine..."

With a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, Bai Zhi reached out and answered the phone.

He had previously looked through the contacts, and there were ATMs from # Number One to # Number Seven, all listed in the Previous Self. It seemed that if he could gather all seven ATMs together, he might be able to summon the strongest ATM...

"What do you have to say now? You should at least admit it!!"

As soon as the call connected, a hateful voice came from the other end.

Should I call you Bai Zhi, or Black and Black&White?

"Uh... who are you?"

Although he already had a general idea of the other party's identity, Bai Zhi still inexplicably felt a toothache.

"Are you still trying to say that the person you're looking for is Black&White and White? What does that have to do with me, Bai Zhi?"

The other person spoke softly on the phone.

"In that one minute, I clearly ascertained something, so don't even think about denying it. And there are some things I expect you to give me a reasonable explanation and account of."

Where were you a minute ago...?

With a sigh, Bai Zhi, having already understood what was going on, gave up the idea of continuing to argue.

"Next to a shelf twenty meters behind you!!"

After angrily uttering those words, the other party hung up the phone.

"Well..."

Bai Zhi lowered his arms and turned his head.

With his vision amplified by [Pluto▪Deficient], he quickly found a girl with long, flowing hair, wearing a light yellow coat and trousers, holding a cell phone, glaring at him rather unfriendly next to a Young Girl.

His third ex-girlfriend, ATM Machine No. 3, Mu Qiansè.

Um... well, Night Owl.

In the previous mission, he had gotten hold of the other person's phone. Out of some curiosity—note, not to pry into their privacy—he briefly looked through the other person's contacts and successfully found his own phone number there... labeled "Bastard."

From that point on, he had already deduced Night Owl's true identity in real life. Although the identity was a bit awkward, it was Bai Zhi's doing, what did it have to do with him, Black&White?

Originally, Bai Zhi wanted to find a suitable opportunity to clear up the misunderstanding and then recruit the other party into his team, since the other party's Skill would be absolutely divine if used for Support.

He never expected that the mission had just ended, and his plan was still far from being finalized, yet the other party had already taken the initiative to come knocking on his door... So, what exactly did he say in that one minute when the other party went back to make them so angry?

"... Speak, what do you want from me?"

Walking up to the other person, after a brief eye contact with the petite Young Girl who was angrily raising her head and glaring at him, Bai Zhi helplessly gave in first.

In that short time, he had already vaguely heard passersby pointing and whispering about him, calling him a scumbag who seduced and then abandoned his girlfriend...

Just imagine it for a moment: in a bustling Store, a beautiful Young Girl glares fiercely at a rather handsome young man in front of her, as if she has suffered a thousand injustices... Those who are interested in Eight Trigrams and gossip in their minds.

"What do you think? You irresponsible bastard!!"

Recalling what the other party had said before, Mu Qiansè gritted her teeth and even felt inexplicably wronged.

"Do you think you can just deny and refuse to admit what you did in the past?!"

Bai Zhi: "..."

Well, after Mu Qiansè uttered this rather ambiguous statement, the gazes of the surrounding crowd now all carried the same disdainful look one would give to a scumbag.

"Can we talk somewhere else? I don't like being watched."

Looking at ATM #3 in front of him, which suddenly seemed extremely aggrieved for some reason, Bai Zhi sighed helplessly.

Five minutes later, inside a Chinese restaurant in the Store.

"Okay, okay, I apologize for being so cruel as to leave you alone in a dark and scary Movie Theater, but honestly, I think I've already made it up to you, haven't I?"

Looking at the Young Girl in front of him, Bai Zhi rolled his eyes inwardly and had no choice but to accept the blame.

"You could say we're destined to meet. Novice Quest, Game Dungeon, Mandatory Quest... I've taken care of you in all three of those situations, right? So, could you please just forget about that little thing?"

"It's not because of that! I've already forgotten about such a trivial matter!!"

With a soft snort, Mu Qiansè turned her head away, puffing out her cheeks in annoyance.

"Since you've been so nice, I'll let bygones be bygones. I have a very important question for you now, and I ask you to answer it Honest and seriously."

"Uh... what's the problem?"

"What was that last thing you wanted to say to me in the Apartment, but were interrupted about?"

Turning her head to look into his eyes, the Young Girl spoke earnestly.

"Just this?"

Bai Zhi glanced at the other person with slight surprise, his expression unwavering.

"I, Lu Benwei, really didn't cheat!!"

Mu Qiansè: "..."