Xia Wen and Bai Zhi

It was five o'clock in the morning, and the living room was quiet.

In the dim light, Xia Wen's body, realizing a certain possibility, suddenly stiffened.

Logically speaking, since no one slept in the blankets by the Sofa all night, it shouldn't be warm or cozy. So, if that's the case...

Her lips twitched violently a few times. Xia Wen carefully turned her face to the side, and then, in the blankets, she met a pair of eyes that were silently staring at her in the darkness.

"Haha... Good morning?"

She stiffly reached out and waved at him, then gave a few dry laughs. Taking advantage of the blanket's inattention, Young Girl suddenly threw it off and, with lightning speed, flipped off the Sofa with a clattering sound. Her movements were very cool and graceful.

... Then, with a thud, his head hit the Coffee Table.

Bai Zhi: "..."

Looking at Xia Wen, who was crouching there with his hands covering his head, almost crying out in pain, Bai Zhi had a look of utter dismay on his face.

Hearing that heavy thud from before, he felt a throbbing headache coming on, thanks to the empathic effect...

"... So you're an idiot?"

With a helpless sigh, Bai Zhi sat up from the Sofa, his voice tinged with the weariness of being woken up.

"How was I supposed to know you'd suddenly come back...?"

After a long while, Xia Wen finally came to her senses, raised her head, and looked aggrieved.

When did you get back?

"It was the middle of the night, and then I found you sleeping in my bed."

Yawning, Bai Zhi stood up from the Sofa and walked towards his room.

"Stop arguing, I haven't slept well for the past few days... You should rest too."

"Oh..."

--This is a little-known incident that happened in the early hours of the morning.

Perhaps because he was really too tired, Bai Zhi slept until almost noon before getting up.

Outside the window, the sun was shining brightly.

The midday sun shone through the window onto the desk, making even the dust particles in the air clearly visible.

During the few days he stayed in the Dungeon, the Cold Wave that had enveloped the entire Binhai City finally receded.

"What about the others?"

Upon entering the living room, Bai Zhi was slightly taken aback when he saw Xia Wen sitting on the Sofa, scrolling through his phone.

"Qiansè and Xiao Yi went out to buy groceries together; after all, the weather has finally cleared up."

He looked up from his phone, glanced at him briefly, then unconsciously looked away, Xia Wen lightly a few times.

"As for Anna and Qingyi... it seems they went to the Shadow World to retrieve something, to the place where the system's Auction House is located."

"So what are you going to do now?"

As he casually asked the question, Bai Zhi turned his head and glanced at the clock beside him; the hands pointed to 10:30.

"Let me know we're safe. I wonder if my family heard something, they're busy calling and texting me and Xiao Yi urging us to come home."

He sighed and refocused his gaze on his phone, a Xia Wen look on his face.

"That girl, Xiao Yi, dumped all the work of dealing with her aunt and uncle on me, while she's enjoying her leisure time, and I'm still here frantically making up excuses... Do you think they already know about the Player?"

"In the past, the government could keep it a secret. But now that such a big mess has occurred in Binhai City, it seems it's about time to break the silence, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi gave his answer.

"By the way, what are your and the Campus Belle's family backgrounds like?"

"They're just rich, they deposit millions into our accounts every month so we can spend them however we want... What else could it be?"

After editing and sending the message, Xia Wen rested one hand on his knee, clicked his tongue, and seemed quite displeased.

"On average, I probably make a dozen or so books a year. I'm not exactly rich, but I'm not exactly broke either."

"... Is this what life is like for the rich kids?"

Upon hearing Xia Wen's reply, Bai Zhi's lips twitched slightly.

"I'd only ever heard that the Campus Belle's family was rich, but I never imagined they were this rich, spending millions as pocket money so casually... With so much money, why do you guys still eat at the Canteen every day?"

"Do you think I want to eat in the Canteen every day? I'd love to eat fancy meals every day too, but the problem is, Xiao Yi is the one who manages the money..."

As if Bai Zhi's words had touched a deep wound in his heart, Xia Wen raised his head at a 45-degree angle and looked at the ceiling with a melancholy expression.

"Even if I have that much pocket money, what can I do if Xiao Yi doesn't give me any? She even said the food in the Canteen is healthy and it's lively with lots of people... I'm clearly a wealthy woman with millions in assets!! How dare she!!!"

"... Is the life of the rich always this dull and boring?"

Looking at the melancholy rich woman in front of him, Bai Zhi was speechless.

"Yeah, yeah, it's so boring... What does it mean to be rich? It's just because of your illustrious background. There's nothing to brag about being a rich kid."

With a sigh, Xia Wen tossed his phone onto the Coffee Table beside him and pursed his lips.

"Living in this kind of family, almost everything in my life from childhood to adulthood was planned out for me. They even planned for Xiao Yi and me to study abroad together..."

"Then how did you end up in this city?"

Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly and looked at the book.

"Binhai University isn't even ranked among the top universities in the country. You guys should be able to get into better universities, right?"

"But this place is far enough from home!!"

Xia Wen looked completely self-righteous.

"I'm fed up with this life of being told what to do. Here, we're far from the central government's reach, and our families have no say in anything!!"

"You two traveled so far to attend school, aren't you afraid of the danger?"

Looking at Xia Wen in front of him, Bai Zhi felt inexplicably amused.

"The reason the Campus Belle manages your expenses is probably for this reason, right? After all, if others knew that you two were both wealthy young women with millions in assets, I guess..."

"It's alright, we're very capable."

Suddenly energized, Xia Wen hands, a look of pride on his face.

"We learned karate together. If it really came down to a fight, three or four Big Guy wouldn't be able to get close to us!!"

"What's so great about karate? I'd much rather you learn Chinese Ancient Fist."

With a slight pout, Bai Zhi walked towards the kitchen.

"Chinese Ancient Fist... why?"

Xia Wen was slightly taken aback.

"Oh, because Chinese Ancient Fist are known as the nemesis of karate. Do you know Master Duan Shui Liu? He was defeated by Chinese Ancient Fist."

"I know, it's the Invincible Wind Fire Wheel!!"

His eyes suddenly lit up, and Xia Wen raised his hand high.

"He Jinyin has locked up the Master!!"

"You watch this too...?"

With a somewhat subtle look in his eyes, Bai Zhi turned and glanced at the other person, then suddenly asked them a question.

"By the way, which Station were you assigned to?"

"B-rank Middle-Tier Station."

Sitting cross-legged on the Sofa, Xia Wen had a serious expression on his face.

"Xiao Yi and I were very lucky to be matched into the same Dungeon, called [Toy House]. The system rated the Dungeon C-rank. As for the overall performance evaluation in the final dungeon, Xiao Yi and I both received A-rank evaluation."

"That's pretty good for newbie player."

Bai Zhi took two cans of Herbal Tea from the refrigerator, tossed one to the other person, and then sat down on the Sofa.

It's rare to meet someone with the same tastes and interests, and considering the hundreds of thousands the other person had previously paid, he didn't intend to be stingy.

"By the way, when is your next mission?"

"We have to leave after lunch, around 2 PM... By the way, do you still have that bomb?"

Taking the can of Herbal Tea, Xia Wen looked excited, as if he had just remembered something.

"I'm not exaggerating, your bomb Special Effect incredibly useful. It was a huge help in the last Dungeon; the damage Special Effect was phenomenal, I'm telling you!!"

"There are still some left, but I didn't have time to make more before... I'll give you the rest."

After a moment's thought, Bai Zhi nodded.

"If you don't mind, I can teach you how to make it, so you can make it yourself in the future. Do you want to learn?"