Unexpected Disaster and Troublesome Beauty

"Ah... it's been so long, that guy is still so cold and unapproachable..."

With a damp towel draped over his forehead, Zhuge Yun sprawled on the Sofa in a relaxed, almost slouching manner.

Just five minutes ago, he was subjected to a brutal, one-sided beating from ATM Machine No. 1.

"Hey, come to this, how exactly did you manage to win her over?"

Turning his head to look at the person sitting on the Sofa, calmly drinking a cup of tea, Zhuge Yun asked the person with some confusion.

"To be honest, I've known her for over ten years, and I've never seen her care about anyone like this before. How did you manage to do that?"

"For over ten years... what has been your relationship with her?"

Bai Zhi placed the teacup back on the Coffee Table and raised an eyebrow slightly as he looked at Zhuge Yun, whose face was bruised and swollen.

"What else could it be because she beat me up since I was a kid?"

Zhuge Yun rolled his eyes.

"My family and her family have been neighbors since we were little, and we were even betrothed Childhood Betrothal. What kind of relationship do you think we had? But after she found out about the Childhood Betrothal arranged by her elders, she chased me with a knife for Seven Days... She was only seven years old at the time."

At this point, Zhuge Yun's face showed a look of unbearable recollection of the past.

"After much difficulty, the Childhood Betrothal was canceled due to my strong protests, but then both sets of parents caused a dozen or so problems. Before I knew it, I was burdened with countless accusations... Besides, who likes a violent maniac who pulls out a knife at the drop of a hat? I clearly have someone I like... How did you even manage to win her over? No, just tell me, how many times has she attacked you?"

"Pursue? We're just common, classmates."

Bai Zhi shrugged slightly.

"As for attacking people... I have indeed had the experience of almost being attacked myself."

"common friends? Do you really think you'd believe that yourself?"

Rolling his eyes, Zhuge Yun reached up and pulled the towel off his forehead, then sat up from the Sofa.

"You haven't joined the Night Watcher yet, do you really think we'd be so generous with those benefits? Official, complete identification, Game entry qualifications, exemption from the Underworld... do you really think just anyone can get to the 30th Floor?"

"So everything that happened before was done on purpose? Just to prevent me from entering the 30th Floor?"

Looking at the Young Man in front of him, Bai Zhi seemed to be deep in thought.

"Or are you actually her suitor, and you want to use this method...?"

"Are you kidding me? If she really got married, I'd be overjoyed. I've already told you, I already have someone I like."

Zhuge Yun rolled his eyes, speechless as he interrupted Bai Zhi.

"Don't forget, I'm the General Manager here in Binhai City. Do you think those things she applied for on your behalf would have been approved without my approval? I've given you the green light and opened doors of convenience for you, okay?"

"What's the deal with the Game?"

Bai Zhi's deep eyes narrowed as he looked at Zhuge Yun in front of him.

"You deliberately set up that kind of twisted setup, pulling us into the Game without even a warning, without giving us a single hint or Walkthrough. Do you know how dangerous it is in there? There are traps everywhere, and it's fraught with danger. One wrong move and she and I would be dead. Do you know that's murder for money?"

"..."

Staring dumbfounded at the righteous and stern person in front of him, Zhuge Yun swore he had never seen such a shameless person.

... Danger? Danger my foot... This is the first time I've ever seen anyone so relaxed in Game. You guys are clearly just going in for a leisurely stroll... and you're talking about perilous situations and certain death...

When you say that, doesn't your conscience bother you?

"The Game [Out of Control Research Institute] can be played three times a week, with adjustable difficulty. The best reward for clearing it so far is Attribute Potion. Inside that research institute, there are 333 kinds of dangerous Item sealed away. Each of these dangerous Item, if released into the Real World, could easily destroy the world."

After a moment of silence, Zhuge Yun spoke without saying a word.

"The original plan was for you to go in alone on the highest difficulty, but to give you both a chance to be alone, I've added you both in and specifically set the difficulty to the lowest. On the highest difficulty, a dangerous Item will escape every so often, while on the lowest difficulty, only one dangerous Item will escape."

"... So, have I offended you?"

After hearing what the other person said, Bai Zhi inexplicably felt a toothache.

"According to you, should I thank you for showing mercy?"

"Ahem, it's nothing, just a small favor, no need to worry about it."

Zhuge Yun coughed slightly a few times.

"If you're willing to remember my kindness, then please do me a favor and keep your girlfriend in check. She attacks me every time she sees me now, and I'm under a lot of pressure. I don't even dare to go out in public anymore."

"You still haven't explained why you're targeting me."

Bai Zhi shook his head slightly.

"If you were deliberately targeting her, that would be understandable, but you're not one of her suitors, and this is our first meeting. Is it really necessary to go to such lengths to mess with me?"

"Uh... this kind of thing is actually quite complicated."

Zhuge Yun reached up and scratched his hair.

"To put it simply, it's not that I'm targeting you, but someone asked me to help target you... I'm already trying my best to smooth things over."

"Who?"

Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

"I."

With a cold snort, a Big Guy, at least two meters tall, with a physique comparable to the Terminator, walked into the office, dressed in a tight-fitting outfit.

To put it simply in terms of body size... the other person's arms are thicker than Bai Zhi's thighs.

"Uh... we don't think we've ever met before?"

Looking up at the muscular man in front of him, whose appearance and style were strikingly similar to Platinum Star, Bai Zhi's lips twitched involuntarily.

"Whether we've met before or not doesn't matter. Just tell me, what conditions do you want for me to leave Xiaoqiu?"

Looking down at him from his superior position, "Platinum Star" spoke coldly.

"Game Coins, Equipment, Skill, or items? Or you can have them all, as long as you cut off all contact with Xiaoqiu from now on."

"Hmm... ten million Game Coins, seven sets of Epic Level Equipment, twenty-one Epic Level Skill, and as many Perfect -Level or higher items as you want, at least two hundred."

After a moment's thought, Bai Zhi nodded and sincerely stated his request.

What do you think of these things?

"..."

--In the spirit of "better to die than to die myself," Zhuge Yun, sensing the danger, secretly slipped out the door.

"Kid, you're asking for it."

Upon hearing Bai Zhi's words, "Platinum Star's " expression immediately turned even colder.

"If you're a man, then fight me for real. If you lose, get the hell out of here and stay away from Xiaoqiu!!"

"Trying to save face? Who said you could make any demands you wanted?"

With his eyes half-closed and his body leaning back on the Sofa, Bai Zhi looked completely listless.

"So what if you're a muscle man? When I try to reason with you, you talk about strength. Are you going to try to reason with me again after I talk about strength?"

"Let's talk about this later!!"

With a cold snort, Platinum Star swung her fist and punched Bai Zhi, who was lounging lazily on the Sofa.

"If you're a man, stand up!!!"