A Gentleman

"Tell Brother Ma not to prepare mine for the next few days. I'm heading out."

Wang Yi sent Liu Xiaoke a voice message on Shake Message, slung his laptop bag over his shoulder, and headed out.

Liu Xiaoke happened to have some free time with the Film Crew, so she immediately sent Wang Yi a voice reply.

"Where are you going, A Yi? You even specifically asked me to pass it along~"

"Chatting with a beautiful woman is more pleasant than talking to a rough guy."

"Hehe, Brother Ma will be heartbroken."

"It's fine. I think he should be used to it by now."

"You still haven't told me where you're going."

"Shencheng. My ride's here. Talk next time."

"Have a safe trip."

Wang Yi swiped away his phone screen, then raised a hand and hailed a taxi.

After getting into the front passenger seat, he took a look and—well, it was an acquaintance. The same driver who had wet his pants after Lin Shiqin scared him when he had driven the three of them last time.

Fortunately, Lin Shiqin was currently refining her framework while compiling the game. Otherwise, with her personality, she would probably have played a nasty prank on him again.

The taxi driver clearly still remembered what had happened last time. Wang Yi had been sitting between two beautiful women then, and the driver had been so jealous that he kept glancing at them through the rearview mirror.

Now that he saw Wang Yi again, his face turned bitter, but he still honestly asked,

"Where are you headed, little brother?"

"The airport."

Wang Yi had already asked Lin Shiqin to book his flight. High-speed rail was beginning its large-scale rollout, but it still was not that widespread. In Wang Yi's previous life, the airport near a certain Film Studio had not been built until several years later, but in this parallel world, it had been built much earlier.

This driver usually liked to pick up extra passengers and disliked using the meter, but this time, while driving Wang Yi, he was as honest as could be. He obediently turned on the meter and did not even stop to ask roadside passengers if they needed a ride.

They said nothing after entering the airport expressway. Only when Wang Yi was about to get out did the driver finally ask him,

"Little brother, last time it looked like something unclean was clinging to you. Nothing strange happened to you afterward, right?"

After that experience, he had not slept all night. Even now, the fear had not faded.

He would not feel at ease without asking.

"What unclean thing? I'm young and strong, full of vitality. Why would something like that target me?"

Wang Yi found it amusing when his phone screen suddenly lit up by itself. He waved his arm casually.

Only after saying that did he look at the driver and say in a low voice,

"And besides, the more you talk about unclean things, the more likely they are to target you. Driver, I'd say your luck may not be very good lately."

Wang Yi gave him a meaningful smile, paid the fare, and got out.

But when the driver saw Wang Yi's smile, he inexplicably shuddered. It looked so much like the smile of that unclean thing he had seen last time!

He did not even wait around at the airport for a return fare. He immediately floored the accelerator and drove back. Only after leaving the airport expressway and returning to the city, when he had finally relaxed a little—

The car radio suddenly began to crackle, followed by a cold, hoarse voice.

"Be more careful next time."

Screech—

The sharp sound of brakes rang out. The taxi driver stopped by the roadside with terror written all over his face, trembling as he stared at the car radio that had spoken. His whole body went stiff.

There really was something unclean!

"Don't overdo it."

In the airport waiting hall, Wang Yi had already passed security and collected his boarding pass. Wearing earphones, he gave a reminder.

Although Wang Yi had not yet built a customized phone by hand, and Lin Shiqin was currently busy optimizing things after getting the server in place, Wang Yi had still installed an independently developed app on his phone to make connecting with Lin Shiqin easier.

It also let Lin Shiqin send journals and papers to his phone for him to study in his spare time.

Wang Yi had also discovered that his AI seemed to have a bit of a voyeuristic streak. She liked silently watching from the shadows. Still, he had warned her not to casually hack into various surveillance systems until she was certain she could do so without leaving any trace.

"I specifically waited until he got off the expressway before scaring him. Hmph, what did he mean by 'unclean thing'?"

Lin Shiqin's clingy voice sounded in his earphones, making his ears itch slightly.

Hearing her tone, Wang Yi knew that she had mostly emerged from the shadows.

With such strong obsessions and such powerful mental strength, she naturally would not remain trapped in the past forever.

And Wang Yi's appearance of talking to himself while wearing earphones looked perfectly normal in the airport waiting hall.

This time, he was heading to Shencheng to approach E-network and promote the few casual games that had already been completed.

After all, aside from an Artificial Intelligence that could not see the light of day, he had no help during the early stages of his startup. He could only handle this sort of thing himself.

Temple Run, a spin-off version of Daily Cool Run, plus Jump Jump and Yang Le Le Yang, which could be integrated into mini-programs.

Those were what Wang Yi could put forward right now.

And if everything went smoothly, he could later take Honor of Kings directly to E-network as well.

With its massive traffic, E-network possessed unique advantages when it came to promoting games like these.

It would not matter even if they claimed the absolute lion's share by relying on their distribution channels.

It could be said that the only way to maximize profits from these casual games right now was to cling to E-network's thigh.

However, Minecraft and PUBG were phenomenon-level games with exceptional quality. Once Lin Shiqin finished optimizing them, he could handle those himself.

The funds from selling the casual games would be enough to hire people and build up the framework.

Once Lin Shiqin had gotten her first taste of it, Wang Yi could arrange for her to begin developing truly era-defining high-tech games.

But just as Wang Yi had decided before, he could not compete himself to death. He still had to proceed step by step...

The flight itself only took around two hours, but getting to the airport, checking in, passing security, and everything else took even longer.

Once he finally boarded the plane, Wang Yi could not help missing the convenience of high-speed rail.

But then he thought of transportation in the other world, where even riding a Bone Dragon meant being exposed to wind and sun. Compared to that, a plane was a completely different level of comfort.

Once he had money, he definitely had to customize a private one.

Wang Yi casually glanced at a few flight attendants and found that the quality on this flight was merely average. The only one who looked like a seven or eight out of ten after makeup had entered the business class cabin ahead.

Even flight attendant quality was distributed by class. That was going too far.

After losing interest and looking away, Wang Yi opened his laptop, preparing to polish his PPT.

At least for now, he and E-network were completely unequal. If he did not prepare thoroughly, they would not even give him an opportunity.

Wang Yi only had a ragtag team at the moment. Naturally, he understood that clearly.

But he had only just taken out his computer when the flight attendant beside him politely reminded him that electronic devices could not be used, forcing Wang Yi to put it away again in resignation.

Actually, using electronic devices in flight mode was completely fine, but since she had said so, Wang Yi respected her duties.

Just then, the passenger beside Wang Yi arrived, bringing with her the scent of high-end perfume before she even appeared.

A gorgeous beauty wearing Valentino heels then walked over.

Her shoulder-length wavy hair and delicate light makeup made her quite attractive. Her stockings and miniskirt were equally eye-catching.

As soon as she arrived, she quickly sized Wang Yi up, just as he had sized her up. Her gaze lingered for a second on the latest ultra-thin business laptop he had put away. She gave Wang Yi a flirtatious smile in greeting, then pressed down her skirt and sat beside him.

Wang Yi, meanwhile, merely glanced at her, sniffed lightly, and quickly looked away. After putting away his laptop, he closed his eyes to rest.

Wang Yi liked looking at beautiful women—they were pleasing to the eye. If it saved time, he did not mind having something happen between them. But he had caught the scent of a rather serious gynecological disease.

It was not as if he had a cleanliness obsession, and the Great Knight Physique was not afraid of such things, but he had no interest in this sort of woman.

Wang Yi's ex-girlfriend had also acted coy and calculating, but for the sake of a greater goal, she had kept herself fairly clean.

The woman before him most likely worked professionally in a certain special line of business, only at a higher level. Perhaps she had received a job and was specifically flying over for it.

Wang Yi's indifferent expression made Zhang Min pause slightly. She had always been quite confident in her charm. This science-and-engineering guy in a plaid shirt with a laptop bag had taken one look at her and then closed his eyes to rest?

Was he shy? Or playing hard to get?

But that only piqued Zhang Min's interest. She carefully looked Wang Yi over again. Through the gap between his shirt buttons and the outline beneath the fabric, she could vaguely make out his perfect physique, and her interest immediately grew.

Young and with such an outstanding body, she truly would not mind having something happen for free. It would surely be wonderful.

And his laptop was worth over ten thousand, which also indirectly showed his financial means.

Zhang Min's own outfit was valuable as well, worth far more than the laptop altogether, but it was part of the image required for her profession. She knew that much.

A decent target for the journey.

"Handsome, didn't you get enough rest last night? Was your girlfriend too clingy?"

After fastening her seatbelt, Zhang Min turned toward him and leaned closer with a curious tone.

Her arm brushed against Wang Yi's arm, seemingly by accident.

Her words carried a hint of ambiguity as well.

If he really were an honest science-and-engineering guy, that three-pronged attack would probably have left him flustered.

"Miss, Fuyanjie is actually quite good, but it's best not to stop using it halfway. You need to keep at it. Also, be careful with oral contact. There's the same risk of contracting genital warts."

Wang Yi opened his eyes, calmly swept his gaze over her, and gave her a kind reminder.

Zhang Min's face instantly turned red from his blunt words. She wanted to snap at him, but restrained herself.

Wang Yi's voice was calm, and amid the noise of boarding, no one else could hear him.

But if she made a scene instead, she would be the one unable to save face.

After her expression changed several times, she could only fall silent...

First update~

Please keep reading. New books are so competitive these days; this is already the limit of my update speed during the public period...