The Day Before Entering the Mission World

After the meal, the two girls walked ahead hand in hand, while the three men followed behind. Chen Xin and Yang Sheng's gazes kept drifting over the backs of Xiao Xueer and An You, especially Xiao Xueer's curvaceous figure.

An Yang glanced at them from time to time, his eyes gradually narrowing.

His relationship with An You wasn't particularly close, and he certainly wouldn't meddle too much in her life. To be frank, whether she had an early romance or not was none of his business, especially since she was about to start college—it was only natural for boys to pursue her.

As for these two beside him...

Ha!

He turned a blind eye to many things, especially An You's personal life, but that didn't mean he could tolerate anyone harboring improper thoughts about her. And there was Xiao Xueer too.

Chen Xin and Yang Sheng were clearly ill-intentioned, trying to prey on the young and naive. They were office workers, so they wouldn't resort to underhanded tricks, but An Yang worried that An You and Xiao Xueer, with their blank slates in matters of the heart, might be too young and inexperienced to resist the persistent pestering of these two workplace elites.

An You was his sister, and Xiao Xueer had left a decent impression on him. If someone meant harm, he couldn't just stand by and watch.

When they saw An You and Xiao Xueer to their rental apartment, An Yang went in for a drink of water. Chen Xin and Yang Sheng tried to shamelessly follow, but An Yang blocked them.

"Those two old men outside have designs on you. Keep your distance—you can't handle people who've been grinding in the workplace."

An Yang offered this reminder.

Xiao Xueer couldn't help but laugh. "Old men... Alright, since Brother An Yang says they're old men, we'll definitely keep our distance."

An You, however, was unimpressed and shot him a disdainful glance. "You think everyone's like you, getting crooked thoughts the moment you see a pretty girl!"

An Yang curled his lip and asked, "When are you two heading back to Yan City? I'll see you off."

An You paused, then said, "We're going back the day after tomorrow. No need for you to send us—focus your energy on finding a job."

Xiao Xueer, as if she hadn't heard An You, smiled sweetly at An Yang and said, "We've already bought our tickets. The train is tomorrow at noon, so we'll get there soon."

An Yang was taken aback and turned to An You. "Didn't you say the day after tomorrow?"

An You looked away and said nothing.

An Yang thought for a moment and asked, "You'll be registering in a few days, right?"

Xiao Xueer replied, "Mm, I register before Xiao You, but we'll probably come to Jinguan City together. It's only a few days away."

An You cast a cold sidelong glance at their conversation, her sense of foreboding growing stronger.

"I'm going to sleep!"

An Yang smiled, said no more, and stood up to leave.

"Get some rest, you two. I'll come see you off tomorrow."

"Who asked you to!"

As the door closed, Chen Xin and Yang Sheng were still waiting outside. The three of them walked out together.

An Yang kept thinking about whether he should warn these two ill-intentioned men about how likely they were to cause trouble for An You and Xiao Xueer.

Before long, Chen Xin suddenly spoke up. "Brother An, you and Xiao You are from Yan City?"

An Yang sneered inwardly. He hadn't expected these two to come knocking on his door. After they'd tried to pressure An You and Xiao Xueer into drinking earlier, his opinion of them had hit rock bottom.

"What about it?"

Chen Xin smiled. "Nothing, just asking. Xueer's from Yan City too, right? I heard they just graduated high school. Where did they get into?"

An Yang shot him a glance. "Some things you shouldn't even think about, it's best not to."

Chen Xin froze, then let out a few awkward chuckles. "Heh heh, what's there to think about that I shouldn't?"

He was, after all, a department head at Mingyang Group, a young man with promise. Few young people ever spoke to him like this, but facing An Yang's grim expression, he couldn't help feeling intimidated.

Since it had come to this, An Yang decided to lay it all out. "I won't say more, but from now on, keep your distance from my sister. If I catch you bothering her, I won't go easy on you."

Chen Xin was taken aback, then immediately denied it. "That's not true at all. Yang Sheng and I have always seen Xiao You and Xueer as little sisters. How could we have any improper thoughts!"

An Yang frowned. If there was anything more disgusting than outright malice, it was people with twisted hearts and faces thick as walls.

"I don't have the time to argue with you about this. I'm just giving you advice. I don't want my sister to get hurt, and I hope you can understand a brother's feelings."

Yang Sheng nodded quickly, chiming in, "I understand, I understand. I have a little sister too, and I've worried plenty about her."

An Yang glanced at him and stopped walking. "Good that you understand. I hope you'll cooperate. My sister's naive, so just stay away from her. Let's part ways here. I'll give you both a little gift before we go."

Chen Xin's heart jumped instinctively. He turned his head and saw two golden bullets in An Yang's outstretched hand. He swallowed hard.

"Bro... Brother An, what's this?"

An Yang smiled. "Nothing much. A little souvenir a friend brought back from abroad. I figured I didn't have anything else on me. If it's not enough, I've got more at home."

Chen Xin wiped the sweat from his forehead and took the two bullets with trembling hands. Facing An Yang, he felt even more daunted. "Enough, enough."

He didn't know if this was a threat, real or fake, but people generally weren't willing to gamble with their lives.

An Yang nodded in satisfaction. Though it was just a spur-of-the-moment intimidation, it seemed to have worked well enough.

"Good that it's enough. Remember our agreement. Oh, and Xiao You and Xueer are both my sisters."

"Of course, of course."

Chen Xin and Yang Sheng exchanged a glance, bitterness welling up inside.

All they wanted was to... hook up with your sister, and you had to pull out something like this to threaten them?

Back in the rental house, An Yang and Nie Xiaoqian tangled together for a while before sinking into a deep sleep.

The next morning, he first went to the park to sit for a while, then set off to send the two girls to the train station, mainly acting as a beast of burden.

A few days later, An Yang was at the train station again.

An You and Xiao Xueer returned to Jinguan City, this time carrying even more bags and packages, mostly girls' luggage—little things like plush bears, along with some bedsheets and quilt covers.

Today was August 27th. Tomorrow was the day Xiao Xueer would start registering at Yizhou University of Science and Technology, while An You, who had been admitted to Yizhou University, wouldn't register until August 31st. That meant Xiao Xueer's registration was three days earlier than An You's.

And now, there were less than twenty-four hours until the entry time for the Apocalypse World. The day after Xiao Xueer's registration, he would head to the next mission world.

Picking up Xiao Xueer and An You, An Yang pulled one rolling suitcase in each hand, with An You's red backpack slung over his back, and asked, "Xue'er, your parents didn't come to see you off?"

Xiao Xueer shook her head. "They're pretty busy, and since I'm in college now, I don't want to bother them with everything. Anyway, Xiao You's here with me, and Brother An Yang is in Jinguan City, so I came on my own."

"I see. You haven't booked a hotel yet, have you? I reserved rooms for you in advance, right near the university town. Stay one night, and tomorrow you can go straight to registration."

"Ah! Xiao You and I were just worried we wouldn't find a room. Thank you, Brother An Yang~"

"It's the start of the semester, so places around the university town are packed. It was really hard to book. I asked several hotels days in advance."

Xiao Xueer and An Yang walked slightly ahead, while An You lagged behind unhurriedly, watching them chat as if no one else existed, grinding her teeth in fury!

"I'm your real sister, you know!"

Going to a hotel to open a room with two beautiful young girls naturally drew quite a few strange looks.

The next day, An Yang didn't go to the park to cultivate. Instead, he arrived at the hotel early and raised his hand to knock.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

The door opened quickly. Dressed up beautifully, Xiao Xueer stood before him in a bright summer outfit, with long black hair, a gracefully curved figure, an exceptionally pretty oval face, and a sweet expression.

"Good morning, Brother An Yang~"

"Morning, Xue'er. What about Xiao You? Still not up?"

An Yang leaned in to take a look and saw a delicate face poking out from under the covers, staring at him with sleepy eyes. She snapped awake quickly and muttered under her breath—

"Pervert!"

An Yang shrugged, pulled his gaze back, and said to Xiao Xueer, "If she's not getting up, forget it. Let's go register."

"Who said I'm not getting up?! Give me five minutes!"

An You's eyes widened as she kicked off the covers and sat up, revealing a set of Minions pajamas.

An Yang picked up Xiao Xueer's suitcase and walked out of the room. He sat in the lobby for a while, and sure enough, the little girl got up, rubbing her eyes as she came downstairs with Xiao Xueer.

An Yang twitched his mouth. "Didn't you wash your face?"

An You shot him a cold look, smoothed her hair, and pulled Xiao Xueer toward the door.

"Don't need a face anymore!"

Entering Yizhou University of Science and Technology, the two girls were completely lost. The place was a sea of people, with rows of sun umbrellas lined up not far from the main gate, banners of all kinds hanging above them, leaving freshmen utterly disoriented.

A fashionably dressed woman with light makeup walked over.

"Hello, you're this year's freshmen, right? I'm a cadre from the Student Union, a sophomore this year, here to give you some basic guidance."

Xiao Xueer immediately said, "Hello, senior. I'm a freshman this year."

The woman gave her an admiring look. "Junior, you're really pretty, and you've got a great figure. A real campus beauty. I'm Xu Ling. Which department are you in?"

Xiao Xueer said, "My name is Xiao Xueer. I'm in the Architecture Department."

Xu Ling paused. "Architecture! A beauty like you in Architecture? You could be the department flower in Foreign Languages or Chinese Literature. The wolves in Architecture are going to go crazy!"

Xiao Xueer let out a soft laugh and said nothing.

Xu Ling continued, "Alright, first, let's drop off your luggage over here, pick up a procedure sheet, and then follow me through the registration process."

Xiao Xueer nodded. "Okay, sorry for the trouble, senior."

Xu Ling smiled and headed toward a sun umbrella with the Architecture Department banner not far away. "No need to be polite. Come with me. You'll have to sign, though."

Before they reached it, a few burly guys whistled. "Xu Ling, which department is this junior from? Remember to get her number for me."

Xiao Xueer stayed silent, following Xu Ling as she walked ahead.

It wasn't until noon that the registration process was finished.

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