After leaving the hotel, Mu Yun scanned a code to unlock a Garlic Toad rental bike, as usual.
Only the last glow of sunset remained on the horizon, but plenty of people still filled Evergreen City's streets.
When Mu Yun reached the Asia-Europe Hypermarket, he found it was fairly crowded inside, too.
Some shoppers were families of three, some came with friends, and others, like Mu Yun, wandered leisurely on their own. It was quite a cross section of life.
After that brief reflection, Mu Yun headed straight for the Energy Cube Making Machine section.
"Junior?"
Just as Mu Yun was carefully comparing the machines, a slightly questioning voice suddenly came from behind him.
Mu Yun instinctively turned around.
He saw a girl with long black hair draped casually over her shoulders, a cute, round little face, and a pair of oversized black-framed glasses.
She was not very tall, only a little over 160 centimeters, and wore a cream-colored hoodie with a Jigglypuff print. Following her was an equally short but adorable pink-and-white Pokémon—a Wigglytuff.
"Si Yao?"
The moment Mu Yun saw her signature oversized black-framed glasses and the Wigglytuff peeking out behind her, he recognized her.
It was his wealthy online friend, Deng Siyao—a graduate student specializing in Energy Cubes at Evergreen University!
"What are you doing here? Isn't the Provincial Joint Exam going on right now? Why are you out looking at Energy Cube Making Machines instead of preparing properly?"
Deng Siyao studied Mu Yun's face, which was even more handsome than in his photos, as she asked curiously.
So this is Wa Xuedi? He actually looks even better in person than in his pictures!
I wonder what his abs feel like. Are they firm? I kind of want to touch them...
Deng Siyao's mind strayed into naughty