With a faint ring of stubble around his mouth and a blue-black formal hat on his head, Xu Ye sat on a roadside bench near the KTV.
District 3 was already quite prosperous, almost on par with downtown Night Spirit City. Here, there was barely any trace of the Wasteland. Even the air seemed to have been filtered.
"Sir, you have quite a presence."
A business card was held out to him. "Your looks have a certain appeal, too. Here's my card. If you're interested, you can apply to be a Gigolo at our establishment. The monthly pay starts at a hundred thousand."
A Gigolo?
I thought he was a talent scout.
"Thank you." Xu Ye took the card and looked up at the man.
The fashionably dressed young man suddenly saw that Xu Ye's eyes and ears were gone, replaced by writhing tentacles.
"Aah!!!"
His limbs flailed as he tumbled away in terror.
Xu Ye lowered the brim of his hat and leaned back against the bench. Images of the private room appeared in his mind.
From yesterday's Heart Simulation, Xu Ye already knew that this young woman would experience the darkest day of her life today, and would even throw herself into the river afterward.
Xu Ye had not wanted to get involved with a stranger. Even Ivy's request had meant little to him.
But during the simulation, his heart had encountered interference.
That had piqued Xu Ye's curiosity.
He had just reached Sequence 7 and now had two more ways to keep himself alive. Unable to quite restrain himself, he had followed her here.
"AIDS, abortion, eating babies?"
Xu Ye's ears and eyes had clung to An Ning. After entering the private room, they had seized an opportunity to crawl onto the ceiling.
The tentacles were covered