Jing Jiu withdrew his gaze from the universe, turned, opened the door, and walked into the living room. He took off his hat and sat down on the cushioned chair.
This world's civilization was indeed relatively primitive, but it had its merits. This chair, for instance, was even more comfortable than his Bamboo Recliner.
Zhong Lizi was carefully combing her long silver hair. Seeing him come out as though nothing had happened filled her with anger, and she was about to make a few sarcastic remarks when she suddenly saw the face revealed beneath his hat. Her temper vanished at once, and her voice became much gentler.
"Is it almost time? Speaking of which, why are you so interested in the news? Are you from up above? Did your stepmother do something to you?"
She truly had no resistance to this face. Otherwise, she would never have agreed to his request to share the apartment a few days earlier.
After all, he could produce no identification. He had nothing at all.
Still, she was not afraid he would do anything. This boy was simply too good-looking. Whether he wanted to make money or even go to the upper levels in Clouds and make the acquaintance of those important people, he had plenty of ways to do it. As the saying went, he could wield his beauty as a weapon; what need did he have for violence? Of course, the main reason was that she was a student at New Era Academy and possessed combat abilities beyond those of ordinary people. How could this boy possibly be her match? Yet it was also because of that extraordinarily beautiful face that she had been deceived into agreeing to upload his novel to the academy network under her own name. Who could have