On the way back, Fu Chi offered to help Xia Zhiyi carry her things, but Xia Zhiyi refused.
Xia Zhiyi's explanation was. "I'll definitely be the one to handle most of these things in the end, so it's better if I bring it up myself. I don't want to be spoiled by you."
Fu Chi didn't insist on taking it himself.
Back at her place, Xia Zhiyi casually placed the bag next to the sofa, watching Fu Chi set up the living room like a private cinema, her eyes crinkling with delight.
In reality, what Xia Zhiyi was thinking at that moment was anything but innocent.
There was no way around it; he'd been provoked by Fu Chi last time, and afterwards Xia Zhiyi felt she didn't need to hold back— Fu Chi himself had said they were dating with marriage in mind, and they were both adults, so why should she suppress it?
Just do it if you want to!
So Xia Zhiyi was really looking forward to continuing what she hadn't finished last time.
However, whether it was the world's malice or just a coincidence, Fu Chi had just finished setting up and sat down next to Xia Zhiyi to watch the movie together when Xia Zhiyi's phone rang.
It was Li Jing calling.
Xia Zhiyi didn't want to get involved. Right now, all he could think about was how to experience the kind of life that only adults can have with Fu Chi, and he didn't want to be disturbed.
But it was Li Jing who called. Given Li Jing's tendency to avoid him like the plague, he would never have dialed his number unless it was an emergency.
When Xia Zhiyi saw the caller ID, she realized something was wrong.
His smile faded, and he stared blankly at his phone. After a few seconds, he sighed and said to Fu Chi, "Looks like we won't be able to have much fun tonight."
Fu Chi: "What's wrong?"
Xia Zhiyi shook her head, answered the phone, and stood up to say to Fu Chi, "I need to take care of something. Do you have a computer here? I might need to use it later. Can I borrow it?"
Fu Chi also stood up; "Yes, I'll go turn it on first?"
Xia Zhiyi nodded. "Okay."
He went to the balcony before saying, "Tell me, what happened? You wouldn't have contacted me if it wasn't something important."
Only then did Li Jing dare to speak, "Brother, Jianghu need of help. Someone is attacking me maliciously. They came prepared, and I'm in some danger."
"You can't do it?"
That's unlikely. M's hacking skills are already among the top in this era.
Li Jing paused for a moment, then said, "Well, it's a bit complicated. Anyway, could you come and help me first? I'll explain everything to you after this is resolved."
Xia Zhiyi: "... Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Zhiyi quickly found Fu Chi's study. Fu Chi had already turned on the computer for her. After Xia Zhiyi sat down, Fu Chi asked, "I don't use this computer much. Is the configuration sufficient?"
Xia Zhiyi quickly checked and nodded, "That's enough. I might be busy here for a while, so don't worry about me."
Fu Chi: "Okay."
He turned and left the study.
Xia Zhiyi. After quickly connecting with Li Jing, she didn't say much and quickly made her way to the battlefield. Then, a series of crackling sounds rang out in the study.
Fortunately, Fu Chi had a desktop computer with a mechanical keyboard, instead of a laptop that Xia Zhiyi rush in with. Although it wasn't impossible, the laptop keyboard was really not good.
While Xia Zhiyi was engaged in a fierce battle with the opposing camp in the online world, she noticed that Fu Chi had returned. She calmly looked up at him and found that Fu Chi had brought her a glass of... well, a Coke. He probably thought she would like to drink it.
Xia Zhiyi smiled and said, "Thank you."
Fu Chi glanced at the screen, which was filled with green. He paused for a moment, then didn't ask any further questions. "You go ahead and do your work. Just call me if you need anything."
Xia Zhiyi: "Okay."
He didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, as if what he was doing at the moment wasn't important.
In reality...
[M: Bro! Boss! Teacher Xia! Help! Help!]
[A: What's wrong with you?]
[M: Help me first!]
[A:...]
Having pulled Li Jing back from the brink of defeat, Xia Zhiyi also noticed that Li Jing's situation was strange today, as if... he had suddenly gone mad, always a step behind.
The attacking side launched a fierce offensive. After confirming that the other side would not give up easily, Xia Zhiyi spent a little time sneaking up to the enemy's main camp and then simply blew it up, thus ending the battle for the night.
After he finished, he also upgraded Li Jing's firewall, and then he checked the time and found that it was already eleven o'clock.
Xia Zhiyi: "..."
Thinking about leaving for the film set at eight o'clock tomorrow, and considering her original plans, Xia Zhiyi took a deep breath and immediately called Li Jing: "You'd better explain why you were acting like that today. Don't you know that disturbing someone's nightlife will get you struck by lightning?!"
Li Jing: "... My hand is injured."
Xia Zhiyi: "... How did you get hurt?"
Li Jing's voice was noticeably weak. "I... I got pressed down by the door."
Xia Zhiyi: "..."
Xia Zhiyi: "Alright, since you're working for the government now, I'll let it slide this time. But you'd better not contact me at night next time; you're single, but I'm not!"
Li Jing: "Huh?"
Li Jing: "I won't disturb you and your girlfriend doing that, will I?"
Xia Zhiyi: "Boyfriend, okay, I still want to enjoy my nightlife, goodbye!"
Hang up the phone.
I had just gotten up when I saw a message from Li Jing: [Um, what should I do about my colleague asking me about you?]
[A: Let them investigate themselves.]
Anyway, he erased all traces of himself, so it's quite an achievement that they were able to find out.
On the other side, Li Jing turned to the person standing next to him and shrugged. "See, that's what he said."
The other person looked at him and said, "The other person's phone number is also random, so how did you manage to dial his number just now?"
Li Jing: "Ah... this is the emergency contact information he left me before. The number is different every time, so it's unlikely to be able to track him down through this."
Yes, although Li Jing was able to dial Xia Zhiyi's number, it was actually a mini-program, not Xia Zhiyi's real number.
Of course, Li Jing knew Xia Zhiyi's identity, but to others he referred to her as "Hacker A," whom he met online, not Xia Zhiyi.
Silence fell over the room.
It was an older-looking man who spoke up, "Alright, let's not rush this. We should try to recruit talent like this if we can. If someone doesn't want to come, we can't force them to join us, can we? Let's stop here for today. It's getting late, go back and rest."
" Li Jing, come with me for a moment. We still need to report the specific situation to the leadership."
Li Jing said awkwardly, "Okay."
There was nothing they could do; the fact that the other side attacked them this time was partly due to him, the hacker M.