Wanting to Be a Scumbag but Not Daring to Is True Scumbaggery-Worse Than Being a Scumbag!

"Tourism!"

Upon hearing those two words, Ling Yi suddenly felt a surge of emotion.

In his previous life, Ling Yi seemed to have never actually gone on a proper trip, except for business trips.

There was neither a trip that could be taken on a whim, nor a tour purely for relaxation and leisure.

I spend about a dozen hours a day sitting in front of the Computer.

Writing Programming, writing online articles, taking on freelance projects, watching movies, scrolling through short videos...

It seems that Ling Yi's entire life, after the age of 20, was completely tied to the Computer.

Before I turned 20, I had at least dated, been addicted to online games, drunk alcohol, and gotten into fights.

After the age of 20, I was practically useless.

Having been a programmer for nearly twenty years, the only thing I can boast about is that I haven't gone bald.

This is simply MU Online.

Bah! MU Online my foot! What's the point of a life like this?

I guess some Big Shot thought my life was too boring, so they transported me to Parallel World, put me back in middle school, and gave me a cheat code?

"Are you going or not?" Tang Youyou asked.

"Go!"

Ling Yi then asked, "Where to?"

"I don't know, I haven't thought of that yet. Come on, let's go to your house and take a look."

"It's almost lunchtime, let's go eat!" Ling Yi said, glancing at the time.

"How about we go to Yifei's and the others' place for a free meal?"

"Great idea!"

"Hehe, I came back at this time to freeload a meal," Tang Youyou said with a grin.

In Love Apartment 3601, Ling Yi rang the doorbell.

It was Lü Ziqiao who opened the door.

Upon seeing Ling Yi and Tang Youyou, Lü Ziqiao's first question was, "You two are together?"

Just as Ling Yi was about to deny it, Tang Youyou Ling Yi his arm and said, "Yeah, is that not allowed?"

At that moment, feeling the intensity of the headlights, Ling Yi's body suddenly stiffened, and he inexplicably tensed up.

In his previous life, after the age of 20, he not only never traveled, but he also never had any contact with women again.

I've never been exposed to either serious or unserious matters.

One reason is Ling Yi's job, which leaves him little opportunity to meet women; the other is Ling Yi's personality—he dislikes trouble, and having women means there will be a lot more trouble.

Especially nowadays, you simply can't tell whether a woman is proper or not.

After going on several blind dates, I developed a mild case of gynophobia.

Now, being hugged by Tang Youyou like this gave Ling Yi a strange feeling.

He was not a monk after all; rather, he was more like an ascetic who had not tasted meat for twenty years.

Tang Youyou immediately noticed Ling Yi's unusual behavior, and a beautiful smile involuntarily appeared on her lips, making her dimples even more pronounced.

But the arm holding Ling Yi loosened a little.

As she relaxed, Ling Yi's tension eased. He glanced at Tang Youyou and saw Tang Youyou smiling at him, even winking at him.

Ling Yi instantly understood that Tang Youyou was probably trying to play a joke on Lü Ziqiao and the others, hoping to get him to cooperate.

A sudden feeling of loss washed over me.

"That's perfect! Of course it's perfect. Calling them a golden couple is a bit of an exaggeration, but when you stand together, who can say you're not a handsome man and a beautiful woman?"

"Come in quickly, dinner will be served soon," Lü Ziqiao said warmly.

"Alright, you know how to talk. You don't need to pay back the 100,000 yuan you borrowed," Ling Yi said with a smile.

"That won't do!" To everyone's surprise, Lü Ziqiao shook his head.

"I was ignorant before, and I really didn't have any money. Poverty makes you lose your ambition, and I became more and more useless. But seeing you all getting rich, becoming Great Ming Great Ming..."

"I, Lü Ziqiao, can't fall behind, can I?"

Ling Yi asked, "And then?"

Tang Youyou said, "The project he and Zhanbo worked on was basically a success. The market response was excellent, and they're probably going to make a fortune."

"Hey, you're going to steal this one chance to show off in front of Ling Yi? Tang Youyou, how can you be so cruel?" Lü Ziqiao said with an exaggerated expression.

As the saying goes, good news makes people feel refreshed, and Lü Ziqiao's spirits have indeed Changes considerably.

Ling Yi thought to himself, "This Lü Ziqiao storyline has gone off track; it's happening way earlier than the original plot."

"Congratulations!"

"Hehe, speaking of which, I have to thank you. If it weren't for the 100,000 yuan you lent us Later, the company wouldn't even have enough for advertising, and we wouldn't be able to pay salaries."

"It was that 100,000 that finally allowed Zhanbo and me to get started."

"We're all on the same side, there's no need to say these things."

Of all the characters in Love Apartment, except for Sekiya, who disappeared after filming wrapped, and Zeng Xiaoxian and Chen Meijia, Ling Yi helped almost everyone at least once.

However, helping Hu Yifei is equivalent to helping Zeng Xiaoxian, and helping Lü Ziqiao is equivalent to helping Zhanbo and Chen Meijia.

For this reason, everyone in the Love Apartment was very grateful to Ling Yi.

Well, except for Sekiya has already logged off.

"Oh ho, two busy people are back together today?" At this moment, Zeng Xiaoxian came out of the kitchen carrying One Dish.

" Ling Yi is back!" Hearing the noise, Hu Yifei also came out of her room.

Following closely behind were Lu Zhanbo, Zhang Wei, Chen Meijia, and a tall, gentle-looking woman who walked out with Chen Meijia.

Ling Yi recognized her at a glance: Lu Zhanbo's partner, Lin Wanyu.

Lin Wanyu is very beautiful, without a doubt, especially her gentle and scholarly temperament, which makes people want to protect her.

However, Lin Wanyu did not fit Ling Yi's aesthetic preferences.

Well, whether it's aesthetic point of view or not, it has nothing to do with Ling Yi. This is Lu Zhanbo's CP!

Lu Zhanbo then introduced Lin Wanyu to Ling Yi.

Although Ling Yi rarely came back during this period, it did not prevent Lin Wanyu Ling Yi getting to know him better.

After all, Hu Yifei and her friends often mentioned Ling Yi.

Hu Yifei glanced at Tang Youyou, who was clinging to Ling Yi's arm, and teased, "Alright, you've already got your hands on her. I knew all along that you had ill intentions towards our Youyou."

Ling Yi tried to explain, but Tang Youyou interrupted her, saying, " Yifei, this is called having ill intentions towards each other."

Everyone laughed upon hearing Tang Youyou's words.

Are they harboring ill intentions towards each other? Touching his nose, Ling Yi realized that Tang Youyou was indeed Ling Yi type, but he was currently conflicted.

As I said before, he was just a passerby in this world.

This world itself has little value to Ling Yi; its only value lies in the extension of time.

It can be said that one second in the real world has been infinitely extended.

If his intelligence boost is still active, Ling Yi could stay in this world for ten or twenty years, or even until he dies, without any problem.

Without the intelligence boost, Ling Yi is just an ordinary person.

The crucial point is that my own time travel was Ineffective Transmigration.

Even if Ling Yi achieves great things in the worlds he travels through, it will be meaningless.

The only things of true value are knowledge and memory.

Therefore, Ling Yi will most likely not stay in this world for long, unless his research makes a new breakthrough.

They are capable of developing drugs that enhance intelligence.

Similar to NZT48 in the Limitless.

This is what Ling Yi is really struggling with.

Ultimately, Ling Yi's mindset hasn't changed.

What Ling Yi didn't know was that wanting to be a jerk but not daring to be one is the real jerk, no, even more jerk than a jerk.

To put it bluntly, Ling Yi is just being pretentious!

After lunch, Ling Yi chatted with everyone for a while before returning to his room.

Tang Youyou naturally followed.

Apartment 3702, although Ling Yi has rarely returned lately, the room remains clean and tidy.

Hu Yifei has Key to Ling Yi's Hu Yifei, which means she must have helped clean it.

" Ling Yi, you seem unhappy. Did I upset you?" Tang Youyou had already noticed that something was wrong with Ling Yi.

"No, it has nothing to do with you, it's my own troubles."

"What's bothering you? Tell me, maybe I can give you some advice!"

Ling Yi couldn't very well say that he was a time traveler who could leave at any moment, could he?

Ling Yi isn't so hopelessly insensitive.

He had seen all of Tang Youyou's actions.

Seeing that Ling Yi remained silent, Tang Youyou asked, "It seems I'm the one causing you trouble."

No, there isn't.

"So, do you like me?" Tang Youyou asked directly.

"Yes!" Ling Yi nodded.

"What does 'hmm' mean?"

"Yes, that's right!"

"I asked you what 'um' means. If you like it, you like it; if you don't, you don't."

Ling Yi thought for a moment and said, "I like it, but precisely because I like it, I can't like it back."

"Hey, Ling Yi, I feel like you're just padding your word count!"

"Cough cough, absolutely not!"

After a pause, Ling Yi explained, "You know, I'm setting up a laboratory, right?"

"What does this have to do with us?"

"I'm researching a drug; if it fails, I'll have to leave this world."

Tang Youyou was stunned for a moment, then asked worriedly, "You, you wouldn't have, have some kind of terminal illness, would you?"

"Uh, no, um... you could say that."

Ling Yi initially wanted to say no, but this explanation wasn't bad either. He couldn't very well tell the other person that he was a time traveler who could leave at any moment, could he?

That would be better than saying you have a terminal illness!

Tang Youyou looked at Ling Yi with worry, but even more so with doubt and suspicion.

Because, no matter how you look at Ling Yi, he doesn't seem to have a terminal illness. Besides, what do you mean by "you can say that"?

This is far too perfunctory.

It's obvious that Ling Yi has something to hide.

" Ling Yi, if you don't like me, just say so. There's no need to make up excuses."

"Okay, I don't have any terminal illness, but for some reasons, I might leave at any time. It's precisely because I like you that I don't want you to waste too much time on me."

"Leave? What kind of departure are you referring to?"

"Hmm, probably, vanished into thin air."

Tang Youyou's imagination ran wild, and she leaned closer to Ling Yi, asking, "You wouldn't happen to be some kind of assassin from a mysterious organization, carrying out some kind of mission, and leaving once it's complete, would you?"

"I'm a good person."

"So you're from a secret national department, currently on some mission, and will revert to your original identity once the mission is complete? Is this the kind of disappearance you're talking about?"

Ling Yi rolled her eyes. "You watch too many movies."

But the reality is even more outrageous than Tang Youyou's wild imagination: Ling Yi is a time traveler.

"So you're Alien?"

"No!"

"Don't guess, you'll never guess the truth."

"Then tell me!" Tang Youyou shouted angrily.

"If I told you, would you believe me?"

"I believe you!"