Chapter 214 - Chapter 214: 178. Dual Cultivation_2
Chapter 214: 178. Dual Cultivation_2
Yanyan was stunned for a moment. Could it be that the room she was living in had once been Qing Chen’s too?
When she moved in, she’d only replaced a bed, a TV, and a computer; the rest was left as it was.
Could it be possible, then, to find some clues about Qing Chen in the house?
Yanyan said, “I am very curious about why his father would sell their house, and what his family relationship was like. And what kind of person is Qing Chen really?”
“I’ve also asked classmates about Qing Chen,” Zhang Tianzhen said, “and surprisingly, this classmate is extremely famous throughout the whole school, reportedly never falling out of the top three in exams.”
“Being in the top three isn’t enough for the whole school to know him,” Yanyan thought and said, “Do you know the names of the top three in our grade at Marine Middle School? Most people wouldn’t remember them.”
“Yeah,” Hu Xiaoniu explained, “Classmates told me that the key isn’t that he’s a good student, but that he’s been working part-time since the first year of high school. In his first year, some classmates saw him working as a waiter overnight at a KTV, others saw him working at a roadside barbecue stand, and then at KFC, McDonald’s, convenience stores … Qing Chen has always been doing odd jobs to earn tuition and living expenses for himself.”
“When classmates bumped into him, he wouldn’t be embarrassed,” Zhang Tianzhen said, “I feel many students would feel somewhat inferior if they were in such straits, but classmates say Qing Chen wasn’t. He would greet everyone openly, not overly enthusiastic, nor timid. Some classmates asked if Qing Chen felt embarrassed, but his response was that there’s nothing shameful about feeding himself with his own hands.”
At that moment, Yanyan suddenly remembered something Qing Chen had once told her.
It wasn’t that he wanted to try so hard, but that the world had finally given him a rare chance to restart his life, and he had to bite the bullet and bleed to carve out a path for himself.
Qing Chen had no choice.
Yanyan had never experienced such circumstances; her life, like that of Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen, had always been bright, so it was hard for her to imagine what a dark life would be like to endure.
And Qing Chen, he was different from any classmate she had ever met.
Zhang Tianzhen added, “Right, the teachers also knew about his family’s situation, so they didn’t bother him when he skipped classes. It is said that in his first year, he promised his teachers that as long as his grades stayed in the top three, he wouldn’t have to attend classes properly unless he fell out of that range.”
“I see,” Yanyan said, “Do his parents not care about him?”
“His parents divorced a long time ago, his father is a gambler, and he sold the house because of gambling debts,” Hu Xiaoniu said, “I was listening outside the door when his father sold the house. I thought he would show his vulnerable side in a situation like this, but when I entered the house, I found him still calm, as if what had just happened had nothing to do with him.”
“Where is his father now?” Yanyan asked.
“Oh, he was reported by him for illegal gambling and was taken away,” Hu Xiaoniu mentioned this with a bit of a toothache, “After you reminded me not to mess with him, I had someone check his family background, and it turns out his father is in detention. The judicial authorities have already filed a case against his father, and our family lawyer says he’s facing at least a year of imprisonment to start with.”
Yanyan was stunned. She hadn’t expected Qing Chen to be so ruthless…
But she didn’t think Qing Chen was in the wrong; Yanyan just thought that at the moment he reported the incident, he must have felt quite relieved.
At this moment, Hu Xiaoniu turned to Yanyan, “Right, he is also a ‘Time Traveler’, isn’t he? Why did you tell us not to mess with him? What is his status in the Inner World?”
“I don’t think his status is too important,” Yanyan shook her head, “A person like him, no matter where you put him, he will eventually succeed. I think instead of focusing on Liu Dezhu, you might as well invest in him.”
Zhang Tianzhen said, “At least give us a hint, Yanyan.”
“No way,” Yanyan shook her head, “I won’t betray someone who has struggled so hard to survive. I suggest you not do that in the future either.”
“Why?”
“Such people, when pushed to the brink, driven mad, a lot of people will die.”
That evening, after skipping class and returning home, Yanyan immediately began searching around the house, trying to see if Qing Chen had left anything behind.
First, she went through the bookcase, even looking through each book, but to no avail.
She then searched all the drawers, which were nearly empty.
This left Yanyan very disappointed; she lay back on her bed deep in thought, yet not knowing what she was pondering.
However, just then, as she turned over, she suddenly noticed on the white wall beside her bed, someone had carved a line of small characters.
Herds of cattle and sheep, but the fierce tiger walks alone.
Yanyan ran her fingers over the grooves of the engraving, almost able to imagine his stubborn expression in the loneliness of night.
She thought, it should be quite interesting to team up with someone like this, right?
Wait, the girl felt that something was still missing in the room…
She thought hard and suddenly looked up in shock: Where’s the meal ticket?
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As per the usual routine, there should be an extra Devil’s Stamp by her pillow every day, but why isn’t there one today?!
How am I supposed to go scrounging for food with dignity now!
Yan Yan ran upstairs and knocked on the door, then looked at Hu Xiaoniu who opened it and asked, “Has the holder of the Devil’s Stamp ever written to you?”
After the incident on Laojun Mountain, Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen were well known, and given the personality of that holder, it seemed likely that he would have sent them letters as well.
“I’ve received them,” Hu Xiaoniu said solemnly, “Why? Did you receive one too?”
Yan Yan didn’t answer his question but continued to ask, “Do you know how to reply to him?”
“Yes, the other party mentioned it in the second letter, but I haven’t replied yet,” Hu Xiaoniu said.
“That’s good,” Yan Yan sighed with relief and said, “Could you please reply to the holder for me? Tell him something.”
Hu Xiaoniu was slightly startled, “What is it?”
Yan Yan said, “Reply to him and tell him to hurry up and write a letter to Qing Chen! Quick, I’m waiting online, it’s urgent!”
Hu Xiaoniu: “???”
What kind of move is this?
Ten minutes later, by the French windows, a thin figure holding the reply murmured as he clenched the letter tightly, “I always feel like I’ve been used as some kind of tool, damn it…”
As a result, Yan Yan waited at her home for over an hour, but she still couldn’t get the letter from the holder to Qing Chen.
She suddenly had the feeling that this guy might never write to Qing Chen again…
“That was rash of me,” Yan Yan sighed at home, “Why did I provoke his rebelliousness.”
There was suddenly a knock at the door, and Qing Chen’s voice came from outside, “Dinner’s ready.”
Yan Yan sprang up from the bed with a smile on her face.
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Days passed by, and Los Angeles City returned to a brief peace.
A peace as if nothing had ever happened.
He Xiaoxiao’s chat group also settled down for the time being, as all the Time Travelers were preparing for their next journey.
Countdown 00:15:00.
Qing Chen stood up, drenched in sweat, as the invisible gravity also vanished with him.
Over these past few days, his coordination with Yan Yan had become more in sync; no matter how much he improved, she would always add a bit more gravity in response.
He took a quick shower, then lay on the bed calmly and waited in silence.
Qing Chen knew that there must be many other Time Travelers just like him, waiting for the countdown to read zero.
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Travel.
Someone in the Inner World was waiting for him.
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I just want to know, how many people subscribed to this chapter because of the title, tsk tsk tsk.
Thanks to fellow student White Cloud’s Will for becoming a new ally of this book, the boss is generous, thank you, boss, may the boss make a fortune!
Asking for monthly tickets, I’m begging for monthly tickets!
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