Chapter 156 Chapter 156 Xia Zhiqing looked out the window, ...

Xia Zhiqing looked out the window, his fingers gripping the phone slowly tightening. Countless thoughts surged in his mind, so complicated that he didn't even know what he was thinking.

There was silence between the two people on the call, and Jiang Zhi could almost hear the sound of traffic rushing on the opposite side.

The only sounds in the conversation were the passing cars and the occasional honking of horns.

Xia Zhiqing didn't say anything, but sometimes not answering is also a kind of response. Facing Jiang Zhi's question, his silence has already shown his attitude.

"Does Xun Cang know?" Jiang Zhi asked coldly.

Xia Zhiqing retracted his gaze: "He will know soon."

"You and Wen Qian went out, so you shouldn't just go to the game exhibition, right?" Jiang Zhi knew Xia Zhiqing well. Once he realized what he was thinking, he would definitely take action.

"Are you sure you want to ask your love rival this question?" Xia Zhiqing chuckled.

Jiang Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why can't I ask? When she mentioned you just now, she didn't show any special attitude."

"You still talk like that." Xia Zhiqing understood the meaning behind his words and said slowly, "It's true that I went to more than just the game exhibition."

"But I don't want to tell you more details."

He lowered his eyes: "You probably don't want to know those things, as for what you want to know..."

Xia Zhiqing paused and said, "I can only say that she still has no such thoughts."

Xia Zhiqing felt helpless when he recalled the long list of names she said when he asked her who she liked.

I guess I just treat them as friends.

He glanced at his phone and said slowly, "By the way, in Wen Qian's heart, you seem to still be categorized as a friend."

"Aren't you?"

Jiang Zhi walked into the house and closed the door. He walked all the way to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked up at the dim light next door.

"In her eyes, the people around her are divided into two categories: friends and strangers." Jiang Zhi spoke slowly, "It's not easy to impress her."

"Indeed." Xia Zhiqing replied softly. "I'm suddenly curious. What did you and Xun Cang talk about earlier?"

"Do I need to say more about what he will say?" Jiang Zhi lowered his eyes and spoke.

"I can probably guess that. Given his personality, there's no way he'll give up." Xia Zhiqing said calmly, "Jiang Zhi, I feel the same way."

He told Jiang Zhi what he really wanted to know when he called, although this was probably not the answer he wanted to hear.

The conversation between the two was hidden in the night.

After returning home, Wen Qian opened his system mailbox and received the rewards accumulated after successfully completing today's game exhibition mission.

【Emergency Task——Game Exhibition (Completed)

Task 1: Accurately find the game booth (completed)

Rewards: Experience +300, Gold +100

Task 2: Clear the game (completed)

Rewards: Experience +500, Gold +200

Mission 3: Complete the trial game without taking any damage (Completed)

Upgrade Reward: Experience Points +1200, Sylvia's Birthday Numbered Sculpture x1]

[Experience value is full, lv54——lv55——lv56]

The next second after receiving the reward, a text message popped up on Wen Qian’s phone.

——Hello, your express delivery has been placed at the door, please receive it as soon as possible.

The Sylvia statue, which was supposed to be delivered to her by express delivery by the game company in a few days, has now appeared at her doorstep.

Wen Qian was very satisfied with the result of not having to wait for logistics. She took the express box at the door into the house, opened the package, and placed the statue on the arc display stand at the corner of the stairs.

When she saw the sculpture, she remembered the question Xia Zhiqing asked her in the afternoon.

The names she mentioned at that time were not spoken casually, but she was really answering his questions seriously. She really liked them.

Wen Qian curled up in the quilt, opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling. Unconsciously, she had met so many people and even defined friends for them in her heart.

Thinking of this, Wen Qian couldn't help but start thinking about what to do after she returned.

She doesn't know what will happen to them. Will the NPCs remember the players who quit the game?

But she will remember them, and when she returns, she will buy all the peripherals related to them in the game... Wait, how much will it cost to have so many people?

Xiao Wen silently covered his chest and prayed to God that none of these people’s peripheral products would be sold too expensively.

When Wen Qian saw his two members the next day, he sighed deeply.

"I really consider you my friends now, so please don't stab me in the back with the prices of your peripherals." She leaned on the table and looked at her two members with trusting eyes.

"What peripherals?" Zhou Zhu was confused.

"Are we just friends now?" Lin Huai asked casually, "What were you before? A tool?"

Wen Qian looked away as if nothing had happened.

Lin Huai: "...What's that expression on your face?"

"Nonsense! I definitely don't have any bad habits of using NPCs as tools!"

"The description 'NPC' isn't much better." Lin Huai said expressionlessly.

"For contradicting the president many times, member Lin will have points deducted!"

"So what is this score used for? I don't think I've ever added it." Lin Huai said weakly.

"I think useless things can be abolished, Zhou Zhu, don't you agree?"

"Scores, yes, the protagonists can get to know each other through this incident!" Zhou Zhu murmured. She nodded heavily and quickly recorded her inspiration in a notebook.

Lin Huai: “…”

"Obviously, Member Zhou doesn't agree with you. Your opinion is rejected."

An autocratic president, members who are always sacrificing each other, and reserve members who have been serving as cheap labor in order to become official members.

Environmental protection society, what a cruel society.

Is the law of the jungle also part of environmental protection?

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At the end of the month, the monthly exam came as scheduled. After taking the exam, Wen Qian received a birthday invitation from the noodle shop owner.

Obviously, the noodle shop owner has other intentions, and the players are very sure of this.

As for why she was so sure that the noodle shop owner had bad intentions, it was because - in just two weeks, she had received four birthday invitations from the noodle shop owner.

"You celebrated four birthdays in two weeks!" Wen Qian couldn't help but say, "Even if you count the lunar and solar calendars, that wouldn't be that many birthdays!"

The noodle shop owner laughed and said, "I just remembered it wrong."

His face turned serious: "Customer, actually I just want to invite you to dinner to thank you for your support during this period of time. Without you, there would be no..."

"Let's get down to business."

"Haha, would you like to know more about the expansion and upgrade package?" The noodle shop owner rubbed his hands and said.

What was to come finally came. Wen Qian silently covered her wallet. Although she had already prepared to upgrade the noodle shop to level three, on this day, she was still a little reluctant to part with her gold coins.

"Okay, okay." Wen Qian closed his eyes and pressed the upgrade button.

She will have to upgrade sooner or later anyway, and she will be at a loss if she doesn’t reach level three. There will be a rebate waiting for her after the noodle shop reaches level three!

The sound of gold coins falling rang out, and an upgrade countdown popped up in front of Wen Qian.

[The noodle shop has been upgraded to the highest level (level 3) and is locked. The remaining upgrade time is 7 days.]

This is the first time that a countdown prompt has appeared when the noodle shop is upgraded. I wonder what this upgrade will be like - will it be expanded again?

There were no details in the system prompt, so Wen Qian asked the noodle shop owner. The noodle shop owner did not answer her, but just asked her with a smile if she wanted a bowl of special beef noodles.

"...Thank you, I'll quit." The player said expressionlessly.