Chapter 23 Chapter 23 It's normal for two people to take a bath together...

Jiang Shizao skipped class early.

By the time he realized that he had violated his character's daily routine, he was already sitting in Wen Qianchuan's office.

Wen Qianchuan made a cup of coffee for Jiang Shizao.

"Morning, drink some water first."

A gentle voice sounded in front of him, and a cup of steaming coffee was handed to Jiang Shizao.

"Thank you, brother."

Jiang Shizao took the hot coffee from Wen Qianchuan and took a sip. The faint aroma of caramel filled his mouth, and the person sitting on the sofa also looked up at Wen Qianchuan.

Wen Qianchuan's office is located on the 76th floor of the SURREAL Group headquarters on the west coast of Lingcheng.

This group building has a total of 81 floors.

Wen Qianchuan's office occupied a large space on the 76th floor. The main office area was decorated with a one-way glass curtain wall, offering a panoramic view from the inside. Standing by the window, one could easily overlook the entire Lingcheng.

When Jiang Shizao entered, his eyes were drawn to the model display area on one side. Enclosed by three glass walls, the area contained numerous architectural models, design samples, and a series of imaginative concept drawings.

Those are most likely the works of Wen Qianchuan.

Even though it was just a quick glance in passing, the strong personal style and artistic tension in the work still made Jiang Shizao's heart tremble.

Wen Qianchuan sat down next to Jiang Shizao, and the friction between his suit trousers and the leather sofa made a subtle sound. Jiang Shizao could clearly feel the presence of the person next to him.

"Feeling better, Zao Zao?"

A gentle voice sounded, and Jiang Shizao, who was holding a coffee cup, nodded.

The sofa where the two of them were sitting was located in the center of the entire office. Jiang Shizao could see the book collection area and leisure area not far away.

Wen Qianchuan had just made him hot coffee in the coffee shop in the leisure area.

"I'm fine, bro."

Thinking about how he had lost control and cried on the bus before, Jiang Shizao felt his ears burning and he felt very embarrassed.

At that time, Wen Qianchuan patiently coaxed him for a long time, and they talked for a long time. The topic continued to revolve around that infinite world. As a result, they found themselves at Wen Qianchuan's company.

Jiang Shizao's eyes now fell on the book he had just placed on the side of the sofa.

The book "Skadino-via" returned to him after he had quit the copy.

Looking at the cover of the book again, Jiang Shizao's eyes were complicated.

His phone happened to vibrate at this moment. Maybe someone sent him a message.

When this realization flashed through his mind, Jiang Shizao suddenly thought of a solution—

A way that might save me from skipping classes.

He immediately put down his coffee cup and said to Wen Qianchuan, "Brother, I'm going to ask for leave from school first."

"Okay." Wen Qianchuan raised the corners of his lips slightly, his eyes gentle, "Take your time, don't rush."

When the phone screen lit up, Jiang Shizao realized that there were several unread messages and missed calls.

In fact, not much time passed in Lingcheng after they entered the copy.

When I arrived downstairs at Wen Qianchuan's company, it was only eight o'clock in the morning in this world.

Jiang Shi had clicked on Wen Xu's message earlier. Wen Xu seemed very worried about him because he did not go to morning self-study.

Jiang Shizao replied to Wen Xu immediately.

After telling Wen Xu about entering the copy and asking for leave, he then called Wen Helin.

Wen Helin also sent a message to Jiang Shizao. One of the missed calls was from Wen Helin.

After the call was made, it was connected quickly.

Wen Helin's highly distinctive voice also came from the other end.

"It's early."

The mature and magnetic voice instantly conjured up the image of the other person in Jiang Shizao's mind, and also made Jiang Shizao subconsciously straighten his back.

Reminds me of certain touches...

"Teacher Wen...Teacher Wen, I just saw your text message. Sorry, I'm not at school right now..."

Wen Helin went to the classroom in the morning to deliver the things mentioned in the message last night to Jiang Shizao, but he came back empty-handed.

Jiang Shizao didn't go to school.

"What happened?" Wen Helin's voice was filled with concern that was hard to ignore.

"It's nothing serious. Um, it's just... Teacher, can you ask for a leave of absence for me... I'm feeling a little unwell today."

In Jiang Shizao's extremely limited memory, Wen Helin seemed to be quite familiar with their class teacher.

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment.

But Jiang Shi soon received a response.

"OK."

But after agreeing, Wen Helin asked again: "Shi Zao, are you alone now?"

This question made Jiang Shizao's heart skip a beat for some reason.

He subconsciously glanced at Wen Qianchuan beside him, who was swiping the screen of his mobile phone thoughtfully.

"No, teacher, I have a friend taking care of me."

Jiang Shizao's ears felt slightly hot as he said this. He'd never lied to ask for leave when he was in school. He hadn't expected to do such a thing after graduation... God knows this was the first time in his life he'd ever lied to ask for leave.

"Is that so?"

Wen Helin seemed to be thinking about something.

Finally, the man said, "I'll come see you later and bring you something."

"!" Jiang Shizao was inexplicably startled when he heard the voice coming from the phone, and subconsciously replied, "No need, Teacher Wen, this is too much trouble for you."

After a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, Wen Helin said, "Okay, have a good rest. You can call me if you have anything. It's early... I'll wait for you to return to school."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Shizao took a deep breath.

The tip of his ear is a little red. But what student doesn't ask for leave? And he asked for leave because he was sick. He was just maintaining his image!

I hope Lingcheng’s testing system isn’t too strict!

At this time, Jiang Shizao took out something from his school uniform pocket.

Looking at the note that followed him back to Lingcheng, with the handwriting on the note clearly visible, Jiang Shizao breathed a sigh of relief.

006's contact information is written on it.

Jiang Shizao had quickly scanned the string of numbers in the copy before. At this moment, he looked at the numbers on the note again and suddenly fixed his eyes.

Wen Qianchuan, who was holding a mobile phone at the side, was actually paying attention to the boy's every move beside him, and naturally did not miss the change in Jiang Shizao's expression.

"What's wrong, Zao Zao?" Wen Qianchuan asked in a low voice, "Is there something wrong with this number?"

"The number isn't right..." Jiang Shizao showed the note to Wen Qianchuan, "This isn't Lingcheng's phone number."

Lingcheng's mobile phone and landline numbers are both 9 digits.

But at this moment, the number on the note in Jiang Shizao's hand had a total of 11 digits.

11 people...

In fact, an 11-digit mobile phone number is more normal for Jiang Shizao. In the world he has lived in for the past 22 years, mobile phone numbers are all composed of 11 digits.

That's why when he first glanced at the number on the note in the copy, he didn't immediately notice the problem.

"Really." Wen Qianchuan said as he looked at the number. After suppressing his true emotions, the man said, "Could it be a special number? Early... Do you want to try calling it?"

Wen Qianchuan stood up and walked to the large geometric streamlined drawing table in front of him, and took out a mobile phone from the table.

Jiang Shizao's gaze followed Wen Qianchuan, and he watched as the other party walked back and handed a mobile phone to him.

A gentle look concealed the undercurrent in Wen Qianchuan's eyes. The man said, "Zhao Zao, just in case there is any danger, you can use this phone to call. This is an encrypted line phone, and the other party can't track it."

Wen Qianchuan was still as thoughtful as ever. Jiang Shizao took the phone and said, "Okay, I'll try it!"

After entering the string of numbers left by 006 into the dialing interface, Jiang Shizao pressed the dial button without hesitation.

Wen Qianchuan stood in front of the young man, looking down at him. Jiang Shizao's attention was completely on the screen of his phone, and he turned on the hands-free mode.

I waited with bated breath for a few seconds.

Then I heard:

"Sorry, the number you dialed is unavailable..."

“…”

Jiang Shizao checked the number on the screen with the number on the note again to confirm that he had not dialed the wrong number.

"No, brother." Jiang Shi had already sighed in his heart. He was not very surprised by the result.

This number obviously does not belong to the world where Lingcheng is.

After the call failed, Jiang Shizao actually had another hope in his heart. This hope came from the fact that the number left by 006 was similar to the number in his original world...

Is it possible that the player codenamed 006 is from the same world as him?

What is the composition of the players in this infinite game?

Countless thoughts flashed through Jiang Shizao's mind.

But the number 006 could not be dialed, so the clue was temporarily broken.

Wen Qianchuan then said, "I just searched the forum that 019 mentioned online, the IDT forum. I tried changing some keywords, but still couldn't find any relevant information."

"This forum should not be easy to find." Jiang Shizao thought and returned the phone to Wen Qianchuan.

The network in Lingcheng is actually very limited.

Jiang Shizao discovered very early on that the Internet here could only search for information related to Lingcheng.

He had previously wondered if Lingcheng was the only city in the world.

Just then.

Wen Qianchuan asked: "Zao Zao, there is a separate shower room in my lounge, do you want to wash up and take a rest?"

Although not much time passed in Lingcheng after they entered the dungeon, Jiang Shizao had actually been traveling through the forest all night.

After Wen Qianchuan said this, Jiang Shizao instantly felt tired.

The fear of running around in the dungeon almost consumed his entire day's energy.

"Is that okay, bro?"

"Of course. Come on. I'll find you a new set of clean clothes."

Wen Qianchuan said this and took the boy to the private lounge.

The lounge was surprisingly spacious, with a full glass wall. Jiang Shizao watched Wen Qianchuan walk to the closet and pull out a new set of casual clothes.

"I haven't worn this set. You can wear it after you wash it." Wen Qianchuan said, "I'll help you take the clothes off to be cleaned and dried later."

"Thank you, brother." Jiang Shizao took the clothes and looked at Wen Qianchuan again. Although the man in front of him was dressed in a suit meticulously, he could still see a little fatigue.

"Brother, do you want to take a shower together?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Jiang Shizao himself was stunned.

He must be exhausted to say such things.

Although Jiang Shizao thought it was normal for two people to take a shower together, he quickly changed his tone and said, "Brother, you've worked hard too. Why don't you take a shower first?"

Jiang Shizao felt that he was already well taken care of by Wen Qianchuan. This was also Wen Qianchuan's rest room, so he should let his brother rest after showering.

Wen Qianchuan's eyes darkened for a moment. Looking at the defenseless boy in front of him, he calmed down for a second, then slowly said, "Then let's take a shower together. Early, and then rest for a while after that."

Wen Qianchuan said so, Jiang Shizao nodded and said, "Okay."

When Jiang Shizao followed Wen Qianchuan into the shower room, he hadn't realized there was anything wrong.

But when the two of them stood calmly under the shower.

Jiang Shizao was stunned.

I was stunned.

Wen Qianchuan was still very considerate. He helped Jiang Shizao turn on the shower and adjusted the water temperature, and a few water droplets got on his body.

But Jiang Shizao was still confused. His face even reddened the more he looked at her, and his temperature grew hotter and hotter, as if he were being cooked.

No...my figure is...this is...so good-looking.

Broad shoulders and narrow waist, the muscle lines are as perfect as ancient Greek sculptures, and there are water droplets sliding along the mermaid line...

When Wen Qianchuan turned around, he saw Jiang Shizao staring at him in a daze.

"Zao Zao, what's wrong?" Wen Qianchuan smiled slightly, raised his hand and pulled Jiang Shi Zao towards him, "Are you too tired? It's okay, I can help you."

Jiang Shizao reacted instantly!

"No, no need, brother, I'm not tired!" When the words came out, Jiang Shizao inexplicably didn't dare to look at Wen Qianchuan again. He subconsciously lowered his head, and when he lowered his head, he saw...

Saw Wen Qianchuan's very impressive——

“!!!!!”

Wen Qianchuan seemed to glance down as well, but he didn't pay any attention to himself. He just said in a very gentle tone: "Zao Zao, you are so cute."

It seems that he doesn't care about these normal changes.

Jiang Shizao's heartbeat quickened, and his ears felt hot. Amidst the patter of water, he heard Wen Qianchuan's normal voice, and felt as if he had overreacted.

This is normal!

He also has what Wen Qianchuan has!

He...he was just too envious!

Just as Jiang Shizao was taking deep breaths to calm his heartbeat.

"Oh... Good morning." Wen Qianchuan's voice rang out again, but this time, there seemed to be a hint of an ambiguous smile in his voice.

But still very gentle and considerate.

Wen Qianchuan lowered his head and said, "Zao Zao, you seem to need a little help."