Chapter 257 A Memorable First Date (1)
It was the weekend, and the weather was perfect. Shortly after sunrise, the blossom-covered hillside was covered in tiny golden flowers, swaying in the morning breeze.
Chu Hengkong walked from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain, picking and choosing along the way, but he couldn't find the flowers he liked. He simply used his mind to explore the surroundings and walked towards a patch of blue flowers.
A young flower girl was carefully inspecting the flowers, a wooden basket overflowing with blossoms slung across her arm. She looked up at the noise, her face filled with surprise. "Ah! It's the Son of God!"
"Just call me Inspector." Chu Hengkong waved his hand. "Are you selling this flower?"
"I picked these flowers to sell as flowers. What kind of flowers do you want?" The little flower girl didn't offer to give them to him as gifts, because she knew that the trendsetter never took things for free.
"It's... pretty but not too vulgar..." Chu Hengkong pondered, "It has to have a fragrance, but not too strong..."
The little flower girl took out a few branches of white flowers decorated with lavender. The unique flower shapes looked like flying swallows.
"What do you think of the white-hued larkspur? It represents lightness, freedom, and justice."
"This is it." Chu Hengkong handed over a large pearl. The little flower girl neatly packed it up for him and said with a chuckle, "Inspector Chu also knows how to buy flowers~"
Chu Hengkong shrugged: "When you ask a girl out, you always have to bring flowers."
He gathered up five sprigs of delphiniums, tapped the lawn with his toes, and leaped up lightly like a bird. The colorful marshland shrank in his eyes, and the waving flower girl became a patch of color among the flowers.
In the blink of an eye, Chu Hengkong had crossed half the swamp and reached the dock. Deathwings silently unfolded, carrying him up on the wind, soaring towards the courtyard along the waterfall. As he flew, he held out his flower, letting a few drops of fresh water splash onto the petals.
At this time, the first Shenglong boat had just started, and the citizens looked at the figure parallel to the boat and exclaimed in surprise. Chu Hengkong raised his hand in response, admitting that he liked this feeling, just like he loved flying in the air. No other vehicle could provide the sense of freedom of soaring alone.
Chu Hengkong disembarked from the Shenglong Ship and quickly returned to his quarters in the courtyard. It was 7:30, exactly as he'd estimated. The custom-made suit he'd ordered yesterday had already arrived at his door. He went inside, changed into a casual suit, and slightly adjusted the thickness of his wristbands so they fit snugly within his sleeves. He then donned a pair of white gloves, making it impossible for anyone to detect the wristbands.
He smoothed his hair carefully and adjusted his bow tie in the mirror, feeling that he was ready. He turned back for a final check: "How do I look?"
Vander stood by the door holding his little sleeping bag, his eyes wide open like a camera that had lost focus. He tried several times but couldn't make a sound, and the sleeping bag fell to the ground with a thud.
"It looks okay." Chu Hengkong nodded with satisfaction, "That's it."
He took the bouquet and went out, knocking three times on the door next door.
"Here I come~"
A few seconds later, a groggy response echoed, followed by the sound of footsteps dragging like a glowing corpse. The door banged open, and Miss Ji, who had just woken up, stood at the doorway, wearing a vest and shorts, with a messy head of golden hair.
"Good morning, Akong~" Ji Huaisu yawned.
"Good morning, ma'am." Chu Hengkong handed over the flowers. "It's a rare good day today. May I invite you to go out for a walk?"
"Oh oh..." Ji Huaisu rubbed her eyes, trying to regain her composure. She subconsciously took the bouquet and looked at the elegant man in front of her, who looked like a foreign gentleman. "Thank you ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"
Then, within 0.3 seconds, a terrified scream pierced the morning air! A flock of birds was startled from the surrounding area of the dormitory. Qingxia, who was brushing her teeth downstairs, was so startled that she threw her toothbrush cup out the window. Qingye, who was on the floor above, was startled out of his sleep by the shriek and hit his head!
Ji Huaisu clutched the bouquet and leaped back, creating a five-meter gap. Helpless, she collapsed to the ground, clutching the large vase in the living room. Her face was pale and terrified, as if possessed by a despairing spirit from the wilderness. Suddenly, her foggy mind cleared completely, and her restored vision only served to etch the harsh reality into her mind. Her screams intensified, deafening Vander, who had just regained consciousness next door. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Don't come over here!!!"
Chu Hengkong's smile froze on his face, and he thought to himself, this is not going in the right direction!
Before the date, he'd already prepared for all sorts of unexpected situations. After all, Ji Huaisu was known for her big heart, so it wasn't surprising she'd come up with anything. He'd anticipated Ji Huaisu might tease him for a while, in which case he could just recite his pre-made retort; she might even claim she didn't have the right outfit and needed to go out shopping, which he'd do by pulling out another custom-made dress... He'd even anticipated the possibility of her claiming illness and being unable to come out, so he'd specifically ask Jie An for a pill beforehand.
He'd pulled out all the stops this time, creating 18 contingency plans alone, relying on the Immortal Machine to verify and prepare for every scenario. Even the assassination mission wasn't taken so seriously. But who knew this girl would act like she'd seen a ghost from the very beginning?! If the leading actress in Earth's horror films had that voice and acting, she'd probably scare the hell out of every theater audience. Any evil spirit would be driven to tears by that voice!
Chu Hengkong decided to bite the bullet and give it a try, at least to block out the noise: "If there is any offense, I feel very..."
Ji Huaisu immediately conjured up his giant claws, holding them against his chest like a pepper spray. "Shut up! Who are you?! Why are you here?! What are your intentions in pretending to be my boyfriend...my friend...my partner?! What did you do to Chu Hengkong?!"
Chu Hengkong's face was stiff: "I am Chu Hengkong..."
Ji Huaisu grasped the bouquet of flowers like a spear and thrust it at the door. "Get out! Get out! What the hell are you, this weird creature pretending to be a human? You're messing with your knight ancestors so early in the morning. Fander, go get Qingxia and Xiaoye! I'll deal with this monster first!"
Next door, Fan De turned over and decided to play dead. Chu Hengkong took off his gloves, revealing his wrist, and groaned, "I am really Chu Hengkong!"
At this moment, Qingye somersaulted out of the window, holding the crown in his hand, ready to launch. Qingxia shot up into the sky like a rocket, startling Qingkun so much that he even pulled out his spear. "What the hell is going on? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
The moment Qingye saw that man, she screamed just as loudly as Ji Huaisu, losing her balance and falling to the ground at the gate. Qingxia's wings cramped from the shock, and the unfortunate girl, temporarily losing control, was dangling from a tree like a giant kite. Ji Huaisu broke out in a cold sweat. She sat up quickly and grabbed her partner's hand: "Akong, what's wrong with you?! If you have any problems, you can discuss them with everyone. Don't let your mind wander!"
“Monster——” “There’s a ghost…!”
Outside the dormitory building, the moans of the women's group echoed, attracting the attention of passersby. Chu Hengkong looked up at the sky, feeling that he had never done anything so difficult in his life. He almost wanted to give up.
"Calm down and listen to me." Chu Hengkong said desperately, "I really came here to date you."
Ji Huaisu let out a second round of horrifying screams.
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"Akong, let's go boxing, okay?" Ji Huaisu said sincerely, "Don't do this, I'm scared."
Chu Hengkong, dressed in his usual green coat and white shirt, felt for the first time in his life like a defeated general who had been repeatedly defeated in battle. He had no choice but to change back into his less-than-dazzling outfit, otherwise the ladies would kill him on the spot, thinking he was a demon. The thunderous laughter that followed the clarification of the truth was locked away in the corner of his memory.
He used to look down on young people who were unwilling to face the facts, but after his own experience, he had to admit that there were some things that he really didn't want to think about again in his life.
"How can it be my fault that I prepared for the date so seriously?" Chu Hengkong sighed.
"You call that preparing for a date? You're just a funeral procession coming to take my life!" Ji Huaisu screamed. "I really appreciate your careful preparations, but my little heart really can't take it... So, why are you dressed like this? Is it a custom in your place?"
"I learned it. I've never been on a date before." Chu Hengkong said expressionlessly, "Since I started working, my family has taught me that asking a woman out requires careful preparation and demonstrating the gentlemanly demeanor of an aristocrat. Most of the young elites I've met do the same."
"I'm just asking, in what situations did you come into contact with these beautiful ladies and talented men..."
"When I'm on a mission," Chu Hengkong said, "they're usually my targets. I wait until they're ready to go out, then I kill them with a single blow. Then, I use their phone to send a text message to their date apologizing for not being able to go..."
Chu Hengkong hesitated. Even with his steely nerves, he subconsciously sensed something was amiss. Ji Huaisu's face darkened. "What you call a role model is a dandy kid who deserved to be killed! You might as well learn from your former little brother!"
Chu Hengkong was even more speechless. His younger brothers back then were all quite tough, their ancestors all Italians with roots in the underworld, and they believed in using kisses and guns to deal with women. According to them, love was all about passionate masculinity, but to deal with a loved one, you had to fire three gunshots into the air to declare your sovereignty, then forcefully kiss her while uttering lewd words...
He probably used this trick to deal with Ji Huaisu because he thought his life was too smooth. He was 100% sure that his good partner would be completely annoyed by the Italian street urchin's behavior, and the date would turn into a fight, or even worse, lead to the breakup of the friendship.
He protested faintly, "That's how I used to dress when I went to high society with my boss."
"Akong, first of all, your boss brought you here to tell everyone 'I have the world's number one killer.' As for what you wear, it really doesn't matter." Ji Huaisu patted his face. "Secondly, you said it was an upper-class social occasion...Ask yourself, am I an upper-class person?"
"It's my problem." Chu Hengkong readily took out a piece of paper he had prepared earlier, "Then let's skip this topic. You can take a look at my schedule—"
Ji Huaisu took the piece of paper, folded it with a smile and put it back in his pocket.
"Since it's a date, let's relax and put the plans aside." Ji Huaisu announced happily, "Let's go out for an outing!"
Chu Hengkong was stunned: "But the first project I arranged is——"
"Akong~" Ji Huaisu slapped his head hard, "Please, you are on a date with me, not accompanying your superiors! Stop talking nonsense and let's go!"
"Oh okay, okay."
(End of this chapter)
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