Entering the city
After throwing the immature idea to An Ming to perfect, Ji Yunding breathed a sigh of relief.
Now there is no need to worry anymore.
“You’re so bold.” Ji Liuxing looked at Ji Yunding and found it a little funny. “I lost to you. You actually dragged the entire research team into this…”
"This way, society will know more about our work, and investigators will be able to better integrate into normal life. Unfortunately, the team leader has to be exposed to the public anyway because he has to open a channel to another dimension."
Ji Yunding shook his head.
"However, if there are so many people sharing the public's attention, it should be easier."
Ji Liuxing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm used to it, don't worry. Besides, how can an ordinary person hurt me?"
"Team leader, I'm not worried about you. This is my oath. I said I would protect the seniors in the research group, and I will do my best to do it." Ji Yunding tilted his head, his expression matter-of-fact, "Of course, this includes you. Even if you think it's okay, I won't consider your opinion."
Ji Liuxing instinctively raised his hand to touch his ear, then retracted his hand, saying helplessly: "This may be affected by the oath. Talking to you is really bad for my heart..."
"What?"
"Nothing, go have fun." Ji Liuxing shook his head. "Zheng Nuo asked for leave from me a few days ago, saying that you guys are going on a trip. You should be able to find her in the administrative office."
………………
Ji Yunding, wearing a mask, sat side by side with Zheng Nuo on the waiting seat at the high-speed rail station, waiting for the train to the capital.
"Nono, what is this?"
"The plan includes the orphanage's procedures, cost estimates, and problem analysis." Zheng Nuo handed a thick stack of information to Ji Yunding. "Since you've asked me to do it, I will..."
"I did some work." Ji Yunding answered quickly.
"My job is just like that. After all, money is the biggest problem." Zheng Nuo turned his head and looked at Ji Yunding, "You are really willing to spend millions. You have to keep spending money in the future."
In Zheng Nuo's impression, Ji Yunding was definitely not stingy, but overall he was quite frugal.
"Why are you reluctant?" Ji Yunding tilted his head, a little confused, "Isn't money just a number to spend on people? As long as it's enough, it's fine."
Zheng Nuo was stunned for a moment, then turned back and chuckled: "Sometimes I feel that talking to you is really beneficial."
"Should I say thank you here? Including the matter about the orphanage..."
"Don't be too quick to thank me for the orphanage. I'll pay you for it." Zheng Nuo took out another stack of papers and gently patted Ji Yunding on the shoulder. "Take a look at this."
"This is?"
"Battle plan."
"Oh... who to kill?"
Ji Yunding naturally responded with a terrible remark, while Zheng Nuo shook his head and smiled.
"It's not killing, it's robbing. With you here, my success rate is higher."
The high-speed train rumbled into the station and rumbled away. Ji Yunding sat in his seat, flipping through the plan written by Zheng Nuo.
"In short, find a way to persuade Zheng Yan to live with you."
"That's right. From what I've observed, he didn't educate Zheng Yan well at all." Zheng Nuo frowned, looking serious. "The children he had after remarriage all received elite education and were disciplined very strictly. But he was very doting on Zheng Yan, treating her like a pet. Obviously, Zheng Yan's grades should have been better than mine before..."
"You sisters have a very good relationship."
"Ah? That's not the case at all." Zheng Nuo shook his head immediately. "We've had a bad relationship since we were young. We quarreled every three days and fought every five days. I just watched... and felt unhappy."
Ji Yunding couldn't understand Zheng Nuo's contradictory look at all, but she noticed that there were some subtle differences between this plan and the one from the orphanage.
The plan that Zheng Nuo had made for Ji Yun was neat, clear, and complete, with almost no corrections in the annotations. However, in the one in front of him, many annotations had been deleted and revised several times, with countless versions marked with a black line.
"Actually, this is an easy thing to do." Ji Yunding muttered softly, but his voice was drowned out by the sound of the high-speed train.
The capital is much more prosperous than Ji Yunding's home, but in Zheng Nuo's words, if you have money, everywhere is good, and if you don't have money, everywhere is bad.
"Nono, what do you usually eat here?"
"Uh, fast food. Hamburgers and the like." Zheng Nuo shifted his gaze with a guilty look, "But if you come here to travel, there are other delicious foods."
Most of the travel is just visiting scenic spots and going to some stores recommended online, and then deeply feeling how comfortable it is to lie down.
Ji Yunding and Zheng Nuo were not the ones who liked taking photos, so they just took a quick look around, chatting as they walked, and seemed quite happy.
In the evening, Ji Yunding followed Zheng Nuo home. When she opened the door and was about to say hello, he saw that it was dark inside and the lights were not on.
"Nono, is there no one at your home?"
"My mother works as a housekeeper and sometimes can't come home." Zheng Nuo turned on the light and took out his mobile phone to send a message to his mother. "It's not easy to settle down here. Fortunately, I can also make a lot of money now."
“It’s very hard.”
"Yes, she used to take care of my affairs, take exams, and work. She was a housewife before, but after the divorce, she slept four or five hours a day, passed the senior housekeeper certificate, nutritionist certificate, and baby nanny qualification certificate, and also learned two languages."
Ji Yunding scratched his head and sighed: "Superman?"
When she was in high school, she experienced working and studying at the same time, which was really tiring.
“Cool, right?” Zheng Nuo smiled. “My role model—although his career path is completely different.”
Zheng Nuo's room...how should I put it, simple and functional.
"What is this decoration?" Ji Yunding pointed at the long list hanging on the wall and took a closer look.
"Life goals, pretty much."
"Wooooooo... Nono's style."
"It's not that scary. Look at this." Zheng Nuo walked closer and pointed at one of the entries. "The number of movies I like is more than thirty. Rather than calling it a goal, it's more like a weird life achievement or something like that?"
"There are so many things to do." Ji Yunding couldn't help but sigh.
"Okay, now comes the part I'm most looking forward to." Zheng Nuo picked up a bag of snacks and drinks that the two of them brought back from the convenience store, "Yunding, you've never been to a bar. I can drink a lot."
"I haven't had it. Alcohol is prohibited during special training." Ji Yunding took the cup, moved his nose closer and sniffed it, "Is it delicious?"
"Normally, but as an adult you should try it... Hey, don't drink so fast."
Before Zheng Nuo could stop him, Ji Yunding gulped it all down and then stuck out his tongue.
"It's OK, but a little bitter."
"Are you feeling dizzy? Are you okay? Such a big cup..."
Ji Yunding felt it for a moment and shook his head again: "No feeling, just like drinking water."
Zheng Nuo picked up the jar and checked the alcohol content, then frowned: "I didn't buy the wrong one..."
“This smells so good.”
"Which one... Hey! This is white wine, don't pour it!"
Ji Yunding coughed twice and choked a little out of fright. Zheng Nuo quickly stepped forward and patted her on the back to help her breathe.
"hot."
"It's easy to get drunk if you mix them together... I say, you're fine like this?" Zheng Nuo shook the liquor that was obviously missing a lot, and was a little surprised. "I wanted you to try a bottle cap to experience it."
Ji Yunding looked at the wine, then looked at Zheng Nuo, tilted his head, and his eyes were clear.
...A natural born alcoholic?
Ji Yunding patted his chest, trying to exhale the air he had choked on, and said a little aggrievedly: "Nono, why are you scaring me?"
"I say, come and do administrative docking with me, so that we can scare everyone to death at the drinking table in the future."
"No, I hate talking to people I don't like." Ji Yunding shook his head like a rattle, afraid that Zheng Nuo would sense his agreement. "Originally, one of the reasons I chose this university was because I wanted to have fewer interactions with people."
"What a shame. I think you're quite suitable." Zheng Nuo sat down casually next to Ji Yunding. "How should I put it? It's easy for people to believe what you say. This is something that can't be learned."
"Nono, don't you get tired of dealing with people you don't like every day?"
"How should I put it..." Zheng Nuo took a sip from a can of wine and laughed, "For some things, the process is more important than the gains and losses, but for some things, I pay more attention to the gains and losses than the process. And it's also fun to make those self-righteous guys fool around."
“Oh, it sounds like the big villain is speaking,” commented Ji Yunding, who has been consuming a lot of comic novels and idol culture recently.
"What?" Zheng Nuo laughed so hard that he fell backwards. After laughing, he rubbed his eyes, raised the can of wine, and pointed at Ji Yunding, "I say, you have changed a lot since the beginning of the school year."
"for example?"
"More like a human now. When school started, I felt like you were acting like a human, doing everyday things in the ghost story as if nothing had happened." Zheng Nuo thought for a moment and continued, "Although from common sense, you are still very strange now, but at least you act according to your own will."
"Probably, because people here don't mind that I'm abnormal."
Zheng Nuo tapped Ji Yunding's forehead with his little knuckle: "Let me tell you a secret. In fact, in this world, everyone is a weirdo, and everyone has something that doesn't fit the definition of 'normal'. What's wrong with that? No one says that normal is correct."
Ji Yunding didn't know how to respond to this point of view. In her world, the concept of "normal" was too vague.
"Compared to this, is it okay to drink so much? Zheng Yan will be here tomorrow."
"It's okay. I know how much I can drink." Zheng Nuo took a sip, hugged his knees and turned to look at Ji Yunding. "Do you think I'm weird?"
"No."
"So, saying, 'This person is just a snob', 'Who would dare to like someone so strong'... these are just bullshit." Zheng Nuo slammed the beer can on the ground. "I just like to fight with people verbally, I like to fight for power, I just want to be a hyena chasing after the smell of blood, what's wrong with that?"
Ji Yunding took a sip of wine silently. He felt that Zheng Nuo seemed to be particularly worried today - perhaps because there were things he cared about tomorrow, so his worries suddenly burst out.
"Yunding, you're not the type to fool around with friends after drinking." Zheng Nuo looked at Ji Yunding with some concern, "If there's anything you're unhappy about, it's better to say it in time. It's okay to shout it out."
Zheng Nuo always felt that Ji Yunding was very strange. He was hard to understand, but also so clear that one could see through him at a glance.
Can humans really avoid being bothered by trivial matters? Or is she just not good at expressing herself? Zheng Nuo has always been worried about this.
In particular, Ji Yunding always seemed to be worried about something recently.
"I'm more used to not thinking about those things." Ji Yunding lowered his head, "Just live happily now."
"That's right. Cheers to the present."
Zheng Nuo did not argue, but reached out and clinked the beer can with the glass in Ji Yunding's hand.
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