Um……
Wearing a mask is definitely the safest option.
Not wearing one is very risky.
Xia Che stroked the gold ring on his index finger and nodded in deep agreement.
"Oh dear, have we been talking for too long? The moving company I contacted called me six times, but my phone is on silent..."
Suddenly, Qing Ning slapped her forehead. The phone she took out of her pocket was vibrating incessantly. Clearly, if it weren't for the fact that her phone would vibrate even when it was on silent mode, she probably wouldn't have remembered that she had contacted a moving company.
While the accommodations arranged by the Assassin's Guild were excellent, Qing Ning felt they were too far from where Xia Che lived. Moreover, the members of the Assassin's Guild were a bunch of roughnecks who didn't understand aesthetics, and the accommodations they arranged for Qing Ning were in a dormitory-style tenement building, which made Qing Ning, who always had high standards for her accommodations, very unhappy.
So after leaving her things at her place and arriving, and resolving Zhang Er's problem, Qing Ning immediately contacted a moving company, planning to move to another apartment closer to Xia Che's residence, Li Shi Qu Yuan.
As for whether the members of the Assassin's Guild are actually a bunch of uncouth, aesthetically challenged brutes...
Although there are older sisters with great aesthetic sense in the other months, they are all on missions, and the monthly assassins rarely have a moment of peace.
They basically travel all over the world every year. Now that the Assassin's Guild is in decline, they need to rebuild its reputation, which makes them even busier.
Naturally, there's no time to help oneself choose a place to stay.
"Pfft, you missed six calls? The moving company is going to yell at you."
Xia Che almost burst out laughing.
"I have to go now, I need to move all my things over quickly. I'll invite you over after I've moved in. Hmm... I remember that China has the custom of housewarming parties, right?"
Although Qingning has been away from China for many years and has just returned, she has not forgotten Chinese customs.
"Yes, I'm looking forward to it."
Xia Che nodded with a smile, then stood up and walked out with Qing Ning.
The two parted ways at the intersection. Xia Che gentlemanly gave the taxi he had hailed to Qing Ning first. She thanked him sweetly, got into the car, rolled down the window, and looked up at Xia Che: "Then it's settled. I'll invite you over once I've settled into my new home."
"Oh right, and some of my old playmates... I just don't know if I can find them, since so much time has passed."
Lime was somewhat troubled.
She was the kind of child who was isolated when she was young, and the only person she could truly call a friend was Xia Che.
"Some of my old playmates? Wasn't it just...me?"
Xia Che almost blurted out that Qing Ning was being isolated, but then he thought it wouldn't be a good thing to say it and swallowed the words back.
“You were my best friend, but I had other friends back then. After all… you only played the ‘the strong should humiliate the weak’ game with me when I bought you snacks. Sometimes I would want to buy something else and then I wouldn’t have money to buy you snacks. That’s when I met a few other kids who were also isolated.”
Qing Ning's beautiful eyes were deep and melancholy, and her tone was as plaintive as Lin Daiyu's.
Xia Che scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.
Actually, I was sweating bullets.
Damn it...
The original owner was incredibly arrogant as a child, even playing games with girls... like how the strong should ruthlessly humiliate the weak?
He would even require the other person to buy him snacks before he would be willing to play with the girl.
Something special...
It can only be said that they are very close to God, but very far from humanity.
"Really? Hahaha... Then we should definitely invite them together. They were ignorant when they were young, but now they should be able to become good friends."
Xia Che touched his nose, feeling extremely uncomfortable. Fortunately, the driver had already started the taxi and was about to leave.
"Yes, but after so many years, I really don't know what they look like now... I can't quite remember the names of the others, but I do remember one, a rather quiet-looking young boy, I think his name was Li Junyang? I hope I'm not mistaken."
As the taxi started moving, Qingning waved goodbye with a smile: "Remember to come, okay? I'm off!"
The taxi drove out of Xia Che's sight.
But he was stunned, standing there blankly, as if he had been petrified.
A sudden gust of cold wind blew by, and Xia Che shivered, which also woke him up.
"...Yes, the original work does describe that Li Junyang knew Qing Ning from the very beginning. Even if they weren't childhood sweethearts, their relationship was definitely closer than the original owner's, right?"
Xia Che shook his head, then rubbed his temples.
Perhaps it was because he had been dealing with too many trivial matters lately, which had taken up too many brain cells, but even though Xia Che had just been recalling the plot of the comic not long ago, he was still stunned for a while after actually hearing that Qing Ning and Li Junyang knew each other.
"This name is always unpleasant, no matter when it appears..."
Xia Che let out a deep breath, his eyebrows twitching incessantly.
This is going to be difficult.
Li Junyang and Qing Ning have known each other since childhood, and based on his own judgment, they are most likely childhood sweethearts.
How can I possibly cause trouble in this situation?
Even though he recognized Qing Ning before Li Junyang, he didn't have many memories of playing with Qing Ning when he was a child.
If this continues, the truth will be exposed sooner or later.
By then, his advantage over Li Junyang will be wiped out.
He would never miss any opportunity with such a scheming scumbag. Even if he wasn't given an opportunity, he would create one. No one understands better than Xia Che how difficult his opponent is.
"My head hurts..."
Xia Che rubbed his hair, looked at the gold ring on his index finger, and sighed sullenly.
His most important thing right now is to go home quickly, have a good meal, take a shower, and completely relax. If he feels relaxed enough, he should be able to remember some things from his childhood.
The reason I didn't give myself away today is entirely due to my cleverness.
But good fortune won't always be on your side. If you don't remember it soon, Qing Ning might mistake you for an imposter, and sooner or later your story won't match up.
Xia Che couldn't even imagine what would happen to him if he were ever exposed as a top-tier assassin who could injure Su Miaorou later in the manga...
...
In the taxi, Qing Ning sighed softly, then reached into her coat pocket and pulled out a silver necklace.
The necklace is entirely silver, with a heart-shaped lock at the very center.
Although this necklace looks pretty, from an adult's perspective, it's just a cheap, low-quality necklace sold at a street stall.
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