Changji was helping Ye Chu find out about her plans to move when Ye Chu suddenly sent her a business card. Changji looked it up and found that the neighborhood was actually quite nice.
Changji: I checked it out and it seems pretty good in all aspects, but I'll wait and see if I can get more information from people I know in the industry before making a decision.
Ye Chu: Okay.
It wasn't that Ye Chu didn't trust Gu Yu; she just subconsciously didn't want to tell Chang Ji about what happened last night, so as not to make the other person worry about her again.
Changji: You've really worked hard this year, magazines, TV dramas, commercials, variety shows, movies... Aren't you exhausted?
Ye Chu: It was alright, quite fulfilling.
Changji: As for us, we should work when we need to work and rest when we need to rest. If you get tired, just tell me. Remember that.
Ye Chu: Okay, I know. I'll go take a shower now.
Ye Chu liked Chang Ji's motherly concern for her daughter the most; it gave her a sense of family.
"Beep beep beep~ Sha la la beep la~" Ye Chu had just finished taking a shower when her phone on the table lit up, followed by a ringing sound.
She glanced at the note displayed above: Aunt.
"Hello? Auntie!" Ye Chu jumped onto the bed and said cheerfully.
"Chu Chu," Ye Jing said on the other end of the phone, wearing her glasses and holding a train ticket. "Auntie bought a train ticket to see you. It'll arrive at 8 a.m. tomorrow and I'll be there by 6 p.m.!"
"Really?!" Ye Chu suddenly sat up with a start. "Then I'll come pick you up!"
"If you have a job, you don't need to come. Auntie knows the way! By the way, Chuchu, is there anything you want to eat? Auntie will bring it to you."
"Yes, yes, I'm going! I just finished filming a movie and I don't have any plans right now! Auntie, Auntie, I want to drink black chicken soup." Just thinking about the black chicken soup her aunt made made Ye Chu's mouth water.
"Okay, I'll make it for you tomorrow night. By the way, Auntie wants to tell you something, Auntie watched your TV series!" Ye Jing slapped her thigh happily: "Our Chu Chu in it is so smart, but when I saw you jump off the cliff, I was shocked."
"Haha, Auntie, you actually dared to watch it? Aren't you afraid? Many people online were scared by the monsters in it."
"Your auntie can only see a blurry mess of TV dramas when you're not wearing your glasses. You're the only one who can see them clearly." Ye Jing looked up at the TV in front of her, which was playing the latest episode of "Escape" on mute. She put away her train ticket, took off her glasses to watch TV, and said to Ye Chu, "Auntie is watching it right now!"
"Oh dear, I haven't checked the update yet! Auntie, how come you're so quick? I know, you must be so eager to see me, after all, I'm your precious darling!"
When Ye Chu chats with Ye Jing, she acts like a spoiled child. She speaks to Ye Jing in all sorts of strange and unusual tones and says sweet and mushy things to him.
"Auntie, are you really not going to move in with me?" Ye Chu collapsed onto the bed again.
"No, no, I'll just visit you occasionally. You celebrities are always getting photographed by paparazzi, it's terrifying. Chu Chu, you need to be careful!"
"Okay, okay, I got it. Don't stay up too late, you have to catch the high-speed train tomorrow." After exchanging a few more casual words, Ye Chu hung up the phone and rolled out onto the bed.
She went to bed exceptionally early tonight, and her dreams were wonderful.
Meanwhile, Ye Jing, who was far away, watched the TV series as usual before going to sleep. At this moment, the episode was showing Cheng Lu and Qing Zhi reuniting.
Ye Jing wasn't wearing glasses, and the blurry TV screen didn't affect her viewing at all. As soon as Ye Chu appeared, she could clearly recognize her outline and concentrate on every word the character said.
Many netizens, including Feng Xiao, were also watching the show at the same time as Ye Jing.
As someone who works overtime, she is currently on the quiet last bus, watching a show with her headphones on.
Cheng Lu and Qing Zhi successfully reunited. Cheng Lu first gave a brief description of what had just happened, and then she saw Qing Zhi with his head down, deep in thought.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Qingzhi shook his head, glancing at his watch. "What cards do you have left in your hand?"
Cheng Lu said, "Three shields, one for jumping, and one for sniping."
The card system is a crucial part of the escape game. It's not present in the beginner stages; cards only appear in intermediate stages and later.
All cards are one-time use. Cards can be used against other players or against monsters. The difference is that if the opponent is a player, only the card can negate its power, while monsters can negate card attacks using their own abilities.
The cards function essentially as their names suggest. A shield is a shield that can block one attack from another card. Jump is a card used on yourself for a high-difficulty jump. As for Sniper, its purpose is self-evident.
Basically, in this stage of the game, apart from some newbies who stumble upon the game by chance, no one will easily use cards or exchange cards for anything. Everyone will have the habit of keeping one or two cards.
For non-volunteers, the cards they retain are a lifesaver for the next round. For volunteers, while the remaining cards cannot be used next time, the extra cards can be exchanged for a considerable amount of money after the match.
"Here you go." Qingzhi handed Ye Chu two Jump cards to make up the difference in the number of cards between them. Then he said, "Listen to me."
“You said that the world inside the side quest is upside down.” Qingzhi stared intently into Cheng Lu’s eyes: “This forest has no end; it’s a layer covering the inside of a crystal ball.”
Cheng Lu's pupils contracted sharply. If Qing Zhi's guess was correct, was there still an exit? The round crystal ball wasn't some empty terrarium.
But then she thought again, the rules would never create a game world without an exit.
Seeing Cheng Lu's changing expression, Qing Zhi knew that she had already figured it out, so he said with satisfaction, "In every game, we've always felt that the only way to leave is to find the exit. This time is different, though. I think it might be because some condition has been met?"
Cheng Lu nodded, thinking that this guess was very likely.
“Indeed, if your guess is correct, then there’s no way out from here.” She looked around. “There must be something we haven’t noticed yet.”
She touched her character card, which read "Lilina, the brave jungle explorer" and on the other side, "She attempts to prove her courage by conquering the giant silver spider in the jungle."
"Conquer the giant silver spider in the jungle!" Cheng Lu suddenly grabbed Qing Zhi's clothes: "We always thought this was a character introduction, but now it seems this is the real mission! What's yours?"
Qingzhi grabbed her hand and held it tightly. He bent down slightly and whispered in Cheng Lu's ear: "Lilina's guardian, he was born to protect Lilina."
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