Four days ago, Ren Suo went into seclusion and never came out again.
On the fifth day, a conflict broke out between Ren Suo's girlfriend and boyfriend.
That night, when Bai Ji was walking by after dinner, he glanced at the 4th floor of Dormitory Building No. 2 and found that the curtains of Unit 402 were still closed, blocking out any light.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of dissatisfaction showing on his handsome fair face. He looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he stepped on the ice and flew over, landing on the balcony of Dong Chengling's house.
The first thing he saw was Qiao Muyi wearing a countermeasure vest. He walked in quickly, stood in front of her, and asked in a cold voice, "What happened?"
"This is also my first time here in so many days, and you ask me?" Qiao Muyi didn't show him any kindness at all: "Then do you also want me to ask you how to treat your facial paralysis, constipation and inability to urinate?"
Ever since Ren Suo announced his retreat, Qiao Muyi hasn't come to Dong Chengling's house for dinner. After all, she is also a woman with a cat, so she has to spend time with the fat orange cat at home.
Moreover, her personality is different from others. She actually doesn't like to eat with a lot of people. She has long been able to taste the fragrance of freedom from loneliness. She just wants to eat with Ren Suo.
Bai Ji's face flashed with a trace of pity, and he said in a serious tone: "Ren Suo hasn't played games, chatted in the group, answered the phone, or gone out to eat in the past few days. He even didn't react when the entire school lost the Internet for half an hour just now. Don't you understand what's going on?"
Qiao Muyi was slightly startled, "Is it so serious?"
Gu Yueyan was a little confused. Although she cared about Ren Suo, it was still too difficult for her, a hardworking and self-disciplined girl, to understand the worldview of someone like Ren Suo. "Is it, really serious?"
"Class monitor," Lin Xianyu patted Gu Yueyan's chest and said seriously, "Let me put it this way, it's like you have a cat, and then one day, this cat..."
“It doesn’t eat cat food anymore?”
"No, it's not breathing."
"It's so serious." Gu Yueyan immediately understood the importance of 'games, online chats, and the Internet' to Ren Suo. He nodded and shook his head: "But he is in seclusion, so of course he won't be disturbed by external things."
Qiao Muyi shook her head: "Retreat is not as mysterious as you think. We are still mortals. At most, we give up entertainment and focus on cultivation, but we still need normal diet and communication. Now is not the era when we can find a cave to retreat until death. When I retreat, I still check the information and process the situation before going to bed."
Ren Suo had to be in seclusion these days, so Qiao Muyi didn't chat with him regularly, so now she felt something was a little strange - Ren Suo used to like to throw in an emoticon and slip away, saying "I don't know what to talk about but I'm thinking about you", but now he doesn't even have an emoticon.
Xiao Jiu also rubbed the black cat and said, "Big brother doesn't play games or go online, something big must have happened!"
Dong Chengling couldn't help but nodded slightly, and Ren Xingmei said directly: "If my brother hadn't shouted 'Don't disturb me' when I wanted to go to his house, I would have thought that he was kidnapped by the people of the Immortal Palace again."
Everyone nodded. According to everyone's understanding of Ren Suo, unless he went to a place without wifi or internet, it would be hard to explain how he could live the life of a caveman for a few days in modern society.
And Ren Suo is a repeat offender. Last month he went on a trip with Deidra and Dong Chengling Ren Xingmei, and the year before he went to Moon Mask for his honeymoon with Gu Yueyan Luna. If he went to meet a new girlfriend again this month, it would seem like a natural and daily event, and they wouldn't even be surprised.
Could this be Ren Suo’s unique menstrual period?
"So," Bai Ji stared at Qiao Muyi and said, "He suddenly went into seclusion. It must be because of you, right?"
Dong Chengling blinked, and Qiao Muyi said unhappily: "How could it be our fault? If it was our fault, Xiao Suo wouldn't be in seclusion alone! At least two people!"
"Besides being autistic because of you, what other reasons does he have?" Bai Ji said, counting on his fingers: "Work? Money? Entertainment? The only thing that worries him is his feelings."
Qiao Muyi's tone paused slightly, "Escape...? It does seem like his style."
Qiao Muyi and the others looked at each other and nodded silently - they recalled their further requests and demands on Ren Suo a few days ago.
They are certainly not wrong, their demands are reasonable and legal, even if there is any fault, it is Ren Suo's fault. But this world is so interesting, the debtor becomes the boss.
Bai Ji's words gave them an idea -
Ren Suo, would you want to... default on your debt?
Anyway, the only capital he can pay back is himself. If he doesn't pay it back to me, it will be considered that he has defaulted on his debt.
Bai Ji said seriously: "It is human nature to delay a problem that cannot be solved temporarily until it disappears by itself, or until the problem solves itself."
"If you force him like this, he will sooner or later develop a rebellious mentality. This time he didn't play games or hang out in the group, and practiced in seclusion, which was a sign of this."
"But it's not a big problem," Bai Ji looked at them and said, "Wait until Ren Suo's retreat is over. If he still hasn't given you an answer, you might as well give everyone some time to calm down and think. Otherwise, if he goes into another long, self-harming retreat..."
Everyone nodded secretly, thinking that Bai Ji was right.
After all, it's a bit scary that Ren Suo is practicing in seclusion instead of playing games or surfing the Internet.
Seeing this, Bai Ji was certain.
As long as he can convince these few people, his plan will be half successful.
He had long known that the relationship between Ren Suo and these women would sooner or later collapse, so Bai Ji waited patiently, and finally this day came.
He hasn't lost yet!
As long as Ren Suoken uses that transformation spell, or as long as Ren Suoken teaches him that transformation spell, everything will be able to turn around!
What he needs to do now is to fulfill his duties as a friend and further deepen the relationship without arousing the suspicion of these women!
So Bai Ji continued: "I will find a way to appease him and will not let him go to extremes, so you can rest assured..."
"Wait, what does this have to do with you?" Qiao Muyi interrupted, "Didn't you tell me at the beginning that you had given up?"
"Yeah, yeah," Bai Ji sighed with a fake expression, and said, "He is someone I can only encounter but not seek, can only encounter but not keep, can only encounter but not have... In fact, no matter how I think about it, unless a girl comes between him and me, I have no chance."
"So, Qiao Muyi, you can rest assured. And you invited me here, isn't it because you want me to help you test Ren Suo's attitude as a friend?"
Qiao Muyi looked at Bai Ji suspiciously, but what Bai Ji said really made sense. After all, even if Bai Ji was willing, Ren Suo would not be willing. Unless Bai Ji turned into a beautiful girl, there would still be a small possibility...
But she still planned to refuse. God knows whether Bai Ji would become beastly and freeze Ren Suo into a popsicle, and then have an earth-shattering ice love...
"Well, Mr. Bai," Lin Xianyu interrupted cautiously, "Actually, we didn't invite you here to get you to find out information. Sister Qiao, our invitation to you this time has nothing to do with Brother Ren... or not, it's not unrelated, but to discuss another issue."
"What's the problem?" Bai Ji and Qiao Muyi asked at the same time.
Lin Xianyu explained: "It's like this. A few days ago, a girl with the online name 'Xiao Ren' added me, the class monitor, Xiao Xingxing and Teacher Dong on WeChat. She said she really likes Brother Ren..."
Lin Xianyu briefly introduced Xiao Ren's situation and said, "She confessed her love to Brother Ren two days ago, but was rejected."
Qiao Muyi snorted: "He still knows how to be a good husband."
"And Xiao Ren didn't give up," Lin Xianyu said, "She told me today that she finally asked Brother Ren to come out."
Bai Ji: "But Ren Suo is in seclusion."
Lin Xianyu: "I asked her the same question. Xiao Ren said that if Brother Ren didn't date her, she would hurt herself."
Qiao Muyi blurted out immediately: "What does that have to do with us!? Threatening with self-harm, does she think that other people are her parents?"
Dong Chengling said: "Xiao Qiao, she is just an 18-year-old girl. You can't force her to have a strong heart like you."
Qiao Muyi sighed: "But Xiao Suo has nothing to do with her, why should she take care of her wish?"
Bai Ji exhaled softly: "But we are educators."
Ren Xingmei continued, "So my brother promised Xiao Ren that he would go on a date with her tomorrow, hoping to guide her to establish a correct view of love in person."
When Ren Xingmei said this, she also felt strange: Ren Suo helped others establish a correct view of love...
"Tomorrow?" Qiao Muyi raised her eyebrows slightly: "When?"
"noon."
"Xiao Suo is not in seclusion anymore?"
"Make an exception for one day."
Qiao Muyi snorted, took out her phone and pressed a few buttons, then said, "I'll ask Yao Fei and Li Dan to help on duty tomorrow. Yu Kuangtu is on a business trip these days, so it's hard for me to ask for leave... Xianyu, tell me where their date is, and I'll go there in person to help her 'shape' her worldview."
"By the way, just give me her WeChat ID. I'll find out her real identity..."
"Sister Qiao, I'm afraid this isn't a good idea." Lin Xianyu said:
"In fact, I have already warned Xiaonin that Brother Ren has a beautiful, cute, gentle, considerate and extremely powerful girlfriend. However, Xiaonin didn't mind at all and even said something like 'If I am killed by his girlfriend, he will remember me for the rest of his life'..."
Dong Chengling also said: "Xiao Qiao, let Suo handle this matter himself. If we show up rashly, it will only make things more troublesome."
Qiao Muyi: "Then it should be okay to find out her real identity, right? Give me the student roster. Even if I can't get the social software to retrieve my personal information, I'll have my people check the students one by one..."
"They are going on a date tomorrow, you can't find out in one day." Dong Chengling said: "We called you over this time, Bai Ji, just to ask if you have any impression of this girl. After all, I am not very familiar with the students, but you are familiar with them, right?"
It turns out that besides being a driver, I am also a human body student roster?
However, Bai Ji had no complaints and asked, "'Xiao Ren' should be a pseudonym, right? Is there any other information? For example, a circle of friends?"
"Her circle of friends is not visible to us." Ren Xingmei shook her head.
Lin Xianyu hesitated for a moment and said, "After I knew about her thoughts, I analyzed it from various angles to remind her, but her answers were very firm."
"For example, I told her that Brother Ren has a girlfriend now, and what you did is equivalent to being the mistress. She said it's okay, and she would rather accept the accusation than regret it later."
Qiao Muyi sighed: "Oh my God, how can there be such a shameless person."
Lin Xianyu's mouth twitched, and he continued, "Then I told her that Brother Ren is now a teacher at the college, and you are a student. This is a teacher-student relationship, and it will have a bad impact if it gets out. She said it doesn't matter, as long as it's true love, we shouldn't give up because of worldly concepts."
Gu Yueyan shook his head: "Alas, it's pitiful that you don't know you're wrong."
Lin Xianyu's mouth seemed to be twisted, and she could only rely on her strong rationality to continue: "I also asked her, if Brother Ren is unwilling to accept you in the end, what will you do? Xiao Ren said that she would first treat Brother Ren as a brother, and then slowly get close to him and find an opportunity to make the matter a done deal..."
Ren Xingmei stomped her feet fiercely: "How shameless!"
Lin Xianyu could no longer hold back, and said in a trembling voice: "I told Xiao Ren that Brother Ren is actually a man who can't take care of himself and doesn't know how to take care of others. You will have a hard time in the future. Xiao Ren said it's okay, she can take care of Ren Suo's daily life and diet, and it doesn't matter if we live together directly, she will support Brother Ren."
Dong Chengling sighed: "If you use your infatuation in the wrong place, it is just a sin."
Lin Xianyu's facial muscles were about to cramp. She almost gritted her teeth and said, "I also told Xiao Ren that Brother Ren is actually a very philandering person. If he is dating several girls at the same time and is unwilling to give up on you, what would you do? Xiao Ren said that she doesn't mind. After all, she can't beat Brother Ren now. As long as she can be with Brother Ren, it's fine..."
"Meow~" The black cat meowed lazily.
Phew!
Lin Xianyu covered his mouth with lightning speed, making strange noises and ran to the bathroom.
Gu Yueyan said blankly: "She has a stomachache? That's not right. Xianyu just ate some pineapple and mango today, and only had a large cup of ice cream after dinner. It's a normal diet for her..."
Dong Chengling looked at Bai Ji: "Do you know a girl like this?"
Bai Ji immediately shook his head: "No, I don't know a girl who is willing to be the third party, teacher-student relationship, brother-sister relationship, support a man, and not mind sharing a boyfriend."
"I don't know him either."
"Yeah, and he threatened others with self-harm."
“It needs to be properly educated.”
At this time, Lin Xianyu finally came out of the bathroom after laughing at the lowest volume. She said seriously: "If we use the terminology of ACG, Xiaonin should be the kind of 'yandere' type of girl, who is obsessed with someone to the point of giving up everything, including herself."
Everyone sighed: "I didn't expect there are such women in this world."
Lin Xianyu glanced at them and asked, "What about their date tomorrow...?"
There was a gleam in everyone's eyes.
The bizarre scene before his eyes made Lin Xianyu feel a strange emotion.
In this house,
On the same night,
More than ten days ago, these rivals who should have been on the verge of war, hostile to each other, and fighting openly and secretly, suddenly became united in their hatred of the enemy at this moment.
…
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"Finally found a way to suppress Yu Kuangtu... huh?"
After returning from the fourth level trial of the Gate of Truth, Ren Suo opened the Bank of Truth to collect interest and found that a lot of his stored emotions had actually appreciated in value, and by a significant amount.
Plan C went smoothly. Ren Suo nodded thoughtfully, and then continued to play the fourth level.