"It's getting late, Qingqing and I will head back now."
After the group cleaned up the mess on the table, Zhang Qingtian said goodbye.
Zhang Qingqing chimed in, "Yes, yes, it's getting late, we should head back too."
"Okay, then we'll take you downstairs." Shen Zhiyi didn't try to stop them.
So, Shen Zhiyi and Chen Peng escorted the two downstairs.
"Be careful on your way back, and remember to send a message when you get home," Shen Zhiyi instructed.
Zhang Qingqing smiled and nodded in agreement.
Shen Zhiyi waved goodbye to them one last time, watching them gradually disappear into the distance.
"Let's go, Peng-ge, let's go back and rest." Shen Zhiyi stretched; she had just eaten a bit too much and wanted to go back and lie down for a while.
Chen Peng responded with an "okay".
As they were going upstairs, Shen Zhiyi suddenly said, "Brother Peng, there's something I want to talk to you about."
"What?" Chen Peng was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Shen Zhiyi wanted to say.
Shen Zhiyi smiled and said, "I might leave after a while, leave this place."
She spoke somewhat cryptically, and it was unclear whether Chen Peng could understand what she meant.
Chen Peng frowned and asked, "If you leave here, where are you going? Aren't you going to wait for Qi Jing?"
"I'll wait until he comes back before I leave."
"I won't feel at ease until he comes back."
Chen Peng suddenly realized something. "So, you have a way to go back?"
Shen Zhiyi nodded and told Chen Peng about the system contacting her last night.
Chen Peng pondered for a moment and then asked, "Why did the system only contact you?"
Shen Zhiyi didn't know how to answer this question, because she didn't understand why the system only contacted her.
"I'm not quite sure either," Shen Zhiyi sighed.
“If you want to go back, then go back. Nalan Zhao is a good person.” Chen Peng smiled and patted Shen Zhiyi’s shoulder. “If you’ve been mistreated over there, you can come back anytime. I will work hard to become stronger and become your support.”
Shen Zhiyi chuckled, "Fine, then I won't work hard anymore, I'll just lie down and relax."
The two returned home and went to rest.
That night, the system arrived as promised. Shen Zhiyi was still awake, waiting for the system to come.
[So? So? What's your decision?]
The system's mechanical voice sounded somewhat hurried.
"Of course I'd like to go back, but..." Shen Zhiyi paused, because she wasn't sure if the system would grant her request.
[But what? Hurry up and tell me! This system is driving me crazy!]
The system was getting really anxious. It couldn't stay on Blue Star for too long each time it came here. If it stayed too long, it would be easily detected by Blue Star's consciousness, and once it was detected, it wouldn't be able to come back.
However, it didn't plan to tell Shen Zhiyi about this. Anyway, it would run away after sending the person back. As long as it ran fast enough, the Blue Star consciousness wouldn't be able to detect it.
"I want to wait until someone comes back from the Survival World before I go over. Also, I still have some things to arrange here that I haven't finished taking care of yet."
[Oh, you should have said so earlier! What's the big deal? Shall I come pick you up again in a while?]
The system breathed a sigh of relief; it had thought it was something serious. As long as the person didn't want to return to the survival world, everything was fine.
Shen Zhiyi was somewhat surprised by the system's swift response, but also relieved, as she had initially worried that the system wouldn't agree to her request.
"Okay, then wait for me for another month, and I will get things sorted out here as soon as possible."
[OK, then this system will come to pick you up again in a month.]
The system readily agreed, then, as if remembering something, placed a small object in front of Shen Zhiyi.
Once you've finished dealing with it, crush this little thing, and the system will know.
"Okay." Shen Zhiyi accepted the little thing.
That system's leaving now, see you next time.
The mechanical noise from the system disappeared.
Shen Zhiyi looked at the small object in her hand, put it away, and lay down to rest.
Time flies, and a few days have passed in the blink of an eye.
That day, Shen Zhiyi was returning home from get off work. As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw a young man sitting outside.
"Qi Jing?" Shen Zhiyi called out softly.
Upon hearing the sound, Qi Jing suddenly looked up and gazed in Shen Zhiyi's direction.
"elder sister."
Shen Zhiyi quickly walked over, squatted down in front of Qi Jing, and reached out to touch his hair. "Why have you lost so much weight?"
Qi Jing was like a child who had been wronged outside. After returning home, he could no longer contain his emotions and rushed towards Shen Zhiyi.
"Sister, I miss you so much."
While he was locked in the dungeon, he kept thinking, would he ever see her again?
Shen Zhiyi patted Qi Jing's back and gently comforted him, "Alright, you're back now, aren't you? Don't cry, be good."
Qi Jing continued to hold her, refusing to let go.
"When did you come back? Shouldn't you be in Miao territory after you came back? How come you're here?" Shen Zhiyi was a little helpless, but she didn't push Qi Jing away.
Qi Jing spoke in a low voice, "I came back from Miao territory, but I wanted to see my sister. However, my phone was broken and I couldn't contact you, so I had to come here by myself."
"Alright, shall we go inside first?" Shen Zhiyi patted Qi Jing's back again.
Qi Jing nodded and let go of his hand.
Shen Zhiyi led Qi Jing into the house and then went to the kitchen to pour him a glass of water.
"Drink some water first."
Recently, through the connections of the police officer, Chen Peng moved into the apartment next to Shen Zhiyi. Black Wolf and the others also came back with Chen Peng recently, but they haven't gone home yet, except for Fox Moon who is with them.
"Sister, can I stay here from now on?" Qi Jing looked at Shen Zhiyi expectantly; he wanted to stay.
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiyi fell silent, unsure of how to respond.
Seeing Shen Zhiyi remain silent, Qi Jing's heart sank deeper and deeper.
“Then I will go back to Miao territory tomorrow.”
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiyi sighed and said, "It's not that I don't want you to stay, but..."
"I found someone I like in the survival world. Some time ago, the system contacted me and said that I could return to the survival world and travel back and forth freely."
“I want to go back and see him, but I’m not sure if I’ll stay there afterward.”
Qi Jing was stunned for a moment, then asked hesitantly, "Sister, is it Nalan Zhao?"
Shen Zhiyi looked over. "How did you know?"
Qi Jing lowered his head, pursed his lips, and said, "Nalan Zhao saved me. I saw something he was carrying, something you showed me."
Shen Zhiyi never expected that Qi Jing would know about Nalan Zhao.
For a moment, neither of them spoke.
After a long while, the two spoke at the same time.
"You go first," Shen Zhiyi said.
“Sister, I’ve looked into it. Nalan Zhao is a really good person. If you really like him, then go ahead. I’ll take good care of myself.”
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