43 New Instance [Update 1]
She met someone familiar
Qi Qiuxue used the monetary reward issued by the system to buy a game console.
The days when she doesn't have to go to work are leisurely but boring. Qi Qiuxue has nothing to do and always has to rely on some external forces to pass the time.
She bought a lot of game cards in one go, all kinds of them, single-player and two-player. The single-player ones were fun to play, with beautiful graphics and excellent production. The two-player ones were mostly popular ones with high ratings. She also wanted to play them, but she didn't have many friends.
It just so happened that since she left the company, a colleague had been very concerned about her situation. She was a girl who came from the mountains. She was kind and excellent, and was very warm to everyone, including the eccentric Qi Qiuxue.
On the day Qi Qiuxue resigned from her previous company, her employer, with a worried look on his face, walked her downstairs and asked her where she was going next. "Axue, what are your plans for the future?"
"I haven't decided yet." Qi Qiuxue said calmly, holding the cardboard box filled with her belongings. "Let's take it one step at a time."
"It's better for you to leave. Ah Xue, you're so capable, you shouldn't be wasting your time in a company like this." The girl spoke sincerely, looking up at him reluctantly. "You should take care of yourself. Take your time looking for a job. There's no rush. Choose carefully."
"I don't have anything to give you, so I'll just give you this bracelet." She rummaged through her pockets for a moment, pulled out a small, exquisite jewelry box, and opened it. Inside lay a sparkling bracelet. "I just bought this yesterday and haven't worn it yet. It's not worth much, so don't despise it, Axue."
"No thanks." Qi Qiuxue shook her head. She didn't expect her to give her something. She was a little surprised. "This is too expensive. I can't accept it."
"Take it." The girl insisted on giving the bracelet to her. "This is a token of my appreciation."
"Keep in touch." She was busy with work and didn't have time to stay downstairs for too long. She hurriedly put the jewelry box into Qi Qiuxue's cardboard box and ran back to the office building without stopping.
She stood in the lobby on the first floor and waved vigorously at Qi Qiuxue: "Goodbye, Axue. If you need anything, just come to me!"
Her tone was sincere.
Qi Qiuxue just smiled at the time and didn't take it to heart, thinking that this was just a polite remark: "Okay."
But when she needed help now, she suddenly remembered this little girl. Today was the weekend, and she wondered if she was resting.
She swiped open her phone and found the chat interface with [Wu Shanyue] written on it: [Are you busy? ]
The other party replied very quickly: [Not busy, today is a holiday.]
Qi Qiuxue rarely sent her a message. Wu Shanyue thought she had something urgent to tell her, so she lowered her eyes and typed quickly: [What's wrong, Xue? Are you in trouble?]
Qi Qiuxue: [Indeed, are you free now? Can you come to my house?]
Wu Shanyue quickly packed up her things while typing: [Of course, wait for me, Xue, I'll be there soon!]
Qi Qiuxue sent the location, then exited the message interface and ordered takeout for herself and Wu Shanyue.
Half an hour later, Wu Shanyue knocked on Qi Qiuxue's door with takeout.
Qi Qiuxue opened the door and let her in: "Welcome."
She looked at the takeaway in her hand and smiled: "When did you start doing part-time work as a delivery runner?"
"No," Wu Shanyue shook her head, feeling overjoyed to see Qi Qiuxue again. "I happened to run into the delivery girl downstairs. I chatted with her while waiting for the elevator, and I realized the order was from you. I saw she had a lot of orders left to deliver, and I didn't want her to be overworked, so I let her go and brought the food up myself."
"So, what happened to Ah Xue?" She followed Qi Qiuxue and helped her open the takeout boxes one by one. "Tell me, I will do my best to help."
She has always been like this.
Qi Qiuxue grew up in an orphanage and was used to people's indifference. She rarely met such a warm-hearted person. She should have maintained relationships with colleagues while still working, but now that she has resigned, Wu Shanyue has no need to maintain a good relationship with her for both emotional and logical reasons.
But Wu Shanyue refused to do so. She was warm and kind, and was warm and honest with everyone and everything. Qi Qiuxue was worried that she was being deceived, so she lied, "Actually, I'm a little short of money lately."
"Can you lend me some money?" Her tone was fragile and pitiful. She looked up at Wu Shanyue's worried gaze and said, "It's not much, just one hundred thousand. Is that okay, Shanyue? I'll pay you back when I have money."
After she finished speaking, Wu Shanyue seemed to be silent. She looked at Qi Qiuxue, then lowered her head and busily swiped her phone, without saying anything for a long time.
Just when Qi Qiuxue thought she was going to refuse, Wu Shanyue raised her head again with a bit of self-blame: "Axue, I only have 80,000 here. I'll lend it to you for emergency."
"I'll help you find a way to get the remaining 20,000. Are you in a hurry? If you are, I..."
"No thanks." Qi Qiuxue interrupted her. She hadn't expected Wu Shanyue to go to such lengths for her. She felt a strange sense of guilt for lying and quickly explained, "It was just a joke."
"I'm not short of money. Thank you for helping me," she confessed. "I'm sorry for lying to you."
She had thought Wu Shanyue would be angry, but she wasn't. After hearing Qi Qiuxue's explanation, Wu Shanyue breathed a sigh of relief: "It was so scary. I thought Ah Xue had really encountered something."
She raised her lips and chuckled: "I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay."
“…”
Qi Qiuxue once again refreshed her understanding of her. She paused for a few seconds and asked, "Are you like this to everyone?"
Wu Shanyue didn't understand what she meant: "What?"
Qi Qiuxue: "If other people come to you for help, will you also do your best to help them like you did for me today?"
"It depends on the person and the situation," Wu Shanyue said. "Some people are worthy, and some aren't."
"Of course, Axue is worth it." She smiled and said sincerely, "Because Axue helped me before."
Qi Qiuxue raised an eyebrow when she heard this. She didn't remember ever doing such a kind thing: "Have I ever helped you?"
"Yes." Wu Shanyue nodded vigorously.
Qi Qiuxue: "How did I help you?"
"You don't remember?" Wu Shanyue stared at her seriously for a long moment, then finally chuckled, "A secret."
"So what exactly did Axue ask me to do?" She brought the topic back on track.
"Can you play games?" Qi Qiuxue suddenly asked.
Wu Shanyue nodded: "Yes."
"That's perfect," Qi Qiuxue said, offering her a controller from the table. "Play games with me after dinner."
It turns out that this is Axue's purpose.
Wu Shanyue happily took the handle. Even though it was just a trivial matter, she was still happy that Qi Qiuxue was willing to seek her help: "Okay!"
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In the next few days, Wu Shanyue would come over whenever he had time to have dinner with Qi Qiuxue or play games with her.
Qi Qiuxue is a quiet person on weekdays, and the same is true when playing games. She is very calm and does not have much emotional fluctuation regardless of winning or losing. Usually, it is Wu Shanyue who chatters endlessly, while she listens quietly on the side.
The two of them sometimes play action games, management games, or horror games. Wu Shanyue is very timid and gets scared every time a zombie jumps out.
But she was not at all weak when fighting zombies. Not only was her shooting skill extremely accurate, with every shot hitting the vital points, she even developed a special fighting method that could kill more zombies in the most bullet-saving way.
Qi Qiuxue would sometimes praise her: "You fight beautifully."
"Really?" Wu Shanyue stared at the screen intently, and while beating him mercilessly, he said with some guilt, "Isn't that too cruel?"
It's too divisive.
Qi Qiuxue: "Then please show some mercy and let them go."
Wu Shanyue shook her head, startled by the sudden appearance of the zombie king. The smaller zombies had already been cleared out, so she pulled out her rocket launcher and aimed at the larger one, beating it to pieces. "No, if I let them go, we'll be the ones to die."
The cowardice is real, the guilt is real, and the cruelty is real.
Qi Qiuxue's understanding of her deepened again. After the two of them cleared all the zombies, they went to the save point to save the game. Wu Shanyue looked at the time and it was time to go back.
"Axue, do you want to play games together tomorrow?" She asked before leaving.
"No." Tomorrow was the day to enter the game. Qi Qiuxue shook her head. "I have something to do tomorrow and can't leave. Let's do it another day."
"Alright." Wu Shanyue nodded. "It just so happens that I have something to do."
"Goodbye then." She waved goodbye to Qi Qiuxue and turned to take the elevator. However, as the elevator door opened, she was startled by her reflection in the mirror, "Ouch!"
"Be careful on the road." Qi Qiuxue stared at the direction she left and did not return until she left.
Time passed quickly, and it was time to enter the game.
The system activated the transmission mode again, and Qi Qiuxue gradually felt a sense of weightlessness under her feet. Everything in her vision began to become blurred, and then turned into pure white with no end in sight.
The light in front of her was too bright, and Qi Qiuxue subconsciously closed her eyes.
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she felt that the transmission time seemed a bit long. When she opened her eyes again, she came to an extremely quiet corridor.
The incandescent lamp above her head emitted a dazzling light, and doctors, nurses, and patients came and went past her. The background of this copy was probably a hospital in the West, and the NPCs rushing back and forth in her sight did not have Asian faces.
Qi Qiuxue subconsciously lowered her eyes to look at her attire. She was wearing a nurse's uniform with a name tag pinned on her chest. In addition to her photo, there was also a line of large characters on it. Perhaps considering the inconvenience caused by language or text barriers, the system considerately converted the content into Chinese.
[Intern nurse: Zhang Xue.]
In addition, the photo above is slightly different from her usual appearance. It is probably like the previous copy, and some adjustments have been made to suit the background of the story. Her facial lines are deeper than usual, her hair color is lighter, and her pupils are deep blue.
Qi Qiuxue withdrew her gaze and looked out the window. Unlike the previous two copies, the sky was still bright and it was still daytime.
Several girls wearing the same "Intern Nurse" nametags on their chests were walking towards them from a distance. Judging from their expressions and behavior, they should be the players participating in this dungeon. Perhaps they had become accustomed to Li Yiqing's presence, and Qi Qiuxue subconsciously looked for her figure in the crowd.
No, she is not here.
Yes, with so many players participating in the dungeon, the probability of being able to experience two dungeons together by chance is already extremely small, and three is even more ridiculous.
If she met Li Yiqing again this time, she would start to suspect whether he had ulterior motives.
But... although she didn't see Li Yiqing, Qi Qiuxue still saw someone very familiar.
——Wu Shanyue.
She actually entered the dungeon as well.
【Author’s words】
Little Skeleton: "Hmm? Call me? I'll be right there~"
There will be a second update later. Those who can't wait can come back tomorrow. Muahmumumumumu~
And thank you all for the tickets and nutrient solution, hug you tight!
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