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Before Xia Yi could ask the next question, a noisy sound came out from the activity room.
Xia Yi stood up suddenly.
Xiang Jiu noticed Xia Yi's confusion. As soon as the sound came, he quickly stood up, even more excited than Xia Yi. He took three or two steps forward, pushed open the door to the activity room, and calmly explained, "Sister Yiyi, Bai Mianmian and Xiang Sheng are back. It's just the two of them. Nothing else has changed."
Without waiting for Xia Yi to ask, Xiang Jiu explained the scene inside in a few words.
"Xiang Jiu?" Bai Mianmian's voice sounded.
She turned her head in surprise. "Sister Shengsheng, we finally escaped from the dungeon." Bai Mianmian said, and as if exhausted, she found a bench and sat down, motionless. When she noticed Xiangjiu's gaze, she spoke again, "Xiangjiu, do you have anything to eat? Sister Shengsheng and I are starving. You don't know, in the dungeon game we entered, there were no clues at first, and the time was so damn long that I even wondered if I would starve to death in that dungeon!"
As Bai Mianmian spoke, her stomach automatically made a warning rumble.
"You can't find any clues either. It seems everyone else is doing the same." Xiang Jiu casually took out two small loaves of bread and tossed them to Bai Mianmian and Xiang Sheng. "These are the last two. Use them as a snack. Did you find any other dungeons in that dungeon?"
"Really?" Xiang Sheng exclaimed in surprise. Bai Mianmian tore open the bread, took a big bite, and mumbled, "Yes, we entered the famous dungeon, a whole ocean, where they fight sea monsters... Hmm? Is the bread pet bread?"
Bai Mianmian's eyes widened as she muttered, "I was wondering why the taste was wrong. Although it's light, it's still quite fragrant!"
Xiang Sheng ate the bread without hesitation and said, "So you guys are also in the dungeon? Is it the same dungeon?"
"It's different." Xia Yi shook his head and replied seriously.
——Ding Dong, the speaker above my head made a congratulatory sound a little late.
"Congratulations to Xiang Sheng and Bai Mianmian for finding the gift. As the second group to find the gift, the program crew will help prepare breakfast for you tomorrow. It will be a rich and delicious Cantonese dish!!" It was still the voice of the rabbit doll.
"In light of the declining ratings, the production team will be re-examining each game's setup. It's getting late, so please refrain from gathering and chatting. Please return to your rooms and rest. The production team will temporarily shut down the livestream during the nighttime rest period and resume at 7:00 the following morning."
"Dear audience friends, remember to turn on the TV on time at the same time tomorrow to watch our Doll Bang Bang Channel and Comedy Escape's Love Threesome show. Good night everyone." When the rabbit doll's voice ended, Xia Yi felt as if many pairs of eyes around her were closed, and the feeling of being spied on disappeared. She glanced around in surprise, and her body suddenly stiffened uncontrollably. She couldn't speak, and could only watch her body go up the stairs step by step against her will. The feeling was similar to when she first entered that evening game and approached the corpse.
Xia Yi opened his eyes, lay down on the bed, turned off the lights, and covered himself with the quilt. Only then did the restraints on his body seem to disappear.
She didn't move, but turned her head to look at the pink balloon floating beside the bed. In just a few hours, the balloon had grown bigger and a faint fluttering sound could be heard. The top of the balloon was against the ceiling, and the rope pulling the balloon hung straight down to the ground and disappeared into the bed. When she first got it in her hand, the rope of the balloon was far shorter than this.
It was as if the time they spent on fixing the dungeon bugs in the game was also spent in the dungeon of Romantic Threesome.
Xia Yi stood up, lifted the quilt, and when he wanted to get out of bed, the restraints on his body seemed to come back to him.
She folded the quilt again and lay down on the bed. Fortunately, she went to the toilet when she was leaving the copy.
Xia Yi could do nothing but scan the room with her eyes. The surroundings were very quiet, with only the rhythmic sound of balloons. She closed her eyes and took a nap.
Xia Yi didn't notice that the thin rope connected to the balloon was still growing. It wrapped around the decoration at the end of the bed and climbed towards Xia Yi's ankle.
Xia Yi suddenly opened his eyes.
"Yunying, what's wrong with you? Why are you daydreaming?"
"Sister Wang Lan?" Xia Yi looked at the face in front of her in shock. Compared with Wen Wan whom she met last time, she was more familiar with the Wang Lan here.
When she was on the wrestling team, this was the face she saw every day. He was young and energetic. As the leader of the wrestling team, he had the confidence to command the support of everyone.
Xia Yi raised his hand and touched Wang Lan's arm, pinching it lightly. The slightly raised muscles were very thick.
It was not an illusion. Xia Yi's eyes were a little moist. A few days ago, the arm she touched in the real world was already soft, and the slightly bulging outline was far less powerful than it is now.
"What are you doing? You just beat me on the stage, but when you heard that I asked you to treat us to lunch at noon, you turned hostile and ignored me?" Wang Lan frowned.
"No." Xia Yi hesitated and shook her head, her eyes fixed on Wang Lan's face, reluctant to leave. Even though she knew that the scene in front of her must be fake, she still felt nostalgic.
"Then stop dawdling and hurry up. Let's go first. When Duoduo comes out, she'll rush to order the food again, and then we won't be able to eat what we like." Wang Lan patted Xia Yi's arm and urged him to go out. "You change first. I'll wait for you outside. Hurry up, we have to order before Duoduo. Order more seafood, that's what I like."
Xia Yi looked at Wang Lan walking out in astonishment. Zhang Duoduo was allergic to seafood, so they never ordered seafood when they had dinner together.
"Da Yingzi, you're so awesome today! You even beat the captain!" Zhang Duoduo's cheerful voice rang out as she threw herself on Xia Yi. "How do you feel? If I could beat the captain, I'd be so proud of myself. If Sister Wang Lan says anything bad about me again, I'll yell back at her and call her a loser. But it's not bad this way either, hehe, Da Yingzi's loser."
Xia Yi hit his head unexpectedly, and his head suddenly ached and became chaotic, as if it was covered in rust.
"What day is today?" Xia Yi asked.
"No. 15, what's wrong with you? Tomorrow is the planetary friendship competition. You have to cheer up and can't let Wang Lan get the spot." Zhang Duoduo hugged Xia Yi and chattered incessantly.
Xia Yi's head was buzzing. She didn't answer. She opened the locker in front of her and, taking advantage of the space where the towel was placed, she pressed her palms hard with her fingernails.
The pain came slowly, a beat behind the times. It wasn't a dream.
She is Yunying. She traveled through time? She traveled through time into Yunying's body?
What happened to Yunying?
Xia Yi subconsciously kept all the guesses in her mind to herself. She remembered that she had signed up for the ladder before she came through, and her review message had not been sent yet.
"Da Yingzi, have you finished cleaning up? Why are you taking so long? I've already finished cleaning up. If we don't go over now, that mean woman Wang Lan will probably order something we don't want to eat that only she likes." Zhang Duoduo complained, "I've never seen a captain as selfish as Wang Lan..."
"Zhang Duoduo, has your personality always been like this?" Xia Yi interrupted Zhang Duoduo's complaint.
"Of course, this is not the first day you have known me." Zhang Duoduo looked at Xia Yi strangely.
"I just think you are a little excited tonight." Xia Yi said softly.
"Of course I'm excited. You defeated that old witch Wang Lan. But you're the one who's acting strange tonight. Why are you so silent? If it were any other time, you would have joined me in complaining about Wang Lan." Zhang Duoduo frowned and said, "The more I think about it, the more something seems off. Did you just fall down on the ring and get mad?"
"Have we always gotten along like this?" Xia Yi blurted out.
In her memory, Zhang Duoduo and Yunying were two happy people. Before the incident, she always thought that the relationship in their wrestling team was actually pretty good. Zhang Duoduo and Yunying had similar interests and could always chat with anyone, making others laugh so hard that they could even see their back teeth.
Is the contrast so big when it’s just the two of them?
Xia Yi couldn't help but frown. The Wang Lan just now was not the same as she remembered.
"What else?" Zhang Duoduo was surprised.
"Nothing, let's go eat first. I'm starving."
When Xia Yi was walking outside with Zhang Duoduo's arm in arm, they happened to pass by 'Xia Yi'. She didn't smile, and it was very strange for her to be walking towards him. However, Zhang Duoduo beside her greeted 'Xia Yi' enthusiastically.
"Xia Yi is really good at pretending! He always ignores me."
As he walked away, Zhang Duoduo's whispered curses could be heard again.
Xia Yi: “…”
They walked to the restaurant where they often had dinner together. As expected, Wang Lan had already ordered the meal and was waiting for them. Xia Yi glanced at the dishes on the table. There were ten in total, four of which were seafood and four were vegetarian.
These are things they would never order at dinner parties before.
"Sister Wang Lan, do you know who I just saw?" Zhang Duoduo's face turned stern when she saw the dishes, but she immediately called Sister Wang Lan affectionately.
"Who?" Wang Lan had already started eating.
"Xia Yi, Sister Wang Lan, you have to perform well tomorrow. The friendly match is crucial to the coach's evaluation of you. I calculated that among the three of us, only you have a chance of facing Xia Yi. There's only one spot in the Planet League."
Zhang Duoduo said, clicking on the album and projecting the screen into the air, "By the way, this is the video I took today of Xia Yi sparring with someone. Take a good look."
Xia Yi also looked over there.
At this time, there was still a silly smile on my face, and even biting my mouthguard couldn't hide the smile in my eyes.
"After she finished her match today, someone in the audience called her over, and she hypocritically declined." Zhang Duoduo zoomed in on the audience footage and said indignantly, "I've never accepted a gift from a fan before."
Xia Yi met the deep blue eyes in the video that looked like the sea, paused for a moment, and suddenly felt relaxed. Even the discomfort caused by Zhang Duoduo's sharp tone was reduced.
Did she meet this fan back then?
It seemed like there was, but it was not as profound as what she saw now. She couldn't even remember a single word of their conversation.
"Yunying, your shoelaces are untied." Wang Lan said.
Xia Yi had just bent down to tie his shoe when he heard Zhang Duoduo chuckle, "Sister Wang Lan, you're so mean! You didn't even leave a single hairy crab for Dayingzi!"
Xia Yi frowned and tied his shoelaces. While tying his shoelaces, he couldn't help but raise his hand and touch his right calf. Yunying's legs were particularly healthy, with bulging muscles full of strength.
Unlike her legs, her ankles were deformed.
She couldn't remember how long it had been since she had tried to walk on her good leg.
Hmm? Xia Yi paused as he touched her ankle.
She hadn't walked with her normal body for so many years, so how come she could walk normally after traveling back here?
Not even a little bit of discomfort?
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