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Join the ServerAfter hearing Bai Mengze say she wanted to take him home, Ji Wenyan was so excited he could barely stay in class.
Though, truth be told, he never wanted to be in class anyway.
Thinking about it carefully, apart from Jiang Xiaoyun, he had never been to a girl’s house before.
What would it be like this time…?
He was so nervous!
Had Bai Mengze been eyeing his good looks for a long time, planning to force herself on him the moment they got to her place?
If that happened, should he go along with it, or could he not resist?
These chaotic thoughts kept popping into his head. Ji Wenyan stared intently at the time on his phone, and when school finally let out in the afternoon, he was immediately ready to follow Bai Mengze.
However, since Bai Mengze’s fame had only grown rather than diminished, the two had to disguise themselves before sneaking out of school.
Watching the passersby warily along the way made Ji Wenyan feel like he had some talent for playing the fugitive.
[Random Mission: Deal with the tailing reporter. Reward: 100 Star Source Points, 10 Vitality, Paralyzing Ring +1.]
It’s here!
Hearing the system’s prompt, Ji Wenyan felt that even if the reward was only 100 Star Source Points, every little bit counted.
But wait — equipment too?
None of the system’s previous rewards had ever included equipment!
The sudden appearance of equipment as a reward made Ji Wenyan overjoyed. He stopped overthinking and focused on finding the tailing reporter to complete the mission.
Yet, after searching left and right several times, he couldn’t spot which person was the stalker.
Damn, they were hiding too well!
How was he supposed to find them like this?
“Ji Wenyan, what are you looking around for?”
“Nothing, just wanted to buy some snacks. I’m checking if there’s a supermarket nearby.”
His unusual behavior immediately caught Bai Mengze’s curiosity. When she asked in confusion, Ji Wenyan quickly made up an excuse.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to tell Bai Mengze — it was that if she found out, she might ruin the mission!
After all, the system had warned him before!
If the cultivator solved the problem themselves, the accepted mission would be voided.
Given Bai Mengze’s skills, Ji Wenyan figured… that by the time the tailing reporter was discovered, before he could even get to them, they’d probably already be beaten up by Bai Mengze.
So he absolutely couldn’t let Bai Mengze know.
Keep quiet and reap the rewards.
“Supermarket? There’s one over there. Follow me!”
“Okay.”
Then, as Ji Wenyan was racking his brain on how to catch the person, Bai Mengze led him into a small supermarket.
While picking out snacks from the shelves, Ji Wenyan kept stealing glances around, trying to spot where the reporter was hiding.
Once he caught them, he’d give them a few good hits to vent his anger!
Tailing someone and taking secret photos.
And of an ordinary high school girl at that — how could they do such a thing!
But then, remembering that this was a society governed by law, Ji Wenyan decided he couldn’t resort to violence.
He would win them over with reason.
Once he caught them, he’d directly send a lawyer’s letter and sue them until they doubted their existence.
After all, his father’s company had over a dozen legal advisors — might as well use them.
“Ouch, young man, sorry about that! Bumped into you.”
“It’s fine.”
Just as Ji Wenyan was thinking about how to sue the person, he was suddenly bumped into. Frowning, he looked up to find an old man.
Ji Wenyan didn’t make a big deal out of it. After picking out a few bags of spicy sticks and potato chips, he went to the counter to pay.
The reporter still hadn’t shown their face…
Maybe he needed to do something intimate with Bai Mengze to lure them out?
He wouldn’t mind, but would Bai Mengze agree?
Wait, he couldn’t tell Bai Mengze the reason… If he suddenly acted intimate with her, she’d definitely think he was a pervert!
Damn, this mission was too hard!
“Hey hey, you’re young and look decent, but you’ve got no shame! Stealing from the supermarket? Hand over the goods!”
As Ji Wenyan was fretting over how to complete the mission, just as he was queuing to pay, the cashier suddenly spoke, snapping him back to reality.
What era was this? Were people still shoplifting?
But when the cashier glared at him, Ji Wenyan belatedly realized… that she was talking to him.
Him? Stealing?
Impossible.
Unless he had grown an extra hand that was uncontrollable and could hide stolen goods independently.
Otherwise, how could he have taken extra stuff from the supermarket!
“Don’t just accuse people randomly! How could my classmate have stolen anything!”
When the cashier scolded Ji Wenyan, Bai Mengze, standing beside him, immediately took offense. Her face was flushed with anger even beneath her headscarf — she wouldn’t allow anyone to humiliate Ji Wenyan like that!
At that moment, Bai Mengze was like a little tiger ready to fight.
She looked about to lash out with her claws.
Seeing this, Ji Wenyan quickly reached out to hold her back, preventing any hidden reporters from taking photos.
“I’m not accusing him falsely. I saw with my own eyes that he stole something! Look at his pocket — he didn’t even hide the loot properly.”
After the cashier finished speaking, everyone in the supermarket turned their eyes to Ji Wenyan’s pocket, wanting to see what he had stolen.
At the same time, some troublemakers immediately pulled out their phones to film the scene and post it online.
And then, they saw a corner of a coffee bag sticking out of Ji Wenyan’s pocket.
Caught red-handed.
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