Chapter 25: Red Temperature

Lin Yi opened his eyes.
The warm, delicate body that had been beside him was gone.
Only a lingering fragrance remained, still carrying traces of warmth.

Zhuang Yayun had already left.

Lin Yi was somewhat surprised.
He sat up from the bed.

This wasn’t like Yayun’s character at all.
To leave so secretly.

It was as if she was deliberately hiding something.

Lin Yi went to the living room.
He found that all the glass shards he had cleaned up were still in the trash bag.
The coffee table, with its uncleaned spots, looked exactly as it had last night.

She left in such a hurry that she didn’t even notice the shattered coffee table?

Lin Yi took out his phone.
He saw a WeChat message from Zhuang Yayun.

[Sorry, Lin Yi. For a while, I won’t be contacting you. Don’t worry.]

Lin Yi frowned.
He sent a ❓.

But what he saw was a ❗.

Yayun?!

What’s going on?!

Lin Yi instantly lost all traces of sleepiness.
He hurriedly dialed Zhuang Yayun’s number.

But the call was in progress.

No doubt, he had been blacklisted.

“…”

Lin Yi fell silent for a few seconds.
He sat on the sofa, rubbing his forehead.

What was this all about?

His wife had left without a word.

Could it be that the family behind Zhuang Yayun had pressured her?
Forced her to leave him, or else they’d come after him?
So she had no choice but to go?

What kind of TV drama was this?

Ever since Shen Xixi reappeared, his life had been turned upside down.
The world itself had changed.

Lin Yi made himself a simple breakfast.
Perhaps because too many shocking events had happened recently, Yayun’s departure, though unbelievable, didn’t keep his emotions in turmoil for long.

Since Yayun said she wouldn’t be reachable for a while, he wouldn’t try to contact her.

He was still living in Yayun’s house.
She’d have to come back eventually.

But just to be safe, Lin Yi reported it to the police.

After the incident with Li Huayu, who climbed from the first floor to the thirteenth, his sense of safety in this world was severely shaken.

Even if someone fell from the thirteenth floor and didn’t die, he wouldn’t be surprised anymore.

After the report, the police arrived at his home quickly.
After a brief inquiry and confirming Zhuang Yayun’s ID number, the lead female officer showed a strange expression.

She told Lin Yi not to worry too much.
It was just a case of a wife running away from home.
Then they hurriedly closed the case.

Lin Yi had expected this reaction from the police.

Reports like this from men were rarely taken seriously.

In this world, many women abandoned their “playthings,” and the police didn’t want to deal with such hassles.

Next, he went to the community’s security room to check the hallway and elevator surveillance.

He saw Zhuang Yayun leaving the house with a suitcase.
She took the elevator and got into a familiar car in the underground parking lot.

It was Bai Shuang’s car, Yayun’s colleague.

Lin Yi called Bai Shuang.

The call connected quickly.

“Miss Bai Shuang…”

“Don’t ask. Some things you can’t know. But Yayun loves you deeply. For a while, I’ll come take care of you. Don’t worry, I’ll satisfy all your desires every day.”

Lin Yi: “…”

What was this about?

He hadn’t even asked anything, and Bai Shuang was already saying this.

“It could be a few months, or maybe one or two years. Be prepared. Clean up the house first. You can put Yayun’s things wherever you like, but make space for my stuff—like my 1.8-meter teddy bear and Niuniu, my golden retriever…”

“Alright, Miss Bai Shuang, I agree to everything. But can I talk to Yayun first?”

Bai Shuang glanced at Zhuang Yayun, who was leaning against the car window, and handed her the phone.

“Yiyi.”

Zhuang Yayun took the phone, her eyes filled with even more worry.

“Yayun, what’s going on? You left this morning without telling me. And what’s with Miss Bai Shuang’s words? A few months or one or two years? Are you going on a business trip for that long?”

“Yiyi, for now, just pretend I don’t exist. I love you so much, but there are things in this world I have to face. So I’m choosing to face them alone. For now, treat Bai Shuang as me. No need for protection—however you want is fine.”

Zhuang Yayun handed the phone back to Bai Shuang.
She leaned against the car window, closed her eyes, and refused to say more.

Bai Shuang’s face flushed as she shot Yayun a glance.

Is this how you use your best friend?

Watch out, or in a year, I’ll give you a chubby little son.

“Alright, Yayun’s said what she needed to. Get ready. I’m coming to your place this afternoon… No, it’s our place now. As for our nights, whether you want protection or not, Yayun’s given the green light. Play however you like.”

On the other end of the phone, Lin Yi was full of question marks.

The call connected, and they’re still playing riddles?

As the call ended, Lin Yi could only accept it.
He rubbed his forehead and returned home alone to thoroughly clean up the coffee table Li Huayu had broken.

Then he started organizing Yayun’s things.

Cotton panties, cotton bras, cotton lingerie…

After sorting everything, he neatly packed them into boxes and placed them at the bottom of the wardrobe.

[Side Quest: The weather is splendid today, a perfect chance to invite beautiful girls for a meal. Who wouldn’t want charming and lovely women by their side?]

[Quest Requirement: Invite Shen Xixi and other beautiful girls to enjoy a delicious meal, filling their little tummies—not just the mouths up top…]

[Quest Reward: Writing Skill +2, Active Skill (Hand of Tidal Flight)]

[Hand of Tidal Flight: Whoever you strike will soar.]

Lin Yi’s eyes lit up.

This skill…

Nice!

But the quest requirement was a bit vague.
Which “tummy” was supposed to be filled?

Women have three “mouths,” after all.

He’d need to think carefully about how to complete this task.

Lin Yi returned to his computer and habitually opened a web game he often played.

Weekends were his time to relax and game.
He and Yayun used to play a role-playing adventure game together.

They shared an account, a notorious red-named player in the game.
Wherever they went, they fought, earning the nickname “See Red Name” on the server—a pun for “Cheap Red Name.”

Recently, the game had launched a maze event.
Like typical adventure games, players entered the maze to fight monsters and obtain rare drops.

If Yayun were here, she’d be obsessed with grinding in the maze, occasionally ambushing players fighting bosses.
But Lin Yi was different.

He loved seeking out duels, especially in areas outside the system’s jurisdiction, launching attacks directly.
At least three-quarters of their red-name status was thanks to him.

Lin Yi maneuvered his character in the wild, searching for targets.
Sure enough, he found a resting player at the maze entrance.

Wearing a minotaur hat, their outfit was highly concealing, revealing only a pair of eyes.
Their gear was all crit-focused, likely a one-shot assassin-type player.

Judging by the gender, it was a female player.

Against his battle assassin, and with him striking first, she had no chance.

With a flash of red light, a corpse hit the ground.
The red name above Lin Yi’s character grew even brighter.

Ding!

982 kills.

Lin Yi nodded in satisfaction, ignoring the angry text from the fallen player, and moved on to find other targets.

Slap!!

Staring at the black-and-white computer screen, Shen Xixi furiously slammed her mouse on the desk.
Her delicate, charming face was flushed red with anger.

Damn it!

Arghhh!!!

That cursed See Red Name!

Why was he targeting her?!

He’d already killed her 118 times!

She’d even switched accounts, and he still found her?!

Arghhh!

Shen Xixi was on the verge of a breakdown.
No way!

She couldn’t take it anymore.

She had to vent.

Shen Xixi grabbed her phone, found Lin Yi’s number, and dialed.

Little Yi! 🌿!