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Join the Server“You are the second person like me I’ve met in this world.”
Ji Xiao understood: “The first was Guo Yi?”
“Mm,” Pang Xiaoxiao curled her lips. “Did your system also disappear after coming to this world?”
Ji Xiao thought for a moment about his situation. He sighed softly. “Yes. How many worlds have you experienced?”
Deep in Ji Xiao’s consciousness.
The Black Cat reported to the team leader and asked: [What should we do?]
Team leader: [Two more worlds?]
Black Cat: [Yes.]
Team leader: [His memories haven’t loosened. He hasn’t remembered anything. You can tell him the truth. It’s just some rule-breakers. They’ve already been cleared out.]
Black Cat: [Okay.]
Pang Xiaoxiao: “I’ve been through five. Guo Yi has been through three.”
Ji Xiao: “Two.” Actually, far more than that.
Pang Xiaoxiao laughed: “Is this your second?”
“Mm,” he asked with confusion, “But why are you so persistent in finding others like you? I never thought of finding them.”
“Have you never thought that if we met system holders, we might be able to retrieve our lost systems, or obtain new ones?”
She crossed her arms.
“Who would willingly perish when they can have eternal life?”
Ji Xiao looked at her casual demeanor, laughing softly: “You don’t seem like someone so obsessed with immortality to me.”
“It can make money, it brings hope. Why not?” Pang Xiaoxiao laughed along, her expression relaxed and carefree.
“Indeed,” Ji Xiao asked, “What systems did you have? Did they disappear without any warning?”
“I had a food system, Guo Yi had a fame system. What about you?”
“A scumbag system.”
“Scumbag?”
Ji Xiao nodded with a solemn expression: “Literally. It wants me to be a scumbag.”
“Yeah. It’s fine like this now.”
“Is your partner also one?”
“No. He’s a native of this world.”
“Treasure him well.”
“I will.”
Pang Xiaoxiao let her arms drop and stood up straight: “Our systems were still there when we first came to this world. So I opened a restaurant in the capital, Guo Yi kept writing poems and publishing books, trying to become a famous figure in the literary circle.”
Ji Xiao gestured for her to continue.
“Just as the tasks were about to be completed, the systems suddenly disappeared. I asked Guo Yi. We disappeared on the same day. What about you? Which day was it for you?”
Ji Xiao: “…” He was done for.
Black Cat cleared his throat: “The day before last year’s Lantern Festival.”
Ji Xiao: “The day before last year’s Lantern Festival.”
She sold the restaurant in the capital directly to someone else.
Along with all the recipes.
“If we don’t meet any other systems…”
“Don’t force it. If we don’t meet any, then we’ll live this life peacefully and contentedly. We’ve lived a few extra worlds. None of us lose out.”
“Big Sister Pang is generous.”
“…”
They arrived at the chess table. Guo Yi and Zeng Rongsu were almost done playing.
Zeng Rongsu’s defeat was certain.
Guo Yi placed another stone and looked at Zeng Rongsu.
Zeng Rongsu shook his head. Then he made a gesture of conceding defeat, stood up, and looked at Ji Xiao with sparkling eyes.
Ji Xiao said gently: “You like playing chess?”
Zeng Rongsu nodded.
“Then I’ll play with you every day from now on.”
He beamed, his eyes curving.
Ji Xiao took Zeng Rongsu’s hand and said to Pang Xiaoxiao: “Thank you for your guidance, Boss Pang. We’ll take our leave now.”
Pang Xiaoxiao: “I’ll see you out.”
“No need. I remember the way. Also, thanks to Brother Guo for playing chess with my husband.”
Guo Yi smiled slightly: “Young Master Zeng plays very well. I enjoyed the game. No need to thank me.”
“Until we meet again.”
“Until we meet again.”
After leaving the restaurant.
Steward Chen asked: “Did Boss Pang agree to partner with us?”
“No,” Ji Xiao said calmly. “But we exchanged some insights. Our restaurant needs to be renovated.”
Steward Chen said happily: “That’s excellent.”
He hadn’t expected the boss to be so generous, willing to give them advice.
Back at the residence, Ji Xiao dismissed Steward Chen and went to the study to write the plans for the restaurant renovation.
Zeng Rongsu quietly ground ink beside him.
Black Cat had been holding back for a while and asked: “Aren’t you going to ask me what happened to their systems?”
Ji Xiao didn’t stop writing. He continued writing: [If I ask, will you tell me?]
Black Cat: “Yes. You’re my host. If you ask me a question, of course I’ll answer.”
Ji Xiao: [Oh. So what happened to them?]
Answer?
Bullshit.
He didn’t know how many times it had evaded the topic. Occasionally when it revealed something, it was because he had tricked it out.
“They can be considered stowaways too. Their systems weren’t legitimate. Some time ago, the illegally produced systems were seized and recalled. That’s why their systems disappeared.”
[I remember meeting a stowaway before. What was his name? Chen Yang?]
“Oh, that was a different situation. This time their systems are gone, so there’s no need to eliminate them. Anyway…”
[By the way, didn’t you say before that they weren’t stowaways? And then?]
“Host, you’re so annoying. Why do you have to nitpick my words? I didn’t know they had systems back then. I thought they were just ordinary transmigrators. It wasn’t until I heard their systems were gone that I asked the team leader and found out about the recent crackdown on illegal systems.”
[Oh.]
I don’t believe you.
This cat was stupid, but it often lied to him.
Black Cat felt that it had explained enough. The host didn’t seem to want to continue the topic, so it slipped back to the depths of his consciousness to watch its show.
After another two quarters of an hour, Ji Xiao put down his brush and opened his arms to Zeng Rongsu: “I’m a bit tired from writing. Come here, let me hold you. I need to relax.”
Although he didn’t know the connection between being tired and hugging, Zeng Rongsu obediently came over and let him hold him.
Ji Xiao kissed the back of his neck: “I remember you’re good at painting.”
Zeng Rongsu, with his back to him, gestured but Ji Xiao couldn’t see. So he gently shook his head.
“Can you paint a portrait of the two of us?”
He nodded and thought to stand up.
Ji Xiao held him close, laughing softly: “Paint it while you’re in my arms.”
Zeng Rongsu: “…”
He hesitated for a moment, then obediently kept that position, put away Ji Xiao’s plan, took a new piece of paper, and started painting.
Ji Xiao held him, gently sniffing his scent, thinking: Maybe he could start with the illegal systems.
For the next two worlds, if he encountered illegal systems, he would find a way to contact them.
If he didn’t, he would sabotage the missions.
Zeng Rongsu painted quietly. When the two figures appeared on the paper, a hand suddenly lifted the hem of his robe and slid inside. He was so startled that he almost dropped his brush.
Ji Xiao’s low voice came: “Focus, young master. Don’t ruin it.”
Zeng Rongsu’s face reddened. He pressed down on Ji Xiao’s hand: How am I supposed to paint like this!
He didn’t sign, but Ji Xiao understood what he wanted to say. He pulled his hand away slightly, then reached out and stroked gently: “Keep painting. If you ruin it, there will be consequences.”
Zeng Rongsu’s body stiffened: “…”
…
Black Cat had snuck out to take a look and immediately scurried back: They really know how to play!
In the end, Zeng Rongsu managed to finish the painting while panting softly.
Black ink on white paper, but the faces carried a hint of spring.
Zeng Rongsu was a bit annoyed. It wasn’t well done.
Ji Xiao saw him put down the brush, glanced at the painting, and laughed softly: “It’s very good. You captured exactly how we are right now.”
Zeng Rongsu was a little angry but couldn’t bring himself to actually get mad.
Ji Xiao carried him to the soft couch in the study that was used for resting: “Since you painted so well, I have to reward you properly.”
Zeng Rongsu: “!”
…
When the study called for water, the maid outside blushed and told the servants to bring water and buckets.
Servant: “The two young masters really are loving.”
In broad daylight.
Maid: “Hurry up!”
“Yes, yes. Coming now.”
...
The next day, Ji Xiao gave the renovation plan to Steward Chen and didn’t leave the residence. He stayed in the courtyard playing chess with Zeng Rongsu.
A maid came over and said: “Young masters, the eldest young master’s wife is due next month. The master and mistress are going to the capital to see her.”
Zeng Rongsu was frowning deeply over a chess piece, thinking hard.
Ji Xiao nodded slightly: “Mm. Should I and the young master go too?”
Maid: “No need. The master and mistress left after breakfast.”
Ji Xiao: “Alright. We understand. You may go.”
The maid paused, then said: “There’s one more thing…”
Ji Xiao: “Speak.”
The maid placed the swaddled baby on the chess table: “The master and mistress have adopted a child for you two. From now on… he is the young master of the residence.”
Zeng Rongsu looked up bewildered.
Ji Xiao stared at the baby sleeping soundly in the swaddling, speechless.
When the maid saw they had no reaction, she said softly: “The young master has been entered into the family tree. His full name is Zeng Lingle. The master said you two can decide his childhood name.”
Zeng Rongsu looked at Ji Xiao helplessly.
Ji Xiao said expressionlessly: “Then call him Gou Dan.”
Zeng Rongsu: “?”
Maid: “?”
Ji Xiao pulled at the corner of his mouth: “An ugly name is easier to raise.”
Zeng Rongsu shook his head.
The child would be angry when he grew up.
Ji Xiao: “Then call him Dan Dan.”
Zeng Rongsu: “?” Is there any difference from Gou Dan?
Ji Xiao: “That’s settled.”
Perhaps because he knew his childhood name was chosen like this, the baby opened his eyes vaguely and burst into tears.
The maid quickly handed the baby to Zeng Rongsu.
Zeng Rongsu panicked and hugged the baby, not daring to move.
“Waaah…”
Zeng Rongsu shot a look of help at Ji Xiao.
Ji Xiao looked at the maid: “Where’s the wet nurse?”
The maid pointed to the side.
Ji Xiao stared coldly at her: “Don’t you see the child is crying? Solve it now.”
The wet nurse quickly stepped forward, took the baby from Zeng Rongsu’s arms, and bounced him a few times.
The baby gradually stopped crying.
Ji Xiao: “Give the wet nurse a room. Take the young master and leave.”
The maid responded blankly, then left with the baby.
Zeng Rongsu signed: You don’t like him?
Ji Xiao sighed lightly: “I haven’t even enjoyed a two-person world with you yet, and suddenly a child appears. Sigh.”
He had never intended to raise a child in this world!
Zeng Rongsu signed: Father and mother are worried we’ll have no descendants.
Ji Xiao nodded indifferently: “I know they mean well. Let the wet nurse raise him for now. Neither of us knows how to raise children. When he’s older, you can teach him to read and write.”
Zeng Rongsu: “Huh?”
“Come, forget about this. Let’s continue playing. It’s your turn.”
Zeng Rongsu obediently went back to thinking about his next move.
Ji Xiao sighed silently.
Afraid they would refuse, they went ahead and presented a fait accompli, and even slipped away.
In the original storyline, they probably had the same intention, but they never got the chance because the original host had already sent them away.
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