When the roller coaster slowly returned to the initial platform, Yu Yi had already screamed several times. She laughed, her face flushed with excitement.
Meng Qing naturally pulled her out of the roller coaster and ran towards the next attraction, “The drop tower has a short queue, let’s go try it!”
Yu Yi felt incredibly carefree, as if the long-accumulated sorrow and depression had suddenly disappeared. For a brief moment, she felt she didn’t need to think about anything, had no responsibilities, no burdens, and no worries. At least for now, at least let her feel this way!
When the sky was slightly reddish, Yu Yi received a mission completion message. She glanced at Meng Qing, who had also received the message, and he raised his eyebrows triumphantly, “I told you we could do it, right?”
Yu Yi was extremely impressed by his approach and nodded with a smile, “Indeed.”
With many people around in the amusement park, they couldn’t suddenly disappear. Meng Qing said, “Let’s go try one more attraction.”
There weren’t many attractions suitable for their plan to go missing, but the haunted house was one of them.
Standing in front of the haunted house, Yu Yi looked at the large blood-red characters “Haunted House” and the deep, dark hole below, with twisting paths that couldn’t be seen clearly. There were faint green and blue lights alternating within.
When she actually went inside, she was greatly disappointed. While the sudden appearance of “ghosts” might startle someone initially, a closer look revealed they were fake. Each “monster” was partially connected to the cave wall or suspended by extremely fine threads.
Seeing that she only screamed once when a skeleton initially fell out and wasn’t scared by the subsequent “ghosts”, Meng Qing said disappointedly, “How can you, as an ancient person, not be afraid of ghosts?”
Yu Yi spoke softly, “If you haven’t done anything wrong, what’s there to fear even if you encounter real ghosts? It’s the evil-hearted people who are truly scary.”
Meng Qing shook his head in disagreement, “We’re here to relax.”
Let’s not talk about such things.”
Yu Yi looked at her client terminal, “I’m going back now.”
Meng Qing said casually, “Okay, then goodbye.”
“Wait… ” Yu Yi called out to Meng Qing.
“Is there something else?”
“… Nothing.” Yu Yi shook her head.
Meng Qing smiled and extended his right hand, “We worked well together. Let’s shake hands before saying goodbye.”
Yu Yi also smiled and reached out to shake his hand. His palm was warm and dry, and he gripped her hand firmly.
“Goodbye.” “Goodbye.”
When the flickering lights came on again, the two people standing in the corner had vanished.
Chapter 56: Yu Yi’s Spacetime (6)
This time supporting Meng Qing’s mission, Yu Yi earned 3333 points, spending only 3 points on driving lessons and 2 points on batteries, which meant a net gain of 331 points. She had checked the price of the bulletproof system on her client terminal, and it was surprisingly expensive. Fortunately, in this mission, the bulletproof system was a standard configuration and didn’t require her to bear the cost.
Boss, hearing that Meng Qing agreed to give her two-thirds of the reward, was slightly surprised, “That stingy guy actually agreed to give you so much?”
“Stingy?” During this mission, Yu Yi didn’t feel that Meng Qing was stingy. Although he had demanded two-thirds on their first collaboration, she had also asked for two-thirds this time. So they were even.
To be fair, Yu Yi felt somewhat guilty about this “opportunistic blackmail” because Meng Qing indeed knew more than her. Whether it was Tuo Feibai’s mission or Guo Long’s mission this time, he was the leader, and Yu Yi mostly just cooperated. In the moment before saying goodbye to Meng Qing in the ghost house, Yu Yi wanted to propose taking only half the payment or less, but after hesitating, she didn’t say it out loud because she was short on money and needed enough silver to settle her mother and sister’s future life.
Yu Yi heard his muttering and couldn’t help but laugh. It seemed Boss and Meng Qing had a good relationship. “Boss, I would like to rest for a while, and then could you send me to Leiyuan Manor and home at the original time?”
“Of course, you should indeed rest and adjust. Call me when you’re ready.”
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Yu Yi took a shower and lay down for a short nap. When she woke up, her mind became clear, and her physical condition had adjusted to a good state.
She wasn’t without resentment, but she needed to consider not involving her mother and sisters’ safety.
From this perspective, Boss suddenly interrupting her Lei Manor action and sending her to support Meng Qing made her feel helpless and reluctantly agree at the time, now seemed like a good thing.
Although Boss didn’t say anything, Yu Yi vaguely felt he did this intentionally, giving her buffer time to calm down. She was grateful to Boss.
She changed into a practical outfit, gathered her hair tightly at the back of her head, and then softly called: “Boss.”
“Are you ready?”
“Yes. But before going, I want to see you.”
“Oh? Have you finally decided to see what I look like?”
Yu Yi smiled, “I want to thank you in person.”
Boss became embarrassed, “You’ve thanked me many times already, there’s no need. Initially, finding you was purely a coincidence, no, luck. Cough, no matter how it started, you’ve been diligent, and your missions are well completed, so your staying isn’t because of me, but because of your own efforts.”
Yu Yi feigned surprise, “With so many reasons, doesn’t Boss want me to see you?”
“Cough, no, I was indeed rambling just now.” Boss laughed, “You can joke now too. Alright, I’m coming over.”
As he spoke, a door opened on one side of the white room, and Boss walked in.
This was Yu Yi’s first time seeing Boss. He was completely different from what she had imagined.
Although his voice and speaking style suggested he wasn’t old, Yu Yi had initially imagined him as a “divine being” with a white-haired, childlike elderly appearance, wearing a blue robe with flowing sleeves, though his features were blurry.
Later, when she realized he wasn’t a divine being, her imagination changed to a more businesslike image, still in ancient costume but younger, with a shorter beard, though his features remained indistinct.
Seeing Boss for real, Yu Yi discovered he was only in his early thirties, with very attractive features, bright and clear eyebrows and eyes, a straight nose bridge, thin lips, shoulder-length black hair, and a completely clean-shaven chin.
Boss, seeing Yu Yi studying him, asked, “Well? Am I handsome?”
Yu Yi laughed without answering, giving him a respectful curtsy. “Since Boss doesn’t want me to kneel, I’ll at least offer a curtsy.”
Boss scratched his head, half-bowing with hands clasped, asking, “Is this how you return a greeting?”
Yu Yi chuckled, “It’s somewhat like that.”
Boss turned serious, “Are you going back to take revenge this time?”
Yu Yi’s laughter faded, her eyes darkening, “Yes.” Should she agree if he didn’t let her kill Lei Yuanhe?
Boss’s gaze softened, “Don’t take risks or be impulsive. Remember you still have family in that time and space.”
“Although she had the ability to execute missions independently and could usually protect herself, she could perform tasks without emotion, but facing her enemy, she might struggle to think rationally.
Yu Yi was touched, gently nodding, and couldn’t help laughing at the last sentence: ‘Yes, I will be careful. Please send me to Chen Shangshu’s manor first, at the original time.’
‘Chen Shangshu’s manor?’ Boss was slightly surprised but didn’t ask more. He raised his arm, clicking on his client terminal, and said casually: ‘Okay, sending you now.’
