Chapter 123 : Chapter 123
123. Not a Bro
“Sigh~”
After showing off in front of Lu Zheng, Yi Ning turned around, hands behind her back, and deliberately let out a regretful sigh.
“It’s a pity I can’t link it with today’s evil invention.”
Lu Zheng remained completely motionless behind Yi Ning.
His entire body was wrapped in that piece of cake, so not to mention moving, it was difficult even to turn his head.
Seeing there was no response behind her, Yi Ning felt slightly displeased.
She puffed up her cheeks a little and repeated once more.
“It’s a pity I can’t link it with today’s evil invention.”
To prevent Lu Zheng from failing to understand, she even emphasized the words “evil invention.”
Lu Zheng still gave no response from behind.
Yi Ning, thoroughly exasperated, turned around and stomped hard on Lu Zheng’s face with her little foot while repeating each word with a vicious tone.
“It’s a pity I can’t link it with today’s evil invention!”
Perhaps it was because he was enjoying this “benefit” that Lu Zheng finally began to cooperate.
“What evil invention?”
Hearing the response she wanted, Yi Ning gave a displeased hum, withdrew her foot back into her slipper, turned around, and reached out her hand toward the machines she had casually tossed on the floor.
“Dundundundun! Super Invincible Turn Your Cooking Into A Dark Cuisine Machine!”
“That name’s way too long.”
“None of your business!”
Yi Ning lightly kicked Lu Zheng’s head, turning his attention to today’s evil invention.
“Let me formally introduce—”
Then she awkwardly discovered that her evil invention for today was scattered in pieces from her earlier toss.
It hadn’t even been assembled yet.
“Wait a moment.”
Yi Ning pressed her palms together, bowed slightly toward Lu Zheng with an apologetic smile, then ran over to the pile of machines to start assembling them.
Lu Zheng, with nothing to do, could only pass the time by idly moving his head around to alleviate the boredom.
“Yi Ning!”
He suddenly shouted.
Yi Ning turned her head to glance at him, then turned back to continue her work.
“What?”
She didn’t ignore Lu Zheng’s words, at least.
Not like someone.
“I suddenly discovered a very important issue.”
“Oh.”
Yi Ning’s voice was completely flat, showing no interest in Lu Zheng’s so-called important issue.
“It concerns our future communication activities.”
“Oh?”
That line finally sparked a bit of interest in Yi Ning.
She attached the final part in her hand, turned back, and returned to Lu Zheng’s head.
“Speak.”
Still that cold, single-word command.
“I left in a hurry and forgot to bring my Pixel Mask helmet.”
“……”
Yi Ning was left speechless for a moment upon hearing this.
“You call yourself a transformation-type hero and you forget your helmet when you go out?”
“How is this different from Spider-Man forgetting his suit, or Superman forgetting his underwear worn outside?”
Yi Ning pointed at Lu Zheng’s head, harshly condemning this irresponsible behavior.
“Spider-Man’s suit is one thing, but what’s with Superman’s underwear? All you remember is underwear?”
Even while trapped in a trap.
Even while needing help.
Lu Zheng still could not suppress his urge to retort.
Yi Ning was too lazy to bother with this guy who left home without even wearing his underwear, and instead unceremoniously kicked him in the head.
Faced with this lightning-speed sneak attack, Lu Zheng naturally tried his best to dodge.
Unfortunately, his body was restrained, and he ultimately failed to avoid this star-piercing strike.
After taking the kick, Lu Zheng became noticeably more obedient.
He lifted his head and explained.
“It’s because you didn’t act at your usual time today, and I couldn’t reach you by phone, so I got anxious and forgot in the rush.”
Yi Ning rolled her eyes and gave him another kick.
So it was her fault now?
“You just wait.”
She added another kick.
And honestly, it felt quite satisfying to kick him over and over like this.
Yi Ning walked into the warehouse inside her base, rummaged around for a helmet, then found a spare screen and wrapped it around with tape.
Dundundundun!
A brand-new Pixel Mask helmet was thus completed.
“Here.”
Yi Ning tossed the newly made helmet in front of Lu Zheng.
The dust kicked up from the helmet made Lu Zheng cough uncontrollably.
“Cough cough cough.”
With both hands trapped in the cake, Lu Zheng could only shake his head around to try to disperse the dust a bit.
“What is this supposed to be?”
Looking at the crude piece of junk in front of him, Lu Zheng protested strongly.
Clearly, he was quite dissatisfied with this Pixel Mask helmet.
Leaving aside the perfunctory nature.
But wasn’t there a bit too much dust on this thing?
“Can’t you just go to the Hero Association? If you just tell Qiu Yu and the others, they’d give it to you.”
Lu Zheng remembered that Yi Ning had a teleportation device.
“Coming to someone for help and you’re still making demands? I didn’t install a teleport beacon at your Hero Association, so a round trip would waste my time, you know?”
Yi Ning rolled her eyes at this shameless guy again, adding another kick to his head.
She was getting addicted to kicking him.
Lu Zheng had nothing more to say.
However, Yi Ning’s constant unprovoked head-kicking was starting to annoy him.
He moved his head over to Yi Ning’s foot, stuck out his tongue, and gave her toes a lick before she could retract her foot.
This was payback for kicking his head with her shoes on!
“Ew~”
It had to be said, this payback was quite effective.
Feeling the sensation on her toes, Yi Ning instinctively took a few steps back, wiping her toes on her pants with a disgusted expression.
She lifted her foot, wanting to kick Lu Zheng’s head again, but seeing Lu Zheng staring back at her with his tongue sticking out, she finally hesitated, bent down, picked up the helmet, and jammed it onto Lu Zheng’s dog head.
The dust inside the helmet made Lu Zheng hold his breath.
He lowered his head slightly, wiggling and struggling until his chin poked out of the helmet, only then daring to take a deep breath.
Unfortunately, the reprieve was short-lived.
Yi Ning stomped on the helmet pressed against his head.
“I’ve suddenly realized that you’re becoming more and more lowly in front of me.”
As she stepped, Yi Ning also rubbed her foot on the helmet.
Lu Zheng calmed down, carefully recalling his own actions.
To be honest.
He was being a bit lowly.
“It’s a wonder you can still work with two beautiful girls. I’m even starting to feel sad for them, having to be around a lowly man like you all the time.”
“No, no, no.”
Facing Yi Ning’s accusation, Lu Zheng offered a rebuttal.
“I’m very polite with them.”
“It’s only with you that I can act so straightforward.”
After some thought, he decided to tell the honest truth.