Chapter 128 : Chapter 128
128. Wear Whatever You Bring
“That cup of dark cuisine coffee you mentioned, could it be…”
Lu Zheng’s words were cut off by Yi Ning before he could finish.
“Yes! It’s exactly the one I gave you, you got a problem with that?”
Got a problem?
You think he didn’t?
Yi Ning, this brat, not only refused to share her umbrella after getting caught in the rain, she even ran over to someone already under an umbrella, snatched it away, threw it on the ground, stomped on it a few times, and then kicked them out into the rain!
How could someone be so shameless?
Seeing Yi Ning’s unreasonable expression, Lu Zheng’s face under the Pixel Mask helmet twisted with anger as he glared at her viciously, before spitting out two words with backbone:
“No problem!”
Lu Zheng was a man, he wouldn’t stoop to arguing with a woman.
Yi Ning raised her eyebrows, eyes sweeping over Lu Zheng’s helmet.
“Anyway, let’s speed this up and continue.”
She returned to her evil invention, patting the machine’s casing with a hint of pride in her tone.
“To carry out my plan, I installed an amplifier in this machine. As long as I press the launch button, every piece of food in the city will turn into the flavor of the coffee you tasted earlier.”
Yi Ning’s words made Lu Zheng involuntarily recall that bizarre coffee flavor, the memory of that twisted taste flooding his mouth again.
“Damn it! Attacking me before the fight even starts!”
He commented.
“Truly despicable.”
Lu Zheng slightly exposed his mouth to spit several times, trying to expel that foul taste from the depths of his mind by spitting it out.
Yi Ning said nothing more.
Her part was over for now.
She sat down next to her evil invention, resting her chin on her hands, watching Lu Zheng as he kept spitting, shaking his head, and even ramming the ground with it, attempting to drive out the taste.
The two of them fell into another strange silence.
After Lu Zheng managed to temporarily forget the taste in his mouth, he realized the awkward atmosphere.
He looked at Yi Ning squatting next to the evil invention, then down at himself.
Was it his turn to perform now?
What was he supposed to do?
Lu Zheng scratched his head and looked toward Director Yi Ning with questioning eyes.
Yi Ning covered her face in disappointment.
“Now you’re supposed to escape from the trap, destroy my evil invention, and then beat me up. Haven’t you been through this process countless times already? Don’t act like a total newbie.”
“Well, it’s the first time we’re going through it for your sake, and there’s no script or anything.”
Lu Zheng used his free hand to pry open the cake’s “mouth,” trying to pull himself out.
But how could a trap made by Yi Ning be so easily broken?
After struggling for a long time, he made zero progress.
Lu Zheng scratched his helmet in confusion, using his trapped hand to push as well, but after confirming there was no way out, he decided to ask Yi Ning for help.
“Help me out, Yi Ning-a-dora.”
Yi Ning responded with nothing but an eye roll.
She was still a legitimate member of an evil organization, how could she just tell a hero how to break out of a trap?
That would be against the rules.
Besides, Lu Zheng hadn’t actually tried everything. He still had that:
His superpower.
He just didn’t want to use his brain, or his ability.
Seeing that rolling around, shaking, and acting like a child wasn’t working, Lu Zheng reluctantly activated his brain.
Now that he thought about it, wasn’t the thing trapping him a cake?
Yi Ning named it “Those Who Eat Others Will Themselves Be Eaten.” So if he ate the eater, would that work?
Thinking this, Lu Zheng scraped some cream from the cake with his finger and put it in his mouth.
It tasted pretty good, exactly like the cake he had eaten earlier.
He looked at the cake, biting him with a dangerous grin.
Eat you, then.
Not long after, Lu Zheng crawled out from the mouth of the half-eaten cake.
He let out a burp, looking less than elegant.
He had eaten too much, and the cake was practically crawling back up his throat.
He clutched his round belly, frowning, and took a while to recover.
He didn’t need Yi Ning’s guidance for what came next.
Destroy Yi Ning’s evil invention, then send Yi Ning to kiss the ceiling.
That part he knew well.
Given their current relationship, the last step could be skipped.
Lu Zheng walked up to Yi Ning, picked her up with both hands, and set her aside before stretching his limbs and punching her evil invention straight through.
“Mission complete.”
Lu Zheng pulled his arm back and struck what he thought was a cool pose in front of Yi Ning.
Yi Ning glanced at him, then looked down at the time.
16:40
Lucky. Still plenty of time left.
If she hurried to clean up, she could clock out on time.
Yi Ning nodded in satisfaction, looked up at Lu Zheng, and saw that he had removed the Pixel Mask helmet she made for him and turned to leave.
Wait, you’re just going to leave?
She quickly stepped forward and grabbed Lu Zheng’s arm.
“Hmm? What is it?”
Lu Zheng turned his head, giving Yi Ning a smug look, as if he had expected this.
This guy…
Yi Ning’s expression instantly turned sour, but she was also reluctant to let this useful labor force go.
She had no choice.
She tugged lightly at Lu Zheng’s sleeve, putting on a pitiful expression and pleading in a cutesy voice:
“Please~ help me clean up the mess, okay~?”
Even Yi Ning felt disgusted hearing herself speak like that.
“Eh? But I have stuff to do later…”
Lu Zheng deliberately put on a troubled expression.
That pretentious look made Yi Ning feel sick.
Wasn’t this guy just waiting for his “reward”?
Yi Ning glared at him angrily.
Once again:
Yi Ning didn’t actually mind giving Lu Zheng some benefits, but letting him get them so easily felt so unfair.
Her eyes rolled as she came up with a good idea.
“Tsk, you shameless bastard. You just want benefits, right? Fine, I’ll give them.”
She flipped him off, then shifted her tone and laid out her condition.
“You want blue-and-white stripes and a skirt, right? If you can find a set for me, I’ll wear it.”
“Really?”
Lu Zheng’s eyes instantly lit up.
“Really, really. Whatever you give me, I’ll wear it. Of course, it has to be before I clock out. After I’m off, you’re out of luck.”
“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s get moving!”
He rolled up his sleeves and turned to carry the newly wrecked machine away for disposal.