Chapter 98 : Going Shopping
Going Shopping
At 2 p.m., the alarm on Chen Zixuan's phone rang right on time.
Rubbing the sleep from his eyes, Chen Zixuan crawled out of bed.
Although he had only slept for three hours, it was enough just to recharge his energy.
As a modern person, the first thing to do after waking up was, of course, to check his phone.
So, Chen Zixuan picked up the phone next to his pillow. The moment he unlocked it, a flood of WeChat messages popped up—some from Gu Yanxi, and some from Lin Wei.
Thinking of Gu Yanxi, Chen Zixuan suddenly felt a little guilty.
Since noon yesterday, he realized that he hadn't paid any attention to the girl.
Without hesitating, he immediately opened Gu Yanxi's messages.
[Gu Yanxi: My mom cooked too much food again. Aren't you coming over for dinner today either?]
[Gu Yanxi: ?]
[Gu Yanxi: Answer me. Are you there?]
[Gu Yanxi: Not replying my messages? You've got some nerve.]
[Gu Yanxi: This afternoon I'm going shopping, and as punishment, you have to come help me carry things.]
He'd already turned Gu Yanxi down once yesterday. If he refused her again, it really wouldn't make sense.
Putting down his phone, Chen Zixuan felt a bit torn.
He had already arranged to log into the game that afternoon to gather materials and figure out a way to improve his [Forging] skill, so he could create the level 15 maid outfit as soon as possible.
By then, with a full level 15 set and the terrifying bonus from [Maid Outfit Mastery], he would no longer need to team up with other players; he could solo world-class bosses in various zones.
However, at that moment, Chen Zixuan suddenly remembered that he also needed to buy a new phone.
Buying online would take too long, and he didn't know which brands were reliable—he'd have to consult Gu Yanxi anyway.
He might as well take this chance to buy a phone while shopping with Gu Yanxi.
With that in mind, Chen Zixuan picked up his phone and typed a reply.
[Chen Zixuan: Okay, I'm planning to buy a new phone too. Wife 《貳傘〱〬l%i_ng丝九%漆「3IV what time are you heading out?]
Then, he closed Gu Yanxi's chat and opened his private conversation with Lin Wei.
[Lin Wei: Sorry, I sent the wrong thing by accident yesterday...]
[Lin Wei: Please just forget about it!]
Remembering the photo Lin Wei sent yesterday, Chen Zixuan immediately felt his body heat up again.
After all, physically, he was still an impulsive young man—of course, he'd occasionally have such thoughts.
A usually quiet classmate, who barely had any presence, suddenly changed her style, took off her glasses, let down her hair, and sent him a seductive selfie.
With such a strong contrast, who could resist?
Maybe the saying that "women who wear glasses are secretly enticing" wasn't just talk after all?
No, no, if he kept thinking like this, he wouldn't be able to restrain himself...
Suppressing his impulses, Chen Zixuan forced himself to reply.
[Chen Zixuan: It's okay, no need to worry. I already deleted the photo.]
He wasn't lying—believing in "do not look at what is improper," he had really just glanced at the photo and instantly deleted it.
On the other end, Lin Wei, who was working part-time as a delivery person, suddenly felt her phone vibrate in her pocket.
As if she'd been waiting for something, she quickly took it out to check.
Sure enough, it was Chen Zixuan. He finally replied!
But before the girl could celebrate, after reading Chen Zixuan's reply, Lin Wei's expression immediately froze.
"He really did... save that photo, didn't he..."
Her cheeks gradually heated up, and an image surfaced in Lin Wei's mind:
In a pitch-black room, Chen Zixuan sat at the dining table, one hand holding his phone, the other positioned under the table, moving vigorously...
And on his phone screen was exactly the selfie she had sent yesterday.
The more she thought about it, the more embarrassed she became. In the end, when the Chen Zixuan in her imagination let out a low growl, she actually let out a cute little whimper: "Ugh! So hot!"
A passing pedestrian, seeing the girl's expression, kindly reminded her, "Miss, your soup has spilled."
"Huh?"
Only then did Lin Wei snap back to reality, glancing at the already spilled takeout in her hands, immediately feeling heartbroken.
......
A few minutes later, Chen Zixuan's phone vibrated slightly as Gu Yanxi sent a reply.
[Gu Yanxi: Hmph, finally remember to reply to me?]
[Gu Yanxi: Leave buying a phone to me! That crappy thing of yours should have been tossed a long time ago.]
[Gu Yanxi: Also, have you been using my home wifi?]
Looking at the messages the girl sent, Chen Zixuan felt a little embarrassed. He quickly switched back from wifi to his own data and replied.
[Chen Zixuan: Sorry, I just needed to check something important.]
[Gu Yanxi: It's fine. I gave you the password so you could use it as you like.]
[Gu Yanxi: I've got things to do tonight, so I'm heading out soon. Hurry up and get ready.]
Summer made it easy to sweat, and after last night's nightmare, Chen Zixuan was worried about body odor. He placed his phone on charge, then headed to the bathroom for a shower.
After getting dressed and drying his hair, he looked at his increasingly pale face in the mirror, feeling his mood sink.
He could still go out shopping with Gu Yanxi now, but what about twenty days from now?
If, as Aesther said, he really did turn into his game character's body in the real world, how would he explain it to Gu Yanxi then?
If you want to ruin my peaceful life, I won't let you have an easy time either!
Determination flashed in his eyes. Chen Zixuan dried the water from his hair and put on a fresh set of clothes.
At that moment, a knock came from the bathroom door.
Gu Yanxi had arrived.
He returned to his room to get his phone and put on his shoes. When he opened the door, standing outside was indeed the lively girl.
She wore a light blue chiffon dress, a white belt around her waist accentuating her slender figure, making her look even more graceful.
Beneath the knee-length skirt were slender, straight, snow-white legs; the white low-heeled sandals and immaculately clean white lace socks gave her a flawless look.
No matter when, Gu Yanxi always gave people an impression of unparalleled grace—perhaps this was what they called upbringing.
Seeing Chen Zixuan staring directly at her feet, the girl quickly took two steps back, eyeing him with disdain as her crisp, cool voice rang out:
"Staring at someone's feet the first thing you see them? Are you a pervert?"
Didn't you wear those socks exactly for people to see?
Chen Zixuan was a bit tongue-tied, but quickly diverted his gaze and replied helplessly,
"Sorry, sorry. Are we heading out now?"
With that, he glanced out the stairwell window.
The rain had just cleared, and although the sunshine outside was still a bit bright, the temperature was not stuffy at all.
It was no wonder Gu Yanxi, as a shopping expert, chose such a good time to go out.