Chapter 323: Sunflower Squad Ten
This made Xu Huo think of the scene in Harbor City where people queued up to jump from the building upstairs. Compared to other items, these kinds of mental suggestions were impossible to guard against completely.
“You’re asking so many details, you didn’t evolve too, did you?” Brother Tu’s abstract face struggled to show a look of surprise.
Xu Huo glanced at him lightly. Brother Tu’s reflexive eye-roll turned his gaze elsewhere.
He reached up and put the frame away, then lay back on the bed, his thoughts flipping between the S-version Evolution Serum and media items. S-version items were hard to find. The corresponding item probably wasn’t that rare, maybe it could be bought if he entered the game world.
The Painting Woman saw his eyes closed, so she took the blanket next to her apart and covered him from feet to head.
Xu Huo lifted a hand and pulled the blanket aside. “Go back to sleep.”
The Painting Woman hesitated and didn’t want to leave. She stroked the edge of his blanket, clearly wanting to sleep here.
“If you can’t sleep, then clean up a bit.” Xu Huo turned and switched off the lamp.
The Painting Woman dawdled for a while, then climbed up the wall and turned into a painting stuck above the headboard, her eyes staring straight at the bed.
Xu Huo reached into the drawer and took out a sleep mask. They all slept well through the night. When Yan Jiayu opened the door in the morning she found the Painting Woman walking out of Xu Huo’s room. She asked bluntly, “Are you Xu Huo’s girlfriend?”
The Painting Woman smiled shyly, pointed to the apron she was wearing, and indicated she was going out to buy breakfast. She asked if there was anything Yan Jiayu wanted to eat.
“I like steamed buns and porridge in the morning,” Yan Jiayu said with a smile. “They haven’t gotten up yet, I’ll go with you.”
The Painting Woman linked arms with her, and the two left cozily together.
They had only just stepped out when Xu Huo got up. When he finished washing and came out, he saw Yan Jiayu setting bowls and chopsticks at the dining table and waving him over to eat.
His gaze moved from her uneven, roughly-cut hair to the patched robe, then to the cloth shoes on her feet. He asked, “Where did Yan Jiayu go? Didn’t I tell you not to casually turn into other people?”
The person at the table pouted briefly, reverted to her usual expression, and pulled out her phone. “She went to get a haircut.”
Xu Huo nodded. At that moment Yuan Yao and the others came over from across the way, and they all ate breakfast and chatted together.
Liu Jia and Shen Xin weren’t from Ting City, but they had nothing urgent to do these two days, so they planned to stay for a couple of days.
“You said last time you’d treat me to a meal, so I shamelessly stuck around,” Liu Jia said with an embarrassed smile.
“Then let’s all go together.” Yuan Yao said enthusiastically, “Haven’t had a night out in ages. After we eat we can find a few things to do, play until it gets dark and come back!”
“Aren’t you looking for a place to rent?” Zhou Ning asked.
“You want me to do it myself?” Yuan Yao waved his hand. “Just get an agent.”
“Do you guys have anything going on?” Xu Huo looked toward Zhou Ning and Hu Wenhu.
Zhou Ning shook her head. “I just think running around during sensitive times could be dangerous.”
“Being around the Special Defense Department shouldn’t be too risky.” Liu Jia said. “Their security deployment is solid. There’s twenty-four-hour monitoring everywhere, no blind spots, and plenty of patrols. That’s why property prices nearby are driven up. If I hadn’t joined the Special Defense Department, my family couldn’t afford to live there.”
Shen Xin looked at Yuan Yao. “Can we still rent anything?”
“If we can’t rent, we’ll buy. I have money.” Yuan Yao patted his chest confidently.
Hearing him say that so boldly, the others didn’t press the topic further. Before long Yan Jiayu returned, her messy hair made neat and her whole appearance much fresher.