Back at the hotel, Xia Qingtian headed straight to the gym for an hour of exercise before returning to her room for a hot shower.
Foreigners generally have a sweeter palate, and she and Li Mengxiao had indulged in quite a few desserts that day. If she didn't burn them off quickly, they would undoubtedly turn into fat.
It wasn't that she was particularly conscious of her figure management; it was mainly because Wen Ning was too formidable. She was afraid.
After a hot shower, Xia Qingtian changed into comfortable sleepwear, ordered room service for some coffee and snacks, and then settled onto the sofa to admire the view outside while fiddling with her phone.
Just as she was about to check the comments on a photo she'd posted on her social media, she suddenly received a message.
[How is everything in Paris?]
Seeing that the message was from Mobius, Xia Qingtian's lips curved upwards. She immediately exited her social media platform and replied without even reading the comments, "Everything is going smoothly. How was your journey?"
[Just transferred flights in Kyoto and am now waiting for my boarding call.] Mobius's fingertips tapped lightly on the screen as he replied, [We can meet tomorrow.]
[Yay~] Xia Qingtian sent a flower emoji before asking somewhat gossipy, [Is Mr. Gu by your side?]
Mobius's fingertips froze slightly, then he hesitated before replying, [No, why?]
[I have some gossip for you. Guess who I saw today?] Xia Qingtian asked.
[Who?]
[The boss's wife from Wanqing Entertainment!] Xia Qingtian sent a Conan emoji and said, [She called Mr. Gu 'Yaoyang'~ Do you think there's some secret wealthy family story behind this?]
[You met Yu Linwan? Did she give you a hard time?] Mobius asked, his brow furrowed.
[She would like that, but would I give her the opportunity?] Xia Qingtian scoffed before continuing to reply, [However, it seems we're staying at the same hotel. I hope I don't run into her again.]
Seeing Xia Qingtian's reply, Mobius's brow furrowed. After a long period of contemplation, he only told Xia Qingtian that he needed to board and would talk later.
Turning away, Mobius dialed an international number. The call was quickly answered, and a female voice came through, "Mobius, if you dare tell me you can't make it now, see if I don't deal with you!"
"How could that be, Madame Camille," Mobius replied in French. "I am already at the airport waiting for my boarding call, but I wanted to trouble you with one matter."
"Don't be so formal, tell me," she said.
...
After contacting Mobius, Xia Qingtian replayed the scene of her confrontation with Yu Linwan earlier that day.
That call of [Yaoyang] definitely held some secrets.
However, what concerned her more now was the system's reward.
It was the beginning of the month, and she already had one lucky draw available, plus several accumulated ones from before.
With that thought, Xia Qingtian directly opened the system mall in her mind, checking her inventory and the number of accumulated lucky draws.
According to the system display, she could perform three lucky draws in total. Combined with points redemption, she could try for a higher probability five-consecutive draw, leaving one extra chance.
To be safe, Xia Qingtian also used the tenfold luck value gift package she had obtained from completing a previous mission.
As soon as the tenfold luck value gift package was used, she felt a comfortable, clear sensation throughout her body.
"No wonder they say good news makes one feel refreshed," Xia Qingtian couldn't help but murmur.
With all preparations complete, Xia Qingtian redeemed her points and chose the five-consecutive draw.
As a series of lights flashed, five thumbnail images with descriptions appeared in her inventory.
Just from the system's slightly excited and intensely reluctant voice broadcast, Xia Qingtian felt that this round was definitely a profit, and she might have even drawn an SSR.
[Beep! Congratulations to the host for drawing a three-day Golden God of War experience card, with strength value up.up.up!
Congratulations to the host for drawing a Dreamscape Time Travel card, which can only be viewed from a third-person perspective.
Congratulations to the host for drawing a Luck Value Extension card. When stacked, it retains the lucky multiplier while extending the luck value duration to 48 hours.
Congratulations to the host for drawing a syringe of adrenaline, breaking through physical limits, a life-saving artifact in critical moments.
Congratulations to the host for drawing a disposable invisibility cloak, valid for 30 minutes. Please do not use it for bad deeds. If the system determines that the host has used it for evil, it will be canceled immediately. Use with caution!!!]
Judging by this, the items she drew this time were all quite good!
When she had drawn before, she had been cheated by the system, but this five-consecutive draw managed to not give the system any opportunity to cheat her.
"Last draw, here we go!" Xia Qingtian looked at the remaining one lucky draw count, took a deep breath, and clicked.
Under the dazzling lights, Xia Qingtian vaguely felt that this draw was definitely a miracle single draw, and the light this time was even more brilliant.
After the light faded, Xia Qingtian saw a package icon in her inventory.
[Beep! Congratulations to the host for drawing an SSS-grade mysterious gift package! Currently unauthorized, cannot be opened. Please continue to strive to trigger more achievements for the Chosen One system to unlock the gift package!]
"Damn it!" Xia Qingtian's mouth twitched with a complex emotion.
So, after all that pretense, it couldn't be given to her immediately; she had to trigger more achievements to unlock it.
Why did this feel like the typical pay-to-win scam of mobile games?
This was even after she had pre-paid with tenfold luck value. Otherwise, she might have been cheated by that damn system again.
Despite feeling the system was unreliable, Xia Qingtian knew that overall, she had profited from this round. Currently, survival was not an issue, and if used appropriately, there might even be some serendipitous encounters.
Including the remaining universal antidote, she now had a total of seven items in her inventory.
Scrolling through the mall page again, she noticed that there were more items available for redemption, but her points had been completely cleared after the consecutive draws.
Besides the adrenaline she had used before, there was also a single Valkyrie experience card and some small pills whose names sounded very magical.
After a quick scan, Xia Qingtian exited the system.
She hadn't made much use of the system before, but after experiencing a life-or-death escape, Xia Qingtian felt she should really study it.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. It was Li Mengxiao calling her downstairs for dinner and to see the night view.
"Wait for me, I'll change my clothes." Xia Qingtian was still wearing a bathrobe. After changing into a set of comfortable and warm clothes, the two of them left the room together. In the hotel lobby, they encountered Yu Linwan and Cheng Feiran, who seemed to be returning as well.