Ye Ling's tears instantly calmed Chu Tian. Although he knew he had been tricked, there was nothing he could do.
He sat in the last row of the Paramount Marauder.
Even though his anger hadn't subsided, he felt he had gone a bit too far just now.
Even if she liked women, she was still a girl after all.
Fortunately, Luo Luo had interrupted him earlier, otherwise, he wouldn't have known how to end the conversation.
Gao Kai gave Jin Kaiyu a look.
Jin Kaiyu understood and walked to the front, getting into the driver's seat.
At this moment, Luo Luo was supporting Ye Ling, sitting in the second row.
Ye Ling was still sobbing, while Luo Luo was comforting her.
“Tian Ge, you were a bit much just now,” Zhao Lei said to him in a low voice as he sat beside him.
“I was too much? Didn’t you hear her say she’d throw you into a gully?”
“But you shouldn’t have hit her face. Look at that beautiful face, alas…” Zhao Lei sighed.
Chu Tian looked at him, “What’s wrong, are you feeling sorry for her?”
“I… I… What am I feeling sorry for!” Zhao Lei almost jumped up, his neck stiffening as he spoke.
Gao Kai and Chu Tian looked up at him. Chu Tian said, “I was just casually saying it, why are you so agitated!”
At this moment, Gao Kai smiled and whispered something into Chu Tian’s ear.
Chu Tian turned to look at Gao Kai, who was smirking, and then at the restless Zhao Lei.
Damn it, this can’t be, he thought to himself.
Gao Kai nodded at Chu Tian, indicating: It’s absolutely true, this kid definitely likes Ye Ling.
Chu Tian’s eyes widened in surprise, thinking: This is a bit far-fetched. Ye Ling doesn’t like men, so Zhao Lei probably has no chance.
“Oh right, Kai Ge, where’s your sister?”
Chu Tian had heard Gao Kai’s sister’s name more than once.
But he didn’t see Gao Kai’s sister at this wedding.
With her brother getting married at such an old age, how could his sister not be there?
Gao Kai glanced at Zhao Lei, who had moved to sit behind Ye Ling. He took out his phone from his pocket.
He opened a photo. The photo showed Gao Kai in his youth.
The background was a ruin, and a girl around twenty years old stood beside him.
This girl had a round face and a sturdy build. By estimation, she was indeed twice as wide as Zhao Lei.
But Chu Tian asked with some confusion, “She didn’t come to your wedding?”
Gao Kai smiled, “This is Qi Xi. This photo was taken when I dug her out of the ruins at sixteen.”
“Ah? This is…” Chu Tian was stunned.
He had seen Qi Xi. She was stunningly beautiful, only slightly less so than Luo Luo and Ye Ling.
He never expected that she was a fatty at sixteen, and not just a little bit fat. Moreover, she looked twenty years old when she was only sixteen.
Gao Kai put away his phone and smiled at Chu Tian, saying:
“Many years ago, when I was in the army, Zhao Lei saw this photo once and asked me who it was.
I casually said it was my sister.
And so, Xiao Liuzi would often tease him with my sister, scaring him.
To this day, he still doesn’t know that this photo is of Xiao Xi, and this ‘sister’ curse has become his nightmare.”
Chu Tian slapped his own face. Zhao Lei’s brain!
If you call him stupid, he’s incredibly smart at times.
If you call him smart, he’s not smart in the right direction.
However, Chu Tian still envied Gao Kai for having such brothers around him.
But then he thought, wasn’t Zhao Lei his brother too?
In his previous life, Zhao Lei had taken meticulous care of him for four years.
In this life, it’s my turn to take care of you, all of you!
What kind of place is the Ninth Office? Let me personally go and find out.
The car was driving on the highway, and both Gao Kai and Zhao Lei were asleep.
Ye Ling seemed to be asleep too. Chu Tian sat alone in the last row, looking out the window.
Luo Luo quietly walked over then.
She sat down beside him, pulled one of his arms towards her, and hugged it.
Then she leaned her head on his shoulder, “Brother, find some time to apologize to Xue Jie.”
“I don’t… Ow…” Chu Tian had only spoken two words.
He felt a sharp pain in the soft flesh of his waist.
Jin Kaiyu, who was driving, glanced back, then turned around with a grin.
Gao Kai stirred and directly covered his head with his clothes.
“Oh… damn it!” Chu Tian was puzzled. Ye Ling’s punches earlier hadn’t broken through, so why did Luo Luo’s two fingers cause him so much pain?
Feeling the small hand release his waist, Chu Tian said, “If she’s not after you, then I’ll go.”
“Don’t worry, I’ve got it handled!” Luo Luo said proudly.
“You’ve got it handled?” Chu Tian tilted his head and saw Luo Luo’s angelic face so close.
“Mm…” Luo Luo had just said one word when Chu Tian lowered his head directly.
Their lips met, and Luo Luo’s body stiffened, then melted like water.
Chu Tian kissed her briefly and raised his head.
Luo Luo’s face was flushed pink, her eyes wide open.
Her gaze met Chu Tian’s, and she was so shy that she lowered her head, but she didn’t let go of Chu Tian’s arm. Instead, she held on even tighter.
“How did you handle it? You still haven’t told me!” Chu Tian looked at Luo Luo’s expression and teased her.
“Hate it! I won’t tell you, but it’s handled anyway.”
After they were mushy for a while longer, Gao Kai suddenly stood up and said, “You guys carry on!”
Then he went to the front passenger seat.
This made Luo Luo feel embarrassed and shy, while Chu Tian laughed heartlessly.
After an unknown amount of time, a beam of light shone in. Chu Tian opened his eyes. He had fallen asleep.
It seemed he hadn’t slept like this in a long time. Ever since the Heavenly Dao had opened in his previous life, he had entered the game with a helmet on every night.
Actually sleeping in reality, it seemed like many years since that had happened.
Luo Luo was leaning on his shoulder, still fast asleep.
Chu Tian glanced out the window. The car had exited the highway and was parked on the roadside.
He gently laid Luo Luo down on the back seat, letting her lie flat.
Then he went to the front and found Jin Kaiyu sitting in the driver’s seat, wearing a game helmet, having already entered the game.
Gao Kai and Zhao Lei were doing the same.
It was just past six o’clock, and the Heavenly Dao hadn’t closed yet. They had probably arrived in Shengjing after he fell asleep, but he didn’t know where.
They had just entered the game to level up.
Ye Ling in the second row was now wearing black sunglasses and a black mask.
Chu Tian glanced at her, unsure if she was asleep or awake.
He opened the car door and stepped out of the Paramount Marauder, standing on the roadside and stretching.
As soon as he turned around, he saw Ye Ling also come out.
It seemed she had woken up earlier.
“Xue… Xue Jie, that… that, I’m sorry. It was my fault last night. I shouldn’t have laid hands on you!”
Ye Ling ignored him, took out a cigarette, and removed her mask.
Chu Tian saw that she still had a bruise on the corner of her mouth.
His warm face met a cold shoulder, and Chu Tian was so embarrassed he didn’t know what else to say.
“You were not wrong. It was I who was wrong. If someone had schemed against me like that, I would have done the same as you.
If you hadn’t acted against me, I would have truly looked down on you.
What I need is someone like you, who is willing to do anything for brothers and loved ones.
This was just a small test for you.
I had several brothers like this before, all members of my team.
They… are all gone.”
Ye Ling said coldly, holding the cigarette between her fingers.
“All gone?” Seeing that Ye Ling considered it a test for him, Chu Tian didn’t dwell on the issue.
“Dead!” Ye Ling said indifferently.
Chu Tian was relieved and asked, “Did they all die on missions?”
Ye Ling paused for a moment and slowly said, “If they had died on missions, that would have been fine. But… they were all killed by their own people.”