A beautiful (and vexing) day often begins with breakfast.
After breakfast, Zhang Pingfan coincidentally bought a lot of things at the supermarket at the entrance of the community.
Especially the fresh fruits and vegetables. He couldn't afford them before, but now he wasn't short of money, and his current residence had a kitchen!
When Zhang Pingfan was in the orphanage, he often helped out in the back kitchen because it earned him more pocket money.
Zhang Pingfan was no stranger to cooking; it was just that in recent years, there was no place for him to do so.
Zhang Pingfan carried a large pile of daily necessities back to his residence.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Li Yutong appear before him in a soft, loose-fitting pajama set.
What made Zhang Pingfan blush even more was that Li Yutong wasn't wearing anything underneath.
The empty appearance sparked endless imagination.
Zhang Pingfan quickly turned away.
Li Yutong, blushing, also ran directly into her room.
She had stayed up too late leveling last night, so she woke up a bit late this morning.
She had thought Zhang Pingfan had already logged into the game, but he had unexpectedly returned from outside.
The awkward moment of their eyes meeting made Li Yutong feel a bit flustered.
She was usually used to being alone at home, and suddenly having someone else there, she hadn't reacted in time.
Fortunately, she hadn't worn her usual camisole pajamas, or it would have been even more embarrassing.
Zhang Pingfan breathed a sigh of relief and turned around only after hearing the sound of the room door closing.
"Serves her right, treating me like family!"
Zhang Pingfan wore a wry smile and walked to the refrigerator, putting away the things he had bought today one by one.
Although the refrigerator was shared by both of them, Zhang Pingfan felt a bit helpless when he opened it.
It was filled with drinks, colas, and the like.
However, it was soon crammed full of Zhang Pingfan's vegetables.
After finishing that, Zhang Pingfan checked the gas stove.
"Good thing it can be used. I guess this girl has never cooked before; there isn't even a trace of oil smoke on it!"
Zhang Pingfan went to Li Yutong's door and gently knocked.
"Uh, I've put some fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator. I'll be cooking at home from now on, is that okay?"
Li Yutong's voice came from the room.
"No problem, as long as you don't come into my room to bother me!"
"Okay, then I'll go back to my room. You can come out now!"
Li Yutong felt embarrassed. If you're leaving, why did you have to tell me to come out? Aren't you just making me more embarrassed?
Li Yutong lay by the door, listening for the sound of Zhang Pingfan closing his door before she finally relaxed.
She cautiously opened her room door and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw no one in the living room.
However, just to be safe, she put on her bra.
"He's indeed quite handsome, but why does he seem a bit malnourished, too thin! His character is yet to be tested, but for now, he's okay!"
Li Yutong muttered to herself.
Zhang Pingfan put on his helmet and entered the game.
He returned once again to the familiar small courtyard.
Zhang Pingfan opened the level leaderboard and took a look.
Dou Youyou, who ranked first, had already reached level 19.
Zhang Pingfan was a bit surprised. Why was this girl working so hard? She was told that reaching level 20 before today would be enough. Could this girl have stayed up all night?
"Youyou, you didn't sleep all night, did you?"
Zhang Pingfan sent a message to Dou Youyou through the disciple system.
He had sent Dou Youyou over a dozen messages that morning, but none had been sent successfully. He didn't know why.
Seeing that her master had sent her a message, Dou Youyou was surprised.
"Master, I sent you messages all morning, and they all failed. What's going on?"
Zhang Pingfan thought to himself: It would be strange if these messages were sent successfully, your brain was offline.
However, Zhang Pingfan still made up an excuse.
"Might have been asleep!"
"Oh, Master, I'll reach level 20 in a few more hours. Am I not amazing?"
Zhang Pingfan said, "You are indeed amazing, but take care of your health and get enough rest!"
"Got it!"
The two chatted for a bit longer, and then Dou Youyou resumed her leveling spree.
Ji Family, Ji Liu's studio!
A middle-aged man stood before Ji Liu.
"Liu'er, how is your studio developing now?"
Ji Liu said, "Father, you can rest assured. I won't concede the bet with Dou Junwan so easily!"
It turned out that the visitor was Ji Liu's father, Ji Chuan!
Ji Chuan said, "This bet of yours is of great importance. I've been following the game 'Mythology.' Rather than calling it a game, it's more like a second world for humanity. But now, the most famous person in the Mythology world is the second daughter of the Dou family, Dou Youyou! And you haven't made any progress yet!"
Ji Liu dared not even breathe heavily.
Under her father's imposing expression, Ji Liu didn't dare to lie!
"Father, although that Dou Youyou is very strong now, it doesn't mean I can't rise later. Since you're following this game, you should know that there's a guild that's about to rise, and that's the Tianshan Guild!"
Ji Chuan nodded and said, "I have noticed this guild you mentioned. A guild that dares to snatch food from the mouths of the three major guilds is indeed worth looking forward to!"
"Father, I and the president of the Tianshan Guild, Dan Dao Fu Hui, are old classmates. With our combined strength, winning this bet is only a matter of time!"
Ji Chuan said, "Is that so? I hope you can do as you say. Although the Ji family hasn't made any moves yet, it doesn't mean they won't take any action. I hope you can gain recognition and build your reputation as soon as possible. That's what you should be doing now!"
"Understood! Father, don't worry. In at most a month, I will definitely win over Dou Junwan!"
"Okay, that's all for today. Work hard on your own."
Saying that, Ji Chuan strode out of Ji Liu's studio.
Watching her father leave, Ji Liu finally breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the president of the Tianshan Guild, Dan Dao Fu Hui, was her old classmate, and the two had made all their plans before the server opened.
Otherwise, she wouldn't see Dou Youyou being so dominant now and wouldn't have so many worries.
Currently, the Tianshan Guild was recruiting a massive number of members, under the banner of overthrowing the rule of the three major guilds.
In the past few days, they had indeed attracted many experts, mainly because these two were not short of money.
Of course, there was a reason why Dan Dao Fu Hui was willing to cooperate with Ji Liu.
As for what that reason was, Dan Dao Fu Hui hadn't made any statement yet. Of course, everyone had their own goals.
But their goals were unified, and Ji Liu didn't care.
"Let you two sisters flaunt their power for a while. When the Tianshan Guild officially rises, that will be the day I subdue Dou Junwan!"