The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician-Chapter 554 - 290: If Only Cheng Ge Hadn’t Died So Early - Part 2
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Was it because the Tablet Spirits were used to it, or had Jiang Shu already communicated with the four of them?
"So, during this time, did Jiang Shu just buy cake and go grocery shopping?" Liu Tingruo continued to inquire. She could feel her heart pounding furiously, and she involuntarily tensed up, ready to erupt.
Little Yi shook its head and replied directly in the barrage of messages: Jiang Shu also went to see someone.
"A woman?" Liu Tingruo felt herself unraveling, staring intently at the Tablet Spirit Little Yi, her eyes filled with tension.
Little Yi nodded without hesitation, then glanced at Ruo Ma and blinked twice before asking through the barrage: What’s wrong?
"Hmm... nothing." Liu Tingruo maintained a calm exterior, but even Little Yi could see the sadness seeping from her eyes.
So, even though it didn’t know the specifics, the caring Little Yi cautiously asked: Do you want to see? It’s quite interesting.
"Sure, show me." Liu Tingruo agreed to Little Yi’s suggestion, as she was indeed curious about that woman.
Moreover, as Little Yi mentioned, it was said to be quite interesting.
And since Little Yi was modeled after Jiang Shu, it implied that Jiang Shu himself must find that woman quite attractive.
Liu Tingruo’s gaze wandered before eventually resting on the screen of Little Yi.
The overall atmosphere on the screen was dark, and the candlelight on the long table served as the sole source of light, casting the woman sitting across from Jiang Shu in flickering light and shadow.
Firstly, the woman’s different-colored eyes captured all of Liu Tingruo’s attention. She examined them closely; they seemed natural, not like prosthetic eyes.
Secondly, this woman was also stunningly beautiful. Although she had a mature charm like herself, she exuded an air of mystery and worldliness. Her peach blossom eyes carried a seductive charm akin to that of a cunning fox, yet her expression was somewhat cold, suggesting a mix of invitation and denial.
Such a woman, with such allure, was irresistible to most men in the world.
"Okay, I’ve seen enough. You can go now." Liu Tingruo waved her hand slightly, signaling for Little Yi to leave.
Yet Little Yi blinked twice, seeming to understand what Liu Tingruo was thinking, and considerately asked: Do you need me to boil some water for you?
"Boil water?" Liu Tingruo didn’t understand.
Why boil water?
To scald Jiang Shu?
Yi: To set the atmosphere.
Liu Tingruo: "???"
Yi: Also, let me comb a dangerous hairstyle for the mistress.
"What are you trying to do?" Liu Tingruo was even more puzzled now; she didn’t quite grasp Little Yi’s idea.
But Little Yi shook its electronic head, imparting to Liu Tingruo: Ruo Ma, trust me, I’m always on your side.
Liu Tingruo listened skeptically as she let Little Yi comb her hair.
She was also curious about what exactly Little Yi was planning to do.
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After Jiang Shu had finished his shower, he felt refreshed and invigorated.
He wiped his hair while standing in front of the mirror, taking a look at his appearance and nodding with satisfaction.
After washing away the grime, he felt much lighter, and the grogginess in his mind had also markedly diminished.
In other words, his mana had recovered, and he felt much better than before.
Touching his chin, Jiang Shu suddenly had a flashback of Liu Tingruo’s expression.
He hadn’t noticed before, but now that he thought about it, wasn’t Ruo Ma a little despondent?
After all, she had been so proactive, and yet he had actually pushed Ruo Ma away.
"..."
He suddenly felt like a jerk.
No, he had to explain properly and apologize, he couldn’t let Ruo Ma harbor any grudges in her heart.
With that thought in mind, Jiang Shu walked out of the bathroom, draped in a bath towel.
"Ruo Ma... eh?" Jiang Shu paused as he stepped out of the bathroom. He didn’t see Ruo Ma in the bedroom, which added a hint of confusion to his voice.
Where was Ruo Ma?
He looked around the entire bedroom. There were signs on the bed that Ruo Ma had lain there, which meant she had indeed been in the bedroom just recently.
"Beep—" His wristwatch on the bed buzzed, then started flashing frantically.
Why is my wristwatch here?
Jiang Shu walked over to the bed, picked up the wristwatch that was left there, and turned it on to see who was sending him messages.
Didn’t Ruo Ma have to leave for some reason again?
Was it urgent?
With this doubt in mind, he scrolled through the messages.
The first message was from Liu Tingruo, showing the time as "just now".
Jiang Shu clicked open the message and saw the first line read "I’m sorry" in three characters.
?
He was instantly stunned.
I’m sorry?
Was Ruo Ma really leaving?
Beneath the three words "I’m sorry," there was a continuous blank space, so Jiang Shu scrolled down, wanting to see what exactly was written at the bottom of the message.
At the same time, he suddenly heard a piercing sound, and the moment he heard it, his DNA reacted.
It was the shrill whistling of an old-fashioned electric kettle boiling water.
At this moment, as Jiang Shu scrolled to the bottom of the message box, he only saw three more words—"Farewell forever."
"..."
"!!!"
He immediately recalled, wasn’t this the ending plot of the famous anti-jerk TV drama "Daytime in School"?
It was the part where the main character Cheng, after juggling two women and eventually abandoning them, was stabbed to death by one of the female leads, Xi Yuanji Shi Jie!
Jiang Shu was startled, instantly turned his head, and saw Liu Tingruo, with a cold expression, running towards him with small steps.
She was sporting the same hairstyle as the second female lead, walking with identical strides, and even the way she held the knife was exactly the same.
The world must have gotten something wrong.
This was Jiang Shu’s first thought; he suspected that the restroom was the Dimension Gate to a parallel universe.
Then, in this critical moment, Jiang Shu instinctively used the "Return to City" ability.
Using the Paper Card Technique’s "Return to City" to escape from danger had become one of his instincts.
However, when he emerged from the Magic Table, he suddenly felt he had miscalculated.
He was only wearing a bathrobe, which merely wrapped around his lower half.
So it was a bit cold.
The winters in Lonely City were not warm, quite the opposite—if one didn’t have heating equipment, it was common for people to freeze to death on the streets of the EF District in winter.
And if he wasn’t mistaken...
He stood up and looked around.
This place was extremely foreign to him.
But he did recognize a few people in the area.
The fox had its mouth open, and the popcorn it had just stuffed in was leaking out, falling onto the table.
Ancient Snake, sitting on the other side of the table, put down the paper newspaper, glanced at Jiang Shu wrapped in a bathrobe and bare-chested, pushed his gold-rimmed glasses up on the bridge of his nose, then picked up the teacup from the table, took a sip, and raised his cup in a toast to Jiang Shu.
Lang Tai was doing one-handed push-ups in a corner, and Jiang Shu’s arrival didn’t even slightly alter his rhythm, but his gaze kept shifting toward Jiang Shu.
Meanwhile, the painter Fang Yue stared at Jiang Shu, uncertain. He’d heard from the fox that Jiang Shu would appear on the battlefield the moment they needed him most.
Make no mistake, this was Jiang Shu’s personal extraordinary ability.
At least, that’s what Jiang Shu had told the fox, so the fox relayed it to Fang Yue.
And now, Jiang Shu indeed made a heroic appearance, but it seemed they didn’t really need him at that moment.
Jiang Shu looked at these people sinking at heart.
He was in Thirteen District.
"Jiang Shu... are you here for an inspection?" Fang Yue thought aloud, coming up with a reason for Jiang Shu’s appearance.
"Achoo!" Wrapped in the cold air, Jiang Shu sneezed, sniffled, and then said to Fang Yue, "Yes, that’s right, I came to check on... Achoo! You all."
At that moment, Lang Tai stood up from the corner, walked towards Jiang Shu, and casually pulled over a coat hanging on a nearby chair, draping it over Jiang Shu.
Jiang Shu looked at Lang Tai with gratitude.
After all, it was his own big mute who was affectionate.
However, doubt also arose in his heart.
What on earth had happened? According to the script, he should be in the same bed under the same quilt with Ruo Ma right now; why did he suddenly appear in Thirteen District wearing nothing but a bathrobe?
Where exactly did things go wrong?
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Liu Tingruo put down the knife and blankly stared at the playing cards on the bed, turning to Xiao Yi, "Didn’t you say he hadn’t done anything wrong? How come when I tried to give him a scare like you said... he just ran away?"
Xiao Yi blinked and then shook his head with a serious expression.
I have no idea.
