Chapter 78: The Weather Grows Worse
That game indeed went without any surprises. Lu Zhiyin smoothly won the match.
She didn’t talk much, and having her mic on was almost the same as not having it on. All you could basically hear was the sound of rain.
Mm… but the boss didn’t seem too angry?
As the animation of the crystal exploding ended, the two returned to the team interface. With no extra teammates, Lu Zhiyin relaxed a bit.
“Boss? Shall we start the next game, or call it a day?”
She asked tentatively with a voice so sweet it was cloying. Lu Zhiyin herself wanted to keep playing, as they say, he who doesn’t make money when it’s available is a bastard.
She had spent a lot of money buying groceries today and had to recoup some losses.
“Mm, let’s start the next game. You can talk a bit more, your voice is quite nice.”
On the other end, Zhu Qing held her phone. She actually found the recent game quite boring.
Throughout the game, she was basically carried by this black slave escort. No matter how many teammates died, she could still turn the tide. Although she didn’t feed kills like the other teammates, she had very little sense of participation.
Moreover, despite being an escort, this person barely spoke, and all that could be heard from the earpiece was the sound of rain.
Mm… but thinking that each game only cost five yuan, Zhu Qing felt relieved again.
It was so cheap, what more could she expect?
Shaking her head, while waiting for the match, Zhu Qing took a red marker pen from her top pocket.
She idly drew meaningless patterns on the back of her other hand with the pen, carelessly.
“Yawn~”
She yawned. To be honest, this game didn’t seem to give her any pleasure. She’d rather chat with someone.
At home, although her father probably wanted to get closer to her, Zhu Qing really disliked her father’s actions, so she basically kept her distance from him.
Unlike other female leads, Qin An wanted her father’s approval, and Long Qinxin wanted her parents’ care. But Zhu Qing didn’t care for love from her father.
It could be said that some people were starving while others were drowning in plenty.
She wondered what Long Qinxin and Qin An would think if they knew about her situation – admiration, or perhaps envy?
“…Boss? Um, I don’t think I can continue.”
After waiting for thirty seconds to match, just as it was about to succeed, Lu Zhiyin canceled the matchmaking.
“…”
She looked at the water that had already seeped into the room and the low battery notification on her phone screen, feeling a bit helpless.
The rain outside hadn’t lessened; instead, it had grown stronger, and the wind had picked up. The few green plants on the street were slanted, as if about to break from the wind.
Even without going outside, Lu Zhiyin’s hair was blown up by the wind, and her clothes clung tightly to her body.
The weather seemed to be getting worse and worse.
“What’s wrong?”
Zhu Qing’s tone carried a hint of annoyance. She didn’t like people going back on their word. Although she wouldn’t feel contempt like she did towards her own father, she still couldn’t treat them equally.
“…Um… my phone is almost out of battery. It might be a power outage here soon. If the power goes out during the game, you might lose points. I’m very sorry for wasting your time… I can just take half of the money from last game.”
Her apologetic voice was mixed with the howling wind. Zhu Qing paused, realizing that the escort’s situation might indeed be poor.
“…”
Without answering immediately, she stood up and walked slowly to the window of the bedroom, looking outside.
The trees in the residential area were bent by the wind, their branches and leaves shaking incessantly. If she were closer, she might be able to hear the rustling of the leaves.
Zhu Qing thought that the escort on the other side might be in the same city as her?
“Are you in Longshan City?”
Thinking of something, Zhu Qing asked softly.
“Mm…? Mm, I am.”
After a slight hesitation, Lu Zhiyin remembered that the game’s background was set in a city called Longshan.
“It’s alright now. You’ll receive the full payment for the last game.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhu Qing exited the game. After transferring five yuan to Lu Zhiyin, she returned to her original position, fiddling with her marker pen.
The place where she was was very safe, and she didn’t have to worry about the bad weather. Even the strong wind caused no effect at all.
“Hoo… she shouldn’t be angry…”
On the other end, looking at the client who had left the team, Lu Zhiyin let out a long sigh of relief.
She couldn’t lose this only boss for now.
After exiting the game and receiving the money transferred by Ziyan, Lu Zhiyin started to worry.
The rain was getting heavier, and the wind was blowing stronger. If this trend continued, the power would likely go out soon.
The place she lived in was really old, and she didn’t know how often the power system was maintained or how well it was protected.
After the power outage, what should she do? Sleep soundly in bed?
Honestly, she was afraid the water would rise higher than her bed, preventing her from even sleeping.
She started to wish she was still living in her original home. In the real world, she lived on the fourth floor and didn’t have to worry about her house being flooded when the water rose. But now, she lived in a bungalow, only one story high, without even a rooftop.
She realized she didn’t have many places to take shelter.
After a moment of hesitation, Lu Zhiyin began to contact Leng Qing Qiu.
She didn’t choose to send a message on QQ but instead called Leng Qing Qiu.
“Zhiyin? What’s wrong, calling so suddenly.”
The call was answered quickly, and Leng Qing Qiu’s voice came from the phone.
“I feel like the power will go out later, and the water will probably keep rising. Do you know any place where I can take shelter from the water?”
She explained her doubts, and Leng Qing Qiu quickly gave her reply.
“…I don’t know, but it shouldn’t be that serious, right? The rain should stop soon?”
Leng Qing Qiu said this while preparing dinner in the kitchen.
Her house was located at a slightly higher elevation than Lu Zhiyin’s, so her house had not yet been flooded, and she couldn’t empathize with Lu Zhiyin.
“But…”
“How about you come to my place first? If a real problem occurs, I’ll figure something out then.”
Before Lu Zhiyin could say anything to object, Leng Qing Qiu interrupted her.
“…No need, I’m probably just worrying unnecessarily.”
She didn’t want to go to Leng Qing Qiu’s place for now.
On one hand, she was worried that Leng Qing Qiu would find out that her injuries had already healed. On the other hand, she was somewhat afraid of the strange toy Leng Qing Qiu had bought that day.
She didn’t really believe it was bought by accident. Such lies couldn’t even fool a child.
“…Sigh…”
After hanging up, Lu Zhiyin sighed. She took her phone and went to the socket in her house, plugged the charger into the socket, and then… the phone had no response.
She tried to turn on the light, but the light also didn’t respond.
Her house had already lost power.
Returning to the entrance of the house, Lu Zhiyin looked at Leng Qing Qiu’s house. Her house was already lit up. She didn’t know why her house still had electricity while hers had already lost power.
Was it because of the elevation or the wiring in the house?
Lu Zhiyin didn’t want to dwell on this issue; she was very anxious now.
“Perhaps, I should still go to Leng Qing Qiu’s place?”
Hesitantly, while Lu Zhiyin was debating whether to go to Leng Qing Qiu, a car was slowly approaching from a distance.
