After successfully covering the girl's mouth, Gu Chi walked towards the kitchen with the remaining apple.

Xia Leng was cooking.

"Open your mouth."

"It's time to eat."

"It's okay, eating some fruit before a meal can promote digestion and reduce food intake and fat accumulation." Gu Chi sliced a small piece of apple and fed it to Xia Leng's mouth. "Miss, you don't want to have a big belly, do you?"

Xia Leng: "......"

Why does this sound strange?

Gu Chi: "Come on, be obedient, open your mouth, ah——"

Xia Leng: "......"

Even stranger.

Is he treating himself like a child?

Xia Leng glanced at Gu Chi, opened her lips, and took a gentle bite.

Gu Chi nodded in satisfaction. "That's a good girl."

Xia Leng: "......"

She didn't say anything and turned back to continue cooking.

In the living room, Xia Ling sat on the sofa, full of resentment as she watched this scene.

This guy has always been like this since they were young. No matter what he does or what gifts he buys, he always considers both her and Xia Leng.

From the beginning with lollipops and toys, to later ice cream and milk tea... it has always been for two people.

Sometimes when there wasn't enough money, Gu Chi would rather not eat himself just to satisfy them first.

During middle school, Gu Chi even tried to modify the back seat of his bicycle into two seats, wanting to ride home together with the two sisters.

Obviously, it was a failure.

But this guy didn't give up. He raised money and bought a tricycle from the second-hand market, taking them on small roads and alleys every day.

Because they would be caught by traffic police if they took the main road.

Xia Ling remembered all these things very clearly.

Her and Xia Leng's father passed away early, and their mother was busy at that time. Gu Chi, who was only one year older than them, took care of them and made them laugh. It can be said that this man almost carried all their sense of security and satisfaction in life. Even without the company of their parents, she and Xia Leng never felt lonely.

Gu Chi is really good in every way, and he's handsome too.

Just a little greedy.

Of course, that's not the point. The point is, why is it that her and Xia Leng's mouth shapes are the same, but the food given to her is so thick, while the food given to Xia Leng is so thin?

Isn't this showing favoritism?

Xia Ling bit the apple in her mouth with a "click" sound and chewed it with a sulky expression.

Ten minutes later, the meal was served.

A simple meal of four dishes and one soup, not particularly abundant, but full of the taste of life.

And it really smelled good.

Especially the plate of twice-cooked pork, stir-fried with green and red peppers, it was spicy and flavorful. Each piece of meat was soaked in oil, fat but not greasy. Gu Chi finished two bowls of rice and a large bowl of soup in one breath, while praising Xia Leng, "Your cooking skills are getting better and better."

"I can't compare to you, after all, you've been cooking for over twenty years."

"Poof... cough!"

Xia Leng rarely responded, but when she did, she almost choked Gu Chi.

Xia Ling also looked at Xia Leng in surprise, as if she was meeting her sister for the first time.

Xia Leng handed Gu Chi a piece of paper and pushed the twice-cooked pork in front of him.

There was still no expression on the girl's beautiful face, but Xia Ling could tell that her sister was in a good mood today.

After the meal, Xia Ling took the plates to the kitchen.

The two sisters had clear divisions of labor, one cooked and the other washed the dishes.

Gu Chi wanted to help.

But Xia Leng glanced at her sister coldly, and Xia Ling chased him out of the kitchen.

It turned out that even if Xia Ling didn't call her sister, the blood connection between sisters still existed, it just depended on whether Xia Leng wanted to use it or not.

Late in the evening.

The TV in the living room was on, not too loud.

Xia Leng sat at the dining table on the side, reading a book.

Xia Ling, as before, put her legs on Gu Chi's lap and watched dramas on her tablet with earphones on.

Gu Chi was using Xia Leng's laptop to search for information related to certification.

The three of them didn't speak, but Xia Leng didn't feel that the house was empty at all.

Sometimes, there isn't much to talk about between people. Instead of forcing a conversation, Xia Leng prefers this silent and long-lasting companionship.

Being able to endure loneliness and withstand the ordinary.

Even if they don't contact each other for a long time, when they meet again, everything is the same. Only time has changed.

What makes Xia Leng feel most at ease is being able to look up and see him.

Just like now.

Gu Chi was looking at the laptop, while she was looking at Gu Chi.

And then Xia Ling caught her in the act.

Xia Ling blinked at her, gesturing with her hand three times, as if saying: Sister, aren't you supposed to be studying seriously? Why have you looked at Gu Chi three times in such a short time?

Xia Leng: "......"

She turned her head expressionlessly and continued reading.

By now, Gu Chi had understood the assessment system and was chatting with Dr. Chen.

He wanted to ask Dr. Chen if he wanted to take the assessment together.

Dr. Chen did indeed want to take the assessment. Nowadays, having an extra certificate means having an extra path. When dream psychology develops in the future, one can easily make money by getting a certificate from any institution, without having to resort to prostitution.

However, they didn't need to take the assessment at the official designated location.

Dr. Chen said, "No need to bother with that. I'll take you to the club, you can register as a member, and we can take the assessment directly at the club."

Gu Chi expressed doubt about this, "Can your club replace the official assessment?"

Find the original at "pawread.com".

Dr. Chen chuckled, "Hehe, popularizing dream psychology was a suggestion made by our club to the higher-ups. The examiners from the official assessment are also selected from our club. Do you think it's possible?"

Gu Chi: "......"

Then there's no problem.

Dr. Chen asked, "How about the day after tomorrow? Do you have time?"

Gu Chi replied, "I'm available, you can arrange it."

Dr. Chen said, "/ok."The time in the bottom right corner was approaching 23:00.

Having settled the matter of certification, Gu Chi closed his laptop and took a sip of water.

Xia Ling pulled off one of her headphones and asked, "Are you done?"

"Mm-hmm," Gu Chi nodded.

"Great, I can finally go to sleep." Xia Ling removed her other headphone, stretched lazily. Her shirt lifted slightly with her movement, revealing her flat, white stomach and slender waist.

Xia Ling's stretch lasted quite a while, almost ten seconds, and her shirt still hadn't fallen back into place.

Gu Chi was forced to look for ten seconds.

"Do you like what you see?"

"It's okay."

Gu Chi responded without blushing or skipping a beat, "Have you guys been waiting for me?"

"Yeah, you're our guest. How could we sleep without making sure you're settled?" Xia Ling put on a pitiful look, her big watery eyes staring at Gu Chi. "Considering how hard we've worked, shouldn't you reward us, Brother Gu Chi?"

Gu Chi: "Alright, I'll reward you with five billion."

Five billion?

Xia Ling's face turned red instantly. She didn't know why she understood immediately, but she knew this guy was really bad!

"I'm going to take a shower!"

Xia Ling retracted her legs, her cheeks burning, put on her slippers and headed for the bathroom. Before entering, she glared at Gu Chi, looking adorably fierce.

Gu Chi felt like laughing.

You started this, I just played along, and now you're running away... Are you just a tease?

At this time, Xia Leng also closed her book, preparing to return to her bedroom.

"Go to bed early."

"You should also avoid staying up late," Gu Chi said.

Xia Leng responded with a soft "Mm."

After finishing the water in his cup, Gu Chi went to the guest room.

On the bed, a set of clean clothes and a bath towel were neatly folded. They were all new.

Hmm... It seemed like he had gained another set of new clothes.

It was always like this every time he came to Xihe.

The bed sheets and quilt cover had just been changed, and there was still a faint smell of laundry detergent.

Gu Chi pulled the curtains closed, sat on the edge of the bed, and opened the gaming platform.

In the span of a day, the 'Pure Strength Essence' he had put up for auction had been sold for a fixed price of 500.

Qiang Hui's order was also listed: 50 bullets + 3 magazines for 100 old coins - Qiang Hui had rounded down the price for him.

After deducting the 9.5% seller's fee, Gu Chi now had a total of 2352 old coins.

Among them, 1000 were aged old coins.

If this money wasn't virtual, he would really want to take out these aged old coins to see just how aged they were.

【Player White Silk Over Knee has joined the guild】

【Player Young Master Zhao has joined the guild】

Two system prompts popped up in the chat channel.

Gu Chi casually clicked on the guild to check.

The original 408/500 had now become 500/500.

It was full.

Wow, had Reinforced Concrete been recruiting people all day?

Reinforced Concrete didn't lie about one thing, though. All the people in the guild were night owls.

Including the newcomers, out of the 500 members, 427 were online, chatting enthusiastically in the guild channel.

"Ding ding."

Reinforced Concrete sent a message: "Brother, you came at the right time. We're about to run a B-level dungeon with some newbies. There are two spots left. Do you want to join?"

Gu Chi politely declined: "Thanks, but I can't join right now. It's not convenient."

Reinforced Concrete: "No problem, when you have time, I'll see if I can organize another run."

In the guild member list, you can see each player's level, and since Gu Chi was only level 5, Reinforced Concrete treated him as a newbie who had just entered Pure Land, and a very weak one at that - anyone who was slightly less weak, or a bit luckier, wouldn't still be in the newbie phase after two months.

But Reinforced Concrete didn't look down on Gu Chi. After all, everyone started as a newbie, right?

Gu Chi sent a curious emoji: "Why did our guild suddenly start recruiting? And so many people at that?"

Reinforced Concrete: "Shh, it's a guild secret!"

A secret?

That made him even more interested.

Gu Chi was about to start wheedling.

Reinforced Concrete added: "But now that we've filled up our recruitment quota, it's okay to tell you."

The Red Tower Guild never kicked people out unless they made a serious mistake.

Now that there were 500 members, it would be these 500 for a long time to come.

Gu Chi: "Don't worry, I promise to keep it a secret!"

Reinforced Concrete: "/mysterious, according to our vice president's speculation, there might be a big shot hiding among us."

Gu Chi: "What do you mean?"

Reinforced Concrete: "You know about offline mode, right?"

Gu Chi: "Yes."

Reinforced Concrete: "Do you have any idea about the difficulty of A-level dungeons?"

Gu Chi: "I do, they're very difficult!"

Reinforced Concrete: "What about the offline mode of A-level dungeons?"

Gu Chi: "Even more difficult!"

In offline mode, each player only has one life. If they die, they're really dead. No one dares to risk their life casually. Plus, there are no mission prompts, and the margin for error is extremely low. This makes the dungeons that descend into reality much more difficult to conquer than their online counterparts.

Reinforced Concrete: "Exactly, even more difficult. But the big shot I'm talking about, he conquered an A-level dungeon that descended into reality a week ago, as a mortal, and received an Ω rating. Do you understand what I mean?"

Gu Chi: "/shocked, that's amazing?!"

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