Gu Chi had already basically confirmed that Xia Ling was the fish in the pond.

In life, many things are like this. When you first encounter them, you panic and unconsciously think of the worst possible outcome. But when you think about it carefully, there's no need to panic.

Because whether you panic or not, it's a dead end.

It's just that the rewards for clearing the Ω level are too generous, which made him temporarily forget about this matter...

Being too proud is not good.

Xia Ling's high-speed train was scheduled to depart from Xihe at 8:31 in the morning. Gu Chi glanced at the time and saw that it was 8:13 now.

So he tried to delay the disaster and buy himself some more time.

He messaged Xia Ling, "I have classes this morning and won't be home for lunch."

Xia Ling replied instantly, "It's okay, we can chat in the afternoon."

Gu Chi said, "I might have a meeting in the afternoon."

Xia Ling replied, "Then let's meet in the evening."

Gu Chi said, "Dr. Chen invited me for drinks in the evening."

Xia Ling said, "I'll accompany you. It's a good opportunity to meet your friends."

Before Gu Chi could reply, Xia Ling sent another message.

How could she not see through Gu Chi's thoughts?

Trying to buy time?

There's no way!

Xia Ling went straight to the point and pressed the voice message button, saying, "Father, you don't want Sister to know about you and the Holy Maiden, do you?"

Gu Chi: "..."

Well, evading is useless.

Xia Ling hit him right where it hurt.

Being dealt with by one person is better than being double-teamed by the two sisters.

It seems that he can't escape today. Gu Chi silently clicked on the voice message from the girl and listened to it repeatedly as a form of comfort.

Hmm... She sounds quite nice calling me Father.

Xia Ling's message also reminded Gu Chi of something.

Today's date is November 4, 4399, Tuesday.

He really does have classes.

After spending three years in the instance, Gu Chi had almost forgotten the rhythm of real life.

After washing up, he went to school and naturally received some criticism and education from the leaders.

Although he wasn't late today, he skipped yesterday's class and couldn't be bothered. Director Yang couldn't even contact him.

You should know that Dream Psychology has now become an official elective course. Fortunately, there was an interview yesterday, and Director Yang asked him to give a lecture. Otherwise, after just finishing the holiday a few days ago, if he skipped another class, wouldn't it ruin these students' chances?

"Remember to ask for leave if you have something to do in the future," Director Yang said.

Gu Chi promised, "I will next time!"

Mainly because he didn't expect this instance to be so long.

Most PVP instances are small maps that can be completed in less than a day in real time. But who knew that after deepening his interaction with Huang Yang, he spent a whole day...

Not only Huang Yang, but the previous two instances also had some impact on him. For example, in class, while Gu Chi was lecturing, he occasionally glanced at He Zhai, who was diligently taking notes below, and couldn't help but wonder if his head would suddenly split open.

Noon.

After class, Gu Chi went to the high-speed train station.

He didn't tell Xia Ling that he would come to pick her up.

Chatting with the girl earlier was also deliberately creating a sense of "I'm busy." Gu Chi didn't give her any extra time to prepare. He had to create accidents as much as possible, interrupt the girl's anger and thoughts, and take the initiative to shift her focus to other things.

Today is a workday, and there aren't many people at the station. As soon as Xia Ling came out, Gu Chi saw her.

The girl had long black hair draped over her shoulders. She wore a cartoon sweater with a big-headed dinosaur pattern on the inside and a slightly oversized denim jacket on the outside. She was pulling a suitcase, and the loose cuffs didn't reach the handle, hiding her small hands.

She was still wearing shorts on the bottom, with socks only reaching her ankles. She stepped on a pair of beige sneakers. This simple and cute style made her slender legs, sprayed with air stockings, particularly eye-catching.

Xia Ling also saw Gu Chi.

She was originally looking down at her phone, preparing to take a taxi. Suddenly feeling someone's gaze, she raised her head and saw Gu Chi standing in the distance wearing a black coat with his hands in his pockets.

Xia Ling subconsciously felt a little happy, but when she saw Gu Chi walking towards her, she quickly lowered her face as if realizing something.

"Don't think that I won't be angry just because you came to pick me up."

Xia Ling pouted her small mouth, and her cheeks slightly turned away, just like a cute version of the "Left Hengheng" expression.

Xia Ling thought Gu Chi would coax her. After all, he was good at coaxing girls. When she and Xia Leng were young, he often coaxed them into spinning around. But unexpectedly, Gu Chi didn't follow the usual routine. He didn't even hold her hand. Instead, he asked with a strange expression, "I'm not angry, so why are you?"

Xia Ling: "?"

Gu Chi: "?"

Xia Ling didn't understand, "Why would I be angry?"

You're the one who made the mistake, right?

Gu Chi said, "You kept it from me for so long, and it hurt me."

You're hurt?

It's Huang Yang who got hurt because of you, right?

Xia Ling said angrily, "I kept it from you because I didn't want you to feel uncomfortable."

Gu Chi was puzzled, "Why would I feel uncomfortable?"

Xia Ling said, "What if I wanted to compete with Huang Yang for you?"

Gu Chi said, "Then I'll marry you too."

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Xia Ling: "??"

Gu Chi's face didn't change, and his heart didn't skip a beat. "Since it's just a game, it's the same as playing house before. It's normal to marry two people."

After a pause, he added, "I can even make you the main one and let you experience something you haven't experienced before."

Xia Ling: "???"

She widened her eyes and almost couldn't catch her breath.

How could he say such things so naturally and openly?

Xia Ling said angrily, "You were ignorant when you were young. Besides, such a realistic game, don't tell me you don't have any immersion."

Gu Chi honestly said, "I admit that I do have a little bit of immersion, but don't you have it too?"

"Of course," Xia Ling said.

Not only her, but many players suspected that the game world was a real world. Otherwise, why would she be jealous?

It's because everything is too real.

Gu Chi said, "Then it's settled."

Xia Ling asked, "What's settled?"

Gu Chi said, "Because the game is too real, you can't simply treat it as a game, right?"

Xia Ling: "That's right."

Gu Chi: "So you think me marrying Huang Yang means I've cheated on you."

Xia Ling: "Isn't it?"

Gu Chi: "You have a problem."

Xia Ling: "?"

Gu Chi said discontentedly: "You watched me make a mistake and didn't stop me, how can you be a girlfriend?"

Xia Ling: "???"

Gu Chi sighed again: "Forget it, this matter can't be entirely blamed on you, I'm also at fault. Let's turn the page on this, you're not angry, I'm not angry, how about it?"

"If you don't speak, I'll take it as your agreement."

Gu Chi didn't give Xia Ling a chance to speak at all, holding her hand in one hand and dragging the suitcase in the other: "Hungry? Come on, I'll take you to eat something delicious."

Xia Ling gritted her teeth: "I just want to eat you right now!"

Gu Chi was taken aback, then said embarrassingly: "Then shall we go straight home?"

Xia Ling: "???"

"Gu Chi!"

Honestly, Xia Ling wasn't as angry about Huang Yang's matter at this point, because there was something that made her even angrier.

This guy made a mistake himself, but he was arguing forcefully and even blaming her!

He made it sound like she had stolen the marriage, as if nothing had happened between Gu Chi and Huang Yang.

The most annoying thing was that Gu Chi didn't let her speak—

"Oh, by the way, there's one more thing." Xia Ling was interrupted by Gu Chi as soon as she spoke, "I passed the certification exam, I'll get the certificate in a few days."

"Also, I took the afternoon off, we can go shopping and watch a movie."

"I also cancelled with Dr. Chen, I'm not going anywhere tonight, I'll stay home with you."

"Also, how long are you planning to stay in Baishi Town? If it's a long time, I can take you hiking on the weekend..."

Gu Chi kept talking non-stop.

Xia Ling just stared at him.

She didn't believe this guy could keep talking forever, not letting her speak.

As Gu Chi was talking, he suddenly closed his mouth and stopped in his tracks.

A system prompt popped up in front of him.

【Lost Item: 'Eye' Prophecy*1】

【Prophecy Content: Instance Dungeon Arrival】

【Time: Three days later】

【Location: Yunhai City】

【Difficulty: A→S】

Seeing Gu Chi finally stop, Xia Ling snorted: "Can't make up any more stories?"

Gu Chi: "There's really something this time."

......