Chapter 194 Players
school library.

Qiao Suisui was searching on her computer. She had not given up on finding a way to re-enter the game world. She sent an email to the customer service who had invited her to the internal test and waited for a reply. After that, she searched for all clues related to the game on various platforms and search tools, but found nothing.

Just as she was about to close the page in frustration, a chat box popped up out of nowhere.

【Don’t look back.】

【Don’t search for related keywords anymore. 】

Qiao Susu thought it was a spam ad and was about to click the cross when several messages popped up in the chat box. She glanced at them and froze in her chair.

【Have you ever sat on a red chair? 】

We are the same.

[Don't look around. I'm not next to you.]

【I am 001. 】

A few short messages in succession made Qiao Susu's heart beat faster.

"001", "red chair", these are keywords that only players who have entered the game world understand. She remembered that before she was forced to log out, the system's voice mentioned that she was player 002, so behind this dialog box was player 001.
Qiao Suisui's fingers typed quickly on the keyboard——

Qiao Suisui: Who are you? What do you know?
[My name is Ye Xi, and I am a player like you. This chat box can only last for five minutes and will be deleted after reading.]

[I'm in your city. See you at Left Bank Coffee at 2pm tomorrow. I'll be waiting for you on the red chair.]

Qiao Suisui: What is your purpose?
Qiao Suisui: Do you know how to enter the game?
The top of the dialog box showed that it was being typed, but in the end, no message was sent. Qiao Suisui was very cautious. She didn't know the other party, and of course she didn't trust him. She asked: How did you find me?

But Ye Xi didn't say more. After a few seconds, there were only three words in the chat box:

【Talk when we meet.】

In the blink of an eye, the entire dialog box gradually burned out and disappeared on the screen like burning paper.

Qiao Susu stared at the computer screen, frowning and thinking, when suddenly a hand patted her shoulder.

"What are you looking at, so seriously?"

She was startled and turned around to see that it was Qiao Jiming.

"How did you come?"

Qiao Jiming felt uncomfortable when he heard her question and the unfamiliar tone, but he swallowed it silently. He was silent for a moment, lowered his eyes and said, "I'll take you home."

Qiao Suisui was not sure when he stood behind her, and whether he had seen the dialog box just now. She calmly turned off the computer screen, picked up her schoolbag and walked out, whispering, "I have applied to live on campus."

Qiao Jiming followed closely behind her, took the schoolbag from her shoulder and slung it over his own shoulder, and chased her and said, "It will take some time for the application to be approved, so where are you staying these days?"

"Hotel." "Sister." He hesitated, gently hooked her wrist and said, "Come home with me, I'll tell mom, I won't let her cause you any more trouble."

Qiao Susu stopped and looked back, seeing the pair of clear black and white eyes on Qiao Ji's clear face.

His eyes are deep, but they hide his thoughts that are hard to see. Whenever he looks at you, you will always feel that his eyes are very gentle, giving you a feeling of floating. His appearance is so good that you can spot him at a glance in the crowd. His contours are three-dimensional, his face is smooth, especially his side profile, which is like a finely crafted work of art. His jawline is sharp, perfectly neutralizing the boyish feeling and the mature feeling of a man. Since he was a child, his neighbors have praised him for being such a good-looking boy.

But Qiao Susu knew that beneath his well-behaved and submissive appearance, he was actually very opinionated and even quite rebellious.

When they were young, they went to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year. The children of relatives teased her, lifted her skirt, and sprayed her with water guns until she was soaked. In winter, she had to wear more clothes, so she didn't dare to complain because she knew no one could support her, so she kept wearing wet clothes and didn't say anything. The kindness of adults is the kindness after education, while the evil of children is pure evil. The group of children saw that Qiao Susu was bullied but didn't fight back or complain, so they became more and more aggressive. After seeing this, Qiao Jiming didn't confront them on the spot, but found an excuse to hold the adults' hands and come over, just in time for the adults to see them bullying Qiao Susu.

Qiao Susu thought that the matter ended there. She had been accustomed to swallowing her anger since she was a child, and was used to reading the faces of adults. In order to hear compliments such as "sensible" and "obedient", she would not say anything even when she was wronged. So she stayed there with wet clothes until Qiao's mother and relatives chatted from the afternoon to the evening.

When we were about to leave, suddenly someone outside shouted, "Someone fell into the water!" and a few children came running over crying.

This is a suburb, and the residential area is next to a river. It has been in disrepair for many years, and the river water is smelly and dirty.

Qiao Suisui followed the adults to see what was happening and found that the one who fell into the water was the child who had played a prank on her. The adults hurriedly fished their naughty children out of the water. Someone asked what happened, but the oldest of the children was only six or seven years old at the time, and they couldn't explain the main point in a confusing way.

"Yes, we were playing rock-paper-scissors, and whoever lost had to step back. Then there was a little boy who kept winning, so my cousin kept stepping back, and then he fell in."

The adults were all relatives, and they couldn't bring themselves to teach other people's children a lesson, nor could they ask whose children they were. They just laughed and tried to smooth things over, scolding every child who participated without distinction. Others didn't know, but Qiao Sui Sui knew that it was Qiao Jiming who suggested playing this game with those children.

Qiao Suisui hid at the back, her eyes searching for Qiao Jiming who was standing in the corner. He still looked well-behaved and harmless, but his eyes were always very calm. That year, Qiao Suisui was six years old and Qiao Jiming was five years old.

Later, I heard from adults that although the river was not turbulent, the water was very deep, at least two meters. If a seven or eight-year-old child fell into it, the probability of drowning was very high. Fortunately, the child grabbed a corner of a flood-prevention sandbag and waited for the adults to pull him out, otherwise he might have drowned.

It was also from that moment that she became subconsciously wary of Qiao Jiming.

He is very smart and good at disguising himself. When others are still sucking their fingers, he can already play tricks, knowing how to retaliate in a roundabout way while also being able to get himself out of the situation. In addition, he always takes away Qiao's mother's care and love. Without comparison, there is no harm, so Qiao Sui Sui's impression of Qiao Jiming is very complicated.

"elder sister?"

The young man's soft voice brought Qiao Sui Sui back from her memories. She said, "I have made up my mind."

Qiao Jiming didn't look frustrated by being rejected. Instead, he looked calm as if he had expected this. He smiled and immediately agreed with her, "Have you found a hotel? I'll take you there and help you pack."

She was about to refuse when he continued, "The road in front of your school is being repaired. It's not easy for you to carry the box by yourself. The weather is so hot and humid. It will definitely rain soon. The road will be covered with mud. Hurry up and use me as a servant while I am here."

Such a nice smile and humble attitude made Qiao Suisui open her mouth. Just when she was thinking about how to politely refuse, Qiao Jiming had already consciously pulled her out, picked up her suitcase, and walked in front of her with a lot of bags. So Qiao Suisui had no choice but to let him go in silence.

In the following time, Qiao Jiming helped her find a hotel with a good environment, delivered her luggage to the room, and repeatedly checked the hotel door locks.

"Remember to lock the safety lock before going to bed at night. Come here, I will teach you. Hang the clothes hanger on the door like this. Even if someone outside forces your door open, they can't get in."

Qiao Jiming demonstrated it to her.

(End of this chapter)