vrcanaries Chapter 225 Found and Fallen into the Trap
Chapter 225 Found and Fallen into the Trap
In the afternoon, Lü Jialing came looking for her.
"I was away on a business trip for the past two days, and I'm only getting around to seeing you today. I'm so sorry!"
Zhang Liangjun waved his hand, "It's nothing, nothing serious happened to me! There's no need to come see me."
Although he's almost dead, it really only looks like a minor injury! This injury seems like a huge waste!
Lu Jialing held the tea, but it was too hot to drink, so she could only hold it in her hand. "Your place is really hard to find. I searched for most of the day and still couldn't find it. In the end, I had to call Auntie for help!"
"It's a bit hard to find!" Zhang Liangjun said, but inwardly he was roaring, "It's the first one on this street! The very first one! How could such a big sign be hard to find?"
"I'm so sorry about what happened last time. I forgot to engage the handbrake that day!" Lü Jialing's pretty face was full of apologies.
Zhang Liangjun was in a coma for nine days, and she stayed with him for seven of them. She didn't even try to hide it when the nurses helped insert a catheter; she watched the whole time. So she knew that Zhang Liangjun had really been in a coma for nine days, or at least seven.
"Let me treat you to dinner tonight, as an apology and to celebrate your discharge from the hospital! I'll also invite your uncle and aunt."
Before Zhang Liangjun could refuse, Xu Huifang, who was busy in the kitchen, came over. "How can this be! You didn't do it on purpose that day, it's not your fault! Here's what we'll do, you're a guest today, just sit there and wait! You don't need to worry about anything else."
Xu Huifang had said everything she needed to say, so Zhang Liangjun could only nod and say, "Ah, right!"
Lü Jialing disagreed, "How can that be? I have to treat you to this meal!" She felt that her carelessness had led to serious consequences, and logically she should be responsible.
Fortunately, I had insurance. Because I'm a woman... and because I'm a new driver, I bought a fairly high coverage amount.
"You child! Just sit still!" Xu Huifang said angrily, and Lü Jialing was forced to sit down in the chair.
Xu Huifang stopped being angry when Zhang Liangjun woke up. Lü Jialing's attitude was very good, and it really wasn't intentional.
Of course, the main reason is that Zhang Liangjun woke up. If he hadn't woken up, the attitude would definitely have been different.
Lu Jialing was frightened and dared not mention apologizing again, so she chatted with Zhang Liangjun casually, "What are your plans for the future?"
"I haven't decided yet... I'll just take it one step at a time! I don't want to go back to my previous company. It was tiring and the pay was low. I'm thinking of taking on freelance work; maybe that's a viable option."
Zhang Liangjun didn't want his parents to think of him as a stock market investor, because that kind of job would make them feel very insecure. Only a proper job would put their minds at ease.
I learned engineering skills all my life in the TV series "Nothing But Thirty", so I can finally put them to use!
Lü Jialing nodded in agreement, "That's a good idea! Opening your own personal studio is quite popular these days."
Xu Huifang prepared a very lavish eight-dish-and-one-soup meal for Lü Jialing, so much so that the table was almost too full to fit everything.
"Xiao Lü, please don't be shy, make yourself at home!"
Zhang Liangjun felt that his mother, Xu Huifang, was being a little too polite.
After Lü Jialing left, Zhang Liangjun said to Xu Huifang, "We're just ordinary friends. We just happened to run into each other that day!"
"I know!" Xu Huifang asked curiously, "So what?"
"So you don't need to be so enthusiastic!" Zhang Liangjun felt he had made himself clear.
Xu Huifang did understand, "I get along well with Xiao Lü, what does that have to do with you?"
Zhang Liangjun stopped talking. He didn't believe any of those claims about round or square heads!
Zhang Liangjun received his first order, given by Lao Hu. It happened to be a challenging lift project, requiring a harsh environment, high load, and long stroke – a feat that deterred many from undertaking. Correspondingly, the compensation was very generous.
Because Zhang Liangjun had never done a similar difficult design before, Lao Hu needed Zhang Liangjun to produce a complete design calculation sheet so that he could find someone to verify the calculations.
For Zhang Liangjun, this was no challenge at all, and he submitted the proposal within a week. Old Hu was trustworthy, and Zhang Liangjun had no intention of holding back.
Three days later, Lao Hu transferred the money. "Great job, bro! Did you manage to pull some strings at a big design institute? Such fast and good designs, they're a real treat!"
Great excuse! Zhang Liangjun readily agreed!
I was doing well at home, but after a while, my parents started to worry again.
Zhang Liangjun didn't want his life to be overly influenced, so he told his parents that he needed to return to the city for work convenience.
The elderly couple had no problem with it and readily let Zhang Liangjun leave. They even helped him pack his luggage.
Back in his rented room, Zhang Liangjun was still somewhat emotional. Nostalgia is truly a wondrous thing; the longer you're away, the more you miss it. He even missed his rented room!
ridiculous!
Two days after returning to the city, Lü Jialing called again, saying she wanted to get together with some close classmates.
Zhang Liangjun sensed something was wrong.
After thinking about it carefully for a while, I suddenly remembered that my skill was still active!
Is Lü Jialing infected?
Can't this utterly shameless skill be removed?
We need to ask about this when we log back into the system.
By the way, how are we supposed to get back? She didn't say how to get back when we came out last time!
Forget it, if we can't go back, we can't go back! Zhang Liangjun no longer pursued anything.
He's become somewhat Buddhist-like, without desires or wants!
The stocks he invested in last time needed to be sold; data analysis showed a downward trend in the fluctuations. After selling, Zhang Liangjun checked his returns—only doubled.
Zhang Liangjun went to a "class reunion," but quickly made an excuse to escape because all four classmates were girls! Female classmates of marriageable age—a very dangerous group!
After leaving the restaurant, I called Lü Jialing and told her that I had an urgent matter to attend to and needed to leave first! This earned me a scolding from Lü Jialing.
Actually, she wanted to have dinner with Zhang Liangjun, but she was a little embarrassed to ask him alone, so she invited three of her girlfriends to make up the numbers. However, she didn't expect Zhang Liangjun to be so shy that he was scared away after only a few minutes!
Three months later, Zhang Liangjun gradually saved up five million through two channels.
This number isn't a lot, but it's not exactly small either.
Zhang Liangjun had worked diligently for nearly ten years but hadn't saved much money. Now that he's back from the film and television world, "living" has become much easier!
Just as Zhang Liangjun was contemplating whether to take a break, he suddenly felt a sound in his ear. It was like a countdown, ding, ding, ding…
I quickly called my parents and told them that I needed to go into seclusion for work and that it was normal for them not to be able to reach me for three days.
Then I transferred the rent to the landlord to save him from coming to pay the rent but not being able to open the door.
After tidying up, Zhang Liangjun lay down on the bed, but the tinkling sound continued.
Gradually, Zhang Liangjun fell asleep.
When Zhang Liangjun woke up, he was back in the gray, gloomy space.
'Qiao Sanli' floated over, "Welcome back! The coordinates of the new world have been detected, and we'll be traversing it soon!"
"I need to turn off my passive skill: The Sour Taste of Love!"
'Qiao Sanli' shook her head, 'We already turned it off last time, we can turn it off again this time!'
"Never mind then! Do you have a name?"
"You can choose a name; the first time is free, but you'll need a name change card afterwards!" 'Qiao Sanli' continued to serve with a smile.
Zhang Liangjun felt that he had seen the system's settings somewhere before.
"Then you shall be called Little Beauty!"
Xiao Meiji nodded, "Okay, naming successful!"