In order to prevent Lin-didi from choking again, Cheng Yun went to a lot of trouble.
When he saw Lin Hao and Lin Ren stare at the tomato steak and potato stew, Cheng Yun coughed and said, âI really missed this, ah. My parents used to cook these two dishes for didi and I. Didi likes to eat tomato steak and potato stew.â
After speaking, Cheng Yun didnât do anything, let alone stop them, but the rate at which Lin Hao and Lin Ren extended their chopsticks to the two dishes significantly lowered.
Su Zimo, who didnât move his chopsticks much because he didnât care for the dishes, immediately stretched his short arms out after hearing Cheng Yunâs words and picked up a piece of tomato steak from the far away bowl.
Su Zimo felt that Cheng Yun was a good man with a smart brain in many ways. Maybe that was why he could survive so many nightmare worlds? As long as he didnât encounter anyone like that snake whose blood was soaked in venom, Cheng Yun actually had an advantage in the nightmare world.
During the meal, Cheng Yun and Su Zimo learned from the clock on the wall of the food stall that it was 1:25 pm on November 2nd. No wonder the Lin siblings were groaning at having missed lunch.
In order to make their lunch last as long as possible, and to prevent the Lin siblings from eating too quickly, Cheng YUn worked hard to play up the siblingsâ personalities. From life questions about school and work, from parents and family, to their views on love and marriage, his harmonious smile and gentle nature made the Lin siblings, who appeared fierce but were actually paper tigers, reveal their family situation.
Su Zimo knew from the conversation that the two siblings were orphans. Their father was a drunkard and a gambler, their mother abandoned them and remarried. Their father gave up and lost his life when Lin Hao-jiejie was about to enter school because he owed so much debt.
What their parents left to them in the end was just a run-down house of only 10 square meters and a large amount of unpaid debt.
Because Lin Hao and her brother werenât that young, they didnât go to the orphanage, let alone find a new family. Their community originally hoped that their relatives would be able to take care of Lin Hao and Lin Ren, but those violent sharks who came to collect debts almost everyday caused their relatives, friends, and even neighbors to break ties with the Lin siblings.
Lin Hao and Lin Ren could only live alone and rely on each other.
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Although Lin Hao-jiejie was about to enter high school, because they had no money and she had to care for her younger brother, she dropped out of school and started working to earn money.
Lin Ren-didi said that his sister had good grades in middle school. Even if their father was addicted to gambling and drinking and liked to beat them, Lin Hao-jiejie was still a well known and commended student in school. It was completely different from her current gangster appearance.
But her image as a commended student couldnât possibly suppress the violent debt collectors. Lin Hao refused to use the money she earned through hard work to fill the pit of debt left behind by her bastard father, so she needed to find another way to make those fake-threatening debt collectors give up.
Lin Hao gradually met some friends with bad habits and became a member of the so-called âDao.â <sup>1</sup> While protecting her brother, she because a famous gangster on the street who didnât pay her debts.
The two siblings took a crooked path, but at least now they could still have a place to live, clothes to wear, and three meals a day.
So the two siblings were content with their current life⌠No matter what happens, they didnât want to ruin the peace in their lives.
Maybe because Cheng Yunâs topic exposed a weakness, but Lin Hao and Lin Ren, who had answered all of their questions before, fell silent. They silently put more food on their plates and stuffed vegetables into their mouths. The atmosphere was dull at that moment.
However, at least the speed at which the two siblings were eating slowed down. After the two siblings had eaten everything on the table, including vegetables, and had scraped the soup out of the bowls with their spoons, the late lunch could be considered successful.
At that time, it was 3 pm on November 2nd.
Cheng Yun had relied on lunch to drag Lin Hao and Lin Ren around for an hour and a half.
When they left the food stall after lunch, Madam Chen was still sitting in the corner to rest with a large bag full of bottles beside her. She greeted them enthusiastically, asking them to visit her house.
âYour relationship with the old lady seems to be very good.â Cheng Yun admired the two siblings, so he patiently used troublesome methods to protect them.
âEn.â When they left the food stall, the two of them returned to the absent-minded behavior from the beginning.
There was a threshold on the food stall, but it wasnât too high.
Maybe because Lin Hao-jiejie was too serious⌠Just when Cheng Yun was about to breathe a sigh of relief and invite the two siblings to be paid tour guides to introduce them to the neighborhoodâŚ
Lin Hao tripped at the threshold of the food stall and fell forward!
Cheng Yun, who had been strengthened many times, reacted quickly and immediately grabbed the leather jacket she was wearing, but it was too loose on her. It was pulled off, and Lin Hao slammed onto the old street with a âbang.â An iron nail that came from nowhere was directly under her forehead!
Lin Haoâs transparent soul floated out of her body again. She looked at Lin Ren, who was stunned next to her, and sighed: [This is fate, ba?]
âDo you think youâre destined to die?â Su Zimo raised his head and looked at the floating Lin Hao.
Even Cheng Yun was surprised by the bluntness of the child beside him.
Itâs a pity that Lin Hao only looked at Su Zimo with a shocked expression. Before she had time to say anything, Su Zimo and the others were once again enveloped in white fog.
This time, the Treasure Hunting Doll returned to Su Zimoâs feet in a good mood, as if she had found something interesting. Her good mood didnât disappear because of the white fog.
âJust a little bit more.â Cheng Yun was understandably annoyed.
âItâs just a small matter.â The other trainers didnât seem to be worried. âNext time, just pay attention in advance and you can get further.â
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Yes, compared to choking to death while eating, the catastrophe they encountered this time was a relief. It was a problem that couldnât be avoided.
Cheng Yun talked to the others about his next plan to have the siblings be tour guides. After nobody had any objections, their moods were much more relaxed than before. They even had time to chat.
âSo youâre really called A-Yu? Is it Yu like a fish?â <sup>2</sup> Several trainers introduced themselves. The two young men and two young women were all students from the same university.
Su Zimo nodded, then the white fog around them dispersed again.
The same scene of the street appeared again.
For some reason, although everyone was performing smoothly, Su Zimo felt that they were going about it the wrong way.
Footnotes
<ol>Brotherhood, not the religious connotation. The character for Yu in his name means fish. Switching from Ayu to A-Yu because it makes more sense, sorry! The chapters in this arc that refer to him that way have also been updated. Previous arcs have not been updated.</ol>