[In honor of the famous Northern Song Dynasty politician, thinker, military strategist, and writer, Mr. Fan Zhongyan's 1036th birthday—]
[Tomorrow, that is September 5th, Jiangcheng University will grant a day off to all grades!]
Two minutes later.
Yu Jin's phone received a message like this.
Not just Yu Jin.
Old Cui, Brother Gang, Yu Fei, and even the teacher up on the podium, spitting everywhere while lecturing, all received the same message.
"Are you serious?"
"Is this legit?"
The message was so abstract, almost 'bizarre', that everyone instinctively thought it was some sort of prank text.
But the next second—
"Hey, hey—"
The broadcast in the lecture hall blasted out a robust man's voice.
"Announcement, announcement—"
"In honor of the famous Northern Song Dynasty politician, thinker, military strategist, and writer, Mr. Fan Zhongyan's 1036th birthday—"
"Tomorrow, that is September 5th, all faculty and students of Jiangcheng University will have a day off."
"Repeat—"
"In honor of the Northern Song Dynasty…"
Meanwhile—
Ding dong—
Yu Jin's phone received another message.
[Jiangcheng University Affairs Office—]
[Environmental Protection Club's 'Polluted River Treatment' event application has been approved and filed!]
Yu Jin: "???"
No way.
I haven't even finished writing the application!
Why are you approving it now?
...
...
In the past, Yu Jin always thought—
No matter how much money, power, or connections a person had, you still had to play by the rules, stick to basic logic.
But today, he realized he was wrong.
Not just wrong, but catastrophically wrong!
In the eyes of the truly rich, powerful, and well-connected, literally anything can become reality, as long as she wants it.
Yep, 'she' being Yin Yao.
Clearly.
This sudden holiday at Jiangcheng University, and the fact that his application got approved before he even submitted it, were the result of this senior again flexing her superpowers.
"Whew—"
Yu Jin walked out of the classroom, letting out a long breath.
No matter what—
The good news is—
The Environmental Protection Club's event is set for tomorrow.
In other words—
Tomorrow, he can milk a boatload of rewards from the system!
Thinking this—
Yu Jin turned his head, looking at Yin Yao who was trailing behind him.
"I'm in."
Just two words, and Yin Yao was left speechless.
Yu Jin wasn't stupid, nor was he some dense straight guy, and definitely not self-absorbed.
Of course he knew that what Yin Yao was trying to say at the gate earlier wasn't really that 'date.'
The reason he cut her off and deliberately misunderstood her was simply to turn her down—
He was busy; he still needed to go to the zoo for rewards, sell the heavy gold brick in his pocket, and, if he had time left, maybe hit the hospital to see if he could run into an Infected Body for another batch of rewards.
But…
Since the senior was pulling so many strings, pretending to be clueless wouldn't cut it anymore.
Yin Yao was silent for a while.
Finally—
She looked at Yu Jin and spoke softly:
"What I meant was—"
"If you have time today, we can log into Wasteland together."
And, to avoid Yu Jin overthinking it, she added:
"That game is super realistic, a one-of-a-kind experience; it'd be a real shame if you missed out!"
Yu Jin heard this, outwardly unfazed.
But inside, a storm was brewing.
He realized the crux of the situation.
From Yin Yao randomly joining his club a couple days ago, to sending him (and even his roommates) game helmets, to helping him get the event approved today…
All of it, everything, was lining up for this very moment!
The Wasteland game!
Yin Yao's real focus wasn't him, but…
Him, logging into the Wasteland game!
The Wasteland game wasn't your run-of-the-mill game; Yu Jin had already suspected something was off.
And Yin Yao?
This person with a sky-high background—borderline Blue Star's human ceiling—suddenly became obsessed with this mysterious game; it's hard not to imagine wild things.
"Is this for real? The plot where the game invades reality, the higher-ups know and start prepping, but the masses are just Mongolian Drummers?"
This idea kept popping up in Yu Jin's mind.
But…
He had no way (and couldn't) find proof.
He couldn't just drop that idea in front of Yin Yao.
Otherwise, he'd risk exposing the secret of his system.
After a long silence—
Yu Jin shook his head.
If the system didn't clash with the Wasteland game, he actually wouldn't mind taking some time to play games with this heiress.
But…
Anything that puts his system at risk—Yu Jin was never gonna do it.
"Why not?"
Yin Yao looked puzzled.
"I get motion sickness in 3D."
Yu Jin shot back without thinking.
"But Wasteland is strictly speaking 5D."
Yin Yao pressed on.
"5D's even worse."
Yu Jin dead serious.
"..."
Yin Yao, for the second time, was at a total loss for words.
...
...
Jiangcheng University, Main Gate.
Yu Jin still hadn't managed to shake off his new shadow, Yin Yao.
Hard to imagine—
A heavyweight like Yin Yao was playing tag-along.
But Yu Jin wasn't feeling great about it, kinda resigned honestly.
He was headed to the zoo for reward grinding; bringing the senior along just felt… off.
"If you don't want me tagging along, I can disappear."
Yin Yao, seemingly picking up on Yu Jin's thoughts, spoke softly.
Yu Jin facepalmed silently at this.
When someone makes it that easy, are you really gonna just kick her out?
If he hadn't owed her favors, maybe he would.
"Can't bite the hand that feeds you!"
Yu Jin sighed, looked at Yin Yao, and got serious:
"I'm going to the zoo. Are you really coming?"
Yin Yao was clearly caught off guard.
The zoo?
Why's Yu Jin heading there?
She didn't quite get it, but…
"Yep."
...
...
Jiangcheng Wildlife Park.
Even though it was a weekday, there were still huge lines at the entrance.
Jiang City, as a major southern city in Daxia, draws tourists from all over the country.
And Jiangcheng Wildlife Park is one of the city's most popular spots.
The animals here are famous for 'no animal performances allowed, but the animals just can't help themselves'.
"Check out that crowd, gonna be a wait."
Yu Jin glanced at the throngs ahead and looked at Yin Yao.
Yin Yao said nothing, just took out her phone.
Five minutes later.
The zoo director appeared at the entrance.
Yu Jin and Yin Yao, under the director's personal escort, skipped the epic line and walked right in.
"Even the director has connections with you?"
Despite being mentally prepared, seeing the director beaming like a chrysanthemum and even holding an umbrella for them, Yu Jin couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"My family owns this place."
Yin Yao's answer, for the nth time, left Yu Jin stunned into silence.
Damn…
You really are the real 'Superman'!