pertwk Chapter 100 You, too, saved me.
Chapter 100 You, too, saved me.
Haicheng East Fifth District, Carnival Park.
This large amusement park, covering an area of approximately 1.5 square kilometers, has eight gates. Qi Te checked the real-time queue situation on the subway and specifically chose the most remote gate, number seven, but it was still overcrowded.
As the year draws to a close, the sea route that carries 70% of Haicheng's import and export goods has been completely closed.
Consequently, customs officials, ship maintenance companies, and related trading companies have all taken their annual holidays. Combined with the winter break at schools, this makes it arguably the busiest tourist season of the year.
Haicheng is quite large, second only to Longjun's capital in area. In addition to its modern construction with dense buildings and towering skyscrapers, it also has many scenic natural areas.
But in the depths of winter, the outdoor temperature has already approached -20 degrees Celsius. Popular tourist spots like Shuangxing Mountain and Xishan Lake, which are usually extremely popular, have very few tourists during this season. Only wealthy people go skiing and stay in luxury resort hotels that cost at least several thousand yuan a night.
For ordinary people, this park, with its convenient transportation and extensive heating facilities, is undoubtedly the best place for families to enjoy leisure activities together during the cold winter months.
After queuing for more than half an hour, I finally scanned the code to enter the museum. Even though I was mentally prepared, I was still shocked by the huge crowd.
This is the first time I've ever been to an amusement park like this, and the first time I've ever seen so many people.
Looking around, there was a huge crowd.
Most tourists choose to pay an extra 50 yuan to follow a tour guide, since the park is so big that unless you have been there before or have done a very detailed research, it is easy to get lost or take the wrong path.
Following the coordinates, Qi Te took a sightseeing bus and walked for more than ten minutes before finally arriving at the designated location—the Natural History Museum.
Compared to other attractions, there are significantly fewer tourists at the museum.
Qi Te's eyes scanned the crowd and soon spotted a dark blue figure.
Amidst the bustling crowd, the girl stood not far ahead, her head slightly tilted, quietly looking at him.
A guide was explaining dinosaur fossils not far away, while a group of children wearing little yellow duck hats chattered and laughed, their voices mingling with the sounds of the dehumidifier's fan, footsteps, and tourists talking...
There was no music, no singing and dancing, no fireworks, but in this noisy and dull environment, when Qi Te's eyes met those eyes, his heart skipped a beat.
Immediately, he started jumping up and down again.
Qi Te quickly took a deep breath, adjusted his heart rate, and walked up quickly.
"Hello"
"Prepared..."
The two spoke in unison.
The girl wore a light blue fluffy hat, clearly trying to cover her short blue hair. She smiled and said, "Hello to you too."
Qi Te suddenly felt a heat on his cheek, and felt an urge to turn around and run away.
Here, your balls.
The girl handed over the dark blue backpack she was carrying.
"No, young lady, what you're saying is easily misinterpreted."
Qi Te thought to himself, and just as he was about to take off his bag, the girl simply hung it on his wrist.
"It's very heavy, do I have to carry it the whole time?"
Qi Te was stunned for a moment, then realized that the bag on his wrist was not heavy at all, but rather light and effortless.
Upon closer inspection, he immediately realized that the backpack's lightness was not due to the other party's force field manipulation ability, but rather because this "Lofe III" backpack had a levitation function that could last for half an hour when fully charged.
The multi-functional backpacks developed by Rockwell's subsidiaries are considered essential equipment by countless outdoor enthusiasts and mountaineering aficionados. Of course, they come with a hefty price tag.
I saw it when I was shopping for backpacks on Qite.com, and even the lowest configuration cost tens of thousands of yuan.
"This...this is too expensive..."
"So, treating me to a meal isn't too much to ask, is it?"
What would you like to eat?
Qi Te immediately regretted his words. Could this be repaid with just one meal?
Then, I worried that they might suggest going to upscale places like Genting Highlands. Being poor makes one less ambitious, so I had to be frugal. I'd already bought a temperature-controlled backpack; there was no need to waste another considerable sum.
"We'll talk about it later."
The girl smiled and tilted her head to look at Qi Te: "Your name is very special and very beautiful."
"Oh, my maternal grandfather named it."
After saying that, Zite regretted it again.
Dead mouth.
What should I say if the other person asks why my name was chosen by my maternal grandfather instead of my parents?
"Your maternal grandfather must have been a very kind and interesting elder."
Fortunately, the other party only gave a polite compliment and did not ask any further questions.
Qi Te nodded silently, about to suggest leaving, but the girl walked ahead on her own.
"I heard there's a new planetary chronicle exhibit. I finally managed to sneak out, I definitely have to go check it out."
The girl took two pairs of holographic glasses out of her coat pocket, turned around, and stood on tiptoe.
Qi Te isn't exactly socially anxious, but he's used to being alone and rarely accepts sudden closeness from others, except for Ji Chenyu.
But at this moment, his body froze in place uncontrollably, without touching anything, letting the girl put the glasses on him.
"He's pretty handsome."
When the girl smiled, two shallow dimples appeared on either side of her mouth, and her light-colored eyes were crystal clear, like two pieces of amber.
"Come on, come with me for a walk."
Qi Te let the other person take his hand and walked towards the exhibition hall.
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On the day they returned to the city, the two arranged a meeting time via Feixin (a Chinese instant messaging platform).
Qi Te didn't understand why they had to wait three days, but he didn't investigate further.
At that moment, he finally understood the reason.
Due to an unusual biological riot in the border area, Jiang Luo was taken home by her brother after returning to the city and placed under house arrest.
"My brother is a master of anxiety, but as long as nothing bad happens to me, he usually only watches over me for three days."
"Luckily, I was quick-witted. As soon as I saw his car after leaving the city defense hall, I hid your egg under the vehicle..."
Finally, Qi Te couldn't help but interrupt, "Ahem, could you please stop talking about my...?"
The girl paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I thought you were an expert, but I didn't expect you to be so innocent."
Qi Te was confused: "An expert? What kind of expert?"
"Isn't that beautiful senior your girlfriend?"
Qi Te: ? ? ?
"Beautiful senior? Oh, you mean Senior Wanwan? Of course not, we're just friends."
"It doesn't look like it at all," the girl said, adjusting her holographic glasses to her nose and blinking her amber eyes. She grinned mischievously. "That beautiful senior student clearly has a strong possessive streak towards you."
"Don't talk nonsense. Senior Wanwan is just feeling guilty and grateful to me because I got injured while saving her."
The girl, who had been chattering incessantly, suddenly fell silent.
She tilted her head back and stared intently at Qi Te: "You saved me too!"
My heart suddenly contracted and then began to beat rapidly.
Qi Te's mind went blank for a full three seconds before he belatedly took two steps back.
"No, not really. I just gave you a heads-up."
Strictly speaking, he only served as a warning in advance. The fact that the group of five was able to successfully cross a border area and enter the old city was entirely due to their own abilities.
Qi Te wasn't entirely clear on Kyogoku Hikaru's abilities, but Yuan Sheng and Hu Zizai were quite formidable.
One was an A-level ice-type expert, a true powerhouse, and the other was a contestant who could create a reactor on the spot. If it weren't for these two military personnel, Xu Su's Blue Shield team and his group of students with low-level abilities wouldn't have been able to hold out for that long.
The girl frowned slightly, then revealed a smile that was hard to decipher.
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Instead of choosing a fancy restaurant, the girl randomly picked a mala tang (spicy hot pot) shop outside the amusement park and ordered a bunch of rice cakes, duck intestines, mixed beef, lamb, and luncheon meat. While shouting "It's so spicy! It's so spicy!", she stuffed her cheeks full.
After a satisfying meal, the night lights were already gleaming.
The girl glanced at her phone and said with some regret, "I wanted to see the fireworks display, but alas, it's too late."
"Next time, come with me next time."
Qi Te instinctively wanted to refuse, but the words that came out were, "Okay."
The girl immediately smiled and held out her hand: "Pinky promise, don't stand me up!"
Such childish behavior was something Qi Te had never done even as a child, let alone now. But the girl didn't give him a chance to refuse; she directly took his hand and hooked their little fingers together.
"I'm leaving now. Keep in touch!"
The girl waved her hand, turned around and walked to the side of the road, getting into a black sedan.
It wasn't until the taillights disappeared into the starlight and sped away until they vanished that Qi Te came to his senses.
The prophetic goddess described by netizens, the mysterious girl accompanied and protected by military experts, is calm, wise, and quick-witted. At the border, she remained calm and decisive to the point of being almost ruthless. However, just now in the amusement park, she was a girl next door, quirky, lively, and even a bit noisy.
Who would have thought that it would be the same person?
The image of the girl with puffed-out cheeks and bright red lips flashed through his mind again, and Qi Te couldn't help but shake his head and exclaim.
The Bluetooth headset rang.
Qi Te hurriedly pulled out his phone, only to feel a pang of disappointment.
It wasn't the girl who sent the message; Ji Chenyu added him to a group chat.
"The greatest hero has arrived! Everyone stand up! This deserves a round of applause! (Applause, applause, applause)"
"Welcome to the group, Qi Te!"
"Welcome back, Qi Te, who saved everyone!"
"It took me three days to finally recover from that nightmare. I've been meaning to tell you, thank you, Qi Te."