Everyone looked at each other, unsure of what the CEO meant.
"Then, Mr. President, this person... "
The team's agent hesitated.
“This is an old acquaintance of mine. Help me find this person’s address, and I’ll go there in person.”
Shen Yunyi closed his laptop and made the decision.
Chapter 4
Jiang Shuiyun, completely unaware of all this, was still engrossed in scoring points until a light rain began to fall outside. She glanced at the time and realized it was already midnight.
After finishing a game, Jiang Shuiyun glanced at Yi Jinbai sleeping on the bed, gently covered her with a blanket, and counted the money left in her pocket. Although it wasn't much, it was enough to cover their expenses for the next two days.
Without waking Yi Jinbai, and having learned from her experience of cooking in the morning, Jiang Shuiyun took an umbrella from behind the door and went out to buy groceries to prepare lunch.
There was a small but complete fruit and vegetable shop at the entrance of the alley. Jiang Shuiyun searched for home-style recipes on her phone, picked out two tomatoes and a few eggs, and glanced at the freezer next to her. The frozen handmade dumplings inside looked pretty good.
After asking the shop owner, Jiang Shuiyun bought about two plates of dumplings. Looking around, she also picked out a few tangerines, paid for them, and then, holding her umbrella, headed home.
The rain grew heavier, pattering against the eaves. Jiang Shuiyun turned on the light and stood by the stove in front of the window, meticulously following the recipe on her phone step by step to process all the ingredients, put them in the pot, and stir-fry them.
A plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes was freshly cooked. Following the steps for making dumplings, water was first boiled in a pot. Jiang Shuiyun looked up through the window and the rain curtain towards the courtyard gate. A person holding a black umbrella was standing at the narrow gate, and had been standing there for a while.
Jiang Shuiyun could sense that the person was looking at her, and had been looking at her for a while.
Wiping her hands, Jiang Shuiyun walked to the doorway, opened her umbrella, and headed towards the courtyard gate. She saw a person standing in the rain with an umbrella. "Are you here to look for someone?"
Shen Yunyi stared at the person in front of him, who was completely different from the one in his memory, and froze on the spot. The sarcastic remarks he had prepared stopped him from speaking. He just nodded hesitantly and said, "I'm looking for Jiang Shuiyun."
Jiang Shuiyun looked at the completely unfamiliar person in front of her. She did not have the original owner's memories, and all her understanding of this world came from that book. The person in front of her obviously did not match the characters in the book, but that was normal. After all, there were only a few characters in the book, while there were many more people in reality.
"That's me. Let's go inside and talk, the rain is too heavy."
Leading the man inside and placing the umbrella at the door, Jiang Shuiyun handed Shen Yunyi a dry towel and poured him a glass of water. "Sit down and drink some water to warm yourself up. Wait a moment."
Seeing the pot bubbling and steaming, Jiang Shuiyun first put the dumplings in and stirred them to cook before sitting back down on the sofa.
"I am Jiang Shuiyun. May I ask what brings you here?"
Shen Yunyi's gaze never left Jiang Shuiyun. Looking at Jiang Shuiyun in front of him, who was completely different from before except for her face, he was momentarily filled with self-doubt. "I am Shen Yunyi. Don't you remember me?"
Shen Yunyi? An unfamiliar name. Jiang Shuiyun quickly recalled the book she had only read halfway through, confirming that this name had never appeared before.
"I'm sorry, my brain seems to have been stimulated a while ago, and I can't remember a lot of things."
This was actually someone the original owner knew. Jiang Shuiyun could only use this excuse to refuse. Anyway, since this person could find his way here, he should know a lot about the original owner's previous experiences, so it was reasonable for him to say so.
After speaking, Jiang Shuiyun's gaze passed over Shen Yunyi and met Yi Jinbai's gaze. For some reason, Jiang Shuiyun felt a little guilty for no reason, and quickly shifted her gaze to Shen Yunyi's face.
Shen Yunyi was clearly somewhat surprised by the result. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded with a complicated expression.
Seeing that Shen Yunyi remained silent, Jiang Shuiyun got up and added some more water to the boiling pot. She stirred it absentmindedly, her gaze inadvertently drifting towards Yi Jinbai's direction.
Yi Jinbai was getting off the bed while holding onto the side of the bed, while Shen Yunyi, who was still in a daze, was completely unaware that there was someone behind him.
"Jinbai, we have guests at home."
Seeing that Yi Jinbai was almost at the sofa, Jiang Shuiyun spoke up, and Shen Yunyi, who was lost in thought, finally came back to his senses and realized that there was actually a third person in this small house.
Shen Yunyi turned around in surprise, and finally remembered who Yi Jinbai was. He stood up and said, "Miss Yi, hello, I am Shen Yunyi."
Yi Jinbai had never met Shen Yunyi, but he had heard the name before. It appeared very frequently in Jiang Shuiyun's angry and grumbling.
"Hello Mr. Shen, please have a seat."
Yi Jinbai slowly moved along the sofa, and Shen Yunyi noticed that Yi Jinbai had difficulty walking, so he made way for her.
Jiang Shuiyun looked at the pot boiling again, turned off the heat, thought for a moment, and then took three plates and divided the dumplings into three plates. "There's nothing much to offer, just make do with these. There are some biscuits here."
Jiang Shuiyun placed scrambled eggs with tomatoes and three plates of dumplings on the table, and then took some biscuits and bread from before.
"I'm just starting to learn how to cook, and my skills aren't very good yet."
Jiang Shuiyun picked up the chopsticks, feeling somewhat uneasy. She had made this scrambled eggs with tomatoes entirely by feel, without any guidance from Yi Jinbai. Although it looked alright now, she wasn't sure if it would taste good.
Shen Yunyi took the chopsticks with extremely complicated feelings. Looking at the simple meal in front of him, he was momentarily at a loss for words. He certainly didn't have the pleasant feeling he had imagined when he first arrived.
Seeing that Shen Yunyi was only staring at the food, Jiang Shuiyun ignored him and picked up a piece of egg with her chopsticks, offering it to Yi Jinbai, "Want to try some?"
Seeing Yi Jinbai lower his head and eat the egg in small bites, Jiang Shuiyun also tentatively tried a bite, and to her surprise, the taste was quite good.
Jiang Shuiyun then served Yi Jinbai some more eggs. Seeing that Shen Yunyi had also started eating, she poured water for both of them, and the three of them ate quietly.
After finishing his meal, Shen Yunyi took his leave without saying why he had come. Jiang Shuiyun held an umbrella and saw him to the door. Watching Shen Yunyi's departing figure, she felt that his expression was a little strange, but she didn't sense any hostility.
If she couldn't figure it out, she stopped thinking about it and went back inside. Yi Jinbai was tidying up the table.
"Put the bowl here, I'll wash it," Jiang Shuiyun said, taking the bowl and chopsticks from Yi Jinbai and putting them in the basin. She then poured a glass of warm water and placed it in Yi Jinbai's hand, and put the medicine on the table. "I think I forgot to give you your medicine this morning. Take the medicine first, and I'll go get some water."
Jiang Shuiyun held up an umbrella and went to the yard to get water. Yi Jinbai watched Jiang Shuiyun's back and slowly tightened his grip on the cup in his hand. Was his brain being stimulated and he couldn't remember anything?
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Chapter 5
After Jiang Shuiyun returned with the water, she added some hot water, since it was raining today and the weather was quite cool.
After applying the medicine to Yi Jinbai and supervising him to take it, Jiang Shuiyun placed a candy in Yi Jinbai's hand. Just as she bent down to carry him back to bed, she met Yi Jinbai's unusually direct gaze. "What's wrong?"
"I want to go watch the rain."
Yi Jinbai's voice was very soft, and it carried a cautious, tentative tone.
"good."
Jiang Shuiyun recalled what the original owner had done to Yi Jinbai, and it was not hard to understand why Yi Jinbai was so careful about such a small matter.
With mixed feelings, Jiang Shuiyun gently ruffled Yi Jinbai's hair. She moved the only chair with a backrest to the eaves, making sure it wouldn't get wet in the rain. Then she turned back and bent down to pick up Yi Jinbai again. This time, to Jiang Shuiyun's surprise, Yi Jinbai no longer resisted and tried to distance himself from her as before, but simply kept his head down.
Jiang Shuiyun was already satisfied when she could sense that Yi Jinbai's disgust and resistance towards her were decreasing. She placed Yi Jinbai on a chair and said, "I'll go get you a blanket so you don't catch a cold."
After settling Yi Jinbai in, Jiang Shuiyun continued playing games to climb the ranks.
In each round, Jiang Shuiyun made sure to get the highest score as quickly as possible; this simple operation was not difficult for her.
Meanwhile, the group of people who had watched the account climb the ranks so quickly that morning also noticed it again. They all clicked the spectator option and watched the account's seemingly effortless gameplay, their mouths watering with envy.
While observing, some people still tried to contact Jiang Shuiyun, but ultimately to no avail, and could only chat idly in the comments section.
[24K Gold Tooth: This group of netizens is the worst I've ever mentored. It's been almost a day, and they still haven't dug up this genius's contact information?]
[Little Elephant Weird: I'm guessing this player is making extra money; his skill level is more than enough for professional matches.]
[Rubik's Cube Geek: No one matches up yet. Could it be another secret player from some team? But can secret players be revealed beforehand? Won't their moves be analyzed by the opponents?]
[Carwheel: Hahaha! You little trash! I won't tell you that this account is lying in my game friends list!]
[Carwheel: Tagging my friend @WoNenDie]
[I'm your S: Holy crap! A number for a hefty sum of money to win my heart!]
[A cheerful netizen: +1 to the comment above]
【:+1】
...
Jiang Shuiyun finished another game and glanced at the leaderboard scores. He realized he only needed one more game to reach around 3,000th place.
After checking the rankings, Jiang Shuiyun was just about to start another game when she noticed several red dots appearing in her chat box. She clicked on them and saw that they were from a list of game friends.
[Carwheel: Master, I'm offering a hefty reward for Dai Lian!]
[Car Wheel: Is this convenient, expert?]
Jiang Shuiyun frowned in confusion as she looked at this inexplicable message. What did Dai Lian mean by this?
Just as Jiang Shuiyun was pondering, another team invitation popped up, and it was still the same Che Gulu.
Jiang Shuiyun didn't plan to team up with anyone, but the name looked familiar. She couldn't quite place it, so she hesitated for a moment before clicking "accept".
"Ahhhhh! You really agreed! Is it convenient for you to speak up, master?!"
The sudden scream from the girl coming through the receiver startled Jiang Shuiyun. She rubbed her ears and typed a reply.
[WoNenDie: If you're going to start the game, then start it; otherwise, I'm leaving.]
"Open! Open! Open!"
After a series of responses, the homeowner immediately clicked "start".
Jiang Shuiyun never cared about her teammates' well-being. As long as her score was high enough, that was enough. In other words, she treated this team game like a solo game. So this game was no different. Even though she joined as a team, she didn't plan to go with Che Gulu. But Che Gulu followed her around like a little shadow.
"Master, are you helping someone else play?"
【Wo Nen Die: No.】
Wow! Master, is this your own account?
[Wo Nen Die: Mm.]
"Hey pro, can we play games together often from now on? You're amazing!"
Jiang Shuiyun: ...
Jiang Shuiyun regretted clicking "agree" a little; this teammate was really too noisy.
[WoNenDie: How do I set up the game so I can't listen to others?]
"The expert doesn't even know this? That's amazing, it's in the top right corner..."
Che Gulu explained in detail to Jiang Shuiyun how to turn off the earpiece, and the next second, she saw the earpiece icon of the expert disappear.