Tomb raiding: A mere 20 is nothing!

My trip to Beijing, which lasted several days, has now come to an end.

Despite Li Chu and the others' persistent pleading and attempts to persuade her to stay in Beijing to prepare for the exam, Shen Mingchao politely declined their offer and booked her return flight.

In the airport terminal, three people from the aluminum triangle came to see him off.

Li Chu knew that Shen Mingchao's mind was made up, and he felt a tightness in his chest, but he also knew that there was no point in saying more. He just muttered, "Mingchao, remember to send me a message when you get there."

"Take care of yourself when you get back. I'll wait for you to come back in June."

"I understand." Shen Mingchao smiled, feeling that Li Chu was like an old woman at this moment.

Su Wan, who was standing next to Shen Mingchao, took out a small, exquisitely packaged bag from his backpack and handed it to him.

"This is for you."

"What is this?" Shen Mingchao took it and was about to open it when Su Wan stopped him.

Su Wan glanced at his mischievous friend beside him and lowered his voice, "Open it after we leave."

With his troublesome brother around, he was afraid that if he opened the door now, the two of them would cause trouble.

It's all very mysterious.

Shen Mingchao didn't ask any further questions, put the packaging bag in his bag, and then nodded: "Oh, okay then."

At the security checkpoint, Shen Mingchao waved to the three people and was about to turn and leave when a taciturn person behind him finally spoke up: "Um—"

Shen Mingchao turned around: ?

"Could you..." Yang Hao's ears turned red instantly. She took a deep breath before whispering, "Add me back. I'm the only one missing."

The last half of his sentence was spoken so softly it was almost a breath.

Ah, is that so?

Shen Mingchao understood.

She didn't respond immediately. Instead, she slowly swept her meaningful gaze across the three faces before suddenly nodding readily.

"OK."

Yang Hao's eyes widened suddenly, almost unable to believe his ears.

Li Chu and Su Wan, who were standing nearby, were equally shocked.

The two clenched their teeth, wanting to stop it, but dared not say a word.

That expression showed just how incredibly frustrated he was.

Shen Mingchao walked over with a smile, raised his chin, and gestured, "Show me the QR code, I'll add you."

However, after saying this, Yang Hao froze on the spot, not making a move for a long time.

"What's wrong? Aren't you going to add it? If you don't, I'm leaving!"

Shen Mingchao feigned impatience, pretending to turn around, but a sly smile flashed in his eyes.

"Hey! No, no, no!"

Yang Hao finally came to his senses, hurriedly pulled out his phone, and frantically handed over the QR code.

Shen Mingchao took out his phone, scanned the QR code, and added the account successfully.

She glanced at the time, picked up her suitcase, and said goodbye to the three of them: "Alright, it's getting late, I really should go. See you later."

Watching Shen Mingchao's figure completely disappear at the security checkpoint, Li Cu's pent-up anger finally erupted.

He couldn't take it anymore and punched Su Wan and Yang Hao in the back of the head.

The force was so great that both of them cried out in pain.

"You guys really got the better deal!"

Li Cu gritted his teeth.

One blatantly sends gifts, the other blatantly adds him as a friend. Does he think his brother doesn't exist?

The key point is that Shen Mingchao readily agreed to everything.

When did she become so easy to talk to?

Li Chu frowned, feeling vaguely that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

As the plane flew over Beijing, the clouds outside the window were edged with gold by the warm sunlight.

Shen Mingchao leaned back in his chair, playing with a fluffy doll in his hand.

It was a gift from Su Wan.

A soft, white rabbit that feels wonderful to the touch.

On the small table in front of him, the phone screen was lit up, displaying a message sent by Yang Hao before the plane took off.

[May you have a safe journey during the Ming Dynasty]

Shen Mingchao's gaze was deep and unfathomable.

Looking out the window at the changing scenery, a mischievous smile suddenly appeared on his lips.

Is she really that easy to talk to? Has she really softened completely for these three people?

of course not.

The reason she was so determined to leave Beijing was because there was something she had been thinking about for a long time, and it was time to get started.

This is not convenient to do in Beijing.

-

The first thing Shen Mingchao did upon returning home was to go to Zhang Haiqi's residence and bring back San San, who was being fostered there.

The calico cat immediately rubbed against its owner affectionately, meowing loudly.

Holding San San, Shen Mingchao presented Zhang Haiqi with carefully prepared Beijing specialties and thanked her.

"Little Mingchao," Zhang Haiqi leaned against the doorframe, dressed in a relaxed and casual manner, her tone alluring, "Haven't seen you for a few days, how about staying for dinner?"

Shen Mingchao shook his head.

"No, I just got back and I'm a bit tired from the long journey. Let's make it another time."

"Oh, okay, then maybe next time."

Zhang Haiqi sighed regretfully, watching Shen Mingchao's figure disappear at the entrance of the building.

She turned to the empty living room and said lightly:

"I tried to persuade her to eat, but she wouldn't, and there was nothing I could do."

As soon as he finished speaking, the bedroom door was pushed open, and three hunched-back "old people" came out.

After a few "creaking" sounds, the three old men instantly grew taller and transformed into men with different auras.

One of the men, with medium-length hair, walked straight to the sofa, sat down, ripped off his human skin mask, tied his hair up with a wooden hairpin, and muttered under his breath:

"The difference between people is truly enormous."

No names were mentioned.

But everyone present understood.

Some assists can even get you added back on WeChat, while others can't even secure a meal.

Zhang Haiqi clenched her fist and glared at the three of them.

His tone was somewhat impatient.

"I'm already being kind by coming all this way to help, don't be ungrateful. Besides, if you weren't so useless, would you need me to come back and save the day?"

Zhang Haike also took off his mask, silently walked to the window, and lit a cigarette for himself.

Amidst the swirling smoke, he looked at the people in the room and said, "I think this gradual approach is too slow."

"So what do you want to do?"

Zhang Haiyan leaned back on the sofa with her hands behind her head.

A glint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

"Like those people outside, doing some outrageous, persistent harassment?"

A mischievous grin curled at the corner of his mouth. "It's not necessarily a bad thing. It's exciting enough, I like it."

Zhang Qianjun looked somewhat disgusted, recalling Zhang Haiyan's disgraceful "glorious deeds," and asked, "Is what you're planning to do clean? Don't scare people away again."

Zhang Haiyan chuckled.

"Don't be surprised. I know what I'm doing."

"Sense of propriety?!" Zhang Qianjun picked at his ear. "Don't you want to laugh when you say that?"

"Alright!"

Zhang Haiqi rolled her eyes.

"They're all good-for-nothings, what's the point of their infighting? They're just making me laugh."

Before Zhang Haiqi could finish speaking, a "humming" sound rang out in the room.

It was Zhang Haike's and the other two's cell phones.

They picked up the phone in confusion, and their expressions froze instantly.

They couldn't believe what they were seeing.

The screen displayed:

Shen Mingchao's friend request.