GRMFBS CH215

Zhan Suiru saw the message left by Approaching Science, as well as two documents.

One document described Yang Ran’s situation and a solution in detail, while the other was a “map” of Yang Ran’s soul.

The map was not very complete.

Approaching Science said he hadn’t had time to draw the complete version yet, and would send it over once he had everything sorted out.

But a soul isn’t 2D or 3D, and it’s hard to demonstrate it clearly relying on documents. He hoped to borrow the flexibility of the Dawn World to directly transmit the information over.

He asked her to please believe him.

Zhan Suiru read these materials back and forth three times.

All the conditions she checked within Yang Ran’s soul using her spiritual power matched up with these documents.

They were highly likely to be true, but she couldn’t rule out the small possibility that a part of it could be a trap.

Who was Approaching Science? Why would he help her? Was it possible that he was being controlled by Infinite?

Infinite had been marked with her spiritual brand, rendering it unable to use other worlds to revive anymore. It definitely wanted to grasp her weaknesses to force her to remove the brand…

Zhan Suiru took the documents to the Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau.

Ning Xi asked clearly about the source of the documents and read through them carefully.

“Trust him.”

“Why do you think he’s trustworthy?” Zhan Suiru remained wary.

Ning Xi pondered for a moment. He understood that Rong Sui was wary not of the person, but of Infinite’s power.

What she needed wasn’t persuasion, but evidence.

“What do you trust?” Ning Xi asked.

“The Tianshi,” Zhan Suiru said. “The Tianshi uses thunder as her body; Infinite cannot influence her. If the Tianshi guarantees it, I will believe it.”

Ning Xi understood: “I will message her.”

Ji Yueming was packing her things, preparing to go home. Yan Yan’s internship ended yesterday and he was going home today; she had promised earlier to go home tomorrow.

Sigh, she hadn’t seen the three children at home for a long time. The last time she went home she met the three little ones separately, but didn’t see Old Zhan.

The mess with Infinite had finally come to an end, and the remaining monitoring wasn’t her responsibility. Next, she could peacefully stay at home for a while longer.

Nie Yu helped her pack, complaining as she packed: “Approaching Science is way too reckless. Right after I said you could customize avatars, he rushed right in. I didn’t even have time to hold him back. When he came out again, he had turned into a dragon head.”

“What kind of dragon head?” Ji Yueming asked.

Nie Yu: “Similar to the dragons of the Wan Yao Alliance, but the dragon horns are more spread out, and the mane and horns transition from white to green at the tips.”

Ji Yueming was thoughtful: “Then it should be quite pretty.”

Nie Yu continued complaining: “He even made himself two meters tall, tall and burly. It wouldn’t look out of place if he sat in a Dragon King Temple.”

Ji Yueming’s communicator suddenly rang. She clicked it open to look; it was from Ning Xi.

What terrible timing. Who wants to read work messages right before getting off work?

Ji Yueming clicked the message open, and her expression turned solemn.

She buckled on her mask and went to Ning Xi’s office.

Ji Yueming scrutinized Rong Sui. A black trench coat and a wide-brimmed hat, the shadow of the hat possessed supernatural power, blocking her appearance. This was still the same outfit she wore in the black market.

Understandable. At a glance, it was obvious she, too, was someone with a secret identity.

Of the three people in the office, only Ning Xi didn’t cover his face. He symbolically introduced the two of them.

Ji Yueming felt that even though Rong Sui covered her face, she was very pleasing to the eye.

After Ning Xi finished recounting the situation, Ji Yueming didn’t hesitate: “I can guarantee it.”

Zhan Suiru asked: “Do you know each other? Why do you trust Approaching Science so much?”

Ji Yueming: “Why do you believe I am trustworthy?”

Zhan Suiru’s reason was very pragmatic, and had nothing to do with whether she was a fan of the Tianshi.

If even the Tianshi, who used thunder as her body, was influenced by Infinite, it would only prove that the rules of this world had already been infiltrated by Infinite. No matter how she defended against it, it would be useless.

Ji Yueming finished listening to her reasoning and said, “My reason for trusting him is the same as your reason for trusting me.

“If even Approaching Science is influenced by Infinite, it only proves that the current situation has reached a critical juncture of life and death.”

Zhan Suiru couldn’t help but feel curious about Approaching Science’s identity: “Who is he?”

Ning Xi said, “We cannot say. And do not investigate. I trust you understand what this means.”

Zhan Suiru understood. She nodded: “I will contact him.”

After standing up, she glanced at Ning Xi’s desk and said, “By the way, the marimo moss ball you’re raising is made of plastic; don’t bother changing its water anymore.”

Ning Xi: ?

The marimo moss ball was a gift from his apprentice.

This brat!

After Rong Sui left the office, Ning Xi couldn’t resist picking up the glass jar containing the marimo to look at it closely.

Ji Yueming laughed out loud.

Since twenty-six… it’s been twenty-seven years now.

Ever since that great battle twenty-seven years ago, all divination spells had lost their effect.

Ning Xi originally had a few apprentices, but they later all transferred to other paths. Ning Xi became the Deputy Bureau Chief and was incredibly busy, so they saw each other less and less. However, these apprentices kept him in their hearts, sending blessings and gifts during holidays and festivals.

Ning Xi set down the marimo jar: “Do you feel she’s pleasing to the eye?”

He was asking about Rong Sui.

Ji Yueming: “Yes, looking at her makes me feel at ease.”

Ning Xi was thoughtful: “Your personalities have similarities. She previously used her Artisan identity to defend you quite a bit on the forum.”

Ji Yueming smiled.

Of course. Her two most famous little fans on the forum were the Artisan and Approaching Science.

Beneath the thunder-patterned mask, Ji Yueming’s gaze was serene.

May the bitterness end and sweetness begin, and may all things go smoothly.

…

After eating breakfast, Zhan Yan immediately made time to send Deep Shadow a message to ask.

The big shot Deep Shadow was probably busy with something else and didn’t reply for the time being.

Gu Jiancheng pulled at him, demanding the date they had agreed on previously: “You’re going home this afternoon; we agreed on this.”

He had already repeatedly studied the classic scenes of that melodramatic TV drama. The most classic scenes in this drama all took place during heavy rain. Breaking up in the rain, reuniting in the rain, confessing in the rain. The climaxes of sweetness, angst, and being moved were all in heavy rain.

The part where Yan Yan stayed up late chasing the drama and cried must have also been in heavy rain!

Gu Jiancheng decided to create a heavy rain too.

The weather forecast showed there was no rain recently. So, Gu Jiancheng quietly, quietly dragged over the shadows of several clouds. The clouds were dragged over like kites on strings. Right now, they were parked in the sky nearby, just waiting for them to gather together so the air could no longer bear the accumulated moisture and drop heavy rain. He also summarized some melodramatic dialogue from the melodramatic TV drama.

Gu Jiancheng planned to let this heavy rain fall before noon. That way, when they returned they would still have time to take a shower, and after lunch, it wouldn’t be too late for Yan Yan to go home in the afternoon.

He had calculated the time carefully. Before it rained, they could first have a sweet and lovely date.

Zhan Yan and Gu Jiancheng played for a whole morning.

He was very curious about the surprise Gu Jiancheng mentioned earlier, but everything was completely normal until it was almost noon.

Zhan Yan almost forgot about the surprise.

“Are we going back for lunch? I have to leave in the afternoon,” Zhan Yan said.

Gu Jiancheng felt it was time.

“This lotus pond is the surprise I prepared for you,” Gu Jiancheng suddenly said, chin slightly raised, his gaze arrogant.

Ah?

Zhan Yan was applying floral water (mosquito repellent). Having been out for a long time, the floral water’s effectiveness had decreased. He had to reapply, otherwise the mosquitoes by the water would bite fiercely.

He looked at Gu Jiancheng in confusion. What was so surprising about a lotus pond? And why was Gu Jiancheng’s tone so weird?

But if Student Xiao Gu thought it was a surprise, then it was a surprise.

Zhan Yan poured another palmful of floral water, ready to apply it to Gu Jiancheng. He had just seen a big mosquito with striped legs flying near Gu Jiancheng’s face. Otherwise, if he got bitten later, a big red bump would swell up on this handsome face.

“A surprise, a surprise, boating in the lotus pond is also very nice…”

Before Zhan Yan could finish speaking, a sudden whoosh sounded between heaven and earth.

Zhan Yan looked up blankly, watching the sudden torrential downpour—they were currently in a boat in the middle of the lotus pond, with absolutely nowhere to hide.

The weather forecast said there wouldn’t be rain today…

This rainwater was even warm, heated by the sun, feeling like taking a warm shower.

BGM suddenly began playing around the lotus pond, accompanying the heavy rain—sorrowful, heavy, resolute.

Zhan Yan was even more bewildered. He looked around; the lush lotus leaves blocked everything.

Gu Jiancheng gripped his shoulders and delivered the most domineering CEO declaration he had made to date: “No! I will not allow you to leave me!”

Zhan Yan: …

Was Gu Jiancheng possessed?

Zhan Yan: “Are you okay?”

Gu Jiancheng: “I knew it, you definitely care about me!”

Zhan Yan: ?

He finally, belatedly, realized that Student Xiao Gu’s domineering CEO quotes that occasionally popped up recently didn’t seem to be because he was chuunibyou.

Zhan Yan opened the Gossip System and started searching for Gu Jiancheng’s “surprise”.

[Gu Jiancheng mistakenly thought you liked melodramatic TV dramas. After meticulously studying climax scenes, he prepared speakers, dialogue, and heavy rain as a date surprise.]

Why would Gu Jiancheng mistakenly think he liked melodramatic TV dramas??

He continued to search combining “Gu Jiancheng” and “melodramatic TV dramas”.

Found it… He had to take the blame for this. Back then, he casually used “stayed up late watching a drama and got too angsty” to brush off Bao Qingshan. Bao Qingshan relayed it to Gu Jiancheng, and Gu Jiancheng believed it!

How could it be like this? Is his taste that terrible?!

Zhan Yan’s expression was unpredictable.

Gu Jiancheng belatedly realized that Yan Yan’s expression didn’t look like he was surprised…

The two looked at each other.

The silence was deafening.

The BGM was still faithfully playing. A shout came from the owner of the lotus pond on the shore: “Hey, young man, it’s raining! I’ll put your speakers away for you, don’t let them get ruined by the rain!”

The BGM stopped.

Only the splashing heavy rain remained.

The owner of the lotus pond: “This weather is really strange, saying it’s going to rain and then it just rains!”

The heavy rain gradually stopped as well, cautiously, tentatively, awkwardly, and aggrievedly becoming smaller and smaller, weaker and weaker.

The sky cleared after the rain, and a tiny rainbow hung on the horizon.

Zhan Yan watched as Gu Jiancheng’s expression fluctuated. A flush of red started spreading up from the base of his neck, to his earlobes, cheeks, and forehead.

Zhan Yan quickly hugged Gu Jiancheng, burying his head in his shoulder, his voice distorted: “Wuwuwu, I’m so moved!”

If he didn’t bury his face in his shoulder, he wouldn’t be able to hold back his laughter anymore! He pressed his face against Gu Jiancheng’s shoulder and neck, shaking madly.

Hahahahaha why did Student Xiao Gu actually go study melodramatic TV dramas hahahahaha!

Gu Jiancheng stiffened for a moment, slowly raised his hands to hug him back, and mumbled, “Laugh, just laugh…”

Zhan Yan: “Hahahahaha I’m sorry, I really couldn’t hold it in hahahahaha!”

Gu Jiancheng whined into his ear.

After laughing enough, Zhan Yan wiped his tears and comforted him: “It’s fine, I was very surprised.”

At least he laughed very happily.

He was still moved.

Although he misunderstood his preferences, being able to study and prepare so seriously was because he liked him.

“The rain has stopped, let’s head b…” Zhan Yan suddenly paused mid-sentence.

The rain stopped at such a coincidental time, and it started at a coincidental time too. Wait, what did the Gossip System say?

Gu Jiancheng prepared the heavy rain? How do you prepare heavy rain? Did he do artificial rainmaking? A private individual shouldn’t be able to pull that off, right?!

Gu Jiancheng: “Yan Yan?”

Zhan Yan: “It’s nothing, it’s nothing. Um, let’s head back first.”

He felt things were starting to get weird.

Gu Jiancheng was rowing the boat.

Zhan Yan was refreshing the gossip threads for this heavy rain.

[Deep Shadow used shadows to drag six rain clouds above the Qiping Town lotus pond, and it rained an unseasonal rain above the Qiping Town lotus pond.]

Zhan Yan: ???

He felt his brain turn to mush.

Why would Deep Shadow drag rain clouds over? Why did he make it rain here?

Gu Jiancheng prepared the heavy rain… Deep Shadow dragged the rain clouds over…

Gu Jiancheng was still rowing, and Zhan Yan couldn’t help but stare at him blankly.

No way, no way… No, he had to reorganize his thoughts.

Gu Jiancheng and Deep Shadow were connected. Gu Jiancheng, Deep Shadow; Gu Jiancheng, Deep Shadow…

Student Xiao Gu acting spoiled, acting cute, being clingy—he was a master of it all. The big shot Deep Shadow was incredibly cool, arrogant, domineering, and wildly unbridled.

Student Xiao Gu was chuunibyou; the big shot Deep Shadow was generous but needed to be coaxed.

Student Xiao Gu…, the big shot Deep Shadow…

Zhan Yan kept staring at Gu Jiancheng.

Gu Jiancheng started turning red from the base of his neck upwards again.

Why was Yan Yan staring at him? Was it because of his botched surprise? He knew Yan Yan couldn’t possibly like melodramatic TV dramas!

Zhan Yan dragged the “Gu Jiancheng” information word and the “Deep Shadow” information word together.

The timeline stretched open, gears meshed, and gossip threads either merged or refreshed. The old information words fused into a new golden star, rising and hanging high at the zenith of his information starry sky.

Zhan Yan’s mental state collapsed a bit.

He felt this world was too surreal.

The small boat reached the shore.

Gu Jiancheng got ashore first, looked back, and saw Zhan Yan hadn’t moved. He reached out his hand to him: “Shall I pull you up?”

Zhan Yan was frantically scrolling through the gossip threads. Deep Shadow, who frequently “sneered” at him, was Gu Jiancheng?

Snapping back to his senses, he took Gu Jiancheng’s hand and went ashore.

Gu Jiancheng felt his boyfriend was looking at him weirdly. Was it because his act of circling the lotus pond with eight speakers to play BGM was too stupid?

“Shall we head back?” he asked.

Zhan Yan: “Head back, head back!”

Head back and slowly flip through the gossip threads.