Chapter 1494: Will Definitely Catch It Personally
Chapter 1494: Chapter 1494: Will Definitely Catch It Personally
Ouyang moved fast, and by the time Jian Dan chased after him, his figure was already nowhere to be seen.
"I will catch you myself!" Jian Dan swore silently into the pitch-black alley.
"Jian, what’s up? Are you okay?" Mu Yi, noticing Jian Dan’s sudden disappearance earlier, came out to search and found him sitting crouched on the top of a wall near the alley.
Just as Jian Dan heard Mu Yi’s voice, he turned around abruptly, but his footing slipped, and he fell straight off the wall. Mu Yi darted forward and caught Jian Dan firmly in his arms.
"Thank goodness you were here, or I probably would’ve ended up face down like a clumsy idiot." Jian Dan grinned sheepishly at Mu Yi.
Mu Yi gently put Jian Dan back on the ground. "If I hadn’t called out to you earlier, you might not have fallen at all.
But why did you climb up the wall in the first place?"
"Oh, that~" Because much of what happened at the base was confidential, Jian Dan wasn’t planning to explain things to Mu Yi. He improvised, "It was just feeling a bit stifling inside earlier, so I wanted to come out for some air. Then I saw this super cute little kitten wandering around and followed it here. The reason I climbed the wall is because the kitten jumped right over it! Its speed was incredible; by the time I got up, it was already long gone."
"Oh! So that’s what happened!"
"Yup!
Anyway, it’s getting late. I’d better head back now."
"I’ll walk you back!"
"But don’t you need to inform the others?"
"It’s fine! Let’s go!"
Mu Yi escorted Jian Dan all the way back to Li Garden...
"Alright, I’ll head in now. You should go home early too! Bye~ Goodnight!"
"Goodnight!"
By the time Jian Dan returned to Li Garden, it was already very late. Jian Dan thought that the kids would all be asleep by now, but upon passing Jian Xiaokai’s room, he noticed the lights were still on.
Pushing open the door, he found the little rascal deeply engrossed in an online game, battling fiercely.
"Mom, why did you come back so late? Did Chu Liyuan come back with you?" While speaking, Jian Xiaokai didn’t pause his gameplay for even a second.
"No, I came back for some matters I need to handle."
"Oh!"
"Why are you still up this late playing games?"
"I’m playing ranked matches. I don’t play them often, but even though my skills are fine, my level is too low, and my choice of heroes is too narrow. I need to rank up."
"Why the sudden interest in gaming?" Jian Xiaokai had played games before, but never this frequently, especially not at such late hours.
"Oh! Because there’s a competition coming up, and I need to improve quickly."
"Competition? What kind of competition?"
"The online gaming tournament they mentioned last time at the internet café? I signed up for it."
"Signed up? When did this happen? Why didn’t I hear a word about it?"
"Recently! You’ve been so busy lately, I haven’t had a chance to tell you yet."
"Who are you competing with?"
"That person who played games with us last time, Xiao Yu!"
"With him? When did you get in touch with him again?" Jian Dan recalled they hadn’t exchanged contact information last time.
"With today’s advanced internet, is it really hard to find someone?"
"Alright, alright, you’re impressive, happy now?"
"Exactly!"
"So, when’s the competition?"𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
"Next month, why?"
"I came back because I need a favor from you!"
"Go ahead!" How could he not help mom?
"I need to find someone. The problem is, they’ve erased all traces too thoroughly, so tracking them down has become difficult. If I try to do it on my own, it’ll probably take a long time, so..."
"So you want me to help you find them, right?"
"Hehe~"
"Got it, after I finish this game, I’ll go with you."
"We’re coming too~" Suddenly, the three little ones appeared in Jian Xiaokai’s room at some point.
"What are you all doing here? Isn’t it bedtime?"
"That’s not the point. The point is, we’re going with you." Qian Lele crossed her arms and declared.
"Why do you want to come? Jian Xiaokai will be back soon enough."
"It’s simple. It’s because our mom doesn’t know how to take care of herself, so we have to go along." Kuaikuai said matter-of-factly.
"Huh?"
"You’ll need us!" Kuaikuai continued coolly.
"Sigh~ You always make people worry. Is there really no way to deal with you?" Even Xiaoxin was scolding her in a parental tone?
How bad was her self-care for them to say this?