Chapter 203 - 4.29

However, to Xu Jiaqi, Tang Yizhou was just a bother. The System knew what was going on and the guy's real identity, but since he decided to hide it, Xu Jiaqi had no idea and assumed he was just a meddlesome person.

After all, she was confident in her own appearance and aura, it's not an abnormal occurrence for an admirer to suddenly pop out of nowhere.

She heard the name Song Ziyi spout when this guy came around. Tang Yizhou. That was most likely this man's name, but since she hadn't educated herself about this world's powers yet, the Tang family was not even an existence in her brain.

"Are you just going to stand there? Not saying anything? I'm sorry, but you're being annoying." Xu Jiaqi's tone was harsh as she crossed her arms and called back her bodyguards.

The two bodyguards stood beside Xu Jiaqi's side. They were very tall, but Tang Yizhou's height was also abnormal. There was only a few centimeters worth of difference between the men's height.

In comparison, Xu Jiaqi's stature was small, and the other towered over her completely. As a result, she had to lift her head upwards just to have eye contact with the other party.

"I will give you one chance to state what you want since you technically helped me, even if it wasn't something I wanted. I'm just generous like that." Feeling slightly irked at her small size, she spoke up.

Xu Jiaqi brushed her hair back and tilted her head, gesturing for the man to continue.

If a sane person was in Tang Yizhou's position, then they might've thought that Xu Jiaqi was being too unreasonable and cocky, but for a certain man..

How come Xu Jiaqi, this woman, seemed so cute no matter what she did?

It should be said that people often mistook emotional spikes at hectic occasions to be somewhat related to romantic feelings, but this was obviously not the case.

Tang Yizhou's mind was now overflowed with the thought of keeping Xu Jiaqi by his side, simply because he saw her as his 'medicine'. The cure to his condition. His savior, the one and only person he had been waiting for this whole time.

He didn't even begin to try and think about what could've caused her to create this impact, but rather jumped straight on the gun and approached her. Now, his mind was even creating fireworks and sparks on his own, making him flustered.

"Lady, I think I like you." Tang Yizhou said out of nowhere.

This phrase, it needed to be said, right? Before the healing Goddess went away, he must quickly secure his every chances and grasp whatever straw he could hold on to for dear life. '

Desperation was clearly evident in his gaze as he made his move. The despair that he felt over the course of these trying times was too much to handle even for a Tang Yizhou because of how quickly the negative emotions stacked up and burdened him like a heavy boulder placed on his back.

He was a ticking time bomb waiting to go off at any given moment. To stop the timer, there could only be one way, and that was to place this healer of his next to him.

Xu Jiaqi's brows twitched as she listened to Tang Yizhou's plea.

Xu Jiaqi: ..Uncle, back off, I'm a minor.

"..Do I know you? I don't recall anything." Xu Jiaqi made sure to ask. Having the courage to say bullshit like this, is this guy a lunatic, or is he just a psychopath?

There were no other options!

"You.. know me in a sense, lady." Tang Yizhou slowly answered.

"In a sense? What kind of ambiguous cue is that?" Xu Jiaqi frowned, not satisfied with the response he gave.

This man was wasting her time! And that is. Not. Good!"

"I watched your stream! And.. I really liked you." Tang Yizhou upped his game and 'confessed' a second time.

'Stream?' Xu Jiaqi thought.

Xu Jiaqi connected all the dots. The rich fan that sent her five hundred flowers out of nowhere before, it should be this guy, right? [The King Wants to Rest].. She still remembered that person's name.

Tang Yizhou.. was her fan! The King! What a creepy coincidence, to meet her newest fan a day after he joined the ranks.

However, now that Xu Jiaqi understood what was happening, she loosened her guard slightly. "Look, a fan is a fan, but you couldn't have thought that I would give you special treatment just because of that, right? We don't know each other, and not to mention, we've only spoken once."

Xu Jiaqi decided to be a bit more reasonable. Usually, she wouldn't have made this kind of move. She was shocked as well, wondering how she didn't feel uncomfortable with the idea of associating herself with this foreign man outside of her business expenses.

It didn't feel repulsive, and that alone was a massive, staggering difference with others.

To Xu Jiaqi, the world was like a game of chess. She was the mastermind who controlled the pieces and went against the other masterminds who were just like her. Opportunistic and selfish to the max level in order to reap the biggest profit and have the last laugh.

This same Xu Jiaqi, after going through several worlds, has still not changed how her mind worked.

"No, of course.. But if it's about that, then," Tang Yizhou walked closer to Xu Jiaqi and lowered his head. "Can we get to know each other?"

Tang Yizhou rarely smiled, and his facial muscles were stiffer than anybody else due to his lack of exercise in that area. His body was well built, and his overall look was perfect and aligned with Xu Jiaqi's standards of beauty.

A handsome man was willingly presenting and selling himself short in front of you. Even if the reasons were somewhat unclear and unbelievable, Xu Jiaqi still thought about the proposal over.

Tang Yizhou, Tang Yizhou.. This guy, why did he have a familiar aura around him?

Especially his voice.. Xu Jiaqi was someone who had heard thousands of voices in total, filling her memory up. But she was sure that she had recently heard this person's voice, just that she couldn't recall exactly who it was.

Xu Jiaqi rewound her memory slightly and recalled the past. Then, it clicked inside her head.

This voice!

Of course she had heard it, she had spent some time gaming with the owner of this voice before! Butters' older brother, the overpowered prodigy who stomped the boss down like it was child's play!

"..Wait, do you happen to have a younger brother?" Xu Jiaqi questioned, her piercing eyes locking down onto Tang Yizhou.

Tang Yizhou hesitated before answering, wondering what Xu Jiaqi would think of him if he admitted the truth. Would she speculate that he was too much of a creep?

However, he also didn't want to lie to her, as it could bring a potential disaster in the future. If they are going to be affiliated in the future, then saying the truth would be for the better.

"..Yes. I think you might've realized, but.. I played Archaen's Light with you before.. Miss Xu." Tang Yizhou shrugged, feeling a bit awkward addressing her as 'Miss Xu'.

"So you are him!" Xu Jiaqi widened her eyes, a bit surprised at this turn of events.

Also, from what she could tell, Tang Yizhou had to be part of the high society if even Song Ziyi didn't dare contend against him and prolong his stay. This kind of person, she also found it to be a bit suspicious for him to suddenly portray himself as a fan.

On the other hand, he had a younger brother, and

Xu Jiaqi weighed the situation. If she played this right, then she could gain a powerful ally by her side without having to reveal her identity too early into the play.

She smirked, stretching out her hand. "Let's give it a try."

A delicious prey had delivered himself to Xu Jiaqi's doorsteps. How could she not delightfully partake in this free meal?

Tang Yizhou was indeed bending over his back too much by doing all of these things just for the woman that he had just met. Though, she emanated the best aura that he had ever seen and felt in the entirety of his life. It was just like that, attracting him like how honey drew bees to it.

Tang Yizhou was not ashamed to say that he would even go as far as to cling to this person if that was what it took for her to stay a bit longer. Just from their short interactions, he already felt so much better.

Now that he was given a chance to actually build a relationship with her, it didn't matter to him what type of relation it was. He just wanted to stay by her side. He was positive of that clause, and didn't doubt it a single bit.

Two people with different intentions, about to mingle with each other having an unknown future set out for them.

What would this pair's seeds of fate bloom up to be?