Although his eyes were closed, Ji Chengxuan could sense Yun Que'er peering at him curiously, as if sizing him up to figure out where to start.
Ji Chengxuan could almost visualize the expression on Yun Que'er's face and couldn't help but want to laugh.
He held it in so hard that his lips twitched, but fortunately, Yun Que'er's curiosity soon overcame his urge to laugh.
Ji Chengxuan tried his best to keep his breathing steady and continued to feign sleep.
Yun Que'er finally got the chance. She was both excited and nervous, so she didn't notice Ji Chengxuan's subtle facial changes.
She looked around for a while and suddenly saw a plastic - cased ballpoint pen on the table.
Yun Que'er couldn't help but sigh. Ballpoint pens were rare in this era. To see one in this small village was enough to show that Ji Chengxuan's family, who ran the clinic, must have earned a lot of money. Their family was really well - off.
In contrast, the pencils that Yun Yi treasured were extremely shabby.
Driven by an inexplicable sense of envy and the annoyance of being constantly teased by Ji Chengxuan before, Yun Que'er decided to take her revenge.
She quietly picked up the ballpoint pen and mercilessly drew on Ji Chengxuan's face.
Ji Chengxuan was startled. What was this little girl doing?
He felt as if something had cut his face. It was a bit painful and also a bit itchy. Finally, he couldn't help but speak up.
"What are you doing? Stop it!"
"Don't be in such a hurry. I'll be done soon."
Yun Que'er seemed completely unaware that Ji Chengxuan had been pretending to sleep and continued her actions.
A moment later, she finally finished.
Yun Que'er put the pen back and looked at the graffiti on Ji Chengxuan's face with satisfaction.
"That's right."
Ji Chengxuan opened his eyes in exasperation. "Is it fun?"
Yun Que'er was startled and took a big step back.
"You... you..."
"What about me?" Ji Chengxuan sized Yun Que'er up and down. "Are you asking when I woke up? But I was talking to you just now. Didn't you hear me?"
Yun Que'er widened her eyes. She seemed to have heard someone talking to her just now, but she was so busy scribbling on Ji Chengxuan's face that she thought it was just an illusion.
Only now did she realize that Ji Chengxuan had been pretending to sleep all along!
Yun Que'er blushed and nervously looked at Ji Chengxuan.
After a while, she suddenly turned around and ran away.
"Hey, why are you running?"
Ji Chengxuan stood up and watched Yun Que'er's flustered back with a mix of anger and amusement. In the end, he didn't stop her and just let her run.
Anyway, "a gentleman takes his revenge ten years later." He and Yun Que'er would have plenty of opportunities to meet in the future.
Ji Chengxuan walked to the mirror and took a look. Instantly, he felt a headache.
This Yun Que'er had drawn him to look like a tiger!
There was a proper "king" character on his forehead and three whiskers on each cheek. Did he really look so scary like a tiger in Yun Que'er's eyes?
Ji Chengxuan looked at himself in the mirror for a while and finally couldn't help but laugh. Oh well, as long as she found it fun.
Yun Que'er left the clinic in a flurry and ran home like crazy.
Oh my god, it was so scary!
This Ji Chengxuan was so cunning. He had clearly woken up long ago but still pretended to sleep. He just wanted to watch her make a fool of herself!
Thinking of this, Yun Que'er got even angrier.
She originally wanted to play a trick on Ji Chengxuan and teach him a lesson, but unexpectedly, it was she who had been tricked. Even if she had drawn a turtle on Ji Chengxuan's face this time, it probably wouldn't be able to match Ji Chengxuan's thick - skinnedness.
Yun Que'er ran angrily to a big tree and punched it hard. Then, feeling the pain in her hand, she quickly shook it.
Next time, next time she must teach Ji Chengxuan a good lesson! Yun Que'er secretly swore in her heart.
She sat under the big tree in annoyance for a while. Feeling the sun was too strong, she finally decided to go home.
But just halfway there, the display screen suddenly popped up on its own.
The voice - activated customer service said, "A new challenge is about to start. Please prepare, master."
Yun Que'er was stunned and it took her a while to react.
"Are you kidding me? It hasn't even been that long, and now I have to do another mission! Can you let me take a break? My legs still hurt!"
"Sorry, master. The mission is urgent. Please complete it as soon as possible."
The voice - activated customer service seemed not to hear Yun Que'er's complaints and continued to give instructions.
"Please face the southwest immediately and move forward at the fastest speed for about 500 meters."
It seemed that she couldn't avoid it. Yun Que'er clenched her small fists and had no choice but to accept her fate. She asked,
"And then? You're not just playing with me, are you? It's so hot. What if I get heatstroke?"
"Please start the mission immediately."
A countdown had already appeared on the display screen. Yun Que'er had no choice but to reluctantly figure out the direction of the southwest and walked in that direction.
The weather was too hot and Yun Que'er was still so young. The short 500 - meter road felt as long as several kilometers to her.
Finally, she was almost there.
But before she could get close to the place, Yun Que'er was almost knocked out by the stench.
Damn it, this was actually a garbage dump!
People in this era didn't produce much garbage. After all, they would use everything they could. Even when eating a sweet potato, they would swallow it with the skin to avoid wasting anything.
But there was always some garbage in life that had to be disposed of. So a special place was set aside for garbage storage.
The problem was that there were many villages nearby. After a designated place was established, gradually, people from those villages would all dump their accumulated garbage here. As a result, over time, it had become a huge garbage dump.
In the original owner's memory, no one had ever lived near this garbage dump, probably because they couldn't stand the stench.
What on earth did the system want her to do here?
Yun Que'er couldn't help but cover her nose and asked, "Are you sure I still have to go forward? What kind of place is this?"
The voice - activated customer service gave another prompt, "Please walk around the garbage dump for 100 meters."
"What?!!!"
Yun Que'er's eyes almost popped out. Go forward? And walk around the garbage dump? This was killing her!
"Can I refuse this mission?" Yun Que'er asked with a face full of grievance. "Next time, I'll definitely complete it, no matter how difficult it is!"
However, the voice - activated customer service said, "Has master forgotten the last prompt?"
Yun Que'er slapped her forehead. How ridiculous. Every mission had its reason. So which savior was she going to play this time?