By linking my account to the check-in system, I became a leisurely traveler.

Chapter 1 Breakup
I heard cicadas chirping incessantly outside as soon as I woke up. A little breeze was blowing in through the cracks in the window, but it wasn't very cool.

Li Younan worked overtime until late last night, and although he got up a little late today, he still didn't get much sleep and felt groggy. He got out of bed wearing shorts and shirtless, intending to wash up first.

Just then, the door to the living room suddenly opened, and his girlfriend Yang Ting returned. Li Younan's heart sank slightly.

The next moment, Yang Ting's voice boomed in the living room: "Li Younan, why are you only getting up now? Didn't I tell you to prepare lunch before I got home? And you didn't pick up the package I asked you to pick up? You really don't care about these things at all. Can't you be a little more proactive?"

Li Younan felt his head buzzing. He hid in the bathroom, squeezed toothpaste onto his toothbrush and put it in his mouth. Yang Ting's voice was still outside, complaining incessantly. He buried his head under the faucet, the sound of the water splashing, as if he were in two separate worlds.

Yang Ting kept making a scene in the living room for a long time. Her last sound was a shout towards the bedroom door: "Li Younan, when I come back, I hope to see you all ready to leave!" This was followed by the resentful slam of the living room door shut.
The world is finally quiet.

Li Younan looked up at herself in the mirror.

He is 25 years old this year. In the mirror, he has long hair like Takeshi Kaneshiro, some stubble on his chin, and his eyes look a little melancholy. He smiled self-deprecatingly.

Why am I so depressed? He thought to himself, I used to be a person who loved freedom and sunshine.

He now lives with Yang Ting; the house was bought for her by Yang Ting's parents.

In contrast, Yang Ting's family was better off, and he used his salary for daily expenses.

He could actually understand Yang Ting's temper.

He had met Yang Ting's mother; she was a strong-willed woman.

That day, he helped Yang Ting's family move their things, while her mother kept belittling her daughter. What was most memorable was that Yang Ting smacked her lips once while eating, and despite being a grown woman, her mother hit her on the head with chopsticks and then scolded her for more than ten minutes.

Yang Ting, who was always assertive in front of him, had tears in her eyes as she was scolded by her mother.

Growing up in such an environment, Yang Ting also carried that shadow—she would often judge him based on a few small things. For example, today's late waking up was described by Yang Ting as a bad habit and a lack of ambition... even though he usually wakes up an hour earlier than her every day.

Just then, the manager called: "Xiao Li, what have you thought about what I told you the other day? It was originally a small matter. You're an adult, don't take saving face so seriously. As long as you apologize, your year-end bonus won't be deducted."

Li Younan fell silent. He knew the manager was referring to apologizing to the new supervisor.

The young woman was the daughter of the company's major shareholder; she was just there to gain experience and prestige. Because he disapproved of her meddling in his technical work, Li Younan retorted a few times, which the woman escalated into a major argument. The manager, unsurprisingly, sided with her and kept trying to persuade him to apologize.

After hanging up the phone, Li Younan chuckled self-deprecatingly.

Once upon a time, he was a prominent figure on campus. Tall and handsome, he played basketball, and could also play the guitar. He was the dream man of many girls.

But after graduation, none of this matters anymore.

He recalled that a few years ago, when he was in college, his biggest dream was to buy a car after graduation, get a dog, and travel around the world.

After getting up, Li Younan tidied up the living room and kitchen thoroughly. He had always been a man who liked cleanliness, and having things arranged for easy access made him feel comfortable. After doing this, he imagined that perhaps Yang Ting would feel better when she returned and saw the scene in the room.

Just then, Yang Ting called, first asking if he was ready and if he could leave. She reminded him that they were going camping today and not to keep his friend waiting. She then added, "When you go downstairs, please bring me that blue sun hat."

After hanging up the phone, Li Younan went to the closet to look for the sun hat Yang Ting had mentioned. Unfortunately, he searched every corner of the room but still couldn't find it.

Just then, Yang Ting called again to question him: "Why haven't you come downstairs yet? I've been waiting for you downstairs for several minutes."

Li Younan had no choice but to choose two sun hats of other colors and hurriedly went downstairs.

As soon as Li Younan reached the bottom of the stairs, Yang Ting sighed and said, "How can you have such a poor sense of time?"

Yang Ting is really beautiful, with a great figure and delicate features.

Li Younan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but held back.

Yang Ting then held out her hand and said, "Hat."

Li Younan took two hats out of his backpack, and Yang Ting's expression changed the moment she saw them. "Didn't I tell you to take the blue one? Do you think these two hats match my clothes?"

Li Younan paused for a moment, then said, "I searched the whole room but couldn't find it."

Yang Ting's face showed extreme disgust, and she said, "You can't even find something when I ask you to. What good are you?"

Li Younan's face remained expressionless. He took a deep breath and said gently, "If all else fails, just buy a blue hat."

Yang Ting then said, "All you do is buy, buy, buy. Don't you have time or money? Are you that rich?"

Li Younan lowered his head, stuffed the two hats back into his backpack, and after a moment of silence, said, "I don't think this is a big deal."

Yang Ting sneered: "Are you saying I'm being unreasonable?"

Li Younan didn't say anything. He felt that arguing in the street was not a respectable thing to do. He just said, "Isn't your friend still waiting? Let's go."

Only then did Yang Ting stop her tirade.

……

It wasn't until evening that the two of them returned to their apartment building. Yang Ting's face clearly showed displeasure, and she said with some disdain, "Look at Xiaoya's boyfriend, the photos he took of her are so beautiful. You're never serious about anything, not even your work."

Li Younan's head was buzzing.

Just then, the manager called again, his tone somewhat heavy: "Are you free now? I need to talk to you about something."

Li Younan's heart sank slightly, and he said, "Okay, I'll call you in two minutes."

After putting down the phone, Li Younan calmly looked at Yang Ting, interrupting her nagging, and said, "You go upstairs first, I have a call to make."

Yang Ting immediately became somewhat dissatisfied and said, "Were you even listening to me?"

However, this time she was met with a somewhat cold gaze from Li Younan.

He didn't speak, he just looked at Yang Ting calmly.

Yang Ting wanted to say something more, but instinctively felt timid and simply said, "Go ahead and call your stupid phone. I'm never going camping with you again. You're such a spoilsport."

After saying that, Yang Ting went upstairs alone.

Li Younan walked to a bench outside the residential area and sat down, then called the manager back.

The manager sighed: "Things happened rather suddenly. To be honest, I also think their handling of this is not good. I tried to negotiate for you, but there's nothing we can do. Who told you to offend the daughter of the major shareholder? The company has decided to dismiss you, giving you n+2 compensation, and you can also get your previous project commissions in advance. This is the best we can get for you."

Li Younan felt no sadness whatsoever; instead, he felt a strange sense of relief. He smiled and said, "Okay, I accept."

The manager added, "Don't be so down. You're a talented person; you can shine anywhere."

Li Younan chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "I'll come over tomorrow to complete the formalities."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Li Younan held the phone in his hand and decided to go for a walk in the nearby park.

At that moment, he inexplicably felt a sense of peace within him.

He soon sat down on a park bench. Under the dim yellow light, mosquitoes swirled and danced in the shadows.

Li Younan just wanted to be alone for a while, lost in thought. He thought it might be time to make a change.

Just then, Yang Ting called again. He answered, and unsurprisingly, there was another round of complaints on the other end: "Do you have to keep calling for so long? Why aren't you up yet?"

As she spoke, she began to criticize the room cleaning, saying that Li Younan had tidied up haphazardly, making it difficult for her to find the hairdryer.

Li Younan realized that he had simply taken the hair dryer from the kitchen back to the bathroom.

As for why the hair dryer was in the kitchen, Li Younan didn't want to think about it anymore.

Yang Ting's voice was still babbling on the phone, but Li Younan's thoughts drifted back to a few years ago, to when he had just met Yang Ting. Back then, she was sitting quietly under a tree reading a book, and the girl looked up...

She's a really pretty girl.

But Li Younan felt no more emotion.

He suddenly interrupted Yang Ting: "Yang Ting, let's break up."

silence.

The person on the other end was clearly taken aback for a moment: "What did you say?"

Li Younan calmly said again, "Let's break up."

Yang Ting was instantly furious: "Fine, then don't come back tonight! I'll pack your things tomorrow!"

After saying that, he angrily hung up the phone.

Li Younan gently placed the phone beside her.

Just then, a virtual panel suddenly appeared in front of them.

[Host, activate the check-in system. Completing check-ins at fixed locations will earn you random rewards.]

Then, a navigation map appeared on the panel, with many flashing dots marked as check-in points.

The next moment, he was stunned because the nearest checkpoint to him actually coincided with his own coordinates.

The system then displayed the following message: "Congratulations, host, you have arrived at the checkpoint. Staying here continuously for 6 hours will complete the check-in."

(End of this chapter)