Infinite: Dawn Game

"Hello!"

Xu Han touched his sore and itchy nose and muttered something.

"What's going on? Is someone talking bad about me behind my back again?"

Fatty glanced at him, ignored him, and continued to lick her own paw pads and rub her face to wash it.

If it really is the last night... then it should wash itself thoroughly before the fight, meow!

Unaware that he had been sold, Xu Han kept touching the fat man's back, making strange noises as he did so.

Fatty, busy licking himself clean: "..."

It sighed, pretending it couldn't feel the touch on its back.

There's nothing I can do; what can I do when I'm so fierce and charming?

Xu Han stared intently at the cat's thick, soft fur, his eyes shining, and continued to pet it.

When Yu Shijiu came out of the bathroom, she saw Xu Han petting the cat with a distorted (not really) expression.

Yu Shijiu: "..."

He wiped his wet hands on himself and reminded him:

"The room is full of fat fur."

The implication is that if Xu Han continues to pet him like this, even more fur will fall out of Fatty's body...

"It's nothing, it's nothing," Xu Han said without even looking up. "I'll sweep it for you later."

Yu Shijiu: "..."

He walked behind Xu Han, vigorously wiped his still-dry hands on the other's back, and then withdrew his hands.

Just as he expected, Xu Han didn't even notice that he was being used as a hand towel, and was still engrossed in petting the cat.

"What are you sweeping?"

Chen Yi, who had walked over, asked with a smile, "Do you need to clean up after we get back to town?"

Yu Shijiu: "No, that's not it."

He pointed to Xu Han, who was squatting on the ground, and said, "Xu Han said she wanted to clean my room before going downstairs."

Chen Yi's smile faltered.

He Lingling behind him: "..."

"Ignore him."

He Lingling walked to Yu Shijiu's side, suddenly bent down and rubbed his chubby head, then coughed under Yu Shijiu's gaze.

"We should go now."

Yu Shijiu had no objection to this.

"Shi Jiu." Before leaving, Chen Yi called out to Yu Shi Jiu, walked to his side, and reached into his pocket to take out a lollipop and two steamed buns.

The lollipop is blueberry flavored.

"Why did you forget to bring the steamed buns?"

Chen Yi smiled and said, "Eat quickly, or we won't have time to eat later in the evening."

Xu Han, who was walking ahead, snorted, "Brother Chen, where are my and He Lingling's steamed buns?"

Yu Shijiu paused as he took the steamed bun and lollipop. He hesitated for a moment, glancing at Xu Han before looking at Chen Yi beside him.

Chen Yi was both amused and exasperated, and was about to speak when He Lingling interrupted him.

"Xu Han, you should shut up."

He Lingling nudged his arm and rolled her eyes, saying, "You've already eaten two steamed buns, do you still want more? Shi Jiu, just ignore him, he's just being a smart aleck and trying to get people to yell at him."

"...Can't I even say it casually? He Lingling, you've gone too far!"

Xu Han felt a little wronged, so she pretended to shed tears and mumbled to herself.

"Stop pretending, you're just not convincing enough."

"How is it not like that? I'm quite the professional at shedding tears when I'm sad, okay?"

"Crocodile tears?"

"..."

The chubby guy walking next to Yu Shijiu looked up, grinned, and yawned, giving Xu Han and the other guy walking in front a look of disdain.

Meow! Those are silly, bickering humans, meow!

"Xiao Han was just saying," Chen Yi chuckled and shook his head. "Shi Jiu, hurry up and eat, we've already eaten."

Chen Yi stared blankly at the steamed bun suddenly handed to him, somewhat taken aback.

"eat together."

Yu Shijiu stuffed the steamed bun into his mouth, took a bite, and then, with a slurred speech, forced the bun into Chen Yi's hand.

"...Shi Jiu, this is for you to eat..."

Chen Yi was speechless for a moment, unsure of what to say.

"together."

Yu Shijiu walked forward, biting into a steamed bun. "Here, Feifei, this is for you."

As he spoke, he tore off half of the steamed bun in his hand and put it into Fatty's mouth.

"Meow!"

Feifei grunted a few times while biting into a slice of steamed bun, then swallowed the bun in large mouthfuls.

Chen Yi looked at the steamed bun in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and then ate it.

This was the first time Yu Shijiu had given him anything... and it was something he usually valued so highly...

Chen Yi felt he should eat it, completely forgetting that the steamed bun was originally his own...

When the four people and one cat arrived at the restaurant, they saw two vases by the restaurant door—human heads emerging from the vases.

The woman's head and the man's head were still intertwined, just like last night, smiling and constantly making various welcoming noises to the passing guests.

"..."

"Fuck..."

Xu Han muttered a curse under his breath, "It's not even dark yet, is it?"

Why did the waiters and the vase-wearing staff suddenly appear?!

"...Could this be the last day?"

He Lingling was also startled, but she quickly calmed herself down and said:

"It's alright. Judging from what happened last night, the waiter shouldn't attack us."

"That was last night..." Xu Han was still a little worried, but sighed, "Never mind, it should be fine. We still have Brother Chen and Shi Jiu with us today—"

"Yup!"

Xu Han quickly stepped back and walked to Yu Shijiu's side, "I still have Shijiu!"

With Yu Shijiu by his side, he's fearless!

He Lingling, Yu Shijiu, and Chen Yi "..."

Chen Yi chuckled and shook his head. "We still have to part ways tonight."

Xu Han, who had just put on a smile, was then met with: "???"

"What do you mean?"

Chen Yi and He Lingling exchanged a glance, and the latter, understanding the unspoken message, pulled Xu Han's arm and whispered:

"follow me."

Xu Han: "???"

"What's wrong? Can't we all say this together?"

After He Lingling dragged Xu Han away, Yu Shijiu finished the half-eaten steamed bun in her hand.

He bent down to peel the lollipop's outer shell and followed Chen Yi to a table to sit down.

"Aren't you curious?"

Chen Yi smiled and poured Yu Shijiu a glass of water, placing it in front of him.

"Fortunately."

Yu Shijiu popped the lollipop into his mouth, and the sweet and sour taste filled his entire mouth in an instant. He squinted his eyes with great satisfaction.

“Lingling and I discussed the allocation for tonight,” Chen Yi said. “Today is the last day, and the nun will most likely use incentives to lure other players into attacking you, so you can’t interfere with the matter of bringing up the manager.”

"why?"

Yu Shijiu was not happy. "I can intervene, no, those players are no match for me at all."

"I know."

After patiently waiting for Yu Shijiu to finish speaking, Chen Yi said, "But there are too many of them, and," he sighed, "...

"They most likely won't rush up to kill you directly, but will harass you with the potion the nun gave you."

Yu Shijiu was still unhappy, and opened her mouth as if to say something, "Brother Chen—"

"Shi Jiu".