Offside game

"Master, you've finally appeared!" Ji Feng said with delight upon seeing Su Yi. The others also stopped training when they saw Su Yi arrive.

Aside from Ji Rong and Ji Feng, the remaining three people couldn't help but appear somewhat reserved in front of Su Yi. They now knew that Su Yi was the owner of Dream International, which meant he was their boss. They couldn't be as casual with him as they used to be.

Su Yi noticed, but remained calm and smiled, saying, "Come and see if you've been slacking off."

"We train whenever we have free time, just waiting to win the WCG championship next year," Ji Feng said confidently. "But the free agents have also been quite busy lately."

Ji Rong looked Su Yi up and down and said, "I didn't expect you to be our boss, the chairman of Dream International. Sigh, I've been keeping this from you for so long." She was dressed quite casually today, in simple leather pants and a wool sweater, with her hair tied in a ponytail, which not only showed off her slender figure but also gave her a very energetic feeling.

Su Yi looked innocent: "You didn't ask." But this angered Ji Rong: "If you didn't tell us, how would we have guessed? How could we ask? Whatever, you have to make it up to us. You have to treat us to a big meal today."

Su Yi had this idea in mind from the start, so he pretended to be aggrieved and cooperated with Ji Rong to make the other three people less reserved.

"Oh...holy crap, I want to eat seafood." Ji Rong's girlish demeanor at this moment was a stark contrast to her calmness during the competition. If her fans saw this, they would probably be shocked.

The elevator was too crowded, so they all came down the stairs. Although the team members were prepared and wore sunglasses, five people wearing sunglasses at the same time were still too conspicuous, and many people recognized them and ran over to ask for autographs. After all, although the club was on the fourth floor, not just anyone could go up there. Even those who frequently came to use the internet rarely saw such a complete team as Dream Team.

This left Su Yi standing to the side, helplessly watching the crowd surrounding him. However, some girls mistook Su Yi for someone also there for an autograph. Seeing his helpless expression, they struck up a conversation with the handsome guy, even saying they'd get him an autograph too. This left Su Yi unsure whether to be happy or frustrated.

This incident caused them quite a delay. It wasn't until later, when the internet cafe manager discovered what had happened and called security, that the crowd was finally evacuated with difficulty. After all, this wasn't like encountering entertainment stars; the team members were just upstairs, and there was a good chance of running into them often, so there was no need to go overboard.

Once outside, Ji Feng quietly complained to Su Yi, "Master, to be honest, when people first asked me for autographs, I used to chuckle to myself a few times. I even practiced my autographs! But now I'm numb to it all. I realize how precious it is to have a moment of peace." Looking at the expressions of the others, they all seemed to feel a pang of sympathy.

Upon seeing Su Yi drive up in his Benz, Ji Feng excitedly exclaimed, "Master, is this yours? It's so cool!" After stroking the car, he ran over to Su Yi with a fawning smile and said, "Master, let's make a deal, can I borrow it sometime to pick up girls?"

Su Yi was speechless...

Next, the group split into two cars, one for Su Yi and one for Ji Rong, and drove to the seafood restaurant Su Yi had eaten at last time. They had a big meal, and the other three gradually relaxed, creating a lively atmosphere.

It has to be said that the power of money is indeed strong. That afternoon, Su Yi received a phone call. The middle-aged woman told him that the house had been arranged, which met his requirements. It was on the first floor of the first row of buildings.

Su Yi drove over, and a middle-aged woman accompanied him to see the house. He was quite satisfied with the location, and there was some furniture and a bed inside. However, it was obvious that no one had lived there for a long time, as the furniture and bed were covered in a layer of dust.

He gave the woman the remaining thousand yuan, then handed her another hundred, saying, "Could you please find someone to clean this place for me and put on new sheets and pillows? If I come back tomorrow and am satisfied, I'll give you another hundred, okay?"

The woman quickly took the money and left happily. She had earned eight hundred yuan in just two days; she figured she could secretly laugh all day long when she got home.

When Su Yi arrived the next day, everything had indeed been cleaned up. Meanwhile, the Mother Nest had already sent a tentacle deep into the courtyard.

After giving the woman another hundred yuan and seeing her off, Su Yi locked the doors and windows and prepared to begin the intermediate-level renovation.

The tentacles of the mother hive reached into the room through the crack in the window, all the way to the bedside. By this time, a brand new set of bedding had been put on the bed. Su Yi took off his clothes, lay flat on the bed, and told Kosei that they could begin.

Then, he felt himself being covered again...

Su Yi's first sensation was a coolness spreading throughout his body until he was completely immersed in it. Then the coolness turned into scorching heat, as if every cell was about to explode, like being in underground magma. Just when he felt he was about to be burned away by this heat, he was suddenly covered by icy cold. It was as if his entire body was being washed by a glacier; his skin was frozen and numb, while the deepest cold seeped into his body, tormenting the deepest part of his heart.

The alternation between icy cold and scorching heat continued, until Su Yi felt he had reached his limit. Like a camel burdened with a heavy load, it seemed that just one last straw would cause him to collapse. At that moment, without warning, it was as if his body exploded, and he lost consciousness.

When Su Yi woke up again, he found the room pitch black. Startled, he found the light switch and turned on the light. Only then did he remember that he was still naked, and the tentacles of the Mother Nest were nowhere to be seen. Su Yi contacted the Mother Nest mentally and knew that the intermediate modification was complete.

Looking at the time, it was already nine o'clock at night. He hadn't expected that his transformation would take more than ten hours. Su Yi felt his body and seemed to have more strength. All his senses were also more acute. When he concentrated, he could almost feel every particle in the air colliding with his skin. It was a very subtle feeling, truly amazing.

However, sometimes being highly sensitive isn't a good thing. For example, right now, he could faintly hear breathing and moaning sounds coming from a family that made his heart race. Hearing this, Su Yi felt an uncontrollable surge of sensation in his body, and the arousal was much stronger than usual. Surprised, he immediately circulated his control technique, and after many repetitions, he barely managed to suppress this strange feeling, but he felt somewhat uneasy.

Su Yi quickly asked Kesai what was wrong with him. After investigating, Kesai found nothing unusual, only guessing that it might be the same as during the initial modification, because of his unique physique, he had some abnormalities after the modification, but the specifics could only be observed first.

Fortunately, Su Yi had also undergone a transformation and had some experience. Since the mother nest had given such a reply, he could only observe for the time being. He consciously weakened his senses; he didn't want to overhear other people's private matters all the time, which was quite annoying. It's like a muscle; even if it's very strong, it needs to be relaxed and tense at times, not constantly taut.

While practicing his manipulation technique, Su Yi noticed that the energy within his body felt more condensed, almost tangible. Controlling the energy to his fingertips, he could even see a sharp, emerald-green spike slowly protruding, reaching a length of over ten centimeters. This was the energy of his technique, similar to a sword beam in novels—not tangible, yet capable of damaging matter. From the Mother Nest, Su Yi also learned that the pathways of his manipulation technique had expanded considerably, allowing the energy to circulate to more parts of his body.

Su Yi took out his phone. There were several missed calls, some from Mo Yuqing, and two from Liu Jun. Su Yi first called Liu Jun back and discussed some issues related to fees. Then he called Mo Yuqing, knowing that Jin'er hadn't seen him today and had been talking about him, so she called to ask, but no one answered.

At this moment, Mo Jin'er was also beside her mother. Hearing her mother's words, she knew it was Su Yi calling and started clamoring to talk to her father. After taking the phone, she said in a pitiful tone, "Daddy, you haven't come to see Jin'er today. Doesn't Daddy want Jin'er anymore?"

Su Yi hurriedly said, "No, Jin'er is so well-behaved and cute, how could Daddy not want Jin'er? Daddy is busy with something today, so I can't come to see my good Jin'er tomorrow, okay?"

"Daddy will be here soon, Jin'er misses Daddy so much."

It took a lot of effort to calm Mo Jin'er down while driving, and get her to go to sleep.

After hanging up the phone, Su Yi couldn't help but think of Jin'er's illness again. His intermediate-level modification was now complete, and he could begin preparing to treat her. Having confirmed with the Mother Nest that the entire process was safe, he finally decided to start treating Jin'er as soon as possible. Thinking of his daughter's adorable face, Su Yi's heart was filled with a warm sense of satisfaction. She should live the happiest life like a little princess.