My game even includes ancient times

"What?" He Yu stared at him with wide eyes. "Didn't you disagree with me doing this back in school?!"

"Things are different now." Han Qi leaned back in his chair. "Make it quick, do you want a shield?"

He Yu nodded: "Yes, yes, yes!"

She clasped her hands together and looked at Han Qi with pleading eyes: "Senior brother, you are the angel sent by heaven to save me..."

Han Qi stood up, his hands in the front pockets of his hoodie: "Angel, I won't pay for your dessert. I have to go back and deal with the pressure to get married."

He Yu's face instantly lit up with a smile: "Take care, take care, welcome back next time~"

After Han Qi left, He Yu picked up her work phone and immediately changed her screensaver to his photo, changed her work WeChat profile picture to a couple's picture, and then logged into the food delivery app and excitedly ordered a pair of couple cups.

After the deliveryman brought the cup, He Yu washed it and placed it on the small glass coffee table in front of the French windows.

Mission accomplished! It looks pretty good.

She clapped her hands in satisfaction, hummed a song, and went to the workshop to continue making cakes.

Because of her good grades and her beautiful face that looks gentle and kind, with no sense of distance, many boys have been showing interest in He Yu since junior high school, and she has been annoyed by their constant rejections.

Most boys won't bother her after being rejected, but a small number believe that persistence will move her and keep pestering her. Some even feel embarrassed after being rejected and harbor resentment towards He Yu, so they start spreading rumors about her. The most ruthless of them is a senior from the neighboring college in college.

After being rejected by He Yu in public, he spread rumors that He Yu was being kept by the CEO of a well-known company, that she was a mistress, and that she had even had a miscarriage.

This incident caused quite a stir at the time, not only alarming the police, but also almost affecting He Yu's ability to secure a place in a graduate program.

Later, in order to protect the "self-esteem" of the so-called "devoted suitor," He Yu's rejections became increasingly tactful. In the end, she had nothing left to say and could only say that she already had a boyfriend.

But the fabricated story about an off-campus boyfriend couldn't withstand scrutiny.

At the time, He Yu and Han Qi had a good relationship because of Han Nian'an, so He Yu wanted to ask Han Qi to pretend to be her boyfriend.

Han Qi initially agreed.

He was a prominent figure at school, and almost every student had heard of him. Using him as a shield was very effective, deterring most of his self-conscious suitors.

But there are always some oddballs who like to "face difficulties for love" and go looking for trouble with Han Qi, disrupting his research plans.

After several attempts, Han Qi approached He Yu and firmly refused her request to continue acting as her shield.

What could He Yu do? She could only say that they had broken up, and she endured it for two years until she finally graduated.

This is one of the reasons why she absolutely refused to continue pursuing a doctorate.

He Yu knew that even if she didn't like being a pastry chef anymore, she wouldn't choose to go back to school, because the impression she left there was really not good.

Because of what she's experienced over the years, she doesn't even want to date anymore. Just mentioning the word "dating" gives her goosebumps.

It's practically PTSD.

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In the evening, He Yu tidied everything up, drew the curtains, turned off the lights, snuggled into her warm bed, and went online on time.

She found He Shi under the Chu family stele.

He Shi was dressed in a neat and fitted summer outfit, his hair tied with a jade crown, a sword hanging at his waist, and he was leading a large, glossy, chestnut-red horse with his left hand. A black satchel was hanging on the horse's back, its contents bulging and unknown.

He Yu pushed open the door and came out. He Shi spotted her almost instantly, turned around, and said happily, "You're here!"

He Yu walked over and patted his head: "Let's go."

He Shi nodded and led his horse behind her.

He Yu asked him, "Is there anywhere you'd like to go?"

He Shi thought for a moment and said, "I heard from my second senior brother that there is a sect in Shu Prefecture called Hualing Sword Palace. The people there specialize in swordsmanship and are very powerful. I want to go and see it."

He Yu turned to look at him: "We went out for a walk to relax, not to continue practicing martial arts."

He Shi blinked, revealing a dimple when he smiled: "Okay, I was wrong."

"However, Sichuan is a mountainous region with beautiful scenery, making it a great place to relax. Since you mentioned it, let's go there."

He Yu has read a lot of books about the game world during this period, and has gained a lot of knowledge about this vast land. Even though the map is not unlocked, she can still name some of the more famous places.

He Shi followed behind He Yu. Even though the immortal didn't ride a horse, he obediently led the way. As they crossed a stream, he inadvertently saw his own reflection in the clear water—

Her face was rosy, her eyes were always curved, and her mouth was stretched almost to her ears.

He looked completely foolish.

He quickly composed himself, rubbed his face in the water, and then remembered what his master had told him before he left. When he looked up, he found that He Yu had already walked quite a distance.

"God... Sister, wait!"

He Shi called out to He Yu, jogged to catch up with her, and looked up to say, "I forgot to mention earlier that before I left, my master asked me to deliver a letter to Steward Chang in Dingyun City."

He Yu was taken aback. Just as he was about to ask how to get to Dingyun City, He Shi took out a map from his satchel.

He Yu leaned over to look with him, and after a moment nodded: "It's right on the way to Shuzhou, no need to take a detour."

He Shi didn't move.

He Yu gave him a strange look: "Don't you recognize a map?"

“No, I know it.” He Shi put away the map and coughed lightly. “Sister, let’s ride horses. That will be faster, and we can reach Dingyun City before dusk.”

He lowered his head shyly: "Because I was worried that Master would find out about you, I only took one horse from the stable. Sister, you can make do with this one."

He Yu looked at the fine horse that He Shi was leading, and wanted to say that she didn't know how to ride it, but she couldn't break her image in front of He Shi, so she had to remain silent.

He Shi took her consent as his own, so he nimbly mounted the horse, then turned it around so that it would stand sideways, making it easier for He Yu to get on.

He Yu looked up at his rosy cheeks and expectant eyes, gritted her teeth, pulled on the reins, stepped into the stirrups, and mounted the horse, sitting behind He Shi.

The perspective suddenly shifted to a much higher level, and He Yu couldn't help but feel a little nervous. However, she soon realized that He Shi was even more nervous than her, and his whole body was stiff.

Compared to him, He Yu actually relaxed.

I've ridden around in scenic areas of Inner Mongolia a few times before, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

She reached her hands over He Shi's arms and grasped the reins. Because she was taller than He Shi, the action looked as if she were hugging him.

He Shi, who was in his arms, paused for a moment and also reached out to grasp the reins.

He Yu recalled the key points of the movements taught by the owner of the horse farm in the scenic area.

A light tap of the heel against the horse's belly makes it accelerate; pulling the reins to the left makes it turn left; pulling the reins to the right makes it turn right; gently pulling the reins back slows it down; pulling the reins hard brings it to a stop...

Just as she was concentrating on memorizing the incantation, He Shi, sitting in front, tightened his grip on the horse's flanks, flicked the reins, and with a clear "Giddy up!" from the young man, the chestnut horse sprang into action and galloped southwest.

He Yu: "!!!"

The sudden movement nearly threw her off, startling her so much that she quickly grabbed the reins and squeezed her legs together, trying to suppress the urge to tremble. Her body involuntarily leaned forward and pressed against He Shi's back.

Busy fighting against nervousness and fear, and trying her best to maintain her aloof and indifferent persona, He Yu did not notice that He Shi in front of her had his back ramrod straight, and his entire neck and earlobes were bright red.