NOVPUBChapter 61: Xiao Qiu, Want a Girlfriend? I’ll Introduce My Daughter to You!
In the real world, it was already the next morning.
Ye Qiu picked up his phone.
There was a string of missed calls, all from Su Xintong.
He ignored them and instead called Uncle Su, asking if he was free to take him to a hospital or a pharmacy.
While waiting for Uncle Su to arrive, Ye Qiu closed his eyes and whispered, “Teleport!”
Currently, he had two teleportation points set:
One was the “Novice Village Secret Realm,”
The other was the “Novice Village.”
Ye Qiu wanted to test the teleportation skill to see what would happen if he used it in the real world.
The next moment, his eyes widened.
First, his entire body became weightless, as if his flesh and bones had disappeared, leaving only a thin layer of skin or even lighter!
Instinctively, Ye Qiu opened his eyes.
To his shock, his body looked like it was crystallizing, similar to when Xie Zhongyuan’s spirit body had disintegrated!
“What’s happening?” Ye Qiu was confused.
Other than this slight crystallization, nothing else happened.
He was still in his bedroom at home he hadn’t teleported to the Trial City!
Until...
[Ding! Detected a chaotic force blocking teleportation— teleportation failed.]
[Ding...]
[Ding...]
Three system messages chimed in succession.
Immediately after, Ye Qiu’s body returned to normal.
“Chaotic force blocking me?” He was stunned.
In his past life, the term “Chaos” had only appeared near the end of Version 4.0 an era known by players as “Ragnarök.”
Back then, even invincible Old Gods and undefeated Evil Gods were all suppressed by a mysterious force.
This force, at the end of Version 4.0, was finally named: Chaos.
“Could it be… Earth itself hides some huge secret?” Ye Qiu speculated.
He didn’t know how long he spent in thought, until his phone rang Uncle Su had arrived and notified him.
Ye Qiu snapped back to reality, went out the door, and got into the car.
As soon as he sat down, Uncle Su asked, “Didn’t go to school today?”
Ye Qiu froze, subconsciously guilty, “I’m sick. I asked the class monitor for leave.”
But then he quickly composed himself. He had been reborn!
Why the hell would he still waste time going to school?!
Time to switch mindsets!
“Your class monitor agreed?” Uncle Su looked surprised.
“Yeah, she agreed,” Ye Qiu said without blinking.
Uncle Su, however, had a strange expression.
He remembered clearly his daughter had just called earlier to complain.
She said she didn’t approve Ye Qiu’s leave request, and that Ye Qiu just vanished early in the morning, turning his phone off!
Thinking for a moment, Uncle Su said, “How about coming to my house for a meal later?”
Ye Qiu hurriedly shook his head, “I’m really sick. I called you earlier to take me to the hospital or a pharmacy to buy some medicine.”
Uncle Su said warmly, “If you’re sick, it’s even more important for someone to look after you.
If something serious happens while you’re home alone, and you can’t move, what then?”
His words were full of genuine concern.
In Uncle Su’s eyes, Ye Qiu was a kind, pitiful, lonely child.
“Uncle Su, let’s just go buy medicine first,” Ye Qiu insisted he really didn’t have time for a social visit.
Uncle Su added, “Yesterday you helped me get my money back, and even saved my old bones. You’re my savior. I just want to treat you to a meal. And since you’re alone without any family here, why not move into my house?
“At least you’d have company.”
Ye Qiu: “...”
Uncle Su continued, “By the way, Xiao Qiu, do you have a girlfriend?”
Ye Qiu leaned back against the seat, finally relaxing a little.
He answered, “Don’t have time for a girlfriend. Not interested either.”
The apocalypse is coming!
Where would I find the time for love?!
If he didn’t know the apocalypse was eight days away, maybe he’d consider it.
But now, after living a second life, Ye Qiu’s priorities had completely shifted.
In the future, finding girlfriends, falling in love, and everything related those would be the easiest, cheapest things!
In the apocalypse, even the most unattractive people would have admirers throwing themselves at them.
There was no shortage of partners for men or women!
“You don’t want a girlfriend?”
Uncle Su paused, then said meaningfully, “A wounded heart is more dangerous than illness. Ordinary medicine can’t treat that you need healing from the root.”
Ye Qiu was stunned.
He was just pretending to be sick… but Uncle Su talked as if he’d diagnosed some deep emotional trauma!
Ye Qiu didn’t interrupt.
Uncle Su went on, “Actually, Xiao Qiu, I have a daughter, around your age, and quite pretty too. Maybe...”
He seemed conflicted. After all, one side was his daughter, the other was his lifesaver!
He really wanted to set them up, but he couldn’t be too forceful, so he took the indirect route hoping they could start as friends.
After the college entrance exams, if they liked each other, great!
If not, then just move on.
Uncle Su considered himself an open-minded parent.
As long as it wasn’t that Chen guy or someone way older, he would support whoever his daughter liked.
As for personality, morals, abilities, those could be evaluated later.
Life had to be taken step by step.
But honestly, Uncle Su was very satisfied with Ye Qiu!
Mainly because Ye Qiu had no family ties. That way, he could easily live with them without any drama.
And Ye Qiu was truly a good person kind-hearted, skilled, and capable!
A dream son-in-law!
Of course, he would still respect his daughter’s wishes.
If it worked out, great.
If not, no hard feelings.
Ye Qiu, unaware of Uncle Su’s scheming, interrupted him helplessly, “Uncle Su, you don’t need to worry about that kind of thing.”
Still, Ye Qiu couldn’t help but glance at Uncle Su’s appearance.
Hmm, not bad-looking. If the daughter took after him, she wouldn’t be ugly.
But—wait!
What the hell am I thinking?!
Ye Qiu quickly shut his eyes, preparing to nap for a while.
These past few days, he had been bouncing between the game and reality, without sleeping a single second!
Sure, in the game, constant activity was like resting but mental exhaustion couldn’t be easily replenished.
Closing his eyes, he immediately recalled the scene of fighting the Split Demon in the Novice Village Secret Realm.
It had seemed short but in fact, he had fought for a full day and night!
Seeing that Ye Qiu appeared “asleep,” Uncle Su slowed the car down, pulled out his phone, found the contact labeled “Daughter,” and began typing a message...
