Surprise! My online crush turned out to be... - Chapter 15

Chapter 15

“Shu Yang?” The leader stroked his chin, mumbling the name. After repeating it twice, he finally remembered. “You are… the girl you brought here?”

Shu Yang glanced at the girl in white beside him, then nodded to the others. “What’s wrong?”

“Since it was Brother Shu who brought her here, we can’t say anything more. But I still advise you to keep an eye on her if you bring her here, so as not to cause any trouble for you, young master.”

After this conversation, the leader and the others left. Shu Yang frowned and looked at the girl beside him. “Tell me, what’s going on?”

What Shu Yang didn’t know was that because he had just been on the phone with Francis, he was a little upset, and his tone and attitude naturally mimicked Francis’s expression and tone.

The frightened girl took two small steps back before whispering, “I don’t know. Those guys came up and told me to change clothes… but that’s too…”

At this point, Shu Yang had a rough idea. In the two years he’d been there, there hadn’t been any of this mess. It was just that over the past two years, many people like him had joined, all unruly individuals, bringing with them some shady habits.

Those car models outside, dressed in revealing and glamorous attire, had never been in this situation before. Shu Yang understood: they must have taken advantage of the girl’s innocent appearance and wanted to tease her.

Thankfully, Shu Zhiyi’s business had been growing recently, and he was even quite well-connected on the government road, allowing him to use his power to bully others. Otherwise, neither he nor this girl would have gotten away with it today.

He curled his lips, then remembered that there was a pigeon on his phone. He quickly picked it up and took a look. Francis was still standing in the empty space, just as he had been before, except that the metal lumps and guns had been put away.

Shu Yang glanced at the girl beside him calmly, then turned his phone screen at a subtle angle, preventing her from seeing the contents. However, Francis could see his face—no, his chin and nostrils.

“Alright, it’s okay. You can go now.” Shu Yang raised his chin, signaling the girl to leave.

Unexpectedly, the girl’s expression became more aggrieved. Her eyes widened slightly, and she remained silent for a long time before finally uttering, “Where am I going?”

“Go back the same way you came.” Shu Yang was puzzled. He didn’t know this girl, so why was she looking at him like that, as if he had bullied her?

“I don’t know where the person who brought me here has gone. It’s such a big place… I can’t find him. “Little brother…” The girl seemed to suddenly remember something. “Well, my name is Qiao Jianxue. Can I stay here for a while? I promise I won’t disturb you.”

“Jianxue?” Shu Yang lowered his eyes to glance at Da Ge on his phone. Seeing that Da Ge didn’t say anything, he continued talking to the girl. “Then you stay here. I’m on the phone. Don’t disturb me.”

“Okay, okay, thank you, little brother.” Qiao Jianxue’s face finally relaxed. It was a chaotic scene outside, but it was relatively quiet here. There was only one handsome guy who looked so quiet and gentle, which made her feel more at ease.

This also made her not mind Shu Yang’s joke about her name.

With someone else here, Shu Yang couldn’t just play the speaker as if nothing had happened. He pulled his own headphones out of his pocket, plugged them in, and tried to continue talking to Da Ge.

Unexpectedly, before he could even start, Qiao Jianxue called him again.

“What’s your name, little brother? I can’t keep calling you little brother, can I?”

“Shu Yang. Didn’t you hear me?” Shu Yang thought he was usually pretty good-tempered, but what was wrong with him wanting to be mean to this girl?

But when he looked up to answer the question, he didn’t see Francis’s cold expression warm up for a moment.

“Where were we talking?” Shu Yang gestured to Qiao Jianxue, successfully silencing her. He leaned against the car door and continued talking.

“Yeah,” Francis replied calmly.

“Where was it?” Shu Yang smiled. After the unexpected incident, he wasn’t completely blinded by Da Ge’s words.

After all, young people’s minds are full of strange ideas. Now, he didn’t need Francis to explain anything; he had already thought of a thousand reasons why he and Francis had formed such a strange connection.

For example, he might be the chosen one, destined to save the world, or maybe he and Da Ge were destined to be together… Ugh.

Shu Yang’s eyes shone with laughter, completely different from when he was talking to Qiao Jianxue just now.

Qiao Jianxue, squatting nearby, drew circles on the ground and secretly stuck out her tongue. She must be talking to her girlfriend on the phone. This guy is so clean-cut and handsome; other people’s boyfriends have never disappointed her.

Shu Yang’s face was beaming, and his worries were even less evident. He’d originally thought that if everyone was a global village, what would happen if they developed feelings for each other and then met in person? How terrifying!

Now, it was good! No need to worry at all!

Without a meeting, Da Ge would never know the real him. He could act all he wanted without fear of being caught, and flirt with men to his heart’s content without fear of being exposed.

Shu Yang was in a relaxed mood, and when he was relaxed, he was prone to speaking without restraint. Originally, he wouldn’t have been able to say such shameful, obviously flirtatious words in front of others. But now that he knew the other party couldn’t do anything to him, he didn’t care.

As for Qiao Jianxue, he put on his headphones and ignored the whole world.

Francis had originally wanted to tell him that this world was far less safe than he imagined. Since there was an advanced civilization in his time and space that served as a jump point connecting to Shu Yang’s time and space, it was very likely that there was also an advanced civilization jump point in Shu Yang’s time and space.

Only this would explain why the two places were connected.

As for why it was the two of them, Francis hadn’t figured it out yet and could only consider it a coincidence.

But when it came time to speak, he looked at Shu Yang’s still remarkably youthful and energetic face and was speechless.

Since he himself wasn’t sure about something, why bother to worry about it and add unnecessary pressure to him? Moreover, Francis suddenly realized that if an advanced civilization truly intended to attack Shu Yang’s location, there was nothing Shu Yang could do.

Even what he said would be something Shu Yang would have to bear alone.

Forget it.

A dark glint flashed in Francis’s eyes, and he put his original purpose aside.

“Can you send me some relevant information from your area?” Francis clasped his hands behind his back and secretly loosened his joints. This reason was not unreasonable.

The planet they were on had Chinese civilization and its descendants. If he could obtain some information, it would be very beneficial.

“Sure.” Shu Yang quickly used his other phone to search online. “Big Pigeon, take a look. Which of these teachers do you like? Teacher Cang or…”

“Who are these?” Francis watched as several female faces slowly swiped across Shu Yang’s phone. He knew quite a bit about Chinese civilization, and he had some knowledge of famous women in history. It seemed these women weren’t among the remaining images and documents.

Is their research still far from sufficient?

“Didn’t you say I’d send you the information, Big Pigeon?” Shu Yang chuckled, leaning to one side and lowering his voice. “You’ve definitely never seen any of this. But you have to send me some of your ‘local specialties’ to open my eyes.”

God bless you, Shu Yang was just joking. He rarely looked at these things and couldn’t find the resources. But Fatty Shen had them, and he’d just have to trade them.

But… Shu Yang quickly checked the chat interface. Can large files be sent?

Francis observed Shu Yang’s expression, feeling a bit puzzled.

At first, the two of them had struck up a conversation, stemming from a mysterious computer incident. Later, he’d been constantly wary of this person. As he gradually let down his guard, he learned of their unique identity and background. And when he finally accepted the situation and the hidden dangers behind it, his erratic personality was once again exposed.

Perhaps it was because of the different times that their thinking had become distorted. Francis thought to himself.

But as a normal adult man, Francis had seen soldiers with the same expression as Shu Yang’s in the Legion many times, and he had a rough idea of ​​what was going on.

But that expression, on a face so fresh and youthful, was truly… an eyesore.

“Historical data.”

“What?” Shu Yang didn’t catch it.

“Historical data and information on the modern and contemporary environment,” Francis repeated.

“Big Pigeon, why are you so boring? Okay, okay, tomorrow I’ll find some e-textbooks online and send them to you. Keep an eye out for them.” Shu Yang waved his hand, as if he didn’t want to say anything more.

Unbeknownst to him, Qiao Jianxue was slowly inching towards him.

“Shu Yang, little brother…”

By the time he realized what was happening, Qiao Jianxue had already reached him and called out his name.

He was so engrossed in the conversation that he didn’t have time to hide his phone, and Qiao Jianxue saw the man on his screen.

“So handsome!” Qiao Jianxue’s eyes lit up. She wasn’t acting as harmless as before; that was just an attempt to pique Shu Yang’s protectiveness. But when she realized it wasn’t working, she didn’t bother pretending anymore. “I thought you were talking to your girlfriend! He’s so handsome, even more handsome than a celebrity.”

“You’re so rude.” Shu Yang slammed the phone upside down against his chest. “I’m not talking to my girlfriend, I’m talking to my boyfriend.”