Chapter 158: The Forced Trio
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Walking away from that spot she escaped out of the residential area and went back to grab her hidden water bottle. That night was the first time her body felt so sore, she knew her stomach probably had a bruise on it from the level of pain she felt. However, that did nothing to deter the smile and satisfaction on her face. Each step she took was filled with joy from getting her revenge, with her own two hands she was able to fight back against that nasty baker.
The croissants became her meal from the day and she drank some water out of the river after filling her bottle. A mental pressure was released off of her as she slept that night. From then on, instead of scoping for natural pushed aside food she was on a lookout for places to rob. She usually tried to look for ones that were easy to exit and she would be able to take it undetected. The mistake she made in the bakery with the small latch was fresh in her mind as the biggest hurdle to success.
Now, she made sure to look at the door carefully and see if they had something that could trip her up. Sometimes the people inside would catch sight of her staring, to her surprise there were some who actually offered her food. It was mainly out of pity or a rouse to get her to leave, either way it worked fairly well. If she was considering or planning to rob the store when she was offered food, she automatically gave up on her plan.
Taking the food given she would go to find the next 'target' peacefully. If they were mean to her or yelled rude things, she engraved their name in her heart. There were many people who acted in the latter category so there was never a lack of 'targets.' After her first couple, her confidence kept increasing and the locations became riskier. Her success rate was at a high percentage, not to say she didn't fail but it was a rare occurrence.
This method of survival was how she lasted the year and kept her body well fed. It was back from one of these trips did she meet those two - Ming Ming and Neo. Thankfully she had stolen a bit more that day and was able to share but that amount was not a dependable subject. Some days her loot was only enough for her. She truly could not support them and frankly, did not want to.
They kept following her for hours so she took pity on them for the night and let them stay with her. That one night relationship she expected had become a ten year long friendship. If it were not for what happened later that night, things would not have progressed this far. Yet, she could not find one regret from that time.
Her eyes looked fondly at the two in front of her, Ming Ming being pouty on her left and in front was Neo working hard on the computer.
"I know what that look is for, you're reminiscing over how we met huh?"
The peaceful atmosphere was immediately broken by Ming Ming's comment. Even if she agreed with her statement, it physically pained Ying Yue to agree on sentimental issues. Her mouth responded before her mind processed the statement.
"No why would I want to remember that? When two snot nosed kids latched on to me." She rolled her eyes in addition to her response. Despite her words the hidden message was seen through by them.
"Awe don't worry, I'll never leave you." With that, she felt a body jump onto her body and held her in a strong hold. Looking slightly down at Ming Ming she saw her clinging like a koala to her body. Her arms wrapped around her shoulders and legs around her waist.
"Get off, you are so heavy! Do you want me to tip over??"
Her voice raised slightly as she quickly readjusted her body. The weight on her left was causing her to tilt. Grabbing onto Ming Ming's body she had to hold on to stabilize herself. With one hand wrapped around the other's waist, she tried to push Ming Ming's face away with the other.
"Oh come on you know you love this."
Pressing the face again she responded, "no I actually don't, now can you please get off you're too heavy for me. If you were going to get on, get on my back why my side like a koala."
"Don't have to tell me twice."
The weight on her left immediately released and was met by a jump onto her back.
"Ouf." A grunt came out of her as she had to adjust the weight on her again. The jumps were not light, they were full force since the other did not hold back any strength. Any other untrained person might have fallen flat from the action but because of her training she was able to manage. It was also not the first time they had given each other piggy backs.
It had been approximately five minutes since she had ended her call with Xi Long. So from the five minutes before to now, it was around fifteen minutes so far. During this time Neo had not stopped his action on the keyboard and she was curious about what was taking him so long.
Usually Neo was able to finish his tasks fairly easily and it did not take him over ten minutes. Considering that it took only a minute for him to hack into Zhuang Wei's computer, then the defences itself must not be difficult for him. Zhuang Wei directly coding against him held him up only slightly, since he was able to simultaneously break his code while defending.
So for such an extended fight she could not understand the reasoning. His fingers had also not slowed in speed either, they continued just as aggressively as they did in the beginning. If not for the fact that Neo did this often, she worried that his fingers would cramp up. Such aggression and speed did not bode well for the health of his hand.
"Neo, what's going on? Is there some sort of trouble with Zhuang Wei?"
His eyes never strayed from the screen, there was an unnatural focus on his face. When she stared at his face long enough she was able to see something a hint of anger?
'Is he angry?' She knew he was defensive over her but did not expect such a situation to make him so angry. A warm feeling flowed through her again from his actions. To have someone defend you and get angry over things like this was something she was extremely grateful for.
She herself was not as angry, more so irritated and upset with Xi Long and Zhuang Wei. On the side, she knew that Ming Ming and Neo were irritated on her account. However, anger was a deeper emotion than that and meant a lot more. Out of the three, Neo was more on the quieter level but was fiercely loyal and protective. The amount of things that could make him angry could be counted on one hand.
So for him to react like this, made her feel s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e and thankful.
"Neo, don't be angry we can take care of it. I'll even hit him a couple times in person if that will make you feel better." Her voice was softer as if she was pacifying him.
"Don't make any jokes do you think this is funny Ying Yue?"
"He used your full name, oooh he's really angry." Was what she heard over her shoulder from Ming Ming.
"Thank you, I think I got that without your help. The commentary is unneeded but if you get off my back I'll take that as your apology or enough help in general."
Other than a tightening grasp on her body, there was no other sounds that came from Ming Ming. She was probably afraid that Ying Yue would push her off so she pretended like she couldn't hear the ending.
"Listen Neo, I know that you are upset and rightfully so. I don't take this situation lightly, you saw me yell at Xi Long. However, there is no point if you are pushing yourself to punish him. Give your hands a rest, its been fifteen minutes already."
"No, its fine. I've just started my revenge against him. I don't care if he's Xi Long's best friend or the president's, he put you in too much danger today. Just cause he's a good coder I've been a bit slower but watch ruin his day. Let's see him try this type of shit again, this is my first warning."
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Walking away from that spot she escaped out of the residential area and went back to grab her hidden water bottle. That night was the first time her body felt so sore, she knew her stomach probably had a bruise on it from the level of pain she felt. However, that did nothing to deter the smile and satisfaction on her face. Each step she took was filled with joy from getting her revenge, with her own two hands she was able to fight back against that nasty baker.
The croissants became her meal from the day and she drank some water out of the river after filling her bottle. A mental pressure was released off of her as she slept that night. From then on, instead of scoping for natural pushed aside food she was on a lookout for places to rob. She usually tried to look for ones that were easy to exit and she would be able to take it undetected. The mistake she made in the bakery with the small latch was fresh in her mind as the biggest hurdle to success.
Now, she made sure to look at the door carefully and see if they had something that could trip her up. Sometimes the people inside would catch sight of her staring, to her surprise there were some who actually offered her food. It was mainly out of pity or a rouse to get her to leave, either way it worked fairly well. If she was considering or planning to rob the store when she was offered food, she automatically gave up on her plan.
Taking the food given she would go to find the next 'target' peacefully. If they were mean to her or yelled rude things, she engraved their name in her heart. There were many people who acted in the latter category so there was never a lack of 'targets.' After her first couple, her confidence kept increasing and the locations became riskier. Her success rate was at a high percentage, not to say she didn't fail but it was a rare occurrence.
This method of survival was how she lasted the year and kept her body well fed. It was back from one of these trips did she meet those two - Ming Ming and Neo. Thankfully she had stolen a bit more that day and was able to share but that amount was not a dependable subject. Some days her loot was only enough for her. She truly could not support them and frankly, did not want to.
They kept following her for hours so she took pity on them for the night and let them stay with her. That one night relationship she expected had become a ten year long friendship. If it were not for what happened later that night, things would not have progressed this far. Yet, she could not find one regret from that time.
Her eyes looked fondly at the two in front of her, Ming Ming being pouty on her left and in front was Neo working hard on the computer.
"I know what that look is for, you're reminiscing over how we met huh?"
The peaceful atmosphere was immediately broken by Ming Ming's comment. Even if she agreed with her statement, it physically pained Ying Yue to agree on sentimental issues. Her mouth responded before her mind processed the statement.
"No why would I want to remember that? When two snot nosed kids latched on to me." She rolled her eyes in addition to her response. Despite her words the hidden message was seen through by them.
"Awe don't worry, I'll never leave you." With that, she felt a body jump onto her body and held her in a strong hold. Looking slightly down at Ming Ming she saw her clinging like a koala to her body. Her arms wrapped around her shoulders and legs around her waist.
"Get off, you are so heavy! Do you want me to tip over??"
Her voice raised slightly as she quickly readjusted her body. The weight on her left was causing her to tilt. Grabbing onto Ming Ming's body she had to hold on to stabilize herself. With one hand wrapped around the other's waist, she tried to push Ming Ming's face away with the other.
"Oh come on you know you love this."
Pressing the face again she responded, "no I actually don't, now can you please get off you're too heavy for me. If you were going to get on, get on my back why my side like a koala."
"Don't have to tell me twice."
The weight on her left immediately released and was met by a jump onto her back.
"Ouf." A grunt came out of her as she had to adjust the weight on her again. The jumps were not light, they were full force since the other did not hold back any strength. Any other untrained person might have fallen flat from the action but because of her training she was able to manage. It was also not the first time they had given each other piggy backs.
It had been approximately five minutes since she had ended her call with Xi Long. So from the five minutes before to now, it was around fifteen minutes so far. During this time Neo had not stopped his action on the keyboard and she was curious about what was taking him so long.
Usually Neo was able to finish his tasks fairly easily and it did not take him over ten minutes. Considering that it took only a minute for him to hack into Zhuang Wei's computer, then the defences itself must not be difficult for him. Zhuang Wei directly coding against him held him up only slightly, since he was able to simultaneously break his code while defending.
So for such an extended fight she could not understand the reasoning. His fingers had also not slowed in speed either, they continued just as aggressively as they did in the beginning. If not for the fact that Neo did this often, she worried that his fingers would cramp up. Such aggression and speed did not bode well for the health of his hand.
"Neo, what's going on? Is there some sort of trouble with Zhuang Wei?"
His eyes never strayed from the screen, there was an unnatural focus on his face. When she stared at his face long enough she was able to see something a hint of anger?
'Is he angry?' She knew he was defensive over her but did not expect such a situation to make him so angry. A warm feeling flowed through her again from his actions. To have someone defend you and get angry over things like this was something she was extremely grateful for.
She herself was not as angry, more so irritated and upset with Xi Long and Zhuang Wei. On the side, she knew that Ming Ming and Neo were irritated on her account. However, anger was a deeper emotion than that and meant a lot more. Out of the three, Neo was more on the quieter level but was fiercely loyal and protective. The amount of things that could make him angry could be counted on one hand.
So for him to react like this, made her feel s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e and thankful.
"Neo, don't be angry we can take care of it. I'll even hit him a couple times in person if that will make you feel better." Her voice was softer as if she was pacifying him.
"Don't make any jokes do you think this is funny Ying Yue?"
"He used your full name, oooh he's really angry." Was what she heard over her shoulder from Ming Ming.
"Thank you, I think I got that without your help. The commentary is unneeded but if you get off my back I'll take that as your apology or enough help in general."
Other than a tightening grasp on her body, there was no other sounds that came from Ming Ming. She was probably afraid that Ying Yue would push her off so she pretended like she couldn't hear the ending.
"Listen Neo, I know that you are upset and rightfully so. I don't take this situation lightly, you saw me yell at Xi Long. However, there is no point if you are pushing yourself to punish him. Give your hands a rest, its been fifteen minutes already."
"No, its fine. I've just started my revenge against him. I don't care if he's Xi Long's best friend or the president's, he put you in too much danger today. Just cause he's a good coder I've been a bit slower but watch ruin his day. Let's see him try this type of shit again, this is my first warning."
Walking away from that spot she escaped out of the residential area and went back to grab her hidden water bottle. That night was the first time her body felt so sore, she knew her stomach probably had a bruise on it from the level of pain she felt. However, that did nothing to deter the smile and satisfaction on her face. Each step she took was filled with joy from getting her revenge, with her own two hands she was able to fight back against that nasty baker. The croissants became her meal from the day and she drank some water out of the river after filling her bottle. A mental pressure was released off of her as she slept that night. From then on, instead of scoping for natural pushed aside food she was on a lookout for places to rob. She usually tried to look for ones that were easy to exit and she would be able to take it undetected. The mistake she made in the bakery with the small latch was fresh in her mind as the biggest hurdle to success. Now, she made sure to look at the door carefully and see if they had something that could trip her up. Sometimes the people inside would catch sight of her staring, to her surprise there were some who actually offered her food. It was mainly out of pity or a rouse to get her to leave, either way it worked fairly well. If she was considering or planning to rob the store when she was offered food, she automatically gave up on her plan. Taking the food given she would go to find the next 'target' peacefully. If they were mean to her or yelled rude things, she engraved their name in her heart. There were many people who acted in the latter category so there was never a lack of 'targets.' After her first couple, her confidence kept increasing and the locations became riskier. Her success rate was at a high percentage, not to say she didn't fail but it was a rare occurrence. This method of survival was how she lasted the year and kept her body well fed. It was back from one of these trips did she meet those two - Ming Ming and Neo. Thankfully she had stolen a bit more that day and was able to share but that amount was not a dependable subject. Some days her loot was only enough for her. She truly could not support them and frankly, did not want to. They kept following her for hours so she took pity on them for the night and let them stay with her. That one night relationship she expected had become a ten year long friendship. If it were not for what happened later that night, things would not have progressed this far. Yet, she could not find one regret from that time. Her eyes looked fondly at the two in front of her, Ming Ming being pouty on her left and in front was Neo working hard on the computer. "I know what that look is for, you're reminiscing over how we met huh?" The peaceful atmosphere was immediately broken by Ming Ming's comment. Even if she agreed with her statement, it physically pained Ying Yue to agree on sentimental issues. Her mouth responded before her mind processed the statement. "No why would I want to remember that? When two snot nosed kids latched on to me." She rolled her eyes in addition to her response. Despite her words the hidden message was seen through by them. "Awe don't worry, I'll never leave you." With that, she felt a body jump onto her body and held her in a strong hold. Looking slightly down at Ming Ming she saw her clinging like a koala to her body. Her arms wrapped around her shoulders and legs around her waist. "Get off, you are so heavy! Do you want me to tip over??" Her voice raised slightly as she quickly readjusted her body. The weight on her left was causing her to tilt. Grabbing onto Ming Ming's body she had to hold on to stabilize herself. With one hand wrapped around the other's waist, she tried to push Ming Ming's face away with the other. "Oh come on you know you love this." Pressing the face again she responded, "no I actually don't, now can you please get off you're too heavy for me. If you were going to get on, get on my back why my side like a koala." "Don't have to tell me twice." The weight on her left immediately released and was met by a jump onto her back. "Ouf." A grunt came out of her as she had to adjust the weight on her again. The jumps were not light, they were full force since the other did not hold back any strength. Any other untrained person might have fallen flat from the action but because of her training she was able to manage. It was also not the first time they had given each other piggy backs. It had been approximately five minutes since she had ended her call with Xi Long. So from the five minutes before to now, it was around fifteen minutes so far. During this time Neo had not stopped his action on the keyboard and she was curious about what was taking him so long. Usually Neo was able to finish his tasks fairly easily and it did not take him over ten minutes. Considering that it took only a minute for him to hack into Zhuang Wei's computer, then the defences itself must not be difficult for him. Zhuang Wei directly coding against him held him up only slightly, since he was able to simultaneously break his code while defending. So for such an extended fight she could not understand the reasoning. His fingers had also not slowed in speed either, they continued just as aggressively as they did in the beginning. If not for the fact that Neo did this often, she worried that his fingers would cramp up. Such aggression and speed did not bode well for the health of his hand. "Neo, what's going on? Is there some sort of trouble with Zhuang Wei?" His eyes never strayed from the screen, there was an unnatural focus on his face. When she stared at his face long enough she was able to see something a hint of anger? 'Is he angry?' She knew he was defensive over her but did not expect such a situation to make him so angry. A warm feeling flowed through her again from his actions. To have someone defend you and get angry over things like this was something she was extremely grateful for. She herself was not as angry, more so irritated and upset with Xi Long and Zhuang Wei. On the side, she knew that Ming Ming and Neo were irritated on her account. However, anger was a deeper emotion than that and meant a lot more. Out of the three, Neo was more on the quieter level but was fiercely loyal and protective. The amount of things that could make him angry could be counted on one hand. So for him to react like this, made her feel s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e and thankful. "Neo, don't be angry we can take care of it. I'll even hit him a couple times in person if that will make you feel better." Her voice was softer as if she was pacifying him. "Don't make any jokes do you think this is funny Ying Yue?" "He used your full name, oooh he's really angry." Was what she heard over her shoulder from Ming Ming. "Thank you, I think I got that without your help. The commentary is unneeded but if you get off my back I'll take that as your apology or enough help in general." Other than a tightening grasp on her body, there was no other sounds that came from Ming Ming. She was probably afraid that Ying Yue would push her off so she pretended like she couldn't hear the ending. "Listen Neo, I know that you are upset and rightfully so. I don't take this situation lightly, you saw me yell at Xi Long. However, there is no point if you are pushing yourself to punish him. Give your hands a rest, its been fifteen minutes already." "No, its fine. I've just started my revenge against him. I don't care if he's Xi Long's best friend or the president's, he put you in too much danger today. Just cause he's a good coder I've been a bit slower but watch ruin his day. Let's see him try this type of shit again, this is my first warning."
