The man bumped into by Lin Jin wore a warm smile on his face. He didn’t seem to mind that Lin Jin knocked the food from his hand and he accepted Lin Jin's apology with a nod.
Then he asked Lin Jin, "What, you don't recognize me?"
Lin Jin was baffled by his question, blankly lifting his head to look at him. Although this guy was only a bit over 1.7m, Lin Jin, who was only around 1.6m, had to look up at everyone.
But he doesn’t seem to know this person at all.
Could it be a former classmate? Or a neighbor from when he was young?
Lin Jin dumbly stared at the man. After cycling through his memories and still unable to remember who the person in front of him was, he could only ask “Who are you?”
"Your cousin's friend, we've met before." The tall and skinny man wiped his fingers with the tissue Lin Jin had given him, then continued to smile at Lin Jin and said, "We met once a few years back, you've gotten prettier since then."
"Oh~" Lin Jin frowned slightly, trying hard to recall the man in front of him.
A few years ago, when he was in middle school, Lin Jin had indeed met with his older cousin Wu Jia's friends. Back then, he had gone to Wu Jia's grandmother's place to play, stayed over for a day, and even went to a nearby pond to catch lobsters, so he got to know a few of Wu Jia's friends.
However, because it was so long ago, he had completely no recollection of what those people looked like.
Lin Jin was quite cute back in middle school. His appearance was only ruined by acne and fat when he started the first semester of high school. Today's Lin Jin didn't look much different from his middle school self. Only that back then, he mainly because back then, he still had that childish look, so he would look like a little loli when dressed up as a girl. But now, his face was more refined and mature looking.
So it wasn't impossible for someone who had seen him during middle school to recognize him.
"I still can't remember who you are..." Lin Jin pondered for a long time and only confirmed that the person in front of him was likely one of the young friends from back at Wu Jia's grandmother's house. But he couldn't match a name or face to him, which was normal after five or six years. He had also completely forgotten their names.
"It doesn't matter if you can't remember" the man said cheerfully. "I'll just reintroduce myself."
"My name is Jingwei, Lin Jingwei, remember me? Wanna hang out?"
"Oh~ But I'm actually busy with something." Lin Jin scratched his rapidly growing hair, tried to recall the name but still couldn’t remember anything about it, so he suggested "How about we add each other on QQ? We can hang out next time when we're both free."
"By the way, your cousin is nearby, do you want me to take you to him?"
"No need, I just came from his place." Lin Jin found the man in front of him somewhat confusing. If a person met someone they only played with once five or six years ago, it wasn’t normal for them to be so enthusiastic, right?
Could it be that this guy is gay?
"No worries, no worries, let's go." The man named Lin Jingwei grabbed Lin Jin's hand and started to walk.
Lin Jin followed the man with a helpless expression, half resisting and half complying.
After walking for about fifteen minutes, Lin Jin had nearly given up resisting. He yawned and let the man lead him. He would occasionally looking up, but during one of these glances, he realized that he was being led into another alley.
This alley was deserted with no one around and no storefronts, seeming like an abandoned residential area.
"We're taking a shortcut." Lin Jingwei didn't wait for Lin Jin to ask and explained straight away.
"Oh, okay." Lin Jin didn't suspect anything. In aplace like this, he couldn’t differentiate between north, east, south, or west. He only felt that this guy's enthusiasm was a bit overwhelming.
"Speaking of which, little sister, do you have a boyfriend now?" He asked as if it was a casual question.
Little sister?
Lin Jin was stunned for a moment. Had five or six years erased his gender from this person’s memory?
He stopped in his tracks, standing firm no matter how hard Lin Jingwei pulled. Lin Jingwei turned around with a puzzled look and found Lin Jin's face full of confusion.
He immediately realized he had said the wrong thing, but he couldn’t figure out what he had done wrong.
Normal people would definitely not think that an exquisite person like Lin Jin was a man, right?
"I've got something else to do, so I won't be looking for my cousin. You go ahead." Lin Jin shook his hand free, stepped back twice, and watched Lin Jingwei with a wary expression. Then he felt the sudden vibration of the phone in his hand.
Without a doubt, the black cat must have sensed something and issued a task to Lin Jin.
"What's the matter? Do you think I'm a bad guy?" Lin Jingwei laughed, "How could that be? Do I look like one?"
Indeed, he didn't look the part. Despite the crew cut, he seemed harmless and was skinny to boot. Any slightly well built person could probably knock him down if he tried anything.
But then again, no bad person would have the words “I’m bad” written on their face.
And the black cat had issued a task because of this person.
Lin Jin took two more steps back. He quickly glanced at his phone and found out the task was for him to escape. The task reward was “self defense skills” while the task penalty was to bear the consequences.
What the f*ck?! Even though he originally didn't feel particularly endangered, he does now after seeing the new task!
Was the security in this town this poor? Just bumping into some random person and you’ll run into malicious people?
Well, although he still didn’t know where the danger was… This skinny guy named Lin Jingwei in front of him, he felt he could easily beat him with a single shot!
So Lin Jin patted his pockets but was stunned for a moment. Then he felt around the inner pockets of his jacket and was stunned again. Finally, he blankly looked up at Lin Jingwei.
Where was my stun gun?
Lin Jin vaguely remembered that his jacket was supposed to always have the stun gun in it, but it was missing now.
Seems like it was left in the overcoat Liu Shengqi gave him?
That made sense. If he had the stun gun, then the task would be too simple. Logically speaking, the black cat would not issue a task that wasn’t mentally or physically toturing.
"What's wrong?" Lin Jingwei asked with a smile.
"Nothing." Lin Jin's face turned a shade paler as he looked around, only to realize that this place was completely unfamiliar to him. Moreover, he had been following this man through twists and turns with no idea how long they had been walking. If he ran around headlessly, he might end up in a dead end.
But how would he know for sure he'd end up in a dead end if he didn't run?
So, without any hesitation, Lin Jin turned and ran. Lin Jingwei was taken aback, not expecting Lin Jin to run without a word, and hurriedly chased after him.
Lin Jin wasn’t very physically fit, so he planned to sprint to a crowded place, preferably straight onto a busy street. This way, he could use the dense crowd to shake off this bad guy chasing him.
"Don't run! I'm not a bad person!" Lin Jingwei shouted while chasing after him.
Pah! If you're not a bad person, why the hell are you chasing me?!
To save energy, Lin Jin didn’t intend to speak. He just kept running. However, as hge ran, he found that Lin Jingwei was running alongside him. Those long legs were moving so fast that one step matched two of Lin Jin's and he was effortlessly keeping up while watching him.
What the f*ck?!
The man bumped into by Lin Jin wore a warm smile on his face. He didn’t seem to mind that Lin Jin knocked the food from his hand and he accepted Lin Jin's apology with a nod.
Then he asked Lin Jin, "What, you don't recognize me?"
Lin Jin was baffled by his question, blankly lifting his head to look at him. Although this guy was only a bit over 1.7m, Lin Jin, who was only around 1.6m, had to look up at everyone.
But he doesn’t seem to know this person at all.
Could it be a former classmate? Or a neighbor from when he was young?
Lin Jin dumbly stared at the man. After cycling through his memories and still unable to remember who the person in front of him was, he could only ask “Who are you?”
"Your cousin's friend, we've met before." The tall and skinny man wiped his fingers with the tissue Lin Jin had given him, then continued to smile at Lin Jin and said, "We met once a few years back, you've gotten prettier since then."
"Oh~" Lin Jin frowned slightly, trying hard to recall the man in front of him.
A few years ago, when he was in middle school, Lin Jin had indeed met with his older cousin Wu Jia's friends. Back then, he had gone to Wu Jia's grandmother's place to play, stayed over for a day, and even went to a nearby pond to catch lobsters, so he got to know a few of Wu Jia's friends.
However, because it was so long ago, he had completely no recollection of what those people looked like.
Lin Jin was quite cute back in middle school. His appearance was only ruined by acne and fat when he started the first semester of high school. Today's Lin Jin didn't look much different from his middle school self. Only that back then, he mainly because back then, he still had that childish look, so he would look like a little loli when dressed up as a girl. But now, his face was more refined and mature looking.
So it wasn't impossible for someone who had seen him during middle school to recognize him.
"I still can't remember who you are..." Lin Jin pondered for a long time and only confirmed that the person in front of him was likely one of the young friends from back at Wu Jia's grandmother's house. But he couldn't match a name or face to him, which was normal after five or six years. He had also completely forgotten their names.
"It doesn't matter if you can't remember" the man said cheerfully. "I'll just reintroduce myself."
"My name is Jingwei, Lin Jingwei, remember me? Wanna hang out?"
"Oh~ But I'm actually busy with something." Lin Jin scratched his rapidly growing hair, tried to recall the name but still couldn’t remember anything about it, so he suggested "How about we add each other on QQ? We can hang out next time when we're both free."
"By the way, your cousin is nearby, do you want me to take you to him?"
"No need, I just came from his place." Lin Jin found the man in front of him somewhat confusing. If a person met someone they only played with once five or six years ago, it wasn’t normal for them to be so enthusiastic, right?
Could it be that this guy is gay?
"No worries, no worries, let's go." The man named Lin Jingwei grabbed Lin Jin's hand and started to walk.
Lin Jin followed the man with a helpless expression, half resisting and half complying.
After walking for about fifteen minutes, Lin Jin had nearly given up resisting. He yawned and let the man lead him. He would occasionally looking up, but during one of these glances, he realized that he was being led into another alley.
This alley was deserted with no one around and no storefronts, seeming like an abandoned residential area.
"We're taking a shortcut." Lin Jingwei didn't wait for Lin Jin to ask and explained straight away.
"Oh, okay." Lin Jin didn't suspect anything. In aplace like this, he couldn’t differentiate between north, east, south, or west. He only felt that this guy's enthusiasm was a bit overwhelming.
"Speaking of which, little sister, do you have a boyfriend now?" He asked as if it was a casual question.
Little sister?
Lin Jin was stunned for a moment. Had five or six years erased his gender from this person’s memory?
He stopped in his tracks, standing firm no matter how hard Lin Jingwei pulled. Lin Jingwei turned around with a puzzled look and found Lin Jin's face full of confusion.
He immediately realized he had said the wrong thing, but he couldn’t figure out what he had done wrong.
Normal people would definitely not think that an exquisite person like Lin Jin was a man, right?
"I've got something else to do, so I won't be looking for my cousin. You go ahead." Lin Jin shook his hand free, stepped back twice, and watched Lin Jingwei with a wary expression. Then he felt the sudden vibration of the phone in his hand.
Without a doubt, the black cat must have sensed something and issued a task to Lin Jin.
"What's the matter? Do you think I'm a bad guy?" Lin Jingwei laughed, "How could that be? Do I look like one?"
Indeed, he didn't look the part. Despite the crew cut, he seemed harmless and was skinny to boot. Any slightly well built person could probably knock him down if he tried anything.
But then again, no bad person would have the words “I’m bad” written on their face.
And the black cat had issued a task because of this person.
Lin Jin took two more steps back. He quickly glanced at his phone and found out the task was for him to escape. The task reward was “self defense skills” while the task penalty was to bear the consequences.
What the f*ck?! Even though he originally didn't feel particularly endangered, he does now after seeing the new task!
Was the security in this town this poor? Just bumping into some random person and you’ll run into malicious people?
Well, although he still didn’t know where the danger was… This skinny guy named Lin Jingwei in front of him, he felt he could easily beat him with a single shot!
So Lin Jin patted his pockets but was stunned for a moment. Then he felt around the inner pockets of his jacket and was stunned again. Finally, he blankly looked up at Lin Jingwei.
Where was my stun gun?
Lin Jin vaguely remembered that his jacket was supposed to always have the stun gun in it, but it was missing now.
Seems like it was left in the overcoat Liu Shengqi gave him?
That made sense. If he had the stun gun, then the task would be too simple. Logically speaking, the black cat would not issue a task that wasn’t mentally or physically toturing.
"What's wrong?" Lin Jingwei asked with a smile.
"Nothing." Lin Jin's face turned a shade paler as he looked around, only to realize that this place was completely unfamiliar to him. Moreover, he had been following this man through twists and turns with no idea how long they had been walking. If he ran around headlessly, he might end up in a dead end.
But how would he know for sure he'd end up in a dead end if he didn't run?
So, without any hesitation, Lin Jin turned and ran. Lin Jingwei was taken aback, not expecting Lin Jin to run without a word, and hurriedly chased after him.
Lin Jin wasn’t very physically fit, so he planned to sprint to a crowded place, preferably straight onto a busy street. This way, he could use the dense crowd to shake off this bad guy chasing him.
"Don't run! I'm not a bad person!" Lin Jingwei shouted while chasing after him.
Pah! If you're not a bad person, why the hell are you chasing me?!
To save energy, Lin Jin didn’t intend to speak. He just kept running. However, as hge ran, he found that Lin Jingwei was running alongside him. Those long legs were moving so fast that one step matched two of Lin Jin's and he was effortlessly keeping up while watching him.
What the f*ck?!
