Chapter 12

Ding dong, ding dong...

"Who is it! Disturbing my sleep so early in the morning!"

The phone kept ringing, and with no choice, Lin Mi, still half-asleep, stretched out his left hand, picked up the phone from the bedside table, and answered it.

"Hello~" Lin Fei didn’t open his eyes to see who was calling; he decided that if this person didn’t have something important, he would never talk to them again.

"Lin Fei, what are you doing! You didn’t answer the phone for so long, do you want a beating?" A voice came through the earpiece, soft yet seductive, gentle yet alluring, like the chirping of a yellow oriole, clear and bright yet soft and melodious.

"It’s you! Zhou Yue, what are you crazy about so early in the morning? Those who disturb others' dreams will be disturbed by others. You should be careful in the future."

"Early in the morning? It’s already 12 o'clock, and you’re still sleeping. Are you a pig?"

Lin Fei opened his eyes, used his telekinesis to lift the alarm clock, and checked the time: "It’s already 12 o'clock! I slept like a log. What’s up?"

"Haha~"

Lin Fei yawned and said, "Can’t I call you if there’s nothing? When a beautiful woman calls you, what’s there to be unhappy about! You should know, a bunch of people are waiting for me to call them back!"

"If there’s nothing, I’ll hang up. Bye-bye."

"Wait, hello, I have something!"

"What is it?"

"You~ Do you know what day it is today?"

"Only a few days left before school starts, the air is filled with the scent of kids rushing to finish their homework. Is today Homework Day?"

"You! I’m angry with you, I’m telling you!"

"Haha, I won’t tease you anymore. Today is your birthday, right?"

"Good to know. Meet at Uncle Niu’s Hotpot at 7 PM tonight, don’t be late."

"Okay, got it."

"Alright, that’s it! I’m going to have lunch with Xiao Ru first, bye-bye."

"Okay."

"Zhou Yue hung up the phone and immediately complained to her best friend Wang Xiaoru: 'You have to maintain the united front tonight! Don’t turn against me right away.'"

"Alright! I’ll listen to you today. It’s your birthday, you’re the boss," Wang Xiaoru replied with a smile. "He might have been busy last night and didn’t get enough sleep, so your call woke him up, and that’s why he was teasing you."

"Oh! We just agreed to maintain the united front, and the enemy hasn’t even shown up yet! You’re already saying things to undermine our morale. When the enemy appears, you’ll turn against me right away. I think I should give you a lesson to remember." Zhou Yue raised her hands, pretending to tickle Wang Xiaoru.

Wang Xiaoru immediately begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, spare me! I was just guessing! I didn’t mean to turn against you."

Zhou Yue retracted her "claws" and smiled: "You know your place. But don’t speak up for him. He’s not working now, he lives off his rental income, and stays at home all day. What could he be busy with? I think he was playing games too late last night, so he slept in today."

Wang Xiaoru found her analysis quite reasonable.

"Alright! Detective Zhou Yue, I’m hungry. Let’s go have lunch!"

"Okay, let’s go!"

The two graceful girls walked hand in hand to the restaurant, attracting a lot of admiring glances along the way.

At that moment, Lin Fei, who had buried his head under the covers to catch some more sleep, had no idea that Zhou Yue had already made a note of him in her little notebook.

Even if Lin Fei knew, he wouldn’t care. They had known each other for so many years, and her little notebook might already be filled with several volumes of notes about him.

Around 2 PM, Lin Fei got up, washed up, and then ate a lot of various fruits as his lunch. After staying up late, it’s important to eat more fruits to avoid getting heaty. Lin Fei felt fully recharged.

He had originally planned to eat the meat of the mutant animal today, but because Zhou Yue was having a birthday dinner tonight, he had to postpone his plan to tomorrow.

"This woman often disrupts my plans," Lin Fei sighed.

"What should I get her for her birthday this year? Last year, I gave her a cactus as a birthday gift, and she said it was the most special gift she had ever received. This silly woman, that wasn’t an ordinary cactus. I cultivated it with my spiritual energy, which can slightly increase the spiritual energy concentration around it. Plants with such effects are quite rare. Of course, I didn’t tell her about its effects; I just said I picked it out for her at the flower market, but she was very happy to receive it." Lin Fei thought.

"Maybe I should give her a cactus this year? The one I cultivated this year grew quite well and is more effective than the cactus I gave her last year."

Since last year, when he first celebrated her birthday with them, Lin Fei’s life had gained a new headache: preparing birthday gifts for them.

"Wang Xiaoru is much better, she’s so quiet and gentle."

Zhou Yue and Wang Xiaoru worked at a fitness club called Vitality. Zhou Yue was a yoga instructor, and because of her outstanding appearance and fiery figure, she became the club’s living advertisement. Many young women joined the club to achieve her figure, which in turn attracted many men. The club manager was delighted and gave Zhou Yue a raise that month.

Wang Xiaoru also worked at the club, introduced by Zhou Yue. Unlike Zhou Yue, she had awakened a special ability, which Zhou Yue had always envied. Although Zhou Yue had spiritual energy, she hadn’t awakened any special abilities, which was a regret for her.

The club was recruiting a medical officer, and since Wang Xiaoru’s ability was to relieve fatigue, she joined Vitality as a medical officer.

Although Wang Xiaoru’s figure wasn’t as good as Zhou Yue’s, her appearance was on par with Zhou Yue’s. Over the years, they had become the club’s living mascots.

After thinking for a while, Lin Fei decided to give Zhou Yue the cactus he had cultivated this year. After all, she seemed to like the cactus he gave her last year.

He spent some time weaving a box with vines and then picked a cactus from his balcony to put inside.

"Phew! Done."

After preparing the birthday gift, Lin Fei lay on the sofa and played a mobile game. A new game called Supreme King had recently come out, similar to a popular mobile game on Earth. With his past experience, Lin Fei quickly reached the King rank. After reaching the King rank, he found the game somewhat tasteless, but it was a good way to pass the time when he had nothing to do.

Time always flies when you’re having fun, and the entire afternoon passed in a flurry of victories.

Lin Fei ended the last match, exited the game, and checked the time on his phone: 5:50 PM.

"Leaving now is just right," Lin Fei thought.