Chapter 226: Chapter 226: Date

Because of the new rule, Yun Xie could no longer go out with Jiang Qin. But… he chose to head out after her.

The production crew didn’t try to stop him, only offering a reminder, “You’re free to follow, but as we agreed, you can’t let Miss Jiang find out.”

“I know,” Yun Xie snapped, shooting them an irritated look.

The staff didn’t get angry, though.

He had come out to have fun with his female master, only to be forced to separate from her. Anyone would be upset.

Besides, it was only for today. He could go with her again tomorrow.

After all, the director didn’t want to upset the guests too much. He had mentioned before filming started that there would occasionally be a segment or two that required their cooperation.

Normally, they wouldn’t get in the way of everyone’s vacation.

It wasn’t that Yun Xie was truly angry, just that he was worried.

He couldn’t bear to leave Jiang Qin’s side, terrified that something might happen to her.

The production crew’s security was good, but he wouldn’t feel at ease unless he was there to protect her himself.

…

The other eight people hadn’t successfully paired up, so they had to spend the day completing the tasks on their cards.

Meanwhile, Jiang Qin and Yuan Ling headed out together awkwardly.

The first location the production crew had arranged for their date was an amusement park.

The crew gave them one thousand Game Coins, and their mission was to spend them all.

’That shouldn’t be too hard,’ Jiang Qin thought.

As it turned out, the first game they played was a shooting game. She missed nine of her ten shots, but Yuan Ling, right beside her, managed to hit twelve targets with his ten shots.

Then, she heard the sound of the game machine spitting out coins.

“What… is this?”

Yuan Ling had never been to a place like this in his entire life, so he looked utterly confused.

A nearby staff member quickly came over, smiling, and explained, “Congratulations, you two. This is the prize for winning the game.”

“For all of our games, you get a Game Coin payout every time you win.”

So, after playing just one game, they had made a profit of thirty coins.

Yuan Ling hadn’t expected this to be part of the deal and was momentarily at a loss.

He chose his words carefully, asking Jiang Qin, “So… do you like playing here?”

Jiang Qin was sharp. The moment he asked, she guessed what he was thinking.

“I do, but a thousand coins is more than enough.”

’So we don’t need to win any more coins.’

Yuan Ling immediately let out a sigh of relief. “Then for the next games, should we just lose on purpose?”

“Okay.”

“Ahem, excuse me, you two. Once you put the coins in, you have to actually play the game. The production crew has a strict no-waste policy.”

Hearing this, Jiang Qin immediately replied with a grin, “Don’t worry, we promise we won’t waste a thing.”

’We’re just genuinely terrible at this, that’s all.’

Evidently, Yuan Ling was thinking the same thing. If they kept winning coins, they’d be stuck here for ages.

So, for the next game, they promptly found the most expensive one in the arcade.

It was a holographic zombie-killing game.

The moment the game began, Jiang Qin started shooting nonstop. She had planned on pretending to be a noob, but it seemed she was the real deal.

Seeing the zombies lunging toward her, she froze in terror.

’Oh my god, this is too real,’ she thought, feeling a wave of terror wash over her.

Suddenly, someone grabbed her by the wrist, wrapped an arm around her waist, and started firing furiously with his free hand.

The Yuan Ling of this moment was completely different from his usual, low-key self. His eyes were sharp, his movements swift and decisive, and every single shot was a headshot.

Jiang Qin was speechless. ’…Didn’t we agree to just mess around…?’

Only after they had cleared the entire level did Yuan Ling, letting out a sigh of relief, seem to snap back to reality. His entire body went rigid.

The slender waist in his palm suddenly felt searingly hot. As if burned, he instantly let go and apologized.

“I’m sorry, I…”

Yuan Ling was frustrated with himself. When he saw that zombie lunge at Jiang Qin, he’d been so terrified he’d forgotten it was just a game.

Then he got carried away and became completely serious about it.

Seeing that he looked like he wanted to explain but didn’t know how, Jiang Qin thoughtfully let him off the hook. “It’s fine. I actually thought it was pretty fun. Winning more coins isn’t a bad thing, either.”

’The production crew is paying for us to be here anyway, so it’s a good chance to experience new things.’

It wasn’t just Yuan Ling who had never been to an arcade; Jiang Qin hadn’t either. In fact, she hadn’t been to a place like this in all three of her lifetimes.

So she was genuinely a little interested.

Seeing that Jiang Qin wasn’t angry, Yuan Ling relaxed considerably.

He was afraid she would misunderstand and think he was intentionally taking advantage of her to win more coins.

After all, it wouldn’t be the first time he’d been misunderstood.

At this thought, Yuan Ling pursed his lips and silently resolved not to win any more coins. They needed to burn through their Game Coins as quickly as possible and leave.

Jiang Qin asked, “What game do you want to play next?”

“I’m fine with anything. You decide.”

Considering that Interstellar males generally didn’t vie with females for decision-making power, Jiang Qin didn’t hold back.

“Then let’s go play that game over there. It looks pretty hard.”

It was a mecha-model battle simulator game.

Jiang Qin had never learned anything about Mechas, so she figured it would be difficult. Plus, the game cost fifty coins per person.

Yuan Ling opened his mouth, wanting to say that he actually knew how to pilot a Mecha—and was pretty good at it.

But seeing how curious Jiang Qin was, he kept quiet and silently followed her.

After spending 100 Game Coins, they settled into the cockpits of the model Mechas.

Even though they were just models, they had all the essential features.

Yuan Ling planned to throw the game, just making his Mecha take a couple of steps. But then he saw the Mecha Jiang Qin was piloting topple straight toward the ground.

He immediately had his Mecha leap over, landing on one knee to catch the falling Mecha by its waist, face-to-face.

Jiang Qin could practically see the camera flashes going off.

Beta, hidden in the shadows, was having the time of his life filming today’s footage.

For the rest of the game, Yuan Ling’s Mecha had to support Jiang Qin’s, while he also had to divide his attention to kill the holographic Alien Beasts that lunged at them.

Even though they were fake, when he saw those gaping, bloody maws open wide, he still couldn’t bring himself to just stand there and take the hits.

So, controlling the Mecha to grip its laser sword, he went SWISH, SWISH, SWISH, and slaughtered another wave…

[That Yuan Ling kid is so calculating, trying to use Game Coins to keep our Qin Bao stuck there.]

[Keep winning coins, keep playing… they won’t finish the mission by nightfall, and then they can have another date tomorrow.]

[Hah, let me tell you the truth, Yuan Ling is a repeat offender. He goes after any pretty, low-Level female he can find.

You know why? Because females like that are easy prey, hahaha!!]

[I really don’t get why the production crew would invite someone like him onto the show.]

[Of course. As long as someone is useful, even the laws of the Empire can be bent for them.]

Just because he’s a genius, he can assault a female and face zero consequences!]

[What? Are you saying this male has assaulted a female before?]

[Hah, you foolish Federation people. Realizing you’ve sent a lamb to the slaughter only now is far too late.]

…

The skeptical Jiang Fans couldn’t find a single shred of negative information about Yuan Ling on the Star Network.

But for so many people to suddenly pop up and start slinging mud at him, it suggested there was no smoke without fire.

This made every single one of them extremely anxious as they stared at their Light Computers.

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