novelraw #157 - Chapter 157 Second Man
#157 - Chapter 157 Second Man
"The Great Lawn Restaurant is truly a perfect place."
Qi Jing lay on the lawn, a chocolate bar dangling from his mouth.
After leaving the arena, they wandered around until they found this restaurant located on the great lawn.
This restaurant, named "The Great Lawn Restaurant," was the size of a 400-meter track, yet it only had one hundred seats. Fortunately, they arrived early, or it would have been full.
The "seats" were actually just low tables measuring 1.5 meters by 1.5 meters, allowing people to sit on the grass while eating.
However, who would sit when they could lie down and eat?
"It's a shame it's only in Campus A. Why not open a branch in Campus C!"
"Campus A is remote and has a large area, which is why it can be built here."
Tan Zuoyin said while eating a roujiamo:
"Campus C is more than ten times smaller than Campus A. Although it's still large, the owner can't run back and forth between the two."
Eating on the lawn can lead to a lot of food scraps and soup spilling on the ground, making it difficult to clean.
But the owner here uses some kind of supernatural power that can clean up these food scraps hidden in the grass at any time.
This is probably also the reason why he chose to open a restaurant on the lawn here.
"Is Xiong Er asleep?" Tan Zuoyin pointed to Xiong Er lying on the lawn.
"Yeah."
Tan Zuoyin pulled Li Luoluo out to eat with her, and Qi Jing also brought Xiong Er along.
He was definitely not trying to prevent Tan Zuoyin and Li Luoluo from sticking together and not talking to him, but to prevent Li Luoluo from being a third wheel.
How considerate of him.
"Xiong Er was beaten badly by Fan Tang yesterday. He didn't even go to the medical staff for treatment when he got off the stage, and then he hardly slept all night.
Plus, he woke up early this morning, and with the closed environment of the arena, it would be strange if he wasn't sleepy."
After speaking, Qi Jing took out a dizziness-preventing headband and placed it over his eyes, blocking the light from the outside.
Although each seat was equipped with a huge sunshade umbrella, there was still a lot of light reflecting into his eyes from other places.
"I see."
Tan Zuoyin took a sip of egg drop soup and washed down the roujiamo stuck in her throat.
Li Luoluo handed her phone to Tan Zuoyin and whispered:
"Look."
"Let me see what's new on the forum."
Tan Zuoyin leaned her head over, then kicked Qi Jing's calf:
"Your 'King of Love Songs' title has been taken down ~"
Qi Jing sat up in surprise:
"What did it change to?"
"Second Man."
???
Qi Jing's narrowed eyes suddenly widened: "What?"
"They say your matches either instantly kill your opponent or the opponent surrenders before the match even starts, all in less than a second, so they call you 'Second Man.'"
Tan Zuoyin explained, trying to suppress the urge to laugh, but she couldn't hold back her laughter anymore:
"Hahahaha! Second Man, hahaha!"
Qi Jing took out his phone and saw the gilded words "Second Man" in first place, shimmering with golden light, and he was not happy at all.
Which idiot came up with this idiotic title!
And so many people voted for it! ! !
Ah! ! !
My reputation!
How can I go out and face people now!
"Second Man? What's wrong with Second Man? Why are you laughing?"
Li Luoluo, confused, quietly asked Tan Zuoyin, who was laughing so hard her stomach was cramping.
"Second Man, Second Man is, is a man with fast speed, um, that's it."
Although Tan Zuoyin's mouth was crooked from laughing, her intelligence was still there, and she didn't pollute Li Luoluo's pure mind.
"The King of Love Songs is gone, you should be happy, smile a little," Tan Zuoyin said to Qi Jing, who was lying motionless on the ground.
Qi Jing said expressionlessly:
"When a person is at the extreme of sadness, they have no expression or movement."
"Jile, sing to him!"
Tan Zuoyin, seeing Qi Jing in this state, brought Jile, who was busy eating, over and placed it on his stomach.
After a few days of training, Jile had learned to say a whole sentence, but it could only sing it, not say it normally.
"Okay, Two Tigers Love to Dance ~"
Under the magic of Jile's singing, Qi Jing recalled the happiest things in his heart.
Afternoon naps, ear cleaning, kisses and hugs, soaking in water, chopping armored crabs......
Suddenly, it wasn't so uncomfortable anymore.
The sky was blue, the clouds were white, the grass was green, everything was so beautiful.
Qi Jing felt the vitality surging within him, slightly surprised.
Is this the power of the heart?
His appetite also returned, and he picked up a small plate of cucumbers that he hadn't finished eating from the table and started eating them.
What is Second Man?
It's nothing!
Except for illness and injury, all discomfort is brought about by one's own perception. As long as you figure it out, those things won't block your heart.
"Under the bridge in front of the door, swam a flock of ducks ~"
Jile, jumping off Qi Jing's stomach, continued to sing. This was the first time it had sung in front of so many people.
The diners who heard its singing closed their eyes.
Some people remembered their carefree childhood, some people remembered drinking water with their first love in the library, and some people remembered the happy family reunion during the New Year.
Li Luoluo also heard Jile's singing for the first time. She remembered the scene of her family of three playing in the amusement park when she was little, and she also remembered the birthday cake her aunt bought for her.
Even the corners of Xiong Er's mouth curled up in a smile, not knowing what he was dreaming about.
At this time, a young couple walked over and sat down at their table.
One of the men said to Qi Jing:
"Hello, classmate Qi. Is this bird your pet?"
Qi Jing looked up at them, searching his memory for any recollection of these two faces.
It seemed like they had never met.
Who are these two?
"Yes, it's my pet," Tan Zuoyin said with a smile.
"Then, do you have any plans to let it go on a business trip?"
Qi Jing asked, "Business trip? To do what?"
"Participate in my concert," the man pointed to himself with his thumb.
Concert?
A singer he had never heard of must be a small singer. He even has a concert?
"You are?"
Tan Zuoyin was also a little confused. She often watched TV, and she definitely knew which famous singers there were, but she had never seen the man in front of her.
"Oh? Then, do you recognize me this way?"
After he said this, he snapped his fingers.
Qi Jing saw his face begin to change, gradually turning into a face that they were all too familiar with.
"Handsome Man! You are Handsome Man!"
Tan Zuoyin clenched her hands in shock, her eyes seeming to be filled with many small stars.
Qi Jing was also very shocked. He was actually Handsome Man!
"'Handsome Man' is just my stage name. You can call me Brother Yu."
〔Handsome Man〕's real name was Yu Ding. When he was promoted to Level 5, the title he chose was "Handsome Man," so he also changed his stage name to "Handsome Man."
"Just now, I used my supernatural power to change your perception of my face, so you couldn't recognize me.
As a top global artist, it's hard to eat and shop peacefully."