"Mei Nan, are you out of school?"
The girl named Mei Nan gave Zhang Heng a look that said 'if you dare laugh, you're dead meat'. She then whispered, "Don't talk at the dinner table later. Although you are my classmate, you're not familiar with my school, and you're not familiar with me when I was in high school. Don't open your mouth, lest my mom gets suspicious."
As soon as her voice fell, the door opened.
The woman inside smiled and said, "Give me your schoolbag. Change your shoes and eat first." However, when she saw Zhang Heng, she was stunned. "This is?"
"… my classmate. He, um, my parents have something urgent to do tonight, so they can't go home. I have nowhere to go, so I brought him back first."
Mei Nan spoke first.
"Oh, oh, welcome. I happen to have a lot of dishes for dinner. Let's have dinner together."
"Thank you, Auntie," Zhang Heng said and followed the two into the house.
It was a two-bedroom apartment. The area was not big, and it looked a little old. The ceiling was very low, and when Zhang Heng entered, his head hit the incandescent lamp hanging from the ceiling.
Mei Nan's mother immediately apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Is your head okay?"
"It's okay. He's stubborn. You should care about the lamp, Mom," Mei Nan said discontentedly.
Through the aisle, Zhang Heng could see the kitchen. An iron pot on the gas stove was stewing some kind of meat, and he could smell the aroma. He also saw a little boy, probably only three or four years old, doing his homework at the dining table.
When the little boy saw Zhang Heng, he immediately opened his mouth and shouted, "Mom, my sister has a boyfriend at school!"
"Do you want to die? Do you not have enough homework or are you itching for a beating?" Mei Nan gave the little boy a punch on the back of the head. "My brother is a fool."
The little boy covered the back of his head and cried, "Mom, my sister is too talkative today. She even hit me."
Mei Nan's mother brought the dishes out of the kitchen and said to the two, "Don't fight. Mei Nan, help me get the rice." After that, she said to Zhang Heng enthusiastically, "Why are you still standing? Sit down. It's a little messy here. I hope you don't mind."
"No, it's good here."
Zhang Heng found a stool at the table and sat down. Mei Nan's brother pretended to be doing his homework, but his eyes were curiously looking at Zhang Heng.
Seeing that his sister and mother were in the kitchen, he leaned over and asked softly, "Big Brother, my sister is ugly and bad-tempered. What do you like about her?"
"…"
Zhang Heng gave him a friendly reminder. "Your sister is standing behind you now."
The little boy turned pale with fright. "You won't have a brother-in-law anymore, Big Brother."
"There's no need to wait until the end of the world. I think we can kill him now." Mei Nan threw the rice bowl in front of the little boy and said to Zhang Heng, "There are no chopsticks. Even if you have them, you won't be able to use them. Just use your hands later."
Heng nodded.
It was obvious that Mei Nan's mother was a little curious about Zhang Heng, the "classmate" who fell from the sky. However, she was very polite and restrained. She only asked his name and where he lived. After that, she kept asking him to eat more. Other than that, she was a little worried that the food was too simple and not to Zhang Heng's liking. When she saw Zhang Heng finish two bowls of rice, a smile appeared on her face.
At first, Mei Nan was still covering for Zhang Heng, but gradually, her attention was completely focused on her mother and brother, ignoring Zhang Heng.
It was not until Zhang Heng got up and said, "Thank you for dinner, auntie. The food was delicious. My parents should be back soon, and I should leave."
"I'll walk you out." Mei Nan also put down the rice bowl in her hand and stood up.
The two walked downstairs, and Mei Nan made a throat-slitting gesture at her brother, who was peeping from the window. The latter was so shocked that he almost fell off the stool.
"Thank you for accompanying me back. I didn't expect to have a family reunion on New Year's Eve, although it's not New Year's Eve in this quest."
"What happened?" Zhang Heng asked, "Why didn't you go home?"
"Because I wanted to send you downstairs and tell you where to find a hotel."
"I'm talking about the real world. Did something happen to your parents or your brother?" Zhang Heng looked into Mei Nan's eyes.
"Oh, they are all fine. In fact, I'm the one who's in trouble," Mei Nan said. However, she didn't seem to want to talk about this matter. "Don't worry, the problem will be solved soon, and I will be able to return to them." After that, she added, "I know a few good hotels nearby. You can stay there for two days, or you can walk around the city. Other than Canton Tower, you can basically go anywhere. When the world is destroyed, I will look for you …"
"See you at the end of the world," Zhang Heng interrupted Mei Nan. "You should go back and accompany your family. I can take care of myself."
"Okay." Mei Nan nodded.
"Happy New Year's Eve," Zhang Heng said.
"Happy New Year's Eve."
After saying goodbye to Mei Nan, he decided to look for a place to stay first. This quest wouldn't last too long. Three days was equivalent to nine minutes in real life, and there was still some time before midnight. In other words, this quest wouldn't include the 24-hour time halt. Zhang Heng knew that Mei Nan and Mei Nan wouldn't be able to find a place to stay for long.
Since the quest's mechanism allowed him to quit at any time, he could leave after accompanying Mei Nan home if he wanted to.
However, it was rare to have such an opportunity to be in a world built entirely of Lego. In Mei Nan's words, it would be nice to treat these three days as a vacation.
Zhang Heng asked a few aunties who danced in the square and found a hotel that was relatively convenient for transportation.
However, as soon as he walked in, he saw the bald man who was reading Harry Potter at Starbucks in the afternoon. This time, the bald man was holding a Yangcheng Evening Newspaper in his hand, pretending to read it.
He was sitting on the sofa in the hotel lobby, with a piano playing automatically in front of him. He seemed to be waiting for Zhang Heng to speak to him, but Zhang Heng went straight to the front desk.
"Help me get a business suite," Zhang Heng said to the receptionist.
"Yes, sir. Please wait a moment."
The bald man's plan to wait for Zhang Heng had failed, and he had no choice but to get up from the sofa. He cleared his throat and walked towards Zhang Heng, trying to maintain his composure. Unfortunately, when he was halfway there, Zhang Heng had already gotten the room card, turned around, and walked towards the elevator.
The bald man finally became a little anxious when he saw this. He trotted all the way and finally squeezed in before the elevator closed.
"Are you following us?" Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.
"Give me a quarter of an hour, and I can explain it," the bald man said with a serious look.
"Because the world will be destroyed in three days?"
"You even know about this?!" The bald man was shocked, but he immediately said, "You are indeed the chosen one. In that case, come and save the world with me."
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