Under the gazes of disbelief from the crowd, Wen Jiexi wiped the light sweat on her forehead, celebrating the mechanical voice in her ear.
「Congratulations on your promotion.」
"Wagagaga! We did it!" Dango floated happily in the air, his round body trembling with joy….
Alright, calm down, we can look at the results when we get back to the dorms. Wen Jiexi helplessly tried to calm down Dango. On the inside she was also happy, however although no one could see Dango, they could still see her!
"Huhuhu….." Li Lingmeng ran at the front of the pack of girls and stopped next to Wen Jiexi, panting and her hands on her knees.
"Here, drink some water." Wen Jiexi passed her a water bottle.
"Ah, thanks!" Li Lingmeng didn't bother with being polite and took the bottle directly. Her voice was scratchy and she didn't care that she looked like a sweaty miss. Who cares about image anyways?
After drinking half of the bottle in one gulp, she felt better and then patted Wen Jiexi's shoulder.
"Little Xi, you really surprised everyone! Seeing your speed just now, I think you'll be a good match for the track and field team! You should join them!" Saying so, she held up a quick thumbs up in admiration. One must know that although she was running like she was about to die, Wen Jiexi had easily surpassed her.
"I haven't considered that yet." Wen Jiexi fiddled with her hair. Although everyone going in college came here to join clubs and play in them, she felt like doing missions were more important. Unless maybe it's the fitness club, but even then she felt it wasn't quite right for her to join.
Putting the cap back on the bottle, Li Lingmeng suddenly felt a dozen fiery gazes looking their way. Glancing around, all of them were looking at Wen Jiexi. Some were quite obvious, others held ambiguous meaning behind their gazes. She took a closer look at Wen Jiexi as well. Previously, although Wen Jiexi was still quite beautiful, she had this sickly atmosphere around her. Now that she has recovered, she seems more energetic, but not overboard. Her bright figure was quite pleasing to the eyes, pity that the person in question didn't realize it….
"Little Xi, let's go back and freshen up first. We're done here anyways." Brushing away the hair sticking to her face, Li Lingmeng felt uncomfortable from all the sweat. She wanted to go back quickly and take a shower. Wen Jiexi nodded and together they quickly walked to the dorms.
The physical education teacher had recorded the times of everyone who ran, and wanted to talk to Wen Jiexi. However, the person had already left and the crowd of people also left. Grabbing an unlucky passerby, she asked where they went and learned they had gone back to the dorms. Feeling somewhat distressed as she looked at the results, she decided to talk with the department's head. Anyhow, she was only responsible for the records, everything else can be left to the head to decide.
After returning to the dorms, Wen Jiexi let Li Lingmeng take a shower first. Seeing her sorry figure, it was natural to let Li Lingmeng go first anyways.
Only when she heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom, did Wen Jiexi let down her guard. Dango had already urged her to do tens of thousands of times, and so helplessly flicking Dango's head she swiped open the task panel with Dango howling in the background.
There had been no actual difference in terms of layout except for the number 0 next to the word 'level' had changed into 1. Furthermore, the number of points in the progress bar had been reset to (0/200). So it seems she had to do 200 missions to get to level 2.
"It doesn't seem like any new missions popped up." Wen Jiexi was somewhat disappointed.
"Don't worry, they'll be some eventually. In addition to the simple blue missions and the golden main missions, since you've reached level one, you'll be able to trigger two new types of missions. First, is the yellow mission, which like the blue missions, can be picked up at any time, but cannot be canceled. Furthermore, the yellow missions usually have a time limit and if isn't completed on time, there will be slight penalties. Of course, the rewards will be much better compared to the blue, but before you accept the missions, keep in mind if you have the ability to do so. The second type are the red missions. The rewards for these missions is second only to the main missions. However, these missions are mandatory and the penalty for failure is very harsh. Usually these kinds of missions are accompanied by some sort of danger. However, usually very few red missions can be triggered and none of my last few hosts had one, so rest assured! Just take on yellow tasks and earn more points!"
Instead of being sad at the lack of missions, Dango laughed evilly at the thought of better missions.
"Hey…what are the penalties for failing these missions?" Wen Jiexi quickly managed to find the loophole in Dango's explanation and asked.
"Depends on the mission. When they are triggered, each mission will have a different mission listed next to it." Dango said, swinging its arms.
Hah…so other than knowing the different types of missions and how many are needed for the next level, there really was no point in the promotion…Wen Jiexi rubbed her chin. It seems like she needed to walk around outside tonight. As for the red mission. Let's forget about that, but a yellow mission would be nice. She could only pray that she triggers something and hope that the rewards can exceed her expectations. One must know that the original main mission that required her to lift things, but it only had it's progress bar only a third of the way through. Now that half a month has already passed, Wen Jiexi couldn't help but get anxious.
In the evening, Wen Jiexi was dragged to a restaurant near the school by Li Lingmeng. Although the place was somewhat expensive, the food is really good. Since their families could be considered wealthy, they would come here often. Not to mention, there were many young faces here as well since the majority of the students from the school were quite rich. Even those from poorer families would save up and come eat here. Therefore, this restaurant's evaluation on the forums was very high. Wen Jiexi also approved of the place, but Li Lingmeng would come visit the place two to three times a week. To this behavior, Wen Jiexi had no idea what to say.
"Come, little Xi, whatever you want to eat today, this young lady will buy it for you!" Li Lingmeng laid out the menu in front of Wen Jiesi and patted her chest proudly, a gesture that screamed 「I, your father, have the money, so you can order whatever you want!」Wen Jiexi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Little Meng, why do you like this place so much? Isn't this street famous for numerous other restaurants and stalls?" Wen Jiexi held up the menu. The restaurant offered many different dishes, with more than five pages in it's menu. No wonder even though Li Lingmeng comes so frequently, she never gets tired of it. After circling a few dishes, she passed it back to Li Lingmeng.
"Ai…Little Xi, you just don't understand." Li Lingmeng glanced at Wen Jiexi's circled orders and then quickly added a few of her own favorites and a few drinks. Then she handed it to the waiter waiting beside them. After the waiter left, she tapped on her phone, the screen lit up and on it appeared a beautiful lady in traditional chinese costume. Maybe it's because of the outfit…no it's more accurate to say she was the one who made the outfit look better. One glance at her, and a person would be awed.
"Do you know who this is?"
"En, Su Chenyu, said to be the film princess." Wen Jiexi nodded. Although she didn't chase after idols and stars, she wasn't entirely out of the loop. So she didn't care much about the entertainment industry, but she at least knew who Su Chenyu was because she's seen a few advertisements on TV. Since this person was so recognizable, it left an impression on Wen Jiexi.
"What do you mean 'said to' be the film princess?! She is the film princess, alright?!! This is my goddess! Let me tell you, my goddess is a senior of ours, she actually graduated from our school. When she was young she used to visit this restaurant! Maybe one day, when the goddess feels nostalgic, she'll drop by and if I happen to bump into her, haaaa…." Li Linmeng showed an infatuated expression, almost like a predator suddenly seeing it's prey…
"Hey, hey, Jiexi, this person is really pretty. Kinda like you, but like a different type of pretty." Dango hovered over the phone and praised.
Don't talk about such nonsense, Wen Jiexi felt helpless. If someone was able to hear those words she'll probably be chased out. Although she didn't know much about Su Chenyu, she did know that the film princess is a rather cold person who didn't care about the industry and yet was so popular. This proved that this woman was quite famous and she had countless fans. In other words, Su Chenyu is a troublesome person.
Not far away, in a sparsely populated alley, the person who was called troublesome sneezed…
"Little Su are you feeling ok?" Lin Yunxi was started by Su Chenyu's sneeze and asked quietly before looking around vigilantly.
"I'm fine, what about Sister Wang?" Still wearing her sunglasses, she took off her mask, revealing a translucent and fair chin. Su Chenyu took out a paper towel and then wiped her nose. She put on her mask after wiping it twice.
"Sister Wang said that our people are ready. They have surrounded the area and are prepared for any possibility. When need be, they will race here at top speed and rescue you. This time we'll definitely be able to catch that pervert." Lin Yunxi said solemnly.
"Really?" Su Chenyu sighed softly, she never thought she would encounter such a crazy pervert as her fan.
This crazy bastard, an extreme type of fan, a stalker, a fanatic, calls the person however you want, but in the end it was the most hated type of fan a celebrity can have. They greatly affected the celebrity's private life and also gave people a sense of deep psychological fear.
Although Su Chenyu had many fans of this type, Wang Anyi would have someone check through every letter and gift. Furthermore, there was always a team of bodyguards within 100 meters, ready at any time. It can be said that Su Chenyu was very well protected, but there is always an exception to everything.
This crazy stalker popped up around five years ago. At first, it was just some letters and gifts, but seeing Su Chenyu ignore them, the person became more and more extreme. Two years ago, they sent a very intimidating letter written with blood, and the content said they treated Su Chenyu as their own girlfriend. Then it said something about how Su Chenyu wasn't abiding by some kind of womanly ethics as his girlfriend. It was because of this letter that the stalker captured Wang Anyi's attention. She sent more bodyguards to protect Su Chenyu, afraid that this crazy fan would try to hurt Su Chenyu. Wang Anyi would definitely not allow this person to cause a stain on Su Chenyu's acting career.
However, who knows what method this person used, but they clearly could see through the movements of the bodyguard and even avoided them to directly put letters in strange but conspicuous places. For example, on window sills and between door cracks. Sometimes they would include photos of Su Chenyu in her most private moments. When Su Chenyu goes home, the person will 「coincidentally」deliver a parcel at her door. Inside were dead rodents, sodden puppets, and other things. The 'gifts' strongly implied a sort of threat, so much so that even Su Chenyu had to pay attention to this fan.
Wang Anyi also knew that things had gotten out of hand. A person who can easily approach Su Chenyu even with all of them around her cannot be allowed to go free. This time they decide to go all out, preparing a trap so they can capture the pervert and send them to the police. It would be quite easy for the person to be charged, after all, they had all the evidence they needed already.
So they let Su Chenyu and Lin Yunxi walk into an abandoned area, but the person seemed very cautious because they still haven't showed up. This was their fifth time trying this method, so if they didn't succeed this time it will become very troublesome for Su Chenyu who will begin filming again. The chance of this unhinged bomb following Su Chenyu onto the set is very, very high.
Su Chenyu and Lin Yunxi walked hand in hand as they moved slowly down the alley. Sometimes they encountered another person, but unfortunately they passed without making a move. At most, the person walking by would stop and wonder why two women would walk around here in the middle of the night. With the cover of darkness, none of them recognized the superstar, Su Chenyu. So like this, they slowly let down their guard until they came to a crossroads. Should they keep walking and turn right or turn left?
Suddenly, from the right, a man in all black, wearing a hat and mask, with his hat pressed all the way down so that one couldn't see any part of his face. Lin Yunxi merely gave him a glance and didn't care to give him another. However, Su Chenyu frowned. As a star, Su Chenyu was quite sensitive to the sight of others, and she knew that something was strange about this person. Although the person's hat was covering him, she could clearly feel eyes that stabbed into her soul.
"Let's go." Su Chen whispered to Lin Yunxi, pulling her to the left road.
"Oh?" Lin Yunxi froze for a moment, "But wouldn't it be quicker to meet up with Sister Wang if we go the other way."
"Doesn't matter if we go the long way or through a shortcut." Su Chenyu said indifferently.
"Alright, alright, let's listen to little Su."
However, at this moment, as if the man had seen through their thoughts, he rushed at the two. He seemed to be carrying something…..Su Chenyu glanced at it. Is that a…? She quickly pulled Lin Yunxi with her to the other side.
"Whaaaaaa!" lIn Yunxi was dragged into a run by Su Chenyu and she panicked and stumbled. Then she took a moment to properly look at the man behind them. Lin Yunxi's face immediately turned pale. She could clearly see what the man was carrying, and the man was running at a much faster speed as he chased after them. With one hand, she quickly took out her phone and trembled several times before she managed to dial up the person who could save them.
"Hello?" Wang Anyi's voice asked from the other side.
"S-sister…Wang, he…has appeared! He's chasing…us right now while holding a….w-what should we do? Help!" Even encountering such a situation, the first thing she did was to report to Wang Anyi. She still hasn't forgotten her identity as an assistant.
The man behind seemed to understand that Lin Yunxi was calling someone for help and sped up, the distance between them slowly closing. Seeing the man come closer, Su Chenyu made a quick turn. Her instincts told her that if she ran this way, she would definitely be saved!