CHAPTER 520: CHAPTER 379 CHANGE OF HEART

At this moment, the surroundings were exceptionally silent. Without any noise from the other tent, the whole world seemed to have been muted, quiet enough to hear the clear sound of a silver needle falling.

Time ticked away, and Li Jing remained silent, not initiating any conversation.

Finally, Sophie couldn’t hold back any longer. In the darkness, her voice was gentle, with a hint of probing: "Li Jing, you’re not asleep, are you?"

"Not yet." Li Jing’s response came from the darkness, steady and calm.

Sophie quietly sighed in relief and continued, "Good thing you’re awake, otherwise, if you claimed the advantage and then went to sleep, I would have to bite you awake."

Her tone carried a bit of a reproachful note, with a hint of playfulness.

Li Jing couldn’t help but laugh out loud upon hearing it: "What? In the middle of the night, are people not allowed to sleep? If you don’t allow me to proceed to the next step, I can’t even sleep?"

Upon hearing this, Sophie felt her cheeks flush red again. Though she knew she was being a bit unreasonable, she stubbornly complained,

"Anyway, it’s not okay. I can’t sleep, so you have to keep me company. You took so much advantage of me earlier; you have to pay a little price, don’t you?"

Li Jing knew Sophie’s feelings were probably a bit complicated at the moment, so he didn’t tease further, instead playing along with her: "Alright, I’ll keep you company. What do you want to do? Keep chatting, or continue with what we were doing?"

"Pah, pah, pah, you still want to take advantage of me? You big scumbag, will it ever end?"

Sophie spat several times, her voice full of playful flirtation, and then suggested,

"Why don’t we just keep talking, chat about your stories in Tianhai?"

"Stories from Tianhai?" Li Jing slightly raised an eyebrow, "What do you want to talk about? I’ve spent so many years in Tianhai, we can’t finish in one night."

Sophie thought for a moment and seriously said, "Let’s talk about your career."

"Career?" Li Jing teased her, "What about my girlfriends?"

Upon hearing this, Sophie immediately rolled her eyes. Though Li Jing couldn’t see this in the darkness, her tone was full of disdain:

"Those women, talk if you want, don’t if you don’t want to, it’s up to you."

Seeing Sophie act a bit petulant, Li Jing found it both amusing and interesting.

After a moment of contemplation, he started talking about his career stories in Tianhai, beginning with when he got the system and stepped into those high-end restaurants.

Inside the tent, only Li Jing’s voice remained, echoing softly in the tranquil night.

His narration opened a gateway to another world.

From the luxurious high-end restaurants of Tianhai, stores filled with limited edition items, to KTVs with staggering bills, roaring sports cars, and luxury yachts drifting on the ocean...

He spoke at length, every detail filled with the extravagance built from piles of money.

Sophie was entranced, her eyes widening with amazement, like a child listening to fairy tales.

"If I hadn’t seen you spend hundreds of thousands on a helicopter ride and tens of thousands on clothes, I wouldn’t believe these things were real.

The gap between the rich and the ordinary really is bigger than we imagined."

She couldn’t help but exclaim, her voice tinged with an indescribable wistfulness.

Li Jing gently nodded, his expression serious: "Indeed, the disparity in the world is far more complex than we imagine.

The rich can scarcely imagine how dire the poor’s situations can be, and the poor cannot fathom the lavish lifestyles of the rich.

As long as these two worlds don’t intersect, that’s fine. But when they clash and intertwine, that intense sense of unreality will come crashing in.

Yet ironically, this is the most real world."

After hearing this, Sophie fell into a long silence.

Images of Li Jing’s descriptions kept reverberating in her mind, her heart filled with mixed emotions, pondering something unknown.

Once again, the tent fell silent, with only the occasional faint sound of wind, like a gentle sigh for this conversation.

Li Jing didn’t break the silence either, just quietly waiting in the dark for Sophie to digest these impactful revelations.

A few minutes of silence quietly passed in the tranquil tent, and Sophie finally broke the peace again.

She slightly turned, facing Li Jing’s direction, and softly said, "How about we talk more about your girlfriends?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jing raised his eyebrow slightly, a teasing smile appearing on his lips, and he joked: "If we talk about that, you might not sleep tonight."

Sophie pouted lightly, her cheeks puffing up, with a hint of defiance in her eyes: "I am not that petty."

The way she looked, she resembled a proud little cat.

In the darkness, Li Jing could vaguely see her adorable appearance and couldn’t help but laugh, his tone full of teasing:

"When it comes to emotions, I haven’t seen a generous woman yet. Even those I’ve dated before, in their hearts, they wished I’d like them more."

Sophie seemed to have her feelings caught, her face slightly heating up, her gaze a bit evasive.

Perhaps feeling seen through by Li Jing, she finally conceded:

"Alright, alright, let’s not talk about it. You’re right; if we talk about it, I might indeed get upset tonight."

The atmosphere in the tent became subtly nuanced again. Though they couldn’t see each other’s expressions in the darkness, there was a sense of subtle emotion flowing in the air.

The soft conversations in the tent gradually subsided, and Sophie seemed to have made a sudden decision, after a while of hesitation, breaking the silence once more:

"Alright, let’s end it here for today, let’s sleep."

Li Jing nodded gently and replied with a soft "Hmm".